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Regulatory Matters - Capital Ratios of Hanmi Financial and Bank (Detail)

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Regulatory Matters - Capital Ratios of Hanmi Financial and Bank (Detail) (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Mar. 31, 2015
Dec. 31, 2014
Hanmi Financial [Member]    
Compliance with Regulatory Capital Requirements under Banking Regulations [Line Items]    
Actual Capital, Total capital to risk-weighted assets $ 493,598us-gaap_Capital
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
$ 493,598us-gaap_Capital
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
Actual Capital, Tier 1 capital to risk-weighted assets 454,582us-gaap_TierOneRiskBasedCapital
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
454,582us-gaap_TierOneRiskBasedCapital
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
Actual Capital, Tier 1 capital to average assets 454,582us-gaap_TierOneLeverageCapital
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
454,582us-gaap_TierOneLeverageCapital
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
Actual Capital Percentage, Total capital to risk-weighted assets 15.40%us-gaap_CapitalToRiskWeightedAssets
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
15.89%us-gaap_CapitalToRiskWeightedAssets
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
Actual Capital Percentage, Tier 1 capital to risk-weighted assets 14.15%us-gaap_TierOneRiskBasedCapitalToRiskWeightedAssets
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
14.63%us-gaap_TierOneRiskBasedCapitalToRiskWeightedAssets
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
Actual Capital Percentage, Tier 1 capital to average assets 10.78%us-gaap_TierOneLeverageCapitalToAverageAssets
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
10.91%us-gaap_TierOneLeverageCapitalToAverageAssets
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
Minimum Regulatory Requirement Capital, Total capital to risk-weighted assets 252,777us-gaap_CapitalRequiredForCapitalAdequacy
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
248,501us-gaap_CapitalRequiredForCapitalAdequacy
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
Minimum Regulatory Requirement Capital, Tier 1 capital to risk-weighted assets 189,583us-gaap_TierOneRiskBasedCapitalRequiredForCapitalAdequacy
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
124,250us-gaap_TierOneRiskBasedCapitalRequiredForCapitalAdequacy
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
Minimum Regulatory Requirement Capital, Tier 1 capital to average assets 165,895us-gaap_TierOneLeverageCapitalRequiredForCapitalAdequacy
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
166,600us-gaap_TierOneLeverageCapitalRequiredForCapitalAdequacy
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
Minimum Regulatory Requirement Ratio for Total capital to risk-weighted assets 8.00%us-gaap_CapitalRequiredForCapitalAdequacyToRiskWeightedAssets
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
8.00%us-gaap_CapitalRequiredForCapitalAdequacyToRiskWeightedAssets
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
Minimum Regulatory Requirement Ratio for Tier 1 capital to risk-weighted assets 6.00%us-gaap_TierOneRiskBasedCapitalRequiredForCapitalAdequacyToRiskWeightedAssets
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
4.00%us-gaap_TierOneRiskBasedCapitalRequiredForCapitalAdequacyToRiskWeightedAssets
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
Minimum Regulatory Requirement Ratio for Tier 1 capital to average assets 4.00%us-gaap_TierOneLeverageCapitalRequiredForCapitalAdequacyToAverageAssets
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
4.00%us-gaap_TierOneLeverageCapitalRequiredForCapitalAdequacyToAverageAssets
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
Hanmi Financial [Member] | Common Equity [Member]    
Compliance with Regulatory Capital Requirements under Banking Regulations [Line Items]    
Actual Capital, Tier 1 capital to risk-weighted assets 454,582us-gaap_TierOneRiskBasedCapital
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= hafc_CommonEquityTierOneRatioMember
 
Actual Capital Percentage, Tier 1 capital to risk-weighted assets 14.15%us-gaap_TierOneRiskBasedCapitalToRiskWeightedAssets
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= hafc_CommonEquityTierOneRatioMember
 
Minimum Regulatory Requirement Capital, Tier 1 capital to risk-weighted assets 142,187us-gaap_TierOneRiskBasedCapitalRequiredForCapitalAdequacy
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= hafc_CommonEquityTierOneRatioMember
 
