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Note 7 - Goodwill (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2016
Notes Tables |
Schedule of Goodwill [Table Text Block] |
|  | FirstService |  | FirstService |  |
|  | Residential |  | Brands |  | Consolidated
Balance, December 31, 2014 |  | $ | 165,390 |  |  | $ | 52,043 |  |  | $ | 217,433 |
Goodwill acquired during the year |  |  | 4,794 |  |  |  | 2,146 |  |  |  | 6,940 |
Other items |  |  | 157 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 157 |
Foreign exchange |  |  | (2,892 | ) |  |  | (992 | ) |  |  | (3,884 | )
Balance, December 31, 2015 |  |  | 167,449 |  |  |  | 53,197 |  |  |  | 220,646 |
Goodwill acquired during the year |  |  | 5,696 |  |  |  | 38,959 |  |  |  | 44,655 |
Other items |  |  | 18 |  |  |  | 169 |  |  |  | 187 |
Foreign exchange |  |  | 510 |  |  |  | 168 |  |  |  | 678 |
Balance, December 31, 2016 |  | $ | 173,673 |  |  | $ | 92,493 |  |  | $ | 266,166 |

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