Segment Reporting (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2016

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Financial Information of Operating Segments

The following table presents the financial information from Heartland's operating segments for the years ending December 31, 2016, December 31, 2015, and December 31, 2014, in thousands.

	Community and Other Banking		Mortgage Banking			Total
December 31, 2016
Net Interest Income	$	290,088	$	4,578		$	294,666
Provision for loan losses	11,694		—			11,694
Total noninterest income	74,145		39,456			113,601
Total noninterest expense	237,198		42,470			279,668
Income (loss) before income taxes	$	115,341	$	1,564		$	116,905
December 31, 2015
Net Interest Income	$	228,422	$	5,576		$	233,998
Provision for loan losses	12,697		—			12,697
Total noninterest income	65,414		45,271			110,685
Total noninterest expense	201,063		49,983			251,046
Income (loss) before income taxes	$	80,076	$	864		$	80,940
December 31, 2014
Net Interest Income	$	200,394	$	2,679		$	203,073
Provision for loan losses	14,501		—			14,501
Total noninterest income	48,330		33,894			82,224
Total noninterest expense	172,392		43,408			215,800
Income (loss) before income taxes	$	61,831	$	(6,835	)	$	54,996
Segment Assets
December 31, 2016	$	8,149,465	$	97,614		$	8,247,079
December 31, 2015	7,585,130		109,624			7,694,754
December 31, 2014	5,951,325		100,487			6,051,812
Average Loans, Net of Unearned
December 31, 2016	$	5,418,169	$	69,943		$	5,488,112
December 31, 2015	4,466,528		84,480			4,551,008
December 31, 2014	3,679,908		64,922			3,744,830