$FRME
FIRST MERCHANTS CORP Stock $frme

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2019 Q3 Form 10-Q Financial Statement

#000071253419000283 Filed on November 08, 2019

Income Statement

Concept	2019 Q3	2018 Q3	2018 Q2
Revenue	$118.1M	$104.8M	$100.9M
YoY Change	12.72%	23.52%	41.14%
Cost Of Revenue
YoY Change
Gross Profit
YoY Change
Gross Profit Margin
Selling, General & Admin
YoY Change
% of Gross Profit
Research & Development
YoY Change
% of Gross Profit
Depreciation & Amortization	$2.300M	$2.200M	$2.200M
YoY Change	4.55%	10.0%	15.79%
% of Gross Profit
Operating Expenses
YoY Change
Operating Profit
YoY Change
Interest Expense	$29.20M	$18.31M	$16.30M
YoY Change	59.44%	75.64%	94.81%
% of Operating Profit
Other Income/Expense, Net
YoY Change
Pretax Income	$43.09M	$49.59M	$47.60M
YoY Change	-13.1%	53.55%	51.85%
Income Tax	$6.337M	$8.478M	$7.961M
% Of Pretax Income	14.71%	17.1%	16.73%
Net Earnings	$36.76M	$41.11M	$39.63M
YoY Change	-10.6%	68.79%	64.21%
Net Earnings / Revenue	31.12%	39.23%	39.29%
Basic Earnings Per Share	$0.71	$0.83	$0.80
Diluted Earnings Per Share	$0.71	$0.83	$0.80
COMMON SHARES
Basic Shares Outstanding	51.43M shares	49.29M shares	49.25M shares
Diluted Shares Outstanding	51.57M shares	49.49M shares	49.45M shares

Balance Sheet

Concept	2019 Q3	2018 Q3	2018 Q2
SHORT-TERM ASSETS
Cash & Short-Term Investments
YoY Change
Cash & Equivalents	$202.4M	$142.5M	$133.9M
Short-Term Investments
Other Short-Term Assets
YoY Change
Inventory
Prepaid Expenses
Receivables
Other Receivables
Total Short-Term Assets
YoY Change
LONG-TERM ASSETS
Property, Plant & Equipment	$113.4M	$93.73M	$94.40M
YoY Change	21.04%	-8.54%	1.9%
Goodwill	$543.2M	$445.4M	$445.4M
YoY Change	21.97%	0.0%	52.42%
Intangibles	$36.55M	$26.05M	$27.70M
YoY Change	40.29%	-21.53%	58.33%
Long-Term Investments
YoY Change
Other Assets	$15.00M	$26.00M	$25.00M
YoY Change	-42.31%	-27.78%	-7.41%
Total Long-Term Assets
YoY Change
TOTAL ASSETS
Total Short-Term Assets
Total Long-Term Assets
Total Assets	$12.33B	$9.787B	$9.735B
YoY Change	25.93%	8.15%	24.72%
SHORT-TERM LIABILITIES
YoY Change
Accounts Payable	$8.000M	$6.000M	$5.000M
YoY Change	33.33%	20.0%	66.67%
Accrued Expenses	$22.00M
YoY Change
Deferred Revenue
YoY Change
Short-Term Debt	$192.0M	$209.0M	$232.0M
YoY Change	-8.13%	-13.64%	-11.45%
Long-Term Debt Due		$0.00
YoY Change
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$30.00M	$6.000M	$5.000M
YoY Change	400.0%	20.0%	66.67%
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Long-Term Debt	$139.0M	$138.0M	$138.0M
YoY Change	0.72%	-1.43%	6.98%
Other Long-Term Liabilities	$96.00M	$54.00M	$47.00M
YoY Change	77.78%	-12.9%	4.44%
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$235.0M	$192.0M	$185.0M
YoY Change	22.4%	-4.95%	6.32%
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$30.00M	$6.000M	$5.000M
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$235.0M	$192.0M	$185.0M
Total Liabilities	$10.58B	$8.426B	$8.394B
YoY Change	25.52%	8.49%	24.0%
SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
Retained Earnings	$663.2M	$552.6M	$522.4M
YoY Change	20.02%	22.85%	20.27%
Common Stock	$6.918M	$6.163M	$6.160M
YoY Change	12.25%	0.33%	14.2%
Preferred Stock
YoY Change
Treasury Stock (at cost)
YoY Change
Treasury Stock Shares
Shareholders Equity	$1.749B	$1.361B	$1.340B
YoY Change
Total Liabilities & Shareholders Equity	$12.33B	$9.787B	$9.735B
YoY Change	25.93%	8.15%	24.72%

Cashflow Statement

Concept	2019 Q3	2018 Q3	2018 Q2
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net Income	$36.76M	$41.11M	$39.63M
YoY Change	-10.6%	68.79%	64.21%
Depreciation, Depletion And Amortization	$2.300M	$2.200M	$2.200M
YoY Change	4.55%	10.0%	15.79%
Cash From Operating Activities	$53.50M	$54.50M	$50.70M
YoY Change	-1.83%	148.86%	128.38%
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital Expenditures
YoY Change
Acquisitions
YoY Change
Other Investing Activities	-$74.00M	-$58.30M	-$274.3M
YoY Change	26.93%	-3.0%	170.25%
Cash From Investing Activities	-$74.00M	-$58.30M	-$274.3M
YoY Change	26.93%	-3.0%	170.25%
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Cash Dividend Paid
YoY Change
Common Stock Issuance & Retirement, Net
YoY Change
Debt Paid & Issued, Net
YoY Change
Cash From Financing Activities	94.70M	12.50M	228.7M
YoY Change	657.6%	-70.38%	94.31%
NET CHANGE
Cash From Operating Activities	53.50M	54.50M	50.70M
Cash From Investing Activities	-74.00M	-58.30M	-274.3M
Cash From Financing Activities	94.70M	12.50M	228.7M
Net Change In Cash	74.20M	8.700M	5.100M
YoY Change	752.87%	117.5%	-86.72%
FREE CASH FLOW
Cash From Operating Activities	$53.50M	$54.50M	$50.70M
Capital Expenditures
Free Cash Flow
YoY Change

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CY2018Q3	us-gaap	Interest Expense InterestExpense	18314000	USD
	us-gaap	Interest Expense InterestExpense	80508000	USD
	us-gaap	Interest Expense InterestExpense	48318000	USD
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	us-gaap	Interest Income Expense Net InterestIncomeExpenseNet	259076000	USD
	us-gaap	Interest Income Expense Net InterestIncomeExpenseNet	250973000	USD
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	us-gaap	Provision For Loan Lease And Other Losses ProvisionForLoanLeaseAndOtherLosses	2300000	USD
	us-gaap	Provision For Loan Lease And Other Losses ProvisionForLoanLeaseAndOtherLosses	5563000	USD
CY2019Q3	us-gaap	Interest Income Expense After Provision For Loan Loss InterestIncomeExpenseAfterProvisionForLoanLoss	88332000	USD
CY2018Q3	us-gaap	Interest Income Expense After Provision For Loan Loss InterestIncomeExpenseAfterProvisionForLoanLoss	85086000	USD
	us-gaap	Interest Income Expense After Provision For Loan Loss InterestIncomeExpenseAfterProvisionForLoanLoss	256776000	USD
	us-gaap	Interest Income Expense After Provision For Loan Loss InterestIncomeExpenseAfterProvisionForLoanLoss	245410000	USD
CY2019Q3	us-gaap	Bank Owned Life Insurance Income BankOwnedLifeInsuranceIncome	1144000	USD
CY2018Q3	us-gaap	Bank Owned Life Insurance Income BankOwnedLifeInsuranceIncome	961000	USD
	us-gaap	Bank Owned Life Insurance Income BankOwnedLifeInsuranceIncome	3060000	USD
	us-gaap	Bank Owned Life Insurance Income BankOwnedLifeInsuranceIncome	2946000	USD
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CY2018Q3	frme	Gain Loss On Insurance Benefits GainLossOnInsuranceBenefits	0	USD
	frme	Gain Loss On Insurance Benefits GainLossOnInsuranceBenefits	19000	USD
	frme	Gain Loss On Insurance Benefits GainLossOnInsuranceBenefits	198000	USD
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CY2018Q3	us-gaap	Gain Loss On Sales Of Loans Net GainLossOnSalesOfLoansNet	1841000	USD
	us-gaap	Gain Loss On Sales Of Loans Net GainLossOnSalesOfLoansNet	5258000	USD
	us-gaap	Gain Loss On Sales Of Loans Net GainLossOnSalesOfLoansNet	5262000	USD
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CY2018Q3	us-gaap	Debt Securities Available For Sale Unrealized Gain Loss DebtSecuritiesAvailableForSaleUnrealizedGainLoss	1285000	USD
	us-gaap	Debt Securities Available For Sale Unrealized Gain Loss DebtSecuritiesAvailableForSaleUnrealizedGainLoss	3376000	USD
