Condensed Consolidating Financial Statements (Balance Sheets) (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010	Dec. 31, 2009
Guarantor Obligations [Line Items]
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 208.7	$ 200.5	$ 143.0	$ 97.8
Accounts receivable, net	460.1	476.8
Prepaid expenses and other	57.9	43.5
Total current assets	774.1	838.0
Property and equipment	2,869.0	3,074.9
Less – accumulated depreciation	(1,677.6)	(1,738.3)
Net property and equipment	1,191.4	1,336.6
Intangibles and other assets	99.2	117.5
Total Assets	2,225.5	2,485.8	2,571.6
Accounts payable	162.0	151.7
Wages, vacations and employees’ benefits	190.9	210.4
Other current and accrued liabilities	77.0	125.9
Current maturities of long-term debt	9.1	9.5
Total current liabilities	595.2	675.5
Long-term debt, less current portion	1,366.3	1,345.2
Deferred income taxes, net	0	31.7
Pension and postretirement	548.8	440.3
Claims and other liabilities	344.3	351.6
YRC Worldwide Inc. Shareholders’ equity (deficit)	(629.1)	(353.9)
Non-controlling interest	0	(4.6)
Total Shareholders' equity (deficit)	(629.1)	(358.5)	(211.3)
Total Liabilities and Shareholders’ Deficit	2,225.5	2,485.8
Consolidation, Eliminations [Member]
Guarantor Obligations [Line Items]
Cash and cash equivalents		0
YRC Worldwide - 6% Senior Convertible Notes [Member]
Guarantor Obligations [Line Items]
Cash and cash equivalents	208.7	200.5	143.0	97.8
Intercompany advances receivable	0	0
Accounts receivable, net	460.1	476.8
Prepaid expenses and other	105.3	160.7
Total current assets	774.1	838.0
Property and equipment	2,869.0	3,074.9
Less – accumulated depreciation	(1,677.6)	(1,738.3)
Net property and equipment	1,191.4	1,336.6
Investment in subsidiaries	0	0
Receivable from affiliate	0	0
Intangibles and other assets	260.0	311.2
Total Assets	2,225.5	2,485.8
Intercompany advances payable	0	0
Accounts payable	162.0	151.7
Wages, vacations and employees’ benefits	190.9	210.4
Other current and accrued liabilities	233.2	303.9
Current maturities of long-term debt	9.1	9.5
Total current liabilities	595.2	675.5
Payable to affiliate	0	0
Long-term debt, less current portion	1,366.3	1,345.2
Deferred income taxes, net	0	31.7
Pension and postretirement	548.8	440.3
Claims and other liabilities	344.3	351.6
Commitments and contingencies
YRC Worldwide Inc. Shareholders’ equity (deficit)		(353.9)
Non-controlling interest		(4.6)
Total Shareholders' equity (deficit)	(629.1)	(358.5)
Total Liabilities and Shareholders’ Deficit	2,225.5	2,485.8
YRC Worldwide - 6% Senior Convertible Notes [Member] | Parent [Member]
Guarantor Obligations [Line Items]
Cash and cash equivalents	151.9	142.0	119.7	68.9
Intercompany advances receivable	0	0
Accounts receivable, net	3.3	5.1
Prepaid expenses and other	93.7	91.7
Total current assets	248.9	238.8
Property and equipment	0.7	0
Less – accumulated depreciation	(0.2)	0
Net property and equipment	0.5	0
Investment in subsidiaries	1,463.5	2,228.6
Receivable from affiliate	(592.8)	(1,122.9)
Intangibles and other assets	354.1	386.5
Total Assets	1,474.2	1,731.0
Intercompany advances payable	(11.8)	(1.6)
Accounts payable	42.1	31.3
Wages, vacations and employees’ benefits	13.2	23.9
Other current and accrued liabilities	193.5	120.5
Current maturities of long-term debt	6.8	6.9
Total current liabilities	243.8	181.0
Payable to affiliate	0	0
Long-term debt, less current portion	1,054.7	1,083.0
Deferred income taxes, net	228.2	176.2
