Note 11 - Goodwill (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2014

Disclosure Text Block Supplement [Abstract]

Schedule of Goodwill [Table Text Block]

	Commercial Real Estate Services			Residential Real Estate Services			Property Services			Consolidated
Balance, December 31, 2012	$	155,308		$	161,251		$	86,086		$	402,645
Goodwill acquired during the year		65,517			3,293			-			68,810
Goodwill disposed during the year		-			-			(37,195	)		(37,195	)
Other items		-			(217	)		-			(217	)
Foreign exchange		(5,116	)		(1,449	)		(300	)		(6,865	)
Balance, December 31, 2013		215,709			162,878			48,591			427,178
Goodwill acquired during the year		99,567			4,288			3,856			107,711
Goodwill disposed during the year		(1,104	)		(691	)					(1,795	)
Other items		(1,120	)		(61	)		-			(1,181	)
Foreign exchange		(26,560	)		(1,395	)		(404	)		(28,359	)
Balance, December 31, 2014		286,492			165,019			52,043			503,554
Goodwill		316,075			165,019			52,043			533,137
Accumulated impairment loss		(29,583	)		-			-			(29,583	)
	$	286,492		$	165,019		$	52,043		$	503,554