Hilltop (HTH) 10-Q 5 May 14 2014 Q1 Quarterly report Financial data

Document_and_Entity_Informatio

Document and Entity Information	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014	2-May-14
Document and Entity Information	'	'
Entity Registrant Name	'Hilltop Holdings Inc.	'
Entity Central Index Key	'0001265131	'
Document Type	'10-Q	'
Document Period End Date	31-Mar-14	'
Amendment Flag	'false	'
Current Fiscal Year End Date	'--12-31	'
Entity Current Reporting Status	'Yes	'
Entity Filer Category	'Large Accelerated Filer	'
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding	'	90,180,699
Document Fiscal Year Focus	'2014	'
Document Fiscal Period Focus	'Q1	'

CONSOLIDATED_BALANCE_SHEETS

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (USD $)	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Assets	'	'
Cash and due from banks	$889,950	$713,099
Federal funds sold and securities purchased under agreements to resell	27,460	32,924
Securities:	'	'
Trading, at fair value	53,350	58,846
Available for sale, at fair value (amortized cost of $1,270,685 and $1,256,862, respectively)	1,245,359	1,203,143
Held to maturity, at amortized cost (fair value of $30,902)	30,981	'
Total securities	1,329,690	1,261,989
Loans held for sale	887,200	1,089,039
Non-covered loans, net of unearned income	3,646,946	3,514,646
Allowance for non-covered loan losses	-34,645	-33,241
Non-covered loans, net	3,612,301	3,481,405
Covered loans, net of allowance of $2,665 and $1,061, respectively	909,783	1,005,308
Broker-dealer and clearing organization receivables	174,442	119,317
Insurance premiums receivable	26,234	25,597
Deferred policy acquisition costs	21,096	20,991
Premises and equipment, net	202,155	200,706
FDIC indemnification asset	188,736	188,291
Covered other real estate owned	152,310	142,833
Mortgage servicing rights	29,939	20,149
Other assets	262,220	279,745
Goodwill	251,808	251,808
Other intangible assets, net	68,108	70,921
Total assets	9,033,432	8,904,122
Deposits:	'	'
Noninterest-bearing	1,748,391	1,773,749
Interest-bearing	4,914,785	4,949,169
Total deposits	6,663,176	6,722,918
Broker-dealer and clearing organization payables	161,888	129,678
Reserve for losses and loss adjustment expenses	28,258	27,468
Unearned insurance premiums	89,646	88,422
Short-term borrowings	491,406	342,087
Notes payable	55,465	56,327
Junior subordinated debentures	67,012	67,012
Other liabilities	121,368	158,288
Total liabilities	7,678,219	7,592,200
Commitments and contingencies (see Notes 11 and 12)	'	'
Hilltop stockholders' equity:	'	'
Preferred stock, $0.01 par value, 10,000,000 shares authorized; Series B, liquidation value per share of $1,000; 114,068 shares issued and outstanding	114,068	114,068
Common stock, $0.01 par value, 100,000,000 shares authorized; 90,177,991 and 90,175,688 shares issued and outstanding, respectively	902	902
Additional paid-in capital	1,388,002	1,388,641
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	-16,054	-34,863
Accumulated deficit	-132,421	-157,607
Total Hilltop stockholders' equity	1,354,497	1,311,141
Noncontrolling interest	716	781
Total stockholders' equity	1,355,213	1,311,922
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	$9,033,432	$8,904,122

CONSOLIDATED_BALANCE_SHEETS_Pa

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (Parenthetical) (USD $)	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS	'	'
Available for sale, amortized cost (in dollars)	$1,270,685	$1,256,862
Held to maturity, fair value (in dollars)	30,902	'
Covered loans, allowance	$2,665	$1,061
Statement	'	'
Preferred stock, par value (in dollars per share)	$0.01	$0.01
Preferred stock, shares authorized	10,000,000	10,000,000
Common stock, par value (in dollars per share)	$0.01	$0.01
Common stock, shares authorized	100,000,000	100,000,000
Common stock, shares issued	90,177,991	90,175,688
Common stock, shares outstanding	90,177,991	90,175,688
Series B Preferred Stock	'	'
Statement	'	'
Preferred stock, liquidation value per share (in dollars per share)	$1,000	$1,000
Preferred stock, shares issued	114,068	114,068
Preferred stock, shares outstanding	114,068	114,068

CONSOLIDATED_STATEMENTS_OF_OPE

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (USD $)	3 Months Ended
In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013
Interest income:	'	'
Loans, including fees	$79,744	$64,886
Securities:	'	'
Taxable	7,588	5,912
Tax-exempt	1,242	1,347
Federal funds sold and securities purchased under agreements to resell	19	21
Interest-bearing deposits with banks	595	333
Other	2,640	2,105
Total interest income	91,828	74,604
Interest expense:	'	'
Deposits	3,759	3,450
Short-term borrowings	395	513
Notes payable	648	2,322
Junior subordinated debentures	584	608
Other	1,021	450
Total interest expense	6,407	7,343
Net interest income	85,421	67,261
Provision for loan losses	3,242	13,005
Net interest income after provision for loan losses	82,179	54,256
Noninterest income:	'	'
Net gains from sale of loans and other mortgage production income	79,111	127,596
Mortgage loan origination fees	12,344	18,893
Net insurance premiums earned	40,319	37,473
Investment and securities advisory fees and commissions	21,335	22,009
Other	16,991	7,307
Total noninterest income	170,100	213,278
Noninterest expense:	'	'
Employees' compensation and benefits	106,429	116,190
Loss and loss adjustment expenses	18,337	21,185
Policy acquisition and other underwriting expenses	11,687	10,803
Occupancy and equipment, net	26,338	19,412
Other	49,838	47,401
Total noninterest expense	212,629	214,991
Income before income taxes	39,650	52,543
Income tax expense	14,354	19,170
Net income	25,296	33,373
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest	110	300
Income attributable to Hilltop	25,186	33,073
Dividends on preferred stock	1,426	703
Income applicable to Hilltop common stockholders	$23,760	$32,370
Earnings per common share:	'	'
Basic (in dollars per share)	$0.26	$0.39
Diluted (in dollars per share)	$0.26	$0.39
Weighted average share information:	'	'
Basic (in shares)	89,707	83,487
Diluted (in shares)	90,585	83,743

CONSOLIDATED_STATEMENTS_OF_COM

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (USD $)	3 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME	'	'
Net income	$25,296	$33,373
Other comprehensive income:	'	'
Unrealized gains on securities available for sale, net of tax of $9,583 and $473	18,809	879
Comprehensive income	44,105	34,252
Less: comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interest	110	300
Comprehensive income applicable to Hilltop	$43,995	$33,952

CONSOLIDATED_STATEMENTS_OF_COM1

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (Parenthetical) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME	'	'
Unrealized gains (losses) on securities available for sale, tax	$9,583	$473

CONSOLIDATED_STATEMENTS_OF_STO

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY (USD $)	Total	Total Hilltop Stockholders' Equity	Preferred Stock	Common Stock	Additional Paid-in Capital	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)	Accumulated Deficit	Noncontrolling Interest
In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified
Balance at Dec. 31, 2012	$1,146,550	$1,144,496	$114,068	$835	$1,304,448	$8,094	($282,949)	$2,054
Balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2012	'	'	114,000	83,487,000	'	'	'	'
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Net income	33,373	33,073	'	'	'	'	33,073	300
Other comprehensive income	879	879	'	'	'	879	'	'
Stock-based compensation expense	64	64	'	'	64	'	'	'
Dividends on preferred stock	-703	-703	'	'	-703	'	'	'
Cash distributions to noncontrolling interest	-1,578	'	'	'	'	'	'	-1,578
Balance at Mar. 31, 2013	1,178,585	1,177,809	114,068	835	1,303,809	8,973	-249,876	776
Balance (in shares) at Mar. 31, 2013	'	'	114,000	83,487,000	'	'	'	'
Balance at Dec. 31, 2013	1,311,922	1,311,141	114,068	902	1,388,641	-34,863	-157,607	781
Balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2013	'	'	114,000	90,176,000	'	'	'	'
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Net income	25,296	25,186	'	'	'	'	25,186	110
Other comprehensive income	18,809	18,809	'	'	'	18,809	'	'
Stock-based compensation expense	735	735	'	'	735	'	'	'
Common stock issued to board members	52	52	'	'	52	'	'	'
Common stock issued to board members (in shares)	'	'	'	2,000	'	'	'	'
Dividends on preferred stock	-1,426	-1,426	'	'	-1,426	'	'	'
Cash distributions to noncontrolling interest	-175	'	'	'	'	'	'	-175
Balance at Mar. 31, 2014	$1,355,213	$1,354,497	$114,068	$902	$1,388,002	($16,054)	($132,421)	$716
Balance (in shares) at Mar. 31, 2014	'	'	114,000	90,178,000	'	'	'	'

CONSOLIDATED_STATEMENTS_OF_CAS

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (USD $)	3 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013
Operating Activities	'	'
Net income	$25,296	$33,373
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities	'	'
Provision for loan losses	3,242	13,005
Depreciation, amortization and accretion, net	-20,615	-9,548
Deferred income taxes	4,878	-7,067
Other, net	1,435	85
Net change in securities purchased under resale agreements	'	-3,254
Net change in trading securities	5,496	29,344
Net change in broker-dealer and clearing organization receivables	-88,613	-77,077
Net change in other assets	454	47,641
Net change in broker-dealer and clearing organization payables	62,842	34,075
Net change in loss and loss adjustment expense reserve	790	-1,942
Net change in unearned insurance premiums	1,224	1,434
Net change in other liabilities	-36,773	-56,899
Net gains from sale of loans	-79,111	-127,596
Loans originated for sale	-1,954,133	-3,025,709
Proceeds from loans sold	2,227,917	3,310,115
Net cash provided by operating activities	154,329	159,980
Investing Activities	'	'
Proceeds from maturities and principal reductions of securities held to maturity	351	'
Proceeds from sales, maturities and principal reductions of securities available for sale	31,845	53,759
Purchases of securities held to maturity	-31,334	'
Purchases of securities available for sale	-46,024	-209,507
Net change in loans	-256	-41,872
Purchases of premises and equipment and other assets	-8,710	-5,041
Proceeds from sales of premises and equipment and other real estate owned	14,713	3,880
Net cash received for Federal Home Loan Bank and Federal Reserve Bank stock	'	6,702
Net cash used in investing activities	-39,415	-192,079
Financing Activities	'	'
Net change in deposits	-90,374	68,869
Net change in short-term borrowings	149,319	-151,520
Payments on notes payable	-862	-792
Dividends paid on preferred stock	-1,342	'
Net cash distributed to noncontrolling interest	-175	-1,578
Other, net	-93	-65
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	56,473	-85,086
Net change in cash and cash equivalents	171,387	-117,185
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period	746,043	726,460
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period	917,410	609,275
Supplemental Disclosures of Cash Flow Information	'	'
Cash paid for interest	6,934	8,313
Cash paid for income taxes, net of refunds	-1,845	2,205
Supplemental Schedule of Non-Cash Activities	'	'
Conversion of loans to other real estate owned	$25,588	$284

Summary_of_Significant_Account

Summary of Significant Accounting and Reporting Policies	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014
Summary of Significant Accounting and Reporting Policies	'
Summary of Significant Accounting and Reporting Policies	'
	1. Summary of Significant Accounting and Reporting Policies
	Nature of Operations
	Hilltop Holdings Inc. (“Hilltop” and, collectively with its subsidiaries, the “Company”) is a financial holding company registered under the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956, as amended by the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act of 1999. On November 30, 2012, Hilltop acquired PlainsCapital Corporation pursuant to a plan of merger whereby PlainsCapital Corporation merged with and into a wholly owned subsidiary of Hilltop (the “PlainsCapital Merger”), which continued as the surviving entity under the name “PlainsCapital Corporation” (“PlainsCapital”).
	The Company has two primary operating business units, PlainsCapital and National Lloyds Corporation (“NLC”). PlainsCapital is a financial holding company, headquartered in Dallas, Texas, that provides, through its subsidiaries, an array of financial products and services. In addition to traditional banking services, PlainsCapital provides residential mortgage lending, investment banking, public finance advisory, wealth and investment management, treasury management, capital equipment leasing, fixed income sales, asset management, and correspondent clearing services. NLC is a property and casualty insurance holding company that provides, through its subsidiaries, fire and homeowners insurance to low value dwellings and manufactured homes primarily in Texas and other areas of the southern United States.
	On September 13, 2013 (the “Bank Closing Date”), PlainsCapital Bank (the “Bank”) assumed substantially all of the liabilities, including all of the deposits, and acquired substantially all of the assets of Edinburg, Texas-based First National Bank (“FNB”) from the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (the “FDIC”), as receiver, and reopened former FNB branches acquired from the FDIC under the “PlainsCapital Bank” name (the “FNB Transaction”). Pursuant to the Purchase and Assumption Agreement (the “P&A Agreement”), the Bank and the FDIC entered into loss-share agreements whereby the FDIC agreed to share in the losses of certain covered loans and covered other real estate owned (“OREO”) that the Bank acquired, as further described in Note 2 to the consolidated financial statements. The fair value of the assets acquired was $2.2 billion, including $1.1 billion in covered loans, $286.2 million in securities, $135.2 million in covered OREO and $42.9 million in non-covered loans. The Bank also assumed $2.2 billion in liabilities, consisting primarily of deposits. The acquisition of FNB’s expansive branch network allowed the Bank to increase its presence in Texas to include the Rio Grande Valley, Houston, Corpus Christi, Laredo and El Paso markets, among others.
	On March 31, 2014, the Company entered into a definitive merger agreement with SWS Group, Inc. (“SWS”) providing for the merger of SWS with and into a wholly owned subsidiary of Hilltop formed for the purpose of facilitating this transaction. SWS stockholders will receive per share consideration of 0.2496 shares of Hilltop common stock and $1.94 of cash, equating to $7.88 per share based on Hilltop’s closing price on March 31, 2014. The Company intends to fund the cash portion of the consideration through available cash. The merger is subject to customary closing conditions, including regulatory approvals and approval of the stockholders of SWS, and is expected to be completed prior to the end of 2014.
	Basis of Presentation
	The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“GAAP”), and in conformity with the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). In the opinion of management, these financial statements contain all adjustments necessary for a fair statement of the results of the interim periods presented. Accordingly, the financial statements do not include all of the information and footnotes required by GAAP for complete financial statements and should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013. Results for interim periods are not necessarily indicative of results to be expected for a full year or any future period.
	The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“GAAP”) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Estimates regarding the allowance for loan losses, the fair values of financial instruments, the amounts receivable under the loss-share agreements with the FDIC (“FDIC Indemnification Asset”), reserves for losses and loss adjustment expenses, the mortgage loan indemnification liability, and the potential impairment of assets are particularly subject to change. The Company has applied its critical accounting policies and estimation methods consistently in all periods presented in these consolidated financial statements.
	Certain reclassifications have been made to the prior period consolidated financial statements to conform with the current period presentation. In addition, the Company revised its historical consolidated balance sheets to correct the classification of certain noninterest-bearing deposits. The correction resulted in an increase in noninterest-bearing deposits and a decrease in interest-bearing deposits of $1.3 billion and $1.0 billion at December 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively, and the correction of the deposits note to the consolidated financial statements. Management has evaluated the impact of the correction as immaterial to previously issued financial statements; however, has elected to revise such amounts in the accompanying consolidated financial statements. The Company will similarly revise the consolidated balance sheets and deposits note to the quarterly and annual consolidated financial statements in its future filings.
	Hilltop owns 100% of the outstanding stock of PlainsCapital. PlainsCapital owns 100% of the outstanding stock of the Bank and 100% of the membership interest in PlainsCapital Equity, LLC. The Bank owns 100% of the outstanding stock of PrimeLending, a PlainsCapital Company (“PrimeLending”) and PCB-ARC, Inc. The Bank has a 100% membership interest in First Southwest Holdings, LLC (“First Southwest”) and PlainsCapital Securities, LLC, as well as a 51% voting interest in PlainsCapital Insurance Services, LLC.
	Hilltop also owns 100% of NLC, which operates through its wholly owned subsidiaries, National Lloyds Insurance Company (“NLIC”) and American Summit Insurance Company (“ASIC”).
	PrimeLending owns a 100% membership interest in PrimeLending Ventures Management, LLC, the controlling and sole managing member of PrimeLending Ventures, LLC (“Ventures”).
	The principal subsidiaries of First Southwest are First Southwest Company (“FSC”), a broker-dealer registered with the SEC and the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, and First Southwest Asset Management, Inc., a registered investment advisor under the Investment Advisors Act of 1940.
	The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the above-named entities. All significant intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated. Noncontrolling interests have been recorded for minority ownership in entities that are not wholly owned and are presented in compliance with the provisions of Noncontrolling Interest in Subsidiary Subsections of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”).
	PlainsCapital also owns 100% of the outstanding common securities of PCC Statutory Trusts I, II, III and IV (the “Trusts”), which are not included in the consolidated financial statements under the requirements of the Variable Interest Entities Subsections of the ASC, because the primary beneficiaries of the Trusts are not within the consolidated group.

Acquisitions

Acquisitions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014
Acquisitions	'
Acquisitions	'
	2. Acquisitions
	FNB Transaction
	On the Bank Closing Date, the Bank assumed substantially all of the liabilities, including all of the deposits, and acquired substantially all of the assets of FNB from the FDIC in an FDIC-assisted transaction. As part of the P&A Agreement, the Bank and the FDIC entered into loss-share agreements covering future losses incurred on certain acquired loans and OREO. The Company refers to acquired commercial and single family residential loan portfolios and OREO that are subject to the loss-share agreements as “covered loans” and “covered OREO”, respectively, and these assets are presented as separate line items in the Company’s consolidated balance sheet. Collectively, covered loans and covered OREO are referred to as “covered assets”.
	In accordance with the loss-share agreements, the Bank may be required to make a “true-up” payment to the FDIC approximately ten years following the Bank Closing Date if the FDIC’s initial estimate of losses on covered assets is greater than the actual realized losses. The “true-up” payment is calculated using a defined formula set forth in the P&A Agreement.
	The FNB Transaction was accounted for using the purchase method of accounting and, accordingly, purchased assets, including identifiable intangible assets and assumed liabilities, were recorded at their respective fair values as of the Bank Closing Date using significant estimates and assumptions to value certain identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed. The amounts are subject to adjustments based upon final settlement with the FDIC. The terms of the P&A Agreement provide for the FDIC to indemnify the Bank against claims with respect to liabilities and assets of FNB or any of its affiliates not assumed or otherwise purchased by the Bank and with respect to certain other claims by third parties.
	Pro Forma Results of Operations
	The operations acquired in the FNB Transaction are included in the Company’s operating results beginning September 14, 2013. The purchase of assets and assumption of certain liabilities of FNB from the FDIC, as receiver, was sufficiently significant to require disclosure of historical financial statements and related pro forma financial disclosure. Due to the nature and magnitude of the FNB Transaction, coupled with the federal assistance and protection resulting from the FDIC loss-share agreements, historical financial information of FNB is not relevant to future operations. The Company has omitted certain historical financial information and the related pro forma financial information of FNB pursuant to the guidance provided in Staff Accounting Bulletin Topic 1.K, Financial Statements of Acquired Troubled Financial Institutions (“SAB 1:K”), and a request for relief granted by the SEC. SAB 1:K provides relief from the requirements of Rule 3-05 of Regulation S-X in certain instances, such as the FNB Transaction, where a registrant engages in an acquisition of a significant amount of assets of a troubled financial institution for which audited financial statements are not reasonably available and in which federal assistance is so persuasive as to substantially reduce the relevance of such information to an assessment of future operations.

Fair_Value_Measurements

Fair Value Measurements	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014
Fair Value Measurements	'
Fair Value Measurements	'
	3. Fair Value Measurements
	Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures
	The Company determines fair values in compliance with The Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures Topic of the ASC (the “Fair Value Topic”). The Fair Value Topic defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value in GAAP and expands disclosures about fair value measurements. The Fair Value Topic defines fair value as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants. The Fair Value Topic assumes that transactions upon which fair value measurements are based occur in the principal market for the asset or liability being measured. Further, fair value measurements made under the Fair Value Topic exclude transaction costs and are not the result of forced transactions.
	The Fair Value Topic creates a fair value hierarchy that classifies fair value measurements based upon the inputs used in valuing the assets or liabilities that are the subject of fair value measurements. The fair value hierarchy gives the highest priority to quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs, as indicated below.
	·                  Level 1 Inputs: Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that the Company can access at the measurement date.
	·                  Level 2 Inputs: Observable inputs other than Level 1 prices. Level 2 inputs include quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets, quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active, inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability (e.g., interest rates, yield curves, prepayment speeds, default rates, credit risks, loss severities, etc.), and inputs that are derived from or corroborated by market data, among others.
	·                  Level 3 Inputs: Unobservable inputs that reflect an entity’s own assumptions about the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the assets or liabilities. Level 3 inputs include pricing models and discounted cash flow techniques, among others.
	Fair Value Option
	The Company has elected to measure substantially all of PrimeLending’s mortgage loans held for sale and retained mortgage servicing rights (“MSR”) at fair value, and certain time deposits at the Bank under the provisions of the Fair Value Option. The Company elected to apply the provisions of the Fair Value Option to these items so that it would have the opportunity to mitigate volatility in reported earnings caused by measuring related assets and liabilities differently without having to apply complex hedge accounting provisions. The Company determines the fair value of the financial instruments accounted for under the provisions of the Fair Value Option in compliance with the provisions of the Fair Value Topic of the ASC discussed above.
	At March 31, 2014, the aggregate fair value of PrimeLending’s mortgage loans held for sale accounted for under the Fair Value Option was $886.6 million, and the unpaid principal balance of those loans was $860.5 million. At December 31, 2013, the aggregate fair value of PrimeLending’s mortgage loans held for sale accounted for under the Fair Value Option was $1.09 billion, and the unpaid principal balance of those loans was $1.07 billion. The interest component of fair value is reported as interest income on loans in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations.
	The Company holds a number of financial instruments that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis, either by the application of the Fair Value Option or other authoritative pronouncements. The fair values of those instruments are determined primarily using Level 2 inputs. Those inputs include quotes from mortgage loan investors and derivatives dealers, data from independent pricing services and rates paid in the brokered certificate of deposit market.
	The following tables present information regarding financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis (in thousands).
		Level 1			Level 2		Level 3			Total
	March 31, 2014	Inputs			Inputs		Inputs			Fair Value
	Trading securities	$	33		$	53,317	$	—		$	53,350
	Available for sale securities	24,663			1,156,598		64,098			1,245,359
	Loans held for sale	—			860,374		26,826			887,200
	Derivative assets	—			23,365		—			23,365
	Mortgage servicing rights asset	—			—		29,939			29,939
	Trading liabilities	—			48		—			48
	Derivative liabilities	—			—		5,950			5,950
		Level 1			Level 2		Level 3			Total
	December 31, 2013	Inputs			Inputs		Inputs			Fair Value
	Trading securities	33			58,813		$	—		58,846
	Available for sale securities	22,079			1,121,011		60,053			1,203,143
	Loans held for sale	—			1,061,310		27,729			1,089,039
	Derivative assets	—			23,564		—			23,564
	Mortgage servicing rights asset	—			—		20,149			20,149
	Trading liabilities	—			46		—			46
	Derivative liabilities	—			139		5,600			5,739
	The following tables include a roll forward for those financial instruments measured at fair value using Level 3 inputs (in thousands).
										Total Gains or Losses
										(Realized or Unrealized)
		Balance at											Included in Other
		Beginning of			Purchases/		Sales/			Included in			Comprehensive			Balance at
		Period			Additions		Reductions			Net Income			Income (Loss)			End of Period
	Three months ended March 31, 2014
	Available for sale securities	$	60,053		$	—	$	—		$	593		$	3,452		$	64,098
	Loans held for sale	27,729			4,900		(5,594		)	(209		)	—			26,826
	Mortgage servicing rights asset	20,149			7,432		—			2,358			—			29,939
	Derivative liabilities	(5,600		)	—		—			(350		)	—			(5,950		)
	Total	$	102,331		$	12,332	$	(5,594	)	$	2,392		$	3,452		$	114,913
	Three months ended March 31, 2013
	Available for sale securities	$	56,277		$	—	$	—		$	512		$	2,012		$	58,801
	Mortgage servicing rights asset	2,080			2,125		—			225			—			4,430
	Derivative liabilities	(4,490		)	—		—			(224		)	—			(4,714		)
	Total	$	53,867		$	2,125	$	—		$	513		$	2,012		$	58,517
	All net unrealized gains (losses) in the tables above are reflected in the accompanying consolidated financial statements. The unrealized gains (losses) relate to financial instruments still held at March 31, 2014. The available for sale securities noted in the table above reflect Hilltop’s note receivable and warrant to purchase common stock of SWS as discussed in Note 4 to the consolidated financial statements.
	Hilltop’s note receivable is valued using a cash flow model that estimates yield based on comparable securities in the market. The interest rate used to discount cash flows is the most significant unobservable input. An increase or decrease in the discount rate would result in a corresponding decrease or increase, respectively, in the fair value measurement of the note receivable.
	The warrant is valued utilizing a binomial model. The underlying SWS common stock price and its related volatility, an unobservable input, are the most significant inputs into the model, and, therefore, decreases or increases to the SWS common stock price would result in a significant change in the fair value measurement of the warrant.
	Loans held for sale, including monitored mortgage loans, are valued using commitments on hand from investors or prevailing market prices.
	The MSR asset is valued by projecting net servicing cash flows, which are then discounted to estimate the fair value. The fair value of the MSR asset is impacted by a variety of factors, including prepayment assumptions, discount rates, delinquency rates, contractually specified servicing fees, servicing costs and underlying portfolio characteristics.
	Derivative liabilities in the tables above include a derivative option agreement (“Fee Award Option”) entered into by First Southwest and valued using discounted cash flows and probability of exercise.
	The Company had no transfers between Levels 1 and 2 during the periods presented.
	The following table presents the changes in fair value for instruments that are reported at fair value under the Fair Value Option (in thousands).
		Changes in Fair Value for Assets and Liabilities Reported at Fair Value under Fair Value Option
		Three Months Ended March 31, 2014								Three Months Ended March 31, 2013
					Other		Total						Other			Total
		Net			Noninterest		Changes in			Net			Noninterest			Changes in
		Gains (Losses)			Income		Fair Value			Gains (Losses)			Income			Fair Value
	Loans held for sale	$	4,518		$	—	$	4,518		$	(5,438	)	$	—		$	(5,438	)
	Mortgage servicing rights asset	2,358			—		2,358			225			—			225
	Time deposits	—			—		—			—			8			8
The Company also determines the fair value of certain assets and liabilities on a non-recurring basis. In addition, facts and circumstances may dictate a fair value measurement when there is evidence of impairment. Assets and liabilities measured on a non-recurring basis include the items discussed below.
Impaired Loans — The Company reports impaired loans based on the underlying fair value of the collateral through specific allowances within the allowance for loan losses. Purchased credit impaired (“PCI”) loans with a fair value of $172.9 million and $822.8 million were acquired by the Company upon completion of the PlainsCapital Merger and the FNB Transaction, respectively. Substantially all PCI loans acquired in the FNB Transaction are covered by FDIC loss-share agreements. The fair value of PCI loans was determined using Level 3 inputs, including estimates of expected cash flows that incorporated assumptions regarding default rates, loss severity rates assuming default, prepayment speeds and estimated collateral values.
Other Real Estate Owned — The Company reports OREO at fair value less estimated cost to sell. Any excess of recorded investment over fair value, less cost to sell, is charged against the allowance for loan losses when property is initially transferred to OREO. Subsequent to the initial transfer to OREO, downward valuation adjustments are charged against earnings. The Company determines fair value primarily using independent appraisals of OREO properties. The resulting fair value measurements are classified as Level 2 or Level 3 inputs, depending upon the extent to which unobservable inputs determine the fair value measurement. The Company considers a number of factors in determining the extent to which specific fair value measurements utilize unobservable inputs, including, but not limited to, the inherent subjectivity in appraisals, the length of time elapsed since the receipt of independent market price or appraised value, and current market conditions. In the FNB Transaction, the Bank acquired OREO of $135.2 million, all of which is covered by FDIC loss-share agreements. At March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, the estimated fair value of covered OREO was $152.3 million and $142.8 million, respectively, and the underlying fair value measurements utilize Level 3 inputs. The fair value of non-covered OREO at March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013 was $5.8 million and $4.8 million, respectively, and is included in other assets within the consolidated balance sheets. During the reported periods, all fair value measurements for non-covered OREO utilized Level 2 inputs.
The following table presents information regarding certain assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis for which a change in fair value has been recorded during reporting periods subsequent to initial recognition (in thousands).
												Total Gains			Total Gains
												(Losses) for the			(Losses) for the
												Three Months			Three Months
	Level 1			Level 2		Level 3			Total			Ended			Ended
March 31, 2014	Inputs			Inputs		Inputs			Fair Value			March 31, 2014			March 31, 2013
Non-covered impaired loans	$	—		$	—	$	29,043		$	29,043		$	(215	)	$	(431	)
Covered impaired loans	—			—		35,519			35,519			(1,691		)	—
Non-covered other real estate owned	—			18		—			18			(102		)	(160		)
Covered other real estate owned	—			—		34,167			34,167			(431		)	—
The Fair Value of Financial Instruments Subsection of the ASC requires disclosure of the fair value of financial assets and liabilities, including the financial assets and liabilities previously discussed. The methods for determining estimated fair value for financial assets and liabilities is described in detail in Note 3 to the consolidated financial statements included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013.
The following tables present the carrying values and estimated fair values of financial instruments not measured at fair value on either a recurring or non-recurring basis (in thousands).
				Estimated Fair Value
	Carrying			Level 1		Level 2			Level 3
March 31, 2014	Amount			Inputs		Inputs			Inputs			Total
Financial assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	917,410		$	917,410	$	—		$	—		$	917,410
Held to maturity securities	30,981			—		30,902			—			30,902
Non-covered loans, net	3,612,301			—		315,199			3,313,626			3,628,825
Covered loans, net	909,783			—		—			1,060,417			1,060,417
Broker-dealer and clearing organization receivables	174,442			—		174,442			—			174,442
FDIC indemnification asset	188,736			—		—			188,736			188,736
Other assets	64,178			—		42,233			21,945			64,178
Financial liabilities:
Deposits	6,663,176			—		6,667,621			—			6,667,621
Broker-dealer and clearing organization payables	161,888			—		161,888			—			161,888
Short-term borrowings	491,406			—		491,406			—			491,406
Debt	122,477			—		115,777			—			115,777
Other liabilities	2,834			—		2,834			—			2,834
				Estimated Fair Value
	Carrying			Level 1		Level 2			Level 3
December 31, 2013	Amount			Inputs		Inputs			Inputs			Total
Financial assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	746,023		$	746,023	$	—		$	—		$	746,023
Non-covered loans, net	3,481,405			—		281,712			3,119,319			3,401,031
Covered loans, net	1,005,308			—		—			997,371			997,371
Broker-dealer and clearing organization receivables	119,317			—		119,317			—			119,317
FDIC indemnification asset	188,291			—		—			188,291			188,291
Other assets	66,055			—		43,946			22,109			66,055
Financial liabilities:
Deposits	6,722,019			—		6,722,909			—			6,722,909
Broker-dealer and clearing organization payables	129,678			—		129,678			—			129,678
Short-term borrowings	342,087			—		342,087			—			342,087
Debt	123,339			—		114,671			—			114,671
Other liabilities	3,362			—		3,362			—			3,362

Securities

Securities	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014
Securities	'
Securities	'
	4. Securities
	The amortized cost and fair value of securities, excluding trading securities, are summarized as follows (in thousands).
		Available for Sale
					Gross			Gross
		Amortized			Unrealized			Unrealized
	March 31, 2014	Cost			Gains			Losses			Fair Value
	U.S. Treasury securities	$	63,684		$	80		$	(94	)	$	63,670
	U.S. government agencies:
	Bonds	704,980			1,051			(38,903		)	667,128
	Residential mortgage-backed securities	57,781			1,269			(505		)	58,545
	Collateralized mortgage obligations	117,336			296			(3,800		)	113,832
	Corporate debt securities	95,422			4,955			(226		)	100,151
	States and political subdivisions	155,292			843			(3,550		)	152,585
	Commercial mortgage-backed securities	618			69			—			687
	Equity securities	20,237			4,426			—			24,663
	Note receivable	43,267			5,315			—			48,582
	Warrant	12,068			3,448			—			15,516
	Totals	$	1,270,685		$	21,752		$	(47,078	)	$	1,245,359
		Available for Sale
		Amortized			Unrealized			Unrealized
	December 31, 2013	Cost			Gains			Losses			Fair Value
	U.S. Treasury securities	$	43,684		$	82		$	(238	)	$	43,528
	U.S. government agencies:
	Bonds	717,909			550			(55,727		)	662,732
	Residential mortgage-backed securities	59,936			735			(584		)	60,087
	Collateralized mortgage obligations	124,502			349			(4,390		)	120,461
	Corporate debt securities	72,376			4,610			(378		)	76,608
	States and political subdivisions	162,955			388			(6,508		)	156,835
	Commercial mortgage-backed securities	691			69			—			760
	Equity securities	20,067			2,012			—			22,079
	Note receivable	42,674			5,235			—			47,909
	Warrant	12,068			76			—			12,144
	Totals	$	1,256,862		$	14,106		$	(67,825	)	$	1,203,143
		Held to Maturity
		Amortized			Unrealized			Unrealized
	March 31, 2014	Cost			Gains			Losses			Fair Value
	U.S. government agencies:
	Residential mortgage-backed securities	$	29,582		$	—		$	(70	)	$	29,512
	States and political subdivisions	1,399			1			(10		)	1,390
	Totals	$	30,981		$	1		$	(80	)	$	30,902
	Available for sale securities includes 1,475,387 shares of SWS common stock, a $50.0 million aggregate principal amount note issued by SWS and a warrant to purchase 8,695,652 shares of SWS common stock. SWS issued the note in July 2011 under a credit agreement pursuant to a senior unsecured loan from Hilltop. The note bears interest at a rate of 8.0% per annum, is prepayable by SWS subject to certain conditions after three years, and has a maturity of five years. The warrant provides for the purchase of 8,695,652 shares of SWS common stock at an exercise price of $5.75 per share, subject to anti-dilution adjustments. If the warrant was fully exercised, Hilltop would beneficially own 24.4% of SWS.
	Information regarding securities that were in an unrealized loss position is shown in the following tables (dollars in thousands).
		March 31, 2014								December 31, 2013
		Number of					Unrealized			Number of					Unrealized
		Securities		Fair Value			Losses			Securities		Fair Value			Losses
	Available for Sale
	U.S. treasury securities:
	Unrealized loss for less than twelve months	6		$	13,289		$	94		6		$	12,748		$	238
	Unrealized loss for twelve months or longer	—		—			—			—		—			—
		6		13,289			94			6		12,748			238
	U.S. government agencies:
	Bonds:
	Unrealized loss for less than twelve months	31		399,291			24,490			35		526,817			45,274
	Unrealized loss for twelve months or longer	7		160,352			14,413			5		90,931			10,453
		38		559,643			38,903			40		617,748			55,727
	Residential mortgage-backed securities:
	Unrealized loss for less than twelve months	1		1,595			62			2		2,194			54
	Unrealized loss for twelve months or longer	3		9,325			443			3		9,309			530
		4		10,920			505			5		11,503			584
	Collateralized mortgage obligations:
	Unrealized loss for less than twelve months	6		68,200			3,740			7		84,054			4,320
	Unrealized loss for twelve months or longer	2		4,095			60			2		4,995			70
		8		72,295			3,800			9		89,049			4,390
Corporate debt securities:
Unrealized loss for less than twelve months	7		10,732			226			7		10,754			378
Unrealized loss for twelve months or longer	—		—			—			—		—			—
	7		10,732			226			7		10,754			378
States and political subdivisions:
Unrealized loss for less than twelve months	29		21,753			257			46		30,245			669
Unrealized loss for twelve months or longer	140		92,954			3,293			150		96,882			5,839
	169		114,707			3,550			196		127,127			6,508
Total available for sale:
Unrealized loss for less than twelve months	80		514,860			28,869			103		666,812			50,933
Unrealized loss for twelve months or longer	152		266,726			18,209			160		202,117			16,892
	232		$	781,586		$	47,078		263		$	868,929		$	67,825
`	March 31, 2014								December 31, 2013
	Number of					Unrealized			Number of						Unrealized
	Securities		Fair Value			Losses			Securities			Fair Value			Losses
Held to Maturity
U.S. government agencies:
Residential mortgage-backed securities:
Unrealized loss for less than twelve months	3		$	29,512		$	70		$	—		$	—		$	—
Unrealized loss for twelve months or longer	—		—			—			—			—			—
	3		29,512			70			—			—			—
States and political subdivisions:
Unrealized loss for less than twelve months	2		1,112			10			—			—			—
Unrealized loss for twelve months or longer	—		—			—			—			—			—
	2		1,112			10			—			—			—
Total held to maturity:
Unrealized loss for less than twelve months	5		30,624			80			—			—			—
Unrealized loss for twelve months or longer	—		—			—			—			—			—
	5		$	30,624		$	80		—			$	—		$	—
During the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013, the Company did not record any other-than-temporary impairments. While all of the investments are monitored for potential other-than-temporary impairment, the Company’s analysis and experience indicate that these available for sale investments generally do not present a great risk of other-than-temporary-impairment, as fair value should recover over time. Factors considered in the Company’s analysis include the reasons for the unrealized loss position, the severity and duration of the unrealized loss position, credit worthiness, and forecasted performance of the investee. While some of the securities held in the investment portfolio have decreased in value since the date of acquisition, the severity of loss and the duration of the loss position are not believed to be significant enough to warrant other-than-temporary impairment of the securities. The Company does not intend, nor is it likely that the Company will be required, to sell these securities before the recovery of the cost basis. Therefore, management does not believe any other-than-temporary impairments exist at March 31, 2014.
Expected maturities may differ from contractual maturities because certain borrowers may have the right to call or prepay obligations with or without penalties. The amortized cost and fair value of securities, excluding trading and available for sale equity securities and the available for sale warrant, at March 31, 2014 are shown by contractual maturity below (in thousands).
	Available for Sale						Held to Maturity
	Amortized						Amortized
	Cost			Fair Value			Cost			Fair Value
Due in one year or less	$	135,582		$	135,741		$	—		$	—
Due after one year through five years	117,222			126,696			—			—
Due after five years through ten years	85,407			86,616			—			—
Due after ten years	724,434			683,063			1,399			1,390
	1,062,645			1,032,116			1,399			1,390
Residential mortgage-backed securities	57,781			58,545			29,582			29,512
Collateralized mortgage obligations	117,336			113,832			—			—
Commercial mortgage-backed securities	618			687			—			—
	$	1,238,380		$	1,205,180		$	30,981		$	30,902
The Company realized a net gain from its trading securities portfolio of $0.6 million during the three months ended March 31, 2014 and a net loss of $1.2 million during the three months ended March 31, 2013, which are recorded as a component of other noninterest income within the consolidated statements of operations.
Securities with a carrying amount of $1.1 billion and $1.0 billion (with a fair value of $1.0 billion and $938.1 million) at March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively, were pledged to secure public and trust deposits, federal funds purchased and securities sold under agreements to repurchase, and for other purposes as required or permitted by law.
Mortgage-backed securities and collateralized mortgage obligations consist principally of Government National Mortgage Association (“GNMA”), Federal National Mortgage Association (“FNMA”) and Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (“FHLMC”) pass-through and participation certificates. GNMA securities are guaranteed by the full faith and credit of the United States, while FNMA and FHLMC securities are fully guaranteed by those respective United States government-sponsored agencies, and conditionally guaranteed by the full faith and credit of the United States.
At March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, NLC had investments on deposit in custody for various state insurance departments with carrying values of $8.6 million and $9.4 million, respectively.

