Securities (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2014

Investments, Debt and Equity Securities [Abstract]

The amortized cost and estimated fair value of securities available for sale at December 31, 2014 by contractual maturity are as follows, in thousands. Expected maturities will differ from contractual maturities because issuers may have the right to call or prepay obligations with or without penalties.



	December 31, 2014
	Amortized Cost		Estimated Fair Value
Due in 1 year or less	$	7,335	$	7,403
Due in 1 to 5 years	28,470		28,570
Due in 5 to 10 years	12,664		12,959
Due after 10 years	123,991		128,587
Total debt securities	172,460		177,519
Mortgage-backed securities	1,219,305		1,219,266
Equity securities	5,029		5,083
Total investment securities	$	1,396,794	$	1,401,868

The amortized cost, gross unrealized gains and losses and estimated fair values of securities available for sale as of December 31, 2014, and December 31, 2013, are summarized in the table below, in thousands:



	Amortized Cost		Gross Unrealized Gains		Gross Unrealized Losses			Estimated Fair Value
December 31, 2014
U.S. government corporations and agencies	$	24,010	$	98	$	(15	)	$	24,093
Mortgage-backed securities	1,219,305		11,929		(11,968		)	1,219,266
Obligations of states and political subdivisions	148,450		5,304		(328		)	153,426
Total debt securities	1,391,765		17,331		(12,311		)	1,396,785
Equity securities	5,029		54		—			5,083
Total	$	1,396,794	$	17,385	$	(12,311	)	$	1,401,868
December 31, 2013
U.S. government corporations and agencies	$	220,157	$	147	$	(2,001	)	$	218,303
Mortgage-backed securities	1,156,983		9,538		(22,574		)	1,143,947
Obligations of states and political subdivisions	277,320		1,706		(12,402		)	266,624
Total debt securities	1,654,460		11,391		(36,977		)	1,628,874
Equity securities	4,996		32		—			5,028
Total	$	1,659,456	$	11,423	$	(36,977	)	$	1,633,902

Held-to-maturity Securities

The amortized cost and estimated fair value of debt securities held to maturity at December 31, 2014 by contractual maturity are as follows, in thousands. Expected maturities will differ from contractual maturities because issuers may have the right to call or prepay obligations with or without penalties.



	December 31, 2014
	Amortized Cost		Estimated Fair Value
Due in 1 year or less	$	1,049	$	1,098
Due in 1 to 5 years	13,388		14,038
Due in 5 to 10 years	57,242		59,904
Due after 10 years	207,174		216,444
Total debt securities	278,853		291,484
Mortgage-backed securities	5,734		5,284
Total investment securities	$	284,587	$	296,768

The amortized cost, gross unrealized gains and losses and estimated fair values of held to maturity securities as of December 31, 2014, and December 31, 2013, are summarized in the table below, in thousands:



	Amortized Cost		Gross Unrealized Gains		Gross Unrealized Losses			Estimated Fair Value
December 31, 2014
Mortgage-backed securities	$	5,734	$	217	$	(667	)	$	5,284
Obligations of states and political subdivisions	278,853		13,576		(945		)	291,484
Total	$	284,587	$	13,793	$	(1,612	)	$	296,768
December 31, 2013
Mortgage-backed securities	$	5,973	$	199	$	(321	)	$	5,851
Obligations of states and political subdivisions	231,525		5,801		(5,740		)	231,586
Total	$	237,498	$	6,000	$	(6,061	)	$	237,437

Schedule of Realized Gain (Loss)

Gross gains and losses realized related to sales of securities available for sale for the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013, and 2012 are summarized as follows, in thousands:



	2014		2013		2012
Available for Sale Securities sold:
Proceeds from sales	$	791,767	$	546,532	$	576,083
Gross security gains	5,871		8,895		15,387
Gross security losses	2,203		1,774		1,389

Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Fair Value

The following tables summarize, in thousands, the amount of unrealized losses, defined as the amount by which cost or amortized cost exceeds fair value, and the related fair value of investments with unrealized losses in Heartland's securities portfolio as of December 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013. The investments were segregated into two categories: those that have been in a continuous unrealized loss position for less than 12 months and those that have been in a continuous unrealized loss position for 12 or more months. The reference point for determining how long an investment was in an unrealized loss position was December 31, 2014, and December 31, 2013, respectively. Securities for which Heartland has taken credit-related OTTI write-downs are categorized as being "less than 12 months" or "12 months or longer" in a continuous loss position based on the point in time that the fair value declined to below the cost basis and not the period of time since the credit-related OTTI write-down.



