Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
ASSETS
Loans	$ 13,572,509	$ 13,412,736
Allowance for loan losses	(157,832)	(155,932)
Net loans	13,414,677	13,256,804
Loans held for sale	15,559	14,456
Investment securities:
Available-for-sale Securities	9,671,975	9,649,203
Trading	20,200	22,225
Non-marketable	101,688	99,558
Total investment securities	9,793,863	9,770,986
Federal funds sold and short-term securities purchased under agreements to resell	2,205	15,470
Long-term securities purchased under agreements to resell	725,000	725,000
Interest earning deposits with banks	120,234	272,275
Cash and due from banks	416,161	494,690
Land, buildings and equipment, net	335,191	337,705
Goodwill	138,921	138,921
Other intangible assets, net	6,700	6,709
Other assets	339,660	608,408
Total assets	25,308,171	25,641,424
Deposits:
Non-interest bearing	7,237,815	7,429,398
Savings, interest checking and money market	11,439,078	11,430,789
Time open and C.D.'s of less than $100,000	696,776	713,075
Time open and C.D.'s, $100,000 or More	1,718,184	1,527,833
Total deposits	21,091,853	21,101,095
Federal funds purchased and securities sold under agreements to repurchase	1,321,149	1,723,905
Other Borrowings	101,975	102,049
Other liabilities	229,629	213,243
Total liabilities	22,744,606	23,140,292
Commerce Bancshares, Inc. stockholders' equity:
Preferred stock	144,784	144,784
Common stock	510,015	510,015
Capital surplus	1,544,034	1,552,454
Retained earnings	337,046	292,849
Treasury stock, at cost	(7,588)	(15,294)
Accumulated other comprehensive income	30,412	10,975
Total Commerce Bancshares, Inc. stockholders' equity	2,558,703	2,495,783
Non-controlling interest	4,862	5,349
Total equity	2,563,565	2,501,132
Total liabilities and equity	$ 25,308,171	$ 25,641,424