Condensed Consolidated Statements of Earnings - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014
Revenues:
Airfreight services	$ 659,607	$ 686,434	$ 2,060,863	$ 2,000,829
Ocean freight and ocean services	559,976	600,483	1,702,465	1,606,145
Customs brokerage and other services	431,749	418,188	1,257,083	1,188,917
Total revenues	1,651,332	1,705,105	5,020,411	4,795,891
Operating Expenses:
Airfreight services	464,161	516,969	1,484,150	1,503,064
Ocean freight and ocean services	416,075	475,460	1,294,887	1,266,551
Customs brokerage and other services	201,115	199,420	589,766	563,720
Salaries and related costs	295,566	272,548	861,509	789,257
Rent and occupancy costs	25,747	26,396	76,106	76,959
Depreciation and amortization	11,475	12,741	34,424	37,540
Selling and promotion	10,370	9,240	30,146	26,704
Other	34,930	33,200	105,931	95,319
Total operating expenses	1,459,439	1,545,974	4,476,919	4,359,114
Operating income	191,893	159,131	543,492	436,777
Other Income (Expense):
Interest income	2,666	2,793	8,034	8,254
Other, net	(3,085)	2,336	753	5,245
Other (expense) income, net	(419)	5,129	8,787	13,499
Earnings before income taxes	191,474	164,260	552,279	450,276
Income tax expense	72,738	61,463	207,882	171,556
Net earnings	118,736	102,797	344,397	278,720
Less net earnings attributable to the noncontrolling interest	426	416	1,623	1,213
Net earnings attributable to shareholders	$ 118,310	$ 102,381	$ 342,774	$ 277,507
Diluted earnings attributable to shareholders per share	$ 0.62	$ 0.53	$ 1.79	$ 1.40
Basic earnings attributable to shareholders per share	0.63	0.53	1.80	1.41
Dividends declared and paid per common share	$ 0.00	$ 0.00	$ 0.36	$ 0.32
Weighted average diluted shares outstanding	189,641,774	195,001,267	191,447,796	197,953,810
Weighted average basic shares outstanding	188,424,400	194,419,071	190,231,986	197,305,251