Consolidated Statements of Income (USD $) In Thousands, except Per Share data	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2010	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2010
INTEREST INCOME:
Interest and fees on loans and leases	$ 37,393	$ 38,756	$ 111,839	$ 114,354
Interest on securities:
Taxable	6,826	8,225	21,820	26,618
Nontaxable	3,370	3,282	10,452	9,178
Interest on federal funds sold	2	0	3	1
Interest on interest bearing deposits in other financial institutions	0	1	1	13
TOTAL INTEREST INCOME	47,591	50,264	144,115	150,164
INTEREST EXPENSE:
Interest on deposits	7,028	9,033	22,729	29,748
Interest on short-term borrowings	205	305	689	830
Interest on other borrowings	4,123	4,213	12,140	12,380
TOTAL INTEREST EXPENSE	11,356	13,551	35,558	42,958
NET INTEREST INCOME	36,235	36,713	108,557	107,206
Provision for loan and lease losses	7,727	4,799	21,581	23,648
NET INTEREST INCOME AFTER PROVISION FOR LOAN AND LEASE LOSSES	28,508	31,914	86,976	83,558
NONINTEREST INCOME:
Service charges and fees	3,657	3,665	10,617	10,363
Loan servicing income	1,081	1,862	3,928	4,909
Trust fees	2,384	2,267	7,519	6,778
Brokerage and insurance commissions	918	739	2,622	2,236
Securities gains, net	2,085	2,158	8,930	4,664
Gain (loss) on trading account securities	(83)	18	214	(198)
Gains on sale of loans	3,183	2,394	5,893	4,275
Valuation adjustment on mortgage servicing rights		(1,239)	0	(1,239)
Income on bank owned life insurance	208	396	942	1,003
Other noninterest income	(171)	349	(126)	1,245
TOTAL NONINTEREST INCOME	13,262	12,609	40,539	34,036
NONINTEREST EXPENSES
Salaries and employee benefits	17,736	15,502	53,402	46,499
Occupancy	2,396	2,287	6,995	6,782
Furniture and equipment	1,392	1,515	4,161	4,561
Professional fees	3,110	2,621	9,182	7,381
FDIC insurance assessments	798	1,331	2,929	4,135
Advertising	1,191	906	3,154	2,772
Intangible assets amortization	141	149	431	445
Goodwill impairment charge		1,639	0	1,639
Net loss on repossessed assets	1,409	4,219	5,552	7,919
Other noninterest expenses	3,690	3,277	11,287	9,789
NONINTEREST EXPENSES	31,863	33,446	97,093	91,922
INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES	9,907	11,077	30,422	25,672
Income taxes	2,549	4,187	8,631	8,382
NET INCOME	7,358	6,890	21,791	17,290
Net income available to noncontrolling interest, net of tax	(20)	30	5	80
NET INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO HEARTLAND	7,338	6,920	21,796	17,370
Preferred dividends and discount	(3,947)	(1,336)	(6,619)	(4,008)
NET INCOME AVAILABLE TO COMMON STOCKHOLDERS	$ 3,391	$ 5,584	$ 15,177	$ 13,362
EARNINGS PER COMMON SHARE - BASIC	$ 0.21	$ 0.34	$ 0.92	$ 0.82
EARNINGS PER COMMON SHARE - DILUTED	$ 0.20	$ 0.34	$ 0.92	$ 0.81
CASH DIVIDENDS DECLARED PER COMMON SHARE	$ 0.10	$ 0.10	$ 0.30	$ 0.30