Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Employee Benefit Plan (Details)

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Employee Benefit Plan (Details) (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Days
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]      
Defined Contribution Plan minimum number of days of employee service required 90fwrd_DefinedContributionPlanMinimumNumberOfDaysOfEmployeeServiceRequired    
Defined Contribution Plan Minimum Hours of Service 1,000fwrd_DefinedContributionPlanMinimumHoursOfService    
Defined contribution plan, minimum age requirement 21fwrd_DefinedContributionPlanMinimumAgeRequirement    
Defined contribution plan, minimum employee contribution of annual compensation 2.00%fwrd_DefinedContributionPlanMinimumEmployeeContributionOfAnnualCompensation    
Defined contribution plan, maximum employee contribution of annual compensation 80.00%fwrd_DefinedContributionPlanMaximumEmployeeContributionOfAnnualCompensation    
Defined contribution plan, employer match percentage 25.00%fwrd_DefinedContributionPlanEmployerMatchPercentage    
Defined contribution plan, maximum employee contribution matched by employer 6.00%fwrd_DefinedContributionPlanMaximumEmployeeContributionMatchedByEmployer    
Defined contribution plan, percentage at which employees vest annually in employer contributions 20.00%fwrd_DefinedContributionPlanPercentageAtWhichEmployeesVestInEmployerContributions    
Defined Contribution Plan Minimum Years of Service Before Vesting Of Employer Contributions 2 years    
Defined Benefit Plan, Contributions by Employer $ 895us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanContributionsByEmployer $ 823us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanContributionsByEmployer $ 675us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanContributionsByEmployer