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Loans (Period-End Balances And Various Asset Quality Attributes By Origination Vintage For The HELOC) (Details) (USD $)
Mar. 31, 2015
Dec. 31, 2014
Mar. 31, 2014
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]      
Loans, net of unearned income $ 16,732,123,000us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableNetOfDeferredIncome [1] $ 16,230,166,000us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableNetOfDeferredIncome $ 15,119,461,000us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableNetOfDeferredIncome
Home Equity      
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]      
HELOC - Period End Balance 2,364,810,000us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableConsumerNetOfDeferredIncome
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Loans, net of unearned income 2,364,810,000us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableNetOfDeferredIncome
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Home Equity | Origination Vintage Period Pre 2003      
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]      
HELOC - Period End Balance 51,626,000us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableConsumerNetOfDeferredIncome
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Avg Refreshed FICO 700fhn_AverageRefreshedCreditRiskScore
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Home Equity | Origination Vintage Period 2003      
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]      
HELOC - Period End Balance 95,043,000us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableConsumerNetOfDeferredIncome
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  130,144,000us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableConsumerNetOfDeferredIncome
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Avg orig FICO 721fhn_AverageOriginationCreditRiskScore
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Avg Refreshed FICO 707fhn_AverageRefreshedCreditRiskScore
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Home Equity | Origination Vintage Period 2004      
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]      
HELOC - Period End Balance 258,974,000us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableConsumerNetOfDeferredIncome
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  375,252,000us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableConsumerNetOfDeferredIncome
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Home Equity | Origination Vintage Period 2005      
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]      
HELOC - Period End Balance 421,315,000us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableConsumerNetOfDeferredIncome
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Avg Refreshed FICO 720fhn_AverageRefreshedCreditRiskScore
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Home Equity | Origination Vintage Period 2006      
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]      
HELOC - Period End Balance 321,702,000us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableConsumerNetOfDeferredIncome
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Avg orig FICO 739fhn_AverageOriginationCreditRiskScore
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Avg Refreshed FICO 726fhn_AverageRefreshedCreditRiskScore
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Home Equity | Origination Vintage Period 2007      
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]      
HELOC - Period End Balance 342,531,000us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableConsumerNetOfDeferredIncome
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  396,409,000us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableConsumerNetOfDeferredIncome
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Home Equity | Origination Vintage Period 2008      
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]      
HELOC - Period End Balance 188,111,000us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableConsumerNetOfDeferredIncome
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Home Equity | Origination Vintage Period 2009      
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]      
HELOC - Period End Balance 97,279,000us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableConsumerNetOfDeferredIncome
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Avg Refreshed FICO 742fhn_AverageRefreshedCreditRiskScore
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Home Equity | Origination Vintage Period 2010      
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]      
HELOC - Period End Balance 92,777,000us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableConsumerNetOfDeferredIncome
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Home Equity | Origination Vintage Period 2011      
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]      
HELOC - Period End Balance 92,484,000us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableConsumerNetOfDeferredIncome
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Home Equity | Origination Vintage Period 2012      
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]      
HELOC - Period End Balance 112,955,000us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableConsumerNetOfDeferredIncome
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Home Equity | Origination Vintage Period 2013      
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]      
HELOC - Period End Balance 142,772,000us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableConsumerNetOfDeferredIncome
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Home Equity | Origination Vintage Period 2014      
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]      
HELOC - Period End Balance 121,991,000us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableConsumerNetOfDeferredIncome
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  755fhn_AverageRefreshedCreditRiskScore
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Home Equity | Origination Vintage Period 2015      
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]      
HELOC - Period End Balance $ 25,250,000us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableConsumerNetOfDeferredIncome
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  $ 0us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableConsumerNetOfDeferredIncome
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Avg orig FICO 759fhn_AverageOriginationCreditRiskScore
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  0fhn_AverageOriginationCreditRiskScore
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Avg Refreshed FICO 756fhn_AverageRefreshedCreditRiskScore
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  0fhn_AverageRefreshedCreditRiskScore
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(b) March 31, 2015 includes $28.0 million of held-to-maturity consumer mortgage loans secured by residential real estate properties in process of foreclosure.