Other Assets

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2011

Other Assets [Abstract]

Other Assets

Note 5. Other Assets:

Other assets consisted of the following:

	September 30,		December 31,
	2011		2010
	(In thousands)
Deferred tax asset, net	$	1,415	$	1,039
Deferred borrowing costs, net		1,141		836
Retained interests in transferred assets		1,003		1,010
Servicing asset, net		846		758
Investment in variable interest entities (1)		820		2,183
Interest receivable		669		691
Prepaid expenses and deposits		480		286
Other		453		201
	$	6,827	$	7,004

(1) During January 2011, our lessee exercised the fixed purchase option related to one of our unconsolidated variable interest entities. No gain or loss was recorded on the transaction.