Property and Equipment and Leases (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2014

Property, Plant and Equipment, Net, Including and Excluding Capital Leased Asset [Abstract]

Property and Equipment [Table Text Block]

Major classifications of property and equipment as of December 31, 2014 and 2013 were as follows (dollars in thousands):

	2014
	Gross Book Value		Accumulated Depreciation			Net Book Value
Property:
Land and land improvements	$	582,383	$	—		$	582,383
Buildings and leasehold improvements	126,860		(22,719		)	104,141
Bridges/tunnels/culverts	636,605		(60,771		)	575,834
Track property	2,350,647		(357,969		)	1,992,678
Total property	3,696,495		(441,459		)	3,255,036
Equipment:
Computer equipment	13,997		(8,352		)	5,645
Locomotives and railcars	531,948		(145,073		)	386,875
Vehicles and mobile equipment	54,419		(31,209		)	23,210
Signals and crossing equipment	65,581		(22,408		)	43,173
Track equipment	27,073		(9,019		)	18,054
Other equipment	29,532		(16,017		)	13,515
Total equipment	722,550		(232,078		)	490,472
Construction-in-process	42,974		—			42,974
Total property and equipment	$	4,462,019	$	(673,537	)	$	3,788,482

	2013
	Gross Book Value		Accumulated Depreciation			Net Book Value
Property:
Land and land improvements	$	547,163	$	—		$	547,163
Buildings and leasehold improvements	123,295		(19,834		)	103,461
Bridges/tunnels/culverts	556,108		(46,162		)	509,946
Track property	2,078,084		(297,207		)	1,780,877
Total property	3,304,650		(363,203		)	2,941,447
Equipment:
Computer equipment	11,307		(5,967		)	5,340
Locomotives and railcars	493,977		(118,544		)	375,433
Vehicles and mobile equipment	42,127		(27,112		)	15,015
Signals and crossing equipment	63,208		(16,746		)	46,462
Track equipment	19,205		(7,277		)	11,928
Other equipment	28,524		(13,800		)	14,724
Total equipment	658,348		(189,446		)	468,902
Construction-in-process	30,395		—			30,395
Total property and equipment	$	3,993,393	$	(552,649	)	$	3,440,744

Construction-in-process consisted primarily of costs associated with equipment purchases and track and equipment upgrades. Major classifications of construction-in-process as of December 31, 2014 and 2013 were as follows (dollars in thousands):

	2014		2013
Property:
Buildings and leasehold improvements	$	1,312	$	92
Bridges/tunnels/culverts	4,082		937
Track property	24,078		21,912
Equipment:
Locomotives and railcars	11,170		6,657
Other equipment	2,332		797
Total construction-in-process	$	42,974	$	30,395

Railcars and Locomotives Leased [Table Text Block]

The number of railcars and locomotives leased by the Company as of December 31, 2014 and 2013 was as follows:

	December 31,
	2014	2013
Railcars	18,583	17,718
Locomotives	162	100

Schedule of Rent Expense [Table Text Block]

The Company's operating lease expense for equipment and real property leases and expense for the use of other railroad and other third parties' track for the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012 was as follows (2012 excludes lease expense related to RailAmerica's equipment and real property leases and trackage rights expense included in equity earnings for the period from October 1, 2012 to December 28, 2012) (dollars in thousands):

	2014		2013		2012
Equipment	$	29,462	$	32,050	$	13,386
Real property	$	8,361	$	8,062	$	5,055
Trackage rights	$	53,783	$	50,911	$	28,250

Future Minimum Lease Payments [Table Text Block]

The following is a summary of future minimum lease payments under capital leases and operating leases as of December 31, 2014 (dollars in thousands):

	Capital		Operating		Total
2015	$	1,996	$	30,570	$	32,566
2016	1,612		23,124		24,736
2017	8,295		18,520		26,815
2018	24		14,912		14,936
2019	25		11,325		11,350
Thereafter	143		121,469		121,612
Total minimum payments	$	12,095	$	219,920	$	232,015