Summary of Unaudited Results of Operations for Each Quarter (Detail) (USD $)
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Dec. 31, 2012
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Sep. 30, 2012
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Jun. 30, 2012
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Mar. 31, 2012
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Dec. 31, 2011
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Sep. 30, 2011
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Jun. 30, 2011
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Mar. 31, 2011
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Dec. 31, 2012
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Dec. 31, 2011
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Dec. 31, 2010
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Total revenues: | ||||||||||||||
Transportation | $ 2,585,930 | [1] | $ 2,445,883 | $ 2,476,805 | $ 2,176,797 | $ 2,200,258 | $ 2,280,208 | $ 2,269,036 | $ 1,991,022 | $ 9,685,415 | $ 8,740,524 | $ 7,575,659 | ||
Sourcing | 379,479 | [1] | 418,377 | 462,597 | 359,730 | 352,744 | 399,220 | 423,536 | 360,028 | 1,620,183 | 1,535,528 | 1,643,174 | ||
Payment Services | 5,467 | [1] | 16,149 | 16,312 | 15,587 | 15,282 | 15,500 | 15,090 | 14,422 | 53,515 | 60,294 | 55,472 | ||
Total revenues | 2,970,876 | [1] | 2,880,409 | 2,955,714 | 2,552,114 | 2,568,284 | 2,694,928 | 2,707,662 | 2,365,472 | 11,359,113 | 10,336,346 | 9,274,305 | ||
Costs and expenses: | ||||||||||||||
Purchased transportation and related services | 2,176,789 | [1] | 2,063,109 | 2,107,799 | 1,809,581 | 1,841,586 | 1,905,731 | 1,901,189 | 1,648,102 | 8,157,278 | 7,296,608 | 6,302,530 | ||
Purchased products sourced for resale | 348,936 | [1] | 384,630 | 422,392 | 327,787 | 325,313 | 366,131 | 388,607 | 327,029 | 1,483,745 | 1,407,080 | 1,503,797 | ||
Purchased payment services | 519 | [1] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 519 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Personnel expenses | 226,042 | [1] | 179,342 | 177,184 | 183,438 | 164,062 | 178,117 | 178,945 | 175,109 | 766,006 | 696,233 | 632,064 | ||
Other selling, general, and administrative expenses | 84,986 | [1] | 66,071 | 63,425 | 61,763 | 65,368 | 60,984 | 58,826 | 58,517 | 276,245 | 243,695 | 213,054 | ||
Total costs and expenses | 2,837,272 | [1] | 2,693,152 | 2,770,800 | 2,382,569 | 2,396,329 | 2,510,963 | 2,527,567 | 2,208,757 | 10,683,793 | 9,643,616 | 8,651,445 | ||
Income from operations | 133,604 | [1] | 187,257 | 184,914 | 169,545 | 171,955 | 183,965 | 180,095 | 156,715 | 675,320 | 692,730 | 622,860 | ||
Net income | $ 256,392 | [1] | $ 116,330 | $ 114,582 | $ 106,500 | $ 109,214 | $ 114,347 | $ 111,023 | $ 97,028 | $ 593,804 | $ 431,612 | $ 387,026 | ||
Basic net income per share (in dollars per share) | $ 1.59 | [1] | $ 0.72 | $ 0.71 | $ 0.65 | $ 0.67 | $ 0.70 | $ 0.67 | $ 0.59 | $ 3.68 | $ 2.63 | $ 2.35 | ||
Diluted net income per share (in dollars per share) | $ 1.58 | [1] | $ 0.72 | $ 0.71 | $ 0.65 | $ 0.67 | $ 0.70 | $ 0.67 | $ 0.59 | $ 3.67 | $ 2.62 | $ 2.33 | ||
Basic weighted average shares outstanding | 160,880 | [1] | 160,782 | 161,887 | 162,693 | 162,919 | 163,948 | 164,607 | 165,124 | 161,557 | 164,114 | 164,909 | ||
Dilutive effect of outstanding stock awards | 919 | [1] | 221 | 313 | 330 | 906 | 523 | 587 | 640 | 389 | 627 | 1,063 | ||
Diluted weighted average shares outstanding | 161,799 | [1] | 161,003 | 162,200 | 163,023 | 163,825 | 164,471 | 165,194 | 165,764 | 161,946 | 164,741 | 165,972 | ||
Market price range of common stock: | ||||||||||||||
High (in dollars per share) | $ 64.14 | [1] | $ 61.97 | $ 67.31 | $ 71.76 | $ 76.76 | $ 82.61 | $ 81.53 | $ 82.05 | |||||
Low (in dollars per share) | $ 57.16 | [1] | $ 50.81 | $ 55.35 | $ 62.84 | $ 63.21 | $ 62.30 | $ 73.30 | $ 70.32 | |||||
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Aggregate revenue recognized during the period (derived from goods sold, services rendered, insurance premiums, or other activities that constitute an entity's earning process). For financial services companies, also includes investment and interest income, and sales and trading gains. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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