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LOANS - Schedule of Financing Receivables Credit Quality Indicators (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended |
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Sep. 30, 2024 | Sep. 30, 2023 | Sep. 30, 2024 | Sep. 30, 2023 | Dec. 31, 2023
Total |  |  |  |  |
Total | $ 10,668,844 |  | $ 10,668,844 |  | $ 9,623,119
Agricultural Finance |  |  |  |  |
Total |  |  |  |  |
Current period charge-offs | 0 | $ 0 | 4,043 | $ 0 |
Farm & Ranch |  |  |  |  |
Year One |  |  |  |  |
Total | 741,236 |  | 741,236 |  | 604,837
Current period charge-offs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Year Two |  |  |  |  |
Total | 594,161 |  | 594,161 |  | 1,207,742
Current period charge-offs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Year Three |  |  |  |  |
Total | 1,161,285 |  | 1,161,285 |  | 1,691,901
Current period charge-offs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Year Four |  |  |  |  |
Total | 1,619,496 |  | 1,619,496 |  | 1,149,903
Current period charge-offs | 0 | 0 | 101 | 0 |
Year Five |  |  |  |  |
Total | 1,084,034 |  | 1,084,034 |  | 357,646
Current period charge-offs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Prior |  |  |  |  |
Total | 1,375,139 |  | 1,375,139 |  | 1,148,725
Current period charge-offs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Revolving Loans - Amortized Cost Basis |  |  |  |  |
Total | 396,349 |  | 396,349 |  | 404,957
Current period charge-offs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total |  |  |  |  |
Total | 6,971,700 |  | 6,971,700 |  | 6,565,711
Current period charge-offs | 0 | 0 | 101 | 0 |
Corporate AgFinance |  |  |  |  |
Year One |  |  |  |  |
Total | 106,145 |  | 106,145 |  | 207,279
Current period charge-offs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Year Two |  |  |  |  |
Total | 200,261 |  | 200,261 |  | 112,444
Current period charge-offs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Year Three |  |  |  |  |
Total | 83,495 |  | 83,495 |  | 277,400
Current period charge-offs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Year Four |  |  |  |  |
Total | 250,727 |  | 250,727 |  | 173,980
Current period charge-offs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Year Five |  |  |  |  |
Total | 170,396 |  | 170,396 |  | 119,685
Current period charge-offs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Prior |  |  |  |  |
Total | 195,670 |  | 195,670 |  | 112,947
Current period charge-offs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Revolving Loans - Amortized Cost Basis |  |  |  |  |
Total | 290,869 |  | 290,869 |  | 255,988
Current period charge-offs | 0 | 0 | 3,942 | 0 |
Total |  |  |  |  |
Total | 1,297,563 |  | 1,297,563 |  | 1,259,723
Current period charge-offs | 0 | 0 | 3,942 | 0 |
Rural Infrastructure Finance |  |  |  |  |
Year One |  |  |  |  |
Total | 935,251 |  | 935,251 |  | 618,946
Current period charge-offs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Year Two |  |  |  |  |
Total | 547,129 |  | 547,129 |  | 720,522
Current period charge-offs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Year Three |  |  |  |  |
Total | 641,415 |  | 641,415 |  | 187,746
Current period charge-offs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Year Four |  |  |  |  |
Total | 176,273 |  | 176,273 |  | 593,841
Current period charge-offs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Year Five |  |  |  |  |
Total | 565,944 |  | 565,944 |  | 701,937
Current period charge-offs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Prior |  |  |  |  |
Total | 1,242,792 |  | 1,242,792 |  | 611,548
Current period charge-offs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Revolving Loans - Amortized Cost Basis |  |  |  |  |
Total | 274,551 |  | 274,551 |  | 100,223
Current period charge-offs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total |  |  |  |  |
Total | 4,383,355 |  | 4,383,355 |  | 3,534,763
Current period charge-offs | 0 | $ 0 | 0 | $ 0 |
Acceptable | Farm & Ranch |  |  |  |  |
Year One |  |  |  |  |
Total | 660,038 |  | 660,038 |  | 530,956
Year Two |  |  |  |  |
Total | 490,681 |  | 490,681 |  | 1,137,226
Year Three |  |  |  |  |
Total | 1,094,748 |  | 1,094,748 |  | 1,653,780
Year Four |  |  |  |  |
Total | 1,563,276 |  | 1,563,276 |  | 1,120,917
Year Five |  |  |  |  |
Total | 1,023,692 |  | 1,023,692 |  | 323,922
Prior |  |  |  |  |
Total | 1,260,030 |  | 1,260,030 |  | 1,068,862
Revolving Loans - Amortized Cost Basis |  |  |  |  |
