Accounts Payable, Accrued Expenses and other liabilities

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Accounts Payable, Accrued Expenses and Other Liabilities [Abstract]

Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities Disclosure [Text Block]

Accounts Payable, Accrued Expenses and Other Liabilities

Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities in Operating Entities are as follows:

	As of December 31,
	2011		2010
	(dollars in thousands)
Deferred rent obligations (see Note 3k)	$	15,327	$	16,000
Deferred income on sale-leaseback (see Note 3u)	1,037		1,536
Equity in RCG Longview Partners II, LLC (see Note 6a(3))	5,775		5,576
Legal and regulatory reserve (Note 19)	10,100		1,500
Liability for future rent payments (see Note 19)	5,912		—
Termination of service contracts	1,551		—
Derivative contracts, at fair value	757		579
Accrued expenses and accounts payable	18,880		15,845
Accrued tax liabilities	2,123		1,231
	$	61,462	$	42,267