Hilltop (HTH) 8-K 29 May 14 Other Events Financial data

Document_and_Entity_Informatio

Document and Entity Information	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013
Document and Entity Information	'
Entity Registrant Name	'Hilltop Holdings Inc.
Entity Central Index Key	'0001265131
Document Type	'8-K
Document Period End Date	31-Dec-13
Amendment Flag	'false

CONSOLIDATED_BALANCE_SHEETS

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (USD $)	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Assets	'	'
Cash and due from banks	$713,099	$722,039
Federal funds sold and securities purchased under agreements to resell	32,924	4,421
Securities:	'	'
Trading, at fair value	58,846	90,113
Available for sale, at fair value (amortized cost of $1,256,862 and $978,502, respectively)	1,203,143	990,953
Total securities	1,261,989	1,081,066
Loans held for sale	1,089,039	1,401,507
Non-covered loans, net of unearned income	3,514,646	3,152,396
Allowance for non-covered loan losses	-33,241	-3,409
Non-covered loans, net	3,481,405	3,148,987
Covered loans, net of allowance of $1,061	1,005,308	'
Broker-dealer and clearing organization receivables	119,317	145,564
Insurance premiums receivable	25,597	24,615
Deferred policy acquisition costs	20,991	19,812
Premises and equipment, net	200,706	111,381
FDIC indemnification asset	188,291	'
Covered other real estate owned	142,833	'
Mortgage servicing rights	20,149	2,080
Other assets	279,745	293,885
Goodwill	251,808	253,770
Other intangible assets, net	70,921	77,738
Total assets	8,904,122	7,286,865
Deposits:	'	'
Noninterest-bearing	1,773,749	1,349,584
Interest-bearing	4,949,169	3,350,877
Total deposits	6,722,918	4,700,461
Broker-dealer and clearing organization payables	129,678	187,990
Reserve for losses and loss adjustment expenses	27,468	34,012
Unearned insurance premiums	88,422	82,598
Short-term borrowings	342,087	728,250
Notes payable	56,327	141,539
Junior subordinated debentures	67,012	67,012
Other liabilities	158,288	198,453
Total liabilities	7,592,200	6,140,315
Commitments and contingencies (see Notes 18 and 19)	'	'
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; 90,175,688 and 83,487,340 shares issued and outstanding, respectively	902	835
Additional paid-in capital	1,388,641	1,304,448
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	-34,863	8,094
Accumulated deficit	-157,607	-282,949
Total Hilltop stockholders' equity	1,311,141	1,144,496
Noncontrolling interest	781	2,054
Total stockholders' equity	1,311,922	1,146,550
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	$8,904,122	$7,286,865

CONSOLIDATED_BALANCE_SHEETS_Pa

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (Parenthetical) (USD $)	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS	'	'
Available for sale, amortized cost (in dollars)	$1,256,862	$978,502
Covered loans, allowance	$1,061	'
Statement	'	'
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	90,175,688	83,487,340
Common stock, shares outstanding	90,175,688	83,487,340
Series B Preferred Stock	'	'
Statement	'	'
Preferred stock, par value (in dollars per share)	$0.01	$0.01
Preferred stock, shares authorized	10,000,000	10,000,000
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 $)	12 Months Ended
In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Interest income:	'	'	'
Loans, including fees	$284,782	$23,900	'
Securities:	'	'	'
Taxable	27,078	13,116	11,049
Tax-exempt	4,775	464	'
Federal funds sold and securities purchased under agreements to resell	113	106	'
Interest-bearing deposits with banks	1,848	801	'
Other	10,479	651	'
Total interest income	329,075	39,038	11,049
Interest expense:	'	'	'
Deposits	14,877	1,013	'
Short-term borrowings	1,814	215	'
Notes payable	10,512	8,613	8,985
Junior subordinated debentures	2,409	212	'
Other	3,262	143	'
Total interest expense	32,874	10,196	8,985
Net interest income	296,201	28,842	2,064
Provision for loan losses	37,158	3,800	'
Net interest income after provision for loan losses	259,043	25,042	2,064
Noninterest income:	'	'	'
Net realized gains on securities	4,937	112	817
Net gains from sale of loans and other mortgage production income	457,531	50,384	'
Mortgage loan origination fees	79,736	7,224	'
Net insurance premiums earned	157,533	146,701	134,048
Investment and securities advisory fees and commissions	93,093	11,238	'
Bargain purchase gain	12,585	'	'
Other	44,670	8,573	6,785
Total noninterest income	850,085	224,232	141,650
Noninterest expense:	'	'	'
Employees' compensation and benefits	480,496	60,972	7,743
Loss and loss adjustment expenses	110,755	109,159	96,734
Policy acquisition and other underwriting expenses	46,289	43,658	40,196
Occupancy and equipment, net	86,248	7,360	788
Other	187,947	34,368	9,793
Total noninterest expense	911,735	255,517	155,254
Income (loss) before income taxes	197,393	-6,243	-11,540
Income tax expense (benefit)	70,684	-1,145	-5,009
Net income (loss)	126,709	-5,098	-6,531
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest	1,367	494	'
Income (loss) attributable to Hilltop	125,342	-5,592	-6,531
Dividends on preferred stock	4,327	259	'
Income (loss) applicable to Hilltop common stockholders	$121,015	($5,851)	($6,531)
Earnings (loss) per common share:	'	'	'
Basic (in dollars per share)	$1.43	($0.10)	($0.12)
Diluted (in dollars per share)	$1.40	($0.10)	($0.12)
Weighted average share information:	'	'	'
Basic (in shares)	84,382	58,754	56,499
Diluted (in shares)	90,331	58,754	56,499

CONSOLIDATED_STATEMENTS_OF_COM

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)	'	'	'
Net income (loss)	$126,709	($5,098)	($6,531)
Other comprehensive income (loss):	'	'	'
Unrealized gains (losses) on securities available for sale, net of tax of $(23,131), $(3,172) and $4,692, respectively	-43,039	-5,889	8,713
Other	82	'	'
Comprehensive income (loss)	83,752	-10,987	2,182
Less: comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interest	1,367	494	'
Comprehensive income (loss) applicable to Hilltop	$82,385	($11,481)	$2,182

CONSOLIDATED_STATEMENTS_OF_COM1

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS) (Parenthetical) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)	'	'	'
Unrealized gains (losses) on securities available for sale, tax	($23,765)	($3,172)	$4,692

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, 2010	$653,055	$653,055	'	$565	$918,046	$5,270	($270,826)	'
Balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2010	'	'	'	56,495,000	'	'	'	'
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Net income (loss)	-6,531	-6,531	'	'	'	'	-6,531	'
Other comprehensive income (loss)	8,713	8,713	'	'	'	8,713	'	'
Stock-based compensation expense	98	98	'	'	98	'	'	'
Common stock issued to board members	48	48	'	'	48	'	'	'
Common stock issued to board members (in shares)	'	'	'	6,000	'	'	'	'
Balance at Dec. 31, 2011	655,383	655,383	'	565	918,192	13,983	-277,357	'
Balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2011	'	'	'	56,501,000	'	'	'	'
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Net income (loss)	-5,098	-5,592	'	'	'	'	-5,592	494
Other comprehensive income (loss)	-5,889	-5,889	'	'	'	-5,889	'	'
Issuance of preferred stock	114,068	114,068	114,068	'	'	'	'	'
Issuance of preferred stock (in shares)	'	'	114,000	'	'	'	'	'
Issuance of common stock	387,583	387,583	'	271	387,312	'	'	'
Issuance of common stock (in shares)	'	'	'	27,123,000	'	'	'	'
Stock-based compensation expense	450	450	'	'	450	'	'	'
Common stock issued to board members	50	50	'	'	50	'	'	'
Common stock issued to board members (in shares)	'	'	'	4,000	'	'	'	'
Repurchase and retirement of common stock	-1,298	-1,298	'	-1	-1,297	'	'	'
Repurchase and retirement of common stock (in shares)	'	'	'	-141,000	'	'	'	'
Dividends on preferred stock	-259	-259	'	'	-259	'	'	'
Acquired noncontrolling interest	1,789	'	'	'	'	'	'	1,789
Cash distributions to noncontrolling interest	-229	'	'	'	'	'	'	-229
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 (loss)	126,709	125,342	'	'	'	'	125,342	1,367
Other comprehensive income (loss)	-42,957	-42,957	'	'	'	-42,957	'	'
Issuance of common stock	86,767	86,767	'	62	86,705	'	'	'
Issuance of common stock (in shares)	'	'	'	6,208,000	'	'	'	'
Stock-based compensation expense	1,671	1,671	'	'	1,671	'	'	'
Common stock issued to board members	149	149	'	'	149	'	'	'
Common stock issued to board members (in shares)	'	'	'	10,000	'	'	'	'
Issuance of restricted common stock	'	'	'	5	-5	'	'	'
Issuance of restricted common stock (in shares)	'	'	'	471,000	'	'	'	'
Dividends on preferred stock	-4,327	-4,327	'	'	-4,327	'	'	'
Cash distributions to noncontrolling interest	-2,640	'	'	'	'	'	'	-2,640
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	'	'	'	'

CONSOLIDATED_STATEMENTS_OF_CAS

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (USD $)	12 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Operating Activities	'	'	'
Net income (loss)	$126,709	($5,098)	($6,531)
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:	'	'	'
Provision for loan losses	37,158	3,800	'
Depreciation, amortization and accretion, net	-53,794	-2,533	1,714
Net realized gains on securities	-4,937	-112	-817
Bargain purchase gain	-12,585	'	'
Deferred income taxes	15,829	-6,426	-3,930
Other, net	6,249	612	546
Net change in trading securities	31,267	12,900	'
Net change in broker-dealer and clearing organization receivables	21,219	43,309	'
Net change in other assets	7,465	-541	12,237
Net change in broker-dealer and clearing organization payables	-55,247	-46,509	'
Net change in loss and loss adjustment expense reserve	-6,544	-10,823	-14,047
Net change in unearned insurance premiums	5,824	1,937	7,847
Net change in other liabilities	-34,540	9,025	-341
Net gains from sale of loans	-457,531	-50,384	'
Loans originated for sale	-11,752,800	-1,344,577	'
Proceeds from loans sold	12,522,963	1,510,639	'
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities	396,705	115,219	-3,322
Investing Activities	'	'	'
Proceeds from maturities and principal reductions of securities held to maturity	'	'	7,336
Proceeds from sales, maturities and principal reductions of securities available for sale	381,890	77,445	13,846
Purchases of securities available for sale	-372,998	-224,893	-81,583
Net change in loans	-140,437	10,673	'
Purchases of premises and equipment and other assets	-33,066	-17,412	-296
Proceeds from sales of premises and equipment and other real estate owned	21,233	1,377	'
Net cash received for Federal Home Loan Bank and Federal Reserve Bank stock	4,600	'	'
Net cash from FNB Transaction and PlainsCapital Merger	362,695	165,679	'
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities	223,917	12,869	-60,697
Financing Activities	'	'	'
Net change in deposits	-210,491	207,997	'
Net change in short-term borrowings	-386,163	-185,812	'
Proceeds from notes payable	2,000	'	'
Payments on notes payable	-3,262	-766	-6,900
Payments to repurchase common stock	'	-1,298	'
Dividends paid on preferred stock	-2,985	'	'
Net cash distributed to noncontrolling interest	-2,640	-229	'
Other, net	2,482	-40	'
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	-601,059	19,852	-6,900
Net change in cash and cash equivalents	19,563	147,940	-70,919
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of year	726,460	578,520	649,439
Cash and cash equivalents, end of year	746,023	726,460	578,520
Supplemental Disclosures of Cash Flow Information	'	'	'
Cash paid for interest	31,805	10,371	8,780
Cash paid for income taxes, net of refunds	73,802	-184	-811
Supplemental Schedule of Non-Cash Activities	'	'	'
Redemption of senior exchangeable notes	83,950	'	'
Conversion of loans to other real estate owned	25,639	'	'
Preferred stock issued in acquisition	'	114,068	'
Common stock issued in acquisition	'	$387,583	'

Summary_of_Significant_Account

Summary of Significant Accounting and Reporting Policies	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013
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”) was organized in July 1998 as a Maryland corporation. Hilltop 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 through a plan of merger whereby PlainsCapital Corporation merged with and into a wholly owned subsidiary (the “PlainsCapital Merger”), which continued as the surviving entity under the name “PlainsCapital Corporation” (“PlainsCapital”).
	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. The operating results of Hilltop for the year ended December 31, 2012 include the results from the operations acquired in the PlainsCapital Merger for the month ended December 31, 2012. Certain disclosures within the notes to consolidated financial statements are specific to financial products and services of PlainsCapital and its subsidiaries and therefore include information at December 31, 2013 and 2012 and relating to the post-acquisition year ended December 31, 2013 and one month period ended December 31, 2012.
	Prior to the consummation of the PlainsCapital Merger, the Company’s primary operations were limited to providing fire and homeowners insurance to low value dwellings and manufactured homes primarily in Texas and other areas of the southern United States through the Company’s wholly owned property and casualty insurance holding company, National Lloyds Corporation (“NLC”), formerly known as NLASCO, Inc.
	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. Based on preliminary purchase date valuations, 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. FNB’s expansive branch network allows the Bank to further develop its Texas footprint through expansion into the Rio Grande Valley, Houston, Corpus Christi, Laredo and El Paso markets, among others.
	Basis of Presentation
	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. As discussed in Note 2 to the consolidated financial statements, the purchase date valuations for certain identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed in the FNB Transaction are considered preliminary because management made significant estimates and exercised significant judgment in estimating fair values and accounting associated with the real estate appraisal validation exercise due to the short time period between the Bank Closing Date and December 31, 2013.
	The presentation of the Company’s historical consolidated financial statements has been modified and certain items in the prior period financial statements have been reclassified to conform to the current period presentation, which is more consistent with that of a financial institution that provides an array of financial products and services.
	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 Securities and Exchange Commission (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 stock 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.
	Accounting Change
	Effective October 1, 2013, the Company changed its method of applying ASC Topic 350 such that the annual goodwill impairment testing date was changed from December 31st to October 1st for its insurance reporting unit. This new testing date is preferable under the circumstances in order to combine evaluation efforts to provide for a more consistent, efficient and effective entity-wide impairment testing process and it allows the Company more time to accurately complete its impairment testing process in order to incorporate the results in the annual consolidated financial statements. The Company has prospectively applied the change in the annual goodwill impairment testing date from October 1, 2013.
	Acquisition Accounting
	Acquisitions are accounted for under the purchase method of accounting. Purchased assets, including identifiable intangible assets, and assumed liabilities are recorded at their respective acquisition date fair values. If the fair value of net assets purchased exceeds the consideration given, a “bargain purchase gain” is recognized. If the consideration given exceeds the fair value of the net assets received, goodwill is recognized.
	Securities Purchased Under Agreements to Resell
	Securities purchased under agreements to resell (reverse repurchase agreements or reverse repos) are treated as collateralized financings and are carried at the amounts at which the securities will subsequently be resold as specified in the agreements. PlainsCapital is in possession of collateral with a fair value equal to or in excess of the contract amounts.
	Securities
	Management classifies securities at the time of purchase and reassesses such designation at each balance sheet date. Transfers between categories from these reassessments are rare.  Securities held for resale to facilitate principal transactions with customers, as well as certain securities acquired in the PlainsCapital Merger, are classified as trading, and are carried at fair value, with changes in fair value reflected in the consolidated statements of operations. Hilltop reports interest income on trading securities as interest income on securities and other changes in fair value as other noninterest income.
	Securities held but not intended to be held to maturity or on a long-term basis are classified as available for sale. Securities included in this category are those that management intends to use as part of its asset/liability management strategy and that may be sold in response to changes in interest rates, resultant prepayment risk, and other factors related to interest rate and resultant prepayment risk changes. Securities available for sale are carried at fair value. Unrealized holding gains and losses on securities available for sale, net of taxes, are reported in other comprehensive income (loss) until realized. Premiums and discounts are recognized in interest income using the effective interest method and consider any optionality that may be embedded in the security.
	Purchases and sales (and related gain or loss) of securities are recorded on the trade date, based on specific identification. Declines in the fair value of available-for-sale securities below their cost that are deemed to be other than temporary are reflected in earnings as realized losses to the extent the other-than-temporary impairment (“OTTI”) is related to credit losses. The amount of the OTTI related to other factors is recognized in other comprehensive income (loss). In estimating OTTI, management considers in developing its best estimate of cash flows, among other things, (i) the length of time and the extent to which the fair value has been less than cost, (ii) the financial condition and near-term prospects of the issuer, (iii) the historic and implied volatility of the security, (iv) failure of the issuer to make scheduled interest payments and (v) changes to the rating of the security by a rating agency.
	Loans Held for Sale
	Loans held for sale consist primarily of single-family residential mortgages funded through PrimeLending. These loans are generally on the consolidated balance sheet for no more than 30 days. Substantially all mortgage loans originated by PrimeLending are sold in the secondary market, the majority with servicing released. Mortgage loans held for sale are carried at fair value under the provisions of the Fair Value Option Subsections of the ASC (“Fair Value Option”). Changes in the fair value of the loans held for sale are recognized in earnings and fees and costs associated with origination are recognized as incurred. The specific identification method is used to determine realized gains and losses on sales of loans, which are reported as net gains (losses) in noninterest income. Loans sold are subject to certain indemnification provisions with investors, including the repurchase of loans sold and repayment of certain sales proceeds to investors under certain conditions.
	Loans
	Originated Loans
	Loans that management has the intent and ability to hold for the foreseeable future or until maturity or payoff are stated at the amount of unpaid principal reduced by unearned income, net unamortized deferred fees and an allowance for loan losses. Unearned income on installment loans and interest on other loans is recognized using the effective interest method. Net fees received for providing loan commitments and letters of credit that result in loans are deferred and amortized to interest income over the life of the related loan, beginning with the initial borrowing. Net fees on commitments and letters of credit that are not expected to be funded are amortized to noninterest income over the commitment period. Income on direct financing leases is recognized on a basis that achieves a constant periodic rate of return on the outstanding investment.
	Impaired loans include non-accrual loans, troubled debt restructurings and partially charged-off loans. The accrual of interest on impaired loans is discontinued when, in management’s opinion, there is a clear indication that the borrower’s cash flow may not be sufficient to meet principal and interest payments as they become due according to the terms of the loan agreement, which is generally when a loan is 90 days past due unless the loan is both well secured and in the process of collection. When a loan is placed on non-accrual status, all previously accrued and unpaid interest is charged against income. If the ultimate collectability of principal, wholly or partially, is in doubt, any payment received on a loan on which the accrual of interest has been suspended is applied to reduce principal to the extent necessary to eliminate such doubt.  Once the collection of the remaining recorded loan balance is fully expected, interest income is recognized on a cash basis.
	The Bank originates loans to customers primarily in Texas. Although the Bank has diversified loan and leasing portfolios and, generally, holds collateral against amounts advanced to customers, its debtors’ ability to honor their contracts is substantially dependent upon the general economic conditions of the region and of the industries in which its debtors operate, which consist primarily of energy, agribusiness, wholesale/retail trade, construction and real estate. PrimeLending originates loans to customers in its offices, which are located throughout the United States. Substantially all mortgage loans originated by PrimeLending are sold in the secondary market with servicing released, although PrimeLending does retain servicing in certain circumstances. FSC makes loans to customers through margin transactions. FSC controls risk by requiring customers to maintain margin collateral in compliance with various regulatory and internal guidelines, which may vary based upon market conditions. Securities owned by customers and held as collateral for margin loans are not included in the consolidated financial statements.
	Acquired Loans
	Management has defined the loans acquired in a business combination as acquired loans. Acquired loans are recorded at estimated fair value on their purchase date with no carryover of the related allowance for loan losses. Acquired loans were segregated between those considered to be credit impaired and those without credit impairment at acquisition. To make this determination, management considered such factors as past due status, nonaccrual status and credit risk ratings. The fair value of acquired performing loans was determined by discounting expected cash flows, both principal and interest, at prevailing market interest rates. The difference between the fair value and principal balances due at acquisition date, the fair value discount, is accreted into income over the estimated life of each loan.
	Purchased credit impaired (“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 on an individual loan basis. The Company has established under its PCI accounting policy a framework to aggregate certain acquired 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 common risk characteristics used for the pooling of the FNB PCI loans are risk grade and loan collateral type.
	PCI loans showed evidence of credit deterioration that makes it probable that all contractually required principal and interest payments will not be collected. Their fair value was initially based on an estimate of cash flows, both principal and interest, expected to be collected, discounted at prevailing market rates of interest. Management estimated cash flows using key assumptions such as default rates, loss severity rates assuming default, prepayment speeds and estimated collateral values. The excess of cash flows expected to be collected from a loan or pool over its estimated fair value at acquisition is referred to as the accretable yield and is recognized in interest income using an effective yield method over the remaining life of the loan or pool. Subsequent to acquisition, management must update these estimates of cash flows expected to be collected at each reporting date. These updates require the continued use of key assumptions and estimates, similar to those used in the initial estimate of fair value.
	The Bank accretes the discount for PCI loans for which it can predict the timing and amount of cash flows. PCI loans for which a discount is accreted are considered performing.
	Allowance for Loan Losses
	Originated Loans
	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. The allowance, in the judgment of management, is necessary to reserve for estimated loan losses inherent in the loan portfolio at the balance sheet date. The allowance for loan losses includes allowance allocations calculated in accordance with the Receivables and Contingencies Topics of the ASC. The level of the allowance reflects management’s continuing evaluation of industry concentrations, specific credit risks, loan loss experience, current loan portfolio quality, present economic, political and regulatory conditions, and unidentified losses inherent in the current loan portfolio. Portions of the allowance may be allocated for specific credits; however, the entire allowance is available for any credit that, in management’s judgment, should be charged off. While management utilizes its best judgment and information available, the ultimate adequacy of the allowance is dependent upon a variety of factors beyond the Bank’s control, including the performance of the Bank’s loan portfolio, the economy and changes in interest rates.
	The Bank’s allowance for loan losses consists of three elements: (i) specific valuation allowances established for probable losses on impaired loans; (ii) general historical valuation allowances calculated based on historical loan loss experience for homogenous loans with similar characteristics and trends; and (iii) valuation allowances to adjust general reserves based on recent economic conditions and other qualitative risk factors both internal and external to the Bank.
	Acquired Loans
	Purchased loans acquired in a business combination are recorded at their estimated fair value on their purchase date 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.
	For PCI loans, cash flows expected to be collected are recast at each reporting date 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 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 or pool.
	Assets Segregated for Regulatory Purposes
	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 Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). Assets segregated under the provisions of the Exchange Act are not available for general corporate purposes. At December 31, 2013, FSC was not required to segregate cash and securities. FSC was required to segregate an aggregate of $19.0 million in cash and securities at December 31, 2012, which is included in other assets within the consolidated balance sheets.
	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 December 31, 2013 and 2012.
	Broker-Dealer and Clearing Organization Transactions
	Amounts recorded in broker-dealer and clearing organization receivables and payables include securities lending activities, as well as amounts related to securities transactions for either FSC customers or for the account of FSC. Securities-borrowed and securities-loaned transactions are generally reported as collateralized financings except where letters of credit or other securities are used as collateral. Securities-borrowed transactions require FSC to deposit cash, letters of credit, or other collateral with the lender. With respect to securities loaned, FSC receives collateral in the form of cash or other assets in an amount generally in excess of the market value of securities loaned. FSC monitors the market value of securities borrowed and loaned on a daily basis, with additional collateral obtained or refunded as necessary. Interest income and interest expense associated with collateralized financings is included in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations.
	Insurance Premiums Receivable
	Insurance premiums receivable include premiums written and not yet collected. NLC routinely evaluates the receivable balance to determine if an allowance for uncollectible amounts is necessary. At December 31, 2013 and 2012, NLC determined that no valuation allowance was necessary.
	Deferred Policy Acquisition Costs
	Costs of acquiring insurance vary with and are primarily related to the successful acquisition of new and renewal business, primarily consisting of commissions, premium taxes and underwriting expenses, and are deferred and amortized over the terms of the policies or reinsurance treaties to which they relate. Proceeds from reinsurance transactions that represent recovery of acquisition costs reduce applicable unamortized acquisition costs in such a manner that net acquisition costs are capitalized and charged to expense in proportion to net revenue recognized. Future investment income is considered in determining the recoverability of deferred policy acquisition costs. NLC regularly reviews the categories of acquisition costs that are deferred and assesses the recoverability of this asset. A premium deficiency and a corresponding charge to income is recognized if the sum of the expected loss and loss adjustment expenses, unamortized policy acquisition costs, and maintenance costs exceed related unearned insurance premiums and anticipated investment income. At December 31, 2013 and 2012, there was no premium deficiency.
	Reinsurance
	In the normal course of business, NLC seeks to reduce the loss that may arise from catastrophes or other events that could cause unfavorable underwriting results by reinsuring certain levels of risk in various areas of exposure with other insurance enterprises or reinsurers. Amounts recoverable from reinsurers are estimated in a manner consistent with the reinsured policy. NLC routinely evaluates the receivable balance to determine if any uncollectible balances exist.
	Net insurance premiums earned, losses and loss adjustment expenses (“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 included in other assets within the consolidated balance sheets. Reinsurance assumed from other companies, including assumed premiums written and earned and losses and LAE, is accounted for in the same manner as direct insurance written.
	Premises and Equipment
	Premises and equipment are stated at cost less accumulated depreciation and amortization computed principally on the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the assets, which range between 3 and 40 years. Gains or losses on disposals of premises and equipment are included in results of operations.
	FDIC Indemnification Asset
	The Company has elected to account for the FDIC Indemnification Asset in accordance with FASB ASC 805. The FDIC Indemnification Asset is initially recorded at fair value, based on the discounted value of expected future cash flows under the loss-share agreements. The difference between the present value and the undiscounted cash flows the Company expects to collect from the FDIC will be accreted into noninterest income within the consolidated statements of operations over the life of the FDIC Indemnification Asset. The FDIC Indemnification Asset is reviewed quarterly and adjusted for any changes in expected cash flows based on recent performance and expectations for future performance of the covered portfolio. These adjustments are measured on the same basis as the related covered loans and covered OREO. Any increases in cash flow of the covered assets over those expected will reduce the FDIC Indemnification Asset and any decreases in cash flow of the covered assets under those expected will increase the FDIC Indemnification Asset. Any amortization of changes in value is limited to the contractual term of the loss-share agreements. Increases and decreases to the FDIC Indemnification Asset are recorded as adjustments to noninterest income within the consolidated statements of operations over the life of the loss-share agreements.
	Covered Other Real Estate Owned
	Acquired OREO subject to FDIC loss-share agreements is referred to as “covered OREO” and reported separately in the consolidated balance sheets. Covered OREO is reported exclusive of expected reimbursement cash flows from the FDIC. Foreclosed covered loan collateral is transferred into covered OREO at the collateral’s fair value, less selling costs. Covered OREO was initially recorded at its estimated fair value based on similar market comparable valuations, less estimated selling costs. Subsequently, loan collateral transferred to OREO is recorded at its net realizable value. Any subsequent valuation adjustments due to declines in fair value of the covered OREO will be charged to noninterest expense, and will be partially offset by noninterest income representing the corresponding increase to the FDIC Indemnification Asset for loss reimbursements. Any recoveries of previous valuation decreases will be credited to noninterest expense with a corresponding charge to noninterest income for the portion of the recovery that is due to the FDIC.
Other Real Estate Owned
Real estate acquired through foreclosure is included in other assets within the consolidated balance sheets and is carried at management’s estimate of fair value less costs 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, valuation adjustments are charged against earnings. Valuation adjustments, revenue and expenses from operations of the properties and resulting gains or losses on sale are included in other noninterest expense within the consolidated statements of operations.
Debt Issuance Costs
The Company capitalizes debt issuance costs associated with financing of debt. These costs are amortized on a straight-line basis, which approximates the effective interest method, over the repayment term of the loans. Debt issuance costs of $2.3 million, $0.2 million and $0.4 million in 2013, 2012 and 2011 were amortized and included in interest expense within the consolidated statements of operations. In November 2013, the total remaining unamortized balance of $2.1 million was expensed as a result of the redemption of all outstanding 7.5% Senior Exchangeable Notes due 2025 (“the Notes”), as further described in Note 13 to the consolidated financial statements. In 2011, an additional $0.2 million of the unamortized balance was written down as a result of NLC purchasing $6.9 million of the Notes in the open market.
Goodwill
Goodwill, which represents the excess of cost over the fair value of the net assets acquired, is allocated to reporting units and tested for impairment annually, or whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount should be assessed. The Company performs required annual impairment tests of its goodwill and other intangible assets as of October 1st for each of its reporting units. Prior to testing goodwill for impairment, the Company has the option to assess on a qualitative basis whether it is more likely than not that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying amount. If determined, based on its assessment of qualitative factors that it is more likely than not that fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying amount, the Company will proceed to test goodwill for impairment as a part of a two-step process. First, the Company determines the fair value of a reporting unit and compares it to its carrying amount. Second, if the carrying amount of a reporting unit exceeds its fair value, an impairment loss is recognized for any excess of the carrying amount of the reporting unit’s goodwill over the implied fair value of that goodwill. The implied fair value of goodwill is determined by allocating the fair value of the reporting unit in a manner similar to a purchase price allocation. The residual fair value after this allocation is the implied fair value of the reporting unit goodwill.
Intangibles and Other Long-Lived Assets
Intangible assets are acquired assets that lack physical substance but can be distinguished from goodwill because of contractual or other legal rights or because the asset is capable of being sold or exchanged either on its own or in combination with a related contract, asset or liability. The Company’s intangible assets primarily relate to core deposits, trade names, customer and agent relationships and noncompete agreements. Intangible assets with definite useful lives are generally amortized on the straight-line method over their estimated lives, although certain intangibles, including core deposits and customer and agent relationships, are amortized on an accelerated basis. Amortization of intangible assets is recorded in other noninterest expense within the consolidated statements of operations. Intangible assets with indefinite useful lives are tested for impairment annually, or more often if events or circumstances indicate there may be impairment, and not amortized until their lives are determined to be definite. Intangible assets with definite useful lives, premises and equipment, and other long-lived assets are tested for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate the carrying amount of the assets may not be recoverable from future undiscounted cash flows. If impaired, the assets are recorded at fair value.
Mortgage Servicing Rights
The Company determines its classes of residential mortgage servicing assets based on the asset type being serviced along with the methods used to manage the risk inherent in the servicing assets, which includes the market inputs used to value the servicing assets. The Company measures its servicing assets at fair value and reports changes in fair value through earnings. Fair value adjustments that encompass market-driven valuation changes and the runoff in value that occurs from the passage of time are each separately reported.
Retained mortgage servicing rights (“MSR”) are measured at fair value as of the date of sale of the related mortgage loan. Subsequent fair value measurements are determined using a discounted cash flow model. In order to determine the fair value of the MSR, the present value of expected future cash flows is estimated. Assumptions used include market discount rates, anticipated prepayment speeds, delinquency and foreclosure rates, and ancillary fee income.
The model assumptions and the MSR fair value estimates are compared to observable trades of similar portfolios as well as to MSR broker valuations and industry surveys, as available. The expected life of the loan can vary from management’s estimates due to prepayments by borrowers, especially when rates fall. Prepayments in excess of management’s estimates would negatively impact the recorded value of the MSR. The value of the MSR is also dependent upon the discount rate used in the model, which is based on current market rates. Management reviews this rate on an ongoing basis based on current market rates. A significant increase in the discount rate would reduce the value of the MSR.
Derivative Financial Instruments
The Company’s hedging policies permit the use of various derivative financial instruments, including interest rate lock commitments (“IRLCs”), forward commitments and interest rate swaps, to manage interest rate risk or to hedge specified assets and liabilities. The IRLCs and forward commitments meet the definition of a derivative under the provisions of the Derivatives and Hedging Topic of the ASC.
Derivatives are recorded at fair value in the consolidated balance sheets. To qualify for hedge accounting, derivatives must be highly effective at reducing the risk associated with the exposure being hedged and must be designated as a hedge at the inception of the derivative contract. If derivative instruments are designated as hedges of fair values, the change in the fair value of both the derivative instrument and the hedged item are included in current earnings. Changes in the fair value of derivatives designated as hedges of cash flows are recorded in other comprehensive income (loss). Actual cash receipts and/or payments and related accruals on derivatives related to hedges are recorded as adjustments to the line item where the hedged item’s effect on earnings is recorded.
Reserve for Losses and Loss Adjustment Expenses
The liability for losses and LAE includes an amount determined from loss reports and individual cases and an amount, based on past experience, for losses incurred but not reported. Such liabilities are necessarily based on estimates and, while management believes that the amount is adequate, the ultimate liability may be in excess of or less than the amounts provided. The methods for making such estimates and for establishing the resulting liability are continually reviewed, and any adjustments are reflected in earnings currently. The liability for losses and loss adjustment expenses has not been reduced for reinsurance recoverable.
Loss Contingencies
Loss contingencies, including claims and legal actions arising in the ordinary course of business, are recorded as liabilities when the likelihood of loss is probable and an amount or range of loss can be reasonably estimated.
Stock-Based Compensation
Stock-based compensation expense for all share-based awards granted is based on the grant date fair value estimated in accordance with the provisions of the Stock Compensation Topic of the ASC. The Company recognizes these compensation costs for only those awards expected to vest over the service period of the award.
Advertising
Advertising costs are expensed as incurred. Advertising expense totaled $5.3 million, $0.4 million and $34 thousand during 2013, 2012 and 2011, respectively.
Income Taxes
Income taxes are accounted for under the asset and liability method. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recorded for the estimated future tax effects of the temporary difference between the tax basis and book basis of assets and liabilities reported in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets. The provision for income tax expense or benefit differs from the amounts of income taxes currently payable because certain items of income and expense included in the consolidated financial statements are recognized in different time periods by taxing authorities. Interest and penalties incurred related to tax matters are charged to other interest expense or other noninterest expense, respectively.
Benefits from uncertain tax positions are recognized in the consolidated financial statements only when it is more likely than not that the tax position will be sustained upon examination by the appropriate taxing authority having full knowledge of all relevant information. A tax position that meets the more-likely-than-not recognition threshold is measured at the largest amount of cumulative benefit that is greater than fifty percent likely of being realized upon ultimate settlement. Tax positions that previously failed to meet the more-likely-than-not recognition threshold are recognized in the reporting period in which that threshold is met. Previously recognized tax positions that no longer meet the more-likely-than-not recognition threshold are derecognized in the reporting period in which that threshold is no longer met. The Company has not recorded any significant liabilities for uncertain tax positions.
Deferred tax assets, including net operating loss and tax credit carry forwards, are reduced by a valuation allowance when, in the opinion of management, it is more-likely-than-not that any portion of these tax attributes will not be realized.
Cash Flow Reporting
For the purpose of presentation in the consolidated statements of cash flows, cash and cash equivalents are defined as the amount included in the consolidated balance sheets caption “Cash and due from banks” and the portion of the amount in the caption “Federal funds sold and securities purchased under agreements to resell” that represents federal funds sold. Cash equivalents have original maturities of three months or less.
Basic and Diluted Net Income (Loss) Per 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 20 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 shareholders 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 all periods presented, stock options and redemption of the Notes are the only potentially dilutive non-participating instruments issued by Hilltop. 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.

Acquisitions

Acquisitions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013
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	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”. Pursuant to the loss-share agreements, the FDIC has agreed to reimburse the Bank the following amounts with respect to the covered assets pursuant to the loss-share agreements: (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 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.
	The operations of FNB are included in the Company’s operating results beginning September 14, 2013. For the period from September 14, 2014 through December 31, 2013, FNB’s operations include net interest income of $32.0 million, other revenues of $20.4 million and net income of $18.5 million. Such operating results include a preliminary bargain purchase gain of $12.6 million, before taxes of $4.5 million, and are not necessarily indicative of future operating results. FNB’s results of operations prior to the Bank Closing Date are not included in the Company’s consolidated operating results.
	Transaction-related expenses of $0.1 million associated with the FNB Transaction are included in noninterest expense within the consolidated statement of operations for the year ended December 31, 2013. Such expenses were for professional services and other incremental costs associated with the integration of FNB’s operations.
	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 Bank Closing Date fair values using significant estimates and assumptions to value certain identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed. During the quarter ended December 31, 2013, the estimated fair values of certain identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed as of the Bank Closing Date were adjusted as a result of additional information obtained primarily related to the fair values of loans, covered OREO, FDIC Indemnification Asset, premises and equipment and other intangible assets. Due to the short time period between the Bank Closing Date and December 31, 2013, the real estate appraisal validation exercise remains outstanding and the Bank Closing Date valuations related to covered OREO and FDIC Indemnification Asset are considered preliminary and could differ significantly when finalized. The amounts are also 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.
	A summary of the net assets received from the FDIC in the FNB Transaction and the estimated fair value adjustments resulting in the bargain purchase gain are presented below (in thousands).
	Cost basis net assets on September 13, 2013	$	215,000
	Cash payment received from the FDIC	45,000
	Fair value adjustments:
	Securities	(3,341		)
	Loans	(343,068		)
	Premises and equipment	3,565
	Other real estate owned	(79,273		)
	FDIC indemnification asset	185,680
	Other intangible assets	4,270
	Deposits	(8,282		)
	Other	(6,966		)
	Bargain purchase gain	$	12,585
	In FDIC-assisted transactions, only certain assets and liabilities are transferred to the acquirer and, depending on the nature and amount of the acquirer’s bid, the FDIC may be required to make a cash payment to the acquirer or the acquirer may be required to make a payment to the FDIC. In the FNB Transaction, cost basis net assets of $215.0 million and an initial cash payment received from the FDIC of $45.0 million were transferred to the Bank. This initial cash payment from the FDIC is subject to adjustment and settlement. The bargain purchase gain represents the excess of the estimated fair value of the assets acquired over the estimated fair value of the liabilities assumed.
	The FDIC bid form provided a list of properties (branches and support facilities) owned by FNB for sale at fixed prices. The Bank purchased 44 properties owned by FNB in connection with its bid for an aggregate purchase price of $59.5 million. For those properties owned by FNB that the Bank declined to purchase in its bid, the Bank had exclusive options to purchase those properties following the Bank Closing Date. In connection with those options, the Bank purchased an additional seven properties owned by FNB, for an aggregate purchase price of $4.9 million. The Bank also had an option to assume the leases of properties leased by FNB. The Bank was required to purchase all data management equipment and, other certain special assets, furniture, fixtures and equipment, in each case at an appraised value at any properties purchased or leased by the Bank. The Bank paid $10.3 million to the FDIC for furniture, fixtures and data management equipment. The Bank is required to pay rent to the FDIC on properties owned or leased by FNB and furniture and equipment at such properties until it surrenders such properties to the FDIC.
	The resulting fair values of the identifiable assets acquired, and liabilities assumed, of FNB at September 13, 2013 are summarized in the following table (in thousands).
	Cash and due from banks	$	362,695
	Securities	286,214
	Non-covered loans	42,884
	Covered loans	1,116,583
	Premises and equipment	78,399
	FDIC indemnification asset	185,680
	Covered other real estate owned	135,187
	Other assets	26,300
	Other intangible assets	4,270
	Total identifiable assets acquired	2,238,212
	Deposits	(2,211,740		)
	Other liabilities	(13,887		)
	Total liabilities assumed	(2,225,627		)
	Net identifiable assets acquired/bargain purchase gain	$	12,585
	The Bank acquired loans both with and without evidence of credit quality deterioration since origination. Based on purchase date valuations, the Bank’s portfolio of acquired loans had a fair value of $1.2 billion as of the Bank Closing Date, with no carryover of any allowance for loan losses. Acquired loans were segregated between those considered to be PCI loans and those without credit impairment at acquisition. The following table presents details on acquired loans at the Bank Closing Date (in thousands).
		Loans, excluding			PCI		Total
		PCI Loans			Loans		Loans
	Commercial and industrial	$	47,874		$	47,751	$	95,625
	Real estate	242,998			611,219		854,217
	Construction and land development	26,669			158,247		184,916
	Consumer	19,095			5,614		24,709
	Total	$	336,636		$	822,831	$	1,159,467
	The following table presents information about the acquired PCI loans at the Bank Closing Date (in thousands).
	Contractually required principal and interest payments	$	1,533,667
	Nonaccretable difference	542,241
	Cash flows expected to be collected	991,426
	Accretable difference	168,595
	Fair value of  loans acquired with a deterioration of credit quality	$	822,831
	The following table presents information about the acquired loans without credit impairment at the Bank Closing Date (in thousands).
	Contractually required principal and interest payments	$	466,754
	Contractual cash flows not expected to be collected	43,783
	Fair value at acquisition	336,636
	PlainsCapital Merger
	After the close of business on November 30, 2012, Hilltop acquired PlainsCapital Corporation in a stock and cash transaction. PlainsCapital Corporation merged with and into a wholly owned subsidiary, which continued as the surviving entity under the name “PlainsCapital Corporation”. Based on Hilltop’s closing stock price on November 30, 2012, the total purchase price was $813.5 million, consisting of 27.1 million shares of common stock, $311.8 million in cash and the issuance of 114,068 shares of Hilltop Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series B (the “Hilltop Series B Preferred Stock”) in exchange on a one-for-one basis for the outstanding shares of PlainsCapital Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series C, all of which were held by the United States Department of the Treasury (the “U.S. Treasury”). The fair value of assets acquired, excluding goodwill, totaled $6.5 billion, including $3.2 billion of loans, $730.8 million of investment securities and $70.7 million of identifiable intangibles. The fair value of the liabilities assumed was $5.9 billion, including $4.5 billion of deposits.
	The PlainsCapital Merger 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 acquisition date fair values. The components of the consideration paid are shown in the following table (in thousands).
	Fair value of consideration paid:
	Common stock issued	$	387,584
	Preferred stock issued	114,068
	Cash	311,805
	Total consideration paid	$	813,457
The resulting fair values of the identifiable assets acquired, and liabilities assumed, of PlainsCapital at December 1, 2012 are summarized in the following table (in thousands).
Cash and due from banks	$	393,132
Federal funds sold and securities purchased agreements to resell	84,352
Securities	730,779
Loans held for sale	1,520,833
Loans, net	3,195,309
Broker-dealer and clearing organization receivables	149,457
Premises and equipment	96,886
Other intangible assets	70,650
Other assets	241,876
Total identifiable assets acquired	6,483,274
Deposits	4,463,069
Broker-dealer and clearing organization payables	263,894
Short-term borrowings	914,062
Notes payable	10,855
Junior subordinated debentures	67,012
Other liabilities	180,998
Total liabilities assumed	5,899,890
Net identifiable assets acquired	583,384
Goodwill resulting from the acquisition	230,073
Net assets acquired	$	813,457
For further information regarding goodwill recorded in connection with the PlainsCapital Merger, refer to Note 9, Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets.
Expenses of $6.6 million associated with the PlainsCapital Merger are included in noninterest expense within the consolidated statement of operations for 2012. Such expenses were for professional services and other incremental costs associated with the integration of PlainsCapital’s operations.
In connection with the PlainsCapital Merger, Hilltop acquired loans both with and without evidence of credit quality deterioration since origination. The acquired loans were initially recorded at fair value with no carryover of any allowance for loan losses. Acquired loans were segregated between those considered to be PCI loans and those without credit impairment at acquisition. The following table presents details on acquired loans at the acquisition date (in thousands).
	Loans, excluding			PCI		Total
	PCI Loans			Loans		Loans
Commercial and industrial	$	1,684,706		$	74,911	$	1,759,617
Real estate	1,077,295			63,866		1,141,161
Construction and land development	232,313			34,008		266,321
Consumer	28,131			79		28,210
Total	$	3,022,445		$	172,864	$	3,195,309
The following table presents information about the PCI loans at acquisition (in thousands).
Contractually required principal and interest payments	$	252,818
Nonaccretable difference	61,527
Cash flows expected to be collected	191,291
Accretable difference	18,427
Fair value of loans acquired with a deterioration of credit quality	$	172,864
The following table presents information about the acquired loans without credit impairment at acquisition (in thousands).
Contractually required principal and interest payments	$	3,498,554
Contractual cash flows not expected to be collected	92,526
Fair value at acquisition	3,022,445
Pro Forma Results of Operations
The purchase of assets and assumption of certain liabilities of FNB from the FDIC, as receiver, was significant at a level to require disclosure of historical financial statements and related pro forma financial disclosure. An essential part of the transaction is the federal financial assistance governed by the P&A Agreement with the FDIC, which is not reflective of the previous operations of FNB. The nature and magnitude of the FNB Transaction, coupled with the federal assistance, substantially reduces the relevance of historical financial information of FNB when considering the assessment of the historical financial information relative to future operations. Because the Company believes that the continuity of FNB’s historical operations is substantially lacking after the FNB Transaction and pro forma information is not reasonably available, 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 that involves pervasive federal assistance and audited financial statements of the troubled financial institution are not reasonably available. Therefore, no additional historical pro forma information regarding FNB is provided below.
The results of operations acquired in the PlainsCapital Merger have been included in the Company’s consolidated financial results since December 1, 2012. The following table discloses the impact of PlainsCapital (excluding the impact of acquisition-related merger and restructuring charges discussed below) since the acquisition date through December 31, 2012.
The table also presents pro forma results had the PlainsCapital Merger taken place on January 1, 2011 (in thousands), and includes the estimated impact of purchase accounting adjustments. The purchase accounting adjustments reflect the impact of recording the acquired loans at fair value, including the estimated accretion of the purchase discount on the loan portfolio. Accretion estimates were based on the acquisition date purchase discount on the loan portfolio, as it was not practicable to determine the amount of discount that would have been recorded based on economic conditions that existed on January 1, 2011. The pro forma results do not include any potential operating cost savings as a result of the PlainsCapital Merger. Further, certain costs associated with any restructuring or integration activities are also not reflected in the pro forma results. Pro forma results include any acquisition-related merger and restructuring charges incurred during the period. The pro forma results are not indicative of what would have occurred had the PlainsCapital Merger taken place on the indicated date.
	PlainsCapital			Pro Forma Combined
	Acquisition Date			Twelve Months Ended
	through			December 31,
	December 31, 2012			2012		2011
Net interest income	$	24,029		$	221,635	$	225,436
Other revenues	70,085			901,347		616,582
Net income	8,361			75,138		63,067

