Document and Entity Information - shares	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2019	Apr. 29, 2019
Document And Entity Information [Abstract]
Document Type	10-Q
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Mar. 31, 2019
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2019
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q1
Trading Symbol	CDAY
Entity Registrant Name	Ceridian HCM Holding Inc.
Entity Central Index Key	0001725057
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Filer Category	Non-accelerated Filer
Entity Small Business	false
Entity Emerging Growth Company	true
Entity Ex Transition Period	false
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		140,840,259