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Casualty, Environmental and Other Reserves (Occupational and Asbestos Claims) (Details) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
12 Months Ended
Dec. 26, 2014
claims
Dec. 27, 2013
claims
Occupational Casualty and Asbestos Issues [Member]    
Loss Contingency, Claims Quantities [Roll Forward]    
Open Claims - Beginning of Year 392us-gaap_LossContingencyPendingClaimsNumber
/ us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis
= csx_OccupationalCasualtyAndAsbestosIssuesMember
523us-gaap_LossContingencyPendingClaimsNumber
/ us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis
= csx_OccupationalCasualtyAndAsbestosIssuesMember
New Claims Filed 136us-gaap_LossContingencyNewClaimsFiledNumber
/ us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis
= csx_OccupationalCasualtyAndAsbestosIssuesMember
165us-gaap_LossContingencyNewClaimsFiledNumber
/ us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis
= csx_OccupationalCasualtyAndAsbestosIssuesMember
Claims Settled (128)us-gaap_LossContingencyClaimsSettledNumber
/ us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis
= csx_OccupationalCasualtyAndAsbestosIssuesMember
(146)us-gaap_LossContingencyClaimsSettledNumber
/ us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis
= csx_OccupationalCasualtyAndAsbestosIssuesMember
Claims Dismissed (130)us-gaap_LossContingencyClaimsDismissedNumber
/ us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis
= csx_OccupationalCasualtyAndAsbestosIssuesMember
(150)us-gaap_LossContingencyClaimsDismissedNumber
/ us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis
= csx_OccupationalCasualtyAndAsbestosIssuesMember
Open Claims - End of Year 270us-gaap_LossContingencyPendingClaimsNumber
/ us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis
= csx_OccupationalCasualtyAndAsbestosIssuesMember
392us-gaap_LossContingencyPendingClaimsNumber
/ us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis
= csx_OccupationalCasualtyAndAsbestosIssuesMember
Occupational [Member]    
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]    
Time period for estimating probable claims (in years) 7 years  
Total liability 18us-gaap_LossContingencyAccrualAtCarryingValue
/ us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis
= csx_OccupationalCasualtyMember
23us-gaap_LossContingencyAccrualAtCarryingValue
/ us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis
= csx_OccupationalCasualtyMember
Occupational [Member] | Incurred but not reported claims [Member]    
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]    
Incurred but not reported claims 12csx_Incurredbutnotreportedclaims
/ csx_LossContingenciesByClaimTypeAxis
= us-gaap_UnassertedClaimMember
/ us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis
= csx_OccupationalCasualtyMember
15csx_Incurredbutnotreportedclaims
/ csx_LossContingenciesByClaimTypeAxis
= us-gaap_UnassertedClaimMember
/ us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis
= csx_OccupationalCasualtyMember
Occupational [Member] | Asserted claims [Member]    
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]    
Asserted claims 6csx_AssertedClaims
/ csx_LossContingenciesByClaimTypeAxis
= us-gaap_InsuranceClaimsMember
/ us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis
= csx_OccupationalCasualtyMember
8csx_AssertedClaims
/ csx_LossContingenciesByClaimTypeAxis
= us-gaap_InsuranceClaimsMember
/ us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis
= csx_OccupationalCasualtyMember
Asbestos [Member]    
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]    
Total liability 56us-gaap_LossContingencyAccrualAtCarryingValue
/ us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis
= us-gaap_AsbestosIssueMember
50us-gaap_LossContingencyAccrualAtCarryingValue
/ us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis
= us-gaap_AsbestosIssueMember
Asbestos [Member] | Incurred but not reported claims [Member]    
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]    
Incurred but not reported claims 45csx_Incurredbutnotreportedclaims
/ csx_LossContingenciesByClaimTypeAxis
= us-gaap_UnassertedClaimMember
/ us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis
= us-gaap_AsbestosIssueMember
35csx_Incurredbutnotreportedclaims
/ csx_LossContingenciesByClaimTypeAxis
= us-gaap_UnassertedClaimMember
/ us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis
= us-gaap_AsbestosIssueMember
Asbestos [Member] | Asserted claims [Member]    
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]    
Asserted claims 11csx_AssertedClaims
/ csx_LossContingenciesByClaimTypeAxis
= us-gaap_InsuranceClaimsMember
/ us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis
= us-gaap_AsbestosIssueMember
15csx_AssertedClaims
/ csx_LossContingenciesByClaimTypeAxis
= us-gaap_InsuranceClaimsMember
/ us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis
= us-gaap_AsbestosIssueMember
Carpal Tunnel Claims [Member]    
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]    
Time period for estimating probable claims (in years) 3 years  
Minimum [Member] | Asbestos [Member]    
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]    
Loss contingency, latency period (in years) 10 years  
Maximum [Member] | Asbestos [Member]    
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]    
Loss contingency, latency period (in years) 40 years