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Business Segment Reporting - Core Earnings - Business Segments (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2016 | Sep. 30, 2016 | Jun. 30, 2016 | Mar. 31, 2016 | Dec. 31, 2015 | Sep. 30, 2015 | Jun. 30, 2015 | Mar. 31, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2016 | Dec. 31, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2014
Segment Reporting Information, Profit (Loss) [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net interest income | $ 36,713 | $ 35,563 | $ 34,358 | $ 33,640 | $ 30,971 | $ 32,183 | $ 31,864 | $ 30,789 | $ 140,274 |  | $ 125,807 |  | $ 70,347 |
Less: reconciling adjustments(1)(2)(3) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | [1],[2],[3] | 0 | [4],[5],[6] | 0 | [7],[8],[9],[10]
Net Effective Spread |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |  | 0 |  | 0 |
Guarantee and commitment fees | 3,789 | 3,798 | 3,655 | 3,626 | 3,780 | 3,532 | 3,388 | 3,377 | 14,868 | [3] | 14,077 | [6] | 14,694 | [9]
Other income/(expense)(3)(4) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5,600 | [2],[11] | 6,064 | [5],[12] | 18,596 | [8],[10],[13]
Non-interest income | 19,307 | 4,101 | (234) | (2,706) | 6,440 | (4,981) | 18,207 | 475 | 20,468 |  | 20,141 |  | 33,290 |
(Provision for)/release of loan losses | (461) | (191) | (364) | (49) | (3,366) | 1,164 | (110) | (76) | (1,065) |  | (2,388) |  | 961 |
Provision for losses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 63 |  | 2,180 |  | 2,205 |
Noninterest Expense, Excluding Loan, Lease and Other Losses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (40,383) |  | (37,662) |  | (33,697) |
Non-interest expense | (10,977) | (9,303) | (10,074) | (9,966) | (5,865) | (10,421) | (10,853) | (8,343) | (40,320) | [14] | (35,482) | [15] | (31,492) | [16]
Income before income taxes | 44,582 | 30,170 | 23,686 | 20,919 | 28,180 | 17,945 | 39,108 | 22,845 | 119,357 |  | 108,078 |  | 73,106 |
Income tax expense | (15,793) | (10,529) | (8,400) | (7,335) | (9,912) | (6,327) | (13,769) | (4,231) | (42,057) |  | (34,239) |  | (2,824) |
Net income | 28,789 | 19,641 | 15,286 | 13,584 | 18,268 | 11,618 | 25,339 | 18,614 | 77,300 |  | 73,839 |  | 70,282 |
Preferred Stock Dividends, Income Statement Impact | (3,296) | (3,295) | (3,296) | (3,295) | (3,296) | (3,295) | (3,296) | (3,295) | (13,182) |  | (13,182) |  | (9,839) |
Less: Net loss/(income) attributable to non-controlling interest | (28) | 18 | 16 | 28 | 60 | 36 | 119 | (5,354) | 34 |  | (5,139) |  | (22,192) |
Loss on retirement of preferred stock |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 | 0 | (8,147) | 0 |  | (8,147) |  | 0 |
Net Income (Loss) Available to Common Stockholders, Basic | 25,465 | $ 16,364 | $ 12,006 | $ 10,317 | 15,032 | $ 8,359 | $ 22,162 | $ 1,818 | 64,152 |  | 47,371 |  | 38,251 |
Segment Reporting Information, Additional Information [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Assets | 15,606,020 |  |  |  | 15,540,354 |  |  |  | 15,606,020 |  | 15,540,354 |  | 14,287,821 |
On and Off Balance Sheet Program Assets, At Principal Balance | 17,399,475 |  |  |  | 15,898,820 |  |  |  | 17,399,475 |  | 15,898,820 |  | 14,597,758 |
Farm & Ranch [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information, Profit (Loss) [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net interest income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 47,219 |  | 43,270 |  | 36,373 |
Less: reconciling adjustments(1)(2)(3) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (6,831) | [1],[2],[3] | (4,466) | [4],[5],[6] | (4,550) | [7],[8],[9],[10]
Net Effective Spread |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 40,388 |  | 38,804 |  | 31,823 |
Guarantee and commitment fees |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 15,542 | [3] | 15,076 | [6] | 15,107 | [9]
Other income/(expense)(3)(4) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 539 | [2],[11] | 1,040 | [5],[12] | 762 | [8],[10],[13]
Non-interest income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 16,081 |  | 16,116 |  | 15,869 |
(Provision for)/release of loan losses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (1,065) |  | (2,388) |  | 961 |
Provision for losses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 63 |  | 2,180 |  | 2,205 |
Noninterest Expense, Excluding Loan, Lease and Other Losses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (16,206) |  | (16,876) |  | (15,180) |
Non-interest expense |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (16,143) | [14] | (14,696) | [15] | (12,975) | [16]
Segment core earnings before income taxes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 39,261 |  | 37,836 |  | 35,678 |
Income tax expense |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (13,743) |  | (13,188) |  | (12,486) |
