Acquisitions (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Schedule of Business Acquisitions by Acquisition, Contingent Consideration [Table Text Block]

a summary of the potential contingent consideration we may be required to pay in connection with completed acquisitions as of September 30, 2012 (dollars in thousands):

	Original range
	of potential	As of September 30, 2012
	undiscounted	Maximum contingent consideration due in
Acquisition:	payments	2012		2013		2014		Total
Milsom	$0 - $3,600	$	—	$	300	$	—	$	300
Option Six	$0 - $2,000		200		—		—		200
Marton House	$0 - $3,849		—		1,294		—		1,294
Bath Consulting	$0 - $2,435		—		889		1,099		1,988
Communication  Consulting	$0 - $700		—		300		—		300
Asentus	$0 - $3,700		—		2,100		1,600		3,700
Total		$	200	$	4,883	$	2,699	$	7,782

Schedule Of Contingent Consideration Liabilities For Acquisition [Table Text Block]

a summary of the changes in the recorded amount of contingent consideration liabilities from December 31, 2011 to September 30, 2012 for each acquisition (dollars in thousands):

						Change in
			2012			Fair Value of			Foreign
	Liability as of		Additions			Contingent			Currency		Liability as of
Acquisition:	Dec. 31, 2011		(Payments)			Consideration			Translation		Sept. 30, 2012
Milsom	$	682		(437	)		42			13	$	300
Option Six		800		(800	)		—			—		—
Marton House		311		—			419			11		741
Bath Consulting		1,197		(350	)		421			59		1,327
Academy of Training		49		(78	)		29			—		—
Asentus		—		765			(6	)		25		784
Communication Consulting		239		(200	)		(42	)		3		—
Total	$	3,278		(1,100	)		863			111	$	3,152

Rovsing Dynamics [Member]

Schedule of Purchase Price Allocation [Table Text Block]

The purchase price allocation for the assets acquired and liabilities assumed is as follows (in thousands):

Inventory	$	276
Costs and estimated earnings in excess of  billings on uncompleted contracts		488
Prepaid expenses and other assets		133
Property and equipment		5
Amortizable intangible assets		775
Goodwill		340
Total assets acquired		2,017
Accounts payable and accrued expenses		427
Billings in excess of costs and estimated  earnings on uncompleted contracts		890
Total liabilities assumed		1,317
Net assets acquired	$	700

Asentus [Member]

Schedule of Business Acquisitions, by Acquisition [Table Text Block]

The estimated fair value of the purchase price recorded by us consisted of the following (in thousands):

Cash purchase price paid at closing	$	1,100
Estimated additional purchase price payable upon determination of working capital adjustment		400
Fair value of contingent consideration		765
Total estimated purchase price	$	2,265

The purchase price allocation for the net assets acquired is as follows (in thousands):

Cash	$	396
Accounts receivable		1,980
Prepaid expenses and other assets		518
Property and equipment		55
Amortizable intangible assets		443
Goodwill		1,862
Total assets acquired		5,254
Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities		2,892
Deferred tax liability		97
Total liabilities assumed		2,989
Net assets acquired	$	2,265