Fair Value Measurements (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2015

The following table summarizes the carrying values and estimated fair value of our financial instruments at December 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014.



	December 31, 2015
	Carrying Value		Estimated Fair Value		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
	(in millions)
Financial assets:
Cash	$	124	$	124	$	124	$	—	$	—
Securities purchased under agreements to resell	2,724		2,724		—		2,724		—
Real estate secured receivables⁽¹⁾:
First lien	7,237		7,174		—		—		7,174
Second lien	1,750		1,156		—		—		1,156
Total real estate secured receivables	8,987		8,330		—		—		8,330
Real estate secured receivables held for sale	8,265		8,668		—		—		8,668
Due from affiliates	128		128		—		128		—
Financial liabilities:
Due to affiliates carried at fair value	496		496		—		496		—
Due to affiliates not carried at fair value	5,429		5,693		—		5,693		—
Long-term debt carried at fair value	3,257		3,257		—		3,257		—
Long-term debt not carried at fair value	6,253		6,664		—		6,664		—



	December 31, 2014
	Carrying Value		Estimated Fair Value		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
	(in millions)
Financial assets:
Cash	$	157	$	157	$	157	$	—	$	—
Interest bearing deposits with banks	2,000		2,000		2,000		—		—
Securities purchased under agreements to resell	3,863		3,863		—		3,863		—
Real estate secured receivables⁽¹⁾:
First lien	18,943		16,878		—		—		16,878
Second lien	2,299		1,246		—		—		1,246
Total real estate secured receivables	21,242		18,124		—		—		18,124
Real estate secured receivables held for sale	860		937		—		—		937
Due from affiliates	102		102		—		102		—
Financial liabilities:
Due to affiliates carried at fair value	512		512		—		512		—
Due to affiliates not carried at fair value	6,433		6,723		—		6,723		—
Long-term debt carried at fair value	6,762		6,762		—		6,762		—
Long-term debt not carried at fair value	9,665		10,233		—		8,779		1,454

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The receivable balances included in this table reflect the principal amount outstanding on the loan net of any charge-off recorded in accordance with our existing charge-off policies and include certain basis adjustments to the loan such as unearned income, unamortized deferred fees and costs on originated loans, purchase accounting fair value adjustments and premiums or discounts on purchased loans. However, these basis adjustments on the loans are excluded in other presentations of dollars of two-months-and-over contractual delinquency, nonaccrual receivable and nonperforming receivable account balances.

Assets and Liabilities Recorded at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis

The following table presents information about our assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of December 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014, and indicates the fair value hierarchy of the valuation techniques utilized to determine such fair value.



	Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1)		Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)			Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)		Netting⁽¹⁾			Total of Assets (Liabilities) Measured at Fair Value
	(in millions)
December 31, 2015:
Derivative financial assets:
Interest rate swaps	$	—	$	24		$	—	$	—		$	24
Currency swaps	—		111			—		—			111
Derivative netting	—		—			—		(135		)	(135		)
Total derivative financial assets	—		135			—		(135		)	—
Total assets	$	—	$	135		$	—	$	(135	)	$	—
Due to affiliates carried at fair value	$	—	$	(496	)	$	—	$	—		$	(496	)
Long-term debt carried at fair value	—		(3,257		)	—		—			(3,257		)
Derivative related liabilities:
Interest rate swaps	—		(304		)	—		—			(304		)
Currency swaps	—		(379		)	—		—			(379		)
Derivative netting	—		—			—		626			626
Total derivative related liabilities	—		(683		)	—		626			(57		)
Total liabilities	$	—	$	(4,436	)	$	—	$	626		$	(3,810	)
December 31, 2014:
Derivative financial assets:
Interest rate swaps	$	—	$	144		$	—	$	—		$	144
Currency swaps	—		147			—		—			147
Derivative netting	—		—			—		(291		)	(291		)
Total derivative financial assets	—		291			—		(291		)	—
Total assets	$	—	$	291		$	—	$	(291	)	$	—
Due to affiliates carried at fair value	$	—	$	(512	)	$	—	$	—		$	(512	)
Long-term debt carried at fair value	—		(6,762		)	—		—			(6,762		)
Derivative related liabilities:
Interest rate swaps	—		(453		)	—		—			(453		)
Currency swaps	—		(133		)	—		—			(133		)
Derivative netting	—		—			—		504			504
Total derivative related liabilities	—		(586		)	—		504			(82		)
Total liabilities	$	—	$	(7,860	)	$	—	$	504		$	(7,356	)


