Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2020		Dec. 31, 2019
Assets
Cash and due from banks	$ 67,922,000		$ 75,433,000
Interest-earning deposits	785,642,000		106,626,000
Cash and cash equivalents	853,564,000	[1]	182,059,000
Certificates of deposit in other banks	32,969,000		19,305,000
Securities available for sale (“AFS”), at fair value	535,351,000		449,302,000
Other investments	26,636,000		24,072,000
Loans held for sale	8,384,000		2,706,000
Loans	2,908,793,000		2,573,751,000
Allowance for credit losses - loans (“ACL-Loans”)	(31,388,000)		(13,972,000)
Loans, net	2,877,405,000		2,559,779,000
Premises and equipment, net	64,184,000		56,469,000
Bank owned life insurance (“BOLI”)	82,905,000		78,140,000
Goodwill and other intangibles, net	176,213,000		165,967,000
Accrued interest receivable and other assets	48,764,000		39,461,000
Total assets	4,706,375,000		3,577,260,000
Liabilities:
Noninterest-bearing demand deposits	1,135,384,000		819,055,000
Interest-bearing deposits	2,577,424,000		2,135,398,000
Total deposits	3,712,808,000		2,954,453,000
Short-term borrowings	0		0
Long-term borrowings	405,826,000		67,629,000
Accrued interest payable and other liabilities	48,872,000		38,188,000
Total liabilities	4,167,506,000		3,060,270,000
Stockholders’ Equity:
Common stock	102,000		106,000
Additional paid-in capital	289,536,000		312,733,000
Retained earnings	234,965,000		199,005,000
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	13,465,000		4,418,000
Total Nicolet Bankshares, Inc. stockholders’ equity	538,068,000		516,262,000
Noncontrolling interest	801,000		728,000
Total stockholders’ equity and noncontrolling interest	538,869,000		516,990,000
Total liabilities, noncontrolling interest and stockholders’ equity	$ 4,706,375,000		$ 3,577,260,000
Preferred shares authorized (no par value) (in shares)	10,000,000		10,000,000
Preferred shares issued and outstanding (in shares)	0		0
Common shares authorized (par value $0.01 per share) (in shares)	30,000,000		30,000,000
Common shares outstanding (in shares)	10,196,228		10,587,738
Common shares issued (in shares)	10,215,334		10,610,259

[1] Cash and cash equivalents at September 30, 2020 include restricted cash of $1.9 million pledged as collateral on interest rate swaps and no reserve balance was required with the Federal Reserve Bank. At September 30, 2019, cash and cash equivalents include restricted cash of $1.3 million pledged as collateral on interest rate swaps and $6.3 million for the reserve balance required with the Federal Reserve Bank.