$FRME
First Merchants Corp Stock $frme

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2021 Form 10-K Financial Statement

#000071253422000044 Filed on March 01, 2022

Income Statement

Concept	2021	2020 Q4	2020
Revenue	$446.6M	$113.2M	$448.5M
YoY Change	-0.42%	-10.01%	-3.63%
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	$10.70M	$2.800M	$11.00M
YoY Change	-2.73%	3.7%	17.02%
% of Gross Profit
Operating Expenses
YoY Change
Operating Profit
YoY Change
Interest Expense	$35.95M	$10.91M	$66.38M
YoY Change	-45.84%	-61.35%	-38.96%
% of Operating Profit
Other Income/Expense, Net
YoY Change
Pretax Income	$240.8M	$52.78M	$170.0M
YoY Change	41.66%	-5.97%	-12.29%
Income Tax	$35.26M	$7.641M	$21.38M
% Of Pretax Income	14.64%	14.48%	12.58%
Net Earnings	$205.5M	$45.14M	$148.6M
YoY Change	38.31%	-5.63%	-9.64%
Net Earnings / Revenue	46.02%	39.86%	33.13%
Basic Earnings Per Share	$3.82	$0.83	$2.75
Diluted Earnings Per Share	$3.81	$0.83	$2.74
COMMON SHARES
Basic Shares Outstanding	53.78M shares	53.90M shares	54.06M shares
Diluted Shares Outstanding	53.98M shares	54.05M shares	54.22M shares

Balance Sheet

Concept	2021	2020 Q4	2020
SHORT-TERM ASSETS
Cash & Short-Term Investments
YoY Change
Cash & Equivalents		$192.9M
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	$123.0M	$111.1M	$129.0M
YoY Change	-4.65%	-1.76%	-3.73%
Goodwill		$543.9M
YoY Change		0.0%
Intangibles		$28.98M
YoY Change		-17.12%
Long-Term Investments
YoY Change
Other Assets	$36.00M	$12.00M	$12.00M
YoY Change	200.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Total Long-Term Assets
YoY Change
TOTAL ASSETS
Total Short-Term Assets
Total Long-Term Assets
Total Assets	$15.45B	$14.07B	$14.07B
YoY Change	9.85%	12.92%	12.92%
SHORT-TERM LIABILITIES
YoY Change
Accounts Payable	$3.000M	$3.000M	$3.000M
YoY Change	0.0%	-57.14%	-57.14%
Accrued Expenses	$20.00M	$20.00M	$20.00M
YoY Change	0.0%	-4.76%	-4.76%
Deferred Revenue
YoY Change
Short-Term Debt	$182.0M	$177.0M	$177.0M
YoY Change	2.82%	-27.16%	-27.16%
Long-Term Debt Due
YoY Change
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$23.00M	$23.00M	$23.00M
YoY Change	0.0%	-17.86%	-17.86%
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Long-Term Debt	$119.0M	$118.0M	$118.0M
YoY Change	0.85%	-15.11%	-15.11%
Other Long-Term Liabilities	$151.0M	$122.0M	$122.0M
YoY Change	23.77%	74.29%	74.29%
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$270.0M	$240.0M	$240.0M
YoY Change	12.5%	14.83%	14.83%
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$23.00M	$23.00M	$23.00M
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$270.0M	$240.0M	$240.0M
Total Liabilities	$13.54B	$12.19B	$12.19B
YoY Change	11.06%	14.25%	14.25%
SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
Retained Earnings		$788.6M
YoY Change		13.22%
Common Stock		$6.740M
YoY Change		-2.62%
Preferred Stock
YoY Change
Treasury Stock (at cost)
YoY Change
Treasury Stock Shares
Shareholders Equity	$1.913B	$1.876B	$1.876B
YoY Change
Total Liabilities & Shareholders Equity	$15.45B	$14.07B	$14.07B
YoY Change	9.85%	12.92%	12.92%

Cashflow Statement

Concept	2021	2020 Q4	2020
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net Income	$205.5M	$45.14M	$148.6M
YoY Change	38.31%	-5.63%	-9.64%
Depreciation, Depletion And Amortization	$10.70M	$2.800M	$11.00M
YoY Change	-2.73%	3.7%	17.02%
Cash From Operating Activities	$207.4M	$59.50M	$203.8M
YoY Change	1.74%	48.01%	15.34%
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital Expenditures
YoY Change
Acquisitions
YoY Change
Other Investing Activities	$11.68M	-$372.5M	$9.278M
YoY Change	25.87%	112.13%	8.34%
Cash From Investing Activities	-$1.469B	-$372.5M	-$1.552B
YoY Change	-5.32%	112.13%	54.22%
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Cash Dividend Paid
YoY Change
Common Stock Issuance & Retirement, Net	$25.44M		$55.91M
YoY Change	-54.49%		193.64%
Debt Paid & Issued, Net
YoY Change
Cash From Financing Activities	$1.236B	341.3M	$1.364B
YoY Change	-9.35%	209.71%	57.2%
NET CHANGE
Cash From Operating Activities	$207.4M	59.50M	$203.8M
Cash From Investing Activities	-$1.469B	-372.5M	-$1.552B
Cash From Financing Activities	$1.236B	341.3M	$1.364B
Net Change In Cash	-$25.75M	28.30M	$15.70M
YoY Change	-264.06%	-212.3%	-58.65%
FREE CASH FLOW
Cash From Operating Activities	$207.4M	$59.50M	$203.8M
Capital Expenditures
Free Cash Flow
YoY Change

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CY2019	us-gaap	Noninterest Expense Printing And Fulfillment NoninterestExpensePrintingAndFulfillment	1445000	USD
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CY2019	us-gaap	Adjustments Related To Tax Withholding For Share Based Compensation AdjustmentsRelatedToTaxWithholdingForShareBasedCompensation	1680000	USD
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CY2020	us-gaap	Stock Issued During Period Value Share Based Compensation StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueShareBasedCompensation	4600000	USD
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CY2020	frme	Stock Issued Under Dividend Reinvestment And Stock Purchase Plan StockIssuedUnderDividendReinvestmentAndStockPurchasePlan	1726000	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Stock Issued During Period Value Stock Options Exercised StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueStockOptionsExercised	115000	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Adjustments Related To Tax Withholding For Share Based Compensation AdjustmentsRelatedToTaxWithholdingForShareBasedCompensation	980000	USD
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CY2021	us-gaap	Dividends Common Stock Cash DividendsCommonStockCash	61230000	USD
CY2021	us-gaap	Stock Repurchased And Retired During Period Value StockRepurchasedAndRetiredDuringPeriodValue	25444000	USD
CY2021	us-gaap	Stock Issued During Period Value Share Based Compensation StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueShareBasedCompensation	4762000	USD
CY2021	us-gaap	Stock Issued During Period Value Employee Benefit Plan StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueEmployeeBenefitPlan	605000	USD
CY2021	frme	Stock Issued Under Dividend Reinvestment And Stock Purchase Plan StockIssuedUnderDividendReinvestmentAndStockPurchasePlan	1880000	USD
CY2021	us-gaap	Stock Issued During Period Value Stock Options Exercised StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueStockOptionsExercised	198000	USD
CY2021	us-gaap	Adjustments Related To Tax Withholding For Share Based Compensation AdjustmentsRelatedToTaxWithholdingForShareBasedCompensation	1613000	USD
CY2021Q4	us-gaap	Stockholders Equity StockholdersEquity	1912571000	USD
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CY2020	us-gaap	Net Income Loss NetIncomeLoss	148600000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Net Income Loss NetIncomeLoss	164460000	USD
CY2021	us-gaap	Provision For Loan And Lease Losses ProvisionForLoanAndLeaseLosses	0	USD
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CY2021	us-gaap	Deferred Income Tax Expense Benefit DeferredIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	6983000	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Deferred Income Tax Expense Benefit DeferredIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	-9735000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Deferred Income Tax Expense Benefit DeferredIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	4965000	USD
CY2021	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation ShareBasedCompensation	4762000	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation ShareBasedCompensation	4600000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation ShareBasedCompensation	4115000	USD
CY2021	us-gaap	Payments For Origination And Purchases Of Loans Held For Sale PaymentsForOriginationAndPurchasesOfLoansHeldForSale	548742000	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Payments For Origination And Purchases Of Loans Held For Sale PaymentsForOriginationAndPurchasesOfLoansHeldForSale	591057000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Payments For Origination And Purchases Of Loans Held For Sale PaymentsForOriginationAndPurchasesOfLoansHeldForSale	511407000	USD
CY2021	us-gaap	Proceeds From Sale Of Loans Held For Sale ProceedsFromSaleOfLoansHeldForSale	557744000	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Proceeds From Sale Of Loans Held For Sale ProceedsFromSaleOfLoansHeldForSale	611945000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Proceeds From Sale Of Loans Held For Sale ProceedsFromSaleOfLoansHeldForSale	513357000	USD
CY2021	frme	Gain Losson Salesof Loans Heldforsale GainLossonSalesofLoansHeldforsale	16223000	USD
CY2020	frme	Gain Losson Salesof Loans Heldforsale GainLossonSalesofLoansHeldforsale	15817000	USD
CY2019	frme	Gain Losson Salesof Loans Heldforsale GainLossonSalesofLoansHeldforsale	6209000	USD
CY2021	us-gaap	Debt Securities Available For Sale Realized Gain Loss DebtSecuritiesAvailableForSaleRealizedGainLoss	5674000	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Debt Securities Available For Sale Realized Gain Loss DebtSecuritiesAvailableForSaleRealizedGainLoss	11895000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Debt Securities Available For Sale Realized Gain Loss DebtSecuritiesAvailableForSaleRealizedGainLoss	4415000	USD
CY2021	us-gaap	Life Insurance Corporate Or Bank Owned Change In Value LifeInsuranceCorporateOrBankOwnedChangeInValue	4873000	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Life Insurance Corporate Or Bank Owned Change In Value LifeInsuranceCorporateOrBankOwnedChangeInValue	5040000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Life Insurance Corporate Or Bank Owned Change In Value LifeInsuranceCorporateOrBankOwnedChangeInValue	4518000	USD
CY2021	frme	Gain Loss On Insurance Benefits GainLossOnInsuranceBenefits	2187000	USD
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CY2019	frme	Gain Loss On Insurance Benefits GainLossOnInsuranceBenefits	19000	USD
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CY2019	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Accrued Interest Receivable Net IncreaseDecreaseInAccruedInterestReceivableNet	4659000	USD
CY2021	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Interest Payable Net IncreaseDecreaseInInterestPayableNet	-525000	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Interest Payable Net IncreaseDecreaseInInterestPayableNet	-3467000	USD
