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Note 5 - Goodwill and Intangible Assets
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2014
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]  
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Text Block]

 (5)            Goodwill and Intangible Assets


Goodwill by segment at December 31, 2013 and March 31, 2014 consists of the following (in thousands) (1):


   

United

States

   

Canada

   

United

Kingdom

   

Australia

   

Total

 

Balance at December 31, 2013

  $ 273,070     $ 19,279     $ 39,593     $ 37,370     $ 369,312  

Goodwill acquired during the year

    60,430             1,588       6,183       68,201  

Adjustments to prior year acquisitions

    64             (373 )           (309 )

Effect of foreign currency translation

          (939 )     399       2,334       1,794  

Balance at March 31, 2014

  $ 333,564     $ 18,340     $ 41,207     $ 45,887     $ 438,998  

 

(1)

Goodwill recorded in connection with certain tax benefits to be realized in the Company’s U.S. income tax returns has been reflected in the United States segment.


   Intangible assets at December 31, 2013 and March 31, 2014, consist of the following (in thousands):


           

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  

           

March 31, 2014

 
   

Estimated

useful lives

(months)

   

Gross

carrying

amount

   

Accumulated

amortization

   

Net

carrying

value

 

Amortizable intangible assets:

                               

Customer relationships

    40 to 60     $ 236,373     $ (141,607 )   $ 94,766  

Tradenames

    45 to 84       65,807       (39,186 )     26,621  

Covenants not to compete

    36       5,892       (3,255 )     2,637  

Technology

    24 to 40       9,026       (7,447 )     1,579  

Totals

          $ 317,098     $ (191,495 )   $ 125,603  

The aggregate intangible amortization expense was $14.9 million and $12.9 million for the three months ended March 31, 2013 and 2014, respectively. The estimated future amortization expense of intangible assets is as follows (in thousands):


   

Amount

 

Nine months ended December 31, 2014

  $ 37,863  

Year ended December 31:

       

2015

    42,564  

2016

    28,862  

2017

    15,900  

2018

    414  

Total

  $ 125,603