Fair_Value_Measurements

Fair Value Measurements	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013
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 at fair value and MSR, 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 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. At December 31, 2012, the aggregate fair value of PrimeLending’s mortgage loans held for sale accounted for under the Fair Value Option was $1.40 billion, and the unpaid principal balance of those loans was $1.36 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, as further described below. 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.
	Cash and Cash Equivalents — For cash and due from banks and federal funds sold, the carrying amount is a reasonable estimate of fair value.
	Available For Sale Securities — Most securities available for sale are reported at fair value using Level 2 inputs. The Company obtains fair value measurements from independent pricing services. As the Company is responsible for the determination of fair value, control processes are designed to ensure that the fair values received from independent pricing services are reasonable and the valuation techniques and assumptions used appear reasonable and consistent with prevailing market conditions. The fair value measurements consider observable data that may include dealer quotes, market spreads, cash flows, the U.S. Treasury yield curve, live trading levels, trade execution data, market consensus prepayment speeds, credit information and the financial instruments’ terms and conditions, among other things. For public common and preferred equity stocks, the determination of fair value uses Level 1 inputs based on observable market transactions. Regarding the note receivable and warrants, the determination of fair value uses Level 3 inputs such as internal or external fund manager valuations based on unobservable inputs including recent filings, operating results, balance sheet stability, growth and other business and market sector fundamentals.
	Trading Securities — Trading securities are reported at fair value using either Level 1 or Level 2 inputs in the same manner as discussed previously for securities available for sale.
	Loans Held for Sale — Mortgage loans held for sale are reported at fair value, as discussed above, using Level 2 inputs that consist of commitments on hand from investors or prevailing market prices. These instruments are held for relatively short periods, typically no more than 30 days. As a result, changes in instrument-specific credit risk are not a significant component of the change in fair value. Mortgage loans that are non-performing, including monitored loans, are reported at fair value using Level 3 inputs. These loans were previously valued using Level 2 inputs. However, refinements made during 2013 to the fair value inputs for these loans resulted in the use of significant unobservable inputs.
	Deposits — As discussed previously, certain time deposits are reported at fair value by virtue of an election under the provisions of Fair Value Option. Fair values are determined using Level 2 inputs that consist of observable rates paid on instruments of the same tenor in the brokered certificate of deposit market.
	Derivatives — Derivatives are reported at fair value using either Level 2 or Level 3 inputs. PlainsCapital uses dealer quotes to determine the fair value of interest rate swaps used to hedge time deposits. PrimeLending and FSC use dealer quotes to value forward purchase commitments and forward sale commitments, respectively, executed for both hedging and non-hedging purposes. PrimeLending also issues IRLCs to its customers and FSC issues forward purchase commitments to its clients that are valued based on the change in the fair value of the underlying mortgage loan from inception of the IRLC or purchase commitment to the balance sheet date, adjusted for projected loan closing rates. PrimeLending determines the value of the underlying mortgage loan as discussed in “Loans Held for Sale”, above. FSC determines the value of the underlying mortgage loan from prices of comparable securities used to value forward sale commitments. Additionally, First Southwest entered into a derivative option agreement (“Fee Award Option”).
	Mortgage servicing asset — The mortgage servicing asset is reported at fair value using Level 3 inputs. Fair value is determined by projecting net servicing cash flows, which are then discounted to estimate the fair value. The fair value of the mortgage servicing 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.
	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
	December 31, 2013	Inputs			Inputs			Inputs			Fair Value
	Cash and cash equivalents	$	746,023		$	—		$	—		$	746,023
	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 asset	—			—			20,149			20,149
	Trading liabilities	—			46			—			46
	Derivative liabilities	—			139			5,600			5,739
		Level 1			Level 2			Level 3			Total
	31-Dec-12	Inputs			Inputs			Inputs			Fair Value
	Cash and cash equivalents	$	726,460		$	—		$	—		726,460
	Trading securities	—			90,113			—			90,113
	Available for sale securities	20,428			914,248			56,277			990,953
	Loans held for sale	—			1,400,737			—			1,400,737
	Derivative assets	—			15,697			—			15,697
	Mortgage servicing asset	—			—			2,080			2,080
	Time deposits	—			1,073			—			1,073
	Trading liabilities	—			3,164			—			3,164
	Derivative liabilities	—			1,080			4,490			5,570
	The following table includes a rollforward 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									Transfers into			Included in			Comprehensive			Balance at
		Period			Purchases			Sales			Level 3			Net Income (Loss)			Income (Loss)			End of Period
	Year ended December 31, 2013
	Available for sale securities	$	56,277		$	—		$	—		$	—		$	2,166		$	1,610		$	60,053
	Loans held for sale	—			—			—			27,729			—			—			27,729
	Mortgage servicing asset	2,080			13,886			—			—			4,183			—			20,149
	Derivative liabilities	(4,490		)	—			—			—			(1,110		)	—			(5,600		)
	Total	$	53,867		$	13,886		$	—		$	27,729		$	5,239		$	1,610		$	102,331
	Year ended December 31, 2012
	Available for sale securities	$	60,377		$	—		$	—		$	—		$	1,867		$	(5,967	)	$	56,277
	Mortgage servicing asset	—			1,890			—			—			190			—			2,080
	Derivative liabilities	—			(4,455		)	—			—			(35		)	—			(4,490		)
	Total	$	60,377		$	(2,565	)	$	—		$	—		$	2,022		$	(5,967	)	$	53,867
	Year ended December 31, 2011
	Available for sale securities	$	—		$	50,000		$	—		$	—		$	709		$	9,668		$	60,377
	Total	$	—		$	50,000		$	—		$	—		$	709		$	9,668		$	60,377
	All net unrealized gains (losses) in the table above are reflected in the accompanying consolidated financial statements. The unrealized gains (losses) relate to financial instruments still held at December 31, 2013. The available for sale securities noted in the table above reflect Hilltop’s note receivable and warrant to purchase common stock of SWS Group, Inc. (“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 mortgage servicing asset is valued by projecting net servicing cash flows, which are then discounted to estimate the fair value. The fair value of the mortgage servicing 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 Fee Award Option 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
	Year Ended December 31, 2013									Year Ended December 31, 2012
	Net Gains			Other			Total			Net Gains			Other			Total
	(Losses) from			Noninterest			Changes in			(Losses) from			Noninterest			Changes in
	Sale of Loans			Income			Fair Value			Sale of Loans			Income			Fair Value
Loans held for sale	$	(19,353	)	$	—		$	(19,353	)	$	(3,297	)	$	—		$	(3,297	)
Mortgage servicing asset	18,069			—			18,069			190			—			190
Time deposits	—			12			12			—			7			7
The Company also determines the fair value of certain assets and liabilities on a non-recurring basis. In particular, the fair value of all of the assets and liabilities purchased in the PlainsCapital Merger was determined at the acquisition date, while fair value of all assets acquired and liabilities assumed in the FNB Transaction was determined at the Bank Closing Date. 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. The Company acquired PCI loans with a fair value of $172.9 million and $822.8 million 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. At December 31, 2013, non-covered PCI loans with a carrying amount of $100.4 million had been reduced by specific allowances within the allowance for non-covered loan losses of $3.1 million, resulting in a reported value of $97.3 million that approximates fair value. At December 31, 2013, covered PCI loans with a carrying amount of $729.2 million had been reduced by specific allowances within the allowance for covered loan losses of $0.9 million, resulting in a reported value of $728.3 million.
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 an FDIC loss-share agreement. At December 31, 2013, the estimated fair value of covered OREO was $142.8 million, and the underlying fair value measurements utilize Level 3 inputs. The fair value of non-covered OREO at December 31, 2013 and 2012 was $4.8 million and $11.1 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 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 measured at fair value on a recurring or non-recurring basis are discussed above. For other financial assets and liabilities, the Company utilizes quoted market prices, if available, to estimate the fair value of financial instruments. Because no quoted market prices exist for a significant portion of the Company’s financial instruments, the fair value of such instruments has been derived based on management’s assumptions with respect to future economic conditions, the amount and timing of future cash flows, and estimated discount rates. Different assumptions could significantly affect these estimates. Accordingly, the estimates provided herein do not necessarily indicate amounts which could be realized in a current transaction. Further, as it is management’s intent to hold a significant portion of its financial instruments to maturity, it is not probable that the fair values shown below will be realized in a current transaction.
Because of the wide range of permissible valuation techniques and the numerous estimates which must be made, it may be difficult to make reasonable comparisons of the Company’s fair value information to that of other financial institutions. The aggregate estimated fair value amount should in no way be construed as representative of the underlying value of Hilltop and its subsidiaries. The following methods and assumptions are typically used in estimating the fair value disclosures for financial instruments:
Loans — The fair value of non-covered and covered loans is estimated by discounting the future cash flows using the current rates at which similar loans would be made to borrowers with similar credit ratings and for the same remaining maturities.
Broker-Dealer and Clearing Organization Receivables — The carrying amount approximates their fair value.
FDIC Indemnification Asset — The fair value of the FDIC Indemnification Asset is based on Level 3 inputs, including the discounted value of expected future cash flows under the loss-share agreements. The discount rate contemplates the credit worthiness of the FDIC as counterparty to this asset, and considers an incremental discount rate risk premium reflective of the inherent uncertainty associated with the timing of the cash flows.
Deposit Liabilities — The estimated fair value of demand deposits, savings accounts and NOW accounts is the amount payable on demand at the reporting date. The fair value of fixed-maturity certificates of deposit is estimated using the rates currently offered for deposits of similar remaining maturities. The carrying amount for variable-rate certificates of deposit approximates their fair values.
Broker-Dealer and Clearing Organization Payables — The carrying amount approximates their fair value.
Short-Term Borrowings — The carrying amounts of federal funds purchased, borrowings under repurchase agreements and other short-term borrowings approximate their fair values.
Debt — The fair values are estimated using discounted cash flow analysis based on current incremental borrowing rates for similar types of borrowing arrangements.
The following table presents the carrying values and estimated fair values of financial instruments (in thousands).
				Estimated Fair Value
	Carrying			Level 1			Level 2			Level 3
December 31, 2013	Amount			Inputs			Inputs			Inputs			Total
Financial assets:
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
				Estimated Fair Value
	Carrying			Level 1			Level 2			Level 3
December 31, 2012	Amount			Inputs			Inputs			Inputs			Total
Financial assets:
Non-covered loans, net	$	3,148,987		$	—		$	—		$	3,148,987		$	3,148,987
Broker-dealer and clearing organization receivables	145,564			—			145,564			—			145,564
Other assets	59,094			—			59,094			—			59,094
Financial liabilities:
Deposits	4,700,461			—			4,698,848			—			4,698,848
Broker-dealer and clearing organization payables	187,990			—			187,990			—			187,990
Short-term borrowings	728,250			—			728,250			—			728,250
Debt	208,551			—			217,092			—			217,092
Other liabilities	4,400			—			4,400			—			4,400
The deferred income amounts arising from unrecognized financial instruments are not significant. These financial instruments also have contractual interest rates at or above current market rates. Therefore, no fair value disclosure is provided for these items.

Securities

Securities	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013
Securities	'
Securities	'
	4. Securities
	The amortized cost and fair value of available for sale securities are summarized as follows (in thousands).
					Gross			Gross
		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
					Gross			Gross
		Amortized			Unrealized			Unrealized
	December 31, 2012	Cost			Gains			Losses			Fair Value
	U.S. Treasury securities	$	7,046		$	141		$	(2	)	$	7,185
	U.S. government agencies:
	Bonds	524,888			1,663			(314		)	526,237
	Residential mortgage-backed securities	18,473			490			(70		)	18,893
	Collateralized mortgage obligations	97,812			191			(79		)	97,924
	Corporate debt securities	79,716			7,461			—			87,177
	States and political subdivisions	177,701			196			(2,138		)	175,759
	Commercial mortgage-backed securities	1,001			72			—			1,073
	Equity securities	19,289			1,139			—			20,428
	Note receivable	40,508			3,652			—			44,160
	Warrant	12,068			49			—			12,117
	Totals	$	978,502		$	15,054		$	(2,603	)	$	990,953
	Available for sale equity 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 available for sale securities that were in an unrealized loss position is shown in the following table (dollars in thousands).
		December 31, 2013								December 31, 2012
		Number of					Unrealized			Number of				Unrealized
		Securities		Fair Value			Losses			Securities		Fair Value		Losses
	U.S. treasury securities:
	Unrealized loss for less than twelve months	6		$	12,748		$	238		2		$	2,427	$	2
	Unrealized loss for twelve months or longer	—		—			—			—		—		—
		6		12,748			238			2		2,427		2
	U.S. government agencies:
	Bonds:
	Unrealized loss for less than twelve months	35		526,817			45,274			14		236,305		314
	Unrealized loss for twelve months or longer	5		90,931			10,453			—		—		—
		40		617,748			55,727			14		236,305		314
	Residential mortgage-backed securities:
	Unrealized loss for less than twelve months	2		2,194			54			7		12,279		70
	Unrealized loss for twelve months or longer	3		9,309			530			—		—		—
		5		11,503			584			7		12,279		70
	Collateralized mortgage obligations:
	Unrealized loss for less than twelve months	7		84,054			4,320			8		38,887		79
	Unrealized loss for twelve months or longer	2		4,995			70			—		—		—
		9		89,049			4,390			8		38,887		79
	Corporate debt securities:
	Unrealized loss for less than twelve months	7		10,754			378			—		—		—
	Unrealized loss for twelve months or longer	—		—			—			—		—		—
		7		10,754			378			—		—		—
	States and political subdivisions:
	Unrealized loss for less than twelve months	46		30,245			669			225		156,664		2,138
	Unrealized loss for twelve months or longer	150		96,882			5,839			—		—		—
		196		127,127			6,508			225		156,664		2,138
	Total available for sale:
Unrealized loss for less than twelve months	103		666,812			50,933			256		446,562		2,603
Unrealized loss for twelve months or longer	160		202,117			16,892			—		—		—
	263		$	868,929		$	67,825		256		$	446,562	$	2,603
During 2013, 2012 and 2011, 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 December 31, 2013.
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 December 31, 2013 are shown by contractual maturity below (in thousands).
	Amortized
	Cost			Fair Value
Due in one year or less	$	125,804		$	125,881
Due after one year through five years	115,950			125,245
Due after five years through ten years	70,173			70,280
Due after ten years	727,671			666,206
	1,039,598			987,612
Residential mortgage-backed securities	59,936			60,087
Collateralized mortgage obligations	124,502			120,461
Commercial mortgage-backed securities	691			760
	$	1,224,727		$	1,168,920
The Company realized net losses from its trading securities portfolio of $2.8 million and $0.7 million during the year ended December 31, 2013 and the month of December 31, 2012, respectively, which are recorded as a component of other noninterest income within the consolidated statements of operations.
Securities with a carrying amount of $1.0 billion and $635.2 million (with a fair value of $938.1 million and $633.4 million) at December 31, 2013 and 2012, 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 December 31, 2013 and 2012, NLC had investments on deposit in custody for various state insurance departments with carrying values of $9.4 million and $9.3 million, respectively.

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Non-Covered Loans and Allowance for Non-Covered Loan Losses	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013
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	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. The non-covered loan portfolio at December 31, 2013 includes loans acquired as a part of the FNB Transaction totaling $53.4 million, of which $7.2 million are categorized as non-covered PCI loans. Covered loans are discussed in Note 6 to the consolidated financial statements. Non-covered loans summarized by portfolio segment are as follows (in thousands).
		December 31,
		2013			2012
	Commercial and industrial	$	1,637,266		$	1,660,293
	Real estate	1,457,253			1,184,914
	Construction and land development	364,551			280,483
	Consumer	55,576			26,706
		3,514,646			3,152,396
	Allowance for non-covered loan losses	(33,241		)	(3,409		)
	Total non-covered loans, net of allowance	$	3,481,405		$	3,148,987
	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).
		December 31,
		2013			2012
	Carrying amount	$	100,392		$	166,780
	Outstanding balance	141,983			222,674
	Changes in the accretable yield for the non-covered PCI loans were as follows (in thousands).
		Year Ended			Month Ended
		December 31, 2013			December 31, 2012
	Balance, beginning of period	$	17,553		$	18,427
	Additions	622			—
	Increases in expected cash flows	18,793			—
	Disposals of loans	(3,692		)	(22		)
	Accretion	(15,675		)	(852		)
	Balance, end of period	$	17,601		$	17,553
	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 $4.1 million of additional non-covered impaired loans at December 31, 2013. There were no impaired loans at December 31, 2012 other than PCI loans.
		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
		Unpaid			Recorded			Recorded			Total
		Contractual			Investment with			Investment with			Recorded
	December 31, 2012	Principal Balance			No Allowance			Allowance			Investment
	Commercial and industrial:
	Secured	$	102,642		$	67,967		$	—		$	67,967
	Unsecured	17,133			3,419			—			3,419
	Real estate:
	Secured by commercial properties	70,284			55,519			—			55,519
	Secured by residential properties	10,164			6,728			—			6,728
	Construction and land development:
	Residential construction loans	1,137			708			—			708
	Commercial construction loans and land development	60,425			32,362			—			32,362
	Consumer	92			77			—			77
		$	261,877		$	166,780		$	—		$	166,780
	Average investment in non-covered PCI loans for the year ended December 31, 2013 is summarized by class in the following table (in thousands).
	Commercial and industrial:
	Secured	$	51,670
	Unsecured	2,432
	Real estate:
Secured by commercial properties	45,887
Secured by residential properties	4,862
Construction and land development:
Residential construction loans	354
Commercial construction loans and land development	26,090
Consumer	2,293
	$	133,588
Non-covered non-accrual loans at December 31, 2013, excluding those classified as held for sale, are summarized by class in the following table (in thousands).
Commercial and industrial:
Secured	$	15,430
Unsecured	1,300
Real estate:
Secured by commercial properties	2,638
Secured by residential properties	398
Construction and land development:
Residential construction loans	—
Commercial construction loans and land development	112
Consumer	—
	$	19,878
At December 31, 2013, non-covered non-accrual loans included non-covered PCI loans of $15.8 million 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. All non-covered PCI loans at December 31, 2012 were considered to be performing due to the application of the accretion method. In addition to the non-covered non-accrual loans in the table above, $3.5 million and $1.8 million of real estate loans secured by residential properties and classified as held for sale were in non-accrual status at December 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively.
Interest income recorded on accruing impaired loans was $17.7 million and $0.9 million for the year ended December 31, 2013 and the month ended December 31, 2012, respectively. Interest income recorded on non-accrual loans in 2013 and 2012 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 table (in thousands). All TDRs granted relate to non-covered PCI loans. There were no TDRs granted during the month ended December 31, 2012. At December 31, 2013, the Bank had $0.5 million in unadvanced commitments to borrowers whose loans have been restructured in TDRs.
	Recorded Investment in Loans Modified by
				Interest Rate			Payment Term			Total
Year ended December 31, 2013	A/B Note			Adjustment			Extension			Modification
Commercial and industrial:
Secured	$	—		$	—		$	10,390		$	10,390
Unsecured	—			—			—			—
Real estate:
Secured by commercial properties	—			—			279			279
Secured by residential properties	—			—			777			777
Construction and land development:
Residential construction loans	—			—			—			—
Commercial construction loans and land development	—			—			—			—
Consumer	—			—			—			—
	$	—		$	—		$	11,446		$	11,446
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
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
																				Accruing Loans
	Loans Past Due			Loans Past Due			Loans Past Due			Total			Current			PCI		Total		Past Due
December 31, 2012	30-59 Days			60-89 Days			90 Days or More			Past Due Loans			Loans			Loans		Loans		90 Days or More
Commercial and industrial:
Secured	$	7,844		$	348		$	2,131		$	10,323		$	1,473,242		$	67,967	$	1,551,532	$	2,000
Unsecured	3			—			—			3			105,339			3,419		108,761		—
Real estate:
Secured by commercial properties	714			—			—			714			868,070			55,519		924,303		—
Secured by residential properties	755			101			—			856			253,027			6,728		260,611		—
Construction and land development:
Residential construction loans	—			—			—			—			47,461			708		48,169		—
Commercial construction loans and land development	63			—			—			63			199,889			32,362		232,314		—
Consumer	84			—			—			84			26,545			77		26,706		—
	$	9,463		$	449		$	2,131		$	12,043		$	2,973,573		$	166,780	$	3,152,396	$	2,000
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).
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
December 31, 2012	Pass			Special Mention			Substandard			PCI			Total
Commercial and industrial:
Secured	$	1,476,420		$	2,515		$	4,630		$	67,967		$	1,551,532
Unsecured	105,142			200			—			3,419			108,761
Real estate:
Secured by commercial properties	868,784			—			—			55,519			924,303
Secured by residential properties	253,883			—			—			6,728			260,611
Construction and land development:
Residential construction loans	47,461			—			—			708			48,169
Commercial construction loans and land development	199,952			—			—			32,362			232,314
Consumer	26,629			—			—			77			26,706
	$	2,978,271		$	2,715		$	4,630		$	166,780		$	3,152,396
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. Commencing with the PlainsCapital Merger on November 30, 2012, the Bank’s loan portfolio is designated into two populations: acquired loans and originated loans. The allowance for loan losses is calculated separately for the 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 December 31, 2013 and 2012, 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
Year ended December 31, 2013	Industrial			Real Estate			Land Development			Consumer			Total
Balance, beginning of period	$	1,845		$	977		$	582		$	5		$	3,409
Provision charged to operations	20,940			7,281			7,634			238			36,093
Loans charged off	(9,359		)	(209		)	(524		)	(216		)	(10,308		)
Recoveries on charged off loans	3,439			282			265			61			4,047
Balance, end of period	$	16,865		$	8,331		$	7,957		$	88		$	33,241
	Commercial and						Construction and
Month ended December 31, 2012	Industrial			Real Estate			Land Development			Consumer			Total
Balance, beginning of period	$	—		$	—		$	—		$	—		$	—
Provision charged to operations	2,236			977			582			5			3,800
Loans charged off	(391		)	—			—			—			(391		)
Recoveries on charged off loans	—			—			—			—			—
Balance, end of period	$	1,845		$	977		$	582		$	5		$	3,409
The non-covered loan portfolio was distributed by portfolio segment and impairment methodology as shown below (in thousands).
	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
	Commercial and						Construction and
December 31, 2012	Industrial			Real Estate			Land Development			Consumer			Total
Loans individually evaluated for impairment	$	—		$	—		$	—		$	—		$	—
Loans collectively evaluated for impairment	1,588,907			1,122,667			247,413			26,629			2,985,616
PCI Loans	71,386			62,247			33,070			77			166,780
	$	1,660,293		$	1,184,914		$	280,483		$	26,706		$	3,152,396
The allowance for non-covered loan losses was distributed by portfolio segment and impairment methodology as shown below (in thousands).
	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
	Commercial and						Construction and
December 31, 2012	Industrial			Real Estate			Land Development			Consumer			Total
Loans individually evaluated for impairment	$	—		$	—		$	—		$	—		$	—
Loans collectively evaluated for impairment	1,845			977			582			5			3,409
PCI Loans	—						—			—			—
	$	1,845		$	977		$	582		$	5		$	3,409

Covered_Assets_and_Indemnifica

Covered Assets and Indemnification Asset	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013
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. As part of the loss-share agreements entered into by the Bank with the FDIC in connection therewith, the Bank and the FDIC agreed to share the losses on loans and OREO covered under the agreements. 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.
	Based on purchase date valuations, 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 at December 31, 2013 (in thousands).
	Commercial and industrial	$	66,943
	Real estate	787,982
	Construction and land development	151,444
	Consumer	—
	Total covered loans	1,006,369
	Allowance for covered loans	(1,061		)
	Total covered loans, net of allowance	$	1,005,308
	The following table presents the carrying value and the outstanding balance of the covered PCI loans at December 31, 2013 (in thousands).
	Carrying amount	$	729,156
	Outstanding balance	1,022,514
	Changes in the accretable yield for the covered PCI loans for the period from September 14, 2013 through December 31, 2013 were as follows (in thousands).
	Balance, beginning of year	$	—
	Additions	167,974
	Increases in expected cash flows	3,492
	Disposals of loans	4,407
	Accretion	(19,325		)
	Balance, end of year	$	156,548
	Covered PCI loans at December 31, 2013 are summarized by class in the following table (in thousands). In addition to the covered PCI loans, there were $0.9 million of additional covered impaired loans at December 31, 2013.
		Unpaid			Recorded		Recorded		Total
		Contractual			Investment with		Investment with		Recorded		Related
		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 year ended December 31, 2013 is summarized by class in the following table (in thousands).
	Commercial and industrial:
	Secured	$	14,260
	Unsecured	4,945
	Real estate:
	Secured by commercial properties	182,653
	Secured by residential properties	99,686
	Construction and land development:
	Residential construction loans	2,353
	Commercial construction loans and land development	60,682
	Consumer	—
		$	364,579
	Covered non-accrual loans at December 31, 2013, excluding those classified as held for sale, are summarized by class in the following table (in thousands).
	Commercial and industrial:
	Secured	$	91
	Unsecured	882
	Real estate:
	Secured by commercial properties	40
	Secured by residential properties	209
	Construction and land development:
	Residential construction loans	575
	Commercial construction loans and land development	—
	Consumer	—
	$	1,797
Interest income recorded on non-accrual covered loans during 2013 was nominal. All 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 at December 31, 2013 is shown in the following table (in thousands).
																	Accruing Loans
	Loans Past Due			Loans Past Due		Loans Past Due		Total		Current			PCI		Total		Past Due
	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 table presents the internal risk grades of covered loans in the portfolio at December 31, 2013 by class (in thousands).
	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, this deterioration will be measured, and a provision for credit losses will be charged to earnings. 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 period from September 14, 2013 through December 31, 2013, distributed by portfolio segment, are shown below (in thousands).
	Commercial and					Construction and
	Industrial			Real Estate		Land Development		Consumer		Total
Balance, September 14, 2013	$	—		$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—
Provision charged to operations	1,057			8		—		—		1,065
Loans charged off	(4		)	—		—		—		(4		)
Recoveries on charged off loans	—			—		—		—		—
Balance, end of period	$	1,053		$	8	$	—	$	—	$	1,061
At December 31, 2013, the covered loan portfolio was distributed by portfolio segment and impairment methodology as shown below (in thousands).
	Commercial and					Construction and
	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
At December 31, 2013, the allowance for covered loan losses was distributed by portfolio segment and impairment methodology as shown below (in thousands).
	Commercial and					Construction and
	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 Other Real Estate Owned
A summary of the activity in covered OREO for the period from September 14, 2013 through December 31, 2013 is as follows (in thousands).
Balance, September 14, 2013	$	135,187
Additions to covered OREO	19,185
Dispositions of covered OREO	(11,539		)
Valuation adjustments in the period	—
Balance, end of period	$	142,833
FDIC Indemnification Asset
A summary of the activity in the FDIC Indemnification Asset for the period from September 14, 2013 through December 31, 2013 is as follows (in thousands).
Balance, September 14, 2013	$	185,680
FDIC Indemnification Asset accretion (amortization)	1,699
Transfers to due from FDIC and other	912
Balance, end of period	$	188,291

Cash_and_Due_from_Banks

Cash and Due from Banks	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013
Cash and Due from Banks	'
Cash and Due from Banks	'
	7. Cash and Due from Banks
	Cash and due from banks consisted of the following (in thousands).
		December 31,
		2013		2012
	Cash on hand	$	59,451	$	20,201
	Clearings and collection items	64,193		95,424
	Deposits at Federal Reserve Bank	364,709		312,667
	Deposits at Federal Home Loan Bank	1,500		1,499
	Deposits in FDIC-insured institutions	223,246		292,248
		$	713,099	$	722,039
	The amounts above include interest-bearing deposits of $565.3 million and $581.2 million at December 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively. Cash on hand and deposits at the Federal Reserve Bank satisfy regulatory reserve requirements at December 31, 2013.

Premises_and_Equipment

Premises and Equipment	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013
Premises and Equipment	'
Premises and Equipment	'
	8. Premises and Equipment
	The components of premises and equipment are summarized as follows (in thousands).
		December 31,
		2013			2012
	Land and premises	$	121,211		$	48,902
	Furniture and equipment	107,644			66,182
		228,855			115,084
	Less accumulated depreciation and amortization	(28,149		)	(3,703		)
		$	200,706		$	111,381
	The amounts shown above include assets recorded under capital leases of $7.1 million and $7.7 million, net of accumulated amortization of $0.6 million and $0.1 million at December 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively.
	Occupancy expense was reduced by rental income of $1.8 million and $0.1 million in 2013 and 2012, respectively. Depreciation and amortization expense on premises and equipment, which includes amortization of capital leases, amounted to $24.8 million, $1.9 million and $1.7 million in 2013, 2012 and 2011, respectively.

Goodwill_and_Other_Intangible_

Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013
Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets	'
Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets	'
	9. Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets
	The carrying amount of goodwill was $251.8 million and $253.8 million at December 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively. As discussed in Note 2 to the consolidated financial statements, the Company initially recorded $230.1 million of goodwill in connection with the PlainsCapital Merger, and used significant estimates and assumptions to value the identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed. The amount of goodwill recorded in connection with the PlainsCapital Merger is not deductible for tax purposes. During the three months ended March 31, 2013, the Company reduced goodwill related to the PlainsCapital Merger by $2.0 million for a purchase accounting adjustment related to the valuation of a capital lease obligation. The Company made no further adjustments to its purchase price allocation.
	Other intangible assets of $70.9 million and $77.7 million at December 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively, include an indefinite lived intangible asset with an estimated fair value of $3.0 million related to state licenses acquired as a part of the NLC acquisition in January 2007.
	The Company tests goodwill and other intangible assets having an indefinite useful life for impairment on an annual basis, or more often if events or circumstances indicate there may be impairment. Goodwill impairment testing is performed at the reporting unit level, which is one level below an operating segment. Goodwill is assigned to reporting units at the date the goodwill is initially recorded. Once goodwill has been assigned to reporting units, it no longer retains its association with a particular acquisition, and all of the activities within a reporting unit, whether acquired or internally generated, are available to support the value of the goodwill. The Company performs required annual impairment tests of its goodwill and other intangible assets as of October 1st for each of its reporting units.
	The goodwill impairment analysis is a two-step test. The first step, used to identify potential impairment, involves comparing each reporting unit’s estimated fair value to its carrying value, including goodwill. If the estimated fair value of a reporting unit exceeds its carrying value, goodwill is considered not to be impaired. If the carrying value exceeds estimated fair value, there is an indication of potential impairment and the second step is performed to measure the amount of impairment. The Company has estimated fair values of reporting units based on both a market and income approach using historic, normalized actual and forecast results.
	The second step involves calculating an implied fair value of goodwill for each reporting unit for which the first step indicated impairment. The implied fair value of goodwill is determined in a manner similar to the amount of goodwill calculated in a business combination, by measuring the excess of the estimated fair value of the reporting unit, as determined in the first step, over the aggregate estimated fair values of the individual assets, liabilities and identifiable intangibles as if the reporting unit was being acquired in a business combination. If the implied fair value of goodwill exceeds the carrying value of goodwill assigned to the reporting unit, there is no impairment. If the carrying value of goodwill assigned to a reporting unit exceeds the implied fair value of the goodwill, an impairment charge is recorded for the excess. An impairment loss cannot exceed the carrying value of goodwill assigned to a reporting unit, and the loss establishes a new basis in the goodwill. Subsequent reversal of goodwill impairment losses is not permitted.
	At October 1, 2013, the Company determined that the estimated fair value of each of its reporting units exceeded its carrying value and therefore the second step as described above was not performed. Based on this evaluation, the Company concluded that the goodwill and other identifiable intangible assets were fully realizable at December 31, 2013.
	The Company’s evaluation includes multiple assumptions, including estimated discounted cash flows and other estimates that may change over time. If future discounted cash flows become less than those projected by the Company, future impairment charges may become necessary that could have a materially adverse impact on the Company’s results of operations and financial condition. As quoted market prices in active stock markets are relevant evidence of fair value, a significant decline in the Company’s common stock trading price may indicate an impairment of goodwill.
	The carrying value of intangible assets subject to amortization was as follows (in thousands).
		Estimated		Gross					Net
		Useful Life		Intangible		Accumulated			Intangible
	December 31, 2013	(Years)		Assets		Amortization			Assets
	Core deposits	12-Jul		$	38,770	$	(6,159	)	$	32,611
	Trademarks and trade names	20-Oct		20,000		(2,589		)	17,411
	Noncompete agreements	6-Apr		11,650		(2,492		)	9,158
	Customer contracts and relationships	12-Aug		14,100		(6,210		)	7,890
	Agent relationships	13		3,600		(2,749		)	851
				$	88,120	$	(20,199	)	$	67,921
		Estimated		Gross					Net
		Useful Life		Intangible		Accumulated			Intangible
	December 31, 2012	(Years)		Assets		Amortization			Assets
	Core deposits	12-Oct		$	34,500	$	(452	)	$	34,048
	Trademarks and trade names	20-Oct		20,000		(1,487		)	18,513
	Noncompete agreements	6-Apr		11,650		(192		)	11,458
	Customer contracts and relationships	12-Aug		14,100		(4,515		)	9,585
	Agent relationships	13		3,600		(2,466		)	1,134
	Technology	5		1,500		(1,500		)	—
				$	85,350	$	(10,612	)	$	74,738
	Amortization expense related to intangible assets during 2013, 2012 and 2011 was $11.1 million, $2.0 million and $1.5 million, respectively.
	The estimated aggregate future amortization expense for intangible assets at December 31, 2013 is as follows (in thousands).
	2014	$	11,138
	2015	10,300
	2016	9,372
	2017	7,546
	2018	6,607
	Thereafter	22,958
		$	67,921

Mortgage_Servicing_Rights

Mortgage Servicing Rights	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013
Mortgage Servicing Rights	'
Mortgage Servicing Rights	'
	10. Mortgage Servicing Rights
	The following table presents the change in fair value of the Company’s MSR (dollars in thousands).
		Year Ended			Month Ended
		December 31, 2013			December 31, 2012
	Balance, beginning of period	$	2,080		$	—
	Additions	13,886			2,204
	Sales	—			—
	Changes in fair value:
	Due to changes in model inputs or assumptions (1)	4,782			(51		)
	Due to customer payments	(599		)	(73		)
	Balance, end of period	$	20,149		$	2,080
	Mortgage loans serviced for others	$	1,965,883		$	352,753
	MSR as a percentage of serviced mortgage loans	1.02		%	0.59		%
	(1) Principally represents changes in discount rates and prepayment speed assumptions, which are primarily affected by changes in interest rates.
	The key assumptions used in measuring the fair value of the Company’s MSR were as follows.
		Year Ended		Month Ended
		December 31, 2013		December 31, 2012
	Weighted average constant prepayment rate	9.72	%	15.71	%
	Weighted average discount rate	12.37	%	20.67	%
	Weighted average life (in years)	7.6		5.7
	A sensitivity analysis of the fair value of the Company’s MSR to certain key assumptions is presented in the following table (in thousands).
		December 31,
		2013			2012
	Constant prepayment rate:
	Impact of 10% adverse change	$	(601	)	$	(80	)
	Impact of 20% adverse change	(1,170		)	(155		)
	Discount rate:
	Impact of 100 basis point adverse change	(631		)	(34		)
	Impact of 200 basis point adverse change	(1,236		)	(66		)
	The sensitivity analysis presents the hypothetical effect on 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 year ended December 31, 2013 and the month ended December 31, 2012, contractually specified servicing fees, late fees and ancillary fees earned of $3.2 million and $0.4 million, respectively, were included in other noninterest income within the consolidated statements of operations.

Deposits

Deposits	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013
Deposits	'
Deposits	'
	11. Deposits
	Deposits are summarized as follows (in thousands).
		December 31,
		2013		2012
	Noninterest-bearing demand	$	1,773,749	$	1,349,584
	Interest-bearing:
	NOW accounts	1,083,596		809,605
	Money market	878,578		627,849
	Brokered - money market	276,760		263,193
	Demand	47,636		75,308
	Savings	357,325		180,367
	Time	2,110,947		1,175,432
	Brokered - time	194,327		219,123
		$	6,722,918	$	4,700,461
	The significant increase in deposits at December 31, 2013 as compared to December 31, 2012 is primarily due to the inclusion of $2.2 billion of deposits assumed as a part of the FNB Transaction.
	At December 31, 2013, the scheduled maturities of interest-bearing time deposits are as follows (in thousands).
	2014	$	1,690,804
	2015	333,193
	2016	122,654
	2017	122,988
	2018 and thereafter	35,635
		$	2,305,274

Shortterm_Borrowings

Short-term Borrowings	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013
Short-term Borrowings	'
Short-term Borrowings	'
	12. Short-term Borrowings
	Short-term borrowings are summarized as follows (in thousands).
		December 31,
		2013			2012
	Federal funds purchased	$	137,225		$	269,625
	Securities sold under agreements to repurchase	107,462			85,725
	Federal Home Loan Bank notes	—			250,000
	Short-term bank loans	97,400			122,900
		$	342,087		$	728,250
	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 table (dollars in thousands).
		Year Ended			Month Ended
		December 31, 2013			December 31, 2012
	Average balance during the period	$	281,067		$	277,470
	Average interest rate during the period	0.19		%	0.25		%
	Maximum month-end balance during the period	$	415,730		$	355,350
		December 31,
		2013			2012
	Average interest rate at end of period	0.16		%	0.22		%
	Securities underlying the agreements at end of period
	Carrying value	$	144,991		$	122,153
	Estimated fair value	$	138,719		$	122,435
	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. At December 31, 2013, the Bank had available collateral of $1.7 billion, substantially all of which was blanket collateral. Other information regarding FHLB notes is shown in the following tables (dollars in thousands).
		Year Ended			Month Ended
		December 31, 2013			December 31, 2012
	Average balance during the period	$	106,415		$	301,613
	Average interest rate during the period	0.13		%	0.14		%
	Maximum month-end balance during the period	$	525,000		$	250,000
		December 31,
		2013		2012
	Average interest rate at end of period	—		0.07	%
	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 December 31, 2013 and 2012 was 1.15% and 1.16%, respectively.

Notes_Payable

Notes Payable	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013
Notes Payable	'
Notes Payable	'
	13. Notes Payable
	Notes payable consisted of the following (in thousands).
		December 31,
		2013		2012
	Senior exchangeable notes due 2025, 7.50% per annum	$	—	$	83,950
	NLIC note payable due May 2033, three-month LIBOR plus 4.10% (4.35% at December 31, 2013) with interest payable quarterly	10,000		10,000
	NLIC note payable due September 2033, three-month LIBOR plus 4.05% (4.30% at December 31, 2013) with interest payable quarterly	10,000		10,000
	ASIC note payable due April 2034, three-month LIBOR plus 4.05% (4.30% at December 31, 2013) with interest payable quarterly	7,500		7,500
	First Southwest nonrecourse notes, due January 2035 with interest payable quarterly	6,827		10,089
	Insurance company note payable due March 2035, three-month LIBOR plus 3.40% (3.65% at December 31, 2013) with interest payable quarterly	20,000		20,000
	Insurance company line of credit due September 2014, 3.25% plus a calculated index rate (4.00% at December 31, 2013) with interest payable quarterly	2,000		—
		$	56,327	$	141,539
	Senior Exchangeable Notes Due 2025
	In August 2005, HTH Operating Partnership LP, a wholly owned subsidiary of Hilltop (“OP”), entered into an Indenture under which OP issued $96.6 million aggregate principal amount of 7.5% Senior Exchangeable Notes due 2025, or the Notes, to qualified institutional buyers in a private transaction. On October 15, 2013, OP called for redemption all outstanding Notes on November 14, 2013 (the “Redemption Date”). The outstanding Notes at October 15, 2013 of $90.9 million, including $6.9 million aggregate principal amount held by the Company’s insurance company subsidiaries, were redeemed at a redemption price equal to the principal amount of the Notes, plus accrued and unpaid interest up to, but excluding, the Redemption Date. At any time prior to the Redemption Date, holders of the Notes could exchange the Notes for shares of Hilltop common stock at the rate of 73.94998 shares per $1,000 principal amount of the Notes (or approximately $13.52 per share). In lieu of delivery of Hilltop common stock upon the exercise by a holder of its exchange right, OP could elect to pay such holder of the Notes an amount in cash (or a combination of Hilltop common stock and cash) in respect of all or a portion of such holder’s Notes equal to the closing price of Hilltop’s common stock for the five consecutive trading days commencing on and including the third business day following the exercise of such exchange right. As of the closing of the redemption, the Notes held by third party investors were exchanged for 6,208,005 shares of Hilltop common stock and an aggregate cash payment of $11.1 million was made in exchange for the Notes held by the Company’s insurance company subsidiaries.
	The Notes were senior unsecured obligations of OP and were exchangeable, at the option of the holders, into shares of Hilltop common stock at an initial exchange rate of 69.8812 shares per $1,000 principal amount of the Notes (equal to an initial exchange price of approximately $14.31 per share), subject to adjustment and, in the event of specified corporate transactions involving Hilltop or OP, an additional make-whole premium. Upon exchange, OP had the option to deliver, in lieu of shares of common stock, cash or a combination of cash and shares of common stock. The Notes were treated as a combined instrument at the date of issuance and not bifurcated to separately account for any embedded derivative instruments principally because, in accordance with ASC 815, Derivatives and Hedging, (i) the conversion feature is indexed to Hilltop’s common stock and would be classified in stockholders’ equity if it were a freestanding derivative and (ii) the put and call option features were clearly and closely related to the Notes at fixed conversion amounts.
	According to the terms of the Notes, their initial exchange rate was adjustable for certain events, including the issuance to all holders of Hilltop common stock of rights entitling them to purchase Hilltop common stock at less than their current market price. Accordingly, as a result of a rights offering in January 2007, in which all holders of Hilltop common stock were offered the right to purchase shares at $8.00 per share, the initial exchange rate of the Notes was adjusted to 73.94998 shares per $1,000 principal amount of the Notes (equal to an exchange rate of $13.52 per share).
	In November 2011, Hilltop’s insurance company subsidiaries purchased $6.9 million, par value, of the Notes in open market transactions at an average cost of 107.26% of par.
	On October 15, 2013, Hilltop entered into a First Supplemental Indenture pursuant to which Hilltop guaranteed the obligations of OP under the Indenture.
	Notes Payable
	The NLIC and ASIC notes payable to unaffiliated companies are each subordinated in right of payment to all policy claims and other indebtedness of NLIC and ASIC, respectively. Further, all payments of principal and interest require the prior approval of the Insurance Commissioner of the State of Texas and are only payable to the extent that the statutory surplus of NLIC exceeds $30 million and ASIC exceeds $15 million.
	The NLIC, ASIC and Insurance Company loan agreements relating to the notes payable contain various covenants pertaining to limitations on additional debt, dividends, officer and director compensation, and minimum capital requirements. The Company was in compliance with the covenants at December 31, 2013.
	NLC has entered into an indenture relating to the NLIC, ASIC and Insurance Company notes payable which provides that (i) if a person or group becomes the beneficial owner directly or indirectly of 50% or more of its equity securities and (ii) if NLC’s ratings are downgraded by a nationally recognized statistical rating organization (as defined in the Exchange Act), then each holder of the notes governed by such indenture has the right to require that NLC purchase such holder’s notes in whole or in part at a price equal to 100% of the outstanding principal amount.
	First Southwest Nonrecourse Notes
	In 2005, First Southwest participated in a monetization of future cash flows totaling $95.3 million from several tobacco companies owed to a law firm under a settlement agreement (“Fee Award”). In connection with the transaction, a special purpose entity that is consolidated with First Southwest issued $30.3 million of nonrecourse notes to finance the purchase of the Fee Award, to establish a reserve account and to fund issuance costs. Cash flows from the settlement are the sole source of payment for the notes. The notes carry an interest rate of 8.58% that can increase to 10.08% under certain credit conditions.
	Insurance Company Line of Credit
	The Company’s insurance subsidiary has a line of credit with a financial institution which allows for borrowings by NLC of up to $5.0 million and is collateralized by substantially all of NLC’s assets. The line of credit bears interest equal to 3.25% plus a calculated index rate (4.00% at December 31, 2013), which is due quarterly. This line is scheduled to mature in September 2014.
	Principal Maturities
	At December 31, 2013, notes payable outstanding of $56.3 million includes scheduled maturities of $2.0 million during 2014 and $54.3 million during 2033 and thereafter.

