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Loans and Allowance for Losses and Concentrations of Credit Risk - Allowance for Credit Losses Roll Forward (Details) - USD ($) | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2016 | Sep. 30, 2016 | Jun. 30, 2016 | Mar. 31, 2016 | Dec. 31, 2015 | Sep. 30, 2015 | Jun. 30, 2015 | Mar. 31, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2016 | Dec. 31, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2014
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Certain Loans Acquired In Transfer Not Accounted For As Debt Securities, Subject To Be Purchased | [1] | $ 100,000 |  |  |  | $ 0 |  |  |  | $ 100,000 | $ 0 |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Beginning Balance - Allowance for Loan Losses |  |  |  |  | $ 4,480,000 |  |  |  |  | 4,480,000 |  |
Beginning Balance - Reserve for Losses |  |  |  |  | 2,083,000 |  |  |  |  | 2,083,000 |  |
Beginning Balance - Total Allowance for Losses |  |  |  |  | 6,563,000 |  |  |  | $ 10,127,000 | 6,563,000 | 10,127,000 | $ 13,334,000
(Provision for)/release of loan losses |  | (461,000) | $ (191,000) | $ (364,000) | (49,000) | (3,366,000) | $ 1,164,000 | $ (110,000) | (76,000) | (1,065,000) | (2,388,000) | 961,000
Release of reserve for losses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (63,000) | (2,180,000) | (2,205,000)
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses, Write-downs |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (130,000) | (3,772,000) | (86,000)
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses, Recovery |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 45,000
Total (release of)/provision for losses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,002,000 | 208,000 | (3,166,000)
Ending Balance - Allowance for Loan Losses |  | 5,415,000 |  |  |  | 4,480,000 |  |  |  | 5,415,000 | 4,480,000 |
Ending Balance - Reserve for Losses |  | 2,020,000 |  |  |  | 2,083,000 |  |  |  | 2,020,000 | 2,083,000 |
Ending Balance - Total Allowance for Losses |  | 7,435,000 |  |  |  | 6,563,000 |  |  |  | 7,435,000 | 6,563,000 | 10,127,000
Crops [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Beginning Balance - Total Allowance for Losses |  |  |  |  | 2,791,000 |  |  |  | 2,519,000 | 2,791,000 | 2,519,000 |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses, Write-downs |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 |
Total (release of)/provision for losses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 574,000 | 272,000 |
Ending Balance - Total Allowance for Losses |  | 3,365,000 |  |  |  | 2,791,000 |  |  |  | 3,365,000 | 2,791,000 | 2,519,000
Permanent Plantings [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Beginning Balance - Total Allowance for Losses |  |  |  |  | 931,000 |  |  |  | 2,159,000 | 931,000 | 2,159,000 |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses, Write-downs |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 |
Total (release of)/provision for losses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 792,000 | (1,228,000) |
Ending Balance - Total Allowance for Losses |  | 1,723,000 |  |  |  | 931,000 |  |  |  | 1,723,000 | 931,000 | 2,159,000
Livestock [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Beginning Balance - Total Allowance for Losses |  |  |  |  | 1,781,000 |  |  |  | 1,423,000 | 1,781,000 | 1,423,000 |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses, Write-downs |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 |
Total (release of)/provision for losses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (406,000) | 358,000 |
Ending Balance - Total Allowance for Losses |  | 1,375,000 |  |  |  | 1,781,000 |  |  |  | 1,375,000 | 1,781,000 | 1,423,000
Part-Time Farm [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Beginning Balance - Total Allowance for Losses |  |  |  |  | 408,000 |  |  |  | 467,000 | 408,000 | 467,000 |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses, Write-downs |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (130,000) | (111,000) |
Total (release of)/provision for losses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 127,000 | 52,000 |
Ending Balance - Total Allowance for Losses |  | 405,000 |  |  |  | 408,000 |  |  |  | 405,000 | 408,000 | 467,000
Agriculture Storage and Processing [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Beginning Balance - Total Allowance for Losses |  |  |  |  | 649,000 |  |  |  | 3,552,000 | 649,000 | 3,552,000 |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses, Write-downs |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | (3,661,000) |
Total (release of)/provision for losses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (116,000) | 758,000 |
Ending Balance - Total Allowance for Losses |  | 533,000 |  |  |  | 649,000 |  |  |  | 533,000 | 649,000 | 3,552,000
Other Commodity [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Beginning Balance - Total Allowance for Losses |  |  |  |  | 3,000 |  |  |  | 7,000 | 3,000 | 7,000 |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses, Write-downs |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 |
Total (release of)/provision for losses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 31,000 | (4,000) |
Ending Balance - Total Allowance for Losses |  | 34,000 |  |  |  | 3,000 |  |  |  | 34,000 | 3,000 | 7,000
Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Beginning Balance - Allowance for Loan Losses |  |  |  |  | 4,480,000 |  |  |  | 5,864,000 | 4,480,000 | 5,864,000 | 6,866,000
(Provision for)/release of loan losses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (1,065,000) | (2,388,000) | 961,000
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses, Write-downs |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (86,000)
Ending Balance - Allowance for Loan Losses |  | 5,415,000 |  |  |  | 4,480,000 |  |  |  | 5,415,000 | 4,480,000 | 5,864,000
Reserve for Off-balance Sheet Activities [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Beginning Balance - Reserve for Losses |  |  |  |  | $ 2,083,000 |  |  |  | $ 4,263,000 | 2,083,000 | 4,263,000 | 6,468,000
Release of reserve for losses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (63,000) | (2,180,000) | (2,205,000)
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses, Write-downs |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 | 0
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses, Recovery |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0
Ending Balance - Reserve for Losses |  | $ 2,020,000 |  |  |  | $ 2,083,000 |  |  |  | $ 2,020,000 | $ 2,083,000 | $ 4,263,000
[1] | Includes loans and loans underlying off-balance sheet Farm & Ranch Guaranteed Securities and LTSPCs that are 90 days or more past due, in foreclosure, or in bankruptcy with at least one missed payment, excluding loans performing under either their original loan terms or a court-approved bankruptcy plan.

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