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LOANS - Schedule of Financing Receivables Credit Quality Indicators (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 3 Months Ended |
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Mar. 31, 2025 | Mar. 31, 2024 | Dec. 31, 2024
Total |  |  |
Total | $ 11,636,815 |  | $ 11,183,408
Agricultural Finance - Farm & Ranch loans |  |  |
Year One |  |  |
Total | 339,383 |  | 1,134,818
Current period charge-offs | 0 | $ 0 |
Year Two |  |  |
Total | 1,140,170 |  | 588,639
Current period charge-offs | 0 | 0 |
Year Three |  |  |
Total | 570,180 |  | 1,165,169
Current period charge-offs | 0 | 0 |
Year Four |  |  |
Total | 1,081,287 |  | 1,626,242
Current period charge-offs | 0 | 0 |
Year Five |  |  |
Total | 1,587,729 |  | 1,087,730
Current period charge-offs | 0 | 0 |
Prior |  |  |
Total | 2,370,774 |  | 1,403,027
Current period charge-offs | 0 | 0 |
Revolving Loans - Amortized Cost Basis |  |  |
Total | 417,224 |  | 447,390
Current period charge-offs | 0 | 0 |
Total |  |  |
Total | 7,506,747 |  | 7,453,015
Current period charge-offs | 0 | 0 |
Agricultural Finance - Corporate AgFinance loans |  |  |
Year One |  |  |
Total | 49,143 |  | 210,807
Current period charge-offs | 0 | 0 |
Year Two |  |  |
Total | 208,911 |  | 197,237
Current period charge-offs | 0 | 0 |
Year Three |  |  |
Total | 182,090 |  | 72,512
Current period charge-offs | 0 | 0 |
Year Four |  |  |
Total | 71,847 |  | 250,050
Current period charge-offs | 0 | 0 |
Year Five |  |  |
Total | 235,891 |  | 169,860
Current period charge-offs | 0 | 0 |
Prior |  |  |
Total | 335,480 |  | 194,833
Current period charge-offs | 0 | 0 |
Revolving Loans - Amortized Cost Basis |  |  |
Total | 287,840 |  | 286,375
Current period charge-offs | 0 | 0 |
Total |  |  |
Total | 1,371,202 |  | 1,381,674
Current period charge-offs | 0 | 0 |
Infrastructure Finance loans |  |  |
Year One |  |  |
Total | 295,563 |  | 1,158,427
Current period charge-offs | 0 | 0 |
Year Two |  |  |
Total | 1,172,130 |  | 534,499
Current period charge-offs | 0 | 0 |
Year Three |  |  |
Total | 533,148 |  | 642,402
Current period charge-offs | 0 | 0 |
Year Four |  |  |
Total | 640,751 |  | 174,232
Current period charge-offs | 0 | 0 |
Year Five |  |  |
Total | 175,924 |  | 574,135
Current period charge-offs | 0 | 0 |
Prior |  |  |
Total | 1,761,509 |  | 1,229,626
Current period charge-offs | 0 | 0 |
Revolving Loans - Amortized Cost Basis |  |  |
Total | 529,965 |  | 461,162
Current period charge-offs | 0 | 0 |
Total |  |  |
Total | 5,108,990 |  | 4,774,483
Current period charge-offs | 0 | $ 0 |
Acceptable | Agricultural Finance - Farm & Ranch loans |  |  |
Year One |  |  |
Total | 311,988 |  | 987,444
Year Two |  |  |
Total | 962,820 |  | 525,559
Year Three |  |  |
Total | 499,416 |  | 1,079,933
Year Four |  |  |
Total | 983,198 |  | 1,577,305
Year Five |  |  |
Total | 1,541,249 |  | 1,019,779
Prior |  |  |
Total | 2,179,587 |  | 1,287,334
Revolving Loans - Amortized Cost Basis |  |  |
Total | 377,473 |  | 404,950
Total |  |  |
Total | 6,855,731 |  | 6,882,304
Acceptable | Agricultural Finance - Corporate AgFinance loans |  |  |
Year One |  |  |
Total | 49,143 |  | 210,807
Year Two |  |  |
Total | 208,911 |  | 152,918
Year Three |  |  |
Total | 137,905 |  | 64,860