	us-gaap	Debt Securities Available For Sale Unrealized Gain Loss DebtSecuritiesAvailableForSaleUnrealizedGainLoss	4016000	USD
CY2019Q3	us-gaap	Noninterest Income Other Operating Income NoninterestIncomeOtherOperatingIncome	524000	USD
CY2018Q3	us-gaap	Noninterest Income Other Operating Income NoninterestIncomeOtherOperatingIncome	335000	USD
	us-gaap	Noninterest Income Other Operating Income NoninterestIncomeOtherOperatingIncome	1918000	USD
	us-gaap	Noninterest Income Other Operating Income NoninterestIncomeOtherOperatingIncome	1520000	USD
CY2019Q3	us-gaap	Noninterest Income NoninterestIncome	22116000	USD
CY2018Q3	us-gaap	Noninterest Income NoninterestIncome	19527000	USD
	us-gaap	Noninterest Income NoninterestIncome	62443000	USD
	us-gaap	Noninterest Income NoninterestIncome	57279000	USD
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CY2018Q3	us-gaap	Labor And Related Expense LaborAndRelatedExpense	32936000	USD
	us-gaap	Labor And Related Expense LaborAndRelatedExpense	104679000	USD
	us-gaap	Labor And Related Expense LaborAndRelatedExpense	97354000	USD
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CY2018Q3	us-gaap	Occupancy Net OccupancyNet	4586000	USD
	us-gaap	Occupancy Net OccupancyNet	14273000	USD
	us-gaap	Occupancy Net OccupancyNet	13604000	USD
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CY2018Q3	us-gaap	Equipment Expense EquipmentExpense	3483000	USD
	us-gaap	Equipment Expense EquipmentExpense	11789000	USD
	us-gaap	Equipment Expense EquipmentExpense	10707000	USD
CY2019Q3	us-gaap	Marketing Expense MarketingExpense	1332000	USD
CY2018Q3	us-gaap	Marketing Expense MarketingExpense	1216000	USD
	us-gaap	Marketing Expense MarketingExpense	5158000	USD
	us-gaap	Marketing Expense MarketingExpense	3574000	USD
CY2019Q3	us-gaap	Information Technology And Data Processing InformationTechnologyAndDataProcessing	4435000	USD
CY2018Q3	us-gaap	Information Technology And Data Processing InformationTechnologyAndDataProcessing	3422000	USD
	us-gaap	Information Technology And Data Processing InformationTechnologyAndDataProcessing	12048000	USD
	us-gaap	Information Technology And Data Processing InformationTechnologyAndDataProcessing	9848000	USD
CY2019Q3	us-gaap	Noninterest Expense Printing And Fulfillment NoninterestExpensePrintingAndFulfillment	312000	USD
CY2018Q3	us-gaap	Noninterest Expense Printing And Fulfillment NoninterestExpensePrintingAndFulfillment	334000	USD
	us-gaap	Noninterest Expense Printing And Fulfillment NoninterestExpensePrintingAndFulfillment	961000	USD
	us-gaap	Noninterest Expense Printing And Fulfillment NoninterestExpensePrintingAndFulfillment	992000	USD
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CY2018Q3	us-gaap	Amortization Of Intangible Assets AmortizationOfIntangibleAssets	1650000	USD
	us-gaap	Amortization Of Intangible Assets AmortizationOfIntangibleAssets	4404000	USD
	us-gaap	Amortization Of Intangible Assets AmortizationOfIntangibleAssets	5094000	USD
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CY2018Q3	us-gaap	Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Premium Expense FederalDepositInsuranceCorporationPremiumExpense	856000	USD
	us-gaap	Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Premium Expense FederalDepositInsuranceCorporationPremiumExpense	717000	USD
	us-gaap	Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Premium Expense FederalDepositInsuranceCorporationPremiumExpense	2286000	USD
CY2019Q3	us-gaap	Foreclosed Real Estate Expense ForeclosedRealEstateExpense	294000	USD
CY2018Q3	us-gaap	Foreclosed Real Estate Expense ForeclosedRealEstateExpense	455000	USD
	us-gaap	Foreclosed Real Estate Expense ForeclosedRealEstateExpense	2362000	USD
	us-gaap	Foreclosed Real Estate Expense ForeclosedRealEstateExpense	1219000	USD
CY2019Q3	us-gaap	Professional And Contract Services Expense ProfessionalAndContractServicesExpense	8251000	USD
CY2018Q3	us-gaap	Professional And Contract Services Expense ProfessionalAndContractServicesExpense	1844000	USD
	us-gaap	Professional And Contract Services Expense ProfessionalAndContractServicesExpense	12511000	USD
	us-gaap	Professional And Contract Services Expense ProfessionalAndContractServicesExpense	5174000	USD
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CY2018Q3	us-gaap	Other Noninterest Expense OtherNoninterestExpense	4240000	USD
	us-gaap	Other Noninterest Expense OtherNoninterestExpense	12660000	USD
	us-gaap	Other Noninterest Expense OtherNoninterestExpense	12361000	USD
CY2019Q3	us-gaap	Noninterest Expense NoninterestExpense	67354000	USD
CY2018Q3	us-gaap	Noninterest Expense NoninterestExpense	55022000	USD
	us-gaap	Noninterest Expense NoninterestExpense	181562000	USD
	us-gaap	Noninterest Expense NoninterestExpense	162213000	USD
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	us-gaap	Income Loss From Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes Minority Interest And Income Loss From Equity Method Investments IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesMinorityInterestAndIncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments	137657000	USD
	us-gaap	Income Loss From Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes Minority Interest And Income Loss From Equity Method Investments IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesMinorityInterestAndIncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments	140476000	USD
CY2019Q3	us-gaap	Income Tax Expense Benefit IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	6337000	USD
CY2018Q3	us-gaap	Income Tax Expense Benefit IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	8478000	USD
	us-gaap	Income Tax Expense Benefit IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	21027000	USD
	us-gaap	Income Tax Expense Benefit IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	23050000	USD
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CY2018Q3	us-gaap	Net Income Loss NetIncomeLoss	41113000	USD
	us-gaap	Net Income Loss NetIncomeLoss	116630000	USD
	us-gaap	Net Income Loss NetIncomeLoss	117426000	USD
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	us-gaap	Earnings Per Share Basic EarningsPerShareBasic	2.38
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	us-gaap	Earnings Per Share Diluted EarningsPerShareDiluted	2.32
	us-gaap	Earnings Per Share Diluted EarningsPerShareDiluted	2.37
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	us-gaap	Common Stock Dividends Per Share Cash Paid CommonStockDividendsPerShareCashPaid	0.74
	us-gaap	Common Stock Dividends Per Share Cash Paid CommonStockDividendsPerShareCashPaid	0.62
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CY2018Q3	us-gaap	Weighted Average Number Of Diluted Shares Outstanding WeightedAverageNumberOfDilutedSharesOutstanding	49492000	shares
	us-gaap	Weighted Average Number Of Diluted Shares Outstanding WeightedAverageNumberOfDilutedSharesOutstanding	50227000	shares
	us-gaap	Weighted Average Number Of Diluted Shares Outstanding WeightedAverageNumberOfDilutedSharesOutstanding	49458000	shares
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CY2018Q3	us-gaap	Net Income Loss NetIncomeLoss	41113000	USD
