Forward Air Corporation Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

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Discontinued Operations and Held for Sale - Narrative (Details)

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Discontinued Operations and Held for Sale - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands			12 Months Ended
	Dec. 20, 2023	Feb. 12, 2021	Dec. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Discontinued Operation, Gain (Loss) on Disposal, Statement of Income or Comprehensive Income [Extensible Enumeration]			Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax
Involvement period (in months)		6 months
TSA monthly service charge					$ 747
Discontinued Operations, Disposed of by Sale \| Final Mile
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Cash from sale of Pool	$ 260,916
Discontinued Operations, Disposed of by Sale \| Pool Business
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Cash from sale of Pool		$ 8,000
Earn-out from sale of Pool		$ 12,000
Earn-out period (in months)		11 months
Estimated fair value of the earn-out asset		$ 6,967
Impairment charge					6,967
Discontinued Operations
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Gain (loss) on sale of business			$ 155,829	$ 0	(2,860)
Impairment charge			$ 0	$ 0	$ 6,967

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