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COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2015
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]  
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
pace under operating leases, which expire at various dates. Certain leases contain renewal provisions and generally require the Company to pay utilities, insurance, taxes, and other operating expenses. Rent expense under operating lease agreements for the years ended December 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013 was $20,065, $18,200, and $15,664 respectively. Future minimum rental payments under operating leases that have initial or remaining lease terms in excess of one year as of December 31, 2015 were as follows:
Year Ending December 31,
 
Operating Leases
2016
 
$
17,606

2017
 
13,670

2018
 
9,730

2019
 
4,657

2020
 
1,289

Thereafter
 
2,664

Total minimum lease payments
 
$
49,616


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 Construction Agreement committed IDEAB to construct an office building for the Company in Minsk with a completion date of February 28, 2014. In April 2014, IDEAB stopped its construction before the building’s completion, 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. On July 7, 2014, the Company provided IDEAB with notice of termination of the Construction Agreement, effective 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. The Company has filed other lawsuits seeking recovery from IDEAB of additional amounts (including future work and construction materials) from IDEAB. These lawsuits are in various stages of litigation and it is not possible to estimate the likelihood of recovery.
The Investment Agreement specified a completion deadline for construction of September 15, 2012 extended by the parties to December 31, 2014, and further extended to October 1, 2015. As of September 30, 2015, the Company had completed the building and began depreciating approximately $22,714 of capitalized construction costs.
Indemnification Obligations  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 consolidated financial statements of the Company.