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Contingencies
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2012
Loss Contingency [Abstract]  
Contingencies
Contingencies
On October 10, 2007, the U. S. Department of Justice (DOJ) issued a subpoena ordering the Company to produce certain information and records relating to an investigation of alleged anti-competitive behavior amongst air cargo freight forwarders. In a letter dated October 17, 2012, the DOJ confirmed that the Company is no longer a subject of this investigation.
On April 19, 2012, the Company received and has responded to a federal grand jury subpoena from the DOJ requiring the production of documents related to the export or re-export by unaffiliated third-parties to end users in a US-embargoed country of products and/or services produced by a U.S. manufacturer. In a related matter, the Company has also responded to an administrative subpoena from the Commerce Department's Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) requiring the production of documents pertaining to the export or re-export of US-origin goods to the same embargoed country. If it is determined that the Company or one of its subsidiaries, directly or indirectly, facilitated the export or re-export of these specified products and/or services, the Company may incur fines and/or penalties which management does not expect would have a material impact on the Company's results of operations and cash flows.
The Company is involved in claims, lawsuits, government investigations and other legal matters which arise in the ordinary course of business and are subject to inherent uncertainties. Currently, in management's opinion, none of these matters are expected to have a significant effect on the Company's operations or financial position. As of September 30, 2012, the amounts accrued for these claims, lawsuits, government investigations and other legal matters are not significant to the Company's operations or financial position. At this time the Company is unable to estimate any additional loss or range of reasonably possible loss, if any, beyond the amounts recorded, that might result from the resolution of these matters.