Note 9. Other Assets and Deferred Charges, Net

Other assets and deferred charges, net at December 31, 2013 and 2012 are comprised of the following:


	December 31,
	2013	2012
Other assets:
Prepaid expenses	$ 5,234,000	$ 5,196,000
Leasehold improvements, furniture and fixtures	1,020,000	1,161,000
Investments related to share-based compensation	435,000	450,000
Property and other deposits	356,000	152,000
Other	227,000	351,000
	7,272,000	7,310,000

Deferred charges, net:
Lease origination costs (a)	15,187,000	14,754,000
Financing costs	5,194,000	5,529,000
Other	642,000	1,650,000
	21,023,000	21,933,000

Total other assets and deferred charges, net	$ 28,295,000	$ 29,243,000

(a) Lease origination costs include the unamortized balance of intangible lease assets resulting from purchase accounting allocations of $5.6 million (cost of $17.5 million and accumulated amortization of $11.9 million) and $6.1 million (cost of $16.7 million and accumulated amortization of $10.6 million), respectively.

Deferred charges are amortized over the terms of the related agreements. Amortization expense related to deferred charges (including amortization of deferred financing costs included in non-operating income and expense) amounted to $5.6 million, $7.9 million and $7.3 million for 2013, 2012 and 2011, respectively. The unamortized balances of deferred lease origination costs and deferred financing costs are net of accumulated amortization of $20.3 million and $10.2 million, respectively, and will be charged to future operations as follows (lease origination costs through 2033, and financing costs through 2029):


	Lease
	origination	Financing
	costs	costs
2014	$ 2,897,000	$ 1,883,000
2015	2,453,000	1,569,000
2016	2,118,000	1,026,000
2017	1,560,000	257,000
2018	1,248,000	172,000
Thereafter	4,911,000	287,000
	$ 15,187,000	$ 5,194,000