Variable Interest Entities	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2015
Variable Interest Entities
Variable Interest Entities	Variable Interest Entities GAAP requires the consolidation of VIEs in which an enterprise has a controlling financial interest. A controlling financial interest will have both of the following characteristics: (a) the power to direct the activities of a VIE that most significantly impact the VIE's economic performance and (b) the obligation to absorb losses of the VIE that could potentially be significant to the VIE or the right to receive benefits from the VIE that could potentially be significant to the VIE. In February 2015, the FASB issued an update (“ASU No. 2015-02”) to ASC Topic 810, Amendments to the Consolidation Analysis. ASU 2015-02 makes several modifications to the consolidation guidance for VIEs and general partners’ investments in limited partnerships, as well as modifications to the evaluation of whether limited partnerships are VIEs or voting interest entities. The amendments in ASU 2015-02 are effective for public companies in interim and annual reporting periods in fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2015. Early adoption is permitted. Adoption of ASU 2015-02, effective January 1, 2016, will result in additional disclosures, however, it will not impact our consolidated financial position, results of operations, or cash flows. Our variable interest in VIEs may be in the form of (i) equity ownership and/or (ii) loans provided by us to a VIE or other partner. We examine specific criteria and use judgment when determining if we are the primary beneficiary of a VIE. Factors considered in determining whether we are the primary beneficiary include risk and reward sharing, experience and financial condition of other partner(s), voting rights, involvement in day-to-day capital and operating decisions, representation on a VIE's executive committee, existence of unilateral kick-out rights or voting rights, level of economic disproportionality between us and the other partner(s), and contracts to purchase assets from VIEs.

Variable Interest Entities

GAAP requires the consolidation of VIEs in which an enterprise has a controlling financial interest. A controlling financial interest will have both of the following characteristics: (a) the power to direct the activities of a VIE that most significantly impact the VIE's economic performance and (b) the obligation to absorb losses of the VIE that could potentially be significant to the VIE or the right to receive benefits from the VIE that could potentially be significant to the VIE.

In February 2015, the FASB issued an update (“ASU No. 2015-02”) to ASC Topic 810, Amendments to the Consolidation Analysis. ASU 2015-02 makes several modifications to the consolidation guidance for VIEs and general partners’ investments in limited partnerships, as well as modifications to the evaluation of whether limited partnerships are VIEs or voting interest entities. The amendments in ASU 2015-02 are effective for public companies in interim and annual reporting periods in fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2015. Early adoption is permitted. Adoption of ASU 2015-02, effective January 1, 2016, will result in additional disclosures, however, it will not impact our consolidated financial position, results of operations, or cash flows.

Our variable interest in VIEs may be in the form of (i) equity ownership and/or (ii) loans provided by us to a VIE or other partner. We examine specific criteria and use judgment when determining if we are the primary beneficiary of a VIE. Factors considered in determining whether we are the primary beneficiary include risk and reward sharing, experience and financial condition of other partner(s), voting rights, involvement in day-to-day capital and operating decisions, representation on a VIE's executive committee, existence of unilateral kick-out rights or voting rights, level of economic disproportionality between us and the other partner(s), and contracts to purchase assets from VIEs.