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were restricted assets (retail notes securitized, allowance for
credit losses and other assets) of $1,274 million and $1,049
million at October 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively.
The liabilities (short-term securitization borrowings and accrued
interest) related to these conduits were $1,225 million and
$1,004 million at October 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively.
The company’s carrying amount of the liabilities to the
unconsolidated conduits, compared to the maximum exposure
to loss related to these conduits, which would only be incurred
in the event of a complete loss on the restricted assets, was as
follows at October 31 in millions of dollars:
2013
Carrying value of liabilities .............................................................. $ 1,225
Maximum exposure to loss ............................................................. 1,274
The total assets of unconsolidated VIEs related to securiti-
zations were approximately $42 billion at October 31, 2013.
The components of consolidated restricted assets related to
secured borrowings in securitization transactions at October 31
were as follows in millions of dollars:
2013 2012
Financing receivables securitized (retail notes) ............... $ 4,167 $ 3,635
Allowance for credit losses ............................................ (14) (17)
Other assets ................................................................. 100 85
Total restricted securitized assets .......................... $ 4,253 $ 3,703
The components of consolidated secured borrowings and
other liabilities related to securitizations at October 31 were as
follows in millions of dollars:
2013 2012
Short-term securitization borrowings ............................. $ 4,109 $ 3,575
Accrued interest on borrowings ..................................... 1 1
Total liabilities related to restricted
securitized assets ................................................ $ 4,110 $ 3,576
The secured borrowings related to these restricted
securitized retail notes are obligations that are payable as the
retail notes are liquidated. Repayment of the secured borrowings
depends primarily on cash flows generated by the restricted
assets. Due to the company’s short-term credit rating, cash
collections from these restricted assets are not required to be
placed into a segregated collection account until immediately
prior to the time payment is required to the secured creditors.
At October 31, 2013, the maximum remaining term of all
securitized retail notes was approximately seven years.
14. EQUIPMENT ON OPERATING LEASES
Operating leases arise primarily from the leasing of John Deere
equipment to retail customers. Initial lease terms generally range
from four to 60 months. Net equipment on operating leases
totaled $3,152 million and $2,528 million at October 31, 2013
and 2012, respectively. The equipment is depreciated on a
straight-line basis over the terms of the lease. The accumulated
depreciation on this equipment was $545 million and
$499 million at October 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively.
non-VIE is restricted by terms of the documents governing the
securitization transactions.
In securitizations of retail notes related to secured
borrowings, the retail notes are transferred to certain SPEs or
to a non-VIE banking operation, which in turn issue debt to
investors. The resulting secured borrowings are recorded as
“Short-term securitization borrowings” on the balance sheet.
The securitized retail notes are recorded as “Financing receiv-
ables securitized - net” on the balance sheet. The total restricted
assets on the balance sheet related to these securitizations include
the financing receivables securitized less an allowance for credit
losses, and other assets primarily representing restricted cash.
For those securitizations in which retail notes are transferred
into SPEs, the SPEs supporting the secured borrowings are
consolidated unless the company does not have both the power
to direct the activities that most significantly impact the SPEs’
economic performance and the obligation to absorb losses or
the right to receive benefits that could potentially be significant
to the SPEs. No additional support to these SPEs beyond what
was previously contractually required has been provided during
the reporting periods.
In certain securitizations, the company consolidates the
SPEs since it has both the power to direct the activities that
most significantly impact the SPEs’ economic performance
through its role as servicer of all the receivables held by the
SPEs, and the obligation through variable interests in the
SPEs to absorb losses or receive benefits that could potentially
be significant to the SPEs. The restricted assets (retail notes
securitized, allowance for credit losses and other assets) of the
consolidated SPEs totaled $2,626 million and $2,330 million
at October 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively. The liabilities
(short-term securitization borrowings and accrued interest)
of these SPEs totaled $2,547 million and $2,262 million at
October 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively. The credit holders
of these SPEs do not have legal recourse to the company’s
general credit.
In certain securitizations, the company transfers retail
notes to a non-VIE banking operation, which is not consoli-
dated since the company does not have a controlling interest in
the entity. The company’s carrying values and interests related
to the securitizations with the unconsolidated non-VIE were
restricted assets (retail notes securitized, allowance for credit
losses and other assets) of $353 million and $324 million
at October 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively. The liabilities
(short-term securitization borrowings and accrued interest)
were $338 million and $310 million at October 31, 2013 and
2012, respectively.
In certain securitizations, the company transfers retail notes
into bank-sponsored, multi-seller, commercial paper conduits,
which are SPEs that are not consolidated. The company does
not service a significant portion of the conduits’ receivables, and
therefore, does not have the power to direct the activities that
most significantly impact the conduits’ economic performance.
These conduits provide a funding source to the company (as
well as other transferors into the conduit) as they fund the retail
notes through the issuance of commercial paper. The company’s
carrying values and variable interest related to these conduits
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