Note 14 - Commitments and Contingencies

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

Notes to Financial Statements

Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Text Block]

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Commitments and Contingencies

(a)

Leases

– The Company has operating leases for certain facilities that expire through

2022.

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,

2017,

are as follows (in thousands):

Years Ending December 31,	Operating Leases
2018		652
2019		625
2020		644
2021		637
2022		549
Total minimum lease payments	$	3,107

Rent expense amounted to approximately

$0.9

million,

$0.8

million and

$1.2

million in

2017,

2016

and

2015,

respectively.

(b)

Legal

– From time to time, the Company

may

be a party to various suits, claims and complaints arising in the ordinary course of business. In the opinion of management of the Company, these suits, claims and complaints 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.