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Loans and Allowance for Losses and Concentrations of Credit Risk - Impaired Financing Receivables (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 3 Months Ended |
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Mar. 31, 2017 | Mar. 31, 2016 | Dec. 31, 2016
Financing Receivable, Impaired [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Impaired Financing Receivable, with No Related Allowance, Recorded Investment | $ 14,024 |  |  | $ 27,468 |
Impaired Financing Receivable, with No Related Allowance, Unpaid Principal Balance | 14,049 |  |  | 27,534 |
Impaired Financing Receivable, with Related Allowance, Recorded Investment | 102,617 | [1] |  | 79,931 | [2]
Impaired Financing Receivable, with Related Allowance, Unpaid Principal Balance | 102,914 |  |  | 80,205 |
Impaired Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment | 116,641 |  |  | 107,399 |
Impaired Financing Receivable, Unpaid Principal Balance | 116,963 |  |  | 107,739 |
Impaired Financing Receivable, Related Allowance | 2,716 |  |  | 2,292 |
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Nonaccrual Status | 50,513 | [3] |  | 32,142 | [4]
Impaired Financing Receivable, Average Recorded Investment | 112,021 |  | $ 77,007 |  |
Impaired Financing Receivable, Interest Income, Cash Basis Method | 734 |  | 133 |  |
Crops [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Impaired [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Impaired Financing Receivable, with No Related Allowance, Recorded Investment | 7,603 |  |  | 20,761 |
Impaired Financing Receivable, with No Related Allowance, Unpaid Principal Balance | 7,619 |  |  | 20,816 |
Impaired Financing Receivable, with Related Allowance, Recorded Investment | 55,927 | [1] |  | 32,326 | [2]
Impaired Financing Receivable, with Related Allowance, Unpaid Principal Balance | 56,027 |  |  | 32,381 |
Impaired Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment | 63,530 |  |  | 53,087 |
Impaired Financing Receivable, Unpaid Principal Balance | 63,646 |  |  | 53,197 |
Impaired Financing Receivable, Related Allowance | 1,240 |  |  | 945 |
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Nonaccrual Status | 17,801 | [3] |  | 13,405 | [4]
Impaired Financing Receivable, Average Recorded Investment | 58,309 |  | 23,555 |  |
Impaired Financing Receivable, Interest Income, Cash Basis Method | 302 |  | 2 |  |
Permanent Plantings [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Impaired [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Impaired Financing Receivable, with No Related Allowance, Recorded Investment | 3,665 |  |  | 3,683 |
Impaired Financing Receivable, with No Related Allowance, Unpaid Principal Balance | 3,669 |  |  | 3,688 |
Impaired Financing Receivable, with Related Allowance, Recorded Investment | 29,515 | [1] |  | 26,748 | [2]
Impaired Financing Receivable, with Related Allowance, Unpaid Principal Balance | 29,579 |  |  | 26,817 |
Impaired Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment | 33,180 |  |  | 30,431 |
Impaired Financing Receivable, Unpaid Principal Balance | 33,248 |  |  | 30,505 |
Impaired Financing Receivable, Related Allowance | 943 |  |  | 790 |
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Nonaccrual Status | 25,974 | [3] |  | 10,785 | [4]
Impaired Financing Receivable, Average Recorded Investment | 31,806 |  | 23,648 |  |
Impaired Financing Receivable, Interest Income, Cash Basis Method | 152 |  | 44 |  |
Livestock [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Impaired [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Impaired Financing Receivable, with No Related Allowance, Recorded Investment | 791 |  |  | 1,054 |
Impaired Financing Receivable, with No Related Allowance, Unpaid Principal Balance | 791 |  |  | 1,055 |
Impaired Financing Receivable, with Related Allowance, Recorded Investment | 11,149 | [1] |  | 14,322 | [2]
Impaired Financing Receivable, with Related Allowance, Unpaid Principal Balance | 11,271 |  |  | 14,457 |
Impaired Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment | 11,940 |  |  | 15,376 |
Impaired Financing Receivable, Unpaid Principal Balance | 12,062 |  |  | 15,512 |
Impaired Financing Receivable, Related Allowance | 397 |  |  | 399 |
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Nonaccrual Status | 1,941 | [3] |  | 2,696 | [4]
Impaired Financing Receivable, Average Recorded Investment | 13,658 |  | 16,318 |  |
Impaired Financing Receivable, Interest Income, Cash Basis Method | 177 |  | 15 |  |
