Note 23 - Impact of Recently Issued Accounting Standards (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2018

Notes Tables

Schedule of Change in Accounting Estimate [Table Text Block]

(in thousands of US dollars, except per share amounts)
	Year ended December 31, 2017
	As previously reported		Lease brokerage revenue adjustment			Principal versus agent adjustment		Restated
Statement of earnings
Revenues	$	2,275,362	$	13,569		$	146,269	$	2,435,200
Cost of revenues		1,427,281		12,315			146,269		1,585,865
Selling, general and administrative expenses		613,335		705			-		614,040
Income tax		63,300		(1,393	)		-		61,907
Non-controlling interest share of earnings		20,236		83			-		20,319
Non-controlling interest redemption increment		22,583		(190	)		-		22,393
Net earnings attributable  to Company		49,313		2,049			-		51,362
Diluted net earnings per common share		1.25		0.05			-		1.31

(in thousands of US dollars)	As at December 31, 2017
	As previously reported			Lease brokerage revenue adjustment			Principal versus agent adjustment		Restated
Balance sheet
Accounts receivable, net of allowance	$	383,385		$	(843	)	$	-	$	382,542
Contract assets, current		-			104,737			-		104,737
Unbilled revenues		41,370			(41,370	)		-		-
Contract assets, non-current		-			7,104			-		7,104
Deferred income tax asset, net		52,394			(3,993	)		-		48,401
Accounts payable and accrued expenses		252,904			(25,817	)		-		227,087
Accrued compensation		365,709			53,926			-		419,635
Contract liabilities		-			35,423			-		35,423
Unearned revenues		11,919			(11,919	)		-		-
Deferred income tax liability, net		18,579			465			-		19,044
Deficit		(128,411	)		12,922			-		(115,489	)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss		(43,354	)		197			-		(43,157	)
Non-controlling interests		4,019			438			-		4,457