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Related Party Transactions
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2013
Related Party Transactions [Abstract]  
Related Party Transactions Disclosure [Text Block]
Related Party Transactions
In conjunction with the December 31, 2012 acquisition of ProtectCELL, the Company assumed an office space lease between ProtectCELL and 39500 High Pointe, LLC ("High Pointe"). The ownership of High Pointe includes three members who were the founding members of ProtectCELL and are now employees of the Company. The Company made lease payments to High Pointe during the three and six months ended June 30, 2013, which are reflected in the table below.

At December 31, 2012, ProtectCELL held a $6.1 million note receivable carrying an interest rate of 8.00% from High Pointe, which was fully secured by a mortgage on the office building owned by High Pointe (see above lease). On March 15, 2013, ProtectCELL received $6.1 million from High Pointe, representing the full payoff of the outstanding balance of the note receivable. The Company only recorded interest income on this note receivable during the three months ended March 31, 2013.

An executive officer of ProtectCELL owns multiple wireless retail locations, which sell ProtectCELL protection plans to wireless retail customers. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2013, the Company recorded income from and paid commissions for this related party arrangement, which are reflected in the table below.

In conjunction with the December 31, 2012 acquisition of 4Warranty, the Company assumed an office space lease between 4Warranty and Source International Incorporated ("Source"), effective January 1, 2013. The ownership of Source is comprised of two individuals who have consulting relationships with the Company. The Company made lease payments to Source for the three and six months ended June 30, 2013, which are reflected in the table below.

In January 2012, the Company recorded a receivable due from an officer of the Company relating to the 2010 acquisition of South Bay Acceptance Corporation, which had a balance of $0.1 million at June 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, respectively.

In December 2011, the Company entered into an information technology support services agreement (the "IT Agreement") with a company for which a member serving on the Company's Board of Directors also serves on the board of the company receiving the information technology support services. The IT Agreement has no set term and calls for a total of $0.3 million plus reimbursement of expenses to be received by the Company over the duration of the agreement. The Company recorded income from the IT Agreement during the three and six months ended June 30, 2012, which is reflected in the table below.

In December 2011, the Company entered into a marketing and referral agreement (the "Marketing Agreement") with a company in which a member serving on the Company's Board of Directors also serves on the board of the company providing the marketing services (the "Marketer"). The Marketing Agreement has a five year term and requires the Company to pay the Marketer a per account fee per month based on the number of enrolled customers the Marketer obtains for the Company. In conjunction with this Marketing Agreement, during April 2013, the Company entered into an agreement under which the Marketer began selling insurance-related products of the Company to the Marketer's customers. The Company recorded income, associated with the sale of the Company's insurance-related products, for the three and six months ended June 30, 2013, which are reflected in the table below.

The following table details the amounts recorded on the Company's Consolidated Balance Sheets and Consolidated Statements of Income resulting from related party transactions:
 
For the Three Months Ended
 
For the Six Months Ended
 
June 30, 2013
 
June 30, 2012
 
June 30, 2013
 
June 30, 2012
Income recorded by ProtectCELL for protection plans sold
$
595

 
$

 
$
1,102

 
$

Income recorded for the sale of the Company's insurance-related products under the Marketing Agreement
268

 

 
268

 

Income recorded from the IT Agreement

 
93

 

 
218

Total related party income recorded by the Company
$
863

 
$
93

 
$
1,370

 
$
218

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest income recorded on related party notes receivable
$

 
$

 
$
21

 
$

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Lease expense paid to 39500 High Pointe, LLC
$
103

 
$

 
$
197

 
$

Lease expense paid to Source International Incorporated
29

 

 
58

 

Total related party lease expense
$
132

 
$

 
$
255

 
$

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Commissions paid by ProtectCELL for protection plans sold
$
246

 
$

 
$
451

 
$

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
At
 
 
 
 
 
June 30, 2013
 
December 31, 2012
Notes receivable from related parties
 
 
 
 
$
134

 
$
6,269