$HTLF
HEARTLAND FINANCIAL USA INC Stock $htlf

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2019 Q2 Form 10-Q Financial Statement

#000092011219000215 Filed on August 07, 2019

Income Statement

Concept	2019 Q2	2018 Q4	2018 Q2
Revenue	$127.0M		$113.4M
YoY Change	11.99%		38.2%
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	$8.100M	$8.200M	$7.500M
YoY Change	8.0%	10.81%	-1.32%
% of Gross Profit
Operating Expenses
YoY Change
Operating Profit
YoY Change
Interest Expense	$20.30M		$12.00M
YoY Change	69.13%		60.41%
% of Operating Profit
Other Income/Expense, Net
YoY Change
Pretax Income	$58.75M	$38.80M	$35.33M
YoY Change	66.3%	10.23%	17.7%
Income Tax	$13.58M	$6.685M	$7.451M
% Of Pretax Income	23.12%	17.23%	21.09%
Net Earnings	$45.17M	$32.14M	$27.88M
YoY Change	62.02%	135.09%	26.97%
Net Earnings / Revenue	35.57%		24.58%
Basic Earnings Per Share	$1.26	$0.93	$0.85
Diluted Earnings Per Share	$1.26	$0.93	$0.85
COMMON SHARES
Basic Shares Outstanding	35.74M shares	34.47M shares	32.62M shares
Diluted Shares Outstanding	35.88M shares	34.67M shares	32.83M shares

Balance Sheet

Concept	2019 Q2	2018 Q4	2018 Q2
SHORT-TERM ASSETS
Cash & Short-Term Investments		$2.724B	$2.585B
YoY Change		12.91%
Cash & Equivalents	$642.1M	$273.6M	$388.0M
Short-Term Investments		$2.451B	$2.197B
Other Short-Term Assets
YoY Change
Inventory
Prepaid Expenses
Receivables
Other Receivables
Total Short-Term Assets
YoY Change
LONG-TERM ASSETS
Property, Plant & Equipment	$194.6M	$187.4M	$196.0M
YoY Change	-0.69%	8.76%	20.66%
Goodwill	$427.1M	$391.7M	$391.7M
YoY Change	9.05%	65.54%	176.8%
Intangibles	$59.90M	$78.55M	$84.69M
YoY Change	-29.28%	28.65%	47.07%
Long-Term Investments
YoY Change
Other Assets	$4.000M	$7.000M	$4.000M
YoY Change	0.0%	250.0%	300.0%
Total Long-Term Assets
YoY Change
TOTAL ASSETS
Total Short-Term Assets
Total Long-Term Assets
Total Assets	$12.16B	$11.41B	$11.30B
YoY Change	7.59%	16.28%	37.75%
SHORT-TERM LIABILITIES
YoY Change
Accounts Payable
YoY Change
Accrued Expenses	$119.0M	$78.00M	$68.00M
YoY Change	75.0%	23.81%	41.67%
Deferred Revenue
YoY Change
Short-Term Debt	$107.3M	$227.0M	$229.9M
YoY Change	-53.34%	-30.08%	65.23%
Long-Term Debt Due			$25.00M
YoY Change
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$119.0M	$78.00M	$93.00M
YoY Change	27.96%	23.81%	93.75%
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Long-Term Debt	$280.0M	$272.0M	$245.0M
YoY Change	14.29%	9.68%	0.41%
Other Long-Term Liabilities	$20.00M	$106.0M
YoY Change
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$300.0M	$378.0M	$245.0M
YoY Change	22.45%	52.42%	0.41%
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$119.0M	$78.00M	$93.00M
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$300.0M	$378.0M	$245.0M
Total Liabilities	$10.64B	$10.08B	$10.05B
YoY Change	5.9%	14.33%	35.78%
SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
Retained Earnings	$642.8M	$579.3M	$524.8M
YoY Change	22.49%	20.34%	16.56%
Common Stock	$873.8M	$777.6M	$774.6M
YoY Change	12.82%	45.7%	104.26%
Preferred Stock
YoY Change
Treasury Stock (at cost)		$0.00	$0.00
YoY Change
Treasury Stock Shares	0.000 shares	0.000 shares	0.000 shares
Shareholders Equity	$1.522B	$1.325B	$1.256B
YoY Change
Total Liabilities & Shareholders Equity	$12.16B	$11.41B	$11.30B
YoY Change	7.59%	16.28%	37.75%

Cashflow Statement

Concept	2019 Q2	2018 Q4	2018 Q2
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net Income	$45.17M	$32.14M	$27.88M
YoY Change	62.02%	135.09%	26.97%
Depreciation, Depletion And Amortization	$8.100M	$8.200M	$7.500M
YoY Change	8.0%	10.81%	-1.32%
Cash From Operating Activities	$28.30M	$75.70M	$34.70M
YoY Change	-18.44%	191.15%	-8.92%
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital Expenditures	-$2.800M	-$900.0K	-$7.400M
YoY Change	-62.16%	-25.0%	252.38%
Acquisitions
YoY Change
Other Investing Activities	$37.10M	-$265.4M	-$24.40M
YoY Change	-252.05%	107.18%	-116.04%
Cash From Investing Activities	$34.30M	-$266.4M	-$31.90M
YoY Change	-207.52%	106.03%	-121.27%
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Cash Dividend Paid
YoY Change
Common Stock Issuance & Retirement, Net
YoY Change
Debt Paid & Issued, Net
YoY Change
Cash From Financing Activities	87.10M	27.00M	118.9M
YoY Change	-26.75%	-43.28%	-166.28%
NET CHANGE
Cash From Operating Activities	28.30M	75.70M	34.70M
Cash From Investing Activities	34.30M	-266.4M	-31.90M
Cash From Financing Activities	87.10M	27.00M	118.9M
Net Change In Cash	149.7M	-163.7M	121.7M
YoY Change	23.01%	193.9%	1298.85%
FREE CASH FLOW
Cash From Operating Activities	$28.30M	$75.70M	$34.70M
Capital Expenditures	-$2.800M	-$900.0K	-$7.400M
Free Cash Flow	$31.10M	$76.60M	$42.10M
YoY Change	-26.13%	181.62%	4.73%

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	us-gaap	Bank Owned Life Insurance Income BankOwnedLifeInsuranceIncome	1787000	USD
	us-gaap	Bank Owned Life Insurance Income BankOwnedLifeInsuranceIncome	1314000	USD
CY2019Q2	us-gaap	Noninterest Income Other Operating Income NoninterestIncomeOtherOperatingIncome	1682000	USD
CY2018Q2	us-gaap	Noninterest Income Other Operating Income NoninterestIncomeOtherOperatingIncome	1167000	USD
	us-gaap	Noninterest Income Other Operating Income NoninterestIncomeOtherOperatingIncome	3349000	USD
	us-gaap	Noninterest Income Other Operating Income NoninterestIncomeOtherOperatingIncome	2387000	USD
CY2019Q2	us-gaap	Noninterest Income NoninterestIncome	32061000	USD
CY2018Q2	us-gaap	Noninterest Income NoninterestIncome	27634000	USD
	us-gaap	Noninterest Income NoninterestIncome	58778000	USD
	us-gaap	Noninterest Income NoninterestIncome	52350000	USD
CY2019Q2	us-gaap	Labor And Related Expense LaborAndRelatedExpense	49995000	USD
CY2018Q2	us-gaap	Labor And Related Expense LaborAndRelatedExpense	50758000	USD
	us-gaap	Labor And Related Expense LaborAndRelatedExpense	100280000	USD
	us-gaap	Labor And Related Expense LaborAndRelatedExpense	99468000	USD
CY2019Q2	us-gaap	Occupancy Net OccupancyNet	6436000	USD
CY2018Q2	us-gaap	Occupancy Net OccupancyNet	6315000	USD
	us-gaap	Occupancy Net OccupancyNet	13043000	USD
	us-gaap	Occupancy Net OccupancyNet	12358000	USD
CY2019Q2	us-gaap	Equipment Expense EquipmentExpense	3220000	USD
CY2018Q2	us-gaap	Equipment Expense EquipmentExpense	3184000	USD
	us-gaap	Equipment Expense EquipmentExpense	5912000	USD
	us-gaap	Equipment Expense EquipmentExpense	5933000	USD
CY2019Q2	us-gaap	Professional Fees ProfessionalFees	14968000	USD
CY2018Q2	us-gaap	Professional Fees ProfessionalFees	10632000	USD
	us-gaap	Professional Fees ProfessionalFees	26347000	USD
	us-gaap	Professional Fees ProfessionalFees	20080000	USD
CY2019Q2	us-gaap	Advertising Expense AdvertisingExpense	2661000	USD
CY2018Q2	us-gaap	Advertising Expense AdvertisingExpense	2145000	USD
	us-gaap	Advertising Expense AdvertisingExpense	4986000	USD
	us-gaap	Advertising Expense AdvertisingExpense	4085000	USD
CY2019Q2	us-gaap	Amortization Of Intangible Assets AmortizationOfIntangibleAssets	3313000	USD
CY2018Q2	us-gaap	Amortization Of Intangible Assets AmortizationOfIntangibleAssets	2274000	USD
	us-gaap	Amortization Of Intangible Assets AmortizationOfIntangibleAssets	6155000	USD
	us-gaap	Amortization Of Intangible Assets AmortizationOfIntangibleAssets	4137000	USD
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CY2018Q2	us-gaap	Gains Losses On Sales Of Other Real Estate GainsLossesOnSalesOfOtherRealEstate	-948000	USD
	us-gaap	Gains Losses On Sales Of Other Real Estate GainsLossesOnSalesOfOtherRealEstate	-863000	USD
CY2018Q2	us-gaap	Gains Losses On Sales Of Assets GainsLossesOnSalesOfAssets	-1528000	USD
