Litigation and other non-routine costs, net of insurance recoveries include the following costs (amounts in thousands):



	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2018		2017
Litigation and other non-routine costs:
Audit Committee Investigation and related matters ⁽¹⁾	$	21,728	$	12,671
Legal fees and expenses ⁽²⁾	12		204
Total costs incurred	21,740		12,875
Insurance recoveries	—		—
Total	$	21,740	$	12,875

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(1)

Includes all fees and costs associated with the 2014 investigation conducted by the audit committee (the “Audit Committee”) of the Company’s board of directors (the “Audit Committee Investigation”) and various litigations and investigations prompted by the results of the Audit Committee Investigation, including fees and costs incurred pursuant to the Company’s advancement obligations, litigation related thereto and in connection with related insurance recovery matters.


(2)	Includes legal fees and expenses associated with litigation resulting from prior mergers and excludes amounts presented in income from discontinued operations, net of income taxes in the consolidated statements of operations.