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| Commitments and Contingencies |
Commitments and Contingencies
Financial Commitments
The Company has entered into guarantees of indebtedness of third parties, primarily in connection with customer financing programs. Under these arrangements, the Company has guaranteed customer obligations to the financial institutions in the event of customer default, generally subject to a maximum amount that is less than the total outstanding obligations. The Company has also extended guarantees to third parties that have purchased customer receivables from Brunswick and, in certain instances, has guaranteed secured term financing of its customers. Potential payments in connection with these customer financing arrangements generally extend over several years. The single year potential cash obligations associated with these customer financing arrangements as of December 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017 were $50.4 million and $41.4 million, respectively. The maximum potential cash obligations associated with these customer financing arrangements as of December 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017 were $61.7 million and $49.2 million, respectively.
In most instances, upon repurchase of the receivable or note, the Company receives rights to the collateral securing the financing. The Company’s risk under these arrangements is partially mitigated by the value of the collateral that secures the financing. The Company had $1.0 million and $1.1 million accrued for potential losses related to recourse exposure at December 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively.
The Company has accounts receivable sale arrangements with third parties which are included in the guarantee arrangements discussed above. The Company treats the sale of receivables in which the Company retains an interest as a secured obligation as the transfers of the receivables under these arrangements do not meet the requirements of a “true sale.” Accordingly, the current portion of receivables underlying these arrangements of $26.9 million and $23.7 million was recorded in Accounts and notes receivable and Accrued expenses as of December 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively. Further, the long-term portion of these arrangements of $41.1 million and $30.2 million as of December 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively, was recorded in Other long-term assets and Other long-term liabilities.
The Company has also entered into arrangements with third-party lenders in which it has agreed, in the event of a customer default, to repurchase from the third-party lender those Brunswick products repossessed from the customer. These arrangements are typically subject to a maximum repurchase amount. The single year and maximum potential cash payments the Company could be required to make to repurchase collateral as of December 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017 were $50.6 million and $53.6 million, respectively.
The Company’s risk under these repurchase arrangements is partially mitigated by the value of the products repurchased as part of the transaction. The Company had $1.3 million and $1.1 million accrued for potential losses related to repurchase exposure as of December 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively. The Company’s repurchase accrual represents the expected losses that could result from obligations to repurchase products, after giving effect to proceeds anticipated to be received from the resale of those products to alternative dealers.
The Company has recorded its estimated net liability associated with losses from these guarantee and repurchase obligations on its Consolidated Balance Sheets based on historical experience and current facts and circumstances. Historical cash requirements and losses associated with these obligations have not been significant, but could increase if dealer defaults exceed current expectations.
Financial institutions have issued standby letters of credit and surety bonds conditionally guaranteeing obligations on behalf of the Company totaling $4.8 million and $22.2 million, respectively, as of December 31, 2018. A large portion of these standby letters of credit and surety bonds are related to the Company’s self-insured workers’ compensation program as required by its insurance companies and various state agencies. The Company has recorded reserves to cover the anticipated liabilities associated with these programs. Under certain circumstances, such as an event of default under the Company’s revolving credit facility, or, in the case of surety bonds, a ratings downgrade, the Company could be required to post collateral to support the outstanding letters of credit and surety bonds. The Company was not required to post letters of credit as collateral against surety bonds as of December 31, 2018.
The Company has a collateral trust arrangement with insurance carriers and a trustee bank. The trust is owned by the Company, but the assets are pledged as collateral against workers’ compensation related obligations in lieu of other forms of collateral including letters of credit. In connection with this arrangement, the Company had $9.0 million and $9.4 million of cash in the trust at December 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively, which was classified as Restricted cash in the Company's Consolidated Balance Sheets. In both 2018 and 2017, insurance carriers reduced the required collateral amount, which resulted in $0.4 million and $1.8 million, respectively, transferred out of the trust.
Product Warranties
The Company records a liability for product warranties at the time of the related product sale. The liability is estimated using historical warranty experience, projected claim rates and expected costs per claim. The Company adjusts its liability for specific warranty matters when they become known and the exposure can be estimated. Product failure rates as well as material usage and labor costs incurred in correcting a product failure affect the Company's warranty liabilities. If actual costs differ from estimated costs, the Company must make a revision to the warranty liability. Changes in the Company's warranty liabilities resulting from the Company's experience and adjustments related to changes in estimates are included as Aggregate changes for preexisting warranties presented in the table below.
