10-Q

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

Form 10-Q

ý	QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
	For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2012

or

¨	TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
	For the transition period from              to

Commission File Number 1-4717

KANSAS CITY SOUTHERN

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware		44-0663509
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
427 West 12th Street, Kansas City, Missouri		64105
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

816.983.1303

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

No Change

(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report.)

____________________________________________________

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.    Yes  ý    No  ¨

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).    Yes  ¨    No  ý

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date.

Class	October 12, 2012
Common Stock, $0.01 per share par value	110,044,355 Shares

Kansas City Southern

Form 10-Q

September 30, 2012

Index

		Page
PART I — FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1.	Financial Statements	3
	Introductory Comments	3
	Consolidated Statements of Income — Three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011	4
	Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income — Three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011	5
	Consolidated Balance Sheets — September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011	6
	Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows — Nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011	7
	Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements	8
Item 2.	Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations	17
Item 3.	Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk	27
Item 4.	Controls and Procedures	27
PART II — OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1.	Legal Proceedings	28
Item 1A.	Risk Factors	28
Item 2.	Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds	28
Item 3.	Defaults upon Senior Securities	28
Item 4.	Mine Safety Disclosures	28
Item 5.	Other Information	28
Item 6.	Exhibits	30
	SIGNATURES	31

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Form 10-Q

September 30, 2012

PART I — FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1. Financial Statements

Introductory Comments

The unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements included herein have been prepared by Kansas City Southern pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). As used herein, “KCS” or the “Company” may refer to Kansas City Southern or, as the context requires, to one or more subsidiaries of Kansas City Southern. Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”) have been condensed or omitted pursuant to such rules and regulations. The Company believes that the disclosures are adequate to enable a reasonable understanding of the information presented. The Consolidated Financial Statements and Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations included in this Form 10-Q should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and the related notes, as well as Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011. Results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012, are not necessarily indicative of the results expected for the full year ending December 31, 2012.

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Consolidated Statements of Income

	Three Months Ended						Nine Months Ended
	September 30,						September 30,
	2012			2011			2012			2011
	(In millions, except share and per share amounts) (Unaudited)
Revenues	$	577.4		$	544.5		$	1,670.2		$	1,568.0
Operating expenses:
Compensation and benefits	108.4			109.3			323.5			314.1
Purchased services	54.6			50.6			169.3			153.5
Fuel	89.5			86.5			264.7			258.0
Equipment costs	41.9			41.4			119.7			125.5
Depreciation and amortization	49.8			47.9			146.9			139.1
Materials and other	52.5			52.6			146.8			142.2
Elimination of deferred statutory profit sharing liability, net	—			—			(43.0		)	—
Gain on insurance recoveries related to hurricane damage	—			(25.6		)	—			(25.6		)
Total operating expenses	396.7			362.7			1,127.9			1,106.8
Operating income	180.7			181.8			542.3			461.2
Equity in net earnings of unconsolidated affiliates	4.4			4.7			15.1			13.6
Interest expense	(24.1		)	(32.2		)	(76.6		)	(97.7		)
Debt retirement costs	—			(3.9		)	(18.0		)	(14.2		)
Foreign exchange gain (loss)	3.7			(7.2		)	4.1			(6.9		)
Other income (expense), net	(0.1		)	0.6			(0.8		)	2.3
Income before income taxes	164.6			143.8			466.1			358.3
Income tax expense	73.9			43.7			179.2			122.4
Net income	90.7			100.1			286.9			235.9
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest	0.6			0.3			1.4			1.3
Net income attributable to Kansas City Southern and subsidiaries	90.1			99.8			285.5			234.6
Preferred stock dividends	0.1			—			0.2			1.5
Net income available to common stockholders	$	90.0		$	99.8		$	285.3		$	233.1
Earnings per share:
Basic earnings per share	$	0.82		$	0.91		$	2.60		$	2.16
Diluted earnings per share	$	0.82		$	0.91		$	2.59		$	2.13
Average shares outstanding (in thousands):
Basic	109,739			109,515			109,684			107,752
Potentially dilutive common shares	388			347			377			2,052
Diluted	110,127			109,862			110,061			109,804
Cash dividends declared per common share	$	0.195		$	—		$	0.585		$	—

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

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Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income