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CY2021	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Available For Sale Securities Debt PaymentsToAcquireAvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebt	931368000	USD
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CY2019	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Available For Sale Securities Debt PaymentsToAcquireAvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebt	676791000	USD
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CY2019	us-gaap	Proceeds From Sale Of Available For Sale Securities Debt ProceedsFromSaleOfAvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebt	132837000	USD
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CY2020	us-gaap	Proceeds From Maturities Prepayments And Calls Of Available For Sale Securities ProceedsFromMaturitiesPrepaymentsAndCallsOfAvailableForSaleSecurities	322617000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Proceeds From Maturities Prepayments And Calls Of Available For Sale Securities ProceedsFromMaturitiesPrepaymentsAndCallsOfAvailableForSaleSecurities	138356000	USD
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CY2021	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Finance Receivables IncreaseDecreaseInFinanceReceivables	60581000	USD
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CY2021	frme	Cash Acquired Paid From Acquisition CashAcquiredPaidFromAcquisition	-2933000	USD
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CY2019	frme	Cash Acquired Paid From Acquisition CashAcquiredPaidFromAcquisition	10207000	USD
CY2021	us-gaap	Proceeds From Sale Of Other Real Estate ProceedsFromSaleOfOtherRealEstate	706000	USD
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CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Cash Cash Equivalents Restricted Cash And Restricted Cash Equivalents CashCashEquivalentsRestrictedCashAndRestrictedCashEquivalents	177201000	USD
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CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Cash Cash Equivalents Restricted Cash And Restricted Cash Equivalents CashCashEquivalentsRestrictedCashAndRestrictedCashEquivalents	192896000	USD
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CY2020	frme	Fixed Assets Transfer To Other Assets FixedAssetsTransferToOtherAssets	262000	USD
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CY2021Q4	us-gaap	Available For Sale Securities Debt Maturities Next Rolling Twelve Months Amortized Cost Basis AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtMaturitiesNextRollingTwelveMonthsAmortizedCostBasis	6954000	USD
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CY2021Q4	us-gaap	Heldtomaturity Securities Debt Maturities Rolling Year Two Through Five Amortized Cost HeldtomaturitySecuritiesDebtMaturitiesRollingYearTwoThroughFiveAmortizedCost	30272000	USD
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CY2021	us-gaap	Schedule Of Repurchase Agreements ScheduleOfRepurchaseAgreements	<div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">The collateral pledged for all repurchase agreements that are accounted for as secured borrowings as of December 31, 2021 and 2020 were:</span></div><div style="margin-top:5pt"><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:100.000%"><tr><td style="width:1.0%"/><td style="width:44.075%"/><td style="width:0.1%"/><td style="width:1.0%"/><td style="width:9.280%"/><td style="width:0.1%"/><td style="width:0.1%"/><td style="width:0.530%"/><td style="width:0.1%"/><td style="width:1.0%"/><td style="width:9.280%"/><td style="width:0.1%"/><td style="width:0.1%"/><td style="width:0.530%"/><td style="width:0.1%"/><td style="width:1.0%"/><td style="width:9.280%"/><td style="width:0.1%"/><td style="width:0.1%"/><td style="width:0.530%"/><td style="width:0.1%"/><td style="width:1.0%"/><td style="width:9.280%"/><td style="width:0.1%"/><td style="width:0.1%"/><td style="width:0.530%"/><td style="width:0.1%"/><td style="width:1.0%"/><td style="width:9.285%"/><td style="width:0.1%"/></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="27" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:6pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">December 31, 2021</span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="27" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:6pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Remaining Contractual Maturity of the Agreements</span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:6pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Overnight and Continuous</span></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:6pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Up to 30 Days</span></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:6pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">30-90 Days</span></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:6pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Greater Than 90 Days</span></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:6pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Total</span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 