Note 24: Regulatory Matters (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Total risk-based capital \| Great Southern Bancorp, Inc.
Actual Capital Amount	$ 473,689	$ 436,156
Actual Capital Ratio	14.50%	16.90%
Capital Required for Capital Adequacy	261,062	207,075
Capital Required for Capital Adequacy to Risk Weighted Assets	8.00%	8.00%
Capital Required to be Well Capitalized
Capital Required to be Well Capitalized to Risk Weighted Assets
Total risk-based capital \| Great Southern Bank
Actual Capital Amount	410,291	398,292
Actual Capital Ratio	12.60%	15.40%
Capital Required for Capital Adequacy	260,919	206,850
Capital Required for Capital Adequacy to Risk Weighted Assets	8.00%	8.00%
Capital Required to be Well Capitalized	326,149	258,562
Capital Required to be Well Capitalized to Risk Weighted Assets	10.00%	10.00%
Tier I risk-based capital \| Great Southern Bancorp, Inc.
Actual Capital Amount	435,254	403,705
Actual Capital Ratio	13.30%	15.60%
Capital Required for Capital Adequacy	130,531	103,538
Capital Required for Capital Adequacy to Risk Weighted Assets	4.00%	4.00%
Capital Required to be Well Capitalized
Capital Required to be Well Capitalized to Risk Weighted Assets
Tier I risk-based capital \| Great Southern Bank
Actual Capital Amount	371,856	365,876
Actual Capital Ratio	11.40%	14.20%
Capital Required for Capital Adequacy	130,459	103,425
Capital Required for Capital Adequacy to Risk Weighted Assets	4.00%	4.00%
Capital Required to be Well Capitalized	195,689	155,137
Capital Required to be Well Capitalized to Risk Weighted Assets	6.00%	6.00%
Tier I leverage capital \| Great Southern Bancorp, Inc.
Actual Capital Amount	435,254	403,705
Actual Capital Ratio	11.10%	11.30%
Capital Required for Capital Adequacy	156,395	143,057
Capital Required for Capital Adequacy to Risk Weighted Assets	4.00%	4.00%
Capital Required to be Well Capitalized
Capital Required to be Well Capitalized to Risk Weighted Assets
Tier I leverage capital \| Great Southern Bank
Actual Capital Amount	371,856	365,876
Actual Capital Ratio	9.50%	10.20%
Capital Required for Capital Adequacy	156,197	142,865
Capital Required for Capital Adequacy to Risk Weighted Assets	4.00%	4.00%
Capital Required to be Well Capitalized	$ 195,247	$ 178,581
Capital Required to be Well Capitalized to Risk Weighted Assets	5.00%	5.00%

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