Note 9 - Commitments and Contingencies

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2015

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 2016 through 2023.

Future minimum lease payments under the operating leases in each of the years subsequent to December 31, 2015 are as follows (in thousands):

	Amount
Years ended December 31:
2016	$	14,137
2017		12,732
2018		10,575
2019		7,557
2020		4,875
Thereafter		3,820
Total	$	53,696

Related rent expense was $12.5 million, $17.0 million and $17.8 million for the years ended December 31, 2013, 2014 and 2015, 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, 2013, 2014 and 2015, the Company recorded $571,000, $970,000 and $1.2 million, respectively, in compensation expense related to these plans.