Asset-Backed Financing (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

SPEs [Member]

Assets And Liabilities Of Variable Interest Entities

The following table presents the assets and liabilities of the consolidated term asset-backed securitization SPEs that were included in the Company’s financial statements (in thousands):

	September 30, 2012			December 31, 2011			September 25, 2011
Assets:
Finance receivables	$	2,466,871		$	2,916,219		$	2,754,409
Allowance for credit losses	(49,490		)	(65,735		)	(64,292		)
Restricted cash	205,760			228,776			237,030
Other assets	5,531			6,772			7,394
Total assets	$	2,628,672		$	3,086,032		$	2,934,541
Liabilities
Term asset-backed securitization debt	$	1,692,065		$	2,087,346		$	1,995,073

SPEs Facility [Member]

Assets And Liabilities Of Variable Interest Entities

n thousands);

	September 30, 2012		December 31, 2011			September 25, 2011
Finance receivables	$	—	$	13,455		$	16,193
Allowance for credit losses	—		(302		)	(377		)
Restricted cash	—		879			1,178
Other assets	542		449			549
Total assets	$	542	$	14,481		$	17,543

The SPEs had no borrowings outstanding under the U.S. Conduit at September 30, 2012, December 31, 2011 or September 25, 2011; therefore, these assets are restricte