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Commitments and Contingencies
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2019
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]  
Commitments and Contingencies
8. Commitments and Contingencies
Letters of Credit
The Company has issued letters of credit, primarily as security for certain lease agreements, for approximately $46.7 million and $26.8 million as of December 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively.
Purchase Obligations
The Company has entered into purchase obligations which represent enforceable and legally binding software license commitments. Contracts that are able to be canceled, both in full or in part, are not included in the table below as they do not represent a legally binding arrangement.
The following table summarizes our purchase obligations as of December 31, 2019:
 
 
Payments Due During Year Ended December 31,
 
 
 
 
 
 
2020
 
2021
 
2022
 
2023
 
2024
 
Thereafter
 
Total
 
 
(in thousands)
Purchase Obligations
 
$
21,206

 
$
25,759

 
$
15,653

 
$
2,047

 
$
1,195

 
$

 
$
65,860


Collection of Sales or Other Similar Taxes
The Company has historically collected and remitted sales tax based on the locations of its physical operations. On June 21, 2018, the U.S. Supreme Court rendered a 5-4 majority decision in South Dakota v. Wayfair Inc., 17-494. Among other things, the Court held that a state may require an out-of-state seller with no physical presence in the state to collect and remit sales taxes on goods the seller ships to consumers in the state, overturning existing court precedent. Several states and other taxing jurisdictions have presented, or indicated that they may present, the Company with sales tax assessments. The aggregate assessments received as of December 31, 2019 are not material to the Company's business and the Company does not expect the Court's decision to have a significant impact on its business.
Legal Matters
On January 10, 2019 and January 16, 2019, putative securities class action complaints were filed against the Company and three of its officers in the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts. The two complaints allege violations of Sections 10(b) and 20(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, relating to certain prior disclosures of the Company. Each plaintiff seeks to represent a class of shareholders who purchased or acquired stock of the Company between August 2, 2018 and October 31, 2018 and seeks damages and other relief based on allegations that the defendants' conduct affected the value of such stock. The Company intends to defend these lawsuits vigorously. On August 30, 2019, the Company filed a motion to dismiss the complaint with prejudice. At this time, based on available information regarding this litigation, the Company is unable to reasonably assess the ultimate outcome of these cases or determine an estimate, or a range of estimates, of potential losses.
From time to time the Company is involved in claims that arise during the ordinary course of business. Although the results of litigation and claims cannot be predicted with certainty, the Company does not currently believe that the outcome of any of these other legal matters will have a material adverse effect on the Company's results of operation or financial condition. Regardless of the outcome, litigation can be costly and time consuming, as it can divert management's attention from important
business matters and initiatives, negatively impacting the Company's overall operations. In addition, the Company may also find itself at greater risk to outside party claims as it increases its operations in jurisdictions where the laws with respect to the potential liability of online retailers are uncertain, unfavorable, or unclear.