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RISK MANAGEMENT AND FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2015
RISK MANAGEMENT AND FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS |
Schedule of the consolidated statements of financial position location and carrying value of the Company's derivative instruments |
December 31, 2015 |  | Derivative Instruments Used as Cash Flow Hedges |  | Derivative Instruments Used as Net Investment Hedges |  | Non-Qualifying Derivative Instruments |  | Total Gross Derivative Instruments as Presented |  | Amounts Available for Offset |  | Total Net Derivative Instruments |
(millions of Canadian dollars) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accounts receivable and other (Note 7) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Foreign exchange contracts |  | 6 |  | 2 |  | 2 |  | 10 |  | (3 | ) | 7 |
Interest rate contracts |  | 2 |  | - |  | - |  | 2 |  | (2 | ) | - |
Commodity contracts |  | 7 |  | - |  | 772 |  | 779 |  | (211 | ) | 568 |
Other contracts |  | - |  | - |  | - |  | - |  | - |  | - |
|  | 15 |  | 2 |  | 774 |  | 791 |  | (216 | ) | 575 |
Deferred amounts and other assets (Note 13) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Foreign exchange contracts |  | 114 |  | 4 |  | 10 |  | 128 |  | (127 | ) | 1 |
Interest rate contracts |  | 18 |  | - |  | - |  | 18 |  | (14 | ) | 4 |
Commodity contracts |  | 7 |  | - |  | 220 |  | 227 |  | (77 | ) | 150 |
Other contracts |  | - |  | - |  | - |  | - |  | - |  | - |
|  | 139 |  | 4 |  | 230 |  | 373 |  | (218 | ) | 155 |
Accounts payable and other (Note 16) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Foreign exchange contracts |  | (1 | ) | (106 | ) | (765 | ) | (872 | ) | 3 |  | (869 | )
Interest rate contracts |  | (379 | ) | - |  | (185 | ) | (564 | ) | 2 |  | (562 | )
Commodity contracts |  | - |  | - |  | (501 | ) | (501 | ) | 194 |  | (307 | )
Other contracts |  | (2 | ) | - |  | (6 | ) | (8 | ) | - |  | (8 | )
|  | (382 | ) | (106 | ) | (1,457 | ) | (1,945 | ) | 199 |  | (1,746 | )
Other long-term liabilities (Note 18) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Foreign exchange contracts |  | - |  | (252 | ) | (2,796 | ) | (3,048 | ) | 127 |  | (2,921 | )
Interest rate contracts |  | (405 | ) | - |  | (224 | ) | (629 | ) | 14 |  | (615 | )
Commodity contracts |  | - |  | - |  | (260 | ) | (260 | ) | 77 |  | (183 | )
Other contracts |  | (8 | ) | - |  | (5 | ) | (13 | ) | - |  | (13 | )
|  | (413 | ) | (252 | ) | (3,285 | ) | (3,950 | ) | 218 |  | (3,732 | )
Total net derivative asset/(liability) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Foreign exchange contracts |  | 119 |  | (352 | ) | (3,549 | ) | (3,782 | ) | - |  | (3,782 | )
Interest rate contracts |  | (764 | ) | - |  | (409 | ) | (1,173 | ) | - |  | (1,173 | )
