Accounting Policies - (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2013

Schedule of Cash Flow, Supplemental Disclosures

The following table sets forth information regarding certain cash and non-cash transactions for the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011:

Table 2.1



	For the Year Ended December 31,
	2013		2012		2011
	(in thousands)
Cash paid during the period for:
Interest	$	114,609	$	112,663	$	101,288
Income taxes	23,000		21,500		26,568
Non-cash activity:
Real estate owned acquired through loan liquidation	1,443		2,280		4,605
Loans acquired and securitized as Farmer Mac Guaranteed Securities	150,417		32,736		22,406
Purchases of investment securities traded, not yet settled	—		—		162,674
Consolidation of Farm & Ranch Guaranteed Securities from off-balance sheet to loans held for investment in consolidated trusts and to debt securities of consolidated trusts held by third parties	150,417		32,736		22,406
Deconsolidation of loans held for investment in consolidated trusts and debt securities of consolidated trusts held by third parties - transferred to off-balance sheet Farm & Ranch Guaranteed Securities	—		460,261		—
Transfers of loans held for sale to loans held for investment	673,991		—		878,798

Earnings Per Share

The following schedule reconciles basic and diluted EPS for the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011:

Table 2.2



	For the Year Ended December 31,
	2013						2012						2011
	Net Income		Weighted-Average Shares	$ per Share			Net Income		Weighted-Average Shares	$ per Share			Net Income		Weighted-Average Shares		$ per Share
	(in thousands, except per share amounts)
Basic EPS
Net income attributable to common stockholders	$	71,833	10,816	$	6.64		$	43,894	10,479	$	4.19		$	13,784	$	10,335	$	1.33
Effect of dilutive securities (1):
Stock options, SARs and restricted stock			393	(0.23		)			540	(0.21		)			467		(0.05		)
Diluted EPS	$	71,833	11,209	$	6.41		$	43,894	11,019	$	3.98		$	13,784	10,802		$	1.28

(1)

For the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012, and 2011 stock options and SARs of 33,730, 317,253, and 703,624 respectively, were outstanding but not included in the computation of diluted earnings per share of common stock because they were anti-dilutive. For the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012, and 2011 contingent shares of non-vested restricted stock of 26,696, 79,300, and 76,340 respectively, were outstanding but not included in the computation of diluted earnings per share of common stock because performance conditions were not met.

Schedule of Variable Interest Entities

The following tables present, by line of business, details about the consolidation of VIEs:

Table 2.3



	Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities
	December 31, 2013
	Farm & Ranch		USDA Guarantees		Rural Utilities		Investments		Total
	(in thousands)
On-Balance Sheet:
Consolidated VIEs:
Loans held for investment in consolidated trusts, at amortized cost (1)	$	259,509	$	—	$	370,480	$	—	$	629,989
Debt securities of consolidated trusts held by third parties (2)	261,760		—		—		—		261,760
Unconsolidated VIEs:
Farmer Mac Guaranteed Securities:
Carrying value (3)	33,248		21,234		—		—		54,482
Maximum exposure to loss (4)	30,000		21,088		—		—		51,088
Investment securities:
Carrying value	—		—		—		533,688		533,688
Maximum exposure to loss (4)	—		—		—		540,726		540,726
Off-Balance Sheet:
Unconsolidated VIEs:
Farmer Mac Guaranteed Securities:
Maximum exposure to loss (4) (5)	1,735,751		20,222		—		—		1,755,973

(1) Includes unamortized premiums related to Rural Utilities of $16.2 million.

(2) Includes borrower remittances of $2.3 million, which have not been passed through to third party investors as of December 31, 2013.

(3) Includes unamortized premiums and discounts and fair value adjustments related to Farm & Ranch and USDA Guarantees of $3.2 million and $0.1 million, respectively.

(4) Farmer Mac uses unpaid principal balance and outstanding face amount of investment securities to represent maximum exposure to loss.

(5) Of the Farm & Ranch amount, $765.8 million relates to unconsolidated trusts where Farmer Mac determined it was not the primary beneficiary due to shared power with an unrelated party.



	Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities
	December 31, 2012
	Farm & Ranch		USDA Guarantees		Rural Utilities		Investments		Total
	(in thousands)
On-Balance Sheet:
Consolidated VIEs:
Loans held for investment in consolidated trusts, at amortized cost (1)	$	160,436	$	—	$	403,139	$	—	$	563,575
Debt securities of consolidated trusts held by third parties (2)	167,621		—		—		—		167,621
Unconsolidated VIEs:
Farmer Mac Guaranteed Securities:
Carrying value (3)	31,370		26,681		—		—		58,051
Maximum exposure to loss (4)	30,000		26,238		—		—		56,238
Investment securities:
Carrying value	—		—		—		724,893		724,893
Maximum exposure to loss (4)	—		—		—		737,148		737,148
Off-Balance Sheet:
Unconsolidated VIEs:
Farmer Mac Guaranteed Securities:
Maximum exposure to loss (4) (5)	1,881,370		29,658		—		—		1,911,028

(1) Includes unamortized premiums related to Rural Utilities of $34.3 million.

(2) Includes borrower remittances of $7.2 million, which have not been passed through to third party investors as of December 31, 2012.

(3) Includes unamortized premiums and discounts and fair value adjustments related to Farm & Ranch and USDA Guarantees of $1.4 million and $0.4 million, respectively.

(4) Farmer Mac uses unpaid principal balance and the outstanding face amount of investment securities to represent maximum exposure to loss.

(5) Of the Farm & Ranch amount, $911.4 million relates to unconsolidated trusts where Farmer Mac determined it was not the primary beneficiary due to shared power with an unrelated party.

- Definition

Tabular disclosure of the significant judgments and assumptions made in determining whether a variable interest (as defined) held by the entity requires the variable interest entity (VIE) (as defined) to be consolidated and (or) disclose information about its involvement with the VIE, individually or in aggregate (as applicable); the nature of restrictions, if any, on the consolidated VIE's assets and on the settlement of its liabilities reported by an entity in its statement of financial position, including the carrying amounts of such assets and liabilities; the nature of, and changes in, the risks associated with involvement in the VIE; how involvement with the VIE affects the entity's financial position, financial performance, and cash flows; the lack of recourse if creditors (or beneficial interest holders) of the consolidated VIE have no recourse to the general credit of the primary beneficiary (if applicable); the terms of arrangements, giving consideration to both explicit arrangements and implicit variable interests, if any, that could require the entity to provide financial support to the VIE, including events or circumstances that could expose the entity to a loss; the methodology used by the entity for determining whether or not it is the primary beneficiary of the variable interest entity; the significant factors considered and judgments made in determining that the power to direct the activities of a VIE that most significantly impact the VIE's economic performance are shared (as defined); the carrying amounts and classification of assets and liabilities of the VIE included in the statement of financial position; the entity's maximum exposure to loss, if any, as a result of its involvement with the VIE, including how the maximum exposure is determined and significant sources of the entity's exposure to the VIE; a comparison of the carrying amounts of the assets and liabilities and the entity's maximum exposure to loss; information about any liquidity arrangements, guarantees, and (or) other commitments by third parties that may affect the fair value or risk of the entity's variable interest in the VIE; whether or not the entity has provided financial support or other support (explicitly or implicitly) to the VIE that it was not previously contractually required to provide or whether the entity intends to provide that support, including the type and amount of the support and the primary reasons for providing the support; and supplemental information the entity determines necessary to provide.

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