Loan Servicing, Mortgage Origination, and Loans Held for Sale (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015	Dec. 31, 2015
Changes in the fair value of MSRs and its offsetting hedge.
Increase (decrease) in fair value of MSRs			$ (4,305)	$ (92)
Decay of MSRs			(3,015)	(2,614)
Gains (losses) related to derivatives			4,521	2,150
Net effect on Statements of Income			$ (2,799)	$ (556)
MSRs
Changes in the fair value of MSRs and its offsetting hedge.
Increase (decrease) in fair value of MSRs	$ 171	$ (1,631)
Decay of MSRs	(1,245)	(878)
Gains (losses) related to derivatives	(492)	1,720
Net effect on Statements of Income	$ (1,566)	$ (789)
Characteristics and sensitivity analysis of the MSR
Residential Mortgages Serviced for Others Percentage	100.00%	100.00%	100.00%	100.00%	100.00%
Weighted average life			5 years 9 months 18 days	6 years 9 months 15 days	7 years 18 days
Constant prepayment rate (as a percent)			12.30%	10.20%	9.60%
Weighted average discount rate (as a percent)			9.80%	9.80%	9.80%
Effect on fair value due to change in interest rates:
25 basis point increase	$ 2,093	$ 1,555	$ 2,093	$ 1,555	$ 1,562
50 basis point increase	3,968	2,945	3,968	2,945	2,950
25 basis point decrease	(2,398)	(1,883)	(2,398)	(1,883)	(1,866)
50 basis point decrease	(4,845)	(3,964)	(4,845)	(3,964)	$ (4,021)
Custodial escrow balances maintained in connection with the loan servicing	$ 24,300	$ 21,400	$ 24,300	$ 21,400
Fixed-rate mortgage loans
Characteristics and sensitivity analysis of the MSR
Residential Mortgages Serviced for Others Percentage	99.50%	99.40%	99.50%	99.40%	99.40%
Adjustable-rate mortgage loans
Characteristics and sensitivity analysis of the MSR
Residential Mortgages Serviced for Others Percentage	0.50%	0.60%	0.50%	0.60%	0.60%
First Financial Holdings, Inc. ("First Financial")
Loans held for sale, loan servicing and mortgage origination
Residential mortgages serviced for others	$ 2,700,000	$ 2,500,000	$ 2,700,000	$ 2,500,000	$ 2,600,000
Contractually specified servicing fees earned	$ 1,700	$ 5,100	$ 1,600	$ 4,700

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The amounts related to derivatives that offset the gain (loss) on changes of the fair value financial instruments.

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Represents the value of residential mortgages serviced for others, which are acquired through merger transaction.

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The hypothetical financial impact of a 25 basis point decrease in interest rates on the fair value of transferor's interests in transferred financial assets (including any servicing assets or servicing liabilities) as of the balance sheet date.

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All amounts that, per contract, are due to the servicer in exchange for servicing the financial asset and would no longer be received by a servicer if the beneficial owners of the serviced assets (or their trustees or agents) were to exercise their actual or potential authority under the contract to shift the servicing to another servicer. Depending on the servicing contract, those fees may include some or all of the difference between the interest rate collected on the asset being serviced and the rate to be paid to the beneficial owners of the asset.

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The designation of funds furnished by a borrower to a lender to assure future payments of the borrower's real estate taxes and insurance obligations with respect to a mortgaged property. Escrow deposits may be made for a variety of other purposes such as earnest money and contingent payments. This element excludes replacement reserves which are an escrow separately provided for within the US GAAP taxonomy.

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The gains (losses) included in earnings that represent the difference between the sale price and the carrying value of loans made to finance real estate acquisitions. This element refers to the gain (loss) and not to the cash proceeds of the sale. This element is a noncash adjustment to net income when calculating net cash generated by operating activities using the indirect method.

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Weighted average life of financial assets and financial liabilities, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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