25.75pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:6pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">U.S. Government-sponsored mortgage-backed securities</span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;border-bottom:3pt double #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:6pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">$</span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;border-bottom:3pt double #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:6pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">181,577 </span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;border-bottom:3pt double #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"/><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"/><td style="background-color:#cceeff;border-bottom:3pt double #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:6pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">$</span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;border-bottom:3pt double #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:6pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">— </span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;border-bottom:3pt double #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"/><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"/><td style="background-color:#cceeff;border-bottom:3pt double #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:6pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">$</span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;border-bottom:3pt double #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:6pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">— </span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;border-bottom:3pt double #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"/><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"/><td style="background-color:#cceeff;border-bottom:3pt double #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:6pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">$</span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;border-bottom:3pt double #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:6pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">— </span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;border-bottom:3pt double #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"/><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"/><td style="background-color:#cceeff;border-bottom:3pt double #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:6pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">$</span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;border-bottom:3pt double #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:6pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">181,577 </span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;border-bottom:3pt double #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"/></tr></table></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div style="margin-top:5pt"><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:100.000%"><tr><td style="width:1.0%"/><td style="width:44.075%"/><td style="width:0.1%"/><td style="width:1.0%"/><td style="width:9.280%"/><td style="width:0.1%"/><td style="width:0.1%"/><td style="width:0.530%"/><td style="width:0.1%"/><td style="width:1.0%"/><td style="width:9.280%"/><td style="width:0.1%"/><td style="width:0.1%"/><td style="width:0.530%"/><td style="width:0.1%"/><td style="width:1.0%"/><td style="width:9.280%"/><td style="width:0.1%"/><td style="width:0.1%"/><td style="width:0.530%"/><td style="width:0.1%"/><td style="width:1.0%"/><td style="width:9.280%"/><td style="width:0.1%"/><td style="width:0.1%"/><td style="width:0.530%"/><td style="width:0.1%"/><td style="width:1.0%"/><td style="width:9.285%"/><td style="width:0.1%"/></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="27" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:6pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">December 31, 2020</span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="27" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:6pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Remaining Contractual Maturity of the Agreements</span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:6pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Overnight and Continuous</span></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:6pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Up to 30 Days</span></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:6pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">30-90 Days</span></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:6pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Greater Than 90 Days</span></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:6pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Total</span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 25.75pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:6pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">U.S. Government-sponsored