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GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2015
GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS |
Schedule of goodwill by reportable operating segment |
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ABF |  | ABF |  |  |  |
|  | Total |  | Panther |  | Moving |  | Logistics |  | FleetNet |
|  | (in thousands)
Balances at December 31, 2014 |  | $ | 77,078 |  | $ | 71,096 |  | $ | 5,352 |  | $ | — |  | $ | 630 |
Goodwill acquired(1) |  |  | 4,200 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 4,200 |  |  | — |
Balances at September 30, 2015 |  | $ | 81,278 |  | $ | 71,096 |  | $ | 5,352 |  | $ | 4,200 |  | $ | 630 |
| (1) |  | Goodwill related to the acquisition of Smart Lines Transportation Group, LLC is expected to be fully deductible for tax purposes. The fair value assessment of assets and liabilities acquired with this business was based on preliminary information as of September 30, 2015.
Schedule of intangible assets |
|  |  |  | September 30, 2015 |  | December 31, 2014 |
|  | 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 |  | $ | 44,921 |  | $ | 10,446 |  | $ | 34,475 |  | $ | 44,242 |  | $ | 7,971 |  | $ | 36,271 |
Driver network |  | 3 |  |  | 3,200 |  |  | 3,200 |  |  | — |  |  | 3,200 |  |  | 2,711 |  |  | 489 |
Other |  | 8 |  |  | 1,032 |  |  | 219 |  |  | 813 |  |  | 1,032 |  |  | 105 |  |  | 927 |
|  | 13 |  |  | 49,153 |  |  | 13,865 |  |  | 35,288 |  |  | 48,474 |  |  | 10,787 |  |  | 37,687 |
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 |  | $ | 84,275 |  | $ | 13,865 |  | $ | 70,410 |  | $ | 83,596 |  | $ | 10,787 |  | $ | 72,809 |

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