Commitments and Contingencies

12 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2019

Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]

Leasing Arrangements

We lease office facilities under operating leases expiring at various dates through 2037. Certain leases require us to pay for taxes, insurance, maintenance and other operating expenses in addition to rent. Lease expense was $39.3 million, $36.9 million and $35.8 million in 2019, 2018 and 2017, respectively. At September 30, 2019, our future minimum lease payments under noncancellable operating leases are as follows (in thousands):



Year ending September 30,
2020	$	31,868
2021	33,094
2022	25,624
2023	19,279
2024	16,909
Thereafter	186,037
Total minimum lease payments	$	312,811

Amounts above include future minimum lease payments for our corporate headquarters facility located in Boston, Massachusetts. On September 7, 2017, we entered into a lease agreement with SCD L2 Seaport Square LLC for approximately 250,000 square feet located at 121 Seaport Boulevard, Boston, Massachusetts. Upon completion of construction of the new facility, we moved our headquarters from Needham to Boston. The term of the lease runs from January 1, 2019 through June 30, 2037. Base rent for the first year of the lease is $11.0 million and will increase by $1 per square foot leased per year thereafter ($0.3 million per year). Base rent, which first becomes payable on July 1, 2020 is included in the operating lease obligations above. In addition to the base rent, PTC is required to pay its pro rata portions of building operating costs and real estate taxes (together, “Additional Rent”). Additional rent, equal to approximately 63% of total building operating costs and real estate taxes, is estimated to be approximately $7.1 million for the first year we begin paying rent and is not included in the operating lease payments above. The lease provides for up to approximately $25 million in landlord funding for leasehold improvements ($100 per square foot). We capitalized these leasehold improvements as the assets were placed in service and amortized them to expense over the shorter of the lease term or their expected useful life. The $25 million of funding by the landlord is not included in the table above and reduces rent expense over the lease term.

As of September 30, 2019 and 2018, we had letters of credit and bank guarantees outstanding of $15.1 million (of which $1.1 million was collateralized) and $15.5 million (of which $1.1 million was collateralized), respectively, primarily related to our corporate headquarters lease.

Legal and Regulatory Matters

Korean Tax Audit

In July 2016, we received an assessment from the tax authorities in Korea related to an ongoing tax audit of approximately $12 million. We estimate potential additional exposure of $13 million through 2019. See Note 8. Income Taxes for additional information.

Legal Proceedings

We are subject to various legal proceedings and claims that arise in the ordinary course of business. We do not believe that resolving the legal proceedings and claims that we are currently subject to will have a material adverse impact on our financial condition, results of operations or cash flows. However, the results of legal proceedings cannot be predicted with certainty. Should any of these legal proceedings and claims be resolved against us, the operating results for a particular reporting period could be adversely affected.

Accruals

With respect to legal proceedings and claims, we record an accrual for a contingency when it is probable that a liability has been incurred and the amount of the loss can be reasonably estimated. For legal proceedings and claims for which the likelihood that a liability has been incurred is more than remote but less than probable, we estimate the range of possible outcomes. As of September 30, 2019, we estimate approximately $0.5 million to $1.6 million in legal proceedings and claims, of which we had accrued $0.5 million.

Guarantees and Indemnification Obligations

We enter into standard indemnification agreements in the ordinary course of our business. Pursuant to such agreements with our business partners or customers, we indemnify, hold harmless, and agree to reimburse the indemnified party for losses suffered or incurred by the indemnified party, generally in connection with patent, copyright or other intellectual property infringement claims by any third party with respect to our products, as well as claims relating to property damage or personal injury resulting from the performance of services by us or our subcontractors. The maximum potential amount of future payments we could be required to make under these indemnification agreements is unlimited. Historically, our costs to defend lawsuits or settle claims relating to such indemnity agreements have been minimal and we accordingly believe the estimated fair value of liabilities under these agreements is immaterial.

We warrant that our software products will perform in all material respects in accordance with our standard published specifications in effect at the time of delivery of the licensed products for a specified period of time. Additionally, we generally warrant that our consulting services will be performed consistent with generally accepted industry standards. In most cases, liability for these warranties is capped. If necessary, we would provide for the estimated cost of product and service warranties based on specific warranty claims and claim history; however, we have not incurred significant cost under our product or services warranties. As a result, we believe the estimated fair value of these liabilities is immaterial.