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Note 22 - Income Tax (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2020
Notes Tables |
Schedule of Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation [Table Text Block] |
|  | Year ended December 31,
|  |  | 2020 |  |  |  | 2019 |
Combined statutory rate |  |  | 26.5 | % |  |  | 26.5 | %
Nondeductible expenses |  |  | 1.5 |  |  |  | 3.0 |
Tax effect of flow through entities |  |  | (4.6 | ) |  |  | (2.0 | )
Impact of changes in foreign exchange rates |  |  | 0.3 |  |  |  | (0.1 | )
Adjustments to tax liabilities for prior periods |  |  | (0.2 | ) |  |  | (0.1 | )
Effect of changes in enacted tax rate in other jurisdictions |  |  | 0.3 |  |  |  | 0.3 |
Changes in liability for unrecognized tax benefits |  |  | 0.6 |  |  |  | - |
Stock-based compensation |  |  | 1.5 |  |  |  | 0.3 |
Foreign, state, and provincial tax rate differential |  |  | (2.3 | ) |  |  | (1.5 | )
Change in valuation allowance |  |  | 3.8 |  |  |  | (0.4 | )
Acquisition related costs and contingent consideration |  |  | 1.6 |  |  |  | 1.4 |
Withholding taxes and other |  |  | 1.8 |  |  |  | 0.4 |
Effective income tax rate |  |  | 30.8 | % |  |  | 27.8 | %
Schedule of Income before Income Tax, Domestic and Foreign [Table Text Block] |
|  | Year ended December 31,
|  |  | 2020 |  |  |  | 2019 |
Canada |  | $ | 8,257 |  |  | $ | 10,876 |
United States |  |  | 53,111 |  |  |  | 49,884 |
Foreign |  |  | 75,167 |  |  |  | 129,838 |
Total |  | $ | 136,535 |  |  | $ | 190,598 |
Schedule of Components of Income Tax Expense (Benefit) [Table Text Block] |
|  | Year ended December 31,
|  |  | 2020 |  |  |  | 2019 |
Current |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Canada |  | $ | 3,309 |  |  | $ | 2,939 |
United States |  |  | 19,577 |  |  |  | 15,029 |
Foreign |  |  | 32,344 |  |  |  | 41,745 |
|  |  | 55,230 |  |  |  | 59,713 |
Deferred |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Canada |  |  | 2,154 |  |  |  | 238 |
United States |  |  | (9,765 | ) |  |  | (520 | )
Foreign |  |  | (5,573 | ) |  |  | (6,418 | )
|  |  | (13,184 | ) |  |  | (6,700 | )
Total |  | $ | 42,046 |  |  | $ | 53,013 |
Schedule of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities [Table Text Block] |
|  | As at December 31,
|  |  | 2020 |  |  |  | 2019 |
Loss carry-forwards and other credits |  | $ | 18,314 |  |  | $ | 18,969 |
Expenses not currently deductible |  |  | 33,442 |  |  |  | 28,446 |
Revenue not currently taxable |  |  | (14,076 | ) |  |  | (6,212 | )
Stock-based compensation |  |  | 526 |  |  |  | 386 |
Investments |  |  | 10,696 |  |  |  | 7,870 |
Provision for doubtful accounts |  |  | 8,308 |  |  |  | 4,585 |
Financing fees |  |  | (325 | ) |  |  | (330 | )
Net unrealized foreign exchange losses |  |  | 560 |  |  |  | 68 |
Depreciation and amortization |  |  | (57,746 | ) |  |  | (44,577 | )
Operating leases |  |  | 8,110 |  |  |  | 7,998 |
Less: valuation allowance |  |  | (13,324 | ) |  |  | (7,801 | )
Net deferred tax (liabilities) assets |  | $ | (5,515 | ) |  | $ | 9,402 |
Summary of Operating Loss Carryforwards [Table Text Block] |
|  | Pre-tax loss carry forward |  | Pre-tax losses not recognized |  | Pre-tax losses recognized
|  |  | 2020 |  |  |  | 2019 |  |  |  | 2020 |  |  |  | 2019 |  |  |  | 2020 |  |  |  | 2019 |
Canada |  | $ | 5,632 |  |  | $ | 16,525 |  |  | $ | 65 |  |  | $ | 24 |  |  | $ | 5,567 |  |  | $ | 16,501 |
United States |  |  | 3,059 |  |  |  | 3,144 |  |  |  | 924 |  |  |  | 922 |  |  |  | 2,135 |  |  |  | 2,222 |
Foreign |  |  | 53,997 |  |  |  | 40,006 |  |  |  | 32,091 |  |  |  | 21,476 |  |  |  | 21,906 |  |  |  | 18,530 |
|  | Pre-tax loss carry forward |  | Pre-tax losses not recognized |  | Pre-tax losses recognized
|  |  | 2020 |  |  |  | 2019 |  |  |  | 2020 |  |  |  | 2019 |  |  |  | 2020 |  |  |  | 2019 |
Canada |  | $ | 1,922 |  |  | $ | 1,864 |  |  | $ | 1,922 |  |  | $ | 1,758 |  |  | $ | - |  |  | $ | 106 |
United States |  |  | 1,698 |  |  |  | 1,698 |  |  |  | 1,698 |  |  |  | 1,698 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |
Foreign |  |  | 6,876 |  |  |  | 6,271 |  |  |  | 6,876 |  |  |  | 6,271 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |
Summary of Income Tax Contingencies [Table Text Block] |
|  |  | 2020 |  |  |  | 2019 |
Balance, January 1 |  | $ | 1,468 |  |  | $ | 1,460 |
Gross increases for tax positions of prior periods |  |  | 908 |  |  |  | 71 |
Reduction for lapses in applicable statutes of limitations |  |  | (87 | ) |  |  | (129 | )
Foreign currency translation |  |  | 55 |  |  |  | 66 |
Balance, December 31 |  | $ | 2,344 |  |  | $ | 1,468 |

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