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Fair Value Measurements (Tables)
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2025
Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]  
Fair Value Measurement Inputs and Valuation Techniques
The following table presents the fair values of Northern Trust’s Level 3 liabilities as of June 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, as well as the valuation techniques, significant unobservable inputs, and quantitative information used to develop significant unobservable inputs for such liabilities as of such dates.
TABLE 33: LEVEL 3 SIGNIFICANT UNOBSERVABLE INPUTS
JUNE 30, 2025
FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTFAIR VALUEVALUATION TECHNIQUEUNOBSERVABLE INPUTSINPUT VALUES
WEIGHTED-AVERAGE INPUT VALUES(1)
Swaps Related to Sale of Certain Visa Class B Common Shares$22.8 millionDiscounted Cash FlowConversion Rate1.53x1.53x
Visa Class A Appreciation8.61%8.61%
Expected Duration4-26.5 months17.5 months
(1) Weighted average of expected duration based on scenario probability.
DECEMBER 31, 2024
FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTFAIR VALUEVALUATION TECHNIQUEUNOBSERVABLE INPUTSINPUT VALUES
WEIGHTED-AVERAGE INPUT VALUES(1)
Swaps Related to Sale of Certain Visa Class B Common Shares$27.2 millionDiscounted Cash FlowConversion Rate1.54x1.54x
Visa Class A Appreciation8.66%8.66%
Expected Duration10-32.5 months23.5 months
(1) Weighted average of expected duration based on scenario probability.
The following table presents the fair values of Northern Trust’s Level 3 assets that were adjusted to fair value on a nonrecurring basis during the year ended December 31, 2024, as well as the valuation technique, significant unobservable inputs and quantitative information used to develop the significant unobservable inputs for such assets as of such dates.
TABLE 36: LEVEL 3 NONRECURRING BASIS SIGNIFICANT UNOBSERVABLE INPUTS
DECEMBER 31, 2024
FINANCIAL INSTRUMENT
FAIR VALUE(1)
VALUATION TECHNIQUEUNOBSERVABLE INPUTSINPUT VALUESWEIGHTED-AVERAGE INPUT VALUES
Loans19.1 millionMarket Approach
Discount factor applied to real estate collateral-dependent loans to reflect realizable value
20.0%20.0%
(1) Includes real estate collateral-dependent loans and other collateral-dependent loans.
Recurring Basis Hierarchy Leveling
The following table presents assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of June 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, segregated by fair value hierarchy level.
TABLE 34: RECURRING BASIS HIERARCHY LEVELING
JUNE 30, 2025
(In Millions)LEVEL 1LEVEL 2LEVEL 3NETTINGASSETS/LIABILITIES AT FAIR VALUE
Debt Securities
Available for Sale
U.S. Government$8,286.0 $ $ $ $8,286.0 
Obligations of States and Political Subdivisions 306.8   306.8 
Government Sponsored Agency 15,838.9   15,838.9 
Non-U.S. Government 313.2   313.2 
Corporate Debt 93.4   93.4 
Covered Bonds 235.5   235.5 
Sub-Sovereign, Supranational and Non-U.S. Agency Bonds 4,970.9   4,970.9 
Other Asset-Backed 1,687.9   1,687.9 
Commercial Mortgage-Backed 517.8   517.8 
Total Available for Sale Debt Securities8,286.0 23,964.4   32,250.4 
Other Assets
Equity Securities(1)
85.0 21.7   106.7 
Derivative Assets
Foreign Exchange Contracts 3,697.1  (3,074.7)622.4 
Interest Rate Contracts 369.4  (100.8)268.6 
Total Derivative Assets 4,066.5  (3,175.5)891.0 
Other Liabilities
Derivative Liabilities
Foreign Exchange Contracts 4,112.3  (2,353.8)1,758.5 
Interest Rate Contracts 402.6  (5.4)397.2 
Other Financial Derivatives(2)
  22.8 (21.5)1.3 
Total Derivative Liabilities$ $4,514.9 $22.8 $(2,380.7)$2,157.0 
Note: Northern Trust has elected to net derivative assets and liabilities when legally enforceable master netting arrangements or similar agreements exist between Northern Trust and the counterparty. As of June 30, 2025, derivative assets and liabilities shown above also include reductions of $1.6 billion and $820.0 million, respectively, as a result of cash collateral received from and deposited with derivative counterparties.
(1) Equity securities consists of a money market investment and Visa Class C common shares with a fair value of $85.0 million and $21.7 million, respectively, as of June 30, 2025.
(2) Other Financial Derivatives consists of swaps related to the sale of certain Visa Class B common shares.
DECEMBER 31, 2024
(In Millions)LEVEL 1LEVEL 2LEVEL 3NETTINGASSETS/LIABILITIES AT FAIR VALUE
Debt Securities
Available for Sale
U.S. Government$7,367.5 $— $— $— $7,367.5 
Obligations of States and Political Subdivisions— 297.6 — — 297.6 
Government Sponsored Agency— 13,288.9 — — 13,288.9 
Non-U.S. Government— 296.8 — — 296.8 
Corporate Debt— 163.8 — — 163.8 
Covered Bonds— 230.9 — — 230.9 
Sub-Sovereign, Supranational and Non-U.S. Agency Bonds— 4,583.1 — — 4,583.1 
Other Asset-Backed— 2,182.7 — — 2,182.7 
Commercial Mortgage-Backed— 590.2 — — 590.2 
Total Available for Sale Debt Securities7,367.5 21,634.0 — — 29,001.5 
Other Assets
Equity Securities(1)
85.026.3 — — 111.3
Derivative Assets
Foreign Exchange Contracts— 4,997.3 — (1,745.2)3,252.1 
Interest Rate Contracts— 361.2 — (165.2)196.0 
Total Derivative Assets— 5,358.5 — (1,910.4)3,448.1 
Other Liabilities
Derivative Liabilities
Foreign Exchange Contracts— 4,709.8 — (4,197.3)512.5 
Interest Rate Contracts— 421.4 — (2.3)419.1 
Other Financial Derivatives(2)
— — 27.2 — 27.2 
Total Derivative Liabilities$— $5,131.2 $27.2 $(4,199.6)$958.8 
Note: Northern Trust has elected to net derivative assets and liabilities when legally enforceable master netting arrangements or similar agreements exist between Northern Trust and the counterparty. As of December 31, 2024, derivative assets and liabilities shown above also include reductions of $368.2 million and $2.7 billion, respectively, as a result of cash collateral received from and deposited with derivative counterparties.
