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Related Party Transactions (Notes)
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Related Party Transactions [Abstract]  
Related Party Transactions
Related Party Transactions

As of March 31, 2015, SPLP owned directly or indirectly through its subsidiaries 7,131,185 shares of the Company's common stock, representing approximately 66.1% of outstanding shares. The power to vote and dispose of the securities held by SPLP is controlled by SPH GP. Warren G. Lichtenstein, our Chairman of the Board of Directors, is also the Executive Chairman of SPH GP. Certain other affiliates of SPH GP hold positions with the Company, including Jack Howard, as Vice Chairman and Principal Executive Officer, James F. McCabe, Jr., as Chief Financial Officer and Leonard J. McGill, as Chief Legal Officer.

The Company has entered into a Management Services Agreement, as amended ("Management Services Agreement"), with SP Corporate Services LLC ("SP Corporate"). SP Corporate is an affiliate of SPLP. Pursuant to the Management Services Agreement, SP Corporate provides the Company with certain executive and corporate services, including, without limitation, legal, tax, accounting, treasury, consulting, auditing, administrative, compliance, environmental health and safety, human resources, marketing, investor relations and other similar services rendered for the Company or its subsidiaries. The Management Services Agreement further provides that the Company pay SP Corporate a fixed annual fee of approximately $8.89 million, consisting of (a) $1.74 million in consideration of the executive services provided by SP Corporate under the Management Services Agreement and (b) $7.15 million in consideration of the corporate services provided by SP Corporate under the Management Services Agreement. During the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014, the Company also reimbursed SP Corporate and its affiliates approximately $0.1 million and $0.1 million, respectively, for business expenses incurred on its behalf pursuant to the Management Services Agreement.

The fees payable under the Management Services Agreement are subject to an annual review and such adjustments as may be agreed upon by SP Corporate and the Company. The Management Services Agreement has a term of one year and automatically renews for successive one-year periods unless and until terminated in accordance with the terms set forth therein, which include, under certain circumstances, the payment by the Company of a termination fee to SP Corporate.