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GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2016
GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS |
Schedule of goodwill by reportable operating segment |
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ABF |  | ABF |  |  |  |
|  | Total |  | Panther |  | Moving |  | Logistics |  | FleetNet |
. |  | (in thousands)
Balances at December 31, 2015 |  | $ | 96,465 |  | $ | 71,096 |  | $ | 5,352 |  | $ | 19,387 |  | $ | 630 |
Purchase accounting adjustments |  |  | 112 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 112 |  |  | — |
Balances at March 31, 2016 |  | $ | 96,577 |  | $ | 71,096 |  | $ | 5,352 |  | $ | 19,499 |  | $ | 630 |
Schedule of intangible assets |
|  |  |  | March 31, 2016 |  | December 31, 2015 |
|  | 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 |  | $ | 52,721 |  | $ | 12,280 |  | $ | 40,441 |  | $ | 52,221 |  | $ | 11,331 |  | $ | 40,890 |
Driver network |  | 3 |  |  | 3,200 |  |  | 3,200 |  |  | — |  |  | 3,200 |  |  | 3,200 |  |  | — |
Other |  | 8 |  |  | 1,032 |  |  | 295 |  |  | 737 |  |  | 1,032 |  |  | 257 |  |  | 775 |
|  | 13 |  |  | 56,953 |  |  | 15,775 |  |  | 41,178 |  |  | 56,453 |  |  | 14,788 |  |  | 41,665 |
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 |  | $ | 92,075 |  | $ | 15,775 |  | $ | 76,300 |  | $ | 91,575 |  | $ | 14,788 |  | $ | 76,787 |

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- Definition Tabular disclosure of intangibles assets, excluding goodwill, in total and by major class, including the gross carrying amount and accumulated amortization, if applicable. A major class is composed of intangible assets that can be grouped together because they are similar, either by their nature or by their use in the operations of a company. + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition Tabular disclosure of goodwill by reportable segment and in total which includes a rollforward schedule. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 350 -SubTopic 20 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=35741047&loc=d3e13816-109267 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 350 -SubTopic 20 -Section 50 -Paragraph 2 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=35741047&loc=d3e13854-109267 + Details
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