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Note 5 - Goodwill and Intangible Assets
12 Months Ended
Dec. 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 2014 consists of the following (in thousands) (1):


   

United

           

United

                 
   

States

   

Canada

   

Kingdom

   

Australia

   

Total

 

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  

Goodwill acquired during the year

    128,426             1,640       5,968       136,034  

Adjustments to prior year acquisitions

    64             (324

)

          (260

)

Effect of foreign currency translation

          (2,101

)

    (2,555

)

    (4,751

)

    (9,407

)

Balance at December 31, 2014

  $ 401,560     $ 17,178     $ 38,354     $ 38,587     $ 495,679  

 

(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 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  

                           

December 31, 2014

 
   

Estimated

useful lives

(months)

   

Gross

carrying

amount

   

Accumulated

amortization

   

Net

carrying

value

 

Amortizable intangible assets:

                                               

Customer relationships

    40       to       60     $ 244,211     $ (167,943 )   $ 76,268  

Tradenames

    45       to       84       68,264       (45,901 )     22,363  

Covenants not to compete

            36               6,761       (4,116 )     2,645  

Technology

    24       to       40       9,188       (7,881 )     1,307  

Totals

                          $ 328,424     $ (225,841 )   $ 102,583  

The aggregate intangible amortization expense was $53.0 million, and $57.0 million and $53.8 million for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2013 and 2014, respectively. The estimated future amortization expense of intangible assets is as follows (in thousands):


   

Amount

 

Years ended December 31:

       

2015

  $ 46,827  

2016

    33,363  

2017

    20,625  

2018

    1,382  

2019

    386  

Total

  $ 102,583