Great Southern Bancorp, Inc. -- Consolidated Statements of Income (USD $) In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010
Interest Income
Loans	$ 170,163	$ 171,201	$ 145,832
Investment securities and other	23,345	27,466	27,359
Total interest income	193,508	198,667	173,191
Interest Expense
Deposits	20,720	26,370	38,427
Federal Home Loan Bank advances	4,430	5,242	5,516
Short-term borrowings and repurchase agreements	2,610	2,965	3,329
Subordinated debentures issued to capital trust interest expense	617	569	578
Total interest expense	28,377	35,146	47,850
Net Interest Income	165,131	163,521	125,341
Provision for Loan Losses	43,863	35,336	35,630
Net Interest Income After Provision for Loan Losses	121,268	128,185	89,711
Noninterest Income
Commissions	1,036	896	767
Service charges and ATM fees	19,087	18,063	18,652
Net gains on loan sales	5,505	3,524	3,765
Net realized gains on sales of available-for-sale securities	2,666	483	8,787
Recognized impairment of available-for-sale securities	(680)	(615)
Late charges and fees on loans	1,028	651	767
Gain (loss) on derivative interest rate products	(38)	(10)
Gain recognized on business acquisitions	31,312	16,486
Accretion (amortization) of income/expense related to business acquisitions	(18,693)	(37,797)	(10,427)
Other noninterest income	4,779	2,450	2,018
Total noninterest income	46,002	4,131	24,329
Noninterest Expense
Salaries and employee benefits	51,262	43,606	39,908
Net occupancy expense	20,179	15,220	13,480
Postage	3,301	3,096	3,231
Insurance	4,476	4,840	4,463
Advertising	1,572	1,316	1,754
Office supplies and printing	1,389	1,268	1,447
Telephone	2,768	2,270	2,158
Legal, audit and other professional fees	4,323	3,803	2,832
Expense on foreclosed assets	8,748	11,846	4,914
Partnership tax credit	5,782	3,985	1,240
Other operating expenses	8,760	6,226	6,723
Total noninterest expense	112,560	97,476	82,150
Income from Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes	54,710	34,840	31,890
Provision for Income Taxes	10,623	5,183	8,590
Net Income from Continuing Operations	44,087	29,657	23,300
Discontinued Operations
Income from discontinued operations (including gain on disposal in 2012 of $6,114), net of income taxes of $2,487, $330 and $304, for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2011 and 2010, respectively	4,619	612	565
Net Income	48,706	30,269	23,865
Preferred stock dividends and discount accretion	608	2,798	3,403
Non-cash deemed preferred stock dividend		1,212
Net Income Available to Common Shareholders	$ 48,098	$ 26,259	$ 20,462
Earnings Per Common Share
Basic	$ 3.55	$ 1.95	$ 1.52
Diluted	$ 3.54	$ 1.93	$ 1.46
Earnings from Continuing Operations Per Common Share
Basic	$ 3.21	$ 1.91	$ 1.48
Diluted	$ 3.20	$ 1.89	$ 1.42