Segment core earnings before preferred stock dividends and attibution of income to non-controlling interest - preferred stock dividends |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 25,518 |  | 24,648 |  | 23,192 |
Preferred Stock Dividends, Income Statement Impact |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |  | 0 |  | 0 |
Less: Net loss/(income) attributable to non-controlling interest |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |  | 0 |  | 0 |
Loss on retirement of preferred stock |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |  |  |
Segment core earnings |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 25,518 |  | 24,648 |  | 23,192 |
Segment Reporting Information, Additional Information [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Assets | 3,582,098 |  |  |  | 3,041,386 |  |  |  | 3,582,098 |  | 3,041,386 |  | 2,611,401 |
On and Off Balance Sheet Program Assets, At Principal Balance | 6,139,304 |  |  |  | 5,725,299 |  |  |  | 6,139,304 |  | 5,725,299 |  | 5,417,174 |
USDA Guarantees [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information, Profit (Loss) [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net interest income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 21,865 |  | 17,751 |  | 17,362 |
Less: reconciling adjustments(1)(2)(3) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (2,446) | [1],[2],[3] | 88 | [4],[5],[6] | 904 | [7],[8],[9],[10]
Net Effective Spread |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 19,419 |  | 17,839 |  | 18,266 |
Guarantee and commitment fees |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 101 | [3] | 17 | [6] | 134 | [9]
Other income/(expense)(3)(4) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 222 | [2],[11] | 100 | [5],[12] | 63 | [8],[10],[13]
Non-interest income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 323 |  | 117 |  | 197 |
(Provision for)/release of loan losses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |  | 0 |  | 0 |
Provision for losses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |  | 0 |  | 0 |
Noninterest Expense, Excluding Loan, Lease and Other Losses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (4,200) |  | (3,449) |  | (2,955) |
Non-interest expense |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (4,200) | [14] | (3,449) | [15] | (2,955) | [16]
Segment core earnings before income taxes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 15,542 |  | 14,507 |  | 15,508 |
Income tax expense |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (5,439) |  | (5,176) |  | (5,430) |
Segment core earnings before preferred stock dividends and attibution of income to non-controlling interest - preferred stock dividends |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 10,103 |  | 9,331 |  | 10,078 |
Preferred Stock Dividends, Income Statement Impact |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |  | 0 |  | 0 |
Less: Net loss/(income) attributable to non-controlling interest |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |  | 0 |  | 0 |
Loss on retirement of preferred stock |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |  |  |
Segment core earnings |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 10,103 |  | 9,331 |  | 10,078 |
Segment Reporting Information, Additional Information [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Assets | 2,096,503 |  |  |  | 1,977,609 |  |  |  | 2,096,503 |  | 1,977,609 |  | 1,825,210 |
On and Off Balance Sheet Program Assets, At Principal Balance | 2,094,375 |  |  |  | 1,918,277 |  |  |  | 2,094,375 |  | 1,918,277 |  | 1,798,034 |
Rural Utilities [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information, Profit (Loss) [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net interest income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 11,739 |  | 11,729 |  | 45 |
Less: reconciling adjustments(1)(2)(3) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (1,373) | [1],[2],[3] | (335) | [4],[5],[6] | 10,696 | [7],[8],[9],[10]
Net Effective Spread |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 10,366 |  | 11,394 |  | 10,741 |
Guarantee and commitment fees |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,694 | [3] | 397 | [6] | 0 | [9]
Other income/(expense)(3)(4) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2 | [2],[11] | 25 | [5],[12] | 9 | [8],[10],[13]
Non-interest income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,696 |  | 422 |  | 9 |
(Provision for)/release of loan losses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |  | 0 |  | 0 |
Provision for losses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |  | 0 |  | 0 |
Noninterest Expense, Excluding Loan, Lease and Other Losses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (2,856) |  | (3,364) |  | (3,130) |
Non-interest expense |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (2,856) | [14] | (3,364) | [15] | (3,130) | [16]
