XPO Logistics (XPO) 10-Q 31 Jul 14 2014 Q2 Quarterly report Financial data

Document_and_Entity_Informatio

Document and Entity Information	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2014	Jul. 29, 2014
Document And Entity Information [Abstract]	'	'
Document Type	'10-Q	'
Amendment Flag	'false	'
Document Period End Date	30-Jun-14	'
Document Fiscal Year Focus	'2014	'
Document Fiscal Period Focus	'Q2	'
Trading Symbol	'XPO	'
Entity Registrant Name	'XPO Logistics, Inc.	'
Entity Central Index Key	'0001166003	'
Current Fiscal Year End Date	'--12-31	'
Entity Filer Category	'Accelerated Filer	'
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding	'	52,592,017

Condensed_Consolidated_Balance

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (USD $)	Jun. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Current assets:	'	'
Cash and cash equivalents	$111,620	$21,524
Accounts receivable, net of allowances of $6,593 and $3,539, respectively	342,182	134,227
Prepaid expenses	12,764	3,935
Deferred tax asset, current	6,885	3,041
Other current assets	9,965	7,304
Total current assets	483,416	170,031
Property and equipment, net of $22,634 and $11,803 in accumulated depreciation, respectively	97,378	56,571
Goodwill	540,954	363,448
Identifiable intangible assets, net of $37,655 and $15,411 in accumulated amortization, respectively	231,915	185,179
Deferred tax asset, long-term	75	72
Restricted cash	17,017	2,141
Other long-term assets	10,075	2,799
Total long-term assets	897,414	610,210
Total assets	1,380,830	780,241
Current liabilities:	'	'
Accounts payable	216,969	71,391
Accrued salaries and wages	16,454	11,741
Accrued expenses, other	30,947	9,489
Current maturities of long-term debt	1,565	2,028
Other current liabilities	6,819	4,684
Total current liabilities	272,754	99,333
Convertible senior notes	101,074	106,268
Revolving credit facility and other long-term debt, net of current maturities	484	75,373
Deferred tax liability, long-term	21,658	15,200
Other long-term liabilities	34,108	28,224
Total long-term liabilities	157,324	225,065
Commitments and contingencies	'	'
Stockholders' equity:	'	'
Preferred stock, $.001 par value; 10,000,000 shares; 73,335 and 74,175 shares issued and outstanding, respectively	42,258	42,737
Common stock, $.001 par value; 150,000,000 shares authorized; 52,637,017 and 30,583,073 shares issued, respectively; and 52,592,017 and 30,538,073 shares outstanding, respectively	53	30
Additional paid-in capital	1,063,709	524,972
Treasury stock, at cost, 45,000 shares held	-107	-107
Accumulated deficit	-155,161	-111,789
Total stockholders' equity	950,752	455,843
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	$1,380,830	$780,241

Condensed_Consolidated_Balance1

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parenthetical) (USD $)	Jun. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified
Statement Of Financial Position [Abstract]	'	'
Accounts receivable, allowances	$6,593	$3,539
Property and equipment, accumulated depreciation	22,634	11,803
Identifiable intangible assets, accumulated amortization	$37,655	$15,411
Preferred stock, par value	$0.00	$0.00
Preferred stock, shares authorized	10,000,000	10,000,000
Preferred stock, shares issued	73,335	74,175
Preferred stock, shares outstanding	73,335	74,175
Common stock, par value	$0.00	$0.00
Common stock, shares authorized	150,000,000	150,000,000
Common stock, shares issued	52,637,017	30,583,073
Common stock, shares outstanding	52,592,017	30,538,073
Treasury stock, shares	45,000	45,000

Condensed_Consolidated_Stateme

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (Unaudited) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	Jun. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2013
Income Statement [Abstract]	'	'	'	'
Revenue	$581,009	$137,091	$863,412	$251,090
Operating expenses	'	'	'	'
Cost of purchased transportation and services	459,139	117,751	683,145	215,490
Direct operating expense	27,212	'	31,092	'
Sales, general and administrative expense	106,553	33,355	182,431	60,982
Total operating expenses	592,904	151,106	896,668	276,472
Operating loss	-11,895	-14,015	-33,256	-25,382
Other expense	235	167	250	58
Interest expense	3,403	3,106	13,461	6,170
Loss before income tax provision	-15,533	-17,288	-46,967	-31,610
Income tax (benefit) provision	-1,771	74	-5,070	296
Net loss	-13,762	-17,362	-41,897	-31,906
Cumulative preferred dividends	-733	-743	-1,475	-1,486
Net loss available to common shareholders	($14,495)	($18,105)	($43,372)	($33,392)
Basic loss per share	'	'	'	'
Net loss	($0.28)	($1)	($0.92)	($1.84)
Diluted loss per share	'	'	'	'
Net loss	($0.28)	($1)	($0.92)	($1.84)
Weighted average common shares outstanding	'	'	'	'
Basic weighted average common shares outstanding	52,564,636	18,179,570	46,969,847	18,106,564
Diluted weighted average common shares outstanding	52,565,000	18,180,000	46,970,000	18,107,000

Condensed_Consolidated_Stateme1

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited) (USD $)	6 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Jun. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2013
Operating activities	'	'
Net loss	($41,897)	($31,906)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash from operating activities	'	'
Provisions for allowance for doubtful accounts	3,180	627
Depreciation and amortization	36,543	3,349
Stock compensation expense	3,843	2,147
Accretion of debt	2,663	2,916
Deferred tax expense	-7,071	167
Other	2,335	-130
Changes in assets and liabilities, net of effects of acquisitions:	'	'
Accounts receivable	-57,334	-24,134
Income tax payable	2,441	-732
Prepaid expense and other current assets	-3,551	-275
Other long-term assets	-7,101	-28
Accounts payable	37,791	-4,013
Accrued expenses and other liabilities	1,552	2,939
Cash flows used by operating activities	-26,606	-49,073
Investing activities	'	'
Acquisition of businesses, net of cash acquired	-200,999	-19,660
Payment for purchases of property and equipment	-9,822	-3,864
Other	265	125
Cash flows used by investing activities	-210,556	-23,399
Financing activities	'	'
Repayment of borrowings on revolving credit facility	-75,000	'
Proceeds from stock offering, net	413,164	'
Payment for cash held as collateral in lending arrangement	-8,503	'
Dividends paid to preferred stockholders	-1,475	-1,486
Other	-928	-180
Cash flows provided (used) by financing activities	327,258	-1,666
Net increase (decrease) in cash	90,096	-74,138
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period	21,524	252,293
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period	111,620	178,155
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:	'	'
Cash paid for interest	4,726	3,337
Cash (received) paid for income taxes	-291	906
Equity portion of acquisition purchase price	$108,187	$3,089

Condensed_Consolidated_Stateme2

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders' Equity (Unaudited) (USD $)	Total	Preferred Stock [Member]	Common Stock [Member]	Treasury Stock [Member]	Paid-In Capital [Member]	Accumulated Deficit [Member]
In Thousands, except Share data
Balance at Dec. 31, 2013	$455,843	$42,737	$30	($107)	$524,972	($111,789)
Treasury stock balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2013	'	'	'	-45,000	'	'
Balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2013	'	74,000	30,583,000	'	'	'
Net loss	-41,897	'	'	'	'	-41,897
Exercise of warrants and stock options and other	683	'	1	'	682	'
Exercise of warrants and stock options and other (in shares)	'	'	209,000	'	'	'
Conversion of preferred stock to common stock	0	-479	'	'	479	'
Conversion of preferred stock to common stock (in shares)	'	-1,000	120,000	'	'	'
Proceeds from common stock offering, net of issuance costs	413,164	'	17	'	413,147	'
Proceeds from common stock offering, net of issuance costs (in shares)	'	'	17,250,000	'	'	'
Issuance of common stock for acquisitions	107,903	'	4	'	107,899	'
Issuance of common stock for acquisitions, (in shares)	'	'	3,679,000	'	'	'
Issuance of common stock upon conversion of senior notes, net of tax	12,688	'	1	'	12,687	'
Issuance of common stock upon conversion of senior notes, net of tax (in shares)	'	'	796,000	'	'	'
Dividend paid	-1,475	'	'	'	'	-1,475
Stock compensation expense	3,843	'	'	'	3,843	'
Balance at Jun. 30, 2014	$950,752	$42,258	$53	($107)	$1,063,709	($155,161)
Treasury stock balance (in shares) at Jun. 30, 2014	'	'	'	-45,000	'	'
Balance (in shares) at Jun. 30, 2014	'	73,000	52,637,000	'	'	'

Organization

Organization	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2014
Accounting Policies [Abstract]	'
Organization	'
	1. Organization
	Nature of Business
	XPO Logistics, Inc. (“XPO,” the “Company,” “we,” “us” or “our”)—provides premium transportation and logistics services to thousands of customers through our three business units:
	Freight Brokerage—provides services primarily to customers in North America under the brands XPO Logistics, XPO Last Mile (formerly 3PD), and Pacer. These services include truckload, less-than truckload and intermodal brokerage, and last-mile delivery logistics services for the delivery of heavy goods. Freight brokerage services are arranged using relationships with subcontracted motor and rail carriers, as well as vehicles that are owned and operated by independent contract drivers.
	Expedited Transportation—provides services under the brands XPO Express (formerly Express-1), XPO NLM and XPO Air Charter to customers in North America. These services include the management of time-critical, urgent shipments, transacted through direct selling and through our web-based technology. Expedited ground services are provided through a fleet of exclusive-use vehicles that are owned and operated by independent contract drivers, referred to as owner operators, and through contracted third-party motor carriers. For shipments requiring air charter, service is arranged using our relationships with third-party air carriers.
	Freight Forwarding—provides services under the brands XPO Global Logistics (formerly Concert Group Logistics) and Ocean World Lines (a Pacer brand) to North America-based customers with domestic and global interests. These services are sold and arranged under the authority of XPO Global Logistics through a network of Company-owned and independently-owned offices in the United States and Canada and, following the acquisition of Pacer, under the authority of RF International and Ocean World Lines, in the United States, Europe and Asia.
	For specific financial information relating to the above segments, refer to Note 15—Segment Reporting.

