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Debt Narrative - Senior Unsecured Notes and Secured Term Loan Facility - Railcar (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions			1 Months Ended				3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Dec. 19, 2014	Oct. 01, 2014	Jan. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2014	Feb. 28, 2014	Jan. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2014	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2014	Sep. 26, 2014	Sep. 03, 2014	Jun. 25, 2014	Jun. 23, 2014	Mar. 27, 2014	Dec. 12, 2012
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Loss on extinguishment of debt								$ 2	$ 162
Railcar Segment [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Increase (Decrease)			5.00%
Future debt expected to be incurred by new capitalized entity					$ 381
Proceeds from Issuance of Private Placement			$ 626
Proceeds from (Repayments of) Debt			$ 212
Railcar Segment [Member] \| NCF I Term Loan [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Aggregate principal amount issued, long-term debt						$ 250
Railcar Segment [Member] \| NCF II Term Loan [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Aggregate principal amount issued, long-term debt						$ 135
Interest rate, long-term debt						3.70%
Railcar Segment [Member] \| RCF Term Loan [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Aggregate principal amount issued, long-term debt															$ 300
Use of portion of debt proceeds							$ 156
Railcar Segment [Member] \| Class A-1 Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Aggregate principal amount issued, long-term debt																$ 110
Interest rate, long-term debt			2.98%
Use of portion of debt proceeds to repay other debt				$ 256
Proceeds from Issuance of Private Placement			$ 250
Railcar Segment [Member] \| Class A-2 Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Aggregate principal amount issued, long-term debt																$ 106
Interest rate, long-term debt			4.06%					3.81%
Proceeds from Issuance of Private Placement			$ 376
Railcar Segment [Member] \| ARI Refinanced Term Loan [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest reserve amount								$ 17
Long-term Debt										$ 309
Proceeds from Issuance of Long-term Debt						$ 316
Use of portion of debt proceeds to repay other debt						194
Proceeds from issuance of Long-term debt after proceeds used to refinance prior debt						$ 122
Railcar Segment [Member] \| ARILL2TermLoan [Domain]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term Debt										100
Proceeds from Issuance of Debt		$ 100
Railcar Segment [Member] \| ARI 2015 Notes [Domain]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term Debt								608
Railcar Segment [Member] \| Lease Fleet Financings [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Pledged assets								486		277
Use of portion of debt proceeds								409
Railcar Segment [Member] \| Citizen Bank Revolver [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of credit facility	$ 350
Line of credit facility, outstanding borowings								99
Senior credit facility, maximum borrowing availability								250		$ 250
Additional borrowing availability	$ 100
Railcar Segment [Member] \| Heartland Bank Term Loan [Member] [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Aggregate principal amount issued, long-term debt														$ 12
Railcar Segment [Member] \| Credit Agricole Term Loan [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Aggregate principal amount issued, long-term debt												$ 375
Railcar Segment [Member] \| Banc of America Leasing & Capital, LLC [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Aggregate principal amount issued, long-term debt											$ 47
Railcar Segment [Member] \| Talmer Bank [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Aggregate principal amount issued, long-term debt											$ 15
Railcar Segment [Member] \| Class 2014 A-1 Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Aggregate principal amount issued, long-term debt													$ 175
Interest rate, long-term debt													2.92%
Railcar Segment [Member] \| Class 2014 A-2 Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Aggregate principal amount issued, long-term debt													$ 150
Interest rate, long-term debt													3.97%
Loss on extinguishment of debt (Note 10) \| Railcar Segment [Member]
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Loss on extinguishment of debt								$ (2)	$ (2)
Minimum [Member] \| Railcar Segment [Member] \| Term Loan [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate, long-term debt								3.35%
Maximum [Member] \| Railcar Segment [Member] \| Term Loan [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate, long-term debt								6.95%
LIBOR [Member] \| Railcar Segment [Member] \| NCF I Term Loan [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate								2.00%
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Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate								1.75%
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Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate								1.45%
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Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate								1.75%
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Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate								1.75%
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Debt Instrument [Line Items]
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