	us-gaap	Net Income Loss NetIncomeLoss	116630000	USD
	us-gaap	Net Income Loss NetIncomeLoss	117426000	USD
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	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Unrealized Holding Gain Loss On Securities Arising During Period Net Of Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeUnrealizedHoldingGainLossOnSecuritiesArisingDuringPeriodNetOfTax	50545000	USD
	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Unrealized Holding Gain Loss On Securities Arising During Period Net Of Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeUnrealizedHoldingGainLossOnSecuritiesArisingDuringPeriodNetOfTax	-30032000	USD
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	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Cash Flow Hedge Gain Loss Before Reclassification After Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossCashFlowHedgeGainLossBeforeReclassificationAfterTax	-1003000	USD
	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Cash Flow Hedge Gain Loss Before Reclassification After Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossCashFlowHedgeGainLossBeforeReclassificationAfterTax	1039000	USD
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	us-gaap	Reclassification From Aoci Current Period Net Of Tax Attributable To Parent ReclassificationFromAociCurrentPeriodNetOfTaxAttributableToParent	2472000	USD
	us-gaap	Reclassification From Aoci Current Period Net Of Tax Attributable To Parent ReclassificationFromAociCurrentPeriodNetOfTaxAttributableToParent	2882000	USD
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CY2018Q3	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Net Of Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax	-10541000	USD
	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Net Of Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax	47070000	USD
	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Net Of Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax	-31875000	USD
CY2019Q3	us-gaap	Comprehensive Income Net Of Tax ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTax	47803000	USD
CY2018Q3	us-gaap	Comprehensive Income Net Of Tax ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTax	30572000	USD
	us-gaap	Comprehensive Income Net Of Tax ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTax	163700000	USD
	us-gaap	Comprehensive Income Net Of Tax ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTax	85551000	USD
CY2019Q2	us-gaap	Stockholders Equity StockholdersEquity	1501636000	USD
CY2019Q3	us-gaap	Net Income Loss NetIncomeLoss	36757000	USD
CY2019Q3	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Net Of Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax	11046000	USD
CY2019Q3	us-gaap	Dividends Common Stock Cash DividendsCommonStockCash	12946000	USD
CY2019Q3	us-gaap	Stock Issued During Period Value Acquisitions StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueAcquisitions	229926000	USD
CY2019Q3	us-gaap	Stock Repurchased And Retired During Period Value StockRepurchasedAndRetiredDuringPeriodValue	19041000	USD
CY2019Q3	us-gaap	Stock Issued During Period Value Share Based Compensation StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueShareBasedCompensation	1062000	USD
CY2019Q3	us-gaap	Stock Issued During Period Value Employee Benefit Plan StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueEmployeeBenefitPlan	156000	USD
CY2019Q3	us-gaap	Stock Issued During Period Value Employee Stock Purchase Plan StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueEmployeeStockPurchasePlan	400000	USD
CY2019Q3	us-gaap	Stock Issued During Period Value Stock Options Exercised StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueStockOptionsExercised	16000	USD
CY2019Q3	us-gaap	Stock Redeemed Or Called During Period Value StockRedeemedOrCalledDuringPeriodValue	0	USD
CY2019Q3	us-gaap	Stockholders Equity StockholdersEquity	1749012000	USD
	us-gaap	Stock Redeemed Or Called During Period Value StockRedeemedOrCalledDuringPeriodValue	1889000	USD
	us-gaap	Stock Issued During Period Value Employee Benefit Plan StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueEmployeeBenefitPlan	515000	USD
CY2018Q2	us-gaap	Stockholders Equity StockholdersEquity	1340328000	USD
CY2018Q3	us-gaap	Net Income Loss NetIncomeLoss	41113000	USD
CY2018Q3	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Net Of Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax	-10541000	USD
CY2018Q3	us-gaap	Dividends Common Stock Cash DividendsCommonStockCash	10924000	USD
CY2018Q3	us-gaap	Stock Issued During Period Value Share Based Compensation StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueShareBasedCompensation	891000	USD
CY2018Q3	us-gaap	Stock Issued During Period Value Employee Benefit Plan StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueEmployeeBenefitPlan	174000	USD
CY2018Q3	us-gaap	Stock Issued During Period Value Employee Stock Purchase Plan StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueEmployeeStockPurchasePlan	324000	USD
CY2018Q3	us-gaap	Stock Issued During Period Value Stock Options Exercised StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueStockOptionsExercised	140000	USD
CY2018Q3	us-gaap	Stock Redeemed Or Called During Period Value StockRedeemedOrCalledDuringPeriodValue	79000	USD
CY2018Q3	us-gaap	Stockholders Equity StockholdersEquity	1361426000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Stockholders Equity StockholdersEquity	1408260000	USD
	us-gaap	Net Income Loss NetIncomeLoss	116630000	USD
	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Net Of Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax	47070000	USD
	us-gaap	Dividends Common Stock Cash DividendsCommonStockCash	36793000	USD
	us-gaap	Stock Issued During Period Value Acquisitions StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueAcquisitions	229926000	USD
	us-gaap	Stock Repurchased And Retired During Period Value StockRepurchasedAndRetiredDuringPeriodValue	19041000	USD
	us-gaap	Stock Issued During Period Value Share Based Compensation StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueShareBasedCompensation	2887000	USD
	us-gaap	Stock Issued During Period Value Employee Benefit Plan StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueEmployeeBenefitPlan	518000	USD
	us-gaap	Stock Issued During Period Value Employee Stock Purchase Plan StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueEmployeeStockPurchasePlan	1109000	USD
	us-gaap	Stock Issued During Period Value Stock Options Exercised StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueStockOptionsExercised	121000	USD
	us-gaap	Stock Redeemed Or Called During Period Value StockRedeemedOrCalledDuringPeriodValue	1675000	USD
CY2019Q3	us-gaap	Stockholders Equity StockholdersEquity	1749012000	USD
CY2017Q4	us-gaap	Stockholders Equity StockholdersEquity	1303463000	USD
	us-gaap	Net Income Loss NetIncomeLoss	117426000	USD
	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Net Of Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax	-31875000	USD
	us-gaap	Dividends Common Stock Cash DividendsCommonStockCash	30732000	USD
