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GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2014
GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS |
Schedule of goodwill by reportable operating segment | 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:
|  | Total |  | ABF Moving |  | Panther |  | FleetNet |
|  | (in thousands) |
Balance December 31, 2012 |  | $ | 73,189 |  | $ | 3,660 |  | $ | 69,529 |  | $ | — |
Purchase accounting adjustments |  | 1,567 |  | — |  | 1,567 |  | — |
Goodwill acquired |  | 1,692 |  | 1,692 |  | — |  | — |
Balances December 31, 2013 |  | $ | 76,448 |  | $ | 5,352 |  | $ | 71,096 |  | $ | — |
Goodwill acquired |  | 630 |  | — |  | — |  | 630 |
Balances December 31, 2014 |  | $ | 77,078 |  | $ | 5,352 |  | $ | 71,096 |  | $ | 630 |
Schedule of intangible assets |
|  |  |  | 2014 |  | 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 |  | $ | 7,971 |  | $ | 36,271 |  | $ | 43,500 |  | $ | 4,790 |  | $ | 38,710 |
Driver network |  | 3 |  | 3,200 |  | 2,711 |  | 489 |  | 3,200 |  | 1,645 |  | 1,555 |
Other |  | 8 |  | 1,032 |  | 105 |  | 927 |  | — |  | — |  | — |
|  | 13 |  | 48,474 |  | 10,787 |  | 37,687 |  | 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 |  | $ | 10,787 |  | $ | 72,809 |  | $ | 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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