Note 19 - Commitments

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

Notes to Financial Statements

Commitments Disclosure [Text Block]

( 19 ) Commitments

The Company has operating leases expiring on various dates through the year

2025.

The leases are primarily for the rental of office space. At

December 31, 2017,

future minimum commitments under non-cancelable operating lease arrangements were as follows:

Year ended December 31:
2018	$	833
2019		383
2020		262
2021		233
2022		214
2023 and thereafter		89
Total commitments	$	2,014

Total operating lease expense was

$2,334,

$2,044

and

$1,048,

for the years ended

December 31, 2017,

2016

and

2015,

respectively.

The Company is party to several unconditional purchase obligations resulting from contracts that contain legally binding provisions with respect to quantities, pricing and timing of purchases. The Company’s purchase obligations includes approximately

$10,250

for the scheduled purchase of land and building in North Carolina by a subsidiary in

2018

and commitments to purchase utilities. At

December 31, 2017,

future commitments under these obligations were as follows:

Year ended December 31:
2018	$	19,240
2019		359
2020		188
2021		-
2022		-
Total commitments	$	19,787