Basis_of_Presentation_and_Sign

Basis of Presentation and Significant Accounting Policies	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2014
Accounting Policies [Abstract]	'
Basis of Presentation and Significant Accounting Policies	'
	2. Basis of Presentation and Significant Accounting Policies
	Basis of Presentation
	The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements of the Company have been prepared pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) and in accordance with the instructions to Form 10-Q. Certain information and note disclosures normally included in annual financial statements have been condensed or omitted pursuant to those rules and regulations. However, management believes that the disclosures contained herein are adequate to make the information presented not misleading.
	These unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements reflect, in the opinion of the Company, all material adjustments (which include only normal recurring adjustments) necessary to fairly present the Company’s financial position as of June 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, and results of operations for the three- and six-month periods ended June 30, 2014 and 2013. The preparation of the condensed consolidated financial statements requires management to make estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and the disclosure of contingencies at the date of the financial statements as well as the reported amounts of revenue and expense during the reporting period. Estimates have been prepared on the basis of the most current and best available information and actual results could differ materially from those estimates. Intercompany transactions have been eliminated in the consolidated balance sheets and results of operations. Where the presentation of these intercompany eliminations differs between the consolidated and reportable segment financial statements, reconciliations of certain line items are provided.
	These unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and notes thereto should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2013 that are set forth in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K, a copy of which is available on the SEC’s website (www.sec.gov). Results of operations for interim periods are not necessarily indicative of results to be expected for a full year.
	Use of Estimates
	The Company prepares its unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These principles require management to make estimates and assumptions that impact the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the condensed consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expense during the reporting period. The Company reviews its estimates on a regular basis and makes adjustments based on historical experience and existing and expected future conditions. Estimates are made with respect to, among other matters, recognition of revenue, costs of purchased transportation and services, recoverability of long-lived assets, estimated legal accruals, estimated restructuring accruals, valuation allowances for deferred taxes, reserve for uncertain tax positions, and allowance for doubtful accounts. These evaluations are performed and adjustments are made as information is available. Management believes that these estimates, which have been discussed with the audit committee of the Company’s board of directors, are reasonable; however, actual results could differ from these estimates.
	Statements of Operations, Balance Sheet, and Statement of Cash Flows Presentation
	Certain line items from the December 31, 2013 consolidated balance sheet and condensed consolidated statement of cash flows for the six-months ended June 30, 2013 have been conformed to the 2014 presentation. The carrier costs related to unbilled revenue are now included in accounts payable rather than accrued expenses, other. The conformed line items had no impact on previously reported results.
	Certain line items from the condensed consolidated statements of operations for the three- and six-month periods ended June 30, 2013 have been conformed to the 2014 presentation, including the retitling of direct expense to cost of purchased transportation and services and the addition of the direct operating expense category. The conformed line items had no impact on previously reported results.
	Significant Accounting Policies
	Revenue Recognition
	The Company recognizes revenue at the point in time when delivery is completed and the shipping terms of the contract have been satisfied, with related costs of delivery being accrued as incurred and expensed within the same period in which the associated revenue is recognized. The Company’s warehousing, distribution and supply chain services revenues are recognized as the storage or service is rendered. The Company uses the following supporting criteria to determine that revenue has been earned and should be recognized:
		•		Persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists;
		•		Services have been rendered;
		•		The sales price is fixed and determinable; and
		•		Collectability is reasonably assured.
	For all subsidiaries other than XPO NLM, the Company reports revenue on a gross basis in accordance with the Financial Accounting Standards Board’s (“FASB”) Accounting Standard Codification (“ASC”) Topic 605, “Reporting Revenue Gross as Principal Versus Net as an Agent.” The Company believes presentation on a gross basis is appropriate under ASC Topic 605 in light of the following factors:
		•		The Company is the primary obligor and is responsible for providing the service desired by the customer.
		•		The customer holds the Company responsible for fulfillment, including the acceptability of the service (requirements may include, for example, on-time delivery, handling freight loss and damage claims, establishing pick-up and delivery times, and tracing shipments in transit).
		•		For Expedited Transportation and Freight Brokerage, the Company has complete discretion to select its drivers, contractors or other transportation providers (collectively, “service providers”). For Freight Forwarding, the Company enters into agreements with significant service providers that specify the cost of services, among other things, and has ultimate authority in providing approval for all service providers that can be used by Freight Forwarding’s independently-owned stations. Independently-owned stations may further negotiate the cost of services with Freight Forwarding-approved service providers for individual customer shipments.
		•		Expedited Transportation and Freight Brokerage have complete discretion to establish sales prices. Independently-owned stations within Freight Forwarding have the discretion to establish sales prices.
		•		The Company bears credit risk for all receivables. In the case of Freight Forwarding, the independently-owned stations reimburse Freight Forwarding for a portion (typically 70-80%) of credit losses. Freight Forwarding retains the risk that the independent station owners will not meet this obligation.
	For the Company’s subsidiary XPO NLM, revenue is recognized on a net basis in accordance with ASC Topic 605. The Company does not serve as the primary obligor, receives a fixed management fee for its services and does not assume credit risk for these transactions. In certain instances, the Company also does not have discretion to select its service providers.
	Specific to the Company’s intermodal business, the Company has entered into certain agreements that represent multiple-deliverable arrangements. Deliverables under the arrangements represent separate units of accounting that have stand-alone value and no customer-negotiated refunds or return rights exist for the delivered services. These deliverables consist of network management fees, equipment use fees, ocean carrier intermodal services and drayage services. Revenue is allocated to each deliverable based on the relative selling price method. The relative selling price method is based on a hierarchy consisting of vendor-specific objective evidence (VSOE), if available, third-party evidence (TPE), if VSOE is not available, or estimated selling prices (ESP), if neither VSOE nor TPE is available. For the ocean carrier intermodal and drayage services, revenue is allocated based on VSOE. VSOE is not available for either the network management fees or the equipment fees. TPE was established for the equipment fees by evaluating similar and interchangeable competitor services in stand-alone sales. TPE could not be established for the network management fees. Therefore, the Company determined ESP for the network management fees by considering several external and internal factors including, but not limited to, pricing practices, similar product offerings, margin objectives and internal costs. ESP for each deliverable is updated, when appropriate, to ensure that it reflects recent pricing experience. Revenue is recognized for each of the deliverables when the revenue recognition conditions discussed above are met.
	The Company’s Freight Forwarding segment collects certain taxes and duties on behalf of their customers as part of the services offered and arranged for international shipments. The Company’s accounting policy is to present these collections on a gross basis with revenue recognized of $5.9 million and $1.5 million for the three-month periods ended June 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively, and $7.0 million and $2.3 million for the six-month periods ended June 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively.
	Cash and Cash Equivalents
	The Company considers all highly liquid investments with an original maturity of three months or less as of the date of purchase to be cash equivalents unless the investments are legally or contractually restricted for more than three months.
	Allowance for Doubtful Accounts
	The Company records its allowance for doubtful accounts based upon its assessment of various factors. The Company considers historical experience, the age of the accounts receivable balances, credit quality of the Company’s customers, any specific customer collection issues that have been identified, current economic conditions, and other factors that may affect customers’ ability to pay.
	Prepaid Expenses and Other Current Assets
	Prepaid expenses and other current assets include prepaid rent, software maintenance costs, insurance premiums, other prepaid operating expenses, certain inventories at XPO Last Mile, receivables related to certain working capital adjustments from acquisitions, and other miscellaneous receivables. Prepaid expenses are amortized into expense over the respective contract term or other applicable time period.
	Property and Equipment
	Property and equipment are generally recorded at cost or in the case of internally developed acquired technology at fair value at the date of acquisition. Maintenance and repair expenditures are charged to expense as incurred. When assets are sold, the applicable costs and accumulated depreciation are removed from the accounts, and any gain or loss is included in income. For internal use software, the Company has adopted the provisions of ASC Topic 350, “Intangibles—Goodwill and Other.” Accordingly, certain costs incurred in the planning and evaluation stage of internal use computer software are expensed as incurred. Costs incurred during the application development stage are capitalized and included in property and equipment. Capitalized internal use software also includes the fair value of acquired internally developed technology. Capitalized internal use software totaled $43.2 million and $31.7 million as of June 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively.
	Depreciation is computed on a straight-line basis over the estimated useful lives of the assets as follows:
	Classification		Estimated Useful Life
	Leasehold improvements		Shorter of term of lease or 15 years
	Buildings		39 years
	Vehicles		5 years
	Rail cars		25 to 30 years
	Containers and chassis		15 to 20 years
	Office equipment		5 to 7 years
	Computer equipment		5 years
	Computer software		3 to 5 years
	Satellite equipment		3 to 5 years
	Warehouse equipment		7 to 10 years
	For additional information refer to Note 7—Property and Equipment.
	Goodwill and Intangible Assets with Indefinite Lives
	Goodwill consists of the excess of cost over the fair value of net assets acquired in business combinations. During the quarter ended June 30, 2014, the Company rebranded its Express-1 business to XPO Express. As a result of this action, the Company accelerated the amortization of $3.3 million in indefinite-lived intangible assets related to the Express-1 trade name based on the reduction in its remaining useful life. The $3.3 million of accelerated amortization represented the full value of the Express-1 trade name intangible asset.
	The Company follows the provisions of ASC Topic 350, “Intangibles—Goodwill and Other,” which requires an annual impairment test for goodwill. The Company may first choose to perform a qualitative evaluation of the likelihood of goodwill impairment. If the Company determined a quantitative evaluation was necessary, the goodwill at the reporting unit was subject to a two-step impairment test. The first step compares the book value of a reporting unit, including goodwill, with its fair value. If the book value of a reporting unit exceeds its fair value, the Company completes the second step in order to determine the amount of goodwill impairment loss that should be recorded. In the second step, the Company determines an implied fair value of the reporting unit’s goodwill by allocating the fair value of the reporting unit to all of the assets and liabilities other than goodwill. The amount of impairment is equal to the excess of the book value of goodwill over the implied fair value of that goodwill. The Company performs the annual impairment testing during the third quarter unless events or circumstances indicate impairment of the goodwill may have occurred before that time. For the periods presented, the Company did not recognize any goodwill impairment as the estimated fair value of its reporting units with goodwill exceeded the book value of these reporting units. For additional information refer to Note 9—Goodwill.
	Intangible Assets with Definite Lives
	The Company follows the provisions of ASC Topic 360, “Property, Plant and Equipment,” which establishes accounting standards for the impairment of long-lived assets such as property, plant and equipment and intangible assets subject to amortization. The Company reviews long-lived assets to be held-and-used for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of the assets may not be recoverable. If the sum of the undiscounted expected future cash flows over the remaining useful life of a long-lived asset group is less than its carrying amount, the asset is considered to be impaired. Impairment losses are measured as the amount by which the carrying amount of the asset group exceeds the fair value of the asset. The Company estimates fair value using the expected future cash flows discounted at a rate commensurate with the risks associated with the recovery of the asset. For the periods presented, the Company did not recognize any impairment of the identified intangible assets.
	The Company’s intangible assets subject to amortization consist of customer lists and relationships, trade names, non-compete agreements, carrier relationships and other intangibles. Customer lists and relationships and trade names are amortized on an accelerated basis over the period of economic benefit based on the estimated cash flows attributable to the related intangible assets. Non-compete agreements, carrier relationships and other intangibles are amortized on a straight-line basis over the estimated useful lives of the related intangible asset. The estimated useful lives of the respective intangible assets by type are as follows:
	Classification		Estimated Useful Life
	Customer lists and relationships		3 to 14 years
	Carrier relationships		2 years
	Trade name		1 to 5 years
	Non-compete agreements		Term of agreement
	Other intangible assets		3 months to 5 years
	For additional information refer to Note 8—Intangible Assets.
	Restricted Cash
	Restricted cash primarily consists of cash held as collateral for letters of credit in conjunction with the acquisition of Pacer due to the termination of Pacer’s former revolving credit facility, cash held as collateral for railcar leases, and cash held as security under XPO Last Mile’s captive insurance contracts.
	Other Long-Term Assets
Other long-term assets consist primarily of balances representing deposits and notes receivable from various XPO Global Logistics independent station owners, incentive payments to independent station owners within the XPO Global Logistics network, debt issuance costs related to the Company’s revolving credit facility and convertible senior notes, and capitalized costs related to major preventative maintenance activities for leased railcars. The incentive payments are made by XPO Global Logistics to certain station owners as an incentive to establish an independently-owned station and are amortized over the life of each independent station contract and the unamortized portion generally is recoverable in the event of default under the terms of the agreements. The debt issuance costs related to the revolving credit facility are amortized on a straight-line basis over the respective term while the debt issuance costs related to the convertible senior notes are amortized using the effective interest method. The capitalized preventative maintenance costs are amortized on a straight-line basis over the economic useful life depending on the type of maintenance performed.
Accrued Expenses, Other
Accrued expenses, other consist primarily of accrued professional service fees; accrued container and railcar costs, including maintenance; accruals for various insurance claims; deferred revenue; accrued property and other taxes; and other miscellaneous accrued expenses. The following table outlines the Company’s accrued expenses, other as of June 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013 (in thousands):
		As of June 30, 2014		As of December 31, 2013
Accrued professional service fees		$	8,303	$	7,301
Accrued container and railcar costs			7,213		—
Accrued insurance claims			4,837		437
Other accrued expenses			4,804		253
Deferred revenue			2,814		—
Accrued property and other taxes			1,619		—
Accrued interest on convertible debt			1,357		1,498
Total Accrued Expenses, Other		$	30,947	$	9,489
Other Long-Term Liabilities
Other long-term liabilities consist primarily of the holdback of a portion of the purchase price in connection with acquisitions, deferred rent liabilities and liabilities for unfavorable leasehold interests recorded as part of purchase accounting. The following table outlines the Company’s other long term liabilities as of June 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013 (in thousands):
		As of June 30, 2014		As of December 31, 2013
Acquisition-related holdbacks		$	21,865	$	22,500
Long-term portion of deferred rent liability			5,003		4,387
Liability for uncertain tax positions			1,693		916
Liability for unfavorable leasehold interests			3,699		233
Long-term portion of vacant rent liability			1,573		143
Other			275		45
Total Other Long-Term Liabilities		$	34,108	$	28,224
Income Taxes
Taxes on income are provided in accordance with ASC Topic 740, “Income Taxes.” Deferred income tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the expected future tax consequences of events that have been reflected in the condensed consolidated financial statements. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are determined based on the differences between the book values and the tax basis of particular assets and liabilities, and the tax effects of net operating loss and capital loss carry forwards. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. The effect on deferred tax assets and liabilities of a change in the tax rate is recognized as income or expense in the period that included the enactment date. A valuation allowance is provided to offset the net deferred tax assets if, based upon the available evidence, it is more likely than not that some or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized. Management periodically assesses the likelihood that the Company will utilize its existing deferred tax assets and records a valuation allowance for deferred tax assets when it is more likely than not that such deferred tax assets will not be realized.
Accounting for uncertainty in income taxes is determined based on ASC Topic 740, which clarifies the accounting for uncertainty in income taxes recognized in a company’s financial statements and provides guidance on the financial statement recognition and measurement of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. ASC Topic 740 also provides guidance on derecognition, classification, interest and penalties, accounting in interim periods, disclosures and transition. For additional information refer to Note 12—Income Taxes.
Foreign Currency Translation
The statements of operations of foreign subsidiaries whose functional currencies are other than the U.S. dollar are translated into U.S. dollars using average exchange rates for the period and the exchange gain or loss is reflected in expense in the condensed consolidated statements of operations. Exchange gains or losses are not material to the condensed consolidated statements of operations for the periods presented. The net assets of foreign subsidiaries whose functional currencies are other than the U.S. dollar are translated into U.S. dollars using exchange rates as of the balance sheet date. The U.S. dollar effects that arise from translating the net assets of these subsidiaries at changing rates are recorded in stockholders’ equity. Transaction gains and losses were not significant for any of the periods presented.
Fair Value Measurements
ASC Topic 820, “Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures,” defines fair value as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date and classifies the inputs used to measure fair value into the following hierarchy:
	•		Level 1—Quoted prices for identical instruments in active markets;
	•		Level 2—Quoted prices for similar instruments in active markets; quoted prices for identical or similar instruments in markets that are not active; and model-derived valuations in which all significant inputs are observable in active markets; and
	•		Level 3—Valuations based on inputs that are unobservable, generally utilizing pricing models or other valuation techniques that reflect management’s judgment and estimates.
At June 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, the Company’s financial assets that were accounted for at fair value on a recurring basis included $47.5 million and $1.6 million of money market funds, respectively.
Estimated Fair Value of Financial Instruments
The aggregate net fair value estimates discussed herein are based upon certain market assumptions and pertinent information available to management. The respective carrying value of certain financial instruments approximated their fair values as of the periods ended June 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013. These financial instruments include cash, accounts receivable, notes receivable, accounts payable, accrued expense, notes payable and current maturities of long-term debt. Fair values approximate carrying values for these financial instruments since they are short-term in nature and they are receivable or payable on demand. The fair value of the Freight Forwarding notes receivable from the owners of the independently-owned stations approximated their respective carrying values based on the interest rates associated with these instruments.
As of June 30, 2014, the Company had outstanding $120.7 million of 4.50% Convertible Senior Notes due October 1, 2017, which the Company is obligated to repay at face value unless the holder agrees to a lesser amount or elects to convert all or a portion of such notes into the Company’s common stock. Holders of the convertible senior notes are due interest semiannually in arrears on April 1 and October 1 of each year. The conversion rate was initially 60.8467 shares of common stock per $1,000 principal amount of notes (equivalent to an initial conversion price of approximately $16.43 per share of common stock) and is subject to adjustment in some events but will not be adjusted for any accrued and unpaid interest. The fair value of the convertible senior notes was $225.3 million as of June 30, 2014. For additional information refer to Note 6—Debt.
Stock-Based Compensation
The Company accounts for share-based compensation based on the equity instrument’s grant date fair value in accordance with ASC Topic 718, “Compensation—Stock Compensation.” The fair value of each share-based payment award is established on the date of grant. For grants of restricted stock units, including those subject to service-based vesting conditions and those subject to service and performance or market-based vesting conditions, the fair value is established based on the market price on the date of the grant. For grants of options, the Company uses the Black-Scholes option pricing model to estimate the fair value of share-based payment awards. The determination of the fair value of share-based awards is affected by the Company’s stock price and a number of assumptions, including expected volatility, expected life, risk-free interest rate and expected dividends.
The weighted-average fair value of each stock option recorded in expense for the three- and six-month periods ended June 30, 2014 and 2013 was estimated on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option pricing model and is amortized over the requisite service period of the option. The Company has used one grouping for the assumptions, as its option grants have similar characteristics. The expected term of options granted has been derived based upon the Company’s history of actual exercise behavior and represents the period of time that options granted are expected to be outstanding. Historical data was also used to estimate option exercises and employee terminations. Estimated volatility is based upon the Company’s historical market price at consistent points in a period equal to the expected life of the options. The risk-free interest rate is based on the U.S. Treasury yield curve in effect at the time of grant and the expected dividend yield is zero. For additional information refer to Note 11—Stock-Based Compensation.
Earnings per Share
Earnings per common share are computed in accordance with ASC Topic 260, “Earnings per Share,” which requires companies to present basic earnings per share and diluted earnings per share. For additional information refer to Note 13—Earnings per Share.

