Note 10 COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES Lease Commitments. The Company leases office space and data centers under operating lease and capital lease agreements with original lease periods of up to 16 years, expiring between 2010 and 2026. During the first quarter of 2010, the Company entered into a purchase agreement to acquire for $73 million certain office space that was being occupied by the Company under an operating lease. Accordingly, the operating lease was re-classified to a capital lease and the Company recorded $73 million as a capital lease obligation in its condensed consolidated balance sheets. The transaction is expected to close in the second quarter of 2010. A summary of gross and net lease commitments as of March 31, 2010 is as follows (in millions): Gross Operating Lease Commitments Sublease Income Net Operating Lease Commitments Nine months ending December 31, 2010 $ 117 $ (4 ) $ 113 Years ending December 31, 2011 139 (4 ) 135 2012 110 (2 ) 108 2013 92 (2 ) 90 2014 79 (1 ) 78 2015 67 (1 ) 66 Due after 5 years 69   69 Total gross and net lease commitments $ 673 $ (14 ) $ 659 Capital Lease Commitment Nine months ending December 31, 2010 $ 16 Years ending December 31, 2011 12 2012 13 2013 13 2014 14 2015 14 Due after 5 years 111 Gross lease commitment $ 193 Less: interest (79 ) Net lease commitment $ 114 Affiliate Commitments. In connection with contracts to provide advertising services to Affiliates, the Company is obligated to make payments, which represent traffic acquisition costs ( TAC ), to its Affiliates. As of March 31, 2010, these commitments totaled $119 million, of which $95 million will be payable in the remainder of 2010 and $24 million will be payable in 2011. Intellectual Property Rights. The Company is committed to make certain payments under various intellectual property arrangements of up to $44 million through 2023. Other Commitments. In the ordinary course of business, the Company may provide indemnifications of varying scope and terms to customers, vendors, lessors, joint venture