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COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2013
Commitments And Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]  
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

7.    COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

The Company leases certain of its vehicles, equipment and distribution facilities from various third parties with non-cancelable operating leases with various terms. Certain leases contain renewal or purchase options. Future minimum payments, by year, and in the aggregate, under these leases with initial terms of one year or more consisted of the following at December 31, 2013 (in millions):

 

     Non-
cancelable
Operating
Leases
     Minimum
Sublease
Income
    Net  

2014

   $ 10.3       $ (1.5   $ 8.8   

2015

     10.0         (1.4     8.6   

2016

     7.6         (0.3     7.3   

2017

     5.2         —          5.2   

2018

     3.8         —          3.8   

Thereafter

     2.9         —          2.9   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total minimum lease payments

   $ 39.8       $ (3.2   $ 36.6   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

Operating lease obligations expire in varying amounts through 2020. Rental expense for all operating leases was $12.9 million, $13.6 million and $14.8 million in 2013, 2012 and 2011, respectively. Sublease income was $0.7 million, $0.6 million and $0.9 million in 2013, 2012 and 2011, respectively. Operating lease expense in 2011 is net of a one-time $0.9 million payment to the Company to relinquish lease rights to a long term operating lease.

The Company carries insurance policies on insurable risks with coverage and other terms that it believes to be appropriate. The Company generally has self-insured retention limits and has obtained fully insured layers of coverage above such self-insured retention limits. Accruals for self-insurance losses are made based on claims experience. Liabilities for existing and unreported claims are accrued for when it is probable that future costs will be incurred and can be reasonably estimated.

In 1995, Huttig was identified as a potentially responsible party in connection with the cleanup of contamination at a formerly owned property in Montana that was used for the manufacture of wood windows. Huttig is voluntarily remediating this property under the oversight of and in cooperation with the Montana Department of Environmental Quality (Montana DEQ) and are complying with a 1995 unilateral administrative order of the Montana DEQ to complete a remedial investigation and feasibility study. The remedial investigation was completed by Huttig and approved in 1998 by the Montana DEQ, which has also issued its final risk assessment of this property. Since 1998 Huttig has remained in active discussions with the Montana DEQ, expanded the remedial investigation where warranted, implemented voluntary interim cleanup actions, conducted pilot tests, and tested remedial technologies in the field. Huttig is currently working with the Montana DEQ to develop a final feasibility study which will present and evaluate several potential remedies. The Montana DEQ is ultimately expected to publicize a final remedy for public comment. After consideration of public comments, the Montana DEQ will then publish a record of decision and negotiate with Huttig for an administrative order of consent on the implementation of the final remedy. Huttig spent less than $0.5 million on costs related to this site in each of the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011. The annual level of future remediation expenditures is difficult to estimate because of the uncertainty relating to the final remedy to be selected by the Montana DEQ. As of December 31, 2013, the Company has accrued $0.6 million for future costs of remediating this site, which management believes represents a reasonable estimate based on current facts and circumstances and the currently expected costs of remediation. Until the Montana DEQ selects a final remedy, however, management cannot estimate the top of the range of loss or cost to Huttig of the final remediation order. As a result, the Company may incur material adverse effect on the consolidated financial statements in the future with respect to this property.

In addition, some of the Company’s current and former distribution centers are located in areas of current or former industrial activity where environmental contamination may have occurred, and for which it, among others, could be held responsible. The Company currently believes that there are no material environmental liabilities at any of our distribution center locations.

The Company accrues expenses for contingencies when it is probable that an asset has been impaired or a liability has been incurred and management can reasonably estimate the expense. Contingencies for which the Company has made accruals include environmental, product liability and other legal matters. It is possible, however, that future results of operations for any particular quarter or annual period and our financial condition could be materially affected by changes in assumptions or other circumstances related to these matters.