| NOTE 26 | ASSETS PLEDGED AS SECURITY, GUARANTEES AND CONTINGENT LIABILITIES | |
| Secured borrowings | ||
| NOK 1 000 | 2016 | 2015 | 
| Loan facilities | 3 094 332 | 2 690 499 | 
| Factoring | 58 988 | 76 824 | 
| Total | 3 153 321 | 2 767 323 | 
| Loan facilities comprise various credit facilities in the Group, normally secured by receivables, inventories, tangible assets and investment property. Interest terms are floating interest rates. | ||
| Carrying amounts of pledged assets | ||
| NOK 1 000 | 2016 | 2015 | 
| Investment property | 2 140 254 | 1 673 006 | 
| Other tangible assets | 512 790 | 505 030 | 
| Inventories | 571 392 | 1 214 351 | 
| Receivables | 891 626 | 946 674 | 
| Other assets | 143 328 | 136 111 | 
| Total | 4 259 389 | 4 475 171 | 
| Maximum exposure to the above assets | 4 259 389 | 4 475 171 | 
| Guarantees and off-balance sheet liabilities | ||
| NOK 1 000 | 2016 | 2015 | 
| Committed capital to fund investments | 962 303 | 739 426 | 
| Committed equity contributions to company investments | 175 000 | 343 500 | 
| Guarantees without security | 178 864 | 997 844 | 
| Clauses on minimum purchases in agreements with suppliers | 271 953 | 242 821 | 
| Other obligations 1)  | 417 548 | 526 349 | 
| Total | 2 005 667 | 2 849 940 | 
| 1) Other obligations mainly concern repurchase commitments on sales of machines and investment obligations relating to developing investment property and the building of manufacturing plants. | ||