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COMMITMENTS
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2015
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]  
COMMITMENTS
COMMITMENTS
The Company leases land, office space, data center facilities and equipment used in connection with its operations under various operating leases, many of which contain escalation clauses. The Company is also committed to pay a portion of the related operating expenses under a data center lease agreement. These operating expenses are not included in the table below.
Future minimum payments under operating lease agreements are as follows:
Years Ending December 31,
 
(In thousands)
2016
 
$
33,073

2017
 
32,539

2018
 
28,252

2019
 
22,352

2020
 
15,547

Thereafter
 
200,554

Total
 
$
332,317


Expenses charged to operations under these agreements are $39.4 million, $41.2 million and $36.7 million for the years ended December 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013, respectively.
The Company's most significant operating lease is a seventy-seven year land lease for IAC's headquarters building in New York City and approximates 53% of the future minimum payments due under all operating lease agreements in the table above.
The Company also has funding commitments that could potentially require its performance in the event of demands by third parties or contingent events as follows:
 
Amount of Commitment Expiration Per Period
 
Less Than
1 Year
 
1-3
Years
 
3-5
Years
 
More Than
5 Years
 
Total
Amounts
Committed
 
(In thousands)
Purchase obligations
$
784

 
$
145

 
$

 
$

 
$
929

Letters of credit and surety bonds
1,054

 

 
67

 
1,437

 
2,558

Total commercial commitments
$
1,838

 
$
145

 
$
67

 
$
1,437

 
$
3,487


The purchase obligations primarily include advertising commitments. The letters of credit support the Company's casualty insurance program.