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Loans (Period-End Balances And Various Asset Quality Attributes By Originations Vintage For R/E Installment Loans) (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
Real Estate Installment Class      
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]      
R/E Installment Loans- Period End Balance 2,558,007,000us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableConsumerNetOfDeferredIncome
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Avg orig FICO 749fhn_AverageOriginationCreditRiskScore
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Avg Refreshed FICO 747fhn_AverageRefreshedCreditRiskScore
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Real Estate Installment Class | Origination Vintage Period Pre 2003      
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]      
R/E Installment Loans- Period End Balance 11,786,000us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableConsumerNetOfDeferredIncome
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  21,069,000us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableConsumerNetOfDeferredIncome
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Avg orig FICO 679fhn_AverageOriginationCreditRiskScore
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Avg Refreshed FICO 687fhn_AverageRefreshedCreditRiskScore
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Real Estate Installment Class | Origination Vintage Period 2003      
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]      
R/E Installment Loans- Period End Balance 44,729,000us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableConsumerNetOfDeferredIncome
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Avg orig FICO 713fhn_AverageOriginationCreditRiskScore
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Avg Refreshed FICO 721fhn_AverageRefreshedCreditRiskScore
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Real Estate Installment Class | Origination Vintage Period 2004      
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]      
R/E Installment Loans- Period End Balance 37,944,000us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableConsumerNetOfDeferredIncome
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  51,187,000us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableConsumerNetOfDeferredIncome
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Avg orig FICO 699fhn_AverageOriginationCreditRiskScore
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  701fhn_AverageOriginationCreditRiskScore
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Avg Refreshed FICO 695fhn_AverageRefreshedCreditRiskScore
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Real Estate Installment Class | Origination Vintage Period 2005      
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]      
R/E Installment Loans- Period End Balance 115,702,000us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableConsumerNetOfDeferredIncome
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  150,669,000us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableConsumerNetOfDeferredIncome
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Avg orig FICO 715fhn_AverageOriginationCreditRiskScore
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Avg Refreshed FICO 710fhn_AverageRefreshedCreditRiskScore
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Real Estate Installment Class | Origination Vintage Period 2006      
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]      
R/E Installment Loans- Period End Balance 126,225,000us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableConsumerNetOfDeferredIncome
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Avg Refreshed FICO 702fhn_AverageRefreshedCreditRiskScore
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Real Estate Installment Class | Origination Vintage Period 2007      
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]      
R/E Installment Loans- Period End Balance 187,510,000us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableConsumerNetOfDeferredIncome
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  236,727,000us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableConsumerNetOfDeferredIncome
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Avg Refreshed FICO 707fhn_AverageRefreshedCreditRiskScore
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Real Estate Installment Class | Origination Vintage Period 2008      
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]      
R/E Installment Loans- Period End Balance 60,538,000us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableConsumerNetOfDeferredIncome
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  80,067,000us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableConsumerNetOfDeferredIncome
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Avg orig FICO 718fhn_AverageOriginationCreditRiskScore
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Avg Refreshed FICO 712fhn_AverageRefreshedCreditRiskScore
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Real Estate Installment Class | Origination Vintage Period 2009      
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]      
R/E Installment Loans- Period End Balance 26,812,000us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableConsumerNetOfDeferredIncome
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  37,048,000us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableConsumerNetOfDeferredIncome
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Avg orig FICO 737fhn_AverageOriginationCreditRiskScore
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Avg Refreshed FICO 727fhn_AverageRefreshedCreditRiskScore
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Real Estate Installment Class | Origination Vintage Period 2010      
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]      
R/E Installment Loans- Period End Balance 95,017,000us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableConsumerNetOfDeferredIncome
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/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis
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  120,128,000us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableConsumerNetOfDeferredIncome
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Avg Refreshed FICO 756fhn_AverageRefreshedCreditRiskScore
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Real Estate Installment Class | Origination Vintage Period 2011      
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]      
R/E Installment Loans- Period End Balance 267,079,000us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableConsumerNetOfDeferredIncome
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  323,992,000us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableConsumerNetOfDeferredIncome
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Avg orig FICO 760fhn_AverageOriginationCreditRiskScore
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Avg Refreshed FICO 759fhn_AverageRefreshedCreditRiskScore
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Real Estate Installment Class | Origination Vintage Period 2012      
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]      
R/E Installment Loans- Period End Balance 586,729,000us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableConsumerNetOfDeferredIncome
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  675,368,000us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableConsumerNetOfDeferredIncome
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Real Estate Installment Class | Origination Vintage Period 2013      
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]      
R/E Installment Loans- Period End Balance 460,196,000us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableConsumerNetOfDeferredIncome
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  509,103,000us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableConsumerNetOfDeferredIncome
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Real Estate Installment Class | Origination Vintage Period 2014      
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]      
R/E Installment Loans- Period End Balance 450,765,000us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableConsumerNetOfDeferredIncome
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Avg Refreshed FICO 754fhn_AverageRefreshedCreditRiskScore
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= fhn_RealEstateInstallmentClassMember
  750fhn_AverageRefreshedCreditRiskScore
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Real Estate Installment Class | Origination Vintage Period 2015      
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]      
R/E Installment Loans- Period End Balance $ 86,975,000us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableConsumerNetOfDeferredIncome
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= fhn_OriginationVintagePeriod2015Member
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis
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  $ 0us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableConsumerNetOfDeferredIncome
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= fhn_OriginationVintagePeriod2015Member
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis
= fhn_RealEstateInstallmentClassMember
Avg orig FICO 757fhn_AverageOriginationCreditRiskScore
/ fhn_AssetQualityAttributesByOriginationVintageAxis
= fhn_OriginationVintagePeriod2015Member
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis
= fhn_RealEstateInstallmentClassMember
  0fhn_AverageOriginationCreditRiskScore
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= fhn_OriginationVintagePeriod2015Member
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis
= fhn_RealEstateInstallmentClassMember
Avg Refreshed FICO 758fhn_AverageRefreshedCreditRiskScore
/ fhn_AssetQualityAttributesByOriginationVintageAxis
= fhn_OriginationVintagePeriod2015Member
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis
= fhn_RealEstateInstallmentClassMember
  0fhn_AverageRefreshedCreditRiskScore
/ fhn_AssetQualityAttributesByOriginationVintageAxis
= fhn_OriginationVintagePeriod2015Member
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis
= fhn_RealEstateInstallmentClassMember
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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.