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GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 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 |  | 630 |  | — |  | — |  | 630 |
Balances at September 30, 2014 |  | $ | 77,078 |  | $ | 5,352 |  | $ | 71,096 |  | $ | 630 |
Schedule of intangible assets |
|  |  |  |  |  | September 30, 2014 |  |  |  |  |  | December 31, 2013 |  |  |
|  | Weighted Average |  |  |  | Accumulated |  | Net |  |  |  | Accumulated |  | Net |
|  | Amortization Period |  | Cost |  | Amortization |  | Value |  | Cost |  | Amortization |  | Value |
|  | (in years) |  |  |  | (in thousands) |  |  |  |  |  | (in thousands) |  |  |
Finite-lived intangible assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Customer relationships |  | 14 |  | $ | 44,242 |  | $ | 7,167 |  | $ | 37,075 |  | $ | 43,500 |  | $ | 4,790 |  | $ | 38,710 |
Driver network |  | 3 |  | 3,200 |  | 2,444 |  | 756 |  | 3,200 |  | 1,645 |  | 1,555 |
Other |  | 8 |  | 1,032 |  | 66 |  | 966 |  | — |  | — |  | — |
|  | 13 |  | 48,474 |  | 9,677 |  | 38,797 |  | 46,700 |  | 6,435 |  | 40,265 |
Indefinite-lived intangible assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Trade name |  | N/A |  | 32,300 |  | N/A |  | 32,300 |  | 32,300 |  | N/A |  | 32,300 |
Other |  | N/A |  | 2,822 |  | N/A |  | 2,822 |  | 2,822 |  | N/A |  | 2,822 |
|  |  |  | 35,122 |  |  |  | 35,122 |  | 35,122 |  |  |  | 35,122 |
Total intangible assets |  | N/A |  | $ | 83,596 |  | $ | 9,677 |  | $ | 73,919 |  | $ | 81,822 |  | $ | 6,435 |  | $ | 75,387 |

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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 Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 350 -SubTopic 20 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=35741047&loc=d3e13816-109267 Reference 2: 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=35741047&loc=d3e13854-109267 + Details
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