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Other long term obligations | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2016
Other Liabilities Disclosure [Abstract] |
Other long term obligations | Other long term obligations a) Other long term obligations are as follows:
|  | December 31, 2016 |  |  | December 31, 2015 |
Deferred lease inducements liability (note 16(b)) |  | $ | 38 |  |  | $ | 145 |
Asset retirement obligation (note 16(c)) |  | 678 |  |  | 617 |
Restricted share unit plan (note 21(d)) |  | — |  |  | 671 |
Directors' deferred stock unit plan (note 21(f)) |  | 4,945 |  |  | 2,246 |
Deferred gain on sale leaseback (note 16(d)) |  | 3,199 |  |  | 780 |
|  | $ | 8,860 |  |  | $ | 4,459 |
Less current portion of: |  |  |  |
Restricted share unit plan (note 21(d)) |  | — |  |  | (671 | )
Deferred gain on sale leaseback (note 16(d)) |  | (586 | ) |  | (221 | )
|  | $ | 8,274 |  |  | $ | 3,567 |
b) Deferred lease inducements liability Lease inducements applicable to lease contracts are deferred and amortized as a reduction of 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, 2016 |  |  | December 31, 2015 |
Balance, beginning of year |  | $ | 145 |  |  | $ | 252 |
Amortization of deferred lease inducements |  | (107 | ) |  | (107 | )
Balance, end of year |  | $ | 38 |  |  | $ | 145 |
c) Asset retirement obligation The Company recorded an asset retirement obligation related to the future retirement of a facility on leased land. Accretion expense associated with this obligation is included in equipment costs in the Consolidated Statements of Operations. The following table presents a continuity of the liability for the asset retirement obligation:
|  | December 31, 2016 |  |  | December 31, 2015 |
Balance, beginning of year |  | $ | 617 |  |  | $ | 562 |
Accretion expense |  | 61 |  |  | 55 |
Balance, end of year |  | $ | 678 |  |  | $ | 617 |
At December 31, 2016, estimated undiscounted cash flows required to settle the obligation were $1,084 (December 31, 2015 – $1,084). The credit adjusted risk-free rate assumed in measuring the asset retirement obligation was 9.42%. The Company expects to settle this obligation in 2021. d) Deferred gain on sale leaseback The Company recorded a gain on the sale leaseback of certain heavy equipment. The gain on sale has been deferred and is being amortized over the expected life of the equipment.
|  | December 31, 2016 |  |  | December 31, 2015 |
Balance, beginning of year |  | $ | 780 |  |  | $ | 371 |
Addition |  | 2,792 |  |  | 512 |
Amortization of deferred gain on sale leaseback |  | (373 | ) |  | (103 | )
Balance, end of year |  | $ | 3,199 |  |  | $ | 780 |

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