Segment Information (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2019

Foreign Currency Disclosure [Text Block]

The following table reflects the balance sheet exchange rates used to translate each foreign entity's respective local currency balance sheet into United States dollars as of March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018:



	March 31, 2019		December 31, 2018
United States dollar per Australian dollar	$	0.71	$	0.70
United States dollar per British pound	$	1.30	$	1.28
United States dollar per Canadian dollar	$	0.75	$	0.73
United States dollar per Euro	$	1.12	$	1.15

The following table reflects the average exchange rates used to translate each foreign entity's respective local currency results of operations into United States dollars for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018:



	Three Months Ended
	March 31,
	2019		2018
United States dollar per Australian dollar	$	0.71	$	0.79
United States dollar per British pound	$	1.30	$	1.39
United States dollar per Canadian dollar	$	0.75	$	0.79
United States dollar per Euro	$	1.14	$	1.23

Schedule of segment reporting information, by segment [Table Text Block]

The following tables set forth select financial data for the Company's reportable segments, including operating revenues by commodity group, for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018 (dollars in thousands):



	Three Months Ended
	March 31, 2019
	North American Operations		Australian Operations		U.K./European Operations			Total Operations
Operating revenues:
Freight revenues by commodity group:
Agricultural Products	$	31,963	$	3,054	$	736		$	35,753
Autos & Auto Parts	5,482		—		—			5,482
Chemicals & Plastics	37,173		—		—			37,173
Coal & Coke	19,190		29,171		4,693			53,054
Food & Kindred Products	8,403		—		—			8,403
Intermodal	455		13,800		59,205			73,460
Lumber & Forest Products	21,857		—		—			21,857
Metallic Ores	2,793		7,618		—			10,411
Metals	29,862		—		—			29,862
Minerals & Stone	31,810		2,038		15,882			49,730
Petroleum Products	20,699		138		691			21,528
Pulp & Paper	30,279		—		—			30,279
Waste	6,862		—		—			6,862
Other	4,935		—		—			4,935
Total freight revenues	251,763		55,819		81,207			388,789
Freight-related revenues	64,476		7,855		63,931			136,262
All other revenues	16,207		1,433		15,398			33,038
Total operating revenues	$	332,446	$	65,107	$	160,536		$	558,089
Operating income/(loss)	$	69,315	$	12,503	$	(2,108	)	$	79,710
Depreciation and amortization	$	38,431	$	14,411	$	9,784		$	62,626
Interest expense, net	$	12,401	$	12,123	$	2,539		$	27,063
Provision for income taxes	$	14,087	$	114	$	59		$	14,260
Cash expenditures for additions to property & equipment, net of grants from outside parties	$	48,071	$	2,849	$	10,373		$	61,293



	Three Months Ended
	March 31, 2018
	North American Operations			Australian Operations		U.K./European Operations			Total Operations
Operating revenues:
Freight revenues by commodity group:
Agricultural Products	$	31,372		$	5,483	$	1,235		$	38,090
Autos & Auto Parts	5,367			—		—			5,367
Chemicals & Plastics	36,217			—		—			36,217
Coal & Coke	19,945			31,579		3,476			55,000
Food & Kindred Products	8,350			—		—			8,350
Intermodal	309			15,973		67,321			83,603
Lumber & Forest Products	22,439			—		—			22,439
Metallic Ores	3,573			7,731		—			11,304
Metals	28,394			—		—			28,394
Minerals & Stone	30,518			2,094		19,179			51,791
Petroleum Products	18,483			151		—			18,634
Pulp & Paper	28,871			—		—			28,871
Waste	5,888			—		—			5,888
Other	5,691			—		—			5,691
Total freight revenues	245,417			63,011		91,211			399,639
Freight-related revenues	63,832			10,563		66,802			141,197
All other revenues	16,381			1,260		16,184			33,825
Total operating revenues	$	325,630		$	74,834	$	174,197		$	574,661
Operating income/(loss)	$	73,160		$	15,976	$	(2,223	)	$	86,913
Depreciation and amortization	$	40,631		$	16,007	$	9,352		$	65,990
Interest expense, net	$	8,455		$	13,241	$	3,042		$	24,738
(Benefit from)/provision for income taxes	$	(19,485	)	$	821	$	2,774		$	(15,890	)
Cash expenditures for additions to property & equipment, net of grants from outside parties	$	38,563		$	5,262	$	8,463		$	52,288

