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

Fair Value Measurements - Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on Non-Recurring Basis (Detail)

Fair Value Measurements - Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on Non-Recurring Basis (Detail) - Non-recurring Basis [Member] - USD ($) $ in Thousands	6 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Unrealized losses impaired loans	$ 1,579	$ 2,774
Unrealized losses other real estate owned	632	0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Impaired loans	0	0
Other real estate owned	0	0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Impaired loans	28,607	32,171
Other real estate owned	11,857	15,790
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Impaired loans	3,217	781
Other real estate owned	0	0
Real estate loans [Member] \| Impaired loans [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Impaired loans	29,000	30,000
Commercial and industrial loans [Member] \| Impaired loans [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Impaired loans	1,000	1,200
Consumer loans [Member] \| Impaired loans [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Impaired loans	1,800	1,700
Commercial property loan [Member] \| OREO [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Impaired loans	11,700	13,200
Residential property loan [Member] \| OREO [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Impaired loans	$ 163	$ 2,600