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The percentage of accounts receivable that the largest client did not exceed during the period.

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Percentage of interest rate payable on senior notes.

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Sum of the carrying amounts as of the balance sheet date of all assets that are recognized. Assets are probable future economic benefits obtained or controlled by an entity as a result of past transactions or events.

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Percentage of voting equity interests acquired at the acquisition date in the business combination.

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This element represents acquisition-related costs incurred to effect a business combination which costs have been expensed during the period. Such costs include finder's fees; advisory, legal, accounting, valuation, and other professional or consulting fees; general administrative costs, including the costs of maintaining an internal acquisitions department; and may include costs of registering and issuing debt and equity securities.

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Amount, after adjustment, of cost-method investment. Adjustments include, but are not limited to, dividends received in excess of earnings after date of investment that are considered a return of investment and other than temporary impairments.

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The percentage of ownership of common stock or equity participation in the investee accounted for under the equity method of accounting.

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Significant Accounting Policies (Details Textual)				3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
Significant Accounting Policies (Details Textual)	Oct. 23, 2014 USD ($)	Mar. 20, 2013	Mar. 28, 2012	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($) Clients shares	Sep. 30, 2014 USD ($) Clients	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($) Clients shares	Sep. 30, 2014 USD ($) Clients	Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($) Clients
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Clients exceeding consolidated accounts receivable percentage \| Clients				0		0		0
Interest Rate Percentage On Senior Notes				6.75%		6.75%
Debt Instrument, Maturity Date		Apr. 01, 2020
Put option noncontrolling interest impairment charge				$ 0	$ 0		$ 0
Cost Method Investments				$ 12,833,000		$ 12,833,000		$ 10,196,000
Consolidated Accounts Receivable Percentage				10.00%		10.00%
Clients exceeding consolidated largest client revenue \| Clients				0	0	0	0
Consolidated Largest Client Revenue				10.00%	10.00%	10.00%	10.00%
Business Acquisition, Increase (Decrease) in Contingent Purchase Price Obligation				$ 4,927,000	$ 2,623,000	$ (5,566,000)	$ 14,716,000
Business Combination, Acquisition Related Costs				728,000	1,658,000	2,444,000	3,713,000
Assets				1,617,201,000	1,707,326,000	1,617,201,000	1,707,326,000	1,648,890,000
Liabilities				1,993,938,000		$ 1,993,938,000		1,802,519,000
Stock Issued During Period, Shares, Restricted Stock Award, Gross \| shares						181,155
Restricted stock grant date fair value						$ 3,780
Adjustment to deferred acquisition consideration included in interest expense				$ 770	$ 553	$ 1,700	$ 1,415
Common Class A
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Aggregate Non-Vested, Shares, Restricted Stock Issued, Gross \| shares				805,217		805,217
Doner [Member]
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Variable Interest Entity, Qualitative or Quantitative Information, Ownership Percentage			30.00%
Assets				$ 116,998,000		$ 116,998,000		223,305,000
Liabilities				$ 83,131,000		$ 83,131,000		$ 192,340,000
Aggregate 2012 Acquisitions [Member] \| Doner [Member]
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Ownership Interest Percentage Increase On Exercise Of Option			70.00%
Minimum [Member]
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Property, Plant and Equipment, Useful Life						3 years
Equity Method Investment, Ownership Percentage				50.00%		50.00%
Maximum [Member]
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Property, Plant and Equipment, Useful Life						7 years
Equity Method Investment, Ownership Percentage				50.00%		50.00%
Real Estate Joint Venture [Member]
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Percentage Of Undivided Interest				30.00%		30.00%
Wells Fargo Capital Finance, Llc [Member]
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Maturity Date	Sep. 30, 2019
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity	$ 325,000,000