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GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2014

GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS

Schedule of goodwill by reportable operating segment

											Emergency &
					Household Goods						Preventative
					Moving Services			Premium Logistics			Maintenance
		Total			(ABF Moving)			(Panther)			(FleetNet)
					(in thousands)
Balances at December 31, 2013		$	76,448		$	5,352		$	71,096		$	—
Goodwill acquired		1,301			—			—			1,301
Balances at June 30, 2014		$	77,749		$	5,352		$	71,096		$	1,301

Schedule of intangible assets

		Weighted Average					Accumulated			Net
		Amortization Period		Cost			Amortization			Value
		(in years)					(in thousands)
Finite-lived intangible assets
Customer relationships		14		$	43,981		$	6,383		$	37,598
Driver network		3		3,200			2,178			1,022
Other		7		599			10			589
		13		47,780			8,571			39,209
Indefinite-lived intangible assets
Trade name		N/A		32,345			N/A			32,345
Other		N/A		2,908			N/A			2,908
				35,253						35,253
Total intangible assets		N/A		$	83,033		$	8,571		$	74,462

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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.

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Tabular disclosure of goodwill by reportable segment and in total which includes a rollforward schedule.

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-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 350

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