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Business Combinations (Narrative) (Details) € in Thousands, CAD in Thousands, $ in Thousands							3 Months Ended			7 Months Ended
	Nov. 15, 2016 CAD	Nov. 15, 2016 USD ($)	Aug. 01, 2016 USD ($)	May 27, 2016 USD ($)	Feb. 19, 2016 EUR (€)	Feb. 19, 2016 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2017 EUR (€)	Mar. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2017 CAD	Mar. 31, 2017 EUR (€)	Mar. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2016 CAD	Dec. 31, 2016 EUR (€)	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Nov. 15, 2016 USD ($)	Feb. 19, 2016 USD ($)
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Goodwill													$ 98,065			$ 97,537
Net income								$ 10,377	$ 29,406
Revenues								124,499	131,945
Mascus International Holdings BV [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Cash consideration					€ 26,553	$ 29,580
Voting equity interests acquired, percentage					100.00%													100.00%
Contingent consideration					€ 3,198							€ 3,198	3,563					$ 3,563
Contingent consideration fair value												3,093	3,296		€ 3,080	3,431
Goodwill																		$ 19,664
Contributed Revenue since acquisition date										$ 1,268
Continuing employment costs							€ 393	$ 419
Acquisition-related costs									$ 891				156
Obligation to pay additional amount												€ 1,625	1,849
Period to make additional amount of obligation upon achievement of certain condition							3 years	3 years
Mascus Subsidiary [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Acquisition of NCI				$ 226
Petrowsky Auctioneers Inc. [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Cash consideration			$ 6,250
Retention payment			750
Contingent consideration fair value													1,050			1,433
Goodwill			4,308
Acquisition-related costs													212
Period to make additional amount of obligation upon achievement of certain condition							3 years	3 years
Petrowsky Auctioneers Inc. [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Contingent consideration			3,000
Obligation to pay additional amount			$ 1,000
Kramer Auctions Ltd. [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Total cash consideration	CAD 15,300	$ 11,361
Cash consideration	15,000	11,138
Deferred purchase note consideration	300	$ 223
Contingent consideration	CAD 2,500																$ 1,856
Contingent consideration fair value											CAD 751		564	CAD 725		$ 538
Goodwill																	$ 6,822
Acquisition-related costs													187
Obligation to pay additional amount											CAD 1,000		$ 743
Period to make additional amount of obligation upon achievement of certain condition							3 years	3 years
Customer Relationships [Member] \| Mascus International Holdings BV [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Useful life							17 years	17 years
Customer Relationships [Member] \| Petrowsky Auctioneers Inc. [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Useful life			10 years
Customer Relationships [Member] \| Kramer Auctions Ltd. [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Useful life							10 years	10 years
Trade Names [Member] \| Mascus International Holdings BV [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Useful life							5 years	5 years
Trade Names [Member] \| Kramer Auctions Ltd. [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Useful life							3 years	3 years
Software Assets [Member] \| Mascus International Holdings BV [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Useful life							5 years	5 years