NOTE 13 - VARIABLE INTEREST ENTITIES AND PREFERRED SECURITIES OF SUBSIDIARIES

Variable Interest Entities

As of September 30, 2017, the fair value of the Timber Notes and Extension Loans is $4.80 billion and $4.32 billion, respectively, for the 2015 Financing Entities. The Timber Notes and Extension Loans are classified as Level 2 within the fair value hierarchy, which is further defined in Note 14 in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016.

Activity between the Company and the 2015 Financing Entities was as follows:



	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
In millions	2017		2016		2017		2016
Revenue (a)	$	24	$	24	$	71	$	71
Expense (a)	32		32		96		96
Cash receipts (b)	48		47		95		76
Cash payments (c)	64		64		128		98


(a)	The revenue and expense are included in Interest expense, net in the accompanying statement of operations.


(b)	The cash receipts are interest received on the Financial assets of special purpose entities.


(c)	The cash payments represent interest paid on Nonrecourse financial liabilities of special purpose entities.

As of September 30, 2017, the fair value of the Timber Notes and Extension Loans is $2.23 billion and $2.09 billion, respectively, for the 2007 Financing Entities. The Timber Notes and Extension Loans are classified as Level 2 within the fair value hierarchy, which is further defined in Note 14 in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016.

Activity between the Company and the 2007 Financing Entities was as follows:



	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
In millions	2017		2016		2017		2016
Revenue (a)	$	12	$	8	$	35	$	26
Expense (b)	13		10		36		26
Cash receipts (c)	7		4		19		10
Cash payments (d)	10		7		28		19


(a)	The revenue is included in Interest expense, net in the accompanying statement of operations and includes approximately $5 million and $14 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively, of accretion income for the amortization of the purchase accounting adjustment on the Financial assets of special purpose entities.


(b)	The expense is included in Interest expense, net in the accompanying statement of operations and includes approximately $2 million and $5 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively, of accretion expense for the amortization of the purchase accounting adjustment on the Nonrecourse financial liabilities of special purpose entities.


(c)	The cash receipts are interest received on the Financial assets of special purpose entities.


(d)	The cash payments are interest paid on Nonrecourse financial liabilities of special purpose entities.