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GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2018

GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS

Schedule of goodwill by reportable operating segment

		Total			ArcBest			FleetNet
		(in thousands)
Balances December 31, 2016		$	108,875		$	108,245		$	630
Goodwill divested(1)			(661)			(661)			—
Purchase accounting adjustments			106			106			—
Balances December 31, 2018 and 2017(2)		$	108,320		$	107,690		$	630

⁽¹⁾ Goodwill divested due to the sale of certain non-strategic businesses was determined based on the relative fair value of the businesses sold to the total fair value of the reporting unit.

⁽²⁾ Goodwill was not adjusted during the year ended December 31, 2018.

Schedule of intangible assets

Intangible assets consisted of the following as of December 31:

				2018									2017
		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		$	60,431		$	24,130		$	36,301		$	60,431		$	19,745		$	40,686
Other		9			1,032			684			348			1,032			549			483
		13			61,463			24,814			36,649			61,463			20,294			41,169
Indefinite-lived intangible assets
Trade name		N/A			32,300			N/A			32,300			32,300			N/A			32,300
Total intangible assets		N/A		$	93,763		$	24,814		$	68,949		$	93,763		$	20,294		$	73,469

Schedule of future amortization for intangible assets and acquired software

					Intangible			Acquired
		Total			Assets			Software(1)
		(in thousands)
2019		$	5,463		$	4,482		$	981
2020			4,471			4,454			17
2021			4,418			4,412			6
2022			4,385			4,385			—
2023			4,287			4,287			—
Thereafter			14,629			14,629			—
Total amortization		$	37,653		$	36,649		$	1,004

⁽¹⁾ Acquired software is reported in property, plant and equipment.

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