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Loans and Allowance for Losses and Concentrations of Credit Risk - Allowance for Losses by Impairment Method and Commodity (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended |  |  |  |
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Sep. 30, 2017 | Sep. 30, 2016 | Sep. 30, 2017 | Sep. 30, 2016 | Jun. 30, 2017 | Dec. 31, 2016 | Jun. 30, 2016 | Dec. 31, 2015
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Additional Information [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Collectively Evaluated for Impairment |  | $ 6,409,712 |  | $ 6,409,712 |  |  | $ 6,031,565 |  |
Financing Receivable, Individually Evaluated for Impairment |  | 147,318 |  | 147,318 |  |  | 107,739 |  |
Financing Receivable, Gross | [1],[2],[3] | 6,557,030 |  | 6,557,030 |  |  | 6,139,304 |  |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses, Collectively Evaluated for Impairment |  | 5,551 |  | 5,551 |  |  | 5,143 |  |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses, Individually Evaluated for Impairment |  | 2,937 |  | 2,937 |  |  | 2,292 |  |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses |  | 8,488 | $ 6,923 | 8,488 | $ 6,923 | $ 8,104 | 7,435 | $ 7,084 | $ 6,563
Total provision for losses |  | 384 | (31) | 1,294 | 490 |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses, Write-downs |  | 0 | (130) | (241) | (130) |  |  |  |
Crops [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Additional Information [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Collectively Evaluated for Impairment |  | 3,516,547 |  | 3,516,547 |  |  | 3,357,301 |  |
Financing Receivable, Individually Evaluated for Impairment |  | 77,169 |  | 77,169 |  |  | 53,197 |  |
Financing Receivable, Gross | [1] | 3,593,716 |  | 3,593,716 |  |  | 3,410,498 |  |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses, Collectively Evaluated for Impairment |  | 2,428 |  | 2,428 |  |  | 2,420 |  |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses, Individually Evaluated for Impairment |  | 1,422 |  | 1,422 |  |  | 945 |  |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses |  | 3,850 | 3,214 | 3,850 | 3,214 | 3,735 | 3,365 | 3,111 | 2,791
Total provision for losses |  | 115 | 103 | 713 | 423 |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses, Write-downs |  |  | 0 | (228) | 0 |  |  |  |
Permanent Plantings [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Additional Information [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Collectively Evaluated for Impairment |  | 1,140,771 |  | 1,140,771 |  |  | 1,006,935 |  |
Financing Receivable, Individually Evaluated for Impairment |  | 43,450 |  | 43,450 |  |  | 30,505 |  |
Financing Receivable, Gross | [1] | 1,184,221 |  | 1,184,221 |  |  | 1,037,440 |  |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses, Collectively Evaluated for Impairment |  | 1,258 |  | 1,258 |  |  | 933 |  |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses, Individually Evaluated for Impairment |  | 1,068 |  | 1,068 |  |  | 790 |  |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses |  | 2,326 | 1,342 | 2,326 | 1,342 | 2,164 | 1,723 | 1,144 | 931
Total provision for losses |  | 162 | 198 | 603 | 411 |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses, Write-downs |  |  | 0 | 0 | 0 |  |  |  |
Livestock [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Additional Information [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Collectively Evaluated for Impairment |  | 1,291,779 |  | 1,291,779 |  |  | 1,290,332 |  |
Financing Receivable, Individually Evaluated for Impairment |  | 17,964 |  | 17,964 |  |  | 15,512 |  |
Financing Receivable, Gross | [1] | 1,309,743 |  | 1,309,743 |  |  | 1,305,844 |  |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses, Collectively Evaluated for Impairment |  | 960 |  | 960 |  |  | 976 |  |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses, Individually Evaluated for Impairment |  | 309 |  | 309 |  |  | 399 |  |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses |  | 1,269 | 1,552 | 1,269 | 1,552 | 1,234 | 1,375 | 1,906 | 1,781
Total provision for losses |  | 35 | (354) | (93) | (229) |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses, Write-downs |  |  | 0 | (13) | 0 |  |  |  |
Part-Time Farm [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Additional Information [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Collectively Evaluated for Impairment |  | 399,694 |  | 399,694 |  |  | 315,549 |  |
Financing Receivable, Individually Evaluated for Impairment |  | 8,014 |  | 8,014 |  |  | 8,525 |  |
