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Derivatives and Hedging Activities (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Dec. 31, 2014
Mar. 31, 2014
Derivative [Line Items]      
Term of written loan commitments, days 60    
Default Assumptions Percentage 100.00%fmer_DefaultAssumptionsPercentage    
Government Agency Issued Bonds or MBS      
Derivative [Line Items]      
Collateral posted against derivative liabilities 53,600,000us-gaap_CollateralAlreadyPostedAggregateFairValue
/ us-gaap_FairValueByAssetClassAxis
= fmer_GovernmentAgencyIssuedBondsOrMbsMember
$ 53,500,000us-gaap_CollateralAlreadyPostedAggregateFairValue
/ us-gaap_FairValueByAssetClassAxis
= fmer_GovernmentAgencyIssuedBondsOrMbsMember
$ 67,700,000us-gaap_CollateralAlreadyPostedAggregateFairValue
/ us-gaap_FairValueByAssetClassAxis
= fmer_GovernmentAgencyIssuedBondsOrMbsMember
Designated as Hedging Instrument | Interest Rate Swap      
Derivative [Line Items]      
Derivative Asset, Notional Amount 250,000,000us-gaap_DerivativeAssetNotionalAmount
/ us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis
= us-gaap_InterestRateSwapMember
/ us-gaap_HedgingDesignationAxis
= us-gaap_DesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentMember
$ 250,000,000us-gaap_DerivativeAssetNotionalAmount
/ us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis
= us-gaap_InterestRateSwapMember
/ us-gaap_HedgingDesignationAxis
= us-gaap_DesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentMember
$ 5,389,000us-gaap_DerivativeAssetNotionalAmount
/ us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis
= us-gaap_InterestRateSwapMember
/ us-gaap_HedgingDesignationAxis
= us-gaap_DesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentMember