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SECURITIES REPURCHASED UNDER RESALE AGREEMENTS AND SOLD UNDER REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2015
SECURITIES PURCHASED UNDER RESALE AGREEMENTS AND SOLD UNDER REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS |
Schedule of balance sheet offsetting for resale agreements and repurchase agreements |
($ in thousands) |  | As of March 31, 2015 |
|  |  |  |  |  | Net Amounts of |  | Gross Amounts Not Offset on the |  |  |
|  |  |  | Gross Amounts |  | Assets Presented |  | Consolidated Balance Sheet |  |  |
|  | Gross Amounts |  | Offset on the |  | on the |  |  |  |  |
|  | of Recognized |  | Consolidated |  | Consolidated |  | Financial |  | Collateral |  |  |
Assets |  | Assets |  | Balance Sheet |  | Balance Sheet |  | Instruments |  | Received |  | Net Amount |
Resale agreements |  | $ | 1,850,000 |  | $ | (300,000) |  | $ | 1,550,000 |  | $ | (350,000) | (1) | $ | (1,195,203) | (2) | $ | 4,797 |
|  |  |  |  |  | Net Amounts of |  | Gross Amounts Not Offset on the |  |  |
|  |  |  |  |  | Liabilities |  | Consolidated Balance Sheet |  |  |
|  |  |  | Gross Amounts |  | Presented |  |  |  |  |
|  | Gross Amounts |  | Offset on the |  | on the |  |  |  |  |
|  | of Recognized |  | Consolidated |  | Consolidated |  | Financial |  | Collateral |  |  |
Liabilities |  | Liabilities |  | Balance Sheet |  | Balance Sheet |  | Instruments |  | Posted |  | Net Amount |
Repurchase agreements |  | $ | 995,000 |  | $ | (300,000) |  | $ | 695,000 |  | $ | (350,000) | (1) | $ | (345,000) | (3) | $ | — |
($ in thousands) |  | As of December 31, 2014 |
|  |  |  |  |  | Net Amounts of |  | Gross Amounts Not Offset on the |  |  |
|  |  |  | Gross Amounts |  | Assets Presented |  | Consolidated Balance Sheet |  |  |
|  | Gross Amounts |  | Offset on the |  | on the |  |  |  |  |
|  | of Recognized |  | Consolidated |  | Consolidated |  | Financial |  | Collateral |  |  |
Assets |  | Assets |  | Balance Sheet |  | Balance Sheet |  | Instruments |  | Received |  | Net Amount |
Resale agreements |  | $ | 1,425,000 |  | $ | (200,000) |  | $ | 1,225,000 |  | $ | (425,000) | (1) | $ | (797,172) | (2) | $ | 2,828 |
|  |  |  |  |  | Net Amounts of |  | Gross Amounts Not Offset on the |  |  |
|  |  |  |  |  | Liabilities |  | Consolidated Balance Sheet |  |  |
|  |  |  | Gross Amounts |  | Presented |  |  |  |  |
|  | Gross Amounts |  | Offset on the |  | on the |  |  |  |  |
|  | of Recognized |  | Consolidated |  | Consolidated |  | Financial |  | Collateral |  |  |
Liabilities |  | Liabilities |  | Balance Sheet |  | Balance Sheet |  | Instruments |  | Posted |  | Net Amount |
Repurchase agreements |  | $ | 995,000 |  | $ | (200,000) |  | $ | 795,000 |  | $ | (425,000) | (1) | $ | (370,000) | (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.

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