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Commitments and Contingencies
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2014
Commitments and Contingencies

9. Commitments and Contingencies

The Company has contractual arrangements with three operators in six of its facilities to reimburse any liabilities, obligations or claims of any kind or nature resulting from the actions of the former operators in such facilities. The Company is obligated to reimburse the fees to the operator if and when the operator incurs such expenses associated with certain Indemnified Events, as defined therein. The total possible obligation for these fees is estimated to be $2.6 million, of which approximately $2.1 million has been paid to date. The remaining $0.5 million was accrued as a component of other liabilities in the consolidated balance sheets.

The Company has purchase options with one of its tenants that are not exercisable by the tenant until January 1, 2017 for five properties, January 1, 2019 for two properties, and January 1, 2022 for five properties. If the 2017 option is not exercised, the tenant loses the right to exercise the 2019 option and the 2022 option. If the 2017 option is exercised, but the 2019 option is not exercised, the tenant loses the right to exercise the 2022 option. The purchase options call for the purchase price, as defined, to be determined at a future date. In addition, the Company has purchase options with four tenants on five properties that are exercisable by the applicable tenant at various times during the terms of the respective leases. Two of these options are exercisable at a predetermined purchase price and the remaining three call for a purchase price to be determined at a future date.

The Company is involved in various unresolved legal actions and proceedings, which arise in the normal course of our business. Although the outcome of a particular proceeding can never be predicted, we do not believe that the result of any of these other matters will have a material adverse effect on our business, operating results, liquidity or financial position.