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Commitments and Contingent Liabilities | 9 Months Ended
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Nov. 30, 2013
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract] |
Commitments and Contingent Liabilities | Commitments and Contingent Liabilities Operating lease commitments. As of November 30, 2013, the Company was obligated under non-cancelable operating leases for buildings and equipment. Certain leases provide for increased rentals based upon increases in real estate taxes or operating costs. Future minimum rental payments under non-cancelable operating leases are:
(In thousands) | Remainder of Fiscal 2014 |  | Fiscal 2015 |  | Fiscal 2016 |  | Fiscal 2017 |  | Fiscal 2018 |  | Thereafter |  | Total
Total minimum payments | $ | 2,982 |  |  | $ | 8,895 |  |  | $ | 8,377 |  |  | $ | 6,642 |  |  | $ | 5,292 |  |  | $ | 9,038 |  |  | $ | 41,226 |
Bond commitments. In the ordinary course of business, predominantly in the Company’s Architectural Services business, the Company is required to provide surety or performance bonds that commit payments to its customers for any non-performance by the Company. At November 30, 2013, $83.2 million of the Company’s backlog was bonded by performance bonds with a face value of $240.3 million. Performance bonds do not have stated expiration dates, as the Company is released from the bonds upon completion of the contract. The Company has never been required to make any payments related to these performance bonds with respect to any of the current portfolio of businesses. Warranties. The Company accrues for warranty and claim costs as a percentage of sales based on historical trends and for specific sales credits as they become known and estimable. Actual warranty and claim costs are deducted from the accrual when paid. Factors that could have an impact on the warranty accrual in any given period include the following: changes in manufacturing quality, shifts in product mix and any significant changes in sales volume. The Company’s warranty and claim accruals are detailed below.
| Nine Months Ended
(In thousands) | November 30, 2013 |  | December 1, 2012
Balance at beginning of period | $ | 8,323 |  |  | $ | 7,210 |
Additional accruals | 4,550 |  |  | 3,197 |
Claims paid | (2,426 | ) |  | (2,185 | )
Balance at end of period | $ | 10,447 |  |  | $ | 8,222 |
Letters of credit. At November 30, 2013, the Company had ongoing letters of credit related to its construction contracts and certain industrial revenue bonds. The total value of letters of credit under which the Company was obligated as of November 30, 2013 was approximately $23.5 million, all of which have been issued under the credit facility. The Company’s total availability under its $100.0 million credit facility is reduced by borrowings under the facility and also by letters of credit issued under the facility. Purchase obligations. The Company has purchase obligations for raw material commitments and capital expenditures. As of November 30, 2013, these obligations totaled $75.4 million. Foreign currency instruments. The Company has a foreign exchange forward contract with a U.S. dollar notional value of $18.6 million with the objective of reducing the exposure to fluctuations in the euro related to a planned capital equipment purchase. The fair value of this contract was an asset of $0.3 million at November 30, 2013 and is included in the balance sheet caption as other current assets. The Company reports the effective portion of the gain or loss on a cash flow hedge as a component of other comprehensive income, and any gain or loss is included in the value of the capital asset and will be recognized in earnings over the life of the asset. New markets tax credit transaction. On November 7, 2013, the Company entered into a transaction with JP Morgan Chase (JPM) related to an investment in plant and equipment within the Company’s Architectural Glass segment (the Project) whereby the Company received $7.8 million of cash from a qualified New Markets Tax Credit program (NMTC). The NMTC was provided for in the Community Renewal Tax Relief Act of 2000 and is intended to induce investment in underserved and impoverished areas of the United States. The Act permits taxpayers, whether companies or individuals, to claim credits against their federal income taxes for up to 39 percent of investments in qualified, active low-income businesses or ventures. In exchange for substantially all of the benefits derived from the tax credits, JPM contributed $10.7 million into the Proje ct. JPM does not have a material interest in the underlying economics of the Project. As a result of the transaction structure, the Company has concluded that the entities created in relation to the NMTC transaction will be consolidated as variable-interest entities. Based on the contractual arrangements that obligate the Company to deliver tax benefits to JPM, the Company has included the value of JPM’s contribution in other non-current liabilities within the consolidated balance sheets. The NMTC is subject to 100 percent recapture for a period of seven years. Proceeds received in exchange for the transfer of the tax credits will be recognized as earnings in fiscal 2021, if the expected tax benefits are delivered without risk of recapture to JPM and our performance obligation is relieved. Direct and incremental costs incurred in structuring the arrangement have been deferred and will be recognized in proportion to the recognition of the related profits. These costs amounted to $3.0 million and are included in other non-current assets on the Company’s consolidated balance sheet. Litigation. The Company is a party to various legal proceedings incidental to its normal operating activities. In particular, like others in the construction supply and services industry, the Company’s construction supply and services businesses are routinely involved in various disputes and claims arising out of construction projects, sometimes involving significant monetary damages or product replacement. The Company is subject to litigation arising out of employment practices, workers compensation, general liability and automobile claims. Although it is very difficult to accurately predict the outcome of such proceedings, facts currently available indicate that no such claims will result in losses that would have a material adverse effect on the results of operations, cash flows or financial condition of the Company.

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