Contingency (Notes)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2015

Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]

Contingency

Contingency

One of our consolidated subsidiaries is currently engaged in a commercial dispute with a third party. Under generally accepted accounting principles, we recorded $5.9 million in other expenses during the third quarter of 2014 to establish a provision for our current estimate of our maximum exposure for this contingency. While we paid the contingent fees to the third party in January 2015, we will continue asserting our rights under the contract. We believe these negotiations, when complete, will result in a substantial recovery of this amount, which will be recorded when realized. Because negotiations are ongoing, the outcome of those negotiations and the net amount for which our subsidiary will ultimately be liable are uncertain.