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Significant Accounting Policies (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2015
Significant Accounting Policies [Abstract] |
Property, Plant and Equipment [Table Text Block] |
Lives of the assets are as follows: |
| Years
Land improvements and buildings | 5-30
Leasehold improvements | 5-25
Furniture and fixtures | 3-5
Shop and service equipment | 3-10
Revenue equipment | 5-7
Schedule of Calculation of Numerator and Denominator in Earnings Per Share [Table Text Block] | A reconciliation of the numerator (net income) and denominator (weighted average number of shares outstanding of the basic and diluted earnings per share (“EPS”) for 2015, 2014, and 2013 is as follows (in thousands, except per share data):
| 2015
| Net Income (numerator) |  | Shares (denominator) |  | Per Share Amount
Basic EPS | $ | 73,056 |  |  | 86,974 |  |  | $ | 0.84 |
Effect of restricted stock | — |  |  | 135 |  |  |
Diluted EPS | $ | 73,056 |  |  | 87,109 |  |  | $ | 0.84 |
| 2014
| Net Income (numerator) |  | Shares (denominator) |  | Per Share Amount
Basic EPS | $ | 84,834 |  |  | 87,748 |  |  | $ | 0.97 |
Effect of restricted stock | — |  |  | 175 |  |  |
Diluted EPS | $ | 84,834 |  |  | 87,923 |  |  | $ | 0.96 |
| 2013
| Net Income (numerator) |  | Shares (denominator) |  | Per Share Amount
Basic EPS | $ | 70,582 |  |  | 85,209 |  |  | $ | 0.83 |
Effect of restricted stock | — |  |  | 232 |  |  |
Diluted EPS | $ | 70,582 |  |  | 85,441 |  |  | $ | 0.83 |

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