LOANS - Schedule of Composition of Loan Balances (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2025	Dec. 31, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Total unpaid principal balance	$ 16,706,520	$ 13,609,172
Allowance for losses	(37,785)	(23,223)
Total loans, net of allowance	16,321,276	13,204,638
Real Estate Loan
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Total unpaid principal balance	16,706,520	13,609,172
Unamortized premiums, discounts, fair value hedge basis adjustment, and other cost basis adjustments	(347,459)	(381,311)
Total loans	16,359,061	13,227,861
Allowance for losses	(37,785)	(23,223)
Total loans, net of allowance	16,321,276	13,204,638
Agricultural Finance loans
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Total unpaid principal balance	9,945,439	8,834,689
Allowance for losses	(16,031)	(10,511)	$ (6,884)	$ (6,775)
Agricultural Finance loans | Real Estate Loan
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Total unpaid principal balance	9,945,439	8,834,689
Allowance for losses	(16,031)	(10,511)
Farm & Ranch
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Total unpaid principal balance	8,484,748	7,453,015
Allowance for losses	(9,400)	(5,132)	(3,936)	(4,044)
Farm & Ranch | Real Estate Loan
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Total unpaid principal balance	8,484,748	7,453,015
Allowance for losses	(9,400)	(5,132)
Corporate AgFinance
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Total unpaid principal balance	1,460,691	1,381,674
Allowance for losses	(6,631)	(5,379)	(2,948)	(2,731)
Corporate AgFinance | Real Estate Loan
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Total unpaid principal balance	1,460,691	1,381,674
Allowance for losses	(6,631)	(5,379)
Infrastructure Finance
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Total unpaid principal balance	6,761,081	4,774,483
Allowance for losses	(21,754)	(12,712)	$ (9,147)	$ (8,314)
Infrastructure Finance | Real Estate Loan
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Total unpaid principal balance	6,761,081	4,774,483
Allowance for losses	(21,754)	(12,712)
Unsecuritized
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Total unpaid principal balance	14,224,510	11,570,889
Unamortized premiums, discounts, fair value hedge basis adjustment, and other cost basis adjustments	(347,459)	(381,311)
Total loans	13,877,051	11,189,578
Allowance for losses	(36,673)	(22,594)
Total loans, net of allowance	13,840,378	11,166,984
Unsecuritized | Agricultural Finance loans
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Total unpaid principal balance	7,463,429	6,796,406
Unsecuritized | Farm & Ranch
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Total unpaid principal balance	6,002,738	5,414,732
Unsecuritized | Corporate AgFinance
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Total unpaid principal balance	1,460,691	1,381,674
Unsecuritized | Infrastructure Finance
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Total unpaid principal balance	6,761,081	4,774,483
In Consolidated Trusts
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Total unpaid principal balance	2,482,010	2,038,283
Unamortized premiums, discounts, fair value hedge basis adjustment, and other cost basis adjustments	0	0
Total loans	2,482,010	2,038,283
Allowance for losses	(1,112)	(629)
Total loans, net of allowance	2,480,898	2,037,654
In Consolidated Trusts | Agricultural Finance loans
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Total unpaid principal balance	2,482,010	2,038,283
In Consolidated Trusts | Farm & Ranch
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Total unpaid principal balance	2,482,010	2,038,283
In Consolidated Trusts | Corporate AgFinance
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Total unpaid principal balance	0	0
In Consolidated Trusts | Infrastructure Finance
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Total unpaid principal balance	$ 0	$ 0