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Liquidity (Risks and Uncertainties) (Details) (USD $)
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Mar. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Risks and Uncertainties [Line Items]        
Cash and cash equivalents $ 136,400,000us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue $ 140,500,000us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue $ 171,100,000us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue $ 176,300,000us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue
Net cash used in operating activities 25,800,000us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities 56,200,000us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities    
Long-term Debt, Gross 1,093,600,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount   1,116,200,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount  
Defined benefit plans, estimated benefit obligation for remaining fiscal year 47,000,000yrcw_DefinedBenefitPlansEstimatedBenefitObligationForRemainingFiscalYear      
Multi-employer plans, estimated benefit obligation for remaining fiscal year 66,100,000yrcw_MultiemployerPlansEstimatedBenefitObligationForRemainingFiscalYear      
Operating Leases, Future Minimum Payments, Due Remainder of Fiscal Year 48,700,000yrcw_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueRemainderOfFiscalYear      
Operating Leases, Future Minimum Payments Due 206,400,000us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDue      
Payments to Acquire Property, Plant, and Equipment 21,300,000us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment 11,700,000us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment    
2014 ABL Facility Credit Agreement [Member]        
Risks and Uncertainties [Line Items]        
Amount Able to be Drawn 39,200,000.0yrcw_AmountAbletobeDrawn
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= yrcw_A2014ABLFacilityCreditAgreementMember
     
Line of Credit [Member] | 2014 ABL Facility Credit Agreement [Member]        
Risks and Uncertainties [Line Items]        
Total availability 175,600,000.0yrcw_LineOfCreditFacilityTotalCashandAvailability
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= yrcw_A2014ABLFacilityCreditAgreementMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_LineOfCreditMember
     
Minimum availability of the lesser of the aggregate amount of commitments from lenders or the borrowing base 10.00%yrcw_DebtInstrumentMinimumAvailabilityasPercentofLesserofAggregateAmountofCommitmentsorBorrowingBase
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= yrcw_A2014ABLFacilityCreditAgreementMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_LineOfCreditMember
     
Revenue Equipment [Member]        
Risks and Uncertainties [Line Items]        
Operating lease commitment $ 47,600,000yrcw_OperatingLeaseCommitment
/ us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis
= yrcw_RevenueEquipmentMember
     
Operating lease term 4 years