SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOW INFORMATION

6 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2012

SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOW INFORMATION [Abstract]

SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOW INFORMATION

NOTE 3 − SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOW INFORMATION

The following table presents supplemental cash flow information (in thousands) (unaudited):

	Six Months Ended March 31,
	2012			2011
Cash paid during the period for:
Interest	$	2,696		$	4,154
Income taxes		925			30
LEAF preferred stock and warrants issued to RSO in exchange for its portfolio of leases and loans and associated debt:
Restricted cash	$	−		$	5,912
Investments in commercial finance		−			111,028
Borrowings		−			(96,088	)
Accounts payable and accrued expenses		−			(596	)
Payable to RSO		−			736
Noncontrolling interests		−			(20,992	)
Stock dividend issued on LEAF preferred stock held by RSO		−			528
Non-cash effects from the deconsolidation of LEAF: (1)
Restricted cash	$	20,282		$	−
Receivables		954			−
Receivables from managed entities and related parties, net		(3,411	)		−
Investments in commercial finance assets, net		199,955			−
Investments in unconsolidated entities		7,049			−
Property and equipment, net		3,754			−
Deferred tax assets, net		4,558			−
Goodwill		7,969			−
Other assets		6,806			−
Accrued expense and other liabilities		(10,208	)		−
Payables to managed entities and related parties		(98	)		−
Borrowings		(202,481	)		−
Accumulated other comprehensive loss		255			−
Noncontrolling interests		(37,668	)		−

(1) As a result of the Company's deconsolidation of LEAF during the three months ended December 31, 2011, the amounts set forth in this table were removed from the consolidated balance sheets.  The sum of the assets removed and cash equates to the sum of the liabilities and equity that were similarly eliminated and, as such, there was no change in the Company's net assets.