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Debt (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | Dec. 31, 2024 | Dec. 31, 2023
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Commercial Paper and Borrowings Under Bank Credit Facilities |  |
Balance | $ 10.4 | $ 11.0
Weighted average interest rate | 4.24% | 3.86%
Outstanding balances of debt obligations and the applicable interest rates |  |
Total debt principal | $ (8,270.9) | $ (7,450.6)
Debt discount, net | (51.6) | (54.5)
Debt adjustment for fair value hedges | (4.0) | (8.0)
Recourse Debt | 8,215.3 | 7,388.1
Second Line of Credit US |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity | 350.0 | 250.0
3.25% Notes due March 2025 |  |
Outstanding balances of debt obligations and the applicable interest rates |  |
Total Debt | 300.0 | 300.0
3.25% Notes due September 2026 |  |
Outstanding balances of debt obligations and the applicable interest rates |  |
Total Debt | 350.0 | 350.0
5.40% Notes due March 2027 |  |
Outstanding balances of debt obligations and the applicable interest rates |  |
Total Debt | 350.0 | 0.0
3.85% Notes due March 2027 |  |
Outstanding balances of debt obligations and the applicable interest rates |  |
Total Debt | 300.0 | 300.0
3.50% Notes due March 2028 |  |
Outstanding balances of debt obligations and the applicable interest rates |  |
Total Debt | 300.0 | 300.0
4.55% Notes due November 2028 |  |
Outstanding balances of debt obligations and the applicable interest rates |  |
Total Debt | 300.0 | 300.0
4.70% Notes due April 2029 |  |
Outstanding balances of debt obligations and the applicable interest rates |  |
Total Debt | 500.0 | 500.0
4.00% Notes due June 2030 |  |
Outstanding balances of debt obligations and the applicable interest rates |  |
Total Debt | 500.0 | 500.0
1.90% Notes due June 2031 |  |
Outstanding balances of debt obligations and the applicable interest rates |  |
Total Debt | 400.0 | 400.0
3.50% Notes due June 2032 |  |
Outstanding balances of debt obligations and the applicable interest rates |  |
Total Debt | 400.0 | 400.0
4.90% Notes due March 2033 |  |
Outstanding balances of debt obligations and the applicable interest rates |  |
Total Debt | 400.0 | 400.0
5.45% Notes due September 2033 |  |
Outstanding balances of debt obligations and the applicable interest rates |  |
Total Debt | 400.0 | 400.0
6.05% Notes due March 2034 |  |
Outstanding balances of debt obligations and the applicable interest rates |  |
Total Debt | 500.0 | 300.0
6.90% Notes due May 2034 |  |
Outstanding balances of debt obligations and the applicable interest rates |  |
Total Debt | 400.0 | 400.0
3.10% Notes due June 2051 |  |
Outstanding balances of debt obligations and the applicable interest rates |  |
Total Debt | 300.0 | 300.0
6.05% Notes due May 2054 |  |
Outstanding balances of debt obligations and the applicable interest rates |  |
Total Debt | 250.0 | 250.0
4.35% Notes due February 2024 |  |
Outstanding balances of debt obligations and the applicable interest rates |  |
Total Debt | 550.0 | 550.0
1.00% Notes due March 2025 |  |
Outstanding balances of debt obligations and the applicable interest rates |  |
Total Debt | 400.0 | 0.0
1.13% Notes due August 2025 |  |
Outstanding balances of debt obligations and the applicable interest rates |  |
Total Debt | 0.0 | 300.0
0.90% Schuldschein loan due October 2026 |  |
Outstanding balances of debt obligations and the applicable interest rates |  |
Total Debt | 103.5 | 110.4
1.07% Notes due November 2026 |  |
Outstanding balances of debt obligations and the applicable interest rates |  |
Total Debt | 103.5 | 110.4
5.23% Schuldschein loan due November 2026 |  |
Outstanding balances of debt obligations and the applicable interest rates |  |
Total Debt | 23.8 | 25.4
4.37% Schuldschein loan due May 2027 |  |
Outstanding balances of debt obligations and the applicable interest rates |  |
