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Securities Purchased under Resale Agreements and Sold under Repurchase Agreements (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2017
Resale and Repurchase Agreements [Abstract] |
Schedule of balance sheet offsetting for resale and repurchase agreements | The following tables present the resale and repurchase agreements included on the Consolidated Balance Sheets as of September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016:
($ in thousands) |  | As of September 30, 2017
|  | 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 Pledged |  | Net Amount
Resale agreements |  | $ | 1,650,000 |  |  | $ | (400,000 | ) |  | $ | 1,250,000 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | (1,240,568 | ) | (2) | $ | 9,432 |
|  | 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 |  |  | $ | (400,000 | ) |  | $ | 50,000 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | (50,000 | ) | (3) | $ | — |
($ in thousands) |  | As of December 31, 2016
|  | 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 Pledged |  | Net Amount
Resale agreements |  | $ | 2,100,000 |  |  | $ | (100,000 | ) |  | $ | 2,000,000 |  |  | $ | (150,000 | ) | (1) | $ | (1,839,120 | ) | (2) | $ | 10,880 |
|  | 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 |  |  | $ | (100,000 | ) |  | $ | 350,000 |  |  | $ | (150,000 | ) | (1) | $ | (200,000 | ) | (3) | $ | — |
(1) | Represents financial instruments subject to enforceable master netting arrangements that are not eligible to be offset under ASC 210-20-45 but would be eligible for offsetting to the extent that 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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