NonCovered_Loans_and_Allowance

Non-Covered Loans and Allowance for Non-Covered Loan Losses	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014
Non-Covered Loans and Allowance for Non-Covered Loan Losses	'
Non-Covered Loans and Allowance for Non-Covered Loan Losses	'
	5. Non-Covered Loans and Allowance for Non-Covered Loan Losses
	Non-covered loans refer to loans not covered by the FDIC loss-share agreements. Covered loans are discussed in Note 6 to the consolidated financial statements. Non-covered loans summarized by portfolio segment are as follows (in thousands).
		March 31,			December 31,
		2014			2013
	Commercial and industrial	$	1,670,087		$	1,637,266
	Real estate	1,535,361			1,457,253
	Construction and land development	387,382			364,551
	Consumer	54,116			55,576
		3,646,946			3,514,646
	Allowance for non-covered loan losses	(34,645		)	(33,241		)
	Total non-covered loans, net of allowance	$	3,612,301		$	3,481,405
	The Bank has lending policies in place with the goal of establishing an asset portfolio that will provide a return on stockholders’ equity sufficient to maintain capital to assets ratios that meet or exceed established regulations. Loans are underwritten with careful consideration of the borrower’s financial condition, the specific purpose of the loan, the primary sources of repayment and any collateral pledged to secure the loan.
	Underwriting procedures address financial components based on the size or complexity of the credit. The financial components include, but are not limited to, current and projected cash flows, shock analysis and/or stress testing, and trends in appropriate balance sheet and statement of operations ratios. Collateral analysis includes a complete description of the collateral, as well as determining values, monitoring requirements, loan to value ratios, concentration risk, appraisal requirements and other information relevant to the collateral being pledged. Guarantor analysis includes liquidity and cash flow analysis based on the significance the guarantors are expected to serve as secondary repayment sources. The Bank’s underwriting standards are governed by adherence to its loan policy. The loan policy provides for specific guidelines by portfolio segment, including commercial and industrial, real estate, construction and land development, and consumer loans. Within each individual portfolio segment, permissible and impermissible loan types are explicitly outlined. Within the loan types, minimum requirements for the underwriting factors listed above are provided.
	The Bank maintains a loan review department that reviews credit risk in response to both external and internal factors that potentially impact the performance of either individual loans or the overall loan portfolio. The loan review process reviews the creditworthiness of borrowers and determines compliance with the loan policy. The loan review process complements and reinforces the risk identification and assessment decisions made by lenders and credit personnel.  Results of these reviews are presented to management and the Bank’s board of directors.
	In connection with the PlainsCapital Merger and the FNB Transaction, the Company acquired non-covered loans both with and without evidence of credit quality deterioration since origination. The following table presents the carrying values and the outstanding balances of the non-covered PCI loans (in thousands).
		March 31,			December 31,
		2014			2013
	Carrying amount	$	85,396		$	100,392
	Outstanding balance	122,881			141,983
	Changes in the accretable yield for the non-covered PCI loans were as follows (in thousands).
		Three Months Ended March 31,
		2014			2013
	Balance, beginning of period	$	17,601		$	17,553
	Additions	—			—
	Increases in expected cash flows	3,475			11,996
	Disposals of loans	(603		)	(26		)
	Accretion	(2,760		)	(3,277		)
	Balance, end of period	$	17,713		$	26,246
	Impaired loans exhibit a clear indication that the borrower’s cash flow may not be sufficient to meet principal and interest payments, which is generally when a loan is 90 days past due unless the asset is both well secured and in the process of collection. Non-covered impaired loans include non-accrual loans, troubled debt restructurings (“TDRs”), PCI loans and partially charged-off loans.
	Non-covered PCI loans are summarized by class in the following tables (in thousands). In addition to the non-covered PCI loans, there were $5.3 million and $4.1 million of additional non-covered impaired loans at March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively.
		Unpaid			Recorded			Recorded		Total
		Contractual			Investment with			Investment with		Recorded			Related
	March 31, 2014	Principal Balance			No Allowance			Allowance		Investment			Allowance
	Commercial and industrial:
	Secured	$	57,302		$	19,727		$	12,894	$	32,621		$	2,716
	Unsecured	11,421			1,225			—		1,225			—
	Real estate:
	Secured by commercial properties	41,051			12,053			17,439		29,492			450
	Secured by residential properties	4,589			1,353			1,356		2,709			79
	Construction and land development:
	Residential construction loans	33			—			—		—			—
	Commercial construction loans and land development	25,535			14,912			706		15,618			107
	Consumer	7,516			3,731			—		3,731			—
		$	147,447		$	53,001		$	32,395	$	85,396		$	3,352
		Unpaid			Recorded			Recorded		Total
		Contractual			Investment with			Investment with		Recorded			Related
	December 31, 2013	Principal Balance			No Allowance			Allowance		Investment			Allowance
	Commercial and industrial:
	Secured	$	60,309		$	19,280		$	16,092	$	35,372		$	2,705
	Unsecured	11,772			240			1,204		1,444			15
	Real estate:
	Secured by commercial properties	49,306			20,185			16,070		36,255			339
	Secured by residential properties	5,013			1,347			1,648		2,995			39
	Construction and land development:
	Residential construction loans	33			—			—		—			—
	Commercial construction loans and land development	48,515			15,225			4,592		19,817			39
	Consumer	7,946			4,509			—		4,509			—
		$	182,894		$	60,786		$	39,606	$	100,392		$	3,137
	Average investment in non-covered PCI loans is summarized by class in the following table (in thousands).
		Three Months Ended March 31,
		2014			2013
	Commercial and industrial:
	Secured	$	33,997		$	68,316
Unsecured	1,335			3,107
Real estate:
Secured by commercial properties	32,874			53,371
Secured by residential properties	2,852			7,413
Construction and land development:
Residential construction loans	—			354
Commercial construction loans and land development	17,718			29,266
Consumer	4,120			75
	$	92,896		$	161,902
Non-covered non-accrual loans, excluding those classified as held for sale, are summarized by class in the following table (in thousands).
	March 31,			December 31,
	2014			2013
Commercial and industrial:
Secured	$	14,551		$	15,430
Unsecured	1,024			1,300
Real estate:
Secured by commercial properties	1,094			2,638
Secured by residential properties	2,371			398
Construction and land development:
Residential construction loans	—			—
Commercial construction loans and land development	142			112
Consumer	—			—
	$	19,182		$	19,878
At March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, non-covered non-accrual loans included non-covered PCI loans of $13.9 million and $15.8 million, respectively, for which discount accretion has been suspended because the extent and timing of cash flows from these non-covered PCI loans can no longer be reasonably estimated. In addition to the non-covered non-accrual loans in the table above, $3.7 million and $3.5 million of real estate loans secured by residential properties and classified as held for sale were in non-accrual status at March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively.
Interest income recorded on accruing impaired loans and on non-accrual loans was $1.4 million for the three months ended March 31, 2014. Interest income recorded on accruing impaired loans and on non-accrual loans for the three months ended March 31, 2013 was nominal.
The Bank classifies loan modifications as TDRs when it concludes that it has both granted a concession to a debtor and that the debtor is experiencing financial difficulties. Loan modifications are typically structured to create affordable payments for the debtor and can be achieved in a variety of ways. The Bank modifies loans by reducing interest rates and/or lengthening loan amortization schedules. The Bank also reconfigures a single loan into two or more loans (“A/B Note”). The typical A/B Note restructure results in a “bad” loan which is charged off and a “good” loan or loans the terms of which comply with the Bank’s customary underwriting policies. The debt charged off on the “bad” loan is not forgiven to the debtor.
Information regarding TDRs granted is shown in the following tables (in thousands). At March 31, 2014, the Bank had no unadvanced commitments to borrowers whose loans have been restructured in TDRs. At December 31, 2013, the Bank had $0.5 million in such unadvanced commitments.
	Recorded Investment in Loans Modified by
				Interest Rate			Payment Term		Total
Three months ended March 31, 2014	A/B Note			Adjustment			Extension		Modification
Commercial and industrial:
Secured	$	—		$	—		$	—	$	—
Unsecured	—			—			—		—
Real estate:
Secured by commercial properties	—			—			345		345
Secured by residential properties	—			—			258		258
Construction and land development:
Residential construction loans	—			—			—		—
Commercial construction loans and land development	—			—			142		142
Consumer	—			—			—		—
	$	—		$	—		$	745	$	745
	Recorded Investment in Loans Modified by
				Interest Rate			Payment Term		Total
Three months ended March 31, 2013	A/B Note			Adjustment			Extension		Modification
Commercial and industrial:
Secured	$	—		$	—		$	28	$	28
Unsecured	—			—			—		—
Real estate:
Secured by commercial properties	—			—			1,236		1,236
Secured by residential properties	—			—			262		262
Construction and land development:
Residential construction loans	—			—			—		—
Commercial construction loans and land development	—			—			570		570
Consumer	—			—			—		—
	$	—		$	—		$	2,096	$	2,096
An analysis of the aging of the Bank’s non-covered loan portfolio is shown in the following tables (in thousands).
																			Accruing Loans
	Loans Past Due			Loans Past Due			Loans Past Due		Total			Current			PCI		Total		Past Due
March 31, 2014	30-59 Days			60-89 Days			90 Days or More		Past Due Loans			Loans			Loans		Loans		90 Days or More
Commercial and industrial:
Secured	$	4,492		$	4,914		$	379	$	9,785		$	1,528,769		$	32,621	$	1,571,175	$	1
Unsecured	88			1			—		89			97,598			1,225		98,912		—
Real estate:
Secured by commercial properties	205			—			—		205			1,083,444			29,492		1,113,141		—
Secured by residential properties	1,976			49			70		2,095			417,416			2,709		422,220		—
Construction and land development:
Residential construction loans	381			—			—		381			67,540			—		67,921		—
Commercial construction loans and land development	—			3,121			—		3,121			300,722			15,618		319,461		—
Consumer	240			10			1		251			50,134			3,731		54,116		1
	$	7,382		$	8,095		$	450	$	15,927		$	3,545,623		$	85,396	$	3,646,946	$	2
																			Accruing Loans
	Loans Past Due			Loans Past Due			Loans Past Due		Total			Current			PCI		Total		Past Due
December 31, 2013	30-59 Days			60-89 Days			90 Days or More		Past Due Loans			Loans			Loans		Loans		90 Days or More
Commercial and industrial:
Secured	$	2,171		$	277		$	1,354	$	3,802		$	1,492,793		$	35,372	$	1,531,967	$	272
Unsecured	333			9			60		402			103,453			1,444		105,299		59
Real estate:
Secured by commercial properties	192			—			132		324			1,044,437			36,255		1,081,016		—
Secured by residential properties	1,045			36			203		1,284			371,958			2,995		376,237		203
Construction and land development:
Residential construction loans	415			—			—		415			64,664			—		65,079		—
Commercial construction loans and land development	41			881			112		1,034			278,621			19,817		299,472		—
Consumer	201			60			—		261			50,806			4,509		55,576		—
	$	4,398		$	1,263		$	1,861	$	7,522		$	3,406,732		$	100,392	$	3,514,646	$	534
Management tracks credit quality trends on a quarterly basis related to: (i) past due levels, (ii) non-performing asset levels, (iii) classified loan levels, (iv) net charge-offs, and (v) general economic conditions in the state and local markets.
The Bank utilizes a risk grading matrix to assign a risk grade to each of the loans in its portfolio. A risk rating is assigned based on an assessment of the borrower’s management, collateral position, financial capacity, and economic factors. The general characteristics of the various risk grades are described below.
Pass — “Pass” loans present a range of acceptable risks to the Bank. Loans that would be considered virtually risk-free are rated Pass — low risk.  Loans that exhibit sound standards based on the grading factors above and present a reasonable risk to the Bank are rated Pass — normal risk.  Loans that exhibit a minor weakness in one or more of the grading criteria but still present an acceptable risk to the Bank are rated Pass — high risk.
Special Mention — “Special Mention” loans have potential weaknesses that deserve management’s close attention. If left uncorrected, these potential weaknesses may result in a deterioration of the repayment prospects for the loans and weaken the Bank’s credit position at some future date. Special Mention loans are not adversely classified and do not expose the Bank to sufficient risk to require adverse classification.
Substandard — “Substandard” loans are inadequately protected by the current sound worth and paying capacity of the obligor or the collateral pledged, if any. Loans so classified must have a well-defined weakness or weaknesses that jeopardize the liquidation of the debt. They are characterized by the distinct possibility that the Bank will sustain some loss if the deficiencies are not corrected. Many substandard loans are considered impaired.
PCI — “PCI” loans exhibited evidence of credit deterioration at acquisition that made it probable that all contractually required principal payments would not be collected.
The following tables present the internal risk grades of non-covered loans, as previously described, in the portfolio by class (in thousands).
March 31, 2014	Pass			Special Mention			Substandard		PCI			Total
Commercial and industrial:
Secured	$	1,474,358		$	29,114		$	35,082	$	32,621		$	1,571,175
Unsecured	97,512			8			167		1,225			98,912
Real estate:
Secured by commercial properties	1,076,039			5,835			1,775		29,492			1,113,141
Secured by residential properties	413,626			—			5,885		2,709			422,220
Construction and land development:
Residential construction loans	67,921			—			—		—			67,921
Commercial construction loans and land development	299,760			280			3,803		15,618			319,461
Consumer	50,348			—			37		3,731			54,116
	$	3,479,564		$	35,237		$	46,749	$	85,396		$	3,646,946
December 31, 2013	Pass			Special Mention			Substandard		PCI			Total
Commercial and industrial:
Secured	$	1,450,734		$	16,840		$	29,021	$	35,372		$	1,531,967
Unsecured	103,674			12			169		1,444			105,299
Real estate:
Secured by commercial properties	1,038,930			4,436			1,395		36,255			1,081,016
Secured by residential properties	367,758			—			5,484		2,995			376,237
Construction and land development:
Residential construction loans	65,079			—			—		—			65,079
Commercial construction loans and land development	275,808			3,384			463		19,817			299,472
Consumer	51,052			1			14		4,509			55,576
	$	3,353,035		$	24,673		$	36,546	$	100,392		$	3,514,646
The allowance for loan losses is a reserve established through a provision for loan losses charged to expense, which represents management’s best estimate of probable losses inherent in the existing portfolio of loans. Management has responsibility for determining the level of the allowance for loan losses, subject to review by the Audit Committee of the Company’s Board of Directors and the Loan Review Committee of the Bank’s board of directors.
It is management’s responsibility at the end of each quarter, or more frequently as deemed necessary, to analyze the level of the allowance for loan losses to ensure that it is appropriate for the estimated credit losses in the portfolio consistent with the Interagency Policy Statement on the Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses and the Receivables and Contingencies Topics of the ASC. Estimated credit losses are the probable current amount of loans that the Company will be unable to collect given facts and circumstances as of the evaluation date. When management determines that a loan or portion thereof is uncollectible, the loan, or portion thereof, is charged off against the allowance for loan losses. Any subsequent recovery of charged-off loans is added back to the allowance for loan losses. The Bank’s loan portfolio is designated into two populations: acquired loans and originated loans. The allowance for loan losses is calculated separately for acquired and originated loans.
Originated Loans
The Company has developed a methodology that seeks to determine an allowance within the scope of the Receivables and Contingencies Topics of the ASC. Each of the loans that has been determined to be impaired is within the scope of the Receivables Topic. Impaired loans that are equal to or greater than $0.5 million are individually evaluated for impairment using one of three impairment measurement methods as of the evaluation date: (1) the present value of expected future discounted cash flows on the loan, (2) the loan’s observable market price, or (3) the fair value of the collateral if the loan is collateral dependent. Specific reserves are provided in the estimate of the allowance based on the measurement of impairment under these three methods, except for collateral dependent loans, which require the fair value method. All non-impaired loans are within the scope of the Contingencies Topic. Estimates of loss for the Contingencies Topic are calculated based on historical loss experience by loan portfolio segment adjusted for changes in trends, conditions, and other relevant factors that affect repayment of loans as of the evaluation date. While historical loss experience provides a reasonable starting point for the analysis, historical losses, or recent trends in losses, are not the sole basis upon which to determine the appropriate level for the allowance for loan losses. Management considers recent qualitative or environmental factors that are likely to cause estimated credit losses associated with the existing portfolio to differ from historical loss experience, including but not limited to: changes in lending policies and procedures; changes in underwriting standards; changes in economic and business conditions and developments that affect the collectability of the portfolio; the condition of various market segments; changes in the nature and volume of the portfolio and in the terms of loans; changes in lending management and staff; changes in the volume and severity of past due loans, the volume of non-accrual loans, and the volume and severity of adversely classified or graded loans; changes in the loan review system; changes in the value of underlying collateral for collateral-dependent loans; and any concentrations of credit and changes in the level of such concentrations.
The loan review program is designed to identify and monitor problem loans by maintaining a credit grading process, requiring that timely and appropriate changes be made to reviewed loans and coordinating the delivery of the information necessary to assess the appropriateness of the allowance for loan losses. Loans are evaluated for impaired status when: (i) payments on the loan are delayed, typically by 90 days or more (unless the loan is both well secured and in the process of collection), (ii) the loan becomes classified, (iii) the loan is being reviewed in the normal course of the loan review scope, or (iv) the loan is identified by the servicing officer as a problem.
Homogeneous loans, such as consumer installment loans, residential mortgage loans and home equity loans, are not individually reviewed and are generally risk graded at the same levels. The risk grade and reserves are established for each homogeneous pool of loans based on the expected net charge-offs from current trends in delinquencies, losses or historical experience and general economic conditions. At March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, there were no material delinquencies in these types of loans.
Acquired Loans
Loans acquired in a business combination are recorded at their estimated fair value on their purchase date and with no carryover of the related allowance for loan losses. Loans without evidence of credit impairment at acquisition are subsequently evaluated for any required allowance at each reporting date. An allowance for loan losses is calculated using a methodology similar to that described above for originated loans. The allowance as determined for each loan collateral type is compared to the remaining fair value discount for that loan collateral type. If greater, the excess is recognized as an addition to the allowance through a provision for loan losses. If less than the discount, no additional allowance is recorded. Charge-offs and losses first reduce any remaining fair value discount for the loan and once the discount is depleted, losses are applied against the allowance established for that loan.
PCI loans acquired in the PlainsCapital Merger are accounted for on an individual loan basis, while PCI loans acquired in the FNB Transaction are accounted for both in pools and at the individual loan level. Cash flows expected to be collected are recast quarterly for each loan or pool. These evaluations require the continued use and updating of key assumptions and estimates such as default rates, loss severity given default and prepayment speed assumptions, similar to those used for the initial fair value estimate. Management judgment must be applied in developing these assumptions. If expected cash flows for a loan or pool decreases, an increase in the allowance for loan losses is made through a charge to the provision for loan losses. If expected cash flows for a loan or pool increase, any previously established allowance for loan losses is reversed and any remaining difference increases the accretable yield which will be taken into income over the remaining life of the loan.
The allowance is subject to regulatory examinations and determinations as to appropriateness, which may take into account such factors as the methodology used to calculate the allowance and the size of the allowance.
Changes in the allowance for non-covered loan losses, distributed by portfolio segment, are shown below (in thousands).
	Commercial and						Construction and
Three months ended March 31, 2014	Industrial			Real Estate			Land Development		Consumer			Total
Balance, beginning of period	$	16,865		$	8,331		$	7,957	$	88		$	33,241
Provision charged to operations	(57		)	1,319			17		109			1,388
Loans charged off	(807		)	—			—		(74		)	(881		)
Recoveries on charged off loans	725			32			122		18			897
Balance, end of period	$	16,726		$	9,682		$	8,096	$	141		$	34,645
	Commercial and						Construction and
Three months ended March 31, 2013	Industrial			Real Estate			Land Development		Consumer			Total
Balance, beginning of period	$	1,845		$	977		$	582	$	5		$	3,409
Provision charged to operations	6,911			2,437			3,597		60			13,005
Loans charged off	(438		)	(31		)	—		(56		)	(525		)
Recoveries on charged off loans	494			139			107		8			748
Balance, end of period	$	8,812		$	3,522		$	4,286	$	17		$	16,637
The non-covered loan portfolio was distributed by portfolio segment and impairment methodology as shown below (in thousands).
	Commercial and						Construction and
March 31, 2014	Industrial			Real Estate			Land Development		Consumer			Total
Loans individually evaluated for impairment	$	1,930		$	2,399		$	142	$	—		$	4,471
Loans collectively evaluated for impairment	1,634,311			1,500,761			371,622		50,385			3,557,079
PCI Loans	33,846			32,201			15,618		3,731			85,396
	$	1,670,087		$	1,535,361		$	387,382	$	54,116		$	3,646,946
	Commercial and						Construction and
December 31, 2013	Industrial			Real Estate			Land Development		Consumer			Total
Loans individually evaluated for impairment	$	2,273		$	373		$	112	$	—		$	2,758
Loans collectively evaluated for impairment	1,598,177			1,417,630			344,622		51,067			3,411,496
PCI Loans	36,816			39,250			19,817		4,509			100,392
	$	1,637,266		$	1,457,253		$	364,551	$	55,576		$	3,514,646
The allowance for non-covered loan losses was distributed by portfolio segment and impairment methodology as shown below (in thousands).
	Commercial and						Construction and
March 31, 2014	Industrial			Real Estate			Land Development		Consumer			Total
Loans individually evaluated for impairment	$	421		$	—		$	—	$	—		$	421
Loans collectively evaluated for impairment	13,589			9,153			7,989		141			30,872
PCI Loans	2,716			529			107		—			3,352
	$	16,726		$	9,682		$	8,096	$	141		$	34,645
	Commercial and						Construction and
December 31, 2013	Industrial			Real Estate			Land Development		Consumer			Total
Loans individually evaluated for impairment	$	421		$	—		$	—	$	—		$	421
Loans collectively evaluated for impairment	13,724			7,953			7,918		88			29,683
PCI Loans	2,720			378			39		—			3,137
	$	16,865		$	8,331		$	7,957	$	88		$	33,241

Covered_Assets_and_Indemnifica

Covered Assets and Indemnification Asset	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014
Covered Assets and Indemnification Asset	'
Covered Assets and Indemnification Asset	'
	6. Covered Assets and Indemnification Asset
	As discussed in Note 2 to the consolidated financial statements, the Bank assumed substantially all of the liabilities, including all of the deposits, and acquired substantially all of the assets of FNB in an FDIC-assisted transaction on September 13, 2013. Pursuant to the loss-share agreements, the FDIC has agreed to reimburse the Bank the following amounts with respect to the covered assets: (i) 80% of losses on the first $240.4 million of losses incurred; (ii) 0% of losses in excess of $240.4 million up to and including $365.7 million of losses incurred; and (iii) 80% of losses in excess of $365.7 million of losses incurred. The Bank has also agreed to reimburse the FDIC for any subsequent recoveries. The loss-share agreements for commercial and single family residential loans are in effect for 5 years and 10 years, respectively, from the Bank Closing Date, and the loss recovery provisions to the FDIC are in effect for 8 years and 10 years, respectively, from the Bank Closing Date. The asset arising from the loss-share agreements, which we refer to as the “FDIC Indemnification Asset,” is measured separately from the covered loan portfolio because the agreements are not contractually embedded in the covered loans and are not transferable should the Bank choose to dispose of the covered loans.
	In accordance with the loss-share agreements, the Bank may be required to make a “true-up” payment to the FDIC approximately ten years following the Bank Closing Date if the FDIC’s initial estimate of losses on covered assets is greater than the actual realized losses. The “true-up” payment is calculated using a defined formula set forth in the P&A Agreement.
	Covered Loans and Allowance for Covered Loan Losses
	Loans acquired in a FDIC-assisted acquisition that are subject to a loss-share agreement are referred to as “covered loans” and reported separately in the consolidated balance sheets. Covered loans are reported exclusive of the cash flow reimbursements that may be received from the FDIC.
	The Bank’s portfolio of acquired covered loans had a fair value of $1.1 billion as of the Bank Closing Date, with no carryover of any allowance for loan losses. Acquired covered loans were preliminarily segregated between those considered to be PCI loans and those without credit impairment at acquisition.
	In connection with the FNB Transaction, the Bank acquired loans both with and without evidence of credit quality deterioration since origination. The Company’s accounting policies for acquired covered loans, including covered PCI loans, are consistent with that of acquired non-covered loans, as described in Note 5 to the consolidated financial statements. The Company has established under its PCI accounting policy a framework to aggregate certain acquired covered loans into various loan pools based on a minimum of two layers of common risk characteristics for the purpose of determining their respective fair values as of their acquisition dates, and for applying the subsequent recognition and measurement provisions for income accretion and impairment testing.
	The following table presents the carrying value of the covered loans summarized by portfolio segment (in thousands).
		March 31,			December 31,
		2014			2013
	Commercial and industrial	$	52,363		$	66,943
	Real estate	746,454			787,982
	Construction and land development	113,631			151,444
	Consumer	—			—
	Total covered loans	912,448			1,006,369
	Allowance for covered loans	(2,665		)	(1,061		)
	Total covered loans, net of allowance	$	909,783		$	1,005,308
	The following table presents the carrying value and the outstanding contractual balance of the covered PCI loans (in thousands).
		March 31,			December 31,
		2014			2013
	Carrying amount	$	651,927		$	729,156
	Outstanding balance	940,972			1,022,514
	Changes in the accretable yield for the covered PCI loans for the three months ended March 31, 2014 were as follows (in thousands).
	Balance, beginning of period	$	156,548
	Additions	—
	Increases in expected cash flows	30,710
	Transfer of loans to covered OREO	5,261
	Accretion	(16,050		)
	Balance, end of period	$	176,469
	Covered PCI loans are summarized by class in the following tables (in thousands). In addition to the covered PCI loans, there were $2.7 million and $0.9 million of additional covered impaired loans at March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively.
		Unpaid			Recorded			Recorded			Total
		Contractual			Investment with			Investment with			Recorded			Related
	March 31, 2014	Principal Balance			No Allowance			Allowance			Investment			Allowance
	Commercial and industrial:
	Secured	$	36,395		$	22,110		$	132		$	22,242		$	—
	Unsecured	16,577			8,065			903			8,968			883
	Real estate:
	Secured by commercial properties	505,438			312,576			26,786			339,362			142
	Secured by residential properties	280,825			177,719			10,271			187,990			1,548
	Construction and land development:
	Residential construction loans	5,029			2,363			—			2,363			—
	Commercial construction loans and land development	151,091			91,002			—			91,002			—
	Consumer	—			—			—			—			—
		$	995,355		$	613,835		$	38,092		$	651,927		$	2,573
		Unpaid			Recorded			Recorded			Total
		Contractual			Investment with			Investment with			Recorded			Related
	December 31, 2013	Principal Balance			No Allowance			Allowance			Investment			Allowance
	Commercial and industrial:
	Secured	$	43,867		$	28,520		$	—		$	28,520		$	—
	Unsecured	16,280			9,008			882			9,890			882
	Real estate:
	Secured by commercial properties	528,785			365,306			—			365,306			—
	Secured by residential properties	288,859			199,372			—			199,372			—
	Construction and land development:
	Residential construction loans	8,341			4,705			—			4,705			—
	Commercial construction loans and land development	183,117			121,363			—			121,363			—
	Consumer	—			—			—			—			—
		$	1,069,249		$	728,274		$	882		$	729,156		$	882
	Average investment in covered PCI loans for the three months ended March 31, 2014 is summarized by class in the following table (in thousands).
	Commercial and industrial:
	Secured	$	25,381
	Unsecured	9,429
	Real estate:
Secured by commercial properties	352,334
Secured by residential properties	193,681
Construction and land development:
Residential construction loans	3,534
Commercial construction loans and land development	106,183
Consumer	—
	$	690,542
Covered non-accrual loans, excluding those classified as held for sale, are summarized by class in the following table (in thousands).
	March 31,			December 31,
	2014			2013
Commercial and industrial:
Secured	$	—		$	91
Unsecured	882			882
Real estate:
Secured by commercial properties	10,607			40
Secured by residential properties	670			209
Construction and land development:
Residential construction loans	1,898			575
Commercial construction loans and land development	15			—
Consumer	—			—
	$	14,072		$	1,797
At March 31, 2014, covered non-accrual loans included covered PCI loans of $11.4 million for which discount accretion has been suspended because the extent and timing of cash flows from these covered PCI loans can no longer be reasonably estimated.
Interest income recorded on accruing impaired loans and on non-accrual loans for the three months ended March 31, 2014 was nominal. Except as noted above, covered PCI loans are considered to be performing due to the application of the accretion method. Additionally, no acquired covered performing loans have been modified in a TDR.
An analysis of the aging of the Bank’s covered loan portfolio is shown in the following tables (in thousands).
																				Accruing Loans
	Loans Past Due			Loans Past Due			Loans Past Due			Total			Current			PCI		Total		Past Due
March 31, 2014	30-59 Days			60-89 Days			90 Days or More			Past Due Loans			Loans			Loans		Loans		90 Days or More
Commercial and industrial:
Secured	$	218		$	56		$	168		$	442		$	13,045		$	22,242	$	35,729	$	168
Unsecured	98			71			—			169			7,497			8,968		16,634		—
Real estate:
Secured by commercial properties	356			—			455			811			62,282			339,362		402,455		379
Secured by residential properties	2,190			584			995			3,769			152,240			187,990		343,999		419
Construction and land development:
Residential construction loans	730			858			1,399			2,987			1,850			2,363		7,200		85
Commercial construction loans and land development	43			66			—			109			15,320			91,002		106,431		—
Consumer	—			—			—			—			—			—		—		—
	$	3,635		$	1,635		$	3,017		$	8,287		$	252,234		$	651,927	$	912,448	$	1,051
																				Accruing Loans
	Loans Past Due			Loans Past Due			Loans Past Due			Total			Current			PCI		Total		Past Due
December 31, 2013	30-59 Days			60-89 Days			90 Days or More			Past Due Loans			Loans			Loans		Loans		90 Days or More
Commercial and industrial:
Secured	$	3,904		$	10		$	81		$	3,995		$	20,918		$	28,520	$	53,433	$	—
Unsecured	10			259			—			269			3,351			9,890		13,510		—
Real estate:
Secured by commercial properties	999			—			40			1,039			63,780			365,306		430,125		—
Secured by residential properties	1,679			678			209			2,566			155,919			199,372		357,857		—
Construction and land development:
Residential construction loans	1,861			—			576			2,437			5,026			4,705		12,168		—
Commercial construction loans and land development	244			20			—			264			17,649			121,363		139,276		—
Consumer	—			—			—			—			—			—		—		—
	$	8,697		$	967		$	906		$	10,570		$	266,643		$	729,156	$	1,006,369	$	—
The Bank assigns a risk grade to each of its covered loans in a manner consistent with the existing loan review program and risk grading matrix used for non-covered loans, as described in Note 5 to the consolidated financial statements. The following tables present the internal risk grades of covered loans in the portfolio by class (in thousands).
March 31, 2014	Pass			Special Mention			Substandard			PCI			Total
Commercial and industrial:
Secured	$	13,187		$	—		$	300		$	22,242		$	35,729
Unsecured	7,350			—			316			8,968			16,634
Real estate:
Secured by commercial properties	52,598			1,702			8,793			339,362			402,455
Secured by residential properties	150,862			—			5,147			187,990			343,999
Construction and land development:
Residential construction loans	2,853			—			1,984			2,363			7,200
Commercial construction loans and land development	14,926			—			503			91,002			106,431
Consumer	—			—			—			—			—
	$	241,776		$	1,702		$	17,043		$	651,927		$	912,448
December 31, 2013	Pass				Special Mention			Substandard			PCI			Total
Commercial and industrial:
Secured	$		24,152		$	—		$	761		$	28,520		$	53,433
Unsecured	3,040				—			580			9,890			13,510
Real estate:
Secured by commercial properties	59,343				3,310			2,166			365,306			430,125
Secured by residential properties	155,439				—			3,046			199,372			357,857
Construction and land development:
Residential construction loans	6,087				—			1,376			4,705			12,168
Commercial construction loans and land development	17,806				—			107			121,363			139,276
Consumer	—				—			—			—			—
	$		265,867		$	3,310		$	8,036		$	729,156		$	1,006,369
The Bank’s impairment methodology for the covered loans is consistent with that of non-covered loans as discussed in Note 5 to the consolidated financial statements. To the extent there is experienced or projected credit deterioration on the acquired covered loan pools subsequent to amounts estimated at the previous quarterly recast date and expected cash flows for a loan or pool decreases, an increase in the allowance for loan losses is made through a charge to the provision for loan losses. If expected cash flows for a loan or pool increase, any previously established allowance for loan losses is reversed and any remaining difference increases the accretable yield which will be taken into income over the remaining life of the loan. Additionally, provision for credit losses will be recorded on advances on covered loans subsequent to the acquisition date in a manner consistent with the allowance for non-covered loan losses. These provisions will be partially offset by an increase to the FDIC Indemnification Asset in an amount equal to the FDIC’s loss sharing percentage under the loss-share agreements, which is recognized in noninterest income within the consolidated statement of operations.
Changes in the allowance for covered loan losses for the three months ended March 31, 2014, distributed by portfolio segment, are shown below (in thousands).
	Commercial and						Construction and
	Industrial			Real Estate			Land Development			Consumer			Total
Balance, beginning of period	$	1,053		$	8		$	—		$	—		$	1,061
Provision charged to operations	(30		)	1,732			152			—			1,854
Loans charged off	(91		)	(44		)	(115		)	—			(250		)
Recoveries on charged off loans	—			—			—			—			—
Balance, end of period	$	932		$	1,696		$	37		$	—		$	2,665
The covered loan portfolio was distributed by portfolio segment and impairment methodology as shown below (in thousands).
	Commercial and						Construction and
March 31, 2014	Industrial			Real Estate			Land Development			Consumer			Total
Loans individually evaluated for impairment	$	—		$	—		$	1,385		$	—		$	1,385
Loans collectively evaluated for impairment	21,153			219,102			18,881			—			259,136
PCI Loans	31,210			527,352			93,365			—			651,927
	$	52,363		$	746,454		$	113,631		$	—		$	912,448
	Commercial and						Construction and
December 31, 2013	Industrial			Real Estate			Land Development			Consumer			Total
Loans individually evaluated for impairment	$	—		$	—		$	—		$	—		$	—
Loans collectively evaluated for impairment	28,533			223,304			25,376			—			277,213
PCI Loans	38,410			564,678			126,068			—			729,156
	$	66,943		$	787,982		$	151,444		$	—		$	1,006,369
The allowance for covered loan losses was distributed by portfolio segment and impairment methodology as shown below (in thousands).
	Commercial and						Construction and
March 31, 2014	Industrial			Real Estate			Land Development			Consumer			Total
Loans individually evaluated for impairment	$	—		$	—		$	—		$	—		$	—
Loans collectively evaluated for impairment	49			6			37			—			92
PCI Loans	883			1,690			—			—			2,573
	$	932		$	1,696		$	37		$	—		$	2,665
	Commercial and						Construction and
December 31, 2013	Industrial			Real Estate			Land Development			Consumer			Total
Loans individually evaluated for impairment	$	—		$	—		$	—		$	—		$	—
Loans collectively evaluated for impairment	171			8			—			—			179
PCI Loans	882			—			—			—			882
	$	1,053		$	8		$	—		$	—		$	1,061
overed Other Real Estate Owned
A summary of the activity in covered OREO for the three months ended March 31, 2014 is as follows (in thousands).
Balance, beginning of period	$	142,833
Additions to covered OREO	23,190
Dispositions of covered OREO	(13,282		)
Valuation adjustments in the period	(431		)
Balance, end of period	$	152,310
FDIC Indemnification Asset
A summary of the activity in the FDIC Indemnification Asset for the three months ended March 31, 2014 is as follows (in thousands).
Balance, beginning of period	$	188,291
FDIC Indemnification Asset accretion (amortization)	1,357
Transfers to due from FDIC and other	(912		)
Balance, end of period	$	188,736

