Income taxes - Deferred Income Tax Assets and Liabilities (Details) $ in Millions, $ in Billions |
Dec. 31, 2022
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Dec. 31, 2021
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Dec. 14, 2021
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Dec. 14, 2021
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Deferred income tax assets | ||||
Tax losses and other attributes carried forward | $ 70 | $ 19 | ||
Liabilities carrying value in excess of tax basis | 108 | 124 | ||
Unrealized foreign exchange losses | 50 | 0 | ||
Environmental remediation costs | 22 | 22 | ||
Other | 5 | 5 | ||
Total deferred income tax assets | 255 | 170 | ||
Valuation Allowance | (4) | 0 | ||
Total net deferred income tax assets | 251 | 170 | ||
Deferred income tax liabilities | ||||
Investment in Kansas City Southern | 7,526 | 7,079 | $ 7,200 | $ 5.6 |
Properties carrying value in excess of tax basis | 4,149 | 3,887 | ||
Pensions carrying value in excess of tax basis | 691 | 441 | ||
Unrealized foreign exchange gains | 0 | 13 | ||
Other | 82 | 102 | ||
Total deferred income tax liabilities | 12,448 | 11,522 | ||
Total net deferred income tax liabilities | $ 12,197 | $ 11,352 |
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- Definition Amount of deferred tax liability attributable to taxable temporary differences. Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
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- Definition Amount before allocation of valuation allowances of deferred tax asset attributable to deductible temporary differences and carryforwards. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
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- Definition Amount, after allocation of valuation allowances and deferred tax liability, of deferred tax asset attributable to deductible differences and carryforwards, without jurisdictional netting. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
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- Definition Amount before allocation of valuation allowances of deferred tax asset attributable to deductible operating loss carryforwards. Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
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- Definition Amount, before allocation of valuation allowance, of deferred tax asset attributable to deductible temporary differences, classified as other. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
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- Definition Amount before allocation of valuation allowances of deferred tax asset attributable to deductible temporary differences from reserves and accruals. Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
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- Definition Amount before allocation of valuation allowances of deferred tax asset attributable to deductible temporary differences from accrued liabilities. Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
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- Definition Amount before allocation of valuation allowances of deferred tax asset attributable to deductible temporary differences from unrealized losses on foreign currency transactions. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
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- Definition Amount of deferred tax assets for which it is more likely than not that a tax benefit will not be realized. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
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- Definition Amount, after deferred tax asset, of deferred tax liability attributable to taxable differences without jurisdictional netting. Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
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- Definition Amount of deferred tax liability attributable to taxable temporary differences from reserves and accruals. No definition available.
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- Definition Amount of deferred tax liability attributable to taxable temporary differences from investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries and investments in other affiliates which are not controlled nor consolidated. Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
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- Definition Amount of deferred tax liability attributable to taxable temporary differences classified as other. Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
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- Definition Amount of deferred tax liability attributable to taxable temporary differences from property, plant, and equipment. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
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- Definition Amount of deferred tax liability attributable to taxable temporary differences from unrealized gains on foreign currency transactions. Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
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