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COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
9 Months Ended
Sep. 29, 2017
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]  
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
Operating Leases and Other Commitments
The estimated future minimum operating lease commitments as of the end of the third quarter of fiscal 2017 are as follows (in millions):
 
2017 (Remaining)
$
9.8

2018
35.1

2019
26.8

2020
20.2

2021
16.0

Thereafter
42.0

Total
$
149.9


As of the end of the third quarter of fiscal 2017, the Company had unconditional purchase obligations of approximately $192.6 million. These unconditional purchase obligations primarily represent open non-cancelable purchase orders for material purchases with the Company’s vendors. Purchase obligations exclude agreements that are cancelable without penalty.

Additionally, the Company has certain acquisitions which include additional earn-out cash payments based on estimated future revenues, gross margins or other milestones. As of the end of the third quarter of fiscal 2017, the Company had $17.2 million included in Other current liabilities and Other non-current liabilities related to these earn-outs, representing the fair value of the contingent consideration.
Litigation
On September 2, 2011, Recreational Data Services, LLC filed a lawsuit in the Superior Court for the State of Alaska in Anchorage against Trimble Navigation Limited, Cabela’s Incorporated, AT&T Mobility, and Alascom, Inc., alleging breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duty, interference with contract, promissory estoppel, fraud, and negligent misrepresentation. The case was tried in front of a jury in Alaska beginning on September 9, 2014. On September 26, 2014, the jury returned a verdict in favor of the plaintiff and awarded the plaintiff damages of $51.3 million. On January 29, 2015, the court granted our Motion for Judgment Notwithstanding the Verdict, and on March 18, 2015, the Court awarded the Company a portion of its incurred attorneys’ fees and costs, and entered Final Judgment in the Company’s favor in the amount of $0.6 million.  The Final Judgment also provides that the plaintiff take nothing on its claims.  On April 17, 2015, the plaintiff filed a Notice of Appeal to the Alaska Supreme Court. On March 24, 2017, the Alaska Supreme Court affirmed, in part, and reversed, in part, the trial court's decision.  The Alaska Supreme Court affirmed the trial court's determination that Plaintiff had not proven damages and was not entitled to recover any lost profits, but remanded the case to the trial court for an award of nominal damages to Plaintiff.  On April 17, 2017, Plaintiff filed a Motion for Rehearing with the Alaska Supreme Court. The Alaska Supreme Court has denied rehearing on the finding that Plaintiff had failed to prove damages, returning the case to the trial court to award nominal damages. 
From time to time, the Company is also involved in litigation arising out of the ordinary course of its business. There are no other material legal proceedings, other than ordinary routine litigation incidental to the business, to which the Company or any of its subsidiaries is a party or of which any of the Company's or its subsidiaries' property is subject.