	Three Months Ended						Nine Months Ended
	September 30,						September 30,
	2012			2011			2012			2011
	(In millions) (Unaudited)
Net income	$	90.7		$	100.1		$	286.9		$	235.9
Other comprehensive income (loss):
Unrealized loss on cash flow hedges arising during the period, net of tax of $(0.2) million and $(0.6) million	(0.4		)	—			(1.0		)	—
Reclassification adjustment from cash flow hedges included in net income, net of tax of $0.1 million, $0.2 million and $0.2 million	0.1			—			0.3			0.2
Amortization of prior service credit, net of tax of $(0.1) million	—			—			(0.1		)	(0.1		)
Foreign currency translation adjustments, net of tax of $0.3 million, $(0.5) million, $0.3 million and $(0.4) million	0.5			(1.0		)	0.7			(0.6		)
Other comprehensive income (loss)	0.2			(1.0		)	(0.1		)	(0.5		)
Comprehensive income	90.9			99.1			286.8			235.4
Less: Comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interest	0.6			0.3			1.4			1.3
Comprehensive income attributable to Kansas City Southern and subsidiaries	$	90.3		$	98.8		$	285.4		$	234.1

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

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Consolidated Balance Sheets

	September 30, 2012			December 31, 2011
	(In millions, except share amounts)
	(Unaudited)
ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	187.0		$	72.4
Accounts receivable, net	200.8			166.0
Materials and supplies	123.6			109.6
Deferred income taxes	135.7			225.0
Other current assets	35.3			69.5
Total current assets	682.4			642.5
Investments	59.7			50.4
Restricted funds	7.7			21.7
Property and equipment (including concession assets), net	5,551.6			5,349.5
Other assets	122.8			108.9
Total assets	$	6,424.2		$	6,173.0
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
Current liabilities:
Debt due within one year	$	51.8		$	36.3
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	436.3			401.1
Total current liabilities	488.1			437.4
Long-term debt	1,557.0			1,602.8
Deferred income taxes	892.0			861.4
Other noncurrent liabilities and deferred credits	173.9			212.7
Total liabilities	3,111.0			3,114.3
Commitments and contingencies	—			—
Stockholders’ equity:
$25 par, 4% noncumulative, preferred stock, 840,000 shares authorized, 649,736 shares issued, 242,170 shares outstanding	6.1			6.1
$.01 par, common stock, 400,000,000 shares authorized; 123,352,185 shares issued; 110,044,355 and 109,910,857 shares outstanding at September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively	1.1			1.1
Paid-in capital	916.5			884.2
Retained earnings	2,096.2			1,875.3
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(2.3		)	(2.2		)
Total stockholders’ equity	3,017.6			2,764.5
Noncontrolling interest	295.6			294.2
Total equity	3,313.2			3,058.7
Total liabilities and equity	$	6,424.2		$	6,173.0

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

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Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

	Nine Months Ended
	September 30,
	2012			2011
	(In millions) (Unaudited)
Operating activities:
Net income	$	286.9		$	235.9
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	146.9			139.1
Deferred income taxes	142.3			120.2
Equity in net earnings of unconsolidated affiliates	(15.1		)	(13.6		)
Share-based compensation	8.3			6.4
Excess tax benefit from share-based compensation	(22.2		)	—
Deferred compensation	7.3			15.9
Elimination of deferred statutory profit sharing liability	(47.8		)	—
Distributions from unconsolidated affiliates	7.3			9.1
Gain on insurance recoveries related to hurricane damage	—			(25.6		)
Cash payments related to hurricane damage	—			(1.9		)
Insurance proceeds related to hurricane damage	—			36.6
Debt retirement costs	18.0			14.2
Changes in working capital items:
Accounts receivable	(38.9		)	(26.9		)
Materials and supplies	(10.0		)	(11.8		)
Other current assets	3.0			(0.1		)
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	49.6			14.9
Other, net	(19.6		)	(47.3		)
Net cash provided by operating activities	516.0			465.1
Investing activities:
Capital expenditures	(319.2		)	(284.0		)
Property investments in MSLLC	(31.4		)	(29.0		)
Insurance proceeds related to hurricane damage	—			12.4
Proceeds from disposal of property	12.2			6.8
Other, net	10.2			1.6
Net cash used for investing activities	(328.2		)	(292.2		)
Financing activities:
Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt	329.7			500.0
Repayment of long-term debt	(363.8		)	(521.9		)
Debt costs	(19.3		)	(18.2		)
Proceeds from employee stock plans	1.1			1.8
Excess tax benefit from share-based compensation	22.2			—
Dividends paid	(43.1		)	(2.9		)
Net cash used for financing activities	(73.2		)	(41.2		)
Cash and cash equivalents:
Net increase during each period	114.6			131.7
At beginning of year	72.4			85.4
At end of period	$	187.0		$	217.1