Junior_Subordinated_Debentures

Junior Subordinated Debentures and Trust Preferred Securities	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013
Junior Subordinated Debentures and Trust Preferred Securities	'
Junior Subordinated Debentures and Trust Preferred Securities	'
	14. Junior Subordinated Debentures and Trust Preferred Securities
	PlainsCapital has four statutory Trusts, three of which were formed under the laws of the state of Connecticut and one of which, PCC Statutory Trust IV, was formed under the laws of the state of Delaware. The Trusts were created for the sole purpose of issuing and selling preferred securities and common securities, using the resulting proceeds to acquire junior subordinated debentures issued by PlainsCapital (the “Debentures”). Accordingly, the Debentures are the sole assets of the Trusts, and payments under the Debentures are the sole revenue of the Trusts. All of the common securities are owned by PlainsCapital; however, PlainsCapital is not the primary beneficiary of the Trusts. Accordingly, the Trusts are not included in PlainsCapital’s consolidated financial statements.
	The Trusts have issued $65,000,000 of floating rate preferred securities and $2,012,000 of common securities and have invested the proceeds from the securities in floating rate Debentures of PlainsCapital. Information regarding the PlainsCapital Debentures is shown in the following table (in thousands).
	Investor	Issue Date	Amount
	PCC Statutory Trust I	31-Jul-01	$	18,042
	PCC Statutory Trust II	26-Mar-03	$	18,042
	PCC Statutory Trust III	17-Sep-03	$	15,464
	PCC Statutory Trust IV	22-Feb-08	$	15,464
	The stated term of the Debentures is 30 years with interest payable quarterly. The rate on the Debentures, which resets quarterly, is 3-month LIBOR plus an average spread of 3.22%. The total average interest rate at December 31, 2013 was 3.47%. The term, rate and other features of the preferred securities are the same as the Debentures. PlainsCapital’s obligations under the Debentures and related documents, taken together, constitute a full and unconditional guarantee of the Trust’s obligations under the preferred securities.

Income_Taxes

Income Taxes	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013
Income Taxes	'
Income Taxes	'
	15. Income Taxes
	The significant components of the income tax provision (benefit) are as follows (in thousands).
		Year Ended December 31,
		2013			2012			2011
	Current:
	Federal	$	51,441		$	4,346		$	(966	)
	State	3,414			935			—
		54,855			5,281			(966		)
	Deferred:
	Federal	14,573			(5,649		)	(4,043		)
	State	1,256			(777		)	—
		15,829			(6,426		)	(4,043		)
		$	70,684		$	(1,145	)	$	(5,009	)
	The income tax provision (benefit) differs from the amount that would be computed by applying the statutory Federal income tax rate of 35% to income (loss) before income taxes as a result of the following (in thousands).
		Year Ended December 31,
		2013			2012			2011
	Computed tax at federal statutory rate	$	69,088		$	(2,185	)	$	(4,039	)
	Tax effect of:
	Life insurance	(114		)	(18		)	—
	Tax-exempt income, net	(2,042		)	(151		)	—
	State income taxes	3,035			103			—
	Nondeductible expenses	2,363			352			(970		)
	Minority interest	(479		)	(174		)	—
	Nondeductible transaction costs	—			1,151			—
	Prior year return to provision adjustment	(1,141		)	(150		)	—
	Other	(26		)	(73		)	—
		$	70,684		$	(1,145	)	$	(5,009	)
	The components of the tax effects of temporary differences that give rise to the net deferred tax asset included in other assets within the consolidated balance sheet are as follows (in thousands).
		December 31,
		2013			2012
	Deferred tax assets:
	Net operating loss carryforward	$	15,919		$	16,377
	Covered loans	47,770			—
	Purchase accounting adjustment - loans	27,997			50,752
	Allowance for loan losses	12,383			1,235
	Compensation and benefits	16,946			15,246
	Indemnification agreements	8,308			8,242
	Foreclosed property	13,589			3,701
	Net unrealized change in securities	19,428			—
	Other	16,216			12,916
		178,556			108,469
	Deferred tax liabilities:
	Premises and equipment	13,269			10,109
	FDIC Indemnification Asset	67,841			—
	Intangible assets	22,708			30,068
	Derivatives	9,428			12,213
	Net unrealized change in securities	—			4,337
	Loan servicing	7,480			774
	Other	17,972			17,935
		138,698			75,436
	Net deferred tax asset	$	39,858		$	33,033
	At December 31, 2013 and 2012, the Company had net operating loss carryforwards for Federal income tax purposes of $45.5 million and $46.8 million, respectively. The net operating loss carryforwards are subject to separate return limitations on their usage. These net operating loss carry-forwards expire in 2023 and later years. The net operating loss carry-forwards for alternative minimum Federal income taxes generally are limited to offsetting 90% of the alternative minimum taxable earnings for a taxable year. The Company expects to realize its current deferred tax assets, including these net operating loss carryforwards, through the implementation of certain tax planning strategies surrounding the PlainsCapital Merger, core earnings, and reversal of timing differences. Therefore, the Company has no valuation allowance on its deferred tax assets at December 31, 2013 or 2012.
	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 December 31, 2013 and 2012. The Company does not anticipate any significant liabilities for uncertain tax positions to arise in the next twelve months.
	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 December 31, 2013. PlainsCapital 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 December 31, 2013.
	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.

Employee_Benefits

Employee Benefits	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013
Employee Benefits	'
Employee Benefits	'
	16. Employee Benefits
	Hilltop and its subsidiaries have benefit plans that provide for elective deferrals by employees under Section 401(k) of the Internal Revenue Code. Employee contributions are determined by the level of employee participation and related salary levels per Internal Revenue Service regulations. Hilltop and its subsidiaries match a portion of employee contributions to the plan based on entity-specific factors including the level of normal operating earnings and the amount of eligible employees’ contributions and salaries. The amount charged to operating expense for this matching contribution totaled $6.2 million, $0.7 million and $0.2 million during 2013, 2012 and 2011, respectively.
	In connection with the PlainsCapital Merger, PlainsCapital is in the process of terminating its employee stock ownership plan (“ESOP”) and distributing the assets held by the ESOP (consisting of cash and shares of Hilltop common stock) to ESOP participants.
	Effective upon the completion of the PlainsCapital Merger, the Company recorded a liability of $8.9 million associated with separate retention agreements entered into between Hilltop and two executive officers of PlainsCapital.
	The Bank purchased $15.0 million of flexible premium universal life insurance in 2001 to help finance the annual expense incurred in providing various employee benefits. At December 31, 2013 and 2012, the carrying value of the policies included in other assets was $24.5 million and $24.1 million, respectively. For the year ended December 31, 2013 and the month ended December 31, 2012, the Bank recorded income of $0.4 million and $0.1 million, respectively, related to the policies that was reported in other noninterest income within the consolidated statement of operations.

Related_Party_Transactions

Related Party Transactions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013
Related Party Transactions	'
Related Party Transactions	'
	17. Related Party Transactions
	Pursuant to a Management Services Agreement, as amended, Diamond A Administration Company LLC, or Diamond A, an affiliate of Gerald J. Ford, the current Chairman of the Board of Hilltop and the beneficial owner of 17.2% of Hilltop common stock at December 31, 2013, provided certain management services to the Company, including, among others, financial and acquisition evaluation, and office space to Hilltop. The services and office space were provided at a cost of $91,500 per month, plus reasonable out-of-pocket expenses. The services provided under this agreement include those of Hilltop directors, including Gerald J. Ford, Kenneth Russell and Carl B. Webb. Prior to Jeremy Ford assuming the role of Chief Executive Officer of Hilltop, he provided services to Hilltop under the Management Services Agreement. Hilltop also agreed to indemnify and hold harmless Diamond A for its performance or provision of these services, except for gross negligence and willful misconduct. Further, Diamond A’s maximum aggregate liability for damages under this agreement is limited to the amounts paid to Diamond A under this agreement during twelve months prior to that cause of action. In connection with the PlainsCapital Merger on November 30, 2012, the Management Services Agreement was terminated. However, pursuant to a Sublease Agreement, Diamond A currently provides office space to Hilltop at a cost of $21,478 per month. This Sublease Agreement continues in effect until July 31, 2018 or such earlier date that the base lease expires.
	Jeremy B. Ford, a director and the Chief Executive Officer of Hilltop, is the beneficiary of a trust that owns a 49% limited partnership interest in Diamond A Financial, L.P.  Diamond A Financial, L.P. owned 17.2% of the outstanding Hilltop common stock at December 31, 2013. He also is a director and the Secretary of Diamond A Administration Company, LLC, which has provided management services and office space to Hilltop as described the preceding paragraph. Diamond A Administration Company, LLC is owned by Hunter’s Glen/Ford, Ltd., a limited partnership in which a trust for the benefit of Jeremy B. Ford is a 46% limited partner.
	Jeremy B. Ford is the son of Gerald J. Ford. Corey G. Prestidge, Hilltop’s General Counsel and Secretary, is the son-in-law of Gerald J. Ford. Accordingly, Messrs. Jeremy Ford and Corey Prestidge are brothers-in-law.
	In the ordinary course of business, the Bank has granted loans to certain directors, executive officers and their affiliates (collectively referred to as related parties) totaling $8.0 million and $23.2 million at December 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively. These loans were made on substantially the same terms, including interest rates and collateral, as those prevailing at the time for comparable transactions with other unaffiliated persons and do not involve more than normal risk of collectability. For such loans during 2013, total principal additions were $6.8 million and total principal payments were $8.7 million and reductions due to changes in status as a related party were $13.3 million.
	At December 31, 2013 and 2012, the Bank held deposits of related parties of $154.0 million and $173.5 million, respectively.
	A related party is the lessor in an operating lease with the Bank. The Bank’s minimum payment under the lease is $0.5 million annually through 2028, for an aggregate remaining obligation of $7.5 million.
	The Bank purchases loans from a company for which a related party serves as a director, president and chief executive officer. At both December 31, 2013 and 2012, the outstanding balance of the purchased loans was $6.0 million. The loans were purchased with recourse to the company in the ordinary course of business and the related party had no direct financial interest in the transactions.
	PlainsCapital Equity, LLC is a limited partner in certain limited partnerships that have received loans from the Bank.  The Bank made those loans in the normal course of business, using underwriting standards and offering terms that are substantially the same as those used or offered to non-affiliated borrowers. At December 31, 2013 and 2012, the Bank had outstanding loans of $3.0 million and $4.2 million, respectively, in which PlainsCapital Equity, LLC had a limited partnership interest. The investment of PlainsCapital Equity, LLC in these limited partnerships was $3.7 million at both December 31, 2013 and 2012.

Commitments_and_Contingencies

Commitments and Contingencies	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013
Commitments and Contingencies	'
Commitments and Contingencies	'
	18. Commitments and Contingencies
	The Bank acts as agent on behalf of certain correspondent banks in the purchase and sale of federal funds that aggregated $7.5 million and $16.0 million at December 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively.
	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.
	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 December 31, 2013 and 2012, the mortgage origination segment’s indemnification liability reserve totaled $21.1 million and $19.0 million, respectively. The provision for indemnification losses was $3.5 million and $0.4 million during the year ended December 31, 2013 and the month ended December 31, 2012, 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
		Year Ended			Month Ended
		December 31, 2013			December 31, 2012
	Balance, beginning of period	$	39,693		$	35,217
	Claims made	40,001			6,463
	Claims resolved with no payment	(17,746		)	(1,565		)
	Repurchases	(6,255		)	(422		)
	Indemnification payments	(3,781		)	—
	Balance, end of period	$	51,912		$	39,693
		Indemnification Liability Reserve Activity
		Year Ended			Month Ended
		December 31, 2013			December 31, 2012
	Balance, beginning of period	$	18,964		$	18,544
	Additions for new sales	3,539			420
	Repurchases	(251		)	(31		)
	Early payment defaults	(528		)	(51		)
	Indemnification payments	(1,003		)	—
	Change in estimate	400			82
	Balance, end of period	$	21,121		$	18,964
	Reserve for Indemnification Liability:
	Specific claims	$	12,179
	Incurred but not reported claims	8,942
	Total	$	21,121
	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.
	As discussed in Note 16 to the consolidated financial statements, effective upon completion of the PlainsCapital Merger, Hilltop entered into separate retention agreements with two executive officers of PlainsCapital, one having an initial term of three years (with automatic one-year renewals at the end of two years and each anniversary thereof) and the other having an initial term of two years (with automatic one-year renewals at the end of the first year and each anniversary thereof). Each of these retention agreements provides for severance pay benefits if the executive officer’s employment is terminated without “cause”.
	In addition to these retention agreements, PlainsCapital and its subsidiaries maintain employment contracts with certain executive officers and severance agreements with certain other senior officers that provide severance pay benefits in the event of a “change in control” as defined in these agreements. Each of these agreements will expire on the second anniversary following the effective date of the PlainsCapital Merger. Given that the PlainsCapital Merger constitutes a “change in control” of PlainsCapital, severance pay benefits will be payable if an officer subject to one of these employment or severance agreements is terminated without cause prior to the second anniversary of the effective date of the PlainsCapital Merger. Prior to expiration of these agreements, similar severance pay benefits will be payable in the event of termination of such officer without “cause” following a change in control of Hilltop.
	Hilltop and its subsidiaries lease space, primarily for branch facilities and automated teller machines, under noncancelable operating leases with remaining terms, including renewal options, of 1 to 15 years and under capital leases with remaining terms of 11 to 15 years. Rental expense under the operating leases was $29.2 million, $2.9 million and $0.5 million in 2013, 2012 and 2011, respectively. Future minimum lease payments under these agreements follow (in thousands).
		Operating Leases			Capital Leases
	2014	$	25,541		$	1,080
	2015	22,815			1,090
	2016	16,496			1,103
	2017	12,019			1,129
	2018	11,222			1,167
	Thereafter	30,041			9,514
	Total minimum lease payments	$	118,134		15,083
	Amount representing interest				(6,824		)
	Present value of minimum lease payments				$	8,259

Financial_Instruments_with_Off

Financial Instruments with Off-Balance Sheet Risk	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013
Financial Instruments with Off-Balance Sheet Risk	'
Financial Instruments with Off-Balance Sheet Risk	'
	19. 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 $1.1 billion at December 31, 2013 and outstanding standby letters of credit of $41.7 million at December 31, 2013.
	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	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013
Stock-Based Compensation	'
Stock-Based Compensation	'
	20. 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 December 31, 2013, 3,519,657 shares of common stock remain available for issuance pursuant to the 2012 Plan.
	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 are subject to service conditions set forth in the grant 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 December 31, 2013, unrecognized compensation expense related to these Restricted Stock Awards was $4.9 million, which will be amortized through September 2016. These Restricted Stock Awards provide for accelerated vesting under certain conditions.
	During 2013, 2012 and 2011, Hilltop granted 9,343, 5,183 and 5,418 common shares, respectively, to independent members of the Company’s Board of Directors for service rendered to the Company during the respective periods.
	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 December 31, 2013. 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. Compensation expense related to these Stock Option Awards was $0.9 million. At December 31, 2013, unrecognized compensation expense related to these Stock Option Awards was $0.2 million, which will be amortized on a straight-line basis through October 2015. Additionally, these Stock Option Awards expire on November 2, 2016. The fair value for these Stock Option Awards granted was estimated using the Black-Scholes option pricing model with an expected volatility of 25%, a risk-free interest rate of 0.96%, a dividend yield rate of zero, a five-year expected life of the options and a forfeiture rate of 15%.
	Compensation expense related to the plans was $1.7 million, $0.5 million and $0.1 million for the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011, respectively.

Regulatory_Matters

Regulatory Matters	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013
Regulatory Matters	'
Regulatory Matters	'
	21. 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 Tier 1 Capital (to average assets) ratio at December 31, 2012 was calculated using the average assets for the month of December 2012.
	During September 2013, Hilltop and PlainsCapital contributed capital of $35.0 million and $25.0 million, respectively, to the Bank to provide additional capital in connection with the FNB Transaction.
	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
	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
	December 31, 2012
	Tier 1 capital (to average assets):
	Bank	$	542,307		8.84	%	$	245,495		4	%	$	306,869	5	%
	Hilltop	871,379			13.08	%	266,514			4	%	N/A		N/A
	Tier 1 capital (to risk-weighted assets):
	Bank	542,307			11.83	%	183,308			4	%	274,961		6	%
	Hilltop	871,379			17.72	%	196,670			4	%	N/A		N/A
	Total capital (to risk-weighted assets):
	Bank	546,598			11.93	%	366,615			8	%	458,269		10	%
	Hilltop	875,670			17.81	%	393,340			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.
	A reconciliation of equity capital to Tier 1 and total capital (as defined) is as follows (in thousands).
		December 31, 2013						December 31, 2012
		Bank			Hilltop			Bank			Hilltop
	Total equity capital	$	985,519		$	1,311,141		$	831,677		$	1,144,496
	Add:
	Minority interests	781			781			2,054			2,054
	Trust preferred securities	—			65,000			—			65,000
	Net unrealized holding losses on securities available for sale and held in trust	42,901			34,863			1,125			(8,094		)
	Deduct:
	Goodwill and other disallowed intangible assets	(264,822		)	(297,174		)	(292,341		)	(331,508		)
	Other	(2,015		)	(2,187		)	(208		)	(569		)
	Tier 1 capital (as defined)	762,364			1,112,424			542,307			871,379
	Add: Allowable Tier 2 capital
	Allowance for loan losses	35,407			35,407			4,291			4,291
	Net unrealized holding losses on equity securities				905			—			—
	Total capital (as defined)	$	797,771		$	1,148,736		$	546,598		$	875,670
	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 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 December 31, 2013, FSC had net capital of $74.3 million (the minimum net capital requirement was $3.4 million), net capital maintained by FSC was 43% of aggregate debits, and net capital in excess of the minimum requirement was $70.8 million.
	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 Government National Mortgage Association (“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 December 31, 2013, 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 (loss) of each insurance subsidiary is as follows (in thousands).
		December 31,
		2013			2012
	Capital and surplus:
	National Lloyds Insurance Company	$	98,602		$	94,558
	American Summit Insurance Company	26,452			25,761
		Year Ended December 31,
		2013			2012			2011
	Statutory net income (loss):
National Lloyds Insurance Company	$	3,583		$	(3,858	)	$	(133	)
American Summit Insurance Company	521			972			(541		)
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 December 31, 2013, 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 Company’s insurance subsidiaries’ RBC ratio exceeded the level at which regulatory action would be required.

Stockholders_Equity

Stockholders' Equity	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013
Stockholders' Equity	'
Stockholders' Equity	'
	22. Stockholders’ Equity
	The Bank is subject to certain restrictions on the amount of dividends it may declare without prior regulatory approval. At December 31, 2013, $148.7 million of its earnings was available for dividend declaration without prior regulatory approval.
	At December 31, 2013, the maximum aggregate dividend that may be paid to NLC from its insurance company subsidiaries in 2014 without regulatory approval is approximately $12.5 million.
	Hilltop Series B Preferred Stock
	On November 29, 2012, Hilltop filed with the State Department of Assessments and Taxation of the State of Maryland articles supplementary for the Hilltop Series B Preferred Stock, setting forth its terms. Holders of the Hilltop Series B Preferred Stock are entitled to noncumulative cash dividends at a fluctuating dividend rate based on Hilltop’s level of qualified small business lending. The Hilltop Series B Preferred Stock is non-voting, except in limited circumstances, and ranks senior to Hilltop’s common stock with respect to the payment of dividends and distribution of assets upon any liquidation, dissolution or winding up of Hilltop.
	As discussed in Note 2, and as a result of the PlainsCapital Merger, each outstanding share of PlainsCapital Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series C, all of which were held by the U.S. Treasury, was converted into one share of Hilltop Series B Preferred Stock.
	The terms of the Hilltop Series B Preferred Stock restrict Hilltop’s ability to pay dividends on, make distributions with respect to, or redeem, purchase or acquire, or make a liquidation payment on its common stock and other Hilltop capital stock ranking junior to the Hilltop Series B Preferred Stock, and on other preferred stock and other stock ranking on a parity with the Hilltop Series B Preferred Stock, in the event that Hilltop does not declare dividends on the Hilltop Series B Preferred Stock during any dividend period.
	The terms of the Hilltop Series B Preferred Stock provide for the payment of non-cumulative dividends on a quarterly basis. The dividend rate, as a percentage of the liquidation amount, fluctuated until December 31, 2013 based upon changes in the level of “qualified small business lending” (“QSBL”) by the Bank.
	The shares of Hilltop Series B Preferred Stock are senior to shares of the Company’s common stock with respect to dividends and liquidation preference, and qualify as Tier 1 Capital for regulatory purposes. At December 31, 2013 and 2012, $114.1 million of Hilltop Series B Preferred Stock was outstanding.
	The dividend rate on the Hilltop Series B Preferred Stock was 4.706% at December 31, 2013. From January 1, 2014 until March 26, 2016, the dividend rate is fixed at 5.0% based upon our level of QSBL at September 30, 2013. Beginning March 27, 2016, the dividend rate on any outstanding shares of Hilltop Series B Preferred Stock will be fixed at nine percent (9%) per annum.
	As long as shares of Hilltop Series B Preferred Stock remain outstanding, Hilltop may not pay dividends to its common stockholders (nor may Hilltop repurchase or redeem any shares of its common stock) during any quarter in which the Company fails to declare and pay dividends on the Hilltop Series B Preferred Stock and for the next three quarters following such failure. In addition, under the terms of the Hilltop Series B Preferred Stock, Hilltop may only declare and pay dividends on its common stock (or repurchase shares of Hilltop common stock), if, after payment of such dividend, the dollar amount of Hilltop’s Tier 1 capital would be at least ninety percent (90%) of Tier 1 capital as of September 27, 2011, excluding any charge-offs and redemptions of the Hilltop Series B Preferred Stock.
	The Company may redeem the Hilltop Series B Preferred Stock at any time at its option, at a redemption price of 100% of the liquidation amount plus accrued but unpaid dividends, subject to the approval of the Company’s federal banking regulator.

Other_Noninterest_Income_and_E

Other Noninterest Income and Expense	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013
Other Noninterest Income and Expense	'
Other Noninterest Income and Expense	'
	23. Other Noninterest Income and Expense
	The following tables show the components of other noninterest income and expense (in thousands).
		Year Ended December 31,
		2013			2012			2011
	Other noninterest income:
	Revenue from check and stored value cards	$	4,250		$	275		$	—
	Net loss from trading securities portfolio	(2,773		)	(646		)	—
	Change in fair value of FSC derivatives	11,427			238			—
	Trust fees	5,050			411			—
	Service charges on depositor accounts	11,376			724			—
	Commission and insurance agency income	2,765			2,159			2,645
	Direct bill fees and insurance service fee income	4,613			4,109			4,140
	Other	7,962			1,303			—
		$	44,670		$	8,573		$	6,785
	Other noninterest expense:
	Marketing	$	17,257		$	2,245		$	—
	Data processing	17,922			4,033			434
	Printing, stationery and supplies	4,583			4,033			—
	Funding fees	4,403			735			—
	Unreimbursed loan closing costs	30,095			5,944			—
	Amortization of intangible assets	11,087			1,986			1,525
	Acquisition costs	117			6,570			2,603
	Management fees	—			1,025			1,098
	Accounting fees	5,455			2,269			852
	Other professional services	37,806			5,004			412
	Other	59,222			524			2,869
		$	187,947		$	34,368		$	9,793

Derivative_Financial_Instrumen

Derivative Financial Instruments	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013
Derivative Financial Instruments	'
Derivative Financial Instruments	'
	24. 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 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 gain of $8.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2013 and a net loss of $5.9 million the month ended December 31, 2012, 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 $11.4 million and $0.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2013 and the month ended December 31, 2012, respectively, which were recorded as a component of other noninterest income.
	Derivative positions are presented in the following table (in thousands).
		December 31, 2013					December 31, 2012
		Notional		Estimated			Notional		Estimated
		Amount		Fair Value			Amount		Fair Value
	Derivative instruments:
	IRLCs	$	602,467	$	12,151		$	968,083	$	15,150
	Commitments to purchase MBSs	236,305		(109		)	165,128		466
	Interest rate swaps	—		—			1,969		25
	Commitments to sell MBSs	1,645,332		11,383			1,586,930		(1,025		)
	Fee Award Option	20,432		(5,600		)	20,432		(4,490		)

Balance_Sheet_Offsetting

Balance Sheet Offsetting	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013
Balance Sheet Offsetting	'
Balance Sheet Offsetting	'
	25. 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 sheet and/or subject to master netting arrangements or similar agreements. The following tables present the assets and liabilities subject to an enforceable master netting arrangement, 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
	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
	December 31,2012
	Securities Borrowed:
	Institutional counterparties	$	103,936	$	—		$	103,936	$	(103,936	)	$	—		$	—
		$	103,936	$	—		$	103,936	$	(103,936	)	$	—		$	—
									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
	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
	December 31,2012
	Securities Loaned:
	Institutional counterparties	$	115,102	$	—		$	115,102	$	(115,102	)	$	—		$	—
	Repurchase Agreements:
	Customer counterparties	85,726		—			85,726		(85,726		)	—			—
	Forward MBS Sale Derivatives:
	Institutional counterparties	2,000		(975		)	1,025		—			(249		)	776
		$	202,828	$	(975	)	$	201,853	$	(200,828	)	$	(249	)	$	776

BrokerDealer_and_Clearing_Orga

Broker-Dealer and Clearing Organization Receivables and Payables	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013
Broker-Dealer and Clearing Organization Receivables and Payables	'
Broker-Dealer and Clearing Organization Receivables and Payables	'
	26. Broker-Dealer and Clearing Organization Receivables and Payables
	Broker-dealer and clearing organization receivables and payables consisted of the following (in thousands).
		December 31,
		2013		2012
	Receivables:
	Securities borrowed	$	107,365	$	103,936
	Securities failed to deliver	7,160		33,045
	Clearing organizations	4,698		8,543
	Due from dealers	94		40
		$	119,317	$	145,564
	Payables:
	Securities loaned	$	74,913	$	115,102
	Correspondents	44,852		41,414
	Securities failed to receive	5,523		31,474
	Clearing organizations	4,390		—
		$	129,678	$	187,990

Deferred_Policy_Acquisition_Co

Deferred Policy Acquisition Cost	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013
Deferred Policy Acquisition Cost	'
Deferred Policy Acquisition Cost	'
	27. Deferred Policy Acquisition Cost
	Policy acquisition expenses, primarily commissions, premium taxes and underwriting expenses related to the successful issuance of a new or renewal policy incurred by NLC are deferred and charged against income ratably over the terms of the related policies. A summary of the activity in deferred policy acquisition costs is as follows (in thousands).
		Year Ended December 31,
		2013			2012
	Balance, beginning of year	$	19,812		$	19,182
	Acquisition expenses capitalized	41,771			39,387
	Amortization charged to income	(40,592		)	(38,757		)
	Balance, end of year	$	20,991		$	19,812
	Amortization is included in policy acquisition and other underwriting expenses in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations.

Reserves_for_Unpaid_Losses_and

Reserves for Unpaid Losses and Loss Adjustment Expenses	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013
Reserves for Unpaid Losses and Loss Adjustment Expenses	'
Reserves for Unpaid Losses and Loss Adjustment Expenses	'
	28. Reserves for Unpaid Losses and Loss Adjustment Expenses
	Information regarding the reserve for unpaid losses and LAE are as follows (in thousands).
		Year Ended December 31,
		2013			2012			2011
	Balance, beginning of year	$	34,012		$	44,835		$	58,882
	Less reinsurance recoverables	(10,385		)	(25,083		)	(43,773		)
	Net balance, beginning of year	23,627			19,752			15,109
	Incurred related to:
	Current year	110,096			109,328			97,742
	Prior years	659			(169		)	(1,008		)
	Total incurred	110,755			109,159			96,734
	Payments related to:
	Current year	(96,284		)	(90,743		)	(83,266		)
	Prior years	(15,138		)	(14,541		)	(8,825		)
	Total payments	(111,422		)	(105,284		)	(92,091		)
	Net balance, end of year	22,960			23,627			19,752
	Plus reinsurance recoverables	4,508			10,385			25,083
	Balance, end of year	$	27,468		$	34,012		$	44,835
	The decrease in reserves at December 31, 2013 as compared to December 31, 2012 of $6.5 million is primarily due recovery of reinsurance recoverables outstanding at December 31, 2012 and increased loss payments. The decrease in reserves at December 31, 2012 as compared to December 31, 2011 of $10.8 million is primarily due to the significant subsequent payment and recovery of those reinsurance recoverables outstanding at December 31, 2011.

Reinsurance_Activity

Reinsurance Activity	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013
Reinsurance Activity	'
Reinsurance Activity	'
	29. 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 December 31, 2013, reinsurance receivables have a carrying value of $5.2 million, which is included in other assets within the consolidated balance sheet. There was no allowance for uncollectible accounts at December 31, 2013, based on NLC’s quality requirements.
	Reinsurers with a balance in excess of 5% of the Company’s outstanding reinsurance receivables at December 31, 2013 are listed below (in thousands).
		Balances
		Due From			A.M. Best
		Reinsurers			Rating
	Federal Emergency Management Agency	$	3,875		N/A
	General Reinsurance	1,119			A++
	Lloyd’s Syndicate # 2001	409			A+
	Hannover Rueckversicherung	295			A+
	R+V Versicherung AG	360			N/A
		$	6,058
	The effects of reinsurance on premiums written and earned are summarized as follows (in thousands).
		Year Ended December 31,
		2013						2012						2011
		Written			Earned			Written			Earned			Written			Earned
	Premiums from direct business	$	173,982		$	168,942		$	163,780		$	162,383		$	155,054		$	147,419
	Reinsurance assumed	7,987			7,202			6,422			5,882			5,388			5,176
	Reinsurance ceded	(18,528		)	(18,611		)	(19,751		)	(21,564		)	(18,705		)	(18,547		)
	Net premiums	$	163,441		$	157,533		$	150,451		$	146,701		$	141,737		$	134,048
	The effects of reinsurance on incurred losses are as follows (in thousands).
		Year Ended December 31,
		2013			2012			2011
	Loss and LAE incurred	$	117,089		$	115,347		$	92,655
	Reinsurance recoverables	(6,334		)	(6,188		)	4,079
	Net loss and LAE incurred	$	110,755		$	109,159		$	96,734
	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 with General Reinsurance Corporation. The General Reinsurance Corporation program is limited to each risk with respect to property and liability in the amount of $700,000 for each of NLIC and ASIC. Each of NLIC and ASIC retain $300,000 in this program. Effective January 1, 2014, the program limited each risk for property and liability in the amount of $500,000 for each of NLIC and ASIC, with the retention increasing to $500,000.
	Catastrophic coverage
	NLC’s liabilities for losses and loss adjustment expenses include liabilities for reported losses, liabilities for incurred but not reported, or IBNR, losses and liabilities for loss adjustment expenses, or LAE, less a reduction for reinsurance recoverables related to those liabilities. The amount of liabilities for reported claims is based primarily on a claim-by-claim evaluation of coverage, liability, injury severity or scope of property damage, and any other information considered relevant to estimating exposure presented by the claim. The amounts of liabilities for IBNR losses and LAE are estimated on the basis of historical trends, adjusted for changes in loss costs, underwriting standards, policy provisions, product mix and other factors. Estimating the liability for unpaid losses and LAE is inherently judgmental and is influenced by factors that are subject to significant variation. Liabilities for LAE are intended to cover the ultimate cost of settling claims, including investigation and defense of lawsuits resulting from such claims. Based upon the contractual terms of the reinsurance agreements, reinsurance recoverables offset, in part, NLC’s gross liabilities.
	At December 31, 2013, NLC has 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 maintains 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 ($70 million through June 30, 2013) 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 December 31, 2013, total retention for any one catastrophe that affects both NLIC and ASIC was limited to $8 million in the aggregate.
	Effective July 1, 2013, NLC renewed its catastrophic reinsurance contract for its third and fourth layers of reinsurance for a two year period. In the contract renewal, the coverage provided by the fourth layer changed to reflect the reduction of exposure in Texas primarily as a result of NLIC exiting the Texas coast and reducing its exposure in Harris County, Texas. The coverage provides $40 million in excess of $100 million loss, resulting in catastrophic excess of loss reinsurance coverage up to $140 million.
	Effective January 1, 2014, NLC renewed its reinsurance contract for its first and second layers of reinsurance for an eighteen month period. The projected premiums on these treaties for NLIC and ASIC are $2.7 million and $1.6 million, respectively, in 2014. Additionally, NLC purchased an underlying excess of loss contract that provides $10 million aggregate coverage for sub-catastrophic events. The contract has a 66% subscription level, with a projected premium of $2.4 million in 2014.
	During 2013, NLC experienced two significant catastrophes that resulted in losses in excess of retention at NLIC, as compared to one significant catastrophe during 2012 and none during 2011. NLC did not experience any significant catastrophe that resulted in losses in excess of retention at ASIC during 2013, 2012 or 2011. The two tornado, hail and wind storms that exceeded retention in 2013 had incurred losses of $18.3 million. The Texas hail storm that exceeded retention in 2012 had incurred losses of $8.3 million. Gross losses from other prior year catastrophic events, including Hurricanes Ike and Dolly, was $0.8 million, as compared to favorable development of $7.0 million in 2011. These losses have no effect on net loss and LAE incurred because the catastrophic events exceeded retention levels and are fully recoverable. The primary financial effect beyond the reinsurance retention is additional reinstatement premium payable to the affected reinsurers. Reinstatement premiums during 2013, 2012 and 2011 of $0.3 million, $0.5 million and $0.1 million, respectively, are recorded as ceded premiums.

Segment_and_Related_Informatio

Segment and Related Information	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013
Segment and Related Information	'
Segment and Related Information	'
	30. 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 within 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 comprised 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
	Year Ended December 31, 2013	Banking		Origination			Insurance				Advisory				Corporate					Eliminations					Consolidated
	Net interest income (expense)	$	293,254	$	(37,840	)	$		7,442		$			12,064	$			(1,597	)	$			22,878		$			296,201
	Provision for loan losses	37,140		—			—				18				—					—					37,158
	Noninterest income	71,045		537,497			166,163				102,714				—					(27,334				)	850,085
	Noninterest expense	155,102		472,284			166,006				112,360				10,439					(4,456				)	911,735
	Income (loss) before income taxes	$	172,057	$	27,373		$		7,599		$			2,400	$			(12,036	)	$			—		$			197,393
				Mortgage							Financial									All Other and					Hilltop
	Year Ended December 31, 2012	Banking		Origination			Insurance				Advisory				Corporate					Eliminations					Consolidated
	Net interest income (expense)	$	24,885	$	(4,987	)	$		4,730		$		1,191		$		39			$		2,984			$		28,842
	Provision for loan losses	3,670		—			—				130				—					—					3,800
	Noninterest income	4,601		57,618			154,147				10,909				—					(3,043				)	224,232
	Noninterest expense	16,130		50,296			163,585				11,078				14,487					(59				)	255,517
	Income (loss) before income taxes	$	9,686	$	2,335		$		(4,708	)	$		892		$		(14,448		)	$		—			$		(6,243		)
				Mortgage							Financial									All Other and					Hilltop
	Year Ended December 31, 2011	Banking		Origination			Insurance				Advisory				Corporate					Eliminations					Consolidated
	Net interest income (expense)	$	—	$	—		$	4,915			$	—			$	(2,851			)	$	—				$	2,064
	Provision for loan losses	—		—			—				—				—					—					—
	Noninterest income	—		—			141,650				—				—					—					141,650
	Noninterest expense	—		—			146,386				—				8,868					—					155,254
	Income (loss) before income taxes	$	—	$	—		$	179			$	—			$	(11,719			)	$	—				$	(11,540			)
	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
	December 31, 2012
	Goodwill	$	209,703	$	13,071		$	23,988			$	7,008			$	—				$	—				$	253,770
	Total assets	$	6,195,775	$	1,548,384		$	305,699			$	592,017			$	1,241,125				$	(2,596,135			)	$	7,286,865

Earnings_Loss_per_Common_Share

Earnings (Loss) per Common Share	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013
Earnings (Loss) per Common Share	'
Earnings (Loss) per Common Share	'
	31. Earnings (Loss) per Common Share
	The following table presents the computation of basic and diluted earnings (loss) per common share (in thousands, except per share data).
		Year Ended December 31,
		2013			2012			2011
	Basic earnings (loss) per share:
	Income (loss) applicable to Hilltop common stockholders	$	121,015		$	(5,851	)	$	(6,531	)
	Less: income applicable to participating shares	(672		)	—			—
	Net earnings (loss) available to Hilltop common stockholders	$	120,343		$	(5,851	)	$	(6,531	)
	Weighted average shares outstanding - basic	84,382			58,754			56,499
	Basic earnings (loss) per common share	$	1.43		$	(0.10	)	$	(0.12	)
	Diluted earnings (loss) per share:
	Income (loss) applicable to Hilltop common stockholders	$	121,015		$	(5,851	)	$	(6,531	)
	Add: interest expense on senior exchangeable notes (net of tax)	5,059			—			—
	Net earnings (loss) available to Hilltop common stockholders	$	126,074		$	(5,851	)	$	(6,531	)
	Weighted average shares outstanding - basic	84,382			58,754			56,499
	Effect of potentially dilutive securities	5,949			—			—
	Weighted average shares outstanding - diluted	90,331			58,754			56,499
	Diluted earnings (loss) per common share	$	1.4		$	(0.10	)	$	(0.12	)
	For each of the years ended December 31, 2012 and 2011, the computation of diluted loss per common share did not include 6,208,000 equivalent shares of the Notes as the equivalent exchange rate per share was in excess of the average stock prices for the noted periods. Additionally, options to purchase 688,000 and 199,000 weighted average outstanding shares, respectively, of Hilltop’s common stock were not included in the computation of diluted loss per common share for the years ended December 31, 2012 and 2011, as their inclusion would have been anti-dilutive.

Condensed_Financial_Statements

Condensed Financial Statements of Parent	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013
Condensed Financial Statements of Parent	'
Condensed Financial Statements of Parent	'
	32. Condensed Financial Statements of Parent
	Condensed financial statements of Hilltop (parent only) follow (in thousands). Investments in subsidiaries are determined using the equity method of accounting.
	Condensed Statements of Operations
		Year Ended December 31,
		2013			2012			2011
	Investment income	$	6,635		$	7,035		$	4,284
	Interest expense	8,232			6,996			7,135
	General and administrative expense	10,439			14,488			8,868
	Loss before income taxes, equity in undistributed earnings of subsidiaries and preferred stock activity	(12,036		)	(14,449		)	(11,719		)
	Income tax expense (benefit)	(4,680		)	(3,313		)	(5,138		)
	Equity in undistributed earnings of subsidiaries	134,065			6,038			50
	Net income (loss)	$	126,709		$	(5,098	)	$	(6,531	)
	Condensed Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss)
		Year Ended December 31,
		2013			2012			2011
	Net income (loss)	$	126,709		$	(5,098	)	$	(6,531	)
	Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax	(43,418		)	(4,900		)	8,581
	Comprehensive income (loss)	$	83,291		$	(9,998	)	$	2,050
	Condensed Balance Sheets
		December 31,
		2013			2012			2011
	Assets
	Cash and cash equivalents	$	163,856		$	204,754		$	533,374
	Securities, available for sale	69,023			64,082			70,513
	Investment in subsidiaries	1,069,226			944,546			126,017
	Other assets	14,293			27,743			24,884
	Total assets	$	1,316,398		$	1,241,125		$	754,788
	Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity
	Accounts payable and accrued expenses	$	5,257		$	5,779		$	8,555
	Notes payable	—			90,850			90,850
	Stockholders’ equity	1,311,141			1,144,496			655,383
	Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	$	1,316,398		$	1,241,125		$	754,788
	Condensed Statements of Cash Flows
		Year Ended December 31,
		2013			2012			2011
	Operating Activities
	Net income (loss)	$	126,709		$	(5,098	)	$	(6,531	)
	Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:
	Equity in undistributed earnings of subsidiaries	(134,065		)	(6,038		)	(50		)
	Deferred income taxes	8,850			(1,011		)	(3,756		)
	Loss on redemption of senior exchangeable notes	3,733			—			—
	Other, net	132			(3,370		)	(204		)
	Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities	5,359			(15,517		)	(10,541		)
	Investing Activities
	Capital contribution	(35,000		)	—			—
	Cash paid for acquisition	—			(311,805		)	—
	Purchases of securities available for sale	—			—			(57,489		)
	Net cash used in investing activities	(35,000		)	(311,805		)	(57,489		)
	Financing Activities
	Payments to repurchase common stock	—			(1,298		)	—
	Redemption of senior exchangeable notes	(11,088		)	—			—
	Dividends paid on preferred stock	(2,985		)	—			—
	Other, net	2,816			—			—
	Net cash used in financing activities	(11,257		)	(1,298		)	—
	Net change in cash and cash equivalents	(40,898		)	(328,620		)	(68,030		)
	Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of year	204,754			533,374			601,404
	Cash and cash equivalents, end of year	$	163,856		$	204,754		$	533,374
	During September 2013, Hilltop contributed capital of $35.0 million to the Bank to provide additional capital in connection with the FNB Transaction.

Recently_Issued_Accounting_Sta

Recently Issued Accounting Standards	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013
Recently Issued Accounting Standards	'
Recently Issued Accounting Standards	'
	33. Recently Issued Accounting Standards
	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 is effective for the Company on January 1, 2014 and is to be applied prospectively to all unrecognized tax benefits that exist at the balance sheet date, although retrospective adoption is permitted. Adoption of the amendment is not expected to have a significant effect on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.
	In February 2013, the FASB issued an amendment to the Comprehensive Income Topic to improve the reporting of reclassifications out of comprehensive income (loss). The amendments require entities to present, either parenthetically on the face of the financial statements or in a single footnote, the effect of significant reclassifications out of each component of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) by the respective line items of net income (loss) affected by the reclassification. The amendment became effective for the Company on January 1, 2013, and its adoption did not have any effect on the Company’s consolidated financial statements as the Company had no such reclassifications during the periods presented.
	In October 2012, the FASB issued ASU No. 2012-06 to clarify that when an entity recognizes an indemnification asset as a result of a government-assisted acquisition of a financial institution and subsequently, a change in the cash flows expected to be collected on the indemnification asset occurs, as a result of a change in cash flows expected to be collected on the assets subject to indemnification, the reporting entity should subsequently account for the change in the measurement of the indemnification asset on the same basis as the change in the assets subject to indemnification. Any amortization of changes in value should be limited to the contractual term of the indemnification agreement. The amendment became effective for the Company on January 1, 2013, which was prior to the FNB Transaction, and its adoption did not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.
	In December 2011, the FASB amended the Balance Sheet Topic of the ASC to require enhanced disclosures about the nature and effect or potential effect of an entity’s rights of setoff associated with its financial and derivative instruments. In January 2013, the FASB issued an update to the amendments, which narrowed the scope of the financial instruments for which the enhanced disclosures are applicable. The amendments became effective for the Company on January 1, 2013, and its adoption did not have a significant effect on the Company’s financial position, results of operations or cash flows. See Note 25 to the consolidated financial statements for the disclosures required by this Topic.

Selected_Quarterly_Financial_I

Selected Quarterly Financial Information (Unaudited)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013
Selected Quarterly Financial Information (Unaudited)	'
Selected Quarterly Financial Information (Unaudited)	'
	34. Selected Quarterly Financial Information (Unaudited)
	Selected quarterly financial information is summarized as follows (in thousands, except per share data).
		Year Ended December 31, 2013
		Fourth		Third			Second			First		Full
		Quarter		Quarter			Quarter			Quarter		Year
				(revised)
	Interest income	$	98,601	$	79,702		$	76,168		$	74,604	$	329,075
	Interest expense	10,002		7,786			7,743			7,343		32,874
	Net interest income	88,599		71,916			68,425			67,261		296,201
	Provision for loan losses	2,206		10,658			11,289			13,005		37,158
	Noninterest income	182,479		215,095			239,233			213,278		850,085
	Noninterest expense	219,752		216,592			260,400			214,991		911,735
	Income before income taxes	49,120		59,761			35,969			52,543		197,393
	Income tax provision	18,090		20,115			13,309			19,170		70,684
	Net income	31,030		39,646			22,660			33,373		126,709
	Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest	160		339			568			300		1,367
	Income attributable to Hilltop	$	30,870	$	39,307		$	22,092		$	33,073	$	125,342
	Dividends on preferred stock	1,342		1,133			1,149			703		4,327
	Income applicable to Hilltop common stockholders	$	29,528	$	38,174		$	20,943		$	32,370	$	121,015
	Earnings per common share:
	Basic	$	0.34	$	0.45		$	0.25		$	0.39	$	1.43
	Diluted	$	0.34	$	0.43		$	0.24		$	0.39	$	1.4
		Year Ended December 31, 2012
		Fourth		Third			Second			First		Full
		Quarter		Quarter			Quarter			Quarter		Year
	Interest income	$	28,954	$	3,379		$	3,349		$	3,356	$	39,038
	Interest expense	3,786		2,140			2,131			2,139		10,196
	Net interest income	25,168		1,239			1,218			1,217		28,842
	Provision for loan losses	3,800		—			—			—		3,800
	Noninterest income	109,691		39,591			38,063			36,887		224,232
	Noninterest expense	115,934		46,792			55,233			37,558		255,517
	Income (loss) before income taxes	15,125		(5,962		)	(15,952		)	546		(6,243		)
	Income tax provision (benefit)	5,809		(1,914		)	(5,243		)	203		(1,145		)
	Net income (loss)	9,316		(4,048		)	(10,709		)	343		(5,098		)
	Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest	494		—			—			—		494
	Income (loss) attributable to Hilltop	$	8,822	$	(4,048	)	$	(10,709	)	$	343	$	(5,592	)
	Dividends on preferred stock	259		—			—			—		259
	Income (loss) applicable to Hilltop common stockholders	$	8,563	$	(4,048	)	$	(10,709	)	$	343	$	(5,851	)
	Earnings (loss) per common share:
	Basic	$	0.13	$	(0.07	)	$	(0.19	)	$	0.01	$	(0.10	)
	Diluted	$	0.13	$	(0.07	)	$	(0.19	)	$	0.01	$	(0.10	)
	Management made significant estimates and exercised significant judgment in estimating fair values and accounting associated with the FNB Transaction during the third quarter of 2013 due to the short time period between the Bank Closing Date and September 30, 2013. The Bank Closing Date valuations related to loans, FDIC Indemnification Asset, covered OREO, other intangible assets, assumed liabilities and taxes were considered preliminary at September 30, 2013. The operations of FNB were included in the Company’s operating results beginning September 14, 2013 and such operations included a preliminary pre-tax bargain purchase gain of $3.3 million as disclosed in the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the SEC on November 8, 2013. During the quarter ended December 31, 2013, the estimated fair values of certain identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed as of the Bank Closing Date were adjusted as a result of additional information obtained primarily related to the fair values of loans, covered OREO, FDIC Indemnification Asset, premises and equipment and other intangible assets. These adjustments resulted in an increase in the preliminary bargain purchase gain associated with the FNB Transaction to $12.6 million, before taxes of $4.5 million. This change is reflected in the above table within noninterest income during the third quarter of the year ended December 31, 2013. In the aggregate, the adjustments to the preliminary bargain purchase gain and revisions to the accretion of discount on loans and other items increased net income for the quarter ended September 30, 2013 by $6.3 million as compared to amounts previously reported in the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2013. As discussed in Note 2 to the consolidated financial statements, due to the short time period between the Bank Closing Date and December 31, 2013, the real estate appraisal validation exercise remains outstanding and the Bank Closing Date valuations related to covered OREO and FDIC Indemnification Asset are considered preliminary and could differ significantly when finalized.
	As discussed in Note 2 to the consolidated financial statements, the operating results of Hilltop for the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2012 include the results from the operations acquired in the PlainsCapital Merger for the month ended December 31, 2012. PlainsCapital contributed $8.4 million of net earnings during the fourth quarter of 2012.

Subsequent_Event

Subsequent Event	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013
Subsequent Event	'
Subsequent Event	'
	35. Subsequent Event
	On January 9, 2014, the Company delivered to the President and Chief Executive Officer of SWS a letter in which the Company proposed to acquire all of the outstanding shares of SWS common stock that it does not already own for $7.00 per share in 50% cash and 50% Company common stock. The cash portion of the offer would be funded through available cash. There is no assurance that the Company will enter into a merger agreement with SWS or that any transaction will be consummated.

Events_Unaudited_Subsequent_to

Events (Unaudited) Subsequent to the Date of the Independent Auditor's Report	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013
Events (Unaudited) Subsequent to the Date of the Independent Auditor's Report	'
Events (Unaudited) Subsequent to the Date of the Independent Auditor's Report	'
	36. Events (Unaudited) Subsequent to the Date of the Independent Auditor’s Report
	On March 31, 2014, the Company entered into a definitive merger agreement with 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.
	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)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013
Summary of Significant Accounting and Reporting Policies	'
Nature of Operations	'
	Nature of Operations
	Hilltop Holdings Inc. (“Hilltop” and, collectively with its subsidiaries, the “Company”) was organized in July 1998 as a Maryland corporation. Hilltop 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 through a plan of merger whereby PlainsCapital Corporation merged with and into a wholly owned subsidiary (the “PlainsCapital Merger”), which continued as the surviving entity under the name “PlainsCapital Corporation” (“PlainsCapital”).
	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. The operating results of Hilltop for the year ended December 31, 2012 include the results from the operations acquired in the PlainsCapital Merger for the month ended December 31, 2012. Certain disclosures within the notes to consolidated financial statements are specific to financial products and services of PlainsCapital and its subsidiaries and therefore include information at December 31, 2013 and 2012 and relating to the post-acquisition year ended December 31, 2013 and one month period ended December 31, 2012.
	Prior to the consummation of the PlainsCapital Merger, the Company’s primary operations were limited to providing fire and homeowners insurance to low value dwellings and manufactured homes primarily in Texas and other areas of the southern United States through the Company’s wholly owned property and casualty insurance holding company, National Lloyds Corporation (“NLC”), formerly known as NLASCO, Inc.
	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. Based on preliminary purchase date valuations, 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. FNB’s expansive branch network allows the Bank to further develop its Texas footprint through expansion into the Rio Grande Valley, Houston, Corpus Christi, Laredo and El Paso markets, among others.
Basis of Presentation	'
	Basis of Presentation
	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. As discussed in Note 2 to the consolidated financial statements, the purchase date valuations for certain identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed in the FNB Transaction are considered preliminary because management made significant estimates and exercised significant judgment in estimating fair values and accounting associated with the real estate appraisal validation exercise due to the short time period between the Bank Closing Date and December 31, 2013.
	The presentation of the Company’s historical consolidated financial statements has been modified and certain items in the prior period financial statements have been reclassified to conform to the current period presentation, which is more consistent with that of a financial institution that provides an array of financial products and services.
	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 Securities and Exchange Commission (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 stock 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.
Accounting Change	'
	Accounting Change
	Effective October 1, 2013, the Company changed its method of applying ASC Topic 350 such that the annual goodwill impairment testing date was changed from December 31st to October 1st for its insurance reporting unit. This new testing date is preferable under the circumstances in order to combine evaluation efforts to provide for a more consistent, efficient and effective entity-wide impairment testing process and it allows the Company more time to accurately complete its impairment testing process in order to incorporate the results in the annual consolidated financial statements. The Company has prospectively applied the change in the annual goodwill impairment testing date from October 1, 2013.
Acquisition Accounting	'
	Acquisition Accounting
	Acquisitions are accounted for under the purchase method of accounting. Purchased assets, including identifiable intangible assets, and assumed liabilities are recorded at their respective acquisition date fair values. If the fair value of net assets purchased exceeds the consideration given, a “bargain purchase gain” is recognized. If the consideration given exceeds the fair value of the net assets received, goodwill is recognized.
Securities Purchased Under Agreements to Resell	'
	Securities Purchased Under Agreements to Resell
	Securities purchased under agreements to resell (reverse repurchase agreements or reverse repos) are treated as collateralized financings and are carried at the amounts at which the securities will subsequently be resold as specified in the agreements. PlainsCapital is in possession of collateral with a fair value equal to or in excess of the contract amounts.
Securities	'
	Securities
	Management classifies securities at the time of purchase and reassesses such designation at each balance sheet date. Transfers between categories from these reassessments are rare.  Securities held for resale to facilitate principal transactions with customers, as well as certain securities acquired in the PlainsCapital Merger, are classified as trading, and are carried at fair value, with changes in fair value reflected in the consolidated statements of operations. Hilltop reports interest income on trading securities as interest income on securities and other changes in fair value as other noninterest income.
	Securities held but not intended to be held to maturity or on a long-term basis are classified as available for sale. Securities included in this category are those that management intends to use as part of its asset/liability management strategy and that may be sold in response to changes in interest rates, resultant prepayment risk, and other factors related to interest rate and resultant prepayment risk changes. Securities available for sale are carried at fair value. Unrealized holding gains and losses on securities available for sale, net of taxes, are reported in other comprehensive income (loss) until realized. Premiums and discounts are recognized in interest income using the effective interest method and consider any optionality that may be embedded in the security.
	Purchases and sales (and related gain or loss) of securities are recorded on the trade date, based on specific identification. Declines in the fair value of available-for-sale securities below their cost that are deemed to be other than temporary are reflected in earnings as realized losses to the extent the other-than-temporary impairment (“OTTI”) is related to credit losses. The amount of the OTTI related to other factors is recognized in other comprehensive income (loss). In estimating OTTI, management considers in developing its best estimate of cash flows, among other things, (i) the length of time and the extent to which the fair value has been less than cost, (ii) the financial condition and near-term prospects of the issuer, (iii) the historic and implied volatility of the security, (iv) failure of the issuer to make scheduled interest payments and (v) changes to the rating of the security by a rating agency.
Loans Held for Sale	'
	Loans Held for Sale
	Loans held for sale consist primarily of single-family residential mortgages funded through PrimeLending. These loans are generally on the consolidated balance sheet for no more than 30 days. Substantially all mortgage loans originated by PrimeLending are sold in the secondary market, the majority with servicing released. Mortgage loans held for sale are carried at fair value under the provisions of the Fair Value Option Subsections of the ASC (“Fair Value Option”). Changes in the fair value of the loans held for sale are recognized in earnings and fees and costs associated with origination are recognized as incurred. The specific identification method is used to determine realized gains and losses on sales of loans, which are reported as net gains (losses) in noninterest income. Loans sold are subject to certain indemnification provisions with investors, including the repurchase of loans sold and repayment of certain sales proceeds to investors under certain conditions.
Loans	'
	Loans
	Originated Loans
	Loans that management has the intent and ability to hold for the foreseeable future or until maturity or payoff are stated at the amount of unpaid principal reduced by unearned income, net unamortized deferred fees and an allowance for loan losses. Unearned income on installment loans and interest on other loans is recognized using the effective interest method. Net fees received for providing loan commitments and letters of credit that result in loans are deferred and amortized to interest income over the life of the related loan, beginning with the initial borrowing. Net fees on commitments and letters of credit that are not expected to be funded are amortized to noninterest income over the commitment period. Income on direct financing leases is recognized on a basis that achieves a constant periodic rate of return on the outstanding investment.
	Impaired loans include non-accrual loans, troubled debt restructurings and partially charged-off loans. The accrual of interest on impaired loans is discontinued when, in management’s opinion, there is a clear indication that the borrower’s cash flow may not be sufficient to meet principal and interest payments as they become due according to the terms of the loan agreement, which is generally when a loan is 90 days past due unless the loan is both well secured and in the process of collection. When a loan is placed on non-accrual status, all previously accrued and unpaid interest is charged against income. If the ultimate collectability of principal, wholly or partially, is in doubt, any payment received on a loan on which the accrual of interest has been suspended is applied to reduce principal to the extent necessary to eliminate such doubt.  Once the collection of the remaining recorded loan balance is fully expected, interest income is recognized on a cash basis.
	The Bank originates loans to customers primarily in Texas. Although the Bank has diversified loan and leasing portfolios and, generally, holds collateral against amounts advanced to customers, its debtors’ ability to honor their contracts is substantially dependent upon the general economic conditions of the region and of the industries in which its debtors operate, which consist primarily of energy, agribusiness, wholesale/retail trade, construction and real estate. PrimeLending originates loans to customers in its offices, which are located throughout the United States. Substantially all mortgage loans originated by PrimeLending are sold in the secondary market with servicing released, although PrimeLending does retain servicing in certain circumstances. FSC makes loans to customers through margin transactions. FSC controls risk by requiring customers to maintain margin collateral in compliance with various regulatory and internal guidelines, which may vary based upon market conditions. Securities owned by customers and held as collateral for margin loans are not included in the consolidated financial statements.
	Acquired Loans
	Management has defined the loans acquired in a business combination as acquired loans. Acquired loans are recorded at estimated fair value on their purchase date with no carryover of the related allowance for loan losses. Acquired loans were segregated between those considered to be credit impaired and those without credit impairment at acquisition. To make this determination, management considered such factors as past due status, nonaccrual status and credit risk ratings. The fair value of acquired performing loans was determined by discounting expected cash flows, both principal and interest, at prevailing market interest rates. The difference between the fair value and principal balances due at acquisition date, the fair value discount, is accreted into income over the estimated life of each loan.
	Purchased credit impaired (“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 on an individual loan basis. The Company has established under its PCI accounting policy a framework to aggregate certain acquired 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 common risk characteristics used for the pooling of the FNB PCI loans are risk grade and loan collateral type.
	PCI loans showed evidence of credit deterioration that makes it probable that all contractually required principal and interest payments will not be collected. Their fair value was initially based on an estimate of cash flows, both principal and interest, expected to be collected, discounted at prevailing market rates of interest. Management estimated cash flows using key assumptions such as default rates, loss severity rates assuming default, prepayment speeds and estimated collateral values. The excess of cash flows expected to be collected from a loan or pool over its estimated fair value at acquisition is referred to as the accretable yield and is recognized in interest income using an effective yield method over the remaining life of the loan or pool. Subsequent to acquisition, management must update these estimates of cash flows expected to be collected at each reporting date. These updates require the continued use of key assumptions and estimates, similar to those used in the initial estimate of fair value.
	The Bank accretes the discount for PCI loans for which it can predict the timing and amount of cash flows. PCI loans for which a discount is accreted are considered performing.
Allowance for Loan Losses	'
	Allowance for Loan Losses
	Originated Loans
	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. The allowance, in the judgment of management, is necessary to reserve for estimated loan losses inherent in the loan portfolio at the balance sheet date. The allowance for loan losses includes allowance allocations calculated in accordance with the Receivables and Contingencies Topics of the ASC. The level of the allowance reflects management’s continuing evaluation of industry concentrations, specific credit risks, loan loss experience, current loan portfolio quality, present economic, political and regulatory conditions, and unidentified losses inherent in the current loan portfolio. Portions of the allowance may be allocated for specific credits; however, the entire allowance is available for any credit that, in management’s judgment, should be charged off. While management utilizes its best judgment and information available, the ultimate adequacy of the allowance is dependent upon a variety of factors beyond the Bank’s control, including the performance of the Bank’s loan portfolio, the economy and changes in interest rates.
	The Bank’s allowance for loan losses consists of three elements: (i) specific valuation allowances established for probable losses on impaired loans; (ii) general historical valuation allowances calculated based on historical loan loss experience for homogenous loans with similar characteristics and trends; and (iii) valuation allowances to adjust general reserves based on recent economic conditions and other qualitative risk factors both internal and external to the Bank.
	Acquired Loans
	Purchased loans acquired in a business combination are recorded at their estimated fair value on their purchase date 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.
	For PCI loans, cash flows expected to be collected are recast at each reporting date 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 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 or pool.
Assets Segregated for Regulatory Purposes	'
	Assets Segregated for Regulatory Purposes
	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 Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). Assets segregated under the provisions of the Exchange Act are not available for general corporate purposes. At December 31, 2013, FSC was not required to segregate cash and securities. FSC was required to segregate an aggregate of $19.0 million in cash and securities at December 31, 2012, which is included in other assets within the consolidated balance sheets.
	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 December 31, 2013 and 2012.
Broker-Dealer and Clearing Organization Transactions	'
	Broker-Dealer and Clearing Organization Transactions
	Amounts recorded in broker-dealer and clearing organization receivables and payables include securities lending activities, as well as amounts related to securities transactions for either FSC customers or for the account of FSC. Securities-borrowed and securities-loaned transactions are generally reported as collateralized financings except where letters of credit or other securities are used as collateral. Securities-borrowed transactions require FSC to deposit cash, letters of credit, or other collateral with the lender. With respect to securities loaned, FSC receives collateral in the form of cash or other assets in an amount generally in excess of the market value of securities loaned. FSC monitors the market value of securities borrowed and loaned on a daily basis, with additional collateral obtained or refunded as necessary. Interest income and interest expense associated with collateralized financings is included in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations.
Insurance Premiums Receivable	'
	Insurance Premiums Receivable
	Insurance premiums receivable include premiums written and not yet collected. NLC routinely evaluates the receivable balance to determine if an allowance for uncollectible amounts is necessary. At December 31, 2013 and 2012, NLC determined that no valuation allowance was necessary.
Deferred Policy Acquisition Costs	'
	Deferred Policy Acquisition Costs
	Costs of acquiring insurance vary with and are primarily related to the successful acquisition of new and renewal business, primarily consisting of commissions, premium taxes and underwriting expenses, and are deferred and amortized over the terms of the policies or reinsurance treaties to which they relate. Proceeds from reinsurance transactions that represent recovery of acquisition costs reduce applicable unamortized acquisition costs in such a manner that net acquisition costs are capitalized and charged to expense in proportion to net revenue recognized. Future investment income is considered in determining the recoverability of deferred policy acquisition costs. NLC regularly reviews the categories of acquisition costs that are deferred and assesses the recoverability of this asset. A premium deficiency and a corresponding charge to income is recognized if the sum of the expected loss and loss adjustment expenses, unamortized policy acquisition costs, and maintenance costs exceed related unearned insurance premiums and anticipated investment income. At December 31, 2013 and 2012, there was no premium deficiency.
Reinsurance	'
	Reinsurance
	In the normal course of business, NLC seeks to reduce the loss that may arise from catastrophes or other events that could cause unfavorable underwriting results by reinsuring certain levels of risk in various areas of exposure with other insurance enterprises or reinsurers. Amounts recoverable from reinsurers are estimated in a manner consistent with the reinsured policy. NLC routinely evaluates the receivable balance to determine if any uncollectible balances exist.
	Net insurance premiums earned, losses and loss adjustment expenses (“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 included in other assets within the consolidated balance sheets. Reinsurance assumed from other companies, including assumed premiums written and earned and losses and LAE, is accounted for in the same manner as direct insurance written.
Premises and Equipment	'
	Premises and Equipment
	Premises and equipment are stated at cost less accumulated depreciation and amortization computed principally on the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the assets, which range between 3 and 40 years. Gains or losses on disposals of premises and equipment are included in results of operations.
FDIC Indemnification Asset	'
	FDIC Indemnification Asset
	The Company has elected to account for the FDIC Indemnification Asset in accordance with FASB ASC 805. The FDIC Indemnification Asset is initially recorded at fair value, based on the discounted value of expected future cash flows under the loss-share agreements. The difference between the present value and the undiscounted cash flows the Company expects to collect from the FDIC will be accreted into noninterest income within the consolidated statements of operations over the life of the FDIC Indemnification Asset. The FDIC Indemnification Asset is reviewed quarterly and adjusted for any changes in expected cash flows based on recent performance and expectations for future performance of the covered portfolio. These adjustments are measured on the same basis as the related covered loans and covered OREO. Any increases in cash flow of the covered assets over those expected will reduce the FDIC Indemnification Asset and any decreases in cash flow of the covered assets under those expected will increase the FDIC Indemnification Asset. Any amortization of changes in value is limited to the contractual term of the loss-share agreements. Increases and decreases to the FDIC Indemnification Asset are recorded as adjustments to noninterest income within the consolidated statements of operations over the life of the loss-share agreements.
Covered Other Real Estate Owned	'
	Covered Other Real Estate Owned
	Acquired OREO subject to FDIC loss-share agreements is referred to as “covered OREO” and reported separately in the consolidated balance sheets. Covered OREO is reported exclusive of expected reimbursement cash flows from the FDIC. Foreclosed covered loan collateral is transferred into covered OREO at the collateral’s fair value, less selling costs. Covered OREO was initially recorded at its estimated fair value based on similar market comparable valuations, less estimated selling costs. Subsequently, loan collateral transferred to OREO is recorded at its net realizable value. Any subsequent valuation adjustments due to declines in fair value of the covered OREO will be charged to noninterest expense, and will be partially offset by noninterest income representing the corresponding increase to the FDIC Indemnification Asset for loss reimbursements. Any recoveries of previous valuation decreases will be credited to noninterest expense with a corresponding charge to noninterest income for the portion of the recovery that is due to the FDIC.
Other Real Estate Owned	'
	Other Real Estate Owned
	Real estate acquired through foreclosure is included in other assets within the consolidated balance sheets and is carried at management’s estimate of fair value less costs 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, valuation adjustments are charged against earnings. Valuation adjustments, revenue and expenses from operations of the properties and resulting gains or losses on sale are included in other noninterest expense within the consolidated statements of operations.
Debt Issuance Costs	'
	Debt Issuance Costs
	The Company capitalizes debt issuance costs associated with financing of debt. These costs are amortized on a straight-line basis, which approximates the effective interest method, over the repayment term of the loans. Debt issuance costs of $2.3 million, $0.2 million and $0.4 million in 2013, 2012 and 2011 were amortized and included in interest expense within the consolidated statements of operations. In November 2013, the total remaining unamortized balance of $2.1 million was expensed as a result of the redemption of all outstanding 7.5% Senior Exchangeable Notes due 2025 (“the Notes”), as further described in Note 13 to the consolidated financial statements. In 2011, an additional $0.2 million of the unamortized balance was written down as a result of NLC purchasing $6.9 million of the Notes in the open market.
Goodwill	'
	Goodwill
	Goodwill, which represents the excess of cost over the fair value of the net assets acquired, is allocated to reporting units and tested for impairment annually, or whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount should be assessed. The Company performs required annual impairment tests of its goodwill and other intangible assets as of October 1st for each of its reporting units. Prior to testing goodwill for impairment, the Company has the option to assess on a qualitative basis whether it is more likely than not that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying amount. If determined, based on its assessment of qualitative factors that it is more likely than not that fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying amount, the Company will proceed to test goodwill for impairment as a part of a two-step process. First, the Company determines the fair value of a reporting unit and compares it to its carrying amount. Second, if the carrying amount of a reporting unit exceeds its fair value, an impairment loss is recognized for any excess of the carrying amount of the reporting unit’s goodwill over the implied fair value of that goodwill. The implied fair value of goodwill is determined by allocating the fair value of the reporting unit in a manner similar to a purchase price allocation. The residual fair value after this allocation is the implied fair value of the reporting unit goodwill.
Intangibles and Other Long-Lived Assets	'
	Intangibles and Other Long-Lived Assets
	Intangible assets are acquired assets that lack physical substance but can be distinguished from goodwill because of contractual or other legal rights or because the asset is capable of being sold or exchanged either on its own or in combination with a related contract, asset or liability. The Company’s intangible assets primarily relate to core deposits, trade names, customer and agent relationships and noncompete agreements. Intangible assets with definite useful lives are generally amortized on the straight-line method over their estimated lives, although certain intangibles, including core deposits and customer and agent relationships, are amortized on an accelerated basis. Amortization of intangible assets is recorded in other noninterest expense within the consolidated statements of operations. Intangible assets with indefinite useful lives are tested for impairment annually, or more often if events or circumstances indicate there may be impairment, and not amortized until their lives are determined to be definite. Intangible assets with definite useful lives, premises and equipment, and other long-lived assets are tested for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate the carrying amount of the assets may not be recoverable from future undiscounted cash flows. If impaired, the assets are recorded at fair value.
Mortgage Servicing Rights	'
	Mortgage Servicing Rights
	The Company determines its classes of residential mortgage servicing assets based on the asset type being serviced along with the methods used to manage the risk inherent in the servicing assets, which includes the market inputs used to value the servicing assets. The Company measures its servicing assets at fair value and reports changes in fair value through earnings. Fair value adjustments that encompass market-driven valuation changes and the runoff in value that occurs from the passage of time are each separately reported.
	Retained mortgage servicing rights (“MSR”) are measured at fair value as of the date of sale of the related mortgage loan. Subsequent fair value measurements are determined using a discounted cash flow model. In order to determine the fair value of the MSR, the present value of expected future cash flows is estimated. Assumptions used include market discount rates, anticipated prepayment speeds, delinquency and foreclosure rates, and ancillary fee income.
	The model assumptions and the MSR fair value estimates are compared to observable trades of similar portfolios as well as to MSR broker valuations and industry surveys, as available. The expected life of the loan can vary from management’s estimates due to prepayments by borrowers, especially when rates fall. Prepayments in excess of management’s estimates would negatively impact the recorded value of the MSR. The value of the MSR is also dependent upon the discount rate used in the model, which is based on current market rates. Management reviews this rate on an ongoing basis based on current market rates. A significant increase in the discount rate would reduce the value of the MSR.
Derivative Financial Instruments	'
	Derivative Financial Instruments
	The Company’s hedging policies permit the use of various derivative financial instruments, including interest rate lock commitments (“IRLCs”), forward commitments and interest rate swaps, to manage interest rate risk or to hedge specified assets and liabilities. The IRLCs and forward commitments meet the definition of a derivative under the provisions of the Derivatives and Hedging Topic of the ASC.
	Derivatives are recorded at fair value in the consolidated balance sheets. To qualify for hedge accounting, derivatives must be highly effective at reducing the risk associated with the exposure being hedged and must be designated as a hedge at the inception of the derivative contract. If derivative instruments are designated as hedges of fair values, the change in the fair value of both the derivative instrument and the hedged item are included in current earnings. Changes in the fair value of derivatives designated as hedges of cash flows are recorded in other comprehensive income (loss). Actual cash receipts and/or payments and related accruals on derivatives related to hedges are recorded as adjustments to the line item where the hedged item’s effect on earnings is recorded.
Reserve for Losses and Loss Adjustment Expenses	'
	Reserve for Losses and Loss Adjustment Expenses
	The liability for losses and LAE includes an amount determined from loss reports and individual cases and an amount, based on past experience, for losses incurred but not reported. Such liabilities are necessarily based on estimates and, while management believes that the amount is adequate, the ultimate liability may be in excess of or less than the amounts provided. The methods for making such estimates and for establishing the resulting liability are continually reviewed, and any adjustments are reflected in earnings currently. The liability for losses and loss adjustment expenses has not been reduced for reinsurance recoverable.
Loss Contingencies	'
	Loss Contingencies
	Loss contingencies, including claims and legal actions arising in the ordinary course of business, are recorded as liabilities when the likelihood of loss is probable and an amount or range of loss can be reasonably estimated.
Stock-Based Compensation	'
	Stock-Based Compensation
	Stock-based compensation expense for all share-based awards granted is based on the grant date fair value estimated in accordance with the provisions of the Stock Compensation Topic of the ASC. The Company recognizes these compensation costs for only those awards expected to vest over the service period of the award.
Advertising	'
	Advertising
	Advertising costs are expensed as incurred. Advertising expense totaled $5.3 million, $0.4 million and $34 thousand during 2013, 2012 and 2011, respectively.
Income Taxes	'
	Income Taxes
	Income taxes are accounted for under the asset and liability method. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recorded for the estimated future tax effects of the temporary difference between the tax basis and book basis of assets and liabilities reported in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets. The provision for income tax expense or benefit differs from the amounts of income taxes currently payable because certain items of income and expense included in the consolidated financial statements are recognized in different time periods by taxing authorities. Interest and penalties incurred related to tax matters are charged to other interest expense or other noninterest expense, respectively.
	Benefits from uncertain tax positions are recognized in the consolidated financial statements only when it is more likely than not that the tax position will be sustained upon examination by the appropriate taxing authority having full knowledge of all relevant information. A tax position that meets the more-likely-than-not recognition threshold is measured at the largest amount of cumulative benefit that is greater than fifty percent likely of being realized upon ultimate settlement. Tax positions that previously failed to meet the more-likely-than-not recognition threshold are recognized in the reporting period in which that threshold is met. Previously recognized tax positions that no longer meet the more-likely-than-not recognition threshold are derecognized in the reporting period in which that threshold is no longer met. The Company has not recorded any significant liabilities for uncertain tax positions.
	Deferred tax assets, including net operating loss and tax credit carry forwards, are reduced by a valuation allowance when, in the opinion of management, it is more-likely-than-not that any portion of these tax attributes will not be realized.
Cash Flow Reporting	'
	Cash Flow Reporting
	For the purpose of presentation in the consolidated statements of cash flows, cash and cash equivalents are defined as the amount included in the consolidated balance sheets caption “Cash and due from banks” and the portion of the amount in the caption “Federal funds sold and securities purchased under agreements to resell” that represents federal funds sold. Cash equivalents have original maturities of three months or less.
Basic and Diluted Net Income (Loss) Per Share	'
	Basic and Diluted Net Income (Loss) Per 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 20 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 shareholders 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 all periods presented, stock options and redemption of the Notes are the only potentially dilutive non-participating instruments issued by Hilltop. 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.

Acquisitions_Tables

Acquisitions (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013
Acquisitions	'
Summary of the net assets received from the FDIC and the estimated fair value adjustments resulting in the bargain purchase gain	'
	A summary of the net assets received from the FDIC in the FNB Transaction and the estimated fair value adjustments resulting in the bargain purchase gain are presented below (in thousands).
	Cost basis net assets on September 13, 2013	$	215,000
	Cash payment received from the FDIC	45,000
	Fair value adjustments:
	Securities	(3,341		)
	Loans	(343,068		)
	Premises and equipment	3,565
	Other real estate owned	(79,273		)
	FDIC indemnification asset	185,680
	Other intangible assets	4,270
	Deposits	(8,282		)
	Other	(6,966		)
	Bargain purchase gain	$	12,585
FNB	'
Acquisitions	'
Summary of fair values of the identifiable assets acquired, and liabilities assumed	'
	The resulting fair values of the identifiable assets acquired, and liabilities assumed, of FNB at September 13, 2013 are summarized in the following table (in thousands).
	Cash and due from banks	$	362,695
	Securities	286,214
	Non-covered loans	42,884
	Covered loans	1,116,583
	Premises and equipment	78,399
	FDIC indemnification asset	185,680
	Covered other real estate owned	135,187
	Other assets	26,300
	Other intangible assets	4,270
	Total identifiable assets acquired	2,238,212
	Deposits	(2,211,740		)
	Other liabilities	(13,887		)
	Total liabilities assumed	(2,225,627		)
	Net identifiable assets acquired/bargain purchase gain	$	12,585
Schedule of loans acquired in business combination	'
	The following table presents details on acquired loans at the Bank Closing Date (in thousands).
		Loans, excluding			PCI		Total
		PCI Loans			Loans		Loans
	Commercial and industrial	$	47,874		$	47,751	$	95,625
	Real estate	242,998			611,219		854,217
	Construction and land development	26,669			158,247		184,916
	Consumer	19,095			5,614		24,709
	Total	$	336,636		$	822,831	$	1,159,467
Plains Capital	'
Acquisitions	'
Summary of fair values of the identifiable assets acquired, and liabilities assumed	'
	The resulting fair values of the identifiable assets acquired, and liabilities assumed, of PlainsCapital at December 1, 2012 are summarized in the following table (in thousands).
	Cash and due from banks	$	393,132
	Federal funds sold and securities purchased agreements to resell	84,352
	Securities	730,779
	Loans held for sale	1,520,833
	Loans, net	3,195,309
	Broker-dealer and clearing organization receivables	149,457
	Premises and equipment	96,886
	Other intangible assets	70,650
	Other assets	241,876
	Total identifiable assets acquired	6,483,274
	Deposits	4,463,069
	Broker-dealer and clearing organization payables	263,894
	Short-term borrowings	914,062
	Notes payable	10,855
	Junior subordinated debentures	67,012
	Other liabilities	180,998
	Total liabilities assumed	5,899,890
	Net identifiable assets acquired	583,384
	Goodwill resulting from the acquisition	230,073
	Net assets acquired	$	813,457
Schedule of loans acquired in business combination	'
	The following table presents details on acquired loans at the acquisition date (in thousands).
		Loans, excluding			PCI		Total
		PCI Loans			Loans		Loans
	Commercial and industrial	$	1,684,706		$	74,911	$	1,759,617
	Real estate	1,077,295			63,866		1,141,161
	Construction and land development	232,313			34,008		266,321
	Consumer	28,131			79		28,210
	Total	$	3,022,445		$	172,864	$	3,195,309
Schedule of components of the consideration paid	'
	The components of the consideration paid are shown in the following table (in thousands).
	Fair value of consideration paid:
	Common stock issued	$	387,584
	Preferred stock issued	114,068
	Cash	311,805
	Total consideration paid	$	813,457
Schedule of pro forma results	'
	The table also presents pro forma results had the PlainsCapital Merger taken place on January 1, 2011 (in thousands), and includes the estimated impact of purchase accounting adjustments.
		PlainsCapital			Pro Forma Combined
		Acquisition Date			Twelve Months Ended
		through			December 31,
		December 31, 2012			2012		2011
	Net interest income	$	24,029		$	221,635	$	225,436
	Other revenues	70,085			901,347		616,582
	Net income	8,361			75,138		63,067
Plains Capital | PCI loans	'
Acquisitions	'
Schedule of loans acquired in business combination	'
	The following table presents information about the PCI loans at acquisition (in thousands).
	Contractually required principal and interest payments	$	252,818
	Nonaccretable difference	61,527
	Cash flows expected to be collected	191,291
	Accretable difference	18,427
	Fair value of loans acquired with a deterioration of credit quality	$	172,864
Plains Capital | Acquired loans without credit impairment	'
Acquisitions	'
Schedule of loans acquired in business combination	'
	The following table presents information about the acquired loans without credit impairment at acquisition (in thousands).
	Contractually required principal and interest payments	$	3,498,554
	Contractual cash flows not expected to be collected	92,526
	Fair value at acquisition	3,022,445
Bank | FNB | PCI loans	'
Acquisitions	'
Schedule of information about the loans at Bank Closing Date	'
	The following table presents information about the acquired PCI loans at the Bank Closing Date (in thousands).
	Contractually required principal and interest payments	$	1,533,667
	Nonaccretable difference	542,241
	Cash flows expected to be collected	991,426
	Accretable difference	168,595
	Fair value of loans acquired with a deterioration of credit quality	$	822,831
Bank | FNB | Acquired loans without credit impairment	'
Acquisitions	'
Schedule of information about the loans at Bank Closing Date	'
	The following table presents information about the acquired loans without credit impairment at the Bank Closing Date (in thousands).
	Contractually required principal and interest payments	$	466,754
	Contractual cash flows not expected to be collected	43,783
	Fair value at acquisition	336,636

Fair_Value_Measurements_Tables

Fair Value Measurements (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013
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
	December 31, 2013	Inputs			Inputs			Inputs			Fair Value
	Cash and cash equivalents	$	746,023		$	—		$	—		$	746,023
	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 asset	—			—			20,149			20,149
	Trading liabilities	—			46			—			46
	Derivative liabilities	—			139			5,600			5,739
		Level 1			Level 2			Level 3			Total
	31-Dec-12	Inputs			Inputs			Inputs			Fair Value
	Cash and cash equivalents	$	726,460		$	—		$	—		726,460
	Trading securities	—			90,113			—			90,113
	Available for sale securities	20,428			914,248			56,277			990,953
	Loans held for sale	—			1,400,737			—			1,400,737
	Derivative assets	—			15,697			—			15,697
	Mortgage servicing asset	—			—			2,080			2,080
	Time deposits	—			1,073			—			1,073
	Trading liabilities	—			3,164			—			3,164
	Derivative liabilities	—			1,080			4,490			5,570
Roll forward for financial instruments measured at fair value using Level 3 inputs	'
	The following table includes a rollforward 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									Transfers into			Included in			Comprehensive			Balance at
		Period			Purchases			Sales			Level 3			Net Income (Loss)			Income (Loss)			End of Period
	Year ended December 31, 2013
	Available for sale securities	$	56,277		$	—		$	—		$	—		$	2,166		$	1,610		$	60,053
	Loans held for sale	—			—			—			27,729			—			—			27,729
	Mortgage servicing asset	2,080			13,886			—			—			4,183			—			20,149
	Derivative liabilities	(4,490		)	—			—			—			(1,110		)	—			(5,600		)
	Total	$	53,867		$	13,886		$	—		$	27,729		$	5,239		$	1,610		$	102,331
	Year ended December 31, 2012
	Available for sale securities	$	60,377		$	—		$	—		$	—		$	1,867		$	(5,967	)	$	56,277
	Mortgage servicing asset	—			1,890			—			—			190			—			2,080
	Derivative liabilities	—			(4,455		)	—			—			(35		)	—			(4,490		)
	Total	$	60,377		$	(2,565	)	$	—		$	—		$	2,022		$	(5,967	)	$	53,867
	Year ended December 31, 2011
	Available for sale securities	$	—		$	50,000		$	—		$	—		$	709		$	9,668		$	60,377
	Total	$	—		$	50,000		$	—		$	—		$	709		$	9,668		$	60,377
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
		Year Ended December 31, 2013									Year Ended December 31, 2012
		Net Gains			Other			Total			Net Gains			Other			Total
		(Losses) from			Noninterest			Changes in			(Losses) from			Noninterest			Changes in
		Sale of Loans			Income			Fair Value			Sale of Loans			Income			Fair Value
	Loans held for sale	$	(19,353	)	$	—		$	(19,353	)	$	(3,297	)	$	—		$	(3,297	)
	Mortgage servicing asset	18,069			—			18,069			190			—			190
	Time deposits	—			12			12			—			7			7
Schedule of carrying values and estimated fair values of financial instruments	'
	The following table presents the carrying values and estimated fair values of financial instruments (in thousands).
					Estimated Fair Value
		Carrying			Level 1			Level 2			Level 3
	December 31, 2013	Amount			Inputs			Inputs			Inputs			Total
	Financial assets:
	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
					Estimated Fair Value
		Carrying			Level 1			Level 2			Level 3
	December 31, 2012	Amount			Inputs			Inputs			Inputs			Total
	Financial assets:
	Non-covered loans, net	$	3,148,987		$	—		$	—		$	3,148,987		$	3,148,987
	Broker-dealer and clearing organization receivables	145,564			—			145,564			—			145,564
	Other assets	59,094			—			59,094			—			59,094
	Financial liabilities:
	Deposits	4,700,461			—			4,698,848			—			4,698,848
	Broker-dealer and clearing organization payables	187,990			—			187,990			—			187,990
	Short-term borrowings	728,250			—			728,250			—			728,250
	Debt	208,551			—			217,092			—			217,092
	Other liabilities	4,400			—			4,400			—			4,400

Securities_Tables

Securities (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013
Securities	'
Summary of amortized cost and fair value of securities, excluding trading securities	'
	The amortized cost and fair value of available for sale securities are summarized as follows (in thousands).
					Gross			Gross
		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
					Gross			Gross
		Amortized			Unrealized			Unrealized
	December 31, 2012	Cost			Gains			Losses			Fair Value
	U.S. Treasury securities	$	7,046		$	141		$	(2	)	$	7,185
	U.S. government agencies:
	Bonds	524,888			1,663			(314		)	526,237
	Residential mortgage-backed securities	18,473			490			(70		)	18,893
	Collateralized mortgage obligations	97,812			191			(79		)	97,924
	Corporate debt securities	79,716			7,461			—			87,177
	States and political subdivisions	177,701			196			(2,138		)	175,759
	Commercial mortgage-backed securities	1,001			72			—			1,073
	Equity securities	19,289			1,139			—			20,428
	Note receivable	40,508			3,652			—			44,160
	Warrant	12,068			49			—			12,117
	Totals	$	978,502		$	15,054		$	(2,603	)	$	990,953
Schedule of information regarding available for sale securities that were in an unrealized loss position	'
	Information regarding available for sale securities that were in an unrealized loss position is shown in the following table (dollars in thousands).
		31-Dec-13								31-Dec-12
		Number of					Unrealized			Number of				Unrealized
		Securities		Fair Value			Losses			Securities		Fair Value		Losses
	U.S. treasury securities:
	Unrealized loss for less than twelve months	6		$	12,748		$	238		2		$	2,427	$	2
	Unrealized loss for twelve months or longer	—		—			—			—		—		—
		6		12,748			238			2		2,427		2
	U.S. government agencies:
	Bonds:
	Unrealized loss for less than twelve months	35		526,817			45,274			14		236,305		314
	Unrealized loss for twelve months or longer	5		90,931			10,453			—		—		—
		40		617,748			55,727			14		236,305		314
	Residential mortgage-backed securities:
	Unrealized loss for less than twelve months	2		2,194			54			7		12,279		70
	Unrealized loss for twelve months or longer	3		9,309			530			—		—		—
		5		11,503			584			7		12,279		70
	Collateralized mortgage obligations:
	Unrealized loss for less than twelve months	7		84,054			4,320			8		38,887		79
	Unrealized loss for twelve months or longer	2		4,995			70			—		—		—
		9		89,049			4,390			8		38,887		79
	Corporate debt securities:
	Unrealized loss for less than twelve months	7		10,754			378			—		—		—
	Unrealized loss for twelve months or longer	—		—			—			—		—		—
		7		10,754			378			—		—		—
	States and political subdivisions:
	Unrealized loss for less than twelve months	46		30,245			669			225		156,664		2,138
	Unrealized loss for twelve months or longer	150		96,882			5,839			—		—		—
		196		127,127			6,508			225		156,664		2,138
	Total available for sale:
	Unrealized loss for less than twelve months	103		666,812			50,933			256		446,562		2,603
	Unrealized loss for twelve months or longer	160		202,117			16,892			—		—		—
		263		$	868,929		$	67,825		256		$	446,562	$	2,603
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 December 31, 2013 are shown by contractual maturity below (in thousands).
		Amortized
		Cost			Fair Value
	Due in one year or less	$	125,804		$	125,881
	Due after one year through five years	115,950			125,245
	Due after five years through ten years	70,173			70,280
	Due after ten years	727,671			666,206
		1,039,598			987,612
	Residential mortgage-backed securities	59,936			60,087
	Collateralized mortgage obligations	124,502			120,461
	Commercial mortgage-backed securities	691			760
		$	1,224,727		$	1,168,920

