Business Segments (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2013

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Operating Results And Total Assets Reportable Segments

The following tables present the results for Webster’s reportable segments for the years ended December 31,2013, 2012 and 2011 and incorporate the allocation of the provision for loan and lease losses and income tax expense to each of Webster’s reportable segments for the periods then ended:

	Year ended December 31, 2013
(In thousands)	Commercial Banking		Community Banking		Other		Segment Totals		Corporate and Reconciling			Consolidated Total
Net interest income (loss)	$	217,582	$	347,395	$	40,992	$	605,969	$	(9,241	)	$	596,728
Provision (benefit) for loan and lease losses	18,581		19,973		93		38,647		(5,147		)	33,500
Net interest income (loss) after provision for loan and lease losses	199,001		327,422		40,899		567,322		(4,094		)	563,228
Non-interest income	30,797		116,182		32,926		179,905		11,145			191,050
Non-interest expense	99,801		337,795		49,745		487,341		10,718			498,059
Income (loss) before income tax expense	129,997		105,809		24,080		259,886		(3,667		)	256,219
Income tax expense (benefit)	38,900		31,662		7,205		77,767		(1,097		)	76,670
Net income (loss) attributable to Webster Financial Corporation	$	91,097	$	74,147	$	16,875	$	182,119	$	(2,570	)	$	179,549

	Year ended December 31, 2012
(In thousands)	Commercial Banking			Community Banking		Other			Segment Totals		Corporate and Reconciling		Consolidated Total
Net interest income	$	188,666		$	342,268	$	33,308		$	564,242	$	14,666	$	578,908
Provision (benefit) for loan and lease losses	(7,498		)	26,167		(680		)	17,989		3,511		21,500
Net interest income after provision for loan and lease losses	196,164			316,101		33,988			546,253		11,155		557,408
Non-interest income	29,324			116,978		28,680			174,982		17,776		192,758
Non-interest expense	98,718			340,907		44,649			484,274		17,530		501,804
Income before income tax expense	126,770			92,172		18,019			236,961		11,401		248,362
Income tax expense	38,111			27,710		5,417			71,238		3,427		74,665
Net income attributable to Webster Financial Corporation	$	88,659		$	64,462	$	12,602		$	165,723	$	7,974	$	173,697

	Year ended December 31, 2011
(In thousands)	Commercial Banking			Community Banking			Other		Segment Totals			Corporate and Reconciling			Consolidated Total
Net interest income	$	168,560		$	340,519		$	25,437	$	534,516		$	29,252		$	563,768
Provision (benefit) for loan and lease losses	(21,213		)	45,293			398		24,478			(1,978		)	22,500
Net interest income after provision for loan and lease losses	189,773			295,226			25,039		510,038			31,230			541,268
Non-interest income	25,869			108,212			24,199		158,280			18,762			177,042
Non-interest expense	105,356			356,443			40,387		502,186			8,790			510,976
Income from continuing operations before income taxes	110,286			46,995			8,851		166,132			41,202			207,334
Income tax expense	30,826			13,135			2,474		46,435			11,516			57,951
Income from continuing operations	79,460			33,860			6,377		119,697			29,686			149,383
Income from discontinued operations	—			—			—		—			1,995			1,995
Income before noncontrolling interests	79,460			33,860			6,377		119,697			31,681			151,378
Less: Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests	—			(1		)	—		(1		)	—			(1		)
Net income attributable to Webster Financial Corporation	$	79,460		$	33,861		$	6,377	$	119,698		$	31,681		$	151,379

	Total Assets
(In thousands)	Commercial Banking		Community Banking		Other		Segment Totals		Corporate and Reconciling		Consolidated Total
At December 31, 2013	$	5,682,129	$	7,809,343	$	365,863	$	13,857,335	$	6,995,664	$	20,852,999
At December 31, 2012	$	5,113,898	$	7,708,159	$	282,414	$	13,104,471	$	7,042,294	$	20,146,765
At December 31, 2011	$	4,359,403	$	7,415,480	$	245,554	$	12,020,437	$	6,693,903	$	18,714,340