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Income Taxes (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2012
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract] |
Schedule of Income before Income Tax, Domestic and Foreign [Table Text Block] | The components of the Company’s loss from continuing operations before income taxes, equity in affiliates and noncontrolling interests by taxing jurisdiction for the years ended December 31, were:
|  | 2012 |  | 2011 |  | 2010 |
Loss: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
US |  | $ | (36,660) |  | $ | (17,460) |  | $ | (2,467) |
Non-US |  |  | (25,920) |  |  | (13,775) |  |  | 1,259 |
|  | $ | (62,580) |  | $ | (31,235) |  | $ | (1,208) |
Schedule Of Components Of Income Taxes Provision Benefit [Table Text Block] | The provision (benefit) for income taxes by taxing jurisdiction for the years ended December 31, were:
|  | 2012 |  | 2011 |  | 2010 |
Current tax provision |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
US federal |  | $ | — |  | $ | — |  | $ | — |
US state and local |  |  | 802 |  |  | 894 |  |  | 368 |
Non-US |  |  | 329 |  |  | 557 |  |  | 4,840 |
|  |  | 1,131 |  |  | 1,451 |  |  | 5,208 |
Deferred tax provision (benefit): |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
US federal |  |  | 2,150 |  |  | 45,110 |  |  | 428 |
US state and local |  |  | 299 |  |  | 7,750 |  |  | 501 |
Non-US |  |  | 5,973 |  |  | (12,576) |  |  | (6,302) |
|  |  | 8,422 |  |  | 40,284 |  |  | (5,373) |
Income tax provision (benefit) |  | $ | 9,553 |  | $ | 41,735 |  | $ | (165) |
Schedule of Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation [Table Text Block] | A reconciliation of income tax expense using the statutory Canadian federal and provincial income tax rate compared with actual income tax expense for the years ended December 31, is as follows:
|  | 2012 |  |  | 2011 |  |  | 2010 |
Loss from continuing operations before income taxes, equity in affiliates and noncontrolling interest |  | $ | (62,580) |  |  | $ | (31,235) |  |  | $ | (1,208) |
Statutory income tax rate |  |  | 26.5 | % |  |  | 31.0 | % |  |  | 31.0 | %
Tax benefit using statutory income tax rate |  |  | (16,584) |  |  |  | (9,683) |  |  |  | (374) |
State and foreign taxes |  |  | 1,132 |  |  |  | 1,450 |  |  |  | 1,909 |
Non-deductible stock-based compensation |  |  | 7,698 |  |  |  | 7,144 |  |  |  | 4,941 |
Other non-deductible expense |  |  | 1,176 |  |  |  | 1,482 |  |  |  | 890 |
Change to valuation allowance on items affecting taxable income (1) |  |  | 15,578 |  |  |  | 44,118 |  |  |  | (7,986) |
Effect of the change in tax rate |  |  | 2,168 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Additional tax reserve |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 4,100 |
Noncontrolling interests |  |  | (1,593) |  |  |  | (2,368) |  |  |  | (3,123) |
Other, net |  |  | (22) |  |  |  | (408) |  |  |  | (522) |
Income tax expense (benefit) |  | $ | 9,553 |  |  | $ | 41,735 |  |  | $ | (165) |
Effective income tax rate |  |  | 15.3 | % |  |  | 133.6 | % |  |  | 13.7 | %
(1) | Included in the change in valuation allowance in 2010 is $3,188 relating to the reversal of the valuation allowance as a result of a non-taxable acquisition.
Schedule of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities [Table Text Block] | The tax effects of significant temporary differences representing deferred tax assets and liabilities at December 31, were as follows:
|  | 2012 |  | 2011 |
Deferred tax assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Capital assets and other |  | $ | 34,563 |  | $ | 33,567 |
Net operating loss carry forwards |  |  | 43,280 |  |  | 50,274 |
Interest deductions |  |  | 19,285 |  |  | 17,255 |
Deferred acquisition consideration |  |  | 21,418 |  |  | 5,070 |
Stock compensation |  |  | 2,317 |  |  | 2,356 |
Pension plan |  |  | 2,168 |  |  | — |
Unrealized foreign exchange |  |  | 843 |  |  | 753 |
Capital loss carry forwards |  |  | 17,408 |  |  | 16,921 |
Accounting reserves |  |  | 4,721 |  |  | 6,493 |
Gross deferred tax asset |  |  | 146,003 |  |  | 132,689 |
Less: valuation allowance |  |  | (134,761) |  |  | (113,585) |
Net deferred tax assets |  |  | 11,242 |  |  | 19,104 |
Deferred tax liabilities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Deferred finance charges |  |  | (449) |  |  | (514) |
Capital assets |  |  | (348) |  |  | (417) |
Goodwill amortization |  |  | (53,875) |  |  | (53,181) |
Total deferred tax liabilities |  |  | (54,672) |  |  | (54,112) |
Net deferred tax asset (liability) |  | $ | (43,430) |  | $ | (35,008) |
Disclosed as: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Deferred tax assets |  | $ | 9,637 |  |  | 15,767 |
Deferred tax liabilities |  |  | (53,067) |  |  | (50,775) |
|  | $ | (43,430) |  | $ | (35,008) |
ScheduleOfChangesInTaxReserve [Table Text Block] | The Company identified an uncertainty relating to the future tax deductibility of certain intercompany interest and fees, to the extent that such future benefit will be established, the resolution of this position will have no effect with respect to the financial statements.
Changes in the Company’s reserve is as follows: |  |  |  |
Balance December 31, 2009 |  | $ | 617 |
Charges to income tax expense |  |  | 3,007 |
Balance December 31, 2010 |  |  | 3,624 |
Charges to income tax expense |  |  | — |
Balance December 31, 2011 |  |  | 3,624 |
Charges to income tax expense |  |  | — |
Settlement of uncertainty |  |  | (551) |
Balance December 31, 2012 |  | $ | 3,073 |

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