Commodity contracts |  | 14 |  | - |  | 231 |  | 245 |  | (17 | )1 | 228 |
Other contracts |  | (10 | ) | - |  | (11 | ) | (21 | ) | - |  | (21 | )
|  | (641 | ) | (352 | ) | (3,738 | ) | (4,731 | ) | (17 | ) | (4,748 | )
December 31, 2014 |  | Derivative Instruments Used as Cash Flow Hedges |  | Derivative Instruments Used as Net Investment Hedges |  | Non-Qualifying Derivative Instruments |  | Total Gross Derivative Instruments as Presented |  | Amounts Available for Offset |  | Total Net Derivative Instruments |
(millions of Canadian dollars) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accounts receivable and other (Note 7) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Foreign exchange contracts |  | 3 |  | 7 |  | 3 |  | 13 |  | (13 | ) | - |
Interest rate contracts |  | 8 |  | - |  | - |  | 8 |  | (7 | ) | 1 |
Commodity contracts |  | 34 |  | - |  | 501 |  | 535 |  | (130 | ) | 405 |
Other contracts |  | 4 |  | - |  | 8 |  | 12 |  | - |  | 12 |
|  | 49 |  | 7 |  | 512 |  | 568 |  | (150 | ) | 418 |
Deferred amounts and other assets (Note 13) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Foreign exchange contracts |  | 33 |  | 18 |  | - |  | 51 |  | (51 | ) | - |
Interest rate contracts |  | 5 |  | - |  | - |  | 5 |  | (5 | ) | - |
Commodity contracts |  | 17 |  | - |  | 118 |  | 135 |  | (43 | ) | 92 |
Other contracts |  | 5 |  | - |  | 3 |  | 8 |  | - |  | 8 |
|  | 60 |  | 18 |  | 121 |  | 199 |  | (99 | ) | 100 |
Accounts payable and other (Note 16) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Foreign exchange contracts |  | (3 | ) | (80 | ) | (218 | ) | (301 | ) | 13 |  | (288 | )
Interest rate contracts |  | (438 | ) | - |  | - |  | (438 | ) | 7 |  | (431 | )
Commodity contracts |  | - |  | - |  | (281 | ) | (281 | ) | 97 |  | (184 | )
|  | (441 | ) | (80 | ) | (499 | ) | (1,020 | ) | 117 |  | (903 | )
Other long-term liabilities (Note 18) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Foreign exchange contracts |  | - |  | (49 | ) | (1,147 | ) | (1,196 | ) | 51 |  | (1,145 | )
Interest rate contracts |  | (576 | ) | - |  | - |  | (576 | ) | 5 |  | (571 | )
Commodity contracts |  | - |  | - |  | (306 | ) | (306 | ) | 43 |  | (263 | )
|  | (576 | ) | (49 | ) | (1,453 | ) | (2,078 | ) | 99 |  | (1,979 | )
Total net derivative asset/(liability) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Foreign exchange contracts |  | 33 |  | (104 | ) | (1,362 | ) | (1,433 | ) | - |  | (1,433 | )
Interest rate contracts |  | (1,001 | ) | - |  | - |  | (1,001 | ) | - |  | (1,001 | )
Commodity contracts |  | 51 |  | - |  | 32 |  | 83 |  | (33 | )1 | 50 |
Other contracts |  | 9 |  | - |  | 11 |  | 20 |  | - |  | 20 |
|  | (908 | ) | (104 | ) | (1,319 | ) | (2,331 | ) | (33 | ) | (2,364 | )
| 1 |  | Amount available for offset includes $17 million (2014 - $33 million) of cash collateral.