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

1. Accounting Policies, Interim Financial Statements and Basis of Presentation

In the opinion of the management of KCS, the accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements contain all adjustments necessary for a fair presentation of the results for interim periods. All adjustments made were of a normal and recurring nature. Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP have been condensed or omitted. These consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011. The results of operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012, are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the full year ending December 31, 2012. Certain prior year amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current year presentation.

Effective January 1, 2012, the Company adopted, on a retrospective basis, the new accounting guidance on the presentation of comprehensive income. As a result of the adoption, the Company reports net income and other comprehensive income in two separate consecutive statements.

2. Earnings Per Share Data

Basic earnings per common share is computed by dividing net income available to common stockholders by the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding for the period. Diluted earnings per share adjusts basic earnings per common share for the effects of potentially dilutive common shares, if the effect is not anti-dilutive. Potentially dilutive common shares include the dilutive effects of shares issuable under the Stock Option and Performance Award Plans and shares issuable upon the conversion of preferred stock to common stock. During the first quarter of 2011, the Company converted all of the remaining outstanding Cumulative Convertible Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series D, into 6,999,887 shares of common stock.

The following table reconciles the basic earnings per share computation to the diluted earnings per share computation (in millions, except share and per share amounts):

	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	September 30,				September 30,
	2012		2011		2012		2011
Net income available to common stockholders for purposes of computing basic earnings per share	$	90.0	$	99.8	$	285.3	$	233.1
Effect of dividends on conversion of convertible preferred stock	—		—		—		1.3
Net income available to common stockholders for purposes of computing diluted earnings per share	$	90.0	$	99.8	$	285.3	$	234.4
Weighted-average number of shares outstanding (in thousands):
Basic shares	109,739		109,515		109,684		107,752
Effect of dilution	388		347		377		2,052
Diluted shares	110,127		109,862		110,061		109,804
Earnings per share:
Basic earnings per share	$	0.82	$	0.91	$	2.60	$	2.16
Diluted earnings per share	$	0.82	$	0.91	$	2.59	$	2.13
Potentially dilutive shares excluded from the calculation (in thousands):
Stock options excluded as their inclusion would be anti-dilutive	—		121		81		97

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements—(Continued)

3. Elimination of Deferred Statutory Profit Sharing Liability, Net

During the second quarter of 2012, the Company completed an organizational restructuring whereby all employees of Kansas City Southern de México, S.A. de C.V. (“KCSM”) became employees of KCSM Servicios, S.A. de C.V. (“KCSM Servicios”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company. KCSM Servicios provides employee services to KCSM, and KCSM pays KCSM Servicios market-based rates for these services. The effective date of this organizational restructuring was May 1, 2012.

Mexican employees are entitled to receive Mexican statutory profit sharing. The related cash payment to employees is based on an employer’s net profit determined under accounting principles prescribed in Mexican law, rather than its net profit determined under U.S. GAAP. U.S. GAAP requires the recording of deferred liabilities or assets for financial reporting purposes on the differences between the amounts determined under the two different accounting principles.

As a result of the organizational restructuring, KCSM’s obligation to pay Mexican statutory profit sharing terminated on the effective date. Accordingly, in the second quarter of 2012, KCSM recognized a $43.0 million net reduction to operating expense. This reduction includes the elimination of $47.8 million of the deferred Mexican statutory profit sharing liability, net of $4.8 million of transaction costs. KCSM Servicios became obligated to pay Mexican statutory profit sharing to its employees beginning on the effective date of the organizational restructuring.

4. Hurricane Alex

In the third quarter of 2011, the Company settled its insurance claim related to Hurricane Alex, which struck in 2010 and resulted in extensive damage to KCSM’s track and bridge infrastructures, caused multiple track-related incidents and significantly disrupted the Company’s rail service. As a result of this settlement, the Company recognized a gain on insurance recoveries of $25.6 million in the third quarter of 2011. This gain primarily represented the recovery of lost profits and the replacement value of property in excess of its carrying value, net of the self-insured retentions.

