Note 9 - Intangible Assets

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2015

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9. Intangible assets

December 31, 2015

		Gross carrying amount		Accumulated amortization		Net
Customer lists and relationships	$	134,112	$	50,029	$	84,083
Franchise rights		5,444		3,222		2,222
Trademarks and trade names:
Indefinite life		23,639		-		23,639
Finite life		2,312		1,220		1,092
Management contracts and other		13,690		4,213		9,477
Brokerage backlog		3,588		3,139		449
	$	182,785	$	61,823	$	120,962

December 31, 2014

		Gross carrying amount		Accumulated amortization		Net
Customer lists and relationships	$	114,236	$	40,081	$	74,155
Franchise rights		5,948		3,047		2,901
Trademarks and trade names:
Indefinite life		24,178		-		24,178
Finite life		2,447		1,432		1,015
Management contracts and other		16,220		3,825		12,395
Brokerage backlog		2,742		2,574		168
	$	165,771	$	50,959	$	114,812

During the year ended December 31, 2015, the Company acquired the following intangible assets:

		Amount	Estimated weighted average amortization period (years)
Customer lists and relationships	$	24,053	10.0
Trademarks and trade names - finite life		880	2.0
Brokerage backlog		2,467	0.3
Other		2,998	9.3
	$	30,398	8.9

The following is the estimated annual amortization expense for recorded intangible assets for each of the next five years ending December 31:

2016	$	15,748
2017		14,360
2018		13,045
2019		11,662
2020		10,079