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Business Segment Information - Financial Information Regarding Company's Operations by Geographic Area (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |
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Dec. 31, 2018 | Sep. 30, 2018 | Jun. 30, 2018 | Mar. 31, 2018 | Dec. 31, 2017 | Sep. 30, 2017 | Jun. 30, 2017 | Mar. 31, 2017 | Dec. 31, 2018 | Dec. 31, 2017 | Dec. 31, 2016 | Dec. 31, 2015
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenues |  | $ 2,235,597 | $ 2,090,947 | $ 1,957,559 | $ 1,854,262 | $ 1,901,371 | $ 1,802,166 | $ 1,672,279 | $ 1,545,132 | $ 8,138,365 |  | $ 6,920,948 |  | $ 6,098,037 |  |
Net revenues |  | 680,675 | $ 661,314 | $ 642,546 | $ 635,838 | 628,809 | $ 599,142 | $ 563,633 | $ 527,605 | 2,620,373 | [1] | 2,319,189 | [1] | 2,164,036 | [1] |
Operating income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 796,563 |  | 700,260 |  | 670,163 |  |
Identifiable assets at year end |  | 3,314,559 |  |  |  | 3,117,008 |  |  |  | 3,314,559 |  | 3,117,008 |  | 2,790,871 |  |
Capital expenditures |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 47,474 |  | 95,016 |  | 59,316 |  |
Depreciation and amortization |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 54,019 |  | 49,310 |  | 46,796 |  |
Equity |  | 1,987,720 |  |  |  | 1,994,373 |  |  |  | 1,987,720 |  | 1,994,373 |  | 1,847,213 |  | $ 1,694,676
United States Segment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,336,681 |  | 1,851,395 |  | 1,683,006 |  |
Other North America Segment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 340,122 |  | 256,359 |  | 226,561 |  |
Latin America Segment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 141,196 |  | 97,096 |  | 84,665 |  |
North Asia Segment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,860,876 |  | 2,576,971 |  | 2,242,670 |  |
South Asia Segment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 748,858 |  | 661,878 |  | 603,980 |  |
Europe Segment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,268,757 |  | 1,072,028 |  | 918,561 |  |
Middle East Africa And India Segment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 441,875 |  | 405,221 |  | 338,594 |  |
Geography Eliminations | United States Segment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (143,131) |  | (111,163) |  | (106,076) |  |
Geography Eliminations | Other North America Segment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (15,680) |  | (11,827) |  | (10,778) |  |
Geography Eliminations | Latin America Segment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (15,658) |  | (14,766) |  | (15,037) |  |
Geography Eliminations | North Asia Segment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (25,446) |  | (21,405) |  | (21,212) |  |
Geography Eliminations | South Asia Segment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (29,005) |  | (22,999) |  | (24,251) |  |
Geography Eliminations | Europe Segment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (61,608) |  | (43,296) |  | (41,102) |  |
Geography Eliminations | Middle East Africa And India Segment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (22,196) |  | (20,848) |  | (21,876) |  |
Operating Segments | United States Segment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,479,812 |  | 1,962,558 |  | 1,789,082 |  |
Net revenues | [1] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,126,888 |  | 1,008,841 |  | 918,110 |  |
Operating income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 310,071 |  | 277,821 |  | 250,715 |  |
Identifiable assets at year end |  | 1,689,950 |  |  |  | 1,595,140 |  |  |  | 1,689,950 |  | 1,595,140 |  | 1,455,722 |  |
Capital expenditures |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 21,732 |  | 28,212 |  | 39,531 |  |
Depreciation and amortization |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 33,511 |  | 32,017 |  | 29,939 |  |
Equity |  | 1,339,673 |  |  |  | 1,337,568 |  |  |  | 1,339,673 |  | 1,337,568 |  | 1,166,582 |  |
Operating Segments | Other North America Segment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 355,802 |  | 268,186 |  | 237,339 |  |
Net revenues | [1] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 139,049 |  | 119,071 |  | 119,492 |  |
Operating income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 44,099 |  | 38,131 |  | 32,530 |  |
Identifiable assets at year end |  | 161,604 |  |  |  | 151,181 |  |  |  | 161,604 |  | 151,181 |  | 104,804 |  |
Capital expenditures |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4,259 |  | 1,563 |  | 1,727 |  |
Depreciation and amortization |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,847 |  | 1,546 |  | 1,479 |  |
Equity |  | 72,941 |  |  |  | 60,705 |  |  |  | 72,941 |  | 60,705 |  | 46,448 |  |
Operating Segments | Latin America Segment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 156,854 |  | 111,862 |  | 99,702 |  |
Net revenues | [1] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 62,813 |  | 58,199 |  | 56,066 |  |
