Variable Interest Entities (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2014

Variable Interest Entity, Not Primary Beneficiary, Disclosures [Abstract]

Carrying amounts of assets and liabilities of consolidated VIE

Variable Interest Entities

We are the primary beneficiary of one variable interest entity, a structured lease financing of a portfolio of railcars, because we have the power to direct its significant activities. As a result, we consolidate this variable interest entity. The risks associated with it are similar to those of our wholly owned railcar leasing activities.

The following table shows the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities of the consolidated variable interest entity (in millions):

	September 30 2014		December 31 2013
Operating assets, net of accumulated depreciation (1)	$	89.4	$	93.0
Nonrecourse debt	18.1		25.4

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(1) All operating assets are pledged as collateral on the nonrecourse debt.

We determined that we are not the primary beneficiary of our other variable interest entities, which are primarily investments in railcar and equipment leasing affiliates that were financed through a variety of equity investments and third party lending arrangements. We are not the primary beneficiary of these variable interest entities because we do not have the power to direct the activities that most significantly impact the entities’ economic performance. For investments in affiliates we determined were variable interest entities, we concluded that power was shared by the affiliate partners based on the terms of the relevant joint venture agreements, which require approval of all partners for significant decisions regarding the variable interest entity.

Carrying amounts and maximum exposure to loss for non consolidated VIEs

The following table shows the carrying amounts and maximum exposure to loss for our unconsolidated variable interest entities (in millions):

	September 30, 2014				December 31, 2013
	Net Carrying Amount		Maximum Exposure to Loss		Net Carrying Amount		Maximum Exposure to Loss
Investments in affiliates	$	141.9	$	141.9	$	125.5	$	125.5
Other investment	0.4		0.4		0.6		0.6
Total	$	142.3	$	142.3	$	126.1	$	126.1