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Business Combinations, Goodwill and Intangible Assets (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2015

Business Acquisition [Line Items]

Purchase Price Allocation for Acquisition

		Chile		Mexico		Total
Cash and cash equivalents		$	547	$	474	$	1,021
Other net tangible assets / (liabilities)			2,306		(2,727)		(421)
Trademarks			5,422		2,155		7,577
Customer Lists			10,104		322		10,426
Software			447		—		447
Non solicitation agreement			587		—		587
Deferred tax assets and liabilities			(2,644)		214		(2,430)
Goodwill			14,709		6,074		20,783
Purchase Price		$	31,478	$	6,512	$	37,990

Composition of Goodwill and Intangible Assets

		March 31,		December 31,
		2015		2014
		(In thousands)
Goodwill		$            65,577		$            68,829
Intangible assets with indefinite lives
— Trademarks		9,986		10,276
Amortizable intangible assets
— Licenses and others		5,862		5,111
— Non-compete / solicitation  agreement		1,662		1,829
— Customer list		10,826		11,294
Total intangible assets		$            28,336		$            28,510
Accumulated amortization		(5,535)		(5,339)
Total intangible assets, net		$            22,801		$            23,171

Table Showing Changes in Carrying Amount of Goodwill

		Period ended March 31, 2015
		(In thousands)
		Brazil		Argentina		Chile		Mexico		Venezuela		Colombia		Other Countries		Total
Balance, beginning of the period		$           10,557		$           11,859		$                19,101		$                 15,719		$             5,729		$             4,521		$             1,343		$           68,829
- Effect of exchange rates changes		(1,381)		(376)		(579)		(552)		—		(314)		(50)		(3,252)
Balance, end of the period		$             9,176		$           11,483		$                18,522		$                 15,167		$             5,729		$             4,207		$             1,293		$           65,577

		Year ended December 31, 2014
		(In thousands)
		Brazil		Argentina		Chile		Mexico		Venezuela		Colombia		Other Countries		Total
Balance, beginning of year		$           10,366		$           14,676		$                  6,520		$                 11,376		$             5,252		$             5,506		$             1,405		$           55,101
- Bussiness Acquisition		1,538		775		14,710		6,293		477		82		48		23,923
- Effect of exchange rates changes		(1,347)		(3,592)		(2,129)		(1,950)		—		(1,067)		(110)		(10,195)
Balance, end of the year		$           10,557		$           11,859		$                19,101		$                 15,719		$             5,729		$             4,521		$             1,343		$           68,829

Expected Intangible Asset Amortization Expense

For year ended 12/31/2015		$               1,795
For year ended 12/31/2016		2,359
For year ended 12/31/2017		2,091
For year ended 12/31/2018		1,336
Thereafter		5,234
		$             12,815

Business Vision S.A. [Member]

Business Acquisition [Line Items]

Purchase Price Allocation for Acquisition

Cash and cash equivalents		$	81
Other net tangible assets			857
Total net tangible assets acquired			938
Customer Lists			563
Non solicitation agreement			428
Deferred tax assets and liabilities			(300)
Goodwill			3,139
Purchase Price		$	4,768

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