Commitments and Contingencies	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2016
Commitments and Contingencies
Commitments and Contingencies	Note 5 - Commitments and Contingencies Minimum lease commitments At March 31, 2016, Veeco’s total future minimum lease payments under non-cancelable operating leases have not changed significantly from the disclosure in the 2015 Form 10-K. Purchase commitments Veeco has purchase commitments of $81.8 million at March 31, 2016, substantially all of which become due within one year. Bank guarantees Veeco has bank guarantees and letters of credit issued by a financial institution on its behalf as needed. At March 31, 2016, outstanding bank guarantees and letters of credit totaled $3.7 million, and unused bank guarantees and letters of credit of $61.9 million were available to be drawn upon. Legal proceedings Veeco and certain other parties were named as defendants in a lawsuit filed on April 25, 2013 in the Superior Court of California, County of Sonoma. The plaintiff in the lawsuit, Patrick Colbus, sought unspecified damages and asserted claims that he suffered burns and other injuries while cleaning a molecular beam epitaxy system alleged to have been manufactured by Veeco. The lawsuit alleged, among other things, that the molecular beam epitaxy system was defective and that Veeco failed to adequately warn of the potential risks of the system. During the three months ended March 31, 2016, the parties agreed to settle the lawsuit, without any admission of wrongdoing. The settlement amount is expected to be fully covered by Veeco’s insurance and, as a result, is not expected to have a material impact on Veeco’s financial condition or results of operations. Veeco is involved in various other legal proceedings arising in the normal course of business. Veeco does not believe that the ultimate resolution of these matters will have a material adverse effect on its consolidated financial position, results of operations, or cash flows.

Note 5 - Commitments and Contingencies

Minimum lease commitments

At March 31, 2016, Veeco’s total future minimum lease payments under non-cancelable operating leases have not changed significantly from the disclosure in the 2015 Form 10-K.

Purchase commitments

Veeco has purchase commitments of $81.8 million at March 31, 2016, substantially all of which become due within one year.

Bank guarantees

Veeco has bank guarantees and letters of credit issued by a financial institution on its behalf as needed. At March 31, 2016, outstanding bank guarantees and letters of credit totaled $3.7 million, and unused bank guarantees and letters of credit of $61.9 million were available to be drawn upon.

Legal proceedings

Veeco and certain other parties were named as defendants in a lawsuit filed on April 25, 2013 in the Superior Court of California, County of Sonoma. The plaintiff in the lawsuit, Patrick Colbus, sought unspecified damages and asserted claims that he suffered burns and other injuries while cleaning a molecular beam epitaxy system alleged to have been manufactured by Veeco. The lawsuit alleged, among other things, that the molecular beam epitaxy system was defective and that Veeco failed to adequately warn of the potential risks of the system. During the three months ended March 31, 2016, the parties agreed to settle the lawsuit, without any admission of wrongdoing. The settlement amount is expected to be fully covered by Veeco’s insurance and, as a result, is not expected to have a material impact on Veeco’s financial condition or results of operations.

Veeco is involved in various other legal proceedings arising in the normal course of business. Veeco does not believe that the ultimate resolution of these matters will have a material adverse effect on its consolidated financial position, results of operations, or cash flows.