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Commitments and Contingencies
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Commitments and Contingencies.  
Commitments and Contingencies

(15)Commitments and Contingencies

 

(a)Leases — The Company has operating leases for certain facilities that expire through 2018. Certain of the leases contain escalation clauses that require payments of additional rent, as well as increases in related operating costs.

 

Future minimum lease payments under non-cancelable operating leases as of December 31, 2014, are as follows (in thousands):

Years Ending December 31,

 

Operating
Leases

 

2015

 

$
1,443 

 

2016

 
1,341 

 

2017

 
921 

 

2018

 
91 

 

Total minimum lease payments (a)

 

$
3,796 

 

 

(a)

Minimum payments have not been reduced by minimum sublease rentals of approximately $589,000 due in the future under noncancelable subleases.

 

Rent expense amounted to approximately $1.8 million, $2.0 million and $2.4 million in 2014, 2013 and 2012 respectively.

 

(b)

Legal — The Company is a defendant in various administrative proceedings that are being handled in the ordinary course of business.  In the opinion of management of the Company, these suits and claims should not result in final judgments or settlements that, in the aggregate, would have a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial condition or results of operations.