$HTLF
HEARTLAND FINANCIAL USA INC Stock $htlf

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2021 Q3 Form 10-Q Financial Statement

#000092011221000263 Filed on November 05, 2021

Income Statement

Concept	2021 Q3	2020 Q3	2020 Q2
Revenue	$149.2M	$131.0M	$133.8M
YoY Change	13.91%	-1.83%	5.32%
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	$6.600M	$6.600M	$7.000M
YoY Change	0.0%	-9.59%	-13.58%
% of Gross Profit
Operating Expenses
YoY Change
Operating Profit
YoY Change
Interest Expense	$6.644M	$8.470M	$9.619M
YoY Change	-21.56%	-61.64%	-52.6%
% of Operating Profit
Other Income/Expense, Net
YoY Change
Pretax Income	$69.17M	$61.64M	$37.55M
YoY Change	12.22%	44.85%	-36.09%
Income Tax	$13.25M	$13.68M	$7.417M
% Of Pretax Income	19.15%	22.2%	19.75%
Net Earnings	$55.92M	$47.96M	$30.13M
YoY Change	16.61%	38.56%	-33.29%
Net Earnings / Revenue	37.49%	36.62%	22.53%
Basic Earnings Per Share	$1.27	$1.23	$0.82
Diluted Earnings Per Share	$1.27	$1.23	$0.82
COMMON SHARES
Basic Shares Outstanding	42.30M shares	36.94M shares	36.88M shares
Diluted Shares Outstanding	42.42M shares	37.00M shares	36.92M shares

Balance Sheet

Concept	2021 Q3	2020 Q3	2020 Q2
SHORT-TERM ASSETS
Cash & Short-Term Investments	$7.777B	$5.282B	$4.580B
YoY Change	47.23%
Cash & Equivalents	$327.4M	$331.7M	$453.6M
Short-Term Investments	$7.450B	$4.951B	$4.126B
Other Short-Term Assets
YoY Change
Inventory
Prepaid Expenses
Receivables
Other Receivables
Total Short-Term Assets
YoY Change
LONG-TERM ASSETS
Property, Plant & Equipment	$219.3M	$199.5M	$197.9M
YoY Change	9.94%	1.77%	1.69%
Goodwill	$576.0M	$446.3M	$446.3M
YoY Change	29.06%	4.5%	4.5%
Intangibles	$41.51M	$46.27M	$48.48M
YoY Change	-10.3%	-17.5%	-19.06%
Long-Term Investments
YoY Change
Other Assets	$3.000M	$1.000M	$1.000M
YoY Change	200.0%	-66.67%	-75.0%
Total Long-Term Assets
YoY Change
TOTAL ASSETS
Total Short-Term Assets
Total Long-Term Assets
Total Assets	$19.00B	$15.61B	$15.03B
YoY Change	21.67%	24.21%	23.57%
SHORT-TERM LIABILITIES
YoY Change
Accounts Payable
YoY Change
Accrued Expenses	$164.0M	$203.0M	$175.0M
YoY Change	-19.21%	66.39%	47.06%
Deferred Revenue
YoY Change
Short-Term Debt	$265.6M	$306.7M	$88.63M
YoY Change	-13.4%	184.37%	-17.37%
Long-Term Debt Due
YoY Change
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$164.0M	$203.0M	$175.0M
YoY Change	-19.21%	66.39%	47.06%
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Long-Term Debt	$371.0M	$523.0M	$304.0M
YoY Change	-29.06%	90.18%	8.57%
Other Long-Term Liabilities
YoY Change
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$371.0M	$523.0M	$304.0M
YoY Change	-29.06%	72.61%	1.33%
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$164.0M	$203.0M	$175.0M
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$371.0M	$523.0M	$304.0M
Total Liabilities	$16.82B	$13.80B	$13.28B
YoY Change	21.9%	25.4%	24.82%
SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
Retained Earnings	$926.8M	$761.2M	$723.1M
YoY Change	21.76%	13.48%	12.49%
Common Stock	$1.111B	$884.3M	$881.0M
YoY Change	25.66%	1.03%	0.82%
Preferred Stock
YoY Change
Treasury Stock (at cost)
YoY Change
Treasury Stock Shares
Shareholders Equity	$2.172B	$1.812B	$1.747B
YoY Change
Total Liabilities & Shareholders Equity	$19.00B	$15.61B	$15.03B
YoY Change	21.67%	24.21%	23.57%

Cashflow Statement

Concept	2021 Q3	2020 Q3	2020 Q2
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net Income	$55.92M	$47.96M	$30.13M
YoY Change	16.61%	38.56%	-33.29%
Depreciation, Depletion And Amortization	$6.600M	$6.600M	$7.000M
YoY Change	0.0%	-9.59%	-13.58%
Cash From Operating Activities	$79.30M	$51.90M	$14.00M
YoY Change	52.79%	50.0%	-50.53%
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital Expenditures	-$4.200M	-$5.500M	-$4.000M
YoY Change	-23.64%	22.22%	42.86%
Acquisitions
YoY Change
Other Investing Activities	-$832.4M	-$653.6M	-$1.432B
YoY Change	27.36%	13.55%	-3958.76%
Cash From Investing Activities	-$836.5M	-$659.1M	-$1.436B
YoY Change	26.92%	13.62%	-4285.13%
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Cash Dividend Paid
YoY Change
Common Stock Issuance & Retirement, Net
YoY Change
Debt Paid & Issued, Net
YoY Change
Cash From Financing Activities	635.5M	485.2M	1.635B
YoY Change	30.98%	38.15%	1777.5%
NET CHANGE
Cash From Operating Activities	79.30M	51.90M	14.00M
Cash From Investing Activities	-836.5M	-659.1M	-1.436B
Cash From Financing Activities	635.5M	485.2M	1.635B
