Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Operating Leases (Details)

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Operating Leases (Details) (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Years
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
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