Segment core earnings before income taxes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 9,206 |  | 8,452 |  | 7,620 |
Income tax expense |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (3,223) |  | (2,947) |  | (2,668) |
Segment core earnings before preferred stock dividends and attibution of income to non-controlling interest - preferred stock dividends |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5,983 |  | 5,505 |  | 4,952 |
Preferred Stock Dividends, Income Statement Impact |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |  | 0 |  | 0 |
Less: Net loss/(income) attributable to non-controlling interest |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |  | 0 |  | 0 |
Loss on retirement of preferred stock |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |  |  |
Segment core earnings |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5,983 |  | 5,505 |  | 4,952 |
Segment Reporting Information, Additional Information [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Assets | 1,012,014 |  |  |  | 1,019,279 |  |  |  | 1,012,014 |  | 1,019,279 |  | 995,082 |
On and Off Balance Sheet Program Assets, At Principal Balance | 1,878,110 |  |  |  | 1,530,990 |  |  |  | 1,878,110 |  | 1,530,990 |  | 985,609 |
Institutional Credit [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information, Profit (Loss) [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net interest income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 48,756 |  | 44,970 |  | 41,870 |
Less: reconciling adjustments(1)(2)(3) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (3,205) | [1],[2],[3] | (1,515) | [4],[5],[6] | (2,814) | [7],[8],[9],[10]
Net Effective Spread |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 45,551 |  | 43,455 |  | 39,056 |
Guarantee and commitment fees |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,833 | [3] | 1,665 | [6] | 1,539 | [9]
Other income/(expense)(3)(4) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | [2],[11] | 0 | [5],[12] | 0 | [8],[10],[13]
Non-interest income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,833 |  | 1,665 |  | 1,539 |
(Provision for)/release of loan losses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |  | 0 |  | 0 |
Provision for losses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |  | 0 |  | 0 |
Noninterest Expense, Excluding Loan, Lease and Other Losses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (3,786) |  | (2,109) |  | (1,891) |
Non-interest expense |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (3,786) | [14] | (2,109) | [15] | (1,891) | [16]
Segment core earnings before income taxes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 43,598 |  | 43,011 |  | 38,704 |
Income tax expense |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (15,258) |  | (15,054) |  | (13,548) |
Segment core earnings before preferred stock dividends and attibution of income to non-controlling interest - preferred stock dividends |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 28,340 |  | 27,957 |  | 25,156 |
Preferred Stock Dividends, Income Statement Impact |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |  | 0 |  | 0 |
Less: Net loss/(income) attributable to non-controlling interest |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |  | 0 |  | 0 |
Loss on retirement of preferred stock |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |  |  |
Segment core earnings |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 28,340 |  | 27,957 |  | 25,156 |
Segment Reporting Information, Additional Information [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Assets | 6,008,574 |  |  |  | 5,420,195 |  |  |  | 6,008,574 |  | 5,420,195 |  | 5,459,296 |
On and Off Balance Sheet Program Assets, At Principal Balance | 7,287,686 |  |  |  | 6,724,254 |  |  |  | 7,287,686 |  | 6,724,254 |  | 6,396,941 |
Corporate Segment [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information, Profit (Loss) [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net interest income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 10,695 |  | 8,087 |  | (25,303) |
Less: reconciling adjustments(1)(2)(3) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (1,317) | [1],[2],[3] | (199) | [4],[5],[6] | 39,110 | [7],[8],[9],[10]
Net Effective Spread |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 9,378 |  | 7,888 |  | 13,807 |
Guarantee and commitment fees |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | [3] | 0 | [6] | 0 | [9]
Other income/(expense)(3)(4) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (231) | [2],[11] | (1,972) | [5],[12] | (4,913) | [8],[10],[13]
Non-interest income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (231) |  | (1,972) |  | (4,913) |
(Provision for)/release of loan losses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |  | 0 |  | 0 |
