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Financial Data of Business Segments (Details) $ in Millions | 3 Months Ended |
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Mar. 31, 2019 USD ($) Segment | Mar. 31, 2018 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($)
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |
Provision for Income Taxes, Equity Method Investment | $ 3.5 | $ 3.2 |
Number of business segments | Segment | 4 |  |
Profitability |  |  |
Lease revenue | $ 274.4 | 273.2 |
Other revenue | 29.5 | 17.9 |
Total Revenues | 317.0 | 305.3 |
Maintenance expense | 81.2 | 81.2 |
Marine operating expense | 12.1 | 12.5 |
Depreciation | 79.9 | 77.4 |
Operating lease expense | 13.7 | 13.0 |
Other operating expense | 8.0 | 8.6 |
Total Expenses | 194.9 | 192.7 |
Net gain on asset dispositions | 8.9 | 56.1 |
Interest expense, net | (46.5) | (39.9) |
Other (expense) income | (3.2) | (1.3) |
Share of affiliates' earnings (pre-tax) | 18.2 | 17.5 |
Segment profit (loss) | 99.5 | 145.0 |
SG&A | 46.1 | 44.9 |
Income tax benefit | 8.4 | 20.6 |
Net Income | 41.5 | 76.3 |
Disposition Gains on Owned Assets | 9.7 | 50.0 |
Nonoperating Income, Residual Sharing Income | 0.4 | 0.4 |
Nonremarketing Disposition Gain (Loss) | (1.2) | 5.7 |
Selected Balance Sheet Data |  |  |
Investments in affiliated companies | 480.0 |  | $ 464.5
Identifiable assets | 8,240.2 |  | 7,616.7
Capital Expenditures |  |  |
Portfolio investments and capital additions | (147.3) | (178.4) |
Revenue Recognition, Cargo and Freight, Policy [Policy Text Block] | 13.1 | 14.2 |
Rail North America [Member] |  |  |
Profitability |  |  |
Lease revenue | 220.9 | 219.5 |
Other revenue | 27.4 | 15.8 |
Total Revenues | 248.3 | 235.3 |
Maintenance expense | 68.8 | 68.1 |
Marine operating expense | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Depreciation | 64.3 | 61.5 |
Operating lease expense | 13.7 | 13.0 |
Other operating expense | 6.4 | 6.9 |
Total Expenses | 153.2 | 149.5 |
Net gain on asset dispositions | 8.2 | 54.1 |
Interest expense, net | (34.2) | (30.2) |
Other (expense) income | (0.7) | (0.9) |
Share of affiliates' earnings (pre-tax) | 0.0 | 0.1 |
Segment profit (loss) | 68.4 | 108.9 |
Disposition Gains on Owned Assets | 9.7 | 49.9 |
Nonoperating Income, Residual Sharing Income | 0.1 | 0.1 |
Nonremarketing Disposition Gain (Loss) | (1.6) | 4.1 |
Selected Balance Sheet Data |  |  |
Investments in affiliated companies | 0.2 |  | 0.2
Identifiable assets | 5,656.7 |  | 5,236.6
Capital Expenditures |  |  |
Portfolio investments and capital additions | (99.0) | (136.5) |
Revenue Recognition, Cargo and Freight, Policy [Policy Text Block] | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Rail International [Member] |  |  |
Profitability |  |  |
Lease revenue | 52.2 | 52.4 |
Other revenue | 2.0 | 2.0 |
Total Revenues | 54.2 | 54.4 |
Maintenance expense | 12.1 | 12.5 |
Marine operating expense | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Depreciation | 14.0 | 14.1 |
Operating lease expense | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Other operating expense | 1.5 | 1.5 |
Total Expenses | 27.6 | 28.1 |
Net gain on asset dispositions | 0.4 | 1.6 |
Interest expense, net | (9.9) | (8.7) |
Other (expense) income | (2.3) | (0.2) |
Share of affiliates' earnings (pre-tax) | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Segment profit (loss) | 14.8 | 19.0 |
Disposition Gains on Owned Assets | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Nonoperating Income, Residual Sharing Income | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Nonremarketing Disposition Gain (Loss) | 0.4 | 1.6 |
Selected Balance Sheet Data |  |  |
Investments in affiliated companies | 0.0 |  | 0.0
Identifiable assets | 1,365.2 |  | 1,363.2
Capital Expenditures |  |  |
Portfolio investments and capital additions | (33.1) | (29.5) |
Revenue Recognition, Cargo and Freight, Policy [Policy Text Block] | 0.0 | 0.0 |
ASC [Member] |  |  |
Profitability |  |  |
Lease revenue | 1.0 | 1.0 |
Other revenue | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Total Revenues | 11.7 | 10.8 |
Maintenance expense | 0.3 | 0.6 |