Acquisitions

Acquisitions	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2014
Business Combinations [Abstract]	'
Acquisitions	'
	3. Acquisitions
	2014 Acquisitions
	Pacer International
	On January 5, 2014, the Company entered into a definitive Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Pacer Merger Agreement”) with Pacer International, Inc., providing for the acquisition of Pacer by the Company (the “Pacer Transaction”). Pacer is an asset-light North American freight transportation and logistics services provider. The closing of the transaction was effective on March 31, 2014 (the “Effective Time”).
	At the Effective Time, each share of Pacer’s common stock, par value $0.01 per share, issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time was converted into the right to receive (i) $6.00 in cash and (ii) 0.1017 of a share of XPO common stock, which amount is equal to $3.00 divided by the average of the volume-weighted average closing prices of XPO common stock for the ten trading days prior to the Effective Time (the “Merger Consideration”). Pursuant to the terms of the Pacer Merger Agreement, all vested and unvested Pacer options outstanding at the Effective Time were settled in cash based on the value of the Merger Consideration. In addition, all Pacer restricted stock, and all vested and unvested Pacer restricted stock units and performance units outstanding at the Effective Time were converted into the right to receive the Merger Consideration. The fair value of the total consideration paid under the Pacer Merger Agreement was $331.5 million and consisted of $223.3 million of cash payable at the time of closing and $108.2 million representing the fair value of 3,688,246 shares of the Company’s common stock at the closing market price of $29.41 per share on March 31, 2014 less a marketability discount on a portion of shares issued to certain former Pacer executives due to a holding period restriction. The marketability discount did not have a material impact on the fair value of the equity consideration provided.
	The Pacer Transaction was accounted for as a purchase business combination in accordance with ASC 805 “Business Combinations.” Assets acquired and liabilities assumed were recorded in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheet at their estimated fair values as of March 31, 2014, with the remaining unallocated purchase price recorded as goodwill. Goodwill represents the expected synergies and cost rationalization from the merger of operations as well as intangible assets that do not qualify for separate recognition such as an assembled workforce. The following table outlines the consideration transferred and purchase price allocation at the respective estimated fair values as of March 31, 2014 (in thousands):
	Consideration	$	331,488
	Cash and cash equivalents		22,302
	Accounts receivable		118,694
	Prepaid and other current assets		9,384
	Deferred tax assets, current		2,202
	Property and equipment		43,473
	Trademarks/tradenames		2,760
	Non-compete agreements		2,310
	Contractual customer relationships		66,250
	Non-contractual customer relationships		1,010
	Other long-term assets		3,127
	Accounts payable		(71,042	)
	Accrued salaries and wages		(3,105	)
	Accrued expenses, other		(23,021	)
	Other current liabilities		(1,496	)
	Deferred tax liabilities, non-current		(14,566	)
	Other long-term liabilities		(4,789	)
	Goodwill	$	177,995
	As of June 30, 2014, the purchase price allocation is considered final, except for the fair value of intangible assets, deferred taxes and assumed liabilities. All goodwill recorded related to the acquisition relates to the Freight Brokerage reportable segment. The carryover of the tax basis in goodwill is deductible for income tax purposes while the step-up in goodwill as a result of the acquisition is non-deductible for income tax purposes. Total tax deductible goodwill was $323.2 million on the acquisition date of March 31, 2014. The difference between book and tax goodwill represents the tax basis in goodwill from acquisitions made by Pacer prior to the acquisition by XPO.
	In connection with the Pacer Transaction, certain members of the Pacer senior management team signed employment agreements with the Company that became effective upon completion of the acquisition. As part of their employment agreements, the Company granted these Pacer management team members an aggregate of 122,569 time-based restricted stock unit (“RSU”) awards under the XPO Logistics, Inc. Amended and Restated 2011 Omnibus Incentive Compensation Plan.
	The following unaudited pro forma consolidated results of operations for the six-month periods ended June 30, 2014 and 2013 present consolidated information of the Company as if the Pacer and 3PD (See discussion on 3PD acquisition below) Transactions had occurred as of January 1, 2013 (in thousands):
		Pro Forma Six			Pro Forma Six
		Months Ended			Months Ended
		June 30, 2014			June 30, 2013
	Revenue	$	1,098,912		$	887,935
	Operating loss	$	(40,205	)	$	(29,947	)
	Net loss	$	(50,208	)	$	(36,411	)
	Loss per common share
	Basic	$	(0.96	)	$	(0.72	)
	Diluted	$	(0.96	)	$	(0.72	)
	The unaudited pro forma consolidated results for the six-month periods were prepared using the acquisition method of accounting and are based on the historical financial information of Pacer, 3PD and the Company. The unaudited pro forma consolidated results incorporate historical financial information for all significant acquisitions pursuant to SEC regulations since January 1, 2013. The historical financial information has been adjusted to give effect to pro forma adjustments that are: (i) directly attributable to the acquisition, (ii) factually supportable and (iii) expected to have a continuing impact on the combined results. The unaudited pro forma consolidated results are not necessarily indicative of what the Company’s consolidated results of operations actually would have been had it completed these acquisitions on January 1, 2013.
	2013 Acquisitions
	NLM
	On December 10, 2013, the Company entered into a Stock Purchase Agreement with Landstar Supply Chain Solutions, Inc. and Landstar System Holdings, Inc. (the “NLM Stock Purchase Agreement”) to acquire all of the outstanding capital stock of Landstar Supply Chain Solutions, Inc. known as National Logistics Management (“NLM”) (the “NLM Transaction”). NLM is the largest provider of web-based expedited transportation management in North America. The closing of the transaction occurred on December 28, 2013. The fair value of the total consideration paid under the NLM Stock Purchase Agreement was $87.0 million, paid in cash, excluding any working capital adjustments.
	The NLM acquisition was accounted for as a purchase business combination in accordance with ASC Topic 805 “Business Combinations.” Assets acquired and liabilities assumed were recorded in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheet at their estimated fair values as of December 28, 2013 with the remaining unallocated purchase price recorded as goodwill. Goodwill represents the expected synergies and cost rationalization from the joining of operations as well as intangible assets that do not qualify for separate recognition such as an assembled workforce. The following table outlines the consideration transferred and purchase price allocation at the respective estimated fair values as of December 28, 2013 (in thousands):
	Consideration	$	87,000
	Cash and cash equivalents		7,381
	Accounts receivable		35,975
	Prepaid and other assets		1,110
	Property and equipment		13,577
	Trademarks/tradenames		440
	Non-compete agreements		465
	Customer relationships		25,200
	Accounts payable		(43,519	)
	Other current liabilities		(479	)
	Goodwill	$	46,850
	As of June 30, 2014, the purchase price allocation is considered final. All goodwill recorded related to the acquisition relates to the Expedited Transportation reportable segment and is fully deductible for income tax purposes based on the Internal Revenue Code Section 338(h)(10) election made with respect to the NLM Transaction. The working capital adjustments in connection with this acquisition have been finalized and there was no material change in the purchase price as a result.
	Optima Service Solutions
	On November 13, 2013, the Company entered into a Membership Interest Purchase Agreement with A-1 Home Services, Inc., Mr. Steve Gordon and Mr. Glenn Lebowitz to acquire all of the outstanding equity interests of Optima Service Solutions, LLC (“Optima”) for $26.6 million in cash consideration and deferred payments, excluding any working capital adjustments. Optima is a non-asset, third-party logistics service provider focusing on arranging in-home complex installation and residential delivery services for major retailers.
	The Optima acquisition was accounted for as a purchase business combination in accordance with ASC Topic 805 “Business Combinations.” Assets acquired and liabilities assumed were recorded in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheet at their estimated fair values as of November 13, 2013 with the remaining unallocated purchase price recorded as goodwill. As a result of the acquisition, the Company recorded goodwill of $13.9 million and intangible assets of $11.3 million. All goodwill recorded related to the acquisition relates to the Freight Brokerage reportable segment and is fully deductible for income tax purposes. In addition, the Company recorded an acquired technology asset of $0.9 million as property, plant and equipment in the condensed consolidated balance sheet. As of June 30, 2014, the purchase price allocation is considered final, except for the settlement of any working capital adjustments and the fair value of intangible assets and assumed liabilities. The working capital adjustments in connection with this acquisition are being finalized, although the Company does not expect there to be a material change in the purchase price as a result.
	3PD
	On July 12, 2013, the Company entered into a Stock Purchase Agreement with 3PD, Logistics Holding Company Limited, Mr. Karl Meyer, Karl Frederick Meyer 2008 Irrevocable Trust II, Mr. Randall Meyer, Mr. Daron Pair and Mr. James J. Martell (the “3PD Stock Purchase Agreement”) to acquire all of the outstanding capital stock of 3PD (the “3PD Transaction”). 3PD is a non-asset, third party provider of heavy goods, last-mile logistics in North America. The closing of the transaction occurred on August 15, 2013. The fair value of the total consideration paid under the 3PD Stock Purchase Agreement was $364.3 million and consisted of $333.2 million of net cash payable at the time of closing, $22.5 million of deferred payments, $7.4 million representing the fair value of 407,479 restricted shares of the Company’s common stock at the closing market price of $21.99 per share on August 15, 2013 less a marketability discount of $1.6 million on shares issued to the sellers due to a holding period restriction, and the final working capital adjustment of $1.2 million. The majority of the shares issued are restricted until September 2, 2016.
	The 3PD acquisition was accounted for as a purchase business combination in accordance with ASC 805 “Business Combinations.” Assets acquired and liabilities assumed were recorded in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheet at their estimated fair values as of August 15, 2013, with the remaining unallocated purchase price recorded as goodwill. Goodwill represents the expected synergies and cost rationalization from the joining of operations as well as intangible assets that do not qualify for separate recognition such as an assembled workforce. The following table outlines the consideration transferred and purchase price allocation at the respective estimated fair values as of August 15, 2013 (in thousands):
	Consideration	$	364,329
	Cash and cash equivalents		950
	Accounts receivable		30,261
	Prepaid and other current assets		1,743
Deferred tax assets, current		559
Property and equipment		22,965
Trademarks/tradenames		5,900
Non-compete agreements		1,550
Customer relationships		110,600
Carrier relationships		12,100
Other long-term assets		409
Accounts payable		(12,975	)
Accrued salaries and wages		(1,724	)
Accrued expenses, other		(4,214	)
Other current liabilities		(5,389	)
Deferred tax liabilities, non-current		(29,755	)
Goodwill	$	231,349
As of June 30, 2014, the purchase price allocation is considered final. All goodwill recorded related to the acquisition relates to the Freight Brokerage reportable segment. The carryover of the tax basis in goodwill is deductible for income tax purposes while the step-up in goodwill as a result of the acquisition is non-deductible for income tax purposes. Total tax deductible goodwill was $27.1 million on the acquisition date of August 15, 2013. The difference between book and tax goodwill represents the tax basis in goodwill from acquisitions made by 3PD prior to the acquisition by XPO.
In connection with the 3PD Transaction, each member of the 3PD senior management team signed an employment agreement with the Company that became effective upon completion of the acquisition. Additionally, in order to incentivize 3PD’s management, the Company granted the 3PD management team time- and performance-based RSU awards under the XPO Logistics, Inc. Amended and Restated 2011 Omnibus Incentive Compensation Plan. Pursuant to the RSU award agreements, members of the 3PD management team are eligible to earn up to 600,000 RSUs in the aggregate, of which 150,000 will vest based on the passage of time and 450,000 will vest based on the achievement of certain goals with respect to 3PD’s financial performance during 2016 and 2017 as part of the combined company. The vesting of all such RSUs also are subject to the price of the Company’s common stock exceeding $32.50 per share for a designated period of time and continued employment at the Company by the grantee as of the vesting date.
Interide Logistics
On May 6, 2013, pursuant to an asset purchase agreement, the Company acquired substantially all of the assets of Interide Logistics, LC (“Interide”) for $3.1 million in cash consideration and 36,878 restricted shares of the Company’s common stock with a value of $0.6 million, excluding any working capital adjustments, with no assumption of debt. Interide is a non-asset, third-party transportation logistics service provider focusing on freight brokerage with offices in Salt Lake City, UT, Louisville, KY and St. Paul, MN.
The Interide acquisition was accounted for as a purchase business combination in accordance with ASC Topic 805 “Business Combinations.” Assets acquired and liabilities assumed were recorded in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheet at their estimated fair values as of May 6, 2013 with the remaining unallocated purchase price recorded as goodwill. As a result of the acquisition, the Company recorded goodwill of $3.4 million and intangible assets of $1.7 million. As of June 30, 2014, the purchase price allocation is considered final. All goodwill recorded related to the acquisition relates to the Freight Brokerage reportable segment and is fully deductible for income tax purposes. The working capital adjustment in connection with this acquisition has been finalized and there was no material change in the purchase price as a result.
Covered Logistics & Transportation
On February 26, 2013, pursuant to an asset purchase agreement, the Company acquired substantially all of the assets of Covered Logistics & Transportation LLC (“Covered”) for $8.0 million in cash consideration and 173,712 restricted shares of the Company’s common stock with a value of $3.0 million, excluding any working capital adjustments, with no assumption of debt. Covered is a non-asset, third-party transportation logistics service provider focusing on freight brokerage with offices in Lake Forest, IL and Dallas, TX.
The Covered acquisition was accounted for as a purchase business combination in accordance with ASC Topic 805 “Business Combinations.” Assets acquired and liabilities assumed were recorded in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheet at their estimated fair values as of February 26, 2013 with the remaining unallocated purchase price recorded as goodwill. As a result of the acquisition, the Company recorded goodwill of $7.4 million and intangible assets of $2.8 million. As of June 30, 2014, the purchase price allocation is considered final. All goodwill recorded related to the acquisition relates to the Freight Brokerage reportable segment and is fully deductible for income tax purposes. The working capital adjustments in connection with this acquisition are being finalized.
East Coast Air Charter
On February 8, 2013, pursuant to an asset purchase agreement, the Company purchased substantially all of the operating assets of East Coast Air Charter, Inc. and 9-1-1 Air Charter LLC (together, “ECAC” or “East Coast Air Charter”) for total cash consideration of $9.3 million, excluding any working capital adjustments, with no assumption of debt. ECAC is a non-asset, third party logistics service provider specializing in expedited air charter brokerage in Statesville, NC.
The ECAC acquisition was accounted for as a purchase business combination in accordance with ASC Topic 805 “Business Combinations.” Assets acquired and liabilities assumed were recorded in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheet at their estimated fair values as of February 8, 2013 with the remaining unallocated purchase price recorded as goodwill. As a result of the acquisition, the Company recorded goodwill of $3.8 million and intangible assets of $4.8 million. All goodwill recorded related to the acquisition relates to the Expedited Transportation reportable segment and is fully deductible for income tax purposes. The working capital adjustment in connection with this acquisition has been finalized and there was no material change in the purchase price as a result.

Restructuring_Charges

Restructuring Charges	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2014
Restructuring And Related Activities [Abstract]	'
Restructuring Charges	'
	4. Restructuring Charges
	On March 31, 2014, the Company initiated a facility rationalization and severance program to close facilities and reduce employment in order to improve efficiency and profitability in conjunction with its acquisition of Pacer. The program includes facility exit activities and employment reduction initiatives.
	The amount of restructuring charges incurred during the six-month period ended June 30, 2014 and included in our condensed consolidated statement of operations as sales, general and administrative expense is summarized below (in thousands). These charges are not allocated to our reportable segments. No amount of the restructuring liability was included in the purchase price allocation for Pacer as all activities were initiated by XPO to benefit the post-combination period.
	Reserve balance at December 31, 2013	$	—
	Contract termination charges incurred		1,956
	Severance charges incurred		4,243
	Non-cash share based compensation incurred		825
	Payments and other		(2,802	)
	Reserve balance at June 30, 2014	$	4,222

Commitments_and_Contingencies

Commitments and Contingencies	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2014
Commitments And Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]	'
Commitments and Contingencies	'
	5. Commitments and Contingencies
	Purchase Commitments
	As of June 30, 2014, the Company had approximately $15.2 million in future minimum payments required under non-cancellable service agreements for ongoing services, maintenance and support to information technology providers. Remaining future minimum payments related to these agreements amount to approximately $9.5 million, $4.7 million, $0.7 million, $0.2 million, and $0.1 million for the periods ending June 30, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 and thereafter, respectively.
	During the three- and six-month periods ended June 30, 2014, $3.0 million and $3.2 million of expense was recognized related to these agreements, respectively.
	Lease Commitments
	As of June 30, 2014, the Company had approximately $159.2 million in future minimum payments required under operating leases for various real estate, double-stack railcars, containers, chassis, tractors, data processing equipment, transportation and office equipment leases that have an initial or remaining non-cancelable lease term. Remaining future minimum payments related to these operating leases amount to approximately $61.0 million, $38.6 million, $23.9 million, $14.6 million, and $21.1 million for the periods ending June 30, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, and 2019 and thereafter, respectively.
	Certain operating leases for railcars contain provisions for automatic renewal for an additional five year period. The above remaining future minimum payments assume the automatic five year renewal and include the related minimum lease payments.
	Rent expense was $14.2 million and $1.0 million for the three-month periods ended June 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively, and $19.2 million and $1.8 million for the six-month periods ended June 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively.
	The Company receives income from others for the use of its double-stack railcars and containers. These income amounts are included in revenues. Rental income was $9.3 million for the three- and six-month periods ended June 30, 2014, respectively.
	Litigation
	The Company is involved, and will continue to be involved, in numerous legal proceedings arising out of the conduct of its business. These proceedings may include, among other matters, claims for property damage or personal injury incurred in connection with the transportation of freight and employment-related claims, including claims involving asserted breaches of employee restrictive covenants and tortious interference with contract. These proceedings also include numerous purported class-action lawsuits, multi-plaintiff and individual lawsuits and state tax and other administrative proceedings that claim that the Company’s owner operators or contract carriers should be treated as employees, rather than independent contractors. These lawsuits and proceedings may seek substantial monetary damages (including claims for unpaid wages, overtime, failure to provide meal and rest periods, unreimbursed business expenses and other items), injunctive relief, or both.
	The Company establishes accruals for specific legal proceedings when it is considered probable that a loss has been incurred and the amount of the loss can be reasonably estimated. Accruals for loss contingencies are reviewed quarterly and adjusted as additional information becomes available. In connection with certain acquisitions of privately-held businesses, the Company has retained purchase price holdbacks to provide security for a negotiated duration with respect to damages incurred in connection with pre-acquisition claims and litigation matters. If a loss is not both probable and reasonably estimable, or if an exposure to loss exists in excess of the amount accrued therefor or the applicable purchase price holdback, the Company assesses whether there is at least a reasonable possibility that a loss, or additional loss, may have been incurred. If there is a reasonable possibility that a loss, or additional loss, may have been incurred, the Company discloses the estimate of the possible loss or range of loss if it is material and an estimate can be made, or states that such an estimate cannot be made. The evaluation as to whether a loss is reasonably possible or probable is based on the Company’s assessment, in conjunction with legal counsel, regarding the ultimate outcome of the matter.
	The Company believes that it has adequately accrued for, or has adequate purchase price holdbacks with respect to, the potential impact of loss contingencies that are probable and reasonably estimable, and there was no indication of a reasonable possibility that a material loss, or additional material loss (including in excess of any applicable purchase price holdback), may have been incurred. The Company does not believe that the ultimate resolution of any matters to which the Company is presently party will have a material adverse effect on its results of operations, financial condition or cash flows. However, the results of these matters cannot be predicted with certainty, and an unfavorable resolution of one or more of these matters could have a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial condition, results of operations or cash flows.
	The Company carries liability and excess umbrella insurance policies that it deems sufficient to cover potential legal claims arising in the normal course of conducting its operations as a transportation company. In the event the Company is required to satisfy a legal claim in excess of the coverage provided by this insurance, the Company’s financial condition, results of operations or cash flows could be negatively impacted.
	California DLSE claims
	The Company’s Pacer subsidiary, which was acquired on March 31, 2014, received notices from the California Labor Commissioner, Division of Labor Standards Enforcement (the “DLSE”), that a total of 153 owner operators contracted with certain Pacer subsidiaries have filed claims with the DLSE in which they assert that they should be classified as employees, as opposed to independent contractors. These claims seek reimbursement for the owner operators’ business expenses, including fuel, tractor maintenance and tractor lease payments. A decision has been rendered by a DLSE hearing officer in seven of these claims, who awarded a total of $2.2 million to the seven claimants. Pacer has appealed these awards to California Superior Court, San Diego, where a de novo trial will be held on the merits of those claims. As a part of the acquisition accounting process, XPO is currently evaluating these claims and the recent award to the seven claimants and will determine the fair value of these claims, if any, in the forthcoming measurement period. The Company has not established any reserve with respect to these matters as of June 30, 2014.
	Pacer Acquisition Litigation
	Between January 8 and January 16, 2014, five substantially identical putative class actions were filed in the Tennessee Chancery Court against the Company, Pacer and Pacer’s directors challenging the Company’s acquisition of Pacer. By stipulation and order dated February 18, 2014, the Chancery Court for Davidson County consolidated these cases under the caption In re Pacer International, Inc. Shareholder Litigation, No. 14-39-IV. The operative complaint in the consolidated case alleges, among other things, that the directors of Pacer breached their fiduciary duties to Pacer’s shareholders in connection with the proposed acquisition of Pacer by XPO by agreeing to the proposed merger at an allegedly unfair price pursuant to a purportedly flawed and conflicted sales process, by including certain allegedly preclusive deal-protection measures, and by misrepresenting and/or omitting certain allegedly material information in the proxy statement relating to the transaction. The parties have reached an agreement in principle to settle all of these claims, which the Company continues to believe are without merit. The settlement remains subject to Court approval. There can be no assurance that the parties will ultimately enter into a definitive settlement agreement or that the Court will approve the settlement.

Debt

Debt	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2014
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]	'
Debt	'
	6. Debt
	Debt Facilities
	The Company may from time to time use debt financing for acquisitions and business start-ups, among other things. The Company also enters into long-term debt and capital leases with various third parties from time to time to finance certain operational equipment and other assets used in its business operations. Generally, these loans and capital leases bear interest at market rates, and are collateralized with accounts receivable, equipment and certain other assets of the Company.
	As of June 30, 2014, the Company and certain of its wholly-owned subsidiaries, as borrowers, were parties to a $415.0 million multicurrency secured Amended and Restated Revolving Loan Credit Agreement (the “Amended Credit Agreement”) with the lender parties thereto and Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc., as administrative agent for such lenders, with a commitment termination date of October 17, 2018. The principal amount of the commitments under the Amended Credit Agreement may be increased by an aggregate amount of up to $100.0 million, subject to certain terms and conditions specified in the Amended Credit Agreement. The Amended Credit Agreement replaces and supersedes in its entirety the $125.0 million multicurrency secured Revolving Loan Credit Agreement that the Company entered into on October 18, 2013. At June 30, 2014, the Company had outstanding letters of credit of $8.3 million. The letters of credit were fully cash collateralized by the Company. The collateral is included in restricted cash on the consolidated balance sheet as of June 30, 2014. The Company’s availability under the Amended Credit Agreement is not impacted by the cash collateralized outstanding letters of credit.
	The proceeds of the Amended Credit Agreement may be used by the Company and its subsidiaries for ongoing working capital needs, other general corporate purposes, including strategic acquisitions, and fees and expenses in connection with the transaction. At June 30, 2014, the Company had no amount drawn under the Amended Credit Agreement. The Company was in compliance, in all material respects, with all covenants related to the Amended Credit Agreement as of June 30, 2014. Borrowings under the Amended Credit Agreement bear interest at a per annum rate equal to, at the Company’s option, the one, two, three or six month (or such other period less than one month or greater than six months as the lenders may agree) LIBOR rate plus a margin of 1.75% to 2.25%, or a base rate plus a margin of 0.75% to 1.25%. The Company is required to pay an undrawn commitment fee equal to 0.25% or 0.375% of the quarterly average undrawn portion of the commitments under the Amended Credit Agreement, as well as customary letter of credit fees. The margin added to LIBOR, or base rate, will depend on the quarterly average availability of the commitments under the Amended Credit Agreement.
	All obligations under the Amended Credit Agreement are secured by substantially all of the Company’s assets and unconditionally guaranteed by certain of its subsidiaries, provided that no foreign subsidiary guarantees, and no assets of any foreign subsidiary secures, any obligations of any of the Company’s domestic borrower subsidiaries. The borrowings under the Amended Credit Agreement are guaranteed by substantially all of the Company’s subsidiaries. Within the meaning of Regulation S-X, Rule 3-10, XPO Logistics, Inc. (the parent company) has no independent assets or operations, the guarantees of its subsidiaries are full and unconditional and joint and several, and any subsidiaries other than the guarantor subsidiaries are minor. The Amended Credit Agreement contains representations, warranties and covenants that are customary for agreements of this type. Among other things, the covenants in the Amended Credit Agreement limit the Company’s ability to, with certain exceptions: incur indebtedness; grant liens; engage in certain mergers, consolidations, acquisitions and dispositions; make certain investments and restricted payments; and enter into certain transactions with affiliates. In certain circumstances, the Amended Credit Agreement also requires the Company to maintain minimum EBITDA or, at the Company’s election, maintain a Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio (as defined in the Amended Credit Agreement) of not less than 1.00 to 1.00. If an event of default under the Amended Credit Agreement shall occur and be continuing, the commitments thereunder may be terminated and the principal amount outstanding thereunder, together with all accrued unpaid interest and other amounts owed thereunder, may be declared immediately due and payable. Certain subsidiaries acquired by the Company in the future may be excluded from the restrictions contained in certain of the foregoing covenants. The Company does not believe that the covenants contained in the Amended Credit Agreement will impair its ability to execute its strategy.
	Convertible Senior Notes
	At June 30, 2014, the Company had outstanding $120.7 million aggregate principal amount of 4.50% Convertible Senior Notes due October 1, 2017 (the “Notes”). Total unamortized debt issuance costs classified in other long-term assets at June 30, 2014 are $2.5 million. Interest is payable on the Notes on April 1 and October 1 of each year.
	During the quarter ended June 30, 2014, there were no significant conversions of the Company’s Notes.
	Under certain circumstances at the election of the holder, the convertible senior notes may be converted until the close of business on the business day immediately preceding April 1, 2017, into cash, shares of the Company’s common stock, or a combination of cash and shares of common stock, at the Company’s election, at the initial conversion rate of approximately 60.8467 shares of common stock per $1,000 in principal amount, which is equivalent to an initial conversion price of approximately $16.43 per share. In addition, following certain corporate events that occur prior to the maturity date, the Company will increase the conversion rate for a holder who elects to convert its convertible senior notes in connection with such corporate event in certain circumstances. On or after April 1, 2017, until the close of business on the business day immediately preceding the maturity date, holders may convert their convertible senior notes at any time.
	The convertible senior notes may be redeemed by the Company on or after October 1, 2015 if the last reported sale price of the Company’s common stock has been at least 130% of the conversion price then in effect for at least 20 trading days (whether or not consecutive), including the trading day immediately preceding the date on which the Company provides notice of redemption, during any 30 consecutive trading day period ending on, and including, the trading day immediately preceding the date on which the Company provides notice of redemption. The Company may redeem the convertible senior notes in whole, but not in part, at a redemption price in cash equal to 100% of the principal amount to be redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid interest to, but excluding, the redemption date, plus a make-whole premium payment. The “make whole premium” payment or delivery will be made, as the case may be, in cash, shares of the Company’s common stock or a combination of cash and shares of the Company’s common stock, at the Company’s election, equal to the present values of the remaining scheduled payments of interest on the convertible senior notes to be redeemed through October 1, 2017 (excluding interest accrued to, but excluding, the redemption date), computed using a discount rate equal to 4.5%. The make-whole premium is paid to holders whether or not they convert the convertible senior notes following the Company’s issuance of a redemption notice.
	The following table outlines the Company’s debt obligations as of June 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013 (in thousands):
		Interest rates			Term (months)		As of June 30, 2014			As of December 31, 2013
	Convertible senior notes		4.5	%		60	$	120,656		$	133,742
	Revolving credit facility		4.38	%		60		—			75,000
	Notes payable		N/A			N/A		1,801			2,205
	Capital leases for equipment		14.2	%		59		248			196
	Total debt							122,705			211,143
	Less: unamortized bond discount							(19,582	)		(27,474	)
	Less: current maturities of long-term debt							(1,565	)		(2,028	)
	Total long-term debt, net of current maturities						$	101,558		$	181,641