	us-gaap	Gains Losses On Sales Of Assets GainsLossesOnSalesOfAssets	21290000	USD
	us-gaap	Gains Losses On Sales Of Other Real Estate GainsLossesOnSalesOfOtherRealEstate	-1680000	USD
CY2019Q2	us-gaap	Gains Losses On Sales Of Assets GainsLossesOnSalesOfAssets	18286000	USD
	us-gaap	Gains Losses On Sales Of Assets GainsLossesOnSalesOfAssets	-1331000	USD
CY2019Q2	us-gaap	Restructuring Charges RestructuringCharges	0	USD
CY2018Q2	us-gaap	Restructuring Charges RestructuringCharges	0	USD
	us-gaap	Restructuring Charges RestructuringCharges	3227000	USD
	us-gaap	Restructuring Charges RestructuringCharges	2564000	USD
CY2019Q2	us-gaap	Other Noninterest Expense OtherNoninterestExpense	12629000	USD
CY2018Q2	us-gaap	Other Noninterest Expense OtherNoninterestExpense	11098000	USD
	us-gaap	Other Noninterest Expense OtherNoninterestExpense	23805000	USD
	us-gaap	Other Noninterest Expense OtherNoninterestExpense	20892000	USD
CY2019Q2	us-gaap	Noninterest Expense NoninterestExpense	75098000	USD
CY2018Q2	us-gaap	Noninterest Expense NoninterestExpense	88882000	USD
	us-gaap	Noninterest Expense NoninterestExpense	163328000	USD
	us-gaap	Noninterest Expense NoninterestExpense	172528000	USD
CY2019Q2	us-gaap	Income Loss From Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes Extraordinary Items Noncontrolling Interest IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest	58753000	USD
CY2018Q2	us-gaap	Income Loss From Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes Extraordinary Items Noncontrolling Interest IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest	35330000	USD
	us-gaap	Income Loss From Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes Extraordinary Items Noncontrolling Interest IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest	98560000	USD
	us-gaap	Income Loss From Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes Extraordinary Items Noncontrolling Interest IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest	63721000	USD
CY2019Q2	us-gaap	Income Tax Expense Benefit IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	13584000	USD
CY2018Q2	us-gaap	Income Tax Expense Benefit IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	7451000	USD
	us-gaap	Income Tax Expense Benefit IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	21894000	USD
	us-gaap	Income Tax Expense Benefit IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	12574000	USD
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CY2018Q2	us-gaap	Net Income Loss NetIncomeLoss	27879000	USD
	us-gaap	Net Income Loss NetIncomeLoss	76666000	USD
	us-gaap	Net Income Loss NetIncomeLoss	51147000	USD
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CY2018Q2	us-gaap	Preferred Stock Dividends Income Statement Impact PreferredStockDividendsIncomeStatementImpact	13000	USD
	us-gaap	Preferred Stock Dividends Income Statement Impact PreferredStockDividendsIncomeStatementImpact	0	USD
	us-gaap	Preferred Stock Dividends Income Statement Impact PreferredStockDividendsIncomeStatementImpact	26000	USD
CY2019Q2	us-gaap	Net Income Loss Available To Common Stockholders Basic NetIncomeLossAvailableToCommonStockholdersBasic	45169000	USD
CY2018Q2	us-gaap	Net Income Loss Available To Common Stockholders Basic NetIncomeLossAvailableToCommonStockholdersBasic	27866000	USD
	us-gaap	Net Income Loss Available To Common Stockholders Basic NetIncomeLossAvailableToCommonStockholdersBasic	76666000	USD
	us-gaap	Net Income Loss Available To Common Stockholders Basic NetIncomeLossAvailableToCommonStockholdersBasic	51121000	USD
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	us-gaap	Earnings Per Share Basic EarningsPerShareBasic	2.18
	us-gaap	Earnings Per Share Basic EarningsPerShareBasic	1.62
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CY2018Q2	us-gaap	Earnings Per Share Diluted EarningsPerShareDiluted	0.85
	us-gaap	Earnings Per Share Diluted EarningsPerShareDiluted	2.17
	us-gaap	Earnings Per Share Diluted EarningsPerShareDiluted	1.61
CY2019Q2	us-gaap	Common Stock Dividends Per Share Declared CommonStockDividendsPerShareDeclared	0.16
CY2018Q2	us-gaap	Common Stock Dividends Per Share Declared CommonStockDividendsPerShareDeclared	0.13
	us-gaap	Common Stock Dividends Per Share Declared CommonStockDividendsPerShareDeclared	0.32
	us-gaap	Net Income Loss NetIncomeLoss	76666000	USD
	us-gaap	Net Income Loss NetIncomeLoss	51147000	USD
	us-gaap	Common Stock Dividends Per Share Declared CommonStockDividendsPerShareDeclared	0.26
CY2019Q2	us-gaap	Net Income Loss NetIncomeLoss	45169000	USD
CY2018Q2	us-gaap	Net Income Loss NetIncomeLoss	27879000	USD
CY2019Q2	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Unrealized Holding Gain Loss On Securities Arising During Period Before Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeUnrealizedHoldingGainLossOnSecuritiesArisingDuringPeriodBeforeTax	28422000	USD
CY2018Q2	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Unrealized Holding Gain Loss On Securities Arising During Period Before Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeUnrealizedHoldingGainLossOnSecuritiesArisingDuringPeriodBeforeTax	-8501000	USD
	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Unrealized Holding Gain Loss On Securities Arising During Period Before Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeUnrealizedHoldingGainLossOnSecuritiesArisingDuringPeriodBeforeTax	58387000	USD
	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Unrealized Holding Gain Loss On Securities Arising During Period Before Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeUnrealizedHoldingGainLossOnSecuritiesArisingDuringPeriodBeforeTax	-28335000	USD
CY2019Q2	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Reclassification Adjustment From Aoci For Sale Of Securities Before Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossReclassificationAdjustmentFromAOCIForSaleOfSecuritiesBeforeTax	3580000	USD
CY2018Q2	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Reclassification Adjustment From Aoci For Sale Of Securities Before Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossReclassificationAdjustmentFromAOCIForSaleOfSecuritiesBeforeTax	-259000	USD
	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Reclassification Adjustment From Aoci For Sale Of Securities Before Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossReclassificationAdjustmentFromAOCIForSaleOfSecuritiesBeforeTax	5155000	USD
	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Reclassification Adjustment From Aoci For Sale Of Securities Before Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossReclassificationAdjustmentFromAOCIForSaleOfSecuritiesBeforeTax	1182000	USD
CY2019Q2	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Available For Sale Securities Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossAvailableForSaleSecuritiesTax	6383000	USD
CY2018Q2	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Available For Sale Securities Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossAvailableForSaleSecuritiesTax	-2117000	USD
	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Available For Sale Securities Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossAvailableForSaleSecuritiesTax	13664000	USD
	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Available For Sale Securities Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossAvailableForSaleSecuritiesTax	-7508000	USD
