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Short-Term Brorrowings (Summary of Short-Term Borrowings) (Details) (USD $)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Federal Funds Purchased [Member]      
Short Term Debt [Line Items]      
Average balance $ 1,101,910,000us-gaap_ShorttermDebtAverageOutstandingAmount
/ us-gaap_ShortTermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_FederalFundsPurchasedMember
$ 1,263,792,000us-gaap_ShorttermDebtAverageOutstandingAmount
/ us-gaap_ShortTermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_FederalFundsPurchasedMember
$ 1,548,020,000us-gaap_ShorttermDebtAverageOutstandingAmount
/ us-gaap_ShortTermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_FederalFundsPurchasedMember
Year-end balance 1,037,052,000us-gaap_ShortTermBorrowings
/ us-gaap_ShortTermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_FederalFundsPurchasedMember
1,042,633,000us-gaap_ShortTermBorrowings
/ us-gaap_ShortTermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_FederalFundsPurchasedMember
1,351,023,000us-gaap_ShortTermBorrowings
/ us-gaap_ShortTermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_FederalFundsPurchasedMember
Maximum month-end outstanding 1,247,295,000us-gaap_ShorttermDebtMaximumMonthendOutstandingAmount
/ us-gaap_ShortTermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_FederalFundsPurchasedMember
1,429,319,000us-gaap_ShorttermDebtMaximumMonthendOutstandingAmount
/ us-gaap_ShortTermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_FederalFundsPurchasedMember
1,700,172,000us-gaap_ShorttermDebtMaximumMonthendOutstandingAmount
/ us-gaap_ShortTermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_FederalFundsPurchasedMember
Average rate for the year 0.25%fhn_ShortTermDebtAverageOutstandingRate
/ us-gaap_ShortTermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_FederalFundsPurchasedMember
0.25%fhn_ShortTermDebtAverageOutstandingRate
/ us-gaap_ShortTermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_FederalFundsPurchasedMember
0.25%fhn_ShortTermDebtAverageOutstandingRate
/ us-gaap_ShortTermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_FederalFundsPurchasedMember
Average rate at year-end 0.25%us-gaap_ShortTermDebtWeightedAverageInterestRate
/ us-gaap_ShortTermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_FederalFundsPurchasedMember
0.25%us-gaap_ShortTermDebtWeightedAverageInterestRate
/ us-gaap_ShortTermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_FederalFundsPurchasedMember
0.25%us-gaap_ShortTermDebtWeightedAverageInterestRate
/ us-gaap_ShortTermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_FederalFundsPurchasedMember
Securities Sold Under Agreements To Repurchase [Member]      
Short Term Debt [Line Items]      
Average balance 447,801,000us-gaap_ShorttermDebtAverageOutstandingAmount
/ us-gaap_ShortTermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SecuritiesSoldUnderAgreementsToRepurchaseMember
487,923,000us-gaap_ShorttermDebtAverageOutstandingAmount
/ us-gaap_ShortTermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SecuritiesSoldUnderAgreementsToRepurchaseMember
380,871,000us-gaap_ShorttermDebtAverageOutstandingAmount
/ us-gaap_ShortTermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SecuritiesSoldUnderAgreementsToRepurchaseMember
Year-end balance 562,214,000us-gaap_ShortTermBorrowings
/ us-gaap_ShortTermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SecuritiesSoldUnderAgreementsToRepurchaseMember
442,789,000us-gaap_ShortTermBorrowings
/ us-gaap_ShortTermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SecuritiesSoldUnderAgreementsToRepurchaseMember
555,438,000us-gaap_ShortTermBorrowings
/ us-gaap_ShortTermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SecuritiesSoldUnderAgreementsToRepurchaseMember
Maximum month-end outstanding 562,214,000us-gaap_ShorttermDebtMaximumMonthendOutstandingAmount
/ us-gaap_ShortTermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SecuritiesSoldUnderAgreementsToRepurchaseMember
618,643,000us-gaap_ShorttermDebtMaximumMonthendOutstandingAmount
/ us-gaap_ShortTermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SecuritiesSoldUnderAgreementsToRepurchaseMember
555,438,000us-gaap_ShorttermDebtMaximumMonthendOutstandingAmount
/ us-gaap_ShortTermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SecuritiesSoldUnderAgreementsToRepurchaseMember
Average rate for the year 0.08%fhn_ShortTermDebtAverageOutstandingRate
/ us-gaap_ShortTermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SecuritiesSoldUnderAgreementsToRepurchaseMember
0.14%fhn_ShortTermDebtAverageOutstandingRate
/ us-gaap_ShortTermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SecuritiesSoldUnderAgreementsToRepurchaseMember
0.18%fhn_ShortTermDebtAverageOutstandingRate
/ us-gaap_ShortTermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SecuritiesSoldUnderAgreementsToRepurchaseMember
