Business Segments (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2016	Mar. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2015
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Identifiable assets	$ 1,863.8		$ 1,879.4
External revenue	1,120.3	$ 1,186.4
Operating income (loss)	13.4	3.7
YRC Freight
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Identifiable assets	1,374.5		1,351.5
External revenue	695.7	737.6
Operating income (loss)	4.1	0.2
Regional Transportation
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Identifiable assets	673.6		652.9
External revenue	424.8	448.8
Operating income (loss)	12.4	4.6
Corporate/ Eliminations
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Identifiable assets	(184.3)		$ (125.0)
External revenue	(0.2)	0.0
Operating income (loss)	$ (3.1)	$ (1.1)

Sum of the carrying amounts as of the balance sheet date of all assets that are recognized. Assets are probable future economic benefits obtained or controlled by an entity as a result of past transactions or events.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 210
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.18)
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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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-Publisher SEC
-Name Regulation S-X (SX)
-Number 210
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-Paragraph 12
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