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Note 5 - Goodwill and Intangible Assets
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 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 September 30, 2015 consists of the following (in thousands) (1):


   

United

States

   

Canada

   

United

Kingdom

   

Australia

   

Total

 

Balance at December 31, 2014

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

Goodwill acquired during the year

    5,063       145                   5,208  

Adjustments to prior year acquisitions

    470                         470  

Effect of foreign currency translation

          (3,143

)

    (982

)

    (7,700

)

    (11,825

)

Balance at September 30, 2015

  $ 407,093     $ 14,180     $ 37,372     $ 30,887     $ 489,532  

 

(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 September 30, 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  

             

September 30, 2015

 
   

Estimated

useful lives

(months)

   

Gross

carrying

amount

   

Accumulated

amortization

   

Net

carrying

value

 

Amortizable intangible assets:

                                 

Customer relationships

  40 to 60     $ 239,793     $ (190,290

)

  $ 49,503  

Tradenames

  45 to 84       67,242       (50,549

)

    16,693  

Covenants not to compete

    36         10,028       (5,520

)

    4,508  

Technology

  24 to 40       9,061       (8,269

)

    792  

Totals

            $ 326,124     $ (254,628

)

  $ 71,496  

 The aggregate intangible amortization expense was $14.0 million and $40.2 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014, respectively. The aggregate intangible amortization expense was $11.3 million and $36.6 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015, respectively. The estimated future amortization expense of intangible assets is as follows (in thousands):


   

Amount

 

Three months ended December 31, 2015

  $ 11,210  

Years ended December 31:

       

2016

    34,205  

2017

    21,962  

2018

    3,126  

2019

    993  

Total

  $ 71,496