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	us-gaap	Stock Issued During Period Value Share Based Compensation StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueShareBasedCompensation	2546000	USD
	us-gaap	Stock Issued During Period Value Employee Stock Purchase Plan StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueEmployeeStockPurchasePlan	879000	USD
	us-gaap	Stock Issued During Period Value Stock Options Exercised StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueStockOptionsExercised	1093000	USD
	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Interest Payable Net IncreaseDecreaseInInterestPayableNet	2191000	USD
CY2018Q3	us-gaap	Stockholders Equity StockholdersEquity	1361426000	USD
	us-gaap	Net Income Loss NetIncomeLoss	116630000	USD
	us-gaap	Net Income Loss NetIncomeLoss	117426000	USD
	us-gaap	Provision For Loan And Lease Losses ProvisionForLoanAndLeaseLosses	2300000	USD
	us-gaap	Provision For Loan And Lease Losses ProvisionForLoanAndLeaseLosses	5563000	USD
	us-gaap	Depreciation And Amortization DepreciationAndAmortization	6737000	USD
	us-gaap	Depreciation And Amortization DepreciationAndAmortization	6630000	USD
	us-gaap	Deferred Income Tax Expense Benefit DeferredIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	-1097000	USD
	us-gaap	Deferred Income Tax Expense Benefit DeferredIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	3750000	USD
	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation ShareBasedCompensation	2887000	USD
	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation ShareBasedCompensation	2546000	USD
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	us-gaap	Payments For Origination And Purchases Of Loans Held For Sale PaymentsForOriginationAndPurchasesOfLoansHeldForSale	277312000	USD
	us-gaap	Proceeds From Sale Of Loans Held For Sale ProceedsFromSaleOfLoansHeldForSale	362084000	USD
	us-gaap	Proceeds From Sale Of Loans Held For Sale ProceedsFromSaleOfLoansHeldForSale	285297000	USD
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	frme	Gain Losson Salesof Loans Heldforsale GainLossonSalesofLoansHeldforsale	3791000	USD
	us-gaap	Debt Securities Available For Sale Realized Gain Loss DebtSecuritiesAvailableForSaleRealizedGainLoss	3376000	USD
	us-gaap	Debt Securities Available For Sale Realized Gain Loss DebtSecuritiesAvailableForSaleRealizedGainLoss	4016000	USD
	us-gaap	Life Insurance Corporate Or Bank Owned Change In Value LifeInsuranceCorporateOrBankOwnedChangeInValue	3060000	USD
	us-gaap	Life Insurance Corporate Or Bank Owned Change In Value LifeInsuranceCorporateOrBankOwnedChangeInValue	2946000	USD
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	frme	Gain Loss On Insurance Benefits GainLossOnInsuranceBenefits	198000	USD
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	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Accrued Interest Receivable Net IncreaseDecreaseInAccruedInterestReceivableNet	1401000	USD
	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Interest Payable Net IncreaseDecreaseInInterestPayableNet	1530000	USD
	us-gaap	Other Noncash Income Expense OtherNoncashIncomeExpense	-18149000	USD
	us-gaap	Other Noncash Income Expense OtherNoncashIncomeExpense	-3077000	USD
	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Operating Activities NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities	136529000	USD
	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Operating Activities NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities	136155000	USD
	us-gaap	Proceeds From Payments For In Interest Bearing Deposits In Banks ProceedsFromPaymentsForInInterestBearingDepositsInBanks	88090000	USD
	us-gaap	Proceeds From Payments For In Interest Bearing Deposits In Banks ProceedsFromPaymentsForInInterestBearingDepositsInBanks	-31736000	USD
	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Available For Sale Securities Debt PaymentsToAcquireAvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebt	435804000	USD
	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Available For Sale Securities Debt PaymentsToAcquireAvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebt	341433000	USD
	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Held To Maturity Securities PaymentsToAcquireHeldToMaturitySecurities	397166000	USD
	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Held To Maturity Securities PaymentsToAcquireHeldToMaturitySecurities	0	USD
	us-gaap	Proceeds From Sale Of Available For Sale Securities Debt ProceedsFromSaleOfAvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebt	102840000	USD
	us-gaap	Proceeds From Sale Of Available For Sale Securities Debt ProceedsFromSaleOfAvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebt	126136000	USD
	us-gaap	Proceeds From Maturities Prepayments And Calls Of Available For Sale Securities ProceedsFromMaturitiesPrepaymentsAndCallsOfAvailableForSaleSecurities	89603000	USD
	us-gaap	Proceeds From Maturities Prepayments And Calls Of Available For Sale Securities ProceedsFromMaturitiesPrepaymentsAndCallsOfAvailableForSaleSecurities	56533000	USD
	us-gaap	Proceeds From Maturities Prepayments And Calls Of Held To Maturity Securities ProceedsFromMaturitiesPrepaymentsAndCallsOfHeldToMaturitySecurities	67791000	USD
	us-gaap	Proceeds From Maturities Prepayments And Calls Of Held To Maturity Securities ProceedsFromMaturitiesPrepaymentsAndCallsOfHeldToMaturitySecurities	52258000	USD
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	us-gaap	Payments For Proceeds From Federal Home Loan Bank Stock PaymentsForProceedsFromFederalHomeLoanBankStock	763000	USD
	us-gaap	Payments For Proceeds From Loans And Leases PaymentsForProceedsFromLoansAndLeases	352716000	USD
	us-gaap	Payments For Proceeds From Loans And Leases PaymentsForProceedsFromLoansAndLeases	347054000	USD
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	us-gaap	Proceeds From Sale Of Other Real Estate ProceedsFromSaleOfOtherRealEstate	2069000	USD
	us-gaap	Proceeds From Life Insurance Policies ProceedsFromLifeInsurancePolicies	816000	USD
	us-gaap	Proceeds From Life Insurance Policies ProceedsFromLifeInsurancePolicies	2836000	USD
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	us-gaap	Payments For Proceeds From Other Investing Activities PaymentsForProceedsFromOtherInvestingActivities	-2708000	USD
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	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Investing Activities NetCashProvidedByUsedInInvestingActivities	-478446000	USD
	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Deposits IncreaseDecreaseInDeposits	729495000	USD
	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Deposits IncreaseDecreaseInDeposits	342471000	USD
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CY2019Q3	us-gaap	Allowance For Loan And Lease Loss Recovery Of Bad Debts AllowanceForLoanAndLeaseLossRecoveryOfBadDebts	596000	USD
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CY2019Q3	us-gaap	Loans And Leases Receivable Allowance LoansAndLeasesReceivableAllowance	80571000	USD