NonCovered_Loans_and_Allowance1

Non-Covered Loans and Allowance for Non-Covered Loan Losses (Tables) (Non-covered loans)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013
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).
		December 31,
		2013			2012
	Commercial and industrial	$	1,637,266		$	1,660,293
	Real estate	1,457,253			1,184,914
	Construction and land development	364,551			280,483
	Consumer	55,576			26,706
		3,514,646			3,152,396
	Allowance for non-covered loan losses	(33,241		)	(3,409		)
	Total non-covered loans, net of allowance	$	3,481,405		$	3,148,987
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).
		December 31,
		2013			2012
	Carrying amount	$	100,392		$	166,780
	Outstanding balance	141,983			222,674
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).
		Year Ended			Month Ended
		December 31, 2013			December 31, 2012
	Balance, beginning of period	$	17,553		$	18,427
	Additions	622			—
	Increases in expected cash flows	18,793			—
	Disposals of loans	(3,692		)	(22		)
	Accretion	(15,675		)	(852		)
	Balance, end of period	$	17,601		$	17,553
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
	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
		Unpaid			Recorded			Recorded			Total
		Contractual			Investment with			Investment with			Recorded
	December 31, 2012	Principal Balance			No Allowance			Allowance			Investment
	Commercial and industrial:
	Secured	$	102,642		$	67,967		$	—		$	67,967
	Unsecured	17,133			3,419			—			3,419
	Real estate:
	Secured by commercial properties	70,284			55,519			—			55,519
	Secured by residential properties	10,164			6,728			—			6,728
	Construction and land development:
	Residential construction loans	1,137			708			—			708
	Commercial construction loans and land development	60,425			32,362			—			32,362
	Consumer	92			77			—			77
		$	261,877		$	166,780		$	—		$	166,780
Summary of average investment in PCI loans by class	'
	Average investment in non-covered PCI loans for the year ended December 31, 2013 is summarized by class in the following table (in thousands).
	Commercial and industrial:
	Secured	$	51,670
	Unsecured	2,432
	Real estate:
	Secured by commercial properties	45,887
	Secured by residential properties	4,862
	Construction and land development:
	Residential construction loans	354
	Commercial construction loans and land development	26,090
	Consumer	2,293
		$	133,588
Summary of non-accrual loans by class, excluding those classified as held for sale	'
	Non-covered non-accrual loans at December 31, 2013, excluding those classified as held for sale, are summarized by class in the following table (in thousands).
	Commercial and industrial:
	Secured	$	15,430
	Unsecured	1,300
	Real estate:
	Secured by commercial properties	2,638
	Secured by residential properties	398
	Construction and land development:
	Residential construction loans	—
	Commercial construction loans and land development	112
	Consumer	—
		$	19,878
Schedule of information regarding TDRs granted	'
	Information regarding TDRs granted is shown in the following table (in thousands).
		Recorded Investment in Loans Modified by
					Interest Rate			Payment Term			Total
	Year ended December 31, 2013	A/B Note			Adjustment			Extension			Modification
	Commercial and industrial:
	Secured	$	—		$	—		$	10,390		$	10,390
	Unsecured	—			—			—			—
	Real estate:
	Secured by commercial properties	—			—			279			279
	Secured by residential properties	—			—			777			777
	Construction and land development:
	Residential construction loans	—			—			—			—
	Commercial construction loans and land development	—			—			—			—
	Consumer	—			—			—			—
		$	—		$	—		$	11,446		$	11,446
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
	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
																					Accruing Loans
		Loans Past Due			Loans Past Due			Loans Past Due			Total			Current			PCI		Total		Past Due
	December 31, 2012	30-59 Days			60-89 Days			90 Days or More			Past Due Loans			Loans			Loans		Loans		90 Days or More
	Commercial and industrial:
	Secured	$	7,844		$	348		$	2,131		$	10,323		$	1,473,242		$	67,967	$	1,551,532	$	2,000
	Unsecured	3			—			—			3			105,339			3,419		108,761		—
	Real estate:
	Secured by commercial properties	714			—			—			714			868,070			55,519		924,303		—
	Secured by residential properties	755			101			—			856			253,027			6,728		260,611		—
	Construction and land development:
	Residential construction loans	—			—			—			—			47,461			708		48,169		—
	Commercial construction loans and land development	63			—			—			63			199,889			32,362		232,314		—
	Consumer	84			—			—			84			26,545			77		26,706		—
		$	9,463		$	449		$	2,131		$	12,043		$	2,973,573		$	166,780	$	3,152,396	$	2,000
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).
	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
	December 31, 2012	Pass			Special Mention			Substandard			PCI			Total
	Commercial and industrial:
	Secured	$	1,476,420		$	2,515		$	4,630		$	67,967		$	1,551,532
	Unsecured	105,142			200			—			3,419			108,761
	Real estate:
	Secured by commercial properties	868,784			—			—			55,519			924,303
	Secured by residential properties	253,883			—			—			6,728			260,611
	Construction and land development:
	Residential construction loans	47,461			—			—			708			48,169
	Commercial construction loans and land development	199,952			—			—			32,362			232,314
	Consumer	26,629			—			—			77			26,706
		$	2,978,271		$	2,715		$	4,630		$	166,780		$	3,152,396
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
	Year ended December 31, 2013	Industrial			Real Estate			Land Development			Consumer			Total
	Balance, beginning of period	$	1,845		$	977		$	582		$	5		$	3,409
	Provision charged to operations	20,940			7,281			7,634			238			36,093
	Loans charged off	(9,359		)	(209		)	(524		)	(216		)	(10,308		)
	Recoveries on charged off loans	3,439			282			265			61			4,047
	Balance, end of period	$	16,865		$	8,331		$	7,957		$	88		$	33,241
		Commercial and						Construction and
	Month ended December 31, 2012	Industrial			Real Estate			Land Development			Consumer			Total
	Balance, beginning of period	$	—		$	—		$	—		$	—		$	—
	Provision charged to operations	2,236			977			582			5			3,800
	Loans charged off	(391		)	—			—			—			(391		)
	Recoveries on charged off loans	—			—			—			—			—
	Balance, end of period	$	1,845		$	977		$	582		$	5		$	3,409
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
	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
		Commercial and						Construction and
	December 31, 2012	Industrial			Real Estate			Land Development			Consumer			Total
	Loans individually evaluated for impairment	$	—		$	—		$	—		$	—		$	—
	Loans collectively evaluated for impairment	1,588,907			1,122,667			247,413			26,629			2,985,616
	PCI Loans	71,386			62,247			33,070			77			166,780
		$	1,660,293		$	1,184,914		$	280,483		$	26,706		$	3,152,396
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
	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
		Commercial and						Construction and
	December 31, 2012	Industrial			Real Estate			Land Development			Consumer			Total
	Loans individually evaluated for impairment	$	—		$	—		$	—		$	—		$	—
	Loans collectively evaluated for impairment	1,845			977			582			5			3,409
	PCI Loans	—						—			—			—
		$	1,845		$	977		$	582		$	5		$	3,409

Covered_Assets_and_Indemnifica1

Covered Assets and Indemnification Asset (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013
Covered assets and indemnification asset	'
Summary of the activity in covered OREO	'
	A summary of the activity in covered OREO for the period from September 14, 2013 through December 31, 2013 is as follows (in thousands).
	Balance, September 14, 2013	$	135,187
	Additions to covered OREO	19,185
	Dispositions of covered OREO	(11,539		)
	Valuation adjustments in the period	—
	Balance, end of period	$	142,833
Summary of the activity in the FDIC Indemnification Asset	'
	A summary of the activity in the FDIC Indemnification Asset for the period from September 14, 2013 through December 31, 2013 is as follows (in thousands).
	Balance, September 14, 2013	$	185,680
	FDIC Indemnification Asset accretion (amortization)	1,699
	Transfers to due from FDIC and other	912
	Balance, end of period	$	188,291
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 at December 31, 2013 (in thousands).
	Commercial and industrial	$	66,943
	Real estate	787,982
	Construction and land development	151,444
	Consumer	—
	Total covered loans	1,006,369
	Allowance for covered loans	(1,061		)
	Total covered loans, net of allowance	$	1,005,308
Summary of non-accrual loans by class, excluding those classified as held for sale	'
	Covered non-accrual loans at December 31, 2013, excluding those classified as held for sale, are summarized by class in the following table (in thousands).
	Commercial and industrial:
	Secured	$	91
	Unsecured	882
	Real estate:
	Secured by commercial properties	40
	Secured by residential properties	209
	Construction and land development:
	Residential construction loans	575
	Commercial construction loans and land development	—
	Consumer	—
		$	1,797
Schedule of internal risk grades of loans	'
	The following table presents the internal risk grades of covered loans in the portfolio at December 31, 2013 by class (in thousands).
		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 period from September 14, 2013 through December 31, 2013, distributed by portfolio segment, are shown below (in thousands).
		Commercial and					Construction and
		Industrial			Real Estate		Land Development		Consumer		Total
	Balance, September 14, 2013	$	—		$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—
	Provision charged to operations	1,057			8		—		—		1,065
	Loans charged off	(4		)	—		—		—		(4		)
	Recoveries on charged off loans	—			—		—		—		—
	Balance, end of period	$	1,053		$	8	$	—	$	—	$	1,061
Schedule of loan portfolio distributed by portfolio segment and impairment methodology	'
	At December 31, 2013, the covered loan portfolio was distributed by portfolio segment and impairment methodology as shown below (in thousands).
		Commercial and					Construction and
		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	'
	At December 31, 2013, the allowance for covered loan losses was distributed by portfolio segment and impairment methodology as shown below (in thousands).
		Commercial and					Construction and
		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 at December 31, 2013 is shown in the following table (in thousands).
																		Accruing Loans
		Loans Past Due			Loans Past Due		Loans Past Due		Total		Current			PCI		Total		Past Due
		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 balance of the covered PCI loans at December 31, 2013 (in thousands).
	Carrying amount	$	729,156
	Outstanding balance	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 period from September 14, 2013 through December 31, 2013 were as follows (in thousands).
	Balance, beginning of year	$	—
	Additions	167,974
	Increases in expected cash flows	3,492
	Disposals of loans	4,407
	Accretion	(19,325		)
	Balance, end of year	$	156,548
Summary of PCI loans by class	'
	Covered PCI loans at December 31, 2013 are summarized by class in the following table (in thousands).
		Unpaid			Recorded		Recorded		Total
		Contractual			Investment with		Investment with		Recorded		Related
		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 year ended December 31, 2013 is summarized by class in the following table (in thousands).
	Commercial and industrial:
	Secured	$	14,260
	Unsecured	4,945
	Real estate:
	Secured by commercial properties	182,653
	Secured by residential properties	99,686
	Construction and land development:
	Residential construction loans	2,353
	Commercial construction loans and land development	60,682
	Consumer	—
		$	364,579

Cash_and_Due_from_Banks_Tables

Cash and Due from Banks (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013
Cash and Due from Banks	'
Schedule of cash and due from banks	'
	Cash and due from banks consisted of the following (in thousands).
		December 31,
		2013		2012
	Cash on hand	$	59,451	$	20,201
	Clearings and collection items	64,193		95,424
	Deposits at Federal Reserve Bank	364,709		312,667
	Deposits at Federal Home Loan Bank	1,500		1,499
	Deposits in FDIC-insured institutions	223,246		292,248
		$	713,099	$	722,039

Premises_and_Equipment_Tables

Premises and Equipment (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013
Premises and Equipment	'
Summary of the components of premises and equipment	'
	The components of premises and equipment are summarized as follows (in thousands).
		December 31,
		2013			2012
	Land and premises	$	121,211		$	48,902
	Furniture and equipment	107,644			66,182
		228,855			115,084
	Less accumulated depreciation and amortization	(28,149		)	(3,703		)
		$	200,706		$	111,381

Goodwill_and_Other_Intangible_1

Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013
Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets	'
Schedule of carrying value of intangible assets subject to amortization	'
	The carrying value of intangible assets subject to amortization was as follows (in thousands).
		Estimated		Gross					Net
		Useful Life		Intangible		Accumulated			Intangible
	December 31, 2013	(Years)		Assets		Amortization			Assets
	Core deposits	12-Jul		$	38,770	$	(6,159	)	$	32,611
	Trademarks and trade names	20-Oct		20,000		(2,589		)	17,411
	Noncompete agreements	6-Apr		11,650		(2,492		)	9,158
	Customer contracts and relationships	12-Aug		14,100		(6,210		)	7,890
	Agent relationships	13		3,600		(2,749		)	851
				$	88,120	$	(20,199	)	$	67,921
		Estimated		Gross					Net
		Useful Life		Intangible		Accumulated			Intangible
	December 31, 2012	(Years)		Assets		Amortization			Assets
	Core deposits	12-Oct		$	34,500	$	(452	)	$	34,048
	Trademarks and trade names	20-Oct		20,000		(1,487		)	18,513
	Noncompete agreements	6-Apr		11,650		(192		)	11,458
	Customer contracts and relationships	12-Aug		14,100		(4,515		)	9,585
	Agent relationships	13		3,600		(2,466		)	1,134
	Technology	5		1,500		(1,500		)	—
				$	85,350	$	(10,612	)	$	74,738
Schedule of estimated aggregate future amortization expense for intangible assets	'
	The estimated aggregate future amortization expense for intangible assets at December 31, 2013 is as follows (in thousands).
	2014	$	11,138
	2015	10,300
	2016	9,372
	2017	7,546
	2018	6,607
	Thereafter	22,958
		$	67,921

Mortgage_Servicing_Rights_Tabl

Mortgage Servicing Rights (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013
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).
		Year Ended			Month Ended
		December 31, 2013			December 31, 2012
	Balance, beginning of period	$	2,080		$	—
	Additions	13,886			2,204
	Sales	—			—
	Changes in fair value:
	Due to changes in model inputs or assumptions (1)	4,782			(51		)
	Due to customer payments	(599		)	(73		)
	Balance, end of period	$	20,149		$	2,080
	Mortgage loans serviced for others	$	1,965,883		$	352,753
	MSR as a percentage of serviced mortgage loans	1.02		%	0.59		%
	(1) Principally represents changes in discount rates and prepayment speed assumptions, which are primarily affected by changes in interest rates.
Schedule of key assumptions used in measuring the fair value of the Company's MSR	'
		Year Ended		Month Ended
		December 31, 2013		December 31, 2012
	Weighted average constant prepayment rate	9.72	%	15.71	%
	Weighted average discount rate	12.37	%	20.67	%
	Weighted average life (in years)	7.6		5.7
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).
		December 31,
		2013			2012
	Constant prepayment rate:
	Impact of 10% adverse change	$	(601	)	$	(80	)
	Impact of 20% adverse change	(1,170		)	(155		)
	Discount rate:
	Impact of 100 basis point adverse change	(631		)	(34		)
	Impact of 200 basis point adverse change	(1,236		)	(66		)

Deposits_Tables

Deposits (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013
Deposits	'
Summary of deposits	'
	Deposits are summarized as follows (in thousands).
		December 31,
		2013		2012
	Noninterest-bearing demand	$	1,773,749	$	1,349,584
	Interest-bearing:
	NOW accounts	1,083,596		809,605
	Money market	878,578		627,849
	Brokered - money market	276,760		263,193
	Demand	47,636		75,308
	Savings	357,325		180,367
	Time	2,110,947		1,175,432
	Brokered - time	194,327		219,123
		$	6,722,918	$	4,700,461
Summary of scheduled maturities of interest-bearing time deposits	'
	At December 31, 2013, the scheduled maturities of interest-bearing time deposits are as follows (in thousands).
	2014	$	1,690,804
	2015	333,193
	2016	122,654
	2017	122,988
	2018 and thereafter	35,635
		$	2,305,274

Shortterm_Borrowings_Tables

Short-term Borrowings (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013
Short-term borrowings	'
Schedule of short-term borrowings	'
	Short-term borrowings are summarized as follows (in thousands).
		December 31,
		2013			2012
	Federal funds purchased	$	137,225		$	269,625
	Securities sold under agreements to repurchase	107,462			85,725
	Federal Home Loan Bank notes	—			250,000
	Short-term bank loans	97,400			122,900
		$	342,087		$	728,250
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 table (dollars in thousands).
		Year Ended			Month Ended
		December 31, 2013			December 31, 2012
	Average balance during the period	$	281,067		$	277,470
	Average interest rate during the period	0.19		%	0.25		%
	Maximum month-end balance during the period	$	415,730		$	355,350
		December 31,
		2013			2012
	Average interest rate at end of period	0.16		%	0.22		%
	Securities underlying the agreements at end of period
	Carrying value	$	144,991		$	122,153
	Estimated fair value	$	138,719		$	122,435
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).
		Year Ended			Month Ended
		December 31, 2013			December 31, 2012
	Average balance during the period	$	106,415		$	301,613
	Average interest rate during the period	0.13		%	0.14		%
	Maximum month-end balance during the period	$	525,000		$	250,000
		December 31,
		2013		2012
	Average interest rate at end of period	—		0.07	%

Notes_Payable_Tables

Notes Payable (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013
Notes Payable	'
Schedule of notes payable	'
	Notes payable consisted of the following (in thousands).
		December 31,
		2013		2012
	Senior exchangeable notes due 2025, 7.50% per annum	$	—	$	83,950
	NLIC note payable due May 2033, three-month LIBOR plus 4.10% (4.35% at December 31, 2013) with interest payable quarterly	10,000		10,000
	NLIC note payable due September 2033, three-month LIBOR plus 4.05% (4.30% at December 31, 2013) with interest payable quarterly	10,000		10,000
	ASIC note payable due April 2034, three-month LIBOR plus 4.05% (4.30% at December 31, 2013) with interest payable quarterly	7,500		7,500
	First Southwest nonrecourse notes, due January 2035 with interest payable quarterly	6,827		10,089
	Insurance company note payable due March 2035, three-month LIBOR plus 3.40% (3.65% at December 31, 2013) with interest payable quarterly	20,000		20,000
	Insurance company line of credit due September 2014, 3.25% plus a calculated index rate (4.00% at December 31, 2013) with interest payable quarterly	2,000		—
		$	56,327	$	141,539

Junior_Subordinated_Debentures1

Junior Subordinated Debentures and Trust Preferred Securities (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013
Junior Subordinated Debentures and Trust Preferred Securities	'
Schedule of information regarding the PlainsCapital Debentures	'
	Information regarding the PlainsCapital Debentures is shown in the following table (in thousands).
	Investor	Issue Date	Amount
	PCC Statutory Trust I	31-Jul-01	$	18,042
	PCC Statutory Trust II	26-Mar-03	$	18,042
	PCC Statutory Trust III	17-Sep-03	$	15,464
	PCC Statutory Trust IV	22-Feb-08	$	15,464

Income_Taxes_Tables

Income Taxes (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013
Income Taxes	'
Schedule of components of the provision for income tax provision (benefit)	'
	The significant components of the income tax provision (benefit) are as follows (in thousands).
		Year Ended December 31,
		2013			2012			2011
	Current:
	Federal	$	51,441		$	4,346		$	(966	)
	State	3,414			935			—
		54,855			5,281			(966		)
	Deferred:
	Federal	14,573			(5,649		)	(4,043		)
	State	1,256			(777		)	—
		15,829			(6,426		)	(4,043		)
		$	70,684		$	(1,145	)	$	(5,009	)
Schedule of reconciliation of the income tax provision (benefit) and the amount that would be computed by applying the statutory Federal income tax rate to income (loss) before income taxes	'
	The income tax provision (benefit) differs from the amount that would be computed by applying the statutory Federal income tax rate of 35% to income (loss) before income taxes as a result of the following (in thousands).
		Year Ended December 31,
		2013			2012			2011
	Computed tax at federal statutory rate	$	69,088		$	(2,185	)	$	(4,039	)
	Tax effect of:
	Life insurance	(114		)	(18		)	—
	Tax-exempt income, net	(2,042		)	(151		)	—
	State income taxes	3,035			103			—
	Nondeductible expenses	2,363			352			(970		)
	Minority interest	(479		)	(174		)	—
	Nondeductible transaction costs	—			1,151			—
	Prior year return to provision adjustment	(1,141		)	(150		)	—
	Other	(26		)	(73		)	—
		$	70,684		$	(1,145	)	$	(5,009	)
Schedule of components of the tax effects of temporary differences that give rise to the net deferred tax asset	'
	The components of the tax effects of temporary differences that give rise to the net deferred tax asset included in other assets within the consolidated balance sheet are as follows (in thousands).
		December 31,
		2013			2012
	Deferred tax assets:
	Net operating loss carryforward	$	15,919		$	16,377
	Covered loans	47,770			—
	Purchase accounting adjustment - loans	27,997			50,752
	Allowance for loan losses	12,383			1,235
	Compensation and benefits	16,946			15,246
	Indemnification agreements	8,308			8,242
	Foreclosed property	13,589			3,701
	Net unrealized change in securities	19,428			—
	Other	16,216			12,916
		178,556			108,469
	Deferred tax liabilities:
	Premises and equipment	13,269			10,109
	FDIC Indemnification Asset	67,841			—
	Intangible assets	22,708			30,068
	Derivatives	9,428			12,213
	Net unrealized change in securities	—			4,337
	Loan servicing	7,480			774
	Other	17,972			17,935
		138,698			75,436
	Net deferred tax asset	$	39,858		$	33,033

Commitments_and_Contingencies_

Commitments and Contingencies (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013
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
		Year Ended			Month Ended
		December 31, 2013			December 31, 2012
	Balance, beginning of period	$	39,693		$	35,217
	Claims made	40,001			6,463
	Claims resolved with no payment	(17,746		)	(1,565		)
	Repurchases	(6,255		)	(422		)
	Indemnification payments	(3,781		)	—
	Balance, end of period	$	51,912		$	39,693
		Indemnification Liability Reserve Activity
		Year Ended			Month Ended
		December 31, 2013			December 31, 2012
	Balance, beginning of period	$	18,964		$	18,544
	Additions for new sales	3,539			420
	Repurchases	(251		)	(31		)
	Early payment defaults	(528		)	(51		)
	Indemnification payments	(1,003		)	—
	Change in estimate	400			82
	Balance, end of period	$	21,121		$	18,964
	Reserve for Indemnification Liability:
	Specific claims	$	12,179
	Incurred but not reported claims	8,942
	Total	$	21,121
Schedule of future minimum lease payments under non-cancelable operating and capital leases	'
	Future minimum lease payments under these agreements follow (in thousands).
		Operating Leases			Capital Leases
	2014	$	25,541		$	1,080
	2015	22,815			1,090
	2016	16,496			1,103
	2017	12,019			1,129
	2018	11,222			1,167
	Thereafter	30,041			9,514
	Total minimum lease payments	$	118,134		15,083
	Amount representing interest				(6,824		)
	Present value of minimum lease payments				$	8,259

Regulatory_Matters_Tables

Regulatory Matters (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013
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 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
	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
	December 31, 2012
	Tier 1 capital (to average assets):
	Bank	$	542,307		8.84	%	$	245,495		4	%	$	306,869	5	%
	Hilltop	871,379			13.08	%	266,514			4	%	N/A		N/A
	Tier 1 capital (to risk-weighted assets):
	Bank	542,307			11.83	%	183,308			4	%	274,961		6	%
	Hilltop	871,379			17.72	%	196,670			4	%	N/A		N/A
	Total capital (to risk-weighted assets):
	Bank	546,598			11.93	%	366,615			8	%	458,269		10	%
	Hilltop	875,670			17.81	%	393,340			8	%	N/A		N/A
Schedule of reconciliation of equity capital to Tier 1 and total capital (as defined)	'
	A reconciliation of equity capital to Tier 1 and total capital (as defined) is as follows (in thousands).
		December 31, 2013						December 31, 2012
		Bank			Hilltop			Bank			Hilltop
	Total equity capital	$	985,519		$	1,311,141		$	831,677		$	1,144,496
	Add:
	Minority interests	781			781			2,054			2,054
	Trust preferred securities	—			65,000			—			65,000
	Net unrealized holding losses on securities available for sale and held in trust	42,901			34,863			1,125			(8,094		)
	Deduct:
	Goodwill and other disallowed intangible assets	(264,822		)	(297,174		)	(292,341		)	(331,508		)
	Other	(2,015		)	(2,187		)	(208		)	(569		)
	Tier 1 capital (as defined)	762,364			1,112,424			542,307			871,379
	Add: Allowable Tier 2 capital
	Allowance for loan losses	35,407			35,407			4,291			4,291
	Net unrealized holding losses on equity securities				905			—			—
	Total capital (as defined)	$	797,771		$	1,148,736		$	546,598		$	875,670
Summary of statutory capital and surplus and statutory net income (loss) of each insurance subsidiary	'
	A summary of statutory capital and surplus and statutory net income (loss) of each insurance subsidiary is as follows (in thousands).
		December 31,
		2013			2012
	Capital and surplus:
	National Lloyds Insurance Company	$	98,602		$	94,558
	American Summit Insurance Company	26,452			25,761
		Year Ended December 31,
		2013			2012			2011
	Statutory net income (loss):
	National Lloyds Insurance Company	$	3,583		$	(3,858	)	$	(133	)
	American Summit Insurance Company	521			972			(541		)

Other_Noninterest_Income_and_E1

Other Noninterest Income and Expense (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013
Other Noninterest Income and Expense	'
Schedule of components of other noninterest income and expense	'
	The following tables show the components of other noninterest income and expense (in thousands).
		Year Ended December 31,
		2013			2012			2011
	Other noninterest income:
	Revenue from check and stored value cards	$	4,250		$	275		$	—
	Net loss from trading securities portfolio	(2,773		)	(646		)	—
	Change in fair value of FSC derivatives	11,427			238			—
	Trust fees	5,050			411			—
	Service charges on depositor accounts	11,376			724			—
	Commission and insurance agency income	2,765			2,159			2,645
	Direct bill fees and insurance service fee income	4,613			4,109			4,140
	Other	7,962			1,303			—
		$	44,670		$	8,573		$	6,785
	Other noninterest expense:
	Marketing	$	17,257		$	2,245		$	—
	Data processing	17,922			4,033			434
	Printing, stationery and supplies	4,583			4,033			—
	Funding fees	4,403			735			—
	Unreimbursed loan closing costs	30,095			5,944			—
	Amortization of intangible assets	11,087			1,986			1,525
	Acquisition costs	117			6,570			2,603
	Management fees	—			1,025			1,098
	Accounting fees	5,455			2,269			852
	Other professional services	37,806			5,004			412
	Other	59,222			524			2,869
		$	187,947		$	34,368		$	9,793

Derivative_Financial_Instrumen1

Derivative Financial Instruments (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013
Derivative Financial Instruments	'
Schedule of derivative positions	'
	Derivative positions are presented in the following table (in thousands).
		December 31, 2013					December 31, 2012
		Notional		Estimated			Notional		Estimated
		Amount		Fair Value			Amount		Fair Value
	Derivative instruments:
	IRLCs	$	602,467	$	12,151		$	968,083	$	15,150
	Commitments to purchase MBSs	236,305		(109		)	165,128		466
	Interest rate swaps	—		—			1,969		25
	Commitments to sell MBSs	1,645,332		11,383			1,586,930		(1,025		)
	Fee Award Option	20,432		(5,600		)	20,432		(4,490		)

Balance_Sheet_Offsetting_Table

Balance Sheet Offsetting (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013
Balance Sheet Offsetting	'
Schedule of the assets subject to an enforceable master netting arrangement or repurchase agreements	'
	The following tables present the assets and liabilities subject to an enforceable master netting arrangement, 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
	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
	December 31,2012
	Securities Borrowed:
	Institutional counterparties	$	103,936	$	—		$	103,936	$	(103,936	)	$	—		$	—
		$	103,936	$	—		$	103,936	$	(103,936	)	$	—		$	—
Schedule of the liabilities subject to an enforceable master netting arrangement or repurchase agreements	'
	The following tables present the assets and liabilities subject to an enforceable master netting arrangement, 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
	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
	December 31,2012
	Securities Loaned:
	Institutional counterparties	$	115,102	$	—		$	115,102	$	(115,102	)	$	—		$	—
	Repurchase Agreements:
	Customer counterparties	85,726		—			85,726		(85,726		)	—			—
	Forward MBS Sale Derivatives:
	Institutional counterparties	2,000		(975		)	1,025		—			(249		)	776
		$	202,828	$	(975	)	$	201,853	$	(200,828	)	$	(249	)	$	776

BrokerDealer_and_Clearing_Orga1

Broker-Dealer and Clearing Organization Receivables and Payables (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013
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).
		December 31,
		2013		2012
	Receivables:
	Securities borrowed	$	107,365	$	103,936
	Securities failed to deliver	7,160		33,045
	Clearing organizations	4,698		8,543
	Due from dealers	94		40
		$	119,317	$	145,564
	Payables:
	Securities loaned	$	74,913	$	115,102
	Correspondents	44,852		41,414
	Securities failed to receive	5,523		31,474
	Clearing organizations	4,390		—
		$	129,678	$	187,990

Deferred_Policy_Acquisition_Co1

Deferred Policy Acquisition Cost (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013
Deferred Policy Acquisition Cost	'
Schedule of activity in deferred policy acquisition costs	'
	A summary of the activity in deferred policy acquisition costs is as follows (in thousands).
		Year Ended December 31,
		2013			2012
	Balance, beginning of year	$	19,812		$	19,182
	Acquisition expenses capitalized	41,771			39,387
	Amortization charged to income	(40,592		)	(38,757		)
	Balance, end of year	$	20,991		$	19,812

Reserves_for_Unpaid_Losses_and1

Reserves for Unpaid Losses and Loss Adjustment Expenses (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013
Reserves for Unpaid Losses and Loss Adjustment Expenses	'
Schedule of information regarding the reserve for unpaid losses and LAE	'
	Information regarding the reserve for unpaid losses and LAE are as follows (in thousands).
		Year Ended December 31,
		2013			2012			2011
	Balance, beginning of year	$	34,012		$	44,835		$	58,882
	Less reinsurance recoverables	(10,385		)	(25,083		)	(43,773		)
	Net balance, beginning of year	23,627			19,752			15,109
	Incurred related to:
	Current year	110,096			109,328			97,742
	Prior years	659			(169		)	(1,008		)
	Total incurred	110,755			109,159			96,734
	Payments related to:
	Current year	(96,284		)	(90,743		)	(83,266		)
	Prior years	(15,138		)	(14,541		)	(8,825		)
	Total payments	(111,422		)	(105,284		)	(92,091		)
	Net balance, end of year	22,960			23,627			19,752
	Plus reinsurance recoverables	4,508			10,385			25,083
	Balance, end of year	$	27,468		$	34,012		$	44,835

Reinsurance_Activity_Tables

Reinsurance Activity (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013
Reinsurance Activity	'
Schedule of reinsurers with a balance in excess of 5% of outstanding reinsurance receivables	'
	Reinsurers with a balance in excess of 5% of the Company’s outstanding reinsurance receivables at December 31, 2013 are listed below (in thousands).
		Balances
		Due From			A.M. Best
		Reinsurers			Rating
	Federal Emergency Management Agency	$	3,875		N/A
	General Reinsurance	1,119			A++
	Lloyd’s Syndicate # 2001	409			A+
	Hannover Rueckversicherung	295			A+
	R+V Versicherung AG	360			N/A
		$	6,058
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).
		Year Ended December 31,
		2013						2012						2011
		Written			Earned			Written			Earned			Written			Earned
	Premiums from direct business	$	173,982		$	168,942		$	163,780		$	162,383		$	155,054		$	147,419
	Reinsurance assumed	7,987			7,202			6,422			5,882			5,388			5,176
	Reinsurance ceded	(18,528		)	(18,611		)	(19,751		)	(21,564		)	(18,705		)	(18,547		)
	Net premiums	$	163,441		$	157,533		$	150,451		$	146,701		$	141,737		$	134,048
Schedule of effects of reinsurance on incurred losses	'
	The effects of reinsurance on incurred losses are as follows (in thousands).
		Year Ended December 31,
		2013			2012			2011
	Loss and LAE incurred	$	117,089		$	115,347		$	92,655
	Reinsurance recoverables	(6,334		)	(6,188		)	4,079
	Net loss and LAE incurred	$	110,755		$	109,159		$	96,734

Segment_and_Related_Informatio1

Segment and Related Information (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013
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
	Year Ended December 31, 2013	Banking		Origination			Insurance				Advisory				Corporate					Eliminations					Consolidated
	Net interest income (expense)	$	293,254	$	(37,840	)	$		7,442		$			12,064	$			(1,597	)	$			22,878		$			296,201
	Provision for loan losses	37,140		—			—				18				—					—					37,158
	Noninterest income	71,045		537,497			166,163				102,714				—					(27,334				)	850,085
	Noninterest expense	155,102		472,284			166,006				112,360				10,439					(4,456				)	911,735
	Income (loss) before income taxes	$	172,057	$	27,373		$		7,599		$			2,400	$			(12,036	)	$			—		$			197,393
				Mortgage							Financial									All Other and					Hilltop
	Year Ended December 31, 2012	Banking		Origination			Insurance				Advisory				Corporate					Eliminations					Consolidated
	Net interest income (expense)	$	24,885	$	(4,987	)	$		4,730		$		1,191		$		39			$		2,984			$		28,842
	Provision for loan losses	3,670		—			—				130				—					—					3,800
	Noninterest income	4,601		57,618			154,147				10,909				—					(3,043				)	224,232
	Noninterest expense	16,130		50,296			163,585				11,078				14,487					(59				)	255,517
	Income (loss) before income taxes	$	9,686	$	2,335		$		(4,708	)	$		892		$		(14,448		)	$		—			$		(6,243		)
				Mortgage							Financial									All Other and					Hilltop
	Year Ended December 31, 2011	Banking		Origination			Insurance				Advisory				Corporate					Eliminations					Consolidated
	Net interest income (expense)	$	—	$	—		$	4,915			$	—			$	(2,851			)	$	—				$	2,064
	Provision for loan losses	—		—			—				—				—					—					—
	Noninterest income	—		—			141,650				—				—					—					141,650
	Noninterest expense	—		—			146,386				—				8,868					—					155,254
	Income (loss) before income taxes	$	—	$	—		$	179			$	—			$	(11,719			)	$	—				$	(11,540			)
	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
	December 31, 2012
	Goodwill	$	209,703	$	13,071		$	23,988			$	7,008			$	—				$	—				$	253,770
	Total assets	$	6,195,775	$	1,548,384		$	305,699			$	592,017			$	1,241,125				$	(2,596,135			)	$	7,286,865

Earnings_Loss_per_Common_Share1

Earnings (Loss) per Common Share (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013
Earnings (Loss) per Common Share	'
Schedule of the computation of basic and diluted earnings (loss) per common share	'
	The following table presents the computation of basic and diluted earnings (loss) per common share (in thousands, except per share data).
		Year Ended December 31,
		2013			2012			2011
	Basic earnings (loss) per share:
	Income (loss) applicable to Hilltop common stockholders	$	121,015		$	(5,851	)	$	(6,531	)
	Less: income applicable to participating shares	(672		)	—			—
	Net earnings (loss) available to Hilltop common stockholders	$	120,343		$	(5,851	)	$	(6,531	)
	Weighted average shares outstanding - basic	84,382			58,754			56,499
	Basic earnings (loss) per common share	$	1.43		$	(0.10	)	$	(0.12	)
	Diluted earnings (loss) per share:
	Income (loss) applicable to Hilltop common stockholders	$	121,015		$	(5,851	)	$	(6,531	)
	Add: interest expense on senior exchangeable notes (net of tax)	5,059			—			—
	Net earnings (loss) available to Hilltop common stockholders	$	126,074		$	(5,851	)	$	(6,531	)
	Weighted average shares outstanding - basic	84,382			58,754			56,499
	Effect of potentially dilutive securities	5,949			—			—
	Weighted average shares outstanding - diluted	90,331			58,754			56,499
	Diluted earnings (loss) per common share	$	1.4		$	(0.10	)	$	(0.12	)

Condensed_Financial_Statements1

Condensed Financial Statements of Parent (Tables) (Hilltop Holdings Inc.)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013
Hilltop Holdings Inc.	'
Condensed Financial Statements of Parent	'
Schedule of Condensed Statements of Operations	'
	Condensed financial statements of Hilltop (parent only) follow (in thousands).
		Year Ended December 31,
		2013			2012			2011
	Investment income	$	6,635		$	7,035		$	4,284
	Interest expense	8,232			6,996			7,135
	General and administrative expense	10,439			14,488			8,868
	Loss before income taxes, equity in undistributed earnings of subsidiaries and preferred stock activity	(12,036		)	(14,449		)	(11,719		)
	Income tax expense (benefit)	(4,680		)	(3,313		)	(5,138		)
	Equity in undistributed earnings of subsidiaries	134,065			6,038			50
	Net income (loss)	$	126,709		$	(5,098	)	$	(6,531	)
Schedule of Condensed Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss)	'
	Condensed financial statements of Hilltop (parent only) follow (in thousands).
		Year Ended December 31,
		2013			2012			2011
	Net income (loss)	$	126,709		$	(5,098	)	$	(6,531	)
	Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax	(43,418		)	(4,900		)	8,581
	Comprehensive income (loss)	$	83,291		$	(9,998	)	$	2,050
Schedule of Condensed Balance Sheets	'
	Condensed financial statements of Hilltop (parent only) follow (in thousands).
		December 31,
		2013			2012			2011
	Assets
	Cash and cash equivalents	$	163,856		$	204,754		$	533,374
	Securities, available for sale	69,023			64,082			70,513
	Investment in subsidiaries	1,069,226			944,546			126,017
	Other assets	14,293			27,743			24,884
	Total assets	$	1,316,398		$	1,241,125		$	754,788
	Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity
	Accounts payable and accrued expenses	$	5,257		$	5,779		$	8,555
	Notes payable	—			90,850			90,850
	Stockholders’ equity	1,311,141			1,144,496			655,383
	Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	$	1,316,398		$	1,241,125		$	754,788
Schedule of Condensed Statements of Cash Flows	'
	Condensed financial statements of Hilltop (parent only) follow (in thousands).
		Year Ended December 31,
		2013			2012			2011
	Operating Activities
	Net income (loss)	$	126,709		$	(5,098	)	$	(6,531	)
	Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:
	Equity in undistributed earnings of subsidiaries	(134,065		)	(6,038		)	(50		)
	Deferred income taxes	8,850			(1,011		)	(3,756		)
	Loss on redemption of senior exchangeable notes	3,733			—			—
	Other, net	132			(3,370		)	(204		)
	Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities	5,359			(15,517		)	(10,541		)
	Investing Activities
	Capital contribution	(35,000		)	—			—
	Cash paid for acquisition	—			(311,805		)	—
	Purchases of securities available for sale	—			—			(57,489		)
	Net cash used in investing activities	(35,000		)	(311,805		)	(57,489		)
	Financing Activities
	Payments to repurchase common stock	—			(1,298		)	—
	Redemption of senior exchangeable notes	(11,088		)	—			—
	Dividends paid on preferred stock	(2,985		)	—			—
	Other, net	2,816			—			—
	Net cash used in financing activities	(11,257		)	(1,298		)	—
	Net change in cash and cash equivalents	(40,898		)	(328,620		)	(68,030		)
	Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of year	204,754			533,374			601,404
	Cash and cash equivalents, end of year	$	163,856		$	204,754		$	533,374

Selected_Quarterly_Financial_I1

Selected Quarterly Financial Information (Unaudited) (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013
Selected Quarterly Financial Information (Unaudited)	'
Schedule of quarterly financial information	'
	Selected quarterly financial information is summarized as follows (in thousands, except per share data).
		Year Ended December 31, 2013
		Fourth		Third			Second			First		Full
		Quarter		Quarter			Quarter			Quarter		Year
				(revised)
	Interest income	$	98,601	$	79,702		$	76,168		$	74,604	$	329,075
	Interest expense	10,002		7,786			7,743			7,343		32,874
	Net interest income	88,599		71,916			68,425			67,261		296,201
	Provision for loan losses	2,206		10,658			11,289			13,005		37,158
	Noninterest income	182,479		215,095			239,233			213,278		850,085
	Noninterest expense	219,752		216,592			260,400			214,991		911,735
	Income before income taxes	49,120		59,761			35,969			52,543		197,393
	Income tax provision	18,090		20,115			13,309			19,170		70,684
	Net income	31,030		39,646			22,660			33,373		126,709
	Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest	160		339			568			300		1,367
	Income attributable to Hilltop	$	30,870	$	39,307		$	22,092		$	33,073	$	125,342
	Dividends on preferred stock	1,342		1,133			1,149			703		4,327
	Income applicable to Hilltop common stockholders	$	29,528	$	38,174		$	20,943		$	32,370	$	121,015
	Earnings per common share:
	Basic	$	0.34	$	0.45		$	0.25		$	0.39	$	1.43
	Diluted	$	0.34	$	0.43		$	0.24		$	0.39	$	1.4
		Year Ended December 31, 2012
		Fourth		Third			Second			First		Full
		Quarter		Quarter			Quarter			Quarter		Year
	Interest income	$	28,954	$	3,379		$	3,349		$	3,356	$	39,038
	Interest expense	3,786		2,140			2,131			2,139		10,196
	Net interest income	25,168		1,239			1,218			1,217		28,842
	Provision for loan losses	3,800		—			—			—		3,800
	Noninterest income	109,691		39,591			38,063			36,887		224,232
	Noninterest expense	115,934		46,792			55,233			37,558		255,517
	Income (loss) before income taxes	15,125		(5,962		)	(15,952		)	546		(6,243		)
	Income tax provision (benefit)	5,809		(1,914		)	(5,243		)	203		(1,145		)
	Net income (loss)	9,316		(4,048		)	(10,709		)	343		(5,098		)
	Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest	494		—			—			—		494
	Income (loss) attributable to Hilltop	$	8,822	$	(4,048	)	$	(10,709	)	$	343	$	(5,592	)
	Dividends on preferred stock	259		—			—			—		259
	Income (loss) applicable to Hilltop common stockholders	$	8,563	$	(4,048	)	$	(10,709	)	$	343	$	(5,851	)
	Earnings (loss) per common share:
	Basic	$	0.13	$	(0.07	)	$	(0.19	)	$	0.01	$	(0.10	)
	Diluted	$	0.13	$	(0.07	)	$	(0.19	)	$	0.01	$	(0.10	)

Summary_of_Significant_Account2

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

12 Months Ended

0 Months Ended

12 Months Ended

0 Months Ended

12 Months Ended

In Thousands, unless otherwise specified

Dec. 31, 2013

Sep. 13, 2013

Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2013

Sep. 13, 2013

Sep. 13, 2013

Sep. 13, 2013

Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2013

Acquired loans

Covered loans

Non-covered loans

Non-covered loans

Plains Capital

Bank

Bank

Bank

Bank

Plains Capital Equity, LLC

PrimeLending

PCB-ARC, Inc.

