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Commitments and Contingencies
 12 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2013
Commitments And Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]  
Commitments and Contingencies

15. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES:

Lease Commitments

We lease certain land, buildings, machinery, equipment, and vehicles related to our dealerships under non-cancelable third-party operating leases. Certain of our leases include options for renewal periods and provisions for escalation. Rental expenses, including month-to-month rentals, were approximately $6.1 million, $5.1 million, and $5.4 million for the fiscal years ended September 30, 2011, 2012, and 2013, respectively.

 

Future minimum lease payments under non-cancelable operating leases at September 30, 2013, were as follows:

 

     (Amounts in thousands)  

2014

    $ 5,254   

2015

      4,053   

2016

      3,188   

2017

      2,367   

2018

      1,701   

Thereafter

      1,533   
  

 

 

  

Total

    $ 18,096   
  

 

 

  

Other Commitments and Contingencies

We are party to various legal actions arising in the ordinary course of business. In addition, certain former shareholders of Surfside - 3 Marina, Inc., a company we acquired in March 2006, filed a lawsuit naming our company as defendant. The lawsuit alleges a failure to timely lift stock transfer restrictions on stock acquired by the plaintiffs in the acquisition, which allegedly delayed the plaintiffs from selling the shares. The court has entered judgment in our favor and the matter is currently pending appeal. While it is not feasible to determine the actual outcome of these actions as of September 30, 2013, we believe that these matters should not have a material adverse effect on our consolidated financial condition, results of operations, or cash flows.

In fiscal 2013 we recognized a recovery of approximately $11.8 million from the Deepwater Horizon Settlement Program for damages suffered as a result of the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill. The recovery was recorded as a reduction in selling, general, and administrative expenses on our consolidated statements of operations. While additional claims are outstanding, we cannot be certain of the amount of any further recovery.

During fiscal 2011, 2012, and 2013, we incurred costs associated with store closings and lease terminations of approximately $750,000, $350,000, and $162,000, respectively. These costs primarily related to the future minimum operating lease payments of the closed locations. The store closings were a key component in our effort to better match our fixed costs with the decline in retail business caused by the soft economic conditions. The store closing costs have been included in selling, general, and administrative expenses in the consolidated statements of operations during fiscal 2011, 2012, and 2013.

In connection with our workers’ compensation insurance policies, we maintain a letter of credit in the amount of $800,000 with our policy holder. The letter of credit is collateralized by a certificate of deposit held by the bank that issued the letter of credit. The certificate of deposit is classified as cash and cash equivalents in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets as of September 30, 2013.

We are subject to federal and state environmental regulations, including rules relating to air and water pollution and the storage and disposal of gasoline, oil, other chemicals and waste. We believe that we are in compliance with such regulations.