#include <bits/stdc++.h>
#define ll long long
#define INF 1000000005
#define MOD 1000000007
#define EPS 1e-10
#define rep(i,n) for(int i=0;i<(int)n;++i)
#define each(a,b) for(auto (a): (b))
#define all(v) (v).begin(),(v).end()
#define zip(v) sort(all(v)),v.erase(unique(all(v)),v.end())
#define fi first
#define se second
#define pb push_back
#define show(x) cout<<#x<<" = "<<(x)<<endl
#define spair(p) cout<<#p<<": "<<p.fi<<" "<<p.se<<endl
#define svec(v) cout<<#v<<":";rep(kbrni,v.size())cout<<" "<<v[kbrni];cout<<endl
#define sset(s) cout<<#s<<":";each(kbrni,s)cout<<" "<<kbrni;cout<<endl
#define smap(m) cout<<#m<<":";each(kbrni,m)cout<<" {"<<kbrni.first<<":"<<kbrni.second<<"}";cout<<endl

using namespace std;

typedef pair<int,int>P;

const int MAX_N = 3001;

string c[MAX_N];
int dp[MAX_N][MAX_N];

int main()
{
    cin.tie(0);
    ios::sync_with_stdio(false);
    int h,w;
    cin >> h >> w;
    rep(i,h){
        cin >> c[i];
    }
    rep(i,h+1){
        dp[i][0] = 0;
    }
    rep(i,w+1){
        dp[0][i] = 0;
    }
    rep(i,h){
        rep(j,w){
            if(c[i][j] == '.'){
                dp[i+1][j+1] = 0;
            }else{
                dp[i+1][j+1] = 1;
            }
        }
    }
    rep(i,h){
        rep(j,w){
            if(dp[i+1][j+1] == 1){
                dp[i+1][j+1] = min(dp[i+1][j],min(dp[i][j+1],dp[i][j])) + 1;
            }
        }
    }
    int ans = 0;
    rep(i,h){
        rep(j,w){
            ans = max(ans,dp[i+1][j+1]);
        }
    }
    cout << (ans+1)/2 << endl;
    return 0;
}