Note 17 - Commitments

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2016

Notes to Financial Statements

Commitments Disclosure [Text Block]

17. COMMITMENTS

Lease Commitments

The Company leases office space and certain equipment under non-cancelable operating lease agreements that expire at various dates through

December

2020.

For the years ended

December

31,

2016,

2015,

and

2014,

leasing costs charged to income in relation to these agreements were

$1,899,000,

$2,106,000,

and

$2,415,000,

respectively. The Company’s office lease provides for periodic rental increases based on the general inflation rate.

As of

December

31,

2016,

future minimum lease payments under all non-cancelable operating lease agreements were as follows:

(In Thousands)

Year	Operating Leases
2017	$	1,216
2018		356
2019		202
2020		68
Total minimum lease payments	$	1,842

Purchase obligations and commitments include payments due under various types of license, maintenance and support agreements with contractual terms from

one

to

two

years. As of

December

31,

2016,

those purchase commitments were as follows:

(In Thousands)

Year
2017	$	236
2018		39
Total	$	275