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FAIR VALUE OPTION (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2015
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, 2015 |  |  | December 31, 2014 |
Assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loans and Receivables |  | $ | 179,255 |  |  | $ | 40,397 |
Equity and Preferred Securities |  |  | 271,905 |  |  |  | 102,907 |
Debt Securities |  |  | 15,260 |  |  |  | — |
Assets of Consolidated CLO Vehicles |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Corporate Loans |  |  | 3,194,584 |  |  |  | 6,279,592 |
Corporate Bonds |  |  | 351,674 |  |  |  | 292,690 |
Other |  |  | — |  |  |  | 44,513 |
|  | $ | 4,012,678 |  |  | $ | 6,760,099 |
Liabilities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Liabilities of Consolidated CLO Vehicles |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Senior Secured Notes |  | $ | 3,244,579 |  |  | $ | 6,448,352 |
Subordinated Notes |  |  | 111,029 |  |  |  | 348,752 |
|  | $ | 3,355,608 |  |  | $ | 6,797,104 |
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, |
|  | 2015 |  |  | 2014 |
|  | Realized Gains (Losses) |  |  | Net Change in Unrealized Gains (Losses) |  |  | Realized Gains (Losses) |  |  | Net Change in Unrealized Gains (Losses) |
Assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loans and Receivables |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | (1,235 | ) |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |
Equity and Preferred Securities |  |  | (36 | ) |  |  | (3,749 | ) |  |  | (468 | ) |  |  | (5,870 | )
Debt Securities |  |  | — |  |  |  | (342 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Assets of Consolidated CLO Vehicles |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Corporate Loans |  |  | 2,578 |  |  |  | (38,888 | ) |  |  | 384 |  |  |  | (41,569 | )
Corporate Bonds |  |  | (988 | ) |  |  | (4,578 | ) |  |  | 174 |  |  |  | (4,069 | )
Other |  |  | 1,003 |  |  |  | (305 | ) |  |  | 7,620 |  |  |  | (1,032 | )
|  | $ | 2,557 |  |  | $ | (49,097 | ) |  | $ | 7,710 |  |  | $ | (52,540 | )
Liabilities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Liabilities of Consolidated CLO Vehicles |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Senior Secured Notes |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | (1,822 | ) |  | $ | (38,651 | )
Subordinated Notes |  |  | — |  |  |  | 34,235 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 22,731 |
|  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 34,235 |  |  | $ | (1,822 | ) |  | $ | (15,920 | )
|  | Nine Months Ended September 30, |
|  | 2015 |  |  | 2014 |
|  | Realized Gains (Losses) |  |  | Net Change in Unrealized Gains (Losses) |  |  | Realized Gains (Losses) |  |  | Net Change in Unrealized Gains (Losses) |
Assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loans and Receivables |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | (1,832 | ) |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |
Equity and Preferred Securities |  |  | (273 | ) |  |  | (11,240 | ) |  |  | (1,791 | ) |  |  | 44 |
Debt Securities |  |  | — |  |  |  | (342 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Assets of Consolidated CLO Vehicles |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Corporate Loans |  |  | (2,269 | ) |  |  | 1,993 |  |  |  | (64,251 | ) |  |  | 7,388 |
Corporate Bonds |  |  | (867 | ) |  |  | (62 | ) |  |  | (2,012 | ) |  |  | (375 | )
Other |  |  | 4,276 |  |  |  | (3,636 | ) |  |  | 20,914 |  |  |  | 18,523 |
|  | $ | 867 |  |  | $ | (15,119 | ) |  | $ | (47,140 | ) |  | $ | 25,580 |
Liabilities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Liabilities of Consolidated CLO Vehicles |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Senior Secured Notes |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | (5,914 | ) |  | $ | (134,289 | )
Subordinated Notes |  |  | — |  |  |  | 23,997 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 78,345 |
|  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 23,997 |  |  | $ | (5,914 | ) |  | $ | (55,944 | )
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, 2015 |  |  | December 31, 2014 |
|  |  |  |  | For Financial Assets Past Due (a) |  |  |  |  |  | For Financial Assets Past Due (a) |
|  | Excess (Deficiency) of Fair Value Over Principal |  |  | Fair Value |  |  | Excess (Deficiency) of Fair Value Over Principal |  |  | Excess (Deficiency) of Fair Value Over Principal |  |  | Fair Value |  |  | Excess (Deficiency) of Fair Value Over Principal |
Loans and Receivables |  | $ | (7,303 | ) |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | (5,323 | ) |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |
Debt Securities |  |  | (342 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Assets of Consolidated CLO Vehicles |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Corporate Loans |  |  | (36,356 | ) |  |  | 318 |  |  |  | (5,897 | ) |  |  | (197,580 | ) |  |  | 4,369 |  |  |  | (21,876 | )
Corporate Bonds |  |  | (7,449 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | (7,814 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
|  | $ | (51,450 | ) |  | $ | 318 |  |  | $ | (5,897 | ) |  | $ | (210,717 | ) |  | $ | 4,369 |  |  | $ | (21,876 | )
(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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