Financing Receivable, Gross | [1] | 407,708 |  | 407,708 |  |  | 324,074 |  |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses, Collectively Evaluated for Impairment |  | 265 |  | 265 |  |  | 247 |  |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses, Individually Evaluated for Impairment |  | 136 |  | 136 |  |  | 158 |  |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses |  | 401 | 353 | 401 | 353 | 397 | 405 | 447 | 408
Total provision for losses |  | 4 | 36 | (4) | 75 |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses, Write-downs |  |  | (130) | 0 | (130) |  |  |  |
Agriculture Storage and Processing [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Additional Information [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Collectively Evaluated for Impairment |  | 48,068 |  | 48,068 |  |  | 48,051 |  |
Financing Receivable, Individually Evaluated for Impairment |  | 0 |  | 0 |  |  | 0 |  |
Financing Receivable, Gross | [1] | 48,068 |  | 48,068 |  |  | 48,051 |  |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses, Collectively Evaluated for Impairment |  | 630 |  | 630 |  |  | 533 |  |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses, Individually Evaluated for Impairment |  | 0 |  | 0 |  |  | 0 |  |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses |  | 630 | 460 | 630 | 460 | 558 | 533 | 473 | 649
Total provision for losses |  | 72 | (13) | 97 | (189) |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses, Write-downs |  |  | 0 | 0 | 0 |  |  |  |
Other Commodity [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Additional Information [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Collectively Evaluated for Impairment |  | 12,853 |  | 12,853 |  |  | 13,397 |  |
Financing Receivable, Individually Evaluated for Impairment |  | 721 |  | 721 |  |  | 0 |  |
Financing Receivable, Gross | [1] | 13,574 |  | 13,574 |  |  | 13,397 |  |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses, Collectively Evaluated for Impairment |  | 10 |  | 10 |  |  | 34 |  |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses, Individually Evaluated for Impairment |  | 2 |  | 2 |  |  | 0 |  |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses |  | 12 | 2 | 12 | 2 | $ 16 | 34 | $ 3 | $ 3
Total provision for losses |  | (4) | (1) | (22) | (1) |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses, Write-downs |  |  | 0 | 0 | 0 |  |  |  |
On-balance sheet [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Additional Information [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Collectively Evaluated for Impairment |  | 3,938,143 |  | 3,938,143 |  |  | 3,426,768 |  |
Financing Receivable, Individually Evaluated for Impairment |  | 130,750 |  | 130,750 |  |  | 87,686 |  |
Financing Receivable, Gross | [1] | 4,068,893 |  | 4,068,893 |  |  | 3,514,454 |  |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses, Collectively Evaluated for Impairment |  | 3,901 |  | 3,901 |  |  | 3,630 |  |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses, Individually Evaluated for Impairment |  | 2,507 |  | 2,507 |  |  | 1,785 |  |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses |  | 6,408 |  | 6,408 |  |  | 5,415 |  |
On-balance sheet [Member] | Crops [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Additional Information [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Collectively Evaluated for Impairment |  | 2,278,701 |  | 2,278,701 |  |  | 2,115,450 |  |
Financing Receivable, Individually Evaluated for Impairment |  | 68,322 |  | 68,322 |  |  | 41,648 |  |
Financing Receivable, Gross | [1] | 2,347,023 |  | 2,347,023 |  |  | 2,157,098 |  |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses, Collectively Evaluated for Impairment |  | 1,868 |  | 1,868 |  |  | 2,000 |  |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses, Individually Evaluated for Impairment |  | 1,193 |  | 1,193 |  |  | 613 |  |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses |  | 3,061 |  | 3,061 |  |  | 2,613 |  |
On-balance sheet [Member] | Permanent Plantings [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Additional Information [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Collectively Evaluated for Impairment |  | 767,275 |  | 767,275 |  |  | 569,360 |  |
Financing Receivable, Individually Evaluated for Impairment |  | 41,201 |  | 41,201 |  |  | 27,770 |  |
Financing Receivable, Gross | [1] | 808,476 |  | 808,476 |  |  | 597,130 |  |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses, Collectively Evaluated for Impairment |  | 973 |  | 973 |  |  | 652 |  |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses, Individually Evaluated for Impairment |  | 1,010 |  | 1,010 |  |  | 770 |  |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses |  | 1,983 |  | 1,983 |  |  | 1,422 |  |
On-balance sheet [Member] | Livestock [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Additional Information [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Collectively Evaluated for Impairment |  | 623,499 |  | 623,499 |  |  | 537,859 |  |
