Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

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COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2012
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

NOTE 9. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

The company enters into various agreements in the normal course of business that contain minimum guarantees. The typical minimum guarantee is tied to future revenue amounts that exceed the contractual level. Accordingly, the fair value of these arrangements is zero.

The company and its subsidiaries, incident to its business activities, are parties to a number of legal proceedings, lawsuits, arbitration and other claims. Such matters are subject to many uncertainties and outcomes that are not predictable with assurance. The company maintains insurance that may provide coverage for such matters. Consequently, the company is unable to ascertain the ultimate aggregate amount of monetary liability or the financial impact with respect to these matters. The company believes, at this time, that the final resolution of these matters, individually and in the aggregate, will not have a material adverse effect upon the company’s annual consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

 

Salem leases various land, offices, studios and other equipment under operating leases that generally expire over the next ten to twenty-five years. The majority of these leases are subject to escalation clauses and may be renewed for successive periods ranging from one to five years on terms similar to current agreements and except for specified increases in lease payments. Rental expense included in operating expense under all lease agreements was $15.4 million, $14.9 million and $15.7 million in 2010, 2011 and 2012, respectively.

Future minimum rental payments required under operating leases that have initial or remaining non-cancelable lease terms in excess of one year as of December 31, 2012, are as follows:

 

     Related Parties      Other      Total  
     (Dollars in thousands)  

2013

   $ 1,319       $ 9,267       $ 10,586   

2014

     1,245         8,948         10,193   

2015

     1,250         8,152         9,402   

2016

     1,202         5,855         7,057   

2017

     1,009         3,817         4,826   

Thereafter

     4,330         26,046         30,376   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 10,355       $     62,085       $     72,440