GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2013

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

Goodwill represents the excess of cost over the fair value of net identifiable tangible and intangible assets acquired. Goodwill by reportable operating segment consisted of the following:



	Household Goods Moving Services		Premium Logistics & Expedited Freight Services		Total
	(in thousands)
Balances at December 31, 2012	$	3,660	$	69,529	$	73,189
Purchase accounting adjustments	—		1,567		1,567
Goodwill acquired	1,692		—		1,692
Balances at September 30, 2013	$	5,352	$	71,096	$	76,448

Goodwill of the Premium Logistics and Expedited Freight Services segment associated with the Panther acquisition was attributable primarily to intangible assets that do not qualify for separate recognition, an assembled workforce, and the recognition of deferred tax liabilities for the acquired intangible assets, including software, which are not deductible for income tax purposes. A substantial portion of the Panther goodwill is not deductible for income tax purposes. Goodwill of $1.7 million related to the May 31, 2013 acquisition of a privately-owned logistics company included in the Household Goods Moving Services segment (see Note C) is expected to be fully deductible for tax purposes.

Intangible assets consisted of the following as of September 30, 2013:



	Weighted Average Amortization Period	Cost		Accumulated Amortization		Net Value
	(in years)			(in thousands)
Finite-lived intangible assets
Customer relationships	14	$	43,500	$	4,013	$	39,487
Driver network	3	3,200		1,378		1,822
	13	46,700		5,391		41,309
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				35,122
Total intangible assets	N/A	$	81,822	$	5,391	$	76,431

Intangible assets, except for the $2.8 million of other indefinite-lived assets, were acquired in conjunction with the June 2012 acquisition of Panther. Amortization expense on intangible assets (excluding acquired software which is reported within property, plant and equipment) is expected to approximate $4 million for 2013 and is anticipated to range between $3 million and $4 million per year for 2014 through 2017. Acquired software is expected to be amortized on a straight-line basis over seven years, resulting in approximately $5 million of annual amortization expense (which is reported as depreciation expense) for 2013 through 2017.

- Definition

The entire disclosure for the aggregate amount of goodwill and a description of intangible assets, which may include (a) for amortizable intangible assets (also referred to as finite-lived intangible assets), the carrying amount, the amount of any significant residual value, and the weighted-average amortization period, (b) for intangible assets not subject to amortization (also referred to as indefinite-lived intangible assets), the carrying amount, and (c) the amount of research and development assets acquired and written off in the period, including the line item in the income statement in which the amounts written off are aggregated, if not readily apparent from the income statement. Also discloses (a) for amortizable intangibles assets in total and by major class, the gross carrying amount and accumulated amortization, the total amortization expense for the period, and the estimated aggregate amortization expense for each of the five succeeding fiscal years, (b) for intangible assets not subject to amortization the carrying amount in total and by major class, and (c) for goodwill, in total and for each reportable segment, the changes in the carrying amount of goodwill during the period (including the aggregate amount of goodwill acquired, the aggregate amount of impairment losses recognized, and the amount of goodwill included in the gain (loss) on disposal of a reporting unit). If any part of goodwill has not been allocated to a reportable segment, discloses the unallocated amount and the reasons for not allocating. For each impairment loss recognized related to an intangible asset (excluding goodwill), discloses: (a) a description of the impaired intangible asset and the facts and circumstances leading to the impairment, (b) the amount of the impairment loss and the method for determining fair value, (c) the caption in the income statement or the statement of activities in which the impairment loss is aggregated, and (d) the segment in which the impaired intangible asset is reported. For each goodwill impairment loss recognized, discloses: (a) a description of the facts and circumstances leading to the impairment, (b) the amount of the impairment loss and the method of determining the fair value of the associated reporting unit, and (c) if a recognized impairment loss is an estimate not finalized and the reasons why the estimate is not final. May also disclose the nature and amount of any significant adjustments made to a previous estimate of an impairment loss.

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