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DERIVATIVES (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2014
DERIVATIVES |
Notional or contractual Amounts and fair values for derivatives |
|  | December 31, 2014 |  | December 31, 2013
|  | Notional Amount |  | Fair Value |  | Notional Amount |  | Fair Value
|  |  | Derivative Assets (1) |  | Derivative Liabilities (1) |  |  | Derivative Assets (1) |  | Derivative Liabilities (1)
|  | (In thousands)
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate swaps on certificates of deposits |  | $ | 132,667 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 9,922 |  |  | $ | 135,000 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 16,906 |
Total derivatives designated as hedging instruments |  | $ | 132,667 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 9,922 |  |  | $ | 135,000 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 16,906 |
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Foreign exchange options |  | $ | 85,614 |  |  | $ | 6,136 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 85,614 |  |  | $ | 6,290 |  |  | $ | — |
Embedded derivative liabilities |  | 47,838 |  |  | — |  |  | 3,392 |  |  | 51,505 |  |  | — |  |  | 3,655 |
Interest rate swaps and caps |  | 4,858,391 |  |  | 41,534 |  |  | 41,779 |  |  | 3,834,072 |  |  | 28,078 |  |  | 26,352 |
Foreign exchange contracts |  | 680,629 |  |  | 8,123 |  |  | 9,171 |  |  | 635,428 |  |  | 6,181 |  |  | 3,349 |
Total derivatives not designated as hedging instruments |  | $ | 5,672,472 |  |  | $ | 55,793 |  |  | $ | 54,342 |  |  | $ | 4,606,619 |  |  | $ | 40,549 |  |  | $ | 33,356 |
(1) Derivative assets are included in other assets. Derivative liabilities are included in other liabilities and deposits.
Net gains (losses) recognized in the Income Statement related to derivatives in fair value hedging relationships |
| Years ended December 31,
| 2014 |  | 2013 |  | 2012
| (In thousands)
Gains (losses) recorded in interest expense: |  |  |  |  |
Recognized on interest rate swaps | $ | 6,885 |  |  | $ | (9,255 | ) |  | $ | (1,076 | )
Recognized on certificates of deposits | (6,784 | ) |  | 9,675 |  |  | 4,686 |
Net amount recognized on fair value hedges (ineffective portion) | $ | 101 |  |  | $ | 420 |  |  | $ | 3,610 |
Net interest expense recognized on interest rate swaps | $ | (6,703 | ) |  | $ | (3,153 | ) |  | $ | (3,793 | )
Net gains (losses) recognized in the Income Statement related to derivatives not designated as hedging instruments |
|  | Location in Consolidated Statements of Income |  | Year Ended December 31,
|  |  | 2014 |  | 2013 |  | 2012
|  |  |  | (In thousands)
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Equity swap agreements |  | Other operating income |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 2 |
Foreign exchange options |  | Foreign exchange income |  | 103 |  |  | 653 |  |  | 389 |
Foreign exchange options with embedded derivatives |  | Other operating expense |  | 5 |  |  | 23 |  |  | 101 |
Interest rate swaps and caps |  | Other operating income |  | (1,865 | ) |  | 1,582 |  |  | 592 |
Foreign exchange contracts |  | Foreign exchange income |  | (3,880 | ) |  | 2,624 |  |  | (228 | )
|  | Total net (losses) |  | $ | (5,637 | ) |  | $ | 4,882 |  |  | $ | 856 |
Balance sheet offsetting of Derivative assets and liabilities and the respective collateral received or pledged in the form of other finanical instruments, which are generally marketable securities |
|  | As of December 31, 2014
|  | (In thousands)
|  | Gross Amounts of Recognized Assets |  | Gross Amounts Offset on the Consolidated Balance Sheet |  | Net Amounts of Assets Presented on the Consolidated Balance Sheet |  | Gross Amounts Not Offset on the Consolidated Balance Sheets |  |  |
Assets |  |  |  |  | Financial Instruments |  |  | Collateral Received |  |  | Net Amount
Derivatives |  | $ | 12,396 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 12,396 |  |  | $ | (5,725 | ) | (1) |  | $ | (3,463 | ) | (2) |  | $ | 3,208 |
|  | Gross Amounts of Recognized Liabilities |  | Gross Amounts Offset on the Consolidated Balance Sheet |  | Net Amounts of Liabilities Presented on the Consolidated Balance Sheet |  | Gross Amounts Not Offset on the Consolidated Balance Sheets |  |  |
Liabilities |  |  |  |  | Financial Instruments |  |  | Collateral Posted |  |  | Net Amount
Derivatives |  | $ | 56,505 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 56,505 |  |  | $ | (5,725 | ) | (1) |  | $ | (49,951 | ) | (3) |  | $ | 829 |
|  | As of December 31, 2013
|  | (In thousands)
|  | Gross Amounts of Recognized Assets |  | Gross Amounts Offset on the Consolidated Balance Sheet |  | Net Amounts of Assets Presented on the Consolidated Balance Sheet |  | Gross Amounts Not Offset on the Consolidated Balance Sheets |  |  |
Assets |  |  |  |  | Financial Instruments |  |  | Collateral Received |  |  | Net Amount
Derivatives |  | $ | 16,043 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 16,043 |  |  | $ | (11,363 | ) | (1) |  | $ | (4,680 | ) | (2) |  | $ | — |
|  | Gross Amounts of Recognized Liabilities |  | Gross Amounts Offset on the Consolidated Balance Sheet |  | Net Amounts of Liabilities Presented on the Consolidated Balance Sheet |  | Gross Amounts Not Offset on the Consolidated Balance Sheets |  |  |
Liabilities |  |  |  |  | Financial Instruments |  |  | Collateral Posted |  |  | Net Amount
Derivatives |  | $ | 33,849 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 33,849 |  |  | $ | (11,363 | ) | (1) |  | $ | (22,486 | ) | (3) |  | $ | — |
(1) | Represents the netting of derivative receivable and payable balance for the same counterparty under enforceable master netting arrangements if the Company has elected to net.
(2) | Represents cash and securities received against derivative assets with the same counterparty that are subject to enforceable master netting arrangements. Includes approximately $3.5 million of cash collateral received as of December 31, 2014.
(3) | Represents cash and securities pledged against derivative liabilities with the same counterparty that are subject to enforceable master netting arrangements. Includes approximately $12.8 million and $187 thousand of cash collateral posted as of December 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively.

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