Note 9 - Commitments and Contingencies

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2014

Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]

Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Text Block]

(9)               Commitments and Contingencies

(a)               Lease Commitments

The Company and its subsidiaries lease office space and office related equipment under noncancelable operating leases with various expiration dates from 2014 through 2023.

Future minimum lease payments under the operating leases in each of the years subsequent to December 31, 2014 are as follows (in thousands):

	Amount
Years ended December 31:
2015	$	13,249
2016		11,143
2017		9,452
2018		7,772
2019		5,186
Thereafter		4,886
Total	$	51,688

Related rent expense was $9.7 million, $12.5 million and $17.0 million for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2013 and 2014, respectively.

(b)               Employee Benefit Plans

The Company and certain of its subsidiaries each sponsor separate voluntary defined contribution pension plans. The plans cover employees that meet specific age and length of service requirements. The Company and certain of its subsidiaries have various matching and vesting arrangements within their individual plans. For the years ended December 31, 2012, 2013 and 2014, the Company recorded $529,000, $571,000 and $970,000 respectively, in compensation expense related to these plans.