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Commitments and Contingencies
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2013
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]  
Commitments and Contingencies
Commitments and Contingencies

Unfunded Commitments—The Company generally funds construction and development loans and build-outs of space in net lease assets over a period of time if and when the borrowers and tenants meet established milestones and other performance criteria. The Company refers to these arrangements as Performance-Based Commitments. In addition, the Company sometimes establishes a maximum amount of additional funding which it will make available to a borrower or tenant for an expansion or addition to a project if it approves of the expansion or addition in its sole discretion. The Company refers to these arrangements as Discretionary Fundings. Finally, the Company has committed to invest capital in several real estate funds and other ventures. These arrangements are referred to as Strategic Investments. As of December 31, 2013, the maximum amount of fundings the Company may be required to make under each category, assuming all performance hurdles and milestones are met under the Performance-Based Commitments, that it approves all Discretionary Fundings and that 100% of its capital committed to Strategic Investments is drawn down, are as follows ($ in thousands):
 
Loans and Other Lending Investments
 
Real Estate
 
Strategic
Investments
 
Total
Performance-Based Commitments
$
19,436

 
$
53,164

 
$
—

 
$
72,600

Discretionary Fundings
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

Strategic Investments
—

 
—

 
46,591

 
46,591

Total
$
19,436

 
$
53,164

 
$
46,591

 
$
119,191

Other Commitments—Total operating lease expense for the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011 were $6.1 million, $6.5 million and $7.2 million, respectively. Future minimum lease obligations under non-cancelable operating leases are as follows ($ in thousands):
2014
$
5,797

2015
$
5,287

2016
$
5,408

2017
$
5,023

2018
$
4,179

Thereafter
$
11,709


The Company also has issued letters of credit totaling $3.7 million in connection with its investments.
Legal Proceedings—The Company and/or one or more of its subsidiaries is party to various pending litigation matters that are considered ordinary routine litigation incidental to the Company's business as a finance and investment company focused on the commercial real estate industry, including loan foreclosure and foreclosure-related proceedings.

On June 4, 2012, the Company reached an agreement in principle with the plaintiffs' Court-appointed representatives in the previously reported Citiline class action to settle the litigation. Settlement payments will be primarily funded by the Company's insurance carriers, with the Company contributing $2.0 million to the settlement, which was included in "Other expense" on the Consolidated Statement of Operations for the year ended December 31, 2012. On April 5, 2013, the Court approved the settlement, entered a Final Judgment and Order of Dismissal With Prejudice and the Citiline Action was concluded.

The Company evaluates, on a quarterly basis, developments in legal proceedings that could require a liability to be accrued and/or disclosed. Based on its current knowledge, and after consultation with legal counsel, the Company believes it is not a party to, nor are any of its properties the subject of, any pending legal proceeding that would have a material adverse effect on the Company's consolidated financial condition.