### BUGGY CODE ###

# AtCoder Grand Contest 033
# https://atcoder.jp/contests/agc033
import sys
import datetime
today = datetime.datetime.today

s2nn = lambda s: [int(c) for c in s.split(' ')]
ss2nn = lambda ss: [int(s) for s in list(ss)]
ss2nnn = lambda ss: [s2nn(s) for s in list(ss)]
i2s = lambda: sys.stdin.readline().rstrip()
i2n = lambda: int(i2s())
i2nn = lambda: s2nn(i2s())
ii2ss = lambda n: [sys.stdin.readline().rstrip() for _ in range(n)]
ii2nn = lambda n: ss2nn(ii2ss(n))
ii2nnn = lambda n: ss2nnn(ii2ss(n))

def main_ok():
    H, W = i2nn()
    HW = H * W
    A = ii2ss(H)
    A = [[0 if s == '#' else HW for s in line] for line in A]
    for i in range(H):
        for j in range(1, W):
            if A[i][j-1]+1 < A[i][j]:
                A[i][j] = A[i][j-1]+1
        for j in range(W-2, -1, -1):
            if A[i][j+1]+1 < A[i][j]:
                A[i][j] = A[i][j+1]+1
    for j in range(W):
        for i in range(1, H):
            if A[i-1][j]+1 < A[i][j]:
                A[i][j] = A[i-1][j]+1
        for i in range(H-2, -1, -1):
            if A[i+1][j]+1 < A[i][j]:
                A[i][j] = A[i+1][j]+1
    ans = 0
    for i in range(H):
        for j in range(W):
            if A[i][j] > ans:
                ans = A[i][j]
    print(ans)

def main():
    H, W = i2nn()
    A = [[True] * (W+2)]
    for i in range(H):
        line = i2s()
        A.append([True] + [s == '#' for s in line] + [True])
    A.append([True] * (W+2))
    q = []
    rec = 0
    for i in range(1, H+1):
        for j in range(1, W+1):
            if A[i][j] is True:
                q.append((i, j))
    while len(q) > 0:
        q2 = []
        for i, j in q:
            t = [
                (i - 1, j),
                (i + 1, j),
                (i, j - 1),
                (i, j + 1),
            ]
            for i, j in t:
                if not A[i][j]:
                    A[i][j] = True
                    q2.append((i, j))
        rec += 1
        q = q2
    print(rec - 1)

main()


### FIXED CODE ###

# AtCoder Grand Contest 033
# https://atcoder.jp/contests/agc033
import sys

s2nn = lambda s: [int(c) for c in s.split(' ')]
ss2nn = lambda ss: [int(s) for s in list(ss)]
ss2nnn = lambda ss: [s2nn(s) for s in list(ss)]
i2s = lambda: sys.stdin.readline().rstrip()
i2n = lambda: int(i2s())
i2nn = lambda: s2nn(i2s())
ii2ss = lambda n: [sys.stdin.readline() for _ in range(n)]
ii2nn = lambda n: ss2nn(ii2ss(n))
ii2nnn = lambda n: ss2nnn(ii2ss(n))

import datetime

def main():
    H, W = i2nn()
    HW = H * W
    A = ii2ss(H)
    A = [[0 if s == '#' else HW for s in line] for line in A]
    for i in range(H):
        for j in range(1, W):
            if A[i][j-1]+1 < A[i][j]:
                A[i][j] = A[i][j-1]+1
        for j in range(W-2, -1, -1):
            if A[i][j+1]+1 < A[i][j]:
                A[i][j] = A[i][j+1]+1
    for j in range(W):
        for i in range(1, H):
            if A[i-1][j]+1 < A[i][j]:
                A[i][j] = A[i-1][j]+1
        for i in range(H-2, -1, -1):
            if A[i+1][j]+1 < A[i][j]:
                A[i][j] = A[i+1][j]+1
    ans = 0
    for i in range(H):
        for j in range(W):
            if A[i][j] > ans:
                ans = A[i][j]
    print(ans)

main()