Income Taxes Income Taxes	9 Months Ended
Income Taxes Income Taxes	Sep. 30, 2013
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]
Income Taxes	Income Taxes Con-way's third-quarter and year-to-date effective tax rates in 2013 were 42.8% and 34.2%, respectively. In the third quarter and first nine months of 2012, the effective tax rates were 38.5% and 37.0%, respectively. The customary relationship between income tax expense and pretax income was affected by discrete adjustments. In the third quarter of 2013, the effective tax rate included a discrete tax charge of $1.0 million. In the first nine months of 2013 and 2012, the effective tax rates included discrete tax benefits of $6.2 million and $2.5 million, respectively, which included second-quarter benefits related to the expiration of the statute of limitations on uncertain tax positions. The effective tax rate in 2013 also included a first-quarter benefit for the alternative-fuel tax credits for 2012 that were recognized in the first quarter of 2013 because of a retroactive change to tax laws. The effective tax rates in the 2013 periods were also adversely affected by foreign income taxes. Other accounts receivable in the consolidated balance sheets include income tax receivables of $12.8 million and $6.6 million at September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, respectively.

The entire disclosure for income taxes. Disclosures may include net deferred tax liability or asset recognized in an enterprise's statement of financial position, net change during the year in the total valuation allowance, approximate tax effect of each type of temporary difference and carryforward that gives rise to a significant portion of deferred tax liabilities and deferred tax assets, utilization of a tax carryback, and tax uncertainties information.

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