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Farmer Mac Guaranteed Securities and USDA Securities - Unrealized Loss Position (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | Dec. 31, 2019 | Dec. 31, 2018
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Unrealized loss position for less than 12 months |  |
Fair Value | $ 879,683 | $ 1,433,453
Unrealized Loss | (2,260) | (3,281)
Unrealized loss position for more than 12 months |  |
Fair Value | 464,035 | 315,786
Unrealized Loss | (3,286) | (2,647)
Farmer Mac Guaranteed Securities and USDA Securities |  |
Unrealized loss position for less than 12 months |  |
Fair Value | 0 | 707,813
Unrealized Loss | 0 | (2,456)
Unrealized loss position for more than 12 months |  |
Fair Value | 328,925 | 3,042,061
Unrealized Loss | (922) | (71,719)
Institutional Credit | Farmer Mac Guaranteed Securities |  |
Unrealized loss position for less than 12 months |  |
Fair Value | 0 | 669,610
Unrealized Loss | 0 | (1,760)
Unrealized loss position for more than 12 months |  |
Fair Value | 301,836 | 976,318
Unrealized Loss | (164) | (10,188)
Unrealized loss position for less than 12 months |  |
Fair Value | 225,239 | 1,480,423
Unrealized Loss | (2,203) | (9,364)
Unrealized loss position for more than 12 months |  |
Fair Value | 1,394,802 | 1,599,679
Unrealized Loss | (33,059) | (42,003)
USDA Guarantees | USDA Securities: |  |
Unrealized loss position for less than 12 months |  |
Fair Value | 0 | 38,203
Unrealized Loss | 0 | (696)
Unrealized loss position for more than 12 months |  |
Fair Value | 27,089 | 2,065,743
Unrealized Loss | $ (758) | $ (61,531)

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