Yellow (YELLQ) 10-K 15 Feb 18 2017 FY Annual report Financial data

Document And Entity Information

Document And Entity Information - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017	Feb. 09, 2018	Jun. 30, 2017
Document And Entity Information [Abstract]
Document Type	10-K
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Dec. 31, 2017
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2,017
Document Fiscal Period Focus	FY
Entity Registrant Name	YRC Worldwide Inc.
Entity Central Index Key	716,006
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Filer Category	Accelerated Filer
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		33,510,860
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	No
Entity Public Float			$ 363.8
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Voluntary Filers	No

Consolidated Balance Sheets

Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Millions	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 91.6	$ 136.7
Restricted amounts held in escrow	54.1	126.7
Accounts receivable, less allowances of $12.0 and $9.5, respectively	488.3	448.7
Prepaid expenses and other	66.1	68.7
Total current assets	700.1	780.8
Property and Equipment:
Cost	2,770.2	2,787
Less – accumulated depreciation	(1,957.5)	(1,916.4)
Net property and equipment	812.7	870.6
Intangibles, net	27.8	27.2
Restricted amounts held in escrow	0	12.3
Deferred income taxes, net	0	24.9
Other assets	44.9	54.2
Total Assets	1,585.5	1,770
Liabilities and Shareholders’ Deficit
Accounts payable	172	160.6
Wages, vacations and employee benefits	182.3	191
Deferred income taxes, net	0	24.9
Claims and insurance accruals	115.1	114.9
Other accrued taxes	23.6	27.6
Other current and accrued liabilities	20.6	26.1
Current maturities of long-term debt	30.6	16.8
Total current liabilities	544.2	561.9
Other Liabilities:
Long-term debt, less current portion	875.5	980.3
Deferred income taxes, net	3.1	3.6
Pension and postretirement	235.4	358.2
Claims and other liabilities	280.8	282.2
Commitments and contingencies	0	0
Shareholders’ Deficit:
Cumulative preferred stock, $1 par value per share - authorized 5,000,000 shares	0	0
Common stock, $0.01 par value per share - authorized 95,000,000 shares, issued 32,733,000 and 32,473,000 shares	0.3	0.3
Capital surplus	2,323.3	2,319.2
Accumulated deficit	(2,228.6)	(2,217.8)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(355.8)	(425.2)
Treasury stock, at cost (410 shares)	(92.7)	(92.7)
Total shareholders’ deficit	(353.5)	(416.2)
Total Liabilities and Shareholders’ Deficit	$ 1,585.5	$ 1,770

Consolidated Balance Sheets (Pa

Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parenthetical) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Assets:
Allowance for doubtful accounts receivable	$ 12	$ 9.5
Shareholders’ Deficit:
Preferred stock, par value (in dollars per share)	$ 1	$ 1
Preferred Stock, Shares Authorized	5,000,000	5,000,000
Common stock, par value (in dollars per share)	$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Common stock, shares authorized	95,000,000	95,000,000
Common Stock, Shares, Issued	32,733,000	32,473,000
Treasury stock, shares	410	410

Statements Of Consolidated Oper

Statements Of Consolidated Operations - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Statement of Comprehensive Income [Abstract]
Operating Revenue	$ 4,891	$ 4,697.5	$ 4,832.4
Operating Expenses:
Salaries, wages and employee benefits	2,904.8	2,823.1	2,868.2
Fuel, operating expenses and supplies	867.5	799.1	878.4
Purchased transportation	627.5	553.6	561.1
Depreciation and amortization	147.7	159.8	163.7
Other operating expenses	245.7	252.2	266.1
(Gains) losses on property disposals, net	(0.6)	(14.6)	1.9
Total operating expenses	4,792.6	4,573.2	4,739.4
Operating Income	98.4	124.3	93
Nonoperating Expenses:
Interest expense	102.8	103.4	107.6
Other, net	13.7	(3.7)	(10.2)
Nonoperating expenses, net	116.5	99.7	97.4
Income (Loss) before income taxes	(18.1)	24.6	(4.4)
Income tax expense (benefit)	(7.3)	3.1	(5.1)
Net Income (Loss)	(10.8)	21.5	0.7
Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Common Shareholders	$ (10.8)	$ 21.5	$ 0.7
Average Common Shares Outstanding - Basic	32,685	32,416	31,736
Average Common Shares Outstanding - Diluted	32,685	33,040	32,592
Earnings (Loss) Per Share - Basic (in dollars per share)	$ (0.33)	$ 0.66	$ 0.02
Earnings (Loss) Per Share - Diluted (in dollars per share)	$ (0.33)	$ 0.65	$ 0.02

Statement of Consolidated Compr

Statement of Consolidated Comprehensive Loss - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Statement of Comprehensive Income [Abstract]
Net Loss	$ (10.8)	$ 21.5	$ 0.7
Other Comprehensive (Income) Loss, Defined Benefit Plan, before Reclassification Adjustment, after Tax [Abstract]
Net actuarial gains (losses) and other adjustments	36.1	(69.5)	45.2
Net prior service credit	8.9	0	0
Settlement adjustment	6.3	0	25.2
Amortization of prior net losses	12.9	13.7	14.1
Changes in foreign currency translation adjustments	5.2	1.3	(12)
Reclassification of foreign currency translation gains to net income		(10.4)
Other comprehensive income (loss)	69.4	(64.9)	72.5
Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to YRC Worldwide Inc.	$ 58.6	$ (43.4)	$ 73.2

Statements Of Consolidated Cash

Statements Of Consolidated Cash Flows - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Operating Activities:
Net income (loss)	$ (10.8)	$ 21.5	$ 0.7
Noncash items included in net income (loss):
Depreciation and amortization	147.7	159.8	163.7
Noncash equity-based compensation and employee benefits expense	22	21	24.4
Non-union pension settlement charge	7.6	0	28.7
Deferred income tax benefit, net	(13.2)	(0.4)	(9.8)
(Gains) losses on property disposals, net	(0.6)	(14.6)	1.9
Other noncash items, net	13.2	6.1	0.4
Changes in assets and liabilities, net:
Accounts receivable	(38.6)	(21)	40.7
Accounts payable	10.9	(1.1)	(11.1)
Other operating assets	14.9	10.5	(6.1)
Other operating liabilities	(92.4)	(78)	(85.9)
Net cash provided by operating activities	60.7	103.8	147.6
Investing Activities:
Acquisition of property and equipment	(103.3)	(100.6)	(108)
Proceeds from disposal of property and equipment	8.8	35.1	17.5
Restricted escrow receipts	94.9	112.1	41.9
Restricted escrow deposits	(10)	(128.9)	(75)
Proceeds from disposal of equity method investment, net	0	14.6	0
Other, net	0	0	2.2
Net cash used in investing activities	(9.6)	(67.7)	(121.4)
Financing Activities:
Repayment of long-term debt	(79.3)	(70.7)	(16.7)
Debt issuance costs	(14.5)	(1.8)	0
Payments for tax withheld on equity-based compensation	(2.4)	(0.7)	(6.8)
Net cash used in financing activities	(96.2)	(73.2)	(23.5)
Net Increase (Decrease) In Cash and Cash Equivalents	(45.1)	(37.1)	2.7
Cash and Cash Equivalents, Beginning of Year	136.7	173.8	171.1
Cash and Cash Equivalents, End of Year	91.6	136.7	173.8
Supplemental Cash Flow Information:
Interest paid	(103.4)	(90.2)	(104.5)
Letter of credit fees paid	(7)	(8.5)	(8.8)
Income tax refund (payment), net	1.7	(6.8)	(6.2)
Debt redeemed for equity consideration	$ 0	$ 0	$ 17.9

Statement Of Consolidated Share

Statement Of Consolidated Shareholders' Deficit - USD ($) $ in Millions	Total	Common Stock [Member]	Capital Surplus [Member]	Capital Surplus [Member]Series B Notes [Member]	Accumulated Deficit [Member]	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss [Member]	Treasury Stock, At Cost [Member]
Beginning balance at Dec. 31, 2014		$ 0.3	$ 2,290.9		$ (2,240)	$ (432.8)
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Issuance of equity in exchange for debt and interest (net of transaction costs)				$ 18.5
Share-based compensation			3.2
Net loss attributable to YRC Worldwide Inc.					0.7
Net pension gains (losses) and other adjustments	$ 45.2					45.2
Net prior service credit	0					0
Reclassification of net losses to net income						14.1
Pension Settlement Charge	28.7					25.2
Changes in foreign currency translation adjustments	12					12
Reclassification of foreign currency translation gains to net income						0
Ending balance at Dec. 31, 2015	(379.4)	0.3	2,312.6		(2,239.3)	(360.3)	$ (92.7)
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Issuance of equity in exchange for debt and interest (net of transaction costs)				0
Share-based compensation			6.6
Net loss attributable to YRC Worldwide Inc.					21.5
Net pension gains (losses) and other adjustments	(69.5)					(69.5)
Net prior service credit	0					0
Reclassification of net losses to net income						13.7
Pension Settlement Charge	0					0
Changes in foreign currency translation adjustments	(1.3)					(1.3)
Reclassification of foreign currency translation gains to net income	(10.4)
Ending balance at Dec. 31, 2016	(416.2)	$ 0.3	2,319.2		(2,217.8)	(425.2)	(92.7)
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Issuance of equity in exchange for debt and interest (net of transaction costs)				$ 0
Share-based compensation			4.1
Net loss attributable to YRC Worldwide Inc.					(10.8)
Net pension gains (losses) and other adjustments	36.1					36.1
Net prior service credit	8.9					8.9
Reclassification of net losses to net income						12.9
Pension Settlement Charge	7.6					6.3
Changes in foreign currency translation adjustments	(5.2)					(5.2)
Reclassification of foreign currency translation gains to net income						0
Ending balance at Dec. 31, 2017	$ (353.5)		$ 2,323.3		$ (2,228.6)	$ (355.8)	$ (92.7)

Description Of Business

Description Of Business	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017
Accounting Policies [Abstract]
Description Of Business	Description of Business YRC Worldwide, one of the largest transportation service providers in the world, offers its customers a wide range of transportation services. YRC Worldwide has one of the largest, most comprehensive LTL networks in North America with local, regional, national and international capabilities. Through our team of experienced service professionals, we offer expertise in LTL shipments and flexible supply chain solutions, ensuring customers can ship industrial, commercial and retail goods with confidence. Our reporting segments include the following: • YRC Freight is the reporting segment that focuses on longer haul business opportunities with national, regional and international services. YRC Freight provides for the movement of industrial, commercial and retail goods, primarily through centralized management. This reporting segment includes YRC Freight, our LTL subsidiary, and YRC Reimer, a subsidiary located in Canada that specializes in shipments into, across and out of Canada. In addition to the United States and Canada, YRC Freight also serves parts of Mexico and Puerto Rico. • Regional Transportation is the reporting segment for our transportation service providers focused on business opportunities in the regional and next-day delivery markets. Regional Transportation is comprised of Holland, New Penn and Reddaway. These companies each provide regional, next-day ground services in their respective regions through a network of facilities located across the United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico.

Accounting Policie

Accounting Policie	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]
Accounting Policies	Accounting Policies Accounting policies refer to specific accounting principles and the methods of applying those principles to fairly present our financial position and results of operations in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. The policies discussed below include those that management has determined to be the most appropriate in preparing our financial statements. Basis of Presentation The accompanying consolidated financial statements include the accounts of YRC Worldwide and its wholly owned subsidiaries. All significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. We report on a calendar year basis. The quarters of the Regional Transportation companies (with the exception of New Penn) consist of thirteen weeks that end on a Saturday either before or after the end of March, June and September, whereas all other operating segment quarters end on the natural calendar quarter end. Until its sale in March 2016, our investment in the non-majority owned affiliate was accounted for on the equity method. Use of Estimates Management makes estimates and assumptions when preparing the financial statements in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles which affect the amounts reported in the financial statements and accompanying notes. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Cash and Cash Equivalents Cash and cash equivalents include demand deposits and highly liquid investments purchased with maturities of three months or less. Under the Company’s cash management system, checks issued but not presented to banks frequently result in book overdraft balances for accounting purposes which are classified within accounts payable in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets. The change in book overdrafts are reported as a component of operating cash flows for accounts payable as they do not represent bank overdrafts. Concentration of Credit Risks and Other We sell services and extend credit based on an evaluation of the customer’s financial condition, without requiring collateral. Exposure to losses on receivables is principally dependent on each customer’s financial condition. We monitor our exposure for credit losses and maintain allowances for anticipated losses. At December 31, 2017 , approximately 78% of our labor force is subject to collective bargaining agreements. In 2014, our primary labor agreement was modified to, among other things, extend the expiration date of the agreement from March 31, 2015 to March 31, 2019. This extension also extended the contribution rates under our multi-employer pension plan. The modification provided for lump sum payments in lieu of wage increases in 2014 and 2015, but provided for wage increases in 2016 through 2019. We amortized these lump sum payments over the period in which the wages were not increased beginning on April 1, 2014. Finally, the modification provided for certain changes to work rules and our use of purchased transportation in certain situations. Revenue Recognition and Revenue-related Reserves For shipments in transit, we record revenue based on the percentage of service completed as of the period end and accrue delivery costs as incurred. The percentage of service completed for each shipment is based on how far along in the shipment cycle each shipment is in relation to standard transit days. Standard transit days are defined as our published service days between origin zip code and destination zip code. Based on historical cost and engineering studies, certain percentages of revenue are determined to be earned during each stage of the shipment cycle, such as initial pick up, long distance transportation, intermediate transfer and customer delivery. Using standard transit times, we analyze each shipment in transit at a particular period end to determine what stage the shipment is in. We apply that stage’s percentage of revenue earned factor to the rated revenue for that shipment to determine the revenue dollars earned by that shipment in the current period. The total revenue earned is accumulated for all shipments in transit at a particular period end and recorded as operating revenue. In addition, we recognize revenue on a gross basis because we are the primary obligors even when we use other transportation service providers who act on our behalf. We remain responsible to our customers for complete and proper shipment, including the risk of physical loss or damage of the goods and cargo claims issues. We assign pricing to bills of lading at the time of shipment based primarily on the weight, general classification of the product, the shipping destination and individual customer discounts. This process is referred to as rating. At various points throughout our process, incorrect ratings could be identified based on many factors, including weight verifications or updated customer discounts. Although the majority of rerating occurs in the same month as the original rating, a portion occurs during the following periods. We accrue a reserve for rerating based primarily on historical trends. At December 31, 2017 and 2016 , our financial statements included a rerate reserve as a reduction to “Accounts Receivable” of $8.8 million and $10.4 million, respectively. We record an allowance for doubtful accounts primarily based on historical uncollectible amounts. We also take into account known factors surrounding specific customers and overall collection trends. Our process involves performing ongoing credit evaluations of customers, including the market in which they operate and the overall economic conditions. We continually review historical trends and customer specific factors and make adjustments to the allowance for doubtful accounts as appropriate. Our allowance for doubtful accounts totaled $12.0 million and $9.5 million as of December 31, 2017 and 2016 , respectively. Foreign Currency Our functional currency is the U.S. dollar, whereas, our foreign operations utilize the local currency as their functional currency. Accordingly, for purposes of translating foreign subsidiary financial statements to the U.S. dollar reporting currency, assets and liabilities of our foreign operations are translated at the fiscal year end exchange rates and income and expenses are translated monthly, at the average exchange rates for each respective month, with changes recognized in other comprehensive income (loss). Foreign currency gains and losses resulting from foreign currency transactions resulted in a net loss of $4.0 million in 2017 and a net gain of $0.9 million and $9.3 million during 2016 and 2015 , respectively. These amounts are included in “Nonoperating expenses - Other, net” in the accompanying statements of consolidated operations. Self-Insurance Accruals for Claims Claims and insurance accruals, both current and long-term, reflect the estimated settlement cost of claims for workers’ compensation, property damage and liability claims, and cargo loss and damage that insurance does not cover. We establish and modify reserve estimates for workers’ compensation and property damage and liability claims primarily upon actuarial analyses prepared by independent actuaries. These reserves are discounted to present value using a risk-free rate based on the year of occurrence. The risk-free rate is the U.S. Treasury rate for maturities that match the expected payout of such claims and was 1.5% , 1.0% and 1.0% for workers’ compensation claims incurred as of December 31, 2017 , 2016 and 2015 , respectively. The rate was 1.3% , 0.8% and 0.7% for property damage and liability claims incurred as of December 31, 2017 , 2016 and 2015 , respectively. The process of determining reserve requirements utilizes historical trends and involves an evaluation of accident frequency and severity, claims management, changes in health care costs and certain future administrative costs. The effect of future inflation for costs is considered in the actuarial analysis. Adjustments to previously established reserves are included in operating results in the year of adjustment. As of December 31, 2017 and 2016 , we had $360.7 million and $364.4 million, respectively, accrued for outstanding claims. Expected aggregate undiscounted amounts and material changes to these amounts as of December 31 are presented below: (in millions) Workers’ Compensation Property Damage and Liability Claims Total Undiscounted amount at December 31, 2015 $ 315.5 $ 84.9 $ 400.4 Estimated settlement cost for 2016 claims 89.4 30.0 119.4 Claim payments, net of recoveries (103.6 ) (51.5 ) (155.1 ) Change in estimated settlement cost for older claim years (1.9 ) 9.5 7.6 Undiscounted amount at December 31, 2016 $ 299.4 $ 72.9 $ 372.3 Estimated settlement cost for 2017 claims 95.7 37.2 132.9 Claim payments, net of recoveries (90.3 ) (33.5 ) (123.8 ) Change in estimated settlement cost for older claim years (5.5 ) (6.1 ) (11.6 ) Undiscounted settlement cost estimate at December 31, 2017 $ 299.3 $ 70.5 $ 369.8 Discounted settlement cost estimate at December 31, 2017 $ 276.4 $ 69.3 $ 345.7 In addition to the amounts above, accrued settlement cost amounts for cargo claims and other insurance related amounts, none of which are discounted, totaled $15.0 million and $15.3 million at December 31, 2017 and 2016 , respectively. Estimated cash payments to settle claims which were incurred on or before December 31, 2017 , for the next five years and thereafter are as follows: (in millions) Workers’ Compensation Property Damage and Liability Claims Total 2018 $ 78.3 $ 26.9 $ 105.2 2019 50.4 19.3 69.7 2020 34.7 12.0 46.7 2021 23.7 6.5 30.2 2022 18.2 3.5 21.7 Thereafter 94.0 2.3 96.3 Total $ 299.3 $ 70.5 $ 369.8 Equity-Based Compensation We have various equity-based employee compensation plans, which are described more fully in the (“Equity-Based Compensation Plans”) footnote to our consolidated financial statements. We recognize compensation costs for non-vested shares based on the grant date fair value. For our equity grants, with no performance requirement, we recognize compensation cost on a straight-line basis over the requisite service period (generally three to four years) based on the grant-date fair value. For our performance-based awards, the Company expenses the grant date fair value of the awards which are probable of being earned in the performance period over the respective service period. Property and Equipment The following is a summary of the components of our property and equipment at cost as of December 31 : (in millions) 2017 2016 Land $ 246.0 $ 248.9 Structures 783.3 769.5 Revenue equipment 1,303.5 1,375.2 Technology equipment and software 230.6 186.8 Other 206.8 206.6 Total property and equipment, at cost $ 2,770.2 $ 2,787.0 We carry property and equipment at cost less accumulated depreciation. We compute depreciation using the straight-line method based on the following service lives: Years Structures 10 - 30 Revenue equipment 10 - 20 Technology equipment and software 3 - 7 Other 3 - 10 We charge maintenance and repairs to expense as incurred and betterments are capitalized. The cost of replacement tires are expensed at the time those tires are placed into service, as is the case with other repair and maintenance costs. Leasehold improvements are capitalized and amortized over the shorter of their useful lives or the remaining lease term. In addition to purchasing new revenue equipment, we also rebuild the engines of our tractors (at certain time or mile intervals). Because rebuilding an engine increases its useful life, we capitalize these costs and depreciate over the remaining useful life of the unit. The cost of engines on newly acquired revenue equipment is capitalized and depreciated over the estimated useful life of the related equipment. Our investment in technology equipment and software consists primarily of freight movement, automation, administrative, and related software. The Company capitalizes certain costs associated with developing or obtaining internal-use software. Capitalizable costs include external direct costs of materials and services utilized in developing or obtaining the software and payroll and payroll-related costs for employees directly associated with the development of the project. For the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015 , depreciation expense was $147.7 million, $146.3 million and $145.5 million, respectively. Long-lived assets are reviewed for impairment when events or circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable. If impairment indicators are present and the estimated future undiscounted cash flows are less than the carrying value of the long-lived assets, the carrying value would be reduced to the estimated fair value. Future cash flow estimates for an impairment review would be based on the lowest level of identifiable cash flows, which are at the segment level. Equity Method Investment On October 23, 2015, the Company entered into an equity interest sale and purchase agreement to sell its fifty percent interest in its Chinese joint venture, JHJ International Transportation Co., for a purchase price of $16.3 million , which subsequently closed on March 30, 2016. At closing we received proceeds of $16.3 million and paid transaction fees of $1.7 million . At March 30, 2016, the carrying value of the investment was $22.7 million with an offsetting cumulative foreign translation adjustment of $10.4 million , resulting in a net gain on the transaction of $2.3 million . The gain on the transaction is included in “Nonoperating expenses - Other, net” in the accompanying statement of consolidated comprehensive income for the twelve months ended December 31, 2016. We accounted for the ownership of our joint venture under the equity method and accordingly, recognized our share of the respective joint ventures earnings, which were inconsequential, in “Nonoperating expenses - Other, net” in the accompanying statements of operations. Fair Value of Financial Instruments We determined fair value measurements used in our consolidated financial statements based upon 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. The fair value hierarchy distinguishes between (1) market participant assumptions developed based on market data obtained from independent sources (observable inputs) and (2) an entity’s own assumptions about market participant assumptions developed based on the best information available in circumstances (unobservable inputs). The fair value hierarchy consists of three broad levels, which gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3). The three levels of the fair value hierarchy are described below: • Level 1: Valuations based on quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that the entity has the ability to access. • Level 2: Valuations based on quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities, quoted prices in markets that are not active, or other inputs that are observable or can be corroborated by observable data for substantially the full term of the assets or liabilities. • Level 3: Valuations based on inputs that are supported by little or no market activity and that are significant to the fair value of the assets or liabilities. The asset’s or liability’s fair value measurement level with the fair value hierarchy is based on the lowest level of any input that is significant to the fair value measurement. Valuation techniques used maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs. The valuation methodologies described above may produce a fair value calculation that may not be indicative of net realizable value or reflective of future fair values. We believe that our valuation methods are appropriate and consistent with other market participants. The use of different methodologies or assumptions to determine the fair value of certain financial assets could result in a different fair value measurement at the reporting date. There have been no changes in the methodologies used at December 31, 2017 and 2016 . The following tables summarize the fair value hierarchy of our financial assets held at fair value on a recurring basis, which consists of our restricted cash held in escrow: Fair Value Measurement at December 31, 2017 (in millions) Total Carrying Value Quoted prices in active market (Level 1) Significant other observable inputs (Level 2) Significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) Restricted amounts held in escrow-current $ 54.1 $ 54.1 $ — $ — Total assets at fair value $ 54.1 $ 54.1 $ — $ — Fair Value Measurement at December 31, 2016 (in millions) Total Carrying Value Quoted prices in active market (Level 1) Significant other observable inputs (Level 2) Significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) Restricted amounts held in escrow-current $ 126.7 $ 126.7 $ — $ — Restricted amounts held in escrow-long term 12.3 12.3 — — Total assets at fair value $ 139.0 $ 139.0 $ — $ — Restricted amounts held in escrow are invested in money market accounts and are recorded at fair value based on quoted market prices. The carrying value of cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable and accounts payable approximates their fair value due to the short-term nature of these instruments. The fair value of our long-term debt is included in the “Debt and Financing” footnote to the consolidated financial statements. Reclassifications Out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss For the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016 , we reclassified the amortization of our prior net pension losses, net of tax, totaling $12.9 million and $13.7 million , respectively, from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) to net income (loss). This reclassification is a component of net periodic pension cost and is discussed in the “Employee Benefits” footnote. In addition, for the year ended December 31, 2016 , we also reclassified foreign currency translation adjustments of $10.4 million related to the sale of our investment in JHJ from accumulated other comprehensive loss to net income (loss), as discussed in the “Equity Method Investments” section of this footnote. Recently Issued Accounting Standards In May 2014, the FASB issued ASU No. 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customer, which requires entities to recognize revenue to depict the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. The new standard is effective for the Company for its annual reporting period beginning January 1, 2018, including interim periods within that reporting period. The Company plans to adopt the new standard using the modified retrospective transition approach, which means any changes from the beginning of the year of initial application will be recognized through retained earnings with no restatement of comparative periods. The Company has completed the review of customer contracts to understand the impacts of applying the new standard, noting the Company will continue to recognize freight revenue based on the percentage of service completed, or proportionate, to the shipment from origin to destination. Further, the Company will continue to make judgments and estimates as required for rerates in order to address variable consideration under the new revenue model. The new standard prescribes additional financial statement disclosures which the Company is currently in the process of evaluating, in addition to updating the internal controls relating to the data to be included into the new disclosures. Based on the Company’s review, the adoption will not have a material impact on the consolidated financial statements. In November 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2015-17, Balance Sheet Classification of Deferred Taxes , which requires entities with a classified balance sheet to present all deferred tax assets and liabilities as noncurrent. The new standard was effective for the Company for its annual reporting period beginning January 1, 2017, including interim periods within that reporting period. The ASU allows entities to choose either prospective or retrospective transition. The Company adopted the standard in the first quarter of 2017 using the prospective transition method. In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-02, Leases , which requires lessees to recognize a right-to-use asset and a lease obligation for all leases. Lessees are permitted to make an accounting policy election to not recognize an asset and liability for leases with a term of twelve months or less. Lessor accounting under the new standard is substantially unchanged. Additional qualitative and quantitative disclosures, including significant judgments made by management, will be required. The new standard will become effective for the Company for its annual reporting period beginning January 1, 2019, including interim periods within that reporting period and requires a modified retrospective transition approach. Using a cross functional team, the Company selected and reviewed a representative population of lease agreements to understand the accounting impacts of the new standard; in addition, the Company is in the process of implementing a new lease management system. The Company is currently evaluating the impacts the adoption of this standard will have on the consolidated financial statements. In March 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-09, Improvements to Employee Share-Based Payment Accounting . The Company adopted this new standard effective January 1, 2017. The new standard requires an employer to classify as a financing activity in its statement of cash flows the cash paid to a taxing authority when shares are withheld to satisfy the employer’s statutory income tax withholding obligation. As a result of adoption, the Company reclassified $2.4 million , $0.7 million , and $6.8 million in “Payments for tax withheld on share-based compensation” as financing activities in the statements of consolidated cash flows for the years ended 2017, 2016, and 2015, respectively. The Company had no other items requiring retrospective treatment under the pronouncement. In November 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-18, Statement of Cash Flows, to clarify the guidance on how companies present restricted cash and restricted cash equivalents in the statement of cash flows. As a result, the Company will no longer present transfers between cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash in the statement of cash flows. The new standard will become effective for the Company for its annual reporting period beginning January 1, 2018, including interim periods within that reporting period and requires a retrospective transition approach. The Company will adopt the standard beginning with the first quarter of 2018. The adoption of this standard will impact the statement of consolidated cash flows by increasing beginning and ending cash to include “Cash and cash equivalents” as well as “Restricted amounts held in escrow” and will remove from investing activities the changes in restricted escrows. In March 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-07, Improving the Presentation of Net Periodic Pension Cost and Net Periodic Postretirement Benefit Cost , which requires companies to present the service cost component of net benefit cost in the same income statement line item as other employee compensation costs arising from services rendered during the period. All other components of net benefit cost are presented outside of any subtotal for operating income, if one is presented. Given the Company’s defined benefit plans are frozen, there is no service cost associated with the plans, other than the administrative costs. Therefore, the Company will include administrative costs with all other components as there is no service provided by employees. The Company will adopt the new standard beginning January 1, 2018, with retrospective application. For the year ended December 31, 2017 and 2016, the amount to be reclassified to nonoperating expenses from “Salaries, wages and employee benefits” in operating expenses is $20.3 million and $19.9 million , respectively. Other than the reclassification of net benefit cost, the Company does not believe the adoption of this standard will have a material impact on the consolidated financial statements.

