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

Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Cover
- Document and Entity Information
Financial Statements
Notes to Financial Statements
Accounting Policies
- Fair Value Measurements (Policies)
Notes Tables
Notes Details

Fair Value Measurements - Reconciliation and Income Statement Classification of Gains and Losses for All Assets and Liabilities (Detail)

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Fair Value Measurements - Reconciliation and Income Statement Classification of Gains and Losses for All Assets and Liabilities (Detail) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015
Municipal bonds-tax exempt [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Beginning Balance	$ 709,000
Purchases, Issuances and Settlement	(709,000)
Realized Gains or Losses in Earnings	0
Equity securities [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Beginning Balance	414,000
Realized Gains or Losses in Earnings	0
Unrealized Gains or Losses in Other Comprehensive Income	2,000
Ending Balance	$ 416,000

- Definition

Fair Value Measurement With Unobservable Inputs Reconciliation Recurring Basis Asset Gains And Losses Reported In Earnings

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- Definition

Amount of gain (loss) recognized in other comprehensive income (loss) for financial instrument classified as an asset measured using unobservable inputs that reflect the entity's own assumption about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing.

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Amount of purchases of financial instrument classified as an asset measured using unobservable inputs that reflect the entity's own assumption about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing.

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