Disaggregation of Revenue [Table Text Block]



	Three Months Ended
	March 31, 2019
	North American Operations		Australian Operations		U.K./European Operations			Total Operations
Operating revenues:
Freight revenues by commodity group:
Agricultural Products	$	31,963	$	3,054	$	736		$	35,753
Autos & Auto Parts	5,482		—		—			5,482
Chemicals & Plastics	37,173		—		—			37,173
Coal & Coke	19,190		29,171		4,693			53,054
Food & Kindred Products	8,403		—		—			8,403
Intermodal	455		13,800		59,205			73,460
Lumber & Forest Products	21,857		—		—			21,857
Metallic Ores	2,793		7,618		—			10,411
Metals	29,862		—		—			29,862
Minerals & Stone	31,810		2,038		15,882			49,730
Petroleum Products	20,699		138		691			21,528
Pulp & Paper	30,279		—		—			30,279
Waste	6,862		—		—			6,862
Other	4,935		—		—			4,935
Total freight revenues	251,763		55,819		81,207			388,789
Freight-related revenues	64,476		7,855		63,931			136,262
All other revenues	16,207		1,433		15,398			33,038
Total operating revenues	$	332,446	$	65,107	$	160,536		$	558,089
Operating income/(loss)	$	69,315	$	12,503	$	(2,108	)	$	79,710
Depreciation and amortization	$	38,431	$	14,411	$	9,784		$	62,626
Interest expense, net	$	12,401	$	12,123	$	2,539		$	27,063
Provision for income taxes	$	14,087	$	114	$	59		$	14,260
Cash expenditures for additions to property & equipment, net of grants from outside parties	$	48,071	$	2,849	$	10,373		$	61,293



	Three Months Ended
	March 31, 2018
	North American Operations			Australian Operations		U.K./European Operations			Total Operations
Operating revenues:
Freight revenues by commodity group:
Agricultural Products	$	31,372		$	5,483	$	1,235		$	38,090
Autos & Auto Parts	5,367			—		—			5,367
Chemicals & Plastics	36,217			—		—			36,217
Coal & Coke	19,945			31,579		3,476			55,000
Food & Kindred Products	8,350			—		—			8,350
Intermodal	309			15,973		67,321			83,603
Lumber & Forest Products	22,439			—		—			22,439
Metallic Ores	3,573			7,731		—			11,304
Metals	28,394			—		—			28,394
Minerals & Stone	30,518			2,094		19,179			51,791
Petroleum Products	18,483			151		—			18,634
Pulp & Paper	28,871			—		—			28,871
Waste	5,888			—		—			5,888
Other	5,691			—		—			5,691
Total freight revenues	245,417			63,011		91,211			399,639
Freight-related revenues	63,832			10,563		66,802			141,197
All other revenues	16,381			1,260		16,184			33,825
Total operating revenues	$	325,630		$	74,834	$	174,197		$	574,661
Operating income/(loss)	$	73,160		$	15,976	$	(2,223	)	$	86,913
Depreciation and amortization	$	40,631		$	16,007	$	9,352		$	65,990
Interest expense, net	$	8,455		$	13,241	$	3,042		$	24,738
(Benefit from)/provision for income taxes	$	(19,485	)	$	821	$	2,774		$	(15,890	)
Cash expenditures for additions to property & equipment, net of grants from outside parties	$	38,563		$	5,262	$	8,463		$	52,288

Certain asset information by segment [Table Text Block]

The following tables set forth select balance sheet data for the Company's reportable segments as of March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018 (dollars in thousands):



	March 31, 2019
	North American Operations		Australian Operations		U.K./European Operations		Total Operations
Cash and cash equivalents	$	11,367	$	39,782	$	18,959	$	70,108
Property and equipment, net	$	3,702,660	$	606,947	$	334,329	$	4,643,936



	December 31, 2018
	North American Operations		Australian Operations		U.K./European Operations		Total Operations
Cash and cash equivalents	$	33,996	$	26,902	$	29,489	$	90,387
Property and equipment, net	$	3,679,279	$	609,450	$	324,285	$	4,613,014