Note 24: Regulatory Matters: Schedule of Compliance with Regulatory Capital Requirements under Banking Regulations (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Total risk-based capital \| Great Southern Bancorp, Inc.
Actual Capital Amount	$ 436,156	$ 407,725
Actual Capital Ratio	16.90%	16.90%
Capital Required for Capital Adequacy	207,075	192,816
Capital Required for Capital Adequacy to Risk Weighted Assets	8.00%	8.00%
Capital Required to be Well Capitalized
Capital Required to be Well Capitalized to Risk Weighted Assets
Total risk-based capital \| Great Southern Bank
Actual Capital Amount	398,292	383,859
Actual Capital Ratio	15.40%	15.90%
Capital Required for Capital Adequacy	206,850	192,646
Capital Required for Capital Adequacy to Risk Weighted Assets	8.00%	8.00%
Capital Required to be Well Capitalized	258,562	240,808
Capital Required to be Well Capitalized to Risk Weighted Assets	10.00%	10.00%
Tier I risk-based capital \| Great Southern Bancorp, Inc.
Actual Capital Amount	403,705	377,468
Actual Capital Ratio	15.60%	15.70%
Capital Required for Capital Adequacy	103,538	96,408
Capital Required for Capital Adequacy to Risk Weighted Assets	4.00%	4.00%
Capital Required to be Well Capitalized
Capital Required to be Well Capitalized to Risk Weighted Assets
Tier I risk-based capital \| Great Southern Bank
Actual Capital Amount	365,876	353,628
Actual Capital Ratio	14.20%	14.70%
Capital Required for Capital Adequacy	103,425	96,323
Capital Required for Capital Adequacy to Risk Weighted Assets	4.00%	4.00%
Capital Required to be Well Capitalized	155,137	144,485
Capital Required to be Well Capitalized to Risk Weighted Assets	6.00%	6.00%
Tier I leverage capital \| Great Southern Bancorp, Inc.
Actual Capital Amount	403,705	377,468
Actual Capital Ratio	11.30%	9.50%
Capital Required for Capital Adequacy	143,057	159,359
Capital Required for Capital Adequacy to Risk Weighted Assets	4.00%	4.00%
Capital Required to be Well Capitalized
Capital Required to be Well Capitalized to Risk Weighted Assets
Tier I leverage capital \| Great Southern Bank
Actual Capital Amount	365,876	353,628
Actual Capital Ratio	10.20%	8.90%
Capital Required for Capital Adequacy	142,865	159,120
Capital Required for Capital Adequacy to Risk Weighted Assets	4.00%	4.00%
Capital Required to be Well Capitalized	$ 178,581	$ 198,900
Capital Required to be Well Capitalized to Risk Weighted Assets	5.00%	5.00%

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