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	us-gaap	Provision For Loan Lease And Other Losses ProvisionForLoanLeaseAndOtherLosses	2300000	USD
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	us-gaap	Allowance For Loan And Lease Losses Write Offs AllowanceForLoanAndLeaseLossesWriteOffs	5316000	USD
CY2019Q3	us-gaap	Loans And Leases Receivable Allowance LoansAndLeasesReceivableAllowance	80571000	USD
CY2018Q2	us-gaap	Loans And Leases Receivable Allowance LoansAndLeasesReceivableAllowance	77543000	USD
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CY2018Q3	us-gaap	Allowance For Loan And Lease Loss Recovery Of Bad Debts AllowanceForLoanAndLeaseLossRecoveryOfBadDebts	1175000	USD
CY2018Q3	us-gaap	Allowance For Loan And Lease Losses Write Offs AllowanceForLoanAndLeaseLossesWriteOffs	1712000	USD
CY2018Q3	us-gaap	Loans And Leases Receivable Allowance LoansAndLeasesReceivableAllowance	78406000	USD
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	us-gaap	Provision For Loan Lease And Other Losses ProvisionForLoanLeaseAndOtherLosses	5563000	USD
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	us-gaap	Allowance For Loan And Lease Losses Write Offs AllowanceForLoanAndLeaseLossesWriteOffs	7255000	USD
CY2018Q3	us-gaap	Loans And Leases Receivable Allowance LoansAndLeasesReceivableAllowance	78406000	USD
CY2019Q3	us-gaap	Financing Receivable Allowance For Credit Losses Individually Evaluated For Impairment1 FinancingReceivableAllowanceForCreditLossesIndividuallyEvaluatedForImpairment1	2261000	USD
CY2019Q3	us-gaap	Financing Receivable Allowance For Credit Losses Collectively Evaluated For Impairment FinancingReceivableAllowanceForCreditLossesCollectivelyEvaluatedForImpairment	78310000	USD
CY2019Q3	us-gaap	Loans And Leases Receivable Allowance LoansAndLeasesReceivableAllowance	80571000	USD
CY2019Q3	us-gaap	Financing Receivable Individually Evaluated For Impairment FinancingReceivableIndividuallyEvaluatedForImpairment	16274000	USD
CY2019Q3	us-gaap	Financing Receivable Collectively Evaluated For Impairment FinancingReceivableCollectivelyEvaluatedForImpairment	8266242000	USD
CY2019Q3	frme	Loans And Leases Receivable LoansAndLeasesReceivable	8299260000	USD
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CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Financing Receivable Allowance For Credit Losses Collectively Evaluated For Impairment FinancingReceivableAllowanceForCreditLossesCollectivelyEvaluatedForImpairment	78680000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Loans And Leases Receivable Allowance LoansAndLeasesReceivableAllowance	80552000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Financing Receivable Individually Evaluated For Impairment FinancingReceivableIndividuallyEvaluatedForImpairment	22025000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Financing Receivable Collectively Evaluated For Impairment FinancingReceivableCollectivelyEvaluatedForImpairment	7186658000	USD
CY2018Q4	frme	Loans And Leases Receivable LoansAndLeasesReceivable	7224467000	USD
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CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Financing Receivable Recorded Investment Nonaccrual Status FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentNonaccrualStatus	26148000	USD
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CY2019Q3	us-gaap	Impaired Financing Receivable With No Related Allowance Recorded Investment ImpairedFinancingReceivableWithNoRelatedAllowanceRecordedInvestment	10125000	USD
CY2019Q3	us-gaap	Impaired Financing Receivable With Related Allowance Unpaid Principal Balance ImpairedFinancingReceivableWithRelatedAllowanceUnpaidPrincipalBalance	7213000	USD
CY2019Q3	us-gaap	Impaired Financing Receivable With Related Allowance Recorded Investment ImpairedFinancingReceivableWithRelatedAllowanceRecordedInvestment	6149000	USD
CY2019Q3	us-gaap	Impaired Financing Receivable Related Allowance ImpairedFinancingReceivableRelatedAllowance	2261000	USD
CY2019Q3	us-gaap	Impaired Financing Receivable Unpaid Principal Balance ImpairedFinancingReceivableUnpaidPrincipalBalance	19458000	USD
CY2019Q3	us-gaap	Impaired Financing Receivable Recorded Investment ImpairedFinancingReceivableRecordedInvestment	16274000	USD
CY2019Q3	us-gaap	Impaired Financing Receivable Related Allowance ImpairedFinancingReceivableRelatedAllowance	2261000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Impaired Financing Receivable With No Related Allowance Unpaid Principal Balance ImpairedFinancingReceivableWithNoRelatedAllowanceUnpaidPrincipalBalance	14555000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Impaired Financing Receivable With No Related Allowance Recorded Investment ImpairedFinancingReceivableWithNoRelatedAllowanceRecordedInvestment	11594000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Impaired Financing Receivable With Related Allowance Unpaid Principal Balance ImpairedFinancingReceivableWithRelatedAllowanceUnpaidPrincipalBalance	10501000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Impaired Financing Receivable With Related Allowance Recorded Investment ImpairedFinancingReceivableWithRelatedAllowanceRecordedInvestment	10431000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Impaired Financing Receivable Related Allowance ImpairedFinancingReceivableRelatedAllowance	1872000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Impaired Financing Receivable Unpaid Principal Balance ImpairedFinancingReceivableUnpaidPrincipalBalance	25056000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Impaired Financing Receivable Recorded Investment ImpairedFinancingReceivableRecordedInvestment	22025000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Impaired Financing Receivable Related Allowance ImpairedFinancingReceivableRelatedAllowance	1872000	USD
CY2019Q3	us-gaap	Impaired Financing Receivable With No Related Allowance Average Recorded Investment ImpairedFinancingReceivableWithNoRelatedAllowanceAverageRecordedInvestment	10153000	USD
CY2019Q3	us-gaap	Impaired Financing Receivable With No Related Allowance Interest Income Accrual Method ImpairedFinancingReceivableWithNoRelatedAllowanceInterestIncomeAccrualMethod	39000	USD
	us-gaap	Impaired Financing Receivable With No Related Allowance Average Recorded Investment ImpairedFinancingReceivableWithNoRelatedAllowanceAverageRecordedInvestment	11075000	USD
	us-gaap	Impaired Financing Receivable With No Related Allowance Interest Income Accrual Method ImpairedFinancingReceivableWithNoRelatedAllowanceInterestIncomeAccrualMethod	119000	USD
CY2019Q3	us-gaap	Impaired Financing Receivable With Related Allowance Average Recorded Investment ImpairedFinancingReceivableWithRelatedAllowanceAverageRecordedInvestment	6175000	USD
CY2019Q3	us-gaap	Impaired Financing Receivable With Related Allowance Interest Income Accrual Method ImpairedFinancingReceivableWithRelatedAllowanceInterestIncomeAccrualMethod	18000	USD
	us-gaap	Impaired Financing Receivable With Related Allowance Average Recorded Investment ImpairedFinancingReceivableWithRelatedAllowanceAverageRecordedInvestment	6226000	USD