Securities available for sale	Less than 12 months					12 months or longer					Total
	Fair Value		Unrealized Losses			Fair Value		Unrealized Losses			Fair Value		Unrealized Losses
December 31, 2014
U.S. government corporations and agencies	$	6,042	$	(15	)	$	—	$	—		$	6,042	$	(15	)
Mortgage-backed securities	327,363		(7,391		)	306,078		(4,577		)	633,441		(11,968		)
Obligations of states and political subdivisions	886		(6		)	20,507		(322		)	21,393		(328		)
Total temporarily impaired securities	$	334,291	$	(7,412	)	$	326,585	$	(4,899	)	$	660,876	$	(12,311	)
December 31, 2013
U.S. government corporations and agencies	$	196,345	$	(2,001	)	$	—	$	—		$	196,345	$	(2,001	)
Mortgage-backed securities	640,684		(17,064		)	118,229		(5,510		)	758,913		(22,574		)
Obligations of states and political subdivisions	196,987		(11,452		)	10,714		(950		)	207,701		(12,402		)
Total temporarily impaired securities	$	1,034,016	$	(30,517	)	$	128,943	$	(6,460	)	$	1,162,959	$	(36,977	)

Held-to-maturity Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Fair Value



Securities held to maturity	Less than 12 months					12 months or longer					Total
	Fair Value		Unrealized Losses			Fair Value		Unrealized Losses			Fair Value		Unrealized Losses
December 31, 2014
Mortgage-backed securities	$	—	$	—		$	2,761	$	(667	)	$	2,761	$	(667	)
Obligations of states and political subdivisions	3,172		(422		)	29,402		(523		)	32,574		(945		)
Total temporarily impaired securities	$	3,172	$	(422	)	$	32,163	$	(1,190	)	$	35,335	$	(1,612	)
December 31, 2013
Mortgage-backed securities	$	2,170	$	(319	)	$	834	$	(2	)	$	3,004	$	(321	)
Obligations of states and political subdivisions	47,175		(3,508		)	21,505		(2,232		)	68,680		(5,740		)
Total temporarily impaired securities	$	49,345	$	(3,827	)	$	22,339	$	(2,234	)	$	71,684	$	(6,061	)

Other than Temporary Impairment, Credit Losses Recognized in Earnings

The following table shows the detail of total OTTI write-downs included in earnings, in thousands:



	For the Years Ended December 31,
	2014		2013		2012
OTTI write-downs included in earnings:
Available for sale debt securities:
Mortgage-backed securities	$	—	$	—	$	184
Held to maturity debt securities:
Mortgage-backed securities	—		—		797
Total debt security OTTI write-downs included in earnings	$	—	$	—	$	981

The following table shows the detail of OTTI write-downs on debt securities included in earnings and the related changes in other accumulated comprehensive income (AOCI) for the same securities, in thousands:



	For the Years Ended December 31,
	2014			2013			2012
OTTI on debt securities
Recorded as part of gross realized losses:
Credit related OTTI	$	—		$	—		$	981
Intent to sell OTTI	—			—			—
Total recorded as part of gross realized losses	—			—			981
Recorded directly to AOCI for non-credit related impairment:
Mortgage-backed securities	—			—			683
Accretion of non-credit related impairment	(95		)	(95		)	(71		)
Total changes to AOCI for non-credit related impairment	(95		)	(95		)	612
Total OTTI losses (accretion) recorded on debt securities	$	(95	)	$	(95	)	$	1,593

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Tabular disclosure of the amount of other than temporary impairment (OTTI) related to credit losses recognized in earnings including: (a) the beginning balance of the amount related to credit losses on debt securities held by the investor at the beginning of the period for which a portion of an OTTI was recognized in other comprehensive income; (b) additions for the amount related to the credit loss for which an OTTI was not previously recognized; (c) reductions for securities sold during the period (realized); (d) reductions for securities for which the amount previously recognized in other comprehensive income was recognized in earnings because the investor intends to sell the security or more likely than not will be required to sell the security before recovery of its amortized cost basis; (e) additional increases to the amount related to the credit loss for which an OTTI was previously recognized when the investor does not intend to sell the security and it is not more likely than not that the investor will be required to sell the security before recovery of its amortized cost basis; (f) reductions for increases in cash flows expected to be collected that are recognized over the remaining life of the security; and (g) the ending balance of the amount related to credit losses on debt securities held by the entity at the end of the period for which a portion of an OTTI was recognized in other comprehensive income.

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