5. Property and Equipment (including Concession Assets)

Property and equipment, including concession assets, and related accumulated depreciation and amortization are summarized below (in millions):

	September 30, 2012		December 31, 2011
Land	$	208.1	$	207.4
Concession land rights	141.2		141.2
Road property	5,461.0		5,326.0
Equipment	861.1		833.7
Technology and other	125.5		123.3
Construction in progress	251.6		153.1
Total property	7,048.5		6,784.7
Accumulated depreciation and amortization	1,496.9		1,435.2
Property and equipment (including concession assets), net	$	5,551.6	$	5,349.5

Concession assets, net of accumulated amortization of $387.0 million and $347.1 million, totaled $1,893.3 million and $1,855.1 million at September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively.

6. Fair Value Measurements

Assets and liabilities recognized at fair value are required to be classified into a three-level hierarchy. In general, fair values determined by Level 1 inputs utilize quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that the Company has the ability to access. Level 2 inputs include quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets, and inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability. Level 3 inputs are unobservable inputs for the asset or liability, and include situations where there is little, if any, market activity for the asset or liability. In certain cases, the inputs used to measure fair value may fall into different levels of the fair value hierarchy. In such cases, the level in the fair value hierarchy within which the fair value measurement in its entirety falls has been determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety. The Company’s assessment of the significance of a particular input to the fair value in its entirety requires judgment and considers factors specific to the asset or liability.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements—(Continued)

The Company’s derivative financial instruments are measured at fair value on a recurring basis and consisted of interest rate swap liabilities of $1.1 million as of September 30, 2012, which are classified as Level 2. The Company determines the fair value of its derivative financial instrument positions based upon pricing models using inputs observed from actively quoted markets. Pricing models take into consideration the contract terms as well as other inputs, including forward interest rate curves.

The Company’s short-term financial instruments include cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, and accounts payable. The carrying value of the short-term financial instruments approximates their fair value.

The fair value of the Company’s debt is estimated using quoted market prices when available. When quoted market prices are not available, fair value is estimated based on current market interest rates for debt with similar maturities and credit quality. The fair value of the Company’s debt was $1,723.7 million and $1,741.3 million at September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively. The carrying value was $1,608.8 million and $1,639.1 million at September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively. If the Company’s debt was measured at fair value, the individual debt instruments would have been classified as either Level 1 or Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy.

7. Derivative Instruments

In general, the Company enters into derivative transactions in limited situations based on management’s assessment of current market conditions and perceived risks. However, management intends to respond to evolving business and market conditions and in doing so, may enter into such transactions more frequently as deemed appropriate.

Credit Risk. As a result of the use of derivative instruments, the Company is exposed to counterparty credit risk. The Company manages this risk by limiting its counterparties to large financial institutions which meet the Company’s credit rating standards and have an established banking relationship with the Company. As of September 30, 2012, the Company did not expect any losses as a result of default of its counterparties.

Interest Rate Swaps. On March 5, 2012, The Kansas City Southern Railway Company (“KCSR”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of KCS, entered into four amortizing interest rate swaps with an aggregate notional amount of $320.0 million, which have been designated as cash flow hedges. The interest rate swaps effectively convert interest payments on a portion of outstanding term loans of KCSR from variable rates to fixed rates. The swaps are highly effective and as a result there will be minimal earnings impact associated with ineffectiveness of these hedges. As of September 30, 2012, the hedging instruments have an aggregate notional amount of $308.5 million at a fixed rate of 0.4942%. Settlements are indexed to the one-month London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) and will occur monthly through March 31, 2014.

The following table presents the fair value of derivative instruments included in the consolidated balance sheet (in millions):

	Liability Derivatives
	Balance Sheet Location	September 30, 2012		December 31, 2011
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments:
Interest rate swaps	Other noncurrent liabilities & deferred credits	$	1.1	$	—
Total derivatives designated as hedging instruments		1.1		—
Total derivatives		$	1.1	$	—

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements—(Continued)

The following table presents the amounts affecting the consolidated statements of income for the three months ended September 30(in millions):