Pension and postretirement	548.8	440.3
Claims and other liabilities	302.9	346.3
Commitments and contingencies
YRC Worldwide Inc. Shareholders’ equity (deficit)		(495.8)
Non-controlling interest		0
Total Shareholders' equity (deficit)	(904.2)	(495.8)
Total Liabilities and Shareholders’ Deficit	1,474.2	1,731.0
YRC Worldwide - 6% Senior Convertible Notes [Member] | Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Guarantor Obligations [Line Items]
Cash and cash equivalents	13.6	20.0	10.1	10.2
Intercompany advances receivable	(28.8)	(46.4)
Accounts receivable, net	(7.4)	9.4
Prepaid expenses and other	9.7	78.7
Total current assets	(12.9)	61.7
Property and equipment	2,681.7	2,887.2
Less – accumulated depreciation	(1,572.5)	(1,639.5)
Net property and equipment	1,109.2	1,247.7
Investment in subsidiaries	162.7	126.9
Receivable from affiliate	168.6	644.1
Intangibles and other assets	203.6	216.2
Total Assets	1,631.2	2,296.6
Intercompany advances payable	(294.5)	(217.6)
Accounts payable	107.6	102.4
Wages, vacations and employees’ benefits	163.9	173.4
Other current and accrued liabilities	30.3	158.5
Current maturities of long-term debt	0	0
Total current liabilities	7.3	216.7
Payable to affiliate	200.0	0
Long-term debt, less current portion	0	0
Deferred income taxes, net	(224.6)	(149.0)
Pension and postretirement	0	0
Claims and other liabilities	40.1	5.2
Commitments and contingencies
YRC Worldwide Inc. Shareholders’ equity (deficit)		2,223.7
Non-controlling interest		0
Total Shareholders' equity (deficit)	1,608.4	2,223.7
Total Liabilities and Shareholders’ Deficit	1,631.2	2,296.6
YRC Worldwide - 6% Senior Convertible Notes [Member] | Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Guarantor Obligations [Line Items]
Cash and cash equivalents	43.2	38.5	13.2	18.7
Intercompany advances receivable	28.8	46.4
Accounts receivable, net	464.2	462.3
Prepaid expenses and other	1.9	(9.7)
Total current assets	538.1	537.5
Property and equipment	186.6	187.4
Less – accumulated depreciation	(104.9)	(98.8)
Net property and equipment	81.7	88.6
Investment in subsidiaries	(17.6)	(13.1)
Receivable from affiliate	424.2	478.8
Intangibles and other assets	52.3	58.0
Total Assets	1,078.7	1,149.8
Intercompany advances payable	306.3	419.2
Accounts payable	12.3	17.1
Wages, vacations and employees’ benefits	13.8	13.1
Other current and accrued liabilities	9.4	24.9
Current maturities of long-term debt	2.3	2.6
Total current liabilities	344.1	476.9
Payable to affiliate	150.0	150.0
Long-term debt, less current portion	311.6	262.2
Deferred income taxes, net	(3.6)	4.5
Pension and postretirement	0	0
Claims and other liabilities	1.3	0.1
Commitments and contingencies
YRC Worldwide Inc. Shareholders’ equity (deficit)		260.7
Non-controlling interest		(4.6)
Total Shareholders' equity (deficit)	275.3	256.1
Total Liabilities and Shareholders’ Deficit	1,078.7	1,149.8
YRC Worldwide - 6% Senior Convertible Notes [Member] | Consolidation, Eliminations [Member]
Guarantor Obligations [Line Items]
Cash and cash equivalents	0	0	0	0
Intercompany advances receivable	0	0
Accounts receivable, net	0	0
Prepaid expenses and other	0	0
Total current assets	0	0
Property and equipment	0	0.3
Less – accumulated depreciation	0	0
Net property and equipment	0	0.3
Investment in subsidiaries	(1,608.6)	(2,342.4)
Receivable from affiliate	0	0
Intangibles and other assets	(350.0)	(349.5)
Total Assets	(1,958.6)	(2,691.6)
