CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
CURRENT ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 157,042	$ 105,354
Short-term investments	45,909us-gaap_ShortTermInvestments	35,906us-gaap_ShortTermInvestments
Restricted cash, cash equivalents, and short-term investments	1,386	1,902
Accounts receivable, less allowances (2014 - $5,731; 2013 - $4,533)	228,056us-gaap_AccountsReceivableNetCurrent	202,540us-gaap_AccountsReceivableNetCurrent
Other accounts receivable, less allowances (2014 - $1,701; 2013 - $1,422)	6,582us-gaap_OtherReceivablesNetCurrent	7,272us-gaap_OtherReceivablesNetCurrent
Prepaid expenses	20,906us-gaap_PrepaidExpenseCurrent	19,016us-gaap_PrepaidExpenseCurrent
Deferred income taxes	40,220	37,482
Prepaid and refundable income taxes	9,920	2,061
Other	4,968us-gaap_OtherAssetsCurrent	6,952us-gaap_OtherAssetsCurrent
TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS	514,989us-gaap_AssetsCurrent	418,485us-gaap_AssetsCurrent
PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT
Land and structures	251,836arcb_LandAndStructuresGross	245,805arcb_LandAndStructuresGross
Revenue equipment	633,455arcb_RevenueEquipmentGross	589,902arcb_RevenueEquipmentGross
Service, office, and other equipment	136,145	124,303
Software	116,112	110,998
Leasehold improvements	24,377us-gaap_LeaseholdImprovementsGross	23,582us-gaap_LeaseholdImprovementsGross
TOTAL PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT, GROSS	1,161,925us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross	1,094,590us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross
Less allowances for depreciation and amortization	752,075	700,193
PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT, net	409,850us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet	394,397us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet
GOODWILL	77,078us-gaap_Goodwill	76,448us-gaap_Goodwill
INTANGIBLE ASSETS, net	72,809	75,387
OTHER ASSETS	52,896	52,609
TOTAL ASSETS	1,127,622us-gaap_Assets	1,017,326us-gaap_Assets
CURRENT LIABILITIES
Bank overdraft and drafts payable	16,095arcb_BankOverdraftAndDraftsPayable	13,609arcb_BankOverdraftAndDraftsPayable
Accounts payable	104,230us-gaap_AccountsPayableCurrent	89,091us-gaap_AccountsPayableCurrent
Income taxes payable	527us-gaap_AccruedIncomeTaxesCurrent	1,782us-gaap_AccruedIncomeTaxesCurrent
Accrued expenses	194,674us-gaap_AccruedLiabilitiesCurrent	173,622us-gaap_AccruedLiabilitiesCurrent
Current portion of long-term debt	25,256	31,513
TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES	340,782us-gaap_LiabilitiesCurrent	309,617us-gaap_LiabilitiesCurrent
LONG-TERM DEBT, less current portion	102,474	81,332
PENSION AND POSTRETIREMENT LIABILITIES	42,418	26,847
OTHER LIABILITIES	16,667us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesNoncurrent	15,041us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesNoncurrent
DEFERRED INCOME TAXES	64,398	64,028
STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Common stock, $0.01 par value, authorized 70,000,000 shares; issued 2014: 27,722,010 shares; 2013: 27,507,241 shares	277us-gaap_CommonStockValue	275us-gaap_CommonStockValue
Additional paid-in capital	303,045	296,133
Retained earnings	338,810	296,735
Treasury stock, at cost, 1,677,932 shares	(57,770)us-gaap_TreasuryStockValue	(57,770)us-gaap_TreasuryStockValue
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(23,479)	(14,912)
TOTAL STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY	560,883us-gaap_StockholdersEquity	520,461us-gaap_StockholdersEquity
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY	$ 1,127,622	$ 1,017,326

Carrying amount at the balance sheet date of payments made in excess of existing cash balances, which will be honored by the bank but reflected as a loan to the entity. Overdrafts generally have a very short time frame for correction or repayment and are therefore more similar to short-term bank financing than trade financing. Also includes amounts due on drafts payable at the balance sheet date.

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