1.0.0.3 false Other Assets false 1 $ false false iso4217_USD Standard http://www.xbrl.org/2003/iso4217 USD iso4217 0 iso4217_USD_per_shares Divide http://www.xbrl.org/2003/iso4217 USD iso4217 http://www.xbrl.org/2003/instance shares 0 shares Standard http://www.xbrl.org/2003/instance shares 0 5 3 ma_OtherAssetsDisclosureTextBlock ma false na duration string Other Assets disclosure. false false false false false false false false false 1 false false 0 0 <div> <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 12px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; TEXT-INDENT: 4%"> </p> <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 18px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"><b>Note 7.</b> <b><i>Other Assets</i></b></font></p> <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 6px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; TEXT-INDENT: 4%"> <font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">Other assets consisted of the following at December&#xA0;31:</font></p> <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0px; FONT-SIZE: 12px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px"> &#xA0;</p> <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="84%" align="center" border="0"> <tr> <td width="74%"></td> <td valign="bottom" width="7%"></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td valign="bottom" width="6%"></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="bottom"><font size="1">&#xA0;</font></td> <td valign="bottom"><font size="1">&#xA0;&#xA0;</font></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid" valign="bottom" align="center" colspan="2"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="1"><b>2009</b></font></td> <td valign="bottom"><font size="1">&#xA0;</font></td> <td valign="bottom"><font size="1">&#xA0;</font></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid" valign="bottom" align="center" colspan="2"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="1"><b>2008</b></font></td> <td valign="bottom"><font size="1">&#xA0;</font></td> </tr> <tr bgcolor="#CCEEFF"> <td valign="top"> <p style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1em; 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