Segment Reporting (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2014

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Schedule of Segment Reporting

The following table presents the financial information from Heartland's operating segments for the years ending December 31, 2014, December 31, 2013, and December 31, 2012, in thousands.

	Community and Other Banking		Mortgage Banking			Total
December 31, 2014
Net Interest Income	$	200,394	$	2,679		$	203,073
Provision for loan losses	14,501		—			14,501
Total noninterest income	48,330		33,894			82,224
Total noninterest expense	172,392		43,408			215,800
Income (loss) before income taxes	$	61,831	$	(6,835	)	$	54,996
December 31, 2013
Net Interest Income	$	161,452	$	2,376		$	163,828
Provision for loan losses	9,697		—			9,697
Total noninterest income	49,810		39,808			89,618
Total noninterest expense	150,767		45,794			196,561
Income (loss) before income taxes	$	50,798	$	(3,610	)	$	47,188
December 31, 2012
Net Interest Income	$	147,903	$	2,253		$	150,156
Provision for loan losses	8,202		—			8,202
Total noninterest income	50,947		57,715			108,662
Total noninterest expense	142,646		40,735			183,381
Income before income taxes	$	48,002	$	19,233		$	67,235
Segment Assets
December 31, 2014	$	5,951,875	$	100,487		$	6,052,362
December 31, 2013	5,850,976		72,740			5,923,716
December 31, 2012	4,868,618		121,935			4,990,553
Average Loans
December 31, 2014	$	3,679,908	$	64,922		$	3,744,830
December 31, 2013	2,939,856		76,577			3,016,433
December 31, 2012	2,605,151		91,301			2,696,452