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Fair Value Measurements Fair Value of Financial Instruments (Details) (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Financial assets    
Cash and due from banks $ 444,113us-gaap_CashAndDueFromBanks $ 455,482us-gaap_CashAndDueFromBanks
Cash and due from banks, Fair Value 444,113us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsFairValueDisclosure 455,482us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsFairValueDisclosure
Interest-bearing deposits in other financial institutions 571,924us-gaap_InterestBearingDepositsInBanks 126,018us-gaap_InterestBearingDepositsInBanks
Interest-bearing deposits in other financial institutions, Fair value 571,924asb_InterestBearingDepositsInBanksFairValueDisclosure 126,018asb_InterestBearingDepositsInBanksFairValueDisclosure
Federal funds sold and securities purchased under agreements to resell 16,030us-gaap_FederalFundsSoldAndSecuritiesPurchasedUnderAgreementsToResell 20,745us-gaap_FederalFundsSoldAndSecuritiesPurchasedUnderAgreementsToResell
Federal funds sold and securities purchased under agreements to resell, Fair value 16,030us-gaap_FederalFundsSoldAndSecuritiesBorrowedOrPurchasedUnderAgreementsToResellFairValueDisclosure 20,745us-gaap_FederalFundsSoldAndSecuritiesBorrowedOrPurchasedUnderAgreementsToResellFairValueDisclosure
Investment securities held to maturity, carrying amount 404,455us-gaap_HeldToMaturitySecurities 175,210us-gaap_HeldToMaturitySecurities
Investment securities held to maturity, fair value 413,067us-gaap_HeldToMaturitySecuritiesFairValue 169,889us-gaap_HeldToMaturitySecuritiesFairValue
Investment securities available for sale, at fair value 5,396,812us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecurities 5,250,585us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecurities
Investment securities available for sale, at fair value 5,396,812asb_Availableforsalesecuritiesfairvaluedisclosure1 5,250,585asb_Availableforsalesecuritiesfairvaluedisclosure1
Federal Home Loan Bank and Federal Reserve Bank stocks, carrying amount 189,107us-gaap_FederalHomeLoanBankStockAndFederalReserveBankStock 181,249us-gaap_FederalHomeLoanBankStockAndFederalReserveBankStock
Federal Home Loan Bank and Federal Reserve Bank stocks, Fair value 189,107asb_FederalHomeLoanBankAndFederalReserveBankStocksFairValueDisclosure 181,249asb_FederalHomeLoanBankAndFederalReserveBankStocksFairValueDisclosure
Loans held for sale 154,935us-gaap_LoansReceivableHeldForSaleNet 64,738us-gaap_LoansReceivableHeldForSaleNet
Loans held for sale, fair value 156,423us-gaap_LoansHeldForSaleFairValueDisclosure 64,738us-gaap_LoansHeldForSaleFairValueDisclosure
Loans, net 17,327,544us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableNetReportedAmount 15,627,946us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableNetReportedAmount
Loans, net Fair value 17,427,647asb_LoansReceivableNetFairValueDisclosure 15,599,094asb_LoansReceivableNetFairValueDisclosure
Bank owned life insurance, carrying amount 574,154us-gaap_BankOwnedLifeInsurance 568,413us-gaap_BankOwnedLifeInsurance
Bank owned life insurance, Fair value 574,154asb_BankOwnedLifeInsuranceFairValueDisclosure 568,413asb_BankOwnedLifeInsuranceFairValueDisclosure
Accrued interest receivable, carrying amount 67,573us-gaap_InterestReceivable 66,308us-gaap_InterestReceivable
Accrued interest receivable, Fair value 67,573asb_AccruedInterestReceivableFairValueDisclosure 66,308asb_AccruedInterestReceivableFairValueDisclosure
Interest rate-related agreements, carrying amount 33,023asb_OtherDerivativesNotDesignatedAsHedgingInstruments 42,980asb_OtherDerivativesNotDesignatedAsHedgingInstruments
Interest rate-related agreements, fair value 33,023us-gaap_OtherDerivativesNotDesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentsAtFairValueNet 42,980us-gaap_OtherDerivativesNotDesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentsAtFairValueNet
Foreign currency exchange forwards 2,140asb_ForeignCurrencyContractAsset 748asb_ForeignCurrencyContractAsset
Foreign currency exchange forwards, Fair value 2,140us-gaap_ForeignCurrencyContractAssetFairValueDisclosure 748us-gaap_ForeignCurrencyContractAssetFairValueDisclosure
Interest rate lock commitments to originate residential mortgage loans held for sale 1,947asb_InterestRateLockCommitments 416asb_InterestRateLockCommitments
Interest rate lock commitments to originate residential mortgage loans held for sale, fair value 1,947asb_InterestRateLockCommitmentsAtFairValue 416asb_InterestRateLockCommitmentsAtFairValue
Forward commitments to sell residential mortgage loans, carrying value 0asb_forwardcommitmentsasset 1,301asb_forwardcommitmentsasset
Forward commitments to sell residential mortgage loans, fair value 0asb_forwardcommitmentsfairvalue 1,301asb_forwardcommitmentsfairvalue
Purchased option 6,054asb_PurchasedDepositOption 7,328asb_PurchasedDepositOption
Purchased option, at fair value 6,054asb_PurchasedDepositOptionAtFairValue 7,328asb_PurchasedDepositOptionAtFairValue
Financial liabilities    
Noninterest-bearing demand, savings, interest-bearing demand, and money market deposits 17,192,049asb_DepositsExcludingTimeDeposits 15,581,971asb_DepositsExcludingTimeDeposits
Noninterest-bearing demand, savings, interest-bearing demand, and money market deposits, Fair value 17,192,049asb_DepositsExcludingTimeDepositsFairValueDisclosure 15,581,971asb_DepositsExcludingTimeDepositsFairValueDisclosure
Brokered CDs and other time deposits 1,571,455asb_BrokeredCdsAndOtherTimeDeposits 1,685,196asb_BrokeredCdsAndOtherTimeDeposits
Brokered CDs and other time deposits, Fair value 1,571,455asb_BrokeredCdsAndOtherTimeDepositsFairValue 1,687,198asb_BrokeredCdsAndOtherTimeDepositsFairValue
Short-term funding 1,068,288us-gaap_ShortTermBorrowings 740,926us-gaap_ShortTermBorrowings
Short-term funding, Fair value 1,068,288us-gaap_ShorttermDebtFairValue 740,926us-gaap_ShorttermDebtFairValue