Year Four |  |  |
Total | 64,537 |  | 235,493
Year Five |  |  |
Total | 207,574 |  | 80,085
Prior |  |  |
Total | 213,314 |  | 161,354
Revolving Loans - Amortized Cost Basis |  |  |
Total | 261,089 |  | 262,295
Total |  |  |
Total | 1,142,473 |  | 1,167,812
Acceptable | Infrastructure Finance loans |  |  |
Year One |  |  |
Total | 295,563 |  | 1,158,427
Year Two |  |  |
Total | 1,172,130 |  | 521,143
Year Three |  |  |
Total | 520,026 |  | 578,882
Year Four |  |  |
Total | 601,968 |  | 174,232
Year Five |  |  |
Total | 175,924 |  | 574,135
Prior |  |  |
Total | 1,761,509 |  | 1,229,626
Revolving Loans - Amortized Cost Basis |  |  |
Total | 529,965 |  | 461,162
Total |  |  |
Total | 5,057,085 |  | 4,697,607
Special mention | Agricultural Finance - Farm & Ranch loans |  |  |
Year One |  |  |
Total | 25,067 |  | 139,297
Year Two |  |  |
Total | 159,529 |  | 34,290
Year Three |  |  |
Total | 34,085 |  | 32,886
Year Four |  |  |
Total | 37,548 |  | 24,204
Year Five |  |  |
Total | 18,739 |  | 7,533
Prior |  |  |
Total | 40,774 |  | 23,099
Revolving Loans - Amortized Cost Basis |  |  |
Total | 19,369 |  | 22,087
Total |  |  |
Total | 335,111 |  | 283,396
Special mention | Agricultural Finance - Corporate AgFinance loans |  |  |
Year One |  |  |
Total | 0 |  | 0
Year Two |  |  |
Total | 0 |  | 37,010
Year Three |  |  |
Total | 36,874 |  | 0
Year Four |  |  |
Total | 0 |  | 14,557
Year Five |  |  |
Total | 0 |  | 75,440
Prior |  |  |
Total | 74,549 |  | 0
Revolving Loans - Amortized Cost Basis |  |  |
Total | 5,061 |  | 7,158
Total |  |  |
Total | 116,484 |  | 134,165
Special mention | Infrastructure Finance loans |  |  |
Year One |  |  |
Total | 0 |  | 0
Year Two |  |  |
Total | 0 |  | 0
Year Three |  |  |
Total | 0 |  | 34,388
Year Four |  |  |
Total | 9,724 |  | 0
Year Five |  |  |
Total | 0 |  | 0
Prior |  |  |
Total | 0 |  | 0
Revolving Loans - Amortized Cost Basis |  |  |
Total | 0 |  | 0
Total |  |  |
Total | 9,724 |  | 34,388
Substandard | Agricultural Finance - Farm & Ranch loans |  |  |
Year One |  |  |
Total | 2,328 |  | 8,077
Year Two |  |  |
Total | 17,821 |  | 28,790
Year Three |  |  |
Total | 36,679 |  | 52,350
Year Four |  |  |
Total | 60,541 |  | 24,733
Year Five |  |  |
Total | 27,741 |  | 60,418
Prior |  |  |
Total | 150,413 |  | 92,594
Revolving Loans - Amortized Cost Basis |  |  |
Total | 20,382 |  | 20,353
Total |  |  |
Total | 315,905 |  | 287,315
Substandard | Agricultural Finance - Corporate AgFinance loans |  |  |
Year One |  |  |
Total | 0 |  | 0
Year Two |  |  |
Total | 0 |  | 7,309
Year Three |  |  |
Total | 7,311 |  | 7,652
Year Four |  |  |
Total | 7,310 |  | 0
Year Five |  |  |
Total | 28,317 |  | 14,335
Prior |  |  |
Total | 47,617 |  | 33,479
Revolving Loans - Amortized Cost Basis |  |  |
Total | 21,690 |  | 16,922
Total |  |  |
Total | 112,245 |  | 79,697
Substandard | Infrastructure Finance loans |  |  |
Year One |  |  |
Total | 0 |  | 0
Year Two |  |  |
Total | 0 |  | 13,356
Year Three |  |  |
Total | 13,122 |  | 29,132
Year Four |  |  |
Total | 29,059 |  | 0
Year Five |  |  |
Total | 0 |  | 0
Prior |  |  |
Total | 0 |  | 0
Revolving Loans - Amortized Cost Basis |  |  |
Total | 0 |  | 0
Total |  |  |
Total | $ 42,181 |  | $ 42,488

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