Schedule of the maturity and notional principal or quantity outstanding related to the Company's derivative instruments |
December 31, 2015 |  | 2016 |  | 2017 |  | 2018 |  | 2019 |  | 2020 |  | Thereafter |
Foreign exchange contracts - United States dollar forwards - purchase (millions of United States dollars) |  | 172 |  | 413 |  | 2 |  | 2 |  | 2 |  | - |
Foreign exchange contracts - United States dollar forwards - sell (millions of United States dollars) |  | 3,059 |  | 3,213 |  | 3,133 |  | 2,630 |  | 2,303 |  | 787 |
Foreign exchange contracts - GBP forwards - purchase (millions of GBP) |  | 70 |  | 77 |  | 6 |  | - |  | - |  | - |
Foreign exchange contracts - GBP forwards - sell (millions of GBP) |  | - |  | - |  | - |  | 89 |  | 25 |  | 144 |
Interest rate contracts - short-term borrowings (millions of Canadian dollars) |  | 8,382 |  | 7,604 |  | 4,536 |  | 1,574 |  | 156 |  | 406 |
Interest rate contracts - long-term debt (millions of Canadian dollars) |  | 4,291 |  | 3,371 |  | 1,960 |  | 773 |  | - |  | - |
Equity contracts (millions of Canadian dollars) |  | 51 |  | 48 |  | - |  | - |  | - |  | - |
Commodity contracts - natural gas (billions of cubic feet) |  | (126 | ) | (209 | ) | (17 | ) | 2 |  | 1 |  | - |
Commodity contracts - crude oil (millions of barrels) |  | (6 | ) | (17 | ) | (9 | ) | - |  | - |  | - |
Commodity contracts - NGL (millions of barrels) |  | (5 | ) | 1 |  | - |  | - |  | - |  | - |
Commodity contracts - power (megawatt hours (MWH)) |  | 40 |  | 40 |  | 30 |  | 31 |  | 35 |  | (35 | )
December 31, 2014 |  | 2015 |  | 2016 |  | 2017 |  | 2018 |  | 2019 |  | Thereafter |
Foreign exchange contracts - United States dollar forwards - purchase (millions of United States dollars) |  | 240 |  | 25 |  | 413 |  | 2 |  | 2 |  | 2 |
Foreign exchange contracts - United States dollar forwards - sell (millions of United States dollars) |  | 3,203 |  | 2,470 |  | 2,832 |  | 3,100 |  | 2,441 |  | 2,901 |
Foreign exchange contracts - Euro forwards - purchase (millions of Euros) |  | 15 |  | - |  | - |  | - |  | - |  | - |
Interest rate contracts - short-term borrowings (millions of Canadian dollars) |  | 5,767 |  | 5,486 |  | 4,851 |  | 3,529 |  | 222 |  | 469 |
Interest rate contracts - long-term debt (millions of Canadian dollars) |  | 3,528 |  | 1,762 |  | 2,470 |  | 1,176 |  | - |  | - |
Equity contracts (millions of Canadian dollars) |  | 41 |  | 51 |  | - |  | - |  | - |  | - |
Commodity contracts - natural gas (billions of cubic feet) |  | (62 | ) | (10 | ) | (25 | ) | (1 | ) | - |  | - |
Commodity contracts - crude oil (millions of barrels) |  | 3 |  | (18 | ) | (18 | ) | (9 | ) | - |  | - |
Commodity contracts - NGL (millions of barrels) |  | (5 | ) | - |  | - |  | - |  | - |  | - |
Commodity contracts - power (MWH) |  | 25 |  | 40 |  | 40 |  | 30 |  | 31 |  | - |
Schedule of effect of cash flow hedges and net investment hedges on the Company's consolidated earnings and consolidated comprehensive income, before the effect of income taxes |
Year ended December 31, |  | 2015 |  | 2014 |  | 2013 |
(millions of Canadian dollars) |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amount of unrealized gains/(loss) recognized in OCI |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash flow hedges |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Foreign exchange contracts |  | 77 |  | 8 |  | 56 |
Interest rate contracts |  | (275 | ) | (1,086 | ) | 814 |
Commodity contracts |  | 9 |  | 50 |  | (9 | )
Other contracts |  | (47 | ) | 13 |  | (2 | )
Net investment hedges |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Foreign exchange contracts |  | (248 | ) | (113 | ) | (81 | )
|  | (484 | ) | (1,128 | ) | 778 |
Amount of gains/(loss) reclassified from AOCI to earnings (effective portion) |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Foreign exchange contracts 1 |  | 9 |  | 8 |  | (8 | )
Interest rate contracts 2 |  | 128 |  | 101 |  | 107 |
Commodity contracts 3 |  | (46 | ) | 4 |  | 1 |
Other contracts 4 |  | 28 |  | (7 | ) | - |
|  | 119 |  | 106 |  | 100 |
De-designation of qualifying hedges in connection with the Canadian Restructuring Plan (Note 1) |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate contracts 2,5 |  | 338 |  | - |  | - |
|  | 338 |  | - |  | - |
Amount of gains/(loss) reclassified from AOCI to earnings (ineffective portion and amount excluded from effectiveness testing) |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate contracts 2 |  | 21 |  | 216 |  | 51 |
Commodity contracts 3 |  | 5 |  | (6 | ) | (3 | )
|  | 26 |  | 210 |  | 48 |
| 1 |  | Reported within Transportation and other services revenues and Other expense in the Consolidated Statements of Earnings.
