RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2017
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS [ABSTRACT]
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS	(21)RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS The Company entered into an agreement under which Avion, LLC (“Avion”) and Airmax LLC (“Airmax”) provide certain aviation flight services as requested by the Company. Such services include the use of an aircraft and flight crew. Kenneth D. Tuchman, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, has a 100% beneficial ownership interest in Avion and Airmax. During 2017, 2016 and 2015, the Company expensed $1.1 million, $1.0 million and $1.7 million, respectively, to Avion and Airmax for services provided to the Company. There was $375 thousand in payments due and outstanding to Avion and Airmax as of December 31, 2017. During 2014, the Company entered into a vendor contract with Convercent Inc. to provide learning management and web and telephony based global helpline solutions. This contract was renewed, after an arms-length market pricing review, in the fourth quarter of 2016. The majority owner of Convercent is a company which is owned and controlled by Kenneth D. Tuchman, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Company. During 2017 and 2016, the Company expensed $70 thousand and $100 thousand, respectively, to Convercent and is expecting to spend another $60 thousand with Convercent during 2018. During 2015, the Company entered into a vendor contract with Netlink to help the Company develop a key stroke monitoring solution. Shrikant Mehta, one of the Board of Directors, has an ownership interest in Netlink. During 2015, the Company paid $98 thousand to Netlink for these services. The Company did not use Netlink services in 2016 or 2017 and has no plans to make additional payment to Netlink at this time. During 2015, the Company entered into a contract to purchase software from CaféX, which is a company that TTEC holds a 17.2% equity investment in. During 2017, 2016 and 2015, the Company purchased $0.1 million, $0.4 million and $0.25 million, respectively, of software from CaféX. See Note 2 for further information regarding this investment. During 2017, in connection with the Motif acquisition, the Company is now a party to a real estate lease for a building that is owned by one of the Motif Founders. The lease expires in 2020 and has future payments of approximately $142 thousand.

(21)RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

The Company entered into an agreement under which Avion, LLC (“Avion”) and Airmax LLC (“Airmax”) provide certain aviation flight services as requested by the Company. Such services include the use of an aircraft and flight crew. Kenneth D. Tuchman, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, has a 100% beneficial ownership interest in Avion and Airmax. During 2017, 2016 and 2015, the Company expensed $1.1 million, $1.0 million and $1.7 million, respectively, to Avion and Airmax for services provided to the Company. There was $375 thousand in payments due and outstanding to Avion and Airmax as of December 31, 2017.

During 2014, the Company entered into a vendor contract with Convercent Inc. to provide learning management and web and telephony based global helpline solutions. This contract was renewed, after an arms-length market pricing review, in the fourth quarter of 2016. The majority owner of Convercent is a company which is owned and controlled by Kenneth D. Tuchman, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Company. During 2017 and 2016, the Company expensed $70 thousand and $100 thousand, respectively, to Convercent and is expecting to spend another $60 thousand with Convercent during 2018.

During 2015, the Company entered into a vendor contract with Netlink to help the Company develop a key stroke monitoring solution. Shrikant Mehta, one of the Board of Directors, has an ownership interest in Netlink. During 2015, the Company paid $98 thousand to Netlink for these services. The Company did not use Netlink services in 2016 or 2017 and has no plans to make additional payment to Netlink at this time.

During 2015, the Company entered into a contract to purchase software from CaféX, which is a company that TTEC holds a 17.2% equity investment in. During 2017, 2016 and 2015, the Company purchased $0.1 million, $0.4 million and $0.25 million, respectively, of software from CaféX. See Note 2 for further information regarding this investment.

During 2017, in connection with the Motif acquisition, the Company is now a party to a real estate lease for a building that is owned by one of the Motif Founders. The lease expires in 2020 and has future payments of approximately $142 thousand.