Commitments And Contingencies (Narrative) (Details)	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2020 USD ($) item	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($)
Commitments and Contingencies [Line Items]
Sites identified which we are or may be liable for remediation costs \| item	375
Sites subject of actions taken by the U.S. government \| item	29
Sites on the Superfund National Priorities List \| item	18
Personal Injury [Member]
Commitments and Contingencies [Line Items]
Percent of liability recorded related to asserted claims	95.00%
Percent of liability recorded related to unasserted claims	5.00%
Personal Injury [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Commitments and Contingencies [Line Items]
Reasonably possible outcome of related claims	$ 266,000,000
Personal Injury [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Commitments and Contingencies [Line Items]
Reasonably possible outcome of related claims	290,000,000
Guarantees [Member]
Commitments and Contingencies [Line Items]
Maximum potential amount of guarantee payments	15,000,000	$ 15,000,000
Recorded liability for fair value of guarantees	$ 0	$ 0
Expiration year of final guarantee	The final guarantee expires in 2022

Percentage of the recorded liability related to asserted claims.

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Percentage of the recorded liability related to unasserted claims.

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Sites identified at which Railroad is or may be liable for remediation costs associated with alleged contamination or for violations of environmental requirements.

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Sites on the Superfund National Priorities List.

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Sites subject of actions taken by the U.S. government.

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The current carrying amount of the liability for the freestanding or embedded guarantor's obligations under the guarantee or each group of similar guarantees.

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Maximum potential amount of future payments (undiscounted) the guarantor could be required to make under the guarantee or each group of similar guarantees before reduction for potential recoveries under recourse or collateralization provisions.

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Describe the approximate term of the guarantee or each group of similar guarantees.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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