Segment Information (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2016

Foreign Currency Disclosure [Text Block]

The following table reflects the average exchange rates used to translate the foreign entities respective local currency results of operations into United States dollars for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015:



	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2016		2015		2016		2015
United States dollar per Australian dollar	$	0.76	$	0.73	$	0.74	$	0.76
United States dollar per British pound	$	1.31	$	1.55	$	1.39	$	1.53
United States dollar per Canadian dollar	$	0.77	$	0.76	$	0.76	$	0.79
United States dollar per Euro	$	1.12	$	1.11	$	1.12	$	1.12

Schedule of segment reporting information, by segment [Table Text Block]

The following tables set forth selected financial data for the Company's reportable segments for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015 (dollars in thousands):



	Three Months Ended September 30, 2016
	North American Operations		Australian Operations		U.K./European Operations			Total Operations
Operating revenues:
Freight revenues	$	232,247	$	29,219	$	88,341		$	349,807
Freight-related revenues	62,124		23,523		43,873			129,520
All other revenues	15,823		1,408		4,444			21,675
Total operating revenues	$	310,194	$	54,150	$	136,658		$	501,002
Operating income	$	87,153	$	4,372	$	326		$	91,851
Depreciation and amortization	$	37,085	$	7,129	$	6,627		$	50,841
Interest expense, net	$	9,600	$	2,170	$	5,147		$	16,917
Provision for/(benefit from) income taxes	$	22,392	$	798	$	(3,547	)	$	19,643
Expenditures for additions to property & equipment, net of grants from outside parties	$	30,343	$	2,440	$	9,457		$	42,240



	Three Months Ended September 30, 2015
	North American Operations		Australian Operations		U.K./European Operations		Total Operations
Operating revenues:
Freight revenues	$	241,410	$	32,780	$	104,746	$	378,936
Freight-related revenues	56,823		26,206		62,479		145,508
All other revenues	16,330		2,027		3,498		21,855
Total operating revenues	$	314,563	$	61,013	$	170,723	$	546,299
Operating income	$	90,564	$	14,966	$	12,029	$	117,559
Depreciation and amortization	$	35,158	$	7,151	$	5,994	$	48,303
Interest expense, net	$	9,788	$	2,055	$	5,396	$	17,239
Provision for income taxes	$	32,333	$	3,896	$	626	$	36,855
Expenditures for additions to property & equipment, net of grants from outside parties	$	86,620	$	6,354	$	14,195	$	107,169



	Nine Months Ended September 30, 2016
	North American Operations		Australian Operations		U.K./European Operations			Total Operations
Operating revenues:
Freight revenues	$	681,154	$	80,390	$	255,459		$	1,017,003
Freight-related revenues	184,627		76,142		135,897			396,666
All other revenues	48,766		4,699		17,859			71,324
Total operating revenues	$	914,547	$	161,231	$	409,215		$	1,484,993
Operating income/(loss)	$	236,154	$	2,002	$	(2,115	)	$	236,041
Depreciation and amortization	$	110,398	$	21,018	$	19,679		$	151,095
Interest expense, net	$	29,730	$	6,963	$	15,529		$	52,222
Provision for/(benefit from) income taxes	$	59,354	$	521	$	(5,312	)	$	54,563
Expenditures for additions to property & equipment, net of grants from outside parties	$	95,282	$	8,094	$	26,195		$	129,571



	Nine Months Ended September 30, 2015
	North American Operations		Australian Operations		U.K./European Operations		Total Operations
Operating revenues:
Freight revenues	$	722,593	$	118,602	$	210,565	$	1,051,760
Freight-related revenues	170,473		62,243		128,808		361,524
All other revenues	50,101		6,918		15,245		72,264
Total operating revenues	$	943,167	$	187,763	$	354,618	$	1,485,548
Operating income	$	224,266	$	44,333	$	21,031	$	289,630
Depreciation and amortization	$	105,399	$	20,771	$	12,398	$	138,568
Interest expense, net	$	30,149	$	6,659	$	11,561	$	48,369
Loss on settlement of foreign currency forward purchase contracts	$	16,374	$	2,312	$	—	$	18,686
Provision for income taxes	$	71,559	$	10,653	$	805	$	83,017
Expenditures for additions to property & equipment, net of grants from outside parties	$	205,330	$	20,128	$	19,236	$	244,694

Property and equipment by segment [Table Text Block]

The following tables set forth the property and equipment recorded in the consolidated balance sheets for the Company's reportable segments as of September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015 (dollars in thousands):



	September 30, 2016
	North American Operations		Australian Operations		U.K./European Operations		Total Operations
Property and equipment, net	$	3,457,892	$	461,023	$	290,668	$	4,209,583



	December 31, 2015
	North American Operations		Australian Operations		U.K./European Operations		Total Operations
Property and equipment, net	$	3,433,669	$	465,123	$	316,271	$	4,215,063

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