Note 12. Commitments and Contingencies In June 2011, the Company received a Commissioner s Charge from the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission ( EEOC ) alleging that the Company has violated Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 by refusing to recruit, hire, transfer, and promote certain persons on the basis of their race, in the State of Illinois from at least the period of January 1, 2007 to the present. The Company continues to investigate the allegations set forth in the Commissioner s Charge and is cooperating with the EEOC s investigation. On July 18, 2011, athenahealth, Inc. filed a complaint against ADP AdvancedMD, Inc. ( ADP AdvancedMD ), a subsidiary of the Company. The complaint alleged that ADP AdvancedMD s activities in providing medical practice management and billing and revenue management software and associated services to physicians and medical practice managers infringed two patents owned by athenahealth, Inc. The complaint sought monetary damages, injunctive relief, and costs. In November 2014, the parties entered into a settlement agreement to end this litigation and dismiss all claims and counterclaims. The terms of the settlement did not have a material adverse impact on the Company's results of operations, financial condition or cash flows. The Company is subject to various claims and litigation in the normal course of business. When a loss is considered probable and reasonably estimable, the Company records a liability in the amount of its best estimate for the ultimate loss. Although the Company currently believes that resolving its outstanding claims, individually or in aggregate, will not have a material adverse impact on the consolidated financial statements, these matters involve complex issues subject to inherent uncertainty and there can be no assurance that these matters will be resolved in a manner not adverse to the Company. It is not the Company s business practice to enter into off-balance sheet arrangements. In the normal course of business, the Company may enter