CY2019Q2	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Available For Sale Securities Adjustment Net Of Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossAvailableForSaleSecuritiesAdjustmentNetOfTax	18459000	USD
CY2018Q2	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Available For Sale Securities Adjustment Net Of Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossAvailableForSaleSecuritiesAdjustmentNetOfTax	-6125000	USD
	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Available For Sale Securities Adjustment Net Of Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossAvailableForSaleSecuritiesAdjustmentNetOfTax	39568000	USD
	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Available For Sale Securities Adjustment Net Of Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossAvailableForSaleSecuritiesAdjustmentNetOfTax	-22009000	USD
CY2019Q2	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Cash Flow Hedge Gain Loss Before Reclassification And Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossCashFlowHedgeGainLossBeforeReclassificationAndTax	-2263000	USD
CY2018Q2	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Cash Flow Hedge Gain Loss Before Reclassification And Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossCashFlowHedgeGainLossBeforeReclassificationAndTax	897000	USD
	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Cash Flow Hedge Gain Loss Before Reclassification And Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossCashFlowHedgeGainLossBeforeReclassificationAndTax	-3768000	USD
	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Cash Flow Hedge Gain Loss Before Reclassification And Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossCashFlowHedgeGainLossBeforeReclassificationAndTax	2596000	USD
CY2019Q2	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Cash Flow Hedge Gain Loss Reclassification Before Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossCashFlowHedgeGainLossReclassificationBeforeTax	-94000	USD
CY2018Q2	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Cash Flow Hedge Gain Loss Reclassification Before Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossCashFlowHedgeGainLossReclassificationBeforeTax	-30000	USD
	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Cash Flow Hedge Gain Loss Reclassification Before Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossCashFlowHedgeGainLossReclassificationBeforeTax	-252000	USD
	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Cash Flow Hedge Gain Loss Reclassification Before Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossCashFlowHedgeGainLossReclassificationBeforeTax	-227000	USD
CY2019Q2	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Cash Flow Hedge Gain Loss After Reclassification Tax Parent OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossCashFlowHedgeGainLossAfterReclassificationTaxParent	-453000	USD
CY2018Q2	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Cash Flow Hedge Gain Loss After Reclassification Tax Parent OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossCashFlowHedgeGainLossAfterReclassificationTaxParent	-105000	USD
	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Cash Flow Hedge Gain Loss After Reclassification Tax Parent OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossCashFlowHedgeGainLossAfterReclassificationTaxParent	-736000	USD
	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Cash Flow Hedge Gain Loss After Reclassification Tax Parent OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossCashFlowHedgeGainLossAfterReclassificationTaxParent	603000	USD
CY2019Q2	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Cash Flow Hedge Gain Loss After Reclassification And Tax Parent OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossCashFlowHedgeGainLossAfterReclassificationAndTaxParent	-1716000	USD
CY2018Q2	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Cash Flow Hedge Gain Loss After Reclassification And Tax Parent OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossCashFlowHedgeGainLossAfterReclassificationAndTaxParent	1032000	USD
	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Cash Flow Hedge Gain Loss After Reclassification And Tax Parent OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossCashFlowHedgeGainLossAfterReclassificationAndTaxParent	-2780000	USD
	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Cash Flow Hedge Gain Loss After Reclassification And Tax Parent OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossCashFlowHedgeGainLossAfterReclassificationAndTaxParent	2220000	USD
CY2019Q2	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Net Of Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax	16743000	USD
CY2018Q2	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Net Of Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax	-5093000	USD
	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Net Of Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax	36788000	USD
	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Net Of Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax	-19789000	USD
CY2019Q2	us-gaap	Comprehensive Income Net Of Tax ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTax	61912000	USD
CY2018Q2	us-gaap	Comprehensive Income Net Of Tax ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTax	22786000	USD
	us-gaap	Comprehensive Income Net Of Tax ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTax	113454000	USD
	us-gaap	Comprehensive Income Net Of Tax ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTax	31358000	USD
	us-gaap	Net Income Loss NetIncomeLoss	76666000	USD
	us-gaap	Net Income Loss NetIncomeLoss	51147000	USD
	us-gaap	Depreciation Depletion And Amortization DepreciationDepletionAndAmortization	16315000	USD
	us-gaap	Depreciation Depletion And Amortization DepreciationDepletionAndAmortization	14273000	USD
	us-gaap	Provision For Loan And Lease Losses ProvisionForLoanAndLeaseLosses	6553000	USD
	us-gaap	Provision For Loan And Lease Losses ProvisionForLoanAndLeaseLosses	9094000	USD
	us-gaap	Accretion Amortization Of Discounts And Premiums Investments AccretionAmortizationOfDiscountsAndPremiumsInvestments	-10927000	USD
	us-gaap	Accretion Amortization Of Discounts And Premiums Investments AccretionAmortizationOfDiscountsAndPremiumsInvestments	-12587000	USD
	us-gaap	Debt And Equity Securities Gain Loss DebtAndEquitySecuritiesGainLoss	5155000	USD
	us-gaap	Debt And Equity Securities Gain Loss DebtAndEquitySecuritiesGainLoss	1182000	USD
	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Equity Securities Fv Ni IncreaseDecreaseInEquitySecuritiesFvNi	370000	USD
	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Equity Securities Fv Ni IncreaseDecreaseInEquitySecuritiesFvNi	43000	USD
	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation ShareBasedCompensation	3602000	USD
	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation ShareBasedCompensation	2770000	USD
	us-gaap	Payments For Origination And Purchases Of Loans Held For Sale PaymentsForOriginationAndPurchasesOfLoansHeldForSale	165249000	USD
	us-gaap	Payments For Origination And Purchases Of Loans Held For Sale PaymentsForOriginationAndPurchasesOfLoansHeldForSale	317979000	USD
	us-gaap	Proceeds From Sale Of Loans Held For Sale ProceedsFromSaleOfLoansHeldForSale	161625000	USD
	us-gaap	Proceeds From Sale Of Loans Held For Sale ProceedsFromSaleOfLoansHeldForSale	346083000	USD
	us-gaap	Gain Loss On Sales Of Loans Net GainLossOnSalesOfLoansNet	7177000	USD
	us-gaap	Gain Loss On Sales Of Loans Net GainLossOnSalesOfLoansNet	8178000	USD
