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Business Segment Information (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2016
Segment Reporting [Abstract] |
Schedule of Segment Reporting Information, by Segment | Financial information regarding 2016, 2015 and 2014 operations by the Company’s designated geographic areas is as follows:
| United States |  | Other North America
2016 |  |  |
Revenues from unaffiliated customers | $ | 1,683,006 |  |  | 226,561 |
Transfers between geographic areas | 106,076 |  |  | 10,778 |
Total revenues | $ | 1,789,082 |  |  | 237,339 |
Net revenues1 | $ | 918,110 |  |  | 119,492 |
Operating income | $ | 250,715 |  |  | 32,530 |
Identifiable assets at year end | $ | 1,455,722 |  |  | 104,804 |
Capital expenditures | $ | 39,531 |  |  | 1,727 |
Depreciation and amortization | $ | 29,939 |  |  | 1,479 |
Equity | $ | 1,166,582 |  |  | 46,448 |
2015 |  |  |
Revenues from unaffiliated customers | $ | 1,763,361 |  |  | 226,284 |
Transfers between geographic areas | 118,884 |  |  | 13,383 |
Total revenues | $ | 1,882,245 |  |  | 239,667 |
Net revenues1 | $ | 906,780 |  |  | 124,381 |
Operating income | $ | 245,257 |  |  | 46,846 |
Identifiable assets at year end | $ | 1,185,671 |  |  | 111,549 |
Capital expenditures | $ | 26,807 |  |  | 3,915 |
Depreciation and amortization | $ | 29,532 |  |  | 1,331 |
Equity | $ | 986,330 |  |  | 70,932 |
2014 |  |  |
Revenues from unaffiliated customers | $ | 1,694,819 |  |  | 218,735 |
Transfers between geographic areas | 97,028 |  |  | 10,891 |
Total revenues | $ | 1,791,847 |  |  | 229,626 |
Net revenues1 | $ | 823,111 |  |  | 108,631 |
Operating income | $ | 221,166 |  |  | 36,475 |
Identifiable assets at year end | $ | 1,388,319 |  |  | 111,324 |
Capital expenditures | $ | 19,610 |  |  | 1,439 |
Depreciation and amortization | $ | 31,553 |  |  | 1,170 |
Equity | $ | 1,165,488 |  |  | 54,338 |
|  | Latin America |  | North Asia |  | South Asia |  | Europe |  | Middle East, Africa and India |  | Elimi-nations |  | Consoli-dated
2016 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues from unaffiliated customers |  | 84,665 |  |  | 2,242,670 |  |  | 603,980 |  |  | 918,561 |  |  | 338,594 |  |  | — |  |  | 6,098,037 |
Transfers between geographic areas |  | 15,037 |  |  | 21,212 |  |  | 24,251 |  |  | 41,102 |  |  | 21,876 |  |  | (240,332 | ) |  | — |
Total revenues |  | 99,702 |  |  | 2,263,882 |  |  | 628,231 |  |  | 959,663 |  |  | 360,470 |  |  | (240,332 | ) |  | 6,098,037 |
Net revenues1 |  | 56,066 |  |  | 471,275 |  |  | 171,033 |  |  | 304,429 |  |  | 123,335 |  |  | 296 |  |  | 2,164,036 |
Operating income |  | 13,321 |  |  | 230,777 |  |  | 64,967 |  |  | 42,195 |  |  | 35,672 |  |  | (14 | ) |  | 670,163 |
Identifiable assets at year end |  | 49,231 |  |  | 511,851 |  |  | 120,300 |  |  | 351,960 |  |  | 190,902 |  |  | 6,101 |  |  | 2,790,871 |
Capital expenditures |  | 1,038 |  |  | 3,889 |  |  | 3,038 |  |  | 7,554 |  |  | 2,539 |  |  | — |  |  | 59,316 |
Depreciation and amortization |  | 1,187 |  |  | 5,455 |  |  | 2,177 |  |  | 4,576 |  |  | 1,983 |  |  | — |  |  | 46,796 |
Equity |  | 27,164 |  |  | 327,672 |  |  | 91,983 |  |  | 108,430 |  |  | 112,633 |  |  | (33,699 | ) |  | 1,847,213 |
2015 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues from unaffiliated customers |  | 94,229 |  |  | 2,557,398 |  |  | 677,628 |  |  | 958,827 |  |  | 338,905 |  |  | — |  |  | 6,616,632 |