mortgage-backed securities</span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;border-bottom:3pt double #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:6pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">$</span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;border-bottom:3pt double #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:6pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">175,449 </span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;border-bottom:3pt double #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"/><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"/><td style="background-color:#cceeff;border-bottom:3pt double #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:6pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">$</span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;border-bottom:3pt double #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:6pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">— </span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;border-bottom:3pt double #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"/><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"/><td style="background-color:#cceeff;border-bottom:3pt double #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:6pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">$</span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;border-bottom:3pt double #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:6pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">1,653 </span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;border-bottom:3pt double #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"/><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"/><td style="background-color:#cceeff;border-bottom:3pt double #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:6pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">$</span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;border-bottom:3pt double #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:6pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">— </span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;border-bottom:3pt double #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"/><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"/><td style="background-color:#cceeff;border-bottom:3pt double #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:6pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">$</span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;border-bottom:3pt double #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:6pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">177,102 </span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;border-bottom:3pt double #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"/></tr></table></div>
CY2021	frme	Federal Home Loan Bank Advances Required Collateral Percent FederalHomeLoanBankAdvancesRequiredCollateralPercent	1.45
CY2021Q4	us-gaap	Capital Capital	1582481000	USD
CY2021Q4	us-gaap	Capital To Risk Weighted Assets CapitalToRiskWeightedAssets	0.1392
CY2021Q4	us-gaap	Derivative Net Liability Position Aggregate Fair Value DerivativeNetLiabilityPositionAggregateFairValue	32600000	USD
CY2021Q4	us-gaap	Collateral Already Posted Aggregate Fair Value CollateralAlreadyPostedAggregateFairValue	50800000	USD
CY2021	us-gaap	Oci Before Reclassifications Net Of Tax Attributable To Parent OciBeforeReclassificationsNetOfTaxAttributableToParent	-16132000	USD
CY2021	us-gaap	Reclassification From Aoci Current Period Net Of Tax Attributable To Parent ReclassificationFromAociCurrentPeriodNetOfTaxAttributableToParent	3591000	USD
CY2021	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Net Of Tax Portion Attributable To Parent OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTaxPortionAttributableToParent	-19723000	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Oci Before Reclassifications Net Of Tax Attributable To Parent OciBeforeReclassificationsNetOfTaxAttributableToParent	55577000	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Reclassification From Aoci Current Period Net Of Tax Attributable To Parent ReclassificationFromAociCurrentPeriodNetOfTaxAttributableToParent	8615000	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Net Of Tax Portion Attributable To Parent OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTaxPortionAttributableToParent	46962000	USD
CY2021Q4	us-gaap	Capital Required For Capital Adequacy CapitalRequiredForCapitalAdequacy	1193840000	USD
CY2021Q4	us-gaap	Capital Required For Capital Adequacy To Risk Weighted Assets CapitalRequiredForCapitalAdequacyToRiskWeightedAssets	0.1050
CY2021Q4	us-gaap	Tier One Risk Based Capital TierOneRiskBasedCapital	1374240000	USD
CY2021Q4	us-gaap	Tier One Risk Based Capital To Risk Weighted Assets TierOneRiskBasedCapitalToRiskWeightedAssets	0.1209
CY2021Q4	us-gaap	Tier One Risk Based Capital Required For Capital Adequacy TierOneRiskBasedCapitalRequiredForCapitalAdequacy	966442000	USD
