Other Assets

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Other Assets Disclosure [Text Block]

3 — OTHER ASSETS

Other assets consist of the following (in thousands):

	December 31,
	2012		2011
Security deposits	$	7,740	$	6,581
Debt issuance costs		2,768		3,866
Benefit plan-related assets		37,016		38,403
Non-current deferred tax assets		22,527		22,795
Tenant improvement allowance (1)		—		16,062
Other		3,344		2,638
Total other assets	$	73,395	$	90,345

(1) The balance as of December 31, 2011 represented the landlord receivable related to the renovation of the Company’s Stamford headquarters facility, the majority of which was collected during 2012, with the balance reclassified to current assets. See Note 1 — Business and Significant Accounting Policies for additional information.