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Capital Lease and Financing Arrangements - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2012	Aug. 01, 2011 Y
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Outstanding letters of credit	$ 3.0	$ 3.0
Unused and available borrowings under bank revolving line of credit	47.0	47.0
Number of chassis leased			3,126
Chassis, lease agreement period (years)			10
Capital lease, interest paid	$ 0.2	$ 0.7
Beginning
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Letters of credit expiration, year		2012
Ending
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Letters of credit expiration, year		2013

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The number of units (items of property) under capital lease arrangements.

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- Definition

Amount of unused borrowing capacity under the long-term financing arrangement that is available to the entity as of the balance sheet date.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 210

-SubTopic 10

-Section S99

-Paragraph 1

-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.22(b))

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- Definition

The amount, during the lease term, of each minimum [capital] lease payment allocated to interest expense so as to produce a constant periodic rate of interest on the remaining balance of the capital lease obligation.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 225

-SubTopic 10

-Section S99

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-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-03.8)

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6880815&loc=d3e20235-122688



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-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 840

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-Section 35

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-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6916424&loc=d3e43161-112731



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-Paragraph 12

-LegacyDoc This reference is SUPERSEDED by the Accounting Standards Codification effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. This reference is included to help users transition from the previous accounting hierarchy and will be removed from future versions of this taxonomy.

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Amount borrowed under the credit facility as of the balance sheet date.

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-Section 02

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