

NOTE 8:	COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

Commitments

The following table provides information on all amounts and payments of the Company's contractual obligations/commitments at December 31, 2016:



	Payments due by period
	Total		Less than 1 year			1-3 years		4-5 years		More than 5 years
Long term debt	$	2,324	$	358		$	758	$	816	$	392
Interest on Long term debt	267		80			119		61		7
Operating leases	9,700		3,397			2,936		2,374		993
Post-employment benefit plan obligations	3,948		502			1,024		957		1,465
Purchase commitments	80,274		76,380		^(a)	3,634		260		—
Total	$	96,513	$	80,717		$	8,471	$	4,468	$	2,857

^(a)Includes open purchase order commitments related to raw materials and packaging used in the ordinary course of business of $73,334.

The Company's future operating lease commitments at December 31, 2016 are as follows:



Years ending December 31,
2017	$	3,397
2018	1,611
2019	1,325
2020	1,287
2021	1,087
Thereafter	993
Total	$	9,700

Contingencies

There are various legal and regulatory proceedings involving the Company and its subsidiaries. The company accrues estimated costs for a contingency when management believes that a loss is probable and can be reasonably estimated.

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On December 21, 2016, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) issued a Notice of Violation to the Company alleging the Company commenced construction of new aging warehouses for whiskey at its facility in Lawrenceburg, Indiana, without first applying for or obtaining a Clean Air Act permit and without adequately demonstrating to the EPA that emissions control equipment did not need to be installed to meet applicable air quality standards. The Company notes that neither EPA nor the State of Indiana have required emission control equipment for aging whiskey warehouses and, to our knowledge, no other distillers in the U.S. have been required to install emissions control equipment in their aging whiskey warehouses. No demand for a penalty has been made in connection with the Notice of Violation, but the Company believes it is probable that a penalty will be assessed. Although it is not possible to reasonably estimate a loss or range of loss at the date of this filing, the Company currently does not expect that the amount of any such penalty or related remedies would have a material adverse effect on the Company’s business, financial condition or results of operations.

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A chemical release occurred at the Company's Atchison facility on October 21, 2016, which resulted in emissions venting into the air. The Company reported the event to the EPA, OSHA and Kansas and local authorities on that date, and is cooperating fully to investigate and ensure that all appropriate response actions are taken. The Company has also engaged outside experts to assist the investigation and response. The Company believes it is probable that a fine or penalty may be imposed by one or more regulatory authorities, but it is currently unable to reasonably estimate the amount thereof since the investigations are not complete and can take several months and up to a few years to complete. Private plaintiffs have initiated, and additional private plaintiffs may initiate, legal proceedings for damages resulting from the emission, but the Company is currently unable to reasonably estimate the amount of any such damages that might result. The Company's insurance is expected to provide coverage of any damages to private plaintiffs, subject to a deductible of $250, but certain regulatory fines or penalties may not be covered and there can be no assurance to the amount or timing of possible insurance recoveries if ultimately claimed by the Company. There was no significant damage to the Company's Atchison plant as a result of this incident. No other MGP facilities, including the distillery in Lawrenceburg, Indiana, were affected by this incident.

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The TTB performed a federal excise tax audit of the Company’s subsidiaries, MGPI of Indiana, LLC and MGPI Processing, Inc., for the periods January 1, 2012 through July 31, 2015 and January 1, 2013 through July 31, 2015, respectively. TTB informed the Company that it would be assessing a penalty as a result of the audit, and the Company offered a settlement for the penalty. The settlement has been accepted in principle by the TTB and the expensed amount is insignificant to the Company’s financial results.