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Segment Reporting - Selected Financial Data for Each of Operating Segments (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2016
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue	$ 3,887.1	$ 3,713.8	$ 11,186.9	$ 10,942.8
Operating income (loss)	186.8	168.8	485.4	401.5
Depreciation and amortization	167.3	161.8	489.1	485.4
Operating Segments | Transportation
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue	2,469.8	2,409.1	7,152.2	7,125.4
Operating income (loss)	145.2	125.4	406.0	354.0
Depreciation and amortization	111.7	114.8	329.3	341.9
Operating Segments | Logistics
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue	1,458.8	1,347.0	4,154.1	3,939.7
Operating income (loss)	77.4	75.3	188.9	158.3
Depreciation and amortization	54.9	46.5	155.1	142.2
Corporate
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Operating income (loss)	(35.8)	(31.9)	(109.5)	(110.8)
Depreciation and amortization	0.7	0.5	4.7	1.3
Eliminations
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue	(41.5)	(42.3)	(119.4)	(122.3)
Operating income (loss)	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Depreciation and amortization	$ 0.0	$ 0.0	$ 0.0	$ 0.0

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