Hanmi Financial Corporation Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Loans - Troubled Debt Restructurings that Defaulted Subsequent to Modifications Occurring Within Previous Twelve Months, Disaggregated by Loan Class (Detail) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016 USD ($) SecurityLoan	Mar. 31, 2015 USD ($) SecurityLoan
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Number of Loans \| SecurityLoan	3	4
Recorded Investment \| $	$ 749	$ 4,325
Real estate loans [Member] \| Retail [Member]
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Number of Loans \| SecurityLoan	0	1
Recorded Investment \| $	$ 0	$ 1,832
Real estate loans [Member] \| Gas station [Member]
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Number of Loans \| SecurityLoan	0	1
Recorded Investment \| $	$ 0	$ 1,990
Real estate loans [Member] \| Other [Member]
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Number of Loans \| SecurityLoan	2	1
Recorded Investment \| $	$ 719	$ 379
Commercial and industrial loans [Member] \| Commercial term [Member]
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Number of Loans \| SecurityLoan	1	0
Recorded Investment \| $	$ 30	$ 0
Commercial and industrial loans [Member] \| Commercial lines of credit [Member]
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Number of Loans \| SecurityLoan	0	1
Recorded Investment \| $	$ 0	$ 124