Marine operating expense | 7.5 | 8.2 |
Depreciation | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Operating lease expense | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Other operating expense | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Total Expenses | 7.8 | 8.8 |
Net gain on asset dispositions | 0.0 | 0.1 |
Interest expense, net | (1.4) | (1.3) |
Other (expense) income | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Share of affiliates' earnings (pre-tax) | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Segment profit (loss) | 2.5 | 0.8 |
Disposition Gains on Owned Assets | 0.0 | 0.1 |
Nonoperating Income, Residual Sharing Income | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Nonremarketing Disposition Gain (Loss) | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Selected Balance Sheet Data |  |  |
Investments in affiliated companies | 0.0 |  | 0.0
Identifiable assets | 311.2 |  | 297.8
Capital Expenditures |  |  |
Portfolio investments and capital additions | (14.5) | (11.7) |
Revenue Recognition, Cargo and Freight, Policy [Policy Text Block] | 10.7 | 9.8 |
Portfolio Management [Member] |  |  |
Profitability |  |  |
Lease revenue | 0.3 | 0.3 |
Other revenue | 0.1 | 0.1 |
Total Revenues | 2.8 | 4.8 |
Maintenance expense | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Marine operating expense | 4.6 | 4.3 |
Depreciation | 1.6 | 1.8 |
Operating lease expense | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Other operating expense | 0.1 | 0.2 |
Total Expenses | 6.3 | 6.3 |
Net gain on asset dispositions | 0.3 | 0.3 |
Interest expense, net | (2.7) | (2.3) |
Other (expense) income | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Share of affiliates' earnings (pre-tax) | 18.2 | 17.4 |
Segment profit (loss) | 12.3 | 13.9 |
Disposition Gains on Owned Assets | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Nonoperating Income, Residual Sharing Income | 0.3 | 0.3 |
Nonremarketing Disposition Gain (Loss) | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Selected Balance Sheet Data |  |  |
Investments in affiliated companies | 479.8 |  | 464.3
Identifiable assets | 618.3 |  | 606.8
Capital Expenditures |  |  |
Portfolio investments and capital additions | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Revenue Recognition, Cargo and Freight, Policy [Policy Text Block] | 2.4 | 4.4 |
Other [Member] |  |  |
Profitability |  |  |
Lease revenue | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Other revenue | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Total Revenues | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Maintenance expense | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Marine operating expense | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Depreciation | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Operating lease expense | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Other operating expense | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Total Expenses | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Net gain on asset dispositions | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Interest expense, net | 1.7 | 2.6 |
Other (expense) income | (0.2) | (0.2) |
Share of affiliates' earnings (pre-tax) | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Segment profit (loss) | 1.5 | 2.4 |
Disposition Gains on Owned Assets | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Nonoperating Income, Residual Sharing Income | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Nonremarketing Disposition Gain (Loss) | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Selected Balance Sheet Data |  |  |
Investments in affiliated companies | 0.0 |  | 0.0
Identifiable assets | 288.8 |  | $ 112.3
Capital Expenditures |  |  |
Portfolio investments and capital additions | (0.7) | (0.7) |
Revenue Recognition, Cargo and Freight, Policy [Policy Text Block] | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Parent [Member] |  |  |
Profitability |  |  |
Income tax benefit | $ 11.9 | $ 23.8 |

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