⁽¹⁾	Represents counterparty and swap collateral netting which allow the offsetting of amounts relating to certain contracts when certain conditions are met.

Assets and Liabilities Recorded at Fair Value on a Non-recurring Basis

The following table presents information about our assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis as of December 31, 2015 and 2014, and indicates the fair value hierarchy of the valuation techniques utilized to determine such fair value. Certain of the fair values in the table below were not obtained as of December 31, 2015 or 2014 but during the years then ended. See Note 2, "Summary of Significant Accounting Policies and New Accounting Pronouncements," for discussion of our policy in measuring fair value.



	Non-Recurring Fair Value Measurements as of December 31, 2015								Total Gains (Losses) for the Year Ended December 31, 2015
	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total		Total Gains (Losses) for the Year Ended December 31, 2015
	(in millions)
Real estate secured receivables held for sale	$	—	$	—	$	8,265	$	8,265	$	(364	)
Receivables held for investment carried at the lower of amortized cost or fair value of the collateral less cost to sell⁽¹⁾	—		326		—		326		(176		)
Real estate owned⁽²⁾	—		103		—		103		(23		)
Total assets at fair value on a non-recurring basis	$	—	$	429	$	8,265	$	8,694	$	(563	)



	Non-Recurring Fair Value Measurements as of December 31, 2014								Total Gains (Losses) for the Year Ended December 31, 2014
	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total		Total Gains (Losses) for the Year Ended December 31, 2014
	(in millions)
Real estate secured receivables held for sale	$	—	$	—	$	860	$	860	$	201
Receivables held for investment carried at the lower of amortized cost or fair value of the collateral less cost to sell⁽¹⁾	—		693		—		693		(391		)
Real estate owned⁽²⁾	—		195		—		195		(49		)
Total assets at fair value on a non-recurring basis	$	—	$	888	$	860	$	1,748	$	(239	)


⁽¹⁾	Total gains (losses) for the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014 include amounts recorded on receivables that were subsequently transferred to held for sale.


⁽²⁾	Real estate owned is required to be reported on the balance sheet net of transactions costs. The real estate owned amounts in the table above reflect the fair value of the underlying asset unadjusted for transaction costs.

Fair Value Inputs, Assets, Quantitative Information

The following table presents quantitative information about non-recurring fair value measurements of assets and liabilities classified as Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy as of December 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014:



	Fair Value						Range of Inputs
Financial Instrument Type	Dec. 31, 2015		Dec. 31, 2014		Valuation Technique	Significant Unobservable Inputs	December 31, 2015				December 31, 2014
	(in millions)
Receivables held for sale carried at the lower of amortized cost or fair value:
Real estate secured	$	8,265	$	860	Third party appraisal valuation based on	Collateral loss severity rates⁽¹⁾	0	%	-	100%	0	%	-	79%
					estimated loss severities, including collateral values, cash flows and	Expenses incurred through collateral disposition	5	%	-	10%	5	%	-	10%
					market discount rate	Market discount rate	4	%	-	14%	4	%	-	8%

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As discussed below, as a result of our decision in 2015 to expand our receivable sales program, we added additional pools to our fair value estimation process in line with the new risk characteristics that now exist in the expanded receivables held for sale portfolio. At December 31, 2015, the weighted average collateral loss severity rate was 42 percent, taking into consideration both expected net cash flows as well as current collateral values. At December 31, 2014, the weighted average collateral loss severity rate was 18 percent based solely on consideration of collateral value reflecting the risk characteristics of the receivables held for sale portfolio at that time.