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Subsequent Events (Notes)	12 Months Ended
Subsequent Events (Notes)	Dec. 31, 2014
Subsequent Events [Abstract]
Subsequent Events [Text Block]	SUBSEQUENT EVENTS Farmer Mac II LLC announced on February 27, 2015 that it intends to redeem all 250,000 outstanding shares of Farmer Mac II Preferred Stock for a redemption price of $1,000 per share (the par value) on March 30, 2015, which is the initial redemption date for those securities. The redemption of the Farmer Mac II Preferred Stock will trigger on the same day the redemption of all $250.0 million of the outstanding related FALConS, which represent undivided beneficial ownership in the 250,000 shares of the Farmer Mac II Preferred Stock. Farmer Mac currently holds $6.0 million of the outstanding FALConS, which were purchased in the open market during the second quarter of 2014. The record date for the redemption of the Farmer Mac II Preferred Stock and the FALConS is March 16, 2015. Farmer Mac II LLC has also announced the quarterly dividend of $22.1875 to be paid on each share of Farmer Mac II Preferred Stock on March 30, 2015 in connection with the redemption.