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Number of Specialized Gas Vessels Sold

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Number of Specialized Gas Vessels With Impairment Recorded

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Amount of write-down of assets recognized in the income statement. Includes, but is not limited to, losses from tangible assets, intangible assets and goodwill.

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Fair value portion of assets classified as held for sale.

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Amount of gain (loss) on sale or disposal of assets, including but not limited to property plant and equipment, intangible assets and equity in securities of subsidiaries or equity method investee.

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Amount of gain (loss) from sale and disposal of integrated set of activities and assets capable of being conducted and managed for purpose of providing return in form of dividend, lower cost, or other economic benefit to investor, owner, member and participant.

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Asset Impairments and Assets Held for Sale (Details) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended				9 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2023 USD ($) AircraftEngines	Jun. 30, 2023 USD ($) AircraftEngines	Mar. 31, 2023 USD ($) AircraftEngines	Sep. 30, 2022 USD ($) AircraftEngines	Sep. 30, 2023 USD ($) AircraftEngines	Sep. 30, 2022 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2022 AircraftEngines
Asset Impairment [Line Items]
Asset Impairment Charges	$ 0.0			$ 10.8	$ 1.2	$ 42.3
Total	11.9				11.9		$ 40.0
Number of Specialized Gas Vessels Sold \| AircraftEngines		1	1
Number of Specialized Gas Vessels \| AircraftEngines								5
Number of Specialized Gas Vessels \| AircraftEngines								5
Accumulated Foreign Currency Adjustment Attributable to Rail International
Asset Impairment [Line Items]
Asset Impairment Charges							1.2
Portfolio Management
Asset Impairment [Line Items]
Asset Impairment Charges			$ 1.2	$ 0.0	1.2	31.5	34.3
Total	$ 11.4				$ 11.4		25.1
Number of Specialized Gas Vessels Sold \| AircraftEngines		1	1	2
Number of Specialized Gas Vessels With Impairment Recorded \| AircraftEngines			1
Gain (Loss) on Disposition of Assets		$ 0.2	$ 0.4
Number of Specialized Gas Vessels \| AircraftEngines	1		2		1
Number of Specialized Gas Vessels \| AircraftEngines	1		2		1
Gain (Loss) on Disposition of Assets		$ 0.2	$ 0.4
Rail North America
Asset Impairment [Line Items]
Asset Impairment Charges					$ 0.0
Total	$ 0.5				0.5		1.2
Rail International
Asset Impairment [Line Items]
Asset Impairment Charges				$ 10.8	0.0	$ 10.8	14.6
Total	$ 0.0				$ 0.0		$ 13.7
Gain (Loss) on Disposition of Business			$ 0.3