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) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
Segment Reporting (Details) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2017 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2017 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Number of principal reporting segments									4
External revenues	$ 306,116	$ 280,201	$ 267,518	$ 246,982	$ 264,793	$ 249,552	$ 238,637	$ 229,548	$ 1,100,816	$ 982,530	$ 959,125
Depreciation and amortization									41,055	38,210	37,157
Share-based Compensation									8,103	8,334	7,486
Goodwill and Intangible Asset Impairment									0	42,442	0
Interest expense									1,209	1,597	2,047
Income tax expense (benefit)									20,131	30,716	24,092
Net income (loss)	35,374	18,155	19,550	14,243	12,706	11,931	(10,066)	13,099	87,321	27,670	55,575
Operating Income (Loss)	28,776	$ 26,898	$ 29,809	$ 23,189	28,223	$ 24,700	$ (14,348)	$ 21,404	108,672	59,979	81,772
Total assets	687,716				641,291				687,716	641,291	699,932
Additions to Other Assets, Amount									38,265	42,186	40,495
Expedited LTL [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
External revenues									616,245	567,711	573,476
Revenue from Related Parties									3,534	3,067	3,550
Depreciation and amortization									22,103	21,919	21,125
Share-based Compensation									6,776	7,209	6,088
Interest expense									3	1,687	1,959
Operating Income (Loss)									88,142	83,518	79,193
Total assets	629,091				632,698				629,091	632,698	641,360
Additions to Other Assets, Amount									36,650	37,501	29,995
Truckload Premium Services [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
External revenues									171,970	163,254	152,251
Revenue from Related Parties									7,350	1,018	1,080
Depreciation and amortization									6,328	6,441	6,206
Share-based Compensation									378	332	840
Goodwill and Intangible Asset Impairment										42,442
Interest expense									2	3	5
Operating Income (Loss)									3,248	(35,405)	13,288
Total assets	65,829				53,695				65,829	53,695	89,312
Additions to Other Assets, Amount									33	1,828	5,972
Pool Distribution [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
External revenues									163,932	148,054	128,826
Revenue from Related Parties									289	607	1,169
Depreciation and amortization									6,773	5,975	6,003
Share-based Compensation									387	334	300
Operating Income (Loss)									6,378	3,633	3,820
Total assets	55,970				50,271				55,970	50,271	46,970
Additions to Other Assets, Amount									1,068	2,637	3,983
Intermodal [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
External revenues									148,669	103,511	103,977
Revenue from Related Parties									238	160	315
Depreciation and amortization									5,848	3,876	3,773
Share-based Compensation									562	459	258
Interest expense									48	83	83
Operating Income (Loss)									12,673	10,956	11,949
Total assets	147,773				129,714				147,773	129,714	118,081
Additions to Other Assets, Amount									514	220	545
Business Intersegment, Eliminations [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
External revenues											595
Revenue from Related Parties									(11,411)	(4,852)	(6,114)
Depreciation and amortization									3	(1)	50
Share-based Compensation									0
Interest expense									1,156	(176)
Operating Income (Loss)									(1,769)	(2,723)	(26,478)
Total assets	$ (210,947)				$ (225,087)				$ (210,947)	$ (225,087)	$ (195,791)