Document And Entity Information (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013	Feb. 27, 2014	Jun. 28, 2013
Document And Entity Information [Abstract]
Document Type	10-K
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Dec. 31, 2013
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2013
Document Fiscal Period Focus	FY
Trading Symbol	ODFL
Entity Registrant Name	OLD DOMINION FREIGHT LINE INC/VA
Entity Central Index Key	0000878927
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		86,164,917
Entity Public Float			$ 2,626,693,513
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	Yes