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Contingencies (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2019
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]  
Schedule of contingencies The following table lists the number of Individual Actions by state:
State
 
Number
of Cases
Florida
 
32
Illinois
 
8
Nevada
 
4
New York
 
2
Louisiana
 
2
West Virginia
 
2
Ohio
 
1

The activity in the Company’s accruals for the MSA and tobacco litigation for the three years ended December 31, 2019 were as follows:
 
Current Liabilities
 
Non-Current Liabilities
 
Payments due under Master Settlement Agreement
 
Litigation Accruals
 
Total
 
Payments due under Master Settlement Agreement
 
Litigation Accruals
 
Total
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Balance as of January 1, 2017
$
16,192

 
$
3,659

 
$
19,851

 
$
22,257

 
$
27,513

 
$
49,770

Expenses
149,355

 
6,566

 
155,921

 

 

 

Change in MSA obligations capitalized as inventory
76

 

 
76

 

 

 

Payments
(151,296
)
 
(17,537
)
 
(168,833
)
 

 
(3,426
)
 
(3,426
)
Reclassification to/(from) non-current liabilities
(150
)
 
7,143

 
6,993

 
150

 
(7,143
)
 
(6,993
)
Interest on withholding

 
429

 
429

 

 
2,896

 
2,896

Balance as of December 31, 2017
12,384

 
260

 
12,644

 
21,479

 
19,840

 
41,319

Expenses
168,820

 
735

 
169,555

 

 

 

NPM Settlement adjustment
(595
)
 

 
(595
)
 
(5,703
)
 

 
(5,703
)
Change in MSA obligations capitalized as inventory
(1,438
)
 

 
(1,438
)
 

 

 

Payments
(141,963
)
 
(935
)
 
(142,898
)
 
(40
)
 

 
(40
)
Reclassification to/(from) non-current liabilities
(647
)
 
218

 
(429
)
 
647

 
(218
)
 
429

Interest on withholding

 
32

 
32

 

 
2,172

 
2,172

Balance as of December 31, 2018
36,561

 
310

 
36,871

 
16,383

 
21,794

 
38,177

Expenses
165,471

 
990

 
166,461

 

 

 

Change in MSA obligations capitalized as inventory
4,936

 

 
4,936

 

 

 

Payments
(171,960
)
 
(670
)
 
(172,630
)
 

 

 

Reclassification to/(from) non-current liabilities
(892
)
 
3,338

 
2,446

 
892

 
(3,338
)
 
(2,446
)
Interest on withholding

 
281

 
281

 

 
2,138

 
2,138

Balance as of December 31, 2019
$
34,116

 
$
4,249

 
$
38,365

 
$
17,275

 
$
20,594

 
$
37,869