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Fair Value Disclosures - Fair Value Measurements, Recurring and Nonrecurring (Details) - USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2020 | Dec. 31, 2019
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Assets: |  |
Financial derivatives | $ 16,123,000 | $ 7,834,000
Loans held for sale | 0 | 0
Liabilities: |  |
Financial derivatives | 182,371,000 | 105,087,000
Investment securities: |  |
Assets: |  |
Available-for-sale, at fair value | 3,853,692,000 | $ 2,959,843,000
Farmer Mac Guaranteed Securities |  |
Assets: |  |
Available-for-sale, at fair value | $ 6,947,701,000 |
Level 3 |  |
Liabilities: |  |
Financial instruments level three percent | 65.00% | 71.00%
Percent of level three fair value assets and liabilities | 29.00% | 33.00%
Recurring |  |
Assets: |  |
Financial derivatives | $ 17,468,000 | $ 10,519,000
Total Assets at fair value | 10,825,556,000 | 10,122,300,000
Liabilities: |  |
Financial derivatives | 29,892,000 | 27,042,000
Total Liabilities at fair value | 29,892,000 | 27,042,000
Recurring | USDA Securities: |  |
Assets: |  |
Trading | 6,695,000 | 8,913,000
Recurring | Investment securities: |  |
Assets: |  |
Available-for-sale, at fair value | 3,853,692,000 | 2,959,843,000
Recurring | Farmer Mac Guaranteed Securities |  |
Assets: |  |
Available-for-sale, at fair value | 6,947,701,000 | 7,143,025,000
Recurring | Level 1 |  |
Assets: |  |
Financial derivatives | 0 | 0
Total Assets at fair value | 1,467,951,000 | 1,296,923,000
Liabilities: |  |
Financial derivatives | 82,000 | 51,000
Total Liabilities at fair value | 82,000 | 51,000
Recurring | Level 1 | USDA Securities: |  |
Assets: |  |
Trading | 0 | 0
Recurring | Level 1 | Investment securities: |  |
Assets: |  |
Available-for-sale, at fair value | 1,467,951,000 | 1,296,923,000
Recurring | Level 1 | Farmer Mac Guaranteed Securities |  |
Assets: |  |
Available-for-sale, at fair value | 0 | 0
Recurring | Level 2 |  |
Assets: |  |
Financial derivatives | 17,468,000 | 10,519,000
Total Assets at fair value | 2,384,038,000 | 1,654,527,000
Liabilities: |  |
Financial derivatives | 29,810,000 | 26,991,000
Total Liabilities at fair value | 29,810,000 | 26,991,000
Recurring | Level 2 | USDA Securities: |  |
Assets: |  |
Trading | 0 | 0
Recurring | Level 2 | Investment securities: |  |
Assets: |  |
Available-for-sale, at fair value | 2,366,570,000 | 1,644,008,000
Recurring | Level 2 | Farmer Mac Guaranteed Securities |  |
Assets: |  |
Available-for-sale, at fair value | 0 | 0
Recurring | Level 3 |  |
Assets: |  |
Financial derivatives | 0 | 0
Total Assets at fair value | 6,973,567,000 | 7,170,850,000
Liabilities: |  |
Financial derivatives | 0 | 0
Total Liabilities at fair value | 0 | 0
Recurring | Level 3 | USDA Securities: |  |
Assets: |  |
Trading | 6,695,000 | 8,913,000
Recurring | Level 3 | Investment securities: |  |
Assets: |  |
Available-for-sale, at fair value | 19,171,000 | 18,912,000
Recurring | Level 3 | Farmer Mac Guaranteed Securities |  |
Assets: |  |
Available-for-sale, at fair value | 6,947,701,000 | 7,143,025,000
AgVantage Securities | Farmer Mac Guaranteed Securities |  |
Assets: |  |
Available-for-sale, at fair value | 6,947,701,000 | 7,143,025,000
AgVantage Securities | Recurring | Farmer Mac Guaranteed Securities |  |
Assets: |  |
Available-for-sale, at fair value | 6,947,701,000 | 7,143,025,000
AgVantage Securities | Recurring | Level 1 | Farmer Mac Guaranteed Securities |  |
Assets: |  |
Available-for-sale, at fair value | 0 | 0
AgVantage Securities | Recurring | Level 2 | Farmer Mac Guaranteed Securities |  |
Assets: |  |
Available-for-sale, at fair value | 0 | 0
AgVantage Securities | Recurring | Level 3 | Farmer Mac Guaranteed Securities |  |
Assets: |  |
Available-for-sale, at fair value | 6,947,701,000 | 7,143,025,000
USDA Guarantees | Recurring | USDA Securities: |  |
Assets: |  |
Trading | 6,695,000 | 8,913,000
USDA Guarantees | Recurring | Level 1 | USDA Securities: |  |
Assets: |  |
Trading | 0 | 0
USDA Guarantees | Recurring | Level 2 | USDA Securities: |  |