Mortgage_Servicing_Rights

Mortgage Servicing Rights	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014
Mortgage Servicing Rights	'
Mortgage Servicing Rights	'
	7. Mortgage Servicing Rights
	The following table presents the change in fair value of the Company’s MSR (dollars in thousands).
			Three Months Ended March 31,
			2014			2013
	Balance, beginning of period		$	20,149		$	2,080
	Additions		7,432			2,125
	Changes in fair value:
	Due to changes in model inputs or assumptions (1)		2,764			300
	Due to customer payments		(406		)	(75		)
	Balance, end of period		$	29,939		$	4,430
	Mortgage loans serviced for others		$	2,692,730		$	602,771
	MSR as a percentage of serviced mortgage loans		1.11		%	0.73		%
	-1	Primarily represents changes in discount rates and prepayment speed assumptions, which are primarily affected by changes in interest rates and the refinement of other MSR model assumptions.
	The key assumptions used in measuring the fair value of the Company’s MSR were as follows.
			Three Months Ended March 31,
			2014		2013
	Weighted average constant prepayment rate		9.92	%	12.53	%
	Weighted average discount rate		11.58	%	20.27	%
	Weighted average life (in years)		7.4		6.6
	A sensitivity analysis of the fair value of the Company’s MSR to certain key assumptions is presented in the following table (in thousands).
			March 31,			December 31,
			2014			2013
	Constant prepayment rate:
	Impact of 10% adverse change		$	(678	)	$	(601	)
	Impact of 20% adverse change		(1,313		)	(1,170		)
	Discount rate:
	Impact of 100 basis point adverse change		(792		)	(631		)
	Impact of 200 basis point adverse change		(1,520		)	(1,236		)
	This sensitivity analysis presents the effect of hypothetical changes in key assumptions on the fair value of the MSR. The effect of such hypothetical change in assumptions generally cannot be extrapolated because the relationship of the change in one key assumption to the change in the fair value of the MSR is not linear. In addition, in the analysis, the impact of an adverse change in one key assumption is calculated independent of any impact on other assumptions. In reality, changes in one assumption may change another assumption.
	During the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013, contractually specified servicing fees, late fees and ancillary fees earned of $2.2 million and $0.3 million, respectively, were included in other noninterest income within the consolidated statements of operations.

Deposits

Deposits	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014
Deposits	'
Deposits	'
	8. Deposits
	Deposits are summarized as follows (in thousands).
		March 31,		December 31,
		2014		2013
	Noninterest-bearing demand	$	1,748,391	$	1,773,749
	Interest-bearing:
	NOW accounts	1,226,645		1,083,596
	Money market	932,417		878,578
	Brokered - money market	279,733		276,760
	Demand	48,703		47,636
	Savings	298,082		357,325
	Time	1,968,938		2,110,947
	Brokered - time	160,267		194,327
		$	6,663,176	$	6,722,918

Shortterm_Borrowings

Short-term Borrowings	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014
Short-term Borrowings	'
Short-term Borrowings	'
	9. Short-term Borrowings
	Short-term borrowings are summarized as follows (in thousands).
		March 31,			December 31,
		2014			2013
	Federal funds purchased	$	193,275		$	137,225
	Securities sold under agreements to repurchase	158,931			107,462
	Federal Home Loan Bank notes	—			—
	Short-term bank loans	139,200			97,400
		$	491,406		$	342,087
	Federal funds purchased and securities sold under agreements to repurchase generally mature daily, on demand, or on some other short-term basis. The Bank and FSC execute transactions to sell securities under agreements to repurchase with both customers and broker-dealers. Securities involved in these transactions are held by the Bank, FSC or the dealer.
	Information concerning federal funds purchased and securities sold under agreements to repurchase is shown in the following tables (dollars in thousands).
		Three Months Ended March 31,
		2014			2013
	Average balance during the period	$	343,233		$	328,521
	Average interest rate during the period	0.18		%	0.21		%
		March 31,			December 31,
		2014			2013
	Average interest rate at end of period	0.16		%	0.16		%
	Securities underlying the agreements at end of period
	Carrying value	$	166,472		$	144,991
	Estimated fair value	$	162,932		$	138,719
	Federal Home Loan Bank (“FHLB”) notes mature over terms not exceeding 365 days and are collateralized by FHLB Dallas stock, nonspecified real estate loans and certain specific commercial real estate loans. Other information regarding FHLB notes is shown in the following tables (dollars in thousands).
		Three Months Ended March 31,
		2014			2013
	Average balance during the period	$	8		$	34,174
	Average interest rate during the period	0.13		%	0.09		%
		March 31,		December 31,
		2014		2013
	Average interest rate at end of period	—		—
	FSC uses short-term bank loans periodically to finance securities owned, customers’ margin accounts and underwriting activities. Interest on the borrowings varies with the federal funds rate. The weighted average interest rate on the borrowings at March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013 was 1.13% and 1.15%, respectively.

Income_Taxes

Income Taxes	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014
Income Taxes	'
Income Taxes	'
	10. Income Taxes
	The Company applies an estimated annual effective rate to interim period pre-tax income to calculate the income tax provision for the quarter in accordance with the principal method prescribed by the accounting guidance established for computing income taxes in interim periods. The Company’s effective rate was 36.2% and 36.5% for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively.
	GAAP requires the measurement of uncertain tax positions. Uncertain tax positions are the difference between a tax position taken, or expected to be taken in a tax return, and the benefit recognized for accounting purposes. There were no uncertain tax positions at March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013.
	The Company files income tax returns in U.S. federal and several U.S. state jurisdictions. The Company is subject to tax audits in numerous jurisdictions in the U.S. until the applicable statute of limitations expires. Excluding those entities acquired as a part of the PlainsCapital Merger, the Company has been examined by U.S. tax authorities for U.S. federal income tax years prior to 2010, and is under no federal or state tax audits at March 31, 2014. PlainsCapital has been examined by U.S. tax authorities for U.S. federal income tax years prior to 2011, and is under no federal or state tax audits at March 31, 2014.
	For the majority of tax jurisdictions, the Company is no longer subject to federal, state or local income tax examinations by tax authorities for years prior to 2010.

Commitments_and_Contingencies

Commitments and Contingencies	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014
Commitments and Contingencies	'
Commitments and Contingencies	'
	11. Commitments and Contingencies
	Legal Matters
	The Company is subject to loss contingencies related to litigation, claims, investigations and legal and administrative cases and proceedings arising in the ordinary course of business. The Company evaluates these contingencies based on information currently available, including advice of counsel. The Company establishes accruals for those matters when a loss contingency is considered probable and the related amount is reasonably estimable. Any accruals are periodically reviewed and may be adjusted as circumstances change. Some of the Company’s exposure with respect to loss contingencies may be offset by applicable insurance coverage. In determining the amounts of any accruals or estimates of possible loss contingencies however, the Company does not take into account the availability of insurance coverage. When it is practicable, the Company estimates loss contingencies for possible litigation and claims, whether or not there is an accrued probable loss. When the Company is able to estimate such possible losses, and when it estimates that it is reasonably possible it could incur losses, in excess of amounts accrued, the Company is required to make a disclosure of the aggregate estimation. However, as available information changes, the matters for which the Company is able to estimate, as well as the estimates themselves will be adjusted, accordingly.
	Assessments of litigation and claims exposures are difficult due to many factors that involve inherent unpredictability. Those factors include the following: the varying stages of the proceedings, particularly in the early stages; unspecified, unsupported, or uncertain damages; damages other than compensatory, such as punitive damages; a matter presenting meaningful legal uncertainties, including novel issues of law; multiple defendants and jurisdictions; whether discovery has begun or not or discovery is not complete; meaningful settlement discussions have not commenced; and whether the claim involves a class action and if so, how the class is defined. As a result of some of these factors, the Company may be unable to estimate reasonably possible losses with respect to some or all of the pending and threatened litigation and claims asserted against the Company. The aggregated estimated amount provided above therefore may not include an estimate for every such matter.
	The Company is involved in information-gathering requests and investigations (both formal and informal), as well as reviews, examinations and proceedings (collectively, “Inquiries”) by various governmental regulatory agencies, law enforcement authorities and self-regulatory bodies regarding its business, business practices and policies, as well as the conduct of persons with whom it does business. Additional Inquiries will arise from time to time. In connection with those Inquiries, the Company receives document requests, subpoenas and other requests for information. The Inquiries, including those described below, could develop into administrative, civil or criminal proceedings or enforcement actions that could result in consequences that have a material effect on the Company’s consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows as a whole. Such consequences could include adverse judgments, findings, settlements, penalties, fines, orders, injunctions, restitution, or alterations in the Company’s business practices, and could result in additional expenses and collateral costs, including reputational damage.
	Hilltop, Peruna LLC (wholly owned subsidiary of Hilltop), SWS and the individual members of the board of directors of SWS, including Gerald J. Ford, have been named as defendants in two purported shareholder class action lawsuits arising out of the proposed acquisition of SWS by Hilltop, which acquisition was announced on April 1, 2014. Both lawsuits were filed in Delaware Chancery Court (Joseph Arceri v. SWS Group, Inc. et al and Chaile Steinberg v. SWS Group, Inc. et al filed April 8, 2014 and April 11, 2014, respectively). The lawsuits allege claims for breach of fiduciary duty by the individual directors of SWS, and claims against Hilltop for aiding and abetting that breach of fiduciary duty. Both actions seek to enjoin the proposed acquisition. Hilltop believes that the claims are without merit and intends to vigorously defend against these actions.
	As a part of an industry-wide inquiry, PrimeLending has received a subpoena from the Office of Inspector General of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development regarding mortgage-related practices, including those relating to origination practices for loans insured by the Federal Housing Administration. PrimeLending is cooperating with this Inquiry.
	While the final outcome of litigation and claims exposures or of any Inquiries is inherently unpredictable, management is currently of the opinion that the outcome of pending and threatened litigation and Inquiries will not have a material effect on the Company’s business, consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows as a whole. However, in the event of unexpected future developments, it is reasonably possible that an adverse outcome in any of the matters discussed above could be material to the Company’s business, consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows for any particular reporting period of occurrence.
	Other Contingencies
	The mortgage origination segment may be responsible for errors or omissions relating to its representations and warranties that each loan sold meets certain requirements, including representations as to underwriting standards and the validity of certain borrower representations in connection with the loan. If determined to be at fault, the mortgage origination segment either repurchases the affected loan from the investor or reimburses the investor’s losses. The mortgage origination segment has established an indemnification liability reserve for such probable losses.
	Generally, the mortgage origination segment first becomes aware that an investor believes a loss has been incurred on a sold loan when it receives a written request from the investor to repurchase the loan or reimburse the investor’s losses. Upon completing its review of the investor’s request, the mortgage origination segment establishes a specific claims reserve for the loan if it concludes its obligation to the investor is both probable and reasonably estimable.
	An additional reserve has been established for probable investor losses that may have been incurred, but not yet reported to the mortgage origination segment based upon a reasonable estimate of such losses. Factors considered in the calculation of this reserve include, but are not limited to, the total volume of loans sold exclusive of specific investor requests, actual investor claim settlements and the severity of estimated losses resulting from future claims, and the mortgage origination segment’s history of successfully curing defects identified in investor claim requests. While the mortgage origination segment’s sales contracts typically include borrower early payment default repurchase provisions, these provisions have not been a primary driver of investor claims to date, and therefore, are not a primary factor considered in the calculation of this reserve.
	At March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, the mortgage origination segment’s indemnification liability reserve totaled $21.0 million and $21.1 million, respectively. The provision for indemnification losses was $0.6 million and $1.0 million during the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively.
	The following tables provide for a roll-forward of claims activity for loans put-back to the mortgage origination segment based upon an alleged breach of a representation or warranty with respect to a loan sold and related indemnification liability reserve activity (in thousands).
		Representation and Warranty Specific Claims
		Activity - Origination Loan Balance
		Three Months Ended March 31,
		2014			2013
	Balance, beginning of period	$	51,912		$	39,693
	Claims made	10,044			11,620
	Claims resolved with no payment	(4,458		)	(7,820		)
	Repurchases	(4,878		)	(1,651		)
	Indemnification payments	(691		)	(612		)
	Balance, end of period	$	51,929		$	41,230
		Indemnification Liability Reserve Activity
		Three Months Ended March 31,
		2014			2013
	Balance, beginning of period	$	21,121		$	18,964
	Additions for new sales	560			956
	Repurchases	(504		)	(41		)
	Early payment defaults	(21		)	(95		)
	Indemnification payments	(181		)	(219		)
	Change in estimate	—			136
	Balance, end of period	$	20,975		$	19,701
	Reserve for Indemnification Liability:
	Specific claims	$	12,482
	Incurred but not reported claims	8,493
	Total	$	20,975
	Although management considers the total indemnification liability reserve to be appropriate, there may be changes in the reserve over time to address incurred losses, due to unanticipated adverse changes in the economy and historical loss patterns, discrete events adversely affecting specific borrowers or industries, and/or actions taken by institutions or investors. The impact of such matters is considered in the reserving process when probable and estimable.
	In connection with the FNB Transaction, the Bank entered into two loss-share agreements with the FDIC that collectively cover $1.2 billion of loans and OREO acquired in the FNB Transaction. Pursuant to the loss-share agreements, the FDIC has agreed to reimburse the Bank the following amounts with respect to the covered assets: (i) 80% of losses on the first $240.4 million of losses incurred; (ii) 0% of losses in excess of $240.4 million up to and including $365.7 million of losses incurred; and (iii) 80% of losses in excess of $365.7 million of losses incurred. The Bank has also agreed to reimburse the FDIC for any subsequent recoveries. The loss-share agreements for commercial and single family residential loans are in effect for 5 years and 10 years, respectively, from the Bank Closing Date and the loss recovery provisions to the FDIC are in effect for 8 years and 10 years, respectively, from the Bank Closing Date. In accordance with the loss-share agreements, the Bank may be required to make a “true-up” payment to the FDIC approximately ten years following the Bank Closing Date if the FDIC’s initial estimate of losses on covered assets is greater than the actual realized losses. The “true-up” payment is calculated using a defined formula set forth in the P&A Agreement.

Financial_Instruments_with_Off

Financial Instruments with Off-Balance Sheet Risk	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014
Financial Instruments with Off-Balance Sheet Risk	'
Financial Instruments with Off-Balance Sheet Risk	'
	12. Financial Instruments with Off-Balance Sheet Risk
	The Bank is party to financial instruments with off-balance sheet risk in the normal course of business to meet the financing needs of its customers. These financial instruments include commitments to extend credit and standby letters of credit that involve varying degrees of credit and interest rate risk in excess of the amount recognized in the consolidated financial statements. Such financial instruments are recorded in the consolidated financial statements when they are funded or related fees are incurred or received. The contract amounts of those instruments reflect the extent of involvement (and therefore the exposure to credit loss) the Bank has in particular classes of financial instruments.
	Commitments to extend credit are agreements to lend to a customer provided that the terms established in the contract are met. Commitments generally have fixed expiration dates and may require payment of fees. Because some commitments are expected to expire without being drawn upon, the total commitment amounts do not necessarily represent future cash requirements. Standby letters of credit are conditional commitments issued to guarantee the performance of a customer to a third party. These letters of credit are primarily issued to support public and private borrowing arrangements. The credit risk involved in issuing letters of credit is essentially the same as that involved in extending loan commitments to customers.
	In the aggregate, the Bank had outstanding unused commitments to extend credit of $1.2 billion at March 31, 2014 and outstanding financial and performance standby letters of credit of $42.9 million at March 31, 2014.
	The Bank uses the same credit policies in making commitments and standby letters of credit as it does for on-balance sheet instruments. The amount of collateral obtained, if deemed necessary, in these transactions is based on management’s credit evaluation of the borrower. Collateral held varies but may include real estate, accounts receivable, marketable securities, interest-bearing deposit accounts, inventory, and property, plant and equipment.
	In the normal course of business, FSC executes, settles, and finances various securities transactions that may expose FSC to off-balance sheet risk in the event that a customer or counterparty does not fulfill its contractual obligations. Examples of such transactions include the sale of securities not yet purchased by customers or for the account of FSC, clearing agreements between FSC and various clearinghouses and broker-dealers, secured financing arrangements that involve pledged securities, and when-issued underwriting and purchase commitments.

StockBased_Compensation

Stock-Based Compensation	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014
Stock-Based Compensation	'
Stock-Based Compensation	'
	13. Stock-Based Compensation
	Pursuant to the Hilltop Holdings 2012 Equity Incentive Plan (the “2012 Plan”), the Company may grant nonqualified stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock, restricted stock units, performance awards, dividend equivalent rights and other awards to employees of the Company, its subsidiaries and outside directors of the Company. Upon the approval by stockholders and effectiveness of the 2012 Plan in September 2012, no additional awards were permissible under the 2003 Equity Incentive Plan (the “2003 Plan”). In the aggregate, 4,000,000 shares of common stock may be delivered pursuant to awards granted under the 2012 Plan. At March 31, 2014, 3,361,277 shares of common stock remain available for issuance pursuant to the 2012 Plan.
	During January 2014 and February 2014, the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company awarded certain executives and key employees an aggregate of 156,077 restricted stock units (“RSUs”) pursuant to the 2012 Plan. A total of 86,040 of these RSUs are subject to time-based vesting conditions and generally cliff vest on the third anniversary of the grant date, and the remaining RSUs vest based upon the achievement of certain performance goals over a three-year period. These RSUs are subject to service conditions set forth in the award agreements, with associated costs recognized on a straight-line basis over the respective vesting periods. The weighted average grant date fair value related to these RSUs was $23.76 per share. At March 31, 2014, unrecognized compensation expense related to these RSUs was $3.6 million, which will be amortized through February 2017. The RSUs are not transferable, and the shares of common stock issuable upon conversion of vested RSUs are generally subject to transfer restrictions for a period of one year following conversion, subject to certain exceptions. In addition, the applicable RSU award agreements provide for accelerated vesting under certain conditions.
	During 2013, the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company awarded certain executives and key employees a total of 471,000 restricted shares of common stock (“Restricted Stock Awards”) pursuant to the 2012 Plan. These Restricted Stock Awards generally cliff vest on the third anniversary of the grant date and are subject to service conditions set forth in the award agreements, with associated costs recognized on a straight-line basis over the respective vesting periods. The weighted average grant date fair value related to these Restricted Stock Awards was $13.32 per share. At March 31, 2014, unrecognized compensation expense related to these Restricted Stock Awards was $4.3 million, which will be amortized through September 2016. The award agreements governing these Restricted Stock Awards provide for accelerated vesting under certain conditions.
	During the three months ended March 31, 2014, Hilltop granted 2,303 shares of common stock to independent members of the Company’s Board of Directors for service rendered to the Company during the respective periods. There were no shares of common stock granted to independent members of the Company’s Board of Directors during the three months ended March 31, 2013.
	Stock options granted on November 2, 2011 to two senior executives pursuant to the 2003 Plan to purchase an aggregate of 600,000 shares of the Company’s common stock (the “Stock Option Awards”) at an exercise price of $7.70 per share were outstanding at March 31, 2014. These Stock Option Awards vest in five equal installments beginning on the grant date, with the remainder vesting on each grant date anniversary through 2015. At March 31, 2014, unrecognized compensation expense related to these Stock Option Awards was $0.1 million, which will be amortized on a straight-line basis through October 2015. Additionally, these Stock Option Awards expire on November 2, 2016.
	Compensation expense related to the plans was $0.7 million and $0.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively.

Regulatory_Matters

Regulatory Matters	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014
Regulatory Matters	'
Regulatory Matters	'
	14. Regulatory Matters
	Bank
	The Bank and Hilltop are subject to various regulatory capital requirements administered by the federal banking agencies. Failure to meet minimum capital requirements can initiate certain mandatory — and possibly additional discretionary — actions by regulators that, if undertaken, could have a direct, material effect on the consolidated financial statements. The regulations require us to meet specific capital adequacy guidelines that involve quantitative measures of assets, liabilities and certain off-balance sheet items as calculated under regulatory accounting practices. The capital classifications are also subject to qualitative judgments by the regulators about components, risk weightings and other factors.
	Quantitative measures established by regulation to ensure capital adequacy require the companies to maintain minimum amounts and ratios (set forth in the following table) of Tier 1 capital (as defined in the regulations) to total average assets (as defined), and minimum ratios of Tier 1 and total capital (as defined) to risk-weighted assets (as defined).
	The following table shows the Bank’s and Hilltop’s consolidated actual capital amounts and ratios compared to the regulatory minimum capital requirements and the Bank’s regulatory minimum capital requirements needed to qualify as a “well-capitalized” institution (dollars in thousands), without giving effect to the final Basel III capital rules adopted by the Federal Reserve Board on July 2, 2013.
										To Be Well Capitalized
						Minimum Capital				Minimum Capital
		Actual				Requirements				Requirements
		Amount		Ratio		Amount		Ratio		Amount		Ratio
	March 31, 2014
	Tier 1 capital (to average assets):
	Bank	$	780,226	9.53	%	$	327,545	4	%	$	409,431	5	%
	Hilltop	1,137,727		13.12	%	346,871		4	%	N/A		N/A
	Tier 1 capital (to risk-weighted assets):
	Bank	780,226		13.47	%	231,644		4	%	347,466		6	%
	Hilltop	1,137,727		18.66	%	243,951		4	%	N/A		N/A
	Total capital (to risk-weighted assets):
	Bank	818,760		14.14	%	463,288		8	%	579,110		10	%
	Hilltop	1,178,253		19.32	%	487,901		8	%	N/A		N/A
	December 31, 2013
	Tier 1 capital (to average assets):
	Bank	$	762,364	9.29	%	$	328,275	4	%	$	410,344	5	%
	Hilltop	1,112,424		12.81	%	347,480		4	%	N/A		N/A
	Tier 1 capital (to risk-weighted assets):
	Bank	762,364		13.38	%	227,984		4	%	341,976		6	%
	Hilltop	1,112,424		18.53	%	240,159		4	%	N/A		N/A
	Total capital (to risk-weighted assets):
	Bank	797,771		14	%	455,968		8	%	569,960		10	%
	Hilltop	1,148,736		19.13	%	480,318		8	%	N/A		N/A
	To be considered “adequately capitalized” (as defined) under regulatory requirements, the Bank must maintain minimum Tier 1 capital to total average assets and Tier 1 capital to risk-weighted assets ratios of 4%, and a total capital to risk-weighted assets ratio of 8%. Based on the actual capital amounts and ratios shown in the previous table, the Bank’s ratios place it in the “well capitalized” (as defined) capital category under regulatory requirements.
	Management continues to evaluate the final Basel III capital rules and their impact, which would apply to reporting periods beginning after January 1, 2015.
	Financial Advisory
	Pursuant to the net capital requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), FSC has elected to determine its net capital requirements using the alternative method. Accordingly, FSC is required to maintain minimum net capital, as defined in Rule 15c3-1 promulgated under the Exchange Act, equal to the greater of $250,000 or 2% of aggregate debit balances, as defined in Rule 15c3-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act. At March 31, 2014, FSC had net capital of $71.5 million (the minimum net capital requirement was $4.8 million), net capital maintained by FSC was 29.8% of aggregate debits, and net capital in excess of the minimum requirement was $66.7 million.
	Under certain conditions, FSC may be required to segregate cash and securities in a special reserve account for the benefit of customers under Rule 15c3-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act. Assets segregated under the provisions of the Exchange Act are not available for general corporate purposes. At March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, FSC was not required to segregate cash and securities.
	FSC was not required to segregate cash or securities in a special reserve account for the benefit of proprietary accounts of introducing broker-dealers at March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013.
	Mortgage Origination
	As a mortgage originator, PrimeLending is subject to minimum net worth requirements established by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (“HUD”) and the GNMA. On an annual basis, PrimeLending submits audited financial statements to HUD and GNMA documenting PrimeLending’s compliance with its minimum net worth requirements. In addition, PrimeLending monitors compliance on an ongoing basis and, as of March 31, 2014, PrimeLending’s net worth exceeded the amounts required by both HUD and GNMA.
	Insurance
	The statutory financial statements of the Company’s insurance subsidiaries, which are domiciled in the State of Texas, are presented on the basis of accounting practices prescribed or permitted by the Texas Department of Insurance. Texas has adopted the National Association of Insurance Commissioners’ (“NAIC”) statutory accounting practices as the basis of its statutory accounting practices with certain differences that are not significant to the insurance company subsidiaries’ statutory equity.
	A summary of statutory capital and surplus and statutory net income of each insurance subsidiary is as follows (in thousands).
		March 31,		December 31,
		2014		2013
	Capital and surplus:
	National Lloyds Insurance Company	$	104,599	$	98,602
	American Summit Insurance Company	27,687		26,452
		Three Months Ended March 31,
		2014		2013
	Statutory net income:
	National Lloyds Insurance Company	$	5,986	$	3,391
	American Summit Insurance Company	1,131		251
	Regulations of the Texas Department of Insurance require insurance companies to maintain minimum levels of statutory surplus to ensure their ability to meet their obligations to policyholders. At March 31, 2014, the Company’s insurance subsidiaries had statutory surplus in excess of the minimum required.
	The NAIC has adopted a risk based capital (“RBC”) formula for insurance companies that establishes minimum capital requirements indicating various levels of available regulatory action on an annual basis relating to insurance risk, asset credit risk, interest rate risk and business risk. The RBC formula is used by the NAIC and certain state insurance regulators as an early warning tool to identify companies that require additional scrutiny or regulatory action. At December 31, 2013, the most recent date for which the RBC calculation was performed, the Company’s insurance subsidiaries’ RBC ratio exceeded the level at which regulatory action would be required. As of March 31, 2014, management was not aware of any changes in financial condition or structure that would cause the Company’s insurance subsidiaries to not be in compliance with the required RBC ratio.