Net Change In Cash	-121.7M	-122.0M	213.8M
YoY Change	-0.25%	-37.21%	42.82%
FREE CASH FLOW
Cash From Operating Activities	$79.30M	$51.90M	$14.00M
Capital Expenditures	-$4.200M	-$5.500M	-$4.000M
Free Cash Flow	$83.50M	$57.40M	$18.00M
YoY Change	45.47%	46.8%	-42.12%

Facts In Submission

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CY2020Q3	us-gaap	Noninterest Income NoninterestIncome	31216000	USD
	us-gaap	Noninterest Income NoninterestIncome	96205000	USD
	us-gaap	Noninterest Income NoninterestIncome	87670000	USD
CY2021Q3	us-gaap	Labor And Related Expense LaborAndRelatedExpense	60689000	USD
CY2020Q3	us-gaap	Labor And Related Expense LaborAndRelatedExpense	50978000	USD
	us-gaap	Labor And Related Expense LaborAndRelatedExpense	177083000	USD
	us-gaap	Labor And Related Expense LaborAndRelatedExpense	151053000	USD
CY2021Q3	us-gaap	Occupancy Net OccupancyNet	7366000	USD
CY2020Q3	us-gaap	Occupancy Net OccupancyNet	6732000	USD
	us-gaap	Occupancy Net OccupancyNet	22683000	USD
	us-gaap	Occupancy Net OccupancyNet	19705000	USD
CY2021Q3	us-gaap	Equipment Expense EquipmentExpense	3365000	USD
CY2020Q3	us-gaap	Equipment Expense EquipmentExpense	2500000	USD
	us-gaap	Equipment Expense EquipmentExpense	9959000	USD
	us-gaap	Equipment Expense EquipmentExpense	8601000	USD
CY2021Q3	us-gaap	Professional Fees ProfessionalFees	17242000	USD
CY2020Q3	us-gaap	Professional Fees ProfessionalFees	12802000	USD
	us-gaap	Professional Fees ProfessionalFees	46969000	USD
	us-gaap	Professional Fees ProfessionalFees	38951000	USD
CY2021Q3	us-gaap	Advertising Expense AdvertisingExpense	1921000	USD
CY2020Q3	us-gaap	Advertising Expense AdvertisingExpense	928000	USD
	us-gaap	Advertising Expense AdvertisingExpense	5039000	USD
	us-gaap	Advertising Expense AdvertisingExpense	4128000	USD
CY2021Q3	us-gaap	Amortization Of Intangible Assets AmortizationOfIntangibleAssets	2295000	USD
CY2020Q3	us-gaap	Amortization Of Intangible Assets AmortizationOfIntangibleAssets	2492000	USD
	us-gaap	Amortization Of Intangible Assets AmortizationOfIntangibleAssets	7226000	USD
	us-gaap	Amortization Of Intangible Assets AmortizationOfIntangibleAssets	8169000	USD
CY2021Q3	us-gaap	Gains Losses On Sales Of Other Real Estate GainsLossesOnSalesOfOtherRealEstate	-78000	USD
CY2020Q3	us-gaap	Gains Losses On Sales Of Other Real Estate GainsLossesOnSalesOfOtherRealEstate	-335000	USD
	us-gaap	Gains Losses On Sales Of Other Real Estate GainsLossesOnSalesOfOtherRealEstate	-627000	USD
	us-gaap	Gains Losses On Sales Of Other Real Estate GainsLossesOnSalesOfOtherRealEstate	-872000	USD
CY2021Q3	us-gaap	Gains Losses On Sales Of Assets GainsLossesOnSalesOfAssets	3000	USD
CY2020Q3	us-gaap	Gains Losses On Sales Of Assets GainsLossesOnSalesOfAssets	-1763000	USD
	us-gaap	Gains Losses On Sales Of Assets GainsLossesOnSalesOfAssets	-374000	USD
	us-gaap	Gains Losses On Sales Of Assets GainsLossesOnSalesOfAssets	-2480000	USD
CY2021Q3	htlf	Business Acquisition Integration And Restructuring Costs BusinessAcquisitionIntegrationAndRestructuringCosts	204000	USD
CY2020Q3	htlf	Business Acquisition Integration And Restructuring Costs BusinessAcquisitionIntegrationAndRestructuringCosts	1146000	USD
	htlf	Business Acquisition Integration And Restructuring Costs BusinessAcquisitionIntegrationAndRestructuringCosts	3342000	USD
	htlf	Business Acquisition Integration And Restructuring Costs BusinessAcquisitionIntegrationAndRestructuringCosts	3195000	USD
CY2021Q3	htlf	Partnership Investment In Tax Credit Projects PartnershipInvestmentInTaxCreditProjects	2374000	USD
CY2020Q3	htlf	Partnership Investment In Tax Credit Projects PartnershipInvestmentInTaxCreditProjects	927000	USD
	htlf	Partnership Investment In Tax Credit Projects PartnershipInvestmentInTaxCreditProjects	3754000	USD
	htlf	Partnership Investment In Tax Credit Projects PartnershipInvestmentInTaxCreditProjects	1902000	USD
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CY2020Q3	us-gaap	Other Noninterest Expense OtherNoninterestExpense	9793000	USD
	us-gaap	Other Noninterest Expense OtherNoninterestExpense	39370000	USD
	us-gaap	Other Noninterest Expense OtherNoninterestExpense	32638000	USD
CY2021Q3	us-gaap	Noninterest Expense NoninterestExpense	110627000	USD
CY2020Q3	us-gaap	Noninterest Expense NoninterestExpense	90396000	USD
	us-gaap	Noninterest Expense NoninterestExpense	316426000	USD
	us-gaap	Noninterest Expense NoninterestExpense	271694000	USD