Operating income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 8,843 |  | 9,964 |  | 13,321 |  |
Identifiable assets at year end |  | 53,542 |  |  |  | 55,431 |  |  |  | 53,542 |  | 55,431 |  | 49,231 |  |
Capital expenditures |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,042 |  | 4,612 |  | 1,038 |  |
Depreciation and amortization |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,508 |  | 1,277 |  | 1,187 |  |
Equity |  | 26,007 |  |  |  | 26,546 |  |  |  | 26,007 |  | 26,546 |  | 27,164 |  |
Operating Segments | North Asia Segment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,886,322 |  | 2,598,376 |  | 2,263,882 |  |
Net revenues | [1] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 570,496 |  | 509,235 |  | 471,275 |  |
Operating income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 281,481 |  | 248,422 |  | 230,777 |  |
Identifiable assets at year end |  | 533,071 |  |  |  | 458,152 |  |  |  | 533,071 |  | 458,152 |  | 511,851 |  |
Capital expenditures |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3,057 |  | 3,756 |  | 3,889 |  |
Depreciation and amortization |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5,309 |  | 5,326 |  | 5,455 |  |
Equity |  | 200,371 |  |  |  | 240,721 |  |  |  | 200,371 |  | 240,721 |  | 327,672 |  |
Operating Segments | South Asia Segment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 777,863 |  | 684,877 |  | 628,231 |  |
Net revenues | [1] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 185,938 |  | 163,450 |  | 171,033 |  |
Operating income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 60,882 |  | 53,057 |  | 64,967 |  |
Identifiable assets at year end |  | 152,646 |  |  |  | 137,279 |  |  |  | 152,646 |  | 137,279 |  | 120,300 |  |
Capital expenditures |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,182 |  | 1,688 |  | 3,038 |  |
Depreciation and amortization |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,257 |  | 2,215 |  | 2,177 |  |
Equity |  | 100,706 |  |  |  | 94,516 |  |  |  | 100,706 |  | 94,516 |  | 91,983 |  |
Operating Segments | Europe Segment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,330,365 |  | 1,115,324 |  | 959,663 |  |
Net revenues | [1] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 403,416 |  | 335,702 |  | 304,429 |  |
Operating income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 65,446 |  | 48,491 |  | 42,195 |  |
Identifiable assets at year end |  | 513,744 |  |  |  | 501,711 |  |  |  | 513,744 |  | 501,711 |  | 351,960 |  |
Capital expenditures |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 10,815 |  | 53,954 |  | 7,554 |  |
Depreciation and amortization |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 7,727 |  | 5,068 |  | 4,576 |  |
Equity |  | 157,003 |  |  |  | 142,971 |  |  |  | 157,003 |  | 142,971 |  | 108,430 |  |
Operating Segments | Middle East Africa And India Segment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 464,071 |  | 426,069 |  | 360,470 |  |
Net revenues | [1] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 133,862 |  | 121,267 |  | 123,335 |  |
Operating income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 25,731 |  | 24,365 |  | 35,672 |  |
Identifiable assets at year end |  | 206,367 |  |  |  | 215,495 |  |  |  | 206,367 |  | 215,495 |  | 190,902 |  |
Capital expenditures |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4,387 |  | 1,231 |  | 2,539 |  |
Depreciation and amortization |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,860 |  | 1,861 |  | 1,983 |  |
Equity |  | 123,228 |  |  |  | 123,600 |  |  |  | 123,228 |  | 123,600 |  | 112,633 |  |
Intersegment Eliminations |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (312,724) |  | (246,304) |  | (240,332) |  |
Net revenues | [1] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (2,089) |  | 3,424 |  | 296 |  |
Operating income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 10 |  | 9 |  | (14) |  |
Identifiable assets at year end |  | 3,635 |  |  |  | 2,619 |  |  |  | 3,635 |  | 2,619 |  | 6,101 |  |
Equity |  | $ (32,209) |  |  |  | $ (32,254) |  |  |  | $ (32,209) |  | $ (32,254) |  | $ (33,699) |  |
[1] | Net revenues are a non-GAAP measure calculated as revenues less directly related operating expenses attributable to the Company's principal services. The Company's management believes that net revenues are a better measure than total revenues when evaluating the Company's operating segment performance since total revenues earned as a freight consolidator include the carriers' charges for carrying the shipment, whereas revenues earned in other capacities include primarily the commissions and fees earned by the Company. Net revenue is one of the Company's primary operational and financial measures and demonstrates the Company's ability to concentrate and leverage purchasing power through effective consolidation of shipments from customers utilizing a variety of transportation carriers and optimal routings.

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