Commitments

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2019

Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]

Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Text Block]

(11) Commitments

Leases

The Company leases its offices and warehouses, vehicles, and certain office equipment, substantially all of which are classified as operating leases. The Company currently has no material financing leases. The Company determines if an arrangement is a lease at inception. Operating lease assets and obligations are recognized at the lease commencement date based on the present value of lease payments over the lease term.

In determining lease asset value, the Company considers fixed or variable payment terms, prepayments, incentives, and options to extend or terminate, depending on the lease. Renewal, termination or purchase options affect the lease term used for determining lease asset value only if the option is reasonably certain to be exercised. The Company generally uses its incremental borrowing rate based on information available at the lease commencement date for the location in which the lease is held in determining the present value of lease payments.

As of December 31, 2019, the weighted average remaining lease term was 6.6 years and the weighted average discount rate used to determine the operating lease liability was 2.8%. Rental expense related to operating leases was $7.5 million, $7.0 million, and $6.5 million for the years ended December 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017, respectively. Operating lease payments included in operating cash flows totaled $6.0 million and noncash additions to operating lease assets totaled $34.9 million.

Maturities of lease liabilities subsequent to December 31, 2019 are as follows:

(In thousands)
2020	$	5,871
2021		5,159
2022		4,613
2023		3,968
2024		3,790
Thereafter		9,692
		33,093
Less imputed interest (based on 2.8%
weighted-average discount rate)		(3,102	)
	$	29,991

License Agreements

The Company is party to a number of license and other agreements for the use of trademarks and rights in connection with the manufacture and sale of its products expiring at various dates through 2033. In connection with certain of these license agreements, the Company is subject to minimum annual advertising commitments, minimum annual royalties and other commitments as follows:

(In thousands)
2020	$	173,159
2021		178,951
2022		171,435
2023		177,442
2024		167,355
Thereafter		797,028
	$	1,665,370

Future advertising commitments are estimated based on planned future sales for the license terms that were in effect at December 31, 2019, without consideration for potential renewal periods. The above figures do not reflect the fact that our distributors share our advertising obligations. Royalty expense included in selling, general, and administrative expenses, aggregated $53.0 million, $48.9 million and $39.6 million, in 2019, 2018 and 2017, respectively, and represented 7.4%, 7.2% and 6.7% of net sales for the years ended December 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017, respectively.