Intangibles

Intangibles	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]
Intangibles	Intangibles The following table shows the changes in the carrying amount of our indefinite lived tradenames attributable to each applicable segment: (in millions) YRC Freight Regional Transportation Total Balances at December 31, 2014 $ 9.8 $ 18.7 $ 28.5 Change in foreign currency exchange rates (1.6 ) — (1.6 ) Balances at December 31, 2015 8.2 18.7 26.9 Change in foreign currency exchange rates 0.3 — 0.3 Balances at December 31, 2016 8.5 18.7 27.2 Change in foreign currency exchange rates 0.6 — 0.6 Balances at December 31, 2017 $ 9.1 $ 18.7 $ 27.8 Intangible assets with indefinite lives, which consist of our tradenames, are not subject to amortization, but are subjected to an impairment test at least annually or more frequently if a triggering event occurs. The impairment test for tradenames consists of a comparison of the fair value of the tradename with its carrying amount. An impairment loss is recognized for the amount by which the carrying amount exceeds the fair value of the asset. In making this assessment, we utilized the relief from royalty method, an income approach (a level 3 fair value measurement), which includes assumptions as to future revenue, applicable royalty rate and cost of capital, among others.

Other Assets

Other Assets	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017
Deferred Costs, Capitalized, Prepaid, and Other Assets Disclosure [Abstract]
Other Assets	Other Assets The primary components of other assets at December 31 are as follows: (in millions) 2017 2016 Deferred debt costs (a) $ 2.9 $ 4.5 Prepayments (b) 20.0 31.6 Other 22.0 18.1 Total $ 44.9 $ 54.2 (a) Deferred debt costs relate to our ABL Facility. (b) Prepayments primarily includes prepaid costs for revenue equipment leases.

Employee Benefits

Employee Benefits	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017
Retirement Benefits [Abstract]
Employee Benefits	Employee Benefits Qualified and Nonqualified Defined Benefit Pension Plans YRC Worldwide and certain of our operating subsidiaries sponsor qualified and nonqualified defined benefit pension plans for certain employees not covered by collective bargaining agreements (approximately 9,000 current, former and retired employees). Qualified and nonqualified pension benefits are based on years of service and the employees’ covered earnings. Employees covered by collective bargaining agreements participate in various multi-employer pension plans to which YRC Worldwide contributes, as discussed below. Regional Transportation does not offer a defined benefit pension plan and instead offers retirement benefits through either contributory 401(k) savings plans or profit sharing plans, as discussed below. The domestic YRC Worldwide defined benefit pension plans closed to new participants effective January 1, 2004 and the benefit accrual for active employees was frozen effective July 1, 2008. Our actuarial valuation measurement date for our pension plans is December 31. Funded Status The reconciliation of the beginning and ending balances of the projected benefit obligation and the fair value of plan assets for the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016 , and the funded status at December 31, 2017 and 2016 , is as follows: (in millions) 2017 2016 Change in benefit obligation: Benefit obligation at beginning of year $ 1,233.6 $ 1,202.7 Service cost 5.4 6.5 Interest cost 51.1 55.9 Benefits paid (108.0 ) (79.1 ) Actuarial loss 63.5 53.4 Expenses paid from assets (6.9 ) (5.9 ) Plan amendments (10.7 ) — Other 0.4 0.1 Benefit obligation at year end $ 1,228.4 $ 1,233.6 Change in plan assets: Fair value of plan assets at prior year end $ 878.7 $ 867.1 Actual return on plan assets 166.1 39.9 Employer contributions 68.0 56.5 Benefits paid (108.0 ) (79.1 ) Expenses paid from assets (6.9 ) (5.9 ) Other 0.4 0.2 Fair value of plan assets at year end $ 998.3 $ 878.7 Funded status at year end $ (230.1 ) $ (354.9 ) The underfunded status of the plans of $230.1 million and $354.9 million at December 31, 2017 and 2016 , respectively, is recognized in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets as shown in the table below. No plan assets are expected to be returned to the Company during the year ending December 31, 2018 . Our long-term strategy is to reduce the risk of our underfunded plans. In 2017, the Company amended the domestic pension plans to provide an automatic commencement of benefit at age 65, regardless of employment status, in an effort to reduce our long-term pension obligations and ongoing annual pension expense. Additionally, the Yellow Transportation Plan was amended to permit the payment of lump sum benefit payments effective January 1, 2018. The current year impact to the benefit obligation is reflected in “Plan amendments” in the above table. The 2017 amendment triggered a non-cash settlement of $7.6 million due to the amount of lump sum benefit payments distributed from plan assets in 2017. The lump sum benefit payments reduce pension obligations and are funded from existing plan assets. The non-cash settlement charge results from the requirement to expense the unrecognized actuarial losses associated with the lump sum settlements, which are reflected in salaries, wages and employee benefits expense. The charge had no effect on total equity because the actuarial losses were already recognized in accumulated other comprehensive loss. Accordingly, the effect on retained earnings was offset by a corresponding reduction in accumulated other comprehensive loss. Benefit Plan Obligations Amounts recognized in the consolidated balance sheets for pension benefits at December 31 are as follows: (in millions) 2017 2016 Noncurrent assets $ 3.3 $ 1.2 Current liabilities 0.8 0.7 Noncurrent liabilities 232.6 355.4 Amounts recognized in accumulated other comprehensive loss at December 31 consist of: (in millions) 2017 2016 Net actuarial loss $ 395.3 $ 462.1 Net prior service credit (10.7 ) — Total $ 384.6 $ 462.1 As shown above, included in accumulated other comprehensive loss at December 31, 2017 , are unrecognized actuarial losses, offset by net prior service credit, of $384.6 million ( $360.4 million , net of tax). The expected amortization of actuarial loss and net prior service credit included in accumulated other comprehensive income and expected to be recognized in net periodic cost in 2018 is $15.0 million and $0.4 million , respectively. Information for pension plans with an accumulated benefit obligation (“ABO”) in excess of plan assets and plan assets that exceed ABO at December 31, 2017 and 2016 is as follows: At December 31, 2017 (in millions) ABO Exceeds Assets Assets Exceed ABO Total Projected benefit obligation $ 1,223.9 $ 4.5 $ 1,228.4 Accumulated benefit obligation 1,223.9 4.2 1,228.1 Fair value of plan assets 993.0 5.3 998.3 At December 31, 2016 (in millions) ABO Exceeds Assets Assets Exceed ABO Total Projected benefit obligation $ 1,229.4 $ 4.2 $ 1,233.6 Accumulated benefit obligation 1,229.4 3.8 1,233.2 Fair value of plan assets 873.3 5.4 878.7 Assumptions Weighted average actuarial assumptions used to determine benefit obligations at December 31: 2017 2016 Discount rate 3.77 % 4.27 % Weighted average assumptions used to determine net periodic benefit cost for the years ended December 31: 2017 2016 2015 Discount rate 4.27 % 4.81 % 4.33 % Expected rate of return on assets 7.0 % 7.0 % 7.0 % Mortality table (a) RP-2014 RP-2014 RP-2014 (a) The 2017, 2016 and 2015 mortality tables were based on a custom mortality improvement scale to reflect expectations of underlying plan participants. The discount rate refers to the interest rate used to discount the estimated future benefit payments to their present value, also referred to as the benefit obligation. The discount rate allows us to estimate what it would cost to settle the pension obligations as of the measurement date, December 31 , and is used as the interest rate factor in the following year’s pension cost. We determine the discount rate by selecting a portfolio of high quality noncallable bonds such that the coupons and maturities exceed our expected benefit payments. In determining the expected rate of return on assets, we consider our historical experience in the plans’ investment portfolio, historical market data and long-term historical relationships as well as a review of other objective indices including current market factors such as inflation and interest rates. Although plan investments are subject to short-term market volatility, we believe they are well diversified and closely managed. Our asset allocation as of December 31, 2017 and 2016 , and targeted long-term asset allocation for the plans are as follows: 2017 2016 Target Equities 41.0 % 38.0 % 38.0 % Debt Securities 27.0 % 30.0 % 30.0 % Absolute Return 32.0 % 32.0 % 32.0 % Based on various market factors, we selected an expected rate of return on assets of 7.0% effective for the 2017 and 2016 valuations. We will continue to review our expected long-term rate of return on an annual basis and revise appropriately. The pension trust holds no YRC Worldwide securities. Future Contributions and Benefit Payments We expect to contribute approximately $25.4 million to our single-employer pension plans in 2018 . Expected benefit payments from our qualified and non-qualified defined benefit pension plans for each of the next five years and the total benefit payments for the following five years ended December 31 are as follows: (in millions) 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023-2027 Expected benefit payments $ 136.9 $ 87.5 $ 84.9 $ 82.2 $ 81.0 $ 374.3 As a result of changes to permit lump sum benefit payments, the expected benefit payments in 2018 are projected to increase based on historical experience of participant elections and demographic characteristics of participants with vested benefit payments. Pension and Other Post-retirement Costs The components of our net periodic pension cost, other post-retirement costs and other amounts recognized in other comprehensive loss (income) for the years ended December 31, 2017 , 2016 and 2015 were as follows: (in millions) 2017 2016 2015 Net periodic benefit cost: Service cost $ 5.4 $ 6.5 $ 4.6 Interest cost 51.1 55.9 57.2 Expected return on plan assets (59.3 ) (56.2 ) (59.9 ) Amortization of prior net loss 15.5 13.7 16.0 Settlement loss 7.6 — 28.7 Net periodic pension cost $ 20.3 $ 19.9 $ 46.6 Other changes in plan assets and benefit obligations recognized in other comprehensive loss (income): Net actuarial gains (losses) and other adjustments $ (43.7 ) $ 69.5 $ (52.0 ) Net prior service credit (10.7 ) — — Settlement adjustment (7.6 ) — (28.7 ) Amortization of prior net losses (15.5 ) (13.7 ) (16.0 ) Total recognized in other comprehensive loss (income) (77.5 ) 55.8 (96.7 ) Total recognized in net periodic benefit cost and other comprehensive loss (income) $ (57.2 ) $ 75.7 $ (50.1 ) During the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2015 , the income tax provision related to amounts in other comprehensive (income) loss was $13.3 million and $12.2 million , respectively. For the year ended December 31, 2016 , the income tax provision was inconsequential. Fair Value Measurement Our pension assets are stated at fair value. Fair value is 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. The fair value of Level 1 assets are based on quoted market prices. The majority of the Level 1 assets presented in the table below include common stock of both U.S. and, to a lesser extent, international companies, and mutual funds, of which are actively traded and priced in the market. The fair value of Level 2 assets are based on other significant observable inputs, including quoted prices for similar securities. The Level 2 assets presented in the below table consist primarily of fixed income and absolute return funds where values are based on the NAV of the underlying investments held, as determined by the fund managers, or equity securities where values are based on the quoted prices of similar securities and observable market data. Level 3 assets are those where the fair value is determined based on unobservable inputs. The Level 3 assets presented in the table below consist of alternative investments where active market pricing is not readily available and, as such, we use NAV as an estimate of fair value. For the remaining Level 3 assets that do not use NAV to estimate fair value, which consists primarily of private equities, the assets are either priced at cost less cash distributions for recent asset purchases, third-party valuations or discounted cash flow methods. The methods and assumptions used by third-party pricing sources may include a variety of factors, such as recently executed transactions, existing contracts, economic conditions, industry or market developments, and overall credit ratings. These estimated fair values may differ significantly from the values that would have been used had a ready market for these investments existed and as such, differences could be material. The availability of observable data is monitored by plan management to assess appropriate classification of financial instruments within the fair value hierarchy. Depending upon the availability of such inputs, specific securities may transfer between levels. In such instances, the transfer is reported at the end of the reporting period. In 2016, the Company transferred certain short-term interest bearing investments from level 1 to level 2 due to variability in how the underlying investments are priced, whether by an active market or a model. There were no other transfers among the fair value hierarchy levels for the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016 , respectively. The Company adopted ASU 2015-07 beginning January 1, 2016, which eliminates the requirement to categorize investments in the fair value hierarchy if their fair value is measured at net asset value per share (or its equivalent) using the practical expedient. The fair value tables below reflect the adoption of this standard. The tables below detail by level, within the fair value hierarchy, the pension assets at fair value as of December 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016 : Pension Assets at Fair Value as of December 31, 2017 (in millions) Total Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Equities $ 104.1 $ 101.5 $ 2.6 $ — Private equities 46.6 — — 46.6 Fixed income: Corporate and other 34.2 9.6 18.6 6.0 Government 210.3 54.2 156.1 — Interest bearing 40.5 5.0 35.5 — Investments measured at net asset value (a) 562.6 Total plan assets $ 998.3 $ 170.3 $ 212.8 $ 52.6 Pension Assets at Fair Value as of December 31, 2016 (in millions) Total Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Equities $ 87.9 $ 87.9 $ — — Private equities 38.3 — — 38.3 Fixed income: Corporate and other 24.8 5.4 15.9 3.5 Government 184.1 52.4 131.7 — Interest bearing 47.3 18.6 28.7 — Investments measured at net asset value (a) 496.3 Total plan assets $ 878.7 $ 164.3 $ 176.3 $ 41.8 (a) Certain investments that are measured at fair value using the net asset value per share (or its equivalent) practical expedient have not been categorized in the fair value hierarchy. The table below presents the activity of our assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3): (in millions) Private Equities Fixed income Total Level 3 Balance at December 31, 2015 $ 40.0 $ 4.2 $ 44.2 Purchases 4.0 2.7 6.7 Sales (0.6 ) — (0.6 ) Unrealized loss (5.1 ) (3.4 ) (8.5 ) Balance at December 31, 2016 $ 38.3 $ 3.5 $ 41.8 Purchases 1.9 2.0 3.9 Sales (1.1 ) — (1.1 ) Unrealized gain 7.5 0.5 8.0 Balance at December 31, 2017 $ 46.6 $ 6.0 $ 52.6 The following table sets forth a summary of the assets for which a reported NAV is used to estimate the fair value as of December 31, 2017 : Fair value estimated using Net Asset Value per Share (in millions) Fair Value Unfunded Commitments Redemption Frequency Redemption Notice Period Private equities (a) $ 143.9 $ 8.2 Redemptions not permitted Fixed income (b) 181.0 0.5 Redemptions not permitted Equities (c) 112.7 — Monthly 3-30 days Absolute return (d) 125.0 — Monthly, Quarterly 2-45 days Total $ 562.6 (a) Consists of private equity investments in pharmaceuticals and companies primarily in the technology and healthcare sectors. (b) Primarily consists of investments in royalty payments from marketers of pharmaceuticals and related debt securities. (c) Consists of public equity investments in U.S. and non-U.S. markets. (d) Consists of investments in global markets, including derivative securities of equity and fixed income indexes, commodities and interest rates. The following table sets forth a summary of the assets for which a reported NAV is used to estimate the fair value as of December 31, 2016 : Fair value estimated using Net Asset Value per Share (in millions) Fair Value Unfunded Commitments Redemption Frequency Redemption Notice Period Private equities (a) $ 94.6 $ 11.0 Redemptions not permitted Fixed income (b) 186.2 6.2 Redemptions not permitted Equities (c) 91.7 — Monthly 3-30 days Absolute return (d) 123.8 — Monthly, Quarterly 2-45 days Total $ 496.3 (a) Consists of private equity investments in pharmaceuticals and companies primarily in the technology and healthcare sectors. (b) Primarily consists of investments in royalty payments from marketers of pharmaceuticals and related debt securities. (c) Consists of public equity investments in U.S. and non-U.S. markets. (d) Consists of investments in global markets, including derivative securities of equity and fixed income indexes, commodities and interest rates. Generally, the investment strategy for private equities consists of direct investments or investments through limited partnerships with managers who purchase interests in non-public companies. The typical investment strategies of the fixed income and equity funds is based on fundamental and quantitative analysis and consists of long and hedged strategies. The general strategy of the absolute return funds consists of alternative investment techniques, including derivative instruments and other unconventional assets, to achieve an absolute return rate. Multi-Employer Pension Plans YRC Freight, Holland, Reddaway, and New Penn contribute to various separate multi-employer health, welfare and pension plans for employees that are covered by our collective bargaining agreements (approximately 78% of total Company employees). The collective bargaining agreements determine the amounts of these contributions. The health and welfare plans provide medical related benefits to active employees and retirees. The pension plans provide defined benefits to retired participants. We recognize as net pension cost within ‘Salaries, wages and employee benefits’ the contractually required contributions for the period and recognize as a liability any contributions due and unpaid at period end. We do not directly manage multi-employer plans. The trusts covering these plans are generally managed by trustees, half of whom the unions appoint and half of whom various contributing employers appoint. We expensed the following amounts related to these plans for the years ended December 31: (in millions) 2017 2016 2015 Health and welfare $ 482.6 $ 453.1 $ 436.8 Pension 98.1 90.3 91.1 Total $ 580.7 $ 543.4 $ 527.9 Pension Through the third quarter of 2009, we deferred payment of certain of our contributions to multi-employer pension funds. These deferred payments have been recognized as an operating expense and the liability was recorded as deferred contribution obligations. Beginning in the third quarter of 2009 through May 2011, most of our collective bargaining agreements provided for a temporary cessation of pension contributions so no expense or liability was required to be recognized for that period. In accordance with modifications to our collective bargaining agreements, we agreed to resume making pension contributions effective June 1, 2011 at 25.0% of the contribution rate in effect as of July 1, 2009. The following table provides additional information related to our participation in individually significant multi-employer pension plans for the year ended December 31, 2017 : Pension Protection Zone Status (b) Funding Improvement or Rehabilitation Plan Employer Surcharge Imposed Expiration Date of Collective-Bargaining Agreement Pension Fund (a) EIN Number 2017 2016 Central States, Southeast and Southwest Areas Pension Fund 36-6044243 Critical and Declining Critical Yes No 3/31/2019 Teamsters National 401(k) Savings Plan (c) 52-1967784 N/A N/A N/A No 3/31/2019 Road Carriers Local 707 Pension Fund 51-6106510 Critical and Declining Critical Yes No 3/31/2019 Teamsters Local 641 Pension Fund 22-6220288 Critical and Declining Critical Yes No 3/31/2019 (a) The determination of individually significant multi-employer plans is based on the relative contributions to the plans over the periods presented as well as other factors. (b) The Pension Protection Zone Status is based on information that the Company obtained from the plans’ Forms 5500. Unless otherwise noted, the most recent PPA zone status available for 2017 and 2016 is for the plan’s year-end during calendar years 2016 and 2015, respectively. Among other factors, plans in the critical or critical and declining zone are generally less than 65 percent funded, plans in the endangered zone are less than 80 percent funded, and plans in the green zone are at least 80 percent funded. (c) The policies of the Western Conference of Teamsters Pension Trust precluded the Company from reentering the plan on June 1, 2011. The plan did not assess a withdrawal liability and has not done so since June 1, 2011. Contributions related to the employees previously covered by this plan are now being made to the Teamsters National 401(k) Plan. YRC Worldwide was listed in the Central States, Road Carriers Local 707 Pension Fund, Teamsters Local 641 Pension Fund, Freight Drivers and Helpers Local Union No. 557 Pension Plan, Management-Labor Pension Fund Local 1730 ILA and Teamsters Local 617 Pension Fund’s Forms 5500 as providing more than 5 percent of the total contributions for 2016 and 2015. We contributed a total of $97.8 million , $89.1 million and $89.4 million to the multi-employer pension funds for the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015 . The following table provides the pension amounts contributed by fund for those funds that are considered to be individually significant: (in millions) 2017 2016 2015 Central States, Southeast and Southwest Areas Pension Plan $ 58.8 $ 51.8 $ 51.7 Teamsters National 401(k) Savings Plan 13.1 12.5 12.5 Road Carriers Local 707 Pension Fund 2.2 1.8 2.0 Teamsters Local 641 Pension Fund 1.5 1.3 1.5 In 2006, the PPA became law and modified both the Code as it applies to multi-employer pension plans and the Employment Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (as amended, “ERISA”). The Code and ERISA (in each case, as so modified) and related regulations establish minimum funding requirements for multi-employer pension plans. In 2014, the MPRA became law which modified the ability to suspend accrued benefits of plans facing insolvency by adding a new zone status of Critical and Declining. If any of our multi-employer pension plans fail to meet minimum funding requirements, meet a required funding improvement or rehabilitation plan that the PPA may require for certain of our underfunded plans, obtain from the IRS certain changes to or a waiver of the requirements in how the applicable plan calculates its funding levels, or reduce pension benefits to a level where the requirements are met, then we could be required to make additional contributions to the pension plan. If any of our multi-employer pension plans enters critical status or worse and our contributions are not sufficient to satisfy any rehabilitation plan schedule, the PPA could require us to make additional surcharge contributions to the multi-employer pension plan in the amount of five to ten percent of the existing contributions required by our labor agreement for the remaining term of the labor agreement. In 2016 and 2015, the Central States, Southeast and Southwest Pension Plan and Road Carriers Local 707 Pension Fund filed an application under MPRA with the Department of Treasury requesting the approval of a benefit suspension plan, which was denied. In 2016, the New York State Teamsters Conference Pension and Retirement Fund filed a suspension application which was approved and implemented October 2017. The plan will require annual future employer contribution increases of 3.5% to the plan. If we fail to make our required contributions to a multi-employer plan under a funding improvement or rehabilitation plan, it would expose us to penalties including potential withdrawal liability. If the benchmarks that an applicable funding improvement or rehabilitation plan provides are not met by the end of a prescribed period, the IRS could impose an excise tax on us and the plan’s other contributing employers. These excise taxes are not contributed to the deficient funds, but rather are deposited in the United States general treasury funds. The Company does not believe that the temporary cessation of certain of its contributions to applicable multi-employer pension funds beginning in the third quarter of 2009 and continuing through May 2011 will give rise to these excise taxes as the underlying employer contributions were not required for that period. A requirement to materially increase contributions beyond our contractually agreed rate or the imposition of an excise tax on us could have a material adverse impact on the financial results and liquidity of YRC Worldwide. 401(k) Savings Plans We sponsor the YRC Worldwide Inc. 401(k) Plan and the Reddaway Hourly 401(k) Plan, which are defined contribution plans primarily for employees that our collective bargaining agreements do not cover. The plans permit participants to make contributions to the plans and permit the employer of participants to make contributions on behalf of the participants. Additionally, the Reddaway Hourly 401(k) Plan allows for a non-elective employer contribution. Including non-elective employer contributions, total employer contributions were $10.3 million in 2017 , $7.2 million in 2016 and $4.7 million in 2015 . Our employees covered under collective bargaining agreements may also participate in union-sponsored 401(k) plans. Performance Incentive Awards We provide annual performance incentive awards and more frequent sales and operations incentive awards to certain non-union employees, which are based primarily on actual operating results achieved compared to targeted operating results or sales and operations targets and are paid in cash. We generally pay annual performance incentive awards, if any, in the first quarter of the following year and sales performance incentive awards on a monthly basis. Operating income in 2017 , 2016 and 2015 included performance and sales incentive expense for non-union employees of $11.6 million , $11.7 million and $13.2 million , respectively. We also provide short-term performance based cash compensation to key management personnel. During the years ended December 31, 2017 , 2016 and 2015 , compensation expense related to these awards was $1.8 million , $2.1 million and $14.1 million , respectively. Refer to the “Stock Compensation Plans” footnote for an overview of long-term performance based equity compensation, and related compensation expense, associated with such awards. Additionally, operating income in 2015 included a profit sharing bonus for eligible union employees at the Regional Transportation segment of $5.5 million . No such bonus was paid for the years ended December 31, 2017 or 2016 .

