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Other assets
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Deferred Costs, Capitalized, Prepaid, and Other Assets Disclosure [Abstract]  
Other assets
Other assets
a) 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


b) 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

During the year ended December 31, 2014, the Company capitalized $990 (2013$2,826) of internally developed computer software costs. During the year ended December 31, 2014, internal-use software with a cost and accumulated amortization of $6,601 (2013 - $nil) was disposed of at zero net book value.
Amortization of intangible assets for the year ended December 31, 2014 was $3,648 (2013$3,276). 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


c) 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


During the year ended December 31, 2014, financing fees of $87 were incurred in connection with modifications made to the Credit Facility (2013$1,020) (note 13(b)) and a $90 change in estimated financing fees related to the prior year was recorded. During the year ended December 31, 2014, financing fees of $nil were incurred in connection with the Series 1 Debentures (2013$1,769) (note 13(c)) and a $11 change in estimated financing fees related to the prior year was recorded. These fees have been recorded as deferred financing costs and are being amortized using the effective interest method over the term of the Credit Facility and the Series 1 Debentures, respectively.
Amortization of deferred financing costs included in interest expense for the year ended December 31, 2014 was $1,594 (2013$4,326) (note 21). Upon the partial redemption of the Series 1 Debentures occurring during the year ended December 31, 2014, a portion of the unamortized deferred financing costs related to the redeemed Series 1 Debentures of $534 (2013 - $2,737) were expensed and included in amortization of deferred financing costs (note 11(c)).
d) Deferred lease inducements asset
Lease inducements applicable to lease contracts are deferred and amortized as an increase in general and administrative expenses on a straight-line basis over the lease term, which includes the initial lease term and renewal periods only where renewal is determined to be reasonably assured.
 
 
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

 
$