Derivative_Financial_Instrumen

Derivative Financial Instruments	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014
Derivative Financial Instruments	'
Derivative Financial Instruments	'
	15. Derivative Financial Instruments
	The Company uses various derivative financial instruments to mitigate interest rate risk. The Bank’s interest rate risk management strategy involves effectively modifying the re-pricing characteristics of certain assets and liabilities so that changes in interest rates do not adversely affect the net interest margin. PrimeLending has interest rate risk relative to interest rate lock commitments (“IRLCs”) and its inventory of mortgage loans held for sale. PrimeLending is exposed to such rate risk from the time an IRLC is made to an applicant to the time the related mortgage loan is sold. To mitigate interest rate risk, PrimeLending executes forward commitments to sell mortgage-backed securities (“MBSs”). FSC uses forward commitments to both purchase and sell MBSs to facilitate customer transactions and as a means to hedge related exposure to interest rate risk in certain inventory positions.
	Non-Hedging Derivative Instruments and the Fair Value Option
	As discussed in Note 3 to the consolidated financial statements, the Company has elected to measure substantially all mortgage loans held for sale at fair value under the provisions of the Fair Value Option. The election provides the opportunity to mitigate volatility in reported earnings caused by measuring related assets and liabilities differently without applying complex hedge accounting provisions. The fair values of PrimeLending’s IRLCs and forward commitments are recorded in other assets or other liabilities, as appropriate, and changes in the fair values of these derivative instruments produced a net loss of $1.6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and a net gain of $1.9 million for the three months ended March 31, 2013, which were recorded as a component of net gains from sale of loans and other mortgage production income. Changes in fair value are attributable to changes in the volume of IRLCs, mortgage loans held for sale, commitments to purchase and sell MBSs and changes in market interest rates. Changes in market interest rates also conversely affect the value of PrimeLending’s mortgage loans held for sale, which are measured at fair value under the Fair Value Option. The effect of the change in market interest rates on PrimeLending’s loans held for sale is discussed in Note 3 to the consolidated financial statements. The fair values of FSC’s derivative instruments are recorded in other assets or other liabilities, as appropriate, and changes in the fair values of FSC’s derivatives produced net gains of $2.8 million and $1.8 million for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively, which were recorded as a component of other noninterest income.
	Derivative positions are presented in the following table (in thousands).
		March 31, 2014					December 31, 2013
		Notional		Estimated			Notional		Estimated
		Amount		Fair Value			Amount		Fair Value
	Derivative instruments:
	IRLCs	$	797,934	$	19,244		$	602,467	$	12,151
	Commitments to purchase MBSs	258,015		1,768			236,305		(109		)
	Commitments to sell MBSs	1,686,208		2,353			1,645,332		11,383
	Fee Award Option	20,432		(5,950		)	20,432		(5,600		)

Balance_Sheet_Offsetting

Balance Sheet Offsetting	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014
Balance Sheet Offsetting	'
Balance Sheet Offsetting	'
	16. Balance Sheet Offsetting
	Certain financial instruments, including resale and repurchase agreements, securities lending arrangements and derivatives, may be eligible for offset in the consolidated balance sheets and/or subject to master netting arrangements or similar agreements. The following tables present the assets and liabilities subject to enforceable master netting arrangements, repurchase agreements, or similar agreements with offsetting rights (in thousands).
									Gross Amounts Not Offset in
							Net Amounts		the Balance Sheet
		Gross Amounts		Gross Amounts			of Assets					Cash
		of Recognized		Offset in the			Presented in the		Financial			Collateral			Net
		Assets		Balance Sheet			Balance Sheet		Instruments			Pledged			Amount
	March 31, 2014
	Securities borrowed:
	Institutional counterparties	$	144,936	$	—		$	144,936	$	(144,936	)	$	—		$	—
	Forward MBS sale derivatives:
	Institutional counterparties	3,111		(758		)	2,353		—			13,517			15,870
		$	148,047	$	(758	)	$	147,289	$	(144,936	)	$	13,517		$	15,870
	December 31, 2013
	Securities borrowed:
	Institutional counterparties	$	107,365	$	—		$	107,365	$	(107,365	)	$	—		$	—
	Forward MBS sale derivatives:
	Institutional counterparties	11,489		(76		)	11,413		—			(286		)	11,127
		$	118,854	$	(76	)	$	118,778	$	(107,365	)	$	(286	)	$	11,127
									Gross Amounts Not Offset in
							Net Amounts		the Balance Sheet
		Gross Amounts		Gross Amounts			of Liabilities					Cash
		of Recognized		Offset in the			Presented in the		Financial			Collateral			Net
		Liabities		Balance Sheet			Balance Sheet		Instruments			Pledged			Amount
	March 31, 2014
	Securities Loaned:
	Institutional counterparties	$	91,879	$	—		$	91,879	$	(91,879	)	$	—		$	—
	Repurchase Agreements:
	Customer counterparties	151,945		—			151,945		(151,945		)	—			—
	Institutional counterparties	6,986		—			6,986		(6,986		)	—			—
		$	250,810	$	—		$	250,810	$	(250,810	)	$	—		$	—
	December 31, 2013
	Securities Loaned:
	Institutional counterparties	$	74,913	$	—		$	74,913	$	(74,913	)	$	—		$	—
	Repurchase Agreements:
	Customer counterparties	107,462		—			107,462		(107,462		)	—			—
	Forward MBS Sale Derivatives:
	Institutional counterparties	30		—			30		—			(17		)	13
		$	182,405	$	—		$	182,405	$	(182,375	)	$	(17	)	$	13

BrokerDealer_and_Clearing_Orga

Broker-Dealer and Clearing Organization Receivables and Payables	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014
Broker-Dealer and Clearing Organization Receivables and Payables	'
Broker-Dealer and Clearing Organization Receivables and Payables	'
	17. Broker-Dealer and Clearing Organization Receivables and Payables
	Broker-dealer and clearing organization receivables and payables consisted of the following (in thousands).
		March 31,		December 31,
		2014		2013
	Receivables:
	Securities borrowed	$	144,936	$	107,365
	Securities failed to deliver	19,232		7,160
	Clearing organizations	10,108		4,698
	Due from dealers	166		94
		$	174,442	$	119,317
	Payables:
	Securities loaned	$	91,879	$	74,913
	Correspondents	50,268		44,852
	Securities failed to receive	17,601		5,523
	Clearing organizations	2,140		4,390
		$	161,888	$	129,678

Reserves_for_Unpaid_Losses_and

Reserves for Unpaid Losses and Loss Adjustment Expenses	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014
Reserves for Unpaid Losses and Loss Adjustment Expenses	'
Reserves for Unpaid Losses and Loss Adjustment Expenses	'
	18. Reserves for Unpaid Losses and Loss Adjustment Expenses
	Information regarding the reserve for unpaid losses and losses and loss adjustment expenses (“LAE”) are as follows (in thousands).
		Three Months Ended March 31,
		2014			2013
	Balance, beginning of period	$	27,468		$	34,012
	Less reinsurance recoverables	(4,508		)	(10,385		)
	Net balance, beginning of period	22,960			23,627
	Incurred related to:
	Current period	16,087			21,531
	Prior periods	2,250			(346		)
	Total incurred	18,337			21,185
	Payments related to:
	Current period	(8,337		)	(9,734		)
	Prior periods	(7,788		)	(9,024		)
	Total payments	(16,125		)	(18,758		)
	Net balance, end of period	25,172			26,054
	Plus reinsurance recoverables	3,086			6,016
	Balance, end of period	$	28,258		$	32,070
	The decrease in the reserves at March 31, 2014 as compared to March 31, 2013 of $3.8 million is primarily due to recovery of reinsurance recoverables outstanding at March 31, 2013. Prior period adverse development of $2.3 million during the three months ended March 31, 2014 was primarily related to a series of hail storms within the 2012 accident year.

Reinsurance_Activity

Reinsurance Activity	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014
Reinsurance Activity	'
Reinsurance Activity	'
	19. Reinsurance Activity
	NLC limits the maximum net loss that can arise from large risks or risks in concentrated areas of exposure by reinsuring (ceding) certain levels of risk. Substantial amounts of business are ceded, and these reinsurance contracts do not relieve NLC from its obligations to policyholders. Such reinsurance includes quota share, excess of loss, catastrophe, and other forms of reinsurance on essentially all property and casualty lines of insurance. Net insurance premiums earned, losses and LAE and policy acquisition and other underwriting expenses are reported net of the amounts related to reinsurance ceded to other companies. Amounts recoverable from reinsurers related to the portions of the liability for losses and LAE and unearned insurance premiums ceded to them are reported as assets. Failure of reinsurers to honor their obligations could result in losses to NLC; consequently, allowances are established for amounts deemed uncollectible as NLC evaluates the financial condition of its reinsurers and monitors concentrations of credit risk arising from similar geographic regions, activities, or economic characteristics of the reinsurers to minimize its exposure to significant losses from reinsurer insolvencies. At March 31, 2014, reinsurance receivables have a carrying value of $4.0 million, which is included in other assets within the consolidated balance sheet. There was no allowance for uncollectible accounts at March 31, 2014, based on NLC’s quality requirements.
	The effects of reinsurance on premiums written and earned are summarized as follows (in thousands).
		Three Months Ended March 31,
		2014						2013
		Written			Earned			Written			Earned
	Premiums from direct business	$	43,770		$	42,759		$	41,857		$	40,546
	Reinsurance assumed	2,233			2,020			1,754			1,630
	Reinsurance ceded	(4,186		)	(4,460		)	(4,555		)	(4,703		)
	Net premiums	$	41,817		$	40,319		$	39,056		$	37,473
	The effects of reinsurance on incurred losses are as follows (in thousands).
		Three Months Ended March 31,
		2014			2013
	Loss and LAE incurred	$	17,752		$	21,412
	Reinsurance recoverables	585			(227		)
	Net loss and LAE incurred	$	18,337		$	21,185
	Multi-line excess of loss coverage
	In addition to the catastrophe reinsurance noted below, both NLIC and ASIC participate in an excess of loss program placed with various reinsurers. This program is limited to each risk with respect to property and liability in the amount of $500,000 for each of NLIC and ASIC. Each of NLIC and ASIC retain $500,000 in this program.
	Catastrophic coverage
	At March 31, 2014, NLC had catastrophic excess of loss reinsurance coverage of losses per event in excess of $8 million retention by NLIC and $1.5 million retention by ASIC. ASIC maintained an underlying layer of coverage, providing $6.5 million in excess of its $1.5 million retention to bridge to the primary program. The reinsurance in excess of $8 million is comprised of four layers of protection: $17 million in excess of $8 million retention; $25 million in excess of $25 million loss; $50 million in excess of $50 million loss and $40 million in excess of $100 million loss. NLIC and ASIC retain no participation in any of the layers, beyond the first $8 million and $1.5 million, respectively. At March 31, 2014, total retention for any one catastrophe that affects both NLIC and ASIC was limited to $8 million in the aggregate.
	Additionally, NLC purchased an underlying excess of loss contract that provides $10 million aggregate coverage for sub-catastrophic events. NLC retains a 34% participation in this coverage.

Segment_and_Related_Informatio

Segment and Related Information	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014
Segment and Related Information	'
Segment and Related Information	'
	20. Segment and Related Information
	The Company currently has four reportable business segments that are organized primarily by the core products offered to the segments’ respective customers. These segments reflect the manner in which operations are managed and the criteria used by the Company’s chief operating decision maker function to evaluate segment performance, develop strategy and allocate resources. The chief operating decision maker function consists of the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company and the Chief Executive Officer of PlainsCapital. During the fourth quarter of 2013, we began presenting certain amounts previously allocated to the four reportable business segments under the heading Corporate to better reflect our internal organizational structure. This change had no impact on the Company’s consolidated results of operations. The Company’s historical segment disclosures have been revised to conform to the current presentation.
	The banking segment includes the operations of the Bank, which, since September 14, 2013, includes the operations acquired in the FNB Transaction. The mortgage origination segment is composed of PrimeLending. The insurance segment is composed of NLC. The financial advisory segment is composed of First Southwest.
	Corporate includes certain activities not allocated to specific business segments. These activities include holding company financing and investing activities, and management and administrative services to support the overall operations of the Company including, but not limited to, certain executive management, corporate relations, legal, finance, and acquisition costs not allocated to business segments.
	Balance sheet amounts for remaining subsidiaries not discussed previously and the elimination of intercompany transactions are included in “All Other and Eliminations.” The following tables present certain information about reportable segment revenues, operating results, goodwill and assets (in thousands).
				Mortgage					Financial						All Other and			Hilltop
	Three Months Ended March 31, 2014	Banking		Origination			Insurance		Advisory			Corporate			Eliminations			Consolidated
	Net interest income (expense)	$	79,572	$	(4,139	)	$	980	$	2,629		$	1,692		$	4,687		$	85,421
	Provision for loan losses	3,228		—			—		14			—			—			3,242
	Noninterest income	16,228		91,763			42,773		24,597			—			(5,261		)	170,100
	Noninterest expense	60,677		90,632			32,341		27,365			2,188			(574		)	212,629
	Income (loss) before income taxes	$	31,895	$	(3,008	)	$	11,412	$	(153	)	$	(496	)	$	—		$	39,650
				Mortgage					Financial						All Other and			Hilltop
	Three Months Ended March 31, 2013	Banking		Origination			Insurance		Advisory			Corporate			Eliminations			Consolidated
	Net interest income (expense)	$	67,624	$	(12,003	)	$	1,059	$	3,244		$	(131	)	$	7,468		$	67,261
	Provision for loan losses	12,966		—			—		39			—			—			13,005
	Noninterest income	12,253		146,529			39,376		22,778			—			(7,658		)	213,278
	Noninterest expense	30,679		122,272			34,267		25,727			2,236			(190		)	214,991
	Income (loss) before income taxes	$	36,232	$	12,254		$	6,168	$	256		$	(2,367	)	$	—		$	52,543
	March 31, 2014
	Goodwill	$	207,741	$	13,071		$	23,988	$	7,008		$	—		$	—		$	251,808
	Total assets	$	8,018,568	$	1,045,935		$	315,531	$	616,743		$	1,364,208		$	(2,327,553	)	$	9,033,432
	December 31, 2013
	Goodwill	$	207,741	$	13,071		$	23,988	$	7,008		$	—		$	—		$	251,808
	Total assets	$	7,981,517	$	1,249,091		$	308,160	$	520,412		$	1,316,398		$	(2,471,456	)	$	8,904,122

Earnings_per_Common_Share

Earnings per Common Share	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014
Earnings per Common Share	'
Earnings per Common Share	'
	21. Earnings per Common Share
	Nonvested share-based payment awards that contain nonforfeitable rights to dividends or dividend equivalents are participating securities and are included in the computation of earnings per share pursuant to the two-class method prescribed by the Earnings Per Share Topic of the ASC. The two-class method is an earnings allocation formula that determines earnings per share for each class of common stock and participating security according to dividends declared (or accumulated) and participation rights in undistributed earnings. In May 2013, as discussed in Note 13 to the consolidated financial statements, Hilltop issued restricted stock awards which qualify as participating securities.
	Net earnings, less any preferred dividends accumulated for the period (whether or not declared), is allocated between the common stock and participating securities pursuant to the two-class method. Basic earnings per common share is computed by dividing net earnings available to common stockholders by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period, excluding participating nonvested restricted shares.
	Diluted earnings per common share is computed in a similar manner, except that first the denominator is increased to include the number of additional common shares that would have been outstanding if potentially dilutive common shares, excluding the participating securities, were issued using the treasury stock method. For the three months ended March 31, 2014, stock options and RSUs are the only potentially dilutive non-participating instruments issued by Hilltop, while potentially dilutive non-participating instruments for the three months ended March 31, 2013 were limited to stock options and the 7.50% Senior Exchangeable Notes due 2025 (the “Notes”), which were called for redemption during the fourth quarter of 2013. Next, we determine and include in the diluted earnings per common share calculation the more dilutive effect of the participating securities using the treasury stock method or the two-class method. Undistributed losses are not allocated to the nonvested share-based payment awards (the participating securities) under the two-class method as the holders are not contractually obligated to share in the losses of the Company.
	The following table presents the computation of basic and diluted earnings per common share (in thousands, except per share data).
		Three Months Ended March 31,
		2014			2013
	Basic earnings per share:
	Income applicable to Hilltop common stockholders	$	23,760		$	32,370
	Less: income applicable to participating shares	(124		)	—
	Net earnings available to Hilltop common stockholders	$	23,636		$	32,370
	Weighted average shares outstanding - basic	89,707			83,487
	Basic earnings per common share	$	0.26		$	0.39
	Diluted earnings per share:
	Income applicable to Hilltop common stockholders	$	23,760		$	32,370
	Add: interest expense on senior exchangeable notes (net of tax)	—			—
	Net earnings available to Hilltop common stockholders	$	23,760		$	32,370
	Weighted average shares outstanding - basic	89,707			83,487
	Effect of potentially dilutive securities	878			256
	Weighted average shares outstanding - diluted	90,585			83,743
	Diluted earnings per common share	$	0.26		$	0.39
	For the three months ended March 31, 2013, the computation of diluted net earnings per common share did not include 6,208,000 equivalent shares issuable upon conversion of the Notes as the equivalent exchange rate per share was in excess of the average stock price for the noted period.

Recently_Issued_Accounting_Sta

Recently Issued Accounting Standards	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014
Recently Issued Accounting Standards	'
Recently Issued Accounting Standards	'
	22. Recently Issued Accounting Standards
	In January 2014, the FASB issued ASU No. 2014-04 to clarify that an in substance repossession or foreclosure occurs upon either the creditor obtaining legal title to the residential real estate property upon completion of a foreclosure or the borrower conveying all interest in the residential real estate property to the creditor to satisfy that loan through completion of a deed in lieu of foreclosure or through a similar legal agreement. Additionally, the amendments require interim and annual disclosure of both the amount of foreclosed residential real estate property held by the creditor and the recorded investment in consumer mortgage loans collateralized by residential real estate property that are in the process of foreclosure according to local requirements of the applicable jurisdiction. The amendments are effective for annual periods, and interim reporting periods within those annual periods, beginning after December 15, 2014 and may be adopted using either a modified retrospective transition method or a prospective transition method. Early adoption is permitted. The Company is currently evaluating this guidance, but adoption of the amendments is not expected to have a significant effect on its future consolidated financial statements.
	In July 2013, the FASB issued ASU No. 2013-11 to require an entity to present an unrecognized tax benefit, or portion thereof, in the financial statements as a reduction to a deferred tax asset for a net operating loss carryforward, a similar tax loss, or a tax credit carryforward. However, to the extent a net operating loss carryforward, a similar tax loss, or a tax credit carryforward is not available at the reporting date under the tax law of the applicable jurisdiction to settle any additional income taxes that would result from the disallowance of a tax position, or the tax law of the applicable jurisdiction does not require the entity to use, and the entity does not intend to use, the deferred tax asset for such purpose, the unrecognized tax benefit should be presented in the financial statements as a liability and should not be combined with deferred tax assets. The amendment became effective for the Company on January 1, 2014, and its adoption did not have any effect on the Company’s consolidated financial statements as the amendment is to be applied prospectively to all unrecognized tax benefits that exist at the balance sheet date.

Subsequent_Events

Subsequent Events	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014
Subsequent Events	'
Subsequent Events	'
	23. Subsequent Events
	On April 1, 2014, the Company awarded certain executives and key employees a total of 190,641 RSUs pursuant to the 2012 Plan. These RSUs generally cliff vest on the third anniversary of the grant date and are subject to service conditions set forth in the award agreements, with associated costs recognized on a straight-line basis over the vesting period. The grant date fair value related to these RSUs was $24.06 per share. Total compensation expense related to these RSUs was $4.6 million, which will be amortized through March 2017. The RSUs are not transferable, and the shares of common stock issuable upon conversion of vested RSUs are subject to transfer restrictions for a period of one year following conversion, subject to certain exceptions. In addition, the applicable RSU award agreements provide for accelerated vesting under certain conditions.
	On April 1, 2014, Hilltop filed Articles of Amendment to Hilltop’s charter, as approved by the Board of Directors, increasing the number of authorized shares of common stock from 100,000,000 to 125,000,000.

Summary_of_Significant_Account1

Summary of Significant Accounting and Reporting Policies (Policies)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014
Summary of Significant Accounting and Reporting Policies	'
Nature of Operations	'
	Nature of Operations
	Hilltop Holdings Inc. (“Hilltop” and, collectively with its subsidiaries, the “Company”) is a financial holding company registered under the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956, as amended by the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act of 1999. On November 30, 2012, Hilltop acquired PlainsCapital Corporation pursuant to a plan of merger whereby PlainsCapital Corporation merged with and into a wholly owned subsidiary of Hilltop (the “PlainsCapital Merger”), which continued as the surviving entity under the name “PlainsCapital Corporation” (“PlainsCapital”).
	The Company has two primary operating business units, PlainsCapital and National Lloyds Corporation (“NLC”). PlainsCapital is a financial holding company, headquartered in Dallas, Texas, that provides, through its subsidiaries, an array of financial products and services. In addition to traditional banking services, PlainsCapital provides residential mortgage lending, investment banking, public finance advisory, wealth and investment management, treasury management, capital equipment leasing, fixed income sales, asset management, and correspondent clearing services. NLC is a property and casualty insurance holding company that provides, through its subsidiaries, fire and homeowners insurance to low value dwellings and manufactured homes primarily in Texas and other areas of the southern United States.
	On September 13, 2013 (the “Bank Closing Date”), PlainsCapital Bank (the “Bank”) assumed substantially all of the liabilities, including all of the deposits, and acquired substantially all of the assets of Edinburg, Texas-based First National Bank (“FNB”) from the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (the “FDIC”), as receiver, and reopened former FNB branches acquired from the FDIC under the “PlainsCapital Bank” name (the “FNB Transaction”). Pursuant to the Purchase and Assumption Agreement (the “P&A Agreement”), the Bank and the FDIC entered into loss-share agreements whereby the FDIC agreed to share in the losses of certain covered loans and covered other real estate owned (“OREO”) that the Bank acquired, as further described in Note 2 to the consolidated financial statements. The fair value of the assets acquired was $2.2 billion, including $1.1 billion in covered loans, $286.2 million in securities, $135.2 million in covered OREO and $42.9 million in non-covered loans. The Bank also assumed $2.2 billion in liabilities, consisting primarily of deposits. The acquisition of FNB’s expansive branch network allowed the Bank to increase its presence in Texas to include the Rio Grande Valley, Houston, Corpus Christi, Laredo and El Paso markets, among others.
	On March 31, 2014, the Company entered into a definitive merger agreement with SWS Group, Inc. (“SWS”) providing for the merger of SWS with and into a wholly owned subsidiary of Hilltop formed for the purpose of facilitating this transaction. SWS stockholders will receive per share consideration of 0.2496 shares of Hilltop common stock and $1.94 of cash, equating to $7.88 per share based on Hilltop’s closing price on March 31, 2014. The Company intends to fund the cash portion of the consideration through available cash. The merger is subject to customary closing conditions, including regulatory approvals and approval of the stockholders of SWS, and is expected to be completed prior to the end of 2014.
Basis of Presentation	'
	Basis of Presentation
	The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“GAAP”), and in conformity with the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). In the opinion of management, these financial statements contain all adjustments necessary for a fair statement of the results of the interim periods presented. Accordingly, the financial statements do not include all of the information and footnotes required by GAAP for complete financial statements and should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013. Results for interim periods are not necessarily indicative of results to be expected for a full year or any future period.
	The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“GAAP”) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Estimates regarding the allowance for loan losses, the fair values of financial instruments, the amounts receivable under the loss-share agreements with the FDIC (“FDIC Indemnification Asset”), reserves for losses and loss adjustment expenses, the mortgage loan indemnification liability, and the potential impairment of assets are particularly subject to change. The Company has applied its critical accounting policies and estimation methods consistently in all periods presented in these consolidated financial statements.
	Certain reclassifications have been made to the prior period consolidated financial statements to conform with the current period presentation. In addition, the Company revised its historical consolidated balance sheets to correct the classification of certain noninterest-bearing deposits. The correction resulted in an increase in noninterest-bearing deposits and a decrease in interest-bearing deposits of $1.3 billion and $1.0 billion at December 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively, and the correction of the deposits note to the consolidated financial statements. Management has evaluated the impact of the correction as immaterial to previously issued financial statements; however, has elected to revise such amounts in the accompanying consolidated financial statements. The Company will similarly revise the consolidated balance sheets and deposits note to the quarterly and annual consolidated financial statements in its future filings.
	Hilltop owns 100% of the outstanding stock of PlainsCapital. PlainsCapital owns 100% of the outstanding stock of the Bank and 100% of the membership interest in PlainsCapital Equity, LLC. The Bank owns 100% of the outstanding stock of PrimeLending, a PlainsCapital Company (“PrimeLending”) and PCB-ARC, Inc. The Bank has a 100% membership interest in First Southwest Holdings, LLC (“First Southwest”) and PlainsCapital Securities, LLC, as well as a 51% voting interest in PlainsCapital Insurance Services, LLC.
	Hilltop also owns 100% of NLC, which operates through its wholly owned subsidiaries, National Lloyds Insurance Company (“NLIC”) and American Summit Insurance Company (“ASIC”).
	PrimeLending owns a 100% membership interest in PrimeLending Ventures Management, LLC, the controlling and sole managing member of PrimeLending Ventures, LLC (“Ventures”).
	The principal subsidiaries of First Southwest are First Southwest Company (“FSC”), a broker-dealer registered with the SEC and the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, and First Southwest Asset Management, Inc., a registered investment advisor under the Investment Advisors Act of 1940.
	The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the above-named entities. All significant intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated. Noncontrolling interests have been recorded for minority ownership in entities that are not wholly owned and are presented in compliance with the provisions of Noncontrolling Interest in Subsidiary Subsections of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”).
	PlainsCapital also owns 100% of the outstanding common securities of PCC Statutory Trusts I, II, III and IV (the “Trusts”), which are not included in the consolidated financial statements under the requirements of the Variable Interest Entities Subsections of the ASC, because the primary beneficiaries of the Trusts are not within the consolidated group.

Fair_Value_Measurements_Tables

Fair Value Measurements (Tables)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014
Fair Value Measurements	'
Schedule of information regarding financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis	'
	The following tables present information regarding financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis (in thousands).
		Level 1			Level 2		Level 3			Total
	March 31, 2014	Inputs			Inputs		Inputs			Fair Value
	Trading securities	$	33		$	53,317	$	—		$	53,350
	Available for sale securities	24,663			1,156,598		64,098			1,245,359
	Loans held for sale	—			860,374		26,826			887,200
	Derivative assets	—			23,365		—			23,365
	Mortgage servicing rights asset	—			—		29,939			29,939
	Trading liabilities	—			48		—			48
	Derivative liabilities	—			—		5,950			5,950
		Level 1			Level 2		Level 3			Total
	December 31, 2013	Inputs			Inputs		Inputs			Fair Value
	Trading securities	33			58,813		$	—		58,846
	Available for sale securities	22,079			1,121,011		60,053			1,203,143
	Loans held for sale	—			1,061,310		27,729			1,089,039
	Derivative assets	—			23,564		—			23,564
	Mortgage servicing rights asset	—			—		20,149			20,149
	Trading liabilities	—			46		—			46
	Derivative liabilities	—			139		5,600			5,739
Schedule of roll forward for financial instruments measured at fair value using Level 3 inputs	'
	The following tables include a roll forward for those financial instruments measured at fair value using Level 3 inputs (in thousands).
										Total Gains or Losses
										(Realized or Unrealized)
		Balance at											Included in Other
		Beginning of			Purchases/		Sales/			Included in			Comprehensive			Balance at
		Period			Additions		Reductions			Net Income			Income (Loss)			End of Period
	Three months ended March 31, 2014
	Available for sale securities	$	60,053		$	—	$	—		$	593		$	3,452		$	64,098
	Loans held for sale	27,729			4,900		(5,594		)	(209		)	—			26,826
	Mortgage servicing rights asset	20,149			7,432		—			2,358			—			29,939
	Derivative liabilities	(5,600		)	—		—			(350		)	—			(5,950		)
	Total	$	102,331		$	12,332	$	(5,594	)	$	2,392		$	3,452		$	114,913
	Three months ended March 31, 2013
	Available for sale securities	$	56,277		$	—	$	—		$	512		$	2,012		$	58,801
	Mortgage servicing rights asset	2,080			2,125		—			225			—			4,430
	Derivative liabilities	(4,490		)	—		—			(224		)	—			(4,714		)
	Total	$	53,867		$	2,125	$	—		$	513		$	2,012		$	58,517
Schedule of changes in fair value for instruments reported at fair value under the Fair Value Option	'
	The following table presents the changes in fair value for instruments that are reported at fair value under the Fair Value Option (in thousands).
		Changes in Fair Value for Assets and Liabilities Reported at Fair Value under Fair Value Option
		Three Months Ended March 31, 2014								Three Months Ended March 31, 2013
					Other		Total						Other			Total
		Net			Noninterest		Changes in			Net			Noninterest			Changes in
		Gains (Losses)			Income		Fair Value			Gains (Losses)			Income			Fair Value
	Loans held for sale	$	4,518		$	—	$	4,518		$	(5,438	)	$	—		$	(5,438	)
	Mortgage servicing rights asset	2,358			—		2,358			225			—			225
	Time deposits	—			—		—			—			8			8
Schedule of information regarding certain assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis for which a change in fair value has been recorded during reporting periods subsequent to initial recognition	'
	The following table presents information regarding certain assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis for which a change in fair value has been recorded during reporting periods subsequent to initial recognition (in thousands).
													Total Gains			Total Gains
													(Losses) for the			(Losses) for the
													Three Months			Three Months
		Level 1			Level 2		Level 3			Total			Ended			Ended
	March 31, 2014	Inputs			Inputs		Inputs			Fair Value			March 31, 2014			March 31, 2013
	Non-covered impaired loans	$	—		$	—	$	29,043		$	29,043		$	(215	)	$	(431	)
	Covered impaired loans	—			—		35,519			35,519			(1,691		)	—
	Non-covered other real estate owned	—			18		—			18			(102		)	(160		)
	Covered other real estate owned	—			—		34,167			34,167			(431		)	—
Schedule of carrying values and estimated fair values of financial instruments	'
	The following tables present the carrying values and estimated fair values of financial instruments not measured at fair value on either a recurring or non-recurring basis (in thousands).
					Estimated Fair Value
		Carrying			Level 1		Level 2			Level 3
	March 31, 2014	Amount			Inputs		Inputs			Inputs			Total
	Financial assets:
	Cash and cash equivalents	$	917,410		$	917,410	$	—		$	—		$	917,410
	Held to maturity securities	30,981			—		30,902			—			30,902
	Non-covered loans, net	3,612,301			—		315,199			3,313,626			3,628,825
	Covered loans, net	909,783			—		—			1,060,417			1,060,417
	Broker-dealer and clearing organization receivables	174,442			—		174,442			—			174,442
	FDIC indemnification asset	188,736			—		—			188,736			188,736
	Other assets	64,178			—		42,233			21,945			64,178
	Financial liabilities:
	Deposits	6,663,176			—		6,667,621			—			6,667,621
	Broker-dealer and clearing organization payables	161,888			—		161,888			—			161,888
	Short-term borrowings	491,406			—		491,406			—			491,406
	Debt	122,477			—		115,777			—			115,777
	Other liabilities	2,834			—		2,834			—			2,834
					Estimated Fair Value
		Carrying			Level 1		Level 2			Level 3
	December 31, 2013	Amount			Inputs		Inputs			Inputs			Total
	Financial assets:
	Cash and cash equivalents	$	746,023		$	746,023	$	—		$	—		$	746,023
	Non-covered loans, net	3,481,405			—		281,712			3,119,319			3,401,031
	Covered loans, net	1,005,308			—		—			997,371			997,371
	Broker-dealer and clearing organization receivables	119,317			—		119,317			—			119,317
	FDIC indemnification asset	188,291			—		—			188,291			188,291
	Other assets	66,055			—		43,946			22,109			66,055
	Financial liabilities:
	Deposits	6,722,019			—		6,722,909			—			6,722,909
	Broker-dealer and clearing organization payables	129,678			—		129,678			—			129,678
	Short-term borrowings	342,087			—		342,087			—			342,087
	Debt	123,339			—		114,671			—			114,671
	Other liabilities	3,362			—		3,362			—			3,362

Securities_Tables

Securities (Tables)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014
Securities	'
Summary of amortized cost and fair value of available for sale securities	'
	The amortized cost and fair value of securities, excluding trading securities, are summarized as follows (in thousands).
		Available for Sale
					Gross			Gross
		Amortized			Unrealized			Unrealized
	March 31, 2014	Cost			Gains			Losses			Fair Value
	U.S. Treasury securities	$	63,684		$	80		$	(94	)	$	63,670
	U.S. government agencies:
	Bonds	704,980			1,051			(38,903		)	667,128
	Residential mortgage-backed securities	57,781			1,269			(505		)	58,545
	Collateralized mortgage obligations	117,336			296			(3,800		)	113,832
	Corporate debt securities	95,422			4,955			(226		)	100,151
	States and political subdivisions	155,292			843			(3,550		)	152,585
	Commercial mortgage-backed securities	618			69			—			687
	Equity securities	20,237			4,426			—			24,663
	Note receivable	43,267			5,315			—			48,582
	Warrant	12,068			3,448			—			15,516
	Totals	$	1,270,685		$	21,752		$	(47,078	)	$	1,245,359
		Available for Sale
		Amortized			Unrealized			Unrealized
	December 31, 2013	Cost			Gains			Losses			Fair Value
	U.S. Treasury securities	$	43,684		$	82		$	(238	)	$	43,528
	U.S. government agencies:
	Bonds	717,909			550			(55,727		)	662,732
	Residential mortgage-backed securities	59,936			735			(584		)	60,087
	Collateralized mortgage obligations	124,502			349			(4,390		)	120,461
	Corporate debt securities	72,376			4,610			(378		)	76,608
	States and political subdivisions	162,955			388			(6,508		)	156,835
	Commercial mortgage-backed securities	691			69			—			760
	Equity securities	20,067			2,012			—			22,079
	Note receivable	42,674			5,235			—			47,909
	Warrant	12,068			76			—			12,144
	Totals	$	1,256,862		$	14,106		$	(67,825	)	$	1,203,143
Summary of amortized cost and fair value of held to maturity securities	'
		Held to Maturity
		Amortized			Unrealized			Unrealized
	March 31, 2014	Cost			Gains			Losses			Fair Value
	U.S. government agencies:
	Residential mortgage-backed securities	$	29,582		$	—		$	(70	)	$	29,512
	States and political subdivisions	1,399			1			(10		)	1,390
	Totals	$	30,981		$	1		$	(80	)	$	30,902
Schedule of information regarding available for sale securities that were in an unrealized loss position	'
	Information regarding securities that were in an unrealized loss position is shown in the following tables (dollars in thousands).
		March 31, 2014								December 31, 2013
		Number of					Unrealized			Number of					Unrealized
		Securities		Fair Value			Losses			Securities		Fair Value			Losses
	Available for Sale
	U.S. treasury securities:
	Unrealized loss for less than twelve months	6		$	13,289		$	94		6		$	12,748		$	238
	Unrealized loss for twelve months or longer	—		—			—			—		—			—
		6		13,289			94			6		12,748			238
	U.S. government agencies:
	Bonds:
	Unrealized loss for less than twelve months	31		399,291			24,490			35		526,817			45,274
	Unrealized loss for twelve months or longer	7		160,352			14,413			5		90,931			10,453
		38		559,643			38,903			40		617,748			55,727
	Residential mortgage-backed securities:
	Unrealized loss for less than twelve months	1		1,595			62			2		2,194			54
	Unrealized loss for twelve months or longer	3		9,325			443			3		9,309			530
		4		10,920			505			5		11,503			584
	Collateralized mortgage obligations:
	Unrealized loss for less than twelve months	6		68,200			3,740			7		84,054			4,320
	Unrealized loss for twelve months or longer	2		4,095			60			2		4,995			70
		8		72,295			3,800			9		89,049			4,390
	Corporate debt securities:
	Unrealized loss for less than twelve months	7		10,732			226			7		10,754			378
	Unrealized loss for twelve months or longer	—		—			—			—		—			—
		7		10,732			226			7		10,754			378
	States and political subdivisions:
	Unrealized loss for less than twelve months	29		21,753			257			46		30,245			669
	Unrealized loss for twelve months or longer	140		92,954			3,293			150		96,882			5,839
		169		114,707			3,550			196		127,127			6,508
	Total available for sale:
	Unrealized loss for less than twelve months	80		514,860			28,869			103		666,812			50,933
	Unrealized loss for twelve months or longer	152		266,726			18,209			160		202,117			16,892
		232		$	781,586		$	47,078		263		$	868,929		$	67,825
Schedule of information regarding held to maturity securities that were in an unrealized loss position	'
		March 31, 2014								December 31, 2013
		Number of					Unrealized			Number of						Unrealized
		Securities		Fair Value			Losses			Securities			Fair Value			Losses
	Held to Maturity
	U.S. government agencies:
	Residential mortgage-backed securities:
	Unrealized loss for less than twelve months	3		$	29,512		$	70		$	—		$	—		$	—
	Unrealized loss for twelve months or longer	—		—			—			—			—			—
		3		29,512			70			—			—			—
	States and political subdivisions:
	Unrealized loss for less than twelve months	2		1,112			10			—			—			—
	Unrealized loss for twelve months or longer	—		—			—			—			—			—
		2		1,112			10			—			—			—
	Total held to maturity:
	Unrealized loss for less than twelve months	5		30,624			80			—			—			—
	Unrealized loss for twelve months or longer	—		—			—			—			—			—
		5		$	30,624		$	80		—			$	—		$	—
Schedule of amortized cost and fair value of securities, excluding trading and equity available for sale securities and the available for sale warrant by contractual maturity	'
	The amortized cost and fair value of securities, excluding trading and available for sale equity securities and the available for sale warrant, at March 31, 2014 are shown by contractual maturity below (in thousands).
		Available for Sale						Held to Maturity
		Amortized						Amortized
		Cost			Fair Value			Cost			Fair Value
	Due in one year or less	$	135,582		$	135,741		$	—		$	—
	Due after one year through five years	117,222			126,696			—			—
	Due after five years through ten years	85,407			86,616			—			—
	Due after ten years	724,434			683,063			1,399			1,390
		1,062,645			1,032,116			1,399			1,390
	Residential mortgage-backed securities	57,781			58,545			29,582			29,512
	Collateralized mortgage obligations	117,336			113,832			—			—
	Commercial mortgage-backed securities	618			687			—			—
		$	1,238,380		$	1,205,180		$	30,981		$	30,902

