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Commitments and Contingencies (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2011
Commitments and Contingencies. |
Company's material contractual obligations |
|  | Total |  | Remainder of 2011 |  | 2012 |  | 2013 |  | 2014 |  | 2015 |  | Thereafter |
Contractual obligations (1) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Imputed financing obligation (2) |  | $ | 52,151 |  | $ | 1,214 |  | $ | 5,470 |  | $ | 5,739 |  | $ | 5,876 |  | $ | 6,014 |  | $ | 27,838 |
Leases |  | 3,944 |  | 811 |  | 2,083 |  | 372 |  | 357 |  | 321 |  | — |
Software licenses (3) |  | 4,895 |  | 2,108 |  | 2,348 |  | 359 |  | 80 |  | — |  | — |
CRI retention bonus |  | 50,000 |  | — |  | 16,667 |  | 16,667 |  | 16,666 |  | — |  | — |
Convertible notes |  | 172,500 |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | 172,500 |  | — |  | — |
Interest payments related to convertible notes |  | 25,876 |  | 4,313 |  | 8,625 |  | 8,625 |  | 4,313 |  | — |  | — |
Total |  | $ | 309,366 |  | $ | 8,446 |  | $ | 35,193 |  | $ | 31,762 |  | $ | 199,792 |  | $ | 6,335 |  | $ | 27,838 |
(1) | The above table does not reflect possible payments in connection with uncertain tax benefits of approximately $16.6 million including $8.6 million recorded as a reduction of long-term deferred tax assets and $8.0 million in long-term income taxes payable, as of September 30, 2011. As noted below in Note 9, “Income Taxes,” although it is possible that some of the unrecognized tax benefits could be settled within the next 12 months, the Company cannot reasonably estimate the outcome at this time.
(2) | With respect to the imputed financing obligation, the main components of the difference between the amount reflected in the contractual obligations table and the amount reflected on the condensed consolidated balance sheets are the interest on the imputed financing obligation and the estimated common area expenses over the future periods. Additionally, the amount includes the Amended Ohio Lease.
(3) | The Company has commitments with various software vendors for non-cancellable license agreements generally having terms longer than one year. The above table summarizes those contractual obligations as of September 30, 2011 which are also presented on the Company’s consolidated balance sheet under current and other long-term liabilities.

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