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Leases (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2022
Leases [Abstract] |
Lease Assets and Liabilities | Total lease assets and liabilities as of December 31, 2022 and 2021 were as follows:
Lease Assets |  | Classification |  | December 31, 2022 |  | December 31, 2021
Operating lease right-of-use assets |  | Operating lease right-of-use assets |  | $ | 141,865 |  |  | $ | 148,198 |
Finance lease assets |  | Property and equipment, net 1 |  | 23,209 |  |  | 13,797 |
| Total leased assets |  |  |  | $ | 165,074 |  |  | $ | 161,995 |
Lease Liabilities |  | Classification |  | December 31, 2022 |  | December 31, 2021
Current: |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating |  | Current portion of operating lease liabilities |  | $ | 47,106 |  |  | $ | 47,532 |
Finance |  | Current portion of debt and finance lease obligations |  | 7,950 |  |  | 4,588 |
Noncurrent: |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating |  | Operating lease liabilities, less current portion |  | 98,865 |  |  | 101,409 |
Finance |  | Finance lease obligations, less current portion |  | 15,844 |  |  | 9,571 |
| Total leased liabilities |  |  |  | $ | 169,765 |  |  | $ | 163,100 |
1 Finance lease assets are recorded net of accumulated depreciation of $11,097 and $4,822 as of December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively.
Lease Costs | Total lease cost for 2022 and 2021 was as follows:
|  |  |  | Year Ended |
|  | Classification |  | December 31, 2022 |  | December 31, 2021 |
Operating lease cost |  | Operating leases |  | $ | 60,732 |  |  | $ | 54,561 |  |
Short-term lease cost |  | Operating leases |  | 20,413 |  |  | 14,773 |  |
Variable lease cost |  | Purchased transportation, operating leases and other operating expenses |  | 460,368 |  |  | 367,779 |  |
Sublease income |  | Operating revenue |  | (2,978) |  |  | (2,050) |  |
Finance lease cost: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amortization of leased assets |  | Depreciation and amortization |  | 6,263 |  |  | 3,381 |  |
Interest on leased liabilities |  | Interest expense, net |  | 564 |  |  | 301 |  |
Total lease cost |  |  |  | $ | 545,362 |  |  | $ | 438,745 |  |
The following table summarizes the weighted-average remaining lease term and weighted average discount rate:
| December 31, 2022 |  | December 31, 2021 |
Weighted average remaining lease term (in years): |  |  |  |
Operating leases | 3.8 |  | 4.1 |
Finance leases | 3.6 |  | 3.5 |
Weighted average discount rate: |  |  |  |
Operating leases | 3.2 | % |  | 2.9 | % |
Finance leases | 4.2 | % |  | 2.6 | % |
The following table summarizes the supplemental cash flow information for 2022 and 2021:
| Year Ended |
| December 31, 2022 |  | December 31, 2021 |
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities: |  |  |  |
Operating cash flows from operating leases | $ | 58,794 |  |  | $ | 53,981 |  |
Operating cash flows from finance leases | 564 |  |  | 301 |  |
Financing cash flows from finance leases | 6,054 |  |  | 2,423 |  |
Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for operating lease liabilities | $ | 50,306 |  |  | $ | 74,736 |  |
Leased assets obtained in exchange for finance lease obligations | 15,737 |  |  | 9,673 |  |
Aggregate Future Minimum Lease Payments Under Noncancelable Operating Leases | Future minimum lease payments under noncancelable operating and finance leases with remaining terms greater than one year as of December 31, 2022 were as follows:
|  | Operating Leases |  | Finance Leases
2023 |  | $ | 57,015 |  |  | $ | 8,796 |
2024 |  | 47,206 |  |  | 7,707 |
2025 |  | 32,052 |  |  | 4,531 |
2026 |  | 20,463 |  |  | 2,764 |
2027 |  | 9,351 |  |  | 1,993 |
Thereafter |  | 9,901 |  |  | 197 |
Total minimum lease payments |  | 175,988 |  |  | 25,988 |
Less: imputed interest |  | (30,017) |  |  | (2,194) |
Present value of future minimum lease payments |  | 145,971 |  |  | 23,794 |
Less: current portion of lease obligations |  | (47,106) |  |  | (7,950) |
Long-term lease obligations |  | $ | 98,865 |  |  | $ | 15,844 |
Aggregate Future Minimum Lease Payments Under Noncancelable Finance Leases | Future minimum lease payments under noncancelable operating and finance leases with remaining terms greater than one year as of December 31, 2022 were as follows:
|  | Operating Leases |  | Finance Leases
2023 |  | $ | 57,015 |  |  | $ | 8,796 |
2024 |  | 47,206 |  |  | 7,707 |
2025 |  | 32,052 |  |  | 4,531 |
2026 |  | 20,463 |  |  | 2,764 |
2027 |  | 9,351 |  |  | 1,993 |
Thereafter |  | 9,901 |  |  | 197 |
Total minimum lease payments |  | 175,988 |  |  | 25,988 |
Less: imputed interest |  | (30,017) |  |  | (2,194) |
Present value of future minimum lease payments |  | 145,971 |  |  | 23,794 |
Less: current portion of lease obligations |  | (47,106) |  |  | (7,950) |
Long-term lease obligations |  | $ | 98,865 |  |  | $ | 15,844 |

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