Principal Accounting Policies

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2013

Accounting Policies [Abstract]

Organization

Organization

Con-way Inc. and its consolidated subsidiaries (“Con-way”) provide transportation, logistics and supply-chain management services for a wide range of manufacturing, industrial and retail customers. Con-way’s business units operate in regional and transcontinental less-than-truckload and full-truckload freight transportation, contract logistics and supply-chain management, multimodal freight brokerage, and trailer manufacturing. As more fully discussed in Note 3, “Segment Reporting,” for financial reporting purposes, Con-way is divided into three reporting segments: Freight, Logistics and Truckload

Basis of Presentation

Basis of Presentation

These unaudited interim financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the U.S. for interim financial information and Rule 10-01 of Regulation S-X, and should be read in conjunction with Con-way’s 2012 Annual Report on Form 10-K. Accordingly, significant accounting policies and other disclosures normally provided have been reduced or omitted. In the opinion of management, the accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements reflect all adjustments, including normal recurring adjustments, necessary to present fairly Con-way’s financial position, results of operations and cash flows for the periods presented. Results for the interim periods presented are not necessarily indicative of annual results

Earnings Per Share ("EPS")

Earnings per Share (“EPS”)

Basic EPS is computed by dividing net income by the weighted-average common shares outstanding during the period. Diluted EPS is calculated as follows:

(Dollars in thousands except per share data)	Three Months Ended June 30,				Six Months Ended June 30,
	2013		2012		2013		2012
Numerator:
Net income	$	42,897	$	41,800	$	56,902	$	67,446
Denominator:
Weighted-average common shares outstanding	56,354,017		55,809,358		56,226,038		55,756,540
Stock options and nonvested stock	606,721		630,487		634,057		620,658
	56,960,738		56,439,845		56,860,095		56,377,198
Diluted Earnings per Share:	$	0.75	$	0.74	$	1.00	$	1.20
Anti-dilutive securities excluded from the
computation of diluted EPS	1,119,661		1,721,576		1,119,661		1,813,188

New Accounting Standards

New Accounting Standards

In March 2013, the FASB issued ASU 2013-05, "Parent's Accounting for the Cumulative Translation Adjustment upon Derecognition of Certain Subsidiaries or Groups of Assets within a Foreign Entity or of an Investment in a Foreign Entity." This ASU, codified in the "Foreign Currency Matters" topic of the FASB Accounting Standards Codification, resolves the differing views in practice about whether the deconsolidation guidance in the "Consolidation" topic of the FASB Accounting Standards Codification impacts the guidance in "Foreign Currency Matters" topic in regard to when to release the cumulative translation adjustment into earnings. Under this ASU, complete or substantially complete liquidation of the foreign entity is required to release the cumulative translation adjustment for transactions occurring within a foreign entity. However, for transactions impacting the parent's investments in a foreign entity, the cumulative translation adjustment should be released into earnings in a manner consistent with the deconsolidation guidance in the "Consolidation" topic. This accounting guidance in ASU 2013-05 will be applied prospectively and will be effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those years, beginning after December 15, 2013. Con-way does not believe that the standard will have a material effect on its financial statements.

Reclassifications

Reclassifications

Certain amounts in the prior-period financial statements have been reclassified to conform to the current-period presentation.