Debt And Financing

Debt And Financing	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]
Debt and Financing	Debt and Financing Our outstanding debt as of December 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016 consisted of the following: As of December 31, 2017 (in millions) Par Value Discount Debt Issuance Costs Book Value Stated Interest Rate Effective Interest Rate Term Loan $ 595.5 $ (10.4 ) $ (8.3 ) $ 576.8 10.1 % (a) 10.5 % ABL Facility — — — — N/A N/A Secured Second A&R CDA 26.9 — (0.1 ) 26.8 6.3-18.3% 7.8 % Unsecured Second A&R CDA 48.2 — (0.3 ) 47.9 6.3-18.3% 7.8 % Lease financing obligations 255.5 — (0.9 ) 254.6 9.0-18.2% 12.1 % Total debt $ 926.1 $ (10.4 ) $ (9.6 ) $ 906.1 Current maturities of Term Loan (18.0 ) — — (18.0 ) Current maturities of Unsecured Second A&R CDA (1.5 ) $ — $ — (1.5 ) Current maturities of lease financing obligations (11.1 ) — — (11.1 ) Long-term debt $ 895.5 $ (10.4 ) $ (9.6 ) $ 875.5 As of December 31, 2016 (in millions) Par Value Premium/ (Discount) Debt Issuance Costs Book Value Stated Interest Rate Effective Interest Rate Term Loan $ 638.5 $ (2.7 ) $ (8.6 ) $ 627.2 8.0 % (a) 8.2 % ABL Facility — — — — N/A N/A Secured Second A&R CDA 28.7 — (0.6 ) 28.1 3.3-18.3% 7.5 % Unsecured Second A&R CDA 73.2 — — 73.2 3.3-18.3% 7.5 % Lease financing obligations 269.9 — (1.3 ) 268.6 9.0-18.2% 12.0 % Total debt $ 1,010.3 $ (2.7 ) $ (10.5 ) $ 997.1 Current maturities of Term Loan (6.7 ) — — (6.7 ) Current maturities of lease financing obligations (10.1 ) — — (10.1 ) Long-term debt $ 993.5 $ (2.7 ) $ (10.5 ) $ 980.3 (a) As of December 31, 2017 and 2016, the stated interest rate represented a variable interest rate of 1, 3 or 6-month LIBOR, with a floor of 1.0% plus a fixed margin of 8.50% and 7.00% , respectively. Credit Facilities As of December 31, 2017 , we had two primary credit facilities that we utilized to support our liquidity needs: a $600 million Term Loan and a $450 million ABL Facility. The ABL Facility is used to support our outstanding letters of credit commitments. We have set forth a brief description of our two primary credit facilities and our other financing arrangements in place at December 31, 2017 below. $600 Million First Lien Term Loan On July 26, 2017, the Company entered into Amendment No. 4 (the “Amendment”) to the credit agreement (the “Term Loan Agreement”) governing our term loan facility (the “Term Loan”), from a syndicate of banks and other financial institutions arranged by Credit Suisse Securities (USA) and Citizens Bank N.A. (formerly known as RBS Citizens, N.A.) which extended the maturity date to July 26, 2022 and required a $35.2 million payment to bring the balance to $600 million . No amounts under this Term Loan, once repaid, may be reborrowed. The Term Loan requires quarterly principal payments, with remaining amounts outstanding due upon the maturity date of July 26, 2022. Borrowings under the Term Loan can be repaid in whole or in part at any time, without penalty (other than a 1% premium in connection with a prepayment within twelve months of the effective date of Amendment No. 4), subject to required notice periods and compliance with minimum prepayment amounts. As amended, the Term Loan allows for the election of interest at either the applicable LIBOR (subject to a floor of 1.00% ), plus a margin of 8.50% or an alternative base rate (as defined in the Term Loan Agreement) plus a margin of 6.50% . The Term Loan provides for an uncommitted incremental facility of up to $250 million , which may be used subject to certain financial covenant requirements and satisfaction of other customary conditions. In connection with the Amendment, the Company paid $35.2 million in principal and incurred $9.7 million in original issuance discount and $9.7 million in transaction costs for third party fees. The Term Loan is secured by a perfected first priority security interest in (subject to permitted liens) substantially all assets of the Company and certain domestic subsidiaries, other than (a) accounts receivable, cash, deposit accounts and other assets related to accounts receivable, which are subject to a second priority interest (subject to permitted liens), and (b) certain owned real property securing the obligations under the Second A&R CDA (subject to permitted liens) (the “CDA Collateral”). The Term Loan contains conditions, representations and warranties, events of default, and indemnification provisions that are customary for financings of this type, including, but not limited to, mandatory prepayment obligations, a maximum total leverage ratio covenant, limitations on incurrence of debt, investments, capital expenditures, liens on assets, certain sale and leaseback transactions, transactions with affiliates, mergers, consolidations, purchases and sales of assets, and restricted payments. The Term Loan Agreement governing our Term Loan has certain financial covenants, as amended on July 26, 2017, that, among other things, restricts certain capital expenditures and requires us to maintain a maximum total leverage ratio (defined as Consolidated Total Debt divided by Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA as defined below). Our total maximum leverage ratio covenants are as follows: Four Consecutive Fiscal Quarters Ending Maximum Total Four Consecutive Fiscal Quarters Ending Maximum Total December 31, 2017 3.50 to 1.00 December 31, 2019 3.00 to 1.00 March 31, 2018 3.50 to 1.00 March 31, 2020 3.00 to 1.00 June 30, 2018 3.50 to 1.00 June 30, 2020 3.00 to 1.00 September 30, 2018 3.50 to 1.00 September 30, 2020 2.75 to 1.00 December 31, 2018 3.50 to 1.00 December 31, 2020 2.75 to 1.00 March 31, 2019 3.25 to 1.00 March 31, 2021 2.75 to 1.00 June 30, 2019 3.25 to 1.00 June 30, 2021 and thereafter 2.50 to 1.00 September 30, 2019 3.25 to 1.00 Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA, defined in our Term Loan Agreement as “Consolidated EBITDA,” is a measure that reflects our earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization expense, and is further adjusted for, among other things, letter of credit fees, equity-based compensation expense, net gains or losses on property disposals, restructuring professional fees and other transaction costs related to issuances of debt, non-recurring consulting fees, expenses associated with certain lump sum payments to our union employees and gains or losses from permitted dispositions and discontinued operations. Consolidated Total Debt, as defined in our Term Loan Agreement, is the aggregate principal amount of indebtedness outstanding. Our total leverage ratio for the four quarters ending December 31, 2017 was 3.38 to 1.00. $450 Million ABL Facility On February 13, 2014, we entered into our $450 million ABL Facility from a syndicate of banks arranged by Citizens Bank N.A. (formerly known as RBS Citizens, N.A.) (the “ABL Agent”), Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith and CIT Finance LLC. The ABL Facility was amended on June 28, 2016 to extend the maturity date to June 28, 2021. YRC Worldwide and our subsidiaries, YRC Freight, Reddaway, Holland and New Penn are borrowers under the ABL Facility, and certain of the Company’s domestic subsidiaries are guarantors thereunder. Availability under the ABL Facility is derived by reducing the amount that may be advanced against eligible receivables plus eligible borrowing base cash by certain reserves imposed by the ABL Agent and our outstanding letters of credit and revolving loans. Eligible borrowing base cash is cash that is deposited from time to time into a segregated restricted account and is included in “Restricted amounts held in escrow” in the accompanying consolidated balance sheet. The ABL Facility provides for a $100 million uncommitted accordion to increase the revolving commitment in the future. For the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016 , we had $352.6 million and $ 357.2 million of outstanding letters of credit, respectively, and no outstanding loans. At our option, borrowings under the ABL Facility bear interest at either: (i) the applicable LIBOR rate plus 1.75% , as amended, or (ii) the base rate (as defined in the ABL Facility) plus 0.75% , as amended. Letter of credit fees equal to the applicable LIBOR margin in effect ( 1.75% as amended, formerly ranging from 2.00% to 2.50% ) are charged quarterly in arrears on the average daily stated amount of all letters of credit outstanding during the quarter. Unused line fees are charged quarterly in arrears (such unused line fee percentage is equal to 0.375% per annum if the average revolver usage is less than 50% or 0.25% per annum if the average revolver usage is greater than 50%.) The ABL Facility is secured by a perfected first priority security interest (subject to permitted liens) in accounts receivable, cash, deposit accounts and other assets related to accounts receivable of the Company and the other loan parties and an additional second priority security interest (subject to permitted liens) in substantially all remaining assets of the borrowers and the guarantors other than the CDA Collateral. The ABL Facility contains conditions, representations and warranties, events of default and indemnification provisions that are customary for financings of this type, including, but not limited to, a springing minimum fixed charge coverage ratio covenant, borrowing base reporting, limitations on incurrence of debt, investments, capital expenditures, liens on assets, certain sale and leaseback transactions, transactions with affiliates, mergers, consolidations, purchases and sales of assets, and restricted payments. Certain provisions relating to investments, restricted payments and capital expenditures are relaxed upon meeting specified payment conditions or debt repayment conditions. Second Amended and Restated Contribution Deferral Agreement Certain of our subsidiaries are parties to the Amended and Restated Contribution Deferral Agreement (the “A&R CDA”), which was further amended and restated effective January 31, 2014 (the “Second A&R CDA”), with certain multiemployer pension funds named therein (collectively, the “Funds”) pursuant to which we are permitted to continue to defer pension payments and deferred interest owed to such Funds as of July 22, 2011 (each, “Deferred Pension Payments” and “Deferred Interest”). There is no mandatory amortization prior to that time. The Deferred Pension Payments and Deferred Interest (each as defined in the A&R CDA) bear interest at a rate as set forth in the Second A&R CDA. The Second A&R CDA, among other things, extended the maturity of deferred pension payments and deferred interest from March 31, 2015 to December 31, 2019. Under the Second A&R CDA, the Funds maintained their first lien on existing first priority collateral. Pursuant to the terms of the collective bargaining agreement with the IBT, the Company’s subsidiaries began making contributions to the Funds for the month beginning June 1, 2011 at the rate of 25% of the contribution rate in effect on July 1, 2009. However, legislative changes to current law or other satisfactory action or arrangements are required to enable certain of the Funds (based on their funded status) to accept contributions at a reduced rate. The obligations under the Second A&R CDA are secured by a perfected first priority security interest in the CDA Collateral. On January 30, 2018, the Company entered into Amendment No. 1 (the “First Amendment to the CDA”) to the Second Amended and Restated Contribution Deferral Agreement with the Trustees for the Central States, Southeast and Southwest Areas Pension Fund, certain pension funds party thereto, certain other pension funds party thereto as Exiting Funds (as defined therein) and Wilmington Trust Company, as agent (the “CDA”). The First Amendment to the CDA, among other things: (a) extends the final maturity date of obligations under the CDA to December 31, 2022 and (b) provides for annual scheduled amortization equal to 2.0% of the amount outstanding as of November 30 of each applicable year. Additionally, pursuant to the First Amendment to the CDA, a one-time payment of $25.0 million was made to Wilmington Trust Company, as agent under the CDA. Series B Convertible Senior Secured Notes On July 22, 2011, we issued $100 million in aggregate principal of our Series B Notes that bore interest at a stated rate of 10.0% per year and matured on March 31, 2015. Interest was payable on a semiannual basis in arrears only in-kind through the issuance of additional Series B Notes. On March 25, 2015, we entered into an exchange agreement with certain holders of our Series B Notes to exchange their outstanding principal and accrued interest balances totaling $17.9 million at conversion price of $18.00 per share for an aggregate 994,689 shares of Common Stock. During the year ended December 31, 2015, we recorded $0.6 million of additional expense related to the fair value of the incremental shares provided to those holders who exchanged their outstanding balances. At maturity on March 31, 2015, we repaid the holders of the remaining outstanding Series B Notes approximately $0.3 million of cash. Maturities The principal maturities over the next five years and thereafter of total debt as of December 31, 2017 was as follows: Term Loan ABL Facility Second A&R CDA (b) Lease Financing Obligations (a) Total 2018 $ 18.0 $ — $ 1.5 $ 11.1 $ 30.6 2019 18.0 — 1.5 5.8 25.3 2020 18.0 — 1.4 3.8 23.2 2021 18.0 — 1.4 3.3 22.7 2022 523.5 — 69.3 3.6 596.4 Thereafter — — — 227.9 227.9 Total $ 595.5 $ — $ 75.1 $ 255.5 $ 926.1 (a) Lease financing obligations subsequent to 2022 of $227.9 million represent principal cash obligations of $7.6 million and the estimated net book value of the underlying assets at the expiration of their associated lease agreements of $220.3 million . (b) Second A&R CDA obligations represent principal cash obligations per the amended Second A&R CDA dated January 30, 2018. Fair Value Measurement The book value and estimated fair values of our long-term debt, including current maturities and other financial instruments, are summarized as follows: December 31, 2017 December 31, 2016 (in millions) Book Value Fair Value Book Value Fair Value Term Loan $ 576.8 $ 596.9 $ 627.2 $ 638.1 ABL Facility — — — — Lease financing obligations 254.6 257.7 268.6 259.1 Second A&R CDA 74.7 75.3 101.3 101.8 Total debt $ 906.1 $ 929.9 $ 997.1 $ 999.0 The fair values of the Term Loan and Second A&R CDA were estimated based on observable prices (level two inputs for fair value measurements). The fair value of the lease financing obligations is estimated using a publicly traded secured loan with similar characteristics (level three input for fair value measurement). Liquidity Our principal sources of liquidity are cash and cash equivalents, available borrowings under our ABL Facility and any prospective net cash flow from operations. As of December 31, 2017 , our availability under our ABL Facility was $68.9 million , which is derived by reducing the amount that may be advanced against eligible receivables plus eligible borrowing base cash by certain reserves imposed by the ABL Agent and our $352.6 million of outstanding letters of credit. Our Managed Accessibility was $26.7 million , which is the measure of availability management uses based on the ABL requirement to maintain availability in an amount at least equal to or above 10% of the collateral line cap if the fixed charge coverage ratio falls below 1.10 . Our cash and cash equivalents and Managed Accessibility was $118.3 million as of December 31, 2017 . As of December 31, 2016 , our availability under our ABL Facility was $89.0 million . Of the $89.0 million in availability, Managed Accessibility was $44.4 million . Our cash and cash equivalents and Managed Accessibility was $181.1 million as of December 31, 2016 . Outside of funding normal operations, our principal uses of cash include making contributions to our single-employer pension plans and various multi-employer pension funds, and meeting our other cash obligations, including, but not limited to, paying principal and interest on our funded debt, payments on equipment leases and funding capital expenditures. Capital Expenditures/Operating Leases Our capital expenditures for the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016 were $103.3 million and $100.6 million , respectively. These amounts were principally used to fund the purchase of used tractors and trailers, refurbish engines for our revenue fleet, and for capitalized costs to improve our technology infrastructure. For the year ended December 31, 2017 , we entered into new operating lease commitments for revenue equipment totaling $108.4 million , with such payments to be made over the average lease term of 5 years . As of December 31, 2017 , our operating lease obligations for 2018 are $116.5 million and our operating lease obligations through 2030 total $352.5 million and are expected to increase as we lease additional revenue equipment in future years.

