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COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2014
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]  
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
Construction in progress — On December 7, 2011, the Company entered into an agreement with IDEAB Project Eesti AS (“IDEAB”) for the construction of an office building within the High Technologies Park in Minsk, Belarus (the “Construction Agreement”). At the same time, the Company entered into a related investment agreement with the Minsk Executive Committee acting on behalf of the Republic of Belarus (the “Investment Agreement”) permitting the Company to use land located in the government’s High Technologies Park to construct the new office building and granting certain tax benefits. The Investment Agreement specified a completion deadline for construction of September 15, 2012 (later extended by the parties to December 31, 2014) which, if not met, may result in a monthly penalty and, if the Investment Agreement is terminated, disgorgement of certain tax benefits received by the Company in connection with the project and potential full restoration of the land to its original condition.
The Construction Agreement committed IDEAB to construct an office building for the Company in Minsk with a committed completion date of February 28, 2014. The building has not yet been completed, when in April 2014 IDEAB stopped its construction for reasons unrelated to the Company’s performance under the Construction Agreement. In May 2014, IDEAB notified the Company that it was unable to continue as general contractor to complete the construction of the building in time and on the terms agreed. As a result, the Company took control over the construction site and is seeking alternatives to complete the project. On July 7, 2014, the Company provided IDEAB with notice of termination of the Construction Agreement. The effective date of termination was on or about July 11, 2014. The Company filed a legal action against IDEAB in Belarus in August 2014, claiming breach of contract. In September 2014, the court decided in the Company’s favor and directed IDEAB to pay the Company $1,000 plus reimbursement of certain expenses. The Company is pursuing recovery from IDEAB of this amount.
At September 30, 2014, the Company had approximately $17,500 of capitalized construction costs and estimated up to $7,000 of additional investment required to complete the construction and put the building into operation. The Company estimates that an additional nine months will be needed for completion of the building construction. In addition, up to $4,500 of advance payments issued to IDEAB for future work and construction materials under the Construction Agreement may not be recoverable. As of September 30, 2014, the Company estimated the amount of probable losses under the Construction Agreement at $2,000. These costs were recorded within the Company’s consolidated income from operations during the nine months ended September 30, 2014.
Based on the information known to the Company at this time, any additional liability related to this matter is not reasonably estimable.
Indemnifications  In the normal course of business, the Company is a party to a variety of agreements under which it may be obligated to indemnify the other party for certain matters. These obligations typically arise in contracts where the Company customarily agrees to hold the other party harmless against losses arising from a breach of representations or covenants for certain matters such as title to assets and intellectual property rights associated with certain arrangements. The duration of these indemnifications varies, and in certain cases, is indefinite.
The Company is unable to reasonably estimate the maximum potential amount of future payments under these or similar agreements due to the unique facts and circumstances of each agreement and the fact that certain indemnifications provide for no limitation to the maximum potential future payments under the indemnification. Management is not aware of any such matters that historically had or would have a material effect on the financial statements of the Company.
Litigation — From time to time, the Company is involved in litigation, claims or other contingencies. Management is not aware of any such matters that would have a material effect on the financial statements of the Company.