Intercompany advances payable	0	(200.0)
Accounts payable	0	0.9
Wages, vacations and employees’ benefits	0	0
Other current and accrued liabilities	0	0
Current maturities of long-term debt	0	0
Total current liabilities	0	(199.1)
Payable to affiliate	(350.0)	(150.0)
Long-term debt, less current portion	0	0
Deferred income taxes, net	0	0
Pension and postretirement	0	0
Claims and other liabilities	0	0
Commitments and contingencies
YRC Worldwide Inc. Shareholders’ equity (deficit)		(2,342.5)
Non-controlling interest		0
Total Shareholders' equity (deficit)	(1,608.6)	(2,342.5)
Total Liabilities and Shareholders’ Deficit	(1,958.6)	(2,691.6)
YRC Worldwide - 10% Senior Convertible Secured Notes [Member]
Guarantor Obligations [Line Items]
Cash and cash equivalents	208.7	200.5	143.0	97.8
Intercompany advances receivable	0	0
Accounts receivable, net	460.1	476.8
Prepaid expenses and other	105.3	160.7
Total current assets	774.1	838.0
Property and equipment	2,869.0	3,074.9
Less – accumulated depreciation	(1,677.6)	(1,738.3)
Net property and equipment	1,191.4	1,336.6
Investment in subsidiaries	0	0
Receivable from affiliate	0	0
Intangibles and other assets	260.0	311.2
Total Assets	2,225.5	2,485.8
Intercompany advances payable	0	0
Accounts payable	162.0	151.7
Wages, vacations and employees’ benefits	190.9	210.4
Other current and accrued liabilities	233.2	303.9
Current maturities of long-term debt	9.1	9.5
Total current liabilities	595.2	675.5
Payable to affiliate	0	0
Long-term debt, less current portion	1,366.3	1,345.2
Deferred income taxes, net	0	31.7
Pension and postretirement	548.8	440.3
Claims and other liabilities	344.3	351.6
Commitments and contingencies
YRC Worldwide Inc. Shareholders’ equity (deficit)		(353.9)
Non-controlling interest		(4.6)
Total Shareholders' equity (deficit)	(629.1)	(358.5)
Total Liabilities and Shareholders’ Deficit	2,225.5	2,485.8
YRC Worldwide - 10% Senior Convertible Secured Notes [Member] | Parent [Member]
Guarantor Obligations [Line Items]
Cash and cash equivalents	151.9	142.0	119.7	68.9
Intercompany advances receivable	0	0
Accounts receivable, net	3.3	5.1
Prepaid expenses and other	93.7	91.7
Total current assets	248.9	238.8
Property and equipment	0.7	0
Less – accumulated depreciation	(0.2)	0
Net property and equipment	0.5	0
Investment in subsidiaries	1,463.5	2,228.6
Receivable from affiliate	(592.8)	(1,122.9)
Intangibles and other assets	354.1	386.5
Total Assets	1,474.2	1,731.0
Intercompany advances payable	(11.8)	(1.6)
Accounts payable	42.1	31.3
Wages, vacations and employees’ benefits	13.2	23.9
Other current and accrued liabilities	193.5	120.5
Current maturities of long-term debt	6.8	6.9
Total current liabilities	243.8	181.0
Payable to affiliate	0	0
Long-term debt, less current portion	1,054.7	1,083.0
Deferred income taxes, net	228.2	176.2
Pension and postretirement	548.8	440.3
Claims and other liabilities	302.9	346.3
Commitments and contingencies
YRC Worldwide Inc. Shareholders’ equity (deficit)		(495.8)
Non-controlling interest		0
Total Shareholders' equity (deficit)	(904.2)	(495.8)
Total Liabilities and Shareholders’ Deficit	1,474.2	1,731.0
YRC Worldwide - 10% Senior Convertible Secured Notes [Member] | Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Guarantor Obligations [Line Items]
Cash and cash equivalents	15.5	21.1	8.7	10.6
Intercompany advances receivable	(28.8)	(46.4)
Accounts receivable, net	20.6	37.1
Prepaid expenses and other	31.8	85.2
