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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, 2020 | Sep. 30, 2020 | [1] | Jun. 30, 2020 | [1] | Mar. 31, 2020 | [1] | Dec. 31, 2019 | Sep. 30, 2019 | [2] | Jun. 30, 2019 | [2] | Mar. 31, 2019 | [2] | Dec. 31, 2020 | Dec. 31, 2019 | Dec. 31, 2018 | Dec. 31, 2017
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax |  | $ 3,169,188 | [1] | $ 2,464,797 | $ 2,580,632 | $ 1,901,864 | $ 2,044,941 | [2] | $ 2,074,855 | $ 2,035,579 | $ 2,020,051 | $ 10,116,481 | [3] | $ 8,175,426 | [3] | $ 8,138,365 | [3] |
Directly related cost of transportation and other expenses | [4] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 7,188,790 |  | 5,538,958 |  | 5,517,992 |  |
Salaries and other operating expenses | [5] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,987,254 |  | 1,869,776 |  | 1,823,810 |  |
Operating income |  | 281,811 | [1] | $ 251,945 | $ 247,626 | $ 159,055 | 180,340 | [2] | $ 206,550 | $ 192,201 | $ 187,601 | 940,437 |  | 766,692 |  | 796,563 |  |
Identifiable assets at period end |  | 4,927,503 |  |  |  |  | 3,691,884 |  |  |  |  | 4,927,503 |  | 3,691,884 |  | 3,314,559 |  |
Capital expenditures |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 47,543 |  | 47,022 |  | 47,474 |  |
Depreciation and amortization |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 56,959 |  | 50,950 |  | 54,019 |  |
Equity |  | 2,663,227 |  |  |  |  | 2,197,219 |  |  |  |  | 2,663,227 |  | 2,197,219 |  | 1,987,720 |  | $ 1,994,373
Operating Segments | United States Segment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | [3] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,776,546 |  | 2,712,067 |  | 2,479,812 |  |
Directly related cost of transportation and other expenses | [4] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,568,461 |  | 1,528,815 |  | 1,352,924 |  |
Salaries and other operating expenses | [5] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 877,117 |  | 859,946 |  | 816,817 |  |
Operating income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 330,968 |  | 323,306 |  | 310,071 |  |
Identifiable assets at period end |  | 2,532,324 |  |  |  |  | 1,978,307 |  |  |  |  | 2,532,324 |  | 1,978,307 |  | 1,689,950 |  |
Capital expenditures |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 31,604 |  | 28,666 |  | 21,732 |  |
Depreciation and amortization |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 37,081 |  | 31,049 |  | 33,511 |  |
Equity |  | 1,928,945 |  |  |  |  | 1,521,059 |  |  |  |  | 1,928,945 |  | 1,521,059 |  | 1,339,673 |  |
Operating Segments | Other North America Segment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | [3] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 328,427 |  | 354,405 |  | 355,802 |  |
Directly related cost of transportation and other expenses | [4] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 192,875 |  | 212,369 |  | 216,753 |  |
Salaries and other operating expenses | [5] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 100,687 |  | 101,654 |  | 94,950 |  |
Operating income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 34,865 |  | 40,382 |  | 44,099 |  |
Identifiable assets at period end |  | 186,204 |  |  |  |  | 153,813 |  |  |  |  | 186,204 |  | 153,813 |  | 161,604 |  |
Capital expenditures |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,886 |  | 2,353 |  | 4,259 |  |
Depreciation and amortization |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,946 |  | 1,881 |  | 1,847 |  |
Equity |  | 67,243 |  |  |  |  | 65,100 |  |  |  |  | 67,243 |  | 65,100 |  | 72,941 |  |
Operating Segments | Latin America Segment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | [3] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 156,163 |  | 150,202 |  | 156,854 |  |
Directly related cost of transportation and other expenses | [4] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 93,249 |  | 87,297 |  | 94,041 |  |
Salaries and other operating expenses | [5] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 48,114 |  | 55,512 |  | 53,970 |  |
Operating income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 14,800 |  | 7,393 |  | 8,843 |  |
Identifiable assets at period end |  | 85,085 |  |  |  |  | 72,677 |  |  |  |  | 85,085 |  | 72,677 |  | 53,542 |  |
Capital expenditures |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 564 |  | 1,556 |  | 1,042 |  |
Depreciation and amortization |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,194 |  | 1,489 |  | 1,508 |  |
Equity |  | 32,273 |  |  |  |  | 29,148 |  |  |  |  | 32,273 |  | 29,148 |  | 26,007 |  |
Operating Segments | North Asia Segment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | [3] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3,838,332 |  | 2,494,556 |  | 2,886,322 |  |
Directly related cost of transportation and other expenses | [4] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3,157,086 |  | 1,970,662 |  | 2,315,826 |  |
Salaries and other operating expenses | [5] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 332,978 |  | 271,594 |  | 289,015 |  |
Operating income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 348,268 |  | 252,300 |  | 281,481 |  |
Identifiable assets at period end |  | 876,856 |  |  |  |  | 538,526 |  |  |  |  | 876,856 |  | 538,526 |  | 533,071 |  |
Capital expenditures |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,202 |  | 1,767 |  | 3,057 |  |
Depreciation and amortization |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4,961 |  | 5,263 |  | 5,309 |  |
Equity |  | 241,155 |  |  |  |  | 247,725 |  |  |  |  | 241,155 |  | 247,725 |  | 200,371 |  |
Operating Segments | South Asia Segment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | [3] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 989,633 |  | 743,406 |  | 777,863 |  |
Directly related cost of transportation and other expenses | [4] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 738,648 |  | 544,873 |  | 591,925 |  |
