Financial Data of Business Segments (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Financial Data of Business Segments [Abstract]

Segment data

	Rail		ASC		Portfolio Management		Other			GATX Consolidated
2011 Profitability
Revenues
Lease income	$	851.3	$	4.2	$	62.3	$	—		$	917.8
Marine operating revenue		––		212.2		––		—			212.2
Asset remarketing income		28.1		––		16.5		—			44.6
Other income		86.6		1.1		4.5		1.1			93.3
Total revenues		966.0		217.5		83.3		1.1			1,267.9
Share of affiliates’ earnings		4.4		—		36.2		—			40.6
Total gross income		970.4		217.5		119.5		1.1			1,308.5
Depreciation		196.1		11.3		19.1		—			226.5
Interest expense, net		127.1		7.7		29.6		4.5			168.9
Operating lease expense		130.9		—		1.4		(0.3	)		132.0
Total ownership costs		454.1		19.0		50.1		4.2			527.4
Other costs and expenses		282.9		171.2		21.8		1.7			477.6
Segment profit (loss)	$	233.4	$	27.3	$	47.6	$	(4.8	)		303.5
SG&A											155.3
Income before income taxes											148.2
Income taxes											37.4
Net income										$	110.8
Selected Balance Sheet Data
Investments in affiliated companies	$	142.2	$	—	$	371.6	$	—		$	513.8
Identifiable assets	$	4,443.4	$	276.1	$	844.0	$	294.0		$	5,857.5
Capital Expenditures
Portfolio investments and capital additions	$	421.3	$	17.4	$	172.0	$	3.9		$	614.6

	Rail		ASC		Portfolio Management		Other			GATX Consolidated
2010 Profitability
Revenues
Lease income	$	813.3	$	4.1	$	56.1	$	—		$	873.5
Marine operating revenue		––		185.3		––		—			185.3
Asset remarketing income		17.4		––		14.0		—			31.4
Other income		72.3		0.2		1.0		3.1			76.6
Total revenues		903.0		189.6		71.1		3.1			1,166.8
Share of affiliates’ earnings		1.2		—		36.9		—			38.1
Total gross income		904.2		189.6		108.0		3.1			1,204.9
Depreciation		188.8		10.7		17.5		—			217.0
Interest expense, net		127.1		8.3		28.2		3.5			167.1
Operating lease expense		139.1		—		1.4		(0.3	)		140.2
Total ownership costs		455.0		19.0		47.1		3.2			524.3
Other costs and expenses		298.6		142.0		12.2		(4.4	)		448.4
Segment profit	$	150.6	$	28.6	$	48.7	$	4.3			232.2
SG&A											134.8
Income before income taxes											97.4
Income taxes											16.6
Net income										$	80.8
Selected Balance Sheet Data
Investments in affiliated companies	$	141.0	$	––	$	345.1	$	—		$	486.1
Identifiable assets	$	4,292.4	$	271.3	$	741.0	$	137.7		$	5,442.4
Capital Expenditures
Portfolio investments and capital additions	$	474.6	$	9.0	$	97.4	$	4.1		$	585.1

	Rail			ASC		Portfolio Management		Other			GATX Consolidated
2009 Profitability
Revenues
Lease income	$	844.5		$	4.1	$	56.5	$	—		$	905.1
Marine operating revenue		––			128.4		––		—			128.4
Asset remarketing income		14.0			––		15.8		—			29.8
Other income		57.9			0.2		2.4		1.1			61.6
Total revenues		916.4			132.7		74.7		1.1			1,124.9
Share of affiliates’ earnings		(10.1	)		––		39.1		—			29.0
Total gross income		906.3			132.7		113.8		1.1			1,153.9
Depreciation		189.1			10.0		18.6		—			217.7
Interest expense, net		128.7			9.0		26.8		3.0			167.5
Operating lease expense		135.5			––		1.4		(0.3	)		136.6
Total ownership costs		453.3			19.0		46.8		2.7			521.8
Other costs and expenses		283.9			97.6		15.4		(0.5	)		396.4
Segment profit (loss)	$	169.1		$	16.1	$	51.6	$	(1.1	)		235.7
SG&A												127.8
Income before income taxes												107.9
Income taxes												26.5
Net income											$	81.4
Selected Balance Sheet Data
Investments in affiliated companies	$	120.9		$	––	$	331.3	$	—		$	452.2
Identifiable assets	$	4,157.7		$	269.2	$	672.9	$	106.6		$	5,206.4
Capital Expenditures
Portfolio investments and capital additions	$	345.3		$	7.2	$	119.5	$	8.4		$	480.4