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Railway Operating Revenues (Details) - USD ($) | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended |
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Sep. 30, 2020 | Sep. 30, 2019 | Sep. 30, 2020 | Sep. 30, 2019 | Dec. 31, 2019
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from contract with customer | $ 2,506,000,000 | $ 2,841,000,000 | $ 7,216,000,000 | $ 8,606,000,000 |
Revenue, payment terms |  |  | 15 days |  |
Contract assets | 0 |  | $ 0 |  | $ 0
Contract liabilities | $ 0 |  | $ 0 |  | $ 0
Accessorial Services |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Accessorial services percent of total railway operating revenues | 5.00% | 5.00% | 5.00% | 5.00% |
Merchandise |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from contract with customer | $ 1,556,000,000 | $ 1,731,000,000 | $ 4,535,000,000 | $ 5,173,000,000 |
Merchandise | Agriculture, forest and consumer products |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from contract with customer | 521,000,000 | 572,000,000 | 1,570,000,000 | 1,707,000,000 |
Merchandise | Chemicals |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from contract with customer | 428,000,000 | 535,000,000 | 1,371,000,000 | 1,586,000,000 |
Merchandise | Metals and construction |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from contract with customer | 337,000,000 | 377,000,000 | 997,000,000 | 1,131,000,000 |
Merchandise | Automotive |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from contract with customer | 270,000,000 | 247,000,000 | 597,000,000 | 749,000,000 |
Intermodal |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from contract with customer | 700,000,000 | 707,000,000 | 1,924,000,000 | 2,127,000,000 |
Coal |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from contract with customer | $ 250,000,000 | $ 403,000,000 | $ 757,000,000 | $ 1,306,000,000 |

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