Part-Time Farm [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Impaired [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Impaired Financing Receivable, with No Related Allowance, Recorded Investment | 1,965 |  |  | 1,970 |
Impaired Financing Receivable, with No Related Allowance, Unpaid Principal Balance | 1,970 |  |  | 1,975 |
Impaired Financing Receivable, with Related Allowance, Recorded Investment | 6,026 | [1] |  | 6,535 | [2]
Impaired Financing Receivable, with Related Allowance, Unpaid Principal Balance | 6,037 |  |  | 6,550 |
Impaired Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment | 7,991 |  |  | 8,505 |
Impaired Financing Receivable, Unpaid Principal Balance | 8,007 |  |  | 8,525 |
Impaired Financing Receivable, Related Allowance | 136 |  |  | 158 |
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Nonaccrual Status | 4,797 | [3] |  | 5,256 | [4]
Impaired Financing Receivable, Average Recorded Investment | 8,248 |  | 8,567 |  |
Impaired Financing Receivable, Interest Income, Cash Basis Method | 103 |  | 72 |  |
Agriculture Storage and Processing [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Impaired [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Impaired Financing Receivable, with No Related Allowance, Recorded Investment | 0 |  |  | 0 |
Impaired Financing Receivable, with No Related Allowance, Unpaid Principal Balance | 0 |  |  | 0 |
Impaired Financing Receivable, with Related Allowance, Recorded Investment | 0 | [1] |  | 0 | [2]
Impaired Financing Receivable, with Related Allowance, Unpaid Principal Balance | 0 |  |  | 0 |
Impaired Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment | 0 |  |  | 0 |
Impaired Financing Receivable, Unpaid Principal Balance | 0 |  |  | 0 |
Impaired Financing Receivable, Related Allowance | 0 |  |  | 0 |
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Nonaccrual Status | 0 | [3] |  | 0 | [4]
Impaired Financing Receivable, Average Recorded Investment | 0 |  | 4,919 |  |
Impaired Financing Receivable, Interest Income, Cash Basis Method | 0 |  | 0 |  |
Other Commodity [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Impaired [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Impaired Financing Receivable, with No Related Allowance, Recorded Investment | 0 |  |  | 0 |
Impaired Financing Receivable, with No Related Allowance, Unpaid Principal Balance | 0 |  |  | 0 |
Impaired Financing Receivable, with Related Allowance, Recorded Investment | 0 | [1] |  | 0 | [2]
Impaired Financing Receivable, with Related Allowance, Unpaid Principal Balance | 0 |  |  | 0 |
Impaired Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment | 0 |  |  | 0 |
Impaired Financing Receivable, Unpaid Principal Balance | 0 |  |  | 0 |
Impaired Financing Receivable, Related Allowance | 0 |  |  | 0 |
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Nonaccrual Status | 0 | [3] |  | 0 | [4]
Impaired Financing Receivable, Average Recorded Investment | 0 |  | 0 |  |
Impaired Financing Receivable, Interest Income, Cash Basis Method | 0 |  | $ 0 |  |
Collateral Dependent Not Individually Analyzed [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Impaired [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Impaired Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment | 101,000 |  |  | 76,500 |
Impaired Financing Receivable, Related Allowance | $ 2,300 |  |  | $ 1,600 |
Impaired Financing Receivable, Impairment analysis performed percent | 87.00% |  |  | 71.00% |
Less than 90 days past due [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Impaired [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Nonaccrual Status | $ 1,000 | [3] |  | $ 12,400 | [4]
[1] | Impairment analysis was performed in the aggregate in consideration of similar risk characteristics of the assets and historical statistics on $101.0 million (87 percent) of impaired loans as of March 31, 2017, which resulted in a specific allowance of $2.3 million.
[2] | Impairment analysis was performed in the aggregate in consideration of similar risk characteristics of the assets and historical statistics on $76.5 million (71 percent) of impaired loans as of December 31, 2016, which resulted in a specific allowance of $1.6 million.
[3] | Includes $1.0 million of loans that are less than 90 days delinquent but which have not met Farmer Mac's performance criteria for returning to accrual status.
[4] | Includes $12.4 million of loans that are less than 90 days delinquent but which have not met Farmer Mac's performance criteria for returning to accrual status.

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