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Note 23 - Segmented Information | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2016
Notes to Financial Statements |
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23. |  | Segmented information
Operating segments Upon completion of the Spin-off of FirstService on June 1, 2015, the Residential Real Estate Services and Property Services operating segments of Old FSV were distributed to shareholders. The Commercial Real Estate Services segment was retained and comprises the business of Colliers. Colliers has identified three reportable operating segments, which are grouped geographically and based on the manner in which the segments are managed by the chief operating decision maker, which is identified as both the CEO and Chief Operating Officer of the Company. Management assesses each segment’s performance based on operating earnings or operating earnings before depreciation and amortization. Corporate includes the costs of global administrative functions and corporate head office. Included in segment total assets at December 31, 2016 are investments in subsidiaries accounted for under the equity method or cost method: Americas $4,753 (2015 - 4,215); EMEA $2,610 (2015 - $2,023) and Asia Pacific $7 (2015 - nil). The reportable segment information excludes intersegment transactions.
2016 |  | Americas |  |  | EMEA |  |  | Asia Pacific |  |  | Corporate |  |  | Consolidated |
Revenues |  | $ | 1,021,317 |  |  | $ | 474,868 |  |  | $ | 399,368 |  |  | $ | 1,171 |  |  | $ | 1,896,724 |
Depreciation and amortization |  |  | 21,612 |  |  |  | 15,121 |  |  |  | 5,479 |  |  |  | 2,712 |  |  |  | 44,924 |
Operating earnings (loss) |  |  | 85,255 |  |  |  | 34,275 |  |  |  | 45,614 |  |  |  | (18,971 | ) |  |  | 146,173 |
Other income, net |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,417 |
Interest expense, net |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (9,190 | )
Income tax expense |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (47,829 | )
Net earnings from continuing operations |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ | 91,571 |
Net earnings from discontinued operations |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ | - |
Net earnings |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ | 91,571 |
Total assets |  | $ | 559,295 |  |  | $ | 443,945 |  |  | $ | 181,425 |  |  | $ | 10,114 |  |  | $ | 1,194,779 |
Total additions to long-lived assets |  |  | 50,948 |  |  |  | 67,325 |  |  |  | 4,654 |  |  |  | 1,141 |  |  |  | 124,068 |
2015 |  | Americas |  |  | EMEA |  |  | Asia Pacific |  |  | Corporate |  |  | Consolidated |
Revenues |  | $ | 889,738 |  |  | $ | 446,146 |  |  | $ | 385,123 |  |  | $ | 979 |  |  | $ | 1,721,986 |
Depreciation and amortization |  |  | 18,100 |  |  |  | 12,429 |  |  |  | 5,263 |  |  |  | 2,832 |  |  |  | 38,624 |
Operating earnings (loss) |  |  | 69,247 |  |  |  | 38,777 |  |  |  | 41,092 |  |  |  | (68,732 | ) |  |  | 80,384 |
Other income, net |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,122 |
Interest expense, net |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (9,039 | )
Income tax expense |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (32,552 | )
Net earnings from continuing operations |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ | 39,915 |
Net earnings from discontinued operations |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ | 1,104 |
Net earnings |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ | 41,019 |
Total assets |  | $ | 488,228 |  |  | $ | 396,789 |  |  | $ | 176,521 |  |  | $ | 30,883 |  |  | $ | 1,092,421 |
Total additions to long-lived assets |  |  | 78,124 |  |  |  | 12,997 |  |  |  | 4,402 |  |  |  | 1,677 |  |  |  | 97,200 |
2014 |  | Americas |  |  | EMEA |  |  | Asia Pacific |  |  | Corporate |  |  | Consolidated |
Revenues |  | $ | 823,146 |  |  | $ | 352,363 |  |  | $ | 405,957 |  |  | $ | 805 |  |  | $ | 1,582,271 |
Depreciation and amortization |  |  | 14,959 |  |  |  | 12,371 |  |  |  | 5,651 |  |  |  | 3,052 |  |  |  | 36,033 |
Operating earnings (loss) |  |  | 60,473 |  |  |  | 22,009 |  |  |  | 47,392 |  |  |  | (51,718 | ) |  |  | 78,156 |
Other income, net |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,262 |
Interest expense, net |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (7,304 | )
Income tax expense |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (18,205 | )
Net earnings from continuing operations |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ | 53,909 |
Net earnings from discontinued operations |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ | 23,807 |
Net earnings |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ | 77,716 |
Total assets |  | $ | 421,423 |  |  | $ | 425,461 |  |  | $ | 183,436 |  |  | $ | (6,437 | ) |  | $ | 1,023,883 |
Total additions to long-lived assets |  |  | 23,988 |  |  |  | 134,587 |  |  |  | 15,763 |  |  |  | 1,980 |  |  |  | 176,318 |
Geographic information Revenues in each geographic region are reported by customer locations.
|  | 2016 |  |  | 2015 |  |  | 2014 |
United States |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  | $ | 734,488 |  |  | $ | 628,954 |  |  | $ | 522,641 |
Total long-lived assets |  |  | 178,908 |  |  |  | 152,326 |  |  |  | 90,276 |
Canada |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  | $ | 253,529 |  |  | $ | 229,551 |  |  | $ | 263,215 |
Total long-lived assets |  |  | 52,547 |  |  |  | 51,473 |  |  |  | 53,241 |
Euro currency countries |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  | $ | 261,626 |  |  | $ | 207,495 |  |  | $ | 135,482 |
Total long-lived assets |  |  | 174,932 |  |  |  | 152,833 |  |  |  | 169,963 |
Australia |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  | $ | 219,406 |  |  | $ | 206,254 |  |  | $ | 231,029 |
Total long-lived assets |  |  | 43,808 |  |  |  | 44,936 |  |  |  | 51,083 |
United Kingdom |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  | $ | 137,216 |  |  | $ | 164,204 |  |  | $ | 150,933 |
Total long-lived assets |  |  | 69,565 |  |  |  | 56,076 |  |  |  | 60,046 |
Other |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  | $ | 290,459 |  |  | $ | 285,528 |  |  | $ | 278,971 |
Total long-lived assets |  |  | 33,077 |  |  |  | 31,551 |  |  |  | 41,514 |
Consolidated |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  | $ | 1,896,724 |  |  | $ | 1,721,986 |  |  | $ | 1,582,271 |
Total long-lived assets |  |  | 552,837 |  |  |  | 489,195 |  |  |  | 466,124 |

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