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Share-Based Compensation (Summary Of Stock Appreciation Rights) (Details) (USD $)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]      
Realized tax benefit $ 4,664,000us-gaap_EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationTaxBenefitRealizedFromExerciseOfStockOptions $ 3,848,000us-gaap_EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationTaxBenefitRealizedFromExerciseOfStockOptions $ 629,000us-gaap_EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationTaxBenefitRealizedFromExerciseOfStockOptions
Stock Appreciation Rights (SARs) [Member]      
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]      
Outstanding at beginning of period 283,221cnw_SharebasedCompensationArrangementbySharebasedPaymentAwardRightsOutstandingNumber
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_StockAppreciationRightsSARSMember
   
Exercised (175,990)cnw_SettlementStockAppreciationRightsNumberOfRights
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_StockAppreciationRightsSARSMember
   
Outstanding at ending of period 107,231cnw_SharebasedCompensationArrangementbySharebasedPaymentAwardRightsOutstandingNumber
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_StockAppreciationRightsSARSMember
283,221cnw_SharebasedCompensationArrangementbySharebasedPaymentAwardRightsOutstandingNumber
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_StockAppreciationRightsSARSMember
 
Exercisable at ending of period 107,231cnw_SharebasedCompensationArrangementbySharebasedPaymentAwardsRightsExercisableNumber
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_StockAppreciationRightsSARSMember
   
Weighted-Average Exercise Price, Outstanding at beginning of period $ 28.92cnw_SharebasedCompensationArrangementbySharebasedPaymentAwardRightsOutstandingWeightedAverageExercisePrice
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_StockAppreciationRightsSARSMember
   
Weighted-Average Exercise Price, Exercised $ 28.92cnw_Settlementstockappreciationrightsaverageexercisepriceofrights
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_StockAppreciationRightsSARSMember
   
Weighted-Average Exercise Price, Exercisable at ending of period $ 28.92cnw_SharebasedCompensationArrangementbySharebasedPaymentAwardRightsExercisableWeightedAverageExercisePrice
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_StockAppreciationRightsSARSMember
   
Outstanding, Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term 5 years 40 days    
Exercisable, Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term 5 years 40 days    
Outstanding, Intrinsic Value 2,173,000cnw_SharebasedCompensationArrangementbySharebasedPaymentAwardRightsOutstandingIntrinsicValue
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_StockAppreciationRightsSARSMember
   
Exercisable, Intrinsic Value 2,173,000cnw_SharebasedCompensationArrangementbySharebasedPaymentAwardRightsExercisableIntrinsicValue
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_StockAppreciationRightsSARSMember
   
Cash paid to settle exercisable SARs 3,623,000cnw_PaymentToSettleStockAppreciationRightsExercised
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_StockAppreciationRightsSARSMember
2,382,000cnw_PaymentToSettleStockAppreciationRightsExercised
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_StockAppreciationRightsSARSMember
51,000cnw_PaymentToSettleStockAppreciationRightsExercised
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_StockAppreciationRightsSARSMember
Realized tax benefit 1,388,000us-gaap_EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationTaxBenefitRealizedFromExerciseOfStockOptions
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_StockAppreciationRightsSARSMember
929,000us-gaap_EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationTaxBenefitRealizedFromExerciseOfStockOptions
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_StockAppreciationRightsSARSMember
20,000us-gaap_EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationTaxBenefitRealizedFromExerciseOfStockOptions
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_StockAppreciationRightsSARSMember
Accrued liability for cash-settled SARs $ 2,200,000us-gaap_OtherEmployeeRelatedLiabilitiesCurrentAndNoncurrent
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_StockAppreciationRightsSARSMember
$ 4,300,000us-gaap_OtherEmployeeRelatedLiabilitiesCurrentAndNoncurrent
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_StockAppreciationRightsSARSMember
 
Weighted-average fair value per SAR $ 20.97cnw_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValuePerSar
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_StockAppreciationRightsSARSMember
$ 15.13cnw_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValuePerSar
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_StockAppreciationRightsSARSMember