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SECURITIES PURCHASED UNDER RESALE AGREEMENTS AND SOLD UNDER REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2015
RESALE AND REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS |
Schedule of balance sheet offsetting for resale agreements and repurchase agreements | The following tables present resale and repurchase agreements included on the Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2015 and 2014:
($ in thousands) |  | As of December 31, 2015
|  | Gross Amounts of Recognized Assets |  | Gross Amounts Offset on the Consolidated Balance Sheets |  | Net Amounts of Assets Presented on the Consolidated Balance Sheets |  | Gross Amounts Not Offset on the Consolidated Balance Sheets |  |  |
Assets |  |  |  |  | Financial Instruments |  |  | Collateral Received |  |  | Net Amount
Resale agreements |  | $ | 2,050,000 |  |  | $ | (450,000 | ) |  | $ | 1,600,000 |  |  | $ | — |  |  |  | $ | (1,593,503 | ) | (1) |  | $ | 6,497 |
|  | Gross Amounts of Recognized Liabilities |  | Gross Amounts Offset on the Consolidated Balance Sheets |  | Net Amounts of Liabilities Presented on the Consolidated Balance Sheets |  | Gross Amounts Not Offset on the Consolidated Balance Sheets |  |  |
Liabilities |  |  |  |  | Financial Instruments |  |  | Collateral Posted |  |  | Net Amount
Repurchase agreements |  | $ | 450,000 |  |  | $ | (450,000 | ) |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  |  | $ | — |  | (2) |  | $ | — |
($ In thousands) |  | As of December 31, 2014
|  | Gross Amounts of Recognized Assets |  | Gross Amounts Offset on the Consolidated Balance Sheets |  | Net Amounts of Assets Presented on the Consolidated Balance Sheets |  | 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 | ) | (3) |  | $ | (797,172 | ) | (1) |  | $ | 2,828 |
|  | Gross Amounts of Recognized Liabilities |  | Gross Amounts Offset on the Consolidated Balance Sheets |  | Net Amounts of Liabilities Presented on the Consolidated Balance Sheets |  | 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 | ) | (3) |  | $ | (370,000 | ) | (2) |  | $ | — |
(1) | 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.
(2) | 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.
(3) | 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.

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