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Note 5 - Goodwill and Intangible Assets
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]  
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Text Block]

 (5)             Goodwill and Intangible Assets


Goodwill by segment at December 31, 2014 and March 31, 2015 consists of the following (in thousands) (1):


   

United

           

United

                 
   

States

   

Canada

   

Kingdom

   

Australia

   

Total

 

Balance at December 31, 2014

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

Goodwill acquired during the year

    807                         807  

Adjustments to prior year acquisitions

    468                         468  

Effect of foreign currency translation

          (2,021 )     (1,868 )     (3,058 )     (6,947 )

Balance at March 31, 2015

  $ 402,835     $ 15,157     $ 36,486     $ 35,529     $ 490,007  

 

(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, 2014 and March 31, 2015, consist of the following (in thousands):


           

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  

           

March 31, 2015

 
   

Estimated

useful lives

(months)

   

Gross

carrying

amount

   

Accumulated

amortization

   

Net

carrying

value

 

Amortizable intangible assets:

                               

Customer relationships

    40 to 60     $ 239,707     $ (174,154

)

  $ 65,553  

Tradenames

    45 to 84       67,176       (47,146

)

    20,030  

Covenants not to compete

    36       9,487       (4,578

)

    4,909  

Technology

    24 to 40       9,048       (7,912

)

    1,136  

Totals

          $ 325,418     $ (233,790

)

  $ 91,628  

The aggregate intangible amortization expense was $12.9 million and $13.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2015, respectively. The estimated future amortization expense of intangible assets is as follows (in thousands):


   

Amount

 

Nine months ended December 31, 2015

  $ 33,846  

Year ended December 31:

       

2016

    33,633  

2017

    21,172  

2018

    2,094  

2019

    883  

Total

  $ 91,628