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Long-Lived Assets (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified | 12 Months Ended |
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Dec. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] |  |
Gross property and equipment | 1,193,734 us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross | $ 1,019,902 us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross
Less accumulated depreciation | (429,845)us-gaap_AccumulatedDepreciationDepletionAndAmortizationPropertyPlantAndEquipment | (365,052)us-gaap_AccumulatedDepreciationDepletionAndAmortizationPropertyPlantAndEquipment
Net property and equipment | 763,889 us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet | 654,850 us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet
Land [Member] |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] |  |
Gross property and equipment | 36,511 us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross / us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis = us-gaap_LandMember | 36,644 us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross / us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis = us-gaap_LandMember
Buildings And Improvements [Member] |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] |  |
Gross property and equipment | 224,365 us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross / us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis = us-gaap_BuildingAndBuildingImprovementsMember | 216,852 us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross / us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis = us-gaap_BuildingAndBuildingImprovementsMember
Automated Storage And Retrieval Equipment [Member] |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] |  |
Gross property and equipment | 116,127 us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross / us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis = fast_AutomatedStorageAndRetrievalEquipmentMember | 98,474 us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross / us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis = fast_AutomatedStorageAndRetrievalEquipmentMember
Equipment And Shelving [Member] |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] |  |
Gross property and equipment | 519,635 us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross / us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis = fast_EquipmentAndShelvingMember | 462,224 us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross / us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis = fast_EquipmentAndShelvingMember
Transportation Equipment [Member] |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] |  |
Gross property and equipment | 59,459 us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross / us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis = us-gaap_TransportationEquipmentMember | 57,536 us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross / us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis = us-gaap_TransportationEquipmentMember
Construction In Progress [Member] |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] |  |
Gross property and equipment | 237,637 us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross / us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis = us-gaap_ConstructionInProgressMember | $ 148,172 us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross / us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis = us-gaap_ConstructionInProgressMember
Minimum [Member] | Buildings And Improvements [Member] |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] |  |
Depreciable life in years | 15 years |
Minimum [Member] | Automated Storage And Retrieval Equipment [Member] |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] |  |
Depreciable life in years | 5 years |
Minimum [Member] | Equipment And Shelving [Member] |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] |  |
Depreciable life in years | 3 years |
Minimum [Member] | Transportation Equipment [Member] |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] |  |
Depreciable life in years | 3 years |
Maximum [Member] | Buildings And Improvements [Member] |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] |  |
Depreciable life in years | 40 years |
Maximum [Member] | Automated Storage And Retrieval Equipment [Member] |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] |  |
Depreciable life in years | 30 years |
Maximum [Member] | Equipment And Shelving [Member] |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] |  |
Depreciable life in years | 10 years |
Maximum [Member] | Transportation Equipment [Member] |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] |  |
Depreciable life in years | 5 years |

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