Note 10 - Commitments and Contingencies

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2025

Notes to Financial Statements

Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Text Block]

NOTE 10—COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

Redeemable Non-Controlling Interest

The Company has controlling interests in its Natural Habitat, Off the Beaten Path, DuVine and Classic Journeys consolidated subsidiaries. The noncontrolling interests are subject to put/call agreements. The put options enable the minority holders, but do not obligate them, to sell the remaining interests to the Company. The Company has call options which enable it, but does not obligate it, to acquire the remaining interests in the subsidiaries, subject to certain dates, expirations and similar redemption value purchase measurements as the put options. 

Since the redemption of the noncontrolling interests are not solely in the Company’s control, the Company is required to record the redeemable noncontrolling interest outside of stockholders’ equity but after its total liabilities. In addition, if it is probable that the instrument will become redeemable, solely due to the passage of time, the redeemable noncontrollable interest should be adjusted to the redemption value via one of two measurement methods. The Company elected the income classification-excess adjustment and accretion methods for recognizing changes in the redemption value of the put options. Under this methodology, a calculation of the present value of the redemption value is compared to the carrying value of the redeemable noncontrolling interest, and the carrying value of the redeemable noncontrolling interest is adjusted to the redemption value’s present value. Any adjustments to the carrying value of the redeemable noncontrolling interest, up to the redemption value of the noncontrolling interest, are classified to retained earnings. Adjustments in excess of the redemption value of the noncontrolling interest are treated as a decrease to net income available to common stockholders.

The redemption value of the put options were determined using a discounted cash flow model. The redemption values were adjusted to their present value using the Company’s weighted average cost of capital. 

The following is a rollforward of redeemable non-controlling interest: 

	For the three months ended March 31,
	2025			2024
	(unaudited)
(In thousands)
Beginning balance	$	29,424		$	37,784
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interest		(150	)		(231	)
Redemption value adjustment of put option		2,792			(860	)
Distribution		(310	)		(396	)
Ending balance	$	31,756		$	36,297

Charter Commitments

From time to time, the Company enters into agreements to charter vessels onto which it holds its tours and expeditions. Future minimum payments on its charter agreements as of March 31, 2025 are as follows:

For the years ended December 31,	Amount
(In thousands)
2025 (nine months)	$	11,560
2026		14,317
Total	$	25,877