Note 5 - Other (income) expense

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Other Income and Other Expense Disclosure [Text Block]

5. Other (income) expense

	2012			2011			2010
(Earnings) loss from equity method investments	$	(1,230	)	$	3,475		$	4,046
Other-than-temporary impairment of investment		-			3,092			-
Other		(1,211	)		(250	)		(1,039	)
	$	(2,441	)	$	6,317		$	3,007

During the year ended December 31 2011, as a result of a sustained decline in the market price of the shares of the Company’s investment in Colliers International UK plc, an other-than-temporary impairment charge of $3,092 was recorded in the statement of earnings.