Property_and_Equipment

Property and Equipment	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2014
Property Plant And Equipment [Abstract]	'
Property and Equipment	'
	7. Property and Equipment
	The following table sets forth the Company’s property and equipment as of June 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013 (in thousands):
		As of June 30, 2014			As of December 31, 2013
	Property and Equipment, at cost
	Leasehold improvements	$	12,208		$	7,969
	Buildings		1,115			1,115
	Vehicles		2,957			2,723
	Rail cars		11,016			—
	Containers and chassis		1,992			—
	Office equipment		8,819			6,636
	Computer equipment		11,293			8,218
	Computer software		68,036			39,709
	Satellite equipment		1,508			1,496
	Warehouse equipment		1,068			508
			120,012			68,374
	Less: Accumulated depreciation		(22,634	)		(11,803	)
	Total Property and Equipment, net	$	97,378		$	56,571
	Depreciation of property and equipment was $7.1 million and $0.8 million for the three-month periods ended June 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively, and $10.9 million and $1.6 million for the six-month periods ended June 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively.

Intangible_Assets

Intangible Assets	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2014
Goodwill And Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]	'
Intangible Assets	'
	8. Intangible Assets
	The following table sets forth the Company’s identifiable intangible assets as of June 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013 (in thousands).
		As of June 30, 2014			As of December 31, 2013
	Indefinite Lived Intangibles
	Trade name	$	—		$	3,346
	Definite Lived Intangibles:
	Customer lists and relationships		235,926			168,666
	Carrier relationships		12,100			12,100
	Trade name		10,792			8,041
	Non-compete agreements		8,580			6,265
	Other intangible assets		2,172			2,172
			269,570			197,244
	Less: accumulated amortization		(37,655	)		(15,411	)
	Intangible assets, net	$	231,915		$	181,833
	Total Identifiable Intangibles	$	231,915		$	185,179
	Estimated future amortization expense for amortizable intangible assets for the next five years is as follows (in thousands):
		2014			2015			2016		2017		2018
	Estimated future amortization expense	$	30,106		$	43,694		$	33,106	$	23,101	$	21,683
	Actual amounts of amortization expense may differ from estimated amounts due to changes in foreign currency exchange rates, additional intangible asset acquisitions, impairment of intangible assets, accelerated amortization of intangible assets and other events.
	Intangible asset amortization expense recorded in sales, general and administrative expense was $18.3 million and $0.9 million for the three-month periods ended June 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively, and $25.6 million and $1.7 million for the six-month periods ended June 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively.

Goodwill

Goodwill	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2014
Goodwill And Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]	'
Goodwill	'
	9. Goodwill
	The following table is a roll-forward of goodwill from December 31, 2013 to June 30, 2014. The current period additions are the result of the goodwill recognized as excess purchase price in the acquisition of Pacer (in thousands):
		Expedited			Freight		Freight			Total
		Transportation			Forwarding		Brokerage
	Goodwill at December 31, 2013	$	58,412		$	9,222		295,814		$	363,448
	Acquisitions		—			—		177,995			177,995
	Other adjustments		(3	)		—		(486	)		(489	)
	Goodwill at June 30, 2014	$	58,409		$	9,222	$	473,323		$	540,954

Stockholders_Equity

Stockholder's Equity	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2014
Equity [Abstract]	'
Stockholder's Equity	'
	10. Stockholder’s Equity
	On February 5, 2014, the Company closed a registered underwritten public offering of 15,000,000 shares of common stock, and on February 11, 2014, the Company closed as part of the same public offering the sale of an additional 2,250,000 shares as a result of the full exercise of the underwriters’ overallotment option, in each case at a price of $25.00 per share (together, the “February 2014 Offering”). The Company received $413.2 million in net proceeds from the February 2014 Offering after underwriting discounts and expenses.
	On August 13, 2013, the Company closed a registered underwritten public offering of 9,694,027 shares of common stock, and on August 16, 2013, the Company closed as part of the same public offering the sale of an additional 1,454,104 shares as a result of the full exercise of the underwriters’ overallotment option, in each case at a price of $22.75 per share (together, the “August 2013 Offering”). The Company received $239.5 million in net proceeds from the August 2013 Offering after underwriting discounts and expenses.

StockBased_Compensation

Stock-Based Compensation	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2014
Disclosure Of Compensation Related Costs Sharebased Payments [Abstract]	'
Stock-Based Compensation	'
	11. Stock-Based Compensation
	The following table summarizes the Company’s equity awards outstanding and exercisable as of December 31, 2013 and June 30, 2014:
		Options									Restricted Stock Units
		Options			Weighted Average		Exercise		Weighted Average		Restricted			Weighted Average
					Exercise Price		Price Range		Remaining Term		Stock Units			Grant Date Fair Value
	Outstanding at December 31, 2013		1,421,520		$	11.02	$	2.28 - $23.19		6.93		1,351,655		$	13.26
	Granted		45,000		$	27.45	$	23.31 - $31.28				724,688		$	20.22
	Exercised		(39,750	)	$	3.75	$	2.96 - $16.98				(49,360	)	$	21.27
	Forfeited		(39,194	)	$	12.8	$	10.53 - $17.10				(84,005	)	$	13.97
	Outstanding at June 30, 2014		1,387,576		$	11.71	$	2.28 - $31.28		6.44		1,942,978		$	15.62
	The stock-based compensation expense for outstanding RSUs was $1.3 million and $0.7 million for the three-month periods ended June 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively, and $3.0 million and $1.4 million for the six-month periods ended June 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively. Of the 1,942,978 outstanding RSUs, 653,349 vest subject to service conditions and 1,289,629 vest subject to service and a combination of market and performance conditions.
	As of June 30, 2014, the Company had approximately $10.6 million of unrecognized compensation cost related to non-vested RSU compensation that is anticipated to be recognized over a weighted-average period of approximately 2.29 years. Remaining estimated compensation expense related to outstanding restricted stock-based grants is $2.7 million, $4.1 million, $3.2 million, $0.4 million and $0.2 million for the periods ending December 31, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018, respectively. The remaining estimated compensation expense excludes the impact of performance-based RSUs not deemed probable as of June 30, 2014.
	As of June 30, 2014, the Company had 694,176 options vested and exercisable and $3.4 million of unrecognized compensation cost related to stock options. The remaining estimated compensation expense related to the existing stock options is $0.9 million, $1.2 million, $0.9 million, $0.3 million and $0.1 million for the periods ended December 31, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018, respectively.

Income_Taxes

Income Taxes	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2014
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]	'
Income Taxes	'
	12. Income Taxes
	The Company has determined its interim tax provision projecting an estimated annual effective tax rate. For the three- and six-months ended June 30, 2014, the Company recorded an income tax benefit of $1.8 million and $5.1 million, respectively, yielding an effective tax rate of 11.4% and 10.8%, respectively. The effective tax rates of 11.4.% and 10.8% differed from the expected effective tax rate of 35% due primarily to the establishment of a partial valuation allowance on our federal and state deferred tax assets, non-deductible loss on convertible debt, other non-deductible amounts and the change in the mix of income among the jurisdictions in which the Company does business.
	For the three- and six-months ended June 30, 2013, the Company recorded income tax expense of $0.1 million and $0.3 million, respectively, yielding an effective tax rate of 0.4% and 0.9%, respectively. The effective tax rate differs from the expected effective tax rate of 35% due primarily to the effects of recording a tax valuation allowance against the income tax benefits for the second quarter and first half of 2013, respectively.
	The Company had a valuation allowance of $15.0 million as of June 30, 2014 primarily on the deferred tax assets generated for federal, state and foreign net operating losses where it is not more likely than not that the deferred tax assets will be utilized. The Company assesses the likelihood that its deferred tax assets will be recovered based upon the consideration of many factors, including the current economic climate, its expectations of future taxable income, its ability to project such income, the reversal of temporary differences and the implementation of feasible and prudent tax planning strategies. These assumptions require significant judgment about the forecasts of future taxable income and are consistent with the plans and estimates the Company is using to manage its underlying businesses. Any reversal of the valuation allowance will favorably impact the Company’s results of operations in the period of reversal.
	In general, it is the practice and intention of the Company to reinvest the earnings of its non-U.S. subsidiaries in those operations. As of June 30, 2014, the Company had not made a provision for U.S. or additional foreign withholding taxes for financial reporting over the tax basis of investments in foreign subsidiaries that are essentially permanent in duration, if any exists. Generally, such amounts become subject to U.S. taxation upon the remittance of dividends and under certain other circumstances. It is not practicable to estimate the amount of deferred tax liability related to investments in these foreign subsidiaries.

Earnings_per_Share

Earnings per Share	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2014
Earnings Per Share [Abstract]	'
Earnings per Share	'
	13. Earnings per Share
	Basic earnings per common share are computed by dividing net income available to common shareholders by the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding during the period. Diluted earnings per common share are computed by dividing net income available to common shareholders by the combined weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding and the potential dilution of stock options, warrants, RSUs, convertible senior notes and Company’s Series A Convertible Perpetual Preferred Stock, par value $0.001 per share (“preferred stock”), outstanding during the period, if dilutive. The weighted average of potentially dilutive securities excluded from the computation of diluted earnings per share for the three- and six-month periods ended June 30, 2014 and 2013 is shown per the table below.
		For the Three Months Ended June 30,				For the Six Months Ended June 30,
		2014		2013		2014		2013
	Basic common stock outstanding		52,564,636		18,179,570		46,969,847		18,106,564
	Potentially Dilutive Securities:
	Shares underlying the conversion of preferred stock to common stock		10,476,430		10,610,714		10,489,784		10,610,714
	Shares underlying the conversion of the convertible senior notes		7,341,524		8,749,239		7,540,478		8,749,239
	Shares underlying warrants to purchase common stock		7,765,457		6,262,380		7,886,891		6,302,668
	Shares underlying stock options to purchase common stock		497,716		526,813		513,254		533,977
	Shares underlying restricted stock units		714,896		436,275		657,583		418,898
			26,796,023		26,585,421		27,087,990		26,615,496
	Diluted weighted shares outstanding		79,360,659		44,764,991		74,057,837		44,722,060
	The impact of this dilution was not reflected in the earnings per share calculations in the condensed consolidated statements of operations because the impact was anti-dilutive. The treasury method was used to determine the shares underlying warrants, stock options and RSUs for potential dilution with an average market price of $26.41 per share and $16.85 per share for the three-month periods ended June 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively, and $27.61 per share and $17.00 per share for the six-month periods ended June 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively.

Related_Party_Transactions

Related Party Transactions	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2014
Related Party Transactions [Abstract]	'
Related Party Transactions	'
	14. Related Party Transactions
	There were no related party transactions that occurred during the six-month ended June 30, 2014.
	On August 15, 2013, the Company completed its acquisition of 3PD, pursuant to a Stock Purchase Agreement to which Mr. James J. Martell was a party. Mr. Martell is a member of the board of directors of the Company and also was an investor in, and member of the board of directors of, 3PD. Mr. Martell recused himself from, and did not participate in, deliberations of the Company’s board of directors with respect to the acquisition of 3PD. Other than his interest in the purchase price paid pursuant to the Stock Purchase Agreement, Mr. Martell did not receive compensation in connection with the acquisition of 3PD. On July 12, 2013, Mr. Martell entered into a subscription agreement with the Company pursuant to which, on August 15, 2013, he invested $0.7 million of the after-tax proceeds he received in the transaction in restricted shares of the Company’s common stock.
	There were no other related party transactions that occurred during the year ended December 31, 2013.

Segment_Reporting

Segment Reporting	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2014
Segment Reporting [Abstract]	'
Segment Reporting	'
	15. Segment Reporting
	The Company determines its operating segments based on the information utilized by the chief operating decision maker, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, to allocate resources and assess performance. Based on this information, the Company has determined that it has five operating segments, which are aggregated into three reportable segments. The Company’s operating segments are Expedite, Freight Forwarding, Truck Brokerage, Last Mile and Intermodal. Truck Brokerage, Last Mile and Intermodal are aggregated into one Freight Brokerage reportable segment. See Note 1 of the condensed consolidated financial statements for further information.
	These reportable segments are strategic business units through which the Company offers different services. The Company evaluates the performance of the segments primarily based on their respective net operating margin and also evaluates revenues, net revenue margin and operating income. Accordingly, interest expense and other non-operating items are not reported in segment results. In addition, the Company has disclosed a corporate segment, which is not an operating segment and includes the costs of the Company’s executive and shared service teams, professional services such as legal and consulting, board of directors, and certain other corporate costs associated with operating as a public company. The Company allocates charges to the reportable segments for IT services, depreciation of IT fixed assets as well as centralized recruiting and training resources. Intercompany transactions have been eliminated in the consolidated balance sheets and results of operations. Intra-segment transactions have been eliminated in the reportable segment results of operations whereas inter-segment transactions represent a reconciling item to consolidated results as shown below.
	The accounting policies of the reportable segments are the same as those described in the summary of significant accounting policies. The Company evaluates performance based on various financial measures of the respective business segments. The chief operating decision maker does not review assets by segment for purposes of allocating resources and therefore assets by segment are not disclosed. The following schedule identifies select financial data for each of the Company’s reportable segments for the three- and six-month periods ended June 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively (in thousands):
	XPO Logistics, Inc.
	Segment Data
	(Unaudited)
	(In thousands)
		Freight			Expedited			Freight			Corporate			Eliminations			Total
		Brokerage			Transportation			Forwarding
	Three Months Ended June 30, 2014
	Revenue	$	493,390		$	36,231		$	54,178		$	—		$	(2,790	)	$	581,009
	Operating income (loss)		4,431			(363	)		(903	)		(15,060	)		—			(11,895	)
	Depreciation and amortization		19,271			4,954			501			544			—			25,270
	Interest expense		(2	)		2			12			3,391			—			3,403
	Tax provision (benefit)		17			—			32			(1,820	)		—			(1,771	)
	Goodwill		473,323			58,409			9,222			—			—			540,954
	Three Months Ended June 30, 2013
	Revenue	$	95,360		$	26,445		$	19,338		$	—		$	(4,052	)	$	137,091
	Operating (loss) income		(4,990	)		1,187			478			(10,690	)		—			(14,015	)
	Depreciation and amortization		1,180			291			93			231			—			1,795
	Interest expense		3			2			—			3,101			—			3,106
	Tax provision		—			2			—			72			—			74
	Goodwill		49,145			11,560			9,222			—			—			69,927
	Six Months Ended June 30, 2014
	Revenue	$	725,078		$	70,041		$	73,684		$	—		$	(5,391	)	$	863,412
	Operating income (loss)		434			3,381			(350	)		(36,721	)		—			(33,256	)
	Depreciation and amortization		28,264			6,566			601			1,112			—			36,543
	Interest expense		10			3			13			13,435			—			13,461
	Tax provision (benefit)		625			—			32			(5,727	)		—			(5,070	)
	Goodwill		473,323			58,409			9,222			—			—			540,954
	Six Months Ended June 30, 2013
	Revenue	$	173,590		$	50,320		$	35,571		$	—		$	(8,391	)	$	251,090
	Operating (loss) income		(8,810	)		1,940			850			(19,362	)		—			(25,382	)
	Depreciation and amortization		2,194			559			181			415			—			3,349
	Interest expense		5			4			—			6,161			—			6,170
	Tax provision		41			2			—			253			—			296
	Goodwill		49,145			11,560			9,222			—			—			69,927