	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Accrued Interest Receivable Net IncreaseDecreaseInAccruedInterestReceivableNet	-2421000	USD
	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Accrued Interest Receivable Net IncreaseDecreaseInAccruedInterestReceivableNet	35000	USD
	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Prepaid Expense IncreaseDecreaseInPrepaidExpense	-229000	USD
	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Prepaid Expense IncreaseDecreaseInPrepaidExpense	-2263000	USD
	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Interest Payable Net IncreaseDecreaseInInterestPayableNet	1021000	USD
	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Interest Payable Net IncreaseDecreaseInInterestPayableNet	-25000	USD
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	htlf	Paymentsto Acquire Mortgage Servicing Rights Msr Operating Activities PaymentstoAcquireMortgageServicingRightsMSROperatingActivities	2694000	USD
	htlf	Servicing Rights Impairment Recovery ServicingRightsImpairmentRecovery	953000	USD
	htlf	Servicing Rights Impairment Recovery ServicingRightsImpairmentRecovery	218000	USD
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	us-gaap	Gain Loss On Disposition Of Assets1 GainLossOnDispositionOfAssets1	-1331000	USD
	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Expense From Stock Options Exercised DeferredTaxExpenseFromStockOptionsExercised	272000	USD
	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Expense From Stock Options Exercised DeferredTaxExpenseFromStockOptionsExercised	660000	USD
	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Other Operating Capital Net IncreaseDecreaseInOtherOperatingCapitalNet	29184000	USD
	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Other Operating Capital Net IncreaseDecreaseInOtherOperatingCapitalNet	16605000	USD
	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Operating Activities NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities	62299000	USD
	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Operating Activities NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities	93685000	USD
	us-gaap	Payments For Deposits With Other Institutions PaymentsForDepositsWithOtherInstitutions	248000	USD
	us-gaap	Payments For Deposits With Other Institutions PaymentsForDepositsWithOtherInstitutions	1000000	USD
	us-gaap	Proceeds From Sale Of Available For Sale Securities Debt ProceedsFromSaleOfAvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebt	1194897000	USD
	us-gaap	Proceeds From Sale Of Available For Sale Securities Debt ProceedsFromSaleOfAvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebt	635735000	USD
	us-gaap	Proceeds From Payments For In Interest Bearing Deposits In Banks ProceedsFromPaymentsForInInterestBearingDepositsInBanks	0	USD
	us-gaap	Proceeds From Payments For In Interest Bearing Deposits In Banks ProceedsFromPaymentsForInInterestBearingDepositsInBanks	8767000	USD
	us-gaap	Proceeds From Maturities Prepayments And Calls Of Available For Sale Securities ProceedsFromMaturitiesPrepaymentsAndCallsOfAvailableForSaleSecurities	178930000	USD
	us-gaap	Proceeds From Maturities Prepayments And Calls Of Available For Sale Securities ProceedsFromMaturitiesPrepaymentsAndCallsOfAvailableForSaleSecurities	112166000	USD
	us-gaap	Proceeds From Maturities Prepayments And Calls Of Held To Maturity Securities ProceedsFromMaturitiesPrepaymentsAndCallsOfHeldToMaturitySecurities	2406000	USD
	us-gaap	Proceeds From Maturities Prepayments And Calls Of Held To Maturity Securities ProceedsFromMaturitiesPrepaymentsAndCallsOfHeldToMaturitySecurities	8897000	USD
	htlf	Proceedsfrom Maturities Prepaymentsand Callsof Other Securities ProceedsfromMaturitiesPrepaymentsandCallsofOtherSecurities	490000	USD
	htlf	Proceedsfrom Maturities Prepaymentsand Callsof Other Securities ProceedsfromMaturitiesPrepaymentsandCallsofOtherSecurities	4862000	USD
	us-gaap	Proceeds From Maturities Prepayments And Calls Of Other Investments ProceedsFromMaturitiesPrepaymentsAndCallsOfOtherInvestments	7992000	USD
	us-gaap	Proceeds From Maturities Prepayments And Calls Of Other Investments ProceedsFromMaturitiesPrepaymentsAndCallsOfOtherInvestments	1400000	USD
	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Available For Sale Securities Debt PaymentsToAcquireAvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebt	1148238000	USD
	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Available For Sale Securities Debt PaymentsToAcquireAvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebt	733030000	USD
	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Other Investments PaymentsToAcquireOtherInvestments	4899000	USD
	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Other Investments PaymentsToAcquireOtherInvestments	1842000	USD
	us-gaap	Payments For Proceeds From Loans And Leases PaymentsForProceedsFromLoansAndLeases	-77147000	USD
	us-gaap	Payments For Proceeds From Loans And Leases PaymentsForProceedsFromLoansAndLeases	86466000	USD
	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Life Insurance Policies PaymentsToAcquireLifeInsurancePolicies	16000	USD
	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Life Insurance Policies PaymentsToAcquireLifeInsurancePolicies	0	USD
	us-gaap	Proceeds From Life Insurance Policies ProceedsFromLifeInsurancePolicies	421000	USD
	us-gaap	Proceeds From Life Insurance Policies ProceedsFromLifeInsurancePolicies	0	USD
	us-gaap	Proceeds From Sale Of Mortgage Servicing Rights Msr ProceedsFromSaleOfMortgageServicingRightsMSR	33823000	USD
	us-gaap	Proceeds From Sale Of Mortgage Servicing Rights Msr ProceedsFromSaleOfMortgageServicingRightsMSR	0	USD
	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Property Plant And Equipment PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment	3909000	USD
	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Property Plant And Equipment PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment	9788000	USD
	us-gaap	Proceeds From Divestiture Of Businesses Net Of Cash Divested ProceedsFromDivestitureOfBusinessesNetOfCashDivested	38650000	USD
	us-gaap	Proceeds From Divestiture Of Businesses Net Of Cash Divested ProceedsFromDivestitureOfBusinessesNetOfCashDivested	212197000	USD
	us-gaap	Proceeds From Sale Of Property Plant And Equipment ProceedsFromSaleOfPropertyPlantAndEquipment	829000	USD
	us-gaap	Proceeds From Sale Of Property Plant And Equipment ProceedsFromSaleOfPropertyPlantAndEquipment	622000	USD
	us-gaap	Proceeds From Divestiture Of Businesses ProceedsFromDivestitureOfBusinesses	-49264000	USD
	us-gaap	Proceeds From Divestiture Of Businesses ProceedsFromDivestitureOfBusinesses	0	USD
	us-gaap	Proceeds From Sale Of Foreclosed Assets ProceedsFromSaleOfForeclosedAssets	3825000	USD
	us-gaap	Proceeds From Sale Of Foreclosed Assets ProceedsFromSaleOfForeclosedAssets	2091000	USD
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	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Investing Activities NetCashProvidedByUsedInInvestingActivities	154611000	USD
	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Demand Deposits IncreaseDecreaseInDemandDeposits	4675000	USD
	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Demand Deposits IncreaseDecreaseInDemandDeposits	117456000	USD
	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Savings Deposits IncreaseDecreaseInSavingsDeposits	110498000	USD
	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Savings Deposits IncreaseDecreaseInSavingsDeposits	5408000	USD