Derivatives in Cash Flow Hedging Relationships	Amount of Gain/(Loss) Recognized in OCI on Derivative (Effective Portion)					Location of Gain/(Loss) Reclassified from Accumulated  OCI into Income  (Effective Portion)	Amount of Gain/(Loss) Reclassified  from Accumulated  OCI into Income (Effective Portion)					Location of Gain/ (Loss) Recognized in Income on Derivative (Ineffective Portion and Amount Excluded from Effectiveness Testing)	Amount of Gain/ (Loss) Recognized in Income on Derivative (Ineffective Portion and Amount Excluded from Effectiveness Testing)
	2012			2011			2012			2011			2012		2011
Interest rate swaps	$	(0.6	)	$	—	Interest expense	$	(0.2	)	$	—	Interest expense	$	—	$	—
Total	$	(0.6	)	$	—		$	(0.2	)	$	—		$	—	$	—

The following table presents the amounts affecting the consolidated statements of income for the nine months ended September 30(in millions):

Derivatives in Cash Flow Hedging Relationships	Amount of Gain/(Loss) Recognized in OCI on Derivative (Effective Portion)					Location of Gain/(Loss) Reclassified from Accumulated  OCI into Income  (Effective Portion)	Amount of Gain/(Loss) Reclassified  from Accumulated  OCI into Income (Effective Portion)						Location of Gain/ (Loss) Recognized in Income on Derivative (Ineffective Portion and Amount Excluded from Effectiveness Testing)	Amount of Gain/ (Loss) Recognized in Income on Derivative (Ineffective Portion and Amount Excluded from Effectiveness Testing)
	2012			2011			2012			2011				2012		2011
Interest rate swaps	$	(1.6	)	$	—	Interest expense	$	(0.5	)	$	(0.4	)	Interest expense	$	—	$	—
Total	$	(1.6	)	$	—		$	(0.5	)	$	(0.4	)		$	—	$	—

As of September 30, 2012, the Company expects that approximately $0.9 million of net losses will be reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss into interest expense over the next 12 months.

8. Long-Term Debt

KCSR 8.0% Senior Notes. On January 25, 2012, pursuant to an offer to purchase and related solicitation of consents, KCSR commenced a cash tender offer for all of its $275.0 million outstanding aggregate principal amount of 8.0% Senior Notes due June 1, 2015 (the “8.0% Senior Notes”), and a consent solicitation to amend the related indenture (the “Proposed Amendments”) to eliminate substantially all of the restrictive covenants contained therein. In conjunction with receiving the requisite consents, on February 13, 2012, the Company entered into the First Supplemental Indenture to effect the Proposed Amendments, which became operative on February 24, 2012.

On February 24, 2012, KCSR purchased $174.7 million principal amount of the tendered 8.0% Senior Notes in accordance with the terms and conditions of the tender offer set forth in the offer to purchase using the proceeds received under the Amendment No. 1 and Additional Term Advance Agreement (“Amendment No. 1”) to the existing KCSR Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of July 12, 2011 (the “Credit Agreement”), and available cash. On June 1, 2012, KCSR redeemed the remaining $100.3 million principal amount of the 8.0% Senior Notes using additional proceeds received under Amendment No. 1 to the Credit Agreement and cash on hand, at a redemption price of 104% of the principal amount.

KCSR Credit Agreement and Additional Term A Advances. On February 24, 2012, KCS, KCSR and certain other subsidiaries of the Company that guaranty the Credit Agreement entered into Amendment No. 1, which provides for additional Term A advances to KCSR in an aggregate principal amount of $275.0 million (the “Additional Term A Advances”) on substantially the same terms as those applicable to the existing Term A facility under the Credit Agreement. KCSR borrowed $175.0 million of the Additional Term A Advances on February 24, 2012, the effective date of Amendment No. 1, and borrowed the remaining $100.0 million of Additional Term A Advances on June 1, 2012.

The proceeds of the $275.0 million of borrowings under the Additional Term A Advances and available cash were used to purchase and redeem all of KCSR’s 8.0% Senior Notes, as described above.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements—(Continued)

The outstanding principal balance of the Additional Term A Advances bear interest at floating rates. At KCSR’s option, the loans will bear interest at either the (i) greater of the (a) Bank of Nova Scotia’s base rate, (b) federal funds rate plus 0.50% or (c) one-month LIBOR plus 1.00% (the “Base Rate”) plus a margin of 0.25% or (ii) LIBOR plus a margin of 1.25%.

Except as amended and supplemented by Amendment No. 1, all terms of the Credit Agreement remain in full force and effect.

