11. Other Assets

The following is a summary of our other assets (in thousands):


	At December 31,
	2016		2015
Debt issue costs, net(1)	$	4,478	$	7,628
Equity investments		177,430		129,337
Other corporate assets		77,580		31,547
Prepaids and other assets		44,285		27,028

Total other assets	$	303,773	$	195,540

(1)

Relates to Revolving credit facility

Equity investments have increased over the prior year primarily due to our new investment in Steward — see Note 3 for further details. Other corporate assets include leasehold improvements associated with our corporate office space, furniture and fixtures, equipment, software, deposits, etc. Included in prepaids and other assets is prepaid insurance, prepaid taxes, goodwill, deferred income tax assets (net of valuation allowances, if any), and lease inducements made to tenants, among other items.