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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 |  |
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Mar. 31, 2018 | Mar. 31, 2017 | Dec. 31, 2017 | Dec. 31, 2016
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Additional Information [Abstract] |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Collectively Evaluated for Impairment | $ 6,784,770 |  | $ 6,720,503 |
Financing Receivable, Individually Evaluated for Impairment | 147,232 |  | 147,083 |
Financing Receivable, Gross | 6,932,002 |  | 6,867,586 |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses, Collectively Evaluated for Impairment | 5,748 |  | 5,982 |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses, Individually Evaluated for Impairment | 2,708 |  | 2,884 |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses | 8,456 | $ 7,638 | 8,866 | $ 7,435
Total provision for losses | (410) | 444 |  |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses, Write-downs | 0 | (241) |  |
Crops [Member] |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Additional Information [Abstract] |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Collectively Evaluated for Impairment | 3,612,630 |  | 3,581,213 |
Financing Receivable, Individually Evaluated for Impairment | 67,192 |  | 76,732 |
Financing Receivable, Gross | 3,679,822 |  | 3,657,945 |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses, Collectively Evaluated for Impairment | 2,772 |  | 2,650 |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses, Individually Evaluated for Impairment | 1,021 |  | 1,431 |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses | 3,793 | 3,562 | 4,081 | 3,365
Total provision for losses | (288) | 425 |  |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses, Write-downs | 0 | (228) |  |
Permanent Plantings [Member] |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Additional Information [Abstract] |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Collectively Evaluated for Impairment | 1,306,987 |  | 1,327,144 |
Financing Receivable, Individually Evaluated for Impairment | 46,351 |  | 40,419 |
Financing Receivable, Gross | 1,353,338 |  | 1,367,563 |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses, Collectively Evaluated for Impairment | 1,252 |  | 1,406 |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses, Individually Evaluated for Impairment | 1,227 |  | 1,063 |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses | 2,479 | 1,870 | 2,469 | 1,723
Total provision for losses | 10 | 147 |  |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses, Write-downs | 0 | 0 |  |
Livestock [Member] |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Additional Information [Abstract] |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Collectively Evaluated for Impairment | 1,323,352 |  | 1,314,410 |
Financing Receivable, Individually Evaluated for Impairment | 23,958 |  | 20,548 |
Financing Receivable, Gross | 1,347,310 |  | 1,334,958 |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses, Collectively Evaluated for Impairment | 900 |  | 969 |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses, Individually Evaluated for Impairment | 336 |  | 242 |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses | 1,236 | 1,379 | 1,211 | 1,375
Total provision for losses | 25 | 17 |  |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses, Write-downs | 0 | (13) |  |
Part-Time Farm [Member] |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Additional Information [Abstract] |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Collectively Evaluated for Impairment | 460,001 |  | 424,964 |
Financing Receivable, Individually Evaluated for Impairment | 9,022 |  | 8,664 |
Financing Receivable, Gross | 469,023 |  | 433,628 |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses, Collectively Evaluated for Impairment | 291 |  | 335 |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses, Individually Evaluated for Impairment | 122 |  | 146 |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses | 413 | 324 | 481 | 405
Total provision for losses | (68) | (81) |  |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses, Write-downs | 0 | 0 |  |
Agriculture Storage and Processing [Member] |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Additional Information [Abstract] |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Collectively Evaluated for Impairment | 68,909 |  | 58,761 |
Financing Receivable, Individually Evaluated for Impairment | 0 |  | 0 |
Financing Receivable, Gross | 68,909 |  | 58,761 |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses, Collectively Evaluated for Impairment | 522 |  | 606 |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses, Individually Evaluated for Impairment | 0 |  | 0 |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses | 522 | 472 | 606 | 533
Total provision for losses | (84) | (61) |  |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses, Write-downs | 0 | 0 |  |
Other Commodity [Member] |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Additional Information [Abstract] |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Collectively Evaluated for Impairment | 12,891 |  | 14,011 |
Financing Receivable, Individually Evaluated for Impairment | 709 |  | 720 |
Financing Receivable, Gross | 13,600 |  | 14,731 |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses, Collectively Evaluated for Impairment | 11 |  | 16 |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses, Individually Evaluated for Impairment | 2 |  | 2 |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses | 13 | 31 | 18 | $ 34
Total provision for losses | (5) | (3) |  |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses, Write-downs | 0 | 0 |  |
On-balance sheet [Member] |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Additional Information [Abstract] |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Collectively Evaluated for Impairment | 4,142,141 |  | 4,066,457 |
Financing Receivable, Individually Evaluated for Impairment | 132,218 |  | 132,276 |
Financing Receivable, Gross | 4,274,359 |  | 4,198,733 |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses, Collectively Evaluated for Impairment | 4,041 |  | 4,285 |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses, Individually Evaluated for Impairment | 2,324 |  | 2,511 |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses | 6,365 |  | 6,796 |
On-balance sheet [Member] | Crops [Member] |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Additional Information [Abstract] |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Collectively Evaluated for Impairment | 2,366,184 |  | 2,344,821 |
Financing Receivable, Individually Evaluated for Impairment | 58,314 |  | 67,828 |
Financing Receivable, Gross | 2,424,498 |  | 2,412,649 |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses, Collectively Evaluated for Impairment | 2,158 |  | 2,104 |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses, Individually Evaluated for Impairment | 787 |  | 1,207 |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses | 2,945 |  | 3,311 |
On-balance sheet [Member] | Permanent Plantings [Member] |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Additional Information [Abstract] |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Collectively Evaluated for Impairment | 797,591 |  | 794,478 |
Financing Receivable, Individually Evaluated for Impairment | 43,960 |  | 38,180 |
Financing Receivable, Gross | 841,551 |  | 832,658 |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses, Collectively Evaluated for Impairment | 980 |  | 1,101 |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses, Individually Evaluated for Impairment | 1,169 |  | 1,006 |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses | 2,149 |  | 2,107 |