(1) Equity securities consists of a money market investment and Visa Class C common shares with a fair value of $85.0 million and $26.3 million, respectively, as of December 31, 2024.
(2) Other Financial Derivatives consists of swaps related to the sale of certain Visa Class B common shares.
Changes in Level 3 Liabilities
The following table presents the changes in Level 3 liabilities for the three and six months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024.
TABLE 35: CHANGES IN LEVEL 3 LIABILITIES
(In Millions)SWAPS RELATED TO SALE OF CERTAIN VISA CLASS B COMMON SHARES
THREE MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30,20252024
Fair Value at April 1
$29.5 $21.1 
Total (Gains) Losses:
Included in Earnings(1)
(0.2)15.4 
Purchases, Issues, Sales, and Settlements
Settlements(6.5)(5.9)
Fair Value at June 30
$22.8 $30.6 
(1) (Gains) losses are recorded in Other Operating Income on the consolidated statements of income.
(In Millions)SWAPS RELATED TO SALE OF CERTAIN VISA CLASS B COMMON SHARES
SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 202520252024
Fair Value at January 1$27.2 $25.4 
Total (Gains) Losses:
Included in Earnings(1)
5.4 16.6 
Purchases, Issues, Sales, and Settlements
Settlements(9.8)(11.4)
Fair Value at June 30
$22.8 $30.6 
(1) (Gains) losses are recorded in Other Operating Income on the consolidated statements of income.
Fair Value of Financial Instruments
The following tables present the carrying value and estimated fair value, including the fair value hierarchy level, of Northern Trust’s financial instruments that are not measured at fair value on the consolidated balance sheets as of June 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024. The following tables exclude those items measured at fair value on a recurring basis.
TABLE 37: FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
JUNE 30, 2025
  ESTIMATED FAIR VALUE
(In Millions)BOOK VALUETOTAL ESTIMATED FAIR VALUELEVEL 1LEVEL 2LEVEL 3
FINANCIAL ASSETS
Cash and Due from Banks$6,423.4 $6,423.4 $6,423.4 $ $ 
Federal Reserve and Other Central Bank Deposits52,266.0 52,266.0  52,266.0  
Interest-Bearing Deposits with Banks2,412.1 2,412.1  2,412.1  
Federal Funds Sold and Securities Purchased under Agreements to Resell921.9 921.9  921.9  
Debt Securities - Held to Maturity21,400.8 20,141.0  20,141.0  
Loans
Held for Investment43,139.8 42,890.0   42,890.0 
Held for Sale3.1 3.1  3.1  
Other Assets1,484.9 1,477.5 92.2 1,385.3  
FINANCIAL LIABILITIES
Deposits137,053.7 135,592.6  135,592.6  
Federal Funds Purchased2,388.5 2,388.5  2,388.5  
Securities Sold Under Agreements to Repurchase841.4 841.4  841.4  
Other Borrowings6,532.9 6,556.0  6,556.0  
Senior Notes2,835.2 2,872.6  2,872.6  
Long-Term Debt4,089.8 4,183.0  4,183.0  
Unfunded Commitments193.2 193.2  193.2  
Other Liabilities52.2 52.2   52.2 
    
DECEMBER 31, 2024
  ESTIMATED FAIR VALUE
(In Millions)BOOK VALUETOTAL ESTIMATED FAIR VALUELEVEL 1LEVEL 2LEVEL 3
FINANCIAL ASSETS
Cash and Due from Banks$4,677.2 $4,677.2 $4,677.2 $— $— 
Federal Reserve and Other Central Bank Deposits38,775.4 38,775.4 38,775.4 — 
Interest-Bearing Deposits with Banks1,944.7 1,944.7 1,944.7 — 
Federal Funds Sold and Securities Purchased under Agreements to Resell451.0 451.0 451.0 — 
Debt Securities - Held to Maturity22,296.7 20,654.5 20,654.5 — 
Loans
Held for Investment43,222.5 42,803.2 — 42,803.2 
Other Assets1,506.4 1,499.2 83.3 1,415.9 — 
FINANCIAL LIABILITIES
Deposits122,482.7 122,536.5 — 122,536.5 — 
Federal Funds Purchased2,159.5 2,159.5 — 2,159.5 — 
Securities Sold Under Agreements to Repurchase462.0 462.0 — 462.0 — 
Other Borrowings6,521.0 6,545.3 — 6,545.3 — 
Senior Notes2,769.7 2,800.3 — 2,800.3 — 
Long-Term Debt4,081.3 4,164.4 — 4,164.4 — 
Unfunded Commitments227.1 227.1 — 227.1 — 
Other Liabilities50.6 50.6 — — 50.6