Securitizations and variable interest entities (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2016

Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]

Incremental Assets and Liabilities Included in Consolidated Financial Statements

Dec. 31, 2016 and Dec. 31, 2015. The net assets of any consolidated VIE are solely available to settle the liabilities of the VIE and to settle any investors’ ownership liquidation requests, including any seed capital invested in the VIE by BNY Mellon.



Investments consolidated at Dec. 31, 2016
(in millions)	Investment Management funds			Securitizations		Total consolidated investments
Available-for-sale securities	$	—		$	400	$	400
Trading assets	979			—		979
Other assets	252			—		252
Total assets	$	1,231	(a)	$	400	$	1,631
Trading liabilities	$	282		$	—	$	282
Other liabilities	33			363		396
Total liabilities	$	315	(a)	$	363	$	678
Nonredeemable noncontrolling interests	$	618	(a)	$	—	$	618


(a)	Includes VMEs with assets of $114 million, liabilities of $3 million and nonredeemable noncontrolling interests of $25 million.



Investments consolidated at Dec. 31, 2015
(in millions)	Investment Management funds			Securitizations		Total consolidated investments
Available-for-sale securities	$	—		$	400	$	400
Trading assets	1,228			—		1,228
Other assets	173			—		173
Total assets	$	1,401	(a)	$	400	$	1,801
Trading liabilities	$	229		$	—	$	229
Other liabilities	17			359		376
Total liabilities	$	246	(a)	$	359	$	605
Nonredeemable noncontrolling interests	$	738	(a)	$	—	$	738


(a)	Includes VMEs with assets of $190 million, liabilities of $1 million and nonredeemable noncontrolling interests of $5 million.

Variable Interest Entity, Not Primary Beneficiary

Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]

Schedule of Variable Interest Entities

Dec. 31, 2016 and Dec. 31, 2015, the following assets and liabilities related to the VIEs where BNY Mellon is not the primary beneficiary are included in our consolidated financial statements.



Non-consolidated VIEs at Dec. 31, 2016
(in millions)	Assets		Liabilities		Maximum loss exposure
Other	$	2,442	$	369	$	2,811



Non-consolidated VIEs at Dec. 31, 2015
(in millions)	Assets		Liabilities		Maximum loss exposure
Other (a)	$	1,754	$	393	$	2,147


(a)	The presentation of non-consolidated VIEs was adjusted to place them on a basis comparable with the current period.

- Definition

Tabular disclosure of the significant judgments and assumptions made in determining whether a variable interest (as defined) held by the entity requires the variable interest entity (VIE) (as defined) to be consolidated and (or) disclose information about its involvement with the VIE, individually or in aggregate (as applicable); the nature of restrictions, if any, on the consolidated VIE's assets and on the settlement of its liabilities reported by an entity in its statement of financial position, including the carrying amounts of such assets and liabilities; the nature of, and changes in, the risks associated with involvement in the VIE; how involvement with the VIE affects the entity's financial position, financial performance, and cash flows; the lack of recourse if creditors (or beneficial interest holders) of the consolidated VIE have no recourse to the general credit of the primary beneficiary (if applicable); the terms of arrangements, giving consideration to both explicit arrangements and implicit variable interests, if any, that could require the entity to provide financial support to the VIE, including events or circumstances that could expose the entity to a loss; the methodology used by the entity for determining whether or not it is the primary beneficiary of the variable interest entity; the significant factors considered and judgments made in determining that the power to direct the activities of a VIE that most significantly impact the VIE's economic performance are shared (as defined); the carrying amounts and classification of assets and liabilities of the VIE included in the statement of financial position; the entity's maximum exposure to loss, if any, as a result of its involvement with the VIE, including how the maximum exposure is determined and significant sources of the entity's exposure to the VIE; a comparison of the carrying amounts of the assets and liabilities and the entity's maximum exposure to loss; information about any liquidity arrangements, guarantees, and (or) other commitments by third parties that may affect the fair value or risk of the entity's variable interest in the VIE; whether or not the entity has provided financial support or other support (explicitly or implicitly) to the VIE that it was not previously contractually required to provide or whether the entity intends to provide that support, including the type and amount of the support and the primary reasons for providing the support; and supplemental information the entity determines necessary to provide.

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