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Note 5 - Goodwill and Intangible Assets (Tables)
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2014
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]  
Schedule of Goodwill [Table Text Block]
   

United

           

United

                 
   

States

   

Canada

   

Kingdom

   

Australia

   

Total

 

Balance at December 31, 2013

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

Goodwill acquired during the year

    127,691             1,629       9,241       138,561  

Adjustments to prior year acquisitions

    64             (373 )           (309 )

Effect of foreign currency translation

          (1,206 )     (668 )     (1,063 )     (2,937 )

Balance at September 30, 2014

  $ 400,825     $ 18,073     $ 40,181     $ 45,548     $ 504,627  
Schedule of Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Table Text Block]
                           

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  
                           

September 30, 2014

 
   

Estimated

useful lives

(months)

   

Gross

carrying

amount

   

Accumulated

amortization

   

Net

carrying

value

 

Amortizable intangible assets:

                                               

Customer relationships

    40       to       60     $ 247,699     $ (160,395 )   $ 87,304  

Tradenames

    45       to       84       71,924       (44,300 )     27,624  

Covenants not to compete

            36               6,487       (3,818 )     2,669  

Technology

    24       to       40       9,323       (7,815 )     1,508  

Totals

                          $ 335,433     $ (216,328 )   $ 119,105  
Schedule of Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Future Amortization Expense [Table Text Block]
   

Amount

 

Three months ended December 31, 2014

  $ 13,712  

Year ended December 31:

       

2015

    47,841  

2016

    34,153  

2017

    21,086  

2018

    1,775  

Thereafter

    538  

Total

  $ 119,105