Note 21 - Segmented Information (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Schedule of Segment Reporting Information, by Segment [Table Text Block]

	Commercial			Residential
2012	Real Estate			Property			Property
	Services			Management			Services			Corporate				Consolidated
Revenues		$	1,170,427		$	839,167		$	295,725		$	218			$	2,305,537
Depreciation and amortization			24,106			18,730			10,302			364				53,502
Operating earnings (loss)			33,796			45,870			13,744			(15,013	)			78,397
Other income, net																2,441
Interest expense, net																(19,601	)
Income taxes																(20,304	)
Net earnings																40,933
Total assets		$	633,439		$	444,037		$	232,757		$	7,677			$	1,317,910
Total additions to long lived assets			35,031			19,689			7,767			73				62,560

	Commercial			Residential
2011	Real Estate			Property			Property
	Services			Management			Services			Corporate				Consolidated
Revenues		$	994,579		$	760,501		$	468,903		$	188			$	2,224,171
Depreciation and amortization			22,073			18,022			10,692			139				50,926
Operating earnings (loss)			22,379			47,202			45,421			(16,941	)			98,061
Other expense, net																(6,317	)
Interest expense, net																(16,808	)
Income taxes																26,807
Net earnings															$	101,743
Total assets		$	576,268		$	423,328		$	210,898		$	23,224			$	1,233,718
Total additions to long lived assets			14,997			49,071			6,441			68				70,577

	Commercial			Residential
2010	Real Estate			Property			Property
	Services			Management			Services			Corporate				Consolidated
Revenues		$	861,917		$	662,033		$	462,141		$	180			$	1,986,271
Depreciation and amortization			23,362			14,605			9,544			375				47,886
Operating earnings (loss)			14,694			46,670			58,671			(22,503	)			97,532
Other expense, net																(3,007	)
Interest expense, net																(17,397	)
Income taxes																(29,228	)
Net earnings															$	47,900
Total assets		$	514,060		$	359,247		$	217,692		$	38,542			$	1,129,541
Total additions to long lived assets			78,068			41,182			6,650			273				126,173

Schedule of Revenue from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets, by Geographical Areas [Table Text Block]

	2012		2011		2010
United States
Revenues	$	1,490,763	$	1,523,912	$	1,406,713
Total long-lived assets		468,602		476,530		469,465
Canada
Revenues	$	330,622	$	310,912	$	246,809
Total long-lived assets		99,529		91,821		76,502
Australia
Revenues	$	177,677	$	171,873	$	164,486
Total long-lived assets		49,269		54,701		55,291
Other
Revenues	$	306,475	$	217,474	$	168,263
Total long-lived assets		70,205		55,494		57,927
Consolidated
Revenues	$	2,305,537	$	2,224,171	$	1,986,271
Total long-lived assets		687,605		678,546		659,185