Long-term funding 3,930,117us-gaap_LongTermDebt 3,087,267us-gaap_LongTermDebt
Long-term funding, fair value 3,975,605us-gaap_LongTermDebtFairValue 3,085,893us-gaap_LongTermDebtFairValue
Accrued interest payable 9,530us-gaap_InterestPayableCurrentAndNoncurrent 7,994us-gaap_InterestPayableCurrentAndNoncurrent
Accrued interest payable, Fair value 9,530us-gaap_AccruedLiabilitiesFairValueDisclosure 7,994us-gaap_AccruedLiabilitiesFairValueDisclosure
Interest rate-related agreements 35,372asb_InterestRateRelatedAgreements 45,815asb_InterestRateRelatedAgreements
Interest rate-related agreements, Fair value 35,372asb_InterestRateRelatedAgreementsFairValueDisclosure 45,815asb_InterestRateRelatedAgreementsFairValueDisclosure
Foreign currency exchange forwards 1,957asb_ForeignCurrencyContractsLiability 655asb_ForeignCurrencyContractsLiability
Foreign currency exchange forwards, Fair value 1,957us-gaap_ForeignCurrencyContractsLiabilityFairValueDisclosure 655us-gaap_ForeignCurrencyContractsLiabilityFairValueDisclosure
Standby letters of credit (1), carrying amount 3,542us-gaap_LineOfCredit [1] 3,754us-gaap_LineOfCredit [1]
Standby letters of credit (1), Fair value 3,542us-gaap_LinesOfCreditFairValueDisclosure [1] 3,754us-gaap_LinesOfCreditFairValueDisclosure [1]
Forward commitments to sell residential mortgage loans 2,435asb_ForwardCommitments 0asb_ForwardCommitments
Forward commitments to sell residential mortgage loans, fair value 2,435asb_ForwardCommitmentsFairValueDisclosure 0asb_ForwardCommitmentsFairValueDisclosure
Written option 6,054asb_WrittenDepositOption 7,328asb_WrittenDepositOption
Written option, at fair value 6,054asb_WrittenDepositOptionAtFairValue 7,328asb_WrittenDepositOptionAtFairValue
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member]    
Financial assets    
Cash and due from banks, Fair Value 444,113us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsFairValueDisclosure
/ us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis
= us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel1Member
455,482us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsFairValueDisclosure
/ us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis
= us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel1Member
Interest-bearing deposits in other financial institutions, Fair value 571,924asb_InterestBearingDepositsInBanksFairValueDisclosure
/ us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis
= us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel1Member
126,018asb_InterestBearingDepositsInBanksFairValueDisclosure
/ us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis
= us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel1Member
Federal funds sold and securities purchased under agreements to resell, Fair value 16,030us-gaap_FederalFundsSoldAndSecuritiesBorrowedOrPurchasedUnderAgreementsToResellFairValueDisclosure
/ us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis
= us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel1Member
20,745us-gaap_FederalFundsSoldAndSecuritiesBorrowedOrPurchasedUnderAgreementsToResellFairValueDisclosure
/ us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis
= us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel1Member
Investment securities held to maturity, fair value 0us-gaap_HeldToMaturitySecuritiesFairValue
/ us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis
= us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel1Member
0us-gaap_HeldToMaturitySecuritiesFairValue
/ us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis
= us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel1Member
Investment securities available for sale, at fair value 3,957asb_Availableforsalesecuritiesfairvaluedisclosure1
/ us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis
= us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel1Member
4,240asb_Availableforsalesecuritiesfairvaluedisclosure1
/ us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis
= us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel1Member
Federal Home Loan Bank and Federal Reserve Bank stocks, Fair value 0asb_FederalHomeLoanBankAndFederalReserveBankStocksFairValueDisclosure
/ us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis
= us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel1Member
0asb_FederalHomeLoanBankAndFederalReserveBankStocksFairValueDisclosure
/ us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis
= us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel1Member
Loans held for sale, fair value 0us-gaap_LoansHeldForSaleFairValueDisclosure
/ us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis
= us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel1Member
0us-gaap_LoansHeldForSaleFairValueDisclosure
/ us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis
= us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel1Member
Loans, net Fair value 0asb_LoansReceivableNetFairValueDisclosure
/ us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis
= us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel1Member
0asb_LoansReceivableNetFairValueDisclosure
/ us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis
= us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel1Member
Bank owned life insurance, Fair value 0asb_BankOwnedLifeInsuranceFairValueDisclosure
/ us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis
= us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel1Member
0asb_BankOwnedLifeInsuranceFairValueDisclosure
/ us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis
= us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel1Member
Accrued interest receivable, Fair value 67,573asb_AccruedInterestReceivableFairValueDisclosure
/ us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis
= us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel1Member
66,308asb_AccruedInterestReceivableFairValueDisclosure
/ us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis
= us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel1Member
Interest rate-related agreements, fair value 0us-gaap_OtherDerivativesNotDesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentsAtFairValueNet
/ us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis
= us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel1Member
0us-gaap_OtherDerivativesNotDesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentsAtFairValueNet
/ us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis
= us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel1Member
Foreign currency exchange forwards, Fair value 0us-gaap_ForeignCurrencyContractAssetFairValueDisclosure
/ us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis
= us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel1Member
0us-gaap_ForeignCurrencyContractAssetFairValueDisclosure
/ us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis
= us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel1Member
Interest rate lock commitments to originate residential mortgage loans held for sale, fair value 0asb_InterestRateLockCommitmentsAtFairValue
/ us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis
= us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel1Member
0asb_InterestRateLockCommitmentsAtFairValue
/ us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis
= us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel1Member
Forward commitments to sell residential mortgage loans, fair value 0asb_forwardcommitmentsfairvalue
/ us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis
= us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel1Member
0asb_forwardcommitmentsfairvalue
/ us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis
= us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel1Member
Purchased option, at fair value 0asb_PurchasedDepositOptionAtFairValue
/ us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis
= us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel1Member
0asb_PurchasedDepositOptionAtFairValue
/ us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis
= us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel1Member
Financial liabilities    
Noninterest-bearing demand, savings, interest-bearing demand, and money market deposits, Fair value 0asb_DepositsExcludingTimeDepositsFairValueDisclosure
/ us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis
= us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel1Member
0asb_DepositsExcludingTimeDepositsFairValueDisclosure
/ us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis
= us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel1Member
Brokered CDs and other time deposits, Fair value 0asb_BrokeredCdsAndOtherTimeDepositsFairValue
/ us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis
= us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel1Member
0asb_BrokeredCdsAndOtherTimeDepositsFairValue
/ us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis
= us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel1Member
Short-term funding, Fair value 0us-gaap_ShorttermDebtFairValue
/ us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis
= us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel1Member
0us-gaap_ShorttermDebtFairValue
/ us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis
= us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel1Member
Long-term funding, fair value 0us-gaap_LongTermDebtFairValue
/ us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis
= us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel1Member
0us-gaap_LongTermDebtFairValue
/ us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis
= us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel1Member
Accrued interest payable, Fair value 9,530us-gaap_AccruedLiabilitiesFairValueDisclosure
/ us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis
= us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel1Member
7,994us-gaap_AccruedLiabilitiesFairValueDisclosure
/ us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis
= us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel1Member
Interest rate-related agreements, Fair value 0asb_InterestRateRelatedAgreementsFairValueDisclosure
/ us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis
= us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel1Member
0asb_InterestRateRelatedAgreementsFairValueDisclosure
/ us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis
= us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel1Member
Foreign currency exchange forwards, Fair value 0us-gaap_ForeignCurrencyContractsLiabilityFairValueDisclosure
/ us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis
= us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel1Member
0us-gaap_ForeignCurrencyContractsLiabilityFairValueDisclosure
/ us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis
= us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel1Member
Standby letters of credit (1), Fair value 0us-gaap_LinesOfCreditFairValueDisclosure
/ us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis
= us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel1Member
[1] 0us-gaap_LinesOfCreditFairValueDisclosure
/ us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis
= us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel1Member
[1]
Forward commitments to sell residential mortgage loans, fair value 0asb_ForwardCommitmentsFairValueDisclosure
/ us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis
= us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel1Member
0asb_ForwardCommitmentsFairValueDisclosure
/ us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis
= us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel1Member
Written option, at fair value 0asb_WrittenDepositOptionAtFairValue
/ us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis
= us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel1Member