CY2021Q3	us-gaap	Income Loss From Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes Extraordinary Items Noncontrolling Interest IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest	69174000	USD
CY2020Q3	us-gaap	Income Loss From Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes Extraordinary Items Noncontrolling Interest IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest	61639000	USD
	us-gaap	Income Loss From Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes Extraordinary Items Noncontrolling Interest IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest	215407000	USD
	us-gaap	Income Loss From Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes Extraordinary Items Noncontrolling Interest IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest	125136000	USD
CY2021Q3	us-gaap	Income Tax Expense Benefit IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	13250000	USD
CY2020Q3	us-gaap	Income Tax Expense Benefit IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	13681000	USD
	us-gaap	Income Tax Expense Benefit IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	45064000	USD
	us-gaap	Income Tax Expense Benefit IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	27007000	USD
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CY2020Q3	us-gaap	Net Income Loss NetIncomeLoss	47958000	USD
	us-gaap	Net Income Loss NetIncomeLoss	170343000	USD
	us-gaap	Net Income Loss NetIncomeLoss	98129000	USD
CY2021Q3	us-gaap	Preferred Stock Dividends Income Statement Impact PreferredStockDividendsIncomeStatementImpact	2013000	USD
CY2020Q3	us-gaap	Preferred Stock Dividends Income Statement Impact PreferredStockDividendsIncomeStatementImpact	2437000	USD
	us-gaap	Preferred Stock Dividends Income Statement Impact PreferredStockDividendsIncomeStatementImpact	6038000	USD
	us-gaap	Preferred Stock Dividends Income Statement Impact PreferredStockDividendsIncomeStatementImpact	2437000	USD
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CY2020Q3	us-gaap	Net Income Loss Available To Common Stockholders Basic NetIncomeLossAvailableToCommonStockholdersBasic	45521000	USD
	us-gaap	Net Income Loss Available To Common Stockholders Basic NetIncomeLossAvailableToCommonStockholdersBasic	164305000	USD
	us-gaap	Net Income Loss Available To Common Stockholders Basic NetIncomeLossAvailableToCommonStockholdersBasic	95692000	USD
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	us-gaap	Earnings Per Share Basic EarningsPerShareBasic	3.89
	us-gaap	Earnings Per Share Basic EarningsPerShareBasic	2.59
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CY2020Q3	us-gaap	Earnings Per Share Diluted EarningsPerShareDiluted	1.23
	us-gaap	Earnings Per Share Diluted EarningsPerShareDiluted	3.88
	us-gaap	Earnings Per Share Diluted EarningsPerShareDiluted	2.59
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CY2020Q3	us-gaap	Common Stock Dividends Per Share Declared CommonStockDividendsPerShareDeclared	0.20
	us-gaap	Common Stock Dividends Per Share Declared CommonStockDividendsPerShareDeclared	0.69
	us-gaap	Common Stock Dividends Per Share Declared CommonStockDividendsPerShareDeclared	0.60
CY2021Q3	us-gaap	Net Income Loss NetIncomeLoss	55924000	USD
CY2020Q3	us-gaap	Net Income Loss NetIncomeLoss	47958000	USD
	us-gaap	Net Income Loss NetIncomeLoss	170343000	USD
	us-gaap	Net Income Loss NetIncomeLoss	98129000	USD
CY2021Q3	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Unrealized Holding Gain Loss On Securities Arising During Period Before Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeUnrealizedHoldingGainLossOnSecuritiesArisingDuringPeriodBeforeTax	-44968000	USD
CY2020Q3	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Unrealized Holding Gain Loss On Securities Arising During Period Before Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeUnrealizedHoldingGainLossOnSecuritiesArisingDuringPeriodBeforeTax	31340000	USD
	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Unrealized Holding Gain Loss On Securities Arising During Period Before Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeUnrealizedHoldingGainLossOnSecuritiesArisingDuringPeriodBeforeTax	-65613000	USD
	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Unrealized Holding Gain Loss On Securities Arising During Period Before Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeUnrealizedHoldingGainLossOnSecuritiesArisingDuringPeriodBeforeTax	84564000	USD
