Note 7. Share-based Compensation

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2015

Share-based compensation expense [Abstract]

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

Share-Based Compensation

Under the 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 2014 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 March 31,
(Dollars in thousands)	2015			2014
Salaries, wages and employee benefits	$	5,286		$	3,330
Deferred income tax benefit	(2,025		)	(1,299		)
Net share-based compensation expense	$	3,261		$	2,031

At March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014, Con-way had recognized accrued liabilities for cash-settled SARs of $1.7 million and $2.2 million, respectively, using a weighted-average fair value per SAR of $15.72 and $20.97, respectively.