Consoldiated Condensed Statements of Equity (USD $)		Total		Class A Preferred Stock [Member]	Noncontrolling Interest [Member]	Noncontrolling Interest [Member] Class A Preferred Stock [Member]	Controlling Interest [Member]		Controlling Interest [Member] Class A Preferred Stock [Member]
Balance, at Dec. 31, 2012		$ 2,509,206,000			$ 295,165,000		$ 2,214,041,000
Net income/(loss)		(12,821,000)			8,531,000		(21,352,000)
Other comprehensive income/(loss)	[1]	(30,048,000)			0		(30,048,000)
Comprehensive income/(loss)		(42,869,000)			8,531,000		(51,400,000)
Preferred stock issuance (1,000 shares issued at $100,000 per share net of offering costs)				95,624,000		0			95,624,000
Cash dividends declared:
Preferred stock ($4,650 per share and $4,288 per share for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2103, respectively)		(4,288,000)			0		(4,288,000)
Common stock ($.15 per share)		(36,345,000)			0		(36,345,000)
Common stock repurchased		(91,395,000)	[2]		0		(91,395,000)	[2]
Common stock issued for:
Stock options and restricted stock - equity awards		608,000			0		608,000
Stock-based compensation expense		12,452,000			0		12,452,000
Dividends declared - noncontrolling interest of subsidiary preferred stock		(8,531,000)			(8,531,000)		0
Tax benefit reversals - stock-based compensation plans		(1,509,000)			0		(1,509,000)
Real estate investment trust ("REIT") preferred stock issuance		92,000			92,000		0
Acquired noncontrolling interest - REIT		174,000			174,000		0
Other changes in equity		74,000			0		74,000
Balance, at Sep. 30, 2013		2,433,293,000			295,431,000		2,137,862,000
Balance, at Dec. 31, 2013		2,500,751,000			295,431,000		2,205,320,000
Net income/(loss)		180,159,000			8,547,000		171,612,000
Other comprehensive income/(loss)	[1]	17,174,000			0		17,174,000
Comprehensive income/(loss)		197,333,000			8,547,000		188,786,000
Preferred stock issuance (1,000 shares issued at $100,000 per share net of offering costs)				0		0			0
Cash dividends declared:
Preferred stock ($4,650 per share and $4,288 per share for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2103, respectively)		(4,650,000)			0		(4,650,000)
Common stock ($.15 per share)		(35,560,000)			0		(35,560,000)
Common stock repurchased		(28,903,000)	[2]		0		(28,903,000)	[2]
Common stock issued for:
Stock options and restricted stock - equity awards		935,000			0		935,000
Stock-based compensation expense		8,355,000			0		8,355,000
Dividends declared - noncontrolling interest of subsidiary preferred stock		(8,547,000)			(8,547,000)		0
Tax benefit reversals - stock-based compensation plans		(7,773,000)			0		(7,773,000)
Real estate investment trust ("REIT") preferred stock issuance		0			0		0
Acquired noncontrolling interest - REIT		0			0		0
Other changes in equity		0			0		0
Balance, at Sep. 30, 2014		$ 2,621,941,000			$ 295,431,000		$ 2,326,510,000

[1] Due to the nature of the preferred stock issued by FHN and its subsidiaries, all components of Other comprehensive income/(loss) have been attributed solely to FHN as the controlling interest holder.

[2] 2014 includes $24.0 million repurchased under the share repurchase program launched in January 2014. 2013 includes $87.6million repurchased under the share repurchase program launched in 2011.