CY2021Q3	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Reclassification Adjustment From Aoci For Sale Of Securities Before Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossReclassificationAdjustmentFromAOCIForSaleOfSecuritiesBeforeTax	1535000	USD
CY2020Q3	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Reclassification Adjustment From Aoci For Sale Of Securities Before Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossReclassificationAdjustmentFromAOCIForSaleOfSecuritiesBeforeTax	1099000	USD
	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Reclassification Adjustment From Aoci For Sale Of Securities Before Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossReclassificationAdjustmentFromAOCIForSaleOfSecuritiesBeforeTax	4347000	USD
	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Reclassification Adjustment From Aoci For Sale Of Securities Before Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossReclassificationAdjustmentFromAOCIForSaleOfSecuritiesBeforeTax	4763000	USD
CY2021Q3	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Available For Sale Securities Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossAvailableForSaleSecuritiesTax	-12181000	USD
CY2020Q3	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Available For Sale Securities Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossAvailableForSaleSecuritiesTax	7845000	USD
	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Available For Sale Securities Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossAvailableForSaleSecuritiesTax	-18264000	USD
	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Available For Sale Securities Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossAvailableForSaleSecuritiesTax	20777000	USD
CY2021Q3	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Available For Sale Securities Adjustment Net Of Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossAvailableForSaleSecuritiesAdjustmentNetOfTax	-34322000	USD
CY2020Q3	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Available For Sale Securities Adjustment Net Of Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossAvailableForSaleSecuritiesAdjustmentNetOfTax	22396000	USD
	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Available For Sale Securities Adjustment Net Of Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossAvailableForSaleSecuritiesAdjustmentNetOfTax	-51696000	USD
	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Available For Sale Securities Adjustment Net Of Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossAvailableForSaleSecuritiesAdjustmentNetOfTax	59024000	USD
CY2021Q3	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Cash Flow Hedge Gain Loss Before Reclassification And Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossCashFlowHedgeGainLossBeforeReclassificationAndTax	2220000	USD
CY2020Q3	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Cash Flow Hedge Gain Loss Before Reclassification And Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossCashFlowHedgeGainLossBeforeReclassificationAndTax	1199000	USD
	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Cash Flow Hedge Gain Loss Before Reclassification And Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossCashFlowHedgeGainLossBeforeReclassificationAndTax	4853000	USD
	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Cash Flow Hedge Gain Loss Before Reclassification And Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossCashFlowHedgeGainLossBeforeReclassificationAndTax	-2164000	USD
CY2021Q3	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Cash Flow Hedge Gain Loss Reclassification Before Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossCashFlowHedgeGainLossReclassificationBeforeTax	543000	USD
CY2020Q3	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Cash Flow Hedge Gain Loss Reclassification Before Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossCashFlowHedgeGainLossReclassificationBeforeTax	601000	USD
	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Cash Flow Hedge Gain Loss Reclassification Before Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossCashFlowHedgeGainLossReclassificationBeforeTax	1601000	USD
	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Cash Flow Hedge Gain Loss Reclassification Before Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossCashFlowHedgeGainLossReclassificationBeforeTax	1214000	USD
