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LOANS (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2020
SEC Schedule, 12-29, Real Estate Companies, Investment in Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Abstract] |
Loan Investment Activity | The following table presents the activity of the Company’s loan investments, including loans held for sale and excluding loans transferred or pledged to securitization vehicles, for the year ended December 31, 2020:
| Residential |  | Commercial |  | Corporate |  | Total
| (dollars in thousands)
Beginning balance January 1, 2020 | $ | 1,647,787 |  |  | $ | 669,713 |  |  | $ | 2,144,850 |  |  | $ | 4,462,350 |
Impact of adopting CECL | — |  |  | (3,599) |  |  | (29,653) |  |  | (33,252) |
Purchases / originations | 1,168,830 |  |  | 217,329 |  |  | 1,061,644 |  |  | 2,447,803 |
Sales and transfers (1) | (2,298,391) |  |  | (235,533) |  |  | (357,930) |  |  | (2,891,854) |
Principal payments | (154,864) |  |  | (77,422) |  |  | (576,759) |  |  | (809,045) |
Gains / (losses) (2) | (11,854) |  |  | (74,965) |  |  | (14,429) |  |  | (101,248) |
(Amortization) / accretion | (5,698) |  |  | 2,558 |  |  | 12,207 |  |  | 9,067 |
Ending balance December 31, 2020 | $ | 345,810 |  |  | $ | 498,081 |  |  | $ | 2,239,930 |  |  | $ | 3,083,821 |
(1) Includes securitizations, syndications and transfers to securitization vehicles or REO. Includes transfer of residential loans to securitization vehicles with a carrying value of $1.9 billion during the year ended December 31, 2020.
(2) Includes loan loss allowances.
Fair Value and Unpaid Principal of Residential Mortgage Loan Portfolio | The following table presents the fair value and the unpaid principal balances of the residential mortgage loan portfolio, including loans transferred or pledged to securitization vehicles, at December 31, 2020 and 2019:
| December 31, 2020 | December 31, 2019
| (dollars in thousands)
Fair value | $ | 3,595,061 |  | $ | 4,246,161 |
Unpaid principal balance | $ | 3,482,865 |  | $ | 4,133,149 |
Summary of Comprehensive Income (Loss) | The following table provides information regarding the line items and amounts recognized in the Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss) for December 31, 2020 and 2019 for these investments:
| For the Years Ended
| December 31, 2020 |  | December 31, 2019
| (dollars in thousands)
Interest income | $ | 170,259 |  |  | $ | 150,066 |
Net gains (losses) on disposal of investments | (38,372) |  |  | (18,619) |
Net unrealized gains (losses) on instruments measured at fair value through earnings | 37,693 |  |  | 51,290 |
Total included in net income (loss) | $ | 169,580 |  |  | $ | 182,737 |
Geographic Concentrations Based on Unpaid Principal Balances | The following table provides the geographic concentrations based on the unpaid principal balances at December 31, 2020 and 2019 for the residential mortgage loans, including loans transferred or pledged to securitization vehicles:
Geographic Concentrations of Residential Mortgage Loans
December 31, 2020 |  | December 31, 2019
Property location | % of Balance |  | Property location | % of Balance
California | 48.9% |  | California | 52.1%
New York | 14.0% |  | New York | 10.5%
Florida | 6.0% |  | Florida | 5.3%
All other (none individually greater than 5%) | 31.1% |  | All other (none individually greater than 5%) | 32.1%
Total | 100.0% |  |  | 100.0%
The geographic concentrations of credit risk exceeding 5% of the total loan unpaid principal balances related to the Company’s VIEs, excluding the credit facility VIEs, multifamily securitizations, OBX Trusts and CLO, at December 31, 2020 are as follows: Securitized Loans at Fair Value Geographic Concentration of Credit Risk
Commercial Trusts |  | Residential Trusts
Property Location | Principal Balance |  | % of Balance |  | Property Location |  | Principal Balance |  | % of Balance
(dollars in thousands)
California | $ | 1,051,276 |  |  | 32.4 | % |  | California |  | $ | 18,692 |  |  | 47.4 | %
Texas | 459,256 |  |  | 14.2 | % |  | Illinois |  | 5,356 |  |  | 13.6 | %
New York | 369,691 |  |  | 11.4 | % |  | Texas |  | 4,972 |  |  | 12.6 | %
Florida | 196,865 |  |  | 6.1 | % |  | Massachusetts |  | 2,265 |  |  | 5.7 | %
Washington | 182,000 |  |  | 5.6 | % |  | Other (1) |  | 8,174 |  |  | 20.7 | %
Arizona | 171,102 |  |  | 5.3 | % |  |  |  |  |  |
Other (1) | 811,282 |  |  | 25.0 | % |  |  |  |  |  |
Total | $ | 3,241,472 |  |  | 100.0 | % |  |  |  | $ | 39,459 |  |  | 100.0 | %
(1) No individual state greater than 5%.
