#include <bits/stdc++.h>
using namespace std;
#if __has_include(<atcoder/all>)
#include <atcoder/all>
using namespace atcoder;
template<int mod>istream &operator>>(istream &is,static_modint<mod> &a){long long b;is>>b;a=b;return is;}
istream &operator>>(istream &is,modint &a){long long b;cin>>b;a=b;return is;}
#endif
using ll=long long;
using ull=unsigned long long;
using P=pair<ll,ll>;
template<typename T>using minque=priority_queue<T,vector<T>,greater<T>>;
template<typename T>bool chmax(T &a,const T &b){return (a<b?(a=b,true):false);}
template<typename T>bool chmin(T &a,const T &b){return (a>b?(a=b,true):false);}
template<typename T1,typename T2>istream &operator>>(istream &is,pair<T1,T2>&p){is>>p.first>>p.second;return is;}
template<typename T>istream &operator>>(istream &is,vector<T> &a){for(auto &i:a)is>>i;return is;}
template<typename T1,typename T2>void operator++(pair<T1,T2>&a,int n){a.first++,a.second++;}
template<typename T1,typename T2>void operator--(pair<T1,T2>&a,int n){a.first--,a.second--;}
template<typename T>void operator++(vector<T>&a,int n){for(auto &i:a)i++;}
template<typename T>void operator--(vector<T>&a,int n){for(auto &i:a)i--;}
#define reps(i,a,n) for(int i=(a);i<(n);i++)
#define rep(i,n) reps(i,0,n)
#define all(x) x.begin(),x.end()
#define pcnt(x) __builtin_popcount(x)
ll myceil(ll a,ll b){return (a+b-1)/b;}
template<typename T,size_t n,size_t id=0>
auto vec(const int (&d)[n],const T &init=T()){
  if constexpr (id<n)return vector(d[id],vec<T,n,id+1>(d,init));
  else return init;
}
#ifdef LOCAL
#include "debug.h"
#else
#define debug(...) static_cast<void>(0)
template<typename T1,typename T2>ostream &operator<<(ostream &os,const pair<T1,T2>&p){os<<p.first<<' '<<p.second;return os;}
#endif
void SOLVE();
int main(){
  ios::sync_with_stdio(false);
  cin.tie(nullptr);
  #ifdef LOCAL
  clock_t start=clock();
  #endif
  int testcase=1;
  //cin>>testcase;
  for(int i=0;i<testcase;i++){
    SOLVE();
  }
  #ifdef LOCAL
  cout<<"time:";
  cout<<(clock()-start)/1000;
  cout<<"ms\n";
  #endif
}
vector<vector<int>>sum;
int get(int a,int b,int c,int d){
  int ret=sum[c][d];
  if(a)ret-=sum[a-1][d];
  if(b)ret-=sum[c][b-1];
  if(a&&b)ret+=sum[a-1][b-1];
  return ret;
}
void SOLVE(){
  int h,w;
  cin>>h>>w;
  vector<string>s(h);
  cin>>s;
  sum.resize(h,vector<int>(w,0));
  rep(i,h)rep(j,w){
    sum[i][j]=s[i][j]=='.';
    if(i)sum[i][j]+=sum[i-1][j];
    if(j)sum[i][j]+=sum[i][j-1];
    if(i&&j)sum[i][j]-=sum[i-1][j-1];
  }
  int ok=1,ng=min(h,w)+1;
  while(ng-ok>1){
    int mid=(ok+ng)/2;
    vector<vector<int>>hidariue(h,vector<int>(w,0));
    vector<vector<bool>>okeru(h,vector<bool>(w,false));
    rep(i,h)rep(j,w)if(s[i][j]=='#'){
      if(i+mid<=h&&j+mid<=w){
        if(get(i,j,i+mid-1,j+mid-1)==0)hidariue[i][j]=okeru[i][j]=true;
      }
    }
    rep(i,h)rep(j,w){
      if(i)hidariue[i][j]+=hidariue[i-1][j];
      if(j)hidariue[i][j]+=hidariue[i][j-1];
      if(i&&j)hidariue[i][j]-=hidariue[i-1][j-1];
    }
    auto hidariueget=[&](int a,int b,int c,int d)->int {
      int ret=hidariue[c][d];
      if(a)ret-=hidariue[a-1][d];
      if(b)ret-=hidariue[c][b-1];
      if(a&&b)ret+=hidariue[a-1][b-1];
      return ret;
    };
    rep(i,h)rep(j,w)if(s[i][j]=='#'&&!okeru[i][j]){
      if(hidariueget(max(0,i-mid+1),max(0,j-mid+1),i,j))okeru[i][j]=true;
    }
    bool ok2=true;
    rep(i,h)rep(j,w)if(s[i][j]=='#'&&!okeru[i][j])ok2=false;
    debug(okeru,hidariue);
    (ok2?ok:ng)=mid;
  }
  cout<<ok<<endl;
}