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Discontinued Operations - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 28, 2013
Discontinued Operations [Line Items]  
Proceeds from sale of discontinued operations $ 87,000,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromDivestitureOfBusinesses
Value of net assets sold 32,500,000lstr_DisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationNetAssetsOfDisposalGroup
Direct transaction costs 2,400,000lstr_BusinessDivestitureCostTransactionCosts
Gain on the sale of discontinued operations, income taxes 19,145,000us-gaap_DiscontinuedOperationTaxEffectOfIncomeLossFromDisposalOfDiscontinuedOperation
Gain on sale of discontinued operations, net of income taxes 33,029,000us-gaap_DiscontinuedOperationGainLossOnDisposalOfDiscontinuedOperationNetOfTax
Gain on sale of discontinued operations, per diluted share $ 0.71us-gaap_DiscontinuedOperationGainLossOnDisposalOfDiscontinuedOperationNetOfTaxPerDilutedShare
Interest costs allocated in gain calculation 0lstr_DiscontinuedOperationInterestCostsAllocatedToGainFromDisposalOfDiscontinuedOperation
Corporate overhead expenses allocated in gain calculation $ 0lstr_DiscontinuedOperationOverheadAllocatedToGainFromDisposalOfDiscontinuedOperation