Stock Compensation Plans

Stock Compensation Plans	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017
Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Abstract]
Stock Compensation Plans	Compensation Plans We reserved 5.0 million shares for issuance to key management personnel and directors under the 2011 amended and restated long-term incentive and equity award plan. As of December 31, 2017 , 1.9 million shares remain available for future issuance under this plan. The plan permits the issuance of restricted stock and stock units, as well as options, stock appreciation rights, and performance stock and performance stock unit awards. Awards under the plan can be satisfied in cash or shares at the discretion of the Board of Directors. According to the plan provisions, the stock units provide the holders the right to receive one share of our Common Stock upon vesting (and distribution) of one stock unit. The plan requires the exercise price of any option granted to equal the closing market price of our Common Stock on the date of grant. Stock Options On March 1, 2010, we formalized the Second Union Employee Option Plan that provided for a grant of up to 31,000 options, including the effect of the reverse stock split, to purchase our Common Stock at an exercise price equal to $3,600.00 per share, of which all have been granted. As a part of the union wage reduction, we agreed to award a certain equity interest to all effected union employees. These options vested immediately, will expire 10 years from the grant date, and were exercisable upon shareholder approval, which was received on June 29, 2010, at our annual shareholder meeting. There has been no activity in these stock options and these options had no intrinsic value as of December 31, 2017, 2016, and 2015 . Performance Based Awards In 2015, the Company granted performance stock unit awards to employees under its 2015 long-term incentive plan. The awards provide a target number of stock units that vest equally over three years . A summary of performance-based unvested stock unit activity is as follows: (stock units in thousands) Units (in thousands) Weighted Average Grant-Date Fair Value Unvested at December 31, 2015 421 $ 18.09 Vested (140 ) 17.90 Forfeited (20 ) 16.83 Unvested at December 31, 2016 261 17.98 Vested (141 ) 17.90 Forfeited (6 ) 18.23 Unvested at December 31, 2017 114 $ 18.06 The Company expenses the grant date fair value of the awards earned in the performance period over the respective service periods. The intrinsic value of unvested units as of December 31, 2017 was $1.6 million . For the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016 , the Company recognized compensation expense of $0.9 million and $2.3 million , respectively. Unrecognized compensation expense related to performance based awards of $0.1 million is expected to be fully expensed by February 2018. The fair value of the nonvested units is determined based on the closing trading price of our shares on the grant date. The fair value of shares vested and distributed during the year ended December 31, 2017 was $2.5 million . In March 2016, the Company granted performance-based stock unit awards to employees that were to be settled in cash upon the achievement of specified performance criteria for 2016. No awards were earned as the 2016 performance criteria were not achieved. Restricted Stock A summary of the activity of our unvested restricted stock and stock unit awards are presented in the following table: Shares/units (in thousands) Weighted Average Grant-Date Fair Value Unvested at December 31, 2014 1,289 $ 12.86 Granted 342 17.29 Vested and distributed (835 ) 11.34 Forfeited (29 ) 10.25 Unvested at December 31, 2015 767 $ 14.34 Granted 730 8.76 Vested and distributed (269 ) 12.90 Forfeited (53 ) 11.60 Unvested at December 31, 2016 1,175 $ 11.30 Granted 496 12.43 Vested and distributed (306 ) 11.91 Forfeited (58 ) 12.28 Unvested at December 31, 2017 1,307 $ 11.55 All of the members of the Board of Directors have deferred receipt of the Common Stock underlying some or all of the restricted stock units they have been awarded until each such director ceases to serve on the Board or, under certain circumstances, upon a change of control. Thus, while some of these restricted stock units have vested, the directors have not yet received the underlying Common Stock. For the years ended December 31, 2017 , 2016 , and 2015 , the total number of restricted stock units that are vested but for which the underlying Common Stock has not been distributed was 528,000 , 410,000 , and 275,000 , respectively; these shares are shown as unvested in the above table. The intrinsic value of unvested shares as of December 31, 2017 was $18.8 million . The Company records expense on a straight-line basis over the vesting term. For the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015 , the Company recorded compensation expense for restricted stock awards of $5.6 million , $5.0 million , and $4.8 million , respectively. Unrecognized compensation expense related to restricted stock awards of $5.2 million at December 31, 2017 is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 0.9 years. The vesting provisions for the restricted stock and stock unit awards and the related number of shares granted during the year ended December 31 are as follows: Shares/units (in thousands) Vesting Terms 2017 2016 2015 25% per year for four years — 8 4 100% immediately 106 123 69 33.3% per year for three years 85 599 269 100% on February 14, 2020 305 — — Total restricted stock and stock units granted 496 730 342 The fair value of nonvested shares is determined based on the closing trading price of our shares on the grant date. The fair value of shares vested and distributed during the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015 was $3.6 million , $3.5 million , and $9.5 million , respectively. The outstanding awards under our stock compensation plans provide dividend participation features and are considered participating securities in our earnings per share calculation.

Income Taxes

Income Taxes	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]
Income Taxes	Income Taxes We use the asset and liability method to reflect income taxes on our financial statements, pursuant to ASC 740. We recognize deferred tax assets and liabilities by applying enacted tax rates to the differences between the carrying value of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax basis and to loss carryforwards. Tax credit carryforwards are recorded as deferred tax assets. The effect on deferred tax assets and liabilities of a change in tax rates is recognized in income in the period that the change occurs. We assess the validity of deferred tax assets and loss and tax credit carryforwards and provide valuation allowances when we determine it is more likely than not that such assets, losses, or credits will not be realized. We have not recognized deferred taxes relative to foreign subsidiaries’ earnings that are deemed to be permanently reinvested. Any related taxes associated with such earnings are not material. The Company has adopted the guidance provided by Securities and Exchange Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 118 (“SAB 118”) regarding the public disclosures of certain of the accounting impacts of the The Tax Act. More specifically, the amount of the accumulated deferred net foreign earnings and profits, appropriately reduced to reflect the corresponding reduced federal tax rates and then required to be included in taxable income, has been estimated using the best available information, including the limited official guidance that has been released, as of the practical completion date necessary for inclusion in this timely-filed Form 10-K. That amount in turn affected the computation of the deferred tax relative to the outside GAAP and Tax basis difference in our foreign subsidiaries for which we do not claim permanent reinvestment. Ultimately, then, the total net deferred tax subject to revaluation for the reduction in the federal rate from 35% to 21%, the actual tax effect of the rate reduction and the corresponding change in the overall valuation allowance against net deferred tax assets, as disclosed in this footnote, are all impacted. The ultimate state tax treatment, which may vary by state, of the inclusion in 2017 U.S.federal taxable income of this deemed repatriation of foreign earnings has not been determined by state tax authorities. The Company has presumed federal/state conformity consistent with current state law and accounted for state income taxes accordingly. That estimated state tax accounting is also subject to change as the state tax authorities publicize their intended treatment of the deemed repatriation. Consequently, all accounting results affected by the estimated foreign earnings and profits included in 2017 taxable income are “provisional”, as described in SAB 118. The U.S. Treasury Department/IRS and state tax authorities are expected to issue further guidance in 2018. The approximate earnings and profits and all related accounting results will be finalized upon both the completion of the foreign jurisdiction tax returns for 2017 and review and analysis of that additional guidance. The Tax Act also requires that beginning in 2018, all Global Intangible Low-Taxed Income (“GILTI”) earned by foreign subsidiaries of U.S. corporate taxpayers be included in U.S. taxable income. The computation of GILTI is complex and multiple technical issues remain unresolved. Preliminary guidance from the FASB indicates that companies may choose to account for GILTI either immediately prior to or concurrent with the year in which it is realized. Recognizing a potential deferred tax liability in 2017 for post 2017 GILTI would require projections of relevant foreign earnings and consideration of any allowable structuring that would mitigate or eliminate any GILTI. Given the resulting uncertainty, the Company has made no accounting policy decision nor completed any accounting for GILTI for purposes of this Form 10-K. The Company has identified multiple other relevant sections of The Tax Act. However, either because of post 2017 effective dates or the Company’s decision to opt out of certain changes, none of those sections resulted in any “provisional” accounting for this 2017 Form 10-K. Deferred tax liabilities (assets) were comprised of the following at December 31 : (in millions) 2017 2016 Depreciation $ 148.0 $ 229.5 Deferred revenue 14.4 15.8 Intangibles 6.4 8.9 Gain on debt redemption 7.9 25.7 State taxes 22.1 30.2 Other 10.6 31.5 Deferred tax liabilities 209.4 341.6 Claims and insurance (98.2 ) (149.6 ) Net operating loss carryforwards (228.0 ) (302.9 ) Employee benefit accruals (88.8 ) (201.8 ) Sale/Leaseback transaction (64.7 ) (99.9 ) Other (31.7 ) (46.0 ) Deferred tax assets (511.4 ) (800.2 ) Valuation allowance 305.1 461.7 Net deferred tax assets (206.3 ) (338.5 ) Net deferred tax liability $ 3.1 $ 3.1 The net deferred tax liability of $3.1 million and $3.1 million as of December 31, 2017 and 2016 , respectively, is included as separate line items in the accompanying balance sheets. Current income tax receivable was $1.3 million and $9.1 million as of December 31, 2017 and 2016 , respectively, and is included in “Prepaid expenses and other” in the accompanying balance sheets. As of December 31, 2017 , the Company has remaining federal net operating loss carryforwards of approximately $805.4 million . Deemed ownership changes that occurred in July 2011, in July 2013 and in January 2014 imposed annual and cumulative limits under the Code on the utilization of these carryforwards. These limits are not expected to inhibit the Company’s ability to utilize these losses over their carry forward periods. These carryforwards expire between 2028 and 2037 if not used. As of December 31, 2017 , the Company has foreign tax credit and other credit carryforwards of approximately $0.9 million . These credit carryforwards will likely not be utilized and will expire in 2018 if not used. As of December 31, 2017 , the Company has a capital loss carryforward of approximately $13.8 million , which will expire in 2021 if not used. As of December 31, 2017 and 2016 , a valuation allowance of $305.1 million and $461.7 million has been established for deferred tax assets because, based on available sources of future taxable income, it is more likely than not that those assets will not be realized. A reconciliation between income taxes at the federal statutory rate and the consolidated effective tax rate follows: 2017 2016 2015 Federal statutory rate 35.0 % 35.0 % 35.0 % State income taxes, net (2.8 )% 2.9 % (50.0 )% Foreign tax rate differential (10.0 )% (3.3 )% 43.2 % Permanent differences (8.9 )% 6.9 % (88.6 )% Valuation allowance (48.6 )% (13.0 )% (243.2 )% Benefit from intraperiod tax allocation under ASC 740 73.5 % — % 265.9 % Net change in unrecognized tax benefits 0.5 % (10.2 )% (11.4 )% Benefit from settlement of litigation & audits — % — % 54.5 % Other, net (primarily prior year return to provision) 1.6 % (5.7 )% 110.5 % Effective tax rate 40.3 % 12.6 % 115.9 % The income tax provision (benefit) consisted of the following: (in millions) 2017 2016 2015 Current: Federal $ (0.9 ) $ (1.7 ) $ (0.8 ) State 0.8 (0.7 ) (1.6 ) Foreign 6.0 5.9 7.1 Current income tax expense $ 5.9 $ 3.5 $ 4.7 Deferred: Federal $ (13.3 ) $ — $ (8.7 ) State — — (3.0 ) Foreign 0.1 (0.4 ) 1.9 Deferred income tax benefit $ (13.2 ) $ (0.4 ) $ (9.8 ) Income tax expense (benefit) $ (7.3 ) $ 3.1 $ (5.1 ) Based on the income (loss) before income taxes: Domestic $ (30.5 ) $ 3.9 $ (33.2 ) Foreign 12.4 20.7 28.8 Income (Loss) before income taxes $ (18.1 ) $ 24.6 $ (4.4 ) The Company applies the intraperiod tax allocation rules of ASC 740 to allocate income taxes among continuing operations, discontinued operations, extraordinary items, other comprehensive income (loss), and additional paid-in capital when our situation meets the criteria as prescribed in the rule. During 2017 and 2015, the Company recognized $13.3 million and $11.7 million , respectively, of deferred benefit in the statement of consolidated operations and an equal and offsetting deferred tax expense in other comprehensive income included in the statement of consolidated comprehensive loss due to the application of the exception within the intraperiod tax allocation rules. There was no deferred benefit recognized in 2016, as the exception did not apply. This allocation has no effect on total tax provision or total valuation allowance. Uncertain Tax Positions A rollforward of the total amount of unrecognized tax benefits for the years ended December 31 is as follows: (in millions) 2017 2016 Unrecognized tax benefits at January 1 $ 45.3 $ 30.6 Increases related to: Tax positions taken during a prior period 11.8 17.3 Tax positions taken during the current period 0.4 0.4 Decreases related to: Tax positions taken during a prior period — — Lapse of applicable statute of limitations (0.7 ) (3.0 ) Settlements with taxing authorities — — Unrecognized tax benefits at December 31 $ 56.8 $ 45.3 At December 31, 2017 and 2016 , there are $10.8 million and $10.9 million of benefits that, if recognized, would affect the effective tax rate. We accrued interest of $0.8 million and $0.6 million for the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016 and reversed $0.7 million and $1.5 million of previously accrued interest on uncertain tax positions during the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016 for a net increase of $0.1 million for 2017 and a net reduction of $0.9 million for 2016. The reversal related primarily to settlements and other favorable resolution of prior uncertain positions. The total amount of interest accrued for uncertain tax positions is $2.3 million and $2.2 million as of December 31, 2017 and 2016 . During the year ended December 31, 2017 , we paid no amounts to settle audits. During the year ended December 31, 2016, we paid inconsequential amounts of tax and interest to settle foreign audits of tax years 2006 through 2011 for certain of our subsidiaries, and we reduced our previously recorded liability for unrecognized tax benefits accordingly. We have not accrued any penalties relative to uncertain tax positions. We have elected to treat interest and penalties on uncertain tax positions as interest expense and other operating expenses, respectively. It is reasonably possible that the existing unrecognized tax benefits may decrease over the next twelve months by as much as $0.6 million as a result of developments in examinations and/or litigation, or from the expiration of statutes of limitation. Tax years that remain subject to examination for our major tax jurisdictions as of December 31, 2017 : Statute remains open 2005-2016 Tax years currently under examination/exam completed 2005-2013 Tax years not examined 2014-2017

Business Segments

Business Segments	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017
Segment Reporting [Abstract]
Business Segments	Business Segments We report financial and descriptive information about our reportable operating segments on a basis consistent with that used internally for evaluating segment performance and allocating resources to segments. We evaluate performance primarily on operating income. We charge management fees and other corporate services to our segments based upon usage or on an overhead allocation basis. Corporate and other operating losses represent operating expenses of YRC Worldwide, the parent company, including compensation and benefits and professional services for all periods presented. Corporate identifiable assets primarily refer to cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash and deferred debt issuance costs and our investment in JHJ until March 2016. Intersegment revenue relates to transportation services between our segments. Revenue from foreign sources totaled $99.3 million , $101.0 million , and $116.5 million for the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016, and 2015 , respectively, and is mainly derived from Canada and, to a lesser extent, Mexico. Long-lived assets located in foreign countries totaled $5.3 million , $5.2 million and $6.5 million at December 31, 2017, 2016, and 2015 , respectively. The following table summarizes our operations by business segment: (in millions) YRC Freight Regional Transportation Corporate/Eliminations Consolidated 2017 External revenue $ 3,067.9 $ 1,823.4 $ (0.3 ) $ 4,891.0 Operating income (loss) 41.4 67.9 (10.9 ) 98.4 Identifiable assets 1,042.1 607.4 (64.0 ) 1,585.5 Acquisition of property and equipment (66.6 ) (36.6 ) (0.1 ) (103.3 ) Proceeds from disposal of property and equipment 8.1 0.7 — 8.8 Depreciation and amortization 84.8 62.9 — 147.7 2016 External revenue $ 2,958.9 $ 1,739.3 $ (0.7 ) $ 4,697.5 Operating income (loss) 53.2 81.3 (10.2 ) 124.3 Identifiable assets 1,208.7 642.9 (81.6 ) 1,770.0 Acquisition of property and equipment (73.2 ) (27.4 ) — (100.6 ) Proceeds from disposal of property and equipment 31.3 3.8 — 35.1 Depreciation and amortization 90.3 69.5 — 159.8 2015 External revenue $ 3,055.7 $ 1,776.9 $ (0.2 ) $ 4,832.4 Operating income (loss) 18.0 85.4 (10.4 ) 93.0 Identifiable assets (a) 1,351.5 652.9 (125.0 ) 1,879.4 Acquisition of property and equipment (59.2 ) (48.7 ) (0.1 ) (108.0 ) Proceeds from disposal of property and equipment 12.0 5.5 — 17.5 Depreciation and amortization 93.1 70.7 (0.1 ) 163.7 (a) Due to the adoption of ASU 2015-03, Interest - Imputation of Interest , “Identifiable assets” were updated for respective years to reflect the reclassification of unamortized debt issuance costs.

Shareholders' Deficit

Shareholders' Deficit	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017
Stockholders' Equity Note [Abstract]
Shareholders' Deficit	Shareholders’ Deficit On March 14, 2014, the Company held a special meeting of stockholders at which our stockholders approved amending our Certificate of Incorporation to increase the number of authorized shares of Common Stock to 95.0 million and to allow certain investors involved in other financing transactions to own more than 19.99% of outstanding Common Stock. In 2011, the Company designated one of its authorized shares of preferred stock as its Series A Voting Preferred Stock. The Series A Voting Preferred Stock has a $1 liquidation value and entitles the holder to elect two directors to the Company’s Board of Directors. The one share of Series A Voting Preferred Stock was issued to the IBT on July 22, 2011 in connection with the financial restructuring. The Series A Voting Preferred Stock was recorded at its liquidation value. The following reflects the activity in the shares of our common stock for the years ended December 31: Common Shares 2017 2016 2015 Beginning balance 32,473 32,141 30,667 Issuance of equity in exchange for debt — — 995 Issuance of equity awards, net 260 332 479 Ending balance 32,733 32,473 32,141 Our Term Loan agreement in place as of December 31, 2017 , restricts the ability of YRC Worldwide to declare dividends on its outstanding capital stock.

Earnings (Loss) Per Share

Earnings (Loss) Per Share	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017
Earnings Per Share [Abstract]
Earnings (Loss) Per Share	Earnings (Loss) Per Share We calculate basic earnings (loss) per share by dividing our net earnings (loss) available to common shareholders by our weighted-average shares outstanding at the end of the period. The calculation for diluted earnings (loss) per share adjusts the weighted average shares outstanding for our dilutive unvested shares and stock units using the treasury stock method and for our convertible notes using the if-converted method. Our calculations for basic and dilutive earnings (loss) per share for the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016, and 2015 are as follows: (dollars in millions, except per share data, shares and stock units in thousands) 2017 2016 2015 Basic and dilutive net income (loss) available to common shareholders $ (10.8 ) $ 21.5 $ 0.7 Basic weighted average shares outstanding 32,685 32,416 31,736 Effect of dilutive securities: Unvested shares and stock units (b) — 624 616 Series B Notes — — 240 Dilutive weighted average shares outstanding 32,685 33,040 32,592 Basic earnings (loss) per share (a) $ (0.33 ) $ 0.66 $ 0.02 Diluted earnings (loss) per share (a) $ (0.33 ) $ 0.65 $ 0.02 (a) Earnings (loss) per share is based on unrounded figures and not the rounded figures presented. (b) Includes unvested shares of Common Stock, unvested stock units, and vested stock units for which the underlying Common Stock has not been distributed. Given our net loss position for the year ended December 31, 2017, there are no dilutive securities for this period. Our anti-dilutive securities for the years ended December 31 are as follows: (shares and stock units in thousands) 2017 2016 2015 Anti-dilutive unvested shares, options, and stock units (a) 8 196 71 (a) Includes unvested shares of Common Stock, unvested stock units, and vested stock units for which the underlying Common Stock has not been distributed.

Commitments, Contingencies, And

Commitments, Contingencies, And Uncertainties	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]
Commitments, Contingencies, and Uncertainties	Commitments, Contingencies, and Uncertainties Financial Matters We incur rental expenses under noncancelable operating lease agreements for certain buildings and operating equipment. Rental expense is charged to “Operating expense and supplies” or “Purchased transportation” on the accompanying statements of operations. Rental expense was $159.2 million , $140.8 million and $119.3 million for the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015 , respectively. At December 31, 2017 , we were committed under noncancelable lease agreements for building and revenue equipment, requiring minimum annual rentals payable as follows: (in millions) 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 Thereafter Minimum annual rentals $ 116.5 $ 87.7 $ 66.5 $ 44.1 $ 21.0 $ 16.7 We expect in the ordinary course of business that leases will be renewed or replaced as they expire. The leases provide for fixed and escalating rentals and contingent escalating rentals based on the Consumer Price Index not to exceed certain specified amounts. We record rent expense for our operating leases on a straight-line basis over the base term of the lease agreements. As of December 31, 2017 , we have $80.0 million committed for capital expenditures to be completed during 2018 , which primarily includes noncancelable orders for revenue equipment leases not yet delivered, whereby the cash obligations will be scheduled over the multi-year term of the lease and are not included on the Company’s consolidated balance sheets. Other Legal Matters We are involved in litigation or proceedings that arise in ordinary business activities. When possible, we insure against these risks to the extent we deem prudent, but no assurance can be given that the nature or amount of such insurance will be sufficient to fully indemnify us against liabilities arising out of pending and future legal proceedings. Many of these insurance policies contain self-insured retentions in amounts we deem prudent. Based on our current assessment of information available as of the date of these consolidated financial statements, we believe that our consolidated financial statements include adequate provisions for estimated costs and losses that may be incurred within the litigation and proceedings to which we are a party.

