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Commitments
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2016
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]  
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Text Block]
Commitments

Leases

We are committed under operating leases primarily for office and data center space and computer equipment through October 2027. Rent expense for office and warehouse space for our regional and global offices for 2016, 2015 and 2014 was $29 million, $32 million and $25 million, respectively. Aggregate minimum future payments under these non-cancelable operating leases are as follows:

(In thousands)
Operating Lease Obligations
 
 
2017
$
30,089

2018
26,898

2019
22,041

2020
16,085

2021
11,147

2022 and thereafter
8,722

 
 
 
$
114,982



Other Obligations
We have purchase commitments with various vendors, and minimum funding commitments under collaboration agreements through 2037. Aggregate future payments under these commitments are as follows:
(In thousands)
Purchase Obligations
 
 
2017
$
83,002

2018
41,887

2019
19,205

2020
7,677

2021
3,711

2022 and thereafter
26,890

 
 
 
$
182,372



Siemens Innovation Alliance
Concurrently with the execution of the MSPA, we entered into an agreement with Siemens AG to create a strategic alliance to jointly invest in innovative projects that integrate health information technology with medical technologies for the purpose of enhancing workflows and improving clinical outcomes. Each company will contribute up to $50 million to fund projects of shared importance to both companies and their clients, over an initial term of three years, commencing on February 2, 2015. In 2016 and 2015, we contributed $3 million and less than $1 million, respectively, to fund approved projects.