Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
ASSETS
Loans	$ 13,893,361	$ 13,983,674
Allowance for loan losses	(159,532)	(159,532)
Net loans	13,733,829	13,824,142
Loans held for sale	16,435	21,398
Investment securities:
Available-for-sale Securities, Debt Securities	8,432,180	8,725,442
Trading	32,025	18,269
Equity securities	51,512	50,591
Other securities	108,320	99,005
Total investment securities	8,624,037	8,893,307
Federal funds sold and short-term securities purchased under agreements to resell	17,000	42,775
Long-term securities purchased under agreements to resell	700,000	700,000
Interest earning deposits with banks	134,697	30,631
Cash and due from banks	423,048	438,439
Land, buildings and equipment, net	332,253	335,110
Goodwill	138,921	138,921
Other intangible assets, net	7,893	7,618
Other assets	483,129	401,074
Total assets	24,611,242	24,833,415
Deposits:
Non-interest bearing	6,953,430	7,158,962
Savings, interest checking and money market	11,828,138	11,499,620
Time open and C.D.'s of less than $100,000	615,401	634,646
Time open and C.D.'s, $100,000 or More	1,141,502	1,132,218
Total deposits	20,538,471	20,425,446
Federal funds purchased and securities sold under agreements to repurchase	1,132,329	1,507,138
Other Borrowings	9,214	1,758
Other liabilities	225,500	180,889
Total liabilities	21,905,514	22,115,231
Commerce Bancshares, Inc. stockholders' equity:
Preferred stock	144,784	144,784
Common stock	535,407	535,407
Capital surplus	1,802,785	1,815,360
Retained earnings	325,390	221,374
Treasury stock, at cost	(15,681)	(14,473)
Accumulated other comprehensive income	(89,563)	14,108
Total Commerce Bancshares, Inc. stockholders' equity	2,703,122	2,716,560
Non-controlling interest	2,606	1,624
Total equity	2,705,728	2,718,184
Total liabilities and equity	$ 24,611,242	$ 24,833,415