Subsequent_Events

Subsequent Events	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2014
Subsequent Events [Abstract]	'
Subsequent Events	'
	16. Subsequent Events
	Preferred Stock Dividend
	On June 27, 2014, the Company’s board of directors approved the declaration of a dividend payable to holders of the preferred stock. The declared dividend equaled $10 per share of preferred stock as specified in the Certificate of Designation of the preferred stock. The total declared dividend equaled $0.7 million and was paid on July 15, 2014.
	Pending Acquisition of New Breed
	On July 29, 2014, XPO entered into a definitive Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”) with New Breed Holding Company, a Delaware corporation (“New Breed”), Nexus Merger Sub, Inc., a Delaware corporation and wholly owned subsidiary of XPO (“Merger Subsidiary”), and NB Representative, LLC, solely in its capacity as the representative for New Breed’s stockholders. New Breed is a provider of contract logistics services for omni-channel distribution, reverse logistics, transportation management, freight bill audit and payment, lean manufacturing support, aftermarket support and supply chain optimization in the United States.
	Pursuant to the terms of Merger Agreement, Merger Subsidiary will be merged with and into New Breed (the “Merger”), with New Breed continuing as the surviving corporation and an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of XPO. The Merger Agreement provides that XPO will pay an aggregate consideration of approximately $615 million in cash and equity to acquire New Breed on a cash-free, debt-free basis, assuming an agreed-upon working capital balance as of the closing of the Merger.
	The closing of the transactions contemplated in the Merger Agreement is expected to occur in the third quarter of 2014 and is subject to customary closing conditions.
	Also, on July 29, 2014, in connection with the Merger Agreement, the Company entered into a commitment letter (the “Commitment Letter”) with Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC and Credit Suisse AG, Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc., Deutsche Bank AG New York Branch and Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. and Citigroup Global Markets, Inc. (collectively, the “Commitment Parties”) The Commitment Letter provides that, subject to the conditions set forth therein, the Commitment Parties will commit to provide a $430 million first lien term loan credit facility and a $215 million second lien term loan credit facility to a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, and the proceeds of each facility may solely be used (a) to repay existing indebtedness of New Breed, (b) to pay the consideration for the acquisition of New Breed and (c) to pay related transaction costs. The commitment is subject to various conditions, including (i) the absence of a material adverse effect having occurred with respect to XPO and its subsidiaries, (ii) the execution of satisfactory definitive documentation and (iii) other customary closing conditions. Any permanent debt or equity financing obtained by the Company on or prior to the closing of the Merger will reduce the amount of the commitment. Under the terms of the Commitment Letter, the Company will not be an obligor on the facilities.
	Acquisition of Atlantic Central Logistics
	On July 28, 2014, pursuant to a stock purchase agreement, XPO purchased all of the outstanding capital stock of Simply Logistics Inc. d/b/a Atlantic Central Logistics (“ACL”) for $36.5 million in cash consideration and deferred payments, excluding any working capital and other adjustments. ACL is a non-asset based, third party provider of last mile logistics with 14 East Coast locations.

Basis_of_Presentation_and_Sign1

Basis of Presentation and Significant Accounting Policies (Policies)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2014
Accounting Policies [Abstract]	'
Basis of Presentation	'
	Basis of Presentation
	The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements of the Company have been prepared pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) and in accordance with the instructions to Form 10-Q. Certain information and note disclosures normally included in annual financial statements have been condensed or omitted pursuant to those rules and regulations. However, management believes that the disclosures contained herein are adequate to make the information presented not misleading.
	These unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements reflect, in the opinion of the Company, all material adjustments (which include only normal recurring adjustments) necessary to fairly present the Company’s financial position as of June 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, and results of operations for the three- and six-month periods ended June 30, 2014 and 2013. The preparation of the condensed consolidated financial statements requires management to make estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and the disclosure of contingencies at the date of the financial statements as well as the reported amounts of revenue and expense during the reporting period. Estimates have been prepared on the basis of the most current and best available information and actual results could differ materially from those estimates. Intercompany transactions have been eliminated in the consolidated balance sheets and results of operations. Where the presentation of these intercompany eliminations differs between the consolidated and reportable segment financial statements, reconciliations of certain line items are provided.
	These unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and notes thereto should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2013 that are set forth in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K, a copy of which is available on the SEC’s website (www.sec.gov). Results of operations for interim periods are not necessarily indicative of results to be expected for a full year.
Use of Estimates	'
	Use of Estimates
	The Company prepares its unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These principles require management to make estimates and assumptions that impact the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the condensed consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expense during the reporting period. The Company reviews its estimates on a regular basis and makes adjustments based on historical experience and existing and expected future conditions. Estimates are made with respect to, among other matters, recognition of revenue, costs of purchased transportation and services, recoverability of long-lived assets, estimated legal accruals, estimated restructuring accruals, valuation allowances for deferred taxes, reserve for uncertain tax positions, and allowance for doubtful accounts. These evaluations are performed and adjustments are made as information is available. Management believes that these estimates, which have been discussed with the audit committee of the Company’s board of directors, are reasonable; however, actual results could differ from these estimates.
Statements of Operations, Balance Sheet, and Statement of Cash Flows Presentation	'
	Statements of Operations, Balance Sheet, and Statement of Cash Flows Presentation
	Certain line items from the December 31, 2013 consolidated balance sheet and condensed consolidated statement of cash flows for the six-months ended June 30, 2013 have been conformed to the 2014 presentation. The carrier costs related to unbilled revenue are now included in accounts payable rather than accrued expenses, other. The conformed line items had no impact on previously reported results.
	Certain line items from the condensed consolidated statements of operations for the three- and six-month periods ended June 30, 2013 have been conformed to the 2014 presentation, including the retitling of direct expense to cost of purchased transportation and services and the addition of the direct operating expense category. The conformed line items had no impact on previously reported results.
Revenue Recognition	'
	Revenue Recognition
	The Company recognizes revenue at the point in time when delivery is completed and the shipping terms of the contract have been satisfied, with related costs of delivery being accrued as incurred and expensed within the same period in which the associated revenue is recognized. The Company’s warehousing, distribution and supply chain services revenues are recognized as the storage or service is rendered. The Company uses the following supporting criteria to determine that revenue has been earned and should be recognized:
		•		Persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists;
		•		Services have been rendered;
		•		The sales price is fixed and determinable; and
		•		Collectability is reasonably assured.
	For all subsidiaries other than XPO NLM, the Company reports revenue on a gross basis in accordance with the Financial Accounting Standards Board’s (“FASB”) Accounting Standard Codification (“ASC”) Topic 605, “Reporting Revenue Gross as Principal Versus Net as an Agent.” The Company believes presentation on a gross basis is appropriate under ASC Topic 605 in light of the following factors:
		•		The Company is the primary obligor and is responsible for providing the service desired by the customer.
		•		The customer holds the Company responsible for fulfillment, including the acceptability of the service (requirements may include, for example, on-time delivery, handling freight loss and damage claims, establishing pick-up and delivery times, and tracing shipments in transit).
		•		For Expedited Transportation and Freight Brokerage, the Company has complete discretion to select its drivers, contractors or other transportation providers (collectively, “service providers”). For Freight Forwarding, the Company enters into agreements with significant service providers that specify the cost of services, among other things, and has ultimate authority in providing approval for all service providers that can be used by Freight Forwarding’s independently-owned stations. Independently-owned stations may further negotiate the cost of services with Freight Forwarding-approved service providers for individual customer shipments.
		•		Expedited Transportation and Freight Brokerage have complete discretion to establish sales prices. Independently-owned stations within Freight Forwarding have the discretion to establish sales prices.
		•		The Company bears credit risk for all receivables. In the case of Freight Forwarding, the independently-owned stations reimburse Freight Forwarding for a portion (typically 70-80%) of credit losses. Freight Forwarding retains the risk that the independent station owners will not meet this obligation.
	For the Company’s subsidiary XPO NLM, revenue is recognized on a net basis in accordance with ASC Topic 605. The Company does not serve as the primary obligor, receives a fixed management fee for its services and does not assume credit risk for these transactions. In certain instances, the Company also does not have discretion to select its service providers.
	Specific to the Company’s intermodal business, the Company has entered into certain agreements that represent multiple-deliverable arrangements. Deliverables under the arrangements represent separate units of accounting that have stand-alone value and no customer-negotiated refunds or return rights exist for the delivered services. These deliverables consist of network management fees, equipment use fees, ocean carrier intermodal services and drayage services. Revenue is allocated to each deliverable based on the relative selling price method. The relative selling price method is based on a hierarchy consisting of vendor-specific objective evidence (VSOE), if available, third-party evidence (TPE), if VSOE is not available, or estimated selling prices (ESP), if neither VSOE nor TPE is available. For the ocean carrier intermodal and drayage services, revenue is allocated based on VSOE. VSOE is not available for either the network management fees or the equipment fees. TPE was established for the equipment fees by evaluating similar and interchangeable competitor services in stand-alone sales. TPE could not be established for the network management fees. Therefore, the Company determined ESP for the network management fees by considering several external and internal factors including, but not limited to, pricing practices, similar product offerings, margin objectives and internal costs. ESP for each deliverable is updated, when appropriate, to ensure that it reflects recent pricing experience. Revenue is recognized for each of the deliverables when the revenue recognition conditions discussed above are met.
	The Company’s Freight Forwarding segment collects certain taxes and duties on behalf of their customers as part of the services offered and arranged for international shipments. The Company’s accounting policy is to present these collections on a gross basis with revenue recognized of $5.9 million and $1.5 million for the three-month periods ended June 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively, and $7.0 million and $2.3 million for the six-month periods ended June 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively.
Cash and Cash Equivalents	'
	Cash and Cash Equivalents
	The Company considers all highly liquid investments with an original maturity of three months or less as of the date of purchase to be cash equivalents unless the investments are legally or contractually restricted for more than three months.
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts	'
	Allowance for Doubtful Accounts
	The Company records its allowance for doubtful accounts based upon its assessment of various factors. The Company considers historical experience, the age of the accounts receivable balances, credit quality of the Company’s customers, any specific customer collection issues that have been identified, current economic conditions, and other factors that may affect customers’ ability to pay.
Prepaid Expenses and Other Current Assets	'
	Prepaid Expenses and Other Current Assets
	Prepaid expenses and other current assets include prepaid rent, software maintenance costs, insurance premiums, other prepaid operating expenses, certain inventories at XPO Last Mile, receivables related to certain working capital adjustments from acquisitions, and other miscellaneous receivables. Prepaid expenses are amortized into expense over the respective contract term or other applicable time period.
Property and Equipment	'
	Property and Equipment
	Property and equipment are generally recorded at cost or in the case of internally developed acquired technology at fair value at the date of acquisition. Maintenance and repair expenditures are charged to expense as incurred. When assets are sold, the applicable costs and accumulated depreciation are removed from the accounts, and any gain or loss is included in income. For internal use software, the Company has adopted the provisions of ASC Topic 350, “Intangibles—Goodwill and Other.” Accordingly, certain costs incurred in the planning and evaluation stage of internal use computer software are expensed as incurred. Costs incurred during the application development stage are capitalized and included in property and equipment. Capitalized internal use software also includes the fair value of acquired internally developed technology. Capitalized internal use software totaled $43.2 million and $31.7 million as of June 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively.
	Depreciation is computed on a straight-line basis over the estimated useful lives of the assets as follows:
	Classification		Estimated Useful Life
	Leasehold improvements		Shorter of term of lease or 15 years
	Buildings		39 years
	Vehicles		5 years
	Rail cars		25 to 30 years
	Containers and chassis		15 to 20 years
	Office equipment		5 to 7 years
	Computer equipment		5 years
	Computer software		3 to 5 years
	Satellite equipment		3 to 5 years
	Warehouse equipment		7 to 10 years
	For additional information refer to Note 7—Property and Equipment.
Goodwill and Intangible Assets with Indefinite Lives	'
	Goodwill and Intangible Assets with Indefinite Lives
	Goodwill consists of the excess of cost over the fair value of net assets acquired in business combinations. During the quarter ended June 30, 2014, the Company rebranded its Express-1 business to XPO Express. As a result of this action, the Company accelerated the amortization of $3.3 million in indefinite-lived intangible assets related to the Express-1 trade name based on the reduction in its remaining useful life. The $3.3 million of accelerated amortization represented the full value of the Express-1 trade name intangible asset.
	The Company follows the provisions of ASC Topic 350, “Intangibles—Goodwill and Other,” which requires an annual impairment test for goodwill. The Company may first choose to perform a qualitative evaluation of the likelihood of goodwill impairment. If the Company determined a quantitative evaluation was necessary, the goodwill at the reporting unit was subject to a two-step impairment test. The first step compares the book value of a reporting unit, including goodwill, with its fair value. If the book value of a reporting unit exceeds its fair value, the Company completes the second step in order to determine the amount of goodwill impairment loss that should be recorded. In the second step, the Company determines an implied fair value of the reporting unit’s goodwill by allocating the fair value of the reporting unit to all of the assets and liabilities other than goodwill. The amount of impairment is equal to the excess of the book value of goodwill over the implied fair value of that goodwill. The Company performs the annual impairment testing during the third quarter unless events or circumstances indicate impairment of the goodwill may have occurred before that time. For the periods presented, the Company did not recognize any goodwill impairment as the estimated fair value of its reporting units with goodwill exceeded the book value of these reporting units. For additional information refer to Note 9—Goodwill.
Intangible Assets with Definite Lives	'
	Intangible Assets with Definite Lives
	The Company follows the provisions of ASC Topic 360, “Property, Plant and Equipment,” which establishes accounting standards for the impairment of long-lived assets such as property, plant and equipment and intangible assets subject to amortization. The Company reviews long-lived assets to be held-and-used for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of the assets may not be recoverable. If the sum of the undiscounted expected future cash flows over the remaining useful life of a long-lived asset group is less than its carrying amount, the asset is considered to be impaired. Impairment losses are measured as the amount by which the carrying amount of the asset group exceeds the fair value of the asset. The Company estimates fair value using the expected future cash flows discounted at a rate commensurate with the risks associated with the recovery of the asset. For the periods presented, the Company did not recognize any impairment of the identified intangible assets.
	The Company’s intangible assets subject to amortization consist of customer lists and relationships, trade names, non-compete agreements, carrier relationships and other intangibles. Customer lists and relationships and trade names are amortized on an accelerated basis over the period of economic benefit based on the estimated cash flows attributable to the related intangible assets. Non-compete agreements, carrier relationships and other intangibles are amortized on a straight-line basis over the estimated useful lives of the related intangible asset. The estimated useful lives of the respective intangible assets by type are as follows:
	Classification		Estimated Useful Life
	Customer lists and relationships		3 to 14 years
	Carrier relationships		2 years
	Trade name		1 to 5 years
	Non-compete agreements		Term of agreement
	Other intangible assets		3 months to 5 years
	For additional information refer to Note 8—Intangible Assets.
Restricted Cash	'
	Restricted Cash
	Restricted cash primarily consists of cash held as collateral for letters of credit in conjunction with the acquisition of Pacer due to the termination of Pacer’s former revolving credit facility, cash held as collateral for railcar leases, and cash held as security under XPO Last Mile’s captive insurance contracts.
Other Long-Term Assets	'
	Other Long-Term Assets
	Other long-term assets consist primarily of balances representing deposits and notes receivable from various XPO Global Logistics independent station owners, incentive payments to independent station owners within the XPO Global Logistics network, debt issuance costs related to the Company’s revolving credit facility and convertible senior notes, and capitalized costs related to major preventative maintenance activities for leased railcars. The incentive payments are made by XPO Global Logistics to certain station owners as an incentive to establish an independently-owned station and are amortized over the life of each independent station contract and the unamortized portion generally is recoverable in the event of default under the terms of the agreements. The debt issuance costs related to the revolving credit facility are amortized on a straight-line basis over the respective term while the debt issuance costs related to the convertible senior notes are amortized using the effective interest method. The capitalized preventative maintenance costs are amortized on a straight-line basis over the economic useful life depending on the type of maintenance performed.
Accrued Expenses, Other	'
	Accrued Expenses, Other
	Accrued expenses, other consist primarily of accrued professional service fees; accrued container and railcar costs, including maintenance; accruals for various insurance claims; deferred revenue; accrued property and other taxes; and other miscellaneous accrued expenses. The following table outlines the Company’s accrued expenses, other as of June 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013 (in thousands):
			As of June 30, 2014		As of December 31, 2013
	Accrued professional service fees		$	8,303	$	7,301
	Accrued container and railcar costs			7,213		—
	Accrued insurance claims			4,837		437
	Other accrued expenses			4,804		253
	Deferred revenue			2,814		—
	Accrued property and other taxes			1,619		—
	Accrued interest on convertible debt			1,357		1,498
	Total Accrued Expenses, Other		$	30,947	$	9,489
Other Long-Term Liabilities	'
	Other Long-Term Liabilities
	Other long-term liabilities consist primarily of the holdback of a portion of the purchase price in connection with acquisitions, deferred rent liabilities and liabilities for unfavorable leasehold interests recorded as part of purchase accounting. The following table outlines the Company’s other long term liabilities as of June 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013 (in thousands):
			As of June 30, 2014		As of December 31, 2013
	Acquisition-related holdbacks		$	21,865	$	22,500
	Long-term portion of deferred rent liability			5,003		4,387
	Liability for uncertain tax positions			1,693		916
	Liability for unfavorable leasehold interests			3,699		233
	Long-term portion of vacant rent liability			1,573		143
	Other			275		45
	Total Other Long-Term Liabilities		$	34,108	$	28,224
Income Taxes	'
	Income Taxes
	Taxes on income are provided in accordance with ASC Topic 740, “Income Taxes.” Deferred income tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the expected future tax consequences of events that have been reflected in the condensed consolidated financial statements. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are determined based on the differences between the book values and the tax basis of particular assets and liabilities, and the tax effects of net operating loss and capital loss carry forwards. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. The effect on deferred tax assets and liabilities of a change in the tax rate is recognized as income or expense in the period that included the enactment date. A valuation allowance is provided to offset the net deferred tax assets if, based upon the available evidence, it is more likely than not that some or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized. Management periodically assesses the likelihood that the Company will utilize its existing deferred tax assets and records a valuation allowance for deferred tax assets when it is more likely than not that such deferred tax assets will not be realized.
	Accounting for uncertainty in income taxes is determined based on ASC Topic 740, which clarifies the accounting for uncertainty in income taxes recognized in a company’s financial statements and provides guidance on the financial statement recognition and measurement of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. ASC Topic 740 also provides guidance on derecognition, classification, interest and penalties, accounting in interim periods, disclosures and transition. For additional information refer to Note 12—Income Taxes.
Foreign Currency Translation	'
	Foreign Currency Translation
	The statements of operations of foreign subsidiaries whose functional currencies are other than the U.S. dollar are translated into U.S. dollars using average exchange rates for the period and the exchange gain or loss is reflected in expense in the condensed consolidated statements of operations. Exchange gains or losses are not material to the condensed consolidated statements of operations for the periods presented. The net assets of foreign subsidiaries whose functional currencies are other than the U.S. dollar are translated into U.S. dollars using exchange rates as of the balance sheet date. The U.S. dollar effects that arise from translating the net assets of these subsidiaries at changing rates are recorded in stockholders’ equity. Transaction gains and losses were not significant for any of the periods presented.
Fair Value Measurements	'
	Fair Value Measurements
	ASC Topic 820, “Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures,” defines fair value as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date and classifies the inputs used to measure fair value into the following hierarchy:
		•		Level 1—Quoted prices for identical instruments in active markets;
		•		Level 2—Quoted prices for similar instruments in active markets; quoted prices for identical or similar instruments in markets that are not active; and model-derived valuations in which all significant inputs are observable in active markets; and
		•		Level 3—Valuations based on inputs that are unobservable, generally utilizing pricing models or other valuation techniques that reflect management’s judgment and estimates.
	At June 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, the Company’s financial assets that were accounted for at fair value on a recurring basis included $47.5 million and $1.6 million of money market funds, respectively.
Estimated Fair Value of Financial Instruments	'
	Estimated Fair Value of Financial Instruments
	The aggregate net fair value estimates discussed herein are based upon certain market assumptions and pertinent information available to management. The respective carrying value of certain financial instruments approximated their fair values as of the periods ended June 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013. These financial instruments include cash, accounts receivable, notes receivable, accounts payable, accrued expense, notes payable and current maturities of long-term debt. Fair values approximate carrying values for these financial instruments since they are short-term in nature and they are receivable or payable on demand. The fair value of the Freight Forwarding notes receivable from the owners of the independently-owned stations approximated their respective carrying values based on the interest rates associated with these instruments.
	As of June 30, 2014, the Company had outstanding $120.7 million of 4.50% Convertible Senior Notes due October 1, 2017, which the Company is obligated to repay at face value unless the holder agrees to a lesser amount or elects to convert all or a portion of such notes into the Company’s common stock. Holders of the convertible senior notes are due interest semiannually in arrears on April 1 and October 1 of each year. The conversion rate was initially 60.8467 shares of common stock per $1,000 principal amount of notes (equivalent to an initial conversion price of approximately $16.43 per share of common stock) and is subject to adjustment in some events but will not be adjusted for any accrued and unpaid interest. The fair value of the convertible senior notes was $225.3 million as of June 30, 2014. For additional information refer to Note 6—Debt.
Stock-Based Compensation	'
	Stock-Based Compensation
	The Company accounts for share-based compensation based on the equity instrument’s grant date fair value in accordance with ASC Topic 718, “Compensation—Stock Compensation.” The fair value of each share-based payment award is established on the date of grant. For grants of restricted stock units, including those subject to service-based vesting conditions and those subject to service and performance or market-based vesting conditions, the fair value is established based on the market price on the date of the grant. For grants of options, the Company uses the Black-Scholes option pricing model to estimate the fair value of share-based payment awards. The determination of the fair value of share-based awards is affected by the Company’s stock price and a number of assumptions, including expected volatility, expected life, risk-free interest rate and expected dividends.
	The weighted-average fair value of each stock option recorded in expense for the three- and six-month periods ended June 30, 2014 and 2013 was estimated on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option pricing model and is amortized over the requisite service period of the option. The Company has used one grouping for the assumptions, as its option grants have similar characteristics. The expected term of options granted has been derived based upon the Company’s history of actual exercise behavior and represents the period of time that options granted are expected to be outstanding. Historical data was also used to estimate option exercises and employee terminations. Estimated volatility is based upon the Company’s historical market price at consistent points in a period equal to the expected life of the options. The risk-free interest rate is based on the U.S. Treasury yield curve in effect at the time of grant and the expected dividend yield is zero. For additional information refer to Note 11—Stock-Based Compensation.
Earnings per Share	'
	Earnings per Share
	Earnings per common share are computed in accordance with ASC Topic 260, “Earnings per Share,” which requires companies to present basic earnings per share and diluted earnings per share. For additional information refer to Note 13—Earnings per Share.

