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Note 10 - Intangible Assets | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2011
Intangible Assets Disclosure [Text Block] |
10. | Intangible assets
December 31, 2011 |  | Gross carrying amount |  |  | Accumulated amortization |  |  | Net |
Customer lists and relationships |  | $ | 152,824 |  |  | $ | 48,683 |  |  | $ | 104,141 |
Franchise rights |  |  | 37,246 |  |  |  | 12,648 |  |  |  | 24,598 |
Trademarks and trade names: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Indefinite life |  |  | 20,702 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 20,702 |
Finite life |  |  | 40,176 |  |  |  | 9,179 |  |  |  | 30,997 |
Management contracts and other |  |  | 20,010 |  |  |  | 11,548 |  |  |  | 8,462 |
Brokerage backlog |  |  | 2,240 |  |  |  | 2,231 |  |  |  | 9 |
|  | $ | 273,198 |  |  | $ | 84,289 |  |  | $ | 188,909 |
December 31, 2010 |  | Gross carrying amount |  |  | Accumulated amortization |  |  | Net |
Customer lists and relationships |  | $ | 148,408 |  |  | $ | 41,321 |  |  | $ | 107,087 |
Franchise rights |  |  | 37,899 |  |  |  | 10,995 |  |  |  | 26,904 |
Trademarks and trade names: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Indefinite life |  |  | 20,758 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 20,758 |
Finite life |  |  | 38,857 |  |  |  | 8,828 |  |  |  | 30,029 |
Management contracts and other |  |  | 17,541 |  |  |  | 9,509 |  |  |  | 8,032 |
Brokerage backlog |  |  | 3,981 |  |  |  | 3,597 |  |  |  | 384 |
|  | $ | 267,444 |  |  | $ | 74,250 |  |  | $ | 193,194 |
During the year ended December 31, 2011, the Company acquired the following intangible assets:
|  | Amount |  |  | Estimated weighted average amortization period (years) |
Customer lists and relationships |  | $ | 13,015 |  |  |  | 10.0 |
Franchise rights |  |  | 97 |  |  |  | 9.4 |
Trademarks and trade names |  |  | 3,060 |  |  |  | 19.6 |
Management contracts and other |  |  | 998 |  |  |  | 6.7 |
|  |  | 17,170 |  |  |  | 11.5 |
The following is the estimated annual amortization expense for recorded intangible assets for each of the next five years ending December 31:
| 2012 |  | $ | 19,310 |
| 2013 |  |  | 16,551 |
| 2014 |  |  | 14,847 |
| 2015 |  |  | 14,402 |
| 2016 |  |  | 13,868 |

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