Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Segment Reporting (Details)

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Segment Reporting (Details) (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
 3 Months Ended 6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2011
Jun. 30, 2010
Jun. 30, 2011
Jun. 30, 2010
Dec. 31, 2010
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]          
External revenues $ 132,192 $ 122,132 $ 252,394 $ 229,108  
Intersegment revenues 0 0 0 0  
Depreciation and amortization 5,222 5,107 10,304 10,055  
Allocated Share Based Compensation Expense 1,512 1,618 2,955 3,381  
Interest expense 141 181 336 366  
Interest income 55 6 104 13  
Income tax expense (benefit) 7,797 5,390 13,035 7,871  
Net income (loss) 11,969 7,912 19,838 11,331  
Total assets 382,979 330,497 382,979 330,497 348,796 [1]
Capital expenditures 8,112 3,313 15,441 8,739  
Number of reportable segments 2        
Forward Air [Member]
          
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]          
External revenues 116,369 105,290 221,414 195,907  
Intersegment revenues 141 288 263 563  
Depreciation and amortization 4,156 4,124 8,227 8,163  
Allocated Share Based Compensation Expense 1,433 1,523 2,786 3,178  
Interest expense 131 166 313 334  
Interest income 55 5 104 10  
Income tax expense (benefit) 7,975 5,664 13,589 8,565  
Net income (loss) 12,284 8,381 20,792 12,506  
Total assets 385,665 331,721 385,665 331,721  
Capital expenditures 7,562 2,747 12,943 5,398  
FASI [Member]
          
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]          
External revenues 15,823 16,842 30,980 33,201  
Intersegment revenues 82 78 163 145  
Depreciation and amortization 1,066 983 2,077 1,892  
Allocated Share Based Compensation Expense 79 95 169 203  
Interest expense 10 15 23 32  
Interest income 0 1 0 3  
Income tax expense (benefit) (178) (274) (554) (694)  
Net income (loss) (315) (469) (954) (1,175)  
Total assets 36,688 38,475 36,688 38,475  
Capital expenditures 550 566 2,498 3,341  
Elimination [Member]
          
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]          
External revenues 0 0 0 0  
Intersegment revenues (223) (366) (426) (708)  
Depreciation and amortization 0 0 0 0  
Allocated Share Based Compensation Expense 0 0 0 0  
Interest expense 0 0 0 0  
Interest income 0 0 0 0  
Income tax expense (benefit) 0 0 0 0  
Net income (loss) 0 0 0 0  
Total assets (39,374) (39,699) (39,374) (39,699)  
Capital expenditures $ 0 $ 0 $ 0 $ 0  
[1] Taken from audited financial statements, which are not presented in their entirety.