Note 14 - Commitments and Contingencies

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2016

Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Text Block]

(14)	Commitments and Contingencies

(a)

Leases

– The Company has operating leases for certain facilities that expire through

2021.

Certain of the leases contain escalation clauses that require payments of additional rent, as well as increases in related operating costs.

Future minimum lease payments under non-cancelable operating leases as of

December

31,

2016,

are as follows (in thousands):

Years Ending December 31,	Operating Leases
2017		891
Total minimum lease payments (a)	$	891

(a)

Minimum payments have not been reduced by minimum sublease rentals of approximately

$24,000

due in the future under non-cancelable subleases.

Rent expense amounted to approximately

$0.8

million,

$1.2

million and

$1.8

million in

2016,

2015

and

2014,

respectively.

(b)

Legal

– The Company is a defendant in various administrative proceedings that are being handled in the ordinary course of business. In the opinion of management of the Company, these suits and claims should not result in final judgments or settlements that, in the aggregate, would have a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial condition or results of operations.