(8) Commitments

The Company has commitments for future payments related to office facilities leases and other contractual obligations. The Company leases its office facilities under operating lease agreements expiring through 2018. The Company recognizes rent expense under such agreements on a straight-line basis over the lease term with any lease incentive amortized as a reduction of rent expense over the lease term. The Company also has other contractual obligations expiring over varying time periods through 2016. Other contractual obligations primarily relate to minimum contractual payments due to distribution partners and other outside service providers (in thousands).


(in thousands)	Facilities operating leases		Other contractual obligations		Total
2013	$	563	$	1,081	$	1,644
2014		2,288		2,288		4,576
2015		2,226		729		2,955
2016		2,266		451		2,717
2017		2,333		—		2,333
2018		577		—		577

Total minimum payments	$	10,253	$	4,549	$	14,802

Rent expense incurred by the Company was approximately $488,000 and $463,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2012 and 2013, respectively, and was $1.5 million and $1.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2013, respectively.