Residential Mortgage Loans | The following table provides additional data on the Company’s residential mortgage loans, including loans transferred or pledged to securitization vehicles, at December 31, 2020 and 2019:
| December 31, 2020 |  | December 31, 2019
| Portfolio Range | Portfolio Weighted Average |  | Portfolio Range | Portfolio Weighted Average
| (dollars in thousands)
Unpaid principal balance | $1 - $3,448 |  | $473 |  | $1 - $3,448 |  | $459
Interest rate | 0.50% - 9.24% |  | 4.89% |  | 2.00% - 8.38% |  | 4.94%
Maturity | 7/1/2029 - 1/1/2061 |  | 4/17/2046 |  | 1/1/2028 - 12/1/2059 |  | 12/29/2047
FICO score at loan origination | 505 - 829 |  | 755 |  | 505 - 829 |  | 758
Loan-to-value ratio at loan origination | 8% - 104% |  | 67% |  | 8% - 105% |  | 67%
Commercial Real Estate, Held for Investments, Amortized Cost Basis by Risk Rating and Vintage | The Company’s internal loan risk ratings are based on the guidance provided by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency for commercial real estate lending. The Company’s internal risk rating rubric for commercial loans has nine categories as depicted below:
Risk Rating - Commercial Loans | Description
1-4 / Performing | Meets all present contractual obligations.
5 / Performing - Closely Monitored | Meets all present contractual obligations, but are transitional or could be exhibiting some weaknesses in both leverage and liquidity.
6 / Performing - Special Mention | Meets all present contractual obligations, but exhibit potential weakness that deserves management’s close attention and, if uncorrected, may result in deterioration of repayment prospects.
7 / Substandard | Inadequately protected by sound worth and paying capacity of the obligor or of the collateral pledged with a distinct possibility that loss will be sustained if some of the deficiencies are not corrected.
8 / Doubtful | Substandard loans whereby collection of all contractual principal and interest is highly questionable or improbable.
9 / Loss | Considered uncollectible.
The Company’s internal risk rating rubric for corporate debt has nine categories as depicted below:
Risk Rating - Corporate Debt | Description
1-5 / Performing | Meets all present contractual obligations.
6 / Performing - Closely Monitored | Meets all present contractual obligations but exhibits a defined weakness in either leverage or liquidity, but not both. Loans at this rating will require closer monitoring, but where we expect no loss of interest or principal.
7 / Substandard | A loan that has a defined weakness in either leverage and/or liquidity, and which may require substantial changes to strengthen the asset. Loans at this rating level have a higher probability of loss, although no determination of the amount or timing of a loss is yet possible.
8 / Doubtful | A loan that has missed a scheduled principal or interest payment or is otherwise deemed a non-earning account. The probability of loss is increasingly certain due to significant performance issues.
9 / Loss | Considered uncollectible.