FSC

PlainsCapital Securities, LLC

PlainsCapital Insurance Services, LLC

NLC

PrimeLending Ventures Management, LLC

Trusts

Acquired loans

Acquired loans without credit impairment

Acquired loans

FNB

FNB

FNB

Covered loans

Non-covered loans

Basis of Presentation

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Fair value of assets acquired

'

'

'

'

'

'

$2,238,212

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Loans

'

'

'

'

'

'

1,200,000

1,116,583

42,884

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Securities

'

'

'

'

'

'

286,214

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Other real estate owned

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

135,187

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Assumed liabilities

'

'

'

'

'

'

-2,225,627

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

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%

Additional allowance recorded when allowance is less than remaining fair value of discount

'

'

0

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Carryover of the allowance for loan losses recorded

$0

$0

'

$0

'

'

$0

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Summary_of_Significant_Account3

Summary of Significant Accounting and Reporting Policies (Details 2) (USD $)	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Reclassifications made to prior period consolidated financial statements	'	'
Noninterest-bearing deposits	$1,773,749	$1,349,584
Interest-bearing deposits	4,949,169	3,350,877
Correction of classification of certain noninterest-bearing deposits | Increase (Decrease)	'	'
Reclassifications made to prior period consolidated financial statements	'	'
Noninterest-bearing deposits	1,300,000	1,000,000
Interest-bearing deposits	($1,300,000)	($1,000,000)

Summary_of_Significant_Account4

Summary of Significant Accounting and Reporting Policies (Details 3) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Insurance Premiums Receivable	'	'
Valuation allowance for uncollectible amounts	$0	$0
Deferred Policy Acquisition Costs	'	'
Premium deficiency	0	0
Assets Segregated for Regulatory Purposes	'	'
Amount required to be segregated in cash and securities	'	$19,000,000
Maximum	'	'
Loans Held for Sale	'	'
Loans held-for-sale, period reported on balance sheet	'30 days	'
Number of layers of common risk characteristics based on which certain acquired loans aggregated into various loan pools to determine respective fair values	2	'
Loans held for sale | Maximum	'	'
Loans Held for Sale	'	'
Loans held-for-sale, period reported on balance sheet	'30 days	'

Summary_of_Significant_Account5

Summary of Significant Accounting and Reporting Policies (Details 4) (Premises and Equipment)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013
Minimum	'
Premises and Equipment	'
Estimated useful lives	'3 years
Maximum	'
Premises and Equipment	'
Estimated useful lives	'40 years

Summary_of_Significant_Account6

Summary of Significant Accounting and Reporting Policies (Details 5) (USD $)	12 Months Ended			1 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Nov. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2011
				Notes	Notes	Notes
						NLC
Debt Issuance Costs	'	'	'	'	'	'
Debt issuance costs amortized	$2,300,000	$200,000	$400,000	$2,100,000	'	$200,000
Par value of debts purchased	'	'	'	'	'	6,900,000
Interest rate (as a percent)	'	'	'	'	7.50%	'
Advertising	'	'	'	'	'	'
Advertising expense	$5,300,000	$400,000	$34,000	'	'	'

Acquisitions_Details

Acquisitions (Details) (USD $)

12 Months Ended

3 Months Ended

0 Months Ended

1 Months Ended

12 Months Ended

0 Months Ended

1 Months Ended

0 Months Ended

3 Months Ended

12 Months Ended

0 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2012

Dec. 31, 2011

Dec. 31, 2013

Nov. 30, 2012

Dec. 31, 2012

Dec. 31, 2012

Dec. 01, 2012

Nov. 30, 2012

Nov. 30, 2012

Sep. 30, 2013

Sep. 13, 2013

Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2013

Sep. 13, 2013

Sep. 13, 2013

Sep. 13, 2013

Sep. 13, 2013

Sep. 13, 2013

FNB

Plains Capital

Plains Capital

Plains Capital

Plains Capital

Plains Capital

Plains Capital

Bank

Bank

Bank

Bank

Bank

Bank

Bank

Bank

Bank

Bank

Common Stock

Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series B

FNB

FNB

FNB

FNB

FNB

FNB

FNB

FNB

FNB

FNB

item

Fair value adjustments

Covered loans

Covered loans

Covered loans

Non-covered loans

Commercial

Single family residential loans

Acquisitions

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

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

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Net interest income

'

'

'

32,000,000

'

24,029,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Other revenues

'

'

'

20,400,000

'

70,085,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Net income

'

'

'

18,500,000

'

8,361,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Bargain purchase gain

12,585,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

3,300,000

'

12,600,000

12,600,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

Tax on bargain purchase gain

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

4,500,000

4,500,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

Transaction-related expenses

117,000

6,570,000

2,603,000

'

'

'

6,600,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

100,000

'

'

'

'

'

Net assets received from the FDIC and the estimated fair value adjustments resulting in the bargain purchase gain

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Cost basis net assets

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

215,000,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Cash payment received from the FDIC

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

45,000,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Securities

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

730,779,000

'

'

'

286,214,000

'

'

'

-3,341,000

'

'

'

'

Loans

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

3,195,309,000

'

'

'

1,200,000,000

'

'

'

-343,068,000

1,116,583,000

'

'

42,884,000

Premises and equipment

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

96,886,000

'

'

'

78,399,000

'

'

'

3,565,000

'

'

'

'

Other real estate owned

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

-79,273,000

135,187,000

'

'

'

FDIC indemnification asset

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

185,680,000

'

'

'

185,680,000

'

'

'

'

Other intangible assets

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

70,650,000

'

'

'

4,270,000

'

'

'

4,270,000

'

'

'

'

Deposits

2,200,000,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

4,463,069,000

'

'

'

2,211,740,000

'

'

'

-8,282,000

'

'

'

'

Other

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

180,998,000

'

'

'

13,887,000

'

'

'

-6,966,000

'

'

'

'

Net assets acquired

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

813,457,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

12,585,000

'

'

'

'

Number of properties purchased from the FDIC

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

44

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Aggregate purchase price of properties purchased from the FDIC

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

59,500,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Number of additional properties purchased pursuant to exercise of option from the FDIC

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

7

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Aggregate purchase price of additional properties purchased pursuant to exercise of option from the FDIC

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

4,900,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Exercise of right to purchase furniture and equipment

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

10,300,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Shares of stock issued

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

27,100,000

114,068

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Number of shares issued for each outstanding share of preferred stock

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

1

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Components of the consideration paid

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Stock issued

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

387,584,000

114,068,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Cash

'

'

'

'

311,805,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Total consideration paid

'

'

'

'

813,457,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Fair values of the identifiable assets acquired, and liabilities assumed

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Cash and due from banks

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

393,132,000

'

'

'

362,695,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Federal funds sold and securities purchased agreements to resell

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

84,352,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Securities

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

730,779,000

'

'

'

286,214,000

'

'

'

-3,341,000

'

'

'

'

Loans held for sale

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

1,520,833,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Loans

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

3,195,309,000

'

'

'

1,200,000,000

'

'

'

-343,068,000

1,116,583,000

'

'

42,884,000

Broker/dealer and clearing organization receivables

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

149,457,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Premises and equipment

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

96,886,000

'

'

'

78,399,000

'

'

'

3,565,000

'

'

'

'

FDIC indemnification asset

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

185,680,000

'

'

'

185,680,000

'

'

'

'

Other real estate owned

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

-79,273,000

135,187,000

'

'

'

Other assets

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

241,876,000

'

'

'

26,300,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Other intangible assets

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

70,650,000

'

'

'

4,270,000

'

'

'

4,270,000

'

'

'

'

Total identifiable assets acquired

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

6,483,274,000

'

'

'

2,238,212,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Deposits

2,200,000,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

4,463,069,000

'

'

'

2,211,740,000

'

'

'

-8,282,000

'

'

'

'

Broker-dealer and clearing organization payables

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

263,894,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Short-term borrowings

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

914,062,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Notes payable

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

10,855,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Junior subordinated debentures

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

67,012,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Other liabilities

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

180,998,000

'

'

'

13,887,000

'

'

'

-6,966,000

'

'

'

'

Total liabilities assumed

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

5,899,890,000

'

'

'

2,225,627,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Net identifiable assets acquired/ bargain purchase gain

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

583,384,000

'

'

'

12,585,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Goodwill resulting from acquisition

251,808,000

253,770,000

'

'

'

'

'

230,073,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Net assets acquired

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

$813,457,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

$12,585,000

'

'

'

'

Acquisitions_Details_2

Acquisitions (Details 2) (USD $)

0 Months Ended

0 Months Ended

In Thousands, unless otherwise specified

Nov. 30, 2012

Nov. 30, 2012

Nov. 30, 2012

Nov. 30, 2012

Nov. 30, 2012

Nov. 30, 2012

Nov. 30, 2012

Nov. 30, 2012

Nov. 30, 2012

Nov. 30, 2012

Nov. 30, 2012

Nov. 30, 2012

Nov. 30, 2012

Nov. 30, 2012

Nov. 30, 2012

Sep. 13, 2013

Sep. 13, 2013

Sep. 13, 2013

Sep. 13, 2013

Sep. 13, 2013

Sep. 13, 2013

Sep. 13, 2013

Sep. 13, 2013

Sep. 13, 2013

Sep. 13, 2013

Sep. 13, 2013

Sep. 13, 2013

Sep. 13, 2013

Sep. 13, 2013

Sep. 13, 2013

Plains Capital

Plains Capital

Plains Capital

Plains Capital

Plains Capital

Plains Capital

Plains Capital

Plains Capital

Plains Capital

Plains Capital

Plains Capital

Plains Capital

Plains Capital

Plains Capital

Plains Capital

Bank

Bank

Bank

Bank

Bank

Bank

Bank

Bank

Bank

Bank

Bank

Bank

Bank

Bank

Bank

Commercial and Industrial

Real estate

Construction and Land Development

Consumer

Loans, excluding PCI Loans

Loans, excluding PCI Loans

Loans, excluding PCI Loans

Loans, excluding PCI Loans

Loans, excluding PCI Loans

PCI loans

PCI loans

PCI loans

PCI loans

PCI loans

FNB

FNB

FNB

FNB

FNB

FNB

FNB

FNB

FNB

FNB

FNB

FNB

FNB

FNB

FNB

Commercial and Industrial

Real estate

Construction and Land Development

Consumer

Commercial and Industrial

Real estate

Construction and Land Development

Consumer

Commercial and Industrial

Real estate

Construction and Land Development

Consumer

Loans, excluding PCI Loans

Loans, excluding PCI Loans

Loans, excluding PCI Loans

Loans, excluding PCI Loans

Loans, excluding PCI Loans

PCI loans

PCI loans

PCI loans

PCI loans

PCI loans

Commercial and Industrial

Real estate

Construction and Land Development

Consumer

Commercial and Industrial

Real estate

Construction and Land Development

Consumer

Acquisitions

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Carryover of the allowance for loan losses recorded

$0

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

$0

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Total loans

$3,195,309

$1,759,617

$1,141,161

$266,321

$28,210

$3,022,445

$1,684,706

$1,077,295

$232,313

$28,131

$172,864

$74,911

$63,866

$34,008

$79

$1,159,467

$95,625

$854,217

$184,916

$24,709

$336,636

$47,874

$242,998

$26,669

$19,095

$822,831

$47,751

$611,219

$158,247

$5,614

Acquisitions_Details_3

Acquisitions (Details 3) (USD $)	3 Months Ended	1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Nov. 30, 2012	Nov. 30, 2012	Nov. 30, 2012	Sep. 13, 2013	Sep. 13, 2013	Sep. 13, 2013
	FNB	Plains Capital	Plains Capital	Plains Capital	Plains Capital	Plains Capital	Plains Capital	Bank	Bank	Bank
						PCI loans	Loans, excluding PCI Loans	FNB	FNB	FNB
									PCI loans	Loans, excluding PCI Loans
Acquisitions	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Contractually required principal and interest payments	'	'	'	'	'	$252,818	$3,498,554	'	$1,533,667	$466,754
Nonaccretable difference	'	'	'	'	'	61,527	'	'	542,241	'
Cash flows expected to be collected	'	'	'	'	'	191,291	'	'	991,426	'
Accretable difference	'	'	'	'	'	18,427	'	'	168,595	'
Contractual cash flows not expected to be collected	'	'	'	'	'	'	92,526	'	'	43,783
Total loans	'	'	'	'	3,195,309	172,864	3,022,445	1,159,467	822,831	336,636
Financial information	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Net interest income	32,000	24,029	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Other revenues	20,400	70,085	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Net income	18,500	8,361	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Pro Forma Results of Operations	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Net interest income	'	'	221,635	225,436	'	'	'	'	'	'
Other revenues	'	'	901,347	616,582	'	'	'	'	'	'
Net income	'	'	$75,138	$63,067	'	'	'	'	'	'

Fair_Value_Measurements_Detail

Fair Value Measurements (Details) (USD $)

Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2012

Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2012

Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2012

Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2012

Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2012

Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2012

Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2012

Maximum

Level 2

Level 2

Total Fair Value

Total Fair Value

Recurring

Recurring

Recurring

Recurring

Recurring

Recurring

Recurring

Recurring

Level 1

Level 1

Level 2

Level 2

Level 3

Level 3

Total Fair Value

Total Fair Value

Fair Value Measurements

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Aggregate fair value of PrimeLending's mortgage loans held for sale accounted for under the Fair Value Option

$1,090,000,000

$1,400,000,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Unpaid principal balance of PrimeLending loans held for sale accounted under the fair value option

1,070,000,000

1,360,000,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Fair value measurements

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Holding period of mortgage loans held for sale

'

'

'30 days

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Financial assets and liabilities

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Cash and cash equivalents

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

746,023,000

726,460,000

'

'

'

'

746,023,000

726,460,000

Trading securities

58,846,000

90,113,000

'

'

'

'

'

33,000

'

58,813,000

90,113,000

'

'

58,846,000

90,113,000

Available for sale securities

1,203,143,000

990,953,000

'

'

'

'

'

22,079,000

20,428,000

1,121,011,000

914,248,000

60,053,000

56,277,000

1,203,143,000

990,953,000

Loans held for sale

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

1,061,310,000

1,400,737,000

27,729,000

'

1,089,039,000

1,400,737,000

Derivative assets

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

23,564,000

15,697,000

'

'

23,564,000

15,697,000

Mortgage servicing asset

20,149,000

2,080,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

20,149,000

2,080,000

20,149,000

2,080,000

Time deposits

'

'

'

6,722,909,000

4,698,848,000

6,722,909,000

4,698,848,000

'

'

'

1,073,000

'

'

'

1,073,000

Trading liabilities

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

46,000

3,164,000

'

'

46,000

3,164,000

Derivative liabilities

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

$139,000

$1,080,000

$5,600,000

$4,490,000

$5,739,000

$5,570,000

Fair_Value_Measurements_Detail1

Fair Value Measurements (Details 2) (Level 3, USD $)	12 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Rollforward for financial instruments measured at fair value using Level 3 inputs	'	'	'
Balance, beginning of Period	$53,867	$60,377	'
Purchases	13,886	-2,565	50,000
Transfers into Level 3	27,729	'	'
Total gains or losses (realized or unrealized):	'	'	'
Included in net income (loss)	5,239	2,022	709
Included in other comprehensive income (loss)	1,610	-5,967	9,668
Balance, end of Period	102,331	53,867	60,377
Available for sale securities	'	'	'
Rollforward for financial instruments measured at fair value using Level 3 inputs	'	'	'
Balance, beginning of Period	56,277	60,377	'
Purchases	'	'	50,000
Total gains or losses (realized or unrealized):	'	'	'
Included in net income (loss)	2,166	1,867	709
Included in other comprehensive income (loss)	1,610	-5,967	9,668
Balance, end of Period	60,053	56,277	60,377
Loans held for sale	'	'	'
Rollforward for financial instruments measured at fair value using Level 3 inputs	'	'	'
Transfers into Level 3	27,729	'	'
Total gains or losses (realized or unrealized):	'	'	'
Balance, end of Period	27,729	'	'
Mortgage servicing asset	'	'	'
Rollforward for financial instruments measured at fair value using Level 3 inputs	'	'	'
Balance, beginning of Period	2,080	'	'
Purchases	13,886	1,890	'
Total gains or losses (realized or unrealized):	'	'	'
Included in net income (loss)	4,183	190	'
Balance, end of Period	20,149	2,080	'
Derivative Liabilities	'	'	'
Rollforward for financial instruments measured at fair value using Level 3 inputs	'	'	'
Balance, beginning of Period	-4,490	-4,455	'
Total gains or losses (realized or unrealized):	'	'	'
Included in net income (loss)	-1,110	-35	'
Balance, end of Period	($5,600)	($4,490)	'

Fair_Value_Measurements_Detail2

Fair Value Measurements (Details 3) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
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) from Sale of Loans	457,531	50,384	'
Other Noninterest Income	44,670	8,573	6,785
Loans held for sale	'	'	'
Changes in Fair Value for Assets and Liabilities Reported at Fair Value under Fair Value Option	'	'	'
Net Gains (Losses) from Sale of Loans	-19,353	-3,297	'
Total Changes in Fair Value	-19,353	-3,297	'
Mortgage servicing asset	'	'	'
Changes in Fair Value for Assets and Liabilities Reported at Fair Value under Fair Value Option	'	'	'
Net Gains (Losses) from Sale of Loans	18,069	190	'
Total Changes in Fair Value	18,069	190	'
Time deposits	'	'	'
Changes in Fair Value for Assets and Liabilities Reported at Fair Value under Fair Value Option	'	'	'
Other Noninterest Income	12	7	'
Total Changes in Fair Value	$12	$7	'

Fair_Value_Measurements_Detail3

Fair Value Measurements (Details 4) (USD $)

Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2013

Nov. 30, 2012

Nov. 30, 2012

Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2012

Sep. 13, 2013

Sep. 13, 2013

Sep. 13, 2013

Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2012

Nov. 30, 2012

Sep. 13, 2013

Sep. 13, 2013

Dec. 31, 2013

Non-covered loans

PCI loans

PlainsCapital

PlainsCapital

PlainsCapital

PlainsCapital

FNB

FNB

FNB

Level 3

Level 3

Non-recurring

Non-recurring

Non-recurring

Non-recurring

Non-recurring

Non-recurring

Covered loans

PCI loans

PCI loans

PCI loans

Bank

Covered loans

PCI loans

PCI loans

PCI loans

Level 2

Level 2

Level 3

Level 3

Level 3

Level 3

Non-covered loans

Non-covered loans

Bank

Bank

Covered loans

Non-covered loans

Estimated fair value

Estimated fair value

PlainsCapital

FNB

FNB

Estimated fair value

Non-covered loans

Non-covered loans

PCI loans

Covered loans

PCI loans

Covered loans

Bank

Fair value measurements

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Fair value of loans acquired

'

'

$3,195,309,000

$172,864,000

'

'

$1,159,467,000

'

$822,831,000

'

'

'

'

$172,900,000

'

$822,800,000

'

Carrying value of loans acquired

'

729,156,000

'

'

100,392,000

166,780,000

'

'

'

729,200,000

100,400,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

Allowance for loan losses

3,137,000

882,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

900,000

3,100,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

Fair value of PCI loans acquired

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

728,300,000

97,300,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

Acquired OREO

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

135,187,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

135,200,000

'

'

Other real estate owned

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

$4,800,000

$11,100,000

'

'

'

$142,800,000

Fair_Value_Measurements_Detail4

Fair Value Measurements (Details 5) (USD $)	Dec. 31, 2013	Sep. 13, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Financial assets:	'	'	'
Non-covered loans, net	$3,481,405	'	$3,148,987
Covered loans	1,005,308	'	'
Broker-dealer and clearing organization receivables	119,317	'	145,564
FDIC indemnification asset	188,291	185,680	'
Financial liabilities:	'	'	'
Broker-dealer and clearing organization payables	129,678	'	187,990
Level 2	'	'	'
Financial assets:	'	'	'
Non-covered loans, net	281,712	'	'
Broker-dealer and clearing organization receivables	119,317	'	145,564
Other assets	43,946	'	59,094
Financial liabilities:	'	'	'
Deposits	6,722,909	'	4,698,848
Broker-dealer and clearing organization payables	129,678	'	187,990
Short-term borrowings	342,087	'	728,250
Debt	114,671	'	217,092
Other liabilities	3,362	'	4,400
Level 3	'	'	'
Financial assets:	'	'	'
Non-covered loans, net	3,119,319	'	3,148,987
Covered loans	997,371	'	'
FDIC indemnification asset	188,291	'	'
Other assets	22,109	'	'
Total Fair Value	'	'	'
Financial assets:	'	'	'
Non-covered loans, net	3,401,031	'	3,148,987
Covered loans	997,371	'	'
Broker-dealer and clearing organization receivables	119,317	'	145,564
FDIC indemnification asset	188,291	'	'
Other assets	66,055	'	59,094
Financial liabilities:	'	'	'
Deposits	6,722,909	'	4,698,848
Broker-dealer and clearing organization payables	129,678	'	187,990
Short-term borrowings	342,087	'	728,250
Debt	114,671	'	217,092
Other liabilities	3,362	'	4,400
Carrying Amount	'	'	'
Financial assets:	'	'	'
Non-covered loans, net	3,481,405	'	3,148,987
Covered loans	1,005,308	'	'
Broker-dealer and clearing organization receivables	119,317	'	145,564
FDIC indemnification asset	188,291	'	'
Other assets	66,055	'	59,094
Financial liabilities:	'	'	'
Deposits	6,722,019	'	4,700,461
Broker-dealer and clearing organization payables	129,678	'	187,990
Short-term borrowings	342,087	'	728,250
Debt	123,339	'	208,551
Other liabilities	$3,362	'	$4,400

Securities_Details

Securities (Details) (USD $)

Dec. 31, 2013

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Dec. 31, 2013

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

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Amortized Cost

$1,256,862,000

$978,502,000

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$43,684,000

$7,046,000

$717,909,000

$524,888,000

$59,936,000

$18,473,000

$124,502,000

$97,812,000

$72,376,000

$79,716,000

$162,955,000

$177,701,000

$691,000

$1,001,000

$20,067,000

$19,289,000

$42,674,000

$40,508,000

$12,068,000

$12,068,000

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Gross Unrealized Gains

14,106,000

15,054,000

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82,000

141,000

550,000

1,663,000

735,000

490,000

349,000

191,000

4,610,000

7,461,000

388,000

196,000

69,000

72,000

2,012,000

1,139,000

5,235,000

3,652,000

76,000

49,000

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Gross Unrealized Losses

-67,825,000

-2,603,000

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-238,000

-2,000

-55,727,000

-314,000

-584,000

-70,000

-4,390,000

-79,000

-378,000

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-6,508,000

-2,138,000

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Fair Value

1,203,143,000

990,953,000

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43,528,000

7,185,000

662,732,000

526,237,000

60,087,000

18,893,000

120,461,000

97,924,000

76,608,000

87,177,000

156,835,000

175,759,000

760,000

1,073,000

22,079,000

20,428,000

47,909,000

44,160,000

12,144,000

12,117,000

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Number of shares included within the available for sale equity securities

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1,475,387

Aggregate principal amount of senior unsecured loan

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$50,000,000

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Interest rate on senior unsecured loan (as a percent)

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8.00%

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Period after issuance in which senior unsecured loan may be prepaid

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'3 years

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Maturity term of senior unsecured loan

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'5 years

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Number of shares of common stock available to purchase under warrant

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8,695,652

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Warrants exercise price (in dollars per share)

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$5.75

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

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24.40%

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Securities_Details_2

Securities (Details 2) (USD $)	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	item	item
Number of Securities	'	'
Unrealized loss for less than twelve months	103	256
Unrealized loss for twelve months or longer	160	'
Total	263	256
Fair Value	'	'
Unrealized loss for less than twelve months	$666,812	$446,562
Unrealized loss for twelve months or longer	202,117	'
Estimated Fair Value, Total	868,929	446,562
Unrealized Loss	'	'
Unrealized loss for less than twelve months	50,933	2,603
Unrealized loss for twelve months or longer	16,892	'
Total	67,825	2,603
U.S. Treasury securities	'	'
Number of Securities	'	'
Unrealized loss for less than twelve months	6	2
Total	6	2
Fair Value	'	'
Unrealized loss for less than twelve months	12,748	2,427
Estimated Fair Value, Total	12,748	2,427
Unrealized Loss	'	'
Unrealized loss for less than twelve months	238	2
Total	238	2
Bonds	'	'
Number of Securities	'	'
Unrealized loss for less than twelve months	35	14
Unrealized loss for twelve months or longer	5	'
Total	40	14
Fair Value	'	'
Unrealized loss for less than twelve months	526,817	236,305
Unrealized loss for twelve months or longer	90,931	'
Estimated Fair Value, Total	617,748	236,305
Unrealized Loss	'	'
Unrealized loss for less than twelve months	45,274	314
Unrealized loss for twelve months or longer	10,453	'
Total	55,727	314
Residential mortgage-backed securities	'	'
Number of Securities	'	'
Unrealized loss for less than twelve months	2	7
Unrealized loss for twelve months or longer	3	'
Total	5	7
Fair Value	'	'
Unrealized loss for less than twelve months	2,194	12,279
Unrealized loss for twelve months or longer	9,309	'
Estimated Fair Value, Total	11,503	12,279
Unrealized Loss	'	'
Unrealized loss for less than twelve months	54	70
Unrealized loss for twelve months or longer	530	'
Total	584	70
Collateralized mortgage obligations	'	'
Number of Securities	'	'
Unrealized loss for less than twelve months	7	8
Unrealized loss for twelve months or longer	2	'
Total	9	8
Fair Value	'	'
Unrealized loss for less than twelve months	84,054	38,887
Unrealized loss for twelve months or longer	4,995	'
Estimated Fair Value, Total	89,049	38,887
Unrealized Loss	'	'
Unrealized loss for less than twelve months	4,320	79
Unrealized loss for twelve months or longer	70	'
Total	4,390	79
Corporate debt securities	'	'
Number of Securities	'	'
Unrealized loss for less than twelve months	7	'
Total	7	'
Fair Value	'	'
Unrealized loss for less than twelve months	10,754	'
Estimated Fair Value, Total	10,754	'
Unrealized Loss	'	'
Unrealized loss for less than twelve months	378	'
Total	378	'
States and political subdivisions	'	'
Number of Securities	'	'
Unrealized loss for less than twelve months	46	225
Unrealized loss for twelve months or longer	150	'
Total	196	225
Fair Value	'	'
Unrealized loss for less than twelve months	30,245	156,664
Unrealized loss for twelve months or longer	96,882	'
Estimated Fair Value, Total	127,127	156,664
Unrealized Loss	'	'
Unrealized loss for less than twelve months	669	2,138
Unrealized loss for twelve months or longer	5,839	'
Total	$6,508	$2,138

Securities_Details_3

Securities (Details 3) (USD $)	1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2013
Amortized Cost	'	'
Due in one year or less	'	$125,804,000
Due after one year through five years	'	115,950,000
Due after five years through ten years	'	70,173,000
Due after ten years	'	727,671,000
Total	'	1,039,598,000
Total amortized cost	'	1,224,727,000
Fair Value	'	'
Due in one year or less	'	125,881,000
Due after one year through five years	'	125,245,000
Due after five years through ten years	'	70,280,000
Due after ten years	'	666,206,000
Total	'	987,612,000
Fair Value	'	1,168,920,000
Realized net losses from trading securities portfolio	700,000	2,800,000
Carrying amount of securities pledged	635,200,000	1,000,000,000
Fair value of securities pledged	633,400,000	938,100,000
Deposit with various state insurance departments	9,300,000	9,400,000
Residential mortgage-backed securities	'	'
Amortized Cost	'	'
Mortgage-backed securities, collateralized mortgage obligations and commercial mortgage-backed securities	'	59,936,000
Fair Value	'	'
Mortgage-backed securities, collateralized mortgage obligations and commercial mortgage-backed securities	'	60,087,000
Collateralized mortgage obligations	'	'
Amortized Cost	'	'
Mortgage-backed securities, collateralized mortgage obligations and commercial mortgage-backed securities	'	124,502,000
Fair Value	'	'
Mortgage-backed securities, collateralized mortgage obligations and commercial mortgage-backed securities	'	120,461,000
Commercial mortgage-backed securities	'	'
Amortized Cost	'	'
Mortgage-backed securities, collateralized mortgage obligations and commercial mortgage-backed securities	'	691,000
Fair Value	'	'
Mortgage-backed securities, collateralized mortgage obligations and commercial mortgage-backed securities	'	$760,000

NonCovered_Loans_and_Allowance2

Non-Covered Loans and Allowance for Non-Covered Loan Losses (Details) (USD $)	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Non-Covered Loans and Allowance for Non-Covered Loan Losses	'	'
Total loans	$3,514,646	$3,152,396
Allowance for loan losses	-33,241	-3,409
Non-covered loans, net	3,481,405	3,148,987
Non-covered loans	'	'
Non-Covered Loans and Allowance for Non-Covered Loan Losses	'	'
Total loans	3,514,646	3,152,396
Allowance for loan losses	-33,241	-3,409
Non-covered loans, net	3,481,405	3,148,987
Non-covered loans | Commercial and Industrial	'	'
Non-Covered Loans and Allowance for Non-Covered Loan Losses	'	'
Total loans	1,637,266	1,660,293
Allowance for loan losses	-16,865	-1,845
Non-covered loans | Real estate	'	'
Non-Covered Loans and Allowance for Non-Covered Loan Losses	'	'
Total loans	1,457,253	1,184,914
Allowance for loan losses	-8,331	-977
Non-covered loans | Construction and Land Development	'	'
Non-Covered Loans and Allowance for Non-Covered Loan Losses	'	'
Total loans	364,551	280,483
Allowance for loan losses	-7,957	-582
Non-covered loans | Consumer	'	'
Non-Covered Loans and Allowance for Non-Covered Loan Losses	'	'
Total loans	55,576	26,706
Allowance for loan losses	-88	-5
Bank | Non-covered loans	'	'
Non-Covered Loans and Allowance for Non-Covered Loan Losses	'	'
Total loans	3,514,646	3,152,396
Bank | Non-covered loans | Consumer	'	'
Non-Covered Loans and Allowance for Non-Covered Loan Losses	'	'
Total loans	55,576	26,706
Bank | FNB | Non-covered loans | Acquired loans	'	'
Non-Covered Loans and Allowance for Non-Covered Loan Losses	'	'
Carrying value of loans acquired	53,400	'
Bank | FNB | Non-covered loans | PCI | Acquired loans	'	'
Non-Covered Loans and Allowance for Non-Covered Loan Losses	'	'
Carrying value of loans acquired	$7,200	'

NonCovered_Loans_and_Allowance3

Non-Covered Loans and Allowance for Non-Covered Loan Losses (Details 2) (Plains Capital, Non-covered loans, Acquired Impaired, USD $)	12 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Plains Capital | Non-covered loans | Acquired Impaired	'	'
Carrying values and the outstanding contractual balances of the PCI loans	'	'
Carrying amount	$100,392	$166,780
Outstanding balance	141,983	222,674
Changes in the accretable yield for the acquired impaired loans	'	'
Balance, beginning of period	17,553	18,427
Additions	622	'
Increases in expected cash flows	18,793	'
Disposals of loans	-3,692	-22
Accretion	-15,675	-852
Balance, end of period	$17,601	$17,553

NonCovered_Loans_and_Allowance4

Non-Covered Loans and Allowance for Non-Covered Loan Losses (Details 3) (USD $)	1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2012	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	$261,877,000	$182,894,000
Recorded Investment with No Allowance	166,780,000	60,786,000
Recorded Investment with Allowance	'	39,606,000
Total Recorded Investment	166,780,000	100,392,000
Related Allowance	'	3,137,000
Average investment in PCI loans	'	'
Average investment in PCI loans	'	133,588,000
Non-accrual loans	'	19,878,000
Interest income recorded on accruing impaired loans	900,000	17,700,000
Non-covered loans | Secured	'	'
Non-covered PCI loans	'	'
Unpaid Contractual Principal balance	102,642,000	60,309,000
Recorded Investment with No Allowance	67,967,000	19,280,000
Recorded Investment with Allowance	'	16,092,000
Total Recorded Investment	67,967,000	35,372,000
Related Allowance	'	2,705,000
Average investment in PCI loans	'	'
Average investment in PCI loans	'	51,670,000
Non-accrual loans	'	15,430,000
Non-covered loans | Unsecured	'	'
Non-covered PCI loans	'	'
Unpaid Contractual Principal balance	17,133,000	11,772,000
Recorded Investment with No Allowance	3,419,000	240,000
Recorded Investment with Allowance	'	1,204,000
Total Recorded Investment	3,419,000	1,444,000
Related Allowance	'	15,000
Average investment in PCI loans	'	'
Average investment in PCI loans	'	2,432,000
Non-accrual loans	'	1,300,000
Non-covered loans | Secured by commercial properties	'	'
Non-covered PCI loans	'	'
Unpaid Contractual Principal balance	70,284,000	49,306,000
Recorded Investment with No Allowance	55,519,000	20,185,000
Recorded Investment with Allowance	'	16,070,000
Total Recorded Investment	55,519,000	36,255,000
Related Allowance	'	339,000
Average investment in PCI loans	'	'
Average investment in PCI loans	'	45,887,000
Non-accrual loans	'	2,638,000
Non-covered loans | Secured by residential properties	'	'
Non-covered PCI loans	'	'
Unpaid Contractual Principal balance	10,164,000	5,013,000
Recorded Investment with No Allowance	6,728,000	1,347,000
Recorded Investment with Allowance	'	1,648,000
Total Recorded Investment	6,728,000	2,995,000
Related Allowance	'	39,000
Average investment in PCI loans	'	'
Average investment in PCI loans	'	4,862,000
Non-accrual loans	'	398,000
Non-accrual loans held for sale	1,800,000	3,500,000
Non-covered loans | Residential construction loan	'	'
Non-covered PCI loans	'	'
Unpaid Contractual Principal balance	1,137,000	33,000
Recorded Investment with No Allowance	708,000	'
Total Recorded Investment	708,000	'
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	60,425,000	48,515,000
Recorded Investment with No Allowance	32,362,000	15,225,000
Recorded Investment with Allowance	'	4,592,000
Total Recorded Investment	32,362,000	19,817,000
Related Allowance	'	39,000
Average investment in PCI loans	'	'
Average investment in PCI loans	'	26,090,000
Non-accrual loans	'	112,000
Non-covered loans | Consumer	'	'
Non-covered PCI loans	'	'
Unpaid Contractual Principal balance	92,000	7,946,000
Recorded Investment with No Allowance	77,000	4,509,000
Total Recorded Investment	77,000	4,509,000
Average investment in PCI loans	'	'
Average investment in PCI loans	'	2,293,000
Non-covered loans | PCI	'	'
Average investment in PCI loans	'	'
Non-accrual loans	'	15,800,000
Non-covered loans | Other than PCI	'	'
Non-covered PCI loans	'	'
Total Recorded Investment	$0	$4,100,000

NonCovered_Loans_and_Allowance5

Non-Covered Loans and Allowance for Non-Covered Loan Losses (Details 4) (USD $)	1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2013
A/B Note | Minimum | Bank	'	'
Non-Covered Loans and Allowance for Non-Covered Loan Losses	'	'
Number of loans into which a single loan is reconfigured	'	2
Non-covered loans	'	'
Non-Covered Loans and Allowance for Non-Covered Loan Losses	'	'
Total Modifications	$0	$11,446,000
Non-covered loans | Bank	'	'
Non-Covered Loans and Allowance for Non-Covered Loan Losses	'	'
Unadvanced commitments to borrowers	'	500,000
Non-covered loans | Payment Term Extension	'	'
Non-Covered Loans and Allowance for Non-Covered Loan Losses	'	'
Total Modifications	'	11,446,000
Non-covered loans | Secured	'	'
Non-Covered Loans and Allowance for Non-Covered Loan Losses	'	'
Total Modifications	'	10,390,000
Non-covered loans | Secured | Payment Term Extension	'	'
Non-Covered Loans and Allowance for Non-Covered Loan Losses	'	'
Total Modifications	'	10,390,000
Non-covered loans | Secured by commercial properties	'	'
Non-Covered Loans and Allowance for Non-Covered Loan Losses	'	'
Total Modifications	'	279,000
Non-covered loans | Secured by commercial properties | Payment Term Extension	'	'
Non-Covered Loans and Allowance for Non-Covered Loan Losses	'	'
Total Modifications	'	279,000
Non-covered loans | Secured by residential properties	'	'
Non-Covered Loans and Allowance for Non-Covered Loan Losses	'	'
Total Modifications	'	777,000
Non-covered loans | Secured by residential properties | Payment Term Extension	'	'
Non-Covered Loans and Allowance for Non-Covered Loan Losses	'	'
Total Modifications	'	$777,000

NonCovered_Loans_and_Allowance6

Non-Covered Loans and Allowance for Non-Covered Loan Losses (Details 5) (USD $)	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Non-Covered Loans and Allowance for Non-Covered Loan Losses	'	'
Total loans	$3,514,646	$3,152,396
Non-covered loans	'	'
Non-Covered Loans and Allowance for Non-Covered Loan Losses	'	'
Total loans	3,514,646	3,152,396
Non-covered loans | PCI loans	'	'
Non-Covered Loans and Allowance for Non-Covered Loan Losses	'	'
Total loans	100,392	166,780
Non-covered loans | Secured	'	'
Non-Covered Loans and Allowance for Non-Covered Loan Losses	'	'
Total loans	1,531,967	1,551,532
Non-covered loans | Secured | PCI loans	'	'
Non-Covered Loans and Allowance for Non-Covered Loan Losses	'	'
Total loans	35,372	67,967
Non-covered loans | Unsecured	'	'
Non-Covered Loans and Allowance for Non-Covered Loan Losses	'	'
Total loans	105,299	108,761
Non-covered loans | Unsecured | PCI loans	'	'
Non-Covered Loans and Allowance for Non-Covered Loan Losses	'	'
Total loans	1,444	3,419
Non-covered loans | Secured by commercial properties	'	'
Non-Covered Loans and Allowance for Non-Covered Loan Losses	'	'
Total loans	1,081,016	924,303
Non-covered loans | Secured by commercial properties | PCI loans	'	'
Non-Covered Loans and Allowance for Non-Covered Loan Losses	'	'
Total loans	36,255	55,519
Non-covered loans | Secured by residential properties	'	'
Non-Covered Loans and Allowance for Non-Covered Loan Losses	'	'
Total loans	376,237	260,611
Non-covered loans | Secured by residential properties | PCI loans	'	'
Non-Covered Loans and Allowance for Non-Covered Loan Losses	'	'
Total loans	2,995	6,728
Non-covered loans | Residential construction loan	'	'
Non-Covered Loans and Allowance for Non-Covered Loan Losses	'	'
Total loans	65,079	48,169
Non-covered loans | Residential construction loan | PCI loans	'	'
Non-Covered Loans and Allowance for Non-Covered Loan Losses	'	'
Total loans	'	708
Non-covered loans | Commercial construction loans and land development	'	'
Non-Covered Loans and Allowance for Non-Covered Loan Losses	'	'
Total loans	299,472	232,314
Non-covered loans | Commercial construction loans and land development | PCI loans	'	'
Non-Covered Loans and Allowance for Non-Covered Loan Losses	'	'
Total loans	19,817	32,362
Non-covered loans | Consumer	'	'
Non-Covered Loans and Allowance for Non-Covered Loan Losses	'	'
Total loans	55,576	26,706
Non-covered loans | Consumer | PCI loans	'	'
Non-Covered Loans and Allowance for Non-Covered Loan Losses	'	'
Total loans	4,509	77
Non-covered loans | Bank	'	'
Non-Covered Loans and Allowance for Non-Covered Loan Losses	'	'
Loans past Due 30-59 Days	4,398	9,463
Loans past Due 60-89 Days	1,263	449
Loans past Due 90 Days or More	1,861	2,131
Total Past Due Loans	7,522	12,043
Current Loans	3,406,732	2,973,573
Total loans	3,514,646	3,152,396
Accruing Loans Past Due 90 Days or More	534	2,000
Non-covered loans | Bank | PCI loans	'	'
Non-Covered Loans and Allowance for Non-Covered Loan Losses	'	'
Total loans	100,392	166,780
Non-covered loans | Bank | Secured	'	'
Non-Covered Loans and Allowance for Non-Covered Loan Losses	'	'
Loans past Due 30-59 Days	2,171	7,844
Loans past Due 60-89 Days	277	348
Loans past Due 90 Days or More	1,354	2,131
Total Past Due Loans	3,802	10,323
Current Loans	1,492,793	1,473,242
Total loans	1,531,967	1,551,532
Accruing Loans Past Due 90 Days or More	272	2,000
Non-covered loans | Bank | Secured | PCI loans	'	'
Non-Covered Loans and Allowance for Non-Covered Loan Losses	'	'
Total loans	35,372	67,967
Non-covered loans | Bank | Unsecured	'	'
Non-Covered Loans and Allowance for Non-Covered Loan Losses	'	'
Loans past Due 30-59 Days	333	3
Loans past Due 60-89 Days	9	'
Loans past Due 90 Days or More	60	'
Total Past Due Loans	402	3
Current Loans	103,453	105,339
Total loans	105,299	108,761
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	1,444	3,419
Non-covered loans | Bank | Secured by commercial properties	'	'
Non-Covered Loans and Allowance for Non-Covered Loan Losses	'	'
Loans past Due 30-59 Days	192	714
Loans past Due 90 Days or More	132	'
Total Past Due Loans	324	714
Current Loans	1,044,437	868,070
Total loans	1,081,016	924,303
Non-covered loans | Bank | Secured by commercial properties | PCI loans	'	'
Non-Covered Loans and Allowance for Non-Covered Loan Losses	'	'
Total loans	36,255	55,519
Non-covered loans | Bank | Secured by residential properties	'	'
Non-Covered Loans and Allowance for Non-Covered Loan Losses	'	'
Loans past Due 30-59 Days	1,045	755
Loans past Due 60-89 Days	36	101
Loans past Due 90 Days or More	203	'
Total Past Due Loans	1,284	856
Current Loans	371,958	253,027
Total loans	376,237	260,611
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	2,995	6,728
Non-covered loans | Bank | Residential construction loan	'	'
Non-Covered Loans and Allowance for Non-Covered Loan Losses	'	'
Loans past Due 30-59 Days	415	'
Total Past Due Loans	415	'
Current Loans	64,664	47,461
Total loans	65,079	48,169
Non-covered loans | Bank | Residential construction loan | PCI loans	'	'
Non-Covered Loans and Allowance for Non-Covered Loan Losses	'	'
Total loans	'	708
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	63
Loans past Due 60-89 Days	881	'
Loans past Due 90 Days or More	112	'
Total Past Due Loans	1,034	63
Current Loans	278,621	199,889
Total loans	299,472	232,314
Non-covered loans | Bank | Commercial construction loans and land development | PCI loans	'	'
Non-Covered Loans and Allowance for Non-Covered Loan Losses	'	'
Total loans	19,817	32,362
Non-covered loans | Bank | Consumer	'	'
Non-Covered Loans and Allowance for Non-Covered Loan Losses	'	'
Loans past Due 30-59 Days	201	84
Loans past Due 60-89 Days	60	'
Total Past Due Loans	261	84
Current Loans	50,806	26,545
Total loans	55,576	26,706
Non-covered loans | Bank | Consumer | PCI loans	'	'
Non-Covered Loans and Allowance for Non-Covered Loan Losses	'	'
Total loans	$4,509	$77

NonCovered_Loans_and_Allowance7

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

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Substandard

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Secured by commercial properties

