Financial Data of Business Segments (Details) $ in Millions | 3 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended | | |
Jun. 30, 2018USD ($) | Jun. 30, 2017USD ($) | Jun. 30, 2018USD ($)Segment | Jun. 30, 2017USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2017USD ($) | Sep. 30, 2015 |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] | | | | | | |
Provision for Income Taxes, Equity Method Investment | $ 0 | $ 2.7 | | | | |
Number of business segments | Segment | | | 4 | | | |
Profitability | | | | | | |
Lease revenue | 271 | 274.1 | $ 544.2 | $ 546.8 | | |
Marine operating revenue | 55.8 | 55.1 | 70 | 72.1 | | |
Other revenue | 22.7 | 19.2 | 40.6 | 45.6 | | |
Total Revenues | 349.5 | 348.4 | 654.8 | 664.5 | | |
Maintenance expense | 82 | 84.9 | 163.2 | 162.8 | | |
Marine operating expense | 37.6 | 38 | 50.1 | 50.9 | | |
Depreciation | 81.1 | 77.3 | 158.5 | 149.3 | | |
Operating lease expense | 12.7 | 15.2 | 25.7 | 31 | | |
Other operating expense | 9.1 | 7.8 | 17.7 | 17.4 | | |
Total Expenses | 222.5 | 223.2 | 415.2 | 411.4 | | |
Net gain on asset dispositions | 6.1 | 22 | 62.2 | 46.9 | | |
Interest expense, net | (42.2) | (40) | (82.1) | (79.2) | | |
Other (expense) income | (9.8) | (1.6) | (11.1) | (3.1) | | |
Share of affiliates' earnings (pre-tax) | 16.1 | 12.4 | 33.6 | 24.1 | | |
Segment profit (loss) | 97.2 | 118 | 242.2 | 241.8 | | |
SG&A | 46.2 | 42.6 | 91.1 | 85.3 | | |
Income tax benefit | 9.1 | 19.3 | 29.7 | 39.9 | | |
Net Income | 38.8 | 53.4 | 115.1 | 110.9 | | |
Disposition Gains on Owned Assets | 4.2 | 12.7 | 54.2 | 33.8 | | |
Nonoperating Income, Residual Sharing Income | 0.6 | 8.9 | 1 | 9.3 | | |
Nonremarketing Disposition Gain (Loss) | 1.3 | 2.3 | 7 | 5.7 | | |
Asset Impairment Charges | | (1.9) | | (1.9) | | |
Selected Balance Sheet Data | | | | | | |
Investments in affiliated companies | 468.9 | | 468.9 | | $ 441 | |
Identifiable assets | 7,495.5 | | 7,495.5 | | 7,422.4 | |
Capital Expenditures | | | | | | |
Portfolio investments and capital additions | (188.6) | (166.3) | $ (367) | (295.3) | | |
Rail North America [Member] | | | | | | |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] | | | | | | |
Leverage level expressed as a ratio of recourse debt to equity | | | 5 | | | |
Profitability | | | | | | |
Lease revenue | 217.6 | 225.7 | $ 437.1 | 452.9 | | |
Marine operating revenue | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
Other revenue | 20.1 | 17.3 | 35.9 | 42.1 | | |
Total Revenues | 237.7 | 243 | 473 | 495 | | |
Maintenance expense | 64.1 | 68.5 | 132.2 | 136.2 | | |
Marine operating expense | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
Depreciation | 61.8 | 59.7 | 123.3 | 118.7 | | |
Operating lease expense | 12.7 | 14.8 | 25.7 | 29.8 | | |
Other operating expense | 7.5 | 6.3 | 14.4 | 14.4 | | |
Total Expenses | 146.1 | 149.3 | 295.6 | 299.1 | | |
Net gain on asset dispositions | 4.7 | 10.7 | 58.8 | 34.5 | | |
Interest expense, net | (31.1) | (28.5) | (61.3) | (59.6) | | |
Other (expense) income | (1.2) | (1.2) | (2.1) | (3.2) | | |
Share of affiliates' earnings (pre-tax) | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 | | |
Segment profit (loss) | 64.2 | 74.9 | 173.1 | 167.9 | | |
Disposition Gains on Owned Assets | 4.2 | 10.9 | 54.1 | 32 | | |
