Net Investment in Direct Finance Leases (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Net Investment in Direct Finance Leases [Abstract]

Net Investment in Direct Finance Leases

The following table represents the components of the Company's net investment in finance leases (in thousands):

	September 30, 2012			December 31, 2011
Gross finance lease receivables (1)	$	112,684		$	52,673
Unearned income (2)		(28,733	)		(14,924	)
Net investment in finance leases	$	83,951		$	37,749

Gross Finance Lease Receivables By Categories Of Customers

Based on the above categories, the Company's gross finance lease receivables were as follows (in thousands):

	September 30, 2012		December 31, 2011
Tier 1	$	94,884	$	31,017
Tier 2		17,800		21,656
Tier 3		—		—
	$	112,684	$	52,673

Contractual Maturities of Gross Finance Lease Receivables

Contractual maturities of the Company's gross finance lease receivables subsequent to September 30, 2012 are as follows (in thousands):

2012	$	18,535
2013		16,594
2014		19,844
2015		16,157
2016		12,347
2017 and thereafter		29,207
	$	112,684