Commitments and Contingencies

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2013

Commitments and contingencies

Note 9 — Commitments and contingencies

The Company’s operating leases cover primarily buildings, office equipment and automobiles. A summary of lease commitments as of December 31, 2013, under all non-cancelable operating leases with terms exceeding one year is as follows:

2014	$	5,081
2015		3,296
2016		2,315
2017		1,705
2018		1,239
2019 or later		1,278
Total	$	14,914

Rent expense under all of the Company’s operating leases was $5,992, $5,996 and $3,243 for 2013, 2012 and 2011, respectively.

As discussed in Note 2, Gentherm purchased the rights and ownership of certain intellectual property from Johnson Controls for $7,000. We are required to make nine quarterly installment payments to Johnson Controls beginning September 30, 2012.  Total installment payments made to Johnson Controls during the period ended December 31, 2013 was $1,688. We expect to make all the final payment totaling $1,312 to Johnson Controls during 2014. Expected installment payments are included in accrued liabilities.

We are subject to litigation from time to time in the ordinary course of our business; however there is no current material pending litigation to which we are a party and no material legal proceeding was terminated, settled or otherwise resolved during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2013.