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Commitment and Contingencies
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2015
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]  
Commitments and Contingencies
Commitments and Contingencies
The Company has certain operating leases for satellite capacity, various equipment, and facilities. The following reflects future minimum payments under operating leases that have initial or remaining non-cancelable lease terms at December 31, 2015:
Years ending December 31,
Operating
Leases
2016
$
14,125

2017
9,890

2018
5,332

2019
3,212

2020
935

Thereafter
229

Total minimum lease payments
$
33,723


Total rent expense incurred under facility operating leases for the years ended December 31, 2015, 2014, and 2013 amounted to $630, $820, and $639, respectively. Total expense incurred under satellite capacity and equipment operating leases for the years ended December 31, 2015, 2014, and 2013 amounted to $32,793, $30,280, and $23,215, respectively, which also includes payments for usage charges in excess of the minimum contractual requirements.
In the normal course of business, the Company enters into unconditional purchase order obligations with its suppliers for inventory and other operational purchases. Outstanding and unconditional purchase order obligations were $21,678 as of December 31, 2015.
The Company did not have any off-balance sheet commitments, guarantees, or standby repurchase obligations as of December 31, 2015.
Legal Matters

From time to time, the Company is involved in litigation incidental to the conduct of its business. In the ordinary course of business, the Company is a party to inquiries, legal proceedings and claims including, from time to time, disagreements with vendors and customers.

Advanced Media Networks, L.L.C., or AMN, filed suit in the United States District Court for the District of Rhode Island against us for allegedly infringing two of its patents, seeking unspecified monetary damages and other relief.  The Company settled this claim in January 2016 with a payment of cash to AMN.