COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2016

Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]

COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

Commitments

The Company participates in certain contingent financing arrangements, whereby the Company is committed to provide funding of up to a specific predetermined amount at the discretion of the borrower or has entered into an agreement to acquire interests in certain assets. As of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, the Company had unfunded financing commitments for corporate loans totaling $7.4 million and $8.6 million, respectively. The Company did not have any significant losses as of March 31, 2016, nor does it expect any significant losses related to those assets for which it committed to fund.

The Company participates in joint ventures and partnerships alongside KKR and its affiliates through which the Company contributes capital for assets, including development projects related to the Company’s interests in joint ventures and partnerships that hold commercial real estate and natural resources investments, as well as specialty lending focused businesses. The Company estimated these future contributions to total approximately $121.0 million as of March 31, 2016 and $163.0 million as of December 31, 2015.

Guarantees

As of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, the Company had investments, held alongside KKR and its affiliates, in real estate entities that were financed with non-recourse debt totaling approximately $1.4 billion and $1.6 billion, respectively. Under non-recourse debt, the lender generally does not have recourse against any other assets owned by the borrower or any related parties of the borrower, except for certain specified exceptions listed in the respective loan documents including customary “bad boy” acts and environmental losses. In connection with certain of these investments, joint and several non-recourse carve-out guarantees and environmental indemnities were provided, pursuant to which KFN guarantees losses or the full amount of the applicable loan in the event of specified bad acts or environmental matters. In addition, completion guarantees were provided for certain properties to complete all or portions of development projects, and partial payment guarantees were provided for certain investments. The Company's maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against it that have not yet occurred. However, based on prior experience, the Company expects the risk of material loss to be low.

Contingencies

From time to time, the Company is involved in various legal proceedings, lawsuits and claims incidental to the conduct of the Company’s business. The Company’s business is also subject to extensive regulation, which may result in regulatory proceedings against it. It is inherently difficult to predict the ultimate outcome, particularly in cases in which claimants seek substantial or unspecified damages, or where investigations or proceedings are at an early stage and the Company cannot predict with certainty the loss or range of loss that may be incurred; however, it is possible that an adverse outcome in certain matters could, from time to time, have a material effect on the Company’s financial results in any particular period. Based on current discussion and consultation with counsel, management believes that the final resolution of these matters would not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.