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Other Assets
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2011
Other Assets [Abstract]  
Other Assets

NOTE 5—OTHER ASSETS

Other assets consist of the following:

 

     December 31,  
     2011      2010  

Deferred financing costs, net

   $ 75,000       $ 130,000   

Recoverable insurance claims

     859,000         947,000   

Other assets

     91,000         270,000   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 1,025,000       $ 1,347,000   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Amortization expense of other intangibles was $3,000 in each of the years ended December 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009. The remaining balance of other amortizable intangibles of $5,000 at December 31, 2011 will be amortized through 2013.

In connection with the financings described in Note 7, the Company incurred debt issuance costs consisting of brokerage fees and legal fees, which are included within other assets at December 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010, net of accumulated amortization. The Company is amortizing these costs on a straight-line basis, which approximates the effective interest rate method, over the term of the related debt. Interest expense related to deferred financing costs was $55,000, $47,000 and $41,000 for the years ended December 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009, respectively.

As of December 31, 2011 and 2010, the Company accrued $859,000 and $947,000, respectively, in other liabilities for product liability claims and a corresponding receivable for the liability claims estimated to be recoverable under the Company's insurance policies (see Note 14). On a quarterly basis, the Company reviews and adjusts each product liability claim and corresponding receivable.