Assets: |  |
Trading | 0 | 0
USDA Guarantees | Recurring | Level 3 | USDA Securities: |  |
Assets: |  |
Trading | 6,695,000 | 8,913,000
Floating Interest Rate | Floating rate auction-rate certificates backed by Government guaranteed student loans |  |
Assets: |  |
Available-for-sale, at fair value | 19,171,000 | 18,912,000
Floating Interest Rate | Floating rate asset-backed securities |  |
Assets: |  |
Available-for-sale, at fair value | 6,231,000 | 11,085,000
Floating Interest Rate | Guaranteed mortgage-backed securities |  |
Assets: |  |
Available-for-sale, at fair value | 2,360,026,000 | 1,632,583,000
Floating Interest Rate | Recurring | Floating rate auction-rate certificates backed by Government guaranteed student loans |  |
Assets: |  |
Available-for-sale, at fair value | 19,171,000 | 18,912,000
Floating Interest Rate | Recurring | Floating rate asset-backed securities |  |
Assets: |  |
Available-for-sale, at fair value | 6,231,000 | 11,085,000
Floating Interest Rate | Recurring | Guaranteed mortgage-backed securities |  |
Assets: |  |
Available-for-sale, at fair value | 2,360,026,000 | 1,632,583,000
Floating Interest Rate | Recurring | Level 1 | Floating rate auction-rate certificates backed by Government guaranteed student loans |  |
Assets: |  |
Available-for-sale, at fair value | 0 | 0
Floating Interest Rate | Recurring | Level 1 | Floating rate asset-backed securities |  |
Assets: |  |
Available-for-sale, at fair value | 0 | 0
Floating Interest Rate | Recurring | Level 1 | Guaranteed mortgage-backed securities |  |
Assets: |  |
Available-for-sale, at fair value | 0 | 0
Floating Interest Rate | Recurring | Level 2 | Floating rate auction-rate certificates backed by Government guaranteed student loans |  |
Assets: |  |
Available-for-sale, at fair value | 0 | 0
Floating Interest Rate | Recurring | Level 2 | Floating rate asset-backed securities |  |
Assets: |  |
Available-for-sale, at fair value | 6,231,000 | 11,085,000
Floating Interest Rate | Recurring | Level 2 | Guaranteed mortgage-backed securities |  |
Assets: |  |
Available-for-sale, at fair value | 2,360,026,000 | 1,632,583,000
Floating Interest Rate | Recurring | Level 3 | Floating rate auction-rate certificates backed by Government guaranteed student loans |  |
Assets: |  |
Available-for-sale, at fair value | 19,171,000 | 18,912,000
Floating Interest Rate | Recurring | Level 3 | Floating rate asset-backed securities |  |
Assets: |  |
Available-for-sale, at fair value | 0 | 0
Floating Interest Rate | Recurring | Level 3 | Guaranteed mortgage-backed securities |  |
Assets: |  |
Available-for-sale, at fair value | 0 | 0
Fixed Interest Rate | Guaranteed mortgage-backed securities |  |
Assets: |  |
Available-for-sale, at fair value | 313,000 | 340,000
Fixed Interest Rate | Fixed rate U.S. Treasuries |  |
Assets: |  |
Available-for-sale, at fair value | 1,467,951,000 | 1,296,923,000
Fixed Interest Rate | Recurring | Guaranteed mortgage-backed securities |  |
Assets: |  |
Available-for-sale, at fair value | 313,000 | 340,000
Fixed Interest Rate | Recurring | Fixed rate U.S. Treasuries |  |
Assets: |  |
Available-for-sale, at fair value | 1,467,951,000 | 1,296,923,000
Fixed Interest Rate | Recurring | Level 1 | Guaranteed mortgage-backed securities |  |
Assets: |  |
Available-for-sale, at fair value | 0 | 0
Fixed Interest Rate | Recurring | Level 1 | Fixed rate U.S. Treasuries |  |
Assets: |  |
Available-for-sale, at fair value | 1,467,951,000 | 1,296,923,000
Fixed Interest Rate | Recurring | Level 2 | Guaranteed mortgage-backed securities |  |
Assets: |  |
Available-for-sale, at fair value | 313,000 | 340,000
Fixed Interest Rate | Recurring | Level 2 | Fixed rate U.S. Treasuries |  |
Assets: |  |
Available-for-sale, at fair value | 0 | 0
Fixed Interest Rate | Recurring | Level 3 | Guaranteed mortgage-backed securities |  |
Assets: |  |
Available-for-sale, at fair value | 0 | 0
Fixed Interest Rate | Recurring | Level 3 | Fixed rate U.S. Treasuries |  |
Assets: |  |
Available-for-sale, at fair value | $ 0 | $ 0

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