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Other assets
12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2013
Deferred Costs, Capitalized, Prepaid, and Other Assets Disclosure [Abstract]  
Other assets
Other assets
a) Other assets are as follows:
 
 
March 31, 2013

 
March 31, 2012

Prepaid lease payments (note 8)
 
$
764

 
$
895

Intangible assets (note 13(b))
 
8,625

 
12,866

Deferred financing costs (note 13(c))
 
4,973

 
6,141

 
 
$
14,362

 
$
19,902


b) Intangible assets
March 31, 2013
 
Cost

 
Accumulated
Amortization

 
Net Book Value

Other intangible assets
 
$
350

 
$
328

 
$
22

Internal-use software
 
21,914

 
13,311

 
8,603

 
 
$
22,264

 
$
13,639

 
$
8,625

March 31, 2012
 
Cost

 
Accumulated
Amortization

 
Net Book Value

Customer relationships and backlog
 
$
4,442

 
$
1,445

 
$
2,997

Other intangible assets
 
2,364

 
1,204

 
1,160

Internal-use software
 
16,825

 
9,644

 
7,181

Patents
 
2,017

 
489

 
1,528

 
 
$
25,648

 
$
12,782

 
$
12,866


During the year ended March 31, 2013, the Company capitalized $5,081 (2012$3,537; 2011$4,748) related to internally developed computer software. There was no internal-use software written down during the year and writedown expense of $nil was included in amortization of intangible assets during the year ended March 31, 2013 (2012$249; 2011$nil).
Amortization of intangible assets for the year ended March 31, 2013 was $3,694 (2012$4,287; 2011$2,150). The estimated amortization expense for future years is as follows:
For the year ending March 31,
 
 
2014
 
$
3,430

2015
 
2,612

2016
 
1,801

2017
 
782

2018 and thereafter
 

 
 
$
8,625


c) Deferred financing costs
March 31, 2013
 
Cost

 
Accumulated
Amortization

 
Net Book Value

Term and Revolving Facilities
 
$
5,861

 
$
5,384

 
$
477

Series 1 Debentures
 
6,886

 
2,390

 
4,496

 
 
$
12,747

 
$
7,774

 
$
4,973

March 31, 2012
 
Cost

 
Accumulated
Amortization

 
Net Book Value

Term and Revolving Facilities
 
$
5,422

 
$
4,652

 
$
770

Series 1 Debentures
 
6,886

 
1,515

 
5,371

 
 
$
12,308

 
$
6,167

 
$
6,141


During the year ended March 31, 2013, financing fees of $439 were incurred in connection with modifications made to the amended and restated credit agreement (2012$60; 2011$1,034) (note 16(b)). During the year ended March 31, 2013, financing fees of $nil were incurred in connection with the Series 1 Debentures (2012$nil; 2011 - $5,846) (note 16(e)). These fees have been recorded as deferred financing costs and are being amortized using the effective interest method over the term of the credit agreement and the Series 1 Debentures, respectively.
Amortization of deferred financing costs included in interest expense for the year ended March 31, 2013 was $1,607 (2012$1,591; 2011$1,609). Upon redemption of the 8 3/4% senior notes on April 28, 2010, the unamortized deferred financing costs related to the 8 3/4% senior notes of $4,324 were expensed and included in the loss on debt extinguishment (note 16(d)). In addition, $183 related to amortization of deferred financing costs incurred up to the redemption date was included in interest expense for the year ended March 31, 2011.