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Changes and Reclassifications Out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Schedule of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income) (Details) (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
3 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Mar. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Line Items]        
Amortization of prior service cost reclassified to other noninterest expense, before Tax $ 410us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossAmortizationAdjustmentFromAOCIPensionAndOtherPostretirementBenefitPlansForNetPriorServiceCostCreditBeforeTax      
Amortization of prior service cost reclassified to other noninterest expense, Tax 143us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossAmortizationAdjustmentFromAOCIPensionAndOtherPostretirementBenefitPlansForNetPriorServiceCostCreditTax 0us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossAmortizationAdjustmentFromAOCIPensionAndOtherPostretirementBenefitPlansForNetPriorServiceCostCreditTax    
Amortization of prior service cost reclassified to other noninterest expense, Net of Tax 267us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossAmortizationAdjustmentFromAOCIPensionAndOtherPostretirementBenefitPlansForNetPriorServiceCostCreditNetOfTax 0us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossAmortizationAdjustmentFromAOCIPensionAndOtherPostretirementBenefitPlansForNetPriorServiceCostCreditNetOfTax    
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), before Tax (75,792)us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossBeforeTax1 (85,390)us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossBeforeTax1    
accumulated other comprehensive income, tax (26,525)fmer_Accumulatedothercomprehensiveincometax (29,886)fmer_Accumulatedothercomprehensiveincometax    
Accumulated other comprehensive loss (49,267)us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax (55,504)us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax (71,892)us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax  
Changes in unrealized securities' holding gains/(losses), before Tax 34,117us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeUnrealizedHoldingGainLossOnSecuritiesArisingDuringPeriodBeforeTax 18,044us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeUnrealizedHoldingGainLossOnSecuritiesArisingDuringPeriodBeforeTax    
Changes in unrealized securities' holding gains/(losses), Tax 11,941us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeUnrealizedHoldingGainLossOnSecuritiesArisingDuringPeriodTax 6,315us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeUnrealizedHoldingGainLossOnSecuritiesArisingDuringPeriodTax    
Changes in unrealized securities' holding gains/(losses), Net of Tax 22,176us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeUnrealizedHoldingGainLossOnSecuritiesArisingDuringPeriodNetOfTax 11,729us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeUnrealizedHoldingGainLossOnSecuritiesArisingDuringPeriodNetOfTax    
Changes in unrealized securities' holding gains/(losses) that result from securities being transferred from available-for-sale to held-to-maturity, before Tax (504)us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeReclassificationAdjustmentForHeldToMaturityTransferredToAvailableForSaleSecuritiesBeforeTax (494)us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeReclassificationAdjustmentForHeldToMaturityTransferredToAvailableForSaleSecuritiesBeforeTax    
Changes in unrealized securities' holding gains/(losses) that result from securities being transferred from available-for-sale to held-to-maturity, Tax (176)us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeReclassificationAdjustmentForHeldToMaturityTransferredToAvailableForSaleSecuritiesTax (173)us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeReclassificationAdjustmentForHeldToMaturityTransferredToAvailableForSaleSecuritiesTax    
Changes in unrealized securities' holding gains/(losses) that result from securities being transferred from available-for-sale to held-to-maturity , Net of Tax (328)us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossTransfersFromHeldToMaturityToAvailableForSaleSecuritiesNetOfTax (321)us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossTransfersFromHeldToMaturityToAvailableForSaleSecuritiesNetOfTax    
Net losses/(gains) realized on sale of securities reclassified to noninterest income, before Tax (354)us-gaap_ReclassificationFromAccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeCurrentPeriodBeforeTax (56)us-gaap_ReclassificationFromAccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeCurrentPeriodBeforeTax    
Net losses/(gains) realized on sale of securities reclassified to noninterest income, Tax (124)us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossReclassificationAdjustmentFromAOCIForSaleOfSecuritiesTax (20)us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossReclassificationAdjustmentFromAOCIForSaleOfSecuritiesTax    
Net losses/(gains) realized on sale of securities reclassified to noninterest income, Net of Tax (230)us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossReclassificationAdjustmentFromAOCIForSaleOfSecuritiesNetOfTax (36)us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossReclassificationAdjustmentFromAOCIForSaleOfSecuritiesNetOfTax    
Pension and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans, Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), before Tax (100,520)us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanAccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeBeforeTax (57,812)us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanAccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeBeforeTax (102,068)us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanAccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeBeforeTax (57,812)us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanAccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeBeforeTax
Accumulated other comprehensive income reclassifications, benefit plan, tax (35,181)fmer_Accumulatedothercomprehensiveincomereclassificationsbenefitplantax (20,233)fmer_Accumulatedothercomprehensiveincomereclassificationsbenefitplantax (35,722)fmer_Accumulatedothercomprehensiveincomereclassificationsbenefitplantax (20,233)fmer_Accumulatedothercomprehensiveincomereclassificationsbenefitplantax
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Pension and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans, Net of Tax (65,339)us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossDefinedBenefitPensionAndOtherPostretirementPlansNetOfTax (37,579)us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossDefinedBenefitPensionAndOtherPostretirementPlansNetOfTax (66,346)us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossDefinedBenefitPensionAndOtherPostretirementPlansNetOfTax (37,579)us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossDefinedBenefitPensionAndOtherPostretirementPlansNetOfTax
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Pension and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans, Net Unamortized Gain (Loss) Arising During Period, Net of Tax   0us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeDefinedBenefitPlansNetUnamortizedGainLossArisingDuringPeriodNetOfTax    
Amortization of actuarial losses/(gains), before Tax 1,138fmer_OtherComprehensiveIncomeDefinedbenefitplanamortizationofactuarialgainsbeforetax      
Amortization of actuarial losses/(gains), Tax 398fmer_OthercomprehensiveIncomeDefinedBenefitPlanAmortizationofActuarialGainstax 0fmer_OthercomprehensiveIncomeDefinedBenefitPlanAmortizationofActuarialGainstax    
Amortization of actuarial losses/(gains), Net of Tax 740fmer_OtherComprehensiveIncomeDefinedbenefitplanamortizationofactuarialgainsaftertax      
Accumulated Net Unrealized Investment Gain (Loss)        
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Line Items]        
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), before Tax 24,728us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossBeforeTax1
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(27,578)us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossBeforeTax1
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(8,531)us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossBeforeTax1
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(45,072)us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossBeforeTax1
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accumulated other comprehensive income, tax 8,656fmer_Accumulatedothercomprehensiveincometax
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(9,653)fmer_Accumulatedothercomprehensiveincometax
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(2,985)fmer_Accumulatedothercomprehensiveincometax
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(15,775)fmer_Accumulatedothercomprehensiveincometax
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Accumulated other comprehensive loss $ 16,072us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax
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$ (17,925)us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax
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$ (5,546)us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax
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$ (29,297)us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax
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