Commitments and Contingencies

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2014

Commitments And Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]

Commitments and Contingencies

NOTE 18.    Commitments and Contingencies:

Lease commitments

The Company leases certain office facilities, automobiles and equipment under operating leases, which, for the most part, are renewable. The majority of these leases also provide that the Company pay insurance and taxes.

Future minimum rental payments under operating leases that have initial noncancelable lease terms in excess of one year as of December 31, 2014 are as follows:

	(in thousands)
Year
2015	$	79,243
2016		71,155
2017		53,431
2018		36,296
2019		23,563
Thereafter		60,273
	$	323,961

Total rental expense for all operating leases and month-to-month rentals was $93.5 million, $94.6 million and $96.8 million for the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012, respectively.

Other commitments and guarantees

At December 31, 2014 and 2013, the Company was contingently liable for guarantees of indebtedness owed by affiliates and third parties to banks and others totaling $8.9 million and $14.7 million, respectively. The guarantee arrangements relate to promissory notes and other contracts that contingently require the Company to make payments to the guaranteed party upon the failure of debtors to make scheduled payments according to the terms of the notes and contracts. The Company’s maximum potential obligation under these guarantees totaled $8.9 million and $14.7 million at December 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively, and is limited in duration to the terms of the underlying indebtedness. The Company has not incurred any costs as a result of these guarantees and has not recorded a liability on its consolidated balance sheets related to these guarantees at December 31, 2014 and 2013.

The Company also guarantees the obligations of certain of its subsidiaries. These obligations are included in the Company’s consolidated balance sheets as of December 31, 2014 and 2013.