Hanmi Financial Corporation Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Sale of Insurance Subsidiaries and Discontinued Operations - Additional Information (Detail)

Sale of Insurance Subsidiaries and Discontinued Operations - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014	Sep. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2014	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Sep. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2013	Mar. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Net proceeds from sales of subsidiaries									$ 398,000
Total assets					5,944,000					5,944,000
Net assets					2,469,000					2,469,000
Net loss from discontinued operations			(467,000)	23,000	(85,000)	70,000	160,000	(72,000)	(444,000)	73,000	167,000
Income from discontinued operation per diluted share									$ (0.01)		$ 0.01
Gain on disposal									51,000
Income tax benefit from operating loss									11,000
Capital gain tax									470,000hafc_TaxOnCapitalGains
Operating losses									(14,000)	115,000	287,000
Noninterest income	8,984,000us-gaap_NoninterestIncome	21,611,000us-gaap_NoninterestIncome	5,487,000us-gaap_NoninterestIncome	6,214,000us-gaap_NoninterestIncome	6,765,000us-gaap_NoninterestIncome	6,464,000us-gaap_NoninterestIncome	7,103,000us-gaap_NoninterestIncome	7,568,000us-gaap_NoninterestIncome	42,296,000us-gaap_NoninterestIncome	27,900,000us-gaap_NoninterestIncome	21,413,000us-gaap_NoninterestIncome
Noninterest expense	37,085,000us-gaap_NoninterestExpense	25,530,000us-gaap_NoninterestExpense	18,138,000us-gaap_NoninterestExpense	17,800,000us-gaap_NoninterestExpense	18,278,000us-gaap_NoninterestExpense	17,221,000us-gaap_NoninterestExpense	18,191,000us-gaap_NoninterestExpense	17,327,000us-gaap_NoninterestExpense	98,553,000us-gaap_NoninterestExpense	71,017,000us-gaap_NoninterestExpense	70,611,000us-gaap_NoninterestExpense
Chun Ha and All World To Chunha Holdings Corporation [Member]
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Total sale price	3,500,000								3,500,000
Sale consideration received									2,000,000
Reduction by cash and cash equivalents included in net assets									1,600,000
Net proceeds from sales of subsidiaries									398,000
Consideration due	1,500,000								1,500,000
Discontinued operations held for sale, Description									The total sales price was $3.5 million, of which $2.0 million was paid upon signing. The $2.0 million was reduced by $1.6 million cash and cash equivalents included in net assets of Chun-Ha and All World, resulting in $398,000 net cash proceeds. The remaining $1.5 million will be payable in three equal installments on each anniversary of the closing date through June 30, 2017.
Number of installments payable									3
Number of subsidiaries sold									2
Total assets			5,600,000
Net assets			3,300,000
Discontinued operations [Member]
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Noninterest income									2,700,000
Noninterest expense									$ 2,700,000