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GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS (Details 2) (USD $)
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Mar. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2014
Finite-lived intangible assets      
Weighted Average Amortization Period 13 years    
Cost $ 49,674,000us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsGross   $ 48,474,000us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsGross
Accumulated Amortization 11,934,000us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization   10,787,000us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization
Net Value 37,740,000us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet   37,687,000us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet
Indefinite-lived intangible assets      
Net Value 35,122,000us-gaap_IndefiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsExcludingGoodwill   35,122,000us-gaap_IndefiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsExcludingGoodwill
Total intangible assets      
Cost 84,796,000arcb_FiniteAndIndefiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsGross   83,596,000arcb_FiniteAndIndefiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsGross
Net Value 72,862,000us-gaap_IntangibleAssetsNetExcludingGoodwill   72,809,000us-gaap_IntangibleAssetsNetExcludingGoodwill
Amortization expense on intangible assets      
Intangible amortization expense 1,148,000us-gaap_AmortizationOfIntangibleAssets 1,043,000us-gaap_AmortizationOfIntangibleAssets  
Minimum      
Amortization expense on intangible assets      
Annual amortization expense on intangible assets expected for the full years 2015 through 2019 3,000,000arcb_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAnnualAmortizationNextFiveFiscalYears
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Maximum      
Amortization expense on intangible assets      
Annual amortization expense on intangible assets expected for the full years 2015 through 2019 4,000,000arcb_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAnnualAmortizationNextFiveFiscalYears
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= us-gaap_MaximumMember
   
Trade name      
Indefinite-lived intangible assets      
Net Value 32,300,000us-gaap_IndefiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsExcludingGoodwill
/ us-gaap_IndefiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_TradeNamesMember
  32,300,000us-gaap_IndefiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsExcludingGoodwill
/ us-gaap_IndefiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_TradeNamesMember
Other      
Indefinite-lived intangible assets      
Net Value 2,822,000us-gaap_IndefiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsExcludingGoodwill
/ us-gaap_IndefiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_OtherIntangibleAssetsMember
  2,822,000us-gaap_IndefiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsExcludingGoodwill
/ us-gaap_IndefiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_OtherIntangibleAssetsMember
Customer relationships      
Finite-lived intangible assets      
Weighted Average Amortization Period 14 years    
Cost 45,442,000us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsGross
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_CustomerRelationshipsMember
  44,242,000us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsGross
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_CustomerRelationshipsMember
Accumulated Amortization 8,813,000us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_CustomerRelationshipsMember
  7,971,000us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_CustomerRelationshipsMember
Net Value 36,629,000us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_CustomerRelationshipsMember
  36,271,000us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_CustomerRelationshipsMember
Driver network      
Finite-lived intangible assets      
Weighted Average Amortization Period 3 years    
Cost 3,200,000us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsGross
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= arcb_DriverNetworkMember
  3,200,000us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsGross
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= arcb_DriverNetworkMember
Accumulated Amortization 2,978,000us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= arcb_DriverNetworkMember
  2,711,000us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= arcb_DriverNetworkMember
Net Value 222,000us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= arcb_DriverNetworkMember
  489,000us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= arcb_DriverNetworkMember
Other      
Finite-lived intangible assets      
Weighted Average Amortization Period 8 years    
Cost 1,032,000us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsGross
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_OtherIntangibleAssetsMember
  1,032,000us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsGross
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_OtherIntangibleAssetsMember
Accumulated Amortization 143,000us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_OtherIntangibleAssetsMember
  105,000us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_OtherIntangibleAssetsMember
Net Value $ 889,000us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_OtherIntangibleAssetsMember
  $ 927,000us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_OtherIntangibleAssetsMember