Total current assets	39.1	97.0
Property and equipment	2,814.9	3,019.8
Less – accumulated depreciation	(1,638.7)	(1,699.1)
Net property and equipment	1,176.2	1,320.7
Investment in subsidiaries	149.2	121.3
Receivable from affiliate	351.5	754.4
Intangibles and other assets	86.9	254.5
Total Assets	1,802.9	2,547.9
Intercompany advances payable	(294.5)	(217.6)
Accounts payable	112.3	106.9
Wages, vacations and employees’ benefits	173.8	182.3
Other current and accrued liabilities	28.0	167.4
Current maturities of long-term debt	0	0
Total current liabilities	19.6	239.0
Payable to affiliate	200.0	150.0
Long-term debt, less current portion	0	0
Deferred income taxes, net	(230.9)	(149.4)
Pension and postretirement	0	0
Claims and other liabilities	40.9	5.2
Commitments and contingencies
YRC Worldwide Inc. Shareholders’ equity (deficit)		2,303.1
Non-controlling interest		0
Total Shareholders' equity (deficit)	1,773.3	2,303.1
Total Liabilities and Shareholders’ Deficit	1,802.9	2,547.9
YRC Worldwide - 10% Senior Convertible Secured Notes [Member] | Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Guarantor Obligations [Line Items]
Cash and cash equivalents	41.3	37.4	14.6	18.3
Intercompany advances receivable	28.8	46.4
Accounts receivable, net	436.2	434.6
Prepaid expenses and other	(20.2)	(16.2)
Total current assets	486.1	502.2
Property and equipment	53.4	54.8
Less – accumulated depreciation	(38.7)	(39.2)
Net property and equipment	14.7	15.6
Investment in subsidiaries	(4.1)	(7.5)
Receivable from affiliate	241.3	368.5
Intangibles and other assets	19.0	19.7
Total Assets	757.0	898.5
Intercompany advances payable	306.3	419.2
Accounts payable	7.6	12.6
Wages, vacations and employees’ benefits	3.9	4.2
Other current and accrued liabilities	11.7	16.0
Current maturities of long-term debt	2.3	2.6
Total current liabilities	331.8	454.6
Payable to affiliate	0	0
Long-term debt, less current portion	311.6	262.2
Deferred income taxes, net	2.7	4.9
Pension and postretirement	0	0
Claims and other liabilities	0.5	0.1
Commitments and contingencies
YRC Worldwide Inc. Shareholders’ equity (deficit)		181.3
Non-controlling interest		(4.6)
Total Shareholders' equity (deficit)	110.4	176.7
Total Liabilities and Shareholders’ Deficit	757.0	898.5
YRC Worldwide - 10% Senior Convertible Secured Notes [Member] | Consolidation, Eliminations [Member]
Guarantor Obligations [Line Items]
Cash and cash equivalents	0	0	0	0
Intercompany advances receivable	0	0
Accounts receivable, net	0	0
Prepaid expenses and other	0	0
Total current assets	0	0
Property and equipment	0	0.3
Less – accumulated depreciation	0	0
Net property and equipment	0	0.3
Investment in subsidiaries	(1,608.6)	(2,342.4)
Receivable from affiliate	0	0
Intangibles and other assets	(200.0)	(349.5)
Total Assets	(1,808.6)	(2,691.6)
Intercompany advances payable	0	(200.0)
Accounts payable	0	0.9
Wages, vacations and employees’ benefits	0	0
Other current and accrued liabilities	0	0
Current maturities of long-term debt	0	0
Total current liabilities	0	(199.1)
Payable to affiliate	(200.0)	(150.0)
Long-term debt, less current portion	0	0
Deferred income taxes, net	0	0
Pension and postretirement	0	0
Claims and other liabilities	0	0
Commitments and contingencies
YRC Worldwide Inc. Shareholders’ equity (deficit)		(2,342.5)
Non-controlling interest		0
Total Shareholders' equity (deficit)	(1,608.6)	(2,342.5)
Total Liabilities and Shareholders’ Deficit	$ (1,808.6)	$ (2,691.6)