XML 37 R24.htm IDEA: XBRL DOCUMENT

Related-Party Transactions	12 Months Ended
Related-Party Transactions	Dec. 31, 2018
Related Party Transactions [Abstract]
Related-Party Transactions	RELATED-PARTY TRANSACTIONS The CEO leases the annual right to use 30% of the Company's aircraft under an October 2014 lease, which was superseded by a new lease signed in July 2017 in connection with the purchase of a different aircraft. The 2017 lease expires July 2022. The annual lease rate under the 2017 lease was $925 and future rent payments are adjusted annually. The annual lease rate under the 2014 lease was $651. The CEO paid the Company $925, $753, and $651 in 2018, 2017, and 2016, respectively, under the aircraft leases. In addition, the CEO directly pays an unrelated flight management firm for the operating costs of his private use including pilot fees, fuel and other costs. In 2018, 2017 and 2016, the Company purchased various equipment, parts and services from a company for which one of the Company's independent directors is an executive officer. The payments made for such equipment, parts and services for 2018, 2017 and 2016, totaled $947, $2,296, and $5,392, respectively. There were no amounts due to this company at December 31, 2018 or at December 31, 2017. In 2017 and 2016, the Company sold products totaling $503 and $146, respectively to a company where another member of the Company’s independent directors is an executive officer. No sales were made to this company in 2018. In 2016, the Company purchased an office building located in Marlborough, Massachusetts from a subsidiary of IP Fibre Devices (UK) Ltd. ("IPFD") for $23,750. The purchase price was based on the fair market value of the building determined using an independent appraisal. The appraisal was commissioned by the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee of the Board of Directors. The Company's Chief Executive Officer ("CEO") is the managing director of IPFD. The CEO and certain founding members of the Company, which include the Senior Vice President, Chief Technology Officer and the Senior Vice President, Chief Operating Officer and Managing Director of IPG Laser GmbH, own shares in IPFD which is a stockholder of the Company. The Company leased space in the building prior to purchasing it and reimbursed the landlord for its portion of certain operational costs. The Company paid IPFD $10 and $443 for 2017 and 2016, respectively, under the office lease.