Commitments And Contingencies

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Commitments And Contingencies [Abstract]

Commitments And Contingencies

9. Commitments and Contingencies

Leases

     The Company's operating lease obligations result from the lease of land and buildings that comprise the Company's corporate headquarters and manufacturing facilities, leases related to additional office and warehouse space, leases on Company vehicles, and leases on a variety of office equipment. In prior years, the Company's capital lease obligations resulted from the financing of certain of the Company's equipment. As of December 31, 2011 the remaining obligations under the Company's capital leases was zero.

     The term of the lease of the land and buildings that comprise the Company's corporate headquarters was originally 15 years. During the second quarter of 2010 the Company signed an amendment to the lease on its corporate headquarters extending the lease until 2022. Certain of the Company's leases contain escalation clauses, rent concessions, and renewal options for additional periods. Rent expense is computed on the straight-line method over the lease term. The Company has a deferred rent accrual of $1.6 million and $1.5 million as of December 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively, recorded in other long-term liabilities, primarily related to the lease on its corporate headquarters. Total rental expense for operating leases was $2.7 million in 2011 and $2.6 million in both 2010 and 2009.

     Future minimum operating lease payments under non-cancelable leases as of December 31, 2011 are as follows (in thousands):

		Operating
		Leases
2012	$	2,452
2013		2,611
2014		2,598
2015		2,588
2016		2,633
Thereafter		13,965
Total minimum lease payments	$	26,847

Liability Claims

     At December 31, 2011 and 2010 the short-term and long-term portions of the unreported loss liability and any related recoverable insurance amounts are as follows (in thousands):

		2011		2010
Short-term liability	$	1,030	$	1,310
Long-term liability		960		1,310
Total liability		1,990		2,620
Short-term recoverable		350		500
Long-term recoverable		350		550
Total recoverable		700		1,050
Total net unreported loss liability	$	1,290	$	1,570

     Further analysis indicated that the liability as of December 31, 2011 could be estimated to be as high as $3.7 million, after including a reasonable margin for statistical fluctuations calculated based on actuarial simulation techniques.