Operating Leases

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

NOTE 11 – OPERATING LEASES

We lease a 50,724 square foot mixed office and warehouse facility in Golden Valley, Minnesota. The lease has a term of 90 months and expires on December 31, 2018. The lease contains escalation clauses and two renewal options of three years each. Rental expense, including the effects of lease incentives, is recognized on a straight-line basis over the term of the lease. We are also required to pay insurance, property taxes and other operating expenses related to the leased facility.

We lease a 20,000 square foot mixed office and warehouse facility in Singapore. The lease for our facility in Singapore expires in July 2013. In addition, we lease facilities for the operations of our other subsidiaries under operating leases that expire at various times through September 2013.

Total rent expense was $1,160,000 for the year ended December 31, 2012 and $1,287,000 for the year ended December 31, 2011. At December 31, 2013, the future minimum lease payments required under non-cancelable operating lease agreements are as follows:




Year ending December 31,		(In thousands)
2013	$	702
2014		444
2015		456
2016		469
2017		482
2018		495
Total	$	3,048

- Definition

The entire disclosure for lessee entity's leasing arrangements including, but not limited to, all of the following: (a.) The basis on which contingent rental payments are determined, (b.) The existence and terms of renewal or purchase options and escalation clauses, (c.) Restrictions imposed by lease agreements, such as those concerning dividends, additional debt, and further leasing.

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