Basis_of_Presentation_and_Sign2

Basis of Presentation and Significant Accounting Policies (Tables)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2014
Accounting Policies [Abstract]	'
Estimated Useful Lives of Assets	'
	Depreciation is computed on a straight-line basis over the estimated useful lives of the assets as follows:
	Classification	Estimated Useful Life
	Leasehold improvements	Shorter of term of lease or 15 years
	Buildings	39 years
	Vehicles	5 years
	Rail cars	25 to 30 years
	Containers and chassis	15 to 20 years
	Office equipment	5 to 7 years
	Computer equipment	5 years
	Computer software	3 to 5 years
	Satellite equipment	3 to 5 years
	Warehouse equipment	7 to 10 years
Schedule of Estimated Useful Lives of Intangible Assets	'
	The estimated useful lives of the respective intangible assets by type are as follows:
	Classification	Estimated Useful Life
	Customer lists and relationships	3 to 14 years
	Carrier relationships	2 years
	Trade name	1 to 5 years
	Non-compete agreements	Term of agreement
	Other intangible assets	3 months to 5 years
Summary of Accrued Expenses	'
	The following table outlines the Company’s accrued expenses, other as of June 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013 (in thousands):
		As of June 30, 2014		As of December 31, 2013
	Accrued professional service fees	$	8,303	$	7,301
	Accrued container and railcar costs		7,213		—
	Accrued insurance claims		4,837		437
	Other accrued expenses		4,804		253
	Deferred revenue		2,814		—
	Accrued property and other taxes		1,619		—
	Accrued interest on convertible debt		1,357		1,498
	Total Accrued Expenses, Other	$	30,947	$	9,489
Other Long Term Liabilities	'
	The following table outlines the Company’s other long term liabilities as of June 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013 (in thousands):
		As of June 30, 2014		As of December 31, 2013
	Acquisition-related holdbacks	$	21,865	$	22,500
	Long-term portion of deferred rent liability		5,003		4,387
	Liability for uncertain tax positions		1,693		916
	Liability for unfavorable leasehold interests		3,699		233
	Long-term portion of vacant rent liability		1,573		143
	Other		275		45
	Total Other Long-Term Liabilities	$	34,108	$	28,224

Acquisitions_Tables

Acquisitions (Tables)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2014
Business Acquisition Pro Forma Information	'
	The following unaudited pro forma consolidated results of operations for the six-month periods ended June 30, 2014 and 2013 present consolidated information of the Company as if the Pacer and 3PD (See discussion on 3PD acquisition below) Transactions had occurred as of January 1, 2013 (in thousands):
		Pro Forma Six			Pro Forma Six
		Months Ended			Months Ended
		June 30, 2014			June 30, 2013
	Revenue	$	1,098,912		$	887,935
	Operating loss	$	(40,205	)	$	(29,947	)
	Net loss	$	(50,208	)	$	(36,411	)
	Loss per common share
	Basic	$	(0.96	)	$	(0.72	)
	Diluted	$	(0.96	)	$	(0.72	)
Pacer International [Member]	'
Recognized Identified Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed	'
	The following table outlines the consideration transferred and purchase price allocation at the respective estimated fair values as of March 31, 2014 (in thousands):
	Consideration	$	331,488
	Cash and cash equivalents		22,302
	Accounts receivable		118,694
	Prepaid and other current assets		9,384
	Deferred tax assets, current		2,202
	Property and equipment		43,473
	Trademarks/tradenames		2,760
	Non-compete agreements		2,310
	Contractual customer relationships		66,250
	Non-contractual customer relationships		1,010
	Other long-term assets		3,127
	Accounts payable		(71,042	)
	Accrued salaries and wages		(3,105	)
	Accrued expenses, other		(23,021	)
	Other current liabilities		(1,496	)
	Deferred tax liabilities, non-current		(14,566	)
	Other long-term liabilities		(4,789	)
	Goodwill	$	177,995
National Logistics Management (NLM) [Member]	'
Recognized Identified Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed	'
	The following table outlines the consideration transferred and purchase price allocation at the respective estimated fair values as of December 28, 2013 (in thousands):
	Consideration	$	87,000
	Cash and cash equivalents		7,381
	Accounts receivable		35,975
	Prepaid and other assets		1,110
	Property and equipment		13,577
	Trademarks/tradenames		440
	Non-compete agreements		465
	Customer relationships		25,200
	Accounts payable		(43,519	)
	Other current liabilities		(479	)
	Goodwill	$	46,850
3PD Holding, Inc [Member]	'
Recognized Identified Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed	'
	Consideration	$	364,329
	Cash and cash equivalents		950
	Accounts receivable		30,261
	Prepaid and other current assets		1,743
	Deferred tax assets, current		559
	Property and equipment		22,965
	Trademarks/tradenames		5,900
	Non-compete agreements		1,550
	Customer relationships		110,600
	Carrier relationships		12,100
	Other long-term assets		409
	Accounts payable		(12,975	)
	Accrued salaries and wages		(1,724	)
	Accrued expenses, other		(4,214	)
	Other current liabilities		(5,389	)
	Deferred tax liabilities, non-current		(29,755	)
	Goodwill	$	231,349

Restructuring_Charges_Tables

Restructuring Charges (Tables)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2014
Restructuring And Related Activities [Abstract]	'
Summary of Restructuring Reserve	'
	The amount of restructuring charges incurred during the six-month period ended June 30, 2014 and included in our condensed consolidated statement of operations as sales, general and administrative expense is summarized below (in thousands).
	Reserve balance at December 31, 2013	$	—
	Contract termination charges incurred		1,956
	Severance charges incurred		4,243
	Non-cash share based compensation incurred		825
	Payments and other		(2,802	)
	Reserve balance at June 30, 2014	$	4,222

Debt_Tables

Debt (Tables)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2014
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]	'
Schedule of Debt Obligations	'
	The following table outlines the Company’s debt obligations as of June 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013 (in thousands):
		Interest rates			Term (months)		As of June 30, 2014			As of December 31, 2013
	Convertible senior notes		4.5	%		60	$	120,656		$	133,742
	Revolving credit facility		4.38	%		60		—			75,000
	Notes payable		N/A			N/A		1,801			2,205
	Capital leases for equipment		14.2	%		59		248			196
	Total debt							122,705			211,143
	Less: unamortized bond discount							(19,582	)		(27,474	)
	Less: current maturities of long-term debt							(1,565	)		(2,028	)
	Total long-term debt, net of current maturities						$	101,558		$	181,641

Property_and_Equipment_Tables

Property and Equipment (Tables)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2014
Property Plant And Equipment [Abstract]	'
Summary of Property and Equipment	'
	The following table sets forth the Company’s property and equipment as of June 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013 (in thousands):
		As of June 30, 2014			As of December 31, 2013
	Property and Equipment, at cost
	Leasehold improvements	$	12,208		$	7,969
	Buildings		1,115			1,115
	Vehicles		2,957			2,723
	Rail cars		11,016			—
	Containers and chassis		1,992			—
	Office equipment		8,819			6,636
	Computer equipment		11,293			8,218
	Computer software		68,036			39,709
	Satellite equipment		1,508			1,496
	Warehouse equipment		1,068			508
			120,012			68,374
	Less: Accumulated depreciation		(22,634	)		(11,803	)
	Total Property and Equipment, net	$	97,378		$	56,571

Intangible_Assets_Tables

Intangible Assets (Tables)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2014
Goodwill And Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]	'
Schedule of Identifiable Intangible Assets	'
	The following table sets forth the Company’s identifiable intangible assets as of June 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013 (in thousands).
		As of June 30, 2014			As of December 31, 2013
	Indefinite Lived Intangibles
	Trade name	$	—		$	3,346
	Definite Lived Intangibles:
	Customer lists and relationships		235,926			168,666
	Carrier relationships		12,100			12,100
	Trade name		10,792			8,041
	Non-compete agreements		8,580			6,265
	Other intangible assets		2,172			2,172
			269,570			197,244
	Less: accumulated amortization		(37,655	)		(15,411	)
	Intangible assets, net	$	231,915		$	181,833
	Total Identifiable Intangibles	$	231,915		$	185,179
Estimated Future Amortization Expense for Amortizable Intangible Assets	'
	Estimated future amortization expense for amortizable intangible assets for the next five years is as follows (in thousands):
		2014			2015			2016		2017		2018
	Estimated future amortization expense	$	30,106		$	43,694		$	33,106	$	23,101	$	21,683

Goodwill_Tables

Goodwill (Tables)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2014
Goodwill And Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]	'
Schedule of Goodwill	'
	The following table is a roll-forward of goodwill from December 31, 2013 to June 30, 2014. The current period additions are the result of the goodwill recognized as excess purchase price in the acquisition of Pacer (in thousands):
		Expedited			Freight		Freight			Total
		Transportation			Forwarding		Brokerage
	Goodwill at December 31, 2013	$	58,412		$	9,222		295,814		$	363,448
	Acquisitions		—			—		177,995			177,995
	Other adjustments		(3	)		—		(486	)		(489	)
	Goodwill at June 30, 2014	$	58,409		$	9,222	$	473,323		$	540,954

StockBased_Compensation_Tables

Stock-Based Compensation (Tables)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2014
Disclosure Of Compensation Related Costs Sharebased Payments [Abstract]	'
Equity Awards Outstanding and Exercisable	'
	The following table summarizes the Company’s equity awards outstanding and exercisable as of December 31, 2013 and June 30, 2014:
		Options									Restricted Stock Units
		Options			Weighted Average		Exercise		Weighted Average		Restricted			Weighted Average
					Exercise Price		Price Range		Remaining Term		Stock Units			Grant Date Fair Value
	Outstanding at December 31, 2013		1,421,520		$	11.02	$	2.28 - $23.19		6.93		1,351,655		$	13.26
	Granted		45,000		$	27.45	$	23.31 - $31.28				724,688		$	20.22
	Exercised		(39,750	)	$	3.75	$	2.96 - $16.98				(49,360	)	$	21.27
	Forfeited		(39,194	)	$	12.8	$	10.53 - $17.10				(84,005	)	$	13.97
	Outstanding at June 30, 2014		1,387,576		$	11.71	$	2.28 - $31.28		6.44		1,942,978		$	15.62

Earnings_per_Share_Tables

Earnings per Share (Tables)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2014
Earnings Per Share [Abstract]	'
Schedule of Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share	'
	The weighted average of potentially dilutive securities excluded from the computation of diluted earnings per share for the three- and six-month periods ended June 30, 2014 and 2013 is shown per the table below.
		For the Three Months Ended June 30,				For the Six Months Ended June 30,
		2014		2013		2014		2013
	Basic common stock outstanding		52,564,636		18,179,570		46,969,847		18,106,564
	Potentially Dilutive Securities:
	Shares underlying the conversion of preferred stock to common stock		10,476,430		10,610,714		10,489,784		10,610,714
	Shares underlying the conversion of the convertible senior notes		7,341,524		8,749,239		7,540,478		8,749,239
	Shares underlying warrants to purchase common stock		7,765,457		6,262,380		7,886,891		6,302,668
	Shares underlying stock options to purchase common stock		497,716		526,813		513,254		533,977
	Shares underlying restricted stock units		714,896		436,275		657,583		418,898
			26,796,023		26,585,421		27,087,990		26,615,496
	Diluted weighted shares outstanding		79,360,659		44,764,991		74,057,837		44,722,060

Segment_Reporting_Tables

Segment Reporting (Tables)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2014
Segment Reporting [Abstract]	'
Selected Financial Data for Each of Operating Segments	'
	The following schedule identifies select financial data for each of the Company’s reportable segments for the three- and six-month periods ended June 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively (in thousands):
	XPO Logistics, Inc.
	Segment Data
	(Unaudited)
	(In thousands)
		Freight			Expedited			Freight			Corporate			Eliminations			Total
		Brokerage			Transportation			Forwarding
	Three Months Ended June 30, 2014
	Revenue	$	493,390		$	36,231		$	54,178		$	—		$	(2,790	)	$	581,009
	Operating income (loss)		4,431			(363	)		(903	)		(15,060	)		—			(11,895	)
	Depreciation and amortization		19,271			4,954			501			544			—			25,270
	Interest expense		(2	)		2			12			3,391			—			3,403
	Tax provision (benefit)		17			—			32			(1,820	)		—			(1,771	)
	Goodwill		473,323			58,409			9,222			—			—			540,954
	Three Months Ended June 30, 2013
	Revenue	$	95,360		$	26,445		$	19,338		$	—		$	(4,052	)	$	137,091
	Operating (loss) income		(4,990	)		1,187			478			(10,690	)		—			(14,015	)
	Depreciation and amortization		1,180			291			93			231			—			1,795
	Interest expense		3			2			—			3,101			—			3,106
	Tax provision		—			2			—			72			—			74
	Goodwill		49,145			11,560			9,222			—			—			69,927
	Six Months Ended June 30, 2014
	Revenue	$	725,078		$	70,041		$	73,684		$	—		$	(5,391	)	$	863,412
	Operating income (loss)		434			3,381			(350	)		(36,721	)		—			(33,256	)
	Depreciation and amortization		28,264			6,566			601			1,112			—			36,543
	Interest expense		10			3			13			13,435			—			13,461
	Tax provision (benefit)		625			—			32			(5,727	)		—			(5,070	)
	Goodwill		473,323			58,409			9,222			—			—			540,954
	Six Months Ended June 30, 2013
	Revenue	$	173,590		$	50,320		$	35,571		$	—		$	(8,391	)	$	251,090
	Operating (loss) income		(8,810	)		1,940			850			(19,362	)		—			(25,382	)
	Depreciation and amortization		2,194			559			181			415			—			3,349
	Interest expense		5			4			—			6,161			—			6,170
	Tax provision		41			2			—			253			—			296
	Goodwill		49,145			11,560			9,222			—			—			69,927

