Description of the Plan - Contributions (Details) - ArcBest 401(k) and DC Retirement Plan - USD ($) |
12 Months Ended | |
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Dec. 31, 2025 |
Dec. 31, 2024 |
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| Description of the Plan | ||
| Percentage of annual contribution | 75.00% | 75.00% |
| Employer contribution percentage | 50.00% | 50.00% |
| Profit sharing contributions | $ 0 | $ 0 |
| Accrued discretionary contributions | $ 10,539,847 | $ 11,083,757 |
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| Description of the Plan | ||
| Participant compensation | 6.00% | 6.00% |
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- Definition Amount of accrued discretionary contributions made to employee stock purchase, saving, or similar plan (employee benefit plan (EBP)). No definition available.
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- Definition Amount of profit sharing contributions made to employee stock purchase, saving, or similar plan (employee benefit plan (EBP)). No definition available.
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- Definition Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
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- Definition Percentage of employer matching contribution on eligible participant contribution to employee stock purchase, saving, or similar plan (employee benefit plan (EBP)). Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/exampleRef
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- Definition Percentage of participant compensation eligible for employer matching contribution for participant in employee stock purchase, saving, or similar plan (employee benefit plan (EBP)). Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/exampleRef
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- Definition Percentage of maximum pretax annual compensation that participant in employee stock purchase, saving, or similar plan (employee benefit plan (EBP)), is permitted to contribute to total pretax annual compensation. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/exampleRef
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