Related Party Transactions

Related Party Transactions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017
Related Party Transactions [Abstract]
Related Party Transactions	Related Party Transactions Logistics Planning Services (“LPS”), which does business with YRCW, was acquired by GlobalTranz Enterprises, Inc. (“GlobalTranz”) in May 2017. Prior to the GlobalTranz acquisition, Mr. Justin Hall, Chief Customer Officer, and his family owned LPS via their ownership of Hall Enterprises, Inc. (“HEI”), the sole shareholder of LPS. Mr Hall’s stake in HEI was 14.9% . Mr. Hall served as a director of HEI and his father served as the chairman of the board. Immediately prior to joining YRCW in 2016, Mr. Hall served as the president of LPS. In 2017 and 2016 , the Company had approximately $0.6 million and $5.1 million , respectively, in revenues related to transportation services and $0.2 million and $3.3 million , respectively, in purchased transportation expense for transportation management and logistics services with LPS. Mr. Hall did not set pricing, negotiate transactions, or otherwise control the Company’s business relationship with LPS.

Subsequent Events

Subsequent Events	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017
Subsequent Events [Abstract]
Subsequent Events	14. Subsequent Events On January 30, 2018, the company entered into an amendment to its Second A&R CDA Notes, which extended the maturity date to December 2022, among other things, as referenced in the “Debt and Financing” footnote to the consolidated financial statements.

Accounting Policies (Policies)

Accounting Policies (Policies)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]
Principles of Consolidation	Basis of Presentation The accompanying consolidated financial statements include the accounts of YRC Worldwide and its wholly owned subsidiaries. All significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. We report on a calendar year basis. The quarters of the Regional Transportation companies (with the exception of New Penn) consist of thirteen weeks that end on a Saturday either before or after the end of March, June and September, whereas all other operating segment quarters end on the natural calendar quarter end. Until its sale in March 2016, our investment in the non-majority owned affiliate was accounted for on the equity method.
Use of Estimates	Use of Estimates Management makes estimates and assumptions when preparing the financial statements in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles which affect the amounts reported in the financial statements and accompanying notes. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Cash and Cash Equivalents	Cash and Cash Equivalents Cash and cash equivalents include demand deposits and highly liquid investments purchased with maturities of three months or less. Under the Company’s cash management system, checks issued but not presented to banks frequently result in book overdraft balances for accounting purposes which are classified within accounts payable in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets. The change in book overdrafts are reported as a component of operating cash flows for accounts payable as they do not represent bank overdrafts.
Concentration of Credit Risk and Other	Concentration of Credit Risks and Other We sell services and extend credit based on an evaluation of the customer’s financial condition, without requiring collateral. Exposure to losses on receivables is principally dependent on each customer’s financial condition. We monitor our exposure for credit losses and maintain allowances for anticipated losses.
Revenue Recognition	Revenue Recognition and Revenue-related Reserves For shipments in transit, we record revenue based on the percentage of service completed as of the period end and accrue delivery costs as incurred. The percentage of service completed for each shipment is based on how far along in the shipment cycle each shipment is in relation to standard transit days. Standard transit days are defined as our published service days between origin zip code and destination zip code. Based on historical cost and engineering studies, certain percentages of revenue are determined to be earned during each stage of the shipment cycle, such as initial pick up, long distance transportation, intermediate transfer and customer delivery. Using standard transit times, we analyze each shipment in transit at a particular period end to determine what stage the shipment is in. We apply that stage’s percentage of revenue earned factor to the rated revenue for that shipment to determine the revenue dollars earned by that shipment in the current period. The total revenue earned is accumulated for all shipments in transit at a particular period end and recorded as operating revenue. In addition, we recognize revenue on a gross basis because we are the primary obligors even when we use other transportation service providers who act on our behalf. We remain responsible to our customers for complete and proper shipment, including the risk of physical loss or damage of the goods and cargo claims issues. We assign pricing to bills of lading at the time of shipment based primarily on the weight, general classification of the product, the shipping destination and individual customer discounts. This process is referred to as rating. At various points throughout our process, incorrect ratings could be identified based on many factors, including weight verifications or updated customer discounts. Although the majority of rerating occurs in the same month as the original rating, a portion occurs during the following periods. We accrue a reserve for rerating based primarily on historical trends.
Uncollectible Accounts	We record an allowance for doubtful accounts primarily based on historical uncollectible amounts. We also take into account known factors surrounding specific customers and overall collection trends. Our process involves performing ongoing credit evaluations of customers, including the market in which they operate and the overall economic conditions. We continually review historical trends and customer specific factors and make adjustments to the allowance for doubtful accounts as appropriate.
Foreign Currency	Foreign Currency Our functional currency is the U.S. dollar, whereas, our foreign operations utilize the local currency as their functional currency. Accordingly, for purposes of translating foreign subsidiary financial statements to the U.S. dollar reporting currency, assets and liabilities of our foreign operations are translated at the fiscal year end exchange rates and income and expenses are translated monthly, at the average exchange rates for each respective month, with changes recognized in other comprehensive income (loss).
Claims and Self-Insurance Accruals	Self-Insurance Accruals for Claims Claims and insurance accruals, both current and long-term, reflect the estimated settlement cost of claims for workers’ compensation, property damage and liability claims, and cargo loss and damage that insurance does not cover. We establish and modify reserve estimates for workers’ compensation and property damage and liability claims primarily upon actuarial analyses prepared by independent actuaries. These reserves are discounted to present value using a risk-free rate based on the year of occurrence.
Stock Compensation Plans	Equity-Based Compensation We have various equity-based employee compensation plans, which are described more fully in the (“Equity-Based Compensation Plans”) footnote to our consolidated financial statements. We recognize compensation costs for non-vested shares based on the grant date fair value. For our equity grants, with no performance requirement, we recognize compensation cost on a straight-line basis over the requisite service period (generally three to four years) based on the grant-date fair value. For our performance-based awards, the Company expenses the grant date fair value of the awards which are probable of being earned in the performance period over the respective service period.
Property and Equipment	We carry property and equipment at cost less accumulated depreciation. We compute depreciation using the straight-line method based on the following service lives: Years Structures 10 - 30 Revenue equipment 10 - 20 Technology equipment and software 3 - 7 Other 3 - 10 We charge maintenance and repairs to expense as incurred and betterments are capitalized. The cost of replacement tires are expensed at the time those tires are placed into service, as is the case with other repair and maintenance costs. Leasehold improvements are capitalized and amortized over the shorter of their useful lives or the remaining lease term. In addition to purchasing new revenue equipment, we also rebuild the engines of our tractors (at certain time or mile intervals). Because rebuilding an engine increases its useful life, we capitalize these costs and depreciate over the remaining useful life of the unit. The cost of engines on newly acquired revenue equipment is capitalized and depreciated over the estimated useful life of the related equipment. Our investment in technology equipment and software consists primarily of freight movement, automation, administrative, and related software. The Company capitalizes certain costs associated with developing or obtaining internal-use software. Capitalizable costs include external direct costs of materials and services utilized in developing or obtaining the software and payroll and payroll-related costs for employees directly associated with the development of the project. Long-lived assets are reviewed for impairment when events or circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable. If impairment indicators are present and the estimated future undiscounted cash flows are less than the carrying value of the long-lived assets, the carrying value would be reduced to the estimated fair value. Future cash flow estimates for an impairment review would be based on the lowest level of identifiable cash flows, which are at the segment level.
Equity Method Investments	We accounted for the ownership of our joint venture under the equity method and accordingly, recognized our share of the respective joint ventures earnings, which were inconsequential, in “Nonoperating expenses - Other, net” in the accompanying statements of operations.
Fair Value of Financial Instruments	Fair Value of Financial Instruments We determined fair value measurements used in our consolidated financial statements based upon 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. The fair value hierarchy distinguishes between (1) market participant assumptions developed based on market data obtained from independent sources (observable inputs) and (2) an entity’s own assumptions about market participant assumptions developed based on the best information available in circumstances (unobservable inputs). The fair value hierarchy consists of three broad levels, which gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3). The three levels of the fair value hierarchy are described below: • Level 1: Valuations based on quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that the entity has the ability to access. • Level 2: Valuations based on quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities, quoted prices in markets that are not active, or other inputs that are observable or can be corroborated by observable data for substantially the full term of the assets or liabilities. • Level 3: Valuations based on inputs that are supported by little or no market activity and that are significant to the fair value of the assets or liabilities. The asset’s or liability’s fair value measurement level with the fair value hierarchy is based on the lowest level of any input that is significant to the fair value measurement. Valuation techniques used maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs. The valuation methodologies described above may produce a fair value calculation that may not be indicative of net realizable value or reflective of future fair values. We believe that our valuation methods are appropriate and consistent with other market participants. The use of different methodologies or assumptions to determine the fair value of certain financial assets could result in a different fair value measurement at the reporting date.
Recently Issued Accounting Standards	Recently Issued Accounting Standards In May 2014, the FASB issued ASU No. 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customer, which requires entities to recognize revenue to depict the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. The new standard is effective for the Company for its annual reporting period beginning January 1, 2018, including interim periods within that reporting period. The Company plans to adopt the new standard using the modified retrospective transition approach, which means any changes from the beginning of the year of initial application will be recognized through retained earnings with no restatement of comparative periods. The Company has completed the review of customer contracts to understand the impacts of applying the new standard, noting the Company will continue to recognize freight revenue based on the percentage of service completed, or proportionate, to the shipment from origin to destination. Further, the Company will continue to make judgments and estimates as required for rerates in order to address variable consideration under the new revenue model. The new standard prescribes additional financial statement disclosures which the Company is currently in the process of evaluating, in addition to updating the internal controls relating to the data to be included into the new disclosures. Based on the Company’s review, the adoption will not have a material impact on the consolidated financial statements. In November 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2015-17, Balance Sheet Classification of Deferred Taxes , which requires entities with a classified balance sheet to present all deferred tax assets and liabilities as noncurrent. The new standard was effective for the Company for its annual reporting period beginning January 1, 2017, including interim periods within that reporting period. The ASU allows entities to choose either prospective or retrospective transition. The Company adopted the standard in the first quarter of 2017 using the prospective transition method. In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-02, Leases , which requires lessees to recognize a right-to-use asset and a lease obligation for all leases. Lessees are permitted to make an accounting policy election to not recognize an asset and liability for leases with a term of twelve months or less. Lessor accounting under the new standard is substantially unchanged. Additional qualitative and quantitative disclosures, including significant judgments made by management, will be required. The new standard will become effective for the Company for its annual reporting period beginning January 1, 2019, including interim periods within that reporting period and requires a modified retrospective transition approach. Using a cross functional team, the Company selected and reviewed a representative population of lease agreements to understand the accounting impacts of the new standard; in addition, the Company is in the process of implementing a new lease management system. The Company is currently evaluating the impacts the adoption of this standard will have on the consolidated financial statements. In March 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-09, Improvements to Employee Share-Based Payment Accounting . The Company adopted this new standard effective January 1, 2017. The new standard requires an employer to classify as a financing activity in its statement of cash flows the cash paid to a taxing authority when shares are withheld to satisfy the employer’s statutory income tax withholding obligation. As a result of adoption, the Company reclassified $2.4 million , $0.7 million , and $6.8 million in “Payments for tax withheld on share-based compensation” as financing activities in the statements of consolidated cash flows for the years ended 2017, 2016, and 2015, respectively. The Company had no other items requiring retrospective treatment under the pronouncement. In November 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-18, Statement of Cash Flows, to clarify the guidance on how companies present restricted cash and restricted cash equivalents in the statement of cash flows. As a result, the Company will no longer present transfers between cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash in the statement of cash flows. The new standard will become effective for the Company for its annual reporting period beginning January 1, 2018, including interim periods within that reporting period and requires a retrospective transition approach. The Company will adopt the standard beginning with the first quarter of 2018. The adoption of this standard will impact the statement of consolidated cash flows by increasing beginning and ending cash to include “Cash and cash equivalents” as well as “Restricted amounts held in escrow” and will remove from investing activities the changes in restricted escrows. In March 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-07, Improving the Presentation of Net Periodic Pension Cost and Net Periodic Postretirement Benefit Cost , which requires companies to present the service cost component of net benefit cost in the same income statement line item as other employee compensation costs arising from services rendered during the period. All other components of net benefit cost are presented outside of any subtotal for operating income, if one is presented. Given the Company’s defined benefit plans are frozen, there is no service cost associated with the plans, other than the administrative costs. Therefore, the Company will include administrative costs with all other components as there is no service provided by employees. The Company will adopt the new standard beginning January 1, 2018, with retrospective application. For the year ended December 31, 2017 and 2016, the amount to be reclassified to nonoperating expenses from “Salaries, wages and employee benefits” in operating expenses is $20.3 million and $19.9 million , respectively. Other than the reclassification of net benefit cost, the Company does not believe the adoption of this standard will have a material impact on the consolidated financial statements.

Accounting Policies (Tables)

Accounting Policies (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]
Undiscounted Amounts And Material Changes In Insurance Claims [Table Text Block]	Expected aggregate undiscounted amounts and material changes to these amounts as of December 31 are presented below: (in millions) Workers’ Compensation Property Damage and Liability Claims Total Undiscounted amount at December 31, 2015 $ 315.5 $ 84.9 $ 400.4 Estimated settlement cost for 2016 claims 89.4 30.0 119.4 Claim payments, net of recoveries (103.6 ) (51.5 ) (155.1 ) Change in estimated settlement cost for older claim years (1.9 ) 9.5 7.6 Undiscounted amount at December 31, 2016 $ 299.4 $ 72.9 $ 372.3 Estimated settlement cost for 2017 claims 95.7 37.2 132.9 Claim payments, net of recoveries (90.3 ) (33.5 ) (123.8 ) Change in estimated settlement cost for older claim years (5.5 ) (6.1 ) (11.6 ) Undiscounted settlement cost estimate at December 31, 2017 $ 299.3 $ 70.5 $ 369.8 Discounted settlement cost estimate at December 31, 2017 $ 276.4 $ 69.3 $ 345.7
Estimated Cash Payments To Settle Claims [Table Text Block]	Estimated cash payments to settle claims which were incurred on or before December 31, 2017 , for the next five years and thereafter are as follows: (in millions) Workers’ Compensation Property Damage and Liability Claims Total 2018 $ 78.3 $ 26.9 $ 105.2 2019 50.4 19.3 69.7 2020 34.7 12.0 46.7 2021 23.7 6.5 30.2 2022 18.2 3.5 21.7 Thereafter 94.0 2.3 96.3 Total $ 299.3 $ 70.5 $ 369.8
Property, Plant and Equipment [Table Text Block]	The following is a summary of the components of our property and equipment at cost as of December 31 : (in millions) 2017 2016 Land $ 246.0 $ 248.9 Structures 783.3 769.5 Revenue equipment 1,303.5 1,375.2 Technology equipment and software 230.6 186.8 Other 206.8 206.6 Total property and equipment, at cost $ 2,770.2 $ 2,787.0
Schedule of Service Lives for Property, Plant and Equipment [Table Text Block]	We carry property and equipment at cost less accumulated depreciation. We compute depreciation using the straight-line method based on the following service lives: Years Structures 10 - 30 Revenue equipment 10 - 20 Technology equipment and software 3 - 7 Other 3 - 10
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis [Table Text Block]	The following tables summarize the fair value hierarchy of our financial assets held at fair value on a recurring basis, which consists of our restricted cash held in escrow: Fair Value Measurement at December 31, 2017 (in millions) Total Carrying Value Quoted prices in active market (Level 1) Significant other observable inputs (Level 2) Significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) Restricted amounts held in escrow-current $ 54.1 $ 54.1 $ — $ — Total assets at fair value $ 54.1 $ 54.1 $ — $ — Fair Value Measurement at December 31, 2016 (in millions) Total Carrying Value Quoted prices in active market (Level 1) Significant other observable inputs (Level 2) Significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) Restricted amounts held in escrow-current $ 126.7 $ 126.7 $ — $ — Restricted amounts held in escrow-long term 12.3 12.3 — — Total assets at fair value $ 139.0 $ 139.0 $ — $ —

Intangibles (Tables)

Intangibles (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]
Schedule Of Indefinite Lived Intangible Assets [Table Text Block]	The following table shows the changes in the carrying amount of our indefinite lived tradenames attributable to each applicable segment: (in millions) YRC Freight Regional Transportation Total Balances at December 31, 2014 $ 9.8 $ 18.7 $ 28.5 Change in foreign currency exchange rates (1.6 ) — (1.6 ) Balances at December 31, 2015 8.2 18.7 26.9 Change in foreign currency exchange rates 0.3 — 0.3 Balances at December 31, 2016 8.5 18.7 27.2 Change in foreign currency exchange rates 0.6 — 0.6 Balances at December 31, 2017 $ 9.1 $ 18.7 $ 27.8

Other Assets (Tables)

Other Assets (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017
Deferred Costs, Capitalized, Prepaid, and Other Assets Disclosure [Abstract]
Schedule of Other Assets [Table Text Block]	The primary components of other assets at December 31 are as follows: (in millions) 2017 2016 Deferred debt costs (a) $ 2.9 $ 4.5 Prepayments (b) 20.0 31.6 Other 22.0 18.1 Total $ 44.9 $ 54.2 (a) Deferred debt costs relate to our ABL Facility. (b) Prepayments primarily includes prepaid costs for revenue equipment leases.

Employee Benefits (Tables)

