Note 9 - Commitments and Contingencies

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Text Block]

(9)              Commitments and Contingencies

(a)               Lease Commitments

The Company and its subsidiaries lease office space and office related equipment under noncancelable operating leases with various expiration dates from 2013 through 2023.

Future minimum lease payments under the operating leases in each of the years subsequent to December 31, 2012 are as follows (in thousands):

	Amount
Years ended December 31:
2013	$	10,804
2014		9,248
2015		7,718
2016		4,719
2017		2,914
Thereafter		5,638
Total	$	41,041

Related rent expense was $4.0 million, $8.1 million and $9.7 million for the years ended December 31, 2010, 2011 and 2012, respectively.

(b)              Employee Benefit Plans

The Company and certain of its subsidiaries each sponsor separate voluntary defined contribution pension plans. The plans cover employees that meet specific age and length of service requirements. The Company and certain of its subsidiaries have various matching and vesting arrangements within their individual plans. For the years ended December 31, 2010, 2011 and 2012, the Company recorded $41,000 $297,000 and $529,000, respectively, in compensation expense related to these plans.