Minimum Regulatory Requirement Ratio for Tier 1 capital to risk-weighted assets 4.50%us-gaap_TierOneRiskBasedCapitalRequiredForCapitalAdequacyToRiskWeightedAssets
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= hafc_CommonEquityTierOneRatioMember
 
Hanmi Bank [Member]    
Compliance with Regulatory Capital Requirements under Banking Regulations [Line Items]    
Actual Capital, Total capital to risk-weighted assets 482,965us-gaap_Capital
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_SubsidiariesMember
470,934us-gaap_Capital
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_SubsidiariesMember
Actual Capital, Tier 1 capital to risk-weighted assets 443,946us-gaap_TierOneRiskBasedCapital
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_SubsidiariesMember
431,971us-gaap_TierOneRiskBasedCapital
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_SubsidiariesMember
Actual Capital, Tier 1 capital to average assets 443,946us-gaap_TierOneLeverageCapital
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_SubsidiariesMember
431,971us-gaap_TierOneLeverageCapital
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_SubsidiariesMember
Actual Capital Percentage, Total capital to risk-weighted assets 15.33%us-gaap_CapitalToRiskWeightedAssets
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_SubsidiariesMember
15.18%us-gaap_CapitalToRiskWeightedAssets
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_SubsidiariesMember
Actual Capital Percentage, Tier 1 capital to risk-weighted assets 14.08%us-gaap_TierOneRiskBasedCapitalToRiskWeightedAssets
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_SubsidiariesMember
13.93%us-gaap_TierOneRiskBasedCapitalToRiskWeightedAssets
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_SubsidiariesMember
Actual Capital Percentage, Tier 1 capital to average assets 10.72%us-gaap_TierOneLeverageCapitalToAverageAssets
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_SubsidiariesMember
10.39%us-gaap_TierOneLeverageCapitalToAverageAssets
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_SubsidiariesMember
Minimum Regulatory Requirement Capital, Total capital to risk-weighted assets 252,348us-gaap_CapitalRequiredForCapitalAdequacy
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_SubsidiariesMember
248,157us-gaap_CapitalRequiredForCapitalAdequacy
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_SubsidiariesMember
Minimum Regulatory Requirement Capital, Tier 1 capital to risk-weighted assets 189,261us-gaap_TierOneRiskBasedCapitalRequiredForCapitalAdequacy
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_SubsidiariesMember
124,078us-gaap_TierOneRiskBasedCapitalRequiredForCapitalAdequacy
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_SubsidiariesMember
Minimum Regulatory Requirement Capital, Tier 1 capital to average assets 165,710us-gaap_TierOneLeverageCapitalRequiredForCapitalAdequacy
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_SubsidiariesMember
166,332us-gaap_TierOneLeverageCapitalRequiredForCapitalAdequacy
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_SubsidiariesMember
Minimum Regulatory Requirement Ratio for Total capital to risk-weighted assets 8.00%us-gaap_CapitalRequiredForCapitalAdequacyToRiskWeightedAssets
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_SubsidiariesMember
8.00%us-gaap_CapitalRequiredForCapitalAdequacyToRiskWeightedAssets
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_SubsidiariesMember
Minimum Regulatory Requirement Ratio for Tier 1 capital to risk-weighted assets 6.00%us-gaap_TierOneRiskBasedCapitalRequiredForCapitalAdequacyToRiskWeightedAssets
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_SubsidiariesMember
4.00%us-gaap_TierOneRiskBasedCapitalRequiredForCapitalAdequacyToRiskWeightedAssets
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_SubsidiariesMember
Minimum Regulatory Requirement Ratio for Tier 1 capital to average assets 4.00%us-gaap_TierOneLeverageCapitalRequiredForCapitalAdequacyToAverageAssets
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_SubsidiariesMember
4.00%us-gaap_TierOneLeverageCapitalRequiredForCapitalAdequacyToAverageAssets
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_SubsidiariesMember
Minimum to Be Categorized as Well Capitalized Capital, Total capital to risk-weighted assets 315,435us-gaap_CapitalRequiredToBeWellCapitalized
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_SubsidiariesMember
310,196us-gaap_CapitalRequiredToBeWellCapitalized
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_SubsidiariesMember
Minimum to Be Categorized as Well Capitalized Capital, Tier 1 capital to risk-weighted assets 252,348us-gaap_TierOneRiskBasedCapitalRequiredToBeWellCapitalized
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_SubsidiariesMember
186,118us-gaap_TierOneRiskBasedCapitalRequiredToBeWellCapitalized
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_SubsidiariesMember
Minimum to Be Categorized as Well Capitalized Capital, Tier 1 capital to average assets 207,137us-gaap_TierOneLeverageCapitalRequiredToBeWellCapitalized
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_SubsidiariesMember
207,915us-gaap_TierOneLeverageCapitalRequiredToBeWellCapitalized
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_SubsidiariesMember
Minimum to Be Categorized as Well Capitalized Percentage, Total capital to risk-weighted assets 10.00%us-gaap_CapitalRequiredToBeWellCapitalizedToRiskWeightedAssets
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_SubsidiariesMember
10.00%us-gaap_CapitalRequiredToBeWellCapitalizedToRiskWeightedAssets
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_SubsidiariesMember
Minimum to Be Categorized as Well Capitalized Percentage, Tier 1 capital to risk-weighted assets 8.00%us-gaap_TierOneRiskBasedCapitalRequiredToBeWellCapitalizedToRiskWeightedAssets
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_SubsidiariesMember
6.00%us-gaap_TierOneRiskBasedCapitalRequiredToBeWellCapitalizedToRiskWeightedAssets
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_SubsidiariesMember
Minimum to Be Categorized as Well Capitalized Percentage, Tier 1 capital to average assets 5.00%us-gaap_TierOneLeverageCapitalRequiredToBeWellCapitalizedToAverageAssets
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_SubsidiariesMember
5.00%us-gaap_TierOneLeverageCapitalRequiredToBeWellCapitalizedToAverageAssets
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_SubsidiariesMember
Hanmi Bank [Member] | Common Equity [Member]    
Compliance with Regulatory Capital Requirements under Banking Regulations [Line Items]    
Actual Capital, Tier 1 capital to risk-weighted assets 443,946us-gaap_TierOneRiskBasedCapital
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_SubsidiariesMember
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= hafc_CommonEquityTierOneRatioMember
 
