Segment Reporting (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2015

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Operating Results And Total Assets Reportable Segments

The following tables present the results for Webster’s reportable segments and the Corporate and Reconciling category, which incorporates the allocation of the provision for loan and lease losses and income tax expense:

	Year ended December 31, 2015
(In thousands)	Commercial Banking		Community Banking		HSA Bank		Private Banking			Corporate and Reconciling			Consolidated Total
Net interest income (loss)	$	255,845	$	354,709	$	73,433	$	10,240		$	(29,602	)	$	664,625
Provision (benefit) for loan and lease losses	30,160		19,603		—		386			(849		)	49,300
Net interest income (loss) after provision for loan and lease losses	225,685		335,106		73,433		9,854			(28,753		)	615,325
Non-interest income	37,784		108,604		64,243		9,183			19,731			239,545
Non-interest expense	109,718		330,692		80,662		19,781			13,701			554,554
Income (loss) before income tax expense	153,751		113,018		57,014		(744		)	(22,723		)	300,316
Income tax expense (benefit)	48,112		35,366		17,841		(233		)	(7,110		)	93,976
Net income (loss)	$	105,639	$	77,652	$	39,173	$	(511	)	$	(15,613	)	$	206,340

	Year ended December 31, 2014
(In thousands)	Commercial Banking		Community Banking		HSA Bank		Private Banking			Corporate and Reconciling			Consolidated Total
Net interest income (loss)	$	238,186	$	354,781	$	38,822	$	8,877		$	(12,225	)	$	628,441
Provision (benefit) for loan and lease losses	13,088		26,345		—		765			(2,948		)	37,250
Net interest income (loss) after provision for loan and lease losses	225,098		328,436		38,822		8,112			(9,277		)	591,191
Non-interest income	37,270		103,543		28,553		9,843			22,899			202,108
Non-interest expense	102,374		324,312		40,900		18,691			15,323			501,600
Income (loss) before income tax expense	159,994		107,667		26,475		(736		)	(1,701		)	291,699
Income tax expense (benefit)	50,446		33,947		8,311		(232		)	(499		)	91,973
Net income (loss)	$	109,548	$	73,720	$	18,164	$	(504	)	$	(1,202	)	$	199,726

	Year ended December 31, 2013
(In thousands)	Commercial Banking		Community Banking		HSA Bank		Private Banking			Corporate and Reconciling			Consolidated Total
Net interest income	$	217,582	$	347,395	$	32,807	$	8,185		$	(9,241	)	$	596,728
Provision (benefit) for loan and lease losses	17,971		19,219		—		397			(4,087		)	33,500
Net interest income after provision for loan and lease losses	199,611		328,176		32,807		7,788			(5,154		)	563,228
Non-interest income	30,797		116,182		21,963		10,963			11,145			191,050
Non-interest expense	99,801		337,795		29,962		19,783			10,368			497,709
Income before income tax expense	130,607		106,563		24,808		(1,032		)	(4,377		)	256,569
Income tax expense	39,260		32,029		7,423		(310		)	(1,289		)	77,113
Net income (loss)	$	91,347	$	74,534	$	17,385	$	(722	)	$	(3,088	)	$	179,456

	Total Assets
(In thousands)	Commercial Banking		Community Banking		HSA Bank		Private Banking		Corporate and Reconciling		Consolidated Total
At December 31, 2015	$	7,505,513	$	8,441,950	$	95,815	$	493,571	$	8,140,971	$	24,677,820
At December 31, 2014	6,550,868		8,123,928		26,680		398,893		7,432,803		22,533,172
At December 31, 2013	5,682,129		7,738,597		19,524		346,338		7,066,557		20,853,145