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DELL APPRAISAL RIGHTS MATTER.
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2018
Unusual or Infrequent Items, or Both [Abstract]  
DELL APPRAISAL RIGHTS MATTER
DELL APPRAISAL RIGHTS MATTER.

In 2016, we paid $166.2 million to compensate certain U.S. mutual funds, trusts, separately managed accounts, and subadvised clients (collectively, Clients) for the denial of their appraisal rights by the Delaware Chancery Court (Court) in connection with the 2013 leveraged buyout of Dell, Inc. (Dell).

On December 30, 2016, we entered into a settlement agreement for $100.0 million with our insurance carrier for insurance proceeds related to this matter. We recognized the proceeds as a reduction to the $166.2 million nonrecurring charge that we recognized earlier in 2016 and received the proceeds in January 2017. We received an additional $50 million in insurance proceeds from other insurance carriers in early 2017 and recognized a related reduction in operating expenses.

In accordance with the compensation payment, the Clients agreed that in the event the findings made by the Court regarding the fair value of Dell or the amount of interest to be applied were modified by a final, non-appealable judgment, T. Rowe Price and the Clients would make an appropriate adjustment between themselves, calculated in a manner that is consistent with the methodology used to compensate Clients. In December 2016, several parties, including Dell and the successful appraisal petitioners, filed appeals to the Delaware Supreme Court to challenge the Court’s valuation ruling. On December 14, 2017, the Delaware Supreme Court reversed the judgment and remanded the case for further proceedings, with language suggesting that the deal price of $13.75 may be the ultimate outcome. All parties have settled with Dell for amounts ranging from $13.75 to $13.83 per share.

On October 9, 2018, the Court entered the last final non-appealable order dismissing the case with prejudice, so Clients will be expected to repay any overpayment using the methodology used to calculate the original payment. We estimate that the first $15.2 million reclaimed from our Clients would be paid back to T. Rowe Price Group. We would then be required to repay any additional reclaimed funds to our insurers in a specific order.