Note 10 - Commitments and Contingencies
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2013
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]  
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Text Block]

10. Commitments and Contingencies


Office Lease Obligations –


The Company currently leases office space and manufacturing facilities in Dallas, Texas under leases that expire on November 30, 2013 and March 31, 2014. The Company has recently entered in a new ten-year lease for office space in Dallas, Texas.


The Company also leases office space in San Francisco, California, New York, New York, Chicago, Illinois, and Pittsford, New York, under leases that expire at various dates through 2020.


In addition, the Company leases office space in London, England under a lease agreement that expires in August 2016 and in Dubai, UAE under a lease agreement that expires in July 2014.


Future minimum rental payments under these leases are as follows:


   

Amount

 

Fiscal year ending December 31:

       

2013

  $ 2,008,000  

2014

    1,892,000  

2015

    1,701,000  

2016

    1,562,000  

2017

    1,451,000  

Thereafter

    6,750,000  
    $ 15,364,000  

Total rent expense under all operating leases for the period April 20 through September 30, 2013 was $928,280. Total rent expense for the Predecessor Company for the nine months ended October 31, 2012 was $671,784.


Capital Lease Commitments - 


The Company has entered into capital lease agreements with leasing companies for the financing of equipment and furniture purchases. The capital lease payments expire at various dates through June 2017. Future minimum lease payments under non-cancelable capital lease agreements consist of the following amounts for the years ending December 31:


   

Capital

Leases

 

2013

  $ 44,000  

2014

    67,000  

2015

    67,000  

2016

    67,000  

2017

    31,271  

Thereafter

    -  

Total minimum lease payments

    276,271  

Less amount representing interest

    66,129  

Present value of capital lease obligations

    210,142  

Less current portion

    70,027  

Non-current portion

  $ 140,115  

The Company is currently subleasing two facilities and receiving monthly payments which are less than the Company’s monthly lease obligations. Based upon the then current real estate market conditions, the Company believed that these leases had been impaired and accrued lease impairment charges. The impairment charges were calculated based on future lease commitments less estimated future sublease income. The leases expire in February 28, 2021 and July 31, 2013, respectively.


Revenue Share Commitments


The Company has entered into revenue sharing agreements with certain customers, requiring the Company to make minimum yearly revenue sharing payments.


Future minimum payments under these agreements consist of the following amounts for the years ending December 31:


2013

  $ 7,949,000  

2014

    7,889,000  

2015

    8,666,000  
2016     6,000,000  

Total minimum revenue share commitments

  $ 30,504,000  

Legal proceedings -


The Company is subject to legal proceedings and claims that arise in the ordinary course of business. Management is not aware of any claims that would have a material effect on the Company’s financial position, results of operations or cash flows.