Transfers between geographic areas |  | 19,158 |  |  | 21,722 |  |  | 25,018 |  |  | 42,787 |  |  | 21,322 |  |  | (262,274 | ) |  | — |
Total revenues |  | 113,387 |  |  | 2,579,120 |  |  | 702,646 |  |  | 1,001,614 |  |  | 360,227 |  |  | (262,274 | ) |  | 6,616,632 |
Net revenues1 |  | 65,017 |  |  | 493,235 |  |  | 179,110 |  |  | 308,301 |  |  | 110,953 |  |  | — |  |  | 2,187,777 |
Operating income |  | 19,656 |  |  | 245,854 |  |  | 69,643 |  |  | 65,024 |  |  | 29,204 |  |  | — |  |  | 721,484 |
Identifiable assets at year end |  | 48,678 |  |  | 446,914 |  |  | 127,014 |  |  | 421,590 |  |  | 221,835 |  |  | 2,326 |  |  | 2,565,577 |
Capital expenditures |  | 1,756 |  |  | 2,203 |  |  | 2,383 |  |  | 5,222 |  |  | 2,097 |  |  | — |  |  | 44,383 |
Depreciation and amortization |  | 1,041 |  |  | 5,425 |  |  | 2,110 |  |  | 4,931 |  |  | 1,642 |  |  | — |  |  | 46,012 |
Equity |  | 33,161 |  |  | 253,097 |  |  | 99,220 |  |  | 154,174 |  |  | 130,105 |  |  | (32,343 | ) |  | 1,694,676 |
2014 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues from unaffiliated customers |  | 89,058 |  |  | 2,576,350 |  |  | 657,189 |  |  | 1,012,389 |  |  | 316,181 |  |  | — |  |  | 6,564,721 |
Transfers between geographic areas |  | 20,634 |  |  | 23,020 |  |  | 26,579 |  |  | 39,541 |  |  | 19,654 |  |  | (237,347 | ) |  | — |
Total revenues |  | 109,692 |  |  | 2,599,370 |  |  | 683,768 |  |  | 1,051,930 |  |  | 335,835 |  |  | (237,347 | ) |  | 6,564,721 |
Net revenues1 |  | 65,016 |  |  | 407,410 |  |  | 163,383 |  |  | 313,325 |  |  | 100,551 |  |  | — |  |  | 1,981,427 |
Operating income |  | 19,855 |  |  | 177,496 |  |  | 52,596 |  |  | 62,101 |  |  | 24,959 |  |  | — |  |  | 594,648 |
Identifiable assets at year end |  | 53,815 |  |  | 513,649 |  |  | 141,499 |  |  | 447,349 |  |  | 208,684 |  |  | 5,987 |  |  | 2,870,626 |
Capital expenditures |  | 1,574 |  |  | 5,955 |  |  | 3,118 |  |  | 4,246 |  |  | 1,530 |  |  | — |  |  | 37,472 |
Depreciation and amortization |  | 911 |  |  | 5,938 |  |  | 2,295 |  |  | 5,690 |  |  | 1,735 |  |  | — |  |  | 49,292 |
Equity |  | 34,386 |  |  | 262,295 |  |  | 99,234 |  |  | 169,117 |  |  | 121,520 |  |  | (34,770 | ) |  | 1,871,608 |
Schedule of Net Revenues Calculation | The following table presents the calculation of net revenues:
Years ended December 31, |  | 2016 |  | 2015 |  | 2014
Revenues: |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenues |  | $ | 6,098,037 |  |  | 6,616,632 |  |  | 6,564,721 |
Expenses: |  |  |  |  |  |
Airfreight services |  | 1,752,167 |  |  | 1,987,690 |  |  | 2,103,777 |
Ocean freight and ocean services |  | 1,378,699 |  |  | 1,648,993 |  |  | 1,712,795 |
Customs brokerage and other services |  | 803,135 |  |  | 792,172 |  |  | 766,722 |
Net revenues |  | $ | 2,164,036 |  |  | 2,187,777 |  |  | 1,981,427 |
Schedule of Revenues and Long-lived Assets Attributed to Material Foreign Countries | Other than the United States, only the People’s Republic of China, including Hong Kong, represented more than 10% of the Company’s total revenue, net revenue, total identifiable assets or equity in any period presented as noted in the table below.
|  | 2016 |  | 2015 |  | 2014
Total revenues |  | 31 | % |  | 32 | % |  | 33 | %
Net revenues |  | 18 | % |  | 19 | % |  | 16 | %
Identifiable assets at year end |  | 15 | % |  | 13 | % |  | 14 | %
Equity |  | 13 | % |  | 10 | % |  | 9 | %

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