Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
ASSETS
Loans	$ 13,745,492	$ 13,412,736
Allowance for loan losses	(157,832)	(155,932)
Net loans	13,587,660	13,256,804
Loans held for sale	17,337	14,456
Investment securities:
Available for sale securities	9,109,287	9,649,203
Trading	24,605	22,225
Non-marketable	99,268	99,558
Total investment securities	9,233,160	9,770,986
Federal funds sold and short-term securities purchased under agreements to resell	32,630	15,470
Long-term securities purchased under agreements to resell	700,000	725,000
Interest earning deposits with banks	105,422	272,275
Cash and due from banks	461,724	494,690
Land, buildings and equipment, net	335,348	337,705
Goodwill	138,921	138,921
Other intangible assets, net	7,388	6,709
Other assets	359,551	608,408
Total assets	24,979,141	25,641,424
Deposits:
Non-interest bearing	7,536,127	7,429,398
Savings, interest checking and money market	11,091,200	11,430,789
Time open and C.D.'s of less than $100,000	657,891	713,075
Time open and C.D.'s, $100,000 or More	1,158,555	1,527,833
Total deposits	20,443,773	21,101,095
Federal funds purchased and securities sold under agreements to repurchase	1,408,984	1,723,905
Other Borrowings	102,553	102,049
Other liabilities	319,354	213,243
Total liabilities	22,274,664	23,140,292
Commerce Bancshares, Inc. stockholders' equity:
Preferred stock	144,784	144,784
Common stock	510,015	510,015
Capital surplus	1,548,318	1,552,454
Retained earnings	440,261	292,849
Treasury stock, at cost	(9,895)	(15,294)
Accumulated other comprehensive income	67,061	10,975
Total Commerce Bancshares, Inc. stockholders' equity	2,700,544	2,495,783
Non-controlling interest	3,933	5,349
Total equity	2,704,477	2,501,132
Total liabilities and equity	$ 24,979,141	$ 25,641,424