Cover Page - USD ($) $ in Billions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2019	Feb. 05, 2020	Jun. 28, 2019
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Document Type	10-K
Document Annual Report	true
Document Period End Date	Dec. 31, 2019
Document Transition Report	false
Entity File Number	001-32172
Entity Registrant Name	XPO Logistics, Inc.
Entity Incorporation, State or Country Code	DE
Entity Tax Identification Number	03-0450326
Entity Address, Address Line One	Five American Lane
Entity Address, City or Town	Greenwich,
Entity Address, State or Province	CT
Entity Address, Postal Zip Code	06831
City Area Code	855
Local Phone Number	976-6951
Title of 12(b) Security	Common stock, par value $0.001 per share
Trading Symbol	XPO
Security Exchange Name	NYSE
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	Yes
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Interactive Data Current	Yes
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Smaller Reporting Company	false
Emerging Growth Company	false
Entity Shell Company	false
Entity Public Float			$ 5.3
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		92,357,540
Documents Incorporated by Reference	Specified portions of the registrant’s proxy statement, which will be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Regulation 14A in connection with the registrant’s 2020 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Proxy Statement”), are incorporated by reference into Part III of this Annual Report on Form 10-K. Except with respect to information specifically incorporated by reference in this Annual Report, the Proxy Statement is not deemed to be filed as part hereof.
Amendment Flag	false
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2019
Document Fiscal Period Focus	FY
Entity Central Index Key	0001166003
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31