Secured by commercial properties

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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

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

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

PCI loans

PCI loans

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Bank

Pass

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Substandard

Substandard

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Bank

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Special Mention

Substandard

Bank

Bank

Pass

Pass

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Substandard

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Bank

Pass

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Substandard

Bank

Bank

Pass

Pass

Bank

Bank

Pass

Pass

Special Mention

Substandard

Bank

Bank

Pass

Pass

Special Mention

Substandard

Bank

Bank

Secured

Secured

Secured

Secured

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Unsecured

Unsecured

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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

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

Consumer

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Consumer

Consumer

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Bank

Bank

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$3,514,646

$3,152,396

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$3,514,646

$3,152,396

$3,514,646

$3,152,396

$3,353,035

$2,978,271

$24,673

$2,715

$36,546

$4,630

$1,531,967

$1,551,532

$1,531,967

$1,551,532

$1,450,734

$1,476,420

$16,840

$2,515

$29,021

$4,630

$105,299

$108,761

$105,299

$108,761

$103,674

$105,142

$12

$200

$169

$1,081,016

$924,303

$1,081,016

$924,303

$1,038,930

$868,784

$4,436

$1,395

$376,237

$260,611

$376,237

$260,611

$367,758

$253,883

$5,484

$65,079

$48,169

$65,079

$48,169

$65,079

$47,461

$299,472

$232,314

$299,472

$232,314

$275,808

$199,952

$3,384

$463

$55,576

$26,706

$55,576

$26,706

$51,052

$26,629

$1

$14

$100,392

$166,780

$100,392

$166,780

$35,372

$67,967

$35,372

$67,967

$1,444

$3,419

$1,444

$3,419

$36,255

$55,519

$36,255

$55,519

$2,995

$6,728

$2,995

$6,728

$708

$708

$19,817

$32,362

$19,817

$32,362

$4,509

$77

$4,509

$77

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					12 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2013	Sep. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2013	Mar. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Changes in the allowance for loan losses	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Balance, beginning of period	'	'	'	$3,409	'	$3,409	'
Provision charged to operations	2,206	10,658	11,289	13,005	3,800	37,158	3,800
Balance, end of period	33,241	'	'	'	3,409	33,241	3,409
Loan portfolio distributed by portfolio segment and impairment methodology	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Total loans	3,514,646	'	'	'	3,152,396	3,514,646	3,152,396
Allowance for loan losses distributed by portfolio segment and impairment methodology	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Total loans	33,241	'	'	'	3,409	33,241	3,409
Acquired loans	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Allowance for loan losses	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Carryover of the allowance for loan losses recorded	'	'	'	'	'	0	'
Originated loans | Minimum	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Loan portfolio distributed by portfolio segment and impairment methodology	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Loans individually evaluated for impairment	500	'	'	'	'	500	'
Non-covered loans	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Changes in the allowance for loan losses	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Balance, beginning of period	'	'	'	3,409	'	3,409	'
Provision charged to operations	'	'	'	'	'	36,093	3,800
Loans charged off	'	'	'	'	'	-10,308	-391
Recoveries on charged off loans	'	'	'	'	'	4,047	'
Balance, end of period	33,241	'	'	'	3,409	33,241	3,409
Loan portfolio distributed by portfolio segment and impairment methodology	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Loans individually evaluated for impairment	2,578	'	'	'	'	2,578	'
Loans collectively evaluated for impairment	3,411,496	'	'	'	2,985,616	3,411,496	2,985,616
Total loans	3,514,646	'	'	'	3,152,396	3,514,646	3,152,396
Allowance for loan losses distributed by portfolio segment and impairment methodology	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Loans individually evaluated for impairment	421	'	'	'	'	421	'
Loans collectively evaluated for impairment	29,683	'	'	'	3,409	29,683	3,409
Total loans	33,241	'	'	'	3,409	33,241	3,409
Non-covered loans | Commercial and Industrial	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Changes in the allowance for loan losses	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Balance, beginning of period	'	'	'	1,845	'	1,845	'
Provision charged to operations	'	'	'	'	'	20,940	2,236
Loans charged off	'	'	'	'	'	-9,359	-391
Recoveries on charged off loans	'	'	'	'	'	3,439	'
Balance, end of period	16,865	'	'	'	1,845	16,865	1,845
Loan portfolio distributed by portfolio segment and impairment methodology	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Loans individually evaluated for impairment	2,273	'	'	'	'	2,273	'
Loans collectively evaluated for impairment	1,598,177	'	'	'	1,588,907	1,598,177	1,588,907
Total loans	1,637,266	'	'	'	1,660,293	1,637,266	1,660,293
Allowance for loan losses distributed by portfolio segment and impairment methodology	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Loans individually evaluated for impairment	421	'	'	'	'	421	'
Loans collectively evaluated for impairment	13,724	'	'	'	1,845	13,724	1,845
Total loans	16,865	'	'	'	1,845	16,865	1,845
Non-covered loans | Real estate	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Changes in the allowance for loan losses	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Balance, beginning of period	'	'	'	977	'	977	'
Provision charged to operations	'	'	'	'	'	7,281	977
Loans charged off	'	'	'	'	'	-209	'
Recoveries on charged off loans	'	'	'	'	'	282	'
Balance, end of period	8,331	'	'	'	977	8,331	977
Loan portfolio distributed by portfolio segment and impairment methodology	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Loans individually evaluated for impairment	373	'	'	'	'	373	'
Loans collectively evaluated for impairment	1,417,630	'	'	'	1,122,667	1,417,630	1,122,667
Total loans	1,457,253	'	'	'	1,184,914	1,457,253	1,184,914
Allowance for loan losses distributed by portfolio segment and impairment methodology	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Loans collectively evaluated for impairment	7,953	'	'	'	977	7,953	977
Total loans	8,331	'	'	'	977	8,331	977
Non-covered loans | Construction and Land Development	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Changes in the allowance for loan losses	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Balance, beginning of period	'	'	'	582	'	582	'
Provision charged to operations	'	'	'	'	'	7,634	582
Loans charged off	'	'	'	'	'	-524	'
Recoveries on charged off loans	'	'	'	'	'	265	'
Balance, end of period	7,957	'	'	'	582	7,957	582
Loan portfolio distributed by portfolio segment and impairment methodology	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Loans individually evaluated for impairment	112	'	'	'	'	112	'
Loans collectively evaluated for impairment	344,622	'	'	'	247,413	344,622	247,413
Total loans	364,551	'	'	'	280,483	364,551	280,483
Allowance for loan losses distributed by portfolio segment and impairment methodology	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Loans collectively evaluated for impairment	7,918	'	'	'	582	7,918	582
Total loans	7,957	'	'	'	582	7,957	582
Non-covered loans | Consumer	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Changes in the allowance for loan losses	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Balance, beginning of period	'	'	'	5	'	5	'
Provision charged to operations	'	'	'	'	'	238	5
Loans charged off	'	'	'	'	'	-216	'
Recoveries on charged off loans	'	'	'	'	'	61	'
Balance, end of period	88	'	'	'	5	88	5
Loan portfolio distributed by portfolio segment and impairment methodology	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Loans collectively evaluated for impairment	51,067	'	'	'	26,629	51,067	26,629
Total loans	55,576	'	'	'	26,706	55,576	26,706
Allowance for loan losses distributed by portfolio segment and impairment methodology	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Loans collectively evaluated for impairment	88	'	'	'	5	88	5
Total loans	88	'	'	'	5	88	5
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, end of period	3,137	'	'	'	'	3,137	'
Loan portfolio distributed by portfolio segment and impairment methodology	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Total loans	100,392	'	'	'	166,780	100,392	166,780
Allowance for loan losses distributed by portfolio segment and impairment methodology	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Total loans	3,137	'	'	'	'	3,137	'
Non-covered loans | PCI loans | Commercial and Industrial	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Changes in the allowance for loan losses	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Balance, end of period	2,720	'	'	'	'	2,720	'
Loan portfolio distributed by portfolio segment and impairment methodology	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Total loans	36,816	'	'	'	71,386	36,816	71,386
Allowance for loan losses distributed by portfolio segment and impairment methodology	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Total loans	2,720	'	'	'	'	2,720	'
Non-covered loans | PCI loans | Real estate	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Changes in the allowance for loan losses	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Balance, end of period	378	'	'	'	'	378	'
Loan portfolio distributed by portfolio segment and impairment methodology	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Total loans	39,250	'	'	'	62,247	39,250	62,247
Allowance for loan losses distributed by portfolio segment and impairment methodology	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Total loans	378	'	'	'	'	378	'
Non-covered loans | PCI loans | Construction and Land Development	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Changes in the allowance for loan losses	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Balance, end of period	39	'	'	'	'	39	'
Loan portfolio distributed by portfolio segment and impairment methodology	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Total loans	19,817	'	'	'	33,070	19,817	33,070
Allowance for loan losses distributed by portfolio segment and impairment methodology	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Total loans	39	'	'	'	'	39	'
Non-covered loans | PCI loans | Consumer	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Loan portfolio distributed by portfolio segment and impairment methodology	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Total loans	4,509	'	'	'	77	4,509	77
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 $)	0 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 13, 2013	Dec. 31, 2013
Covered assets and indemnification asset	'	'
Allowance for covered loans	'	-1,061
Total covered loans, net of allowance	'	1,005,308
Acquired loans	'	'
Covered assets and indemnification asset	'	'
Carryover of the allowance for loan losses recorded	'	0
Covered loans	'	'
Covered assets and indemnification asset	'	'
Total covered loans	'	1,006,369
Allowance for covered loans	'	-1,061
Total covered loans, net of allowance	'	1,005,308
Covered loans | Commercial and Industrial	'	'
Covered assets and indemnification asset	'	'
Total covered loans	'	66,943
Covered loans | Real estate	'	'
Covered assets and indemnification asset	'	'
Total covered loans	'	787,982
Covered loans | Construction and Land Development	'	'
Covered assets and indemnification asset	'	'
Total covered loans	'	151,444
Covered loans | Acquired loans	'	'
Covered assets and indemnification asset	'	'
Fair value of loans acquired	1,100,000	'
Carryover of the allowance for loan losses recorded	0	'
Bank | FNB	'	'
Covered assets and indemnification asset	'	'
Period for which payment is required to be made to the FDIC of true-up amount	'	'10 years
Fair value of loans acquired	1,159,467	'
Carryover of the allowance for loan losses recorded	0	'
Bank | FNB | Commercial and Industrial	'	'
Covered assets and indemnification asset	'	'
Fair value of loans acquired	95,625	'
Bank | FNB | Real estate	'	'
Covered assets and indemnification asset	'	'
Fair value of loans acquired	854,217	'
Bank | FNB | Construction and Land Development	'	'
Covered assets and indemnification asset	'	'
Fair value of loans acquired	184,916	'
Bank | FNB | Consumer	'	'
Covered assets and indemnification asset	'	'
Fair value of loans acquired	$24,709	'

Covered_Assets_and_Indemnifica3

Covered Assets and Indemnification Asset (Details 2) (Covered loans, PCI loans, USD $)	3 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2013
Covered loans | PCI loans	'
Carrying value and the outstanding contractual balance of the covered PCI loans	'
Carrying amount	$729,156
Outstanding balance	1,022,514
Changes in the accretable yield for the covered PCI loans	'
Additions	167,974
Increases in expected cash flows	3,492
Disposals of loans	4,407
Accretion	-19,325
Balance, end of period	$156,548

Covered_Assets_and_Indemnifica4

Covered Assets and Indemnification Asset (Details 3) (Covered loans, USD $)	12 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2013
	item
Covered PCI loans	'
Non-accrual loans	$1,797
Secured	'
Covered PCI loans	'
Non-accrual loans	91
Unsecured	'
Covered PCI loans	'
Non-accrual loans	882
Secured by commercial properties	'
Covered PCI loans	'
Non-accrual loans	40
Secured by residential properties	'
Covered PCI loans	'
Non-accrual loans	209
Residential construction loans	'
Covered PCI loans	'
Non-accrual loans	575
PCI loans	'
Covered PCI loans	'
Unpaid Contractual Principal Balance	1,069,249
Recorded Investment with No Allowance	728,274
Recorded Investment with Allowance	882
Total Recorded Investment	729,156
Related Allowance	882
Average investment	364,579
Number of loans modified in a TDR	0
PCI loans | Secured	'
Covered PCI loans	'
Unpaid Contractual Principal Balance	43,867
Recorded Investment with No Allowance	28,520
Total Recorded Investment	28,520
Average investment	14,260
PCI loans | Unsecured	'
Covered PCI loans	'
Unpaid Contractual Principal Balance	16,280
Recorded Investment with No Allowance	9,008
Recorded Investment with Allowance	882
Total Recorded Investment	9,890
Related Allowance	882
Average investment	4,945
PCI loans | Secured by commercial properties	'
Covered PCI loans	'
Unpaid Contractual Principal Balance	528,785
Recorded Investment with No Allowance	365,306
Total Recorded Investment	365,306
Average investment	182,653
PCI loans | Secured by residential properties	'
Covered PCI loans	'
Unpaid Contractual Principal Balance	288,859
Recorded Investment with No Allowance	199,372
Total Recorded Investment	199,372
Average investment	99,686
PCI loans | Residential construction loans	'
Covered PCI loans	'
Unpaid Contractual Principal Balance	8,341
Recorded Investment with No Allowance	4,705
Total Recorded Investment	4,705
Average investment	2,353
PCI loans | Commercial construction loans and land development	'
Covered PCI loans	'
Unpaid Contractual Principal Balance	183,117
Recorded Investment with No Allowance	121,363
Total Recorded Investment	121,363
Average investment	60,682
Other than PCI	'
Covered PCI loans	'
Total Recorded Investment	$900

Covered_Assets_and_Indemnifica5

Covered Assets and Indemnification Asset (Details 4) (USD $)	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Covered Assets and Indemnification Asset	'	'
Total loans	$3,514,646	$3,152,396
Covered loans	'	'
Covered Assets and Indemnification Asset	'	'
Total loans	1,006,369	'
Covered loans | PCI loans	'	'
Covered Assets and Indemnification Asset	'	'
Total loans	729,156	'
Covered loans | Secured	'	'
Covered Assets and Indemnification Asset	'	'
Total loans	53,433	'
Covered loans | Secured | PCI loans	'	'
Covered Assets and Indemnification Asset	'	'
Total loans	28,520	'
Covered loans | Unsecured	'	'
Covered Assets and Indemnification Asset	'	'
Total loans	13,510	'
Covered loans | Unsecured | PCI loans	'	'
Covered Assets and Indemnification Asset	'	'
Total loans	9,890	'
Covered loans | Secured by commercial properties	'	'
Covered Assets and Indemnification Asset	'	'
Total loans	430,125	'
Covered loans | Secured by commercial properties | PCI loans	'	'
Covered Assets and Indemnification Asset	'	'
Total loans	365,306	'
Covered loans | Secured by residential properties	'	'
Covered Assets and Indemnification Asset	'	'
Total loans	357,857	'
Covered loans | Secured by residential properties | PCI loans	'	'
Covered Assets and Indemnification Asset	'	'
Total loans	199,372	'
Covered loans | Residential construction loans	'	'
Covered Assets and Indemnification Asset	'	'
Total loans	12,168	'
Covered loans | Residential construction loans | PCI loans	'	'
Covered Assets and Indemnification Asset	'	'
Total loans	4,705	'
Covered loans | Commercial construction loans and land development	'	'
Covered Assets and Indemnification Asset	'	'
Total loans	139,276	'
Covered loans | Commercial construction loans and land development | PCI loans	'	'
Covered Assets and Indemnification Asset	'	'
Total loans	121,363	'
Bank | Covered loans	'	'
Covered Assets and Indemnification Asset	'	'
Loans past Due 30-59 Days	8,697	'
Loans past Due 60-89 Days	967	'
Loans past Due 90 Days or More	906	'
Total Past Due Loans	10,570	'
Current Loans	266,643	'
Total loans	1,006,369	'
Bank | Covered loans | PCI loans	'	'
Covered Assets and Indemnification Asset	'	'
Total loans	729,156	'
Bank | Covered loans | Secured	'	'
Covered Assets and Indemnification Asset	'	'
Loans past Due 30-59 Days	3,904	'
Loans past Due 60-89 Days	10	'
Loans past Due 90 Days or More	81	'
Total Past Due Loans	3,995	'
Current Loans	20,918	'
Total loans	53,433	'
Bank | Covered loans | Secured | PCI loans	'	'
Covered Assets and Indemnification Asset	'	'
Total loans	28,520	'
Bank | Covered loans | Unsecured	'	'
Covered Assets and Indemnification Asset	'	'
Loans past Due 30-59 Days	10	'
Loans past Due 60-89 Days	259	'
Total Past Due Loans	269	'
Current Loans	3,351	'
Total loans	13,510	'
Bank | Covered loans | Unsecured | PCI loans	'	'
Covered Assets and Indemnification Asset	'	'
Total loans	9,890	'
Bank | Covered loans | Secured by commercial properties	'	'
Covered Assets and Indemnification Asset	'	'
Loans past Due 30-59 Days	999	'
Loans past Due 90 Days or More	40	'
Total Past Due Loans	1,039	'
Current Loans	63,780	'
Total loans	430,125	'
Bank | Covered loans | Secured by commercial properties | PCI loans	'	'
Covered Assets and Indemnification Asset	'	'
Total loans	365,306	'
Bank | Covered loans | Secured by residential properties	'	'
Covered Assets and Indemnification Asset	'	'
Loans past Due 30-59 Days	1,679	'
Loans past Due 60-89 Days	678	'
Loans past Due 90 Days or More	209	'
Total Past Due Loans	2,566	'
Current Loans	155,919	'
Total loans	357,857	'
Bank | Covered loans | Secured by residential properties | PCI loans	'	'
Covered Assets and Indemnification Asset	'	'
Total loans	199,372	'
Bank | Covered loans | Residential construction loans	'	'
Covered Assets and Indemnification Asset	'	'
Loans past Due 30-59 Days	1,861	'
Loans past Due 90 Days or More	576	'
Total Past Due Loans	2,437	'
Current Loans	5,026	'
Total loans	12,168	'
Bank | Covered loans | Residential construction loans | PCI loans	'	'
Covered Assets and Indemnification Asset	'	'
Total loans	4,705	'
Bank | Covered loans | Commercial construction loans and land development	'	'
Covered Assets and Indemnification Asset	'	'
Loans past Due 30-59 Days	244	'
Loans past Due 60-89 Days	20	'
Total Past Due Loans	264	'
Current Loans	17,649	'
Total loans	139,276	'
Bank | Covered loans | Commercial construction loans and land development | PCI loans	'	'
Covered Assets and Indemnification Asset	'	'
Total loans	$121,363	'

Covered_Assets_and_Indemnifica6

Covered Assets and Indemnification Asset (Details 5) (USD $)	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Internal risk grades of covered loans in the portfolio	'	'
Total	$3,514,646	$3,152,396
Covered loans	'	'
Internal risk grades of covered loans in the portfolio	'	'
Total	1,006,369	'
Covered loans | PCI loans	'	'
Internal risk grades of covered loans in the portfolio	'	'
Total	729,156	'
Covered loans | Pass	'	'
Internal risk grades of covered loans in the portfolio	'	'
Total	265,867	'
Covered loans | Special Mention	'	'
Internal risk grades of covered loans in the portfolio	'	'
Total	3,310	'
Covered loans | Substandard	'	'
Internal risk grades of covered loans in the portfolio	'	'
Total	8,036	'
Covered loans | Secured	'	'
Internal risk grades of covered loans in the portfolio	'	'
Total	53,433	'
Covered loans | Secured | PCI loans	'	'
Internal risk grades of covered loans in the portfolio	'	'
Total	28,520	'
Covered loans | Secured | Pass	'	'
Internal risk grades of covered loans in the portfolio	'	'
Total	24,152	'
Covered loans | Secured | Substandard	'	'
Internal risk grades of covered loans in the portfolio	'	'
Total	761	'
Covered loans | Unsecured	'	'
Internal risk grades of covered loans in the portfolio	'	'
Total	13,510	'
Covered loans | Unsecured | PCI loans	'	'
Internal risk grades of covered loans in the portfolio	'	'
Total	9,890	'
Covered loans | Unsecured | Pass	'	'
Internal risk grades of covered loans in the portfolio	'	'
Total	3,040	'
Covered loans | Unsecured | Substandard	'	'
Internal risk grades of covered loans in the portfolio	'	'
Total	580	'
Covered loans | Secured by commercial properties	'	'
Internal risk grades of covered loans in the portfolio	'	'
Total	430,125	'
Covered loans | Secured by commercial properties | PCI loans	'	'
Internal risk grades of covered loans in the portfolio	'	'
Total	365,306	'
Covered loans | Secured by commercial properties | Pass	'	'
Internal risk grades of covered loans in the portfolio	'	'
Total	59,343	'
Covered loans | Secured by commercial properties | Special Mention	'	'
Internal risk grades of covered loans in the portfolio	'	'
Total	3,310	'
Covered loans | Secured by commercial properties | Substandard	'	'
Internal risk grades of covered loans in the portfolio	'	'
Total	2,166	'
Covered loans | Secured by residential properties	'	'
Internal risk grades of covered loans in the portfolio	'	'
Total	357,857	'
Covered loans | Secured by residential properties | PCI loans	'	'
Internal risk grades of covered loans in the portfolio	'	'
Total	199,372	'
Covered loans | Secured by residential properties | Pass	'	'
Internal risk grades of covered loans in the portfolio	'	'
Total	155,439	'
Covered loans | Secured by residential properties | Substandard	'	'
Internal risk grades of covered loans in the portfolio	'	'
Total	3,046	'
Covered loans | Residential construction loans	'	'
Internal risk grades of covered loans in the portfolio	'	'
Total	12,168	'
Covered loans | Residential construction loans | PCI loans	'	'
Internal risk grades of covered loans in the portfolio	'	'
Total	4,705	'
Covered loans | Residential construction loans | Pass	'	'
Internal risk grades of covered loans in the portfolio	'	'
Total	6,087	'
Covered loans | Residential construction loans | Substandard	'	'
Internal risk grades of covered loans in the portfolio	'	'
Total	1,376	'
Covered loans | Commercial construction loans and land development	'	'
Internal risk grades of covered loans in the portfolio	'	'
Total	139,276	'
Covered loans | Commercial construction loans and land development | PCI loans	'	'
Internal risk grades of covered loans in the portfolio	'	'
Total	121,363	'
Covered loans | Commercial construction loans and land development | Pass	'	'
Internal risk grades of covered loans in the portfolio	'	'
Total	17,806	'
Covered loans | Commercial construction loans and land development | Substandard	'	'
Internal risk grades of covered loans in the portfolio	'	'
Total	$107	'

Covered_Assets_and_Indemnifica7

Covered Assets and Indemnification Asset (Details 6) (USD $)	3 Months Ended						12 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2013	Sep. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2013	Mar. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Changes in the allowance for loan losses	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Balance, beginning of period	'	'	'	$3,409	'	'	$3,409	'
Provision charged to operations	2,206	10,658	11,289	13,005	3,800	'	37,158	3,800
Balance, end of period	33,241	'	'	'	3,409	33,241	33,241	3,409
Loan portfolio distributed by portfolio segment and impairment methodology	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Total loans	3,514,646	'	'	'	3,152,396	3,514,646	3,514,646	3,152,396
Allowance for loan losses distributed by portfolio segment and impairment methodology	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Total loans	33,241	'	'	'	3,409	33,241	33,241	3,409
Activity in covered OREO	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Balance, beginning of period	'	'	'	'	'	135,187	'	'
Additions to covered OREO	'	'	'	'	'	19,185	'	'
Dispositions of covered OREO	'	'	'	'	'	-11,539	'	'
Balance, end of period	142,833	'	'	'	'	142,833	142,833	'
Activity in the FDIC Indemnification Asset	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Balance, beginning of period	'	'	'	'	'	185,680	'	'
FDIC Indemnification Asset accretion (amortization)	'	'	'	'	'	1,699	'	'
Transfers to due from FDIC and other	'	'	'	'	'	912	'	'
Balance, end of period	188,291	'	'	'	'	188,291	188,291	'
Covered loans	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Changes in the allowance for loan losses	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Provision charged to operations	'	'	'	'	'	1,065	'	'
Loans charged off	'	'	'	'	'	-4	'	'
Balance, end of period	1,061	'	'	'	'	1,061	1,061	'
Loan portfolio distributed by portfolio segment and impairment methodology	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Loans collectively evaluated for impairment	277,213	'	'	'	'	277,213	277,213	'
Total loans	1,006,369	'	'	'	'	1,006,369	1,006,369	'
Allowance for loan losses distributed by portfolio segment and impairment methodology	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Loans collectively evaluated for impairment	179	'	'	'	'	179	179	'
Total loans	1,061	'	'	'	'	1,061	1,061	'
Covered loans | Commercial and Industrial	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Changes in the allowance for loan losses	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Provision charged to operations	'	'	'	'	'	1,057	'	'
Loans charged off	'	'	'	'	'	-4	'	'
Balance, end of period	1,053	'	'	'	'	1,053	1,053	'
Loan portfolio distributed by portfolio segment and impairment methodology	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Loans collectively evaluated for impairment	28,533	'	'	'	'	28,533	28,533	'
Total loans	66,943	'	'	'	'	66,943	66,943	'
Allowance for loan losses distributed by portfolio segment and impairment methodology	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Loans collectively evaluated for impairment	171	'	'	'	'	171	171	'
Total loans	1,053	'	'	'	'	1,053	1,053	'
Covered loans | Real estate	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Changes in the allowance for loan losses	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Provision charged to operations	'	'	'	'	'	8	'	'
Balance, end of period	8	'	'	'	'	8	8	'
Loan portfolio distributed by portfolio segment and impairment methodology	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Loans collectively evaluated for impairment	223,304	'	'	'	'	223,304	223,304	'
Total loans	787,982	'	'	'	'	787,982	787,982	'
Allowance for loan losses distributed by portfolio segment and impairment methodology	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Loans collectively evaluated for impairment	8	'	'	'	'	8	8	'
Total loans	8	'	'	'	'	8	8	'
Covered loans | Construction and Land Development	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Loan portfolio distributed by portfolio segment and impairment methodology	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Loans collectively evaluated for impairment	25,376	'	'	'	'	25,376	25,376	'
Total loans	151,444	'	'	'	'	151,444	151,444	'
Covered loans | PCI loans	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Changes in the allowance for loan losses	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Balance, end of period	882	'	'	'	'	882	882	'
Loan portfolio distributed by portfolio segment and impairment methodology	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Total loans	729,156	'	'	'	'	729,156	729,156	'
Allowance for loan losses distributed by portfolio segment and impairment methodology	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Total loans	882	'	'	'	'	882	882	'
Covered loans | PCI loans | Commercial and Industrial	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Changes in the allowance for loan losses	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Balance, end of period	882	'	'	'	'	882	882	'
Loan portfolio distributed by portfolio segment and impairment methodology	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Total loans	38,410	'	'	'	'	38,410	38,410	'
Allowance for loan losses distributed by portfolio segment and impairment methodology	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Total loans	882	'	'	'	'	882	882	'
Covered loans | PCI loans | Real estate	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Loan portfolio distributed by portfolio segment and impairment methodology	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Total loans	564,678	'	'	'	'	564,678	564,678	'
Covered loans | PCI loans | Construction and Land Development	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Loan portfolio distributed by portfolio segment and impairment methodology	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Total loans	$126,068	'	'	'	'	$126,068	$126,068	'

Cash_and_Due_from_Banks_Detail

Cash and Due from Banks (Details) (USD $)	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Cash and Due from Banks	'	'
Cash on hand	$59,451,000	$20,201,000
Clearings and collection items	64,193,000	95,424,000
Deposits at Federal Reserve Bank	364,709,000	312,667,000
Deposits at Federal Home Loan Bank	1,500,000	1,499,000
Deposits in FDIC-insured institutions	223,246,000	292,248,000
Cash and due from banks	713,099,000	722,039,000
Interest-bearing deposits	$565,300,000	$581,200,000

Premises_and_Equipment_Details

Premises and Equipment (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Premises and Equipment	'	'	'
Premises and equipment, gross	$228,855,000	$115,084,000	'
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization	-28,149,000	-3,703,000	'
Premises and equipment, net	200,706,000	111,381,000	'
Assets recorded under capital leases	7,100,000	7,700,000	'
Accumulated amortization for assets under capital leases	600,000	100,000	'
Rental income	1,800,000	100,000	'
Depreciation and amortization expense	24,800,000	1,900,000	1,700,000
Land and premises	'	'	'
Premises and Equipment	'	'	'
Premises and equipment, gross	121,211,000	48,902,000	'
Furniture and equipment	'	'	'
Premises and Equipment	'	'	'
Premises and equipment, gross	$107,644,000	$66,182,000	'

Goodwill_and_Other_Intangible_2

Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Details) (USD $)	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Mar. 31, 2013	Dec. 01, 2012
			Plains Capital	Plains Capital
Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets	'	'	'	'
Carrying amount of goodwill	$251,808,000	$253,770,000	'	$230,073,000
Adjustments related to PlainsCapital acquisition	'	'	2,000,000	'
Other intangible assets	70,921,000	77,738,000	'	'
Estimated fair value of indefinite lived intangible assets related to state licenses acquired as a part of the NLC acquisition	$3,000,000	$3,000,000	'	'

Goodwill_and_Other_Intangible_3

Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Details 2) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Carrying value of intangible assets subject to amortization	'	'	'
Gross Intangible Assets	$88,120	$85,350	'
Accumulated Amortization	-20,199	-10,612	'
Net Intangible Assets	67,921	74,738	'
Amortization expense related to intangible assets	11,087	1,986	1,525
Estimated aggregate future amortization expense for intangible assets	'	'	'
2014	11,138	'	'
2015	10,300	'	'
2016	9,372	'	'
2017	7,546	'	'
2018	6,607	'	'
Thereafter	22,958	'	'
Net Intangible Assets	67,921	74,738	'
Core deposits	'	'	'
Carrying value of intangible assets subject to amortization	'	'	'
Gross Intangible Assets	38,770	34,500	'
Accumulated Amortization	-6,159	-452	'
Net Intangible Assets	32,611	34,048	'
Estimated aggregate future amortization expense for intangible assets	'	'	'
Net Intangible Assets	32,611	34,048	'
Core deposits | Minimum	'	'	'
Other Intangible Assets	'	'	'
Estimated Useful Life	'7 years	'10 years	'
Core deposits | Maximum	'	'	'
Other Intangible Assets	'	'	'
Estimated Useful Life	'12 years	'12 years	'
Trademarks and trade names	'	'	'
Carrying value of intangible assets subject to amortization	'	'	'
Gross Intangible Assets	20,000	20,000	'
Accumulated Amortization	-2,589	-1,487	'
Net Intangible Assets	17,411	18,513	'
Estimated aggregate future amortization expense for intangible assets	'	'	'
Net Intangible Assets	17,411	18,513	'
Trademarks and trade names | Minimum	'	'	'
Other Intangible Assets	'	'	'
Estimated Useful Life	'10 years	'10 years	'
Trademarks and trade names | Maximum	'	'	'
Other Intangible Assets	'	'	'
Estimated Useful Life	'20 years	'20 years	'
Noncompete agreements	'	'	'
Carrying value of intangible assets subject to amortization	'	'	'
Gross Intangible Assets	11,650	11,650	'
Accumulated Amortization	-2,492	-192	'
Net Intangible Assets	9,158	11,458	'
Estimated aggregate future amortization expense for intangible assets	'	'	'
Net Intangible Assets	9,158	11,458	'
Noncompete agreements | Minimum	'	'	'
Other Intangible Assets	'	'	'
Estimated Useful Life	'4 years	'4 years	'
Noncompete agreements | Maximum	'	'	'
Other Intangible Assets	'	'	'
Estimated Useful Life	'6 years	'6 years	'
Customer contracts and relationships	'	'	'
Carrying value of intangible assets subject to amortization	'	'	'
Gross Intangible Assets	14,100	14,100	'
Accumulated Amortization	-6,210	-4,515	'
Net Intangible Assets	7,890	9,585	'
Estimated aggregate future amortization expense for intangible assets	'	'	'
Net Intangible Assets	7,890	9,585	'
Customer contracts and relationships | Minimum	'	'	'
Other Intangible Assets	'	'	'
Estimated Useful Life	'8 years	'8 years	'
Customer contracts and relationships | Maximum	'	'	'
Other Intangible Assets	'	'	'
Estimated Useful Life	'12 years	'12 years	'
Agent relationships	'	'	'
Other Intangible Assets	'	'	'
Estimated Useful Life	'13 years	'13 years	'
Carrying value of intangible assets subject to amortization	'	'	'
Gross Intangible Assets	3,600	3,600	'
Accumulated Amortization	-2,749	-2,466	'
Net Intangible Assets	851	1,134	'
Estimated aggregate future amortization expense for intangible assets	'	'	'
Net Intangible Assets	851	1,134	'
Technology	'	'	'
Other Intangible Assets	'	'	'
Estimated Useful Life	'	'5 years	'
Carrying value of intangible assets subject to amortization	'	'	'
Gross Intangible Assets	'	1,500	'
Accumulated Amortization	'	($1,500)	'

Mortgage_Servicing_Rights_Deta

Mortgage Servicing Rights (Details) (USD $)	1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2013
Change in fair value of mortgage servicing rights	'	'
Balance, beginning of period	'	$2,080
Additions	2,204	13,886
Changes in fair value: Due to changes in model inputs or assumptions	-51	4,782
Changes in fair value: Due to customer payments	-73	-599
Balance, end of period	2,080	20,149
Mortgage loans serviced for others	$352,753	$1,965,883
MSR as a percentage of serviced mortgage loans	0.59%	1.02%
MSR	'	'
Assumptions used in measuring fair value	'	'
Weighted average constant prepayment rate (as a percent)	15.71%	9.72%
Weighted average discount rate (as a percent)	20.67%	12.37%
Weighted average life	'5 years 8 months 12 days	'7 years 7 months 6 days

Mortgage_Servicing_Rights_Deta1

Mortgage Servicing Rights (Details 2) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Sensitivity analysis	'	'
Contractually specified servicing fees, late fees and ancillary fees	$3,200,000	$400,000
MSR	'	'
Sensitivity analysis	'	'
Constant prepayment rate: Impact of 10% adverse change	-601,000	-80,000
Constant prepayment rate: Impact of 20% adverse change	-1,170,000	-155,000
Discount rate: Impact of 100 basis point adverse change	-631,000	-34,000
Discount rate: Impact of 200 basis point adverse change	($1,236,000)	($66,000)

Deposits_Details

Deposits (Details) (USD $)	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Deposits	'	'
Noninterest-bearing demand	$1,773,749,000	$1,349,584,000
Interest-bearing:	'	'
NOW accounts	1,083,596,000	809,605,000
Money market	878,578,000	627,849,000
Brokered - money market	276,760,000	263,193,000
Demand	47,636,000	75,308,000
Savings	357,325,000	180,367,000
Time	2,110,947,000	1,175,432,000
Brokered - time	194,327,000	219,123,000
Total deposits	6,722,918,000	4,700,461,000
Net change in deposits	2,200,000,000	'
Scheduled maturities of interest-bearing time deposits	'	'
2014	1,690,804,000	'
2015	333,193,000	'
2016	122,654,000	'
2017	122,988,000	'
2018 and thereafter	35,635,000	'
Time deposits	$2,305,274,000	'

Shortterm_Borrowings_Details

Short-term Borrowings (Details) (USD $)	1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2013
Short-term borrowings	'	'
Short-term borrowings	$728,250,000	$342,087,000
FSC	'	'
Short-term borrowings	'	'
Weighted average interest rate (as a percent)	1.16%	1.15%
Federal funds purchased	'	'
Short-term borrowings	'	'
Short-term borrowings	269,625,000	137,225,000
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase	'	'
Short-term borrowings	'	'
Short-term borrowings	85,725,000	107,462,000
Federal Home Loan Bank notes	'	'
Short-term borrowings	'	'
Short-term borrowings	250,000,000	'
Average balance during the period	301,613,000	106,415,000
Average interest rate during the period (as a percent)	0.14%	0.13%
Maximum month-end balance during the period	250,000,000	525,000,000
Average interest rate at end of period (as a percent)	0.07%	'
Amount of available collateral	'	1,700,000,000
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	277,470,000	281,067,000
Average interest rate during the period (as a percent)	0.25%	0.19%
Maximum month-end balance during the period	355,350,000	415,730,000
Average interest rate at end of period (as a percent)	0.22%	0.16%
Carrying value	122,153,000	144,991,000
Estimated fair value	122,435,000	138,719,000
Short-term bank loans	'	'
Short-term borrowings	'	'
Short-term borrowings	$122,900,000	$97,400,000

Notes_Payable_Details

Notes Payable (Details) (USD $)

Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2012

Oct. 15, 2013

Nov. 30, 2013

Jan. 31, 2007

Aug. 31, 2005

Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2012

Jan. 31, 2007

Nov. 30, 2011

Oct. 15, 2013

Dec. 31, 2011

Oct. 15, 2013

Aug. 31, 2005

Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2012

Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2012

Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2012

Dec. 31, 2005

Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2012

Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2012

Dec. 31, 2013

7.50% Senior exchangeable notes due 2025

7.50% Senior exchangeable notes due 2025

7.50% Senior exchangeable notes due 2025

7.50% Senior exchangeable notes due 2025

7.50% Senior exchangeable notes due 2025

7.50% Senior exchangeable notes due 2025

7.50% Senior exchangeable notes due 2025

7.50% Senior exchangeable notes due 2025

7.50% Senior exchangeable notes due 2025

7.50% Senior exchangeable notes due 2025

7.50% Senior exchangeable notes due 2025

7.50% Senior exchangeable notes due 2025

Notes Payable

Notes Payable

Notes Payable

Notes Payable

NLIC note payable due May 2033, three-month LIBOR plus 4.10%

NLIC note payable due May 2033, three-month LIBOR plus 4.10%

NLIC note payable due September 2033, three-month LIBOR plus 4.05%

NLIC note payable due September 2033, three-month LIBOR plus 4.05%

ASIC note payable due April 2034, three-month LIBOR plus 4.05%

ASIC note payable due April 2034, three-month LIBOR plus 4.05%

First Southwest nonrecourse notes, due January 2035

First Southwest nonrecourse notes, due January 2035

First Southwest nonrecourse notes, due January 2035

Insurance company note payable due March 2035, three-month LIBOR plus 3.40%

Insurance company note payable due March 2035, three-month LIBOR plus 3.40%

Insurance company line of credit due September 2014, 3.25% plus a calculated index rate

Common stock

NLC

NLC

NLC

HTH Operating Partnership LP

HTH Operating Partnership LP

NLC

NLIC

ASIC

Notes payable

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Notes payable

$56,327,000

$141,539,000

'

'

'

'

'

$83,950,000

'

'

$6,900,000

'

$90,900,000

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'

'

'

$10,000,000

$10,000,000

$10,000,000

$10,000,000

$7,500,000

$7,500,000

'

$6,827,000

$10,089,000

$20,000,000

$20,000,000

$2,000,000

Aggregate principal amount

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96,600,000

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'

Interest rate (as a percent)

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7.50%

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7.50%

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8.58%

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3.25%

Base interest rate (as a percent)

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'three-month LIBOR

'

'three-month LIBOR

'

'three-month LIBOR

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'

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'three-month LIBOR

'

'Fixed rate plus a calculated index rate

Margin on interest rate (as a percent)

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'

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'

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'

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4.10%

'

4.05%

'

4.05%

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3.40%

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'

Interest rate at year end (as a percent)

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

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'

'

'

4.35%

'

4.30%

'

4.30%

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'

'

'

3.65%

'

4.00%

Debt issued

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30,300,000

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Number of shares per $1000 principal into which the debt can be exchanged

'

'

0.07394998

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0.07394998

0.0698812

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Initial exchange price (in dollars per share)

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$13.52

'

$13.52

$14.31

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Price of common shares in rights offering (in dollars per share)

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$8

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Number of consecutive trading days during which the closing price of the entity's common stock must exceed the exchange price for at least 20 trading days in order for the notes to be exchanged

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'5 days

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Aggregate cash payment to fund the redemption of notes

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11,100,000

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Aggregate number of shares of common stock issued`

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6,208,005

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'

Par value of debts purchased (in dollars)

'

'

'

'

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'

6,900,000

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'

'

'

'

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'

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'

Average cost of debt purchased as a percentage of par value

'

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107.26%

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'

Maximum amount of statutory surplus up to which debts will be payable

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30,000,000

15,000,000

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'

'

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'

Minimum beneficial ownership (as a percent)

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50.00%

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'

Minimum percentage of outstanding principal amount as a price at which each holder of the notes has the right to require the entity to purchase such holder's notes in whole or in part

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'

'

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'

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'

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100.00%

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'

Total amount of Fee Award

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'

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'

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95,300,000

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'

'

'

'

Increased interest rate of debt (as a percent)

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'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

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'

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'

10.08%

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'

'

Maximum borrowing capacity for NLC

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'

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'

5,000,000

Scheduled maturities

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Total

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6,900,000

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'

56,300,000

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'

'

'

'

'

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2014

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'

'

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'

2,000,000

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2033 and thereafter

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$54,300,000

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'

'

Junior_Subordinated_Debentures2

Junior Subordinated Debentures and Trust Preferred Securities (Details) (USD $)	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2013	Jul. 31, 2001	Mar. 26, 2003	Sep. 17, 2003	Feb. 22, 2008	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2013
	Plains Capital	Plains Capital	Plains Capital	Plains Capital	Plains Capital	Plains Capital	Plains Capital	Four statutory trusts	Four statutory trusts
	item	Special-purpose entity, parent not primary beneficiary	Special-purpose entity, parent not primary beneficiary	Special-purpose entity, parent not primary beneficiary	Special-purpose entity, parent not primary beneficiary	Special-purpose entity, parent not primary beneficiary	Connecticut	Special-purpose entity, parent not primary beneficiary	Special-purpose entity, parent not primary beneficiary
		Debentures	Debentures	Debentures	Debentures	Debentures	item	Floating rate preferred securities	Common stock
		Four statutory trusts	PCC Statutory Trust I	PCC Statutory Trust II	PCC Statutory Trust III	PCC Statutory Trust IV
Junior subordinated debentures and trust preferred securities	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Number of statutory trusts owned by subsidiary	4	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Number of statutory trusts owned by subsidiary, which were formed under laws of state of Connecticut	'	'	'	'	'	'	3	'	'
Floating rate preferred securities issued by the trusts	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	$65,000,000	$2,012,000
Amount	'	'	$18,042,000	$18,042,000	$15,464,000	$15,464,000	'	'	'
Stated term	'	'30 years	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Variable rate basis	'	'3-month LIBOR	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Average spread on variable rate basis (as a percent)	'	3.22%	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Average interest rate (as a percent)	'	3.47%	'	'	'	'	'	'	'

