Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023
ASSETS
Loans	$ 17,220,103	$ 17,205,479
Allowance for credit losses on loans	(162,742)	(162,395)
Net Loans	17,057,361	17,043,084
Loans held for sale	3,242	4,177
Investment securities:
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale	9,136,853	9,684,760
Trading	38,034	28,830
Equity Securities, FV-NI and without Readily Determinable Fair Value	57,442	12,701
Other Securities	230,051	222,473
Total investment securities	9,462,380	9,948,764
Federal funds sold	3,000	5,025
Securities Purchased under Agreements to Resell	625,000	450,000
Interest-bearing Deposits in Banks and Other Financial Institutions	2,624,553	2,239,010
Cash and due from banks	748,357	443,147
Premises and equipment – net	475,275	469,059
Goodwill	146,539	146,539
Other intangible assets – net	13,632	14,179
Other assets	837,288	938,077
Total assets	31,996,627	31,701,061
Deposits [Abstract]
Non-interest bearing	8,150,669	7,975,935
Savings, interest checking and money market	14,754,571	14,512,273
Time open and C.D.’s of less than $100,000	996,721	930,432
Time open and C.D.'s of $100,000 and over	1,391,683	1,945,258
Total deposits	25,293,644	25,363,898
Federal funds purchased and securities sold under agreements to repurchase	2,926,758	2,908,815
Other borrowings	56	1,404
Other liabilities	443,694	462,714
Total liabilities	28,664,152	28,736,831
Commerce Bancshares, Inc. stockholders’ equity:
Common stock, $5 par value	676,054	655,322
Capital surplus	3,395,645	3,162,622
Retained earnings	45,494	53,183
Treasury Stock, Value	(48,401)	(35,599)
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax	(758,911)	(891,412)
Equity, Attributable to Parent, Total	3,309,881	2,944,116
Non-controlling interest	22,594	20,114
Total equity	3,332,475	2,964,230
Total liabilities and equity	$ 31,996,627	$ 31,701,061