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Note 5. Franchising and Marketing Activities Franchising and Marketing Activities (Tables)
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2015
Franchising and Marketing Activities [Abstract]  
Schedule of the Number of Franchised and Company Owned Outlets in Operation [Table Text Block]
The number of franchised and company owned outlets in operation are as follows:
 
(Unaudited)
As of December 31,
 
2015
 
2014
 
2013
Franchised:
 
 
 
 
 
Century 21®
6,897

 
6,902

 
7,109

ERA®
2,355

 
2,304

 
2,314

Coldwell Banker®
2,258

 
2,396

 
2,489

Coldwell Banker Commercial®
163

 
167

 
195

Sotheby’s International Realty®
794

 
717

 
666

Better Homes and Gardens® Real Estate
304

 
283

 
259

 
12,771

 
12,769

 
13,032

Company Owned:
 
 
 
 
 
ERA®
—

 
—

 
11

Coldwell Banker®
708

 
651

 
631

Sotheby’s International Realty®
41

 
39

 
32

Corcoran®/Other
38

 
37

 
32

 
787

 
727

 
706
Schedule of the Changes in the Number of Franchised and Company Owned Outlets [Table Text Block]
The number of franchised and company owned outlets (in the aggregate) changed as follows:
 
(Unaudited)
For the Year Ended December 31,
 
2015
 
2014
 
2013
Franchised:
 
 
 
 
 
Beginning balance
12,769

 
13,032

 
12,880

Additions
445

 
311

 
478

Terminations
(443
)
 
(574
)
 
(326
)
Ending balance
12,771

 
12,769

 
13,032

Company Owned:
 
 
 
 
 
Beginning balance
727

 
706

 
712

Additions
74

 
38

 
15

Closures
(14
)
 
(17
)
 
(21
)
Ending balance
787

 
727

 
706