| 2 |  | Reported within Interest expense in the Consolidated Statements of Earnings.
| 3 |  | Reported within Transportation and other services revenues, Commodity sales revenues, Commodity costs and Operating and administrative expense in the Consolidated Statements of Earnings.
| 4 |  | Reported within Operating and administrative expense in the Consolidated Statements of Earnings.
| 5 |  | The amounts above include $338 million relating to the de-designation of qualifying hedges in connection with the Canadian Restructuring Plan.
Schedule of unrealized gains and losses associated with changes in the fair value of the Company's non-qualifying derivatives |
Year ended December 31, |  | 2015 |  | 2014 |  | 2013 |
(millions of Canadian dollars) |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Foreign exchange contracts 1 |  | (2,187 | ) | (936 | ) | (738 | )
Interest rate contracts 2 |  | (363 | ) | 4 |  | (10 | )
Commodity contracts 3 |  | 199 |  | 1,031 |  | (496 | )
Other contracts 4 |  | (22 | ) | 7 |  | (3 | )
Total unrealized derivative fair value gains/(loss) |  | (2,373 | ) | 106 |  | (1,247 | )
1 | Reported within Transportation and other services revenues (2015 - $1,383 million loss; 2014 - $496 million loss; 2013 - $352 million loss) and Other expense (2015 - $804 million loss; 2014 - $440 million loss; 2013 - $386 million loss) in the Consolidated Statements of Earnings.
2 | Reported as an (increase)/decrease within Interest expense in the Consolidated Statements of Earnings.
3 | Reported within Transportation and other services revenues (2015 - $328 million gain; 2014 - $741 million gain; 2013 - $375 million loss), Commodity sales (2015 - $226 million loss; 2014 - nil; 2013 - nil), Commodity costs (2015 - $99 million gain; 2014 - $303 million gain; 2013 - $35 million loss) and Operating and administrative expense (2015 - $2 million loss; 2014 - $13 million loss; 2013 - $86 million loss) in the Consolidated Statements of Earnings.
4 | Reported within Operating and administrative expense in the Consolidated Statements of Earnings.
Schedule of group credit concentrations and maximum credit exposure, with respect to derivative instruments |
December 31, |  | 2015 |  | 2014 |
(millions of Canadian dollars) |  |  |  |  |
Canadian financial institutions |  | 47 |  | 58 |
United States financial institutions |  | 450 |  | 240 |
European financial institutions |  | 95 |  | 73 |
Asian financial institutions |  | 4 |  | - |
Other 1 |  | 213 |  | 310 |
|  | 809 |  | 681 |
| 1 |  | Other is comprised of commodity clearing house and physical natural gas and crude oil counterparties.