Actual Capital Percentage, Tier 1 capital to risk-weighted assets 14.08%us-gaap_TierOneRiskBasedCapitalToRiskWeightedAssets
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_SubsidiariesMember
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= hafc_CommonEquityTierOneRatioMember
 
Minimum Regulatory Requirement Capital, Tier 1 capital to risk-weighted assets 141,946us-gaap_TierOneRiskBasedCapitalRequiredForCapitalAdequacy
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_SubsidiariesMember
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= hafc_CommonEquityTierOneRatioMember
 
Minimum Regulatory Requirement Ratio for Tier 1 capital to risk-weighted assets 4.50%us-gaap_TierOneRiskBasedCapitalRequiredForCapitalAdequacyToRiskWeightedAssets
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_SubsidiariesMember
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= hafc_CommonEquityTierOneRatioMember
 
Minimum to Be Categorized as Well Capitalized Capital, Tier 1 capital to risk-weighted assets $ 205,033us-gaap_TierOneRiskBasedCapitalRequiredToBeWellCapitalized
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_SubsidiariesMember
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= hafc_CommonEquityTierOneRatioMember
 
Minimum to Be Categorized as Well Capitalized Percentage, Tier 1 capital to risk-weighted assets 6.50%us-gaap_TierOneRiskBasedCapitalRequiredToBeWellCapitalizedToRiskWeightedAssets
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_SubsidiariesMember
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= hafc_CommonEquityTierOneRatioMember