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FINANCIAL DERIVATIVES - Schedule of Net Income/(Expense) Recognized (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2025 | Mar. 31, 2024
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items] |  |
Investments and cash equivalents | $ 83,308 | $ 84,924
Interest Income Loans | 171,764 | 144,580
Total Interest Expense | (290,475) | (309,949)
(Losses)/gains on financial derivatives | (2,636) | 2,079
Interest expense on interest rate swaps | 3,380 | 7,314
Designated as hedge |  |
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items] |  |
Investments and cash equivalents | 83,308 | 84,924
Interest Income Farmer Mac Guaranteed Securities and USDA Securities | 126,342 | 166,813
Interest Income Loans | 171,764 | 144,580
Total Interest Expense | (290,475) | (309,949)
(Losses)/gains on financial derivatives | (2,636) | 2,079
Total | 88,303 | 88,447
Designated as hedge | Fair value hedges: |  |
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items] |  |
Recognized on hedged items | (15,909) | (28,182)
Premium/discount amortization recognized on hedged items | (229) | (302)
Recognized on hedged items | 86,547 | (99,836)
(Losses)/gains on fair value hedging relationships | 1,099 | 3,002
Designated as hedge | Cash flow hedges: |  |
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items] |  |
Premium/discount amortization recognized on hedged items | 0 | (14)
Interest settlements reclassified from AOCI into net income on derivatives | 3,825 | 5,431
Recognized on hedged items | (6,345) | (8,091)
Expense recognized on cash flow hedges | (2,520) | (2,674)
No hedge designation |  |
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items] |  |
(Losses)/gains on financial derivatives | (2,636) | 2,079
Interest Income Investments and Cash Equivalents | Designated as hedge | Fair value hedges: |  |
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items] |  |
Recognized on hedged items | 13,130 | 9,948
Premium/discount amortization recognized on hedged items | 431 | 445
Recognized on hedged items | 33,978 | (27,521)
(Losses)/gains on fair value hedging relationships | (31) | 268
Interest Income Investments and Cash Equivalents | Designated as hedge | Cash flow hedges: |  |
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items] |  |
Premium/discount amortization recognized on hedged items | 0 | 0
Interest settlements reclassified from AOCI into net income on derivatives | 0 | 0
Recognized on hedged items | 0 | 0
Expense recognized on cash flow hedges | 0 | 0
Interest Income Investments and Cash Equivalents | No hedge designation |  |
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items] |  |
(Losses)/gains on financial derivatives | 0 | 0
Interest Income Farmer Mac Guaranteed Securities and USDA Securities | Designated as hedge | Fair value hedges: |  |
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items] |  |
Recognized on hedged items | 55,871 | 51,705
Premium/discount amortization recognized on hedged items | 0 | 0
Recognized on hedged items | 82,017 | (80,743)
(Losses)/gains on fair value hedging relationships | (468) | 843
Interest Income Farmer Mac Guaranteed Securities and USDA Securities | Designated as hedge | Cash flow hedges: |  |
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items] |  |
Premium/discount amortization recognized on hedged items | 0 | 0
Interest settlements reclassified from AOCI into net income on derivatives | 0 | 0
Recognized on hedged items | 0 | 0
Expense recognized on cash flow hedges | 0 | 0
Interest Income Farmer Mac Guaranteed Securities and USDA Securities | No hedge designation |  |
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items] |  |
(Losses)/gains on financial derivatives | 0 | 0
Interest Income Loans | Designated as hedge | Fair value hedges: |  |
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items] |  |
Recognized on hedged items | 18,968 | 16,598
Premium/discount amortization recognized on hedged items | 0 | 0
Recognized on hedged items | 44,981 | (47,061)
(Losses)/gains on fair value hedging relationships | 427 | 1,119
Interest Income Loans | Designated as hedge | Cash flow hedges: |  |
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items] |  |
Premium/discount amortization recognized on hedged items | 0 | 0
Interest settlements reclassified from AOCI into net income on derivatives | 0 | 0
Recognized on hedged items | 0 | 0
Expense recognized on cash flow hedges | 0 | 0
Interest Income Loans | No hedge designation |  |
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items] |  |
(Losses)/gains on financial derivatives | 0 | 0
Total Interest Expense | Designated as hedge | Fair value hedges: |  |
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items] |  |
Recognized on hedged items | (103,878) | (106,433)
Premium/discount amortization recognized on hedged items | (660) | (747)
Recognized on hedged items | (74,429) | 55,489
(Losses)/gains on fair value hedging relationships | 1,171 | 772
Total Interest Expense | Designated as hedge | Cash flow hedges: |  |
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items] |  |
Premium/discount amortization recognized on hedged items | 0 | (14)
Interest settlements reclassified from AOCI into net income on derivatives | 3,825 | 5,431
Recognized on hedged items | (6,345) | (8,091)
Expense recognized on cash flow hedges | (2,520) | (2,674)
Total Interest Expense | No hedge designation |  |
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items] |  |
(Losses)/gains on financial derivatives | 0 | 0
Losses on financial derivatives | Designated as hedge | Fair value hedges: |  |