CY2021Q3	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Cash Flow Hedge Gain Loss After Reclassification Tax Parent OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossCashFlowHedgeGainLossAfterReclassificationTaxParent	392000	USD
CY2020Q3	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Cash Flow Hedge Gain Loss After Reclassification Tax Parent OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossCashFlowHedgeGainLossAfterReclassificationTaxParent	126000	USD
	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Cash Flow Hedge Gain Loss After Reclassification Tax Parent OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossCashFlowHedgeGainLossAfterReclassificationTaxParent	725000	USD
	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Cash Flow Hedge Gain Loss After Reclassification Tax Parent OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossCashFlowHedgeGainLossAfterReclassificationTaxParent	-706000	USD
CY2021Q3	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Cash Flow Hedge Gain Loss After Reclassification And Tax Parent OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossCashFlowHedgeGainLossAfterReclassificationAndTaxParent	1285000	USD
CY2020Q3	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Cash Flow Hedge Gain Loss After Reclassification And Tax Parent OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossCashFlowHedgeGainLossAfterReclassificationAndTaxParent	472000	USD
	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Cash Flow Hedge Gain Loss After Reclassification And Tax Parent OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossCashFlowHedgeGainLossAfterReclassificationAndTaxParent	2527000	USD
	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Cash Flow Hedge Gain Loss After Reclassification And Tax Parent OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossCashFlowHedgeGainLossAfterReclassificationAndTaxParent	-2672000	USD
CY2021Q3	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Net Of Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax	-33037000	USD
CY2020Q3	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Net Of Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax	22868000	USD
	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Net Of Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax	-49169000	USD
	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Net Of Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax	56352000	USD
CY2021Q3	us-gaap	Comprehensive Income Net Of Tax ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTax	22887000	USD
CY2020Q3	us-gaap	Comprehensive Income Net Of Tax ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTax	70826000	USD
	us-gaap	Comprehensive Income Net Of Tax ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTax	121174000	USD
	us-gaap	Comprehensive Income Net Of Tax ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTax	154481000	USD
	us-gaap	Net Income Loss NetIncomeLoss	170343000	USD
	us-gaap	Net Income Loss NetIncomeLoss	98129000	USD
	us-gaap	Depreciation Depletion And Amortization DepreciationDepletionAndAmortization	20342000	USD
	us-gaap	Depreciation Depletion And Amortization DepreciationDepletionAndAmortization	20726000	USD
	us-gaap	Provision For Loan And Lease Losses ProvisionForLoanAndLeaseLosses	-12262000	USD
	us-gaap	Provision For Loan And Lease Losses ProvisionForLoanAndLeaseLosses	49994000	USD
	us-gaap	Accretion Amortization Of Discounts And Premiums Investments AccretionAmortizationOfDiscountsAndPremiumsInvestments	-30975000	USD
	us-gaap	Accretion Amortization Of Discounts And Premiums Investments AccretionAmortizationOfDiscountsAndPremiumsInvestments	-9925000	USD
	us-gaap	Debt And Equity Securities Gain Loss DebtAndEquitySecuritiesGainLoss	4347000	USD
	us-gaap	Debt And Equity Securities Gain Loss DebtAndEquitySecuritiesGainLoss	4964000	USD
	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Equity Securities Fv Ni IncreaseDecreaseInEquitySecuritiesFvNi	85000	USD
	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Equity Securities Fv Ni IncreaseDecreaseInEquitySecuritiesFvNi	604000	USD
	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation ShareBasedCompensation	6732000	USD
	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation ShareBasedCompensation	5551000	USD
	us-gaap	Payments For Origination And Purchases Of Loans Held For Sale PaymentsForOriginationAndPurchasesOfLoansHeldForSale	364808000	USD
