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

Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Segment Reporting (Details)

Segment Reporting (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014	Sep. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2014	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Sep. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2013	Mar. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Number of Reportable Segments									3us-gaap_NumberOfReportableSegments
External revenues	$ 214,061us-gaap_Revenues	$ 201,477us-gaap_Revenues	$ 193,852us-gaap_Revenues	$ 171,569us-gaap_Revenues	$ 181,084us-gaap_Revenues	$ 170,033us-gaap_Revenues	$ 159,804us-gaap_Revenues	$ 141,560us-gaap_Revenues	$ 780,959us-gaap_Revenues	$ 652,481us-gaap_Revenues	$ 584,446us-gaap_Revenues
Revenue from Related Parties										0us-gaap_RevenueFromRelatedParties	0us-gaap_RevenueFromRelatedParties
Depreciation and amortization									31,133	23,579	21,021
Other Noncash Income									6,681us-gaap_OtherNoncashIncome	6,178us-gaap_OtherNoncashIncome	6,050us-gaap_OtherNoncashIncome
Interest expense									610us-gaap_InterestExpense	532us-gaap_InterestExpense	391us-gaap_InterestExpense
Interest income									8us-gaap_InvestmentIncomeInterest	37us-gaap_InvestmentIncomeInterest	41us-gaap_InvestmentIncomeInterest
Income tax expense (benefit)									34,916us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	29,455us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	30,487us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
Net income (loss)	17,045us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss	16,744us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss	17,178us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss	10,202us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss	15,584us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss	14,197us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss	13,831us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss	10,855us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss	61,169us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss	54,467us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss	52,668us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss
Total assets	541,805us-gaap_Assets				506,269us-gaap_Assets				541,805us-gaap_Assets	506,269us-gaap_Assets	399,187us-gaap_Assets
Additions to Other Assets, Amount									39,487us-gaap_AdditionsToOtherAssetsAmount	35,439us-gaap_AdditionsToOtherAssetsAmount	21,353us-gaap_AdditionsToOtherAssetsAmount
Forward Air [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
External revenues									608,118	497,993	500,621
Revenue from Related Parties									4,219	3,075	1,116
Depreciation and amortization									21,721	16,222	16,356
Other Noncash Income									6,470	5,959	5,857
Interest expense									602	513	369
Interest income									8	36	41
Income tax expense (benefit)									31,792	26,981	30,053
Net income (loss)									53,985	51,251	51,127
Total assets	607,765				478,790				607,765	478,790	395,936
Additions to Other Assets, Amount									26,170	25,017	15,910
FASI [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
External revenues									124,382	112,766	83,825
Revenue from Related Parties									831	645	1,152
Depreciation and amortization									5,811	4,945	4,665
Other Noncash Income									176	140	193
Interest expense									2	8	22
Income tax expense (benefit)									2,203	846	434
Net income (loss)									3,790	1,255	1,541
Total assets	47,516				42,049				47,516	42,049	37,135
Additions to Other Assets, Amount									7,133	6,901	5,443
TQI [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
External revenues									48,459	41,722
Revenue from Related Parties									365	120
Depreciation and amortization									3,601	2,412
Other Noncash Income									35	79
Interest expense									6	11
Interest income										1
Income tax expense (benefit)									921	1,628
Net income (loss)									3,394	1,961
Total assets	88,781				85,490				88,781	85,490
Additions to Other Assets, Amount									6,184	3,521
Business Intersegment, Eliminations [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue from Related Parties									(5,415)	(3,840)	(2,268)
Total assets	$ (202,257)				$ (100,060)				$ (202,257)	$ (100,060)	$ (33,884)