0asb_WrittenDepositOptionAtFairValue
/ us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis
= us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel1Member
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member]    
Financial assets    
Cash and due from banks, Fair Value 0us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsFairValueDisclosure
/ us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis
= us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel2Member
0us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsFairValueDisclosure
/ us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis
= us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel2Member
Interest-bearing deposits in other financial institutions, Fair value 0asb_InterestBearingDepositsInBanksFairValueDisclosure
/ us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis
= us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel2Member
0asb_InterestBearingDepositsInBanksFairValueDisclosure
/ us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis
= us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel2Member
Federal funds sold and securities purchased under agreements to resell, Fair value 0us-gaap_FederalFundsSoldAndSecuritiesBorrowedOrPurchasedUnderAgreementsToResellFairValueDisclosure
/ us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis
= us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel2Member
0us-gaap_FederalFundsSoldAndSecuritiesBorrowedOrPurchasedUnderAgreementsToResellFairValueDisclosure
/ us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis
= us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel2Member
Investment securities held to maturity, fair value 413,067us-gaap_HeldToMaturitySecuritiesFairValue
/ us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis
= us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel2Member
169,889us-gaap_HeldToMaturitySecuritiesFairValue
/ us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis
= us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel2Member
Investment securities available for sale, at fair value 5,392,655asb_Availableforsalesecuritiesfairvaluedisclosure1
/ us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis
= us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel2Member
5,246,046asb_Availableforsalesecuritiesfairvaluedisclosure1
/ us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis
= us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel2Member
Federal Home Loan Bank and Federal Reserve Bank stocks, Fair value 189,107asb_FederalHomeLoanBankAndFederalReserveBankStocksFairValueDisclosure
/ us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis
= us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel2Member
181,249asb_FederalHomeLoanBankAndFederalReserveBankStocksFairValueDisclosure
/ us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis
= us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel2Member
Loans held for sale, fair value 156,423us-gaap_LoansHeldForSaleFairValueDisclosure
/ us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis
= us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel2Member
64,738us-gaap_LoansHeldForSaleFairValueDisclosure
/ us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis
= us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel2Member
Loans, net Fair value 0asb_LoansReceivableNetFairValueDisclosure
/ us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis
= us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel2Member
0asb_LoansReceivableNetFairValueDisclosure
/ us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis
= us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel2Member
Bank owned life insurance, Fair value 574,154asb_BankOwnedLifeInsuranceFairValueDisclosure
/ us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis
= us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel2Member
568,413asb_BankOwnedLifeInsuranceFairValueDisclosure
/ us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis
= us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel2Member
Accrued interest receivable, Fair value 0asb_AccruedInterestReceivableFairValueDisclosure
/ us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis
= us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel2Member
0asb_AccruedInterestReceivableFairValueDisclosure
/ us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis
= us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel2Member
Interest rate-related agreements, fair value 33,023us-gaap_OtherDerivativesNotDesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentsAtFairValueNet
/ us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis
= us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel2Member
42,980us-gaap_OtherDerivativesNotDesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentsAtFairValueNet
/ us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis
= us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel2Member
Foreign currency exchange forwards, Fair value 2,140us-gaap_ForeignCurrencyContractAssetFairValueDisclosure
/ us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis
= us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel2Member
748us-gaap_ForeignCurrencyContractAssetFairValueDisclosure
/ us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis
= us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel2Member
Interest rate lock commitments to originate residential mortgage loans held for sale, fair value 0asb_InterestRateLockCommitmentsAtFairValue
/ us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis
= us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel2Member
0asb_InterestRateLockCommitmentsAtFairValue
/ us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis
= us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel2Member
Forward commitments to sell residential mortgage loans, fair value 0asb_forwardcommitmentsfairvalue
