PET - Plain English Taxonomy

Attribute: CS20620
Concept:
Label: Credit derivatives - sold protection
Concept Guidance:
This is the value, as at the relevant date, for off balance sheet credit derivatives where protection is sold. This is where the reporting entity assumes the credit risk by selling protection to a third party. Upon this party calling on this protection the reporting entity is obliged to pay cash and provide for a claim to receive a financial asset. 
Dimensions
Dimension Member Description
(NotionalPrincipalAmount)
This dimension identifies the measurement approach used to calculate this amount.
The value reported is the notional principal amount. The notional principal amount represents the face value, or gross amount, of an off-balance sheet transaction.This does not represent the fair value.