DEFERRED CHARGES AND OTHER NON-CURRENT ASSETS

Deferred charges and other non-current assets at December 31, 2014 and September 30, 2015 were as follows (in thousands):



	December 31, 2014		September 30, 2015
Prepaid agreements not-to-compete, net of accumulated amortization of $5,105 and $5,328, respectively	$	1,159	$	1,148
Deferred loan costs, net of accumulated amortization of $2,809 and $3,137, respectively	1,870		1,554
Convertible subordinated notes issuance costs, net of accumulated amortization of $375 and $735, respectively	3,252		2,892
Tradenames	7,660		8,856
Other	323		220
Deferred charges and other non-current assets	$	14,264	$	14,670

Prepaid agreements not-to-compete are amortized over the term of the respective agreements, ranging generally from one to ten years. Amortization expense was approximately $0.1 million for both the three months ended September 30, 2014 and 2015 and $0.3 million and $0.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2015, respectively. Deferred loan costs are being amortized over the term of the related debt using the effective interest method for our term loan and the straight line method for our revolving credit facility. Debt issuance costs related to our convertible subordinated notes are being amortized using the effective interest method over the seven-year term of the notes. See Note 11 to the Consolidated Financial Statements herein for further discussion related to our convertible subordinated notes. Our tradenames have indefinite lives and therefore are not amortized. During the nine months ended September 30, 2015, we increased tradenames by approximately $1.2 million related to our acquisition of a funeral home business in February 2015.