Schedule of derivative assets and liabilities measured at fair value |
December 31, 2015 |  | Level 1 |  | Level 2 |  | Level 3 |  | Total Gross Derivative Instruments |
(millions of Canadian dollars) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Financial assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Current derivative assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Foreign exchange contracts |  | - |  | 10 |  | - |  | 10 |
Interest rate contracts |  | - |  | 2 |  | - |  | 2 |
Commodity contracts |  | 14 |  | 210 |  | 555 |  | 779 |
Other contracts |  | - |  | - |  | - |  | - |
|  | 14 |  | 222 |  | 555 |  | 791 |
Long-term derivative assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Foreign exchange contracts |  | - |  | 128 |  | - |  | 128 |
Interest rate contracts |  | - |  | 18 |  | - |  | 18 |
Commodity contracts |  | - |  | 121 |  | 106 |  | 227 |
Other contracts |  | - |  | - |  | - |  | - |
|  | - |  | 267 |  | 106 |  | 373 |
Financial liabilities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Current derivative liabilities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Foreign exchange contracts |  | - |  | (872 | ) | - |  | (872 | )
Interest rate contracts |  | - |  | (564 | ) | - |  | (564 | )
Commodity contracts |  | (3 | ) | (130 | ) | (368 | ) | (501 | )
Other contracts |  | - |  | (8 | ) | - |  | (8 | )
|  | (3 | ) | (1,574 | ) | (368 | ) | (1,945 | )
Long-term derivative liabilities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Foreign exchange contracts |  | - |  | (3,048 | ) | - |  | (3,048 | )
Interest rate contracts |  | - |  | (629 | ) | - |  | (629 | )
Commodity contracts |  | - |  | (21 | ) | (239 | ) | (260 | )
Other contracts |  | - |  | (13 | ) | - |  | (13 | )
|  | - |  | (3,711 | ) | (239 | ) | (3,950 | )
Total net financial asset/(liability) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Foreign exchange contracts |  | - |  | (3,782 | ) | - |  | (3,782 | )
Interest rate contracts |  | - |  | (1,173 | ) | - |  | (1,173 | )
Commodity contracts |  | 11 |  | 180 |  | 54 |  | 245 |
Other contracts |  | - |  | (21 | ) | - |  | (21 | )
|  | 11 |  | (4,796 | ) | 54 |  | (4,731 | )
December 31, 2014 |  | Level 1 |  | Level 2 |  | Level 3 |  | Total Gross Derivative Instruments |
(millions of Canadian dollars) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Financial assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Current derivative assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Foreign exchange contracts |  | - |  | 13 |  | - |  | 13 |
Interest rate contracts |  | - |  | 8 |  | - |  | 8 |
Commodity contracts |  | 62 |  | 140 |  | 333 |  | 535 |
Other contracts |  | - |  | 12 |  | - |  | 12 |
|  | 62 |  | 173 |  | 333 |  | 568 |
Long-term derivative assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Foreign exchange contracts |  | - |  | 51 |  | - |  | 51 |
Interest rate contracts |  | - |  | 5 |  | - |  | 5 |
Commodity contracts |  | - |  | 22 |  | 113 |  | 135 |
Other contracts |  | - |  | 8 |  | - |  | 8 |
|  | - |  | 86 |  | 113 |  | 199 |
Financial liabilities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Current derivative liabilities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Foreign exchange contracts |  | - |  | (301 | ) | - |  | (301 | )
Interest rate contracts |  | - |  | (438 | ) | - |  | (438 | )
Commodity contracts |  | (28 | ) | (137 | ) | (116 | ) | (281 | )
|  | (28 | ) | (876 | ) | (116 | ) | (1,020 | )
Long-term derivative liabilities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Foreign exchange contracts |  | - |  | (1,196 | ) | - |  | (1,196 | )
Interest rate contracts |  | - |  | (576 | ) | - |  | (576 | )
Commodity contracts |  | - |  | (125 | ) | (181 | ) | (306 | )
|  | - |  | (1,897 | ) | (181 | ) | (2,078 | )
Total net financial asset/(liability) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Foreign exchange contracts |  | - |  | (1,433 | ) | - |  | (1,433 | )
Interest rate contracts |  | - |  | (1,001 | ) | - |  | (1,001 | )
Commodity contracts |  | 34 |  | (100 | ) | 149 |  | 83 |
Other contracts |  | - |  | 20 |  | - |  | 20 |
|  | 34 |  | (2,514 | ) | 149 |  | (2,331 | )
Schedule of significant unobservable inputs used in the fair value measurement of Level 3 derivative instruments |
December 31, 2015 |  | Fair Value |  | Unobservable Input |  | Minimum Price |  | Maximum Price |  | Weighted Average Price |  | Unit of Measurement |
(fair value in millions of Canadian dollars) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commodity contracts - financial 1 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Natural gas |  | (2 | ) | Forward gas price |  | 2.89 |  | 4.26 |  | 3.53 |  | $/mmbtu | 3
NGL |  | 8 |  | Forward NGL price |  | 0.21 |  | 1.28 |  | 0.87 |  | $/gallon |
Power |  | (148 | ) | Forward power price |  | 30.00 |  | 73.76 |  | 53.44 |  | $/MWH |
Commodity contracts - physical 1 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Natural gas |  | (69 | ) | Forward gas price |  | 2.04 |  | 5.69 |  | 3.14 |  | $/mmbtu | 3
Crude |  | 132 |  | Forward crude price |  | 28.59 |  | 87.40 |  | 51.71 |  | $/barrel |
NGL |  | 3 |  | Forward NGL price |  | 0.21 |  | 1.67 |  | 0.74 |  | $/gallon |
Commodity options 2 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Crude |  | 51 |  | Option volatility |  | 26% |  | 37% |  | 32% |  |  |
NGL |  | 79 |  | Option volatility |  | 13% |  | 74% |  | 34% |  |  |
|  | 54 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| 1 |  | Financial and physical forward commodity contracts are valued using a market approach valuation technique.
| 2 |  | Commodity options contracts are valued using an option model valuation technique.
| 3 |  | One million British thermal units (mmbtu).
Schedule of changes in net fair value of derivative assets and liabilities classified as Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy |
Year ended December 31, |  | 2015 |  | 2014 |
(millions of Canadian dollars) |  |  |  |  |
Level 3 net derivative asset/(liability) at beginning of period |  | 149 |  | (164 | )
Total gains/(loss) |  |  |  |  |
Included in earnings 1 |  | 136 |  | 252 |
Included in OCI |  | (1 | ) | 32 |
Settlements |  | (230 | ) | 29 |
Level 3 net derivative asset at end of period |  | 54 |  | 149 |
| 1 |  | Reported within Transportation and other services revenues, Commodity costs and Operating and administrative expense in the Consolidated Statements of Earnings.

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- Definition Tabular disclosure of all significant concentrations of risk, including credit risk and market risk, arising from all financial instruments (as defined), whether from an individual counterparty or groups of counterparties. The disclosure concerning concentrations of risk may consist of the following information: (1) for concentrations of credit risk disclosure may include: (a) information about the (shared) activity, region, or economic characteristic that identifies the concentration, (b) the maximum amount of loss due to credit risk that, based on the gross fair value of the financial instrument, the entity would incur if parties to the financial instruments that make up the concentration failed completely to perform according to the terms of the contracts and the collateral or other security, if any, for the amount due proved to be of no value to the entity, (c) the policy of requiring collateral or other security to support financial instruments subject to credit risk, information about the entity's access to that collateral or other security, and the nature and a brief description of the collateral or other security supporting those financial instruments, and (d) the policy of entering into master netting arrangements to mitigate the credit risk of financial instruments, information about the arrangements for which the entity is a party, and a brief description of the terms of those arrangements, including the extent to which they would reduce the entity's maximum amount of loss due to credit risk and (2) for disclosure of quantitative information about the market risks of financial instruments that is consistent with the way the company manages or adjusts those risks, disclosure may include: (a) more details about current positions and perhaps activity during the period, (b) the hypothetical effects on comprehensive income (or net assets), or annual income, of several possible changes in market prices, (c) a gap analysis of interest rate re-pricing or maturity dates, (d) the duration of the financial instruments, (e) the entity's value at risk from derivatives and from other positions at the end of the reporting period and the average value at risk during the year, or (f) other ways of reporting quantitative information as internally developed. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 825 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 20 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=49121117&loc=d3e13531-108611 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 825 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 23 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=49121117&loc=d3e13587-108611 Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 825 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 22 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=49121117&loc=d3e13572-108611 Reference 4: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 825 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 21 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=49121117&loc=d3e13537-108611 + Details
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