Nonoperating Income, Residual Sharing Income | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.3 | | |
Nonremarketing Disposition Gain (Loss) | 0.2 | 1.5 | 4.3 | 4.1 | | |
Asset Impairment Charges | | (1.9) | | (1.9) | | |
Selected Balance Sheet Data | | | | | | |
Investments in affiliated companies | 6.8 | | 6.8 | | 6.8 | |
Identifiable assets | 5,022.6 | | 5,022.6 | | 4,915 | |
Capital Expenditures | | | | | | |
Portfolio investments and capital additions | (149.1) | (127.6) | $ (285.6) | (230.4) | | |
Rail International [Member] | | | | | | |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] | | | | | | |
Leverage level expressed as a ratio of recourse debt to equity | | | 3 | | | |
Profitability | | | | | | |
Lease revenue | 52.2 | 46.2 | $ 104.6 | 89.5 | | |
Marine operating revenue | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
Other revenue | 2.2 | 1.6 | 4.2 | 2.7 | | |
Total Revenues | 54.4 | 47.8 | 108.8 | 92.2 | | |
Maintenance expense | 11.2 | 9.7 | 23.7 | 19.7 | | |
Marine operating expense | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
Depreciation | 13.8 | 11.8 | 27.9 | 23 | | |
Operating lease expense | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
Other operating expense | 1.5 | 1.2 | 3 | 2.4 | | |
Total Expenses | 26.5 | 22.7 | 54.6 | 45.1 | | |
Net gain on asset dispositions | 1.1 | 0.8 | 2.7 | 1.6 | | |
Interest expense, net | (8.9) | (8.1) | (17.6) | (16) | | |
Other (expense) income | (7.3) | (1.1) | (7.5) | (2.6) | | |
Share of affiliates' earnings (pre-tax) | 0 | (0.1) | 0 | (0.1) | | |
Segment profit (loss) | 12.8 | 16.6 | 31.8 | 30 | | |
Disposition Gains on Owned Assets | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
Nonoperating Income, Residual Sharing Income | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
Nonremarketing Disposition Gain (Loss) | 1.1 | 0.8 | 2.7 | 1.6 | | |
Asset Impairment Charges | | 0 | | 0 | | |
Selected Balance Sheet Data | | | | | | |
Investments in affiliated companies | 0 | | 0 | | 0 | |
Identifiable assets | 1,313.9 | | 1,313.9 | | 1,332.9 | |
Capital Expenditures | | | | | | |
Portfolio investments and capital additions | (34.6) | (33.1) | $ (64.1) | (51.8) | | |
ASC [Member] | | | | | | |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] | | | | | | |
Leverage level expressed as a ratio of recourse debt to equity | | | 1.5 | | | |
Profitability | | | | | | |
Lease revenue | 1 | 1 | $ 2 | 2 | | |
Marine operating revenue | 52.3 | 47.7 | 62.1 | 54.1 | | |
Other revenue | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
Total Revenues | 53.3 | 48.7 | 64.1 | 56.1 | | |
Maintenance expense | 6.7 | 6.7 | 7.3 | 6.9 | | |
Marine operating expense | 33.4 | 30.6 | 41.6 | 35.9 | | |
Depreciation | 3.6 | 4 | 3.6 | 4.1 | | |
Operating lease expense | 0 | 0.4 | 0 | 1.2 | | |
Other operating expense | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
Total Expenses | 43.7 | 41.7 | 52.5 | 48.1 | | |
Net gain on asset dispositions | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0 | | |
Interest expense, net | (1.5) | (1.3) | (2.8) | (2.5) | | |
Other (expense) income | (0.1) | 0.8 | (0.1) | 0.8 | | |
Share of affiliates' earnings (pre-tax) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
Segment profit (loss) | 8 | 6.5 | 8.8 | 6.3 | | |
Disposition Gains on Owned Assets | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0 | | |