Organization_Additional_Inform

Organization - Additional Information (Detail)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2014
	Segment
Organization Consolidation And Presentation Of Financial Statements [Abstract]	'
Number of reportable segments	3

Basis_of_Presentation_and_Sign3

Basis of Presentation and Significant Accounting Policies - Revenue Recognition - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Jun. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2013
Basis Of Presentation And Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Typical percentage of credit losses reimbursed to freight forwarding by independently owned stations	'	'	'70-80%	'
Taxes and duties collected on behalf of customer	$5.90	$1.50	$7	$2.30
Minimum [Member]	'	'	'	'
Basis Of Presentation And Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Percentage of credit losses reimbursed to freight forwarding by independently owned stations	'	'	70.00%	'
Maximum [Member]	'	'	'	'
Basis Of Presentation And Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Percentage of credit losses reimbursed to freight forwarding by independently owned stations	'	'	80.00%	'

Basis_of_Presentation_and_Sign4

Basis of Presentation and Significant Accounting Policies - Property and Equipment - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)	Jun. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
Accounting Policies [Abstract]	'	'
Capitalized computer software, net	$43.20	$31.70

Basis_of_Presentation_and_Sign5

Basis of Presentation and Significant Accounting Policies - Estimated Useful Lives of Assets (Detail)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2014
Leasehold improvements [Member] | Maximum [Member]	'
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]	'
Estimated useful life	'15 years
Buildings [Member]	'
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]	'
Estimated useful life	'39 years
Vehicles [Member]	'
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]	'
Estimated useful life	'5 years
Rail cars [Member] | Minimum [Member]	'
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]	'
Estimated useful life	'25 years
Rail cars [Member] | Maximum [Member]	'
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]	'
Estimated useful life	'30 years
Containers and chassis [Member] | Minimum [Member]	'
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]	'
Estimated useful life	'15 years
Containers and chassis [Member] | Maximum [Member]	'
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]	'
Estimated useful life	'20 years
Office equipment [Member] | Minimum [Member]	'
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]	'
Estimated useful life	'5 years
Office equipment [Member] | Maximum [Member]	'
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]	'
Estimated useful life	'7 years
Computer equipment [Member]	'
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]	'
Estimated useful life	'5 years
Computer software [Member] | Minimum [Member]	'
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]	'
Estimated useful life	'3 years
Computer software [Member] | Maximum [Member]	'
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]	'
Estimated useful life	'5 years
Satellite equipment [Member] | Minimum [Member]	'
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]	'
Estimated useful life	'3 years
Satellite equipment [Member] | Maximum [Member]	'
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]	'
Estimated useful life	'5 years
Warehouse equipment [Member] | Minimum [Member]	'
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]	'
Estimated useful life	'7 years
Warehouse equipment [Member] | Maximum [Member]	'
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]	'
Estimated useful life	'10 years

Basis_of_Presentation_and_Sign6

Basis of Presentation and Significant Accounting Policies - Goodwill and Intangible Assets with Indefinite Lives - Additional Information (Detail) (Trade name [Member], USD $)	6 Months Ended
In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Jun. 30, 2014
Trade name [Member]	'
Basis Of Presentation And Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]	'
Amortization of intangible assets, indefinite-lived, trade name	$3.30

Basis_of_Presentation_and_Sign7

Basis of Presentation and Significant Accounting Policies - Schedule of Estimated Useful Lives of Intangible Assets (Detail)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2014
Non-compete agreements [Member]	'
Finite Lived Intangible Asset Useful Life [Line Items]	'
Estimated useful life, description	'Term of agreement
Carrier relationships [Member]	'
Finite Lived Intangible Asset Useful Life [Line Items]	'
Estimated useful life	'2 years
Minimum [Member] | Customer lists and relationships [Member]	'
Finite Lived Intangible Asset Useful Life [Line Items]	'
Estimated useful life	'3 years
Minimum [Member] | Trade name [Member]	'
Finite Lived Intangible Asset Useful Life [Line Items]	'
Estimated useful life	'1 year
Minimum [Member] | Other intangible assets [Member]	'
Finite Lived Intangible Asset Useful Life [Line Items]	'
Estimated useful life	'3 months
Maximum [Member] | Customer lists and relationships [Member]	'
Finite Lived Intangible Asset Useful Life [Line Items]	'
Estimated useful life	'14 years
Maximum [Member] | Trade name [Member]	'
Finite Lived Intangible Asset Useful Life [Line Items]	'
Estimated useful life	'5 years
Maximum [Member] | Other intangible assets [Member]	'
Finite Lived Intangible Asset Useful Life [Line Items]	'
Estimated useful life	'5 years

Basis_of_Presentation_and_Sign8

Basis of Presentation and Significant Accounting Policies - Summary of Accrued Expenses (Detail) (USD $)	Jun. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Payables And Accruals [Abstract]	'	'
Accrued professional service fees	$8,303	$7,301
Accrued container and railcar costs	7,213	'
Accrued insurance claims	4,837	437
Other accrued expenses	4,804	253
Deferred revenue	2,814	'
Accrued property and other taxes	1,619	'
Accrued interest on convertible debt	1,357	1,498
Total Accrued Expenses, Other	$30,947	$9,489

Basis_of_Presentation_and_Sign9

Basis of Presentation and Significant Accounting Policies - Other Long Term Liabilities (Detail) (USD $)	Jun. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Other Liabilities Disclosure [Abstract]	'	'
Acquisition-related holdbacks	$21,865	$22,500
Long-term portion of deferred rent liability	5,003	4,387
Liability for uncertain tax positions	1,693	916
Liability for unfavorable leasehold interests	3,699	233
Long-term portion of vacant rent liability	1,573	143
Other	275	45
Total Other Long-Term Liabilities	$34,108	$28,224

Recovered_Sheet1

Basis of Presentation and Significant Accounting Policies - Fair Value Measurements - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)	Jun. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]	'	'
Money market funds	$47.50	$1.60

Recovered_Sheet2

Basis of Presentation and Significant Accounting Policies - Estimated Fair Value of Financial Instruments - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2014
Basis Of Presentation And Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]	'
Convertible debt, conversion rate, shares per $1000 in principal amount	60.8467
Convertible debt, conversion rate, principal amount increment	$1,000
Debt instrument, convertible, conversion price (in dollars per share)	$16.43
Convertible debt, fair value disclosures	225,300,000
Convertible Debt [Member]	'
Basis Of Presentation And Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]	'
Convertible senior notes outstanding	$120,700,000
Debt instrument, interest rate, stated percentage	4.50%
Debt instrument, due date	1-Oct-17

Recovered_Sheet3

Basis of Presentation and Significant Accounting Policies - Stock-Based Compensation - Additional Information (Detail)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2014
Accounting Policies [Abstract]	'
Expected dividend yield	0.00%

Acquisitions_Pacer_Internation

Acquisitions - Pacer International - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)	Jun. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Mar. 31, 2014	Jun. 30, 2014
			Pacer International [Member]	Pacer International [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Common stock, par value	$0.00	$0.00	$0.01	'
Right to receive price per share	'	'	$6	'
Exchange ratio per share	'	'	$0.10	'
Base line share price	'	'	$3	'
Payment period of purchase consideration	'	'	'10 days	'
Business acquisition, equity interest issued or issuable, description	'	'	'	'At the Effective Time, each share of Pacer's common stock, par value $0.01 per share, issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time was converted into the right to receive (i) $6.00 in cash and (ii) 0.1017 of a share of XPO common stock, which amount is equal to $3.00 divided by the average of the volume-weighted average closing prices of XPO common stock for the ten trading days prior to the closing (the "Merger Consideration").
Cash consideration for acquisition	'	'	$223,300,000	'
Business acquisition, equity interest issued or issuable, number of shares	'	'	3,688,246	'
Business acquisition, equity interest issued or issuable	'	'	108,200,000	'
Total consideration paid	'	'	331,488,000	'
Common stock price per share	'	'	$29.41	'
Total tax deductible goodwill	'	'	$323,200,000	'
Business combination, consideration transferred, restricted shares	'	'	'	122,569

Acquisitions_Recognized_Identi

Acquisitions - Recognized Identified Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed (Detail) (USD $)

3 Months Ended

0 Months Ended

0 Months Ended

In Thousands, unless otherwise specified

Mar. 31, 2014

Mar. 31, 2014

Mar. 31, 2014

Mar. 31, 2014

Mar. 31, 2014

Dec. 28, 2013

Dec. 28, 2013

Dec. 28, 2013

Dec. 28, 2013

Aug. 15, 2013

Aug. 15, 2013

Aug. 15, 2013

Aug. 15, 2013

Aug. 15, 2013

Pacer International [Member]

Pacer International [Member]

Pacer International [Member]

Pacer International [Member]

Pacer International [Member]

National Logistics Management (NLM) [Member]

National Logistics Management (NLM) [Member]

National Logistics Management (NLM) [Member]

National Logistics Management (NLM) [Member]

3PD Holding, Inc [Member]

3PD Holding, Inc [Member]

3PD Holding, Inc [Member]

3PD Holding, Inc [Member]

3PD Holding, Inc [Member]

Trademarks/tradenames [Member]

Non-compete agreements [Member]

Contractual customer relationships [Member]

Non-contractual customer relationships [Member]

Trademarks/tradenames [Member]

Non-compete agreements [Member]

Customer relationships [Member]

Trademarks/tradenames [Member]

Non-compete agreements [Member]

Customer relationships [Member]

Carrier relationships [Member]

Business Acquisition [Line Items]

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Consideration

$331,488

'

'

'

'

$87,000

'

'

'

$364,329

'

'

'

'

Cash and cash equivalents

22,302

'

'

'

'

7,381

'

'

'

950

'

'

'

'

Accounts receivable

118,694

'

'

'

'

35,975

'

'

'

30,261

'

'

'

'

Prepaid and other current assets

9,384

'

'

'

'

1,110

'

'

'

1,743

'

'

'

'

Deferred tax assets, current

2,202

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

559

'

'

'

'

Property and equipment

43,473

'

'

'

'

13,577

'

'

'

22,965

'

'

'

'

Fair value of intangible assets

'

2,760

2,310

66,250

1,010

'

440

465

25,200

'

5,900

1,550

110,600

12,100

Other long-term assets

3,127

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

409

'

'

'

'

Accounts payable

-71,042

'

'

'

'

-43,519

'

'

'

-12,975

'

'

'

'

Accrued salaries and wages

-3,105

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

-1,724

'

'

'

'

Accrued expenses, other

-23,021

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

-4,214

'

'

'

'

Other current liabilities

-1,496

'

'

'

'

-479

'

'

'

-5,389

'

'

'

'

Deferred tax liabilities, non-current

-14,566

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

-29,755

'

'

'

'

Other long-term liabilities

-4,789

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Goodwill

$177,995

'

'

'

'

$46,850

'

'

'

$231,349

'

'

'

'

Acquisitions_Business_Acquisit

Acquisitions - Business Acquisition Pro Forma Information (Detail) (3PD Holding, Inc [Member], USD $)	6 Months Ended
In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	Jun. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2013
3PD Holding, Inc [Member]	'	'
Business Acquisition [Line Items]	'	'
Revenue	$1,098,912	$887,935
Operating loss	-40,205	-29,947
Net loss	($50,208)	($36,411)
Loss per common share	'	'
Basic	($0.96)	($0.72)
Diluted	($0.96)	($0.72)

Acquisitions_NLM_Additional_In

Acquisitions - NLM - Additional Information (Detail) (National Logistics Management (NLM) [Member], USD $)	0 Months Ended
In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 10, 2013
National Logistics Management (NLM) [Member]	'
Business Acquisition [Line Items]	'
Cash consideration for acquisition	$87

Acquisitions_Optima_Service_So

Acquisitions - Optima Service Solutions - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)	6 Months Ended	0 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2014	Nov. 13, 2013	Nov. 13, 2013
		Optima Service Solutions [Member]	Optima Service Solutions [Member]
			Technology Asset [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]	'	'	'
Cash consideration for acquisition	'	$26,600,000	'
Goodwill acquired	177,995,000	13,900,000	'
Intangible assets acquired	'	11,300,000	'
Property, plant and equipment	'	'	$900,000

Acquisitions_3PD_Additional_In

Acquisitions - 3PD - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)	6 Months Ended		0 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2013	Aug. 15, 2013	Jun. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2014
			3PD Holding, Inc [Member]	RSU [Member]	RSU [Member]	RSU [Member]
					Time Based Award [Member]	Performance Based Award [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]	'	'	'	'	'	'
Cash consideration for acquisition	'	'	$364,300,000	'	'	'
Purchase consideration, net of cash	200,999,000	19,660,000	333,200,000	'	'	'
Purchase consideration, deferred payments	'	'	22,500,000	'	'	'
Business combination, consideration transferred, restricted shares	'	'	7,400,000	'	'	'
Common stock price per share	'	'	407,479	'	'	'
Common stock price per share	'	'	$21.99	'	'	'
Marketability discount of shares	'	'	1,600,000	'	'	'
Working capital adjustment	'	'	1,200,000	'	'	'
Total tax deductible goodwill	'	'	$27,100,000	'	'	'
Business combination, consideration transferred, restricted shares	'	'	'	600,000	150,000	450,000
Performance based vesting, common stock price	'	'	'	$32.50	'	'

Acquisitions_Interide_Logistic

Acquisitions - Interide Logistics - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)	6 Months Ended	0 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2014	6-May-13	6-May-13
		Interide Logistics, LC [Member]	Interide Logistics, LC [Member]
			Restricted Stock [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]	'	'	'
Cash consideration for acquisition	'	$3,100,000	'
Business acquisition, equity interest issued or issuable, number of shares	'	'	36,878
Business acquisition, equity interest issued or issuable	'	600,000	'
Goodwill acquired	177,995,000	3,400,000	'
Intangible assets acquired	'	$1,700,000	'

Acquisitions_Covered_Logistics

Acquisitions - Covered Logistics & Transportation - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)	6 Months Ended	0 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2014	Feb. 26, 2013	Feb. 26, 2013
		Covered Logistics & Transportation LLC ("Covered Logistics") [Member]	Covered Logistics & Transportation LLC ("Covered Logistics") [Member]
			Restricted Stock [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]	'	'	'
Cash consideration for acquisition	'	$8,000,000	'
Business acquisition, equity interest issued or issuable, number of shares	'	'	173,712
Business acquisition, equity interest issued or issuable	'	3,000,000	'
Goodwill acquired	177,995,000	7,400,000	'
Intangible assets acquired	'	$2,800,000	'

Acquisitions_East_Coast_Air_Ch

Acquisitions - East Coast Air Charter - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)	6 Months Ended	0 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2014	Feb. 08, 2013	Feb. 08, 2013
		ECAC [Member]	ECAC [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]	'	'	'
Cash consideration for acquisition	'	$9,300,000	'
Goodwill acquired	177,995,000	3,800,000	'
Intangible assets acquired	'	'	$4,800,000

Restructuring_Charges_Summary_

Restructuring Charges - Summary of Restructuring Reserve (Detail) (USD $)	6 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Jun. 30, 2014
Restructuring And Related Activities [Abstract]	'
Reserve balance at December 31, 2013	$0
Contract termination charges incurred	1,956
Severance charges incurred	4,243
Non-cash share based compensation incurred	825
Payments and other	-2,802
Reserve balance at June 30, 2014	$4,222

Commitments_and_Contingencies_

Commitments and Contingencies - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)	0 Months Ended	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Jan. 16, 2014	Jun. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2013
	Complaints
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]	'	'	'	'	'
Purchase obligation, future minimum payments, payments due	'	$15.20	'	$15.20	'
Purchase obligation, future minimum payments, payments due in next twelve months	'	9.5	'	9.5	'
Purchase obligation, future minimum payments, payments due in next two years	'	4.7	'	4.7	'
Purchase obligation, future minimum payments, payments due in next three years	'	0.7	'	0.7	'
Purchase obligation, future minimum payments, payments due in next four years	'	0.2	'	0.2	'
Purchase obligation, future minimum payments, payments due in next five years	'	0.1	'	0.1	'
Purchase obligation expense	'	3	'	3.2	'
Operating leases, future minimum payments due	'	159.2	'	159.2	'
Operating leases, future minimum payments due, next twelve months	'	61	'	61	'
Operating leases, future minimum payments, due in two years	'	38.6	'	38.6	'
Operating leases, future minimum payments, due in three years	'	23.9	'	23.9	'
Operating leases, future minimum payments, due in four years	'	14.6	'	14.6	'
Operating leases, future minimum payments, due thereafter	'	21.1	'	21.1	'
Operating lease renewal period	'	'	'	'5 years	'
Operating leases, rent expense	'	14.2	1	19.2	1.8
Operating leases, rental income	'	9.3	'	9.3	'
Number of substantially identical putative class actions filed	5	'	'	'	'
Pacer International [Member]	'	'	'	'	'
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]	'	'	'	'	'
Number of owner-operators	'	'	'	153	'
Amount claimed	'	'	'	$2.20	'
Number of claims heard by court	'	'	'	7	'

Debt_Additional_Information_De

Debt - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)

6 Months Ended

6 Months Ended

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2014

Dec. 31, 2013

Jun. 30, 2014

Jun. 30, 2014

Jun. 30, 2014

Jun. 30, 2014

Oct. 18, 2013

Jun. 30, 2014

Jun. 30, 2014

Jun. 30, 2014

Jun. 30, 2014

Jun. 30, 2014

Jun. 30, 2014

Other Noncurrent Assets [Member]

Convertible Debt [Member]

Maximum [Member]

Multi Currency Revolving Credit Facility [Member]

Multi Currency Revolving Credit Facility [Member]

Multi Currency Revolving Credit Facility [Member]

Multi Currency Revolving Credit Facility [Member]

Multi Currency Revolving Credit Facility [Member]

Multi Currency Revolving Credit Facility [Member]

Multi Currency Revolving Credit Facility [Member]

Multi Currency Revolving Credit Facility [Member]

Minimum [Member]

Minimum [Member]

Minimum [Member]

Maximum [Member]

Maximum [Member]

Maximum [Member]

LIBOR [Member]

Base Rate [Member]

LIBOR [Member]

Base Rate [Member]

Debt Instrument [Line Items]

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Secured revolving loan credit agreement amount

'

'

'

'

'

$415,000,000

$125,000,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

Secured revolving loan credit agreement termination date

'

'

'

'

'

17-Oct-18

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Increase in principal amount of credit agreement

'

'

'

'

'

100,000,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Outstanding letters of credit

'

'

'

'

'

8,300,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Percent added to reference rate in effect from time to time to set the interest rate

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

1.75%

0.75%

'

2.25%

1.25%

Undrawn commitment fee percentage

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

0.25%

'

'

0.38%

'

'

Interest rate description

'LIBOR rate plus a margin of 1.75% to 2.25%, or a base rate plus a margin of 0.75% to 1.25%.