On-balance sheet [Member] | Livestock [Member] |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Additional Information [Abstract] |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Collectively Evaluated for Impairment | 659,997 |  | 635,768 |
Financing Receivable, Individually Evaluated for Impairment | 21,206 |  | 17,766 |
Financing Receivable, Gross | 681,203 |  | 653,534 |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses, Collectively Evaluated for Impairment | 642 |  | 738 |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses, Individually Evaluated for Impairment | 268 |  | 172 |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses | 910 |  | 910 |
On-balance sheet [Member] | Part-Time Farm [Member] |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Additional Information [Abstract] |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Collectively Evaluated for Impairment | 298,438 |  | 269,337 |
Financing Receivable, Individually Evaluated for Impairment | 8,103 |  | 7,858 |
Financing Receivable, Gross | 306,541 |  | 277,195 |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses, Collectively Evaluated for Impairment | 245 |  | 287 |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses, Individually Evaluated for Impairment | 100 |  | 126 |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses | 345 |  | 413 |
On-balance sheet [Member] | Agriculture Storage and Processing [Member] |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Additional Information [Abstract] |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Collectively Evaluated for Impairment | 10,926 |  | 13,023 |
Financing Receivable, Individually Evaluated for Impairment | 0 |  | 0 |
Financing Receivable, Gross | 10,926 |  | 13,023 |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses, Collectively Evaluated for Impairment | 10 |  | 44 |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses, Individually Evaluated for Impairment | 0 |  | 0 |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses | 10 |  | 44 |
On-balance sheet [Member] | Other Commodity [Member] |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Additional Information [Abstract] |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Collectively Evaluated for Impairment | 9,005 |  | 9,030 |
Financing Receivable, Individually Evaluated for Impairment | 635 |  | 644 |
Financing Receivable, Gross | 9,640 |  | 9,674 |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses, Collectively Evaluated for Impairment | 6 |  | 11 |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses, Individually Evaluated for Impairment | 0 |  | 0 |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses | 6 |  | 11 |
Off-balance sheet [Member] |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Additional Information [Abstract] |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Collectively Evaluated for Impairment | 2,642,629 |  | 2,654,046 |
Financing Receivable, Individually Evaluated for Impairment | 15,014 |  | 14,807 |
Financing Receivable, Gross | 2,657,643 |  | 2,668,853 |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses, Collectively Evaluated for Impairment | 1,707 |  | 1,697 |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses, Individually Evaluated for Impairment | 384 |  | 373 |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses | 2,091 |  | 2,070 |
Off-balance sheet [Member] | Crops [Member] |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Additional Information [Abstract] |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Collectively Evaluated for Impairment | 1,246,446 |  | 1,236,392 |
Financing Receivable, Individually Evaluated for Impairment | 8,878 |  | 8,904 |
Financing Receivable, Gross | 1,255,324 |  | 1,245,296 |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses, Collectively Evaluated for Impairment | 614 |  | 546 |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses, Individually Evaluated for Impairment | 234 |  | 224 |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses | 848 |  | 770 |
Off-balance sheet [Member] | Permanent Plantings [Member] |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Additional Information [Abstract] |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Collectively Evaluated for Impairment | 509,396 |  | 532,666 |
Financing Receivable, Individually Evaluated for Impairment | 2,391 |  | 2,239 |
Financing Receivable, Gross | 511,787 |  | 534,905 |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses, Collectively Evaluated for Impairment | 272 |  | 305 |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses, Individually Evaluated for Impairment | 58 |  | 57 |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses | 330 |  | 362 |
Off-balance sheet [Member] | Livestock [Member] |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Additional Information [Abstract] |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Collectively Evaluated for Impairment | 663,355 |  | 678,642 |
Financing Receivable, Individually Evaluated for Impairment | 2,752 |  | 2,782 |
Financing Receivable, Gross | 666,107 |  | 681,424 |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses, Collectively Evaluated for Impairment | 258 |  | 231 |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses, Individually Evaluated for Impairment | 68 |  | 70 |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses | 326 |  | 301 |
Off-balance sheet [Member] | Part-Time Farm [Member] |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Additional Information [Abstract] |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Collectively Evaluated for Impairment | 161,563 |  | 155,627 |
Financing Receivable, Individually Evaluated for Impairment | 919 |  | 806 |
Financing Receivable, Gross | 162,482 |  | 156,433 |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses, Collectively Evaluated for Impairment | 46 |  | 48 |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses, Individually Evaluated for Impairment | 22 |  | 20 |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses | 68 |  | 68 |
Off-balance sheet [Member] | Agriculture Storage and Processing [Member] |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Additional Information [Abstract] |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Collectively Evaluated for Impairment | 57,983 |  | 45,738 |
Financing Receivable, Individually Evaluated for Impairment | 0 |  | 0 |
Financing Receivable, Gross | 57,983 |  | 45,738 |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses, Collectively Evaluated for Impairment | 512 |  | 562 |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses, Individually Evaluated for Impairment | 0 |  | 0 |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses | 512 |  | 562 |
Off-balance sheet [Member] | Other Commodity [Member] |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Additional Information [Abstract] |  |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Collectively Evaluated for Impairment | 3,886 |  | 4,981 |
Financing Receivable, Individually Evaluated for Impairment | 74 |  | 76 |
Financing Receivable, Gross | 3,960 |  | 5,057 |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses, Collectively Evaluated for Impairment | 5 |  | 5 |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses, Individually Evaluated for Impairment | 2 |  | 2 |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses | 7 |  | $ 7 |
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 | $ (241) |  |

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