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GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2015
GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS |
Schedule of goodwill by reportable operating segment |
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ABF |  | ABF |  |  |  |
|  | Total |  | Panther |  | Moving |  | Logistics |  | FleetNet |
|  | (in thousands) |
Balances December 31, 2013 |  | $ | 76,448 |  | $ | 71,096 |  | $ | 5,352 |  | $ | — |  | $ | — |
Goodwill acquired(1) |  |  | 630 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 630 |
Balances December 31, 2014 |  | $ | 77,078 |  | $ | 71,096 |  | $ | 5,352 |  | $ | — |  | $ | 630 |
Goodwill acquired(2) |  |  | 19,387 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 19,387 |  |  | — |
Balances December 31, 2015 |  | $ | 96,465 |  | $ | 71,096 |  | $ | 5,352 |  | $ | 19,387 |  | $ | 630 |
| (1) |  | Goodwill of $0.6 million related to the April 30, 2014 FleetNet acquisition is expected to be fully deductible for tax purposes.
| (2) |  | Goodwill of $4.2 million and $15.2 million related to the January 2, 2015 acquisition of Smart Lines and the December 1, 2015 acquisition of Bear, respectively, is expected to be fully deductible for tax purposes. The fair value assessment of assets and liabilities acquired with Bear was based on preliminary information as of December 31, 2015.
Schedule of intangible assets | Intangible assets consisted of the following as of December 31:
|  |  |  | 2015 |  | 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(1) |  | 13 |  | $ | 52,221 |  | $ | 11,331 |  | $ | 40,890 |  | $ | 44,242 |  | $ | 7,971 |  | $ | 36,271 |
Driver network |  | 3 |  |  | 3,200 |  |  | 3,200 |  |  | — |  |  | 3,200 |  |  | 2,711 |  |  | 489 |
Other |  | 8 |  |  | 1,032 |  |  | 257 |  |  | 775 |  |  | 1,032 |  |  | 105 |  |  | 927 |
|  | 13 |  |  | 56,453 |  |  | 14,788 |  |  | 41,665 |  |  | 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 |  | $ | 91,575 |  | $ | 14,788 |  | $ | 76,787 |  | $ | 83,596 |  | $ | 10,787 |  | $ | 72,809 |
| (1) |  | Customer relationships include $7.3 million related to the December 1, 2015 acquisition of Bear. The fair value assessment of assets and liabilities acquired with Bear was based on preliminary information as of December 31, 2015.

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