Schedule of Commercial Mortgage Loans Held for Investment | The sector attributes of the Company’s commercial real estate investments held for investment, including loans transferred or pledged to securitization vehicles, at December 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019 were as follows:
| Sector Dispersion
| December 31, 2020 |  | December 31, 2019
| Carrying Value |  | % of Loan Portfolio |  | Carrying Value |  | % of Loan Portfolio
| (dollars in thousands)
Office | $ | 650,034 |  |  | 47.4 | % |  | $ | 681,129 |  |  | 42.4 | %
Retail | 256,493 |  |  | 18.7 | % |  | 389,076 |  |  | 24.2 | %
Multifamily | 250,095 |  |  | 18.2 | % |  | 262,302 |  |  | 16.3 | %
Hotel | 115,536 |  |  | 8.4 | % |  | 135,681 |  |  | 8.4 | %
Industrial | 60,097 |  |  | 4.4 | % |  | 82,441 |  |  | 5.1 | %
Other | 20,302 |  |  | 1.5 | % |  | 36,589 |  |  | 2.3 | %
Healthcare | 19,873 |  |  | 1.4 | % |  | 18,873 |  |  | 1.3 | %
Total | $ | 1,372,430 |  |  | 100.0 | % |  | $ | 1,606,091 |  |  | 100.0 | %
At December 31, 2020 and 2019, commercial real estate investments held for investment were comprised of the following:
| December 31, 2020 |  | December 31, 2019
| Outstanding Principal |  | Carrying Value (1) |  | Percentage of Loan Portfolio (2) |  | Outstanding Principal |  | Carrying Value (1) |  | Percentage of Loan Portfolio (2)
| (dollars in thousands)
Senior mortgages | $ | 387,124 |  |  | $ | 373,925 |  |  | 25.7 | % |  | $ | 503,499 |  |  | $ | 499,690 |  |  | 30.9 | %
Senior securitized mortgages (3) | 938,859 |  |  | 874,349 |  |  | 62.3 | % |  | 940,546 |  |  | 936,378 |  |  | 57.8 | %
Mezzanine loans | 181,261 |  |  | 124,156 |  |  | 12.0 | % |  | 183,064 |  |  | 170,023 |  |  | 11.3 | %
Total | $ | 1,507,244 |  |  | $ | 1,372,430 |  |  | 100.0 | % |  | $ | 1,627,109 |  |  | $ | 1,606,091 |  |  | 100.0 | %
(1) Carrying value includes unamortized origination fees of $4.9 million and $8.3 million at December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively. (2) Based on outstanding principal. (3) Assets of consolidated VIEs. The following tables represent a rollforward of the activity for the Company’s commercial real estate investments held for investment at December 31, 2020 and 2019:
December 31, 2020
| Senior Mortgages |  |  |  | Senior Securitized Mortgages (1) |  | Mezzanine Loans |  |  | Total
| (dollars in thousands)
Beginning balance (January 1, 2020) (2) | $ | 499,690 |  |  |  |  | $ | 936,378 |  |  | $ | 182,726 |  |  |  | $ | 1,618,794 |
Originations & advances (principal) | 206,090 |  |  |  |  | — |  |  | 12,374 |  |  |  | 218,464 |
Principal payments | (77,344) |  |  |  |  | (144,308) |  |  | (78) |  |  |  | (221,730) |
Principal write off | — |  |  |  |  | — |  |  | (7,000) |  |  |  | (7,000) |
Transfers (3) | (245,120) |  |  |  |  | 142,621 |  |  | (7,100) |  |  |  | (109,599) |
Net (increase) decrease in origination fees | (1,055) |  |  |  |  | (653) |  |  | (80) |  |  |  | (1,788) |
Realized gain | 204 |  |  |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  |  | 204 |
Amortization of net origination fees | 2,371 |  |  |  |  | 2,460 |  |  | 187 |  |  |  | 5,018 |
Allowance for loan losses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Beginning allowance, prior to CECL adoption | — |  |  |  |  | — |  |  | (12,703) |  |  |  | (12,703) |
