LEASE COMMITMENTS

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2014

NOTE 5. LEASE COMMITMENTS

The Atlantis shares a driveway access with the Shopping Center adjacent to the Atlantis which is controlled by an entity whose owners include our controlling stockholders. We also leased an approximately 37,000 square-foot section of the Shopping Center for a minimum lease term of 15 years at an annual rent of $300 thousand, subject to increase upon renewal after each five year period based on the Consumer Price Index. The annual rent for the years 2014, 2013 and 2012 was $350 thousand, $340 thousand and $340 thousand, respectively. We also use part of the common area of the Shopping Center and pay our proportional share of the common area expense of the Shopping Center. We have the option to renew the lease for three individual five-year terms and, at the end of the extension periods, we have the option to purchase the leased section of the Shopping Center at a price to be determined based on an appraisal. The leased space is being used by us for pedestrian and vehicle access to the Atlantis, and we may use a portion of the parking spaces at the Shopping Center. The total cost of the improvements was $2.0 million of which $1.35 million was paid by the Company. The cost of the driveway improvements is being depreciated over the initial 15-year lease term; some components of the driveway are being depreciated over a shorter period of time.

The Company accounts for its rental expense using the straight-line method over the original lease term. Rental increases based on the change in the CPI are contingent and accounted for prospectively.

Following is a summary of future minimum payments under operating leases that have initial or remaining non-cancelable lease terms for the next five years (in thousands):

	Operating Leases
Year ending December 31,
2015	$	406
2016	406
2017	406
2018	406
2019	304
Total minimum lease payments	$	1,928

Rental expense for operating leases amounted to $889 thousand, $907 thousand and $857 thousand in 2014, 2013 and 2012, respectively, as reported in selling, general and administrative expenses in the Consolidated Statements of Income.

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The entire disclosure for lessee entity's leasing arrangements including, but not limited to, all of the following: (a.) The basis on which contingent rental payments are determined, (b.) The existence and terms of renewal or purchase options and escalation clauses, (c.) Restrictions imposed by lease agreements, such as those concerning dividends, additional debt, and further leasing.

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