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OPERATING SEGMENT DATA (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
 3 Months Ended 9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2015
Sep. 30, 2014
Sep. 30, 2015
Sep. 30, 2014
REVENUES        
Revenues $ 709,380 $ 711,295 $ 2,018,771 $ 1,947,845
OPERATING EXPENSES        
Salaries, wages, and benefits 334,144 321,781 973,570 914,559
Rents, purchased transportation, and other costs of services 209,744 215,719 588,329 564,024
Fuel, supplies, and expenses 77,067 89,337 231,097 269,401
Depreciation and amortization 23,373 22,178 68,221 63,855
Gain on sale of property and equipment     (1,691) (597)
Pension settlement expense 800 800 2,478 5,405
Other 31,614 29,339 89,371 84,816
Total consolidated operating expenses 675,942 678,354 1,950,588 1,896,655
OPERATING INCOME        
OPERATING INCOME 33,438 32,941 68,183 51,190
OTHER INCOME (COSTS)        
Interest and dividend income 378 215 882 600
Interest and other related financing costs (1,157) (834) (3,183) (2,367)
Other, net (613) 234 (15) 1,549
TOTAL OTHER INCOME (COSTS) (1,392) (385) (2,316) (218)
INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES 32,046 32,556 65,867 50,972
Operating Segments | Freight Transportation (ABF Freight)        
REVENUES        
Revenues 511,346 523,351 1,456,924 1,445,079
OPERATING EXPENSES        
Salaries, wages, and benefits 304,865 294,826 884,875 835,354
Fuel, supplies, and expenses 77,708 91,406 236,381 275,473
Operating taxes and licenses 12,444 11,262 36,762 34,525
Insurance 8,288 6,498 20,340 17,859
Communications and utilities 3,808 3,768 11,559 11,741
Depreciation and amortization 18,841 17,746 54,528 50,925
Rents and purchased transportation 56,920 69,985 151,144 172,954
Gain on sale of property and equipment (565) (333) (1,403) (576)
Pension settlement expense 572 627 1,860 4,224
Other 1,888 2,829 6,167 7,211
Total consolidated operating expenses 484,769 498,614 1,402,213 1,409,690
OPERATING INCOME        
OPERATING INCOME 26,577 24,737 54,711 35,389
Operating Segments | Premium Logistics (Panther)        
REVENUES        
Revenues 73,583 82,784 229,146 236,435
OPERATING EXPENSES        
Purchased transportation 54,015 61,298 168,569 176,057
Depreciation and amortization 2,773 2,891 8,636 8,465
Salaries, benefits, insurance, and other 14,062 14,476 43,174 40,072
Total consolidated operating expenses 70,850 78,665 220,379 224,594
OPERATING INCOME        
OPERATING INCOME 2,733 4,119 8,767 11,841
Operating Segments | Emergency & Preventative Maintenance (FleetNet)        
REVENUES        
Revenues 45,181 40,117 129,685 120,123
OPERATING EXPENSES        
Total consolidated operating expenses 44,225 39,378 126,542 117,283
OPERATING INCOME        
OPERATING INCOME 956 739 3,143 2,840
Operating Segments | Transportation Management (ABF Logistics)        
REVENUES        
Revenues 49,270 40,672 147,061 105,882
OPERATING EXPENSES        
Total consolidated operating expenses 47,478 39,612 142,686 103,433
OPERATING INCOME        
OPERATING INCOME 1,792 1,060 4,375 2,449
Operating Segments | Household Goods Moving Services (ABF Moving)        
REVENUES        
Revenues 43,076 35,338 93,870 72,943
OPERATING EXPENSES        
Total consolidated operating expenses 40,048 32,029 89,207 69,852
OPERATING INCOME        
OPERATING INCOME 3,028 3,309 4,663 3,091
Operating Segments | Asset-Light Logistics Segments        
OPERATING EXPENSES        
Pension settlement expense 100 100 100 100
Other and eliminations        
REVENUES        
Revenues (13,076) (10,967) (37,915) (32,617)
OPERATING EXPENSES        
Pension settlement expense 200 200 500 1,100
Total consolidated operating expenses (11,428) (9,944) (30,439) (28,197)
OPERATING INCOME        
OPERATING INCOME $ (1,648) $ (1,023) $ (7,476) $ (4,420)