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GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2021
GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS |
Schedule of goodwill by reportable operating segment | ​
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​ |  | Total |  | ArcBest |  | FleetNet |
​ | ​ | (in thousands)
Balances at December 31, 2019 and 2020 | ​ | $ | 88,320 | ​ | $ | 87,690 | ​ | $ | 630 | ​
Goodwill acquired(1) | ​ |  | 213,969 | ​ |  | 213,969 | ​ | ​ | — | ​
Goodwill divested(2) | ​ | ​ | (1,952) | ​ | ​ | (1,952) | ​ | ​ | — | ​
Balances at December 31, 2021 | ​ | $ | 300,337 | ​ | $ | 299,707 | ​ | $ | 630 | ​
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Accumulated impairment at December 31, 2021 | ​ | $ | (20,000) | ​ | $ | (20,000) | ​ | $ | — | ​
(1) | Goodwill acquired relates to the acquisition of MoLo (see Note D).
(2) | Goodwill divested due to the sale of the labor services portion of the ArcBest segment’s moving business in second quarter 2021 was determined based on the relative fair value of the business sold to the total fair value of the reporting unit.
Schedule of intangible assets | ​
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​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | 2021 | ​ | 2020 |
​ | ​ | 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 |  | 12 | ​ | $ | 100,321 | ​ | $ | 35,072 | ​ | $ | 65,249 | ​ | $ | 52,721 | ​ | $ | 30,477 | ​ | $ | 22,244 | ​
Other | ​ | 8 | ​ | ​ | 30,335 | ​ | ​ | 1,304 | ​ | ​ | 29,031 | ​ | ​ | 980 | ​ | ​ | 543 | ​ | ​ | 437 | ​
​ |  | 11 | ​ |  | 130,656 | ​ |  | 36,376 | ​ |  | 94,280 | ​ | ​ | 53,701 | ​ |  | 31,020 | ​ |  | 22,681 | ​
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 | ​ | $ | 162,956 | ​ | $ | 36,376 | ​ | $ | 126,580 | ​ | $ | 86,001 | ​ | $ | 31,020 | ​ | $ | 54,981 | ​
Schedule of future amortization for intangible assets | ​
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​ |  | Amortization of |
​ | ​ | Intangible Assets |
​ | ​ | (in thousands) | ​
2022 | ​ | $ | 12,920 | ​
2023 | ​ |  | 12,826 | ​
2024 | ​ |  | 12,793 | ​
2025 | ​ |  | 12,778 | ​
2026 | ​ | ​ | 8,671 | ​
Thereafter | ​ | ​ | 34,292 | ​
Total amortization | ​ | $ | 94,280 | ​

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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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