Commitments and Contingencies

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2017

Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]

Commitments and Contingencies

Commitments and Contingencies

Legal Matters

In July 2016, as part of the resolution of a patent infringement lawsuit filed by the Company against Limelight Networks, Inc. (“Limelight”) in 2006, the Company agreed to license to Limelight technology covered by certain of the Company’s patents.  The terms of the agreement require Limelight to pay the Company $54.0 million in 12 equal installments over three years, beginning in August 2016. During the three and six months ended June 30, 2017, the Company received $4.5 million and $9.0 million, respectively, under this agreement, of which $4.1 million and $8.1 million was recorded as a reduction to general and administrative expenses in the consolidated statement of income, respectively, and $0.4 million and $0.9 million was recorded as interest income, respectively.

In November 2015, Limelight filed a complaint in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia against the Company and XO Communications LLC (“XO”), alleging patent infringement by the two companies.  The complaint alleges that the Company and XO infringed six of Limelight’s content delivery patents. The complaint seeks to recover from the Company and XO monetary damages based upon lost revenue due to infringing technology used by the companies.  The Company has agreed to indemnify XO for damages it incurs in this matter. The Company has made counterclaims in the action against Limelight alleging that Limelight has infringed five of the Company’s content delivery patents, and the Company is seeking monetary damages based upon lost revenue due to the infringing technology used by Limelight.  No provision with respect to this matter has been made in the Company’s consolidated financial statements.  An estimate of the possible loss or range of loss cannot be made.