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Commitments and Contingencies
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2012
Commitments and Contingencies [Abstract]  
Commitments and Contingencies

11. Commitments and Contingencies

Leases

The Company has operating leases for office facilities through 2017 and office equipment through 2014. The future minimum rental payments under these leases at March 31, 2012, are as follows:

 

         

Year

  Amount  

2012

  $ 616  

2013

    274  

2014

    144  

2015

    135  

2016

    92  

Thereafter

    14  
   

 

 

 

Future minumum lease payments

  $ 1,275  
   

 

 

 

The Company does not have any capital leases.

Warranty Reserve and Sales Returns

The Company allows its major distributors and certain other customers to return unused product under specified terms and conditions. The Company accrues for product returns based on historical sales and return trends. The Company’s allowance for sales returns was $0.2 million at March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively.

The Company offers repair and replacement warranties of primarily two years for antenna products and one year for scanning receiver products. The Company’s warranty reserve is based on historical sales and costs of repair and replacement trends. The warranty reserve was $0.2 million at March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively, and is included in other accrued liabilities in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets.

Changes in the warranty reserves during the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011, were as follows:

 

                 
    Three Months Ended March 31,  
    2012     2011  

Beginning balance

  $ 249     $ 257  

Provisions for warranty

    25       35  

Consumption of reserves

    (30     (119
   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ending balance

  $ 244     $ 173  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Restructuring

There was no restructuring activity during the three months ended March 31, 2012.

During the three months ended March 31, 2011, the Company paid $0.1 million for restructuring liabilities related to its 2010 functional reorganization.