Total | 362,119 |  | 362,119 |  | 385,766
Total |  |  |  |  |
Total | 6,454,584 |  | 6,454,584 |  | 6,221,429
Acceptable | Corporate AgFinance |  |  |  |  |
Year One |  |  |  |  |
Total | 106,145 |  | 106,145 |  | 207,279
Year Two |  |  |  |  |
Total | 155,782 |  | 155,782 |  | 97,922
Year Three |  |  |  |  |
Total | 75,840 |  | 75,840 |  | 261,992
Year Four |  |  |  |  |
Total | 235,951 |  | 235,951 |  | 123,158
Year Five |  |  |  |  |
Total | 80,593 |  | 80,593 |  | 99,352
Prior |  |  |  |  |
Total | 162,180 |  | 162,180 |  | 112,947
Revolving Loans - Amortized Cost Basis |  |  |  |  |
Total | 264,366 |  | 264,366 |  | 254,325
Total |  |  |  |  |
Total | 1,080,857 |  | 1,080,857 |  | 1,156,975
Acceptable | Rural Infrastructure Finance |  |  |  |  |
Year One |  |  |  |  |
Total | 932,310 |  | 932,310 |  | 618,946
Year Two |  |  |  |  |
Total | 536,679 |  | 536,679 |  | 681,272
Year Three |  |  |  |  |
Total | 582,812 |  | 582,812 |  | 187,746
Year Four |  |  |  |  |
Total | 176,273 |  | 176,273 |  | 593,841
Year Five |  |  |  |  |
Total | 565,944 |  | 565,944 |  | 701,937
Prior |  |  |  |  |
Total | 1,242,792 |  | 1,242,792 |  | 611,548
Revolving Loans - Amortized Cost Basis |  |  |  |  |
Total | 274,551 |  | 274,551 |  | 100,223
Total |  |  |  |  |
Total | 4,311,361 |  | 4,311,361 |  | 3,495,513
Special mention | Farm & Ranch |  |  |  |  |
Year One |  |  |  |  |
Total | 78,097 |  | 78,097 |  | 70,524
Year Two |  |  |  |  |
Total | 77,428 |  | 77,428 |  | 46,529
Year Three |  |  |  |  |
Total | 25,222 |  | 25,222 |  | 27,957
Year Four |  |  |  |  |
Total | 31,257 |  | 31,257 |  | 11,591
Year Five |  |  |  |  |
Total | 6,897 |  | 6,897 |  | 4,782
Prior |  |  |  |  |
Total | 28,306 |  | 28,306 |  | 21,257
Revolving Loans - Amortized Cost Basis |  |  |  |  |
Total | 9,874 |  | 9,874 |  | 8,777
Total |  |  |  |  |
Total | 257,081 |  | 257,081 |  | 191,417
Special mention | Corporate AgFinance |  |  |  |  |
Year One |  |  |  |  |
Total | 0 |  | 0 |  | 0
Year Two |  |  |  |  |
Total | 37,168 |  | 37,168 |  | 14,522
Year Three |  |  |  |  |
Total | 0 |  | 0 |  | 15,408
Year Four |  |  |  |  |
Total | 14,776 |  | 14,776 |  | 50,822
Year Five |  |  |  |  |
Total | 75,464 |  | 75,464 |  | 20,333
Prior |  |  |  |  |
Total | 0 |  | 0 |  | 0
Revolving Loans - Amortized Cost Basis |  |  |  |  |
Total | 7,275 |  | 7,275 |  | 1,663
Total |  |  |  |  |
Total | 134,683 |  | 134,683 |  | 102,748
Special mention | Rural Infrastructure Finance |  |  |  |  |
Year One |  |  |  |  |
Total | 2,941 |  | 2,941 |  | 0
Year Two |  |  |  |  |
Total | 10,450 |  | 10,450 |  | 9,850
Year Three |  |  |  |  |
Total | 34,475 |  | 34,475 |  | 0
Year Four |  |  |  |  |
Total | 0 |  | 0 |  | 0
Year Five |  |  |  |  |
Total | 0 |  | 0 |  | 0
Prior |  |  |  |  |
Total | 0 |  | 0 |  | 0
Revolving Loans - Amortized Cost Basis |  |  |  |  |
Total | 0 |  | 0 |  | 0
Total |  |  |  |  |
Total | 47,866 |  | 47,866 |  | 9,850
Substandard | Farm & Ranch |  |  |  |  |
Year One |  |  |  |  |
Total | 3,101 |  | 3,101 |  | 3,357
Year Two |  |  |  |  |
Total | 26,052 |  | 26,052 |  | 23,987
Year Three |  |  |  |  |
Total | 41,315 |  | 41,315 |  | 10,164
Year Four |  |  |  |  |
Total | 24,963 |  | 24,963 |  | 17,395
Year Five |  |  |  |  |
Total | 53,445 |  | 53,445 |  | 28,942
Prior |  |  |  |  |
Total | 86,803 |  | 86,803 |  | 58,606
Revolving Loans - Amortized Cost Basis |  |  |  |  |
Total | 24,356 |  | 24,356 |  | 10,414
Total |  |  |  |  |
Total | 260,035 |  | 260,035 |  | 152,865
Substandard | Corporate AgFinance |  |  |  |  |
Year One |  |  |  |  |
Total | 0 |  | 0 |  | 0
Year Two |  |  |  |  |
Total | 7,311 |  | 7,311 |  | 0
Year Three |  |  |  |  |
Total | 7,655 |  | 7,655 |  | 0
Year Four |  |  |  |  |
Total | 0 |  | 0 |  | 0
Year Five |  |  |  |  |
Total | 14,339 |  | 14,339 |  | 0
Prior |  |  |  |  |
Total | 33,490 |  | 33,490 |  | 0
Revolving Loans - Amortized Cost Basis |  |  |  |  |
Total | 19,228 |  | 19,228 |  | 0
Total |  |  |  |  |
Total | 82,023 |  | 82,023 |  | 0
Substandard | Rural Infrastructure Finance |  |  |  |  |
Year One |  |  |  |  |
Total | 0 |  | 0 |  | 0
Year Two |  |  |  |  |
Total | 0 |  | 0 |  | 29,400
Year Three |  |  |  |  |
Total | 24,128 |  | 24,128 |  | 0
Year Four |  |  |  |  |
Total | 0 |  | 0 |  | 0
Year Five |  |  |  |  |
Total | 0 |  | 0 |  | 0
Prior |  |  |  |  |
Total | 0 |  | 0 |  | 0
Revolving Loans - Amortized Cost Basis |  |  |  |  |
Total | 0 |  | 0 |  | 0
Total |  |  |  |  |
Total | $ 24,128 |  | $ 24,128 |  | $ 29,400

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