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GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2022
GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS  
GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS

NOTE E – GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS

Goodwill by reportable operating segment consisted of the following:

    

Total

    

ArcBest

    

FleetNet

    

(in thousands)

Balances at December 31, 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

Purchase accounting adjustments(3)

5,045

5,045

Balances at December 31, 2022

$

305,382

$

304,752

$

630

Accumulated impairment at December 31, 2022 and 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.
(3)As noted in Note D, purchase accounting adjustments related to the MoLo acquisition represent adjustments to the acquired balance of working capital, and goodwill related to the November 1, 2021 acquisition of MoLo.

The Company performs the annual impairment evaluation of the goodwill balance of its reporting units, each October 1. As of October 1, 2022, the Company’s assessment of qualitative factors, including performance of the reporting units compared to prior periods, macroeconomic factors, industry considerations, and the Company’s market capitalization, led to a conclusion that goodwill was not impaired. As of October 1, 2022 and 2021, the annual impairment evaluation determined there was no impairment of the goodwill balance.

Intangible assets consisted of the following as of December 31:

2022

2021

 

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

$

43,627

$

56,694

$

100,321

$

35,072

$

65,249

Other

8

30,471

5,669

24,802

30,335

1,304

29,031

 

11

 

130,792

 

49,296

 

81,496

130,656

 

36,376

 

94,280

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

$

163,092

$

49,296

$

113,796

$

162,956

$

36,376

$

126,580

The annual impairment evaluation of indefinite-lived intangible assets was performed as of October 1, 2022 and 2021, and it was determined that there was no impairment of the recorded balances.

As of December 31, 2022, the future amortization for intangible assets acquired through business acquisitions were as follows:

    

Amortization of

    

Intangible Assets

 

(in thousands)

2023

$

12,826

2024

 

12,793

2025

 

12,778

2026

 

8,671

2027

7,247

Thereafter

27,181

Total amortization

$

81,496