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Segment Information (Summary Of Segment Information) (Details) (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Mar. 31, 2014
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]    
Revenues $ 495,654us-gaap_Revenues $ 492,022us-gaap_Revenues
Operating Income 38,185us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss 23,441us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss
Truckload Transportation Services    
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]    
Revenues 390,563us-gaap_Revenues
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= wern_TruckloadTransportationServicesSegmentMember
403,185us-gaap_Revenues
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= wern_TruckloadTransportationServicesSegmentMember
Operating Income 35,842us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= wern_TruckloadTransportationServicesSegmentMember
20,780us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= wern_TruckloadTransportationServicesSegmentMember
Value Added Services    
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]    
Revenues 90,860us-gaap_Revenues
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= wern_ValueAddedServicesSegmentMember
85,154us-gaap_Revenues
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= wern_ValueAddedServicesSegmentMember
Operating Income 2,449us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= wern_ValueAddedServicesSegmentMember
1,855us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= wern_ValueAddedServicesSegmentMember
Other Segment    
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]    
Revenues 13,985us-gaap_Revenues
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= wern_OtherSegmentMember
3,989us-gaap_Revenues
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= wern_OtherSegmentMember
Operating Income (445)us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= wern_OtherSegmentMember
484us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= wern_OtherSegmentMember
Corporate Segment    
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]    
Revenues 521us-gaap_Revenues
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= wern_CorporateSegmentMember
558us-gaap_Revenues
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= wern_CorporateSegmentMember
Operating Income 339us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= wern_CorporateSegmentMember
322us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= wern_CorporateSegmentMember
Subtotal    
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]    
Revenues 495,929us-gaap_Revenues
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= wern_SubtotalMember
492,886us-gaap_Revenues
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= wern_SubtotalMember
Intersegment Elimination [Member]    
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]    
Revenues $ (275)us-gaap_Revenues
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= us-gaap_IntersegmentEliminationMember
$ (864)us-gaap_Revenues
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= us-gaap_IntersegmentEliminationMember