Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
ASSETS
Loans	$ 16,303,131	$ 15,176,359
Loans and Leases Receivable, Allowance	(150,136)	(150,044)
Net loans	16,152,995	15,026,315
Loans held for sale	4,964	8,615
Investment securities:
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale	12,238,316	14,450,027
Trading	43,523	46,235
Equity Securities, FV-NI and without Readily Determinable Fair Value	12,304	9,202
Other Securities	225,034	194,047
Total investment securities	12,519,177	14,699,511
Federal funds sold	49,505	2,800
Long Term Securities Purchased Under Agreements To Resell	825,000	1,625,000
Interest-bearing Deposits in Banks and Other Financial Institutions	389,140	3,971,217
Cash and due from banks	452,496	305,539
Premises and equipment – net	418,909	388,738
Goodwill	138,921	138,921
Other intangible assets – net	15,234	15,570
Other assets	909,590	506,862
Total assets	31,875,931	36,689,088
Deposits [Abstract]
Non-interest bearing	10,066,356	11,772,374
Savings, interest checking and money market	15,126,981	16,598,085
Time open and C.D.’s of less than $100,000	387,336	435,960
Time open and C.D.'s of $100,000 and over	606,767	1,006,654
Total deposits	26,187,440	29,813,073
Federal funds purchased and securities sold under agreements to repurchase	2,841,734	3,022,967
Other borrowings	9,672	12,560
Other liabilities	355,508	392,164
Total liabilities	29,394,354	33,240,764
Commerce Bancshares, Inc. stockholders’ equity:
Common stock, $5 par value	629,319	610,804
Capital surplus	2,932,959	2,689,894
Retained earnings	31,620	92,493
Treasury Stock, Value	(41,743)	(32,973)
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax	(1,086,864)	77,080
Total Commerce Bancshares, Inc. stockholders’ equity	2,465,291	3,437,298
Non-controlling interest	16,286	11,026
Total equity	2,481,577	3,448,324
Total liabilities and equity	$ 31,875,931	$ 36,689,088