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Loans - Schedule of Impaired Financing Receivables (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2019	Mar. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Financing Receivable, Impaired [Line Items]
Impaired loans, with no specific allowance, recorded investment			$ 52,191
Impaired loans, with no specific allowance, unpaid principal balance			52,014
Impaired loan, with a specific allowance, recorded investment			174,385
Impaired loans, with a specific allowance, unpaid principal balance			173,844
Impaired loans, associated allowance			6,541
Recorded investment			226,576
Unpaid principal balance			225,858
Recorded investment of loans on nonaccrual status		$ 122,072	87,781
Average recorded investment in impaired loans	$ 165,066
Income recognized on impaired loans	801
Less than 90 days past due
Financing Receivable, Impaired [Line Items]
Recorded investment of loans on nonaccrual status			30,100
Crops
Financing Receivable, Impaired [Line Items]
Impaired loans, with no specific allowance, recorded investment			30,846
Impaired loans, with no specific allowance, unpaid principal balance			30,741
Impaired loan, with a specific allowance, recorded investment			84,044
Impaired loans, with a specific allowance, unpaid principal balance			83,772
Impaired loans, associated allowance			2,725
Recorded investment			114,890
Unpaid principal balance			114,513
Recorded investment of loans on nonaccrual status			34,037
Average recorded investment in impaired loans	88,653
Income recognized on impaired loans	322
Permanent Plantings
Financing Receivable, Impaired [Line Items]
Impaired loans, with no specific allowance, recorded investment			16,696
Impaired loans, with no specific allowance, unpaid principal balance			16,638
Impaired loan, with a specific allowance, recorded investment			36,852
Impaired loans, with a specific allowance, unpaid principal balance			36,732
Impaired loans, associated allowance			1,051
Recorded investment			53,548
Unpaid principal balance			53,370
Recorded investment of loans on nonaccrual status			22,849
Average recorded investment in impaired loans	40,495
Income recognized on impaired loans	299
Livestock
Financing Receivable, Impaired [Line Items]
Impaired loans, with no specific allowance, recorded investment			3,195
Impaired loans, with no specific allowance, unpaid principal balance			3,185
Impaired loan, with a specific allowance, recorded investment			47,113
Impaired loans, with a specific allowance, unpaid principal balance			46,984
Impaired loans, associated allowance			2,636
Recorded investment			50,308
Unpaid principal balance			50,169
Recorded investment of loans on nonaccrual status			28,441
Average recorded investment in impaired loans	28,123
Income recognized on impaired loans	113
Part-time Farm
Financing Receivable, Impaired [Line Items]
Impaired loans, with no specific allowance, recorded investment			1,398
Impaired loans, with no specific allowance, unpaid principal balance			1,394
Impaired loan, with a specific allowance, recorded investment			6,376
Impaired loans, with a specific allowance, unpaid principal balance			6,356
Impaired loans, associated allowance			129
Recorded investment			7,774
Unpaid principal balance			7,750
Recorded investment of loans on nonaccrual status			2,454
Average recorded investment in impaired loans	7,730
Income recognized on impaired loans	67
Ag. Storage and Processing
Financing Receivable, Impaired [Line Items]
Impaired loans, with no specific allowance, recorded investment			0
Impaired loans, with no specific allowance, unpaid principal balance			0
Impaired loan, with a specific allowance, recorded investment			0
Impaired loans, with a specific allowance, unpaid principal balance			0
Impaired loans, associated allowance			0
Recorded investment			0
Unpaid principal balance			0
Recorded investment of loans on nonaccrual status			0
Average recorded investment in impaired loans	0
Income recognized on impaired loans	0
Other
Financing Receivable, Impaired [Line Items]
Impaired loans, with no specific allowance, recorded investment			56
Impaired loans, with no specific allowance, unpaid principal balance			56
Impaired loan, with a specific allowance, recorded investment			0
Impaired loans, with a specific allowance, unpaid principal balance			0
Impaired loans, associated allowance			0
Recorded investment			56
Unpaid principal balance			56
Recorded investment of loans on nonaccrual status			0
Average recorded investment in impaired loans	65
Income recognized on impaired loans	$ 0
Collateral Dependent Not Individually Analyzed
Financing Receivable, Impaired [Line Items]
Impaired loans, associated allowance			3,000
Recorded investment			$ 159,100
Impaired loans, impairment analysis performed percent			70.00%