Nonoperating Income, Residual Sharing Income | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
Nonremarketing Disposition Gain (Loss) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
Asset Impairment Charges | | 0 | | 0 | | |
Selected Balance Sheet Data | | | | | | |
Investments in affiliated companies | 0 | | 0 | | 0 | |
Identifiable assets | 313.6 | | 313.6 | | 286.7 | |
Capital Expenditures | | | | | | |
Portfolio investments and capital additions | (4.1) | (5.5) | $ (15.8) | (12.8) | | |
Portfolio Management [Member] | | | | | | |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] | | | | | | |
Leverage level expressed as a ratio of recourse debt to equity | | | 1 | | | |
Profitability | | | | | | |
Lease revenue | 0.2 | 1.2 | $ 0.5 | 2.4 | | |
Marine operating revenue | 3.5 | 7.4 | 7.9 | 18 | | |
Other revenue | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.8 | | |
Total Revenues | 4.1 | 8.9 | 8.9 | 21.2 | | |
Maintenance expense | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
Marine operating expense | 4.2 | 7.4 | 8.5 | 15 | | |
Depreciation | 1.9 | 1.8 | 3.7 | 3.5 | | |
Operating lease expense | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
Other operating expense | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.6 | | |
Total Expenses | 6.2 | 9.5 | 12.5 | 19.1 | | |
Net gain on asset dispositions | 0.3 | 10.5 | 0.6 | 10.8 | | |
Interest expense, net | (2.7) | (2.4) | (5) | (4.6) | | |
Other (expense) income | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.3 | | |
Share of affiliates' earnings (pre-tax) | 15.9 | 12.3 | 33.3 | 23.9 | | |
Segment profit (loss) | 11.4 | 19.8 | 25.3 | 34.5 | | |
Disposition Gains on Owned Assets | 0 | 1.8 | 0 | 1.8 | | |
Nonoperating Income, Residual Sharing Income | 0.3 | 8.7 | 0.6 | 9 | | |
Nonremarketing Disposition Gain (Loss) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
Asset Impairment Charges | | 0 | | 0 | | |
Selected Balance Sheet Data | | | | | | |
Investments in affiliated companies | 462.1 | | 462.1 | | 434.2 | |
Identifiable assets | 606 | | 606 | | 582.8 | |
Capital Expenditures | | | | | | |
Portfolio investments and capital additions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
Other [Member] | | | | | | |
Profitability | | | | | | |
Lease revenue | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
Marine operating 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 | 2 | 0.3 | 4.6 | 3.5 | | |
Other (expense) income | (1.2) | (0.1) | (1.4) | (0.4) | | |
Share of affiliates' earnings (pre-tax) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
Segment profit (loss) | 0.8 | 0.2 | 3.2 | 3.1 | | |
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 | | |
Asset Impairment Charges | | 0 | | 0 | | |
Selected Balance Sheet Data | | | | | | |
Investments in affiliated companies | 0 | | 0 | | 0 | |
Identifiable assets | 239.4 | | 239.4 | | $ 305 | |
Capital Expenditures | | | | | | |
Portfolio investments and capital additions | (0.8) | (0.1) | (1.5) | (0.3) | | |
Parent [Member] | | | | | | |
Profitability | | | | | | |
Income tax benefit | $ 12.2 | $ 22 | $ 36 | $ 45.6 | | |
Cardinal Marine [Domain] | | | | | | |
Capital Expenditures | | | | | | |
Noncontrolling Interest, Ownership Percentage by Parent | | | | | | 50.00% |