Employee Benefits (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017
Retirement Benefits [Abstract]
Reconciliation of the beginning and ending balances of projected benefit obligation and fair value of plan assets [Table Text Block]	The reconciliation of the beginning and ending balances of the projected benefit obligation and the fair value of plan assets for the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016 , and the funded status at December 31, 2017 and 2016 , is as follows: (in millions) 2017 2016 Change in benefit obligation: Benefit obligation at beginning of year $ 1,233.6 $ 1,202.7 Service cost 5.4 6.5 Interest cost 51.1 55.9 Benefits paid (108.0 ) (79.1 ) Actuarial loss 63.5 53.4 Expenses paid from assets (6.9 ) (5.9 ) Plan amendments (10.7 ) — Other 0.4 0.1 Benefit obligation at year end $ 1,228.4 $ 1,233.6 Change in plan assets: Fair value of plan assets at prior year end $ 878.7 $ 867.1 Actual return on plan assets 166.1 39.9 Employer contributions 68.0 56.5 Benefits paid (108.0 ) (79.1 ) Expenses paid from assets (6.9 ) (5.9 ) Other 0.4 0.2 Fair value of plan assets at year end $ 998.3 $ 878.7 Funded status at year end $ (230.1 ) $ (354.9 )
Amounts recognized for pension [Table Text Block]	Amounts recognized in the consolidated balance sheets for pension benefits at December 31 are as follows: (in millions) 2017 2016 Noncurrent assets $ 3.3 $ 1.2 Current liabilities 0.8 0.7 Noncurrent liabilities 232.6 355.4
Amounts recognized in accumulated other comprehensive loss [Table Text Block]	Amounts recognized in accumulated other comprehensive loss at December 31 consist of: (in millions) 2017 2016 Net actuarial loss $ 395.3 $ 462.1 Net prior service credit (10.7 ) — Total $ 384.6 $ 462.1
Information for penison plans with ABO in excess of plan assets [Table Text Block]	Information for pension plans with an accumulated benefit obligation (“ABO”) in excess of plan assets and plan assets that exceed ABO at December 31, 2017 and 2016 is as follows: At December 31, 2017 (in millions) ABO Exceeds Assets Assets Exceed ABO Total Projected benefit obligation $ 1,223.9 $ 4.5 $ 1,228.4 Accumulated benefit obligation 1,223.9 4.2 1,228.1 Fair value of plan assets 993.0 5.3 998.3 At December 31, 2016 (in millions) ABO Exceeds Assets Assets Exceed ABO Total Projected benefit obligation $ 1,229.4 $ 4.2 $ 1,233.6 Accumulated benefit obligation 1,229.4 3.8 1,233.2 Fair value of plan assets 873.3 5.4 878.7
Schedule of assumptions used [Table Text Block]	Weighted average actuarial assumptions used to determine benefit obligations at December 31: 2017 2016 Discount rate 3.77 % 4.27 % Weighted average assumptions used to determine net periodic benefit cost for the years ended December 31: 2017 2016 2015 Discount rate 4.27 % 4.81 % 4.33 % Expected rate of return on assets 7.0 % 7.0 % 7.0 % Mortality table (a) RP-2014 RP-2014 RP-2014 (a) The 2017, 2016 and 2015 mortality tables were based on a custom mortality improvement scale to reflect expectations of underlying plan participants
Schedule Of Asset Allocation And Targeted Long Term Asset Allocation	Our asset allocation as of December 31, 2017 and 2016 , and targeted long-term asset allocation for the plans are as follows: 2017 2016 Target Equities 41.0 % 38.0 % 38.0 % Debt Securities 27.0 % 30.0 % 30.0 % Absolute Return 32.0 % 32.0 % 32.0 %
Schedule of expected benefit payments [Table Text Block]	Expected benefit payments from our qualified and non-qualified defined benefit pension plans for each of the next five years and the total benefit payments for the following five years ended December 31 are as follows: (in millions) 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023-2027 Expected benefit payments $ 136.9 $ 87.5 $ 84.9 $ 82.2 $ 81.0 $ 374.3
Components of net periodic pension cost recognized in other comprehensive income [Table Text Block]	The reconciliation of the beginning and ending balances of the projected benefit obligation and the fair value of plan assets for the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016 , and the funded status at December 31, 2017 and 2016 , is as follows: (in millions) 2017 2016 Change in benefit obligation: Benefit obligation at beginning of year $ 1,233.6 $ 1,202.7 Service cost 5.4 6.5 Interest cost 51.1 55.9 Benefits paid (108.0 ) (79.1 ) Actuarial loss 63.5 53.4 Expenses paid from assets (6.9 ) (5.9 ) Plan amendments (10.7 ) — Other 0.4 0.1 Benefit obligation at year end $ 1,228.4 $ 1,233.6 Change in plan assets: Fair value of plan assets at prior year end $ 878.7 $ 867.1 Actual return on plan assets 166.1 39.9 Employer contributions 68.0 56.5 Benefits paid (108.0 ) (79.1 ) Expenses paid from assets (6.9 ) (5.9 ) Other 0.4 0.2 Fair value of plan assets at year end $ 998.3 $ 878.7 Funded status at year end $ (230.1 ) $ (354.9 )
Schedule of Costs of Retirement Plans [Table Text Block]	The components of our net periodic pension cost, other post-retirement costs and other amounts recognized in other comprehensive loss (income) for the years ended December 31, 2017 , 2016 and 2015 were as follows: (in millions) 2017 2016 2015 Net periodic benefit cost: Service cost $ 5.4 $ 6.5 $ 4.6 Interest cost 51.1 55.9 57.2 Expected return on plan assets (59.3 ) (56.2 ) (59.9 ) Amortization of prior net loss 15.5 13.7 16.0 Settlement loss 7.6 — 28.7 Net periodic pension cost $ 20.3 $ 19.9 $ 46.6 Other changes in plan assets and benefit obligations recognized in other comprehensive loss (income): Net actuarial gains (losses) and other adjustments $ (43.7 ) $ 69.5 $ (52.0 ) Net prior service credit (10.7 ) — — Settlement adjustment (7.6 ) — (28.7 ) Amortization of prior net losses (15.5 ) (13.7 ) (16.0 ) Total recognized in other comprehensive loss (income) (77.5 ) 55.8 (96.7 ) Total recognized in net periodic benefit cost and other comprehensive loss (income) $ (57.2 ) $ 75.7 $ (50.1 )
Pension assets at fair value [Table Text Block]	The tables below detail by level, within the fair value hierarchy, the pension assets at fair value as of December 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016 : Pension Assets at Fair Value as of December 31, 2017 (in millions) Total Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Equities $ 104.1 $ 101.5 $ 2.6 $ — Private equities 46.6 — — 46.6 Fixed income: Corporate and other 34.2 9.6 18.6 6.0 Government 210.3 54.2 156.1 — Interest bearing 40.5 5.0 35.5 — Investments measured at net asset value (a) 562.6 Total plan assets $ 998.3 $ 170.3 $ 212.8 $ 52.6 Pension Assets at Fair Value as of December 31, 2016 (in millions) Total Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Equities $ 87.9 $ 87.9 $ — — Private equities 38.3 — — 38.3 Fixed income: Corporate and other 24.8 5.4 15.9 3.5 Government 184.1 52.4 131.7 — Interest bearing 47.3 18.6 28.7 — Investments measured at net asset value (a) 496.3 Total plan assets $ 878.7 $ 164.3 $ 176.3 $ 41.8 (a) Certain investments that are measured at fair value using the net asset value per share (or its equivalent) practical expedient have not been categorized in the fair value hierarchy.
Assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis (Level 3) [Table Text Block]	The table below presents the activity of our assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3): (in millions) Private Equities Fixed income Total Level 3 Balance at December 31, 2015 $ 40.0 $ 4.2 $ 44.2 Purchases 4.0 2.7 6.7 Sales (0.6 ) — (0.6 ) Unrealized loss (5.1 ) (3.4 ) (8.5 ) Balance at December 31, 2016 $ 38.3 $ 3.5 $ 41.8 Purchases 1.9 2.0 3.9 Sales (1.1 ) — (1.1 ) Unrealized gain 7.5 0.5 8.0 Balance at December 31, 2017 $ 46.6 $ 6.0 $ 52.6
Level 3 assets using NAV [Table Text Block]	The following table sets forth a summary of the assets for which a reported NAV is used to estimate the fair value as of December 31, 2017 : Fair value estimated using Net Asset Value per Share (in millions) Fair Value Unfunded Commitments Redemption Frequency Redemption Notice Period Private equities (a) $ 143.9 $ 8.2 Redemptions not permitted Fixed income (b) 181.0 0.5 Redemptions not permitted Equities (c) 112.7 — Monthly 3-30 days Absolute return (d) 125.0 — Monthly, Quarterly 2-45 days Total $ 562.6 (a) Consists of private equity investments in pharmaceuticals and companies primarily in the technology and healthcare sectors. (b) Primarily consists of investments in royalty payments from marketers of pharmaceuticals and related debt securities. (c) Consists of public equity investments in U.S. and non-U.S. markets. (d) Consists of investments in global markets, including derivative securities of equity and fixed income indexes, commodities and interest rates. The following table sets forth a summary of the assets for which a reported NAV is used to estimate the fair value as of December 31, 2016 : Fair value estimated using Net Asset Value per Share (in millions) Fair Value Unfunded Commitments Redemption Frequency Redemption Notice Period Private equities (a) $ 94.6 $ 11.0 Redemptions not permitted Fixed income (b) 186.2 6.2 Redemptions not permitted Equities (c) 91.7 — Monthly 3-30 days Absolute return (d) 123.8 — Monthly, Quarterly 2-45 days Total $ 496.3 (a) Consists of private equity investments in pharmaceuticals and companies primarily in the technology and healthcare sectors. (b) Primarily consists of investments in royalty payments from marketers of pharmaceuticals and related debt securities. (c) Consists of public equity investments in U.S. and non-U.S. markets. (d) Consists of investments in global markets, including derivative securities of equity and fixed income indexes, commodities and interest rates.
Schedule of multiemployer plans [Table Text Block]	We expensed the following amounts related to these plans for the years ended December 31: (in millions) 2017 2016 2015 Health and welfare $ 482.6 $ 453.1 $ 436.8 Pension 98.1 90.3 91.1 Total $ 580.7 $ 543.4 $ 527.9 The following table provides additional information related to our participation in individually significant multi-employer pension plans for the year ended December 31, 2017 : Pension Protection Zone Status (b) Funding Improvement or Rehabilitation Plan Employer Surcharge Imposed Expiration Date of Collective-Bargaining Agreement Pension Fund (a) EIN Number 2017 2016 Central States, Southeast and Southwest Areas Pension Fund 36-6044243 Critical and Declining Critical Yes No 3/31/2019 Teamsters National 401(k) Savings Plan (c) 52-1967784 N/A N/A N/A No 3/31/2019 Road Carriers Local 707 Pension Fund 51-6106510 Critical and Declining Critical Yes No 3/31/2019 Teamsters Local 641 Pension Fund 22-6220288 Critical and Declining Critical Yes No 3/31/2019 (a) The determination of individually significant multi-employer plans is based on the relative contributions to the plans over the periods presented as well as other factors. (b) The Pension Protection Zone Status is based on information that the Company obtained from the plans’ Forms 5500. Unless otherwise noted, the most recent PPA zone status available for 2017 and 2016 is for the plan’s year-end during calendar years 2016 and 2015, respectively. Among other factors, plans in the critical or critical and declining zone are generally less than 65 percent funded, plans in the endangered zone are less than 80 percent funded, and plans in the green zone are at least 80 percent funded. (c) The policies of the Western Conference of Teamsters Pension Trust precluded the Company from reentering the plan on June 1, 2011. The plan did not assess a withdrawal liability and has not done so since June 1, 2011. Contributions related to the employees previously covered by this plan are now being made to the Teamsters National 401(k) Plan.
Schedule of multiemployer plans [Table Text Block]	We expensed the following amounts related to these plans for the years ended December 31: (in millions) 2017 2016 2015 Health and welfare $ 482.6 $ 453.1 $ 436.8 Pension 98.1 90.3 91.1 Total $ 580.7 $ 543.4 $ 527.9 The following table provides additional information related to our participation in individually significant multi-employer pension plans for the year ended December 31, 2017 : Pension Protection Zone Status (b) Funding Improvement or Rehabilitation Plan Employer Surcharge Imposed Expiration Date of Collective-Bargaining Agreement Pension Fund (a) EIN Number 2017 2016 Central States, Southeast and Southwest Areas Pension Fund 36-6044243 Critical and Declining Critical Yes No 3/31/2019 Teamsters National 401(k) Savings Plan (c) 52-1967784 N/A N/A N/A No 3/31/2019 Road Carriers Local 707 Pension Fund 51-6106510 Critical and Declining Critical Yes No 3/31/2019 Teamsters Local 641 Pension Fund 22-6220288 Critical and Declining Critical Yes No 3/31/2019 (a) The determination of individually significant multi-employer plans is based on the relative contributions to the plans over the periods presented as well as other factors. (b) The Pension Protection Zone Status is based on information that the Company obtained from the plans’ Forms 5500. Unless otherwise noted, the most recent PPA zone status available for 2017 and 2016 is for the plan’s year-end during calendar years 2016 and 2015, respectively. Among other factors, plans in the critical or critical and declining zone are generally less than 65 percent funded, plans in the endangered zone are less than 80 percent funded, and plans in the green zone are at least 80 percent funded. (c) The policies of the Western Conference of Teamsters Pension Trust precluded the Company from reentering the plan on June 1, 2011. The plan did not assess a withdrawal liability and has not done so since June 1, 2011. Contributions related to the employees previously covered by this plan are now being made to the Teamsters National 401(k) Plan.
Pension amounts contributed by fund [Table Text Block]	The following table provides the pension amounts contributed by fund for those funds that are considered to be individually significant: (in millions) 2017 2016 2015 Central States, Southeast and Southwest Areas Pension Plan $ 58.8 $ 51.8 $ 51.7 Teamsters National 401(k) Savings Plan 13.1 12.5 12.5 Road Carriers Local 707 Pension Fund 2.2 1.8 2.0 Teamsters Local 641 Pension Fund 1.5 1.3 1.5

Debt And Financing (Tables)

Debt And Financing (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]
Schedule of Debt [Table Text Block]	Our outstanding debt as of December 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016 consisted of the following: As of December 31, 2017 (in millions) Par Value Discount Debt Issuance Costs Book Value Stated Interest Rate Effective Interest Rate Term Loan $ 595.5 $ (10.4 ) $ (8.3 ) $ 576.8 10.1 % (a) 10.5 % ABL Facility — — — — N/A N/A Secured Second A&R CDA 26.9 — (0.1 ) 26.8 6.3-18.3% 7.8 % Unsecured Second A&R CDA 48.2 — (0.3 ) 47.9 6.3-18.3% 7.8 % Lease financing obligations 255.5 — (0.9 ) 254.6 9.0-18.2% 12.1 % Total debt $ 926.1 $ (10.4 ) $ (9.6 ) $ 906.1 Current maturities of Term Loan (18.0 ) — — (18.0 ) Current maturities of Unsecured Second A&R CDA (1.5 ) $ — $ — (1.5 ) Current maturities of lease financing obligations (11.1 ) — — (11.1 ) Long-term debt $ 895.5 $ (10.4 ) $ (9.6 ) $ 875.5 As of December 31, 2016 (in millions) Par Value Premium/ (Discount) Debt Issuance Costs Book Value Stated Interest Rate Effective Interest Rate Term Loan $ 638.5 $ (2.7 ) $ (8.6 ) $ 627.2 8.0 % (a) 8.2 % ABL Facility — — — — N/A N/A Secured Second A&R CDA 28.7 — (0.6 ) 28.1 3.3-18.3% 7.5 % Unsecured Second A&R CDA 73.2 — — 73.2 3.3-18.3% 7.5 % Lease financing obligations 269.9 — (1.3 ) 268.6 9.0-18.2% 12.0 % Total debt $ 1,010.3 $ (2.7 ) $ (10.5 ) $ 997.1 Current maturities of Term Loan (6.7 ) — — (6.7 ) Current maturities of lease financing obligations (10.1 ) — — (10.1 ) Long-term debt $ 993.5 $ (2.7 ) $ (10.5 ) $ 980.3 (a) As of December 31, 2017 and 2016, the stated interest rate represented a variable interest rate of 1, 3 or 6-month LIBOR, with a floor of 1.0% plus a fixed margin of 8.50% and 7.00% , respectively.
Schedule of Maximum Total Leverage Ratio for Remaining Test Periods [Table Text Block]	Our total maximum leverage ratio covenants are as follows: Four Consecutive Fiscal Quarters Ending Maximum Total Four Consecutive Fiscal Quarters Ending Maximum Total December 31, 2017 3.50 to 1.00 December 31, 2019 3.00 to 1.00 March 31, 2018 3.50 to 1.00 March 31, 2020 3.00 to 1.00 June 30, 2018 3.50 to 1.00 June 30, 2020 3.00 to 1.00 September 30, 2018 3.50 to 1.00 September 30, 2020 2.75 to 1.00 December 31, 2018 3.50 to 1.00 December 31, 2020 2.75 to 1.00 March 31, 2019 3.25 to 1.00 March 31, 2021 2.75 to 1.00 June 30, 2019 3.25 to 1.00 June 30, 2021 and thereafter 2.50 to 1.00 September 30, 2019 3.25 to 1.00
Schedule of Maturities of Long-term Debt [Table Text Block]	The principal maturities over the next five years and thereafter of total debt as of December 31, 2017 was as follows: Term Loan ABL Facility Second A&R CDA (b) Lease Financing Obligations (a) Total 2018 $ 18.0 $ — $ 1.5 $ 11.1 $ 30.6 2019 18.0 — 1.5 5.8 25.3 2020 18.0 — 1.4 3.8 23.2 2021 18.0 — 1.4 3.3 22.7 2022 523.5 — 69.3 3.6 596.4 Thereafter — — — 227.9 227.9 Total $ 595.5 $ — $ 75.1 $ 255.5 $ 926.1 (a) Lease financing obligations subsequent to 2022 of $227.9 million represent principal cash obligations of $7.6 million and the estimated net book value of the underlying assets at the expiration of their associated lease agreements of $220.3 million . (b) Second A&R CDA obligations represent principal cash obligations per the amended Second A&R CDA dated January 30, 2018.
Schedule of Carrying Values and Estimated Fair Values of Debt Instruments [Table Text Block]	The book value and estimated fair values of our long-term debt, including current maturities and other financial instruments, are summarized as follows: December 31, 2017 December 31, 2016 (in millions) Book Value Fair Value Book Value Fair Value Term Loan $ 576.8 $ 596.9 $ 627.2 $ 638.1 ABL Facility — — — — Lease financing obligations 254.6 257.7 268.6 259.1 Second A&R CDA 74.7 75.3 101.3 101.8 Total debt $ 906.1 $ 929.9 $ 997.1 $ 999.0

Stock Compensation Plans (Table

Stock Compensation Plans (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017
Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Abstract]
Stock Options Outstanding [Table Text Block]	A summary of performance-based unvested stock unit activity is as follows: (stock units in thousands) Units (in thousands) Weighted Average Grant-Date Fair Value Unvested at December 31, 2015 421 $ 18.09 Vested (140 ) 17.90 Forfeited (20 ) 16.83 Unvested at December 31, 2016 261 17.98 Vested (141 ) 17.90 Forfeited (6 ) 18.23 Unvested at December 31, 2017 114 $ 18.06
Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units Activity [Table Text Block]	A summary of the activity of our unvested restricted stock and stock unit awards are presented in the following table: Shares/units (in thousands) Weighted Average Grant-Date Fair Value Unvested at December 31, 2014 1,289 $ 12.86 Granted 342 17.29 Vested and distributed (835 ) 11.34 Forfeited (29 ) 10.25 Unvested at December 31, 2015 767 $ 14.34 Granted 730 8.76 Vested and distributed (269 ) 12.90 Forfeited (53 ) 11.60 Unvested at December 31, 2016 1,175 $ 11.30 Granted 496 12.43 Vested and distributed (306 ) 11.91 Forfeited (58 ) 12.28 Unvested at December 31, 2017 1,307 $ 11.55
Restricted Stock And Restricted Stock Units Vesting Term [Table Text Block]	The vesting provisions for the restricted stock and stock unit awards and the related number of shares granted during the year ended December 31 are as follows: Shares/units (in thousands) Vesting Terms 2017 2016 2015 25% per year for four years — 8 4 100% immediately 106 123 69 33.3% per year for three years 85 599 269 100% on February 14, 2020 305 — — Total restricted stock and stock units granted 496 730 342

Income Taxes Income Taxes (Tabl

Income Taxes Income Taxes (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]
Schedule of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities [Table Text Block]	Deferred tax liabilities (assets) were comprised of the following at December 31 : (in millions) 2017 2016 Depreciation $ 148.0 $ 229.5 Deferred revenue 14.4 15.8 Intangibles 6.4 8.9 Gain on debt redemption 7.9 25.7 State taxes 22.1 30.2 Other 10.6 31.5 Deferred tax liabilities 209.4 341.6 Claims and insurance (98.2 ) (149.6 ) Net operating loss carryforwards (228.0 ) (302.9 ) Employee benefit accruals (88.8 ) (201.8 ) Sale/Leaseback transaction (64.7 ) (99.9 ) Other (31.7 ) (46.0 ) Deferred tax assets (511.4 ) (800.2 ) Valuation allowance 305.1 461.7 Net deferred tax assets (206.3 ) (338.5 ) Net deferred tax liability $ 3.1 $ 3.1
Schedule of Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation [Table Text Block]	A reconciliation between income taxes at the federal statutory rate and the consolidated effective tax rate follows: 2017 2016 2015 Federal statutory rate 35.0 % 35.0 % 35.0 % State income taxes, net (2.8 )% 2.9 % (50.0 )% Foreign tax rate differential (10.0 )% (3.3 )% 43.2 % Permanent differences (8.9 )% 6.9 % (88.6 )% Valuation allowance (48.6 )% (13.0 )% (243.2 )% Benefit from intraperiod tax allocation under ASC 740 73.5 % — % 265.9 % Net change in unrecognized tax benefits 0.5 % (10.2 )% (11.4 )% Benefit from settlement of litigation & audits — % — % 54.5 % Other, net (primarily prior year return to provision) 1.6 % (5.7 )% 110.5 % Effective tax rate 40.3 % 12.6 % 115.9 %
Schedule of Income before Income Tax, Domestic and Foreign [Table Text Block]	The income tax provision (benefit) consisted of the following: (in millions) 2017 2016 2015 Current: Federal $ (0.9 ) $ (1.7 ) $ (0.8 ) State 0.8 (0.7 ) (1.6 ) Foreign 6.0 5.9 7.1 Current income tax expense $ 5.9 $ 3.5 $ 4.7 Deferred: Federal $ (13.3 ) $ — $ (8.7 ) State — — (3.0 ) Foreign 0.1 (0.4 ) 1.9 Deferred income tax benefit $ (13.2 ) $ (0.4 ) $ (9.8 ) Income tax expense (benefit) $ (7.3 ) $ 3.1 $ (5.1 ) Based on the income (loss) before income taxes: Domestic $ (30.5 ) $ 3.9 $ (33.2 ) Foreign 12.4 20.7 28.8 Income (Loss) before income taxes $ (18.1 ) $ 24.6 $ (4.4 )
Schedule of Unrecognized Tax Benefits Roll Forward [Table Text Block]	A rollforward of the total amount of unrecognized tax benefits for the years ended December 31 is as follows: (in millions) 2017 2016 Unrecognized tax benefits at January 1 $ 45.3 $ 30.6 Increases related to: Tax positions taken during a prior period 11.8 17.3 Tax positions taken during the current period 0.4 0.4 Decreases related to: Tax positions taken during a prior period — — Lapse of applicable statute of limitations (0.7 ) (3.0 ) Settlements with taxing authorities — — Unrecognized tax benefits at December 31 $ 56.8 $ 45.3
Summary of Income Tax Examinations [Table Text Block]	Tax years that remain subject to examination for our major tax jurisdictions as of December 31, 2017 : Statute remains open 2005-2016 Tax years currently under examination/exam completed 2005-2013 Tax years not examined 2014-2017

Segment Reporting (Tables)

Segment Reporting (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017
Segment Reporting [Abstract]
Schedule of Segment Reporting Information, by Segment [Table Text Block]	The following table summarizes our operations by business segment: (in millions) YRC Freight Regional Transportation Corporate/Eliminations Consolidated 2017 External revenue $ 3,067.9 $ 1,823.4 $ (0.3 ) $ 4,891.0 Operating income (loss) 41.4 67.9 (10.9 ) 98.4 Identifiable assets 1,042.1 607.4 (64.0 ) 1,585.5 Acquisition of property and equipment (66.6 ) (36.6 ) (0.1 ) (103.3 ) Proceeds from disposal of property and equipment 8.1 0.7 — 8.8 Depreciation and amortization 84.8 62.9 — 147.7 2016 External revenue $ 2,958.9 $ 1,739.3 $ (0.7 ) $ 4,697.5 Operating income (loss) 53.2 81.3 (10.2 ) 124.3 Identifiable assets 1,208.7 642.9 (81.6 ) 1,770.0 Acquisition of property and equipment (73.2 ) (27.4 ) — (100.6 ) Proceeds from disposal of property and equipment 31.3 3.8 — 35.1 Depreciation and amortization 90.3 69.5 — 159.8 2015 External revenue $ 3,055.7 $ 1,776.9 $ (0.2 ) $ 4,832.4 Operating income (loss) 18.0 85.4 (10.4 ) 93.0 Identifiable assets (a) 1,351.5 652.9 (125.0 ) 1,879.4 Acquisition of property and equipment (59.2 ) (48.7 ) (0.1 ) (108.0 ) Proceeds from disposal of property and equipment 12.0 5.5 — 17.5 Depreciation and amortization 93.1 70.7 (0.1 ) 163.7 (a) Due to the adoption of ASU 2015-03, Interest - Imputation of Interest , “Identifiable assets” were updated for respective years to reflect the reclassification of unamortized debt issuance costs.

