
	OTHER ASSETS

Other current assets consist of the following (in thousands):



	December 31,
	2017		2016
Prepaid expenses	$	8,746	$	6,801
Deferred tax asset	—		2,244
Other	5,551		9,585
Total other current assets	$	14,297	$	18,630

Other noncurrent assets consist of the following (in thousands):



	December 31,
	2017		2016
Capitalized loan fees	$	8,774	$	10,242
Net investment in direct financing lease	67,825		—
Deferred tax asset	33,792		43,431
Other	22,209		3,856
Total other noncurrent assets, net	$	132,600	$	57,529

Net investment in direct financing lease, included in the table above, relates to our HFOTCO segment's lease of certain land, tanks and a barge dock which are accounted for as a direct financing lease. The assets are leased through 2025. At December 31, 2017, minimum lease payments to be received for each of the five succeeding fiscal years and thereafter are as follows (in thousands):



For the year ending:
December 31, 2018	$	12,833
December 31, 2019	12,837
December 31, 2020	12,841
December 31, 2021	12,845
December 31, 2022	12,849
Thereafter	31,068
Total minimum lease payments	$	95,273