Summary of significant accounting policies (Policies)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2012

Basis of presentation

Basis of presentation:

The accompanying unaudited financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“GAAP”) for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q as mandated by the Securities and Exchange Commission. The unaudited interim financial statements reflect all adjustments which are, in the opinion of the General Partner, necessary for a fair statement of financial position and results of operations for the interim periods presented. All such adjustments are of a normal recurring nature. Operating results for the three and six months ended June 30, 2012 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the full year.

Certain prior period amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current period presentation. These reclassifications had no significant effect on the reported financial position or results from operations.

Footnote and tabular amounts are presented in thousands, except as to Units and per Unit data.

In preparing the accompanying unaudited financial statements, the General Partner has reviewed events that have occurred after June 30, 2012, up until the issuance of the financial statements. No events were noted which would require disclosure in the footnotes to the financial statements, or adjustments thereto.

Use of estimates

Use of estimates:

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Such estimates primarily relate to the determination of residual values at the end of the lease term, expected future cash flows used for impairment analysis purposes, and determination of the allowance for doubtful accounts.

Segment reporting

Segment reporting:

The Partnership is not organized by multiple operating segments for the purpose of making operating decisions or assessing performance. Accordingly the Partnership operates in one reportable operating segment in the United States.

However, certain of the Partnership’s lessee customers may have international operations. In these instances, the Partnership is aware that certain equipment, primarily rail and transportation, may periodically exit the country. However, these lessee customers are US-based, and it is impractical for the Partnership to track, on an asset-by-asset and day-by-day basis, where these assets are deployed. The primary geographic regions in which the Partnership sought leasing opportunities were North America and Europe.

The table below summarizes geographic information relating to the sources, by nation, of the Partnership’s total revenues for the six months ended June 30, 2012 and 2011 and long-lived tangible assets as of June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011 (dollars in thousands):

	For The Six Months Ended June 30,
	2012		% of Total			2011		% of Total
Revenue
United States	$	2,218		93	%	$	2,036		93	%
United Kingdom		—		0	%		16		1	%
Canada		160		7	%		134		6	%
Total International		160		7	%		150		7	%
Total	$	2,378		100	%	$	2,186		100	%

	As of June 30,					As of December 31,
	2012		% of Total			2011		% of Total
Long-lived assets
United States	$	6,920		97	%	$	7,309		97	%
United Kingdom		—		0	%		—		0	%
Canada		240		3	%		240		3	%
Total International		240		3	%		240		3	%
Total	$	7,160		100	%	$	7,549		100	%

Other loss, net

Other loss, net:

Other loss, net represents $7 thousand of foreign currency translation losses during the first half of 2011, all of which was recorded during the first quarter of 2011. The Partnership’s foreign currency translation transactions were nominal during the three and six months ended June 30, 2012.

Per Unit data

Per Unit data:

Net income (loss) and distributions per Unit are based upon the weighted average number of Limited Partnership Units outstanding during the period.