Note 22 - Segmented Information (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2013

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

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

2013	Commercial Real Estate Services		Residential Real Estate Services		Property Services		Corporate			Consolidated
Revenues	$	1,318,779	$	884,334	$	140,317	$	204		$	2,343,634
Depreciation and amortization		32,539		30,655		8,557		244			71,995
Operating earnings (loss)		60,663		30,509		20,305		(21,243	)		90,234
Other income, net											1,531
Interest expense, net											(21,501	)
Income taxes											(22,624	)
Net earnings from continuing operations										$	47,640
Net loss from discontinued operations										$	(5,997	)
Net earnings										$	41,643
Total assets	$	797,520	$	467,480	$	171,028	$	7,483		$	1,443,511
Total additions to long lived assets		129,904		21,854		823		(76	)		152,505

2012	Commercial Real Estate Services		Residential Real Estate Services		Property Services		Corporate			Consolidated
Revenues	$	1,170,427	$	814,617	$	125,204	$	218		$	2,110,466
Depreciation and amortization		24,106		18,530		5,155		364			48,155
Operating earnings (loss)		33,796		42,574		18,991		(15,013	)		80,348
Other expense, net											2,441
Interest expense, net											(19,565	)
Income taxes											(21,007	)
Net earnings from continuing operations										$	42,217
Net earnings from discontinued operations										$	(1,328	)
Net earnings										$	40,889
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

2011		Commercial Real Estate Services		Residential Real Estate Services		Property Services		Corporate			Consolidated
Revenues	$	994,579	$	736,029	$	121,172	$	188		$	1,851,968
Depreciation and amortization		22,073		17,887		6,427		139			46,526
Operating earnings (loss)		22,379		42,736		8,043		(16,941	)		56,217
Other expense, net											(6,317	)
Interest expense, net											(16,798	)
Income taxes											43,823
Net earnings from continuing operations										$	76,925
Net earnings from discontinued operations										$	22,878
Net earnings										$	99,803
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

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

	2013		2012		2011
United States
Revenues	$	1,391,450	$	1,295,692	$	1,151,709
Total long-lived assets		395,069		468,602		476,530
Canada
Revenues	$	341,491	$	330,622	$	310,912
Total long-lived assets		88,660		99,529		91,821
Australia
Revenues	$	199,221	$	177,677	$	171,873
Total long-lived assets		44,811		49,269		54,701
Other
Revenues	$	411,472	$	306,475	$	217,474
Total long-lived assets		177,371		70,205		55,494
Consolidated
Revenues	$	2,343,634	$	2,110,466	$	1,851,968
Total long-lived assets		705,911		687,605		678,546