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FAIR VALUE OPTION (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2014
Summary of Financial Instruments for Which Fair Value Option Has Been Elected | The following table summarizes the financial instruments for which the fair value option has been elected:
|  | September 30, 2014 |  |  | December 31, 2013 |
Assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loans and Receivables |  | $ | 69,794 |  |  | $ | 137,788 |
Equity and Preferred Securities |  |  | 83,404 |  |  |  | 88,568 |
Assets of Consolidated CLO Vehicles |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Corporate Loans |  |  | 5,870,633 |  |  |  | 8,466,889 |
Corporate Bonds |  |  | 196,703 |  |  |  | 161,382 |
Other |  |  | 49,456 |  |  |  | 41,061 |
|  | $ | 6,269,990 |  |  | $ | 8,895,688 |
Liabilities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Liabilities of Consolidated CLO Vehicles |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Senior Secured Notes |  | $ | 5,322,648 |  |  | $ | 8,302,572 |
Subordinated Notes |  |  | 360,272 |  |  |  | 610,435 |
|  | $ | 5,682,920 |  |  | $ | 8,913,007 |
Realized and Net Change in Unrealized Gains (Losses) on Financial Instruments on Financial Instruments on Which Fair Value Option was Elected | The following table presents the realized and net change in unrealized gains (losses) on financial instruments on which the fair value option was elected:
|  | Three Months Ended September 30, |
|  | 2014 |  |  | 2013 |
|  | Realized Gains (Losses) |  |  | Net Change in Unrealized Gains (Losses) |  |  | Realized Gains (Losses) |  |  | Net Change in Unrealized Gains (Losses) |
Assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loans and Receivables |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | (897 | )
Equity and Preferred Securities |  |  | (468 | ) |  |  | (5,870 | ) |  |  | (622 | ) |  |  | 1,206 |
Assets of Consolidated CLO Vehicles |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Corporate Loans |  |  | 384 |  |  |  | (41,569 | ) |  |  | (14,533 | ) |  |  | 90,412 |
Corporate Bonds |  |  | 174 |  |  |  | (4,069 | ) |  |  | 156 |  |  |  | 1,262 |
Other |  |  | 7,620 |  |  |  | (1,032 | ) |  |  | 280 |  |  |  | (4,075 | )
|  | $ | 7,710 |  |  | $ | (52,540 | ) |  | $ | (14,719 | ) |  | $ | 87,908 |
Liabilities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Liabilities of Consolidated CLO Vehicles |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Senior Secured Notes |  | $ | (1,822 | ) |  | $ | (38,651 | ) |  | $ | (2,833 | ) |  | $ | (127,864 | )
Subordinated Notes |  |  | — |  |  |  | 22,731 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 19,158 |
|  | $ | (1,822 | ) |  | $ | (15,920 | ) |  | $ | (2,833 | ) |  | $ | (108,706 | )
|  | Nine Months Ended September 30, |
|  | 2014 |  |  | 2013 |
|  | Realized Gains (Losses) |  |  | Net Change in Unrealized Gains (Losses) |  |  | Realized Gains (Losses) |  |  | Net Change in Unrealized Gains (Losses) |
Assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loans and Receivables |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 43 |  |  | $ | (1,101 | )
Equity and Preferred Securities |  |  | (1,791 | ) |  |  | 44 |  |  |  | (2,020 | ) |  |  | 1,487 |
Assets of Consolidated CLO Vehicles |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Corporate Loans |  |  | (64,251 | ) |  |  | 7,388 |  |  |  | 28,541 |  |  |  | 125,284 |
Corporate Bonds |  |  | (2,012 | ) |  |  | (375 | ) |  |  | 3,809 |  |  |  | (4,596 | )
Other |  |  | 20,914 |  |  |  | 18,523 |  |  |  | 1,706 |  |  |  | (2,963 | )
|  | $ | (47,140 | ) |  | $ | 25,580 |  |  | $ | 32,079 |  |  | $ | 118,111 |
Liabilities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Liabilities of Consolidated CLO Vehicles |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Senior Secured Notes |  | $ | (5,914 | ) |  | $ | (134,289 | ) |  | $ | (2,833 | ) |  | $ | (419,817 | )
Subordinated Notes |  |  | — |  |  |  | 78,345 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 97,167 |
|  | $ | (5,914 | ) |  | $ | (55,944 | ) |  | $ | (2,833 | ) |  | $ | (322,650 | )
Information for Financial Instruments on Which Fair Value Option was Elected | The following table presents information for those financial instruments for which the fair value option was elected:
|  | September 30, 2014 |
|  |  |  |  | For Financial Assets Past Due (a) |  |  | For Financial Assets with Non-Accrual Status |
|  | Excess (Deficiency) of Fair Value Over Principal |  |  | Fair Value |  |  | Excess (Deficiency) of Fair Value Over Principal |  |  | Fair Value |  |  | Excess (Deficiency) of Fair Value Over Principal |
Loans and Receivables |  | $ | (1,102 | ) |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | (1,703 | )
Assets of Consolidated CLO Vehicles |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Corporate Loans |  |  | (166,803 | ) |  |  | 3,004 |  |  |  | (21,245 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Corporate Bonds |  |  | (596 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
|  | $ | (168,501 | ) |  | $ | 3,004 |  |  | $ | (21,245 | ) |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | (1,703 | )
|  | December 31, 2013 |
|  |  |  |  | For Financial Assets Past Due (a) |  |  | For Financial Assets with Non-Accrual Status |
|  | Excess (Deficiency) of Fair Value Over Principal |  |  | Fair Value |  |  | Excess (Deficiency) of Fair Value Over Principal |  |  | Fair Value |  |  | Excess (Deficiency) of Fair Value Over Principal |
Loans and Receivables |  | $ | (533 | ) |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |
Assets of Consolidated CLO Vehicles |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Corporate Loans |  |  | (281,254 | ) |  |  | 57,837 |  |  |  | (176,379 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Corporate Bonds |  |  | (1,789 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
|  | $ | (283,576 | ) |  | $ | 57,837 |  |  | $ | (176,379 | ) |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |
(a) | Corporate Loans and Corporate Bonds within CLO assets are classified as past due if contractual payments are more than one day past due.

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