Salaries and other operating expenses | [5] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 149,269 |  | 127,478 |  | 125,056 |  |
Operating income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 101,716 |  | 71,055 |  | 60,882 |  |
Identifiable assets at period end |  | 272,106 |  |  |  |  | 178,336 |  |  |  |  | 272,106 |  | 178,336 |  | 152,646 |  |
Capital expenditures |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,264 |  | 1,558 |  | 2,182 |  |
Depreciation and amortization |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,876 |  | 1,912 |  | 2,257 |  |
Equity |  | 121,411 |  |  |  |  | 94,727 |  |  |  |  | 121,411 |  | 94,727 |  | 100,706 |  |
Operating Segments | Europe Segment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | [3] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,544,130 |  | 1,280,669 |  | 1,330,365 |  |
Directly related cost of transportation and other expenses | [4] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,080,741 |  | 884,968 |  | 926,949 |  |
Salaries and other operating expenses | [5] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 375,900 |  | 342,073 |  | 337,970 |  |
Operating income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 87,489 |  | 53,628 |  | 65,446 |  |
Identifiable assets at period end |  | 752,589 |  |  |  |  | 551,576 |  |  |  |  | 752,589 |  | 551,576 |  | 513,744 |  |
Capital expenditures |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 6,394 |  | 9,231 |  | 10,815 |  |
Depreciation and amortization |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 8,029 |  | 7,398 |  | 7,727 |  |
Equity |  | 196,637 |  |  |  |  | 159,308 |  |  |  |  | 196,637 |  | 159,308 |  | 157,003 |  |
Operating Segments | Middle East Africa and India Segment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | [3] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 487,011 |  | 443,487 |  | 464,071 |  |
Directly related cost of transportation and other expenses | [4] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 359,682 |  | 311,997 |  | 330,209 |  |
Salaries and other operating expenses | [5] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 104,968 |  | 112,844 |  | 108,131 |  |
Operating income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 22,361 |  | 18,646 |  | 25,731 |  |
Identifiable assets at period end |  | 240,984 |  |  |  |  | 219,953 |  |  |  |  | 240,984 |  | 219,953 |  | 206,367 |  |
Capital expenditures |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,629 |  | 1,891 |  | 4,387 |  |
Depreciation and amortization |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,872 |  | 1,958 |  | 1,860 |  |
Equity |  | 114,369 |  |  |  |  | 114,726 |  |  |  |  | 114,369 |  | 114,726 |  | 123,228 |  |
Intersegment Eliminations |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | [3] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (3,761) |  | (3,366) |  | (312,724) |  |
Directly related cost of transportation and other expenses | [4] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (1,952) |  | (2,023) |  | (310,635) |  |
Salaries and other operating expenses | [5] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (1,779) |  | (1,325) |  | (2,099) |  |
Operating income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (30) |  | (18) |  | 10 |  |
Identifiable assets at period end |  | (18,645) |  |  |  |  | (1,304) |  |  |  |  | (18,645) |  | (1,304) |  | 3,635 |  |
Equity |  | $ (38,806) |  |  |  |  | $ (34,574) |  |  |  |  | $ (38,806) |  | $ (34,574) |  | $ (32,209) |  |
[1] | During the fourth quarter of 2020, the Company’s services experienced record high airfreight tonnage and ocean volumes and high average sell rates and buy rates, when compared to the third quarter of 2020 and the prior year, as demand grew while capacity shortages persisted in particular on exports from North Asia. In the fourth quarter of 2020, the People's Republic of China, including Hong Kong, represented 34% of the Company’s total revenues and 27% of the Company’s total operating income. Airfreight services revenues accounted for the largest increase at 41% from the third quarter of 2020 to the fourth quarter of 2020 and represented 49% of the Company’s total revenues in the fourth quarter of 2020
[2] | The fourth quarter of 2019 was significantly impacted by declines in results in our China operations due to the slowing of trade to and from China, which impacted overall freight movement around the globe. In the fourth quarter of 2019, the People's Republic of China, including Hong Kong, represented 25% of the Company’s total revenues and the Company’s total operating income
[3] | In 2019, the Company revised its process to record the transfer, between its geographic operating segments, of revenues and the directly related cost of transportation and other expenses for freight service transactions between Company origin and destination locations. This change better aligns revenue reporting with the location where the services are performed, as well as the transactional reporting being developed as part of the Company’s new accounting systems and processes. The change in presentation had no impact on consolidated or segment operating income. The 2019 results also include the effect of changing the presentation of certain import services from a net to a gross basis, which increased segment revenues and directly related operating expenses but did not change operating income. The impact of these changes on reported segment revenues was immaterial and prior year segment revenues have not been revised.
[4] | Directly related cost of transportation and other expenses totals operating expenses from airfreight services, ocean freight and ocean services and customs brokerage and other services as shown in the consolidated statements of earnings.
[5] | Salaries and other operating expenses totals salaries and related, rent and occupancy, depreciation and amortization, selling and promotion and other as shown in the consolidated statements of earnings.

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