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ACQUISITIONS, GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2013
Summary of Estimated Fair Values of Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed | The following is a summary of the estimated fair values of assets acquired and liabilities assumed for the Harbourmaster acquisition:
Purchase Price—Cash |  | $ | 232,044 |
Fair Value of Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed |  |  |  |
Assets |  |  |  |
Cash |  | $ | 75,072 |
Investments in CLOs |  |  | 9,305 |
Accounts Receivable |  |  | 9,329 |
Other Assets |  |  | 17,651 |
Intangible Assets |  |  | 142,221 |
|  |  | 253,578 |
Liabilities Assumed |  |  |  |
Accounts Payable, Accrued Expenses and Other Liabilities |  |  | 21,534 |
Net Assets Acquired |  | $ | 232,044 |
Intangible Assets, Net | Intangible Assets, Net consists of the following:
|  | December 31, |
|  | 2013 |  |  | 2012 |
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets / Contractual Rights |  | $ | 1,594,128 |  |  | $ | 1,536,244 |
Accumulated Amortization |  |  | (1,033,380 | ) |  |  | (937,709 | )
Intangible Assets, Net |  | $ | 560,748 |  |  | $ | 598,535 |
Changes in Partnership's Intangible Assets, Net | Changes in the Partnership’s Intangible Assets, Net consists of the following:
|  | Year Ended December 31, |
|  | 2013 |  |  | 2012 |  |  | 2011 |
Balance, Beginning of Year |  | $ | 598,535 |  |  | $ | 595,488 |  |  | $ | 779,311 |
Amortization Expense |  |  | (95,671 | ) |  |  | (139,174 | ) |  |  | (207,591 | )
Acquisitions |  |  | 57,884 |  |  |  | 142,221 |  |  |  | 23,768 |
Balance, End of Year |  | $ | 560,748 |  |  | $ | 598,535 |  |  | $ | 595,488 |

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