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Line of credit facility, amount outstanding

0

75,000,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Fixed charge coverage ratio

'

'

'

'

1

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Convertible senior notes outstanding

'

'

'

120,700,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Debt instrument, interest rate, stated percentage

'

'

'

4.50%

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Total unamortized debt issuance costs

'

'

2,500,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Convertible debt, conversion rate, shares per $1000 in principal amount

60.8467

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Convertible debt, conversion rate, principal amount increment

$1,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Debt instrument, convertible, conversion price (in dollars per share)

$16.43

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Convertible debt, redemption terms, common stock market price as a percent of the conversion price

130.00%

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Convertible debt, redemption terms, redemption price as percent of principal amount to be redeemed

100.00%

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Convertible debt, redemption terms, "make whole premium" payment, discount rate

4.50%

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Debt_Schedule_of_Debt_Obligati

Debt - Schedule of Debt Obligations (Detail) (USD $)	6 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Jun. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]	'	'
Convertible senior notes, interest rates	4.50%	'
Revolving credit facility, interest rates	4.38%	'
Capital leases for equipment, interest rates	14.20%	'
Convertible senior notes, term (months)	'60 months	'
Revolving credit facility, term (months)	'60 months	'
Capital leases for equipment, term (months)	'59 months	'
Convertible senior notes	$120,656	$133,742
Revolving credit facility	0	75,000
Notes payable	1,801	2,205
Capital leases for equipment	248	196
Total debt	122,705	211,143
Less: unamortized bond discount	-19,582	-27,474
Less: current maturities of long-term debt	-1,565	-2,028
Total long-term debt, net of current maturities	$101,558	$181,641

Property_and_Equipment_Summary

Property and Equipment - Summary of Property and Equipment (Detail) (USD $)	Jun. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]	'	'
Property and Equipment, at cost	$120,012	$68,374
Less: Accumulated depreciation	-22,634	-11,803
Total Property and Equipment, net	97,378	56,571
Leasehold improvements [Member]	'	'
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]	'	'
Property and Equipment, at cost	12,208	7,969
Buildings [Member]	'	'
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]	'	'
Property and Equipment, at cost	1,115	1,115
Vehicles [Member]	'	'
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]	'	'
Property and Equipment, at cost	2,957	2,723
Rail cars [Member]	'	'
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]	'	'
Property and Equipment, at cost	11,016	'
Containers and chassis [Member]	'	'
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]	'	'
Property and Equipment, at cost	1,992	'
Office equipment [Member]	'	'
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]	'	'
Property and Equipment, at cost	8,819	6,636
Computer equipment [Member]	'	'
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]	'	'
Property and Equipment, at cost	11,293	8,218
Computer software [Member]	'	'
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]	'	'
Property and Equipment, at cost	68,036	39,709
Satellite equipment [Member]	'	'
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]	'	'
Property and Equipment, at cost	1,508	1,496
Warehouse equipment [Member]	'	'
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]	'	'
Property and Equipment, at cost	$1,068	$508

Property_and_Equipment_Additio

Property and Equipment - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Jun. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2013
Property Plant And Equipment [Abstract]	'	'	'	'
Depreciation	$7.10	$0.80	$10.90	$1.60

Intangible_Assets_Schedule_of_

Intangible Assets - Schedule of Identifiable Intangible Assets (Detail) (USD $)	Jun. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Indefinite Lived Intangibles	'	'
Trade name	'	$3,346
Definite Lived Intangibles:	'	'
Customer lists and relationships	235,926	168,666
Carrier relationships	12,100	12,100
Trade name	10,792	8,041
Non-compete agreements	8,580	6,265
Other intangible assets	2,172	2,172
Intangible assets, gross	269,570	197,244
Less: accumulated amortization	-37,655	-15,411
Intangible assets, net	231,915	181,833
Total Identifiable Intangibles	$231,915	$185,179

Intangible_Assets_Estimated_Fu

Intangible Assets - Estimated Future Amortization Expense for Amortizable Intangible Assets (Detail) (USD $)	Jun. 30, 2014
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Goodwill And Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]	'
Estimated future amortization expense 2014	$30,106
Estimated future amortization expense 2015	43,694
Estimated future amortization expense 2016	33,106
Estimated future amortization expense 2017	23,101
Estimated future amortization expense 2018	$21,683

Intangible_Assets_Additional_I

Intangible Assets - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Jun. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2013
Goodwill And Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]	'	'	'	'
Sales, general and administrative expense	$18.30	$0.90	$25.60	$1.70

Goodwill_Schedule_of_Goodwill_

Goodwill - Schedule of Goodwill (Detail) (USD $)	6 Months Ended		6 Months Ended			6 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Jun. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Jun. 30, 2014
			Expedited Transportation [Member]	Freight Forwarding [Member]	Freight Forwarding [Member]	Freight Brokerage [Member]
Goodwill [Line Items]	'	'	'	'	'	'
Goodwill at beginning of period	$363,448	$69,927	$58,412	$9,222	$9,222	$295,814
Acquisitions	177,995	'	'	'	'	177,995
Other adjustments	-489	'	-3	'	'	-486
Goodwill at end of period	$540,954	$69,927	$58,409	$9,222	$9,222	$473,323

Stockholders_Equity_Additional

Stockholder's Equity - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)	1 Months Ended		6 Months Ended	0 Months Ended				6 Months Ended
In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	Feb. 28, 2014	Aug. 31, 2013	Jun. 30, 2014	Feb. 11, 2014	Feb. 05, 2014	Aug. 16, 2013	Aug. 13, 2013	Jun. 30, 2014
				Common Stock [Member]	Common Stock [Member]	Common Stock [Member]	Common Stock [Member]	Common Stock [Member]
Stockholders Equity [Line Items]	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Stock issued during period, shares, new issues	'	'	'	'	15,000,000	'	9,694,027	17,250,000
Shares issued and sold as a result of the full exercise of the underwriters' over-allotment option	'	'	'	2,250,000	'	1,454,104	'	'
Equity issuance, per share amount	$25	$22.75	'	'	'	'	'	'
Proceeds from issuance of common stock	$413,200	$239,500	$413,164	'	'	'	'	'

StockBased_Compensation_Equity

Stock-Based Compensation - Equity Awards Outstanding and Exercisable (Detail) (USD $)	6 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Options Outstanding	'	'
Options, Outstanding at beginning of period	1,421,520	'
Options, Granted	45,000	'
Options, Exercised	-39,750	'
Options, Forfeited	-39,194	'
Options, Outstanding at end of period	1,387,576	1,421,520
Options, Weighted Average Exercise Price	'	'
Options, Weighted Average Exercise Price, at beginning of period	$11.02	'
Options, Weighted Average Exercise Price, Granted	$27.45	'
Options, Weighted Average Exercise Price, Exercised	$3.75	'
Options, Weighted Average Exercise Price, Forfeited	$12.80	'
Options, Weighted Average Exercise Price, at end of period	$11.71	$11.02
Options, Weighted Average Remaining Term	'	'
Options, Weighted Average Remaining Term at the end of the period	'6 years 5 months 9 days	'6 years 11 months 5 days
Restricted Stock Units, shares	'	'
Restricted Stock Units, shares at beginning of period	1,351,655	'
Restricted Stock Units, shares, Granted	724,688	'
Restricted Stock Units, shares, Exercised	-49,360	'
Restricted Stock Units, shares, Forfeited	-84,005	'
Restricted Stock Units, shares at end of period	1,942,978	1,351,655
Restricted Stock, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value	'	'
Restricted Stock, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value at beginning of period	$13.26	'
Restricted Stock, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value, Granted	$20.22	'
Restricted Stock, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value, Exercised	$21.27	'
Restricted Stock, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value, Forfeited	$13.97	'
Restricted Stock, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value at end of period	$15.62	$13.26
Minimum [Member]	'	'
Options, Weighted Average Exercise Price	'	'
Options, Weighted Average Exercise Price, at beginning of period	$2.28	'
Options, Weighted Average Exercise Price, Granted	$23.31	'
Options, Weighted Average Exercise Price, Exercised	$2.96	'
Options, Weighted Average Exercise Price, Forfeited	$10.53	'
Options, Weighted Average Exercise Price, at end of period	$2.28	'
Maximum [Member]	'	'
Options, Weighted Average Exercise Price	'	'
Options, Weighted Average Exercise Price, at beginning of period	$23.19	'
Options, Weighted Average Exercise Price, Granted	$31.28	'
Options, Weighted Average Exercise Price, Exercised	$16.98	'
Options, Weighted Average Exercise Price, Forfeited	$17.10	'
Options, Weighted Average Exercise Price, at end of period	$31.28	'

StockBased_Compensation_Additi

Stock-Based Compensation - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)

Jun. 30, 2014

Dec. 31, 2013

Jun. 30, 2014

Jun. 30, 2013

Jun. 30, 2014

Jun. 30, 2013

Jun. 30, 2014

Jun. 30, 2014

Jun. 30, 2014

Jun. 30, 2014

Jun. 30, 2014

Jun. 30, 2014

Jun. 30, 2014

Jun. 30, 2014

Jun. 30, 2014

Jun. 30, 2014

Jun. 30, 2014

Jun. 30, 2014

Jun. 30, 2014

In Millions, except Share data, unless otherwise specified

RSU [Member]

RSU [Member]

RSU [Member]

RSU [Member]

RSU [Member]

RSU [Member]

RSU [Member]

RSU [Member]

RSU [Member]

RSUs - subject to service conditions [Member]

RSUs - subject to service and performance-based conditions [Member]

Stock Option [Member]

Stock Option [Member]

Stock Option [Member]

Stock Option [Member]

Stock Option [Member]

Stock Option [Member]

2014 [Member]

2015 [Member]

2016 [Member]

2017 [Member]

2018 [Member]

2014 [Member]

2015 [Member]

2016 [Member]

2017 [Member]

2018 [Member]

Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Share-based compensation expense

'

'

$1.30

$0.70

$3

$1.40

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Restricted stock units, outstanding

1,942,978

1,351,655

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

653,349

1,289,629

'

'

'

'

'

'

Unrecognized compensation cost

'

'

10.6

'

10.6

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

3.4

'

'

'

'

'

Unrecognized compensation cost, period for recognition

'

'

'

'

'2 years 3 months 15 days

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Estimated share based compensation expense

'

'

'

'

'

'

$2.70

$4.10

$3.20

$0.40

$0.20

'

'

'

$0.90

$1.20

$0.90

$0.30

$0.10

Options, vested and exercisable, number

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

694,176

'

'

'

'

'

Income_Taxes_Additional_Inform

Income Taxes - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2013
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]	'	'	'	'
Income tax expense (benefit)	($1,771,000)	$74,000	($5,070,000)	$296,000
Effective Income Tax Rate, Continuing Operations	11.40%	0.40%	10.80%	0.90%
Expected effective tax rate	'	35.00%	35.00%	35.00%
Deferred Tax Assets, Valuation Allowance	$15,000,000	'	$15,000,000	'

Earnings_per_Share_Additional_

Earnings per Share - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2013
Earnings Per Share [Line Items]	'	'	'	'	'
Convertible preferred stock par value	$0.00	'	$0.00	'	$0.00
Assumed average market price per share exercise of warrants treasury method	$26.41	$16.85	$27.61	$17	'
Series A Convertible Preferred Stock [Member]	'	'	'	'	'
Earnings Per Share [Line Items]	'	'	'	'	'
Convertible preferred stock par value	$0.00	'	$0.00	'	'

Earnings_per_Share_Schedule_of

Earnings per Share - Schedule of Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share (Detail)	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2013
Earnings Per Share [Abstract]	'	'	'	'
Basic common stock outstanding	52,564,636	18,179,570	46,969,847	18,106,564
Shares underlying the conversion of preferred stock to common stock	10,476,430	10,610,714	10,489,784	10,610,714
Shares underlying the conversion of the convertible senior notes	7,341,524	8,749,239	7,540,478	8,749,239
Shares underlying warrants to purchase common stock	7,765,457	6,262,380	7,886,891	6,302,668
Shares underlying stock options to purchase common stock	497,716	526,813	513,254	533,977
Shares underlying restricted stock units	714,896	436,275	657,583	418,898
Antidilutive shares excluded from the computation of earnings per share	26,796,023	26,585,421	27,087,990	26,615,496
Diluted weighted shares outstanding	79,360,659	44,764,991	74,057,837	44,722,060

Related_Party_Transactions_Add

Related Party Transactions - Additional Information (Detail) (James J. Martell [Member], Restricted Stock [Member], USD $)	0 Months Ended
In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Aug. 15, 2013
James J. Martell [Member] | Restricted Stock [Member]	'
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]	'
Investment received from related party	$0.70

Segment_Reporting_Additional_I

Segment Reporting - Additional Information (Detail)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2014
	Segment
Segment Reporting [Abstract]	'
Number of reportable segments	3
Number of operating segments	5

Segment_Reporting_Selected_Fin

Segment Reporting - Selected Financial Data for Each of Operating Segments (Detail) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Jun. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2013
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]	'	'	'	'	'
Revenue	$581,009	$137,091	$863,412	$251,090	'
Operating (loss) income	-11,895	-14,015	-33,256	-25,382	'
Depreciation and amortization	25,270	1,795	36,543	3,349	'
Interest expense	3,403	3,106	13,461	6,170	'
Tax provision (benefit)	-1,771	74	-5,070	296	'
Goodwill	540,954	69,927	540,954	69,927	363,448
Freight Brokerage [Member]	'	'	'	'	'
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]	'	'	'	'	'
Goodwill	473,323	'	473,323	'	295,814
Expedited Transportation [Member]	'	'	'	'	'
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]	'	'	'	'	'
Goodwill	58,409	'	58,409	'	58,412
Freight Forwarding [Member]	'	'	'	'	'
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]	'	'	'	'	'
Goodwill	9,222	'	9,222	'	9,222
Operating Segments [Member] | Freight Brokerage [Member]	'	'	'	'	'
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]	'	'	'	'	'
Revenue	493,390	95,360	725,078	173,590	'
Operating (loss) income	4,431	-4,990	434	-8,810	'
Depreciation and amortization	19,271	1,180	28,264	2,194	'
Interest expense	-2	3	10	5	'
Tax provision (benefit)	17	'	625	41	'
Goodwill	473,323	49,145	473,323	49,145	'
Operating Segments [Member] | Expedited Transportation [Member]	'	'	'	'	'
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]	'	'	'	'	'
Revenue	36,231	26,445	70,041	50,320	'
Operating (loss) income	-363	1,187	3,381	1,940	'
Depreciation and amortization	4,954	291	6,566	559	'
Interest expense	2	2	3	4	'
Tax provision (benefit)	0	2	0	2	'
Goodwill	58,409	11,560	58,409	11,560	'
Operating Segments [Member] | Freight Forwarding [Member]	'	'	'	'	'
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]	'	'	'	'	'
Revenue	54,178	19,338	73,684	35,571	'
Operating (loss) income	-903	478	-350	850	'
Depreciation and amortization	501	93	601	181	'
Interest expense	12	'	13	'	'
Tax provision (benefit)	32	'	32	'	'
Goodwill	9,222	9,222	9,222	9,222	'
Corporate, Non-Segment [Member]	'	'	'	'	'
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]	'	'	'	'	'
Revenue	0	'	0	'	'
Operating (loss) income	-15,060	-10,690	-36,721	-19,362	'
Depreciation and amortization	544	231	1,112	415	'
Interest expense	3,391	3,101	13,435	6,161	'
Tax provision (benefit)	-1,820	72	-5,727	253	'
Goodwill	0	'	0	'	'
Eliminations [Member]	'	'	'	'	'
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]	'	'	'	'	'
Revenue	-2,790	-4,052	-5,391	-8,391	'
Operating (loss) income	0	'	0	'	'
Depreciation and amortization	0	'	0	'	'
Interest expense	0	'	0	'	'
Tax provision (benefit)	0	'	0	'	'
Goodwill	$0	'	$0	'	'

Subsequent_Events_Additional_i

Subsequent Events - Additional information (Detail) (USD $)	6 Months Ended		0 Months Ended			0 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2013	Jun. 27, 2014	Jul. 29, 2014	Jul. 29, 2014	Jul. 29, 2014	Jul. 28, 2014	Jul. 15, 2014
			Dividend Paid [Member]	Subsequent Event [Member]	Subsequent Event [Member]	Subsequent Event [Member]	Subsequent Event [Member]	Subsequent Event [Member]
				First Lien Term Loan Credit Facility [Member]	Second Lien Term Loan Credit Facility [Member]	New Breed [Member]	Atlantic Central Logistics [Member]	Dividend Paid [Member]
							Location
Subsequent Event [Line Items]	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Preferred stock, dividend rate, per-dollar-amount	'	'	$10	'	'	'	'	'
Payments of ordinary dividends, preferred stock and preference stock	$1,475,000	$1,486,000	'	'	'	'	'	$700,000
Date of definitive Agreement and Plan of Merger	'	'	'	'	'	29-Jul-14	'	'
Total consideration paid	'	'	'	'	'	615,000,000	'	'
First lien term loan credit facility	'	'	'	430,000,000	215,000,000	'	'	'
Cash consideration for acquisition	'	'	'	'	'	'	$36,500,000	'
Number of East Coast locations	'	'	'	'	'	'	14	'