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items] |  |
Recognized on hedged items | 0 | 0
Premium/discount amortization recognized on hedged items | 0 | 0
Recognized on hedged items | 0 | 0
(Losses)/gains on fair value hedging relationships | 0 | 0
Losses on financial derivatives | Designated as hedge | Cash flow hedges: |  |
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items] |  |
Premium/discount amortization recognized on hedged items | 0 | 0
Interest settlements reclassified from AOCI into net income on derivatives | 0 | 0
Recognized on hedged items | 0 | 0
Expense recognized on cash flow hedges | 0 | 0
Losses on financial derivatives | No hedge designation |  |
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items] |  |
(Losses)/gains on financial derivatives | (2,636) | 2,079
Interest Rate Swap | Designated as hedge | Fair value hedges: |  |
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items] |  |
Recognized on derivatives | 13,036 | (15,073)
Income/(expense) related to interest settlements on fair value hedging relationships | (3,102) | (43,557)
Recognized on derivatives | (85,448) | 102,838
Interest Rate Swap | No hedge designation |  |
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items] |  |
(Losses)/gains on financial derivatives | (2,703) | 754
Interest expense on interest rate swaps | 318 | (34)
Interest Rate Swap | Interest Income Investments and Cash Equivalents | Designated as hedge | Fair value hedges: |  |
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items] |  |
Recognized on derivatives | 7,085 | 10,297
Income/(expense) related to interest settlements on fair value hedging relationships | 20,646 | 20,690
Recognized on derivatives | (34,009) | 27,789
Interest Rate Swap | Interest Income Investments and Cash Equivalents | No hedge designation |  |
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items] |  |
(Losses)/gains on financial derivatives | 0 | 0
Interest expense on interest rate swaps | 0 | 0
Interest Rate Swap | Interest Income Farmer Mac Guaranteed Securities and USDA Securities | Designated as hedge | Fair value hedges: |  |
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items] |  |
Recognized on derivatives | 22,059 | 40,332
Income/(expense) related to interest settlements on fair value hedging relationships | 77,930 | 92,037
Recognized on derivatives | (82,485) | 81,586
Interest Rate Swap | Interest Income Farmer Mac Guaranteed Securities and USDA Securities | No hedge designation |  |
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items] |  |
(Losses)/gains on financial derivatives | 0 | 0
Interest expense on interest rate swaps | 0 | 0
Interest Rate Swap | Interest Income Loans | Designated as hedge | Fair value hedges: |  |
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items] |  |
Recognized on derivatives | 12,386 | 17,849
Income/(expense) related to interest settlements on fair value hedging relationships | 31,354 | 34,447
Recognized on derivatives | (44,554) | 48,180
Interest Rate Swap | Interest Income Loans | No hedge designation |  |
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items] |  |
(Losses)/gains on financial derivatives | 0 | 0
Interest expense on interest rate swaps | 0 | 0
Interest Rate Swap | Total Interest Expense | Designated as hedge | Fair value hedges: |  |
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items] |  |
Recognized on derivatives | (28,494) | (83,551)
Income/(expense) related to interest settlements on fair value hedging relationships | (133,032) | (190,731)
Recognized on derivatives | 75,600 | (54,717)
Interest Rate Swap | Total Interest Expense | No hedge designation |  |
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items] |  |
(Losses)/gains on financial derivatives | 0 | 0
Interest expense on interest rate swaps | 0 | 0
Interest Rate Swap | Losses on financial derivatives | Designated as hedge | Fair value hedges: |  |
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items] |  |
Recognized on derivatives | 0 | 0
Income/(expense) related to interest settlements on fair value hedging relationships | 0 | 0
Recognized on derivatives | 0 | 0
Interest Rate Swap | Losses on financial derivatives | No hedge designation |  |
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items] |  |
(Losses)/gains on financial derivatives | (2,703) | 754
Interest expense on interest rate swaps | 318 | (34)
Treasury futures | No hedge designation |  |
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items] |  |
(Losses)/gains on financial derivatives | (251) | 1,359
Treasury futures | Interest Income Investments and Cash Equivalents | No hedge designation |  |
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items] |  |
(Losses)/gains on financial derivatives | 0 | 0
Treasury futures | Interest Income Farmer Mac Guaranteed Securities and USDA Securities | No hedge designation |  |
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items] |  |
(Losses)/gains on financial derivatives | 0 | 0
Treasury futures | Interest Income Loans | No hedge designation |  |
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items] |  |
(Losses)/gains on financial derivatives | 0 | 0
Treasury futures | Total Interest Expense | No hedge designation |  |
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items] |  |
(Losses)/gains on financial derivatives | 0 | 0
Treasury futures | Losses on financial derivatives | No hedge designation |  |
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items] |  |
(Losses)/gains on financial derivatives | $ (251) | $ 1,359

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