Commitments and Contingent Liabilities

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2018

Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]

14. Commitments and Contingent Liabilities

From time to time, 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 substantial. 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. Although the ultimate outcome of any legal proceeding or claim cannot be predicted with certainty, based on present information, including management’s assessment of the merits of the particular claim, the Company does not expect that any asserted or unasserted legal proceedings or claims, individually or in the aggregate, will have a material adverse effect on its cash flow, results of operations, or financial condition.

Intellectual Property Infringement Claims

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. The Company’s legal accruals were not significant at December 31, 2018 and 2017.

Lease Commitments

The Company leases certain facilities and equipment under operating leases, many of which contain renewal options. Total rental expense for all operating leases, net of sublease rental income, was $7.3 million, $6.8 million, and $7.8 million for the years ended December 31, 2018, 2017, and 2016, respectively. Total sublease rental income was $2.3 million, $2.2 million, and $1.3 million for the years ended December 31, 2018, 2017, and 2016, 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, 2018 are as follows:



(in millions)	Capital Leases			Operating Leases
2019	$	2.3		$	9.7
2020	2.3			9.3
2021	2.3			8.8
2022	2.3			8.1
2023	2.3			6.1
2024 and thereafter	2.6			3.8
Total minimum lease payments	14.1			45.8
Less sublease rental income	—			(8.8		)
Net minimum lease payments	14.1			$	37.0
Less imputed interest	(1.6		)
Present value of capital lease obligations	$	12.5