Provision for losses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |  | 0 |  | 0 |
Noninterest Expense, Excluding Loan, Lease and Other Losses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (13,335) |  | (11,864) |  | (10,541) |
Non-interest expense |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (13,335) | [14] | (11,864) | [15] | (10,541) | [16]
Segment core earnings before income taxes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (4,188) |  | (5,948) |  | (1,647) |
Income tax expense |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,185 |  | 3,803 |  | 23,347 |
Segment core earnings before preferred stock dividends and attibution of income to non-controlling interest - preferred stock dividends |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (3,003) |  | (2,145) |  | 21,700 |
Preferred Stock Dividends, Income Statement Impact |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (13,182) |  | (13,182) |  | (9,839) |
Less: Net loss/(income) attributable to non-controlling interest |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 34 |  | (5,139) |  | (22,192) |
Loss on retirement of preferred stock |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |  |  |
Segment core earnings |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (16,151) |  | (20,466) |  | (10,331) |
Segment Reporting Information, Additional Information [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Assets | 2,906,831 |  |  |  | 4,081,885 |  |  |  | 2,906,831 |  | 4,081,885 |  | 3,396,832 |
Segment Reconciling Items [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information, Profit (Loss) [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net interest income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |  | 0 |  | 0 |
Less: reconciling adjustments(1)(2)(3) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 15,172 | [1],[2],[3] | 6,427 | [4],[5],[6] | (43,346) | [7],[8],[9],[10]
Net Effective Spread |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 15,172 |  | 6,427 |  | (43,346) |
Guarantee and commitment fees |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (4,302) | [3] | (3,078) | [6] | (2,086) | [9]
Other income/(expense)(3)(4) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5,068 | [2],[11] | 6,871 | [5],[12] | 22,675 | [8],[10],[13]
Non-interest income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 766 |  | 3,793 |  | 20,589 |
(Provision for)/release of loan losses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |  | 0 |  | 0 |
Provision for losses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |  | 0 |  | 0 |
Noninterest Expense, Excluding Loan, Lease and Other Losses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |  | 0 |  | 0 |
Non-interest expense |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | [14] | 0 | [15] | 0 | [16]
Segment core earnings before income taxes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 15,938 | [17] | 10,220 | [18] | (22,757) | [16]
Income tax expense |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (5,579) |  | (1,677) |  | 7,961 |
Segment core earnings before preferred stock dividends and attibution of income to non-controlling interest - preferred stock dividends |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 10,359 | [17] | 8,543 | [18] | (14,796) | [16]
Preferred Stock Dividends, Income Statement Impact |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |  | 0 |  | 0 |
Less: Net loss/(income) attributable to non-controlling interest |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |  | 0 |  | 0 |
Loss on retirement of preferred stock |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (8,147) |  |  |
Segment core earnings |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 10,359 | [17] | 396 | [18] | (14,796) | [16]
Segment Reporting Information, Additional Information [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Assets | 0 |  |  |  | 0 |  |  |  | 0 |  | 0 |  | 0 |
On and Off Balance Sheet Program Assets, At Principal Balance | $ 0 |  |  |  | $ 0 |  |  |  | $ 0 |  | $ 0 |  | $ 0 |
[1] | Excludes the amortization of premiums and discounts on assets consolidated at fair value, originally included in interest income, to reflect core earnings amounts.
[2] | Includes the reclassification of interest expense related to interest rate swaps not designated as hedges, which are included in "Gains/(losses) on financial derivatives and hedging activities" on the consolidated financial statements, to determine the effective funding cost for each operating segment.
[3] | Includes the reclassification of interest income and interest expense from consolidated trusts owned by third parties to guarantee and commitment fees, to reflect management's view that the net interest income Farmer Mac earns is effectively a guarantee fee.
