Acquisition (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

Schedule of Recognized Identified Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed [Table Text Block]

The following table summarizes the consideration paid to acquire Absolute and the fair value of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed at the date of the transaction. The following amounts except for Cash are all reflected in the consolidated statement of cash flow within the "Acquisition of Absolute Consulting, Inc., net of cash acquired" line caption.

	Absolute

(in thousands)
Total purchase price	$	9,521

Purchase price allocation:
Cash	$	455
Contract receivables		5,121
Prepaid expenses and other current assets		68
Property, and equipment, net		184
Intangible assets		2,569
Accounts payable, accrued expenses, and other liabilities		(78)
Accrued compensation		(1,617)
Total identifiable net assets		6,702

Goodwill		2,819

Net assets acquired	$	9,521

Schedule of Finite-Lived Intangible Assets Acquired as Part of Business Combination [Table Text Block]

The Company identified $2.6 million of other intangible assets, including customer relationships and trademarks/names with amortization periods of three to ten years. The following table summarizes the fair value of intangibles assets acquired at the date of acquisition and the related weighted average amortization period:

Intangible Assets	Weighted average amortization period		Fair Value
	(in years)		(in thousands)
Customer relationships	10	$	1,856
Trademarks/Names	3		713
Total		$	2,569

Business Acquisition, Pro Forma Information [Table Text Block]

Unaudited Pro Forma Financial Information

The acquired business contributed revenue of $8.7 million and earnings of $0.6 million to GSE for the period from September 20, 2017 to December 31, 2017. The following unaudited pro forma summary presents consolidated information of GSE as if the business combination had occurred on January 1, 2016. The unaudited pro forma financial information was prepared based on historical financial information.

These pro forma amounts have been calculated after applying GSE's accounting policies and adjusting the results of Absolute to reflect the additional depreciation and amortization that would have been charged assuming the fair value adjustments to fixed assets and intangible assets had been applied from January 1, 2016, with the consequential tax effects. In 2017, GSE and Absolute have incurred $0.5 million of acquisition-related costs. These expenses are included in general and administrative expense on GSE's consolidated statements of operations and are reflected in pro forma earnings for the year ended December 31, 2016, in the table below. The pro forma financial information is not intended to reflect the actual results of operations that would have occurred if the acquisition had been completed on January 1, 2016, nor is it intended to be an indication of future operating results.

(in thousands)	(unaudited)
	Year Ended December 31,
	2017		2016
Revenue	$	99,484	$	93,147
Net income		5,735		1,362