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Other Assets | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2020
Other Assets, Noncurrent [Abstract] |
Other Assets | Other Assets: Other assets consist of the following at December 31, 2020 and 2019 (in thousands):
| December 31,
| 2020 |  | 2019
Deferred income taxes(a) | $ | 20,317 |  |  | $ | 15,275 |
Assets related to unrecognized tax benefits(a) | 24,112 |  |  | 26,127 |
Operating leases(b) | 136,292 |  |  | 133,864 |
Other(c) | 38,547 |  |  | 37,795 |
Total | $ | 219,268 |  |  | $ | 213,061 |
(a)See Note 1, “Summary of Significant Accounting Policies” and Note 21, “Income Taxes.” (b)See Note 18, “Leases.” (c)As of December 31, 2019, a $28.7 million reserve was recorded against a note receivable on one of our European entities no longer deemed probable of collection. This reserve and related receivable were written off as a result of the divestiture of our ownership interest in the SOCC joint venture. See Note 10, “Investments,” for additional information.

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