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Employee Benefit Plans	12 Months Ended
Employee Benefit Plans	Dec. 31, 2018
Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Abstract]
Employee Benefit Plans	EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS Heartland sponsors a defined contribution retirement plan covering substantially all employees. Contributions to this plan are subject to approval by the Heartland Board of Directors. The Heartland subsidiaries fund and record as an expense all approved contributions. Costs of these contributions, charged to operating expenses, were $4.0 million, $4.1 million, and $3.9 million for 2018, 2017 and 2016, respectively. This plan includes an employee savings program, under which the Heartland subsidiaries make matching contributions of up to 3% of the participants’ wages in 2018, 2017 and 2016. Costs charged to operating expenses with respect to the matching contributions were $3.5 million, $3.3 million, and $2.9 million for 2018, 2017 and 2016, respectively. Contributions to the defined contribution retirement plan and the employee savings program are limited to a maximum amount of the participant's wages as defined by federal law.