CY2021Q4	us-gaap	Tier One Risk Based Capital Required For Capital Adequacy To Risk Weighted Assets TierOneRiskBasedCapitalRequiredForCapitalAdequacyToRiskWeightedAssets	0.0850
CY2021Q4	us-gaap	Common Equity Tier One Capital CommonEquityTierOneCapital	1327634000	USD
CY2021Q4	us-gaap	Common Equity Tier One Capital Ratio CommonEquityTierOneCapitalRatio	0.1168
CY2021Q4	us-gaap	Common Equity Tier One Capital Required For Capital Adequacy CommonEquityTierOneCapitalRequiredForCapitalAdequacy	795893000	USD
CY2021Q4	us-gaap	Banking Regulation Common Equity Tier One Risk Based Capital Ratio Capital Adequacy Minimum BankingRegulationCommonEquityTierOneRiskBasedCapitalRatioCapitalAdequacyMinimum	0.0700
CY2021Q4	us-gaap	Tier One Leverage Capital TierOneLeverageCapital	1374240000	USD
CY2021Q4	us-gaap	Tier One Leverage Capital To Average Assets TierOneLeverageCapitalToAverageAssets	0.0930
CY2021Q4	us-gaap	Tier One Leverage Capital Required For Capital Adequacy TierOneLeverageCapitalRequiredForCapitalAdequacy	590758000	USD
CY2021Q4	us-gaap	Tier One Leverage Capital Required For Capital Adequacy To Average Assets TierOneLeverageCapitalRequiredForCapitalAdequacyToAverageAssets	0.0400
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Capital Capital	1475551000	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Capital To Risk Weighted Assets CapitalToRiskWeightedAssets	0.1436
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Capital Required For Capital Adequacy CapitalRequiredForCapitalAdequacy	1079015000	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Capital Required For Capital Adequacy To Risk Weighted Assets CapitalRequiredForCapitalAdequacyToRiskWeightedAssets	0.1050
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Tier One Risk Based Capital TierOneRiskBasedCapital	1282070000	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Tier One Risk Based Capital To Risk Weighted Assets TierOneRiskBasedCapitalToRiskWeightedAssets	0.1248
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Tier One Risk Based Capital Required For Capital Adequacy TierOneRiskBasedCapitalRequiredForCapitalAdequacy	873488000	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Tier One Risk Based Capital Required For Capital Adequacy To Risk Weighted Assets TierOneRiskBasedCapitalRequiredForCapitalAdequacyToRiskWeightedAssets	0.0850
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Common Equity Tier One Capital CommonEquityTierOneCapital	1235702000	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Common Equity Tier One Capital Ratio CommonEquityTierOneCapitalRatio	0.1202
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Common Equity Tier One Capital Required For Capital Adequacy CommonEquityTierOneCapitalRequiredForCapitalAdequacy	719343000	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Banking Regulation Common Equity Tier One Risk Based Capital Ratio Capital Adequacy Minimum BankingRegulationCommonEquityTierOneRiskBasedCapitalRatioCapitalAdequacyMinimum	0.0700
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Tier One Leverage Capital TierOneLeverageCapital	1282070000	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Tier One Leverage Capital To Average Assets TierOneLeverageCapitalToAverageAssets	0.0957
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Tier One Leverage Capital Required For Capital Adequacy TierOneLeverageCapitalRequiredForCapitalAdequacy	536123000	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Tier One Leverage Capital Required For Capital Adequacy To Average Assets TierOneLeverageCapitalRequiredForCapitalAdequacyToAverageAssets	0.0400
CY2021	frme	Dividends Available DividendsAvailable	194434000	USD
CY2021	frme	Dividend Reinvestment And Stock Purchase Plan Stockholder Maximum Amount Of Cash Payments Per Quarter Purchases Of Common Stock DividendReinvestmentAndStockPurchasePlanStockholderMaximumAmountOfCashPaymentsPerQuarterPurchasesOfCommonStock	5000	USD
CY2021	us-gaap	Stock Issued During Period Shares Stock Options Exercised StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesStockOptionsExercised	17300	shares
CY2021Q4	frme	Unpaid Principal Balance Of Loans Serviced For Others UnpaidPrincipalBalanceOfLoansServicedForOthers	919136000	USD
CY2020Q4	frme	Unpaid Principal Balance Of Loans Serviced For Others UnpaidPrincipalBalanceOfLoansServicedForOthers	635224000	USD
CY2019Q4	frme	Unpaid Principal Balance Of Loans Serviced For Others UnpaidPrincipalBalanceOfLoansServicedForOthers	514294000	USD
CY2021	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
CY2021	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
CY2021	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
CY2021	us-gaap	Allocated Share Based Compensation Expense AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense	4800000	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Allocated Share Based Compensation Expense AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense	4600000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Allocated Share Based Compensation Expense AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense	4100000	USD
CY2021	frme	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Fair Value Assumptions Annual Forfeiture Rate ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsAnnualForfeitureRate	0.005