Total Debt | 77.7 | 82.8
1.17% Schuldschein loan due October 2028 |  |
Outstanding balances of debt obligations and the applicable interest rates |  |
Total Debt | 38.8 | 41.4
0.85% Notes due May 2024 |  |
Outstanding balances of debt obligations and the applicable interest rates |  |
Total Debt | 53.8 | 57.4
8.39% - 8.83% Term loan due June 2027 (4) |  |
Outstanding balances of debt obligations and the applicable interest rates |  |
Total Debt | 77.7 | 82.8
8.43% - 8.94% Term loan due February 2029 (4) |  |
Outstanding balances of debt obligations and the applicable interest rates |  |
Total Debt | 46.7 | 24.0
Total unsecured fixed rate debt |  |
Outstanding balances of debt obligations and the applicable interest rates |  |
Total Debt | 7,663.4 | 7,087.8
6.47% Notes due January 2026 |  |
Outstanding balances of debt obligations and the applicable interest rates |  |
Total debt principal | (100.0) | (100.0)
6.30% Notes due January 2028 |  |
Outstanding balances of debt obligations and the applicable interest rates |  |
Total debt principal | (50.0) | (50.0)
7.14% Notes due September 2029 |  |
Outstanding balances of debt obligations and the applicable interest rates |  |
Total debt principal | (50.0) | (50.0)
4.32% Loan due December 2025 |  |
Outstanding balances of debt obligations and the applicable interest rates |  |
Total debt principal | (125.3) | 0.0
Total Recourse Floating Rate Debt [Member] |  |
Outstanding balances of debt obligations and the applicable interest rates |  |
Total Debt | 607.5 | 362.8
Total Recourse Floating Rate Debt [Member] | Rail North America [Member] |  |
Outstanding balances of debt obligations and the applicable interest rates |  |
Total Debt | 200.0 | 200.0
4.32% Loan due December 2025 |  |
Outstanding balances of debt obligations and the applicable interest rates |  |
Total debt principal | (113.9) | (121.4)
5.02% Loan due March 2031 |  |
Outstanding balances of debt obligations and the applicable interest rates |  |
Total debt principal | (77.7) | 0.0
UNITED STATES |  |
Outstanding balances of debt obligations and the applicable interest rates |  |
Total Debt | 6,900.0 | 6,250.0
Europe |  |
Outstanding balances of debt obligations and the applicable interest rates |  |
Total debt principal | (407.5) | (162.8)
Total Debt | 618.5 | 736.8
INDIA |  |
Outstanding balances of debt obligations and the applicable interest rates |  |
Total Debt | 144.9 | 101.0
Recourse Fixed Rate Debt Unsecured Twenty Six |  |
Outstanding balances of debt obligations and the applicable interest rates |  |
Total Debt | 36.2 | 0.0
Recourse Fixed Rate Debt Unsecured Twenty Nine |  |
Outstanding balances of debt obligations and the applicable interest rates |  |
Total Debt | $ 103.5 | 110.4
Interest rate, stated percentage | 3.62% |
Recourse Fixed Rate Debt Unsecured Thirty |  |
Outstanding balances of debt obligations and the applicable interest rates |  |
Total Debt | $ 0.0 | 115.8
Recourse Fixed Rate Debt Unsecured Thirty One |  |
Outstanding balances of debt obligations and the applicable interest rates |  |
Total Debt | 47.9 | 49.4
Recourse Fixed Rate Debt Unsecured Thirty Two |  |
Outstanding balances of debt obligations and the applicable interest rates |  |
Total Debt | 26.9 | 27.6
Recourse Fixed Rate Debt Unsecured Thirty Four |  |
Outstanding balances of debt obligations and the applicable interest rates |  |
Total Debt | 23.4 | 0.0
Recourse Floating Rate Debt Unsecured Seven |  |
Outstanding balances of debt obligations and the applicable interest rates |  |
Total debt principal | (38.8) | (41.4)
Recourse Floating Rate Debt Unsecured Eight |  |
Outstanding balances of debt obligations and the applicable interest rates |  |
Total debt principal | (51.8) | 0.0
Line of Credit US [Member] |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity | $ 600.0 | $ 600.0

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