The following activity related to product warranty liabilities was recorded in Accrued expenses during the years ended December 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017:
(A) Includes $10.7 million of warranty adjustments related to the wind-down of Sport Yacht and Yacht operations in 2018, and includes $8.4 million in 2017 related to field campaigns for certain Cybex products designed prior to the acquisition.
Extended Product Warranties
End users of the Company's products may purchase a contract from the Company that extends product warranty beyond the standard period. For certain extended warranty contracts in which the Company retains the warranty or administration obligation, a deferred revenue liability is recorded based on the aggregate sales price for contracts sold. The liability is reduced and revenue is recognized on a straight-line basis over the contract period during which corresponding costs are expected to be incurred.
The following activity related to deferred revenue for extended product warranty contracts was recorded in Accrued expenses and Other long-term liabilities during the years ended December 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017:
Legal
The Company accrues for litigation exposure when it is probable that future costs will be incurred and such costs can be reasonably estimated. Adjustments to estimates are recorded in the period they are identified. Management does not believe that there is a reasonable possibility that a material loss exceeding the amounts already recognized for the Company’s litigation claims and matters, if any, has been incurred. In light of existing accruals, the Company's litigation claims, when finally resolved, are not expected, in the opinion of management, to have a material adverse effect on the Company's consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows.
In the fourth quarter of 2017, the Company recorded a $13.5 million charge for costs related to field campaigns pertaining to certain Cybex products designed prior to the acquisition. The charge consisted of $8.4 million and $5.1 million within Cost of sales and Selling, general and administrative expense, respectively. The Company has made indemnification claims against the seller for recovery that includes these amounts, but has not yet recorded an offsetting receivable in the financial statements.
Upon the Company’s acquisition of the Cybex business on January 20, 2016, Cybex was subject to an ongoing investigation by the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) regarding the timeliness of a recall of the Cybex arm curl product. The purchase agreement contained specific language providing that the seller will fully indemnify and hold harmless the Company for all losses related to the CPSC’s investigation of the arm curl product. In the third quarter of 2017, the CPSC concluded its investigation and issued a letter to Cybex offering to settle the arm curl investigation for a civil penalty in the amount of $6.3 million. The Company accrued this amount and fully offset it with an indemnification receivable from the seller and continues to negotiate a final settlement amount with the CPSC.
On January 21, 2015, Cobalt Boats, LLC (Cobalt) filed a patent infringement lawsuit against the Company alleging that certain of the Company’s Sea Ray branded boats include a feature that infringes a Cobalt patent relating to a submersible swim step. On October 31, 2017, the U.S. District Court in the Eastern District of Virginia entered an amended judgment on the jury verdict awarding total damages, including enhanced damages, in the amount of $5.4 million plus attorneys' fees of $2.5 million and applicable interest. The Company has not recorded a liability for indemnity as it believes it has meritorious defenses and is pursuing an appeal.
Environmental
The Company is involved in certain legal and administrative proceedings under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 and other federal and state legislation governing the generation and disposal of certain hazardous wastes. These proceedings, which involve both on- and off-site waste disposal or other contamination, in many instances seek compensation or remedial action from the Company as a waste generator under Superfund legislation, which authorizes action regardless of fault, legality of original disposition or ownership of a disposal site. The Company has established accruals based on a range of cost estimates for all known claims.
The environmental remediation and clean-up projects in which the Company is involved have an aggregate estimated range of exposure of approximately $17.0 million to $46.8 million as of December 31, 2018. At December 31, 2018 and 2017, the Company had accruals for environmental liabilities of $17.0 million and $23.8 million, respectively, which were recorded within Accrued expenses and Other long-term liabilities in the Consolidated Balance Sheets. The Company recorded environmental provisions of $0.7 million, $1.1 million and $0.7 million for the years ended December 31, 2018, 2017 and 2016, respectively.
The Company accrues for environmental remediation-related activities for which commitments or clean-up plans have been developed and for which costs can be reasonably estimated. All accrued amounts are generally determined in consultation with third-party experts on an undiscounted basis and do not consider recoveries from third parties until such recoveries are realized. In light of existing accruals, the Company's environmental claims, when finally resolved, are not expected, in the opinion of management, to have a material adverse effect on the Company's consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows.
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