Property and Equipment and Leases Leases (Details) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($) rail_car locomotive	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($) rail_car locomotive	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($) rail_car locomotive
Operating Leased Assets [Line Items]
Leased railcars | rail_car						21,320	21,669	20,738
Leased locomotives | locomotive						191	198	309
Revenues from leased railroads as a percentage of total operating revenues						9.60%
Percent of revenue from leased railroads subject to expire in year						3.00%
Equipment [Member]
Operating Leased Assets [Line Items]
Operating lease expense						$ 79,632	$ 80,759	$ 91,537
Real property [Member]
Operating Leased Assets [Line Items]
Operating lease expense						19,187	17,268	14,291
Trackage rights [Member]
Operating Leased Assets [Line Items]
Operating lease expense						$ 87,743	$ 87,490	87,194
Scenario, Forecast [Member]
Operating Leased Assets [Line Items]
Percent of revenue from leased railroads subject to expire in year	1.20%	1.00%	0.50%	0.00%	1.20%
U.K Coal [Member] | U.K./European Operations [Member]
Operating Leased Assets [Line Items]
Charges associated with write off of leased railcars								$ 10,500