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Other assets (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2014
Deferred Costs, Capitalized, Prepaid, and Other Assets Disclosure [Abstract] |
Schedule of other assets | Other assets are as follows:
|  | December 31, 2014 |  |  | December 31, 2013 |
Prepaid lease payments (note 7) |  | $ | 1,953 |  |  | $ | 1,274 |
Intangible assets (note 11(b)) |  | 4,385 |  |  | 7,043 |
Deferred financing costs (note 11(c)) |  | 2,205 |  |  | 3,813 |
Deferred lease inducement asset (note 11(d)) |  | 1,212 |  |  | — |
|  | $ | 9,755 |  |  | $ | 12,130 |
Schedule of intangible assets | Intangible assets
|  | December 31, 2014 |  |  | December 31, 2013 |
Cost |  | $ | 17,102 |  |  | $ | 22,713 |
Accumulated amortization |  | 12,717 |  |  | 15,670 |
Net book value |  | $ | 4,385 |  |  | $ | 7,043 |
Schedule of estimated amortization expense for future years | The estimated amortization expense for future years is as follows:
For the year ending December 31, |  |
2015 |  | $ | 1,815 |
2016 |  | 1,410 |
2017 |  | 781 |
2018 |  | 379 |
|  | $ | 4,385 |
Schedule of deferred finance costs | Deferred financing costs
December 31, 2014 |  | Cost |  |  | Accumulated Amortization |  |  | Net Book Value |
Credit Facility |  | $ | 6,878 |  |  | $ | 6,347 |  |  | $ | 531 |
Series 1 Debentures |  | 8,644 |  |  | 6,970 |  |  | 1,674 |
|  | $ | 15,522 |  |  | $ | 13,317 |  |  | $ | 2,205 |
December 31, 2013 |  | Cost |  |  | Accumulated Amortization |  |  | Net Book Value |
Credit Facility |  | $ | 6,881 |  |  | $ | 5,994 |  |  | $ | 887 |
Series 1 Debentures |  | 8,655 |  |  | 5,729 |  |  | 2,926 |
|  | $ | 15,536 |  |  | $ | 11,723 |  |  | $ | 3,813 |
Schedule of deferred lease inducement assets |
|  | December 31, 2014 |  |  | December 31, 2013 |
Balance, beginning of year |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |
Additions |  | 1,307 |  |  | — |
Amortization of deferred lease inducements |  | (95 | ) |  | — |
Balance, end of year |  | $ | 1,212 |  |  | $ | — |

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