Financing Receivable, Individually Evaluated for Impairment |  | 13,516 |  | 13,516 |  |  | 10,658 |  |
Financing Receivable, Gross | [1] | 637,015 |  | 637,015 |  |  | 548,517 |  |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses, Collectively Evaluated for Impairment |  | 748 |  | 748 |  |  | 735 |  |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses, Individually Evaluated for Impairment |  | 192 |  | 192 |  |  | 270 |  |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses |  | 940 |  | 940 |  |  | 1,005 |  |
On-balance sheet [Member] | Part-Time Farm [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Additional Information [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Collectively Evaluated for Impairment |  | 246,416 |  | 246,416 |  |  | 183,660 |  |
Financing Receivable, Individually Evaluated for Impairment |  | 7,069 |  | 7,069 |  |  | 7,610 |  |
Financing Receivable, Gross | [1] | 253,485 |  | 253,485 |  |  | 191,270 |  |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses, Collectively Evaluated for Impairment |  | 219 |  | 219 |  |  | 193 |  |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses, Individually Evaluated for Impairment |  | 112 |  | 112 |  |  | 132 |  |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses |  | 331 |  | 331 |  |  | 325 |  |
On-balance sheet [Member] | Agriculture Storage and Processing [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Additional Information [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Collectively Evaluated for Impairment |  | 13,248 |  | 13,248 |  |  | 11,545 |  |
Financing Receivable, Individually Evaluated for Impairment |  | 0 |  | 0 |  |  | 0 |  |
Financing Receivable, Gross | [1] | 13,248 |  | 13,248 |  |  | 11,545 |  |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses, Collectively Evaluated for Impairment |  | 87 |  | 87 |  |  | 22 |  |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses, Individually Evaluated for Impairment |  | 0 |  | 0 |  |  | 0 |  |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses |  | 87 |  | 87 |  |  | 22 |  |
On-balance sheet [Member] | Other Commodity [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Additional Information [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Collectively Evaluated for Impairment |  | 9,004 |  | 9,004 |  |  | 8,894 |  |
Financing Receivable, Individually Evaluated for Impairment |  | 642 |  | 642 |  |  | 0 |  |
Financing Receivable, Gross | [1] | 9,646 |  | 9,646 |  |  | 8,894 |  |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses, Collectively Evaluated for Impairment |  | 6 |  | 6 |  |  | 28 |  |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses, Individually Evaluated for Impairment |  | 0 |  | 0 |  |  | 0 |  |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses |  | 6 |  | 6 |  |  | 28 |  |
Off-balance sheet [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Additional Information [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Collectively Evaluated for Impairment |  | 2,471,569 |  | 2,471,569 |  |  | 2,604,797 |  |
Financing Receivable, Individually Evaluated for Impairment |  | 16,568 |  | 16,568 |  |  | 20,053 |  |
Financing Receivable, Gross | [1] | 2,488,137 |  | 2,488,137 |  |  | 2,624,850 |  |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses, Collectively Evaluated for Impairment |  | 1,650 |  | 1,650 |  |  | 1,513 |  |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses, Individually Evaluated for Impairment |  | 430 |  | 430 |  |  | 507 |  |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses |  | 2,080 |  | 2,080 |  |  | 2,020 |  |
Off-balance sheet [Member] | Crops [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Additional Information [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Collectively Evaluated for Impairment |  | 1,237,846 |  | 1,237,846 |  |  | 1,241,851 |  |
Financing Receivable, Individually Evaluated for Impairment |  | 8,847 |  | 8,847 |  |  | 11,549 |  |
Financing Receivable, Gross | [1] | 1,246,693 |  | 1,246,693 |  |  | 1,253,400 |  |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses, Collectively Evaluated for Impairment |  | 560 |  | 560 |  |  | 420 |  |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses, Individually Evaluated for Impairment |  | 229 |  | 229 |  |  | 332 |  |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses |  | 789 |  | 789 |  |  | 752 |  |
Off-balance sheet [Member] | Permanent Plantings [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Additional Information [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Collectively Evaluated for Impairment |  | 373,496 |  | 373,496 |  |  | 437,575 |  |
