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Employee Benefit Plans (Health Care Cost Trend Rates) (Details) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
12 Months Ended
Dec. 26, 2014
Dec. 27, 2013
Maximum [Member]    
Defined Benefit Plan, Effect of One-Percentage Point Change in Assumed Health Care Cost Trend Rates [Abstract]    
Effect of a one percent increase on service and interest costs 1us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanEffectOfOnePercentagePointIncreaseOnServiceAndInterestCostComponents
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Effect of a one percent increase on postretirement benefit obligation 1us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanEffectOfOnePercentagePointIncreaseOnAccumulatedPostretirementBenefitObligation
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Post-retirement Benefits [Member]    
Defined Benefit Plan, Assumed Health Care Cost Trend Rates [Abstract]    
Expected rates assumed in health care costs trend rates for medical plans (in hundreds) 4.75%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanUltimateHealthCareCostTrendRate
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Components of Benefit Cost: Non-Medicare Eligible 8.00%csx_DefinedBenefitPlanHealthCareCostTrendRateComponentsOfBenefitCostNonMedicareEligible
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8.50%csx_DefinedBenefitPlanHealthCareCostTrendRateComponentsOfBenefitCostNonMedicareEligible
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Components of Benefit Cost: Medicare Eligible 7.50%csx_DefinedBenefitPlanHealthCareCostTrendRateComponentsOfBenefitCostMedicareEligible
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8.00%csx_DefinedBenefitPlanHealthCareCostTrendRateComponentsOfBenefitCostMedicareEligible
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Benefit Obligations: Non-Medicare Eligible 8.00%csx_DefinedBenefitPlanHealthCareCostTrendRateBenefitObligationsNonMedicareEligible
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8.00%csx_DefinedBenefitPlanHealthCareCostTrendRateBenefitObligationsNonMedicareEligible
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Benefit Obligations: Medicare Eligible 7.50%csx_DefinedBenefitPlanHealthCareCostTrendRateBenefitObligationsMedicareEligible
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7.50%csx_DefinedBenefitPlanHealthCareCostTrendRateBenefitObligationsMedicareEligible
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