Average rate at year-end 0.06%us-gaap_ShortTermDebtWeightedAverageInterestRate
/ us-gaap_ShortTermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SecuritiesSoldUnderAgreementsToRepurchaseMember
0.10%us-gaap_ShortTermDebtWeightedAverageInterestRate
/ us-gaap_ShortTermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SecuritiesSoldUnderAgreementsToRepurchaseMember
0.15%us-gaap_ShortTermDebtWeightedAverageInterestRate
/ us-gaap_ShortTermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SecuritiesSoldUnderAgreementsToRepurchaseMember
Trading Liabilities [Member]      
Short Term Debt [Line Items]      
Average balance 633,867,000us-gaap_ShorttermDebtAverageOutstandingAmount
/ us-gaap_ShortTermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_TradingLiabilitiesMember
665,095,000us-gaap_ShorttermDebtAverageOutstandingAmount
/ us-gaap_ShortTermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_TradingLiabilitiesMember
589,461,000us-gaap_ShorttermDebtAverageOutstandingAmount
/ us-gaap_ShortTermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_TradingLiabilitiesMember
Year-end balance 594,314,000us-gaap_ShortTermBorrowings
/ us-gaap_ShortTermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_TradingLiabilitiesMember
368,348,000us-gaap_ShortTermBorrowings
/ us-gaap_ShortTermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_TradingLiabilitiesMember
564,429,000us-gaap_ShortTermBorrowings
/ us-gaap_ShortTermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_TradingLiabilitiesMember
Maximum month-end outstanding 718,767,000us-gaap_ShorttermDebtMaximumMonthendOutstandingAmount
/ us-gaap_ShortTermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_TradingLiabilitiesMember
895,844,000us-gaap_ShorttermDebtMaximumMonthendOutstandingAmount
/ us-gaap_ShortTermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_TradingLiabilitiesMember
808,139,000us-gaap_ShorttermDebtMaximumMonthendOutstandingAmount
/ us-gaap_ShortTermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_TradingLiabilitiesMember
Average rate for the year 2.43%fhn_ShortTermDebtAverageOutstandingRate
/ us-gaap_ShortTermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_TradingLiabilitiesMember
2.05%fhn_ShortTermDebtAverageOutstandingRate
/ us-gaap_ShortTermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_TradingLiabilitiesMember
1.77%fhn_ShortTermDebtAverageOutstandingRate
/ us-gaap_ShortTermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_TradingLiabilitiesMember
Average rate at year-end 2.60%us-gaap_ShortTermDebtWeightedAverageInterestRate
/ us-gaap_ShortTermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_TradingLiabilitiesMember
2.46%us-gaap_ShortTermDebtWeightedAverageInterestRate
/ us-gaap_ShortTermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_TradingLiabilitiesMember
1.88%us-gaap_ShortTermDebtWeightedAverageInterestRate
/ us-gaap_ShortTermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_TradingLiabilitiesMember
Other Short Term Borrowings [Member]      
Short Term Debt [Line Items]      
Average balance 531,984,000us-gaap_ShorttermDebtAverageOutstandingAmount
/ us-gaap_ShortTermDebtTypeAxis
= fhn_OtherShortTermBorrowingsMember
299,288,000us-gaap_ShorttermDebtAverageOutstandingAmount
/ us-gaap_ShortTermDebtTypeAxis
= fhn_OtherShortTermBorrowingsMember
450,690,000us-gaap_ShorttermDebtAverageOutstandingAmount
/ us-gaap_ShortTermDebtTypeAxis
= fhn_OtherShortTermBorrowingsMember
Year-end balance 157,218,000us-gaap_ShortTermBorrowings
/ us-gaap_ShortTermDebtTypeAxis
= fhn_OtherShortTermBorrowingsMember
181,146,000us-gaap_ShortTermBorrowings
/ us-gaap_ShortTermDebtTypeAxis
= fhn_OtherShortTermBorrowingsMember
441,201,000us-gaap_ShortTermBorrowings
/ us-gaap_ShortTermDebtTypeAxis
= fhn_OtherShortTermBorrowingsMember
Maximum month-end outstanding $ 1,829,141,000us-gaap_ShorttermDebtMaximumMonthendOutstandingAmount
/ us-gaap_ShortTermDebtTypeAxis
= fhn_OtherShortTermBorrowingsMember
$ 1,057,412,000us-gaap_ShorttermDebtMaximumMonthendOutstandingAmount
/ us-gaap_ShortTermDebtTypeAxis
= fhn_OtherShortTermBorrowingsMember
$ 1,270,180,000us-gaap_ShorttermDebtMaximumMonthendOutstandingAmount
/ us-gaap_ShortTermDebtTypeAxis
= fhn_OtherShortTermBorrowingsMember
Average rate for the year 0.30%fhn_ShortTermDebtAverageOutstandingRate
/ us-gaap_ShortTermDebtTypeAxis
= fhn_OtherShortTermBorrowingsMember
0.27%fhn_ShortTermDebtAverageOutstandingRate
/ us-gaap_ShortTermDebtTypeAxis
= fhn_OtherShortTermBorrowingsMember
0.15%fhn_ShortTermDebtAverageOutstandingRate
/ us-gaap_ShortTermDebtTypeAxis
= fhn_OtherShortTermBorrowingsMember
Average rate at year-end 0.56%us-gaap_ShortTermDebtWeightedAverageInterestRate
/ us-gaap_ShortTermDebtTypeAxis
= fhn_OtherShortTermBorrowingsMember
0.43%us-gaap_ShortTermDebtWeightedAverageInterestRate
/ us-gaap_ShortTermDebtTypeAxis
= fhn_OtherShortTermBorrowingsMember
0.25%us-gaap_ShortTermDebtWeightedAverageInterestRate
/ us-gaap_ShortTermDebtTypeAxis
= fhn_OtherShortTermBorrowingsMember