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Amount of increase in the fair value of derivatives recognized in the income statement.

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Fair value, after the effects of master netting arrangements, of a financial liability or contract with one or more underlyings, notional amount or payment provision or both, and the contract can be net settled by means outside the contract or delivery of an asset. Includes liabilities not subject to a master netting arrangement and not elected to be offset.

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Nominal or face amount used to calculate payment on derivative.

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Fair value as of the balance sheet date of interest rate derivative assets, which includes all such derivative instruments in hedging and nonhedging relationships that are recognized as assets.

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Fair value as of the balance sheet date of interest rate derivative assets, net of interest rate derivative liabilities, which includes all such derivative instruments in hedging and nonhedging relationships that are recognized on the balance sheet.

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Fair value of financial and nonfinancial obligations.

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The net change in the difference between the fair value and the carrying value, or in the comparative fair values, of open derivatives, commodity, or energy contracts, held at each balance sheet date, that was included in earnings for the period.

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