.s . government and agency obligations , derivatives and commodities , and a decrease in other assets of $ 17.11 billion , primarily due to the sale of a majority stake in our americas reinsurance business in april 2013 . these decreases were partially offset by an increase in collateralized agreements of $ 48.07 billion , due to firm and client activity . as of december 2013 , total liabilities on our consolidated statements of financial condition were $ 833.04 billion , a decrease of $ 29