	us-gaap	Payments For Origination And Purchases Of Loans Held For Sale PaymentsForOriginationAndPurchasesOfLoansHeldForSale	461723000	USD
	us-gaap	Proceeds From Sale Of Loans Held For Sale ProceedsFromSaleOfLoansHeldForSale	401078000	USD
	us-gaap	Proceeds From Sale Of Loans Held For Sale ProceedsFromSaleOfLoansHeldForSale	443913000	USD
	us-gaap	Gain Loss On Sales Of Loans Net GainLossOnSalesOfLoansNet	15399000	USD
	us-gaap	Gain Loss On Sales Of Loans Net GainLossOnSalesOfLoansNet	21411000	USD
	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Accrued Interest Receivable Net IncreaseDecreaseInAccruedInterestReceivableNet	-353000	USD
	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Accrued Interest Receivable Net IncreaseDecreaseInAccruedInterestReceivableNet	7955000	USD
	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Prepaid Expense IncreaseDecreaseInPrepaidExpense	-318000	USD
	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Prepaid Expense IncreaseDecreaseInPrepaidExpense	-408000	USD
	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Interest Payable Net IncreaseDecreaseInInterestPayableNet	-271000	USD
	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Interest Payable Net IncreaseDecreaseInInterestPayableNet	-1461000	USD
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	htlf	Paymentsto Acquire Mortgage Servicing Rights Msr Operating Activities PaymentstoAcquireMortgageServicingRightsMSROperatingActivities	2633000	USD
	htlf	Servicing Rights Impairment Recovery ServicingRightsImpairmentRecovery	-586000	USD
	htlf	Servicing Rights Impairment Recovery ServicingRightsImpairmentRecovery	1676000	USD
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	us-gaap	Gain Loss On Disposition Of Assets1 GainLossOnDispositionOfAssets1	-2480000	USD
	htlf	Net Excess Tax Benefit Expense From Share Based Compensation Operating Activities NetExcessTaxBenefitExpenseFromShareBasedCompensationOperatingActivities	304000	USD
	htlf	Net Excess Tax Benefit Expense From Share Based Compensation Operating Activities NetExcessTaxBenefitExpenseFromShareBasedCompensationOperatingActivities	-93000	USD
	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Other Operating Capital Net IncreaseDecreaseInOtherOperatingCapitalNet	751000	USD
	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Other Operating Capital Net IncreaseDecreaseInOtherOperatingCapitalNet	48914000	USD
	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Operating Activities NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities	232851000	USD
	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Operating Activities NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities	83044000	USD
	us-gaap	Payments For Deposits With Other Institutions PaymentsForDepositsWithOtherInstitutions	9000	USD
	us-gaap	Payments For Deposits With Other Institutions PaymentsForDepositsWithOtherInstitutions	8000	USD
	us-gaap	Proceeds From Sale Of Available For Sale Securities Debt ProceedsFromSaleOfAvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebt	799588000	USD
	us-gaap	Proceeds From Sale Of Available For Sale Securities Debt ProceedsFromSaleOfAvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebt	818022000	USD
	us-gaap	Proceeds From Sale Of Held To Maturity Securities ProceedsFromSaleOfHeldToMaturitySecurities	0	USD
	us-gaap	Proceeds From Sale Of Held To Maturity Securities ProceedsFromSaleOfHeldToMaturitySecurities	1056000	USD
	us-gaap	Proceeds From Maturities Prepayments And Calls Of Available For Sale Securities ProceedsFromMaturitiesPrepaymentsAndCallsOfAvailableForSaleSecurities	722512000	USD
	us-gaap	Proceeds From Maturities Prepayments And Calls Of Available For Sale Securities ProceedsFromMaturitiesPrepaymentsAndCallsOfAvailableForSaleSecurities	400565000	USD
	us-gaap	Proceeds From Maturities Prepayments And Calls Of Held To Maturity Securities ProceedsFromMaturitiesPrepaymentsAndCallsOfHeldToMaturitySecurities	4634000	USD
	us-gaap	Proceeds From Maturities Prepayments And Calls Of Held To Maturity Securities ProceedsFromMaturitiesPrepaymentsAndCallsOfHeldToMaturitySecurities	3235000	USD
	htlf	Proceedsfrom Maturities Prepaymentsand Callsof Other Securities ProceedsfromMaturitiesPrepaymentsandCallsofOtherSecurities	0	USD
	htlf	Proceedsfrom Maturities Prepaymentsand Callsof Other Securities ProceedsfromMaturitiesPrepaymentsandCallsofOtherSecurities	593000	USD
