Discontinued Operations

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

Discontinued Operations and Disposal Groups [Abstract]

Discontinued Operations

DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS

The Company's results of discontinued operations consist primarily of pension benefits, adjustments to workers compensation liabilities and other benefits for former employees previously associated with ABX's former freight sorting and aircraft fueling services provided to DHL. The Company may incur expenses and cash outlays in the future related to pension obligations, self -insurance reserves for medical expenses and wage loss for former employees. Carrying amounts of significant assets and liabilities of the discontinued operations are below (in thousands):

	December 31
	2017		2016
Liabilities
Employee compensation and benefits	$	17,880	$	19,885
Post-retirement	4,652		5,663
Total Liabilities	$	22,532	$	25,548

During 2017, pre-tax losses from discontinued operations were $5.1 million. Pre-tax earnings from discontinued operations were $3.8 million and $3.2 million during 2016 and 2015, respectively.