/ us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis
= us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel2Member
0asb_forwardcommitmentsfairvalue
/ us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis
= us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel2Member
Purchased option, at fair value 6,054asb_PurchasedDepositOptionAtFairValue
/ us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis
= us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel2Member
7,328asb_PurchasedDepositOptionAtFairValue
/ us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis
= us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel2Member
Financial liabilities    
Noninterest-bearing demand, savings, interest-bearing demand, and money market deposits, Fair value 0asb_DepositsExcludingTimeDepositsFairValueDisclosure
/ us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis
= us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel2Member
0asb_DepositsExcludingTimeDepositsFairValueDisclosure
/ us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis
= us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel2Member
Brokered CDs and other time deposits, Fair value 1,571,455asb_BrokeredCdsAndOtherTimeDepositsFairValue
/ us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis
= us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel2Member
1,687,198asb_BrokeredCdsAndOtherTimeDepositsFairValue
/ us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis
= us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel2Member
Short-term funding, Fair value 1,068,288us-gaap_ShorttermDebtFairValue
/ us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis
= us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel2Member
740,926us-gaap_ShorttermDebtFairValue
/ us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis
= us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel2Member
Long-term funding, fair value 3,975,605us-gaap_LongTermDebtFairValue
/ us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis
= us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel2Member
3,085,893us-gaap_LongTermDebtFairValue
/ us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis
= us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel2Member
Accrued interest payable, Fair value 0us-gaap_AccruedLiabilitiesFairValueDisclosure
/ us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis
= us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel2Member
0us-gaap_AccruedLiabilitiesFairValueDisclosure
/ us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis
= us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel2Member
Interest rate-related agreements, Fair value 35,372asb_InterestRateRelatedAgreementsFairValueDisclosure
/ us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis
= us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel2Member
45,815asb_InterestRateRelatedAgreementsFairValueDisclosure
/ us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis
= us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel2Member
Foreign currency exchange forwards, Fair value 1,957us-gaap_ForeignCurrencyContractsLiabilityFairValueDisclosure
/ us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis
= us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel2Member
655us-gaap_ForeignCurrencyContractsLiabilityFairValueDisclosure
/ us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis
= us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel2Member
Standby letters of credit (1), Fair value 3,542us-gaap_LinesOfCreditFairValueDisclosure
/ us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis
= us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel2Member
[1] 3,754us-gaap_LinesOfCreditFairValueDisclosure
/ us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis
= us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel2Member
[1]
Forward commitments to sell residential mortgage loans, fair value 0asb_ForwardCommitmentsFairValueDisclosure
/ us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis
= us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel2Member
0asb_ForwardCommitmentsFairValueDisclosure
/ us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis
= us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel2Member
Written option, at fair value 6,054asb_WrittenDepositOptionAtFairValue
/ us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis
= us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel2Member
7,328asb_WrittenDepositOptionAtFairValue
/ us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis
= us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel2Member
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member]    
Financial assets    
Cash and due from banks, Fair Value 0us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsFairValueDisclosure
/ us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis
= us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel3Member
0us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsFairValueDisclosure
/ us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis
= us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel3Member
Interest-bearing deposits in other financial institutions, Fair value 0asb_InterestBearingDepositsInBanksFairValueDisclosure
/ us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis
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0asb_InterestBearingDepositsInBanksFairValueDisclosure
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[1]
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[1] (1) The commitment on standby letters of credit was $353 million and $371 million at December 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively. See Note 15 for additional information on the standby letters of credit and for information on the fair value of lending-related commitments.