Document And Entity Information	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2015 shares
Document And Entity Information [Abstract]
Entity Registrant Name	FIRST HORIZON NATIONAL CORP
Entity Central Index Key	0000036966
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Sep. 30, 2015
Amendment Flag	false
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2015
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q3
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding	234,237,439
trading symbol	FHN