NonCovered_Loans_and_Allowance1

Non-Covered Loans and Allowance for Non-Covered Loan Losses (Tables) (Non-covered loans)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014
Non-covered loans	'
Non-Covered Loans and Allowance for Non-Covered Loan Losses	'
Summary of non-covered loans by portfolio segment	'
	Non-covered loans summarized by portfolio segment are as follows (in thousands).
		March 31,			December 31,
		2014			2013
	Commercial and industrial	$	1,670,087		$	1,637,266
	Real estate	1,535,361			1,457,253
	Construction and land development	387,382			364,551
	Consumer	54,116			55,576
		3,646,946			3,514,646
	Allowance for non-covered loan losses	(34,645		)	(33,241		)
	Total non-covered loans, net of allowance	$	3,612,301		$	3,481,405
Schedule of carrying values and the outstanding balances of the PCI loans	'
	The following table presents the carrying values and the outstanding balances of the non-covered PCI loans (in thousands).
		March 31,			December 31,
		2014			2013
	Carrying amount	$	85,396		$	100,392
	Outstanding balance	122,881			141,983
Schedule of changes in the accretable yield for the PCI loans	'
	Changes in the accretable yield for the non-covered PCI loans were as follows (in thousands).
		Three Months Ended March 31,
		2014			2013
	Balance, beginning of period	$	17,601		$	17,553
	Additions	—			—
	Increases in expected cash flows	3,475			11,996
	Disposals of loans	(603		)	(26		)
	Accretion	(2,760		)	(3,277		)
	Balance, end of period	$	17,713		$	26,246
Summary of PCI loans by class	'
	Non-covered PCI loans are summarized by class in the following tables (in thousands).
		Unpaid			Recorded			Recorded		Total
		Contractual			Investment with			Investment with		Recorded			Related
	March 31, 2014	Principal Balance			No Allowance			Allowance		Investment			Allowance
	Commercial and industrial:
	Secured	$	57,302		$	19,727		$	12,894	$	32,621		$	2,716
	Unsecured	11,421			1,225			—		1,225			—
	Real estate:
	Secured by commercial properties	41,051			12,053			17,439		29,492			450
	Secured by residential properties	4,589			1,353			1,356		2,709			79
	Construction and land development:
	Residential construction loans	33			—			—		—			—
	Commercial construction loans and land development	25,535			14,912			706		15,618			107
	Consumer	7,516			3,731			—		3,731			—
		$	147,447		$	53,001		$	32,395	$	85,396		$	3,352
		Unpaid			Recorded			Recorded		Total
		Contractual			Investment with			Investment with		Recorded			Related
	December 31, 2013	Principal Balance			No Allowance			Allowance		Investment			Allowance
	Commercial and industrial:
	Secured	$	60,309		$	19,280		$	16,092	$	35,372		$	2,705
	Unsecured	11,772			240			1,204		1,444			15
	Real estate:
	Secured by commercial properties	49,306			20,185			16,070		36,255			339
	Secured by residential properties	5,013			1,347			1,648		2,995			39
	Construction and land development:
	Residential construction loans	33			—			—		—			—
	Commercial construction loans and land development	48,515			15,225			4,592		19,817			39
	Consumer	7,946			4,509			—		4,509			—
		$	182,894		$	60,786		$	39,606	$	100,392		$	3,137
Summary of average investment in PCI loans by class	'
	Average investment in non-covered PCI loans is summarized by class in the following table (in thousands).
		Three Months Ended March 31,
		2014			2013
	Commercial and industrial:
	Secured	$	33,997		$	68,316
	Unsecured	1,335			3,107
	Real estate:
	Secured by commercial properties	32,874			53,371
	Secured by residential properties	2,852			7,413
	Construction and land development:
	Residential construction loans	—			354
	Commercial construction loans and land development	17,718			29,266
	Consumer	4,120			75
		$	92,896		$	161,902
Summary of non-accrual loans by class, excluding those classified as held for sale	'
	Non-covered non-accrual loans, excluding those classified as held for sale, are summarized by class in the following table (in thousands).
		March 31,			December 31,
		2014			2013
	Commercial and industrial:
	Secured	$	14,551		$	15,430
	Unsecured	1,024			1,300
	Real estate:
	Secured by commercial properties	1,094			2,638
	Secured by residential properties	2,371			398
	Construction and land development:
	Residential construction loans	—			—
	Commercial construction loans and land development	142			112
	Consumer	—			—
		$	19,182		$	19,878
Schedule of information regarding TDRs granted	'
	Information regarding TDRs granted is shown in the following tables (in thousands).
		Recorded Investment in Loans Modified by
					Interest Rate			Payment Term		Total
	Three months ended March 31, 2014	A/B Note			Adjustment			Extension		Modification
	Commercial and industrial:
	Secured	$	—		$	—		$	—	$	—
	Unsecured	—			—			—		—
	Real estate:
	Secured by commercial properties	—			—			345		345
	Secured by residential properties	—			—			258		258
	Construction and land development:
	Residential construction loans	—			—			—		—
	Commercial construction loans and land development	—			—			142		142
	Consumer	—			—			—		—
		$	—		$	—		$	745	$	745
		Recorded Investment in Loans Modified by
					Interest Rate			Payment Term		Total
	Three months ended March 31, 2013	A/B Note			Adjustment			Extension		Modification
	Commercial and industrial:
	Secured	$	—		$	—		$	28	$	28
	Unsecured	—			—			—		—
	Real estate:
	Secured by commercial properties	—			—			1,236		1,236
	Secured by residential properties	—			—			262		262
	Construction and land development:
	Residential construction loans	—			—			—		—
	Commercial construction loans and land development	—			—			570		570
	Consumer	—			—			—		—
		$	—		$	—		$	2,096	$	2,096
Schedule of analysis of the aging of the entity's loan portfolio	'
	An analysis of the aging of the Bank’s non-covered loan portfolio is shown in the following tables (in thousands).
																				Accruing Loans
		Loans Past Due			Loans Past Due			Loans Past Due		Total			Current			PCI		Total		Past Due
	March 31, 2014	30-59 Days			60-89 Days			90 Days or More		Past Due Loans			Loans			Loans		Loans		90 Days or More
	Commercial and industrial:
	Secured	$	4,492		$	4,914		$	379	$	9,785		$	1,528,769		$	32,621	$	1,571,175	$	1
	Unsecured	88			1			—		89			97,598			1,225		98,912		—
	Real estate:
	Secured by commercial properties	205			—			—		205			1,083,444			29,492		1,113,141		—
	Secured by residential properties	1,976			49			70		2,095			417,416			2,709		422,220		—
	Construction and land development:
	Residential construction loans	381			—			—		381			67,540			—		67,921		—
	Commercial construction loans and land development	—			3,121			—		3,121			300,722			15,618		319,461		—
	Consumer	240			10			1		251			50,134			3,731		54,116		1
		$	7,382		$	8,095		$	450	$	15,927		$	3,545,623		$	85,396	$	3,646,946	$	2
																				Accruing Loans
		Loans Past Due			Loans Past Due			Loans Past Due		Total			Current			PCI		Total		Past Due
	December 31, 2013	30-59 Days			60-89 Days			90 Days or More		Past Due Loans			Loans			Loans		Loans		90 Days or More
	Commercial and industrial:
	Secured	$	2,171		$	277		$	1,354	$	3,802		$	1,492,793		$	35,372	$	1,531,967	$	272
	Unsecured	333			9			60		402			103,453			1,444		105,299		59
	Real estate:
	Secured by commercial properties	192			—			132		324			1,044,437			36,255		1,081,016		—
	Secured by residential properties	1,045			36			203		1,284			371,958			2,995		376,237		203
	Construction and land development:
	Residential construction loans	415			—			—		415			64,664			—		65,079		—
	Commercial construction loans and land development	41			881			112		1,034			278,621			19,817		299,472		—
	Consumer	201			60			—		261			50,806			4,509		55,576		—
		$	4,398		$	1,263		$	1,861	$	7,522		$	3,406,732		$	100,392	$	3,514,646	$	534
Schedule of internal risk grades of loans by class	'
	The following tables present the internal risk grades of non-covered loans, as previously described, in the portfolio by class (in thousands).
	March 31, 2014	Pass			Special Mention			Substandard		PCI			Total
	Commercial and industrial:
	Secured	$	1,474,358		$	29,114		$	35,082	$	32,621		$	1,571,175
	Unsecured	97,512			8			167		1,225			98,912
	Real estate:
	Secured by commercial properties	1,076,039			5,835			1,775		29,492			1,113,141
	Secured by residential properties	413,626			—			5,885		2,709			422,220
	Construction and land development:
	Residential construction loans	67,921			—			—		—			67,921
	Commercial construction loans and land development	299,760			280			3,803		15,618			319,461
	Consumer	50,348			—			37		3,731			54,116
		$	3,479,564		$	35,237		$	46,749	$	85,396		$	3,646,946
	December 31, 2013	Pass			Special Mention			Substandard		PCI			Total
	Commercial and industrial:
	Secured	$	1,450,734		$	16,840		$	29,021	$	35,372		$	1,531,967
	Unsecured	103,674			12			169		1,444			105,299
	Real estate:
	Secured by commercial properties	1,038,930			4,436			1,395		36,255			1,081,016
	Secured by residential properties	367,758			—			5,484		2,995			376,237
	Construction and land development:
	Residential construction loans	65,079			—			—		—			65,079
	Commercial construction loans and land development	275,808			3,384			463		19,817			299,472
	Consumer	51,052			1			14		4,509			55,576
		$	3,353,035		$	24,673		$	36,546	$	100,392		$	3,514,646
Schedule of changes in the allowance for loan losses by portfolio segment	'
	Changes in the allowance for non-covered loan losses, distributed by portfolio segment, are shown below (in thousands).
		Commercial and						Construction and
	Three months ended March 31, 2014	Industrial			Real Estate			Land Development		Consumer			Total
	Balance, beginning of period	$	16,865		$	8,331		$	7,957	$	88		$	33,241
	Provision charged to operations	(57		)	1,319			17		109			1,388
	Loans charged off	(807		)	—			—		(74		)	(881		)
	Recoveries on charged off loans	725			32			122		18			897
	Balance, end of period	$	16,726		$	9,682		$	8,096	$	141		$	34,645
		Commercial and						Construction and
	Three months ended March 31, 2013	Industrial			Real Estate			Land Development		Consumer			Total
	Balance, beginning of period	$	1,845		$	977		$	582	$	5		$	3,409
	Provision charged to operations	6,911			2,437			3,597		60			13,005
	Loans charged off	(438		)	(31		)	—		(56		)	(525		)
	Recoveries on charged off loans	494			139			107		8			748
	Balance, end of period	$	8,812		$	3,522		$	4,286	$	17		$	16,637
Schedule of loan portfolio distributed by portfolio segment and impairment methodology	'
	The non-covered loan portfolio was distributed by portfolio segment and impairment methodology as shown below (in thousands).
		Commercial and						Construction and
	March 31, 2014	Industrial			Real Estate			Land Development		Consumer			Total
	Loans individually evaluated for impairment	$	1,930		$	2,399		$	142	$	—		$	4,471
	Loans collectively evaluated for impairment	1,634,311			1,500,761			371,622		50,385			3,557,079
	PCI Loans	33,846			32,201			15,618		3,731			85,396
		$	1,670,087		$	1,535,361		$	387,382	$	54,116		$	3,646,946
		Commercial and						Construction and
	December 31, 2013	Industrial			Real Estate			Land Development		Consumer			Total
	Loans individually evaluated for impairment	$	2,273		$	373		$	112	$	—		$	2,758
	Loans collectively evaluated for impairment	1,598,177			1,417,630			344,622		51,067			3,411,496
	PCI Loans	36,816			39,250			19,817		4,509			100,392
		$	1,637,266		$	1,457,253		$	364,551	$	55,576		$	3,514,646
Schedule of allowance for loan losses distributed by portfolio segment and impairment methodology	'
	The allowance for non-covered loan losses was distributed by portfolio segment and impairment methodology as shown below (in thousands).
		Commercial and						Construction and
	March 31, 2014	Industrial			Real Estate			Land Development		Consumer			Total
	Loans individually evaluated for impairment	$	421		$	—		$	—	$	—		$	421
	Loans collectively evaluated for impairment	13,589			9,153			7,989		141			30,872
	PCI Loans	2,716			529			107		—			3,352
		$	16,726		$	9,682		$	8,096	$	141		$	34,645
		Commercial and						Construction and
	December 31, 2013	Industrial			Real Estate			Land Development		Consumer			Total
	Loans individually evaluated for impairment	$	421		$	—		$	—	$	—		$	421
	Loans collectively evaluated for impairment	13,724			7,953			7,918		88			29,683
	PCI Loans	2,720			378			39		—			3,137
		$	16,865		$	8,331		$	7,957	$	88		$	33,241

Covered_Assets_and_Indemnifica1

Covered Assets and Indemnification Asset (Tables)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014
Covered assets and indemnification asset	'
Summary of the activity in covered OREO	'
	A summary of the activity in covered OREO for the three months ended March 31, 2014 is as follows (in thousands).
	Balance, beginning of period	$	142,833
	Additions to covered OREO	23,190
	Dispositions of covered OREO	(13,282		)
	Valuation adjustments in the period	(431		)
	Balance, end of period	$	152,310
Summary of the activity in the FDIC Indemnification Asset	'
	A summary of the activity in the FDIC Indemnification Asset for the three months ended March 31, 2014 is as follows (in thousands).
	Balance, beginning of period	$	188,291
	FDIC Indemnification Asset accretion (amortization)	1,357
	Transfers to due from FDIC and other	(912		)
	Balance, end of period	$	188,736
Covered loans	'
Covered assets and indemnification asset	'
Summary of carrying value of the loans	'
	The following table presents the carrying value of the covered loans summarized by portfolio segment (in thousands).
		March 31,			December 31,
		2014			2013
	Commercial and industrial	$	52,363		$	66,943
	Real estate	746,454			787,982
	Construction and land development	113,631			151,444
	Consumer	—			—
	Total covered loans	912,448			1,006,369
	Allowance for covered loans	(2,665		)	(1,061		)
	Total covered loans, net of allowance	$	909,783		$	1,005,308
Summary of non-accrual loans by class, excluding those classified as held for sale	'
	Covered non-accrual loans, excluding those classified as held for sale, are summarized by class in the following table (in thousands).
	`	March 31,			December 31,
		2014			2013
	Commercial and industrial:
	Secured	$	—		$	91
	Unsecured	882			882
	Real estate:
	Secured by commercial properties	10,607			40
	Secured by residential properties	670			209
	Construction and land development:
	Residential construction loans	1,898			575
	Commercial construction loans and land development	15			—
	Consumer	—			—
		$	14,072		$	1,797
Schedule of internal risk grades of loans	'
	The following tables present the internal risk grades of covered loans in the portfolio by class (in thousands).
	March 31, 2014	Pass			Special Mention			Substandard			PCI			Total
	Commercial and industrial:
	Secured	$	13,187		$	—		$	300		$	22,242		$	35,729
	Unsecured	7,350			—			316			8,968			16,634
	Real estate:
	Secured by commercial properties	52,598			1,702			8,793			339,362			402,455
	Secured by residential properties	150,862			—			5,147			187,990			343,999
	Construction and land development:
	Residential construction loans	2,853			—			1,984			2,363			7,200
	Commercial construction loans and land development	14,926			—			503			91,002			106,431
	Consumer	—			—			—			—			—
		$	241,776		$	1,702		$	17,043		$	651,927		$	912,448
	December 31, 2013	Pass				Special Mention			Substandard			PCI			Total
	Commercial and industrial:
	Secured	$		24,152		$	—		$	761		$	28,520		$	53,433
	Unsecured	3,040				—			580			9,890			13,510
	Real estate:
	Secured by commercial properties	59,343				3,310			2,166			365,306			430,125
	Secured by residential properties	155,439				—			3,046			199,372			357,857
	Construction and land development:
	Residential construction loans	6,087				—			1,376			4,705			12,168
	Commercial construction loans and land development	17,806				—			107			121,363			139,276
	Consumer	—				—			—			—			—
		$		265,867		$	3,310		$	8,036		$	729,156		$	1,006,369
Schedule of changes in the allowance for loan losses by portfolio segment	'
	Changes in the allowance for covered loan losses for the three months ended March 31, 2014, distributed by portfolio segment, are shown below (in thousands).
		Commercial and						Construction and
		Industrial			Real Estate			Land Development			Consumer			Total
	Balance, beginning of period	$	1,053		$	8		$	—		$	—		$	1,061
	Provision charged to operations	(30		)	1,732			152			—			1,854
	Loans charged off	(91		)	(44		)	(115		)	—			(250		)
	Recoveries on charged off loans	—			—			—			—			—
	Balance, end of period	$	932		$	1,696		$	37		$	—		$	2,665
Schedule of loan portfolio distributed by portfolio segment and impairment methodology	'
	The covered loan portfolio was distributed by portfolio segment and impairment methodology as shown below (in thousands).
		Commercial and						Construction and
	March 31, 2014	Industrial			Real Estate			Land Development			Consumer			Total
	Loans individually evaluated for impairment	$	—		$	—		$	1,385		$	—		$	1,385
	Loans collectively evaluated for impairment	21,153			219,102			18,881			—			259,136
	PCI Loans	31,210			527,352			93,365			—			651,927
		$	52,363		$	746,454		$	113,631		$	—		$	912,448
		Commercial and						Construction and
	December 31, 2013	Industrial			Real Estate			Land Development			Consumer			Total
	Loans individually evaluated for impairment	$	—		$	—		$	—		$	—		$	—
	Loans collectively evaluated for impairment	28,533			223,304			25,376			—			277,213
	PCI Loans	38,410			564,678			126,068			—			729,156
		$	66,943		$	787,982		$	151,444		$	—		$	1,006,369
Schedule of allowance for loan losses distributed by portfolio segment and impairment methodology	'
	The allowance for covered loan losses was distributed by portfolio segment and impairment methodology as shown below (in thousands).
		Commercial and						Construction and
	March 31, 2014	Industrial			Real Estate			Land Development			Consumer			Total
	Loans individually evaluated for impairment	$	—		$	—		$	—		$	—		$	—
	Loans collectively evaluated for impairment	49			6			37			—			92
	PCI Loans	883			1,690			—			—			2,573
		$	932		$	1,696		$	37		$	—		$	2,665
		Commercial and						Construction and
	December 31, 2013	Industrial			Real Estate			Land Development			Consumer			Total
	Loans individually evaluated for impairment	$	—		$	—		$	—		$	—		$	—
	Loans collectively evaluated for impairment	171			8			—			—			179
	PCI Loans	882			—			—			—			882
		$	1,053		$	8		$	—		$	—		$	1,061
Covered loans | Bank	'
Covered assets and indemnification asset	'
Schedule of analysis of the aging of the entity's loan portfolio	'
	An analysis of the aging of the Bank’s covered loan portfolio is shown in the following tables (in thousands).
																					Accruing Loans
		Loans Past Due			Loans Past Due			Loans Past Due			Total			Current			PCI		Total		Past Due
	March 31, 2014	30-59 Days			60-89 Days			90 Days or More			Past Due Loans			Loans			Loans		Loans		90 Days or More
	Commercial and industrial:
	Secured	$	218		$	56		$	168		$	442		$	13,045		$	22,242	$	35,729	$	168
	Unsecured	98			71			—			169			7,497			8,968		16,634		—
	Real estate:
	Secured by commercial properties	356			—			455			811			62,282			339,362		402,455		379
	Secured by residential properties	2,190			584			995			3,769			152,240			187,990		343,999		419
	Construction and land development:
	Residential construction loans	730			858			1,399			2,987			1,850			2,363		7,200		85
	Commercial construction loans and land development	43			66			—			109			15,320			91,002		106,431		—
	Consumer	—			—			—			—			—			—		—		—
		$	3,635		$	1,635		$	3,017		$	8,287		$	252,234		$	651,927	$	912,448	$	1,051
																					Accruing Loans
		Loans Past Due			Loans Past Due			Loans Past Due			Total			Current			PCI		Total		Past Due
	December 31, 2013	30-59 Days			60-89 Days			90 Days or More			Past Due Loans			Loans			Loans		Loans		90 Days or More
	Commercial and industrial:
	Secured	$	3,904		$	10		$	81		$	3,995		$	20,918		$	28,520	$	53,433	$	—
	Unsecured	10			259			—			269			3,351			9,890		13,510		—
	Real estate:
	Secured by commercial properties	999			—			40			1,039			63,780			365,306		430,125		—
	Secured by residential properties	1,679			678			209			2,566			155,919			199,372		357,857		—
	Construction and land development:
	Residential construction loans	1,861			—			576			2,437			5,026			4,705		12,168		—
	Commercial construction loans and land development	244			20			—			264			17,649			121,363		139,276		—
	Consumer	—			—			—			—			—			—		—		—
		$	8,697		$	967		$	906		$	10,570		$	266,643		$	729,156	$	1,006,369	$	—
Covered loans | PCI loans	'
Covered assets and indemnification asset	'
Schedule of carrying value and the outstanding balance of the PCI loans	'
	The following table presents the carrying value and the outstanding contractual balance of the covered PCI loans (in thousands).
		March 31,			December 31,
		2014			2013
	Carrying amount	$	651,927		$	729,156
	Outstanding balance	940,972			1,022,514
Schedule of changes in the accretable yield for the PCI loans	'
	Changes in the accretable yield for the covered PCI loans for the three months ended March 31, 2014 were as follows (in thousands).
	Balance, beginning of period	$	156,548
	Additions	—
	Increases in expected cash flows	30,710
	Transfer of loans to covered OREO	5,261
	Accretion	(16,050		)
	Balance, end of period	$	176,469
Summary of PCI loans by class	'
	Covered PCI loans are summarized by class in the following tables (in thousands).
		Unpaid			Recorded			Recorded			Total
		Contractual			Investment with			Investment with			Recorded			Related
	March 31, 2014	Principal Balance			No Allowance			Allowance			Investment			Allowance
	Commercial and industrial:
	Secured	$	36,395		$	22,110		$	132		$	22,242		$	—
	Unsecured	16,577			8,065			903			8,968			883
	Real estate:
	Secured by commercial properties	505,438			312,576			26,786			339,362			142
	Secured by residential properties	280,825			177,719			10,271			187,990			1,548
	Construction and land development:
	Residential construction loans	5,029			2,363			—			2,363			—
	Commercial construction loans and land development	151,091			91,002			—			91,002			—
	Consumer	—			—			—			—			—
		$	995,355		$	613,835		$	38,092		$	651,927		$	2,573
		Unpaid			Recorded			Recorded			Total
		Contractual			Investment with			Investment with			Recorded			Related
	December 31, 2013	Principal Balance			No Allowance			Allowance			Investment			Allowance
	Commercial and industrial:
	Secured	$	43,867		$	28,520		$	—		$	28,520		$	—
	Unsecured	16,280			9,008			882			9,890			882
	Real estate:
	Secured by commercial properties	528,785			365,306			—			365,306			—
	Secured by residential properties	288,859			199,372			—			199,372			—
	Construction and land development:
	Residential construction loans	8,341			4,705			—			4,705			—
	Commercial construction loans and land development	183,117			121,363			—			121,363			—
	Consumer	—			—			—			—			—
		$	1,069,249		$	728,274		$	882		$	729,156		$	882
Summary of average investment in PCI loans by class	'
	Average investment in covered PCI loans for the three months ended March 31, 2014 is summarized by class in the following table (in thousands).
	Commercial and industrial:
	Secured	$	25,381
	Unsecured	9,429
	Real estate:
	Secured by commercial properties	352,334
	Secured by residential properties	193,681
	Construction and land development:
	Residential construction loans	3,534
	Commercial construction loans and land development	106,183
	Consumer	—
		$	690,542

Mortgage_Servicing_Rights_Tabl

Mortgage Servicing Rights (Tables)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014
Mortgage Servicing Rights	'
Schedule of change in fair value of the Company's MSR	'
	The following table presents the change in fair value of the Company’s MSR (dollars in thousands).
			Three Months Ended March 31,
			2014			2013
	Balance, beginning of period		$	20,149		$	2,080
	Additions		7,432			2,125
	Changes in fair value:
	Due to changes in model inputs or assumptions (1)		2,764			300
	Due to customer payments		(406		)	(75		)
	Balance, end of period		$	29,939		$	4,430
	Mortgage loans serviced for others		$	2,692,730		$	602,771
	MSR as a percentage of serviced mortgage loans		1.11		%	0.73		%
	-1	Primarily represents changes in discount rates and prepayment speed assumptions, which are primarily affected by changes in interest rates and the refinement of other MSR model assumptions.
Schedule of key assumptions used in measuring the fair value of the Company's MSR	'
			Three Months Ended March 31,
			2014		2013
	Weighted average constant prepayment rate		9.92	%	12.53	%
	Weighted average discount rate		11.58	%	20.27	%
	Weighted average life (in years)		7.4		6.6
Schedule of sensitivity analysis of fair value of the Company's MSR to certain key assumptions	'
	A sensitivity analysis of the fair value of the Company’s MSR to certain key assumptions is presented in the following table (in thousands).
			March 31,			December 31,
			2014			2013
	Constant prepayment rate:
	Impact of 10% adverse change		$	(678	)	$	(601	)
	Impact of 20% adverse change		(1,313		)	(1,170		)
	Discount rate:
	Impact of 100 basis point adverse change		(792		)	(631		)
	Impact of 200 basis point adverse change		(1,520		)	(1,236		)

Deposits_Tables

Deposits (Tables)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014
Deposits	'
Summary of deposits	'
	Deposits are summarized as follows (in thousands).
		March 31,		December 31,
		2014		2013
	Noninterest-bearing demand	$	1,748,391	$	1,773,749
	Interest-bearing:
	NOW accounts	1,226,645		1,083,596
	Money market	932,417		878,578
	Brokered - money market	279,733		276,760
	Demand	48,703		47,636
	Savings	298,082		357,325
	Time	1,968,938		2,110,947
	Brokered - time	160,267		194,327
		$	6,663,176	$	6,722,918

Shortterm_Borrowings_Tables

Short-term Borrowings (Tables)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014
Short-term borrowings	'
Schedule of short-term borrowings	'
	Short-term borrowings are summarized as follows (in thousands).
		March 31,			December 31,
		2014			2013
	Federal funds purchased	$	193,275		$	137,225
	Securities sold under agreements to repurchase	158,931			107,462
	Federal Home Loan Bank notes	—			—
	Short-term bank loans	139,200			97,400
		$	491,406		$	342,087
Schedule of federal funds purchased and securities sold under agreements to repurchase	'
Short-term borrowings	'
Schedule of short-term borrowings	'
	Information concerning federal funds purchased and securities sold under agreements to repurchase is shown in the following tables (dollars in thousands).
		Three Months Ended March 31,
		2014			2013
	Average balance during the period	$	343,233		$	328,521
	Average interest rate during the period	0.18		%	0.21		%
		March 31,			December 31,
		2014			2013
	Average interest rate at end of period	0.16		%	0.16		%
	Securities underlying the agreements at end of period
	Carrying value	$	166,472		$	144,991
	Estimated fair value	$	162,932		$	138,719
Federal Home Loan Bank notes	'
Short-term borrowings	'
Schedule of short-term borrowings	'
	Other information regarding FHLB notes is shown in the following tables (dollars in thousands).
		Three Months Ended March 31,
		2014			2013
	Average balance during the period	$	8		$	34,174
	Average interest rate during the period	0.13		%	0.09		%
		March 31,		December 31,
		2014		2013
	Average interest rate at end of period	—		—

Commitments_and_Contingencies_

Commitments and Contingencies (Tables)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014
Commitments and Contingencies	'
Schedule of roll-forward of claims activity for loans put-back to the mortgage origination segment	'
	The following tables provide for a roll-forward of claims activity for loans put-back to the mortgage origination segment based upon an alleged breach of a representation or warranty with respect to a loan sold and related indemnification liability reserve activity (in thousands).
		Representation and Warranty Specific Claims
		Activity - Origination Loan Balance
		Three Months Ended March 31,
		2014			2013
	Balance, beginning of period	$	51,912		$	39,693
	Claims made	10,044			11,620
	Claims resolved with no payment	(4,458		)	(7,820		)
	Repurchases	(4,878		)	(1,651		)
	Indemnification payments	(691		)	(612		)
	Balance, end of period	$	51,929		$	41,230
		Indemnification Liability Reserve Activity
		Three Months Ended March 31,
		2014			2013
	Balance, beginning of period	$	21,121		$	18,964
	Additions for new sales	560			956
	Repurchases	(504		)	(41		)
	Early payment defaults	(21		)	(95		)
	Indemnification payments	(181		)	(219		)
	Change in estimate	—			136
	Balance, end of period	$	20,975		$	19,701
	Reserve for Indemnification Liability:
	Specific claims	$	12,482
	Incurred but not reported claims	8,493
	Total	$	20,975

Regulatory_Matters_Tables

Regulatory Matters (Tables)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014
Regulatory Matters	'
Schedule of comparison of the Bank's and Hilltop's consolidated actual capital amounts and ratios to the regulatory minimum requirements and the Bank's regulatory minimum capital requirements and the Bank's regulatory minimum capital requirements needed to qualify as a well-capitalized institution without giving effect to the final Basel III capital rules adopted by the Federal Reserve Board	'
	The following table shows the Bank’s and Hilltop’s consolidated actual capital amounts and ratios compared to the regulatory minimum capital requirements and the Bank’s regulatory minimum capital requirements needed to qualify as a “well-capitalized” institution (dollars in thousands), without giving effect to the final Basel III capital rules adopted by the Federal Reserve Board on July 2, 2013.
										To Be Well Capitalized
						Minimum Capital				Minimum Capital
		Actual				Requirements				Requirements
		Amount		Ratio		Amount		Ratio		Amount		Ratio
	March 31, 2014
	Tier 1 capital (to average assets):
	Bank	$	780,226	9.53	%	$	327,545	4	%	$	409,431	5	%
	Hilltop	1,137,727		13.12	%	346,871		4	%	N/A		N/A
	Tier 1 capital (to risk-weighted assets):
	Bank	780,226		13.47	%	231,644		4	%	347,466		6	%
	Hilltop	1,137,727		18.66	%	243,951		4	%	N/A		N/A
	Total capital (to risk-weighted assets):
	Bank	818,760		14.14	%	463,288		8	%	579,110		10	%
	Hilltop	1,178,253		19.32	%	487,901		8	%	N/A		N/A
	December 31, 2013
	Tier 1 capital (to average assets):
	Bank	$	762,364	9.29	%	$	328,275	4	%	$	410,344	5	%
	Hilltop	1,112,424		12.81	%	347,480		4	%	N/A		N/A
	Tier 1 capital (to risk-weighted assets):
	Bank	762,364		13.38	%	227,984		4	%	341,976		6	%
	Hilltop	1,112,424		18.53	%	240,159		4	%	N/A		N/A
	Total capital (to risk-weighted assets):
	Bank	797,771		14	%	455,968		8	%	569,960		10	%
	Hilltop	1,148,736		19.13	%	480,318		8	%	N/A		N/A
Summary of statutory capital and surplus and statutory net income of each insurance subsidiary	'
	A summary of statutory capital and surplus and statutory net income of each insurance subsidiary is as follows (in thousands).
		March 31,		December 31,
		2014		2013
	Capital and surplus:
	National Lloyds Insurance Company	$	104,599	$	98,602
	American Summit Insurance Company	27,687		26,452
		Three Months Ended March 31,
		2014		2013
	Statutory net income:
	National Lloyds Insurance Company	$	5,986	$	3,391
	American Summit Insurance Company	1,131		251

Derivative_Financial_Instrumen1

Derivative Financial Instruments (Tables)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014
Derivative Financial Instruments	'
Schedule of derivative positions	'
	Derivative positions are presented in the following table (in thousands).
		March 31, 2014					December 31, 2013
		Notional		Estimated			Notional		Estimated
		Amount		Fair Value			Amount		Fair Value
	Derivative instruments:
	IRLCs	$	797,934	$	19,244		$	602,467	$	12,151
	Commitments to purchase MBSs	258,015		1,768			236,305		(109		)
	Commitments to sell MBSs	1,686,208		2,353			1,645,332		11,383
	Fee Award Option	20,432		(5,950		)	20,432		(5,600		)

Balance_Sheet_Offsetting_Table

Balance Sheet Offsetting (Tables)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014
Balance Sheet Offsetting	'
Schedule of the assets subject to enforceable master netting arrangements, repurchase agreements or similar agreements with offsetting rights	'
	The following tables present the assets and liabilities subject to enforceable master netting arrangements, repurchase agreements, or similar agreements with offsetting rights (in thousands).
									Gross Amounts Not Offset in
							Net Amounts		the Balance Sheet
		Gross Amounts		Gross Amounts			of Assets					Cash
		of Recognized		Offset in the			Presented in the		Financial			Collateral			Net
		Assets		Balance Sheet			Balance Sheet		Instruments			Pledged			Amount
	March 31, 2014
	Securities borrowed:
	Institutional counterparties	$	144,936	$	—		$	144,936	$	(144,936	)	$	—		$	—
	Forward MBS sale derivatives:
	Institutional counterparties	3,111		(758		)	2,353		—			13,517			15,870
		$	148,047	$	(758	)	$	147,289	$	(144,936	)	$	13,517		$	15,870
	December 31, 2013
	Securities borrowed:
	Institutional counterparties	$	107,365	$	—		$	107,365	$	(107,365	)	$	—		$	—
	Forward MBS sale derivatives:
	Institutional counterparties	11,489		(76		)	11,413		—			(286		)	11,127
		$	118,854	$	(76	)	$	118,778	$	(107,365	)	$	(286	)	$	11,127
Schedule of the liabilities subject to enforceable master netting arrangements, repurchase agreements or similar agreements with offsetting rights	'
	The following tables present the assets and liabilities subject to enforceable master netting arrangements, repurchase agreements, or similar agreements with offsetting rights (in thousands).
									Gross Amounts Not Offset in
							Net Amounts		the Balance Sheet
		Gross Amounts		Gross Amounts			of Liabilities					Cash
		of Recognized		Offset in the			Presented in the		Financial			Collateral			Net
		Liabities		Balance Sheet			Balance Sheet		Instruments			Pledged			Amount
	March 31, 2014
	Securities Loaned:
	Institutional counterparties	$	91,879	$	—		$	91,879	$	(91,879	)	$	—		$	—
	Repurchase Agreements:
	Customer counterparties	151,945		—			151,945		(151,945		)	—			—
	Institutional counterparties	6,986		—			6,986		(6,986		)	—			—
		$	250,810	$	—		$	250,810	$	(250,810	)	$	—		$	—
	December 31, 2013
	Securities Loaned:
	Institutional counterparties	$	74,913	$	—		$	74,913	$	(74,913	)	$	—		$	—
	Repurchase Agreements:
	Customer counterparties	107,462		—			107,462		(107,462		)	—			—
	Forward MBS Sale Derivatives:
	Institutional counterparties	30		—			30		—			(17		)	13
		$	182,405	$	—		$	182,405	$	(182,375	)	$	(17	)	$	13