	us-gaap	Impaired Financing Receivable With Related Allowance Interest Income Accrual Method ImpairedFinancingReceivableWithRelatedAllowanceInterestIncomeAccrualMethod	56000	USD
CY2019Q3	us-gaap	Impaired Financing Receivable Average Recorded Investment ImpairedFinancingReceivableAverageRecordedInvestment	16328000	USD
CY2019Q3	us-gaap	Impaired Financing Receivable Interest Income Accrual Method ImpairedFinancingReceivableInterestIncomeAccrualMethod	57000	USD
	us-gaap	Impaired Financing Receivable Average Recorded Investment ImpairedFinancingReceivableAverageRecordedInvestment	17301000	USD
	us-gaap	Impaired Financing Receivable Interest Income Accrual Method ImpairedFinancingReceivableInterestIncomeAccrualMethod	175000	USD
CY2018Q3	us-gaap	Impaired Financing Receivable With No Related Allowance Average Recorded Investment ImpairedFinancingReceivableWithNoRelatedAllowanceAverageRecordedInvestment	14402000	USD
CY2018Q3	us-gaap	Impaired Financing Receivable With No Related Allowance Interest Income Accrual Method ImpairedFinancingReceivableWithNoRelatedAllowanceInterestIncomeAccrualMethod	41000	USD
	us-gaap	Impaired Financing Receivable With No Related Allowance Average Recorded Investment ImpairedFinancingReceivableWithNoRelatedAllowanceAverageRecordedInvestment	15370000	USD
	us-gaap	Impaired Financing Receivable With No Related Allowance Interest Income Accrual Method ImpairedFinancingReceivableWithNoRelatedAllowanceInterestIncomeAccrualMethod	130000	USD
CY2018Q3	us-gaap	Impaired Financing Receivable With Related Allowance Average Recorded Investment ImpairedFinancingReceivableWithRelatedAllowanceAverageRecordedInvestment	2161000	USD
CY2018Q3	us-gaap	Impaired Financing Receivable With Related Allowance Interest Income Accrual Method ImpairedFinancingReceivableWithRelatedAllowanceInterestIncomeAccrualMethod	16000	USD
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CY2019Q3	us-gaap	Certain Loans Acquired In Transfer Not Accounted For As Debt Securities Accretable Yield CertainLoansAcquiredInTransferNotAccountedForAsDebtSecuritiesAccretableYield	2279000	USD
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	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Net Of Tax Portion Attributable To Parent OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTaxPortionAttributableToParent	-31875000	USD
CY2019Q3	us-gaap	Fair Value Measurement With Unobservable Inputs Reconciliation Recurring Basis Asset Transfers Net FairValueMeasurementWithUnobservableInputsReconciliationRecurringBasisAssetTransfersNet	0	USD
	us-gaap	Schedule Of Repurchase Agreements ScheduleOfRepurchaseAgreements	<div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:8pt;"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;">The collateral pledged for all repurchase agreements that are accounted for as secured borrowings as of </span><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;">September 30, 2019</span><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;"> and </span><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;">December 31, 2018</span><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;"> were:</span></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><div style="padding-left:0px;text-indent:0px;line-height:normal;padding-top:10px;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;text-align:left;"><tr><td colspan="20"/></tr><tr><td style="width:46%;"/><td style="width:1%;"/><td style="width:8%;"/><td style="width:1%;"/><td style="width:1%;"/><td style="width:1%;"/><td style="width:8%;"/><td style="width:1%;"/><td style="width:1%;"/><td style="width:1%;"/><td style="width:8%;"/><td style="width:1%;"/><td style="width:1%;"/><td style="width:1%;"/><td style="width:8%;"/><td style="width:1%;"/><td style="width:1%;"/><td style="width:1%;"/><td style="width:8%;"/><td style="width:1%;"/></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br/></span></div></td><td colspan="19" style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:6pt;"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:6pt;font-weight:bold;">September 30, 2019</span></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br/></span></div></td><td colspan="19" style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:6pt;"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:6pt;font-weight:bold;">Remaining Contractual Maturity of the Agreements</span></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br/></span></div></td><td colspan="3" style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:6pt;"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:6pt;font-weight:bold;">Overnight and Continuous</span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:6pt;"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:6pt;"><br/></span></div></td><td colspan="3" style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:6pt;"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:6pt;font-weight:bold;">Up to 30 Days</span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:6pt;"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:6pt;"><br/></span></div></td><td colspan="3" style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:6pt;"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:6pt;font-weight:bold;">30-90 Days</span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:6pt;"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:6pt;"><br/></span></div></td><td colspan="3" style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:6pt;"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:6pt;font-weight:bold;">Greater Than 90 Days</span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:6pt;"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:6pt;"><br/></span></div></td><td colspan="3" style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:6pt;"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:6pt;font-weight:bold;">Total</span></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:6pt;"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:6pt;">U.S. Government-sponsored mortgage-backed securities</span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:3px double #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:6pt;"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:6pt;">$</span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:3px double #000000;background-color:#cceeff;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:6pt;"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:6pt;"><span>181,412</span></span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:3px double #000000;background-color:#cceeff;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br/></span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:6pt;"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:6pt;"><br/></span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:3px double #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:6pt;"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:6pt;">$</span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:3px double #000000;background-color:#cceeff;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:6pt;"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:6pt;"><span>—</span></span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:3px double #000000;background-color:#cceeff;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br/></span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:6pt;"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:6pt;"><br/></span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:3px double #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:6pt;"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:6pt;">$</span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:3px double #000000;background-color:#cceeff;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:6pt;"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:6pt;"><span>1,769</span></span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:3px double #000000;background-color:#cceeff;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br/></span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:6pt;"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:6pt;"><br/></span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:3px double #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:6pt;"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:6pt;">$</span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:3px double #000000;background-color:#cceeff;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:6pt;"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:6pt;"><span>8,422</span></span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:3px double #000000;background-color:#cceeff;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br/></span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:6pt;"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:6pt;"><br/></span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:3px double #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:6pt;"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:6pt;">$</span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:3px double #000000;background-color:#cceeff;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:6pt;"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:6pt;"><span>191,603</span></span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:3px double #000000;background-color:#cceeff;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br/></span></div></td></tr></table></div><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br/></span></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><div style="padding-left:0px;text-indent:0px;line-height:normal;padding-top:10px;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;text-align:left;"><tr><td colspan="20"/></tr><tr><td style="width:46%;"/><td style="width:1%;"/><td style="width:8%;"/><td style="width:1%;"/><td style="width:1%;"/><td style="width:1%;"/><td style="width:8%;"/><td style="width:1%;"/><td style="width:1%;"/><td style="width:1%;"/><td style="width:8%;"/><td style="width:1%;"/><td style="width:1%;"/><td style="width:1%;"/><td style="width:8%;"/><td style="width:1%;"/><td style="width:1%;"/><td style="width:1%;"/><td style="width:8%;"/><td style="width:1%;"/></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br/></span></div></td><td colspan="19" style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:6pt;"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:6pt;font-weight:bold;">December 31, 2018</span></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br/></span></div></td><td colspan="19" style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:6pt;"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:6pt;font-weight:bold;">Remaining Contractual Maturity of the Agreements</span></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br/></span></div></td><td colspan="3" style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:6pt;"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:6pt;font-weight:bold;">Overnight and Continuous</span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br/></span></div></td><td colspan="3" style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:6pt;"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:6pt;font-weight:bold;">Up to 30 Days</span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br/></span></div></td><td colspan="3" style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:6pt;"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:6pt;font-weight:bold;">30-90 Days</span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br/></span></div></td><td colspan="3" style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:6pt;"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:6pt;font-weight:bold;">Greater Than 90 Days</span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br/></span></div></td><td colspan="3" style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:6pt;"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:6pt;font-weight:bold;">Total</span></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="font-size:6pt;"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:6pt;">U.S. Government-sponsored mortgage-backed securities</span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:3px double #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:6pt;"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:6pt;">$</span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:3px double #000000;background-color:#cceeff;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:6pt;"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:6pt;"><span>104,883</span></span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:3px double #000000;background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br/></span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:6pt;"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:6pt;"><br/></span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:3px double #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:6pt;"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:6pt;">$</span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:3px double #000000;background-color:#cceeff;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:6pt;"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:6pt;"><span>1,014</span></span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:3px double #000000;background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br/></span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:6pt;"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:6pt;"><br/></span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:3px double #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:6pt;"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:6pt;">$</span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:3px double #000000;background-color:#cceeff;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:6pt;"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:6pt;"><span>7,615</span></span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:3px