	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Time Deposits IncreaseDecreaseInTimeDeposits	29924000	USD
	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Time Deposits IncreaseDecreaseInTimeDeposits	-31789000	USD
	us-gaap	Proceeds From Lines Of Credit ProceedsFromLinesOfCredit	0	USD
	us-gaap	Proceeds From Lines Of Credit ProceedsFromLinesOfCredit	25000000	USD
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	us-gaap	Proceeds From Repayments Of Short Term Debt ProceedsFromRepaymentsOfShortTermDebt	-155403000	USD
	us-gaap	Proceeds From Federal Home Loan Bank Borrowings ProceedsFromFederalHomeLoanBankBorrowings	430888000	USD
	us-gaap	Proceeds From Federal Home Loan Bank Borrowings ProceedsFromFederalHomeLoanBankBorrowings	302102000	USD
	us-gaap	Repayments Of Federal Home Loan Bank Borrowings RepaymentsOfFederalHomeLoanBankBorrowings	531725000	USD
	us-gaap	Repayments Of Federal Home Loan Bank Borrowings RepaymentsOfFederalHomeLoanBankBorrowings	266500000	USD
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	us-gaap	Proceeds From Issuance Of Long Term Debt ProceedsFromIssuanceOfLongTermDebt	0	USD
	us-gaap	Repayments Of Long Term Debt RepaymentsOfLongTermDebt	15621000	USD
	us-gaap	Repayments Of Long Term Debt RepaymentsOfLongTermDebt	44654000	USD
	us-gaap	Payments For Repurchase Of Common Stock PaymentsForRepurchaseOfCommonStock	0	USD
	us-gaap	Payments For Repurchase Of Common Stock PaymentsForRepurchaseOfCommonStock	97000	USD
	us-gaap	Proceeds From Issuance Of Common Stock ProceedsFromIssuanceOfCommonStock	408000	USD
	us-gaap	Proceeds From Issuance Of Common Stock ProceedsFromIssuanceOfCommonStock	156000	USD
	us-gaap	Payments Of Dividends PaymentsOfDividends	11397000	USD
	us-gaap	Payments Of Dividends PaymentsOfDividends	7972000	USD
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CY2019Q2	us-gaap	Financing Receivable Allowance For Credit Losses Collectively Evaluated For Impairment FinancingReceivableAllowanceForCreditLossesCollectivelyEvaluatedForImpairment	55488000	USD
CY2019Q2	us-gaap	Financing Receivable Allowance For Credit Losses FinancingReceivableAllowanceForCreditLosses	63850000	USD
CY2019Q2	us-gaap	Financing Receivable Individually Evaluated For Impairment FinancingReceivableIndividuallyEvaluatedForImpairment	94718000	USD
CY2019Q2	us-gaap	Financing Receivable Collectively Evaluated For Impairment FinancingReceivableCollectivelyEvaluatedForImpairment	7760567000	USD
CY2019Q2	us-gaap	Notes Receivable Gross NotesReceivableGross	7855285000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Financing Receivable Allowance For Credit Losses Individually Evaluated For Impairment1 FinancingReceivableAllowanceForCreditLossesIndividuallyEvaluatedForImpairment1	7554000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Financing Receivable Allowance For Credit Losses Collectively Evaluated For Impairment FinancingReceivableAllowanceForCreditLossesCollectivelyEvaluatedForImpairment	54409000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Financing Receivable Allowance For Credit Losses FinancingReceivableAllowanceForCreditLosses	61963000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Financing Receivable Individually Evaluated For Impairment FinancingReceivableIndividuallyEvaluatedForImpairment	81796000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Financing Receivable Collectively Evaluated For Impairment FinancingReceivableCollectivelyEvaluatedForImpairment	7329085000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Notes Receivable Gross NotesReceivableGross	7410881000	USD
CY2019Q2	htlf	Nonaccrual Loans NonaccrualLoans	74963000	USD
CY2018Q4	htlf	Nonaccrual Loans NonaccrualLoans	67833000	USD
CY2019Q2	htlf	Financing Receivable Modifications Recorded Investment Nonaccrual Status FinancingReceivableModificationsRecordedInvestmentNonaccrualStatus	4656000	USD
CY2018Q4	htlf	Financing Receivable Modifications Recorded Investment Nonaccrual Status FinancingReceivableModificationsRecordedInvestmentNonaccrualStatus	4110000	USD
CY2019Q2	us-gaap	Financing Receivable Recorded Investment Nonaccrual Status FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentNonaccrualStatus	79619000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Financing Receivable Recorded Investment Nonaccrual Status FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentNonaccrualStatus	71943000	USD
CY2019Q2	us-gaap	Financing Receivable Recorded Investment90 Days Past Due And Still Accruing FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestment90DaysPastDueAndStillAccruing	285000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Financing Receivable Recorded Investment90 Days Past Due And Still Accruing FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestment90DaysPastDueAndStillAccruing	726000	USD
CY2019Q2	htlf	Financing Receivable Modifications Recorded Investment Performing FinancingReceivableModificationsRecordedInvestmentPerforming	3539000	USD
CY2018Q4	htlf	Financing Receivable Modifications Recorded Investment Performing FinancingReceivableModificationsRecordedInvestmentPerforming	4026000	USD
CY2019Q2	us-gaap	Financing Receivable Modifications Number Of Contracts2 FinancingReceivableModificationsNumberOfContracts2	3	loan
CY2019Q2	us-gaap	Financing Receivable Modifications Pre Modification Recorded Investment2 FinancingReceivableModificationsPreModificationRecordedInvestment2	240000	USD
CY2019Q2	us-gaap	Financing Receivable Modifications Post Modification Recorded Investment2 FinancingReceivableModificationsPostModificationRecordedInvestment2	246000	USD
CY2018Q2	us-gaap	Financing Receivable Modifications Number Of Contracts2 FinancingReceivableModificationsNumberOfContracts2	6	loan
CY2018Q2	us-gaap	Financing Receivable Modifications Pre Modification Recorded Investment2 FinancingReceivableModificationsPreModificationRecordedInvestment2	1292000	USD
CY2018Q2	us-gaap	Financing Receivable Modifications Post Modification Recorded Investment2 FinancingReceivableModificationsPostModificationRecordedInvestment2	1125000	USD
	us-gaap	Financing Receivable Modifications Number Of Contracts2 FinancingReceivableModificationsNumberOfContracts2	4	loan
	us-gaap	Financing Receivable Modifications Pre Modification Recorded Investment2 FinancingReceivableModificationsPreModificationRecordedInvestment2	276000	USD
	us-gaap	Financing Receivable Modifications Post Modification Recorded Investment2 FinancingReceivableModificationsPostModificationRecordedInvestment2	288000	USD
	us-gaap	Financing Receivable Modifications Number Of Contracts2 FinancingReceivableModificationsNumberOfContracts2	11	loan
	us-gaap	Financing Receivable Modifications Pre Modification Recorded Investment2 FinancingReceivableModificationsPreModificationRecordedInvestment2	2169000	USD
	us-gaap	Financing Receivable Modifications Post Modification Recorded Investment2 FinancingReceivableModificationsPostModificationRecordedInvestment2	1877000	USD
CY2019Q2	us-gaap	Financing Receivable Modifications Subsequent Default Number Of Contracts1 FinancingReceivableModificationsSubsequentDefaultNumberOfContracts1	1	loan
CY2019Q2	us-gaap	Financing Receivable Modifications Subsequent Default Recorded Investment1 FinancingReceivableModificationsSubsequentDefaultRecordedInvestment1	61000	USD
CY2018Q2	us-gaap	Financing Receivable Modifications Subsequent Default Number Of Contracts1 FinancingReceivableModificationsSubsequentDefaultNumberOfContracts1	3	loan
