Prepaid Expenses and Other Assets (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Prepaid Expense and Other Assets [Abstract]

Schedule of prepaid expenses and other assets

Prepaid expenses and other assets consisted of the following (in thousands):

	December 31,
	2012		2011
Mortgage and other investing receivables	$	33,396	$	27,998
Prepaid expenses	19,270		20,035
Furniture, fixtures and equipment, net	7,991		10,177
Deferred tax asset	6,612		6,923
Lease incentives	5,578		5,233
Other assets	4,608		13,284
Prepaid expenses and other assets	$	77,455	$	83,650

Schedule of mortgage and other investing receivables

Mortgage and other investing receivables consisted of the following (in thousands):

	December 31,
	2012		2011
Notes receivable from City of Huntsville	$	33,252	$	17,741
Mortgage loans receivable	144		10,257
	$	33,396	$	27,998