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Note 11 - Goodwill | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2020
Notes to Financial Statements |
Goodwill Disclosure [Text Block] |
| 11. | Goodwill
|  | FirstService |  | FirstService |  |
|  | Residential |  | Brands |  | Consolidated
Balance, December 31, 2018 |  | $ | 193,943 |  |  | $ | 141,212 |  |  | $ | 335,155 |
Goodwill acquired during the year |  |  | 18,446 |  |  |  | 290,781 |  |  |  | 309,227 |
Goodwill disposed during the year |  |  | (2,025 | ) |  |  | (229 | ) |  |  | (2,254 | )
Other items |  |  | 527 |  |  |  | 956 |  |  |  | 1,483 |
Foreign exchange |  |  | 835 |  |  |  | 401 |  |  |  | 1,236 |
Balance, December 31, 2019 |  |  | 211,726 |  |  |  | 433,121 |  |  |  | 644,847 |
Goodwill acquired during the year |  |  | 15,369 |  |  |  | 41,178 |  |  |  | 56,547 |
Other items |  |  | 200 |  |  |  | 1,096 |  |  |  | 1,296 |
Foreign exchange |  |  | 441 |  |  |  | 607 |  |  |  | 1,048 |
Balance, December 31, 2020 |  | $ | 227,736 |  |  | $ | 476,002 |  |  | $ | 703,738 |
Goodwill represents the excess of purchase price over the value assigned to the net tangible and identifiable intangible assets of businesses acquired. A test for goodwill impairment is required to be completed annually, in the Company's case as of August 1, or more frequently if events or changes in circumstances indicate the asset might be impaired. Based on the quantitative assessment in 2020, the Company has concluded that goodwill is not impaired. There were no triggering events since the impairment test in August.

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