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Investments in Equipment and Leases, Net
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2013
Investments in Equipment and Leases, Net [Abstract]  
Investments in Equipment and Leases, Net

4. Investment in equipment and leases, net:

 

The Company’s investment in leases consists of the following (in thousands):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance
December 31,
2012

 

 

Reclassifications
&
Additions /
Dispositions

 

 

Depreciation/
Amortization
Expense or
Amortization
of Leases

 

 

Balance
June 30,
2013

Net investment in operating leases

$

6,230 

 

$

(825)

 

$

(338)

 

$

5,067 

Net investment in direct financing leases

 

100 

 

 

(42)

 

 

(48)

 

 

10 

Assets held for sale or lease, net

 

629 

 

 

666 

 

 

(38)

 

 

1,257 

Total

$

6,959 

 

$

(201)

 

$

(424)

 

$

6,334 

 

Impairment of investments in leases and assets held for sale or lease:

 

Management periodically reviews the carrying values of its assets on leases and assets held for lease or sale. Impairment losses are recorded as an adjustment to the net investment in operating leases. There were no impairment losses recorded during the three and six months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012.  

 

The Company utilizes a straight line depreciation method over the term of the equipment lease for equipment on operating leases currently in its portfolio. Depreciation expense on the Company’s equipment totaled $162 thousand and $259 thousand for the respective three months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012, and $376 thousand and $571 thousand for the respective six months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012.

 

All of the remaining property on lease was acquired during the years 1999 through 2001.

 

Operating leases:

 

Property on operating leases consists of the following (in thousands):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance
December 31,
2012

 

 

Additions

 

 

Reclassifications
or Dispositions

 

   

Balance
June 30,
2013

Containers

$

19,380 

 

$

 -

 

$

(595)

 

$

18,785 

Transportation, rail

 

13,125 

 

 

 -

 

 

(1,041)

 

 

12,084 

Marine vessel

 

4,793 

 

 

 -

 

 

(4,793)

 

 

 -

Other

 

640 

 

 

 -

 

 

 -

 

 

640 

 

 

37,938 

 

 

 -

 

 

(6,429)

 

 

31,509 

Less accumulated depreciation

 

(31,708)

 

 

(338)

 

 

5,604 

 

 

(26,442)

Total

$

6,230 

 

$

(338)

 

$

(825)

 

$

5,067 

 

The average estimated residual value for assets on operating leases was 10% of the assets’ original cost at both June 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012.

 

4. Investment in equipment and leases, net:

The Company may earn revenues from its containers, marine vessel and certain other assets based on utilization of such assets or through fixed term leases.  Contingent rentals (i.e., short-term, operating charter hire payments) and the associated expenses are recorded when earned and/or incurred. The revenues associated with these rentals are included as a component of Operating Lease Revenues, and totaled $497 thousand and $623 thousand for the respective three months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012, and $1.0 million and $1.2 million for the respective six months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012.

 

As of June 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, the Company had no operating leases in non-accrual status.

 

Direct financing leases:

 

As of June 30, 2013, the investment in direct financing leases primarily consists of manufacturing equipment. At December 31, 2012, such investment primarily consisted of railcars and manufacturing equipment.

 

The components of the Company’s investment in direct financing leases as of June 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012 are as follows (in thousands):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

June 30,
2013

 

 

December 31,
2012

Total minimum lease payments receivable

 

 

 

$

                       -

 

$

48 

Estimated residual values of leased equipment (unguaranteed)

 

 

10 

 

 

52 

Investment in direct financing leases

 

 

 

 

10 

 

 

100 

Less unearned income

 

 

 

 

 -

 

 

 -

Net investment in direct financing leases

 

 

 

$

10 

 

$

100 

 

The Company’s remaining direct financing lease matures on July 1, 2013. At June 30, 2013, the Company retained a $10 thousand residual position in the equipment underlying such direct financing lease.

 

At June 30, 2013, the aggregate amount of future lease payments is as follows (in thousands):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating
Leases

 

 

Six months ending December 31, 2013

$

768 

 

 

Year ending December 31, 2014

 

1,166 

 

 

2015 

 

568 

 

 

2016 

 

280 

 

 

2017 

 

263 

 

 

2018 

 

75 

 

 

 

$

3,120