CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
CURRENT ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 166,022	$ 157,042
Short-term investments	45,980us-gaap_ShortTermInvestments	45,909us-gaap_ShortTermInvestments
Restricted cash	1,386	1,386
Accounts receivable, less allowances (2015 - $5,653; 2014 - $5,731)	230,715us-gaap_AccountsReceivableNetCurrent	228,056us-gaap_AccountsReceivableNetCurrent
Other accounts receivable, less allowances (2015 - $1,489; 2014 - $1,701)	6,289us-gaap_OtherReceivablesNetCurrent	6,582us-gaap_OtherReceivablesNetCurrent
Prepaid expenses	22,599us-gaap_PrepaidExpenseCurrent	20,906us-gaap_PrepaidExpenseCurrent
Deferred income taxes	38,468	40,220
Prepaid and refundable income taxes	12,657	9,920
Other	4,907us-gaap_OtherAssetsCurrent	4,968us-gaap_OtherAssetsCurrent
TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS	529,023us-gaap_AssetsCurrent	514,989us-gaap_AssetsCurrent
PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT
Land and structures	264,740arcb_LandAndStructuresGross	251,836arcb_LandAndStructuresGross
Revenue equipment	628,136arcb_RevenueEquipmentGross	633,455arcb_RevenueEquipmentGross
Service, office, and other equipment	135,156	136,145
Software	119,431	116,112
Leasehold improvements	24,496us-gaap_LeaseholdImprovementsGross	24,377us-gaap_LeaseholdImprovementsGross
TOTAL PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT, GROSS	1,171,959us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross	1,161,925us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross
Less allowances for depreciation and amortization	766,217	752,075
PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT, net	405,742us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet	409,850us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet
GOODWILL	80,696us-gaap_Goodwill	77,078us-gaap_Goodwill
INTANGIBLE ASSETS, net	72,862	72,809
OTHER ASSETS	53,376	52,896
TOTAL ASSETS	1,141,699us-gaap_Assets	1,127,622us-gaap_Assets
CURRENT LIABILITIES
Bank overdraft and drafts payable	14,299arcb_BankOverdraftAndDraftsPayable	16,095arcb_BankOverdraftAndDraftsPayable
Accounts payable	115,566us-gaap_AccountsPayableCurrent	104,230us-gaap_AccountsPayableCurrent
Income taxes payable	257us-gaap_AccruedIncomeTaxesCurrent	527us-gaap_AccruedIncomeTaxesCurrent
Accrued expenses	176,737us-gaap_AccruedLiabilitiesCurrent	194,674us-gaap_AccruedLiabilitiesCurrent
Current portion of long-term debt	22,639	25,256
TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES	329,498us-gaap_LiabilitiesCurrent	340,782us-gaap_LiabilitiesCurrent
LONG-TERM DEBT, less current portion	132,837	102,474
PENSION AND POSTRETIREMENT LIABILITIES	44,448	42,418
OTHER LIABILITIES	12,740us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesNoncurrent	16,667us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesNoncurrent
DEFERRED INCOME TAXES	64,245	64,398
STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Common stock, $0.01 par value, authorized 70,000,000 shares; issued 2015: 27,739,223 shares; 2014: 27,722,010 shares	277us-gaap_CommonStockValue	277us-gaap_CommonStockValue
Additional paid-in capital	304,570	303,045
Retained earnings	337,971	338,810
Treasury stock, at cost, 2015: 1,742,132 shares; 2014: 1,677,932 shares	(60,229)us-gaap_TreasuryStockValue	(57,770)us-gaap_TreasuryStockValue
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(24,658)	(23,479)
TOTAL STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY	557,931us-gaap_StockholdersEquity	560,883us-gaap_StockholdersEquity
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY	$ 1,141,699	$ 1,127,622

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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