CY2018Q2	us-gaap	Financing Receivable Modifications Subsequent Default Recorded Investment1 FinancingReceivableModificationsSubsequentDefaultRecordedInvestment1	667000	USD
	us-gaap	Financing Receivable Modifications Subsequent Default Number Of Contracts1 FinancingReceivableModificationsSubsequentDefaultNumberOfContracts1	3	loan
	us-gaap	Financing Receivable Modifications Subsequent Default Recorded Investment1 FinancingReceivableModificationsSubsequentDefaultRecordedInvestment1	253000	USD
	us-gaap	Financing Receivable Modifications Subsequent Default Number Of Contracts1 FinancingReceivableModificationsSubsequentDefaultNumberOfContracts1	6	loan
	us-gaap	Financing Receivable Modifications Subsequent Default Recorded Investment1 FinancingReceivableModificationsSubsequentDefaultRecordedInvestment1	1184000	USD
CY2019Q2	us-gaap	Notes Receivable Gross NotesReceivableGross	7855285000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Notes Receivable Gross NotesReceivableGross	7410881000	USD
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CY2019Q2	us-gaap	Mortgage Loans In Process Of Foreclosure Amount MortgageLoansInProcessOfForeclosureAmount	3100000	USD
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CY2019Q2	us-gaap	Financing Receivable Recorded Investment Past Due FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentPastDue	24408000	USD
CY2019Q2	us-gaap	Financing Receivable Recorded Investment Current FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentCurrent	7751258000	USD
CY2019Q2	us-gaap	Financing Receivable Recorded Investment Nonaccrual Status FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentNonaccrualStatus	79619000	USD
CY2019Q2	us-gaap	Notes Receivable Gross NotesReceivableGross	7855285000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Financing Receivable Recorded Investment Past Due FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentPastDue	16650000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Financing Receivable Recorded Investment Current FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentCurrent	7322288000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Financing Receivable Recorded Investment Nonaccrual Status FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentNonaccrualStatus	71943000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Notes Receivable Gross NotesReceivableGross	7410881000	USD
	htlf	Threshold Period Past Duefor Nonperforming Statusof Financing Receivable ThresholdPeriodPastDueforNonperformingStatusofFinancingReceivable	P90D
CY2019Q2	us-gaap	Impaired Financing Receivable With Related Allowance Unpaid Principal Balance ImpairedFinancingReceivableWithRelatedAllowanceUnpaidPrincipalBalance	19057000	USD
CY2019Q2	us-gaap	Impaired Financing Receivable With Related Allowance Recorded Investment ImpairedFinancingReceivableWithRelatedAllowanceRecordedInvestment	19045000	USD
CY2019Q2	us-gaap	Impaired Financing Receivable Related Allowance ImpairedFinancingReceivableRelatedAllowance	8362000	USD
CY2019Q2	us-gaap	Impaired Financing Receivable With Related Allowance Average Recorded Investment ImpairedFinancingReceivableWithRelatedAllowanceAverageRecordedInvestment	18691000	USD
CY2019Q2	us-gaap	Impaired Financing Receivable With Related Allowance Interest Income Accrual Method ImpairedFinancingReceivableWithRelatedAllowanceInterestIncomeAccrualMethod	15000	USD
	us-gaap	Impaired Financing Receivable With Related Allowance Average Recorded Investment ImpairedFinancingReceivableWithRelatedAllowanceAverageRecordedInvestment	18230000	USD
	us-gaap	Impaired Financing Receivable With Related Allowance Interest Income Accrual Method ImpairedFinancingReceivableWithRelatedAllowanceInterestIncomeAccrualMethod	34000	USD
CY2019Q2	us-gaap	Impaired Financing Receivable With No Related Allowance Unpaid Principal Balance ImpairedFinancingReceivableWithNoRelatedAllowanceUnpaidPrincipalBalance	82963000	USD
CY2019Q2	us-gaap	Impaired Financing Receivable With No Related Allowance Recorded Investment ImpairedFinancingReceivableWithNoRelatedAllowanceRecordedInvestment	75673000	USD
CY2019Q2	us-gaap	Impaired Financing Receivable With No Related Allowance Average Recorded Investment ImpairedFinancingReceivableWithNoRelatedAllowanceAverageRecordedInvestment	70463000	USD
CY2019Q2	us-gaap	Impaired Financing Receivable With No Related Allowance Interest Income Accrual Method ImpairedFinancingReceivableWithNoRelatedAllowanceInterestIncomeAccrualMethod	340000	USD
	us-gaap	Impaired Financing Receivable With No Related Allowance Average Recorded Investment ImpairedFinancingReceivableWithNoRelatedAllowanceAverageRecordedInvestment	66770000	USD
	us-gaap	Impaired Financing Receivable With No Related Allowance Interest Income Accrual Method ImpairedFinancingReceivableWithNoRelatedAllowanceInterestIncomeAccrualMethod	795000	USD
CY2019Q2	us-gaap	Impaired Financing Receivable Unpaid Principal Balance ImpairedFinancingReceivableUnpaidPrincipalBalance	102020000	USD
CY2019Q2	us-gaap	Impaired Financing Receivable Recorded Investment ImpairedFinancingReceivableRecordedInvestment	94718000	USD
CY2019Q2	us-gaap	Impaired Financing Receivable Related Allowance ImpairedFinancingReceivableRelatedAllowance	8362000	USD
CY2019Q2	us-gaap	Impaired Financing Receivable Average Recorded Investment ImpairedFinancingReceivableAverageRecordedInvestment	89154000	USD
CY2019Q2	us-gaap	Impaired Financing Receivable Interest Income Accrual Method ImpairedFinancingReceivableInterestIncomeAccrualMethod	355000	USD
	us-gaap	Impaired Financing Receivable Average Recorded Investment ImpairedFinancingReceivableAverageRecordedInvestment	85000000	USD
	us-gaap	Impaired Financing Receivable Interest Income Accrual Method ImpairedFinancingReceivableInterestIncomeAccrualMethod	829000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Impaired Financing Receivable With Related Allowance Unpaid Principal Balance ImpairedFinancingReceivableWithRelatedAllowanceUnpaidPrincipalBalance	17005000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Impaired Financing Receivable With Related Allowance Recorded Investment ImpairedFinancingReceivableWithRelatedAllowanceRecordedInvestment	16995000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Impaired Financing Receivable Related Allowance ImpairedFinancingReceivableRelatedAllowance	7554000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Impaired Financing Receivable With Related Allowance Average Recorded Investment ImpairedFinancingReceivableWithRelatedAllowanceAverageRecordedInvestment	15399000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Impaired Financing Receivable With Related Allowance Interest Income Accrual Method ImpairedFinancingReceivableWithRelatedAllowanceInterestIncomeAccrualMethod	101000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Impaired Financing Receivable With No Related Allowance Unpaid Principal Balance ImpairedFinancingReceivableWithNoRelatedAllowanceUnpaidPrincipalBalance	69265000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Impaired Financing Receivable With No Related Allowance Recorded Investment ImpairedFinancingReceivableWithNoRelatedAllowanceRecordedInvestment	64801000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Impaired Financing Receivable With No Related Allowance Average Recorded Investment ImpairedFinancingReceivableWithNoRelatedAllowanceAverageRecordedInvestment	66900000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Impaired Financing Receivable With No Related Allowance Interest Income Accrual Method ImpairedFinancingReceivableWithNoRelatedAllowanceInterestIncomeAccrualMethod	958000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Impaired Financing Receivable Unpaid Principal Balance ImpairedFinancingReceivableUnpaidPrincipalBalance	86270000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Impaired Financing Receivable Recorded Investment ImpairedFinancingReceivableRecordedInvestment	81796000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Impaired Financing Receivable Related Allowance ImpairedFinancingReceivableRelatedAllowance	7554000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Impaired Financing Receivable Average Recorded Investment ImpairedFinancingReceivableAverageRecordedInvestment	82299000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Impaired Financing Receivable Interest Income Accrual Method ImpairedFinancingReceivableInterestIncomeAccrualMethod	1059000	USD
