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GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2016
GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS |
Schedule of goodwill by reportable operating segment |
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ABF |  |  |  |  | ABF |
|  | Total |  | Panther |  | Logistics |  | FleetNet |  | Moving |
|  | (in thousands)
Balances at December 31, 2015 |  | $ | 96,465 |  | $ | 71,096 |  | $ | 19,387 |  | $ | 630 |  | $ | 5,352 |
Goodwill acquired(1) |  |  | 13,584 |  |  | — |  |  | 13,584 |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Purchase accounting adjustments |  |  | 438 |  |  | — |  |  | 438 |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Balances September 30, 2016 |  | $ | 110,487 |  | $ | 71,096 |  | $ | 33,409 |  | $ | 630 |  | $ | 5,352 |
| (1) |  | Goodwill related to the September 2, 2016 acquisition of LDS is based on preliminary information as of September 30, 2016.
Schedule of intangible assets |
|  |  |  | September 30, 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(1) |  | 14 |  | $ | 60,021 |  | $ | 14,248 |  | $ | 45,773 |  | $ | 52,221 |  | $ | 11,331 |  | $ | 40,890 |
Driver network |  | 3 |  |  | 3,200 |  |  | 3,200 |  |  | — |  |  | 3,200 |  |  | 3,200 |  |  | — |
Other |  | 6 |  |  | 1,572 |  |  | 399 |  |  | 1,173 |  |  | 1,032 |  |  | 257 |  |  | 775 |
|  | 13 |  |  | 64,793 |  |  | 17,847 |  |  | 46,946 |  |  | 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 |  | $ | 99,915 |  | $ | 17,847 |  | $ | 82,068 |  | $ | 91,575 |  | $ | 14,788 |  | $ | 76,787 |
| (1) |  | Customer relationships of $7.3 million related to the September 2, 2016 acquisition of LDS is based on preliminary information as of September 30, 2016.

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