Note 9. Other Assets and Deferred Charges, Net

Other assets and deferred charges, net at December 31, 2014 and 2013 are comprised of the following:


	December 31,
	2014	2013
Lease origination costs (a)	$ 18,180,000	$ 15,187,000
Financing costs	4,256,000	5,194,000
Prepaid expenses	6,689,000	5,234,000
Leasehold improvements, furniture and fixtures	761,000	1,020,000
Investments related to share-based compensation	492,000	435,000
Other	1,168,000	1,225,000

Total other assets and deferred charges, net	$ 31,546,000	$ 28,295,000

(a)

Lease origination costs include the unamortized balance of intangible lease assets resulting from purchase accounting allocations of $8.4 million (cost of $20.7 million and accumulated amortization of $12.3 million) and $5.6 million (cost of $17.5 million and accumulated amortization of $11.9 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, $5.2 million and $7.9 million for 2014, 2013 and 2012, respectively. The unamortized balances of deferred lease origination costs and deferred financing costs are net of accumulated amortization of $22.4 million and $11.9 million, respectively, and will be charged to future operations as follows (lease origination costs through 2080, and financing costs through 2029):


	Lease
	origination	Financing
	costs	costs
2015	$ 2,788,000	$ 1,811,000
2016	2,372,000	1,206,000
2017	1,804,000	438,000
2018	1,477,000	356,000
2019	1,229,000	175,000
Thereafter	8,510,000	270,000
	$ 18,180,000	$ 4,256,000