Commitments and Contingencies

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2013

Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]

Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Text Block]

(12) Commitments and Contingencies

Operating Leases and Employment Agreements

The Company is committed under operating leases, principally for office space, which expire at various dates through August 31, 2021. Certain leases contain escalation clauses relating to increases in property taxes and maintenance costs. Rent and equipment rental expenses were approximately $1.5 million, $1.5 million and $1.7 million for the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011, respectively. Additionally, the Company has agreements with certain of its employees and outside contributors, whose future minimum payments are dependent on the future fulfillment of their services thereunder. As of December 31, 2013, total future minimum cash payments are as follows:

	Payments Due by Year
Contractual obligations:	Total		2014		2015		2016		2017		2018		After 2018
Operating leases	$	16,708,304	$	1,872,688	$	1,819,238	$	1,967,230	$	2,557,338	$	2,622,557	$	5,869,253
Employment agreement		10,000,000		2,500,000		2,500,000		2,500,000		2,500,000		—		—
Outside contributors		391,667		350,000		41,667		—		—		—		—
Total contractual cash obligations	$	27,099,971	$	4,722,688	$	4,360,905	$	4,467,230	$	5,057,338	$	2,622,557	$	5,869,253

Future minimum cash payments for the year ending December 31, 2014 related to operating leases has been reduced by approximately $733 thousand related to payments to be received related to the sublease of office space.

Legal Proceedings

The Company is party to other legal proceedings arising in the ordinary course of business or otherwise, none of which is deemed material.