Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Deferred Charges and Other Assets - Net

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Deferred Charges and Other Assets - Net
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2011
Deferred Charges and Other Assets - Net [Abstract]  
DEFERRED CHARGES AND OTHER ASSETS - NET

12.    DEFERRED CHARGES AND OTHER ASSETS — NET

As of December 31, deferred charges and other assets — net consisted of the following:

 

                 
    December 31,  
    2010     2011  

Debt issue costs

   $ 45,510       45,826  

Less: Accumulated amortization

     (16,235 )      (18,956 ) 
   

 

 

    

 

 

  

Subtotal

     29,275       26,870  

Long-term prepaid rents

     17,773       15,778  

Interest rate swap assets (see Note 14)

     8,955       —    

Construction related deposits

     5,426       6,463  

Lease deposits

     —         2,208  

Equipment to be placed in service

     7,753       10,495  

Other

     1,796       2,166  
   

 

 

    

 

 

  

Total

   $ 70,978     $ 63,980  
   

 

 

    

 

 

  

During the year ended December 31, 2011, the Company paid debt issue costs of approximately $4,427 related to the issuance of its 7.375% senior subordinated notes and the Company wrote off approximately $2,183 in unamortized debt issue costs for its senior secured credit facility related to the prepayment of approximately $157,235 of its outstanding term loan debt under the facility. See Note 13 for discussion of long term debt activity.