BrokerDealer_and_Clearing_Orga1

Broker-Dealer and Clearing Organization Receivables and Payables (Tables)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014
Broker-Dealer and Clearing Organization Receivables and Payables	'
Schedule of broker-dealer and clearing organization receivables and payables	'
	Broker-dealer and clearing organization receivables and payables consisted of the following (in thousands).
		March 31,		December 31,
		2014		2013
	Receivables:
	Securities borrowed	$	144,936	$	107,365
	Securities failed to deliver	19,232		7,160
	Clearing organizations	10,108		4,698
	Due from dealers	166		94
		$	174,442	$	119,317
	Payables:
	Securities loaned	$	91,879	$	74,913
	Correspondents	50,268		44,852
	Securities failed to receive	17,601		5,523
	Clearing organizations	2,140		4,390
		$	161,888	$	129,678

Reserves_for_Unpaid_Losses_and1

Reserves for Unpaid Losses and Loss Adjustment Expenses (Tables)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014
Reserves for Unpaid Losses and Loss Adjustment Expenses	'
Schedule of information regarding the reserve for unpaid losses and loss adjustment expenses ("LAE")	'
	Information regarding the reserve for unpaid losses and losses and loss adjustment expenses (“LAE”) are as follows (in thousands).
		Three Months Ended March 31,
		2014			2013
	Balance, beginning of period	$	27,468		$	34,012
	Less reinsurance recoverables	(4,508		)	(10,385		)
	Net balance, beginning of period	22,960			23,627
	Incurred related to:
	Current period	16,087			21,531
	Prior periods	2,250			(346		)
	Total incurred	18,337			21,185
	Payments related to:
	Current period	(8,337		)	(9,734		)
	Prior periods	(7,788		)	(9,024		)
	Total payments	(16,125		)	(18,758		)
	Net balance, end of period	25,172			26,054
	Plus reinsurance recoverables	3,086			6,016
	Balance, end of period	$	28,258		$	32,070

Reinsurance_Activity_Tables

Reinsurance Activity (Tables)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014
Reinsurance Activity	'
Schedule of effects of reinsurance on premiums written and earned	'
	The effects of reinsurance on premiums written and earned are summarized as follows (in thousands).
		Three Months Ended March 31,
		2014						2013
		Written			Earned			Written			Earned
	Premiums from direct business	$	43,770		$	42,759		$	41,857		$	40,546
	Reinsurance assumed	2,233			2,020			1,754			1,630
	Reinsurance ceded	(4,186		)	(4,460		)	(4,555		)	(4,703		)
	Net premiums	$	41,817		$	40,319		$	39,056		$	37,473
Schedule of effects of reinsurance on incurred losses	'
	The effects of reinsurance on incurred losses are as follows (in thousands).
		Three Months Ended March 31,
		2014			2013
	Loss and LAE incurred	$	17,752		$	21,412
	Reinsurance recoverables	585			(227		)
	Net loss and LAE incurred	$	18,337		$	21,185

Segment_and_Related_Informatio1

Segment and Related Information (Tables)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014
Segment and Related Information	'
Schedule of information about the segment revenues, operating results, goodwill, and assets of entity's reportable segments	'
	The following tables present certain information about reportable segment revenues, operating results, goodwill and assets (in thousands).
				Mortgage					Financial						All Other and			Hilltop
	Three Months Ended March 31, 2014	Banking		Origination			Insurance		Advisory			Corporate			Eliminations			Consolidated
	Net interest income (expense)	$	79,572	$	(4,139	)	$	980	$	2,629		$	1,692		$	4,687		$	85,421
	Provision for loan losses	3,228		—			—		14			—			—			3,242
	Noninterest income	16,228		91,763			42,773		24,597			—			(5,261		)	170,100
	Noninterest expense	60,677		90,632			32,341		27,365			2,188			(574		)	212,629
	Income (loss) before income taxes	$	31,895	$	(3,008	)	$	11,412	$	(153	)	$	(496	)	$	—		$	39,650
				Mortgage					Financial						All Other and			Hilltop
	Three Months Ended March 31, 2013	Banking		Origination			Insurance		Advisory			Corporate			Eliminations			Consolidated
	Net interest income (expense)	$	67,624	$	(12,003	)	$	1,059	$	3,244		$	(131	)	$	7,468		$	67,261
	Provision for loan losses	12,966		—			—		39			—			—			13,005
	Noninterest income	12,253		146,529			39,376		22,778			—			(7,658		)	213,278
	Noninterest expense	30,679		122,272			34,267		25,727			2,236			(190		)	214,991
	Income (loss) before income taxes	$	36,232	$	12,254		$	6,168	$	256		$	(2,367	)	$	—		$	52,543
	March 31, 2014
	Goodwill	$	207,741	$	13,071		$	23,988	$	7,008		$	—		$	—		$	251,808
	Total assets	$	8,018,568	$	1,045,935		$	315,531	$	616,743		$	1,364,208		$	(2,327,553	)	$	9,033,432
	December 31, 2013
	Goodwill	$	207,741	$	13,071		$	23,988	$	7,008		$	—		$	—		$	251,808
	Total assets	$	7,981,517	$	1,249,091		$	308,160	$	520,412		$	1,316,398		$	(2,471,456	)	$	8,904,122

Earnings_per_Common_Share_Tabl

Earnings per Common Share (Tables)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014
Earnings per Common Share	'
Schedule of the computation of basic and diluted earnings per common share	'
	The following table presents the computation of basic and diluted earnings per common share (in thousands, except per share data).
		Three Months Ended March 31,
		2014			2013
	Basic earnings per share:
	Income applicable to Hilltop common stockholders	$	23,760		$	32,370
	Less: income applicable to participating shares	(124		)	—
	Net earnings available to Hilltop common stockholders	$	23,636		$	32,370
	Weighted average shares outstanding - basic	89,707			83,487
	Basic earnings per common share	$	0.26		$	0.39
	Diluted earnings per share:
	Income applicable to Hilltop common stockholders	$	23,760		$	32,370
	Add: interest expense on senior exchangeable notes (net of tax)	—			—
	Net earnings available to Hilltop common stockholders	$	23,760		$	32,370
	Weighted average shares outstanding - basic	89,707			83,487
	Effect of potentially dilutive securities	878			256
	Weighted average shares outstanding - diluted	90,585			83,743
	Diluted earnings per common share	$	0.26		$	0.39

Summary_of_Significant_Account2

Summary of Significant Accounting and Reporting Policies (Details) (USD $)

Mar. 31, 2014

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Mar. 31, 2014

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SWS

Plains Capital

Bank

Bank

Bank

Bank

Plains Capital Equity, LLC

PrimeLending

PCB-ARC, Inc.

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PlainsCapital Securities, LLC

PlainsCapital Insurance Services, LLC

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PrimeLending Ventures Management, LLC

Trusts

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0.2496

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'

'

'

'

'

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'

'

'

'

'

Cash consideration per share of the merged entity (in dollars per share)

'

$1.94

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'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Acquisition price (in dollars per share)

'

$7.88

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Ownership percentage of subsidiary owned by the reporting entity

'

'

100.00%

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

100.00%

'

'

Ownership percentage of subsidiary owned by subsidiary of the reporting entity

'

'

'

100.00%

'

'

'

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

51.00%

'

100.00%

100.00%

Summary_of_Significant_Account3

Summary of Significant Accounting and Reporting Policies (Details 2) (USD $)	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified			Error relating to wrong classification of certain noninterest-bearing deposits	Error relating to wrong classification of certain noninterest-bearing deposits
			Increase (Decrease)	Increase (Decrease)
Reclassifications made to prior period consolidated financial statements	'	'	'	'
Noninterest-bearing deposits	$1,748,391	$1,773,749	$1,300,000	$1,000,000
Interest-bearing deposits	$4,914,785	$4,949,169	($1,300,000)	($1,000,000)

Acquisitions_Details

Acquisitions (Details) (Bank, FNB)	0 Months Ended
	Sep. 13, 2013
Bank | FNB	'
Acquisitions	'
Period for which payment is required to be made to the FDIC of true-up amount	'10 years

Fair_Value_Measurements_Detail

Fair Value Measurements (Details) (USD $)	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Mar. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Fair Value Measurements	'	'	'	'
Aggregate fair value of PrimeLending's mortgage loans held for sale accounted for under the Fair Value Option	$886,600,000	$1,090,000,000	'	'
Unpaid principal balance of PrimeLending loans held for sale accounted under the fair value option	860,500,000	1,070,000,000	'	'
Financial assets and liabilities	'	'	'	'
Trading securities	53,350,000	58,846,000	'	'
Available for sale securities	1,245,359,000	1,203,143,000	'	'
Mortgage servicing rights asset	29,939,000	20,149,000	4,430,000	2,080,000
Recurring | Level 1	'	'	'	'
Financial assets and liabilities	'	'	'	'
Trading securities	33,000	33,000	'	'
Available for sale securities	24,663,000	22,079,000	'	'
Recurring | Level 2	'	'	'	'
Financial assets and liabilities	'	'	'	'
Trading securities	53,317,000	58,813,000	'	'
Available for sale securities	1,156,598,000	1,121,011,000	'	'
Loans held for sale	860,374,000	1,061,310,000	'	'
Derivative assets	23,365,000	23,564,000	'	'
Trading liabilities	48,000	46,000	'	'
Derivative liabilities	'	139,000	'	'
Recurring | Level 3	'	'	'	'
Financial assets and liabilities	'	'	'	'
Available for sale securities	64,098,000	60,053,000	'	'
Loans held for sale	26,826,000	27,729,000	'	'
Mortgage servicing rights asset	29,939,000	20,149,000	'	'
Derivative liabilities	5,950,000	5,600,000	'	'
Recurring | Total Fair Value	'	'	'	'
Financial assets and liabilities	'	'	'	'
Trading securities	53,350,000	58,846,000	'	'
Available for sale securities	1,245,359,000	1,203,143,000	'	'
Loans held for sale	887,200,000	1,089,039,000	'	'
Derivative assets	23,365,000	23,564,000	'	'
Mortgage servicing rights asset	29,939,000	20,149,000	'	'
Trading liabilities	48,000	46,000	'	'
Derivative liabilities	$5,950,000	$5,739,000	'	'

Fair_Value_Measurements_Detail1

Fair Value Measurements (Details 2) (Level 3, USD $)	3 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013
Rollforward for financial instruments measured at fair value using Level 3 inputs	'	'
Balance, beginning of Period	$102,331	$53,867
Purchases/Additions	12,332	2,125
Sales/Reductions	-5,594	'
Total gains or losses (realized or unrealized):	'	'
Included in net income	2,392	513
Included in other comprehensive income (loss)	3,452	2,012
Balance, end of Period	114,913	58,517
Available for sale securities	'	'
Rollforward for financial instruments measured at fair value using Level 3 inputs	'	'
Balance, beginning of Period	60,053	56,277
Total gains or losses (realized or unrealized):	'	'
Included in net income	593	512
Included in other comprehensive income (loss)	3,452	2,012
Balance, end of Period	64,098	58,801
Loans held for sale	'	'
Rollforward for financial instruments measured at fair value using Level 3 inputs	'	'
Balance, beginning of Period	27,729	'
Purchases/Additions	4,900	'
Sales/Reductions	-5,594	'
Total gains or losses (realized or unrealized):	'	'
Included in net income	-209	'
Balance, end of Period	26,826	'
Mortgage servicing rights asset	'	'
Rollforward for financial instruments measured at fair value using Level 3 inputs	'	'
Balance, beginning of Period	20,149	2,080
Purchases/Additions	7,432	2,125
Total gains or losses (realized or unrealized):	'	'
Included in net income	2,358	225
Balance, end of Period	29,939	4,430
Derivative Liabilities	'	'
Rollforward for financial instruments measured at fair value using Level 3 inputs	'	'
Balance, beginning of Period	-5,600	-4,490
Total gains or losses (realized or unrealized):	'	'
Included in net income	-350	-224
Balance, end of Period	($5,950)	($4,714)

Fair_Value_Measurements_Detail2

Fair Value Measurements (Details 3) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013
Fair Value Measurements	'	'
Transfers of assets from level 1 to level 2	$0	$0
Transfers of assets from level 2 to level 1	0	0
Transfers of liabilities from level 1 to level 2	0	0
Transfers of liabilities from level 2 to level 1	0	0
Changes in Fair Value for Assets and Liabilities Reported at Fair Value under Fair Value Option	'	'
Net Gains (Losses)	79,111	127,596
Other Noninterest Income	16,991	7,307
Loans held for sale	'	'
Changes in Fair Value for Assets and Liabilities Reported at Fair Value under Fair Value Option	'	'
Net Gains (Losses)	4,518	-5,438
Total Changes in Fair Value	4,518	-5,438
Mortgage servicing rights asset	'	'
Changes in Fair Value for Assets and Liabilities Reported at Fair Value under Fair Value Option	'	'
Net Gains (Losses)	2,358	2,250
Total Changes in Fair Value	2,358	2,250
Time deposits	'	'
Changes in Fair Value for Assets and Liabilities Reported at Fair Value under Fair Value Option	'	'
Other Noninterest Income	'	8
Total Changes in Fair Value	'	$8

Fair_Value_Measurements_Detail3

Fair Value Measurements (Details 4) (USD $)

3 Months Ended

3 Months Ended

3 Months Ended

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2014

Mar. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2013

Mar. 31, 2014

Dec. 31, 2013

Mar. 31, 2014

Mar. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2013

Sep. 13, 2013

Mar. 31, 2014

Dec. 31, 2013

Mar. 31, 2014

Dec. 31, 2013

Mar. 31, 2014

Dec. 31, 2013

Mar. 31, 2014

Mar. 31, 2014

Mar. 31, 2013

Mar. 31, 2014

Mar. 31, 2014

Dec. 31, 2013

Mar. 31, 2014

Nov. 30, 2012

Sep. 13, 2013

Sep. 13, 2013

Mar. 31, 2014

Dec. 31, 2013

Mar. 31, 2014

Covered loans

Covered loans

Non-covered loans

Non-covered loans

Non-covered loans

FNB

Level 2

Level 2

Level 3

Level 3

Total Fair Value

Total Fair Value

Non-recurring

Non-recurring

Non-recurring

Non-recurring

Non-recurring

Non-recurring

Non-recurring

Non-recurring

Non-recurring

Non-recurring

Non-recurring

Non-recurring

Non-recurring

Bank

Covered loans

Non-covered loans

Non-covered loans

Level 2

Level 2

Level 2

Level 3

Level 3

Level 3

Level 3

Level 3

Level 3

Total Fair Value

Estimated fair value

Estimated fair value

PlainsCapital

FNB

FNB

Estimated fair value

Estimated fair value

Non-covered loans

Non-covered loans

PCI loans

Covered loans

PCI loans

Covered loans

Covered loans

Bank

Fair value measurements

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Fair value of loans acquired

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

$172,900,000

'

$822,800,000

'

'

'

Acquired OREO

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

135,200,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

135,200,000

'

'

'

'

Other real estate owned

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

5,800,000

4,800,000

'

'

'

'

152,300,000

142,800,000

'

Non-covered impaired loans

3,612,301,000

'

3,481,405,000

'

'

3,612,301,000

'

3,481,405,000

'

315,199,000

281,712,000

3,313,626,000

3,119,319,000

3,628,825,000

3,401,031,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

29,043,000

'

'

'

'

'

29,043,000

Covered impaired loans

909,783,000

'

1,005,308,000

909,783,000

1,005,308,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

1,060,417,000

997,371,000

1,060,417,000

997,371,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

35,519,000

'

'

'

'

'

35,519,000

Non-covered other real estate owned

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

18,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

18,000

Covered other real estate owned

152,310,000

'

142,833,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

34,167,000

'

'

'

'

'

34,167,000

Total Gains (Losses) of impaired loans

3,242,000

13,005,000

'

1,854,000

'

1,388,000

13,005,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

-1,691,000

-215,000

-431,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Total Gains (Losses) of other real estate owned

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

($431,000)

($102,000)

($160,000)

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Fair_Value_Measurements_Detail4

Fair Value Measurements (Details 5) (USD $)	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Financial assets:	'	'
Held to maturity securities	$30,902	'
Non-covered loans, net	3,612,301	3,481,405
Covered loans	909,783	1,005,308
Broker-dealer and clearing organization receivables	174,442	119,317
FDIC indemnification asset	188,736	188,291
Financial liabilities:	'	'
Broker-dealer and clearing organization payables	161,888	129,678
Level 1	'	'
Financial assets:	'	'
Cash and cash equivalents	917,410	746,023
Level 2	'	'
Financial assets:	'	'
Held to maturity securities	30,902	'
Non-covered loans, net	315,199	281,712
Broker-dealer and clearing organization receivables	174,442	119,317
Other assets	42,233	43,946
Financial liabilities:	'	'
Deposits	6,667,621	6,722,909
Broker-dealer and clearing organization payables	161,888	129,678
Short-term borrowings	491,406	342,087
Debt	115,777	114,671
Other liabilities	2,834	3,362
Level 3	'	'
Financial assets:	'	'
Non-covered loans, net	3,313,626	3,119,319
Covered loans	1,060,417	997,371
FDIC indemnification asset	188,736	188,291
Other assets	21,945	22,109
Total Fair Value	'	'
Financial assets:	'	'
Cash and cash equivalents	917,410	746,023
Held to maturity securities	30,902	'
Non-covered loans, net	3,628,825	3,401,031
Covered loans	1,060,417	997,371
Broker-dealer and clearing organization receivables	174,442	119,317
FDIC indemnification asset	188,736	188,291
Other assets	64,178	66,055
Financial liabilities:	'	'
Deposits	6,667,621	6,722,909
Broker-dealer and clearing organization payables	161,888	129,678
Short-term borrowings	491,406	342,087
Debt	115,777	114,671
Other liabilities	2,834	3,362
Carrying Amount	'	'
Financial assets:	'	'
Cash and cash equivalents	917,410	746,023
Held to maturity securities	30,981	'
Non-covered loans, net	3,612,301	3,481,405
Covered loans	909,783	1,005,308
Broker-dealer and clearing organization receivables	174,442	119,317
FDIC indemnification asset	188,736	188,291
Other assets	64,178	66,055
Financial liabilities:	'	'
Deposits	6,663,176	6,722,019
Broker-dealer and clearing organization payables	161,888	129,678
Short-term borrowings	491,406	342,087
Debt	122,477	123,339
Other liabilities	$2,834	$3,362

Securities_Details

Securities (Details) (USD $)

Mar. 31, 2014

Dec. 31, 2013

Jul. 31, 2011

Mar. 31, 2014

Dec. 31, 2013

Mar. 31, 2014

Dec. 31, 2013

Mar. 31, 2014

Dec. 31, 2013

Mar. 31, 2014

Dec. 31, 2013

Mar. 31, 2014

Dec. 31, 2013

Mar. 31, 2014

Dec. 31, 2013

Mar. 31, 2014

Dec. 31, 2013

Mar. 31, 2014

Dec. 31, 2013

Mar. 31, 2014

Dec. 31, 2013

Mar. 31, 2014

Dec. 31, 2013

Mar. 31, 2014

Mar. 31, 2014

SWS

U.S. Treasury securities

U.S. Treasury securities

Bonds

Bonds

Residential mortgage-backed securities

Residential mortgage-backed securities

Collateralized mortgage obligations

Collateralized mortgage obligations

Corporate debt securities

Corporate debt securities

States and political subdivisions

States and political subdivisions

Commercial mortgage-backed securities

Commercial mortgage-backed securities

Equity securities

Equity securities

Note receivable

Note receivable

Warrant

Warrant

Warrant

Common Stock

Note receivable

SWS

SWS

Available for sale

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Amortized Cost

$1,270,685,000

$1,256,862,000

'

$63,684,000

$43,684,000

$704,980,000

$717,909,000

$57,781,000

$59,936,000

$117,336,000

$124,502,000

$95,422,000

$72,376,000

$155,292,000

$162,955,000

$618,000

$691,000

$20,237,000

$20,067,000

$43,267,000

$42,674,000

$12,068,000

$12,068,000

'

'

Gross Unrealized Gains

21,752,000

14,106,000

'

80,000

82,000

1,051,000

550,000

1,269,000

735,000

296,000

349,000

4,955,000

4,610,000

843,000

388,000

69,000

69,000

4,426,000

2,012,000

5,315,000

5,235,000

3,448,000

76,000

'

'

Gross Unrealized Losses

-47,078,000

-67,825,000

'

-94,000

-238,000

-38,903,000

-55,727,000

-505,000

-584,000

-3,800,000

-4,390,000

-226,000

-378,000

-3,550,000

-6,508,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Fair Value

1,245,359,000

1,203,143,000

'

63,670,000

43,528,000

667,128,000

662,732,000

58,545,000

60,087,000

113,832,000

120,461,000

100,151,000

76,608,000

152,585,000

156,835,000

687,000

760,000

24,663,000

22,079,000

48,582,000

47,909,000

15,516,000

12,144,000

'

'

Number of shares included within the available for sale securities

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

1,475,387

Aggregate principal amount of senior unsecured loan

'

'

$50,000,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Interest rate on senior unsecured loan (as a percent)

'

'

8.00%

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Period after issuance in which senior unsecured loan may be prepaid

'

'

'3 years

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Maturity term of senior unsecured loan

'

'

'5 years

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Number of shares of common stock available to purchase under warrant

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

8,695,652

'

Warrants exercise price (in dollars per share)

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

$5.75

'

Ownership interest percentage the entity would own if warrant was fully exercised

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

24.40%

'

Securities_Details_2

Securities (Details 2) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2014
Held to maturity securities	'
Amortized Cost	$30,981
Unrealized Gains	1
Unrealized Losses	-80
Fair Value	30,902
Residential mortgage-backed securities	'
Held to maturity securities	'
Amortized Cost	29,582
Unrealized Losses	-70
Fair Value	29,512
States and political subdivisions	'
Held to maturity securities	'
Amortized Cost	1,399
Unrealized Gains	1
Unrealized Losses	-10
Fair Value	$1,390

Securities_Details_3

Securities (Details 3) (USD $)	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	item	item
Number of Securities	'	'
Unrealized loss for less than twelve months	80	103
Unrealized loss for twelve months or longer	152	160
Total	232	263
Fair Value	'	'
Unrealized loss for less than twelve months	$514,860	$666,812
Unrealized loss for twelve months or longer	266,726	202,117
Estimated Fair Value, Total	781,586	868,929
Unrealized Loss	'	'
Unrealized loss for less than twelve months	28,869	50,933
Unrealized loss for twelve months or longer	18,209	16,892
Total	47,078	67,825
U.S. Treasury securities	'	'
Number of Securities	'	'
Unrealized loss for less than twelve months	6	6
Total	6	6
Fair Value	'	'
Unrealized loss for less than twelve months	13,289	12,748
Estimated Fair Value, Total	13,289	12,748
Unrealized Loss	'	'
Unrealized loss for less than twelve months	94	238
Total	94	238
Bonds	'	'
Number of Securities	'	'
Unrealized loss for less than twelve months	31	35
Unrealized loss for twelve months or longer	7	5
Total	38	40
Fair Value	'	'
Unrealized loss for less than twelve months	399,291	526,817
Unrealized loss for twelve months or longer	160,352	90,931
Estimated Fair Value, Total	559,643	617,748
Unrealized Loss	'	'
Unrealized loss for less than twelve months	24,490	45,274
Unrealized loss for twelve months or longer	14,413	10,453
Total	38,903	55,727
Residential mortgage-backed securities	'	'
Number of Securities	'	'
Unrealized loss for less than twelve months	1	2
Unrealized loss for twelve months or longer	3	3
Total	4	5
Fair Value	'	'
Unrealized loss for less than twelve months	1,595	2,194
Unrealized loss for twelve months or longer	9,325	9,309
Estimated Fair Value, Total	10,920	11,503
Unrealized Loss	'	'
Unrealized loss for less than twelve months	62	54
Unrealized loss for twelve months or longer	443	530
Total	505	584
Collateralized mortgage obligations	'	'
Number of Securities	'	'
Unrealized loss for less than twelve months	6	7
Unrealized loss for twelve months or longer	2	2
Total	8	9
Fair Value	'	'
Unrealized loss for less than twelve months	68,200	84,054
Unrealized loss for twelve months or longer	4,095	4,995
Estimated Fair Value, Total	72,295	89,049
Unrealized Loss	'	'
Unrealized loss for less than twelve months	3,740	4,320
Unrealized loss for twelve months or longer	60	70
Total	3,800	4,390
Corporate debt securities	'	'
Number of Securities	'	'
Unrealized loss for less than twelve months	7	7
Total	7	7
Fair Value	'	'
Unrealized loss for less than twelve months	10,732	10,754
Estimated Fair Value, Total	10,732	10,754
Unrealized Loss	'	'
Unrealized loss for less than twelve months	226	378
Total	226	378
States and political subdivisions	'	'
Number of Securities	'	'
Unrealized loss for less than twelve months	29	46
Unrealized loss for twelve months or longer	140	150
Total	169	196
Fair Value	'	'
Unrealized loss for less than twelve months	21,753	30,245
Unrealized loss for twelve months or longer	92,954	96,882
Estimated Fair Value, Total	114,707	127,127
Unrealized Loss	'	'
Unrealized loss for less than twelve months	257	669
Unrealized loss for twelve months or longer	3,293	5,839
Total	$3,550	$6,508

Securities_Details_4

Securities (Details 4) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2014
	item
Number of Securities	'
Unrealized loss for less than twelve months	5
Total	5
Fair Value	'
Unrealized loss for less than twelve months	$30,624
Total	30,624
Unrealized Losses	'
Unrealized loss for less than twelve months	80
Total	80
Residential mortgage-backed securities	'
Number of Securities	'
Unrealized loss for less than twelve months	3
Total	3
Fair Value	'
Unrealized loss for less than twelve months	29,512
Total	29,512
Unrealized Losses	'
Unrealized loss for less than twelve months	70
Total	70
States and political subdivisions	'
Number of Securities	'
Unrealized loss for less than twelve months	2
Total	2
Fair Value	'
Unrealized loss for less than twelve months	1,112
Total	1,112
Unrealized Losses	'
Unrealized loss for less than twelve months	10
Total	$10

Securities_Details_5

Securities (Details 5) (USD $)	Mar. 31, 2014
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Amortized Cost	'
Due in one year or less	$135,582
Due after one year through five years	117,222
Due after five years through ten years	85,407
Due after ten years	724,434
Total	1,062,645
Total amortized cost	1,238,380
Fair Value	'
Due in one year or less	135,741
Due after one year through five years	126,696
Due after five years through ten years	86,616
Due after ten years	683,063
Total	1,032,116
Fair Value	1,205,180
Residential mortgage-backed securities	'
Amortized Cost	'
Mortgage-backed securities, collateralized mortgage obligations and commercial mortgage-backed securities	57,781
Fair Value	'
Mortgage-backed securities, collateralized mortgage obligations and commercial mortgage-backed securities	58,545
Collateralized mortgage obligations	'
Amortized Cost	'
Mortgage-backed securities, collateralized mortgage obligations and commercial mortgage-backed securities	117,336
Fair Value	'
Mortgage-backed securities, collateralized mortgage obligations and commercial mortgage-backed securities	113,832
Commercial mortgage-backed securities	'
Amortized Cost	'
Mortgage-backed securities, collateralized mortgage obligations and commercial mortgage-backed securities	618
Fair Value	'
Mortgage-backed securities, collateralized mortgage obligations and commercial mortgage-backed securities	$687

Securities_Details_6

Securities (Details 6) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2013
Amortized Cost	'	'	'
Due after ten years	$1,399,000	'	'
Total	1,399,000	'	'
Total amortized cost	30,981,000	'	'
Fair Value	'	'	'
Due after ten years	1,390,000	'	'
Total	1,390,000	'	'
Fair Value	30,902,000	'	'
Realized net gain (loss) from trading securities portfolio	600,000	-1,200,000	'
Carrying amount of securities pledged	1,100,000,000	'	1,000,000,000
Fair value of securities pledged	1,000,000,000	'	938,100,000
Deposit with various state insurance departments	8,600,000	'	9,400,000
Residential mortgage-backed securities	'	'	'
Amortized Cost	'	'	'
Mortgage-backed securities, collateralized mortgage obligations and commercial mortgage-backed securities	29,582,000	'	'
Total amortized cost	29,582,000	'	'
Fair Value	'	'	'
Mortgage-backed securities, collateralized mortgage obligations and commercial mortgage-backed securities	29,512,000	'	'
Fair Value	$29,512,000	'	'

NonCovered_Loans_and_Allowance2

Non-Covered Loans and Allowance for Non-Covered Loan Losses (Details) (USD $)	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Mar. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Non-Covered Loans and Allowance for Non-Covered Loan Losses	'	'	'	'
Total loans	$3,646,946	$3,514,646	'	'
Allowance for loan losses	-34,645	-33,241	'	'
Non-covered loans, net	3,612,301	3,481,405	'	'
Non-covered loans	'	'	'	'
Non-Covered Loans and Allowance for Non-Covered Loan Losses	'	'	'	'
Total loans	3,646,946	3,514,646	'	'
Allowance for loan losses	-34,645	-33,241	-16,637	-3,409
Non-covered loans, net	3,612,301	3,481,405	'	'
Non-covered loans | Commercial and Industrial	'	'	'	'
Non-Covered Loans and Allowance for Non-Covered Loan Losses	'	'	'	'
Total loans	1,670,087	1,637,266	'	'
Allowance for loan losses	-16,726	-16,865	-8,812	-1,845
Non-covered loans | Real estate	'	'	'	'
Non-Covered Loans and Allowance for Non-Covered Loan Losses	'	'	'	'
Total loans	1,535,361	1,457,253	'	'
Allowance for loan losses	-9,682	-8,331	-3,522	-977
Non-covered loans | Construction and Land Development	'	'	'	'
Non-Covered Loans and Allowance for Non-Covered Loan Losses	'	'	'	'
Total loans	387,382	364,551	'	'
Allowance for loan losses	-8,096	-7,957	-4,286	-582
Non-covered loans | Consumer	'	'	'	'
Non-Covered Loans and Allowance for Non-Covered Loan Losses	'	'	'	'
Total loans	54,116	55,576	'	'
Allowance for loan losses	-141	-88	-17	-5
Bank | Non-covered loans	'	'	'	'
Non-Covered Loans and Allowance for Non-Covered Loan Losses	'	'	'	'
Total loans	3,646,946	3,514,646	'	'
Bank | Non-covered loans | Consumer	'	'	'	'
Non-Covered Loans and Allowance for Non-Covered Loan Losses	'	'	'	'
Total loans	$54,116	$55,576	'	'

NonCovered_Loans_and_Allowance3

Non-Covered Loans and Allowance for Non-Covered Loan Losses (Details 2) (PlainsCapital Merger and FNB Transaction, Non-covered loans, Acquired Impaired, USD $)	3 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2013
PlainsCapital Merger and FNB Transaction | Non-covered loans | Acquired Impaired	'	'	'
Carrying values and the outstanding contractual balances of the PCI loans	'	'	'
Carrying amount	$85,396	'	$100,392
Outstanding balance	122,881	'	141,983
Changes in the accretable yield for the acquired impaired loans	'	'	'
Balance, beginning of period	17,601	17,553	'
Increases in expected cash flows	3,475	11,996	'
Disposals of loans	-603	-26	'
Accretion	-2,760	-3,277	'
Balance, end of period	$17,713	$26,246	'

NonCovered_Loans_and_Allowance4

Non-Covered Loans and Allowance for Non-Covered Loan Losses (Details 3) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2013
Non-Covered Loans and Allowance for Non-Covered Loan Losses	'	'	'
Days outstanding loans and leases receivable are generally considered past due	'90 days	'	'
Non-covered loans	'	'	'
Non-covered PCI loans	'	'	'
Unpaid Contractual Principal balance	$147,447,000	'	$182,894,000
Recorded Investment with No Allowance	53,001,000	'	60,786,000
Recorded Investment with Allowance	32,395,000	'	39,606,000
Total Recorded Investment	85,396,000	'	100,392,000
Related Allowance	3,352,000	'	3,137,000
Average investment in PCI loans	'	'	'
Average investment in PCI loans	92,896,000	161,902,000	'
Non-accrual loans	19,182,000	'	19,878,000
Interest income recorded on accruing impaired loans	1,400,000	'	'
Non-covered loans | Secured	'	'	'
Non-covered PCI loans	'	'	'
Unpaid Contractual Principal balance	57,302,000	'	60,309,000
Recorded Investment with No Allowance	19,727,000	'	19,280,000
Recorded Investment with Allowance	12,894,000	'	16,092,000
Total Recorded Investment	32,621,000	'	35,372,000
Related Allowance	2,716,000	'	2,705,000
Average investment in PCI loans	'	'	'
Average investment in PCI loans	33,997,000	68,316,000	'
Non-accrual loans	14,551,000	'	15,430,000
Non-covered loans | Unsecured	'	'	'
Non-covered PCI loans	'	'	'
Unpaid Contractual Principal balance	11,421,000	'	11,772,000
Recorded Investment with No Allowance	1,225,000	'	240,000
Recorded Investment with Allowance	'	'	1,204,000
Total Recorded Investment	1,225,000	'	1,444,000
Related Allowance	'	'	15,000
Average investment in PCI loans	'	'	'
Average investment in PCI loans	1,335,000	3,107,000	'
Non-accrual loans	1,024,000	'	1,300,000
Non-covered loans | Secured by commercial properties	'	'	'
Non-covered PCI loans	'	'	'
Unpaid Contractual Principal balance	41,051,000	'	49,306,000
Recorded Investment with No Allowance	12,053,000	'	20,185,000
Recorded Investment with Allowance	17,439,000	'	16,070,000
Total Recorded Investment	29,492,000	'	36,255,000
Related Allowance	450,000	'	339,000
Average investment in PCI loans	'	'	'
Average investment in PCI loans	32,874,000	53,371,000	'
Non-accrual loans	1,094,000	'	2,638,000
Non-covered loans | Secured by residential properties	'	'	'
Non-covered PCI loans	'	'	'
Unpaid Contractual Principal balance	4,589,000	'	5,013,000
Recorded Investment with No Allowance	1,353,000	'	1,347,000
Recorded Investment with Allowance	1,356,000	'	1,648,000
Total Recorded Investment	2,709,000	'	2,995,000
Related Allowance	79,000	'	39,000
Average investment in PCI loans	'	'	'
Average investment in PCI loans	2,852,000	7,413,000	'
Non-accrual loans	2,371,000	'	398,000
Non-accrual loans held for sale	3,700,000	'	3,500,000
Non-covered loans | Residential construction loan	'	'	'
Non-covered PCI loans	'	'	'
Unpaid Contractual Principal balance	33,000	'	33,000
Average investment in PCI loans	'	'	'
Average investment in PCI loans	'	354,000	'
Non-covered loans | Commercial construction loans and land development	'	'	'
Non-covered PCI loans	'	'	'
Unpaid Contractual Principal balance	25,535,000	'	48,515,000
Recorded Investment with No Allowance	14,912,000	'	15,225,000
Recorded Investment with Allowance	706,000	'	4,592,000
Total Recorded Investment	15,618,000	'	19,817,000
Related Allowance	107,000	'	39,000
Average investment in PCI loans	'	'	'
Average investment in PCI loans	17,718,000	29,266,000	'
Non-accrual loans	142,000	'	112,000
Non-covered loans | Consumer	'	'	'
Non-covered PCI loans	'	'	'
Unpaid Contractual Principal balance	7,516,000	'	7,946,000
Recorded Investment with No Allowance	3,731,000	'	4,509,000
Total Recorded Investment	3,731,000	'	4,509,000
Average investment in PCI loans	'	'	'
Average investment in PCI loans	4,120,000	75,000	'
Non-covered loans | PCI	'	'	'
Average investment in PCI loans	'	'	'
Non-accrual loans	13,900,000	'	15,800,000
Non-covered loans | Other than PCI	'	'	'
Non-covered PCI loans	'	'	'
Total Recorded Investment	$5,300,000	'	$4,100,000

