{-# OPTIONS_GHC -O2 #-}
{-# LANGUAGE BangPatterns          #-}
{-# LANGUAGE CPP                   #-}
{-# LANGUAGE LambdaCase            #-}
{-# LANGUAGE MagicHash             #-}
{-# LANGUAGE MultiParamTypeClasses #-}
{-# LANGUAGE MultiWayIf            #-}
{-# LANGUAGE OverloadedStrings     #-}
{-# LANGUAGE TupleSections         #-}
{-# LANGUAGE TypeFamilies          #-}
{-# LANGUAGE ViewPatterns          #-}

import           Control.Applicative
import           Control.Exception
import           Control.Monad
import           Control.Monad.Primitive
import           Control.Monad.ST
import           Control.Monad.State.Strict
import           Data.Bool
import qualified Data.ByteString             as B
import qualified Data.ByteString.Char8       as C
import qualified Data.ByteString.Unsafe      as B
import           Data.Char
import qualified Data.Foldable               as F
import           Data.Function
import qualified Data.IntMap.Strict          as IM
import qualified Data.IntSet                 as IS
import qualified Data.List                   as L
import qualified Data.Map.Strict             as M
import           Data.Monoid
import           Data.Ord
import           Data.Primitive.MutVar
import qualified Data.Set                    as S
import           Data.Tuple
import qualified Data.Vector                 as V
import qualified Data.Vector.Generic         as G
import qualified Data.Vector.Generic.Mutable as GM
import qualified Data.Vector.Unboxed         as U
import qualified Data.Vector.Unboxed.Mutable as UM
import           Debug.Trace
import           Foreign                     hiding (void)
import           GHC.Exts
import           Unsafe.Coerce

main :: IO ()
main = do
    [h, w] <- map read.words <$> getLine :: IO [Int]
    m <- U.filter (not.isSpace) . U.unfoldrN (h*w+h) C.uncons <$> C.getContents
    print $ solve h w m

convert :: Char -> Int
convert = (inf *) . fromEnum . (/= '#')

inf :: Int
inf = 0x3f3f3f3f

solve :: Int -> Int -> U.Vector Char -> Int
solve h w (U.map convert -> m) = U.maximum dist
  where
    ix x y = x * w + y
    unIx xy = quotRem xy w

    forNeighborM :: (PrimMonad m) => Int -> (Int -> m ()) -> m ()
    forNeighborM xy f = do
        let y = rem xy w
        when (y > 0) $ f (xy - 1)
        when (y + 1 < w) $ f (xy + 1)
        when (xy >= w) $ f (xy - w)
        when (xy + w < h * w) $ f (xy + w)
    {-# INLINE forNeighborM #-}

    dist = U.create $ do
        q <- newQueueM
        U.forM_ (U.findIndices (== 0) m) $ \xy -> do
            enqueueM xy q

        d <- U.unsafeThaw m

        fix $ \loop -> do
            dequeueM q >>= \case
                Nothing -> return ()
                Just xy -> do
                    dxy <- UM.unsafeRead d xy
                    forNeighborM xy $ \nxny -> do
                        dnxny <- UM.unsafeRead d nxny
                        when (dnxny > dxy + 1) $ do
                            UM.unsafeWrite d nxny (dxy + 1)
                            enqueueM nxny q
                    loop
        return d


-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
data VecQueue m a = VecQueue
    { queueInfo :: !(UM.MVector m Int)
    , queueData :: !(UM.MVector m a)
    }

newQueueM :: (PrimMonad m, U.Unbox a) => m (VecQueue (PrimState m) a)
newQueueM = do
    info <- UM.replicate 2 0
    q <- UM.unsafeNew (1024 * 1024)
    return $ VecQueue info q

dequeueM :: (PrimMonad m, U.Unbox a) => VecQueue (PrimState m) a -> m (Maybe a)
dequeueM (VecQueue info q) = do
    l <- UM.unsafeRead info 1
    if l > 0
    then do
        UM.unsafeWrite info 1 (l - 1)
        h <- UM.unsafeRead info 0
        UM.unsafeWrite info 0 (h + 1)
        pure <$!> UM.unsafeRead q h
    else return Nothing
{-# INLINE dequeueM #-}

enqueueM :: (PrimMonad m, U.Unbox a) => a -> VecQueue (PrimState m) a -> m ()
enqueueM x (VecQueue info q) = do
    h <- UM.unsafeRead info 0
    l <- UM.unsafeRead info 1
    UM.unsafeWrite q (h + l) x
    UM.unsafeWrite info 1 (l + 1)
{-# INLINE enqueueM #-}

type Parser a = C.ByteString -> Maybe (a, C.ByteString)

parseInt :: Parser Int
parseInt = C.readInt . C.dropWhile isSpace

parseInt2 :: Parser (Int, Int)
parseInt2 = runStateT $
    (,) <$> StateT (C.readInt . C.dropWhile isSpace)
        <*> StateT (C.readInt . B.unsafeTail)

parseInt3 :: Parser (Int, Int, Int)
parseInt3 = runStateT $
    (,,) <$> StateT (C.readInt . C.dropWhile isSpace)
        <*> StateT (C.readInt . B.unsafeTail)
        <*> StateT (C.readInt . B.unsafeTail)

parseInt4 :: Parser (Int, Int, Int, Int)
parseInt4 = runStateT $
    (,,,) <$> StateT (C.readInt . C.dropWhile isSpace)
        <*> StateT (C.readInt . B.unsafeTail)
        <*> StateT (C.readInt . B.unsafeTail)
        <*> StateT (C.readInt . B.unsafeTail)