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Carrying Amount of Goodwill (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Goodwill [Line Items]
Goodwill, Beginning Balance	$ 263,032us-gaap_Goodwill	$ 263,251us-gaap_Goodwill
Other	(219)us-gaap_GoodwillOtherChanges	(219)us-gaap_GoodwillOtherChanges
Goodwill, Ending Balance	262,813us-gaap_Goodwill	263,032us-gaap_Goodwill
Hub [Member]
Goodwill [Line Items]
Goodwill, Beginning Balance	233,643us-gaap_Goodwill / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = hubg_HubMember	233,862us-gaap_Goodwill / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = hubg_HubMember
Other	(219)us-gaap_GoodwillOtherChanges / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = hubg_HubMember	(219)us-gaap_GoodwillOtherChanges / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = hubg_HubMember
Goodwill, Ending Balance	233,424us-gaap_Goodwill / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = hubg_HubMember	233,643us-gaap_Goodwill / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = hubg_HubMember
Mode [Member]
Goodwill [Line Items]
Goodwill, Beginning Balance	29,389us-gaap_Goodwill / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = hubg_ModeMember	29,389us-gaap_Goodwill / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = hubg_ModeMember
Other	0us-gaap_GoodwillOtherChanges / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = hubg_ModeMember	0us-gaap_GoodwillOtherChanges / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = hubg_ModeMember
Goodwill, Ending Balance	$ 29,389us-gaap_Goodwill / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = hubg_ModeMember	$ 29,389us-gaap_Goodwill / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = hubg_ModeMember

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- Definition

Amount after accumulated impairment loss of an asset representing future economic benefits arising from other assets acquired in a business combination that are not individually identified and separately recognized.

+ References

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-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 350

-SubTopic 20

-Section 50

-Paragraph 1

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=35741047&loc=d3e13816-109267



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Amount of other (increase) decrease of an asset representing the future economic benefits arising from other assets acquired in a business combination that are not individually identified and separately recognized.

+ References

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