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NON-TRADED INVESTMENTS | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2021
Non-Traded Investments [Abstract] |
NON-TRADED INVESTMENTS | NON-TRADED INVESTMENTS The Company has invested in the U.S. affordable housing and historic renovation real estate markets and certain other investments that have been identified as variable interest entities. However, because the Company does not have the power to direct the day-to-day operations of the investments and the risk of loss is limited to the amount of contributed capital, the Company is not considered the primary beneficiary. In accordance with the Consolidation Topic of the ASC, the investments are not consolidated. The carrying value of the investments is recorded in Other assets. The liabilities for the estimated future capital contributions are recorded in Other accruals and Other long-term liabilities. The following table summarizes the balances related to the investments at March 31, 2021, December 31, 2020 and March 31, 2020.
| March 31, |  | December 31, |  | March 31,
| 2021 |  | 2020 |  | 2020
Other assets | $ | 212.7 |  |  | $ | 198.2 |  |  | $ | 192.4 |
Other accruals | 49.3 |  |  | 89.0 |  |  | 72.0 |
Other long-term liabilities | 139.8 |  |  | 127.3 |  |  | 98.6 |

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