Impact of adopting CECL | (2,263) |  |  |  |  | (4,166) |  |  | (1,336) |  |  |  | (7,765) |
Current period allowance | (8,648) |  |  |  |  | (57,983) |  |  | (66,521) |  |  |  | (133,152) |
Write offs | — |  |  |  |  | — |  |  | 23,687 |  |  |  | 23,687 |
Ending allowance | (10,911) |  |  |  |  | (62,149) |  |  | (56,873) |  |  |  | (129,933) |
Net carrying value (December 31, 2020) | $ | 373,925 |  |  |  |  | $ | 874,349 |  |  | $ | 124,156 |  |  |  | $ | 1,372,430 |
December 31, 2019 |
| Senior Mortgages |  | Senior Securitized Mortgages (1) |  | Mezzanine Loans |  |  |  | Total |
| (dollars in thousands) |
Net carrying value (January 1, 2019) | $ | 981,202 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 315,601 |  |  |  |  | $ | 1,296,803 |  |
Originations & advances (principal) | 572,204 |  |  | — |  |  | 21,709 |  |  |  |  | 593,913 |  |
Principal payments | (16,785) |  |  | (150,245) |  |  | (149,633) |  |  |  |  | (316,663) |  |
Transfers (3) | (1,034,754) |  |  | 1,083,487 |  |  | (8,675) |  |  |  |  | 40,058 |  |
Net (increase) decrease in origination fees | (4,200) |  |  | — |  |  | (184) |  |  |  |  | (4,384) |  |
Amortization of net origination fees | 2,023 |  |  | 3,136 |  |  | 412 |  |  |  |  | 5,571 |  |
Net (increase) decrease in allowance | — |  |  | — |  |  | $ | (9,207) |  |  |  |  | (9,207) |  |
Net carrying value (December 31, 2019) | $ | 499,690 |  |  | $ | 936,378 |  |  | $ | 170,023 |  |  |  |  | $ | 1,606,091 |  |
(1) Represents assets of consolidated VIEs. |
(2) Excludes loan loss allowances. |
(3) Includes transfers to securitization vehicles or REO. |
Schedule of Commercial Mortgage Loans Held for Investment Internal Ratings | The following table provides the internal loan risk ratings of commercial real estate investments held for investment as of December 31, 2020.
Amortized Cost Basis by Risk Rating and Vintage (1)
Risk Rating | Vintage
Total |  | 2020 |  | 2019 |  | 2018 |  | 2017 |  | 2016 |  | Prior
(dollars in thousands)
1-4 / Performing | $ | 300,623 |  |  | $ | 111,177 |  |  | $ | 134,923 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 12,972 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 41,551 |
5 / Performing - Closely Monitored | 145,231 |  |  | — |  |  | 145,231 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |
6 / Performing - Special Mention | 628,224 |  |  | 58,648 |  |  | 135,868 |  |  | 267,555 |  |  | 96,982 |  |  | 69,171 |  |  | — |
7 / Substandard | 205,026 |  |  | 9,368 |  |  | 78,407 |  |  | 66,294 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 50,957 |
8 / Doubtful | 93,326 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 39,704 |  |  | 53,622 |  |  | — |  |  | — |
9 / Loss (2) | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Total | $ | 1,372,430 |  |  | $ | 179,193 |  |  | $ | 494,429 |  |  | $ | 373,553 |  |  | $ | 163,576 |  |  | $ | 69,171 |  |  | $ | 92,508 |
(1) The amortized cost basis excludes accrued interest. As of December 31, 2020, the Company had $3.8 million of accrued interest receivable on commercial loans which is reported in Principal and interest receivable in the Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition. (2) Includes two commercial mezzanine loans for which the Company recorded a full loan loss allowance of $46.6 million.