NonCovered_Loans_and_Allowance5

Non-Covered Loans and Allowance for Non-Covered Loan Losses (Details 4) (USD $)

3 Months Ended

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2014

Mar. 31, 2014

Mar. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2013

Mar. 31, 2014

Mar. 31, 2013

Mar. 31, 2013

Mar. 31, 2013

Mar. 31, 2014

Mar. 31, 2013

Mar. 31, 2014

Mar. 31, 2013

Mar. 31, 2014

Mar. 31, 2013

Mar. 31, 2014

Mar. 31, 2013

Mar. 31, 2014

Mar. 31, 2013

Mar. 31, 2014

Mar. 31, 2013

A/B Note

Non-covered loans

Non-covered loans

Non-covered loans

Non-covered loans

Non-covered loans

Non-covered loans

Non-covered loans

Non-covered loans

Non-covered loans

Non-covered loans

Non-covered loans

Non-covered loans

Non-covered loans

Non-covered loans

Non-covered loans

Non-covered loans

Non-covered loans

Non-covered loans

Non-covered loans

Minimum

Bank

Payment Term Extension

Payment Term Extension

Secured

Secured

Secured by commercial properties

Secured by commercial properties

Secured by commercial properties

Secured by commercial properties

Secured by residential properties

Secured by residential properties

Secured by residential properties

Secured by residential properties

Commercial construction loans and land development

Commercial construction loans and land development

Commercial construction loans and land development

Commercial construction loans and land development

Bank

Payment Term Extension

Payment Term Extension

Payment Term Extension

Payment Term Extension

Payment Term Extension

Payment Term Extension

Payment Term Extension

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$500,000

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Total Modifications

'

$745,000

$2,096,000

'

$745,000

$2,096,000

$28,000

$28,000

$345,000

$1,236,000

$345,000

$1,236,000

$258,000

$262,000

$258,000

$262,000

$142,000

$570,000

$142,000

$570,000

NonCovered_Loans_and_Allowance6

Non-Covered Loans and Allowance for Non-Covered Loan Losses (Details 5) (USD $)	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Non-Covered Loans and Allowance for Non-Covered Loan Losses	'	'
Total loans	$3,646,946	$3,514,646
Non-covered loans	'	'
Non-Covered Loans and Allowance for Non-Covered Loan Losses	'	'
Total loans	3,646,946	3,514,646
Non-covered loans | PCI loans	'	'
Non-Covered Loans and Allowance for Non-Covered Loan Losses	'	'
Total loans	85,396	100,392
Non-covered loans | Secured	'	'
Non-Covered Loans and Allowance for Non-Covered Loan Losses	'	'
Total loans	1,571,175	1,531,967
Non-covered loans | Secured | PCI loans	'	'
Non-Covered Loans and Allowance for Non-Covered Loan Losses	'	'
Total loans	32,621	35,372
Non-covered loans | Unsecured	'	'
Non-Covered Loans and Allowance for Non-Covered Loan Losses	'	'
Total loans	98,912	105,299
Non-covered loans | Unsecured | PCI loans	'	'
Non-Covered Loans and Allowance for Non-Covered Loan Losses	'	'
Total loans	1,225	1,444
Non-covered loans | Secured by commercial properties	'	'
Non-Covered Loans and Allowance for Non-Covered Loan Losses	'	'
Total loans	1,113,141	1,081,016
Non-covered loans | Secured by commercial properties | PCI loans	'	'
Non-Covered Loans and Allowance for Non-Covered Loan Losses	'	'
Total loans	29,492	36,255
Non-covered loans | Secured by residential properties	'	'
Non-Covered Loans and Allowance for Non-Covered Loan Losses	'	'
Total loans	422,220	376,237
Non-covered loans | Secured by residential properties | PCI loans	'	'
Non-Covered Loans and Allowance for Non-Covered Loan Losses	'	'
Total loans	2,709	2,995
Non-covered loans | Residential construction loan	'	'
Non-Covered Loans and Allowance for Non-Covered Loan Losses	'	'
Total loans	67,921	65,079
Non-covered loans | Commercial construction loans and land development	'	'
Non-Covered Loans and Allowance for Non-Covered Loan Losses	'	'
Total loans	319,461	299,472
Non-covered loans | Commercial construction loans and land development | PCI loans	'	'
Non-Covered Loans and Allowance for Non-Covered Loan Losses	'	'
Total loans	15,618	19,817
Non-covered loans | Consumer	'	'
Non-Covered Loans and Allowance for Non-Covered Loan Losses	'	'
Total loans	54,116	55,576
Non-covered loans | Consumer | PCI loans	'	'
Non-Covered Loans and Allowance for Non-Covered Loan Losses	'	'
Total loans	3,731	4,509
Non-covered loans | Bank	'	'
Non-Covered Loans and Allowance for Non-Covered Loan Losses	'	'
Loans past Due 30-59 Days	7,382	4,398
Loans past Due 60-89 Days	8,095	1,263
Loans past Due 90 Days or More	450	1,861
Total Past Due Loans	15,927	7,522
Current Loans	3,545,623	3,406,732
Total loans	3,646,946	3,514,646
Accruing Loans Past Due 90 Days or More	2	534
Non-covered loans | Bank | PCI loans	'	'
Non-Covered Loans and Allowance for Non-Covered Loan Losses	'	'
Total loans	85,396	100,392
Non-covered loans | Bank | Secured	'	'
Non-Covered Loans and Allowance for Non-Covered Loan Losses	'	'
Loans past Due 30-59 Days	4,492	2,171
Loans past Due 60-89 Days	4,914	277
Loans past Due 90 Days or More	379	1,354
Total Past Due Loans	9,785	3,802
Current Loans	1,528,769	1,492,793
Total loans	1,571,175	1,531,967
Accruing Loans Past Due 90 Days or More	1	272
Non-covered loans | Bank | Secured | PCI loans	'	'
Non-Covered Loans and Allowance for Non-Covered Loan Losses	'	'
Total loans	32,621	35,372
Non-covered loans | Bank | Unsecured	'	'
Non-Covered Loans and Allowance for Non-Covered Loan Losses	'	'
Loans past Due 30-59 Days	88	333
Loans past Due 60-89 Days	1	9
Loans past Due 90 Days or More	'	60
Total Past Due Loans	89	402
Current Loans	97,598	103,453
Total loans	98,912	105,299
Accruing Loans Past Due 90 Days or More	'	59
Non-covered loans | Bank | Unsecured | PCI loans	'	'
Non-Covered Loans and Allowance for Non-Covered Loan Losses	'	'
Total loans	1,225	1,444
Non-covered loans | Bank | Secured by commercial properties	'	'
Non-Covered Loans and Allowance for Non-Covered Loan Losses	'	'
Loans past Due 30-59 Days	205	192
Loans past Due 90 Days or More	'	132
Total Past Due Loans	205	324
Current Loans	1,083,444	1,044,437
Total loans	1,113,141	1,081,016
Non-covered loans | Bank | Secured by commercial properties | PCI loans	'	'
Non-Covered Loans and Allowance for Non-Covered Loan Losses	'	'
Total loans	29,492	36,255
Non-covered loans | Bank | Secured by residential properties	'	'
Non-Covered Loans and Allowance for Non-Covered Loan Losses	'	'
Loans past Due 30-59 Days	1,976	1,045
Loans past Due 60-89 Days	49	36
Loans past Due 90 Days or More	70	203
Total Past Due Loans	2,095	1,284
Current Loans	417,416	371,958
Total loans	422,220	376,237
Accruing Loans Past Due 90 Days or More	'	203
Non-covered loans | Bank | Secured by residential properties | PCI loans	'	'
Non-Covered Loans and Allowance for Non-Covered Loan Losses	'	'
Total loans	2,709	2,995
Non-covered loans | Bank | Residential construction loan	'	'
Non-Covered Loans and Allowance for Non-Covered Loan Losses	'	'
Loans past Due 30-59 Days	381	415
Total Past Due Loans	381	415
Current Loans	67,540	64,664
Total loans	67,921	65,079
Non-covered loans | Bank | Commercial construction loans and land development	'	'
Non-Covered Loans and Allowance for Non-Covered Loan Losses	'	'
Loans past Due 30-59 Days	'	41
Loans past Due 60-89 Days	3,121	881
Loans past Due 90 Days or More	'	112
Total Past Due Loans	3,121	1,034
Current Loans	300,722	278,621
Total loans	319,461	299,472
Non-covered loans | Bank | Commercial construction loans and land development | PCI loans	'	'
Non-Covered Loans and Allowance for Non-Covered Loan Losses	'	'
Total loans	15,618	19,817
Non-covered loans | Bank | Consumer	'	'
Non-Covered Loans and Allowance for Non-Covered Loan Losses	'	'
Loans past Due 30-59 Days	240	201
Loans past Due 60-89 Days	10	60
Loans past Due 90 Days or More	1	'
Total Past Due Loans	251	261
Current Loans	50,134	50,806
Total loans	54,116	55,576
Accruing Loans Past Due 90 Days or More	1	'
Non-covered loans | Bank | Consumer | PCI loans	'	'
Non-Covered Loans and Allowance for Non-Covered Loan Losses	'	'
Total loans	$3,731	$4,509

NonCovered_Loans_and_Allowance7

Non-Covered Loans and Allowance for Non-Covered Loan Losses (Details 6) (USD $)

Mar. 31, 2014

Dec. 31, 2013

Nov. 30, 2012

Mar. 31, 2014

Dec. 31, 2013

Mar. 31, 2014

Dec. 31, 2013

Mar. 31, 2014

Dec. 31, 2013

Mar. 31, 2014

Dec. 31, 2013

Mar. 31, 2014

Dec. 31, 2013

Mar. 31, 2014

Dec. 31, 2013

Mar. 31, 2014

Dec. 31, 2013

Mar. 31, 2014

Dec. 31, 2013

Mar. 31, 2014

Dec. 31, 2013

Mar. 31, 2014

Dec. 31, 2013

Mar. 31, 2014

Dec. 31, 2013

Mar. 31, 2014

Dec. 31, 2013

Mar. 31, 2014

Dec. 31, 2013

Mar. 31, 2014

Dec. 31, 2013

Mar. 31, 2014

Dec. 31, 2013

Mar. 31, 2014

Dec. 31, 2013

Mar. 31, 2014

Dec. 31, 2013

Mar. 31, 2014

Dec. 31, 2013

Mar. 31, 2014

Dec. 31, 2013

Mar. 31, 2014

Dec. 31, 2013

Mar. 31, 2014

Dec. 31, 2013

Mar. 31, 2014

Dec. 31, 2013

Mar. 31, 2014

Dec. 31, 2013

Mar. 31, 2014

Dec. 31, 2013

Mar. 31, 2014

Dec. 31, 2013

Mar. 31, 2014

Dec. 31, 2013

Mar. 31, 2014

Dec. 31, 2013

Mar. 31, 2014

Dec. 31, 2013

Mar. 31, 2014

Dec. 31, 2013

Mar. 31, 2014

Dec. 31, 2013

Mar. 31, 2014

Dec. 31, 2013

Mar. 31, 2014

Dec. 31, 2013

Mar. 31, 2014

Dec. 31, 2013

Mar. 31, 2014

Dec. 31, 2013

Mar. 31, 2014

Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2013

Mar. 31, 2014

Dec. 31, 2013

Mar. 31, 2014

Dec. 31, 2013

Mar. 31, 2014

Dec. 31, 2013

Mar. 31, 2014

Dec. 31, 2013

Mar. 31, 2014

Dec. 31, 2013

Mar. 31, 2014

Dec. 31, 2013

Mar. 31, 2014

Dec. 31, 2013

Mar. 31, 2014

Dec. 31, 2013

Mar. 31, 2014

Dec. 31, 2013

Mar. 31, 2014

Dec. 31, 2013

Mar. 31, 2014

Dec. 31, 2013

Mar. 31, 2014

Dec. 31, 2013

Mar. 31, 2014

Dec. 31, 2013

Mar. 31, 2014

Dec. 31, 2013

Mar. 31, 2014

Dec. 31, 2013

In Thousands, unless otherwise specified

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Pass

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Special Mention

Substandard

Substandard

Secured

Secured

Secured

Secured

Secured

Secured

Secured

Secured

Secured

Secured

Unsecured

Unsecured

Unsecured

Unsecured

Unsecured

Unsecured

Unsecured

Unsecured

Unsecured

Unsecured

Secured by commercial properties

Secured by commercial properties

Secured by commercial properties

Secured by commercial properties

Secured by commercial properties

Secured by commercial properties

Secured by commercial properties

Secured by commercial properties

Secured by commercial properties

Secured by commercial properties

Secured by residential properties

Secured by residential properties

Secured by residential properties

Secured by residential properties

Secured by residential properties

Secured by residential properties

Secured by residential properties

Secured by residential properties

Residential construction loan

Residential construction loan

Residential construction loan

Residential construction loan

Residential construction loan

Residential construction loan

Commercial construction loans and land development

Commercial construction loans and land development

Commercial construction loans and land development

Commercial construction loans and land development

Commercial construction loans and land development

Commercial construction loans and land development

Commercial construction loans and land development

Commercial construction loans and land development

Commercial construction loans and land development

Commercial construction loans and land development

Consumer

Consumer

Consumer

Consumer

Consumer

Consumer

Consumer

Consumer

Consumer

PCI loans

PCI loans

PCI loans

PCI loans

PCI loans

PCI loans

PCI loans

PCI loans

PCI loans

PCI loans

PCI loans

PCI loans

PCI loans

PCI loans

PCI loans

PCI loans

PCI loans

PCI loans

PCI loans

PCI loans

PCI loans

PCI loans

PCI loans

PCI loans

PCI loans

PCI loans

PCI loans

PCI loans

Bank

Bank

Pass

Pass

Special Mention

Special Mention

Substandard

Substandard

Bank

Bank

Pass

Pass

Special Mention

Special Mention

Substandard

Substandard

Bank

Bank

Pass

Pass

Special Mention

Special Mention

Substandard

Substandard

Bank

Bank

Pass

Pass

Substandard

Substandard

Bank

Bank

Pass

Pass

Bank

Bank

Pass

Pass

Special Mention

Special Mention

Substandard

Substandard

Bank

Bank

Pass

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Special Mention

Substandard

Substandard

Bank

Bank

Secured

Secured

Secured

Secured

Unsecured

Unsecured

Unsecured

Unsecured

Secured by commercial properties

Secured by commercial properties

Secured by commercial properties

Secured by commercial properties

Secured by residential properties

Secured by residential properties

Secured by residential properties

Secured by residential properties

Commercial construction loans and land development

Commercial construction loans and land development

Commercial construction loans and land development

Commercial construction loans and land development

Consumer

Consumer

Consumer

Consumer

Bank

Bank

Bank

Bank

Bank

Bank

Bank

Bank

Bank

Bank

Bank

Bank

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$3,646,946

$3,514,646

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$3,646,946

$3,514,646

$3,646,946

$3,514,646

$3,479,564

$3,353,035

$35,237

$24,673

$46,749

$36,546

$1,571,175

$1,531,967

$1,571,175

$1,531,967

$1,474,358

$1,450,734

$29,114

$16,840

$35,082

$29,021

$98,912

$105,299

$98,912

$105,299

$97,512

$103,674

$8

$12

$167

$169

$1,113,141

$1,081,016

$1,113,141

$1,081,016

$1,076,039

$1,038,930

$5,835

$4,436

$1,775

$1,395

$422,220

$376,237

$422,220

$376,237

$413,626

$367,758

$5,885

$5,484

$67,921

$65,079

$67,921

$65,079

$67,921

$65,079

$319,461

$299,472

$319,461

$299,472

$299,760

$275,808

$280

$3,384

$3,803

$463

$54,116

$55,576

$54,116

$55,576

$50,348

$51,052

$1

$37

$14

$85,396

$100,392

$85,396

$100,392

$32,621

$35,372

$32,621

$35,372

$1,225

$1,444

$1,225

$1,444

$29,492

$36,255

$29,492

$36,255

$2,709

$2,995

$2,709

$2,995

$15,618

$19,817

$15,618

$19,817

$3,731

$4,509

$3,731

$4,509

Number of types of loans

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NonCovered_Loans_and_Allowance8

Non-Covered Loans and Allowance for Non-Covered Loan Losses (Details 7) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2013
Changes in the allowance for loan losses	'	'	'
Balance, beginning of period	$33,241	'	'
Provision charged to operations	3,242	13,005	'
Balance, end of period	34,645	'	'
Loan portfolio distributed by portfolio segment and impairment methodology	'	'	'
Total loans	3,646,946	'	3,514,646
Allowance for loan losses distributed by portfolio segment and impairment methodology	'	'	'
Total loans	34,645	'	'
Originated loans | Minimum	'	'	'
Loan portfolio distributed by portfolio segment and impairment methodology	'	'	'
Loans individually evaluated for impairment	500	'	'
Non-covered loans	'	'	'
Changes in the allowance for loan losses	'	'	'
Balance, beginning of period	33,241	3,409	'
Provision charged to operations	1,388	13,005	'
Loans charged off	-881	-525	'
Recoveries on charged off loans	897	748	'
Balance, end of period	34,645	16,637	'
Loan portfolio distributed by portfolio segment and impairment methodology	'	'	'
Loans individually evaluated for impairment	4,471	'	2,758
Loans collectively evaluated for impairment	3,557,079	'	3,411,496
Total loans	3,646,946	'	3,514,646
Allowance for loan losses distributed by portfolio segment and impairment methodology	'	'	'
Loans individually evaluated for impairment	421	'	421
Loans collectively evaluated for impairment	30,872	'	29,683
Total loans	34,645	16,637	'
Non-covered loans | Commercial and Industrial	'	'	'
Changes in the allowance for loan losses	'	'	'
Balance, beginning of period	16,865	1,845	'
Provision charged to operations	-57	6,911	'
Loans charged off	-807	-438	'
Recoveries on charged off loans	725	494	'
Balance, end of period	16,726	8,812	'
Loan portfolio distributed by portfolio segment and impairment methodology	'	'	'
Loans individually evaluated for impairment	1,930	'	2,273
Loans collectively evaluated for impairment	1,634,311	'	1,598,177
Total loans	1,670,087	'	1,637,266
Allowance for loan losses distributed by portfolio segment and impairment methodology	'	'	'
Loans individually evaluated for impairment	421	'	421
Loans collectively evaluated for impairment	13,589	'	13,724
Total loans	16,726	8,812	'
Non-covered loans | Real estate	'	'	'
Changes in the allowance for loan losses	'	'	'
Balance, beginning of period	8,331	977	'
Provision charged to operations	1,319	2,437	'
Loans charged off	'	-31	'
Recoveries on charged off loans	32	139	'
Balance, end of period	9,682	3,522	'
Loan portfolio distributed by portfolio segment and impairment methodology	'	'	'
Loans individually evaluated for impairment	2,399	'	373
Loans collectively evaluated for impairment	1,500,761	'	1,417,630
Total loans	1,535,361	'	1,457,253
Allowance for loan losses distributed by portfolio segment and impairment methodology	'	'	'
Loans collectively evaluated for impairment	9,153	'	7,953
Total loans	9,682	3,522	'
Non-covered loans | Construction and Land Development	'	'	'
Changes in the allowance for loan losses	'	'	'
Balance, beginning of period	7,957	582	'
Provision charged to operations	17	3,597	'
Recoveries on charged off loans	122	107	'
Balance, end of period	8,096	4,286	'
Loan portfolio distributed by portfolio segment and impairment methodology	'	'	'
Loans individually evaluated for impairment	142	'	112
Loans collectively evaluated for impairment	371,622	'	344,622
Total loans	387,382	'	364,551
Allowance for loan losses distributed by portfolio segment and impairment methodology	'	'	'
Loans collectively evaluated for impairment	7,989	'	7,918
Total loans	8,096	4,286	'
Non-covered loans | Consumer	'	'	'
Changes in the allowance for loan losses	'	'	'
Balance, beginning of period	88	5	'
Provision charged to operations	109	60	'
Loans charged off	-74	-56	'
Recoveries on charged off loans	18	8	'
Balance, end of period	141	17	'
Loan portfolio distributed by portfolio segment and impairment methodology	'	'	'
Loans collectively evaluated for impairment	50,385	'	51,067
Total loans	54,116	'	55,576
Allowance for loan losses distributed by portfolio segment and impairment methodology	'	'	'
Loans collectively evaluated for impairment	141	'	88
Total loans	141	17	'
Non-covered loans | Acquired loans without credit impairment	'	'	'
Allowance for loan losses	'	'	'
Additional allowance recorded when allowance is less than remaining fair value of discount	0	'	'
Non-covered loans | PCI loans	'	'	'
Changes in the allowance for loan losses	'	'	'
Balance, beginning of period	'	'	3,137
Balance, end of period	3,352	'	3,137
Loan portfolio distributed by portfolio segment and impairment methodology	'	'	'
Total loans	85,396	'	100,392
Allowance for loan losses distributed by portfolio segment and impairment methodology	'	'	'
Total loans	3,352	'	3,137
Non-covered loans | PCI loans | Commercial and Industrial	'	'	'
Changes in the allowance for loan losses	'	'	'
Balance, beginning of period	'	'	2,720
Balance, end of period	2,716	'	2,720
Loan portfolio distributed by portfolio segment and impairment methodology	'	'	'
Total loans	33,846	'	36,816
Allowance for loan losses distributed by portfolio segment and impairment methodology	'	'	'
Total loans	2,716	'	2,720
Non-covered loans | PCI loans | Real estate	'	'	'
Changes in the allowance for loan losses	'	'	'
Balance, beginning of period	'	'	378
Balance, end of period	529	'	378
Loan portfolio distributed by portfolio segment and impairment methodology	'	'	'
Total loans	32,201	'	39,250
Allowance for loan losses distributed by portfolio segment and impairment methodology	'	'	'
Total loans	529	'	378
Non-covered loans | PCI loans | Construction and Land Development	'	'	'
Changes in the allowance for loan losses	'	'	'
Balance, beginning of period	'	'	39
Balance, end of period	107	'	39
Loan portfolio distributed by portfolio segment and impairment methodology	'	'	'
Total loans	15,618	'	19,817
Allowance for loan losses distributed by portfolio segment and impairment methodology	'	'	'
Total loans	107	'	39
Non-covered loans | PCI loans | Consumer	'	'	'
Loan portfolio distributed by portfolio segment and impairment methodology	'	'	'
Total loans	3,731	'	4,509
Non-covered loans | Acquired loans	'	'	'
Allowance for loan losses	'	'	'
Carryover of the allowance for loan losses recorded	$0	'	'

Covered_Assets_and_Indemnifica2

Covered Assets and Indemnification Asset (Details) (USD $)

Mar. 31, 2014

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Dec. 31, 2013

Mar. 31, 2014

Dec. 31, 2013

Mar. 31, 2014

Dec. 31, 2013

Sep. 13, 2013

Sep. 13, 2013

Sep. 13, 2013

Sep. 13, 2013

Covered loans

Covered loans

Covered loans

Covered loans

Covered loans

Covered loans

Covered loans

Covered loans

Covered loans

Bank

Bank

Bank

Commercial and Industrial

Commercial and Industrial

Real estate

Real estate

Construction and Land Development

Construction and Land Development

Acquired loans

FNB

FNB

FNB

Covered loans

Covered loans

Commercial

Single family residential loans

Covered assets and indemnification asset

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Percentage of losses to be absorbed by FDIC on the first $240.4 million of losses incurred as per the loss sharing agreement

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80.00%

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Threshold amount of losses incurred for 80% of losses to be absorbed by FDIC as per the loss sharing agreement, first layer

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$240,400,000

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Threshold amount of losses incurred for 0% of losses to be absorbed by FDIC as per the loss sharing agreement, second layer

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365,700,000

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Percentage of losses to be absorbed by FDIC in excess of $365.7 million of losses incurred as per the loss sharing agreement

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80.00%

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Period of loss-sharing agreements in effect

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Period of loss recovery provisions in effect

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'10 years

Period for which payment is required to be made to the FDIC of true-up amount

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'10 years

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Fair value of loans acquired

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1,100,000,000

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Carryover of the allowance for loan losses recorded

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Total covered loans

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912,448,000

1,006,369,000

52,363,000

66,943,000

746,454,000

787,982,000

113,631,000

151,444,000

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Allowance for covered loans

-2,665,000

-1,061,000

-2,665,000

-1,061,000

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Total covered loans, net of allowance

$909,783,000

$1,005,308,000

$909,783,000

$1,005,308,000

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Covered_Assets_and_Indemnifica3

Covered Assets and Indemnification Asset (Details 2) (Covered loans, PCI loans, USD $)	3 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Covered loans | PCI loans	'	'
Carrying value and the outstanding contractual balance of the covered PCI loans	'	'
Carrying amount	$651,927	$729,156
Outstanding balance	940,972	1,022,514
Changes in the accretable yield for the covered PCI loans	'	'
Balance, beginning of period	156,548	'
Increases in expected cash flows	30,710	'
Transfer of loans to covered OREO	5,261	'
Accretion	-16,050	'
Balance, end of period	$176,469	'

Covered_Assets_and_Indemnifica4

Covered Assets and Indemnification Asset (Details 3) (Covered loans, USD $)	3 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
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Covered PCI loans	'	'
Non-accrual loans	$14,072	$1,797
Secured	'	'
Covered PCI loans	'	'
Non-accrual loans	'	91
Unsecured	'	'
Covered PCI loans	'	'
Non-accrual loans	882	882
Secured by commercial properties	'	'
Covered PCI loans	'	'
Non-accrual loans	10,607	40
Secured by residential properties	'	'
Covered PCI loans	'	'
Non-accrual loans	670	209
Residential construction loans	'	'
Covered PCI loans	'	'
Non-accrual loans	1,898	575
Commercial construction loans and land development	'	'
Covered PCI loans	'	'
Non-accrual loans	15	'
PCI loans	'	'
Covered PCI loans	'	'
Unpaid Contractual Principal Balance	995,355	1,069,249
Recorded Investment with No Allowance	613,835	728,274
Recorded Investment with Allowance	38,092	882
Total Recorded Investment	651,927	729,156
Related Allowance	2,573	882
Average investment	690,542	'
Non-accrual loans	11,400	'
Number of loans modified in a TDR	0	'
PCI loans | Secured	'	'
Covered PCI loans	'	'
Unpaid Contractual Principal Balance	36,395	43,867
Recorded Investment with No Allowance	22,110	28,520
Recorded Investment with Allowance	132	'
Total Recorded Investment	22,242	28,520
Average investment	25,381	'
PCI loans | Unsecured	'	'
Covered PCI loans	'	'
Unpaid Contractual Principal Balance	16,577	16,280
Recorded Investment with No Allowance	8,065	9,008
Recorded Investment with Allowance	903	882
Total Recorded Investment	8,968	9,890
Related Allowance	883	882
Average investment	9,429	'
PCI loans | Secured by commercial properties	'	'
Covered PCI loans	'	'
Unpaid Contractual Principal Balance	505,438	528,785
Recorded Investment with No Allowance	312,576	365,306
Recorded Investment with Allowance	26,786	'
Total Recorded Investment	339,362	365,306
Related Allowance	142	'
Average investment	352,334	'
PCI loans | Secured by residential properties	'	'
Covered PCI loans	'	'
Unpaid Contractual Principal Balance	280,825	288,859
Recorded Investment with No Allowance	177,719	199,372
Recorded Investment with Allowance	10,271	'
Total Recorded Investment	187,990	199,372
Related Allowance	1,548	'
Average investment	193,681	'
PCI loans | Residential construction loans	'	'
Covered PCI loans	'	'
Unpaid Contractual Principal Balance	5,029	8,341
Recorded Investment with No Allowance	2,363	4,705
Total Recorded Investment	2,363	4,705
Average investment	3,534	'
PCI loans | Commercial construction loans and land development	'	'
Covered PCI loans	'	'
Unpaid Contractual Principal Balance	151,091	183,117
Recorded Investment with No Allowance	91,002	121,363
Total Recorded Investment	91,002	121,363
Average investment	106,183	'
Other than PCI	'	'
Covered PCI loans	'	'
Total Recorded Investment	$2,700	$900

Covered_Assets_and_Indemnifica5

Covered Assets and Indemnification Asset (Details 4) (USD $)	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Covered Assets and Indemnification Asset	'	'
Total loans	$3,646,946	$3,514,646
Covered loans	'	'
Covered Assets and Indemnification Asset	'	'
Total loans	912,448	1,006,369
Covered loans | PCI loans	'	'
Covered Assets and Indemnification Asset	'	'
Total loans	651,927	729,156
Covered loans | Secured	'	'
Covered Assets and Indemnification Asset	'	'
Total loans	35,729	53,433
Covered loans | Secured | PCI loans	'	'
Covered Assets and Indemnification Asset	'	'
Total loans	22,242	28,520
Covered loans | Unsecured	'	'
Covered Assets and Indemnification Asset	'	'
Total loans	16,634	13,510
Covered loans | Unsecured | PCI loans	'	'
Covered Assets and Indemnification Asset	'	'
Total loans	8,968	9,890
Covered loans | Secured by commercial properties	'	'
Covered Assets and Indemnification Asset	'	'
Total loans	402,455	430,125
Covered loans | Secured by commercial properties | PCI loans	'	'
Covered Assets and Indemnification Asset	'	'
Total loans	339,362	365,306
Covered loans | Secured by residential properties	'	'
Covered Assets and Indemnification Asset	'	'
Total loans	343,999	357,857
Covered loans | Secured by residential properties | PCI loans	'	'
Covered Assets and Indemnification Asset	'	'
Total loans	187,990	199,372
Covered loans | Residential construction loans	'	'
Covered Assets and Indemnification Asset	'	'
Total loans	7,200	12,168
Covered loans | Residential construction loans | PCI loans	'	'
Covered Assets and Indemnification Asset	'	'
Total loans	2,363	4,705
Covered loans | Commercial construction loans and land development	'	'
Covered Assets and Indemnification Asset	'	'
Total loans	106,431	139,276
Covered loans | Commercial construction loans and land development | PCI loans	'	'
Covered Assets and Indemnification Asset	'	'
Total loans	91,002	121,363
Bank | Covered loans	'	'
Covered Assets and Indemnification Asset	'	'
Loans past Due 30-59 Days	3,635	8,697
Loans past Due 60-89 Days	1,635	967
Loans past Due 90 Days or More	3,017	906
Total Past Due Loans	8,287	10,570
Current Loans	252,234	266,643
Total loans	912,448	1,006,369
Accruing Loans Past Due 90 Days or More	1,051	'
Bank | Covered loans | PCI loans	'	'
Covered Assets and Indemnification Asset	'	'
Total loans	651,927	729,156
Bank | Covered loans | Secured	'	'
Covered Assets and Indemnification Asset	'	'
Loans past Due 30-59 Days	218	3,904
Loans past Due 60-89 Days	56	10
Loans past Due 90 Days or More	168	81
Total Past Due Loans	442	3,995
Current Loans	13,045	20,918
Total loans	35,729	53,433
Accruing Loans Past Due 90 Days or More	168	'
Bank | Covered loans | Secured | PCI loans	'	'
Covered Assets and Indemnification Asset	'	'
Total loans	22,242	28,520
Bank | Covered loans | Unsecured	'	'
Covered Assets and Indemnification Asset	'	'
Loans past Due 30-59 Days	98	10
Loans past Due 60-89 Days	71	259
Total Past Due Loans	169	269
Current Loans	7,497	3,351
Total loans	16,634	13,510
Bank | Covered loans | Unsecured | PCI loans	'	'
Covered Assets and Indemnification Asset	'	'
Total loans	8,968	9,890
Bank | Covered loans | Secured by commercial properties	'	'
Covered Assets and Indemnification Asset	'	'
Loans past Due 30-59 Days	356	999
Loans past Due 90 Days or More	455	40
Total Past Due Loans	811	1,039
Current Loans	62,282	63,780
Total loans	402,455	430,125
Accruing Loans Past Due 90 Days or More	379	'
Bank | Covered loans | Secured by commercial properties | PCI loans	'	'
Covered Assets and Indemnification Asset	'	'
Total loans	339,362	365,306
Bank | Covered loans | Secured by residential properties	'	'
Covered Assets and Indemnification Asset	'	'
Loans past Due 30-59 Days	2,190	1,679
Loans past Due 60-89 Days	584	678
Loans past Due 90 Days or More	995	209
Total Past Due Loans	3,769	2,566
Current Loans	152,240	155,919
Total loans	343,999	357,857
Accruing Loans Past Due 90 Days or More	419	'
Bank | Covered loans | Secured by residential properties | PCI loans	'	'
Covered Assets and Indemnification Asset	'	'
Total loans	187,990	199,372
Bank | Covered loans | Residential construction loans	'	'
Covered Assets and Indemnification Asset	'	'
Loans past Due 30-59 Days	730	1,861
Loans past Due 60-89 Days	858	'
Loans past Due 90 Days or More	1,399	576
Total Past Due Loans	2,987	2,437
Current Loans	1,850	5,026
Total loans	7,200	12,168
Accruing Loans Past Due 90 Days or More	85	'
Bank | Covered loans | Residential construction loans | PCI loans	'	'
Covered Assets and Indemnification Asset	'	'
Total loans	2,363	4,705
Bank | Covered loans | Commercial construction loans and land development	'	'
Covered Assets and Indemnification Asset	'	'
Loans past Due 30-59 Days	43	244
Loans past Due 60-89 Days	66	20
Total Past Due Loans	109	264
Current Loans	15,320	17,649
Total loans	106,431	139,276
Bank | Covered loans | Commercial construction loans and land development | PCI loans	'	'
Covered Assets and Indemnification Asset	'	'
Total loans	$91,002	$121,363