double #000000;background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br/></span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:6pt;"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:6pt;"><br/></span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:3px double #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:6pt;"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:6pt;">$</span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:3px double #000000;background-color:#cceeff;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:6pt;"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:6pt;"><span>—</span></span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:3px double #000000;background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br/></span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:6pt;"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:6pt;"><br/></span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:3px double #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:6pt;"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:6pt;">$</span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:3px double #000000;background-color:#cceeff;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:6pt;"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:6pt;"><span>113,512</span></span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:3px double #000000;background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br/></span></div></td></tr></table></div><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br/></span></div>
	us-gaap	Oci Before Reclassifications Net Of Tax Attributable To Parent OciBeforeReclassificationsNetOfTaxAttributableToParent	49542000	USD
	us-gaap	Reclassification From Aoci Current Period Net Of Tax Attributable To Parent ReclassificationFromAociCurrentPeriodNetOfTaxAttributableToParent	2472000	USD
	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Net Of Tax Portion Attributable To Parent OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTaxPortionAttributableToParent	47070000	USD
	us-gaap	Oci Before Reclassifications Net Of Tax Attributable To Parent OciBeforeReclassificationsNetOfTaxAttributableToParent	-28993000	USD
CY2019Q3	us-gaap	Reclassification From Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Current Period Net Of Tax ReclassificationFromAccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeCurrentPeriodNetOfTax	228000	USD
CY2018Q3	us-gaap	Reclassification From Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Current Period Net Of Tax ReclassificationFromAccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeCurrentPeriodNetOfTax	942000	USD
	us-gaap	Reclassification From Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Current Period Net Of Tax ReclassificationFromAccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeCurrentPeriodNetOfTax	2472000	USD
	us-gaap	Reclassification From Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Current Period Net Of Tax ReclassificationFromAccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeCurrentPeriodNetOfTax	2882000	USD
	frme	Share Based Compensation Arrangements By Share Based Payment Award Percentage Of Market Price At Eligible Employees Granted Options To Purchase Shares ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardPercentageOfMarketPriceAtEligibleEmployeesGrantedOptionsToPurchaseShares	0.85
	frme	Share Based Compensation Arrangements By Share Based Payment Award Percentage Of Market Price At Eligible Employees Granted Options To Purchase Shares ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardPercentageOfMarketPriceAtEligibleEmployeesGrantedOptionsToPurchaseShares	0.85
	frme	Share Based Compensation Arrangements By Share Based Payment Award Percentage Of Market Price At Eligible Employees Granted Options To Purchase Shares ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardPercentageOfMarketPriceAtEligibleEmployeesGrantedOptionsToPurchaseShares	0.85
	frme	Employee Stock Purchase Plan Employee Contribution Amount EmployeeStockPurchasePlanEmployeeContributionAmount	25000	USD
CY2019Q3	us-gaap	Allocated Share Based Compensation Expense AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense	1062000	USD
	us-gaap	Allocated Share Based Compensation Expense AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense	2887000	USD
CY2018Q3	us-gaap	Allocated Share Based Compensation Expense AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense	891000	USD
	us-gaap	Allocated Share Based Compensation Expense AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense	2546000	USD
	frme	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Fair Value Assumptions Annual Forfeiture Rate ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsAnnualForfeitureRate	0.017
CY2019Q3	us-gaap	Allocated Share Based Compensation Expense AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense	1062000	USD
CY2018Q3	us-gaap	Allocated Share Based Compensation Expense AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense	891000	USD
	us-gaap	Allocated Share Based Compensation Expense AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense	2887000	USD
	us-gaap	Allocated Share Based Compensation Expense AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense	2546000	USD
CY2019Q3	us-gaap	Employee Service Share Based Compensation Tax Benefit From Compensation Expense EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationTaxBenefitFromCompensationExpense	226000	USD
CY2018Q3	us-gaap	Employee Service Share Based Compensation Tax Benefit From Compensation Expense EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationTaxBenefitFromCompensationExpense	217000	USD
	us-gaap	Employee Service Share Based Compensation Tax Benefit From Compensation Expense EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationTaxBenefitFromCompensationExpense	1008000	USD
	us-gaap	Employee Service Share Based Compensation Tax Benefit From Compensation Expense EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationTaxBenefitFromCompensationExpense	1105000	USD
CY2019Q3	us-gaap	Allocated Share Based Compensation Expense Net Of Tax AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpenseNetOfTax	836000	USD
CY2018Q3	us-gaap	Allocated Share Based Compensation Expense Net Of Tax AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpenseNetOfTax	674000	USD
	us-gaap	Allocated Share Based Compensation Expense Net Of Tax AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpenseNetOfTax	1879000	USD
	us-gaap	Allocated Share Based Compensation Expense Net Of Tax AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpenseNetOfTax	1441000	USD
CY2019Q3	us-gaap	Employee Service Share Based Compensation Nonvested Awards Total Compensation Cost Not Yet Recognized Stock Options EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationNonvestedAwardsTotalCompensationCostNotYetRecognizedStockOptions	0	USD
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