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Variable Interest Entities (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2015
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Summary Of Nonconsolidated VIEs Assets And Liabilities |
|  |  |  |  | December 31, 2015
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Carrying Value of Assets |  | Carrying Value of Liabilities
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Loss and Loss |  |  |
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Maximum |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Unearned |  | Adjustment |  |  |
|  |  |  |  | VIE |  | Exposure |  |  |  |  | Premiums |  | Insurance Loss |  | Premium |  | Expense |  | Derivative
In millions |  | Assets |  | to Loss |  | Investments(1) |  | Receivable(2) |  | Recoverable(3) |  | Revenue(4) |  | Reserves(5) |  | Liabilities(6)
Insurance: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Global structured finance: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | Collateralized debt obligations |  | $ | 5,712 |  | $ | 3,046 |  | $ | 51 |  | $ | 9 |  | $ | - |  | $ | 6 |  | $ | 108 |  | $ | 6
|  | Mortgage-backed residential |  |  | 11,524 |  |  | 6,072 |  |  | 23 |  |  | 31 |  |  | 416 |  |  | 30 |  |  | 306 |  |  | -
|  | Mortgage-backed commercial |  |  | 319 |  |  | 219 |  |  | - |  |  | 1 |  |  | - |  |  | 1 |  |  | - |  |  | -
|  | Consumer asset-backed |  |  | 5,538 |  |  | 1,712 |  |  | - |  |  | 13 |  |  | - |  |  | 11 |  |  | 4 |  |  | -
|  | Corporate asset-backed |  |  | 5,218 |  |  | 3,446 |  |  | - |  |  | 26 |  |  | 2 |  |  | 30 |  |  | - |  |  | -
| Total global structured finance |  |  | 28,311 |  |  | 14,495 |  |  | 74 |  |  | 80 |  |  | 418 |  |  | 78 |  |  | 418 |  |  | 6
| Global public finance |  |  | 44,162 |  |  | 14,579 |  |  | - |  |  | 160 |  |  | - |  |  | 186 |  |  | - |  |  | -
Total insurance |  | $ | 72,473 |  | $ | 29,074 |  | $ | 74 |  | $ | 240 |  | $ | 418 |  | $ | 264 |  | $ | 418 |  | $ | 6
__________ |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
(1) - Reported within "Investments" on MBIA's consolidated balance sheets.
(2) - Reported within "Premiums receivable" on MBIA's consolidated balance sheets.
(3) - Reported within "Insurance loss recoverable" on MBIA's consolidated balance sheets.
(4) - Reported within "Unearned premium revenue" on MBIA's consolidated balance sheets.
(5) - Reported within "Loss and loss adjustment expense reserves" on MBIA's consolidated balance sheets.
(6) - Reported within "Derivative liabilities" on MBIA's consolidated balance sheets.
|  |  |  |  | December 31, 2014
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Carrying Value of Assets |  | Carrying Value of Liabilities
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Loss and Loss |  |  |
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Maximum |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Unearned |  | Adjustment |  |  |
|  |  |  |  | VIE |  | Exposure |  |  |  |  | Premiums |  | Insurance Loss |  | Premium |  | Expense |  | Derivative
In millions |  | Assets |  | to Loss |  | Investments(1) |  | Receivable(2) |  | Recoverable(3) |  | Revenue(4) |  | Reserves(5) |  | Liabilities(6)
Insurance: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Global structured finance: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | Collateralized debt obligations |  | $ | 8,613 |  | $ | 5,623 |  | $ | 110 |  | $ | 24 |  | $ | - |  | $ | 20 |  | $ | 70 |  | $ | 102
|  | Mortgage-backed residential |  |  | 14,136 |  |  | 7,459 |  |  | 9 |  |  | 41 |  |  | 518 |  |  | 39 |  |  | 307 |  |  | -
|  | Mortgage-backed commercial |  |  | 571 |  |  | 279 |  |  | - |  |  | 1 |  |  | - |  |  | 1 |  |  | - |  |  | -
|  | Consumer asset-backed |  |  | 6,008 |  |  | 1,989 |  |  | - |  |  | 16 |  |  | - |  |  | 14 |  |  | 12 |  |  | -
|  | Corporate asset-backed |  |  | 6,612 |  |  | 4,608 |  |  | - |  |  | 41 |  |  | 6 |  |  | 47 |  |  | - |  |  | -
| Total global structured finance |  |  | 35,940 |  |  | 19,958 |  |  | 119 |  |  | 123 |  |  | 524 |  |  | 121 |  |  | 389 |  |  | 102
| Global public finance |  |  | 49,686 |  |  | 16,698 |  |  | - |  |  | 179 |  |  | - |  |  | 211 |  |  | - |  |  | -
Total insurance |  | $ | 85,626 |  | $ | 36,656 |  | $ | 119 |  | $ | 302 |  | $ | 524 |  | $ | 332 |  | $ | 389 |  | $ | 102
__________ |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
(1) - Reported within "Investments" on MBIA's consolidated balance sheets.
(2) - Reported within "Premiums receivable" on MBIA's consolidated balance sheets.
(3) - Reported within "Insurance loss recoverable" on MBIA's consolidated balance sheets.
(4) - Reported within "Unearned premium revenue" on MBIA's consolidated balance sheets.
(5) - Reported within "Loss and loss adjustment expense reserves" on MBIA's consolidated balance sheets.
(6) - Reported within "Derivative liabilities" on MBIA's consolidated balance sheets.

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