CY2021	us-gaap	Allocated Share Based Compensation Expense AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense	4762000	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Allocated Share Based Compensation Expense AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense	4600000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Allocated Share Based Compensation Expense AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense	4115000	USD
CY2021	us-gaap	Employee Service Share Based Compensation Tax Benefit From Compensation Expense EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationTaxBenefitFromCompensationExpense	947000	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Employee Service Share Based Compensation Tax Benefit From Compensation Expense EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationTaxBenefitFromCompensationExpense	581000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Employee Service Share Based Compensation Tax Benefit From Compensation Expense EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationTaxBenefitFromCompensationExpense	1276000	USD
CY2021	us-gaap	Allocated Share Based Compensation Expense Net Of Tax AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpenseNetOfTax	3815000	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Allocated Share Based Compensation Expense Net Of Tax AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpenseNetOfTax	4019000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Allocated Share Based Compensation Expense Net Of Tax AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpenseNetOfTax	2839000	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Outstanding Number ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingNumber	45800	shares
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Outstanding Weighted Average Exercise Price ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingWeightedAverageExercisePrice	15.00
CY2021	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangements By Share Based Payment Award Options Exercises In Period Weighted Average Exercise Price ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisesInPeriodWeightedAverageExercisePrice	11.46
CY2021Q4	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Outstanding Number ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingNumber	28500	shares
CY2021Q4	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Outstanding Weighted Average Exercise Price ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingWeightedAverageExercisePrice	17.14
CY2021	us-gaap	Sharebased Compensation Arrangement By Sharebased Payment Award Options Outstanding Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term2 SharebasedCompensationArrangementBySharebasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingWeightedAverageRemainingContractualTerm2	P1Y6M
CY2021Q4	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Outstanding Intrinsic Value ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingIntrinsicValue	705330	USD
CY2021Q4	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Vested And Expected To Vest Outstanding Number ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsVestedAndExpectedToVestOutstandingNumber	28500	shares
CY2021Q4	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Vested And Expected To Vest Outstanding Weighted Average Exercise Price ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsVestedAndExpectedToVestOutstandingWeightedAverageExercisePrice	17.14
CY2021	us-gaap	Sharebased Compensation Arrangement By Sharebased Payment Award Options Vested And Expected To Vest Outstanding Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term1 SharebasedCompensationArrangementBySharebasedPaymentAwardOptionsVestedAndExpectedToVestOutstandingWeightedAverageRemainingContractualTerm1	P1Y6M
CY2021Q4	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Vested And Expected To Vest Outstanding Aggregate Intrinsic Value ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsVestedAndExpectedToVestOutstandingAggregateIntrinsicValue	705330	USD
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CY2020	us-gaap	Defined Benefit Plan Service Cost DefinedBenefitPlanServiceCost	16000	USD
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CY2020	us-gaap	Defined Benefit Plan Benefit Obligation Benefits Paid DefinedBenefitPlanBenefitObligationBenefitsPaid	5300000	USD
CY2021Q4	us-gaap	Defined Benefit Plan Benefit Obligation DefinedBenefitPlanBenefitObligation	74274000	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Defined Benefit Plan Benefit Obligation DefinedBenefitPlanBenefitObligation	80786000	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Defined Benefit Plan Fair Value Of Plan Assets DefinedBenefitPlanFairValueOfPlanAssets	88512000	USD
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CY2021	us-gaap	Defined Benefit Plan Actual Return On Plan Assets DefinedBenefitPlanActualReturnOnPlanAssets	10786000	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Defined Benefit Plan Actual Return On Plan Assets DefinedBenefitPlanActualReturnOnPlanAssets	7925000	USD