Shareholders' Deficit (Tables)

Shareholders' Deficit (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017
Stockholders' Equity Note [Abstract]
Schedule of Stockholders Equity [Table Text Block]	The following reflects the activity in the shares of our common stock for the years ended December 31: Common Shares 2017 2016 2015 Beginning balance 32,473 32,141 30,667 Issuance of equity in exchange for debt — — 995 Issuance of equity awards, net 260 332 479 Ending balance 32,733 32,473 32,141

Earnings (Loss) Per Share Loss

Earnings (Loss) Per Share Loss Per Share (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017
Earnings Per Share [Abstract]
Schedule of Earnings Per Share, Basic and Diluted	Our calculations for basic and dilutive earnings (loss) per share for the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016, and 2015 are as follows: (dollars in millions, except per share data, shares and stock units in thousands) 2017 2016 2015 Basic and dilutive net income (loss) available to common shareholders $ (10.8 ) $ 21.5 $ 0.7 Basic weighted average shares outstanding 32,685 32,416 31,736 Effect of dilutive securities: Unvested shares and stock units (b) — 624 616 Series B Notes — — 240 Dilutive weighted average shares outstanding 32,685 33,040 32,592 Basic earnings (loss) per share (a) $ (0.33 ) $ 0.66 $ 0.02 Diluted earnings (loss) per share (a) $ (0.33 ) $ 0.65 $ 0.02 (a) Earnings (loss) per share is based on unrounded figures and not the rounded figures presented. (b) Includes unvested shares of Common Stock, unvested stock units, and vested stock units for which the underlying Common Stock has not been distributed.
Schedule of Antidilutive Securities	Our anti-dilutive securities for the years ended December 31 are as follows: (shares and stock units in thousands) 2017 2016 2015 Anti-dilutive unvested shares, options, and stock units (a) 8 196 71 (a) Includes unvested shares of Common Stock, unvested stock units, and vested stock units for which the underlying Common Stock has not been distributed.

Commitments, Contingencies, a33

Commitments, Contingencies, and Uncertainties (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]
Schedule of Future Minimum Rental Payments for Operating Leases [Table Text Block]	At December 31, 2017 , we were committed under noncancelable lease agreements for building and revenue equipment, requiring minimum annual rentals payable as follows: (in millions) 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 Thereafter Minimum annual rentals $ 116.5 $ 87.7 $ 66.5 $ 44.1 $ 21.0 $ 16.7

Accounting Policies (Details)

Accounting Policies (Details) $ in Millions	Nov. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2010	Dec. 31, 2017USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2016USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2015USD ($)
Impaired Long-Lived Assets Held and Used [Line Items]
Reverse stock split, conversion ratio	0.003333
Rerate reserve as a reduction to accounts receivable			$ 8.8	$ 10.4
Allowance for doubtful accounts			12	9.5
Foreign currency transactions gains			$ 4	$ 0.9	$ 9.3
Risk-free rate for maturities of workers' compensation claims			1.50%	1.01%	1.00%
Risk-free rate for property damage and liability claims			1.30%	0.80%	0.70%
Accrued claims and insurance			$ 360.7	$ 364.4
Reclassification of foreign currency translation gains to net income				(10.4)
Payments for tax withheld on equity-based compensation			2.4	0.7	$ 6.8
Net periodic pension cost			$ 20.3	19.9	46.6
Labor Force Concentration Risk [Member] | Workforce Subject to Collective Bargaining Arrangements [Member]
Impaired Long-Lived Assets Held and Used [Line Items]
Percentage of labor force			78.00%
February 17, 2010 Amendment [Member]
Impaired Long-Lived Assets Held and Used [Line Items]
Reverse stock split, conversion ratio		0.04
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Member]
Impaired Long-Lived Assets Held and Used [Line Items]
Reclassification of net losses to net income			$ 12.9	$ 13.7	14.1
Reclassification of foreign currency translation gains to net income			$ 0		$ 0

Accounting Policies (Claims and

Accounting Policies (Claims and Insurance) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Workers' Compensation [Member]
LIability For Unpaid Claims And Claim Adjustment Expense, Adjustment Of Opening Balance [Roll Forward]
Undiscounted amount	$ 299.4	$ 315.5
Estimated settlement cost	95.7	89.4
Claim payments, net of recoveries	(90.3)	(103.6)
Change in estimated settlement cost for older claim years	(5.5)	(1.9)
Undiscounted amount	299.3	299.4
Discounted settlement cost estimate	276.4
Property Damage and Liability Claims [Member]
LIability For Unpaid Claims And Claim Adjustment Expense, Adjustment Of Opening Balance [Roll Forward]
Undiscounted amount	72.9	84.9
Estimated settlement cost	37.2	30
Claim payments, net of recoveries	(33.5)	(51.5)
Change in estimated settlement cost for older claim years	(6.1)	9.5
Undiscounted amount	70.5	72.9
Discounted settlement cost estimate	69.3
Total [Member]
LIability For Unpaid Claims And Claim Adjustment Expense, Adjustment Of Opening Balance [Roll Forward]
Undiscounted amount	372.3	400.4
Estimated settlement cost	132.9	119.4
Claim payments, net of recoveries	(123.8)	(155.1)
Change in estimated settlement cost for older claim years	(11.6)	7.6
Undiscounted amount	369.8	372.3
Discounted settlement cost estimate	345.7
Cargo Claims And Other Insurance Related Amounts [Member]
LIability For Unpaid Claims And Claim Adjustment Expense, Adjustment Of Opening Balance [Roll Forward]
Undiscounted amount	15.3
Undiscounted amount	$ 15	$ 15.3

Accounting Policies (Estimated

Accounting Policies (Estimated Cash Payments) (Details) $ in Millions	Dec. 31, 2017USD ($)
Workers' Compensation [Member]
Liability for Claims and Claims Adjustment Expense [Line Items]
2,018	$ 78.3
2,019	50.4
2,020	34.7
2,021	23.7
2,022	18.2
Thereafter	94
Total	299.3
Property Damage and Liability Claims [Member]
Liability for Claims and Claims Adjustment Expense [Line Items]
2,018	26.9
2,019	19.3
2,020	12
2,021	6.5
2,022	3.5
Thereafter	2.3
Total	70.5
Total [Member]
Liability for Claims and Claims Adjustment Expense [Line Items]
2,018	105.2
2,019	69.7
2,020	46.7
2,021	30.2
2,022	21.7
Thereafter	96.3
Total	$ 369.8

Accounting Policies (Property a

Accounting Policies (Property and Equipment) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Land	$ 246	$ 248.9
Structures	783.3	769.5
Revenue equipment	1,303.5	1,375.2
Technology equipment and software	230.6	186.8
Other	206.8	206.6
Total cost	2,770.2	2,787
Depreciation	$ 147.7	$ 146.3	$ 145.5
Structures [Member] | Minimum
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property, plant and equipment, service life	10 years
Structures [Member] | Maximum
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property, plant and equipment, service life	30 years
Revenue equipment [Member] | Minimum
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property, plant and equipment, service life	10 years
Revenue equipment [Member] | Maximum
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property, plant and equipment, service life	20 years
Technology equipment and software [Member] | Minimum
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property, plant and equipment, service life	3 years
Technology equipment and software [Member] | Maximum
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property, plant and equipment, service life	7 years
Other [Member] | Minimum
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property, plant and equipment, service life	3 years
Other [Member] | Maximum
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property, plant and equipment, service life	10 years

Accounting Policies (Equity Met

Accounting Policies (Equity Method Investments) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Mar. 30, 2016	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Entity Information [Line Items]
Reclassification of foreign currency translation gains to net income			$ (10.4)
Equity Method Investment Held For Sale Price		$ 16.3
Proceeds from disposal of equity method investment, net	$ 16.3	0	14.6	$ 0
Equity Method Investment, Transaction Fee		1.7
Equity Method Investment, Amount Sold		22.7
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Foreign Currency Transaction and Translation Adjustment, Net of Tax		5.2	$ 1.3	$ (12)
Gain (Loss) on Sale of Equity Investments		2.3
JHJ international Transportation Co. [Member]
Entity Information [Line Items]
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Foreign Currency Transaction and Translation Adjustment, Net of Tax		$ 10.4

Accounting Policies (Fair Value

Accounting Policies (Fair Value Measurement) (Details) - Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] - USD ($) $ in Millions	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Restricted amounts held in escrow-current	$ 54.1	$ 126.7
Restricted amounts held in escrow-long term		12.3
Total assets at fair value	54.1	139
Level 1
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Restricted amounts held in escrow-current	54.1	126.7
Restricted amounts held in escrow-long term		12.3
Total assets at fair value	54.1	139
Level 2
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Restricted amounts held in escrow-current	0	0
Restricted amounts held in escrow-long term		0
Total assets at fair value	0	0
Level 3
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Restricted amounts held in escrow-current	0	0
Restricted amounts held in escrow-long term		0
Total assets at fair value	$ 0	$ 0

Investment (Business Combinatio

Investment (Business Combinations) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Foreign Currency Transaction and Translation Adjustment, Net of Tax	$ 5.2	$ 1.3	$ (12)
JHJ international Transportation Co. [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Foreign Currency Transaction and Translation Adjustment, Net of Tax	$ 10.4

Intangibles (Indefinite Lived)

Intangibles (Indefinite Lived) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets [Roll Forward]
Balance	$ 27.2	$ 26.9	$ 28.5
Change in foreign currency exchange rates	0.6	0.3	(1.6)
Balance	27.8	27.2	26.9
YRC Freight
Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets [Roll Forward]
Balance	8.5	8.2	9.8
Change in foreign currency exchange rates	0.6	0.3	(1.6)
Balance	9.1	8.5	8.2
Regional Transportation
Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets [Roll Forward]
Balance	18.7	18.7	18.7
Change in foreign currency exchange rates	0	0	0
Balance	$ 18.7	$ 18.7	$ 18.7

Other Assets (Details)

Other Assets (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Deferred debt costs	$ 2.9	$ 4.5
Prepayments	20	31.6
Other	22	18.1
Other assets	$ 44.9	$ 54.2

Employee Benefits (Details)

Employee Benefits (Details) employee in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017USD ($)employee	Dec. 31, 2016USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2015USD ($)
Number of Fixed Income Funds Investing in Debt Securities Ecured by Royalty Payments [Line Items]
Number of employees sponsored by defined benefit pension plans | employee	9
Profit Sharing Bonus	$ 0	$ 5,500,000	$ 0
Employer discretionary contribution amount	10,300,000	7,200,000	4,700,000
Defined Benefit Plan, Change in Benefit Obligation [Roll Forward]
Benefit obligation at beginning of year	1,233,600,000	1,202,700,000
Service cost	5,400,000	6,500,000	4,600,000
Interest cost	51,100,000	55,900,000	57,200,000
Benefits paid	(108,000,000)	(79,100,000)
Actuarial loss	63,500,000	53,400,000
Expenses paid from assets	(6,900,000)	(5,900,000)
Plan amendments	(10,700,000)	0
Other	400,000	100,000
Benefit obligation at year end	1,228,400,000	1,233,600,000	1,202,700,000
Defined Benefit Plan, Change in Fair Value of Plan Assets [Roll Forward]
Fair value of plan assets beginning of year	878,700,000	867,100,000
Actual return on plan assets	166,100,000	39,900,000
Employer contributions	68,000,000	56,500,000
Benefits paid	108,000,000	79,100,000
Expenses paid from assets	(6,900,000)	(5,900,000)
Other	400,000	200,000
Fair value of plan assets at year end	998,300,000	878,700,000	867,100,000
Funded status at year end	(230,100,000)	(354,900,000)
Pension Settlement Charge	7,600,000	0	$ 28,700,000
Noncurrent assets	3,300,000	1,200,000
Current liabilities	800,000	700,000
Noncurrent liabilities	232,600,000	355,400,000
Net actuarial loss	395,300,000	462,100,000
Net prior service credit	(10,700,000)	0
Unrecognized actuarial losses before tax	384,600,000	$ 462,100,000
Unrecognized actuarial losses net of tax	360,400,000
Actuarial loss included in accumulated other comprehensive income and expected to be recognized next year	15,000,000
Expected amortization of prior service credit	$ (400,000)

Employee Benefits (Accumulated

Employee Benefits (Accumulated Benefit Obligations) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Retirement Benefits [Abstract]
ABO Exceeds Assets	$ 1,223.9	$ 1,229.4
Assets Exceed ABO	4.5	4.2
Projected benefit obligation	1,228.4	1,233.6
ABO Exceeds Assets	1,223.9	1,229.4
Assets Exceed ABO	4.2	3.8
Accumulated benefit obligation	1,228.1	1,233.2
ABO Exceeds Assets	993	873.3
Assets Exceed ABO	5.3	5.4
Fair value of plan assets	$ 998.3	$ 878.7

Employee Benefits (Assumptions)

Employee Benefits (Assumptions) (Details)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Discount rate, benefit obligations	3.77%	4.27%
Discount rate, benefit cost	4.27%	4.81%	4.33%
Expected rate of return on assets, benefit cost	7.00%	7.00%	7.00%
Equities
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Plan investments actual allocations	41.00%	38.00%
Plan investments target allocations	38.00%
Debt Securities
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Plan investments actual allocations	27.00%	30.00%
Plan investments target allocations	30.00%
Absolute Return
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Plan investments actual allocations	32.00%	32.00%
Plan investments target allocations	32.00%

Employee Benefits (Future Contr

Employee Benefits (Future Contributions) (Details) $ in Millions	Dec. 31, 2017USD ($)
Retirement Benefits [Abstract]
Expected employer contribution in 2015	$ 25.4
Expected benefit payments
2,018	136.9
2,019	87.5
2,020	84.9
2,021	82.2
2,022	81
2023-2027	$ 374.3

Employee Benefits (Net Periodic

Employee Benefits (Net Periodic Cost) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Net periodic benefit cost:
Service cost	$ 5.4	$ 6.5	$ 4.6
Interest cost	51.1	55.9	57.2
Expected return on plan assets	(59.3)	(56.2)	(59.9)
Amortization of prior net loss	15.5	13.7	16
Settlement loss	7.6	0	28.7
Net periodic pension cost	20.3	19.9	46.6
Other changes in plan assets and benefit obligations recognized in other comprehensive loss (income):
Net actuarial gains (losses) and other adjustments	(43.7)	69.5	(52)
Net prior service credit	(10.7)	0	0
Settlement adjustment	(7.6)	0	(28.7)
Amortization of prior net losses	(15.5)	(13.7)	(16)
Total recognized in other comprehensive loss (income)	(77.5)	55.8	(96.7)
Total recognized in net periodic benefit cost and other comprehensive loss (income)	(57.2)	$ 75.7	(50.1)
Income tax provision (benefit) related to amounts in other comprehensive income	$ 13.3		$ 12.2

Employee Benefits (Fair Value)

Employee Benefits (Fair Value) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	$ 878.7	$ 867.1	$ 998.3	$ 878.7
Defined Benefit Plan, Change in Fair Value of Plan Assets [Roll Forward]
Fair value of plan assets beginning of year	878.7	867.1
Fair value of plan assets at year end	998.3	878.7
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member]
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Investments measured at net asset value			562.6	496.3
Fair value of plan assets	878.7	878.7	998.3	878.7
Defined Benefit Plan, Change in Fair Value of Plan Assets [Roll Forward]
Fair value of plan assets beginning of year	878.7
Fair value of plan assets at year end	998.3	878.7
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Level 1
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	164.3	164.3	170.3	164.3
Defined Benefit Plan, Change in Fair Value of Plan Assets [Roll Forward]
Fair value of plan assets beginning of year	164.3
Fair value of plan assets at year end	170.3	164.3
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Level 2
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	176.3	176.3	212.8	176.3
Defined Benefit Plan, Change in Fair Value of Plan Assets [Roll Forward]
Fair value of plan assets beginning of year	176.3
Fair value of plan assets at year end	212.8	176.3
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Level 3
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	41.8	44.2	52.6	41.8
Defined Benefit Plan, Change in Fair Value of Plan Assets [Roll Forward]
Fair value of plan assets beginning of year	41.8	44.2
Purchases	3.9	6.7
Sales	(1.1)	(0.6)
Unrealized gain (loss)	8	(8.5)
Fair value of plan assets at year end	52.6	41.8
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Equities
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	87.9	87.9	104.1	87.9
Defined Benefit Plan, Change in Fair Value of Plan Assets [Roll Forward]
Fair value of plan assets beginning of year	87.9
Fair value of plan assets at year end	104.1	87.9
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Equities | Level 1
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	87.9	87.9	101.5	87.9
Defined Benefit Plan, Change in Fair Value of Plan Assets [Roll Forward]
Fair value of plan assets beginning of year	87.9
Fair value of plan assets at year end	101.5	87.9
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Equities | Level 2
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	0	0	2.6	0
Defined Benefit Plan, Change in Fair Value of Plan Assets [Roll Forward]
Fair value of plan assets beginning of year	0
Fair value of plan assets at year end	2.6	0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Equities | Level 3
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	0	0	0	0
Defined Benefit Plan, Change in Fair Value of Plan Assets [Roll Forward]
Fair value of plan assets beginning of year	0
Fair value of plan assets at year end	0	0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Private equities
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Investments measured at net asset value			143.9	94.6
Unfunded Commitments			8.2	11
Fair value of plan assets	38.3	38.3	46.6	38.3
Defined Benefit Plan, Change in Fair Value of Plan Assets [Roll Forward]
Fair value of plan assets beginning of year	38.3
Fair value of plan assets at year end	46.6	38.3
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Private equities | Level 1
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	0	0	0	0
Defined Benefit Plan, Change in Fair Value of Plan Assets [Roll Forward]
Fair value of plan assets beginning of year	0
Fair value of plan assets at year end	0	0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Private equities | Level 2
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	0	0	0	0
Defined Benefit Plan, Change in Fair Value of Plan Assets [Roll Forward]
Fair value of plan assets beginning of year	0
Fair value of plan assets at year end	0	0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Private equities | Level 3
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	38.3	40	46.6	38.3
Defined Benefit Plan, Change in Fair Value of Plan Assets [Roll Forward]
Fair value of plan assets beginning of year	38.3	40
Purchases	1.9	4
Sales	(1.1)	(0.6)
Unrealized gain (loss)	7.5	(5.1)
Fair value of plan assets at year end	46.6	38.3
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Corporate
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	24.8	24.8	34.2	24.8
Defined Benefit Plan, Change in Fair Value of Plan Assets [Roll Forward]
Fair value of plan assets beginning of year	24.8
Fair value of plan assets at year end	34.2	24.8
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Corporate | Level 1
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	5.4	5.4	9.6	5.4
Defined Benefit Plan, Change in Fair Value of Plan Assets [Roll Forward]
Fair value of plan assets beginning of year	5.4
Fair value of plan assets at year end	9.6	5.4
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Corporate | Level 2
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	15.9	15.9	18.6	15.9
Defined Benefit Plan, Change in Fair Value of Plan Assets [Roll Forward]
Fair value of plan assets beginning of year	15.9
Fair value of plan assets at year end	18.6	15.9
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Corporate | Level 3
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	3.5	3.5	6	3.5
Defined Benefit Plan, Change in Fair Value of Plan Assets [Roll Forward]
Fair value of plan assets beginning of year	3.5
Fair value of plan assets at year end	6	3.5
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Government
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	184.1	184.1	210.3	184.1
Defined Benefit Plan, Change in Fair Value of Plan Assets [Roll Forward]
Fair value of plan assets beginning of year	184.1
Fair value of plan assets at year end	210.3	184.1
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Government | Level 1
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	52.4	52.4	54.2	52.4
Defined Benefit Plan, Change in Fair Value of Plan Assets [Roll Forward]
Fair value of plan assets beginning of year	52.4
Fair value of plan assets at year end	54.2	52.4
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Government | Level 2
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	131.7	131.7	156.1	131.7
Defined Benefit Plan, Change in Fair Value of Plan Assets [Roll Forward]
Fair value of plan assets beginning of year	131.7
Fair value of plan assets at year end	156.1	131.7
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Government | Level 3
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	0	0	0	0
Defined Benefit Plan, Change in Fair Value of Plan Assets [Roll Forward]
Fair value of plan assets beginning of year	0
Fair value of plan assets at year end	0	0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Interest bearing
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	47.3	47.3	40.5	47.3
Defined Benefit Plan, Change in Fair Value of Plan Assets [Roll Forward]
Fair value of plan assets beginning of year	47.3
Fair value of plan assets at year end	40.5	47.3
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Interest bearing | Level 1
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	18.6	18.6	5	18.6
Defined Benefit Plan, Change in Fair Value of Plan Assets [Roll Forward]
Fair value of plan assets beginning of year	18.6
Fair value of plan assets at year end	5	18.6
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Interest bearing | Level 2
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	28.7	28.7	35.5	28.7
Defined Benefit Plan, Change in Fair Value of Plan Assets [Roll Forward]
Fair value of plan assets beginning of year	28.7
Fair value of plan assets at year end	35.5	28.7
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Interest bearing | Level 3
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	0	0	0	0
Defined Benefit Plan, Change in Fair Value of Plan Assets [Roll Forward]
Fair value of plan assets beginning of year	0
Fair value of plan assets at year end	0	0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Fixed income
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Investments measured at net asset value			181	186.2
Unfunded Commitments			0.5	6.2
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Fixed income | Level 3
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	3.5	4.2	6	3.5
Defined Benefit Plan, Change in Fair Value of Plan Assets [Roll Forward]
Fair value of plan assets beginning of year	3.5	4.2
Purchases	2	2.7
Sales	0	0
Unrealized gain (loss)	0.5	(3.4)
Fair value of plan assets at year end	$ 6	$ 3.5
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Equity Funds [Member]
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Investments measured at net asset value			112.7	91.7
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Absolute Return
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Investments measured at net asset value			$ 125	$ 123.8
Minimum | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Equity Funds [Member]
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Investment redemption, notice period	3 days	3 days
Minimum | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Absolute Return
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Investment redemption, notice period	2 days	2 days
Maximum | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Equity Funds [Member]
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Investment redemption, notice period	30 days	30 days
Maximum | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Absolute Return
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Investment redemption, notice period	45 days	45 days

Employee Benefits (Multi-Employ

Employee Benefits (Multi-Employer Pension Plans) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Jun. 01, 2011	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Expense related to multi-employer plans		$ 580.7	$ 543.4	$ 527.9
Employer pension contribution percentage	25.00%
Health and welfare
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Expense related to multi-employer plans		482.6	453.1	436.8
Pension
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Expense related to multi-employer plans		98.1	90.3	91.1
Contribution to the multi-employer plan		97.8	89.1	89.4
Central States, Southeast and Southwest Areas Pension Plan [Member] | Pension
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Contribution to the multi-employer plan		58.8	51.8	51.7
Teamster National 401K Savings Plan [Member] | Pension
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Contribution to the multi-employer plan		13.1	12.5	12.5
Road Carriers Local 707 Pension Fund [Member] | Pension
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Contribution to the multi-employer plan		2.2	1.8	2
Teamsters Local 641 Pension Fund [Domain] | Pension
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Contribution to the multi-employer plan		$ 1.5	$ 1.3	$ 1.5
Workforce Subject to Collective Bargaining Arrangements [Member] | Labor Force Concentration Risk [Member]
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Percentage of labor force		78.00%