Financing Receivable, Individually Evaluated for Impairment |  | 2,249 |  | 2,249 |  |  | 2,735 |  |
Financing Receivable, Gross | [1] | 375,745 |  | 375,745 |  |  | 440,310 |  |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses, Collectively Evaluated for Impairment |  | 285 |  | 285 |  |  | 281 |  |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses, Individually Evaluated for Impairment |  | 58 |  | 58 |  |  | 20 |  |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses |  | 343 |  | 343 |  |  | 301 |  |
Off-balance sheet [Member] | Livestock [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Additional Information [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Collectively Evaluated for Impairment |  | 668,280 |  | 668,280 |  |  | 752,473 |  |
Financing Receivable, Individually Evaluated for Impairment |  | 4,448 |  | 4,448 |  |  | 4,854 |  |
Financing Receivable, Gross | [1] | 672,728 |  | 672,728 |  |  | 757,327 |  |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses, Collectively Evaluated for Impairment |  | 212 |  | 212 |  |  | 241 |  |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses, Individually Evaluated for Impairment |  | 117 |  | 117 |  |  | 129 |  |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses |  | 329 |  | 329 |  |  | 370 |  |
Off-balance sheet [Member] | Part-Time Farm [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Additional Information [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Collectively Evaluated for Impairment |  | 153,278 |  | 153,278 |  |  | 131,889 |  |
Financing Receivable, Individually Evaluated for Impairment |  | 945 |  | 945 |  |  | 915 |  |
Financing Receivable, Gross | [1] | 154,223 |  | 154,223 |  |  | 132,804 |  |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses, Collectively Evaluated for Impairment |  | 46 |  | 46 |  |  | 54 |  |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses, Individually Evaluated for Impairment |  | 24 |  | 24 |  |  | 26 |  |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses |  | 70 |  | 70 |  |  | 80 |  |
Off-balance sheet [Member] | Agriculture Storage and Processing [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Additional Information [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Collectively Evaluated for Impairment |  | 34,820 |  | 34,820 |  |  | 36,506 |  |
Financing Receivable, Individually Evaluated for Impairment |  | 0 |  | 0 |  |  | 0 |  |
Financing Receivable, Gross | [1] | 34,820 |  | 34,820 |  |  | 36,506 |  |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses, Collectively Evaluated for Impairment |  | 543 |  | 543 |  |  | 511 |  |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses, Individually Evaluated for Impairment |  | 0 |  | 0 |  |  | 0 |  |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses |  | 543 |  | 543 |  |  | 511 |  |
Off-balance sheet [Member] | Other Commodity [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Additional Information [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Collectively Evaluated for Impairment |  | 3,849 |  | 3,849 |  |  | 4,503 |  |
Financing Receivable, Individually Evaluated for Impairment |  | 79 |  | 79 |  |  | 0 |  |
Financing Receivable, Gross | [1] | 3,928 |  | 3,928 |  |  | 4,503 |  |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses, Collectively Evaluated for Impairment |  | 4 |  | 4 |  |  | 6 |  |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses, Individually Evaluated for Impairment |  | 2 |  | 2 |  |  | 0 |  |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses |  | 6 |  | 6 |  |  | $ 6 |  |
Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Additional Information [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses, Write-downs |  | $ 0 | $ (130) | $ (241) | $ (130) |  |  |  |
[1] | Amounts represent unpaid principal balance of risk-rated loans, which is the basis Farmer Mac uses to analyze its portfolio, and recorded investment of past due loans.
[2] | As of second quarter 2017, Farmer Mac revised its calculation of the original loan-to-value ratio of a loan to combine for any cross-collateralized loans: (i) the original loan principal balance amounts in the numerator and (ii) the original appraised property values in the denominator. In previous periods, the ratio was calculated on a loan-by-loan basis without considering the effects of any cross-collateralization. Prior period information has been reclassified to conform to the current period calculation and presentation.
[3] | Geographic regions: Northwest (AK, ID, MT, OR, WA, WY); Southwest (AZ, CA, CO, HI, NM, NV, UT); Mid-North (IA, IL, IN, MI, MN, NE, ND, SD, WI); Mid-South (AR, KS, LA, MO, OK, TX); Northeast (CT, DE, KY, MA, MD, ME, NH, NJ, NY, OH, PA, RI, VA, VT, WV); Southeast (AL, FL, GA, MS, NC, SC, TN).

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