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Variable Interest Entities (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2016
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Summary Of Nonconsolidated VIEs Assets And Liabilities |
|  |  |  | December 31, 2016
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 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
Insurance: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Global structured finance: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | Collateralized debt obligations | $ | 3,167 |  | $ | 1,914 |  | $ | 51 |  | $ | 2 |  | $ | - |  | $ | - |  | $ | 73 |  | $ | -
|  | Mortgage-backed residential |  | 9,146 |  |  | 4,796 |  |  | 20 |  |  | 28 |  |  | 304 |  |  | 27 |  |  | 325 |  |  | -
|  | Mortgage-backed commercial |  | 257 |  |  | 145 |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | -
|  | Consumer asset-backed |  | 4,893 |  |  | 1,331 |  |  | - |  |  | 7 |  |  | 2 |  |  | 5 |  |  | 8 |  |  | -
|  | Corporate asset-backed |  | 2,625 |  |  | 2,205 |  |  | 5 |  |  | 18 |  |  | - |  |  | 20 |  |  | - |  |  | -
| Total global structured finance |  | 20,088 |  |  | 10,391 |  |  | 76 |  |  | 55 |  |  | 306 |  |  | 52 |  |  | 406 |  |  | -
| Global public finance |  | 44,306 |  |  | 12,051 |  |  | - |  |  | 11 |  |  | - |  |  | 18 |  |  | - |  |  | -
Total insurance | $ | 64,394 |  | $ | 22,442 |  | $ | 76 |  | $ | 66 |  | $ | 306 |  | $ | 70 |  | $ | 406 |  | $ | -
__________ |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
(1) - Reported within "Investments" on MBIA's consolidated balance sheets.
(2) - Reported within "Premiums receivable" on MBIA's consolidated balance sheets. Excludes $125 million that is included within “Assets held for sale” on the Company’s consolidated balance sheet.
(3) - Reported within "Insurance loss recoverable" on MBIA's consolidated balance sheets.
(4) - Reported within "Unearned premium revenue" on MBIA's consolidated balance sheets. Excludes $134 million that is included within “Liabilities held for sale” on the Company’s consolidated balance sheet.
(5) - Reported within "Loss and loss adjustment expense reserves" on MBIA's consolidated balance sheets.
|  |  |  |  | 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.

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