Note 5 - Property and Equipment
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2016
Notes to Financial Statements  
Property, Plant and Equipment Disclosure [Text Block]
5.
    Property and Equipment
 
Property and equipment consisted of the following:
 
 
 
Estimated
 
 
   
Useful
  
December 31,
  
 
 
Life (years)
 
2016
 
 
2015
 
Land
  
 
--
 
   $
-
    $
1,182
 
Building  
 
39
 
    
-
     
5,214
 
Computer and telecom equipment  
3
-
5
    
31,854
     
27,046
 
Software  
3
-
5
    
26,883
     
19,497
 
Leasehold improvements  
Shorter of 7 years or
lease term
    
16,720
     
16,122
 
Furniture and fixtures  
5
-
10
    
8,070
     
5,815
 
Automobiles  
 
5
 
    
3,597
     
3,471
 
Construction and development in progress
  
 
--
 
    
5,831
     
1,956
 
   
 
 
 
    
92,955
     
80,303
 
Less accumulated depreciation
  
 
 
 
    
46,735
     
34,145
 
Total property and equipment, net
  
 
 
 
   $
46,220
    $
46,158
 
 
 
Depreciation expense from continuing operations was
$18,038,
$14,488
and
$10,241
for the years ended
December
 
31,
2016,
2015
and
2014,
respectively.
 
The Company sold the building and land that included holding company office space in Arizona effective
December
30,
2016
resulting in an asset impairment charge of
$1,415
for the year ended
December
31,
2016.
The Company recorded an asset impairment charge of
$9,983
related to its WD Services segment based on its review of the carrying value of long-lived assets. The impairment charges are reflected in “Asset impairment charge” in the consolidated statement of income for the year ended
December
31,
2016.
See Note
6,
Goodwill and Intangibles¸
for further discussion of the impairment charges incurred related to the WD Services segment during
2016.