Covered_Assets_and_Indemnifica6

Covered Assets and Indemnification Asset (Details 5) (USD $)	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Internal risk grades of covered loans in the portfolio	'	'
Total	$3,646,946	$3,514,646
Covered loans	'	'
Internal risk grades of covered loans in the portfolio	'	'
Total	912,448	1,006,369
Covered loans | PCI loans	'	'
Internal risk grades of covered loans in the portfolio	'	'
Total	651,927	729,156
Covered loans | Pass	'	'
Internal risk grades of covered loans in the portfolio	'	'
Total	241,776	265,867
Covered loans | Special Mention	'	'
Internal risk grades of covered loans in the portfolio	'	'
Total	1,702	3,310
Covered loans | Substandard	'	'
Internal risk grades of covered loans in the portfolio	'	'
Total	17,043	8,036
Covered loans | Secured	'	'
Internal risk grades of covered loans in the portfolio	'	'
Total	35,729	53,433
Covered loans | Secured | PCI loans	'	'
Internal risk grades of covered loans in the portfolio	'	'
Total	22,242	28,520
Covered loans | Secured | Pass	'	'
Internal risk grades of covered loans in the portfolio	'	'
Total	13,187	24,152
Covered loans | Secured | Substandard	'	'
Internal risk grades of covered loans in the portfolio	'	'
Total	300	761
Covered loans | Unsecured	'	'
Internal risk grades of covered loans in the portfolio	'	'
Total	16,634	13,510
Covered loans | Unsecured | PCI loans	'	'
Internal risk grades of covered loans in the portfolio	'	'
Total	8,968	9,890
Covered loans | Unsecured | Pass	'	'
Internal risk grades of covered loans in the portfolio	'	'
Total	7,350	3,040
Covered loans | Unsecured | Substandard	'	'
Internal risk grades of covered loans in the portfolio	'	'
Total	316	580
Covered loans | Secured by commercial properties	'	'
Internal risk grades of covered loans in the portfolio	'	'
Total	402,455	430,125
Covered loans | Secured by commercial properties | PCI loans	'	'
Internal risk grades of covered loans in the portfolio	'	'
Total	339,362	365,306
Covered loans | Secured by commercial properties | Pass	'	'
Internal risk grades of covered loans in the portfolio	'	'
Total	52,598	59,343
Covered loans | Secured by commercial properties | Special Mention	'	'
Internal risk grades of covered loans in the portfolio	'	'
Total	1,702	3,310
Covered loans | Secured by commercial properties | Substandard	'	'
Internal risk grades of covered loans in the portfolio	'	'
Total	8,793	2,166
Covered loans | Secured by residential properties	'	'
Internal risk grades of covered loans in the portfolio	'	'
Total	343,999	357,857
Covered loans | Secured by residential properties | PCI loans	'	'
Internal risk grades of covered loans in the portfolio	'	'
Total	187,990	199,372
Covered loans | Secured by residential properties | Pass	'	'
Internal risk grades of covered loans in the portfolio	'	'
Total	150,862	155,439
Covered loans | Secured by residential properties | Substandard	'	'
Internal risk grades of covered loans in the portfolio	'	'
Total	5,147	3,046
Covered loans | Residential construction loans	'	'
Internal risk grades of covered loans in the portfolio	'	'
Total	7,200	12,168
Covered loans | Residential construction loans | PCI loans	'	'
Internal risk grades of covered loans in the portfolio	'	'
Total	2,363	4,705
Covered loans | Residential construction loans | Pass	'	'
Internal risk grades of covered loans in the portfolio	'	'
Total	2,853	6,087
Covered loans | Residential construction loans | Substandard	'	'
Internal risk grades of covered loans in the portfolio	'	'
Total	1,984	1,376
Covered loans | Commercial construction loans and land development	'	'
Internal risk grades of covered loans in the portfolio	'	'
Total	106,431	139,276
Covered loans | Commercial construction loans and land development | PCI loans	'	'
Internal risk grades of covered loans in the portfolio	'	'
Total	91,002	121,363
Covered loans | Commercial construction loans and land development | Pass	'	'
Internal risk grades of covered loans in the portfolio	'	'
Total	14,926	17,806
Covered loans | Commercial construction loans and land development | Substandard	'	'
Internal risk grades of covered loans in the portfolio	'	'
Total	$503	$107

Covered_Assets_and_Indemnifica7

Covered Assets and Indemnification Asset (Details 6) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2013
Changes in the allowance for loan losses	'	'	'
Balance, beginning of period	$33,241	'	'
Provision charged to operations	3,242	13,005	'
Balance, end of period	34,645	'	'
Loan portfolio distributed by portfolio segment and impairment methodology	'	'	'
Total loans	3,646,946	'	3,514,646
Allowance for loan losses distributed by portfolio segment and impairment methodology	'	'	'
Total loans	34,645	'	'
Activity in covered OREO	'	'	'
Balance, beginning of period	142,833	'	'
Additions to covered OREO	23,190	'	'
Dispositions of covered OREO	-13,282	'	'
Valuation adjustments in the period	-431	'	'
Balance, end of period	152,310	'	'
Activity in the FDIC Indemnification Asset	'	'	'
Balance, beginning of period	188,291	'	'
FDIC Indemnification Asset accretion (amortization)	1,357	'	'
Transfers to due from FDIC and other	-912	'	'
Balance, end of period	188,736	'	'
Covered loans	'	'	'
Changes in the allowance for loan losses	'	'	'
Balance, beginning of period	1,061	'	'
Provision charged to operations	1,854	'	'
Loans charged off	-250	'	'
Balance, end of period	2,665	'	'
Loan portfolio distributed by portfolio segment and impairment methodology	'	'	'
Loans individually evaluated for impairment	1,385	'	'
Loans collectively evaluated for impairment	259,136	'	277,213
Total loans	912,448	'	1,006,369
Allowance for loan losses distributed by portfolio segment and impairment methodology	'	'	'
Loans collectively evaluated for impairment	92	'	179
Total loans	2,665	'	'
Covered loans | Commercial and Industrial	'	'	'
Changes in the allowance for loan losses	'	'	'
Balance, beginning of period	1,053	'	'
Provision charged to operations	-30	'	'
Loans charged off	-91	'	'
Balance, end of period	932	'	'
Loan portfolio distributed by portfolio segment and impairment methodology	'	'	'
Loans collectively evaluated for impairment	21,153	'	28,533
Total loans	52,363	'	66,943
Allowance for loan losses distributed by portfolio segment and impairment methodology	'	'	'
Loans collectively evaluated for impairment	49	'	171
Total loans	932	'	'
Covered loans | Real estate	'	'	'
Changes in the allowance for loan losses	'	'	'
Balance, beginning of period	8	'	'
Provision charged to operations	1,732	'	'
Loans charged off	-44	'	'
Balance, end of period	1,696	'	'
Loan portfolio distributed by portfolio segment and impairment methodology	'	'	'
Loans collectively evaluated for impairment	219,102	'	223,304
Total loans	746,454	'	787,982
Allowance for loan losses distributed by portfolio segment and impairment methodology	'	'	'
Loans collectively evaluated for impairment	6	'	8
Total loans	1,696	'	'
Covered loans | Construction and Land Development	'	'	'
Changes in the allowance for loan losses	'	'	'
Provision charged to operations	152	'	'
Loans charged off	-115	'	'
Balance, end of period	37	'	'
Loan portfolio distributed by portfolio segment and impairment methodology	'	'	'
Loans individually evaluated for impairment	1,385	'	'
Loans collectively evaluated for impairment	18,881	'	25,376
Total loans	113,631	'	151,444
Allowance for loan losses distributed by portfolio segment and impairment methodology	'	'	'
Loans collectively evaluated for impairment	37	'	'
Total loans	37	'	'
Covered loans | PCI loans	'	'	'
Changes in the allowance for loan losses	'	'	'
Balance, beginning of period	'	'	882
Balance, end of period	2,573	'	882
Loan portfolio distributed by portfolio segment and impairment methodology	'	'	'
Total loans	651,927	'	729,156
Allowance for loan losses distributed by portfolio segment and impairment methodology	'	'	'
Total loans	2,573	'	882
Covered loans | PCI loans | Commercial and Industrial	'	'	'
Changes in the allowance for loan losses	'	'	'
Balance, beginning of period	'	'	882
Balance, end of period	883	'	882
Loan portfolio distributed by portfolio segment and impairment methodology	'	'	'
Total loans	31,210	'	38,410
Allowance for loan losses distributed by portfolio segment and impairment methodology	'	'	'
Total loans	883	'	882
Covered loans | PCI loans | Real estate	'	'	'
Changes in the allowance for loan losses	'	'	'
Balance, end of period	1,690	'	'
Loan portfolio distributed by portfolio segment and impairment methodology	'	'	'
Total loans	527,352	'	564,678
Allowance for loan losses distributed by portfolio segment and impairment methodology	'	'	'
Total loans	1,690	'	'
Covered loans | PCI loans | Construction and Land Development	'	'	'
Loan portfolio distributed by portfolio segment and impairment methodology	'	'	'
Total loans	$93,365	'	$126,068

Mortgage_Servicing_Rights_Deta

Mortgage Servicing Rights (Details) (USD $)	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Mar. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified					MSR	MSR
Change in fair value of mortgage servicing rights	'	'	'	'	'	'
Balance, beginning of period	$29,939	$20,149	$4,430	$2,080	$20,149	$2,080
Additions	'	'	'	'	7,432	2,125
Changes in fair value: Due to changes in model inputs or assumptions	'	'	'	'	2,764	300
Changes in fair value: Due to customer payments	'	'	'	'	-406	-75
Balance, end of period	29,939	20,149	4,430	2,080	29,939	4,430
Mortgage loans serviced for others	'	'	'	'	$2,692,730	$602,771
MSR as a percentage of serviced mortgage loans	'	'	'	'	1.11%	0.73%
Weighted average constant prepayment rate (as a percent)	'	'	'	'	9.92%	12.53%
Weighted average discount rate (as a percent)	'	'	'	'	11.58%	20.27%
Weighted average life	'	'	'	'	'7 years 4 months 24 days	'6 years 7 months 6 days

Mortgage_Servicing_Rights_Deta1

Mortgage Servicing Rights (Details 2) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
			MSR	MSR
Sensitivity analysis	'	'	'	'
Constant prepayment rate: Impact of 10% adverse change	'	'	($678,000)	($601,000)
Constant prepayment rate: Impact of 20% adverse change	'	'	-1,313,000	-1,170,000
Discount rate: Impact of 100 basis point adverse change	'	'	-792,000	-631,000
Discount rate: Impact of 200 basis point adverse change	'	'	-1,520,000	-1,236,000
Contractually specified servicing fees, late fees and ancillary fees	$2,200,000	$300,000	'	'

Deposits_Details

Deposits (Details) (USD $)	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Deposits	'	'
Noninterest-bearing demand	$1,748,391	$1,773,749
Interest-bearing:	'	'
NOW accounts	1,226,645	1,083,596
Money market	932,417	878,578
Brokered - money market	279,733	276,760
Demand	48,703	47,636
Savings	298,082	357,325
Time	1,968,938	2,110,947
Brokered - time	160,267	194,327
Total deposits	$6,663,176	$6,722,918

Shortterm_Borrowings_Details

Short-term Borrowings (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2013
Short-term borrowings	'	'	'
Short-term borrowings	$491,406	'	$342,087
FSC	'	'	'
Short-term borrowings	'	'	'
Weighted average interest rate (as a percent)	1.13%	'	1.15%
Federal funds purchased	'	'	'
Short-term borrowings	'	'	'
Short-term borrowings	193,275	'	137,225
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase	'	'	'
Short-term borrowings	'	'	'
Short-term borrowings	158,931	'	107,462
Federal Home Loan Bank notes	'	'	'
Short-term borrowings	'	'	'
Average balance during the period	8	34,174	'
Average interest rate during the period (as a percent)	0.13%	0.09%	'
Federal Home Loan Bank notes | Maximum	'	'	'
Short-term borrowings	'	'	'
Maturity term of debt	'365 days	'	'
Federal funds purchased and securities sold under agreements to repurchase	'	'	'
Short-term borrowings	'	'	'
Average balance during the period	343,233	328,521	'
Average interest rate during the period (as a percent)	0.18%	0.21%	'
Average interest rate at end of period (as a percent)	0.16%	'	0.16%
Carrying value	166,472	'	144,991
Estimated fair value	162,932	'	138,719
Short-term bank loans	'	'	'
Short-term borrowings	'	'	'
Short-term borrowings	$139,200	'	$97,400

Income_Taxes_Details

Income Taxes (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2013
Net operating loss carryforwards	'	'	'
Effective income tax rate (as a percent)	36.20%	36.50%	'
Uncertain tax positions	'	'	'
Liabilities for uncertain tax positions	$0	'	$0

Commitments_and_Contingencies_1

Commitments and Contingencies (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended					0 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013	Apr. 11, 2014	Sep. 13, 2013	Sep. 13, 2013	Sep. 13, 2013
	Representation and Warranty Specific Claims Activity -Origination Loan Balance	Representation and Warranty Specific Claims Activity -Origination Loan Balance	Reserve for Indemnification liability established by mortgage origination segment	Reserve for Indemnification liability established by mortgage origination segment	Shareholder class action lawsuits arising out of the proposed acquisition of SWS Group, Inc.	Bank	Bank	Bank
					item	FNB	FNB	FNB
						item	Covered loans	Covered loans
							Commercial	Single family residential loans
Commitments and Contingencies	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Number of purported shareholder class action lawsuits	'	'	'	'	2	'	'	'
Indemnification liability reserve	$51,929,000	$41,230,000	$20,975,000	$19,701,000	'	'	'	'
Provision for indemnification losses	'	'	600,000	1,000,000	'	'	'	'
Roll-forward of claims activity for loans put-back to the mortgage origination segment	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Balance, beginning of period	51,912,000	39,693,000	21,121,000	18,964,000	'	'	'	'
Claims made	10,044,000	11,620,000	'	'	'	'	'	'
Additions for new sales	'	'	560,000	956,000	'	'	'	'
Claims resolved with no payment	-4,458,000	-7,820,000	'	'	'	'	'	'
Repurchases	-4,878,000	-1,651,000	-504,000	-41,000	'	'	'	'
Early payment defaults	'	'	-21,000	-95,000	'	'	'	'
Indemnification payments	-691,000	-612,000	-181,000	-219,000	'	'	'	'
Change in estimate	'	'	'	136,000	'	'	'	'
Balance, end of period	51,929,000	41,230,000	20,975,000	19,701,000	'	'	'	'
Reserve for Indemnification Liability:	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Specific claims	'	'	12,482,000	'	'	'	'	'
Incurred but not reported claims	'	'	8,493,000	'	'	'	'	'
Total	51,929,000	41,230,000	20,975,000	19,701,000	'	'	'	'
Number of loss-sharing agreements	'	'	'	'	'	2	'	'
Loans and OREO acquired	'	'	'	'	'	1,200,000,000	'	'
Percentage of losses to be absorbed by FDIC on the first $240.4 million of losses incurred as per the loss sharing agreement	'	'	'	'	'	80.00%	'	'
Threshold amount of losses incurred for 80% of losses to be absorbed by FDIC as per the loss sharing agreement, first layer	'	'	'	'	'	240,400,000	'	'
Percentage of losses to be absorbed by FDIC in excess of $240.4 million up to and including $365.7 million of losses incurred as per the loss sharing agreement	'	'	'	'	'	0.00%	'	'
Threshold amount of losses incurred for 0% of losses to be absorbed by FDIC as per the loss sharing agreement, second layer	'	'	'	'	'	$365,700,000	'	'
Percentage of losses to be absorbed by FDIC in excess of $365.7 million of losses incurred as per the loss sharing agreement	'	'	'	'	'	80.00%	'	'
Period of loss-sharing agreements in effect	'	'	'	'	'	'	'5 years	'10 years
Period of loss recovery provisions in effect	'	'	'	'	'	'	'8 years	'10 years
Period for which payment is required to be made to the FDIC of true-up amount	'	'	'	'	'	'10 years	'	'

Financial_Instruments_with_Off1

Financial Instruments with Off-Balance Sheet Risk (Details) (USD $)	Mar. 31, 2014
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
Unused commitments to extend credit	'
Financial Instruments with Off-Balance Sheet Risk	'
Outstanding commitments	$1,200
Standby letters of credit	'
Financial Instruments with Off-Balance Sheet Risk	'
Outstanding commitments	$42.90

StockBased_Compensation_Detail

Stock-Based Compensation (Details) (USD $)

3 Months Ended

1 Months Ended

0 Months Ended

2 Months Ended

3 Months Ended

12 Months Ended

3 Months Ended

In Millions, except Share data, unless otherwise specified

Mar. 31, 2014

Mar. 31, 2013

Sep. 30, 2012

Nov. 02, 2011

Mar. 31, 2014

Mar. 31, 2014

Sep. 30, 2012

Feb. 28, 2014

Mar. 31, 2014

Dec. 31, 2013

Mar. 31, 2014

Mar. 31, 2014

Mar. 31, 2013

2003 Plan

2003 Plan

2003 Plan

2012 Plan

2012 Plan

2012 Plan

2012 Plan

2012 Plan

2012 Plan

2012 Plan

2012 Plan

Stock Option Awards

Stock Option Awards

RSUs

RSUs

Restricted Stock

Restricted Stock

Board of directors

Board of directors

item

Stock based compensation

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Number of additional awards permissible under the plan

'

'

0

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Number of awards approved for grant (in shares)

'

'

'

'

'

'

4,000,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

Common stock remaining available for issuance (in shares)

'

'

'

'

'

3,361,277

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Number of shares awarded to certain executives and key employees

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

156,077

'

471,000

'

'

'

Awards subject to time-based vesting (in shares)

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

86,040

'

'

'

'

Performance period

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'3 years

'

'

'

'

Awards granted (in shares)

'

'

'

600,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Weighted average grant date fair value of awards (in dollars per share)

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

$23.76

$13.32

'

'

'

Unrecognized compensation expense

'

'

'

'

$0.10

'

'

'

$3.60

'

$4.30

'

'

Transfer restrictions period

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'1 year

'

'

'

'

Shares of common stock granted to members of board of directors as compensation for director services

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

2,303

0

Number of senior executive officers to whom awards granted

'

'

'

2

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Exercise price (in dollars per share)

'

'

'

$7.70

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Awards vesting in number of equal installments

'

'

'

5

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Compensation expense

$0.70

$0.10

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Regulatory_Matters_Details

Regulatory Matters (Details) (USD $)	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Bank	'	'
Tier 1 capital (to average assets)	'	'
Actual Amount	$780,226,000	$762,364,000
Actual Ratio (as a percent)	9.53%	9.29%
Minimum Capital Requirements, Amount	327,545,000	328,275,000
Minimum Capital Requirements, Ratio (as a percent)	4.00%	4.00%
Tier 1 capital (to risk-weighted assets)	'	'
Actual Amount	780,226,000	762,364,000
Actual Ratio (as a percent)	13.47%	13.38%
Minimum Capital Requirements, Amount	231,644,000	227,984,000
Minimum Capital Requirements, Ratio (as a percent)	4.00%	4.00%
Total capital (to risk-weighted assets)	'	'
Actual Amount	818,760,000	797,771,000
Actual Ratio (as a percent)	14.14%	14.00%
Minimum Capital Requirements, Amount	463,288,000	455,968,000
Minimum Capital Requirements, Ratio (as a percent)	8.00%	8.00%
Tier 1 capital (to average assets)	'	'
To Be Well Capitalized Minimum Capital Requirements, Amount	409,431,000	410,344,000
To Be Well Capitalized Minimum Capital Requirements, Ratio (as a percent)	5.00%	5.00%
Tier 1 capital (to risk-weighted assets)	'	'
To Be Well Capitalized Minimum Capital Requirements, Amount	347,466,000	341,976,000
To Be Well Capitalized Minimum Capital Requirements, Ratio (as a percent)	6.00%	6.00%
Total capital (to risk-weighted assets)	'	'
To Be Well Capitalized Minimum Capital Requirements, Amount	579,110,000	569,960,000
To Be Well Capitalized Minimum Capital Requirements, Ratio (as a percent)	10.00%	10.00%
Hilltop	'	'
Tier 1 capital (to average assets)	'	'
Actual Amount	1,137,727,000	1,112,424,000
Actual Ratio (as a percent)	13.12%	12.81%
Minimum Capital Requirements, Amount	346,871,000	347,480,000
Minimum Capital Requirements, Ratio (as a percent)	4.00%	4.00%
Tier 1 capital (to risk-weighted assets)	'	'
Actual Amount	1,137,727,000	1,112,424,000
Actual Ratio (as a percent)	18.66%	18.53%
Minimum Capital Requirements, Amount	243,951,000	240,159,000
Minimum Capital Requirements, Ratio (as a percent)	4.00%	4.00%
Total capital (to risk-weighted assets)	'	'
Actual Amount	1,178,253,000	1,148,736,000
Actual Ratio (as a percent)	19.32%	19.13%
Minimum Capital Requirements, Amount	487,901,000	480,318,000
Minimum Capital Requirements, Ratio (as a percent)	8.00%	8.00%
FSC	'	'
Financial Advisory	'	'
Net capital	71,500,000	'
Minimum net capital requirement	4,800,000	'
Net capital as a percentage of aggregate debits	29.80%	'
Net capital in excess of the minimum requirement	$66,700,000	'

Regulatory_Matters_Details_2

Regulatory Matters (Details 2) (Texas Department of Insurance, USD $)	3 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2013
National Lloyds Insurance Company	'	'	'
Insurance	'	'	'
Capital and surplus	$104,599	'	$98,602
Statutory net income:	5,986	3,391	'
American Summit Insurance Company	'	'	'
Insurance	'	'	'
Capital and surplus	27,687	'	26,452
Statutory net income:	$1,131	$251	'

Derivative_Financial_Instrumen2

Derivative Financial Instruments (Details) (Non-Hedging Derivative Instruments, USD $)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2014

Mar. 31, 2013

Mar. 31, 2014

Mar. 31, 2013

Mar. 31, 2014

Dec. 31, 2013

Mar. 31, 2014

Dec. 31, 2013

Mar. 31, 2014

Dec. 31, 2013

Mar. 31, 2014

Dec. 31, 2013

PrimeLending

PrimeLending

FSC

FSC

Commitments to purchase MBSs

Commitments to purchase MBSs

Commitments to sell MBSs

Commitments to sell MBSs

Interest rate lock commitments

Interest rate lock commitments

Fee Award Option

Fee Award Option

Derivative financial instruments

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Net gain (loss) due to changes in the fair value of the derivative instruments

($1,600,000)

$1,900,000

$2,800,000

$1,800,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Notional Amount

'

'

'

'

258,015,000

236,305,000

1,686,208,000

1,645,332,000

797,934,000

602,467,000

20,432,000

20,432,000

Estimated Fair Value

'

'

'

'

$1,768,000

($109,000)

$2,353,000

$11,383,000

$19,244,000

$12,151,000

($5,950,000)

($5,600,000)

Balance_Sheet_Offsetting_Detai

Balance Sheet Offsetting (Details) (USD $)	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Total	'	'
Gross Amounts of Recognized Assets	$148,047	$118,854
Gross Amounts Offset in the Balance Sheet	-758	-76
Net Amounts of Assets Presented in the Balance Sheet	147,289	118,778
Gross Amounts Not Offset in the Balance Sheets	'	'
Financial Instruments	-144,936	-107,365
Cash Collateral Pledged	13,517	-286
Net Amount	15,870	11,127
Institutional counterparties	'	'
Securities Borrowed:	'	'
Gross Amounts of Recognized Assets	144,936	107,365
Net Amounts of Assets Presented in the Balance Sheets	144,936	107,365
Gross Amounts Not Offset in the Balance Sheets	'	'
Financial Instruments	-144,936	-107,365
Forward sales of MBSs | Institutional counterparties	'	'
Derivatives	'	'
Gross Amounts of Recognized Assets	3,111	11,489
Gross Amounts Offset in the Balance Sheets	-758	-76
Net Amounts of Assets Presented in the Balance Sheets	2,353	11,413
Gross Amounts Not Offset in the Balance Sheets	'	'
Cash Collateral Pledged	13,517	-286
Net Amount	$15,870	$11,127

Balance_Sheet_Offsetting_Detai1

Balance Sheet Offsetting (Details 2) (USD $)	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Total	'	'
Gross Amounts of Recognized Liabilities	$250,810	$182,405
Net Amounts of Liabilities Presented in the Balance Sheets	250,810	182,405
Gross Amounts Not Offset in the Balance Sheets	'	'
Financial Instruments	-250,810	-182,375
Cash Collateral Pledged	'	-17
Net Amount	'	13
Institutional counterparties	'	'
Securities Loaned:	'	'
Gross Amounts of Recognized Liabilities	91,879	74,913
Net Amounts of Liabilities Presented in the Balance Sheets	91,879	74,913
Gross Amounts Not Offset in the Balance Sheets	'	'
Financial Instruments	-91,879	-74,913
Repurchase Agreement:	'	'
Gross Amounts of Recognized Liabilities	6,986	'
Net Amounts of Liabilities Presented in the Balance Sheets	6,986	'
Gross Amounts Not Offset in the Balance Sheets	'	'
Financial Instruments	-6,986	'
Institutional counterparties | Forward sales of MBSs	'	'
Derivatives:	'	'
Gross Amounts of Recognized Liabilities	'	30
Net Amounts of Liabilities Presented in the Balance Sheets	'	30
Gross Amounts Not Offset in the Balance Sheets	'	'
Cash Collateral Pledged	'	-17
Net Amount	'	13
Customer counterparties	'	'
Repurchase Agreement:	'	'
Gross Amounts of Recognized Liabilities	151,945	107,462
Net Amounts of Liabilities Presented in the Balance Sheets	151,945	107,462
Gross Amounts Not Offset in the Balance Sheets	'	'
Financial Instruments	($151,945)	($107,462)

BrokerDealer_and_Clearing_Orga2

Broker-Dealer and Clearing Organization Receivables and Payables (Details) (USD $)	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Receivables:	'	'
Securities borrowed	$144,936	$107,365
Securities failed to deliver	19,232	7,160
Clearing organizations	10,108	4,698
Due from dealers	166	94
Total receivables	174,442	119,317
Payables:	'	'
Securities loaned	91,879	74,913
Correspondents	50,268	44,852
Securities failed to receive	17,601	5,523
Clearing organizations	2,140	4,390
Total Payables	$161,888	$129,678

Reserves_for_Unpaid_Losses_and2

Reserves for Unpaid Losses and Loss Adjustment Expenses (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013
Information regarding of the reserve for unpaid losses and loss adjustment expenses	'	'
Balance, beginning of period	$27,468,000	$34,012,000
Less reinsurance recoverables	-4,508,000	-10,385,000
Net balance, beginning of period	22,960,000	23,627,000
Incurred related to:	'	'
Current period	16,087,000	21,531,000
Prior periods	2,250,000	-346,000
Total incurred	18,337,000	21,185,000
Payments related to:	'	'
Current period	-8,337,000	-9,734,000
Prior periods	-7,788,000	-9,024,000
Total payments	-16,125,000	-18,758,000
Net balance, end of period	25,172,000	26,054,000
Plus reinsurance recoverables	3,086,000	6,016,000
Balance, end of period	28,258,000	32,070,000
Change in insurance reserves	$3,800,000	'

Reinsurance_Activity_Details

Reinsurance Activity (Details ) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013
Reinsurance Activity	'	'
Carrying value of reinsurance receivables	$4,000,000	'
Allowance for uncollectible accounts	0	'
Earned	'	'
Net premiums, Earned	40,319,000	37,473,000
Effect of reinsurance on incurred losses	'	'
Loss and LAE incurred	17,752,000	21,412,000
Reinsurance recoverables	585,000	-227,000
Net loss and LAE incurred	18,337,000	21,185,000
Property and casualty	'	'
Written	'	'
Premiums from direct business	43,770,000	41,857,000
Reinsurance assumed	2,233,000	1,754,000
Reinsurance ceded	-4,186,000	-4,555,000
Net premiums, Written	41,817,000	39,056,000
Earned	'	'
Premiums from direct business	42,759,000	40,546,000
Reinsurance assumed	2,020,000	1,630,000
Reinsurance ceded	-4,460,000	-4,703,000
Net premiums, Earned	$40,319,000	$37,473,000

Reinsurance_Activity_Details_2

Reinsurance Activity (Details 2) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014
Multi-line excess of loss coverage	'
Reinsurance activity	'
Loss amount covered under reinsurance contract	$500,000
Reinsurance retention amount	500,000
Catastrophic coverage | First layer of protection	'
Reinsurance activity	'
Reinsurance retention amount	8,000,000
Reinsurance coverage in losses per event	17,000,000
Catastrophic coverage | Second layer of protection	'
Reinsurance activity	'
Loss amount covered under reinsurance contract	25,000,000
Reinsurance coverage in losses per event	25,000,000
Catastrophic coverage | Third layer of protection	'
Reinsurance activity	'
Loss amount covered under reinsurance contract	50,000,000
Reinsurance coverage in losses per event	50,000,000
Catastrophic coverage | Fourth layer of protection	'
Reinsurance activity	'
Loss amount covered under reinsurance contract	100,000,000
Reinsurance coverage in losses per event	40,000,000
ASIC | Catastrophic coverage	'
Reinsurance activity	'
Loss amount covered under reinsurance contract	6,500,000
Reinsurance retention amount	1,500,000
NLIC | Catastrophic coverage	'
Reinsurance activity	'
Reinsurance retention amount	8,000,000
NLC | Catastrophic coverage	'
Reinsurance activity	'
Loss amount covered under reinsurance contract	10,000,000
Number of layers of protection under reinsurance	4
Number of significant catastrophe experienced	1
Participation retained (as a percent)	34.00%
NLIC and ASIC | Catastrophic coverage | Maximum	'
Reinsurance activity	'
Reinsurance retention amount	$8,000,000

Segment_and_Related_Informatio2

Segment and Related Information (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2013
	item
Segment and Related Information	'	'	'
Number of reportable segments	4	'	'
Information about the revenues, operating results, goodwill and assets	'	'	'
Net interest income (expense)	$85,421	$67,261	'
Provision for loan losses	3,242	13,005	'
Noninterest income	170,100	213,278	'
Noninterest expense	212,629	214,991	'
Income before income taxes	39,650	52,543	'
Goodwill	251,808	'	251,808
Total assets	9,033,432	'	8,904,122
Operating segment | Banking	'	'	'
Information about the revenues, operating results, goodwill and assets	'	'	'
Net interest income (expense)	79,572	67,624	'
Provision for loan losses	3,228	12,966	'
Noninterest income	16,228	12,253	'
Noninterest expense	60,677	30,679	'
Income before income taxes	31,895	36,232	'
Goodwill	207,741	'	207,741
Total assets	8,018,568	'	7,981,517
Operating segment | Mortgage Origination	'	'	'
Information about the revenues, operating results, goodwill and assets	'	'	'
Net interest income (expense)	-4,139	-12,003	'
Noninterest income	91,763	146,529	'
Noninterest expense	90,632	122,272	'
Income before income taxes	-3,008	12,254	'
Goodwill	13,071	'	13,071
Total assets	1,045,935	'	1,249,091
Operating segment | Insurance	'	'	'
Information about the revenues, operating results, goodwill and assets	'	'	'
Net interest income (expense)	980	1,059	'
Noninterest income	42,773	39,376	'
Noninterest expense	32,341	34,267	'
Income before income taxes	11,412	6,168	'
Goodwill	23,988	'	23,988
Total assets	315,531	'	308,160
Operating segment | Financial Advisory	'	'	'
Information about the revenues, operating results, goodwill and assets	'	'	'
Net interest income (expense)	2,629	3,244	'
Provision for loan losses	14	39	'
Noninterest income	24,597	22,778	'
Noninterest expense	27,365	25,727	'
Income before income taxes	-153	256	'
Goodwill	7,008	'	7,008
Total assets	616,743	'	520,412
Corporate	'	'	'
Information about the revenues, operating results, goodwill and assets	'	'	'
Net interest income (expense)	1,692	-131	'
Noninterest expense	2,188	2,236	'
Income before income taxes	-496	-2,367	'
Total assets	1,364,208	'	1,316,398
All Other and Eliminations	'	'	'
Information about the revenues, operating results, goodwill and assets	'	'	'
Net interest income (expense)	4,687	7,468	'
Noninterest income	-5,261	-7,658	'
Noninterest expense	-574	-190	'
Total assets	($2,327,553)	'	($2,471,456)

Earnings_per_Common_Share_Deta

Earnings per Common Share (Details) (Notes)	Mar. 31, 2013
Notes	'
Dilutive non-participating instruments	'
Interest rate (as a percent)	7.50%

Earnings_per_Common_Share_Deta1

Earnings per Common Share (Details 2) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013
Earnings per Common Share	'	'
Weighted average shares outstanding - basic	89,707,000	83,487,000
Effect of potentially dilutive securities (in shares)	878,000	256,000
Weighted average shares outstanding - diluted	90,585,000	83,743,000
Basic earnings per common share (in dollars per share)	$0.26	$0.39
Diluted earnings per common share (in dollars per share)	$0.26	$0.39
Basic earnings per share:	'	'
Income applicable to Hilltop common stockholders	$23,636	$32,370
Diluted earnings per share:	'	'
Income applicable to Hilltop common stockholders	23,760	32,370
Senior exchangeable notes	'	'
Weighted-average equivalent shares excluded from diluted loss:	'	'
Weighted-average equivalent shares excluded from diluted loss	'	6,208,000
Common Stock	'	'
Basic earnings per share:	'	'
Income applicable to Hilltop common stockholders	23,760	32,370
Diluted earnings per share:	'	'
Income applicable to Hilltop common stockholders	23,760	32,370
Restricted Stock	'	'
Basic earnings per share:	'	'
Less: income applicable to participating shares	($124)	'

Subsequent_Events_Details

Subsequent Events (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended			2 Months Ended	3 Months Ended		0 Months Ended
In Millions, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2013	Feb. 28, 2014	Mar. 31, 2014	Apr. 01, 2014	Apr. 03, 2014
				2012 Plan	2012 Plan	Subsequent event	Subsequent event
				RSUs	RSUs		2012 Plan
							RSUs
Subsequent events	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Number of shares awarded to certain executives and key employees	'	'	'	156,077	'	'	190,641
Grant date fair value (in dollars per share)	'	'	'	'	$23.76	'	$24.06
Compensation expense	$0.70	$0.10	'	'	'	'	$4.60
Transfer restrictions period	'	'	'	'	'1 year	'	'1 year
Common stock, shares authorized	100,000,000	'	100,000,000	'	'	125,000,000	'