DEFERRED CHARGES AND OTHER ASSETS (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Deferred Costs Capitalized Prepaid And Other Assets Disclosure Abstract

Schedule of Deferred Charges and Other Assets

	Deferred Charges And Other Assets
	December 31,
	2012						2011
													Period Of
	Asset		Reserve		Net		Asset		Reserve		Net		Amortization
	(amounts in thousands)
Deferred contracts and other agreements	$	1,788	$	1,177	$	611	$	1,788	$	1,049	$	739	Term of contract
Leasehold premium		1,732		1,215		517		1,732		1,157		575	Less than 1 year
Other definitive lived assets		833		769		64		831		714		117	3 years
Total definite-lived intangibles		4,353		3,161		1,192		4,351		2,920		1,431
Debt issuance costs		22,115		5,864		16,251		21,746		1,584		20,162	Term of debt
Prepaid assets - long-term		800		-		800		1,457		-		1,457
Software costs and other		11,116		9,233		1,883		10,578		8,926		1,652
	$	38,384	$	18,258	$	20,126	$	38,132	$	13,430	$	24,702

Schdule of Deferred Charges Amortization Expense

	Amortization Expense
	For The Years Ended December 31,
	2012		2011		2010
	(amounts in thousands)
Definite-lived assets	$	240	$	284	$	197
Deferred financing expense		4,405		3,567		3,912
Software costs		696		667		1,100
Total amortization expense for deferred charges
and other assets	$	5,341	$	4,518	$	5,209

Schdule of Future Estimated Amortization Expense

	Future Amortization Expense
					Definite-Lived
	Total		Other		Assets
Years ending December 31,	(amounts in thousands)
2013	$	5,473	$	5,318		155
2014		4,383		4,276		107
2015		3,341		3,273		68
2016		2,018		1,968		50
2017		985		935		50
Thereafter		2,469		2,223		246
Total	$	18,669	$	17,993	$	676