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Note 16 - Income Tax (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2016
Notes Tables |
Schedule of Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation [Table Text Block] |
|  | 2016 |  | 2015 |  | 2014
Combined statutory rate |  |  | 26.5 | % |  |  | 26.5 | % |  |  | 26.5 | %
Nondeductible expenses |  |  | 2.4 |  |  |  | 5.8 |  |  |  | 6.4 |
Tax effect of flow-through entities |  |  | (1.1 | ) |  |  | (2.5 | ) |  |  | (2.9 | )
Impact of changes in foreign exchange rates |  |  | - |  |  |  | (2.1 | ) |  |  | (0.8 | )
Adjustments to tax liabilities for prior periods |  |  | (0.4 | ) |  |  | (1.4 | ) |  |  | (2.5 | )
Effects of changes in enacted tax rates |  |  | - |  |  |  | (0.5 | ) |  |  | 0.1 |
Changes in liability for unrecognized tax benefits |  |  | (0.6 | ) |  |  | (0.6 | ) |  |  | (1.9 | )
Stock-based compensation |  |  | 0.5 |  |  |  | 13.9 |  |  |  | 4.1 |
Foreign, state, and provincial tax rate differential |  |  | 4.4 |  |  |  | 1.1 |  |  |  | (6.2 | )
Other taxes |  |  | 1.4 |  |  |  | 2.4 |  |  |  | 2.4 |
Change in valuation allowance |  |  | 0.3 |  |  |  | 0.6 |  |  |  | (1.7 | )
Outside basis difference in investments |  |  | 0.5 |  |  |  | 1.4 |  |  |  | 1.4 |
Other |  |  | 0.4 |  |  |  | 0.3 |  |  |  | 0.3 |
Effective income tax rate |  |  | 34.3 | % |  |  | 44.9 | % |  |  | 25.2 | %
Schedule of Income before Income Tax, Domestic and Foreign [Table Text Block] |
|  | 2016 |  | 2015 |  | 2014
Canada |  | $ | 23,309 |  |  | $ | (31,818 | ) |  | $ | (11,751 | )
United States |  |  | 40,435 |  |  |  | 27,301 |  |  |  | 14,242 |
Foreign |  |  | 75,656 |  |  |  | 76,984 |  |  |  | 69,623 |
Total |  | $ | 139,400 |  |  | $ | 72,467 |  |  | $ | 72,114 |
Schedule of Components of Income Tax Expense (Benefit) [Table Text Block] |
|  | 2016 |  | 2015 |  | 2014
Current |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Canada |  | $ | 5,091 |  |  | $ | (770 | ) |  | $ | (6,343 | )
United States |  |  | 2,090 |  |  |  | 1,555 |  |  |  | (3,474 | )
Foreign |  |  | 30,650 |  |  |  | 29,014 |  |  |  | 28,901 |
|  |  | 37,831 |  |  |  | 29,799 |  |  |  | 19,084 |
Deferred |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Canada |  |  | 2,278 |  |  |  | (875 | ) |  |  | (336 | )
United States |  |  | 12,753 |  |  |  | 5,980 |  |  |  | 2,728 |
Foreign |  |  | (5,033 | ) |  |  | (2,352 | ) |  |  | (3,271 | )
|  |  | 9,998 |  |  |  | 2,753 |  |  |  | (879 | )
Total |  | $ | 47,829 |  |  | $ | 32,552 |  |  | $ | 18,205 |
Schedule of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities [Table Text Block] |
|  | 2016 |  | 2015
Loss carry-forwards and other credits |  | $ | 56,822 |  |  | $ | 70,952 |
Expenses not currently deductible |  |  | 22,525 |  |  |  | 22,018 |
Stock-based compensation |  |  | 474 |  |  |  | 210 |
Investments |  |  | 17,303 |  |  |  | 15,470 |
Provision for doubtful accounts |  |  | 4,990 |  |  |  | 3,601 |
Financing fees |  |  | 376 |  |  |  | 267 |
Net unrealized foreign exchange |  |  | (399 | ) |  |  | 3,097 |
Depreciation and amortization |  |  | (21,713 | ) |  |  | (18,932 | )
Less: valuation allowance |  |  | (12,707 | ) |  |  | (15,603 | )
Net deferred income tax asset |  | $ | 67,671 |  |  | $ | 81,080 |
Summary of Operating Loss Carryforwards [Table Text Block] |
|  | Gross loss carry forward |  | Gross losses not recognized |  | Net
|  | 2016 |  | 2015 |  | 2016 |  | 2015 |  | 2016 |  | 2015
Canada |  | $ | 37,428 |  |  | $ | 49,924 |  |  | $ | 153 |  |  | $ | 141 |  |  | $ | 37,275 |  |  | $ | 49,783 |
United States |  |  | 85,550 |  |  |  | 118,224 |  |  |  | 4,100 |  |  |  | 4,100 |  |  |  | 81,450 |  |  |  | 114,124 |
Foreign |  |  | 45,988 |  |  |  | 41,333 |  |  |  | 31,543 |  |  |  | 31,902 |  |  |  | 14,445 |  |  |  | 9,431 |
|  | Gross loss carry forward |  | Gross losses not recognized |  | Net
|  | 2016 |  | 2015 |  | 2016 |  | 2015 |  | 2016 |  | 2015
Canada |  | $ | 183 |  |  | $ | 369 |  |  | $ | 108 |  |  | $ | 369 |  |  | $ | 75 |  |  | $ | - |
United States |  |  | 54 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 54 |  |  |  | - |
Foreign |  |  | 6,521 |  |  |  | 6,489 |  |  |  | 6,521 |  |  |  | 6,489 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |
Summary of Income Tax Contingencies [Table Text Block] |
|  | 2016 |  | 2015
Balance, January 1 |  | $ | 2,519 |  |  | $ | 3,624 |
Gross increases for tax positions of current period |  |  | 111 |  |  |  | 174 |
Gross increases for tax positions of prior periods |  |  | 41 |  |  |  | 365 |
Amount recognized on acquisitions |  |  | 613 |  |  |  | - |
Reduction for settlements with taxing authorities |  |  | - |  |  |  | (335 | )
Reduction for lapses in applicable statutes of limitations |  |  | (1,031 | ) |  |  | (967 | )
Foreign currency translation |  |  | 39 |  |  |  | (342 | )
Balance, December 31 |  | $ | 2,292 |  |  | $ | 2,519 |

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