Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
ASSETS
Loans	$ 13,955,559	$ 13,983,674
Allowance for loan losses	(159,732)	(159,532)
Net loans	13,795,827	13,824,142
Loans held for sale	16,890	21,398
Investment securities:
Available-for-sale Securities, Debt Securities	8,674,986	8,725,442
Trading	19,676	18,269
Equity securities	4,467	50,591
Other securities	127,120	99,005
Total investment securities	8,826,249	8,893,307
Federal funds sold and short-term securities purchased under agreements to resell	14,375	42,775
Long-term securities purchased under agreements to resell	700,000	700,000
Interest earning deposits with banks	334,752	30,631
Cash and due from banks	443,004	438,439
Land, buildings and equipment, net	331,869	335,110
Goodwill	138,921	138,921
Other intangible assets, net	8,470	7,618
Other assets	452,035	401,074
Total assets	25,062,392	24,833,415
Deposits:
Non-interest bearing	6,728,605	7,158,962
Savings, interest checking and money market	11,733,057	11,499,620
Time open and C.D.'s of less than $100,000	585,765	634,646
Time open and C.D.'s, $100,000 or More	1,086,193	1,132,218
Total deposits	20,133,620	20,425,446
Federal funds purchased and securities sold under agreements to repurchase	1,862,117	1,507,138
Other Borrowings	1,534	1,758
Other liabilities	257,311	180,889
Total liabilities	22,254,582	22,115,231
Commerce Bancshares, Inc. stockholders' equity:
Preferred stock	144,784	144,784
Common stock	535,407	535,407
Capital surplus	1,804,031	1,815,360
Retained earnings	493,641	221,374
Treasury stock, at cost	(33,174)	(14,473)
Accumulated other comprehensive income	(141,596)	14,108
Total Commerce Bancshares, Inc. stockholders' equity	2,803,093	2,716,560
Non-controlling interest	4,717	1,624
Total equity	2,807,810	2,718,184
Total liabilities and equity	$ 25,062,392	$ 24,833,415