[4] | Excludes the amortization of premiums and discounts on assets consolidated at fair value, originally included in interest income, to reflect core earnings amounts.
[5] | Includes the reclassification of interest expense related to interest rate swaps not designated as hedges, which are included in "Gains/(losses) on financial derivatives and hedging activities" on the consolidated financial statements, to determine the effective funding cost for each operating segment.
[6] | Includes the reclassification of interest income and interest expense from consolidated trusts owned by third parties to guarantee and commitment fees, to reflect management's view that the net interest income Farmer Mac earns is effectively a guarantee fee.
[7] | Excludes the amortization of premiums and discounts on assets consolidated at fair value, originally included in interest income, to reflect core earnings amounts.
[8] | Includes the reclassification of interest expense related to interest rate swaps not designated as hedges, which are included in "Gains/(losses) on financial derivatives and hedging activities" on the consolidated financial statements, to determine the effective funding cost for each operating segment.
[9] | Includes the reclassification of interest income and interest expense from consolidated trusts owned by third parties to guarantee and commitment fees, to reflect management's view that the net interest income Farmer Mac earns is effectively a guarantee fee.
[10] | Includes the reclassification of interest income and interest expense related to securities purchased under agreements to resell and securities sold, not yet purchased, respectively to other income/(expense).
[11] | Includes reconciling adjustments for fair value adjustments on financial derivatives and trading assets. Also includes a reconciling adjustment related to the recognition of deferred gains over the estimated lives of certain Farmer Mac Guaranteed Securities and USDA Securities. In 2016 and prior periods, fair value adjustments on financial derivatives included variation margin payment amounts because those amounts were considered to be collateral of the related exposure and were accounted for as unrealized gains or losses. However, effective first quarter 2017, CME implemented a change in its rules related to the exchange of variation margin, whereby variation margin payments will be considered a partial settlement of the respective derivatives contracts rather than as pledged collateral, and accounted for as realized gains and losses. See Note 6 for more information about this rule change. Farmer Mac believes that even though these variation margin amounts will be accounted for as realized gains or losses on financial derivatives and hedging activities as a result of the CME rule change, their economic character will remain the same as they were before the change. The fair value fluctuations related to the exchange of variation margin, whether considered a partial settlement of or the pledge of collateral under a derivatives contract, are not expected to have a cumulative net impact on Farmer Mac's financial condition or results of operations reported in accordance with GAAP because the related financial instruments are expected to be held to maturity. Therefore, beginning in 2017, this reconciling adjustment will include realized gains and losses on financial derivatives centrally cleared through CME resulting from the exchange of variation margin. As a result, core earnings subsequent to 2016 will be presented on a consistent basis with core earnings in 2016 and prior periods.
[12] | Includes reconciling adjustments for fair value adjustments on financial derivatives and trading assets. Also includes a reconciling adjustment related to the recognition of deferred gains over the estimated lives of certain Farmer Mac Guaranteed Securities and USDA Securities.
[13] | Includes reconciling adjustments for fair value adjustments on financial derivatives and trading assets. Also includes a reconciling adjustment related to the recognition of deferred gains over the estimated lives of certain Farmer Mac Guaranteed Securities and USDA Securities.
[14] | Includes directly attributable costs and an allocation of indirectly attributable costs based on headcount.
[15] | Includes directly attributable costs and an allocation of indirectly attributable costs based on headcount.
[16] | Net adjustments to reconcile to the corresponding income measures: core earnings before income taxes reconciled to income before income taxes; core earnings before preferred stock dividends and attribution of income to non-controlling interest reconciled to net income; and segment core earnings reconciled to net income attributable to common stockholders.
[17] | Net adjustments to reconcile to the corresponding income measures: core earnings before income taxes reconciled to income before income taxes; core earnings before preferred stock dividends and attribution of income to non-controlling interest reconciled to net income; and segment core earnings reconciled to net income attributable to common stockholders.
[18] | Net adjustments to reconcile to the corresponding income measures: core earnings before income taxes reconciled to income before income taxes; core earnings before preferred stock dividends and attribution of income to non-controlling interest reconciled to net income; and segment core earnings reconciled to net income attributable to common stockholders.

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