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Commitments and Contingencies
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2014
Commitments and Contingencies  
Commitments and Contingencies

3. Commitments and Contingencies

 

The Company is subject to litigation and other claims in the normal course of its business. The Company applies the provisions as defined in the guidance related to accounting for contingencies in determining the recognition and measurement of expense associated with legal claims against the Company. Management uses guidance from internal and external legal counsel on the potential outcome of litigation in determining the need to record liabilities for potential losses and the disclosure of pending legal claims.

 

The Company has contractual provisions under certain lease contracts to complete structural or other improvements to leased properties and incur repair costs, including improvements and repairs arising as a result of ordinary wear and tear.  The Company evaluates the nature of those costs when incurred and either capitalizes the costs as leasehold improvements, as applicable, or recognizes the costs as repair expenses within Cost of Parking Services-Leases within the Consolidated Statements of Income.

 

Certain lease contracts acquired in the Central Merger (defined in Note 5. Acquisition) include provisions allocating to the Company responsibility for all or a defined portion of structural or other improvement and repair costs required on the leased property, including improvement and repair costs arising as a result of ordinary wear and tear. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014, we recorded $242 and $1,184, respectively, of costs (net of expected recovery of 80% of the total cost through the applicable indemnity discussed further below and in Note 5. Acquisition) in Cost of Parking Services-Leases within the Consolidated Statement of Income for structural and other improvement and repair costs related to certain lease contracts acquired in the Central Merger, whereby the Company has expensed repair costs for certain leases and has engaged a third-party general contractor to complete certain defined structural and other improvement and repair projects. The Company expects to incur substantial additional costs for certain structural or other improvement and repair costs pursuant to the contractual requirements of certain lease contracts acquired in the Central Merger (“Structural and Repair Costs”).    Based on information available at this time, the Company currently estimates the additional Structural and Repair Costs to be between $5,000 and $20,000; however, the Company is still in the process of determining the full extent of the required repairs and improvements required and estimated costs associated with these lease contracts acquired in the Central Merger.  The Company currently expects to recover 80% of the Structural and Repair Costs incurred prior to October 1, 2015 through the applicable indemnity discussed further in Note 5. Acquisition.  While the Company is unable to estimate with certainty when such costs will be incurred, it is expected that all or a substantial majority of these costs will be incurred in early- to mid-calendar year 2015 and prior to October 1, 2015.