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Business Segments - Additional Information (Detail) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2016 Segment
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |
Reporting business segments | 2
Number of railheads | one or more
Mode LLC [Member] |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |
Business acquisition, date | Apr. 01, 2011

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- Definition Number of railheads. + References No definition available. + Details
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Namespace Prefix: | hubg_
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Balance Type: | na
Period Type: | duration

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- Definition Date when the business acquisition agreement was executed, in CCYY-MM-DD format. + References No definition available. + Details
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Namespace Prefix: | us-gaap_
Data Type: | xbrli:dateItemType
Balance Type: | na
Period Type: | duration

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- Definition Number of segments reported by the entity. A reportable segment is a component of an entity for which there is an accounting requirement to report separate financial information on that component in the entity's financial statements. + References No definition available. + Details
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Namespace Prefix: | us-gaap_
Data Type: | xbrli:integerItemType
Balance Type: | na
Period Type: | duration

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- Definition Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table. + References No definition available. + Details
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Namespace Prefix: | us-gaap_
Data Type: | xbrli:stringItemType
Balance Type: | na
Period Type: | duration

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- Details
Name: | us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis=hubg_ModeLLCMember
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Data Type: | na
Balance Type: |
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