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SECURITIES REPURCHASED UNDER RESALE AGREEMENTS AND SOLD UNDER REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2014
SECURITIES PURCHASED UNDER RESALE AGREEMENTS AND SOLD UNDER REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS |
Schedule of resale agreements, repurchase agreements and the respective collateral received or pledged in the form of other financial 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
Resale agreements |  | $ | 1,425,000 |  |  | $ | (200,000 | ) |  | $ | 1,225,000 |  |  | $ | (425,000 | ) | (1) |  | $ | (797,172 | ) | (2) |  | $ | 2,828 |
|  | 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
Repurchase agreements |  | $ | 995,000 |  |  | $ | (200,000 | ) |  | $ | 795,000 |  |  | $ | (425,000 | ) | (1) |  | $ | (370,000 | ) | (3) |  | $ | — |
|  | 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
Resale agreements |  | $ | 1,400,000 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 1,400,000 |  | (4) | $ | (495,000 | ) | (1) |  | $ | (905,000 | ) | (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
Repurchase agreements |  | $ | 995,000 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 995,000 |  |  | $ | (495,000 | ) | (1) |  | $ | (500,000 | ) | (3) |  | $ | — |
(1) | Includes financial instruments subject to enforceable master netting arrangements that are not permitted to be offset under ASC 210-20-45 but would be eligible for offsetting to the extent an event of default has occurred.
(2) | Represents the fair value of securities the Company has received under resale agreements, limited for table presentation purposes to the amount of the recognized asset due from each counterparty.
(3) | Represents the fair value of securities the Company has pledged under repurchase agreements, limited for table presentation purposes to the amount of the recognized liability owed to each counterparty.
(4) | Of the $1.40 billion resale agreements as of December 31, 2013, $100.0 million was recorded in cash and cash equivalents and $1.30 billion was recorded in securities under resale agreements in the consolidated balance sheet.

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