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Note 8 - Goodwill and Intangible Assets (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2015

Notes Tables

Schedule of Goodwill [Table Text Block]

		Year Ended December 31, 2015												Year Ended December 31, 2014
		Gross				Accumulated Impairment				Net				Gross				Accumulated Impairment				Net
Balance at beginning of year		$	1,138,758			$	(503,193	)		$	635,565			$	1,111,480			$	(503,193	)		$	608,287
Acquisitions of businesses, net			38,765				-			$	38,765				27,278				-			$	27,278
Impairment			-				(4,611	)			(4,611	)			-				-				-
Balance at end of year		$	1,177,523			$	(507,804	)		$	669,719			$	1,138,758			$	(503,193	)		$	635,565

Schedule Of Intangible Assets [Table Text Block]

		Weighted Average				December 31, 2015												December 31, 2014
		Amortization Years				Cost				Accumulated Amortization				Amortized Cost				Cost				Accumulated Amortization				Amortized Cost
Finite-lived intangible assets:
Tradenames			7			$	43,252			$	(10,516	)		$	32,736			$	8,775			$	(8,775	)		$	-
Customer lists			9				314,600				(275,287	)			39,313				304,180				(263,178	)			41,002
Patents			14				126,491				(72,719	)			53,772				121,341				(64,447	)			56,894
Unpatented technology			15				13,169				(11,628	)			1,541				13,169				(10,435	)			2,734
Software			9				1,046				(1,042	)			4				1,046				(1,037	)			9
Non-compete/other			9				1,731				(508	)			1,223				1,961				(406	)			1,555
Total finite-lived intangible assets						$	500,289			$	(371,700	)		$	128,589			$	450,472			$	(348,278	)		$	102,194
Indefinite-lived tradenames							128,321				-				128,321				182,684				-				182,684
Total intangible assets						$	628,610			$	(371,700	)		$	256,910			$	633,156			$	(348,278	)		$	284,878

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