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Commitments and Contingent Liabilities | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2015
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract] |
Commitments and Contingent Liabilities | 14. Commitments and Contingent Liabilities The Company is involved in various legal proceedings and claims arising in the ordinary course of its business, including those related to intellectual property, which may be owned by it or others. The Company owns many patents covering products, technology and manufacturing processes. Some of these patents have been and may continue to be challenged by others. In appropriate cases, the Company has taken and will take steps to protect and defend its patents and other intellectual property, including through the use of legal proceedings in various jurisdictions around the world. Such steps have resulted in and may continue to result in retaliatory legal proceedings, including litigation or other legal proceedings in various jurisdictions and forums around the world alleging infringement by the Company of patents owned by others. The costs of investigations and legal proceedings, particularly multi-forum litigation, relating to the enforcement and defense of the Company’s intellectual property, may be material. Additionally, in multi-forum disputes, the Company may incur adverse judgments with regard to certain claims in certain jurisdictions and forums while still contesting other related claims against the same opposing party in other jurisdictions and forums. In the opinion of management, there was not at least a reasonable probability that the Company may have incurred a material loss, or a material loss in excess of a recorded accrual, with respect to loss contingencies. However, the outcome of legal proceedings and claims brought against the Company is subject to significant uncertainty. Therefore, although management considers the likelihood of such an outcome to be remote, if one or more of these legal matters were resolved against the Company in a reporting period for amounts in excess of management’s expectations or the amounts accrued, if any, the Company's Consolidated Financial Statements for that reporting period could be materially adversely affected. Audience IPO-Related Litigation On September 13, 2012, a purported shareholder filed a class action complaint in the Superior Court of the State of California for Santa Clara County against Audience, Inc., the members of its board of directors, two of its executive officers and the underwriters of Audience’s initial public offering ("IPO"). An amended complaint was filed on February 25, 2013, which purported to be brought on behalf of a class of purchasers of Audience’s common stock issued in or traceable to the IPO. On April 3, 2013, the outside members of the board of directors of Audience and the underwriters were dismissed without prejudice. The amended complaint added additional shareholder plaintiffs and contains claims under Sections 11 and 15 of the Securities Act. The complaint seeks, among other things, compensatory damages, rescission and attorney’s fees and costs. On March 1, 2013, defendants responded to the amended complaint by filing a demurrer moving to dismiss the amended complaint on the grounds that the court lacks subject matter jurisdiction. The court overruled that demurrer. On March 27, 2013, defendants filed a demurrer moving to dismiss the amended complaint on other grounds. The court denied the demurrer on September 4, 2013. On January 16, 2015, the court granted plaintiff’s motion to certify a class. A trial had been scheduled for January 25, 2016 however, on July 23, 2015, an agreement in principle to settle the action was reached, subject to approval of the court. On October 19, 2015, the parties executed a stipulation of settlement. The settlement is subject to approval by the court and members of the class may opt out of, or object to, the settlement. A final settlement approval hearing is scheduled for April 29, 2016. If the court approves the settlement, Audience’s insurance carriers will pay $6.0 million to the class in exchange for releases. There can be no assurance that the court will approve the settlement or that class members will not opt out of the settlement and file individual actions. Audience Acquisition-Related Litigation Between May 15 and May 29, 2015, five substantially similar class action lawsuits challenging the proposed acquisition of Audience, Inc. were filed in the Superior Court of California, Santa Clara County, against the members of Audience’s board of directors and the Company, among others. The lawsuits were subsequently consolidated into a single action. The complaints allege that the members of Audience’s board of directors breached their fiduciary duties to Audience shareholders in connection with the proposed acquisition and that the Company aided and abetted these alleged violations. The plaintiffs seek to enjoin the acquisition, as well as, among other things, compensatory damages and attorney’s fees and costs. In June 2015, the parties reached an agreement-in-principle providing for the settlement of the litigation on the terms and conditions set forth in a memorandum of understanding (the “MOU”). Pursuant to the terms of the MOU, without agreeing that any of the claims in the litigation have merit or that any supplemental disclosure was required under any applicable statute, rule, regulation or law, Audience agreed to make certain supplemental and amended disclosures in its statement in support of the acquisition filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Final settlement documents have been filed with the court which are subject to court approval. The settlement is subject to approval by the court and members of the class may opt out of, or object to, the settlement. Notices summarizing the terms of the settlement have been circulated to Audience shareholders and the court is expected to hold a final settlement hearing by July 2016. There can be no assurance that the court will approve the settlement or that class members will not opt out of the settlement and file individual actions. As of December 31, 2015, we have accrued $0.5 million to cover any fees or expenses associated with this matter. Intellectual Property Infringement Claims In addition, the Company may, on a limited customer specific basis, provide contractual indemnities for certain losses that arise out of claims that its products infringe on the intellectual property of others. Historically, the Company has not made significant payments under such indemnity arrangements. At December 31, 2015 and 2014, the Company’s legal reserves were not significant. Lease Commitments The Company leases certain facilities and equipment under operating leases, many of which contain renewal options. Total rental expense, net of insignificant sublease rental income, for all operating leases was $14.9 million, $11.0 million and $11.3 million for the years ended December 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013, respectively. Contingent rentals under the operating leases were not significant. In September 2013, the Company entered into an agreement for two new facilities and related equipment in China. The lease for one of the facilities and related equipment began in the fourth quarter of 2014. The Company took possession of the second facility and remaining equipment in 2015. The facilities are reflected in the operating leases and the equipment is reflected in the capital leases in the table below. The aggregate future minimum lease payments for capital leases, operating leases and rental commitments as of December 31, 2015 are as follows (in millions):
| Capital Leases |  | Operating Leases
2016 | $ | 3.1 |  |  | $ | 12.8 |
2017 | 2.5 |  |  | 11.2 |
2018 | 2.5 |  |  | 10.7 |
2019 | 2.5 |  |  | 9.6 |
2020 | 2.5 |  |  | 7.1 |
2021 and thereafter | 10.0 |  |  | 30.9 |
Total | $ | 23.1 |  |  | $ | 82.3 |

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