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Note 5 - Goodwill and Intangible Assets (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2013
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]  
Schedule of Goodwill [Table Text Block]
   

United

           

United

                 
   

States

   

Canada

   

Kingdom

   

Australia

   

Total

 

Balance at December 31, 2011

  $ 247,940     $ 21,287     $ 31,033     $ —     $ 300,260  

Goodwill acquired during the year

    13,776       419       —       46,178       60,373  

Adjustments to prior year acquisitions

    4,805       (1,383 )     3,687       —       7,109  

Effect of foreign currency translation

    —       718       1,398       285       2,401  

Balance at December 31, 2012

    266,521       21,041       36,118       46,463       370,143  

Goodwill acquired during the year

    350       —       2,674       —       3,024  

Adjustments to prior year acquisitions

    6,199       —       —       (592 )     5,607  

Effect of foreign currency translation

    —       (1,762 )     801       (8,501 )     (9,462 )

Balance at December 31, 2013

  $ 273,070     $ 19,279     $ 39,593     $ 37,370     $ 369,312  
Schedule of Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Table Text Block]

  

 

  

 

 

  

December 31, 2012

 

  

Estimated

useful lives

(months)

 

  

Gross

carrying

amount

  

  

Accumulated

amortization

  

  

Net

carrying

value

  

Amortizable intangible assets:

 

  

 

 

  

 

  

  

 

  

  

 

  

Customer relationships

40

 to  

60

 

  

$

204,699

  

  

$

(90,040)

 

  

$

114,659

  

Tradenames

45

 to  

84

 

  

  

60,620

  

  

  

(24,413)

 

  

  

36,207

  

Covenants not to compete

 

36

 

 

  

  

3,116

  

  

  

(2,313)

 

  

  

803

  

Technology

24

to

40

 

  

  

7,530

  

  

  

(6,303)

 

  

  

1,227

  

Totals

 

  

 

 

  

$

275,965

  

  

$

(123,069)

  

  

$

152,896

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

December 31, 2013

 

 

Estimated

useful lives

(months)

 

 

Gross

carrying

amount

 

 

Accumulated

amortization

 

 

Net

carrying

value

 

Amortizable intangible assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Customer relationships

40

to

60

 

 

$

201,395

 

 

$

(132,153)

 

 

$

69,242

 

Tradenames

45

to

84

 

 

 

59,813

 

 

 

(36,164)

 

 

 

23,649

 

Covenants not to compete

 

36

 

 

 

 

4,714

 

 

 

(2,986)

 

 

 

1,728

 

Technology

24

to

40

 

 

 

7,507

 

 

 

(7,262)

 

 

 

245

 

Totals

 

 

 

 

 

$

273,429

 

 

$

(178,565)

 

 

$

94,864

 

Schedule of Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Future Amortization Expense [Table Text Block]
   

Amount

 

Years ended December 31:

       

2014

  $ 39,396  

2015

    30,040  

2016

    16,353  

2017

    8,660  

2018

    415  

Total

  $ 94,864