Note 6 - Other (Income) Expense

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2013

Other Income and Expenses [Abstract]

Other Income and Other Expense Disclosure [Text Block]

6.  Other (income) expense

	2013			2012			2011
(Earnings) loss from equity method investments	$	(1,107	)	$	(1,230	)	$	3,475
Other-than-temporary impairment of investment		-			-			3,092
Other		(424	)		(1,211	)		(250	)
	$	(1,531	)	$	(2,441	)	$	6,317

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.