Employee Benefits (Other Plans)

Employee Benefits (Other Plans) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Net prior service credit	$ (10.7)	$ 0	$ 0
Amortization of prior net loss	15.5	13.7	16
Other Comprehensive (Income) Loss, Defined Benefit Plan, after Reclassification Adjustment, before Tax	(77.5)	55.8	(96.7)
Settlement loss	$ (7.6)	$ 0	(28.7)
Discount rate, benefit obligations	3.77%	4.27%
Noncash equity-based compensation and employee benefits expense	$ 22	$ 21	24.4
Management
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Noncash equity-based compensation and employee benefits expense	1.8	2.1	14.1
Performance Incentive Awards
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Performance and sales incentive expense	$ 11.6	$ 11.7	$ 13.2

Debt And Financing - Total Debt

Debt And Financing - Total Debt (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Par value	$ 926.1	$ 1,010.3
Premium/(Discount), Debt	(10.4)	(2.7)
Debt Issuance Costs, Noncurrent, Net	(9.6)	(10.5)
Long-term debt	906.1	997.1
Long-term Debt, Current Maturities	(30.6)	(16.8)
Par value, excluding current maturities	895.5	993.5
Premium/(Discount), Noncurrent Maturities	(10.4)	(2.7)
Long-term debt, less current portion	875.5	980.3
Term Loan
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Par value	595.5	638.5
Premium/(Discount), Debt	(10.4)	(2.7)
Debt Issuance Costs, Noncurrent, Net	(8.3)	(8.6)
Long-term debt	$ 576.8	$ 627.2
Interest rate	10.10%	8.00%
Effective interest rate	10.45%	8.20%
Par Value, Current Maturities	$ (18)	$ (6.7)
Premium/(Discount), Current Maturities	0	0
Debt Issuance Costs, Current, Net	0	0
Long-term Debt, Current Maturities	(18)	(6.7)
Line of Credit | ABL Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Par value	0	0
Premium/(Discount), Debt	0	0
Debt Issuance Costs, Noncurrent, Net	0	0
Long-term debt	0	0
Secured Second A&R CDA
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Par value	26.9	28.7
Premium/(Discount), Debt	0	0
Debt Issuance Costs, Noncurrent, Net	(0.1)	(0.6)
Long-term debt	$ 26.8	$ 28.1
Effective interest rate	7.80%	7.50%
Unsecured Second A&R CDA
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Par value	$ 48.2	$ 73.2
Premium/(Discount), Debt	0	0
Debt Issuance Costs, Noncurrent, Net	(0.3)	0
Long-term debt	$ 47.9	$ 73.2
Effective interest rate	7.80%	7.50%
Par Value, Current Maturities	$ (1.5)
Premium/(Discount), Current Maturities	0
Debt Issuance Costs, Current, Net	0
Long-term Debt, Current Maturities	(1.5)
Lease financing obligations
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Par value	255.5	$ 269.9
Premium/(Discount), Debt	0	0
Debt Issuance Costs, Noncurrent, Net	(0.9)	(1.3)
Long-term debt	$ 254.6	$ 268.6
Effective interest rate	12.10%	12.00%
Par Value, Current Maturities	$ (11.1)	$ (10.1)
Premium/(Discount), Current Maturities	0	0
Debt Issuance Costs, Current, Net	0	0
Long-term Debt, Current Maturities	$ (11.1)	$ (10.1)
Minimum | Line of Credit | ABL Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate	1.75%	2.00%
Minimum | Secured Second A&R CDA
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate	6.30%	3.30%
Minimum | Unsecured Second A&R CDA
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate	6.30%	3.30%
Minimum | Lease financing obligations
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate	9.00%	9.00%
Maximum | Line of Credit | ABL Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate		2.50%
Maximum | Secured Second A&R CDA
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate	18.30%	18.30%
Maximum | Unsecured Second A&R CDA
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate	18.30%	18.30%
Maximum | Lease financing obligations
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate	18.20%	18.20%
LIBOR | Term Loan
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Floor Interest Rate	1.00%	1.00%
Basis spread on variable rate	8.50%	7.00%

Debt And Financing - Additional

Debt And Financing - Additional Details (Details)	Jan. 30, 2018USD ($)	Jul. 26, 2017USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2017USD ($)facility	Dec. 31, 2016USD ($)	Feb. 13, 2014USD ($)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Unamortized discount (premium), net, noncurrent maturities			$ 10,400,000	$ 2,700,000
Book Value
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Fair value of long term debt			906,100,000	997,100,000
Fair Value
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Fair value of long term debt			$ 929,900,000	$ 999,000,000
Second Amended And Restated Contribution Deferral Agreement
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Contribution rate of subsidiaries to funds			25.00%
2014 Financing
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Number of credit facilities | facility			2
Term Loan
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate			10.10%	8.00%
Effective interest rate			10.45%	8.20%
Term Loan | Book Value
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Fair value of long term debt			$ 576,800,000	$ 627,200,000
Term Loan | Fair Value
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Fair value of long term debt			596,900,000	638,100,000
Term Loan | Amendment No. 4
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal amount issued			600,000,000
Additional payment required		$ 35,200,000
Premium prepayment within twelve month of amendment, percent		1.00%
Right to increase New Term Loan			250,000,000
Annual principal payment		$ 35,200,000
Unamortized discount		9,700,000
Deferred finance costs		$ 9,700,000
Term Loan | 2014 Financing
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal amount issued			600,000,000
Line of Credit | Book Value
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Fair value of long term debt			0	0
Line of Credit | Fair Value
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Fair value of long term debt			0	0
Line of Credit | ABL Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total cash and availability			68,900,000	89,000,000
Total able to be drawn			$ 26,700,000	$ 44,400,000
Collateral line cap, percent			10.00%
Fixed charge coverage ratio			1.10
Line of Credit | ABL Facility | Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate				2.50%
Line of Credit | ABL Facility | Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate			1.75%	2.00%
ABL Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate			1.75%
ABL Facility | Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Commitment fee percentage			0.375%
ABL Facility | Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Commitment fee percentage			0.25%
ABL Facility | 2014 Financing
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal amount issued					$ 450,000,000
Letter of Credit | ABL Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity, uncommitted accordion					$ 100,000,000
Letters of credit outstanding, amount			$ 352,600,000	$ 357,200,000
Lease financing obligations
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Effective interest rate			12.10%	12.00%
Lease financing obligations | Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate			18.20%	18.20%
Lease financing obligations | Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate			9.00%	9.00%
Lease financing obligations | Book Value
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Fair value of long term debt			$ 254,600,000	$ 268,600,000
Lease financing obligations | Fair Value
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Fair value of long term debt			257,700,000	259,100,000
Other Debt Obligations | Book Value
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Fair value of long term debt			74,700,000	101,300,000
Other Debt Obligations | Fair Value
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Fair value of long term debt			$ 75,300,000	$ 101,800,000
LIBOR | Term Loan
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate			8.50%	7.00%
LIBOR | 2014 Term Loan | Amendment No. 4
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Variable rate basis, option two, minimum variable rate basis			1.00%
Basis spread on variable rate			6.50%
Alternate Base Rate | 2014 Term Loan | Amendment No. 4
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate			8.50%
ABL Base Rate | ABL Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate			0.75%
ABL Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total cash and availability			$ 118,300,000	$ 181,100,000
Subsequent Event | First Amendment To CDA
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Annual amortization of amount outstanding, percent	2.00%
Payments to fund CDA	$ 25,000,000

Debt And Financing - Series B C

Debt And Financing - Series B Convertible Senior Secured Notes (Details) - USD ($)	Mar. 25, 2017	Mar. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016	Mar. 25, 2015	Jul. 22, 2011
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Aggregate principal amount				$ 926,100,000	$ 1,010,300,000
Senior Notes | Senior B Convertible Senior Secured Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal amount issued							$ 100,000,000
Interest rate							10.00%
Aggregate principal amount						$ 17,900,000
Deb instrument, convertible, conversion price (in dollars per share)						$ 18
Debt conversion, shares issued (in shares)	994,689
Expense related to fair value of incremental shares converted			$ 600,000
Repayments of debt		$ 300,000

Debt And Financing - Maturities

Debt And Financing - Maturities (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
2,018	$ 30.6
2,019	25.3
2,020	23.2
2,021	22.7
2,022	596.4
Thereafter	227.9
Total	926.1	$ 1,010.3
Term Loan
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
2,018	18
2,019	18
2,020	18
2,021	18
2,022	523.5
Thereafter	0
Total	595.5
ABL Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
2,018	0
2,019	0
2,020	0
2,021	0
2,022	0
Thereafter	0
Total	0
Second A&R CDA (b)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
2,018	1.5
2,019	1.5
2,020	1.4
2,021	1.4
2,022	69.3
Thereafter	0
Total	75.1
Lease Financing Obligation
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
2,018	11.1
2,019	5.8
2,020	3.8
2,021	3.3
2,022	3.6
Thereafter	227.9
Total	255.5
Principal cash obligations	7.6
Net book value of assets	$ 220.3

Debt And Financing - Price Grid

Debt And Financing - Price Grid (Details) - Credit Agreement Amendment, July 26, 2017	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017
Leverage Ratios [Abstract]
December 31, 2017	3.50
March 31, 2018	3.50
June 30, 2018	3.50
September 30, 2018	3.50
December 31, 2018	3.50
March 31, 2019	3.25
June 30, 2019	3.25
September 30, 2019	3.25
December 31, 2019	3
March 31, 2020	3
June 30, 2020	3
September 30, 2020	2.75
December 31, 2020	2.75
March 31, 2021	2.75
June 30, 2021 and thereafter	2.50
Total Leverage Ratio	3.38

Debt And Financing - Capital Ex

Debt And Financing - Capital Expenditures/Operating Leases (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Acquisition of property and equipment	$ (103.3)	$ (100.6)	$ (108)
Minimum annual rentals 2018	116.5
Future minimum payments due	352.5
Revenue Equipment [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Operating lease commitment	$ 108.4
Operating lease term	5 years

Stock Compensation Plans (Detai

Stock Compensation Plans (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions	Mar. 01, 2010	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2011
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vested in Period, Fair Value		$ 3.6	$ 3.5	$ 9.5
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Nonvested, Intrinsic Value, Amount Per Share		$ 1,600,000
Fair value of nonvested shares vested and distributed		$ 2.5
Performance Shares [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Period			3 years
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Nonvested, Number		114,000	261,000	421,000
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Nonvested, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value		$ 18.06	$ 17.98	$ 18.09
Vested		(141,000)	(140,000)
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Vested in Period, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value		$ 17.90	$ 17.90
Unrecognized compensation expense		$ 0.1
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Forfeited in Period		(6,000)	(20,000)
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Forfeitures, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value		$ 18.23	$ 16.83
Compensation Cost Share Based Awards		$ 0.9	$ 2.3
Restricted Stock And Share Unit [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Nonvested, Number		1,307,000	1,175,000	767,000	1,289,000
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Nonvested, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value		$ 11.55	$ 11.30	$ 14.34	$ 12.86
Vested		(306,000)	(269,000)	(835,000)
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Vested in Period, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value		$ 11.91	$ 12.90	$ 11.34
Granted		496,000	730,000	342,000
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Grants in Period, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value		$ 12.43	$ 8.76	$ 17.29
Unrecognized compensation expense		$ 5.2
Period of recognition		11 months 7 days
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Forfeited in Period		(58,000)	(53,000)	(29,000)
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Forfeitures, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value		$ 12.28	$ 11.60	$ 10.25
Compensation Cost Share Based Awards		$ 5.6	$ 5	$ 4.8
2011 Long Term Incentive And Equity Award Plan [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Shares reserved for issuance		1,900,000				5,000,000
Second Union Employee Option Plan [Member] | Stock Options [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Shares authorized	31,000
Exercise price per share	$ 3,600
Expiration period	10 years

Stock Compensation Plans (Summa

Stock Compensation Plans (Summary Of Option Activity) (Details) $ in Millions	Dec. 31, 2017USD ($)
Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Abstract]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Outstanding, Intrinsic Value	$ 18.8

Stock Compensation Plans (Restr

Stock Compensation Plans (Restricted Stock Activity) (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, shares in Thousands, $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Performance Shares [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Compensation Cost Share Based Awards	$ 0.9	$ 2.3
Shares [Roll Forward]
Nonvested	261	421
Vested	(141)	(140)
Forfeited	(6)	(20)
Nonvested	114	261	421
Weighted Average Grant-Date Fair Value [Roll Forward]
Nonvested, Weighted AVerage Grant-Date Fair Value	$ 17.98	$ 18.09
Vested	17.90	17.90
Forfeited	18.23	16.83
Nonvested, Weighted AVerage Grant-Date Fair Value	$ 18.06	$ 17.98	$ 18.09
Restricted Stock And Share Unit [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Compensation Cost Share Based Awards	$ 5.6	$ 5	$ 4.8
Period of recognition	11 months 7 days
Shares [Roll Forward]
Nonvested	1,175	767
Granted	496	730	342
Vested	(306)	(269)	(835)
Forfeited	(58)	(53)	(29)
Nonvested	1,307	1,175	767
Weighted Average Grant-Date Fair Value [Roll Forward]
Nonvested, Weighted AVerage Grant-Date Fair Value	$ 11.30	$ 14.34
Granted	12.43	8.76	$ 17.29
Vested	11.91	12.90	11.34
Forfeited	12.28	11.60	10.25
Nonvested, Weighted AVerage Grant-Date Fair Value	$ 11.55	$ 11.30	$ 14.34
Vested but not distributed	528	410	275

Stock Compensation Plans (Vesti

Stock Compensation Plans (Vesting Terms) (Details) - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vested in Period, Fair Value	$ 3.6	$ 3.5	$ 9.5
Restricted Stock And Share Unit [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Granted	496	730	342
25% per year for four years | Restricted Stock And Share Unit [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Granted	0	8	4
100% immediately | Restricted Stock And Share Unit [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Granted	106	123	69
33.3% per year for three years | Restricted Stock And Share Unit [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Granted	85	599	269
100% on February 14, 2020 | Restricted Stock And Share Unit [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Granted	305	0	0

Income Taxes (Details)

Income Taxes (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]
Net deferred tax liability	$ 3.1	$ 3.1
Income tax receivable	1.3	9.1
Net operating loss carryforwards	805.4
Foreign tax credit carryforwards, subject to expriration	0.9
Capital loss carryforward, expiring in 2021	13.8
Valuation allowance	305.1	461.7
Deferred income tax benefit	13.3		$ 11.7
Unrecognized tax benefits that would impact effective tax rate	10.8	10.9
Unrecognized Tax Benefits, Interest on Income Taxes Expense	0.8	0.6
Interest accrual reversal	0.7	1.5
Interest accrued net reduction	0.1	0.9
Total amount of interest accrued for uncertain tax positions	2.3	$ 2.2
Amount by which unrecognized tax benefits may decrease over the next 12 months	$ 0.6

Income Taxes (Deferred tax liab

Income Taxes (Deferred tax liabilities and assets) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]
Depreciation	$ 148	$ 229.5
Deferred revenue	14.4	15.8
Intangibles	6.4	8.9
Gain on debt redemption	7.9	25.7
State taxes	22.1	30.2
Other	10.6	31.5
Deferred tax liabilities	209.4	341.6
Claims and insurance	(98.2)	(149.6)
Net operating loss carryforwards	(228)	(302.9)
Employee benefit accruals	(88.8)	(201.8)
Deferred Tax Asset, Sale Leaseback Transaction	(64.7)	(99.9)
Other	(31.7)	(46)
Deferred tax assets	(511.4)	(800.2)
Valuation allowance	305.1	461.7
Net deferred tax assets	(206.3)	(338.5)
Net deferred tax liability	$ 3.1	$ 3.1

Income Taxes (Federal Tax Rate

Income Taxes (Federal Tax Rate Reconciliation) (Details)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]
Federal statutory rate	35.00%	35.00%	35.00%
State income taxes, net	(2.80%)	2.90%	(50.00%)
Foreign tax rate differential	(10.00%)	(3.30%)	43.20%
Permanent differences	(8.90%)	6.90%	(88.60%)
Valuation allowance	(48.60%)	(13.00%)	(243.20%)
Benefit from intraperiod tax allocation under ASC 740	73.50%	0.00%	265.90%
Net change in unrecognized tax benefits	0.50%	(10.20%)	(11.40%)
Benefit from settlement of litigation & audits	0.00%	0.00%	54.50%
Other, net (primarily prior year return to provision)	1.60%	(5.70%)	110.50%
Effective tax rate	40.30%	12.60%	115.90%

Income Taxes (Provision) (Detai

Income Taxes (Provision) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Current:
Federal	$ (0.9)	$ (1.7)	$ (0.8)
State	0.8	(0.7)	(1.6)
Foreign	6	5.9	7.1
Current income tax expense	5.9	3.5	4.7
Deferred:
Federal	(13.3)	0	(8.7)
State	0	0	(3)
Foreign	0.1	(0.4)	1.9
Deferred income tax benefit	(13.2)	(0.4)	(9.8)
Income tax expense (benefit)	(7.3)	3.1	(5.1)
Domestic	(30.5)	3.9	(33.2)
Foreign	12.4	20.7	28.8
Income (Loss) before income taxes	$ (18.1)	$ 24.6	$ (4.4)

Income Taxes (Unrecognized Tax

Income Taxes (Unrecognized Tax Benefit) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Unrecognized Tax Benefits [Roll Forward]
Unrecognized tax benefits at January 1	$ 45.3	$ 30.6
Increases related to: tax positions taken during a prior period	11.8	17.3
Increases related to: tax positions taken during the current period	0.4	0.4
Unrecognized Tax Benefits, Decrease Resulting from Prior Period Tax Positions	0	0
Decreases related to: lapse of applicable statute of limitations	(0.7)	(3)
Decreases related to: settlements with taxing authorities	0	0
Unrecognized tax benefits at December 31	$ 56.8	$ 45.3

Business Segments (Details)

Business Segments (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
External revenue	$ 4,891	$ 4,697.5	$ 4,832.4
Operating income (loss)	98.4	124.3	93
Identifiable assets	1,585.5	1,770	1,879.4
Acquisition of property and equipment	(103.3)	(100.6)	(108)
Proceeds from disposal of property and equipment	8.8	35.1	17.5
Depreciation and amortization	147.7	159.8	163.7
YRC Freight
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
External revenue	3,067.9	2,958.9	3,055.7
Operating income (loss)	41.4	53.2	18
Identifiable assets	1,042.1	1,208.7	1,351.5
Acquisition of property and equipment	(66.6)	(73.2)	(59.2)
Proceeds from disposal of property and equipment	8.1	31.3	12
Depreciation and amortization	84.8	90.3	93.1
Regional Transportation
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
External revenue	1,823.4	1,739.3	1,776.9
Operating income (loss)	67.9	81.3	85.4
Identifiable assets	607.4	642.9	652.9
Acquisition of property and equipment	(36.6)	(27.4)	(48.7)
Proceeds from disposal of property and equipment	0.7	3.8	5.5
Depreciation and amortization	62.9	69.5	70.7
Corporate/Eliminations
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
External revenue	(0.3)	(0.7)	(0.2)
Operating income (loss)	(10.9)	(10.2)	(10.4)
Identifiable assets	(64)	(81.6)	(125)
Acquisition of property and equipment	(0.1)	0	(0.1)
Proceeds from disposal of property and equipment	0	0	0
Depreciation and amortization	0	0	(0.1)
Foreign Countries
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	99.3	101	116.5
Long-lived assets located in foreign countries	$ 5.3	$ 5.2	$ 6.5

Shareholders' Deficit (Details)

Shareholders' Deficit (Details) - $ / shares	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Mar. 14, 2014	Jul. 22, 2011
Earnings Per Share, Basic, by Common Class, Including Two Class Method [Line Items]
Common stock, shares authorized	95,000,000	95,000,000		95,000,000
Previous maximum ownership percentage				19.99%
Preferred stock authorized shares	5,000,000	5,000,000
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance, common shares	32,473,000	32,141,000	30,667,000
Ending balance, common shares	32,733,000	32,473,000	32,141,000
Common Stock [Member]
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Debt conversion, shares issued (in shares)	0	0	995,000
Issuance of equity awards, net	260,000	332,000	479,000
Series A Preferred Stock [Member]
Earnings Per Share, Basic, by Common Class, Including Two Class Method [Line Items]
Preferred stock authorized shares					1
Liquidation value per share					$ 1
Shares issued					1

Loss Per Share (Details)

Loss Per Share (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, shares in Thousands, $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]
Basic and dilutive net income (loss) available to common shareholders	$ (10.8)	$ 21.5	$ 0.7
Average Common Shares Outstanding - Basic	32,685	32,416	31,736
Dilutive weighted average shares outstanding	32,685	33,040	32,592
Earnings (Loss) Per Share - Basic (in dollars per share)	$ (0.33)	$ 0.66	$ 0.02
Earnings (Loss) Per Share - Diluted (in dollars per share)	$ (0.33)	$ 0.65	$ 0.02
Stock Compensation Plan
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]
Incremental Common Shares Attributable to Dilutive Effect of Share-based Payment Arrangements	0	624	616
Anti-dilutive unvested shares, options, and stock units(a)
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]
Antidilutive shares and options units	8	196	71
Anti-dilutive Series B Notes
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]
Incremental Common Shares Attributable to Dilutive Effect of Share-based Payment Arrangements	0	0	240

Commitments, Contingencies, a69

Commitments, Contingencies, and Uncertainties (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]
Rent expense	$ 159.2	$ 140.8	$ 119.3
Minimum annual rentals 2018	116.5
Minimum annual rentals 2019	87.7
Minimum annual rentals 2020	66.5
Minimum annual rentals 2021	44.1
Minimum annual rentals 2022	21
Minium annual rentals thereafter	16.7
Committed for capital expenditures to be completed during 2015	$ 80

Related Party Transactions (Det

Related Party Transactions (Details) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2016USD ($)
Logistics Planning Services [Domain]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Related Party Costs	$ 0.6	$ 5.1
Related Party Purchased Transportation	200,000	3,300,000
Hall Enterprises, Inc. [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Equity ownership in related party	14.90%