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Significant Accounting Policies (Details 1) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013
Minimum [Member] | Railcars [Member] |  |
Estimated lives of useful depreciable assets |  |
Estimated useful lives of depreciable assets, minimum | 27 years | 30 years
Minimum [Member] | Locomotives [Member] |  |
Estimated lives of useful depreciable assets |  |
Estimated useful lives of depreciable assets, minimum | 10 years |
Minimum [Member] | Buildings [Member] |  |
Estimated lives of useful depreciable assets |  |
Estimated useful lives of depreciable assets, minimum | 40 years |
Minimum [Member] | Leasehold Improvements [Member] |  |
Estimated lives of useful depreciable assets |  |
Estimated useful lives of depreciable assets, minimum | 5 years |
Minimum [Member] | Marine vessels [Member] |  |
Estimated lives of useful depreciable assets |  |
Estimated useful lives of depreciable assets, minimum | 30 years |
Minimum [Member] | Industrial Equipment [Member] |  |
Estimated lives of useful depreciable assets |  |
Estimated useful lives of depreciable assets, minimum | 5 years |
Maximum [Member] | Railcars [Member] |  |
Estimated lives of useful depreciable assets |  |
Estimated useful lives of depreciable assets, minimum | 42 years | 38 years
Maximum [Member] | Locomotives [Member] |  |
Estimated lives of useful depreciable assets |  |
Estimated useful lives of depreciable assets, minimum | 20 years |
Maximum [Member] | Buildings [Member] |  |
Estimated lives of useful depreciable assets |  |
Estimated useful lives of depreciable assets, minimum | 50 years |
Maximum [Member] | Leasehold Improvements [Member] |  |
Estimated lives of useful depreciable assets |  |
Estimated useful lives of depreciable assets, minimum | 15 years |
Maximum [Member] | Marine vessels [Member] |  |
Estimated lives of useful depreciable assets |  |
Estimated useful lives of depreciable assets, minimum | 65 years |
Maximum [Member] | Industrial Equipment [Member] |  |
Estimated lives of useful depreciable assets |  |
Estimated useful lives of depreciable assets, minimum | 30 years |

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