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Description of Business and Basis of Presentation Assets Held For Sale (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2016
Railcar Segment |
Long Lived Assets Held-for-sale [Line Items] |
Disclosure of Long Lived Assets Held-for-sale [Table Text Block] | The table below includes the assets and liabilities classified as held for sale as of December 31, 2016 relating to the ARL Initial Sale and which are included within our Railcar segment.
| December 31,
| 2016
| (in millions)
Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 113 |
Property, plant and equipment, net (Note 9) | 1,197 |
Other assets | 41 |
| $ | 1,351 |
Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities | $ | 27 |
Debt (Note 10) | 1,746 |
| $ | 1,773 |

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