	us-gaap	Financing Receivable Significant Purchases FinancingReceivableSignificantPurchases	1795877000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Financing Receivable Significant Purchases FinancingReceivableSignificantPurchases	1633331000	USD
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CY2018Q1	us-gaap	Certain Loans Acquired In Transfer Not Accounted For As Debt Securities Accretable Yield CertainLoansAcquiredInTransferNotAccountedForAsDebtSecuritiesAccretableYield	0	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Certain Loans Acquired In Transfer Not Accounted For As Debt Securities Accretable Yield CertainLoansAcquiredInTransferNotAccountedForAsDebtSecuritiesAccretableYield	227000	USD
CY2017Q4	us-gaap	Certain Loans Acquired In Transfer Not Accounted For As Debt Securities Accretable Yield CertainLoansAcquiredInTransferNotAccountedForAsDebtSecuritiesAccretableYield	57000	USD
CY2019Q2	us-gaap	Certain Loans Acquired In Transfer Accounted For As Debt Securities Accretable Yield Additions CertainLoansAcquiredInTransferAccountedForAsDebtSecuritiesAccretableYieldAdditions	27000	USD
CY2018Q2	us-gaap	Certain Loans Acquired In Transfer Accounted For As Debt Securities Accretable Yield Additions CertainLoansAcquiredInTransferAccountedForAsDebtSecuritiesAccretableYieldAdditions	564000	USD
	us-gaap	Certain Loans Acquired In Transfer Accounted For As Debt Securities Accretable Yield Additions CertainLoansAcquiredInTransferAccountedForAsDebtSecuritiesAccretableYieldAdditions	27000	USD
	us-gaap	Certain Loans Acquired In Transfer Accounted For As Debt Securities Accretable Yield Additions CertainLoansAcquiredInTransferAccountedForAsDebtSecuritiesAccretableYieldAdditions	508000	USD
CY2019Q2	us-gaap	Certain Loans Acquired In Transfer Not Accounted For As Debt Securities Accretable Yield Accretion CertainLoansAcquiredInTransferNotAccountedForAsDebtSecuritiesAccretableYieldAccretion	851000	USD
CY2018Q2	us-gaap	Certain Loans Acquired In Transfer Not Accounted For As Debt Securities Accretable Yield Accretion CertainLoansAcquiredInTransferNotAccountedForAsDebtSecuritiesAccretableYieldAccretion	651000	USD
	us-gaap	Certain Loans Acquired In Transfer Not Accounted For As Debt Securities Accretable Yield Accretion CertainLoansAcquiredInTransferNotAccountedForAsDebtSecuritiesAccretableYieldAccretion	1108000	USD
	us-gaap	Certain Loans Acquired In Transfer Not Accounted For As Debt Securities Accretable Yield Accretion CertainLoansAcquiredInTransferNotAccountedForAsDebtSecuritiesAccretableYieldAccretion	850000	USD
CY2019Q2	us-gaap	Certain Loans Acquired In Transfer Not Accounted For As Debt Securities Accretable Yield Reclassifications From Nonaccretable Difference CertainLoansAcquiredInTransferNotAccountedForAsDebtSecuritiesAccretableYieldReclassificationsFromNonaccretableDifference	452000	USD
CY2018Q2	us-gaap	Certain Loans Acquired In Transfer Not Accounted For As Debt Securities Accretable Yield Reclassifications From Nonaccretable Difference CertainLoansAcquiredInTransferNotAccountedForAsDebtSecuritiesAccretableYieldReclassificationsFromNonaccretableDifference	550000	USD
	us-gaap	Certain Loans Acquired In Transfer Not Accounted For As Debt Securities Accretable Yield Reclassifications From Nonaccretable Difference CertainLoansAcquiredInTransferNotAccountedForAsDebtSecuritiesAccretableYieldReclassificationsFromNonaccretableDifference	670000	USD
	us-gaap	Certain Loans Acquired In Transfer Not Accounted For As Debt Securities Accretable Yield Reclassifications From Nonaccretable Difference CertainLoansAcquiredInTransferNotAccountedForAsDebtSecuritiesAccretableYieldReclassificationsFromNonaccretableDifference	748000	USD
CY2019Q2	us-gaap	Certain Loans Acquired In Transfer Not Accounted For As Debt Securities Accretable Yield CertainLoansAcquiredInTransferNotAccountedForAsDebtSecuritiesAccretableYield	-184000	USD
CY2018Q2	us-gaap	Certain Loans Acquired In Transfer Not Accounted For As Debt Securities Accretable Yield CertainLoansAcquiredInTransferNotAccountedForAsDebtSecuritiesAccretableYield	463000	USD
CY2019Q2	us-gaap	Certain Loans Acquired In Transfer Not Accounted For As Debt Securities Accretable Yield CertainLoansAcquiredInTransferNotAccountedForAsDebtSecuritiesAccretableYield	-184000	USD
CY2018Q2	us-gaap	Certain Loans Acquired In Transfer Not Accounted For As Debt Securities Accretable Yield CertainLoansAcquiredInTransferNotAccountedForAsDebtSecuritiesAccretableYield	463000	USD
CY2019Q1	us-gaap	Financing Receivable Allowance For Credit Losses FinancingReceivableAllowanceForCreditLosses	62639000	USD
CY2019Q2	us-gaap	Financing Receivable Allowance For Credit Losses Write Offs FinancingReceivableAllowanceForCreditLossesWriteOffs	4780000	USD
CY2019Q2	us-gaap	Financing Receivable Allowance For Credit Losses Recovery FinancingReceivableAllowanceForCreditLossesRecovery	1073000	USD
CY2019Q2	us-gaap	Provision For Loan And Lease Losses ProvisionForLoanAndLeaseLosses	4918000	USD
CY2019Q2	us-gaap	Financing Receivable Allowance For Credit Losses FinancingReceivableAllowanceForCreditLosses	63850000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Financing Receivable Allowance For Credit Losses FinancingReceivableAllowanceForCreditLosses	61963000	USD
	us-gaap	Financing Receivable Allowance For Credit Losses Write Offs FinancingReceivableAllowanceForCreditLossesWriteOffs	6730000	USD
	us-gaap	Financing Receivable Allowance For Credit Losses Recovery FinancingReceivableAllowanceForCreditLossesRecovery	2064000	USD
	us-gaap	Provision For Loan And Lease Losses ProvisionForLoanAndLeaseLosses	6553000	USD
CY2019Q2	us-gaap	Financing Receivable Allowance For Credit Losses FinancingReceivableAllowanceForCreditLosses	63850000	USD
CY2018Q1	us-gaap	Financing Receivable Allowance For Credit Losses FinancingReceivableAllowanceForCreditLosses	58656000	USD
CY2018Q2	us-gaap	Financing Receivable Allowance For Credit Losses Write Offs FinancingReceivableAllowanceForCreditLossesWriteOffs	3164000	USD
CY2018Q2	us-gaap	Financing Receivable Allowance For Credit Losses Recovery FinancingReceivableAllowanceForCreditLossesRecovery	1001000	USD
CY2018Q2	us-gaap	Provision For Loan And Lease Losses ProvisionForLoanAndLeaseLosses	4831000	USD
CY2018Q2	us-gaap	Financing Receivable Allowance For Credit Losses FinancingReceivableAllowanceForCreditLosses	61324000	USD
CY2017Q4	us-gaap	Financing Receivable Allowance For Credit Losses FinancingReceivableAllowanceForCreditLosses	55686000	USD
	us-gaap	Financing Receivable Allowance For Credit Losses Write Offs FinancingReceivableAllowanceForCreditLossesWriteOffs	5388000	USD
