Note 13 - Segment and Geographical Information

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2013

Segment Reporting Disclosure [Text Block]

(13)          Segment and Geographical Information

The Company applies the provisions of ASC Topic 280, Segment Reporting, (“ASC Topic 280”). ASC 280, which is based on a management approach to segment reporting, establishes requirements to report selected segment information quarterly and to report annually entity-wide disclosures about products, major customers and the geographies in which the entity holds material assets and reports revenue. An operating segment is defined as a component that engages in business activities whose operating results are reviewed by the chief operating decision maker and for which discrete financial information is available. Based on the provisions of ASC 280, the Company has determined that it operates in one segment. The Company manages its resources and assesses its performance on an enterprise-wide basis. The Company’s product groups qualify for aggregation under ASC 280 due to their similarities in customer base, economic characteristics, and the nature of products and services provided.  

Information relating to the Company’s revenues and long-lived assets by geography is as follows (in thousands):

Revenues:	For the three months ended March 31,
	2012		2013
United States	$	87,195	$	91,178
Canada		6,886		7,421
United Kingdom		29,657		33,767
Australia		—		16,337
Total	$	123,738	$	148,703

Long-lived assets: (1)	December 31, 2012		March 31, 2013
United States	$	337,831	$	329,947
Canada		34,919		31,995
United Kingdom		99,140		92,641
Australia		94,291		92,190
Total	$	566,181	$	546,773

(1)  Long-lived assets are noncurrent assets excluding deferred tax assets and deferred financing costs.