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OFFSETTING OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2013
Offsetting of Assets and Liabilities | The following tables present the offsetting of assets and liabilities as of September 30, 2013:
|  | Gross and Net Amounts of Assets Presented in the Statement of Financial Condition |  |  | Gross Amounts Not Offset in the Statement of Financial Condition |  |  |  |
|  |  | Financial Instruments |  |  | Cash Collateral Received |  |  | Net Amount |
Assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Freestanding Derivatives |  | $ | 46,035 |  |  | $ | 2,629 |  |  | $ | 30,743 |  |  | $ | 12,663 |
Reverse Repurchase Agreements |  |  | 95,977 |  |  |  | 95,761 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 216 |
Total |  | $ | 142,012 |  |  | $ | 98,390 |  |  | $ | 30,743 |  |  | $ | 12,879 |
|  | Gross and Net Amounts of Liabilities Presented in the Statement of Financial Condition |  |  | Gross Amounts Not Offset in the Statement of Financial Condition |  |  | Net Amount |
|  |  | Financial Instruments |  |  | Cash Collateral Pledged |  |
Liabilities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Freestanding Derivatives |  | $ | 10,605 |  |  | $ | 2,629 |  |  | $ | 7,976 |  |  | $ | — |
Repurchase Agreements |  |  | 68,505 |  |  |  | 68,449 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 56 |
Total |  | $ | 79,110 |  |  | $ | 71,078 |  |  | $ | 7,976 |  |  | $ | 56 |
The following tables present the offsetting of assets and liabilities as of December 31, 2012:
|  | Gross and Net Amounts of Assets Presented in the Statement of Financial Condition |  |  | Gross Amounts Not Offset in the Statement of Financial Condition |  |  |  |
|  |  | Financial Instruments |  |  | Cash Collateral Received |  |  | Net Amount |
Assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Freestanding Derivatives |  | $ | 55,344 |  |  | $ | 3,983 |  |  | $ | 36,748 |  |  | $ | 14,613 |
Reverse Repurchase Agreements |  |  | 248,018 |  |  |  | 248,018 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Total |  | $ | 303,362 |  |  | $ | 252,001 |  |  | $ | 36,748 |  |  | $ | 14,613 |
|  | Gross and Net Amounts of Liabilities Presented in the Statement of Financial Condition |  |  | Gross Amounts Not Offset in the Statement of Financial Condition |  |  |  |
|  |  | Financial Instruments |  |  | Cash Collateral Pledged |  |  | Net Amount |
Liabilities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Freestanding Derivatives |  | $ | 4,197 |  |  | $ | 3,983 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 214 |
Repurchase Agreements |  |  | 142,266 |  |  |  | 142,266 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Total |  | $ | 146,463 |  |  | $ | 146,249 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 214 |
Components of Other Assets | The following table presents the components of Other Assets:
|  | September 30, 2013 |  |  | December 31, 2012 |
Furniture, Equipment and Leasehold Improvements, Net |  | $ | 138,433 |  |  | $ | 142,390 |
Prepaid Expenses |  |  | 50,933 |  |  |  | 81,498 |
Other Assets |  |  | 76,994 |  |  |  | 97,140 |
Freestanding Derivatives |  |  | 46,035 |  |  |  | 55,344 |
|  | $ | 312,395 |  |  | $ | 376,372 |

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