Income_Taxes_Details

Income Taxes (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2013	Sep. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2013	Mar. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Sep. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2012	Mar. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Current:	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Federal	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	$51,441	$4,346	($966)
State	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	3,414	935	'
Total	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	54,855	5,281	-966
Deferred:	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Federal	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	14,573	-5,649	-4,043
State	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	1,256	-777	'
Total	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	15,829	-6,426	-4,043
Income tax provision (benefit)	18,090	20,115	13,309	19,170	5,809	-1,914	-5,243	203	70,684	-1,145	-5,009
Statutory Federal income tax rate (as a percent)	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	35.00%	'	'
Reconciliation of the income tax provision (benefit) and the amount that would be computed by applying the statutory federal income tax rate to income (loss) before income taxes	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Computed tax at federal statutory rate	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	69,088	-2,185	-4,039
Tax effect of:	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Life insurance	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	-114	-18	'
Tax-exempt income, net	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	-2,042	-151	'
State income taxes	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	3,035	103	'
Nondeductible expenses	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	2,363	352	-970
Minority interest	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	-479	-174	'
Nondeductible transaction costs	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	1,151	'
Prior year return to provision adjustment	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	-1,141	-150	'
Other	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	-26	-73	'
Income tax provision (benefit)	18,090	20,115	13,309	19,170	5,809	-1,914	-5,243	203	70,684	-1,145	-5,009
Deferred tax assets:	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Net operating loss carryforwards	15,919	'	'	'	16,377	'	'	'	15,919	16,377	'
Covered loans	47,770	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	47,770	'	'
Purchase accounting adjustment - loans	27,997	'	'	'	50,752	'	'	'	27,997	50,752	'
Allowance for loan losses	12,383	'	'	'	1,235	'	'	'	12,383	1,235	'
Compensation and benefits	16,946	'	'	'	15,246	'	'	'	16,946	15,246	'
Indemnification agreements	8,308	'	'	'	8,242	'	'	'	8,308	8,242	'
Foreclosed property	13,589	'	'	'	3,701	'	'	'	13,589	3,701	'
Net unrealized change in securities	19,428	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	19,428	'	'
Other	16,216	'	'	'	12,916	'	'	'	16,216	12,916	'
Deferred tax assets	178,556	'	'	'	108,469	'	'	'	178,556	108,469	'
Deferred tax liabilities:	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Premises and equipment	13,269	'	'	'	10,109	'	'	'	13,269	10,109	'
FDIC Indemnification Asset	67,841	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	67,841	'	'
Intangible assets	22,708	'	'	'	30,068	'	'	'	22,708	30,068	'
Derivatives	9,428	'	'	'	12,213	'	'	'	9,428	12,213	'
Net unrealized change in securities	'	'	'	'	4,337	'	'	'	'	4,337	'
Loan servicing	7,480	'	'	'	774	'	'	'	7,480	774	'
Other	17,972	'	'	'	17,935	'	'	'	17,972	17,935	'
Total	138,698	'	'	'	75,436	'	'	'	138,698	75,436	'
Net deferred tax asset	$39,858	'	'	'	$33,033	'	'	'	$39,858	$33,033	'

Income_Taxes_Details_2

Income Taxes (Details 2) (USD $)	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
Net operating loss carryforwards	'	'
Valuation allowance on deferred tax assets	$0	$0
Uncertain tax positions	'	'
Liabilities for uncertain tax positions	0	0
Federal	'	'
Net operating loss carryforwards	'	'
Regular income tax operating loss carryforwards	$45.50	$46.80

Employee_Benefits_Details

Employee Benefits (Details) (USD $)	0 Months Ended	1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Nov. 30, 2012	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2001
	item
Employee Benefits	'	'	'	'	'	'
Matching contribution	'	'	$6.20	$0.70	$0.20	'
Liability recorded	'	'	8.9	'	'	'
Number of executive officers of PlainsCapital with retention agreements	2	'	'	'	'	'
Flexible premium universal life insurance	'	'	'	'	'	'
Amount of insurance purchased	'	'	'	'	'	15
Carrying value of the policies	'	24.1	24.5	24.1	'	'
Income related to the policies	'	$0.10	$0.40	'	'	'

Related_Party_Transactions_Det

Related Party Transactions (Details) (USD $)

Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2012

Nov. 30, 2012

Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2012

Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2012

Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2012

Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2012

Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2013

Bank

Bank

Diamond A Administration Company, LLC

Diamond A Administration Company, LLC

Diamond A Financial, L.P

Directors, executive officers and their affiliates

Directors, executive officers and their affiliates

Lessor

Related party company that sells loans to the Bank

Related party company that sells loans to the Bank

Limited partnership investments of PlainsCapital Equity, LLC

Limited partnership investments of PlainsCapital Equity, LLC

Limited partnership investments of PlainsCapital Equity, LLC

Limited partnership investments of PlainsCapital Equity, LLC

Gerald J. Ford

Jeremy B. Ford

Jeremy B. Ford

Management Services Agreement

Sublease Agreement

Bank

Bank

Bank

Bank

Bank

Bank

Bank

Plains Capital Equity, LLC

Plains Capital Equity, LLC

Diamond A Administration Company, LLC

Diamond A Financial, L.P

Operating lease agreement

Related Party Transactions

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'

'

'

'

'

'

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'

'

'

'

'

'

Ownership interest (as a percent)

'

'

'

'

'

17.20%

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'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

17.20%

46.00%

49.00%

Services and office space cost per month

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'

'

$91,500

$21,478

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'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Period prior to cause of action for which liability of related party is limited

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'12 months

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'

Loans to related parties

'

'

'

'

'

'

8,000,000

23,200,000

'

'

'

3,000,000

4,200,000

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'

'

'

'

Total principal additions to loans

'

'

'

'

'

'

6,800,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Total principal payments

'

'

'

'

'

'

8,700,000

'

'

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'

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'

'

Reductions due to changes in status as a related party

'

'

'

'

'

'

13,300,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Deposits of related parties held

'

154,000,000

173,500,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Future minimum payments due annually through 2028

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

500,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Aggregate remaining lease obligation

118,134,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

7,500,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Loan Purchases

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

6,000,000

6,000,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Investment in limited partnership

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

$3,700,000

$3,700,000

'

'

'

Commitments_and_Contingencies_1

Commitments and Contingencies (Details) (USD $)

0 Months Ended

1 Months Ended

12 Months Ended

1 Months Ended

12 Months Ended

0 Months Ended

Nov. 30, 2012

Nov. 30, 2012

Nov. 30, 2012

Nov. 30, 2012

Dec. 31, 2012

Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2012

Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2012

Sep. 13, 2013

Sep. 13, 2013

Sep. 13, 2013

item

Retention agreements

Retention agreements

Retention agreements

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

Bank

Bank

Bank

Bank

Bank

item

Executive officer one

Executive officer two

FNB

FNB

FNB

item

Covered loans

Covered loans

Commercial

Single family residential loans

Commitments and Contingencies

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Aggregate amount of federal funds purchased and sold for which the Bank acts as an agent on behalf of certain correspondent banks

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

$7,500,000

$16,000,000

'

'

'

Indemnification liability reserve

'

'

'

'

39,693,000

51,912,000

18,964,000

21,121,000

'

'

'

'

'

Provision for indemnification losses

'

'

'

'

'

'

400,000

3,500,000

'

'

'

'

'

Roll-forward of claims activity for loans put-back to the mortgage origination segment

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Balance, beginning of period

'

'

'

'

35,217,000

39,693,000

18,544,000

18,964,000

'

'

'

'

'

Claims made

'

'

'

'

6,463,000

40,001,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Additions for new sales

'

'

'

'

'

'

420,000

3,539,000

'

'

'

'

'

Claims resolved with no payment

'

'

'

'

-1,565,000

-17,746,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Repurchases

'

'

'

'

-422,000

-6,255,000

-31,000

-251,000

'

'

'

'

'

Early payment defaults

'

'

'

'

'

'

-51,000

-528,000

'

'

'

'

'

Indemnification payments

'

'

'

'

'

-3,781,000

'

-1,003,000

'

'

'

'

'

Change in estimate

'

'

'

'

'

'

82,000

400,000

'

'

'

'

'

Balance, end of period

'

'

'

'

39,693,000

51,912,000

18,964,000

21,121,000

'

'

'

'

'

Reserve for Indemnification Liability:

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Specific claims

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

12,179,000

'

'

'

'

'

Incurred but not reported claims

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

8,942,000

'

'

'

'

'

Total

'

'

'

'

39,693,000

51,912,000

18,964,000

21,121,000

'

'

'

'

'

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

'

'

Number of executive officers

2

2

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Retention agreement term

'

'

'3 years

'2 years

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Renewal period of contract

'

'

'1 year

'1 year

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Period from date of agreement at which initial renewal of agreement may occur

'

'

'2 years

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Number of employment contracts on termination of which additional severance pay benefits will be payable

'

2

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Commitments_and_Contingencies_2

Commitments and Contingencies (Details 2) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Commitments and Contingencies	'	'	'
Rental expense under the operating leases	$29,200,000	$2,900,000	$500,000
Future minimum lease payments under operating leases	'	'	'
2014	25,541,000	'	'
2015	22,815,000	'	'
2016	16,496,000	'	'
2017	12,019,000	'	'
2018	11,222,000	'	'
Thereafter	30,041,000	'	'
Total minimum lease payments	118,134,000	'	'
Future minimum lease payments under capital leases	'	'	'
2014	1,080,000	'	'
2015	1,090,000	'	'
2016	1,103,000	'	'
2017	1,129,000	'	'
2018	1,167,000	'	'
Thereafter	9,514,000	'	'
Total minimum lease payments	15,083,000	'	'
Amount representing interest	-6,824,000	'	'
Present value of minimum lease payments	$8,259,000	'	'
Minimum	'	'	'
Commitments and Contingencies	'	'	'
Remaining terms of noncancelable operating leases	'1 year	'	'
Remaining term of capital leases	'11 years	'	'
Maximum	'	'	'
Commitments and Contingencies	'	'	'
Remaining terms of noncancelable operating leases	'15 years	'	'
Remaining term of capital leases	'15 years	'	'

Financial_Instruments_with_Off1

Financial Instruments with Off-Balance Sheet Risk (Details) (USD $)	Dec. 31, 2013
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
Unused commitments to extend credit	'
Financial Instruments with Off-Balance Sheet Risk	'
Outstanding commitments	$1,100
Standby letters of credit	'
Financial Instruments with Off-Balance Sheet Risk	'
Outstanding commitments	$41.70

StockBased_Compensation_Detail

Stock-Based Compensation (Details) (USD $)

12 Months Ended

1 Months Ended

0 Months Ended

12 Months Ended

In Millions, except Share data, unless otherwise specified

Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2012

Dec. 31, 2011

Sep. 30, 2012

Nov. 02, 2011

Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2013

Sep. 30, 2012

Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2012

Dec. 31, 2011

2003 Plan

2003 Plan

2003 Plan

2012 Plan

2012 Plan

2012 Plan

2012 Plan

2012 Plan

2012 Plan

Stock Option Awards

Stock Option Awards

Restricted Stock

Board of directors

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 shares granted to members of board of directors as compensation for director services

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

9,343

5,183

5,418

Awards granted (in shares)

'

'

'

'

600,000

'

'

'

471,000

'

'

'

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

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

$13.32

'

'

'

Unrecognized compensation expense

'

'

'

'

'

$0.20

'

'

$4.90

'

'

'

Common stock remaining available for issuance (in shares)

'

'

'

'

'

'

3,519,657

'

'

'

'

'

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

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Expected volatility (as a percent)

'

'

'

'

25.00%

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Risk-free interest rate (as a percent)

'

'

'

'

0.96%

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Dividend yield (as a percent)

'

'

'

'

0.00%

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Expected life

'

'

'

'

'5 years

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Forfeiture rate (as a percent)

'

'

'

'

15.00%

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Compensation expense

$1.70

$0.50

$0.10

'

$0.90

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Regulatory_Matters_Details

Regulatory Matters (Details) (USD $)	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Sep. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Sep. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2013
			Bank	Bank	Bank	Hilltop	Hilltop	Hilltop	Hilltop	FSC
					FNB				FNB
Tier 1 capital (to average assets)	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Actual Amount	'	'	$762,364,000	$542,307,000	'	$1,112,424,000	$871,379,000	'	'	'
Actual Ratio (as a percent)	'	'	9.29%	8.84%	'	12.81%	13.08%	'	'	'
Minimum Capital Requirements, Amount	'	'	328,275,000	245,495,000	'	347,480,000	266,514,000	'	'	'
Minimum Capital Requirements, Ratio (as a percent)	'	'	4.00%	4.00%	'	4.00%	4.00%	'	'	'
Tier 1 capital (to risk-weighted assets)	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Actual Amount	'	'	762,364,000	542,307,000	'	1,112,424,000	871,379,000	'	'	'
Actual Ratio (as a percent)	'	'	13.38%	11.83%	'	18.53%	17.72%	'	'	'
Minimum Capital Requirements, Amount	'	'	227,984,000	183,308,000	'	240,159,000	196,670,000	'	'	'
Minimum Capital Requirements, Ratio (as a percent)	'	'	4.00%	4.00%	'	4.00%	4.00%	'	'	'
Total capital (to risk-weighted assets)	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Actual Amount	'	'	797,771,000	546,598,000	25,000,000	1,148,736,000	875,670,000	'	35,000,000	'
Actual Ratio (as a percent)	'	'	14.00%	11.93%	'	19.13%	17.81%	'	'	'
Minimum Capital Requirements, Amount	'	'	455,968,000	366,615,000	'	480,318,000	393,340,000	'	'	'
Minimum Capital Requirements, Ratio (as a percent)	'	'	8.00%	8.00%	'	8.00%	8.00%	'	'	'
Tier 1 capital (to average assets)	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
To Be Well Capitalized Minimum Capital Requirements, Amount	'	'	410,344,000	306,869,000	'	'	'	'	'	'
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	'	'	341,976,000	274,961,000	'	'	'	'	'	'
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	'	'	569,960,000	458,269,000	'	'	'	'	'	'
To Be Well Capitalized Minimum Capital Requirements, Ratio (as a percent)	'	'	10.00%	10.00%	'	'	'	'	'	'
Reconciliation of equity capital to Tier 1 and total capital (as defined)	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Total equity capital	1,311,141,000	1,144,496,000	985,519,000	831,677,000	'	1,311,141,000	1,144,496,000	655,383,000	'	'
Add:	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Minority interests	781,000	2,054,000	781,000	2,054,000	'	781,000	2,054,000	'	'	'
Trust preferred securities	'	'	'	'	'	65,000,000	65,000,000	'	'	'
Net unrealized holding losses on securities available for sale and held in trust	'	'	42,901,000	1,125,000	'	34,863,000	-8,094,000	'	'	'
Deduct:	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Goodwill and other disallowed intangible assets	'	'	-264,822,000	-292,341,000	'	-297,174,000	-331,508,000	'	'	'
Other	'	'	-2,015,000	-208,000	'	-2,187,000	-569,000	'	'	'
Tier 1 capital (as defined)	'	'	762,364,000	542,307,000	'	1,112,424,000	871,379,000	'	'	'
Allowable Tier 2 capital	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Allowance for loan losses	'	'	35,407,000	4,291,000	'	35,407,000	4,291,000	'	'	'
Net unrealized holding losses on equity securities	'	'	'	'	'	905,000	'	'	'	'
Total capital (as defined)	'	'	797,771,000	546,598,000	25,000,000	1,148,736,000	875,670,000	'	35,000,000	'
Financial Advisory	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Net capital	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	74,300,000
Minimum net capital requirement	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	3,400,000
Net capital as a percentage of aggregate debits	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	43.00%
Net capital in excess of the minimum requirement	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	($70,800,000)

Regulatory_Matters_Details_2

Regulatory Matters (Details 2) (Texas Department of Insurance, USD $)	12 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
National Lloyds Insurance Company	'	'	'
Insurance	'	'	'
Capital and surplus	$98,602	$94,558	'
Statutory net income (loss):	3,583	-3,858	-133
American Summit Insurance Company	'	'	'
Insurance	'	'	'
Capital and surplus	26,452	25,761	'
Statutory net income (loss):	$521	$972	($541)

Stockholders_Equity_Details

Stockholders' Equity (Details) (USD $)	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2013	Sep. 27, 2011	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2013	Nov. 30, 2012
			NLC	Series B Preferred Stock	Series B Preferred Stock	Series B Preferred Stock	Series B Preferred Stock	Series B Preferred Stock	Plains Capital
					item		Dividend period beginning on January 1, 2014 and ending on March 26, 2016	Dividend period beginning on March 27, 2016 ending on redemption	Series B Preferred Stock
Stockholders' equity	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Maximum dividends that may be paid without regulatory approval	$148,700,000	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Maximum dividends that may be paid without regulatory approval	'	'	12,500,000	'	'	'	'	'	'
Number of shares of Hilltop Series B Preferred Stock into which each outstanding share of PlainsCapital Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series C is converted	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	1
Preferred stock, shares outstanding	$114,068,000	$114,068,000	'	'	$114,100,000	$114,100,000	'	'	'
Dividend rate (as a percent)	'	'	'	'	4.71%	'	5.00%	9.00%	'
Number of quarters after failure to declare and pay dividends on Series B Preferred Stock for which the entity may not pay dividends to common stockholders nor may repurchase or redeem any shares of common stock	'	'	'	'	3	'	'	'	'
Tier 1 Dividend Threshold (as a percent)	'	'	'	90.00%	'	'	'	'	'
Redemption price as a percentage of the liquidation amount	'	'	'	'	100.00%	'	'	'	'

Other_Noninterest_Income_and_E2

Other Noninterest Income and Expense (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Other noninterest income:	'	'	'
Revenue from check and stored value cards	$4,250	$275	'
Net loss from trading securities portfolio	-2,773	-646	'
Change in fair value of FSC derivatives	11,427	238	'
Trust fees	5,050	411	'
Service charges on depositor accounts	11,376	724	'
Commission and insurance agency income	2,765	2,159	2,645
Direct bill fees and insurance service fee income	4,613	4,109	4,140
Other	7,962	1,303	'
Other noninterest income	44,670	8,573	6,785
Other noninterest expense:	'	'	'
Marketing	17,257	2,245	'
Data processing	17,922	4,033	434
Printing, stationery and supplies	4,583	4,033	'
Funding fees	4,403	735	'
Unreimbursed loan closing costs	30,095	5,944	'
Amortization of intangible assets	11,087	1,986	1,525
Acquisition costs	117	6,570	2,603
Management Fees	'	1,025	1,098
Accounting fees	5,455	2,269	852
Other professional services	37,806	5,004	412
Other	59,222	524	2,869
Other noninterest expense	$187,947	$34,368	$9,793

Derivative_Financial_Instrumen2

Derivative Financial Instruments (Details) (Non-Hedging Derivative Instruments, USD $)	1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2013
FSC	'	'
Derivative financial instruments	'	'
Net gain (loss) due to changes in the fair value of the derivative instruments	$200,000	$11,400,000
PrimeLending	'	'
Derivative financial instruments	'	'
Net gain (loss) due to changes in the fair value of the derivative instruments	-5,900,000	8,200,000
Commitments to purchase MBSs	'	'
Derivative financial instruments	'	'
Notional Amount	165,128,000	236,305,000
Estimated Fair Value	466,000	-109,000
Commitments to sell MBSs	'	'
Derivative financial instruments	'	'
Notional Amount	1,586,930,000	1,645,332,000
Estimated Fair Value	-1,025,000	11,383,000
Interest rate lock commitments	'	'
Derivative financial instruments	'	'
Notional Amount	968,083,000	602,467,000
Estimated Fair Value	15,150,000	12,151,000
Interest rate swaps | Cash Flow Hedges	'	'
Derivative financial instruments	'	'
Notional Amount	1,969,000	'
Estimated Fair Value	25,000	'
Fee Award Option	'	'
Derivative financial instruments	'	'
Notional Amount	20,432,000	20,432,000
Estimated Fair Value	($4,490,000)	($5,600,000)

Balance_Sheet_Offsetting_Detai

Balance Sheet Offsetting (Details) (USD $)	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Total	'	'
Gross Amounts of Recognized Assets	$118,854	$103,936
Gross Amounts Offset in the Balance Sheet	-76	'
Net Amounts of Assets Presented in the Balance Sheet	118,778	103,936
Gross Amounts Not Offset in the Balance Sheets	'	'
Financial Instruments	-107,365	-103,936
Cash Collateral Pledged	-286	'
Net Amount	11,127	'
Institutional counterparties	'	'
Securities Borrowed:	'	'
Gross Amounts of Recognized Assets	107,365	103,936
Net Amounts of Assets Presented in the Balance Sheets	107,365	103,936
Gross Amounts Not Offset in the Balance Sheets	'	'
Financial Instruments	-107,365	-103,936
Forward sales of MBSs | Institutional counterparties	'	'
Derivatives	'	'
Gross Amounts of Recognized Assets	11,489	'
Gross Amounts Offset in the Balance Sheets	-76	'
Net Amounts of Assets Presented in the Balance Sheets	11,413	'
Gross Amounts Not Offset in the Balance Sheets	'	'
Cash Collateral Pledged	-286	'
Net Amount	$11,127	'

Balance_Sheet_Offsetting_Detai1

Balance Sheet Offsetting (Details 2) (USD $)	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Total	'	'
Gross Amounts of Recognized Liabilities	$182,405	$202,828
Gross Amounts Offset in the Balance Sheets	'	-975
Net Amounts of Liabilities Presented in the Balance Sheets	182,405	201,853
Gross Amounts Not Offset in the Balance Sheets	'	'
Financial Instruments	-182,375	-200,828
Cash Collateral Pledged	-17	-249
Net Amount	13	776
Institutional counterparties	'	'
Securities Loaned:	'	'
Gross Amounts of Recognized Liabilities	74,913	115,102
Net Amounts of Liabilities Presented in the Balance Sheets	74,913	115,102
Gross Amounts Not Offset in the Balance Sheets	'	'
Financial Instruments	-74,913	-115,102
Institutional counterparties | Forward sales of MBSs	'	'
Derivatives:	'	'
Gross Amounts of Recognized Liabilities	30	2,000
Gross Amounts Offset in the Balance Sheets	'	-975
Net Amounts of Liabilities Presented in the Balance Sheets	30	1,025
Gross Amounts Not Offset in the Balance Sheets	'	'
Cash Collateral Pledged	-17	-249
Net Amount	13	776
Customer counterparties	'	'
Repurchase Agreement:	'	'
Gross Amounts of Recognized Liabilities	107,462	85,726
Net Amounts of Liabilities Presented in the Balance Sheets	107,462	85,726
Gross Amounts Not Offset in the Balance Sheets	'	'
Financial Instruments	($107,462)	($85,726)

BrokerDealer_and_Clearing_Orga2

Broker-Dealer and Clearing Organization Receivables and Payables (Details) (USD $)	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Receivables:	'	'
Securities borrowed	$107,365	$103,936
Securities failed to deliver	7,160	33,045
Clearing organizations	4,698	8,543
Due from dealers	94	40
Total receivables	119,317	145,564
Payables:	'	'
Securities loaned	74,913	115,102
Correspondents	44,852	41,414
Securities failed to receive	5,523	31,474
Clearing organizations	4,390	'
Total Payables	$129,678	$187,990

Deferred_Policy_Acquisition_Co2

Deferred Policy Acquisition Cost (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Activity in deferred acquisition costs	'	'
Balance, beginning of year	$19,812	$19,182
Acquisition expenses capitalized	41,771	39,387
Amortization charged to income	-40,592	-38,757
Balance, end of year	$20,991	$19,812

Reserves_for_Unpaid_Losses_and2

Reserves for Unpaid Losses and Loss Adjustment Expenses (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Information regarding of the reserve for unpaid losses and loss adjustment expenses	'	'	'
Balance, beginning of period	$34,012,000	$44,835,000	$58,882,000
Less reinsurance recoverables	-10,385,000	-25,083,000	-43,773,000
Net balance, beginning of period	23,627,000	19,752,000	15,109,000
Incurred related to:	'	'	'
Current period	110,096,000	109,328,000	97,742,000
Prior periods	659,000	-169,000	-1,008,000
Total incurred	110,755,000	109,159,000	96,734,000
Payments related to:	'	'	'
Current period	-96,284,000	-90,743,000	-83,266,000
Prior periods	-15,138,000	-14,541,000	-8,825,000
Total payments	-111,422,000	-105,284,000	-92,091,000
Net balance, end of period	22,960,000	23,627,000	19,752,000
Plus reinsurance recoverables	4,508,000	10,385,000	25,083,000
Balance, end of period	27,468,000	34,012,000	44,835,000
Change in insurance reserves	$6,500,000	$10,800,000	'

Reinsurance_Activity_Details

Reinsurance Activity (Details) (USD $)	Dec. 31, 2013
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Reinsurance Activity	'
Allowance for uncollectible accounts	$0
Threshold percentage for disclosure of reinsurance recoverables	5.00%
Reinsurance activity	'
Balances due from Companies	5,200
Federal Emergency Management Agency	'
Reinsurance activity	'
Balances due from Companies	3,875
General Reinsurance | A++	'
Reinsurance activity	'
Balances due from Companies	1,119
Lloyd's Syndicate # 2001 | A+	'
Reinsurance activity	'
Balances due from Companies	409
Hannover Rueckversicherung | A+	'
Reinsurance activity	'
Balances due from Companies	295
R+V Versicherung AG | A+	'
Reinsurance activity	'
Balances due from Companies	360
Total	'
Reinsurance activity	'
Balances due from Companies	$6,058

Reinsurance_Activity_Details_2

Reinsurance Activity (Details 2) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Earned	'	'	'
Net premiums, Earned	$157,533	$146,701	$134,048
Effect of reinsurance on incurred losses	'	'	'
Loss and LAE incurred	117,089	115,347	92,655
Reinsurance recoverables	-6,334	-6,188	4,079
Net loss and LAE incurred	110,755	109,159	96,734
Property and casualty	'	'	'
Written	'	'	'
Premiums from direct business	173,982	163,780	155,054
Reinsurance assumed	7,987	6,422	5,388
Reinsurance ceded	-18,528	-19,751	-18,705
Net premiums, Written	163,441	150,451	141,737
Earned	'	'	'
Premiums from direct business	168,942	162,383	147,419
Reinsurance assumed	7,202	5,882	5,176
Reinsurance ceded	-18,611	-21,564	-18,547
Net premiums, Earned	$157,533	$146,701	$134,048

Reinsurance_Activity_Details_3

Reinsurance Activity (Details 3) (USD $)

0 Months Ended

12 Months Ended

6 Months Ended

12 Months Ended

12 Months Ended

0 Months Ended

12 Months Ended

0 Months Ended

12 Months Ended

Jan. 02, 2014

Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2012

Dec. 31, 2011

Dec. 31, 2011

Dec. 31, 2010

Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2013

Jun. 30, 2013

Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2013

Jan. 02, 2014

Dec. 31, 2013

Jan. 02, 2014

Jan. 02, 2014

Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2012

Dec. 31, 2011

Jul. 02, 2013

Jul. 02, 2013

Jul. 02, 2013

Jan. 02, 2014

Dec. 31, 2013

Multi-line excess of loss coverage

Multi-line excess of loss coverage

Catastrophic coverage

Catastrophic coverage

Catastrophic coverage

Catastrophic coverage

Catastrophic coverage

Catastrophic coverage

Catastrophic coverage

Catastrophic coverage

Catastrophic coverage

Catastrophic coverage

ASIC

ASIC

NLIC

NLIC

NLC

NLC

NLC

NLC

NLC

NLC

NLC

NLC

NLIC and ASIC

Hurricanes Ike and Dolly

Hurricanes Ike and Dolly

First layer of protection

Second layer of protection

Third layer of protection

Fourth layer of protection

Fourth layer of protection

Catastrophic coverage

Catastrophic coverage

Catastrophic coverage

Catastrophic coverage

Catastrophic coverage

Catastrophic coverage

Catastrophic coverage

Catastrophic coverage

Catastrophic coverage

Catastrophic coverage

Catastrophic coverage

Catastrophic coverage

Catastrophic coverage

item

item

item

Maximum

Fourth layer of protection

Third and fourth layer of protection

First and second layers of protection

Maximum

Reinsurance activity

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Loss amount covered under reinsurance contract

$500,000

$700,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

$25,000,000

$50,000,000

'

$100,000,000

$6,500,000

'

'

'

$10,000,000

'

'

'

$140,000,000

$100,000,000

'

'

'

Retention of losses (as a percent)

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

66.00%

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Reinsurance retention amount

500,000

300,000

'

'

'

'

'

8,000,000

'

'

'

'

1,500,000

'

8,000,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

8,000,000

Number of layers of protection under reinsurance

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

4

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Reinsurance coverage in losses per event

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

17,000,000

25,000,000

50,000,000

70,000,000

40,000,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

40,000,000

'

'

'

Renewal period of reinsurance contract

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'2 years

'18 months

'

Premiums on treaties

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

1,600,000

'

2,700,000

2,400,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Number of significant catastrophe experienced

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

2

1

0

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'

'

'

'

Incurred losses

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

18,300,000

8,300,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

Reinsurance recoverable favorable (loss)

'

'

'

'

'

7,000,000

-800,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Reinstatement premiums

'

'

$300,000

$500,000

$100,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Segment_and_Related_Informatio2

Segment and Related Information (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2013	Sep. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2013	Mar. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Sep. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2012	Mar. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
									item
Segment and Related Information	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Number of reportable segments	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	4	'	'
Information about the revenues, operating results, goodwill and assets	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Net interest income (expense)	$88,599	$71,916	$68,425	$67,261	$25,168	$1,239	$1,218	$1,217	$296,201	$28,842	$2,064
Provision for loan losses	2,206	10,658	11,289	13,005	3,800	'	'	'	37,158	3,800	'
Noninterest income	182,479	215,095	239,233	213,278	109,691	39,591	38,063	36,887	850,085	224,232	141,650
Noninterest expense	219,752	216,592	260,400	214,991	115,934	46,792	55,233	37,558	911,735	255,517	155,254
Income (loss) before income taxes	49,120	59,761	35,969	52,543	15,125	-5,962	-15,952	546	197,393	-6,243	-11,540
Goodwill	251,808	'	'	'	253,770	'	'	'	251,808	253,770	'
Total assets	8,904,122	'	'	'	7,286,865	'	'	'	8,904,122	7,286,865	'
Operating segment | Banking	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Information about the revenues, operating results, goodwill and assets	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Net interest income (expense)	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	293,254	24,885	'
Provision for loan losses	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	37,140	3,670	'
Noninterest income	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	71,045	4,601	'
Noninterest expense	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	155,102	16,130	'
Income (loss) before income taxes	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	172,057	9,686	'
Goodwill	207,741	'	'	'	209,703	'	'	'	207,741	209,703	'
Total assets	7,981,517	'	'	'	6,195,775	'	'	'	7,981,517	6,195,775	'
Operating segment | Mortgage Origination	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Information about the revenues, operating results, goodwill and assets	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Net interest income (expense)	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	-37,840	-4,987	'
Noninterest income	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	537,497	57,618	'
Noninterest expense	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	472,284	50,296	'
Income (loss) before income taxes	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	27,373	2,335	'
Goodwill	13,071	'	'	'	13,071	'	'	'	13,071	13,071	'
Total assets	1,249,091	'	'	'	1,548,384	'	'	'	1,249,091	1,548,384	'
Operating segment | Insurance	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Information about the revenues, operating results, goodwill and assets	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Net interest income (expense)	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	7,442	4,730	4,915
Noninterest income	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	166,163	154,147	141,650
Noninterest expense	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	166,006	163,585	146,386
Income (loss) before income taxes	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	7,599	-4,708	179
Goodwill	23,988	'	'	'	23,988	'	'	'	23,988	23,988	'
Total assets	308,160	'	'	'	305,699	'	'	'	308,160	305,699	'
Operating segment | Financial Advisory	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Information about the revenues, operating results, goodwill and assets	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Net interest income (expense)	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	12,064	1,191	'
Provision for loan losses	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	18	130	'
Noninterest income	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	102,714	10,909	'
Noninterest expense	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	112,360	11,078	'
Income (loss) before income taxes	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	2,400	892	'
Goodwill	7,008	'	'	'	7,008	'	'	'	7,008	7,008	'
Total assets	520,412	'	'	'	592,017	'	'	'	520,412	592,017	'
Corporate	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Information about the revenues, operating results, goodwill and assets	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Net interest income (expense)	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	-1,597	39	-2,851
Noninterest expense	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	10,439	14,487	8,868
Income (loss) before income taxes	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	-12,036	-14,448	-11,719
Total assets	1,316,398	'	'	'	1,241,125	'	'	'	1,316,398	1,241,125	'
All Other and Eliminations	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Information about the revenues, operating results, goodwill and assets	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Net interest income (expense)	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	22,878	2,984	'
Noninterest income	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	-27,334	-3,043	'
Noninterest expense	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	-4,456	-59	'
Total assets	($2,471,456)	'	'	'	($2,596,135)	'	'	'	($2,471,456)	($2,596,135)	'

Earnings_Loss_per_Common_Share2

Earnings (Loss) per Common Share (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2013	Sep. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2013	Mar. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Sep. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2012	Mar. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Earnings (Loss) per Common Share	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Weighted average shares outstanding - basic	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	84,382,000	58,754,000	56,499,000
Effect of potentially dilutive securities (in shares)	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	5,949,000	'	'
Weighted average shares outstanding - diluted	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	90,331,000	58,754,000	56,499,000
Basic earnings (loss) per common share (in dollars per share)	$0.34	$0.45	$0.25	$0.39	$0.13	($0.07)	($0.19)	$0.01	$1.43	($0.10)	($0.12)
Diluted earnings (loss) per common share (in dollars per share)	$0.34	$0.43	$0.24	$0.39	$0.13	($0.07)	($0.19)	$0.01	$1.40	($0.10)	($0.12)
Basic earnings (loss) per share:	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Income (loss) applicable to Hilltop common stockholders	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	$120,343	($5,851)	($6,531)
Diluted earnings (loss) per share:	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Income (loss) applicable to Hilltop common stockholders	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	126,074	-5,851	-6,531
Add: interest expense on senior exchangeable notes (net of tax)	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	5,059	'	'
Senior exchangeable notes	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Weighted-average equivalent shares excluded from diluted loss:	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Weighted-average equivalent shares excluded from diluted loss	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	6,208,000	6,208,000
Stock options	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Weighted-average equivalent shares excluded from diluted loss:	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Weighted-average equivalent shares excluded from diluted loss	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	688,000	199,000
Restricted Stock	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Basic earnings (loss) per share:	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Less: income applicable to participating shares	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	-672	'	'
Common Stock	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Basic earnings (loss) per share:	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Income (loss) applicable to Hilltop common stockholders	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	121,015	-5,851	-6,531
Diluted earnings (loss) per share:	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Income (loss) applicable to Hilltop common stockholders	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	$121,015	($5,851)	($6,531)

Condensed_Financial_Statements2

Condensed Financial Statements of Parent (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2013	Sep. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2013	Mar. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Sep. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2012	Mar. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Condensed Statements of Operations	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Interest expense	$10,002	$7,786	$7,743	$7,343	$3,786	$2,140	$2,131	$2,139	$32,874	$10,196	$8,985
Loss before income taxes, equity in undistributed earnings of subsidiaries and preferred stock activity	49,120	59,761	35,969	52,543	15,125	-5,962	-15,952	546	197,393	-6,243	-11,540
Income tax expense (benefit)	18,090	20,115	13,309	19,170	5,809	-1,914	-5,243	203	70,684	-1,145	-5,009
Income (loss) attributable to Hilltop	30,870	39,307	22,092	33,073	8,822	-4,048	-10,709	343	125,342	-5,592	-6,531
Hilltop Holdings Inc.	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Condensed Statements of Operations	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Investment income	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	6,635	7,035	4,284
Interest expense	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	8,232	6,996	7,135
General and administrative expense	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	10,439	14,488	8,868
Loss before income taxes, equity in undistributed earnings of subsidiaries and preferred stock activity	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	-12,036	-14,449	-11,719
Income tax expense (benefit)	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	-4,680	-3,313	-5,138
Equity in undistributed earnings of subsidiaries	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	134,065	6,038	50
Income (loss) attributable to Hilltop	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	$126,709	($5,098)	($6,531)

Condensed_Financial_Statements3

Condensed Financial Statements of Parent (Details 2) (USD $)	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2013	Sep. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2013	Mar. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Sep. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2012	Mar. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Net income (loss)	$31,030	$39,646	$22,660	$33,373	$9,316	($4,048)	($10,709)	$343	$126,709	($5,098)	($6,531)
Comprehensive income (loss) applicable to Hilltop	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	82,385	-11,481	2,182
Hilltop Holdings Inc.	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Net income (loss)	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	126,709	-5,098	-6,531
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	-43,418	-4,900	8,581
Comprehensive income (loss) applicable to Hilltop	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	$83,291	($9,998)	$2,050

Condensed_Financial_Statements4

Condensed Financial Statements of Parent (Details 3) (USD $)	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Assets	'	'	'
Cash and cash equivalents	$713,099	$722,039	'
Securities, available for sale	1,203,143	990,953	'
Other assets	279,745	293,885	'
Total assets	8,904,122	7,286,865	'
Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity	'	'	'
Notes payable	56,327	141,539	'
Stockholders' equity	1,311,141	1,144,496	'
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	8,904,122	7,286,865	'
Hilltop Holdings Inc.	'	'	'
Assets	'	'	'
Cash and cash equivalents	163,856	204,754	533,374
Securities, available for sale	69,023	64,082	70,513
Investment in subsidiaries	1,069,226	944,546	126,017
Other assets	14,293	27,743	24,884
Total assets	1,316,398	1,241,125	754,788
Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity	'	'	'
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	5,257	5,779	8,555
Notes payable	'	90,850	90,850
Stockholders' equity	1,311,141	1,144,496	655,383
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	$1,316,398	$1,241,125	$754,788

Condensed_Financial_Statements5

Condensed Financial Statements of Parent (Details 4) (USD $)

3 Months Ended

12 Months Ended

1 Months Ended

In Thousands, unless otherwise specified

Dec. 31, 2013

Sep. 30, 2013

Jun. 30, 2013

Mar. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2012

Sep. 30, 2012

Jun. 30, 2012

Mar. 31, 2012

Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2012

Dec. 31, 2011

Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2012

Dec. 31, 2011

Sep. 30, 2013

Hilltop Holdings Inc.

Hilltop Holdings Inc.

Hilltop Holdings Inc.

Hilltop Holdings Inc.

FNB

Operating Activities

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Net income (loss)

$30,870

$39,307

$22,092

$33,073

$8,822

($4,048)

($10,709)

$343

$125,342

($5,592)

($6,531)

$126,709

($5,098)

($6,531)

'

Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Equity in undistributed earnings of subsidiaries

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

-134,065

-6,038

-50

'

Deferred income taxes

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

15,829

-6,426

-3,930

8,850

-1,011

-3,756

'

Loss on redemption of senior exchangeable notes

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

3,733

'

'

'

Other, net

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

132

-3,370

-204

'

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

396,705

115,219

-3,322

5,359

-15,517

-10,541

'

Investing Activities

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Capital contribution

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

-35,000

'

'

-35,000

Cash paid for acquisition

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

-311,805

'

'

Purchases of securities available for sale

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

-372,998

-224,893

-81,583

'

'

-57,489

'

Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

223,917

12,869

-60,697

-35,000

-311,805

-57,489

'

Financing Activities

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Payments to repurchase common stock

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

-1,298

'

'

-1,298

'

'

Redemption of senior exchangeable notes

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

-3,262

-766

-6,900

-11,088

'

'

'

Dividends paid on preferred stock

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

-2,985

'

'

-2,985

'

'

'

Other, net

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

2,482

-40

'

2,816

'

'

'

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

-601,059

19,852

-6,900

-11,257

-1,298

'

'

Net change in cash and cash equivalents

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

19,563

147,940

-70,919

-40,898

-328,620

-68,030

'

Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of year

'

'

'

726,460

'

'

'

578,520

726,460

578,520

649,439

204,754

533,374

601,404

'

Cash and cash equivalents, end of year

$746,023

'

'

'

$726,460

'

'

'

$746,023

$726,460

$578,520

$163,856

$204,754

$533,374

'

Selected_Quarterly_Financial_I2

Selected Quarterly Financial Information (Unaudited) (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended			3 Months Ended	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013	Sep. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2013	Mar. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Sep. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2012	Mar. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2012	Sep. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2013	Sep. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2013
												Plains Capital	Bank	Bank	Bank	Bank
													FNB	FNB	FNB	FNB
Selected Quarterly Financial Information (Unaudited)	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Interest income	$98,601,000	$79,702,000	$76,168,000	$74,604,000	$28,954,000	$3,379,000	$3,349,000	$3,356,000	$329,075,000	$39,038,000	$11,049,000	'	'	'	'	'
Interest expense	10,002,000	7,786,000	7,743,000	7,343,000	3,786,000	2,140,000	2,131,000	2,139,000	32,874,000	10,196,000	8,985,000	'	'	'	'	'
Net interest income	88,599,000	71,916,000	68,425,000	67,261,000	25,168,000	1,239,000	1,218,000	1,217,000	296,201,000	28,842,000	2,064,000	'	'	'	'	'
Provision for loan losses	2,206,000	10,658,000	11,289,000	13,005,000	3,800,000	'	'	'	37,158,000	3,800,000	'	'	'	'	'	'
Noninterest income	182,479,000	215,095,000	239,233,000	213,278,000	109,691,000	39,591,000	38,063,000	36,887,000	850,085,000	224,232,000	141,650,000	'	'	'	'	'
Noninterest expense	219,752,000	216,592,000	260,400,000	214,991,000	115,934,000	46,792,000	55,233,000	37,558,000	911,735,000	255,517,000	155,254,000	'	'	'	'	'
Income (loss) before income taxes	49,120,000	59,761,000	35,969,000	52,543,000	15,125,000	-5,962,000	-15,952,000	546,000	197,393,000	-6,243,000	-11,540,000	8,400,000	'	'	'	'
Income tax provision	18,090,000	20,115,000	13,309,000	19,170,000	5,809,000	-1,914,000	-5,243,000	203,000	70,684,000	-1,145,000	-5,009,000	'	'	'	'	'
Net income (loss)	31,030,000	39,646,000	22,660,000	33,373,000	9,316,000	-4,048,000	-10,709,000	343,000	126,709,000	-5,098,000	-6,531,000	'	'	'	'	'
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest	160,000	339,000	568,000	300,000	494,000	'	'	'	1,367,000	494,000	'	'	'	'	'	'
Income (loss) attributable to Hilltop	30,870,000	39,307,000	22,092,000	33,073,000	8,822,000	-4,048,000	-10,709,000	343,000	125,342,000	-5,592,000	-6,531,000	'	'	'	'	'
Dividends on preferred stock	1,342,000	1,133,000	1,149,000	703,000	259,000	'	'	'	4,327,000	259,000	'	'	'	'	'	'
Income (loss) applicable to Hilltop common stockholders	29,528,000	38,174,000	20,943,000	32,370,000	8,563,000	-4,048,000	-10,709,000	343,000	121,015,000	-5,851,000	-6,531,000	'	'	'	'	'
Earnings (loss) per common share:	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Basic (in dollars per share)	$0.34	$0.45	$0.25	$0.39	$0.13	($0.07)	($0.19)	$0.01	$1.43	($0.10)	($0.12)	'	'	'	'	'
Diluted (in dollars per share)	$0.34	$0.43	$0.24	$0.39	$0.13	($0.07)	($0.19)	$0.01	$1.40	($0.10)	($0.12)	'	'	'	'	'
Bargain purchase gain	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	12,585,000	'	'	'	3,300,000	12,600,000	'	12,600,000
Tax on bargain purchase gain	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	4,500,000	'	4,500,000
Net income resulting from adjustments to prelimary fair values of the transaction	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	$6,300,000	'

Subsequent_Event_Details

Subsequent Event (Details) (Subsequent event, SWS, USD $)	Mar. 31, 2014	Jan. 09, 2014
Subsequent event | SWS	'	'
Subsequent event	'	'
Acquisition price (in dollars per share)	$7.88	$7
Consideration in cash (as a percent)	'	50.00%
Consideration in common stock (as a percent)	'	50.00%

Events_Unaudited_Subsequent_to1

Events (Unaudited) Subsequent to the Date of the Independent Auditor's Report (Details) (USD $)	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Apr. 01, 2014	Mar. 31, 2014	Jan. 09, 2014
			Subsequent event	Subsequent event	Subsequent event
				SWS	SWS
Events (Unaudited) Subsequent to the Date of the Independent Auditor's Report	'	'	'	'	'
Number of shares of acquiree that stockholders received for each share of common stock owned	'	'	'	0.2496	'
Cash consideration per outstanding share of the merged entity (in dollars per share)	'	'	'	$1.94	'
Acquisition price (in dollars per share)	'	'	'	$7.88	$7
Common stock, shares authorized	100,000,000	100,000,000	125,000,000	'	'