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RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS - Narrative (Details)	12 Months Ended
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS - Narrative (Details)	Dec. 31, 2024 USD ($) member	Dec. 31, 2023 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($)
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Related party, ownership threshold (at least)	5.00%
Number of board members \| member	15
Interest receivable	$ 310,592,000	$ 287,128,000
Interest income	$ 1,603,516,000	1,392,288,000	$ 716,848,000
Guarantees of losses, percentage	10.00%
Zions
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Related party, transaction amount	$ 11,200,000	$ 11,200,000	10,400,000
Zions \| Outstanding Business Volume \| Volume of Activity \| Agricultural Finance
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Concentration risk percentage	3.10%	3.10%
CFC
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Related party, transaction amount	$ 653,972,000	$ 1,748,254,000	1,087,419,000
CFC \| Commitment fees
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Related party, transaction amount	900,000	1,000,000.0	1,100,000
CFC \| Servicing fees
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Related party, transaction amount	4,100,000	3,700,000	3,400,000
CFC \| LTSPCs
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Related party, transaction amount	0	0	30,421,000
CFC \| Related party
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Interest receivable	30,000,000.0	27,000,000.0
Interest income	158,400,000	143,500,000	79,400,000
Other receivables	$ 100,000	$ 100,000
CFC \| Outstanding Business Volume \| Volume of Activity \| Power & Utilities
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Concentration risk percentage	19.00%	20.40%
CoBank
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Purchases	$ 442,700,000	$ 438,800,000	376,000,000.0
CoBank \| Servicing fees
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Related party, transaction amount	$ 4,000,000	$ 3,600,000	3,500,000
CoBank \| Outstanding Business Volume \| Volume of Activity
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Concentration risk percentage	7.10%	6.70%
AgFirst Farm Credit Bank
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Outstanding balance	$ 415,200,000	$ 447,300,000
AgFirst Farm Credit Bank \| Commitment fees
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Related party, transaction amount	1,300,000	1,400,000	1,200,000
AgFirst Farm Credit Bank \| LTSPCs
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Related party, transaction amount	0	0	0
AgFirst Farm Credit Bank \| Guarantee fees
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Related party, transaction amount	12,000	12,000	15,000
Outstanding balance	1,500,000	1,800,000
AgFirst Farm Credit Bank \| Related party \| Commitment fees
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Other receivables	100,000	100,000
Farm Credit Bank of Texas
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Outstanding balance	1,200,000,000	923,900,000
Farm Credit Bank of Texas \| Commitment fees
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Related party, transaction amount	3,600,000	3,400,000	2,900,000
Farm Credit Bank of Texas \| Servicing fees
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Related party, transaction amount	100,000	100,000	100,000
Friona Industries LP
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Purchases	46,200,000	0	0
Farm Credit of Florida
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Purchases	$ 1,700,000	$ 0	$ 0
Class A common stock
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Number of board members, threshold \| member	5
Class A common stock \| Zions
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Ownership by a related party	31.20%
Class A common stock \| CFC
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Ownership by a related party	7.91%
Class B voting common stock
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Number of board members, threshold \| member	5
Class B voting common stock \| CoBank
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Ownership by a related party	32.60%
Class B voting common stock \| AgFirst Farm Credit Bank
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Ownership by a related party	16.80%
Class B voting common stock \| Farm Credit Bank of Texas
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Ownership by a related party	7.70%