Schedule of Industry and Rate Attributes of Corporate Loans | The Company invests in corporate loans through its Annaly Middle Market Lending Group. The industry and rate attributes of the portfolio at December 31, 2020 and 2019 are as follows:
|  |  |  | Industry Dispersion
|  |  |  | December 31, 2020 |  |  |  |  | December 31, 2019
|  |  |  |  | Total (1) |  |  |  |  |  | Total (1)
|  |  |  | (dollars in thousands)
Computer programming, data processing & other computer related services |  |  |  |  | 483,142 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 394,193 |
Management and public relations services |  |  |  |  | 300,869 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 339,179 |
Industrial Inorganic Chemical |  |  |  |  | 156,391 |  |  |  |  |  |  | — |
Public warehousing and storage |  |  |  |  | 132,397 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 107,029 |
Metal cans & shipping containers |  |  |  |  | 115,670 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 118,456 |
Offices and clinics of doctors of medicine |  |  |  |  | 104,781 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 106,993 |
Surgical, medical, and dental instruments and supplies |  |  |  |  | 83,161 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 102,182 |
Electronic components & accessories |  |  |  |  | 78,129 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 24,000 |
Engineering, architectural & surveying |  |  |  |  | 77,308 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 124,201 |
Miscellaneous Industrial & Commercial |  |  |  |  | 77,163 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 78,908 |
Insurance agents, brokers and services |  |  |  |  | 67,193 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 75,410 |
Research, development and testing services |  |  |  |  | 62,008 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 45,610 |
Miscellaneous Food Preparations |  |  |  |  | 58,857 |  |  |  |  |  |  | — |
Telephone communications |  |  |  |  | 58,450 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 61,210 |
Miscellaneous equipment rental and leasing |  |  |  |  | 49,587 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 49,776 |
Electrical work |  |  |  |  | 41,128 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 43,175 |
Petroleum and petroleum products |  |  |  |  | 33,890 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 24,923 |
Medical and dental laboratories |  |  |  |  | 30,711 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 41,344 |
Schools and educational services, not elsewhere classified |  |  |  |  | 29,040 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 19,586 |
Home health care services |  |  |  |  | 28,587 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 29,361 |
Metal Forgings and Stampings |  |  |  |  | 27,523 |  |  |  |  |  |  | — |
Legal Services |  |  |  |  | 26,399 |  |  |  |  |  |  | — |
Grocery stores |  |  |  |  | 22,895 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 23,248 |
Coating, engraving and allied services |  |  |  |  | 19,484 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 47,249 |
Chemicals & Allied Products |  |  |  |  | 14,686 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 15,002 |
Miscellaneous business services |  |  |  |  | 12,980 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 164,033 |
Drugs |  |  |  |  | 12,942 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 15,923 |
Mailing, reproduction, commercial art and photography, and stenographic |  |  |  |  | 12,733 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 14,755 |
Machinery, Equipment & Supplies |  |  |  |  | 12,096 |  |  |  |  |  |  | — |
Offices of clinics and other health practitioners |  |  |  |  | 9,730 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 10,098 |
Nonferrous foundries (castings) |  |  |  |  | — |  |  |  |  |  |  | 30,191 |
Motor vehicles and motor vehicle parts and supplies |  |  |  |  | — |  |  |  |  |  |  | 28,815 |
Miscellaneous plastic products |  |  |  |  | — |  |  |  |  |  |  | 10,000 |
Total |  |  |  |  | $ | 2,239,930 |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ | 2,144,850 |
(1) All middle market lending positions are floating rate. |  |  |
Aggregate positions by Respective Place in the Capital Structure of the Borrowers | The table below reflects the Company’s aggregate positions by their respective place in the capital structure of the borrowers at December 31, 2020 and 2019.
