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GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2013
GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS |
Schedule of goodwill by reportable operating segment |
|  |  |  | Premium Logistics |  |  |
|  | Household Goods |  | and Expedited |  |  |
|  | Moving Services |  | Freight Services |  | Total |
|  | (in thousands) |
Balance December 31, 2012 |  | $ | 3,660 |  | $ | 69,529 |  | $ | 73,189 |
Purchase accounting adjustment — Panther |  | — |  | 1,843 |  | 1,843 |
Balance March 31, 2013 |  | $ | 3,660 |  | $ | 71,372 |  | $ | 75,032 |
Schedule of intangible assets |
|  | Weighted Average |  |  |  | Accumulated |  | Net |
|  | Amortization Period |  | Cost |  | Amortization |  | Value |
|  | (in years) |  |  |  | (in thousands) |  |  |
Finite-lived intangible assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Customer relationships |  | 14 |  | $ | 43,500 |  | $ | 2,460 |  | $ | 41,040 |
Driver network |  | 3 |  | 3,200 |  | 844 |  | 2,356 |
|  | 13 |  | 46,700 |  | 3,304 |  | 43,396 |
Indefinite-lived intangible assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Trade name |  | N/A |  | 32,300 |  | N/A |  | 32,300 |
Other |  | N/A |  | 2,822 |  | N/A |  | 2,822 |
|  |  |  | 35,122 |  | N/A |  | 35,122 |
Total intangible assets |  | N/A |  | $ | 81,822 |  | $ | 3,304 |  | $ | 78,518 |

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- Definition Tabular disclosure of intangibles assets, excluding goodwill, in total and by major class, including the gross carrying amount and accumulated amortization, if applicable. A major class is composed of intangible assets that can be grouped together because they are similar, either by their nature or by their use in the operations of a company. + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition Tabular disclosure of goodwill by reportable segment and in total which includes a rollforward schedule. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS) -Number 142 -Paragraph 45 -Subparagraph c -LegacyDoc This reference is SUPERSEDED by the Accounting Standards Codification effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. This reference is included to help users transition from the previous accounting hierarchy and will be removed from future versions of this taxonomy. Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS) -Number 142 -Paragraph 47 -LegacyDoc This reference is SUPERSEDED by the Accounting Standards Codification effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. This reference is included to help users transition from the previous accounting hierarchy and will be removed from future versions of this taxonomy. Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 350 -SubTopic 20 -Section 50 -Paragraph 2 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=14024403&loc=d3e13854-109267 Reference 4: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 350 -SubTopic 20 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=14024403&loc=d3e13816-109267 Reference 5: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS) -Number 142 -Paragraph 45 -Subparagraph e -LegacyDoc This reference is SUPERSEDED by the Accounting Standards Codification effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. This reference is included to help users transition from the previous accounting hierarchy and will be removed from future versions of this taxonomy. + Details
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