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GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2019
GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS |
Schedule of goodwill by reportable operating segment | ​
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​ |  | Total |  | ArcBest |  | FleetNet |
​ | ​ | (in thousands)
Balances December 31, 2017 and 2018 | ​ | $ | 108,320 | ​ | $ | 107,690 | ​ | $ | 630 | ​
Goodwill impairment(1) | ​ | ​ | (20,000) | ​ | ​ | (20,000) | ​ | ​ | — | ​
Balances December 31, 2019 | ​ | $ | 88,320 | ​ | $ | 87,690 | ​ | $ | 630 | ​
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Accumulated impairment December 31, 2019 | ​ | $ | (20,000) | ​ | $ | (20,000) | ​ | $ | — | ​
(1) | Goodwill impairment charge related to the ArcBest segment further described within this Note.
Schedule of intangible assets | Intangible assets consisted of the following as of December 31: ​ ​
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​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | 2019 | ​ | 2018 |
​ | ​ | 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 | ​ | $ | 26,667 | ​ | $ | 26,054 | ​ | $ | 60,431 | ​ | $ | 24,130 | ​ | $ | 36,301 | ​
Other | ​ | 11 | ​ | ​ | 1,294 | ​ | ​ | 816 | ​ | ​ | 478 | ​ | ​ | 1,032 | ​ | ​ | 684 | ​ | ​ | 348 | ​
​ |  | 14 | ​ |  | 54,015 | ​ |  | 27,483 | ​ |  | 26,532 | ​ | ​ | 61,463 | ​ |  | 24,814 | ​ |  | 36,649 | ​
Indefinite-lived intangible assets | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
Trade name |  | N/A | ​ |  | 32,300 | ​ |  | N/A | ​ |  | 32,300 | ​ | ​ | 32,300 | ​ |  | N/A | ​ |  | 32,300 | ​
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Total intangible assets |  | N/A | ​ | $ | 86,315 | ​ | $ | 27,483 | ​ | $ | 58,832 | ​ | $ | 93,763 | ​ | $ | 24,814 | ​ | $ | 68,949 | ​
Schedule of future amortization for intangible assets | ​
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​ |  |  | Amortization of |
​ | ​ | ​ | Intangible Assets | ​
​ | ​ | ​ | (in thousands) | ​
2020 | ​ | ​ | $ | 3,911 | ​
2021 | ​ | ​ |  | 3,869 | ​
2022 | ​ | ​ |  | 3,842 | ​
2023 | ​ | ​ |  | 3,744 | ​
2024 | ​ | ​ | ​ | 3,695 | ​
Thereafter | ​ | ​ | ​ | 7,471 | ​
Total amortization | ​ | ​ | $ | 26,532 | ​

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