| December 31, 2020 |  | December 31, 2019
| (dollars in thousands)
First lien loans | $ | 1,489,125 |  |  | $ | 1,396,140 |
Second lien loans | 750,805 |  |  | 748,710 |
Total | $ | 2,239,930 |  |  | $ | 2,144,850 |
Schedule of Corporate Loans Held for Investment | The following tables represent a rollforward of the activity for the Company’s corporate debt investments held for investment at December 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019:
December 31, 2020
| First Lien |  | Second Lien |  |  |  | Total
| (dollars in thousands)
Beginning balance (January 1, 2020) (1) | $ | 1,403,503 |  |  | $ | 748,710 |  |  |  |  | $ | 2,152,213 |
Originations & advances | 834,211 |  |  | 227,433 |  |  |  |  | 1,061,644 |
Principal payments | (444,759) |  |  | (132,000) |  |  |  |  | (576,759) |
Amortization & accretion of (premium) discounts | 8,374 |  |  | 3,832 |  |  |  |  | 12,206 |
Loan restructuring | (19,550) |  |  | 2,818 |  |  |  |  | (16,732) |
Sales (2) | (273,887) |  |  | (79,203) |  |  |  |  | (353,090) |
Allowance for loan losses |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Beginning allowance, prior to CECL adoption | (7,363) |  |  | — |  |  |  |  | (7,363) |
Impact of adopting CECL | (10,787) |  |  | (18,866) |  |  |  |  | (29,653) |
Current period allowance | (12,510) |  |  | (1,919) |  |  |  |  | (14,429) |
Write offs | 11,893 |  |  | — |  |  |  |  | 11,893 |
Ending allowance | (18,767) |  |  | (20,785) |  |  |  |  | (39,552) |
Net carrying value (December 31, 2020) | $ | 1,489,125 |  |  | $ | 750,805 |  |  |  |  | $ | 2,239,930 |
(1) Excludes loan loss allowances. (2) Includes syndications.
December 31, 2019
| First Lien |  | Second Lien |  |  |  | Total
| (dollars in thousands)
Net carrying value (January 1, 2019) | $ | 1,346,356 |  |  | $ | 540,826 |  |  |  |  | $ | 1,887,182 |
Originations & advances | 542,463 |  |  | 345,573 |  |  |  |  | 888,036 |
Principal payments | (228,302) |  |  | (140,625) |  |  |  |  | (368,927) |
Amortization & accretion of (premium) discounts | 5,960 |  |  | 2,936 |  |  |  |  | 8,896 |
Sales | (262,974) |  |  | — |  |  |  |  | (262,974) |
Net (increase) decrease in allowance | (7,363) |  |  | — |  |  |  |  | (7,363) |
Net carrying value (December 31, 2019) | 1,396,140 |  |  | 748,710 |  |  |  |  | 2,144,850 |
Debt Securities, Held-to-maturity, Amortized Costs Basis by Risk Rating and Vintage | The following table provides the amortized cost basis of corporate debt held for investment as of December 31, 2020 by vintage year and internal risk rating.
Amortized Cost Basis by Risk Rating and Vintage (1)
Risk Rating | Vintage
Total |  | 2020 |  | 2019 |  | 2018 |  | 2017 |  | 2016 |  | 2015
(dollars in thousands)
1-5 / Performing | $ | 1,760,669 |  |  | $ | 499,186 |  |  | $ | 400,873 |  |  | $ | 402,712 |  |  | $ | 355,369 |  |  | $ | 68,191 |  |  | $ | 34,338 |
6 / Performing - Closely Monitored | $ | 337,386 |  |  | 38,495 |  |  | — |  |  | 283,464 |  |  | 15,427 |  |  | — |  |  | — |
7 / Substandard | $ | 141,875 |  |  | — |  |  | 47,742 |  |  | 43,206 |  |  | 50,927 |  |  | — |  |  | — |
8 / Doubtful | $ | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |
9 / Loss | $ | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Total | $ | 2,239,930 |  |  | $ | 537,681 |  |  | $ | 448,615 |  |  | $ | 729,382 |  |  | $ | 421,723 |  |  | $ | 68,191 |  |  | $ | 34,338 |
(1) The amortized cost basis excludes accrued interest and includes deferred loan fees on unfunded loans. As of December 31, 2020, the Company had $11.0 million of accrued interest receivable on corporate loans, which is reported in Principal and interest receivable in the Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition, and $1.4 million of deferred loan fees on unfunded loans, which is reported in Loans, net in the Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition.

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