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Operating Leases (Details) (USD $)
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12 Months Ended | ||
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Dec. 31, 2014
Years
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Dec. 31, 2013
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Dec. 31, 2012
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| Operating Leases [Abstract] | |||
| Operating lease renewal option, minimum (in years) | 1fwrd_OperatingLeaseMinimumYearsInRenewalOption | ||
| Operating lease renewal option, maximum (in years) | 10fwrd_OperatingLeaseMaximumYearsInRenewalOption | ||
| Operating lease original term, for tractors, trucks and trailers, minimum (in years) | 3 years | ||
| Operating lease original term, for tractors, trucks and trailers, maximum (in years) | 6 years | ||
| Sublease rental income | $ 980us-gaap_OperatingLeasesIncomeStatementSubleaseRevenue | $ 914us-gaap_OperatingLeasesIncomeStatementSubleaseRevenue | $ 813us-gaap_OperatingLeasesIncomeStatementSubleaseRevenue |
| Expected future sublease rental income | 74us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueFutureMinimumSubleaseRentals | ||
| Operating Leases, Future Minimum Payments Due [Abstract] | |||
| 2015 | 22,295us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueCurrent | ||
| 2016 | 16,909us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInTwoYears | ||
| 2017 | 11,452us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInThreeYears | ||
| 2018 | 7,563us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInFourYears | ||
| 2019 | 3,827us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInFiveYears | ||
| Thereafter | 2,470us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueThereafter | ||
| Total | $ 64,516us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDue | ||
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operating lease, the maximum number of years a facility operating lease maybe renewed No definition available.
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The minimum number of years for which a facility operating lease maybe renewed No definition available.
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Operating Lease Original Term Maximum No definition available.
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Operating Lease Original Term Minimum No definition available.
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Amount of required minimum rental payments for leases having an initial or remaining non-cancelable letter-terms in excess of one year. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Amount of required minimum rental payments for operating leases having an initial or remaining non-cancelable lease term in excess of one year due in the next fiscal year following the latest fiscal year. Excludes interim and annual periods when interim periods are reported on a rolling approach, from latest balance sheet date. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Contractually required future rental payments receivable on noncancelable subleasing arrangements. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Amount of required minimum rental payments for operating leases having an initial or remaining non-cancelable lease term in excess of one year due in the fifth fiscal year following the latest fiscal year. Excludes interim and annual periods when interim periods are reported on a rolling approach, from latest balance sheet date. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Amount of required minimum rental payments for operating leases having an initial or remaining non-cancelable lease term in excess of one year due in the fourth fiscal year following the latest fiscal year. Excludes interim and annual periods when interim periods are reported on a rolling approach, from latest balance sheet date. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Amount of required minimum rental payments for operating leases having an initial or remaining non-cancelable lease term in excess of one year due in the third fiscal year following the latest fiscal year. Excludes interim and annual periods when interim periods are reported on a rolling approach, from latest balance sheet date. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Amount of required minimum rental payments for operating leases having an initial or remaining non-cancelable lease term in excess of one year due in the second fiscal year following the latest fiscal year. Excludes interim and annual periods when interim periods are reported on a rolling approach, from latest balance sheet date. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Amount of required minimum rental payments for operating leases having an initial or remaining non-cancelable lease term in excess of one year due after the fifth fiscal year following the latest fiscal year. Excludes interim and annual periods when interim periods are reported on a rolling approach, from latest balance sheet date. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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The amount of revenue recognized for the period under subleasing arrangements. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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