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Property and Equipment
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2012
Property and Equipment

Note 9. Property and Equipment

Tornado Damage to the Ponca City, Oklahoma Customer Contact Management Center

In April 2011, the customer contact management center (the “facility”) located in Ponca City, Oklahoma experienced significant damage to its building and contents as a result of a tornado. The Company filed an insurance claim with its property insurance company to recover losses of $1.4 million. During 2011, the insurance company paid $1.2 million to the Company for costs to clean up and repair the facility of $0.9 million and for reimbursement of a portion of the Company’s out-of-pocket costs of $0.3 million. The Company completed the repairs to the facility during 2011 and collected the remaining $0.2 million in February 2012. No additional funds are expected.

Sale of Land and Building Located in Minot, North Dakota

In June 2011, the Company sold the land and building located in Minot, North Dakota, which were held for sale, for cash of $3.9 million (net of selling costs of $0.2 million) resulting in a net gain on sale of $3.7 million. The carrying value of these assets of $0.8 million was offset by the related deferred grants of $0.6 million. The net gain on the sale of $3.7 million is included in “Net gain on disposal of property and equipment” in the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2011.

Typhoon Damage to the Marikina City, the Philippines Customer Contact Management Center

In September 2009, the building and contents of one of the Company’s customer contact management centers located in Marikina City, the Philippines (acquired as part of the ICT acquisition) was severely damaged by flooding from Typhoon Ondoy. Upon settlement with the insurer in November 2010, the Company recognized a net gain of $2.0 million. The damaged property and equipment had been written down by ICT prior to the ICT acquisition in February 2010. In August 2011, the Company received an additional $0.4 million from the insurer for rent payment made during the claim period. This net gain on insurance settlement is included in “General and administrative” expenses in the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011.