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Leases

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

16. Leases

The Company has non-cancelable operating leases, primarily for land, tower space, office-space, certain office equipment and vehicles. The operating leases generally contain renewal options for periods ranging from one to ten years and require the Company to pay all executory costs such as maintenance and insurance. Rental expense for operating leases was approximately $27.2 million, $28.4 million, and $9.8 million for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2011 and 2010, respectively.

Future minimum lease payments under non-cancelable operating leases (with initial or remaining lease terms in excess of one year) as of December 31, 2012 are as follows (in thousands):


Year Ending December 31:
2013		27,887
2014		25,916
2015		22,729
2016		16,298
2017		7,851
Thereafter		47,229

	$	147,910

- Definition

The entire disclosure for lessee entity's leasing arrangements including, but not limited to, all of the following: (a.) The basis on which contingent rental payments are determined, (b.) The existence and terms of renewal or purchase options and escalation clauses, (c.) Restrictions imposed by lease agreements, such as those concerning dividends, additional debt, and further leasing.

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