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For an unclassified balance sheet, amounts due from parties associated with the reporting entity as evidenced by a written promise to pay.

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Expenses recognized resulting from transactions (excluding transactions that are eliminated in consolidated or combined financial statements) with related party.

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Purchases during the period (excluding transactions that are eliminated in consolidated or combined financial statements) with related party.

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Amount of revenue, fees and commissions earned from transactions between (a) a parent company and its subsidiaries; (b) subsidiaries of a common parent; (c) an entity and trusts for the benefit of employees, for example, but not limited to, pension and profit-sharing trusts that are managed by or under the trusteeship of the entity's management; (d) an entity and its principal, owners, management, or members of their immediate families; and (e) affiliates.

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Related Party Transactions - Other Related Party Transactions (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Common Stock Ownership Percentage by a Related Party	5.00%
First Dakota Bank [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Related Party Transaction, Expenses from Transactions with Related Party	$ 800,000	$ 600,000	$ 500,000
Farm & Ranch [Member] \| Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Member] \| First Dakota Bank [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Related Party Transaction, Purchases from Related Party	35,100,000	61,600,000	37,100,000
Guarantee Obligations [Member] \| First Dakota Bank [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Related Party Transaction, Purchases from Related Party	0	1,000,000	0
Guarantee Obligations [Member] \| AgGeorgia [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Related Party Transaction, Purchases from Related Party	20,200,000	27,500,000	51,500,000
USDA Securities [Member] \| USDA Guarantee [Member] \| Bath State Bank [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Related Party Transaction, Purchases from Related Party	4,500,000	9,300,000	4,400,000
Commitment fees [Member] \| AgGeorgia [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Revenue from Related Parties	100,000	100,000	100,000
Floating Interest Rate [Member] \| GSE Subordinated Debt [Member} \| CoBank, ACB [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Notes Receivable, Related Parties	70,000,000	70,000,000
Fixed Interest Rate [Member] \| Preferred Stock [Member] \| CoBank, ACB [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Notes Receivable, Related Parties	$ 0	$ 78,500,000
Common Class B, Voting [Member] \| CoBank, ACB [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Common Stock Ownership Percentage by a Related Party	32.60%