An interactive cheat sheet on the trillions of dollars in federal rescue packages.

Mouse over the rings or labels to get a description of each bailout. (The ring in question will turn red when you mouse over it or the corresponding label. Pardon the acronyms—it's the only way to squeeze their ungainly names on the page.) In its default setting, the chart displays federal money committed (but not necessarily spent). To see how much of this money is already out the door, just click on "Spent" and watch the rings shrink to the size of expenditures to date.

When the graphic first loads, you see each bailout add on to the previous one in chronological order. To see the whole picture, just click "View All." Hit "Play" to see the animation again.

Methodology

The data for this graphic were gathered from a variety of sources, including the Federal Reserve, Slate, and CNBC. Some editorial judgment went into deciding which lending programs and federal guarantees to include in the chart; for example, we don't include total FDIC backing of financial institutions, which the very highest estimates typically do. As these loans are repaid (and new short-term loans are offered), some dollar amounts will fluctuate. Please e-mail The Big Money with any suggestions for programs to add or figures to update.

Update,  Jan. 14, 4:30 p.m: The biggest news in government bailout circles since the New Year break was Barack Obama’s decision, supported by George W. Bush, to break the bank and go after the second half of the $700 billion in TARP money. None of this money has yet been committed, because Congress needs to approve it. Treasury announced on Tuesday that the first $350 billion had been fully allocated.

The auto industry, Citigroup, and AIG are also still big beneficiaries of government largesse.

Outstanding federal loans for the Term Securities Lending Facility are down to $155.8 billion. Outstanding loans related to the Fed’s program that buys asset-backed commercial paper from money-market mutual funds continues to decline, down to $21.4 billion, almost half of what it was a month ago. But the commercial–paper-funding facility, which buys similar short-term debt directly from the issuing companies, now has $334.4 billion outstanding, up since December.