	us-gaap	Proceeds From Maturities Prepayments And Calls Of Other Investments ProceedsFromMaturitiesPrepaymentsAndCallsOfOtherInvestments	2843000	USD
	us-gaap	Proceeds From Maturities Prepayments And Calls Of Other Investments ProceedsFromMaturitiesPrepaymentsAndCallsOfOtherInvestments	6297000	USD
	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Available For Sale Securities Debt PaymentsToAcquireAvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebt	2941662000	USD
	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Available For Sale Securities Debt PaymentsToAcquireAvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebt	2777981000	USD
	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Other Investments PaymentsToAcquireOtherInvestments	10922000	USD
	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Other Investments PaymentsToAcquireOtherInvestments	10916000	USD
	us-gaap	Proceeds From Sale And Collection Of Finance Receivables ProceedsFromSaleAndCollectionOfFinanceReceivables	150876000	USD
	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Finance Receivables PaymentsToAcquireFinanceReceivables	746723000	USD
	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Life Insurance Policies PaymentsToAcquireLifeInsurancePolicies	196000	USD
	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Life Insurance Policies PaymentsToAcquireLifeInsurancePolicies	208000	USD
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	us-gaap	Proceeds From Life Insurance Policies ProceedsFromLifeInsurancePolicies	606000	USD
	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Property Plant And Equipment PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment	15705000	USD
	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Property Plant And Equipment PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment	13178000	USD
	us-gaap	Proceeds From Sale Of Property Plant And Equipment ProceedsFromSaleOfPropertyPlantAndEquipment	7332000	USD
	us-gaap	Proceeds From Sale Of Property Plant And Equipment ProceedsFromSaleOfPropertyPlantAndEquipment	3339000	USD
	htlf	Cash Divested For Divestiture Of Businesses CashDivestedForDivestitureOfBusinesses	15682000	USD
	htlf	Cash Divested For Divestiture Of Businesses CashDivestedForDivestitureOfBusinesses	0	USD
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	us-gaap	Proceeds From Sale Of Foreclosed Assets ProceedsFromSaleOfForeclosedAssets	2559000	USD
	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Investing Activities NetCashProvidedByUsedInInvestingActivities	-1291359000	USD
	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Investing Activities NetCashProvidedByUsedInInvestingActivities	-2312742000	USD
	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Demand Deposits IncreaseDecreaseInDemandDeposits	855996000	USD
	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Demand Deposits IncreaseDecreaseInDemandDeposits	1478704000	USD
	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Savings Deposits IncreaseDecreaseInSavingsDeposits	411864000	USD
	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Savings Deposits IncreaseDecreaseInSavingsDeposits	434726000	USD
	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Time Deposits IncreaseDecreaseInTimeDeposits	-198024000	USD
	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Time Deposits IncreaseDecreaseInTimeDeposits	-190651000	USD
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	us-gaap	Repayments Of Federal Home Loan Bank Borrowings RepaymentsOfFederalHomeLoanBankBorrowings	51700000	USD
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	us-gaap	Repayments Of Other Long Term Debt RepaymentsOfOtherLongTermDebt	7399000	USD
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	us-gaap	Proceeds From Issuance Of Common Stock ProceedsFromIssuanceOfCommonStock	2150000	USD
	us-gaap	Payments Of Dividends PaymentsOfDividends	35139000	USD
	us-gaap	Payments Of Dividends PaymentsOfDividends	24529000	USD
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	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Financing Activities NetCashProvidedByUsedInFinancingActivities	2182619000	USD
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2021 Q3 Form 10-Q Financial Statement

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HEARTLAND FINANCIAL USA INC Stock $htlf