Note 6. Share-based Compensation

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2014

Share-based compensation expense [Abstract]

Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Text Block]

Share-Based Compensation

Under terms of its share-based compensation plans, Con-way grants various types of share-based compensation awards to employees and directors. The plans provide for awards in the form of nonvested stock (also known as restricted stock), performance-share plan units, stock options and stock appreciation rights ("SARs"). See Note 10, “Share-Based Compensation,” of Item 8, “Financial Statements and Supplementary Data,” in Con-way’s 2013 Annual Report on Form 10-K for additional information concerning its share-based compensation awards. The following expense was recognized for share-based compensation:

	Three Months Ended June 30,						Six Months Ended June 30,
(Dollars in thousands)	2014			2013			2014			2013
Salaries, wages and employee benefits	$	7,646		$	5,163		$	10,976		$	11,194
Deferred income tax benefit	(2,981		)	(2,010		)	(4,280		)	(4,357		)
Net share-based compensation expense	$	4,665		$	3,153		$	6,696		$	6,837

At June 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, Con-way had recognized accrued liabilities for cash-settled SARs of $6.0 million and $4.3 million, respectively, using a weighted-average fair value per SAR of $23.44 and $15.13, respectively.