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OPERATING SEGMENT DATA - Operating Expenses (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2022
Dec. 31, 2021
Dec. 31, 2020
OPERATING EXPENSES      
Salaries, wages, and benefits $ 1,755,947 $ 1,550,859 $ 1,368,588
Fuel, supplies, and expenses 444,776 324,380 250,221
Depreciation and amortization 140,039 124,221 118,391
Gain on sale of subsidiary (402) (6,923)  
Gain on sale of property and equipment (11,650) (8,520) (2,376)
Other 179,320 129,571 129,850
Total consolidated operating expenses 4,924,783 3,699,081 2,841,885
Change in fair value included in operating income $ 18,300    
Fair Value, Liability, Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation, Gain (Loss), Statement of Income or Comprehensive Income Operating income    
Operating Segments | Asset Based      
OPERATING EXPENSES      
Salaries, wages, and benefits $ 1,293,487 1,198,253 1,095,694
Fuel, supplies, and expenses 378,558 266,139 209,095
Operating taxes and licenses 52,290 49,461 49,300
Insurance 47,382 37,800 33,568
Communications and utilities 18,949 18,773 17,916
Depreciation and amortization 97,322 93,799 94,326
Rents and purchased transportation 441,167 364,345 250,159
Shared services 281,698 263,532 217,258
Gain on sale of property and equipment (12,468) (8,676) (3,309)
Innovative technology costs 27,207 27,631 22,458
Other 4,175 2,009 6,701
Total consolidated operating expenses 2,629,767 2,313,066 1,993,166
Operating Segments | Asset Based | Land and structures      
OPERATING EXPENSES      
Gain on sale of property and equipment   (8,600)  
Noncash gain on a like-kind property exchange of a service center (4,300)    
Operating Segments | ArcBest      
OPERATING EXPENSES      
Purchased transportation 1,784,668 1,097,332 649,933
Supplies and expenses 15,815 10,531 9,627
Depreciation and amortization 20,730 11,387 9,714
Shared services 218,133 132,137 90,983
Gain on sale of subsidiary (402) (6,923)  
Other 47,603 9,765 9,203
Total consolidated operating expenses 2,086,547 1,254,229 769,460
Change in fair value included in operating income $ 18,300    
Fair Value, Liability, Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation, Gain (Loss), Statement of Income or Comprehensive Income Operating income    
Operating Segments | FleetNet      
OPERATING EXPENSES      
Depreciation and amortization $ 1,880 1,661 1,622
Total consolidated operating expenses 337,231 249,543 201,682
Other and eliminations      
OPERATING EXPENSES      
Depreciation and amortization 20,107 17,374 12,729
Total consolidated operating expenses $ (128,762) $ (117,757) $ (122,423)