	us-gaap	Financing Receivable Allowance For Credit Losses Recovery FinancingReceivableAllowanceForCreditLossesRecovery	1932000	USD
	us-gaap	Provision For Loan And Lease Losses ProvisionForLoanAndLeaseLosses	9094000	USD
CY2018Q2	us-gaap	Financing Receivable Allowance For Credit Losses FinancingReceivableAllowanceForCreditLosses	61324000	USD
CY2019Q2	us-gaap	Goodwill Goodwill	427100000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Goodwill Goodwill	391700000	USD
CY2018Q3	us-gaap	Goodwill Impairment Loss GoodwillImpairmentLoss	0	USD
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CY2019Q2	us-gaap	Finite Lived Intangible Assets Accumulated Amortization FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization	50331000	USD
CY2019Q2	us-gaap	Intangible Assets Net Excluding Goodwill IntangibleAssetsNetExcludingGoodwill	59898000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Finite Lived Intangible Assets Gross FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsGross	133879000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Intangible Assets Net Excluding Goodwill IntangibleAssetsNetExcludingGoodwill	78551000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Finite Lived Intangible Assets Accumulated Amortization FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization	55328000	USD
CY2019Q2	us-gaap	Finite Lived Intangible Assets Amortization Expense Remainder Of Fiscal Year FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAmortizationExpenseRemainderOfFiscalYear	6959000	USD
CY2019Q2	us-gaap	Finite Lived Intangible Assets Amortization Expense Next Twelve Months FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAmortizationExpenseNextTwelveMonths	11834000	USD
CY2019Q2	us-gaap	Finite Lived Intangible Assets Amortization Expense Year Two FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAmortizationExpenseYearTwo	9903000	USD
CY2019Q2	us-gaap	Finite Lived Intangible Assets Amortization Expense Year Three FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAmortizationExpenseYearThree	8107000	USD
CY2019Q2	us-gaap	Finite Lived Intangible Assets Amortization Expense Year Four FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAmortizationExpenseYearFour	6958000	USD
CY2019Q2	us-gaap	Finite Lived Intangible Assets Amortization Expense Year Five FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAmortizationExpenseYearFive	5628000	USD
CY2019Q2	us-gaap	Finite Lived Intangible Assets Amortization Expense After Year Five FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAmortizationExpenseAfterYearFive	10509000	USD
CY2019Q2	us-gaap	Finite Lived Intangible Assets Net FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet	59898000	USD
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CY2018	us-gaap	Servicing Asset At Amortized Value Valuation Allowance ServicingAssetAtAmortizedValueValuationAllowance	58000	USD
CY2019Q2	us-gaap	Collateral Already Posted Aggregate Fair Value CollateralAlreadyPostedAggregateFairValue	1800000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Collateral Already Posted Aggregate Fair Value CollateralAlreadyPostedAggregateFairValue	0	USD
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	us-gaap	Cash Flow Hedge Gain Loss To Be Reclassified Within Twelve Months CashFlowHedgeGainLossToBeReclassifiedWithinTwelveMonths	402000	USD
CY2019Q2	us-gaap	Revenue From Contract With Customer Excluding Assessed Tax RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax	20482000	USD
CY2018Q2	us-gaap	Revenue From Contract With Customer Excluding Assessed Tax RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax	17564000	USD
	us-gaap	Revenue From Contract With Customer Excluding Assessed Tax RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax	38484000	USD
	us-gaap	Revenue From Contract With Customer Excluding Assessed Tax RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax	33230000	USD
CY2019Q2	us-gaap	Investment Banking Advisory Brokerage And Underwriting Fees And Commissions InvestmentBankingAdvisoryBrokerageAndUnderwritingFeesAndCommissions	1338000	USD
CY2018Q2	us-gaap	Investment Banking Advisory Brokerage And Underwriting Fees And Commissions InvestmentBankingAdvisoryBrokerageAndUnderwritingFeesAndCommissions	1807000	USD
	us-gaap	Investment Banking Advisory Brokerage And Underwriting Fees And Commissions InvestmentBankingAdvisoryBrokerageAndUnderwritingFeesAndCommissions	3067000	USD
	us-gaap	Investment Banking Advisory Brokerage And Underwriting Fees And Commissions InvestmentBankingAdvisoryBrokerageAndUnderwritingFeesAndCommissions	3561000	USD
CY2019Q2	us-gaap	Debt And Equity Securities Gain Loss DebtAndEquitySecuritiesGainLoss	3580000	USD
CY2018Q2	us-gaap	Debt And Equity Securities Gain Loss DebtAndEquitySecuritiesGainLoss	-259000	USD
	us-gaap	Debt And Equity Securities Gain Loss DebtAndEquitySecuritiesGainLoss	5155000	USD
	us-gaap	Debt And Equity Securities Gain Loss DebtAndEquitySecuritiesGainLoss	1182000	USD
CY2019Q2	us-gaap	Equity Securities Fv Ni Unrealized Gain Loss EquitySecuritiesFvNiUnrealizedGainLoss	112000	USD
CY2018Q2	us-gaap	Equity Securities Fv Ni Unrealized Gain Loss EquitySecuritiesFvNiUnrealizedGainLoss	71000	USD
	us-gaap	Equity Securities Fv Ni Unrealized Gain Loss EquitySecuritiesFvNiUnrealizedGainLoss	370000	USD
	us-gaap	Equity Securities Fv Ni Unrealized Gain Loss EquitySecuritiesFvNiUnrealizedGainLoss	43000	USD
CY2019Q2	us-gaap	Gain Loss On Sale Of Loans And Leases GainLossOnSaleOfLoansAndLeases	4343000	USD
CY2018Q2	us-gaap	Gain Loss On Sale Of Loans And Leases GainLossOnSaleOfLoansAndLeases	6800000	USD
	us-gaap	Gain Loss On Sale Of Loans And Leases GainLossOnSaleOfLoansAndLeases	7519000	USD
	us-gaap	Gain Loss On Sale Of Loans And Leases GainLossOnSaleOfLoansAndLeases	10851000	USD
CY2019Q2	htlf	Servicing Rights Impairment Recovery ServicingRightsImpairmentRecovery	364000	USD
CY2018Q2	htlf	Servicing Rights Impairment Recovery ServicingRightsImpairmentRecovery	216000	USD
	htlf	Servicing Rights Impairment Recovery ServicingRightsImpairmentRecovery	953000	USD
	htlf	Servicing Rights Impairment Recovery ServicingRightsImpairmentRecovery	218000	USD
CY2019Q2	us-gaap	Bank Owned Life Insurance Income BankOwnedLifeInsuranceIncome	888000	USD
CY2018Q2	us-gaap	Bank Owned Life Insurance Income BankOwnedLifeInsuranceIncome	700000	USD
	us-gaap	Bank Owned Life Insurance Income BankOwnedLifeInsuranceIncome	1787000	USD
	us-gaap	Bank Owned Life Insurance Income BankOwnedLifeInsuranceIncome	1314000	USD
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CY2018Q2	us-gaap	Noninterest Income Other Operating Income NoninterestIncomeOtherOperatingIncome	1167000	USD
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CY2019Q2	us-gaap	Lessee Operating Lease Liability Payments Due After Year Five LesseeOperatingLeaseLiabilityPaymentsDueAfterYearFive	5502000	USD
CY2019Q2	us-gaap	Lessee Operating Lease Liability Payments Due LesseeOperatingLeaseLiabilityPaymentsDue	24809000	USD
CY2019Q2	us-gaap	Lessee Operating Lease Liability Undiscounted Excess Amount LesseeOperatingLeaseLiabilityUndiscountedExcessAmount	2136000	USD
CY2019Q2	us-gaap	Operating Lease Liability OperatingLeaseLiability	22673000	USD
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CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Operating Leases Future Minimum Payments Due OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDue	34328000	USD

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