Stockholders' Equity (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2019

Components of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)

(in thousands)	Available for Sale Securities			HTM Securities Transferred from AFS			Employee Benefit Plans			Cash Flow Hedges			Equity Method Investment			Total
Balance, December 31, 2016	$	(28,679	)	$	(14,392	)	$	(72,501	)	$	(4,960	)	$			$	(120,532	)
Net change in unrealized gain (loss)		6,903			—			—			(7,328	)		—			(425	)
Reclassification of net loss realized and included in earnings		—			—			5,201			600			—			5,801
Valuation adjustment for employee benefit plan amendment		—			—			17,315			—			—			17,315
Other valuation adjustment for employee benefit plans		—			—			(10,929	)		—			—			(10,929	)
Amortization of unrealized net loss on securities transferred to held to maturity		—			3,786			—			—			—			3,786
Income tax expense (benefit)		1,067			1,393			4,228			(2,600	)		—			4,088
Reclassification of certain tax effects (a)		6,669			2,586			13,936			2,139			—			25,330
Balance, December 31, 2017	$	(29,512	)	$	(14,585	)	$	(79,078	)	$	(11,227	)	$	—		$	(134,402	)
Net change in unrealized (loss) gain		(52,060	)		—			—			(697	)		—			(52,757	)
Reclassification of net loss realized and included in earnings		25,480			—			4,989			4,497			—			34,966
Valuation adjustment for employee benefit plans		—			—			(45,198	)		—			—			(45,198	)
Amortization of unrealized net loss on securities transferred to held to maturity		—			3,296			—			—			—			3,296
Income tax expense (benefit)		(5,967	)		755			(9,040	)		866			—			(13,386	)
Balance, December 31, 2018	$	(50,125	)	$	(12,044	)	$	(110,247	)	$	(8,293	)	$	—		$	(180,709	)
Net change in unrealized gain or loss		115,413			—			—			28,943			(434	)		143,922
Reclassification of net (gain) loss realized and included in earnings		—			—			9,174			4,255			—			13,429
Valuation adjustment for employee benefit plans		—			—			2,398			—			—			2,398
Unrealized loss on securities transferred to available for sale		(13,236	)		13,236			—			—			—			—
Amortization of unrealized net loss on securities transferred to held to maturity		—			3,153			—			—			—			3,153
Income tax expense		23,102			3,706			2,603			7,506			—			36,917
Balance, December 31, 2019	$	28,950		$	639		$	(101,278	)	$	17,399		$	(434	)	$	(54,724	)

(a)	Represents the reclassification of stranded income tax effects to Retained Earnings upon adoption of ASU 2018-02.

Line Items in Consolidated Income Statements Affected by Amounts Reclassified from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income

Amount reclassified from AOCI (a)	Year Ended December 31,						Increase (decrease) in affected line
(in thousands)	2019			2018			item in the income statement
Amortization of unrealized net loss on securities transferred to HTM	$	(3,153	)	$	(3,296	)	Interest income
Tax effect		713			755		Income taxes
Net of tax		(2,440	)		(2,541	)	Net income
Gain (loss) on sale of AFS securities		—			(25,480	)	Securities transactions
Tax effect		—			5,720		Income taxes
Net of tax		—			(19,760	)	Net income
Amortization of defined benefit pension and post-retirement items (b)	$	(9,174	)	$	(4,989	)	Other noninterest expense
Tax effect		2,074			1,122		Income taxes
Net of tax		(7,100	)		(3,867	)	Net income
Reclassification of unrealized gain (loss) on cash flow hedges		(110	)	$	1,072		Interest income
Tax effect		25			(244	)	Income taxes
Net of tax		(85	)		828		Net Income
Amortization of loss on terminated cash flow hedges		(4,145	)		(5,569	)	Interest income
Tax effect		937			1,269		Income taxes
Net of tax		(3,208	)		(4,300	)	Net income
Total reclassifications, net of tax	$	(12,833	)	$	(30,468	)	Net income

(a)	Amounts in parenthesis indicate reduction in net income.

Compliance with Regulatory Capital Requirements

	Actual				Required for Minimum Capital Adequacy				Required To Be Well Capitalized
($ in thousands)	Amount		Ratio %		Amount		Ratio %		Amount		Ratio %
At December 31, 2019
Tier 1 leverage capital
Hancock Whitney Corporation	$	2,584,162		8.76	$	1,180,163		4.00	$	1,475,204		5.00
Hancock Whitney Bank		2,640,913		8.96		1,179,194		4.00		1,473,992		5.00
Common equity tier 1 (to risk weighted assets)
Hancock Whitney Corporation	$	2,584,162		10.50	$	1,107,527		4.50	$	1,599,761		6.50
Hancock Whitney Bank		2,640,913		10.74		1,106,558		4.50		1,598,362		6.50
Tier 1 capital (to risk weighted assets)
Hancock Whitney Corporation	$	2,584,162		10.50	$	1,476,702		6.00	$	1,968,936		8.00
Hancock Whitney Bank		2,640,913		10.74		1,475,411		6.00		1,967,214		8.00
Total capital (to risk weighted assets)
Hancock Whitney Corporation	$	2,929,387		11.90	$	1,968,936		8.00	$	2,461,171		10.00
Hancock Whitney Bank		2,836,138		11.53		1,967,214		8.00		2,459,018		10.00
At December 31, 2018
Tier 1 leverage capital
Hancock Whitney Corporation	$	2,391,762		8.67	$	1,103,544		4.00	$	1,379,430		5.00
Hancock Whitney Bank		2,351,090		8.54		1,101,372		4.00		1,376,715		5.00
Common equity tier 1 (to risk weighted assets)
Hancock Whitney Corporation	$	2,391,762		10.48	$	1,026,637		4.50	$	1,482,920		6.50
Hancock Whitney Bank		2,351,090		10.32		1,025,355		4.50		1,481,068		6.50
Tier 1 capital (to risk weighted assets)
Hancock Whitney Corporation	$	2,391,762		10.48	$	1,368,849		6.00	$	1,825,132		8.00
Hancock Whitney Bank		2,351,090		10.32		1,367,140		6.00		1,822,853		8.00
Total capital (to risk weighted assets)
Hancock Whitney Corporation	$	2,736,276		11.99	$	1,825,132		8.00	$	2,281,415		10.00
Hancock Whitney Bank		2,545,604		11.17		1,822,053		8.00		2,278,566		10.00