Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
ASSETS
Loans	$ 13,626,592	$ 13,412,736
Allowance for loan losses	(157,832)	(155,932)
Net loans	13,468,760	13,256,804
Loans held for sale	22,002	14,456
Investment securities:
Available-for-sale Securities	9,439,701	9,649,203
Trading	22,291	22,225
Non-marketable	102,388	99,558
Total investment securities	9,564,380	9,770,986
Federal funds sold and short-term securities purchased under agreements to resell	16,520	15,470
Long-term securities purchased under agreements to resell	625,000	725,000
Interest earning deposits with banks	80,860	272,275
Cash and due from banks	433,747	494,690
Land, buildings and equipment, net	334,586	337,705
Goodwill	138,921	138,921
Other intangible assets, net	7,002	6,709
Other assets	387,065	608,408
Total assets	25,078,843	25,641,424
Deposits:
Non-interest bearing	7,314,506	7,429,398
Savings, interest checking and money market	11,427,615	11,430,789
Time open and C.D.'s of less than $100,000	679,668	713,075
Time open and C.D.'s, $100,000 or More	1,403,873	1,527,833
Total deposits	20,825,662	21,101,095
Federal funds purchased and securities sold under agreements to repurchase	1,256,444	1,723,905
Other Borrowings	101,903	102,049
Other liabilities	266,627	213,243
Total liabilities	22,450,636	23,140,292
Commerce Bancshares, Inc. stockholders' equity:
Preferred stock	144,784	144,784
Common stock	510,015	510,015
Capital surplus	1,546,534	1,552,454
Retained earnings	390,853	292,849
Treasury stock, at cost	(10,373)	(15,294)
Accumulated other comprehensive income	42,070	10,975
Total Commerce Bancshares, Inc. stockholders' equity	2,623,883	2,495,783
Non-controlling interest	4,324	5,349
Total equity	2,628,207	2,501,132
Total liabilities and equity	$ 25,078,843	$ 25,641,424