Consolidated Statements of Income (USD $) In Thousands, except Per Share data	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2011	Jun. 30, 2010	Jun. 30, 2011	Jun. 30, 2010
INTEREST INCOME:
Interest and fees on loans and leases	$ 37,480	$ 38,270	$ 74,446	$ 75,598
Interest on securities:
Taxable	7,583	8,938	14,994	18,393
Nontaxable	3,518	3,047	7,082	5,896
Interest on federal funds sold	1	1	1	1
Interest on interest bearing deposits in other financial institutions	0	7	1	12
TOTAL INTEREST INCOME	48,582	50,263	96,524	99,900
INTEREST EXPENSE:
Interest on deposits	7,675	9,955	15,701	20,715
Interest on short-term borrowings	225	291	484	525
Interest on other borrowings	4,081	4,208	8,017	8,167
TOTAL INTEREST EXPENSE	11,981	14,454	24,202	29,407
NET INTEREST INCOME	36,601	35,809	72,322	70,493
Provision for loan and lease losses	3,845	9,955	13,854	18,849
NET INTEREST INCOME AFTER PROVISION FOR LOAN AND LEASE LOSSES	32,756	25,854	58,468	51,644
NONINTEREST INCOME:
Service charges and fees	3,599	3,494	6,960	6,698
Loan servicing income	1,298	1,620	2,847	3,047
Trust fees	2,656	2,330	5,135	4,511
Brokerage and insurance commissions	856	785	1,704	1,497
Securities gains, net	4,756	1,050	6,845	2,506
Gain (loss) on trading account securities	81	(264)	297	(216)
Gains on sale of loans	1,308	1,083	2,710	1,881
Income on bank owned life insurance	331	293	734	607
Other noninterest income	(216)	443	45	896
TOTAL NONINTEREST INCOME	14,669	10,834	27,277	21,427
NONINTEREST EXPENSES
Salaries and employee benefits	17,480	15,574	35,666	30,997
Occupancy	2,213	2,201	4,599	4,495
Furniture and equipment	1,360	1,599	2,769	3,046
Professional fees	3,053	2,549	6,072	4,760
FDIC insurance assessments	786	1,384	2,131	2,804
Advertising	1,113	1,052	1,963	1,866
Intangible assets amortization	144	145	290	296
Net loss on repossessed assets	2,511	1,636	4,143	3,700
Other noninterest expenses	3,683	3,435	7,597	6,512
NONINTEREST EXPENSES	32,343	29,575	65,230	58,476
INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES	15,082	7,113	20,515	14,595
Income taxes	4,870	2,035	6,082	4,195
NET INCOME	10,212	5,078	14,433	10,400
Net income available to noncontrolling interest, net of tax	9	25	25	50
NET INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO HEARTLAND	10,221	5,103	14,458	10,450
Preferred dividends and discount	(1,336)	(1,336)	(2,672)	(2,672)
NET INCOME AVAILABLE TO COMMON STOCKHOLDERS	$ 8,885	$ 3,767	$ 11,786	$ 7,778
EARNINGS PER COMMON SHARE - BASIC	$ 0.54	$ 0.23	$ 0.72	$ 0.48
EARNINGS PER COMMON SHARE - DILUTED	$ 0.54	$ 0.23	$ 0.71	$ 0.47
CASH DIVIDENDS DECLARED PER COMMON SHARE	$ 0.10	$ 0.1	$ 0.20	$ 0.20