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Offsetting of Assets and Liabilities (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2013
Offsetting of Assets and Liabilities [Abstract] |
Offsetting of Assets and Liabilities [Table Text Block] | The following table presents information about certain assets and liabilities representing financial instruments as of September 30, 2013. The Company has not previously entered into master netting agreements with any of its counterparties.
Description |  | Amount of Assets (Liabilities) Presented in the Consolidated Balance Sheet(1) |  | Financial Instruments(2)(3) |  | Cash Collateral (Received) Pledged(3) |  | Net Amount
(In thousands) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Financial derivatives-assets at fair value- Gross |  | $ | 23,181 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Financial derivatives-assets at fair value-Net |  | $ | 16,114 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | (3,311 | ) |  | $ | 12,803 |
Liabilities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Financial derivatives-liabilities at fair value- Gross |  | $ | (7,067 | ) |  |  |  |  |  |
Financial derivatives-liabilities at fair value-Net |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |
Repurchase Agreements |  | $ | (1,292,946 | ) |  |  |  |  |  |
Repurchase Agreements-Net |  | $ | (1,292,946 | ) |  | $ | 1,296,756 |  |  | $ | (3,810 | ) |  | $ | — |
(1) | On the Company's Consolidated Balance Sheet, all balances associated with the repurchase agreements and financial derivatives are presented on a gross basis.
(2) | Amounts disclosed in the Financial Instruments column of the table represent collateral that is available to be offset against balances associated with repurchase agreements.
(3) | As collateral is called or posted per counterparty it is generally called or posted across all positions with each respective counterparty.

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