Variable Interest Entities (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2011

Variable Interest Entities [Abstract]

Carrying amounts of assets and liabilities of consolidated VIE

The carrying amounts of assets and liabilities of the VIE that GATX consolidates were as follows (in millions):

	September 30 2011		December 31 2010
Operating assets, net of accumulated depreciation (a)	$	105.7	$	110.1
Nonrecourse debt		48.1		56.2

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

Carrying amounts and maximum exposure to loss for non consolidated VIEs

The carrying amounts and maximum exposure to loss with respect to VIEs that GATX does not consolidate were as follows (in millions):

	September 30, 2011				December 31, 2010
	Net Carrying Amount		Maximum Exposure to Loss		Net Carrying Amount		Maximum Exposure to Loss
Investments in affiliates	$	78.4	$	78.4	$	60.9	$	60.9
Leveraged leases		72.2		72.2		74.1		74.1
Other investment		0.9		0.9		1.0		1.0
Total	$	151.5	$	151.5	$	136.0	$	136.0