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OFFSETTING OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2014
Offsetting of Assets and Liabilities | The following tables present the offsetting of assets and liabilities as of September 30, 2014:
|  | Gross and Net Amounts of Assets Presented in the Statement of Financial Condition |  |  | Gross Amounts Not Offset in the Statement of Financial Condition |  |  | Net Amount |
|  |  | Financial Instruments |  |  | Cash Collateral Received |  |
Assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Freestanding Derivatives |  | $ | 6,454 |  |  | $ | 1,236 |  |  | $ | 540 |  |  | $ | 4,678 |
Reverse Repurchase Agreements |  |  | 93,538 |  |  |  | 92,968 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 570 |
Total |  | $ | 99,992 |  |  | $ | 94,204 |  |  | $ | 540 |  |  | $ | 5,248 |
|  | 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 |  | $ | 9,838 |  |  | $ | 1,236 |  |  | $ | 8,571 |  |  | $ | 31 |
Repurchase Agreements |  |  | 122,349 |  |  |  | 121,880 |  |  |  | 469 |  |  |  | — |
Total |  | $ | 132,187 |  |  | $ | 123,116 |  |  | $ | 9,040 |  |  | $ | 31 |
The following tables present the offsetting of assets and liabilities as of December 31, 2013:
|  | Gross and Net Amounts of Assets Presented in the Statement of Financial Condition |  |  | Gross Amounts Not Offset in the Statement of Financial Condition |  |  | Net Amount |
|  |  | Financial Instruments |  |  | Cash Collateral Received |  |
Assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Freestanding Derivatives |  | $ | 10,343 |  |  | $ | 3,025 |  |  | $ | 582 |  |  | $ | 6,736 |
Reverse Repurchase Agreements |  |  | 148,984 |  |  |  | 148,394 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 590 |
Total |  | $ | 159,327 |  |  | $ | 151,419 |  |  | $ | 582 |  |  | $ | 7,326 |
|  | 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 |  | $ | 4,282 |  |  | $ | 3,025 |  |  | $ | 1,257 |  |  | $ | — |
Repurchase Agreements |  |  | 316,352 |  |  |  | 316,352 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Total |  | $ | 320,634 |  |  | $ | 319,377 |  |  | $ | 1,257 |  |  | $ | — |
Components of Other Assets | The following table presents the components of Other Assets:
|  | September 30, 2014 |  |  | December 31, 2013 |
Furniture, Equipment and Leasehold Improvements, Net |  | $ | 133,999 |  |  | $ | 137,088 |
Prepaid Expenses |  |  | 142,560 |  |  |  | 61,226 |
Other Assets |  |  | 77,923 |  |  |  | 75,815 |
Freestanding Derivatives |  |  | 6,454 |  |  |  | 10,343 |
|  | $ | 360,936 |  |  | $ | 284,472 |

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