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OPERATING SEGMENT DATA (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2015 | Sep. 30, 2015 | Jun. 30, 2015 | Mar. 31, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2014 | Sep. 30, 2014 | Jun. 30, 2014 | Mar. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013
REVENUES |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues | $ 648,134 | $ 709,380 | $ 696,115 | $ 613,276 | $ 664,848 | $ 711,295 | $ 658,646 | $ 577,904 | $ 2,666,905 | $ 2,612,693 | $ 2,299,549
OPERATING EXPENSES |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Salaries, wages, and benefits |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,295,197 | 1,231,783 | 1,166,185
Rents, purchased transportation, and other costs of services |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 780,428 | 759,252 | 598,604
Fuel, supplies, and expenses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 300,370 | 353,385 | 321,887
Depreciation and amortization |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 93,042 | 86,222 | 88,389
Gain on sale of property and equipment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (2,225) | (1,461) | (153)
Pension settlement expense |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3,202 | 6,595 | 2,111
Other |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 122,372 | 112,812 | 105,414
Total consolidated operating expenses | 640,822 | 675,942 | 662,649 | 611,996 | 646,799 | 678,354 | 631,694 | 586,606 | 2,591,409 | 2,543,454 | 2,280,479
OPERATING INCOME (LOSS) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
OPERATING INCOME | 7,312 | 33,438 | 33,466 | 1,280 | 18,049 | 32,941 | 26,952 | (8,702) | 75,496 | 69,239 | 19,070
OTHER INCOME (COSTS) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest and dividend income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,284 | 851 | 681
Interest and other related financing costs |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (4,400) | (3,190) | (4,183)
Other, net |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 354 | 3,712 | 3,893
TOTAL OTHER INCOME (COSTS) | $ (445) | $ (1,392) | $ (557) | $ (368) | $ 1,591 | $ (385) | $ 419 | $ (253) | (2,762) | 1,373 | 391
INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 72,734 | 70,612 | 19,461
Operating Segments | Freight Transportation (ABF Freight) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
REVENUES |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,918,450 | 1,930,990 | 1,761,716
OPERATING EXPENSES |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Salaries, wages, and benefits |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,174,357 | 1,121,177 | 1,075,259
Fuel, supplies, and expenses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 307,348 | 360,850 | 332,433
Operating taxes and licenses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 48,992 | 46,955 | 43,865
Insurance |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 28,847 | 24,960 | 21,823
Communications and utilities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 16,129 | 15,398 | 15,027
Depreciation and amortization |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 74,765 | 68,752 | 72,971
Rents and purchased transportation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 197,073 | 229,443 | 180,689
Gain on sale of property and equipment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (1,734) | (1,471) | (576)
Pension settlement expense |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,404 | 5,309 | 1,831
Other |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 7,833 | 9,524 | 8,361
Total consolidated operating expenses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,856,014 | 1,880,897 | 1,751,683
OPERATING INCOME (LOSS) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
OPERATING INCOME |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 62,436 | 50,093 | 10,033
Operating Segments | Premium Logistics (Panther) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
REVENUES |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 300,368 | 316,668 | 246,849
OPERATING EXPENSES |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Purchased transportation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 220,994 | 235,006 | 188,561
Depreciation and amortization |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 11,436 | 11,362 | 10,516
Salaries, benefits, insurance, and other |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 57,140 | 54,660 | 40,816
Total consolidated operating expenses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 289,570 | 301,028 | 239,893
OPERATING INCOME (LOSS) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
OPERATING INCOME |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 10,798 | 15,640 | 6,956
Operating Segments | Transportation Management (ABF Logistics) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
REVENUES |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 203,529 | 152,632 | 105,223
OPERATING EXPENSES |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Depreciation and amortization |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,138 | 1,006 | 640
Total consolidated operating expenses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 197,668 | 148,797 | 102,250
OPERATING INCOME (LOSS) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
OPERATING INCOME |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5,861 | 3,835 | 2,973
Operating Segments | Emergency & Preventative Maintenance (FleetNet) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
REVENUES |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 174,952 | 158,581 | 137,546
OPERATING EXPENSES |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Depreciation and amortization |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,119 | 961 | 540
Total consolidated operating expenses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 171,998 | 155,459 | 134,272
OPERATING INCOME (LOSS) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
OPERATING INCOME |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,954 | 3,122 | 3,274
Operating Segments | Household Goods Moving Services (ABF Moving) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
REVENUES |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 119,252 | 94,628 | 82,169
OPERATING EXPENSES |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Depreciation and amortization |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,186 | 1,384 | 1,247
Total consolidated operating expenses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 114,416 | 91,449 | 80,319
OPERATING INCOME (LOSS) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
OPERATING INCOME |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4,836 | 3,179 | 1,850
Operating Segments | Asset-Light Logistics Segments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
OPERATING EXPENSES |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Pension settlement expense |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 100 | 200 |
Other and eliminations |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
REVENUES |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (49,646) | (40,806) | (33,954)
OPERATING EXPENSES |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Depreciation and amortization |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3,398 | 2,757 | 2,475
Pension settlement expense |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 700 | 1,100 | 300
Total consolidated operating expenses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (38,257) | (34,176) | (27,938)
OPERATING INCOME (LOSS) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
OPERATING INCOME |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ (11,389) | $ (6,630) | $ (6,016)

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