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Operating Leases
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2011
Leases [Abstract]  
Operating Leases
Operating Leases

The Company enters into operating leases primarily for office space, office equipment and transportation vehicles. Minimum rents as defined in the Company’s lease agreements including rent escalations, rent holidays and rental concessions are recognized on the straight-line basis over the non-cancellable lease term. Payments made to or on behalf of the Company for leasehold improvement incentives are considered reductions in rental expense and are amortized on a straight-line basis over the non-cancellable lease term. Rental expense under non-cancelable operating leases was approximately $8.4 million, $8.4 million and $6.6 million for the years ended December 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009, respectively. The Company received sublease rental income related to real estate leased to third-parties totaling $0.3 million, $0.3 million and $0.2 million during the years ended December 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009, respectively.
Future minimum lease payments are as follows:
 

2012
 
2013
 
2014
 
2015
 
2016
 
Thereafter
 
Total
 
(In thousands)
Minimum lease payments
$
8,498

 
$
9,074

 
$
9,410

 
$
9,721

 
$
9,786

 
$
57,589

 
$
104,078

Minimum sublease rentals
(295
)
 
(304
)
 
(128
)
 
—

 
—

 
—

 
(727
)

$
8,203

 
$
8,770

 
$
9,282

 
$
9,721

 
$
9,786

 
$
57,589

 
$
103,351



During the year ended December 31, 2009, the Company recorded a $1.5 million charge to SG&A expense related to the sublease of a portion of its office space. The loss on the sublease of office space represents a $1.0 million charge resulting from the fair value of the Company’s operating lease rental payments exceeding the anticipated revenue from the operating sublease and a $0.5 million impairment charge related to the office leasehold improvements. The non-cancelable portion of the sublease payments related to this transaction is included in the table above.