CY2021	us-gaap	Defined Benefit Plan Contributions By Employer DefinedBenefitPlanContributionsByEmployer	643000	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Defined Benefit Plan Contributions By Employer DefinedBenefitPlanContributionsByEmployer	766000	USD
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CY2020	us-gaap	Defined Benefit Plan Plan Assets Benefits Paid DefinedBenefitPlanPlanAssetsBenefitsPaid	5300000	USD
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CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Defined Benefit Plan Fair Value Of Plan Assets DefinedBenefitPlanFairValueOfPlanAssets	88512000	USD
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CY2020	us-gaap	Defined Benefit Plan Service Cost DefinedBenefitPlanServiceCost	16000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Defined Benefit Plan Service Cost DefinedBenefitPlanServiceCost	39000	USD
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CY2019	us-gaap	Defined Benefit Plan Interest Cost DefinedBenefitPlanInterestCost	2975000	USD
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CY2019	us-gaap	Defined Benefit Plan Expected Return On Plan Assets DefinedBenefitPlanExpectedReturnOnPlanAssets	4414000	USD
CY2021	us-gaap	Defined Benefit Plan Amortization Of Prior Service Cost Credit DefinedBenefitPlanAmortizationOfPriorServiceCostCredit	87000	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Defined Benefit Plan Amortization Of Prior Service Cost Credit DefinedBenefitPlanAmortizationOfPriorServiceCostCredit	87000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Defined Benefit Plan Amortization Of Prior Service Cost Credit DefinedBenefitPlanAmortizationOfPriorServiceCostCredit	87000	USD
CY2021	us-gaap	Defined Benefit Plan Amortization Of Gains Losses DefinedBenefitPlanAmortizationOfGainsLosses	-305000	USD
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CY2019	frme	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Defined Benefit Plan Amortization Cost Credit After Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossDefinedBenefitPlanAmortizationCostCreditAfterTax	-404000	USD
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CY2020	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Defined Benefit Plan Net Prior Service Costs Credit Arising During Period Net Of Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeDefinedBenefitPlanNetPriorServiceCostsCreditArisingDuringPeriodNetOfTax	-87000	USD
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CY2019	us-gaap	Defined Contribution Plan Cost Recognized DefinedContributionPlanCostRecognized	4600000	USD
CY2021	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation Income Tax Expense Benefit At Federal Statutory Income Tax Rate IncomeTaxReconciliationIncomeTaxExpenseBenefitAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate	50566000	USD
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CY2021	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation Tax Exempt Income IncomeTaxReconciliationTaxExemptIncome	16200000	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation Tax Exempt Income IncomeTaxReconciliationTaxExemptIncome	13273000	USD
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CY2020	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation Tax Credits IncomeTaxReconciliationTaxCredits	425000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation Tax Credits IncomeTaxReconciliationTaxCredits	263000	USD
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CY2020	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation State And Local Income Taxes IncomeTaxReconciliationStateAndLocalIncomeTaxes	1122000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation State And Local Income Taxes IncomeTaxReconciliationStateAndLocalIncomeTaxes	600000	USD
CY2021	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation Other Adjustments IncomeTaxReconciliationOtherAdjustments	38000	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation Other Adjustments IncomeTaxReconciliationOtherAdjustments	175000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation Other Adjustments IncomeTaxReconciliationOtherAdjustments	-171000	USD
CY2021	us-gaap	Income Tax Expense Benefit IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	35259000	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Income Tax Expense Benefit IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	21375000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Income Tax Expense Benefit IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	29325000	USD
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CY2020	us-gaap	Income Tax Expense Benefit IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	21375000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Income Tax Expense Benefit IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	29325000	USD
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CY2021Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets Tax Deferred Expense Compensation And Benefits Other DeferredTaxAssetsTaxDeferredExpenseCompensationAndBenefitsOther	4172000	USD
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