KCSR RRIF Loan Agreement. On February 21, 2012, KCSR, as borrower, entered into a financing agreement with the United States of America represented by the Secretary of Transportation acting through the Administrator of the Federal Railroad Administration.

The financing agreement provides KCSR with a 25-year, $54.6 million loan under the Railroad Rehabilitation and Improvement Financing Program (the “KCSR RRIF Loan”). The proceeds of the KCSR RRIF Loan were used to reimburse KCSR for 80% of the purchase price of thirty new locomotives (the “Locomotives”) acquired by KCSR in the fourth quarter of 2011. The outstanding principal balance bears interest at 2.96% per annum. KCSR is required to make quarterly principal and interest payments on the KCSR RRIF Loan commencing March 15, 2012, except for the first payment that was comprised solely of interest accrued from the date the funds were advanced to KCSR, which was February 24, 2012.

The obligations under the financing agreement are secured by a first priority security interest in the Locomotives and certain related rights. In addition, the Company has agreed to guarantee repayment of the amounts due under the financing agreement and certain related agreements.

The financing agreement contains representations, warranties, covenants and events of default that are similar to those contained in other KCSR debt agreements. The occurrence of an event of default could result in the acceleration of the repayment of any outstanding principal balance of the KCSR RRIF Loan.

KCSR Revolving Credit Facility. During the first quarter of 2012, the Company repaid the December 31, 2011 outstanding balance of $50.0 million on KCSR’s revolving credit facility.

9. Equity

The following tables summarize the changes in equity (in millions):

	Three Months Ended September 30, 2012								Three Months Ended September 30, 2011
	Kansas City Southern Stockholders’ Equity			Noncontrolling Interest		Total Equity			Kansas City Southern Stockholders’ Equity			Noncontrolling Interest		Total Equity
Beginning balance	$	2,937.4		$	295.0	$	3,232.4		$	2,567.8		$	285.6	$	2,853.4
Net income	90.1			0.6		90.7			99.8			0.3		100.1
Other comprehensive income (loss)	0.2			—		0.2			(1.0		)	—		(1.0		)
Dividends on common stock	(21.5		)	—		(21.5		)	—			—		—
Dividends on $25 par preferred stock	(0.1		)	—		(0.1		)	—			—		—
Options exercised and stock subscribed, net of shares withheld for employee taxes	0.8			—		0.8			1.3			—		1.3
Tax benefit from share-based compensation	8.1			—		8.1			—			—		—
Share-based compensation	2.6			—		2.6			1.1			—		1.1
Ending balance	$	3,017.6		$	295.6	$	3,313.2		$	2,669.0		$	285.9	$	2,954.9

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	Nine Months Ended September 30, 2012								Nine Months Ended September 30, 2011
	Kansas City Southern Stockholders’ Equity			Noncontrolling Interest		Total Equity			Kansas City Southern Stockholders’ Equity			Noncontrolling Interest		Total Equity
Beginning balance	$	2,764.5		$	294.2	$	3,058.7		$	2,431.1		$	282.6	$	2,713.7
Net income	285.5			1.4		286.9			234.6			1.3		235.9
Other comprehensive loss	(0.1		)	—		(0.1		)	(0.5		)	—		(0.5		)
Contribution from noncontrolling interest	—			—		—			—			2.0		2.0
Conversion of series D cumulative convertible preferred stock	—			—		—			(0.2		)	—		(0.2		)
Common stock issued for conversion of series D cumulative convertible preferred stock	—			—		—			0.2			—		0.2
Dividends on common stock	(64.4		)	—		(64.4		)	—			—		—
Dividends on $25 par preferred stock	(0.2		)	—		(0.2		)	(0.2		)	—		(0.2		)
Dividends on series D cumulative preferred stock	—			—		—			(2.7		)	—		(2.7		)
Options exercised and stock subscribed, net of shares withheld for employee taxes	1.8			—		1.8			0.3			—		0.3
Tax benefit from share-based compensation	22.2			—		22.2			—			—		—
Share-based compensation	8.3			—		8.3			6.4			—		6.4
Ending balance	$	3,017.6		$	295.6	$	3,313.2		$	2,669.0		$	285.9	$	2,954.9

Common Stock Dividend

On August 7, 2012, the Company’s Board of Directors declared a cash dividend of $0.195 per share payable on October 3, 2012, to common stockholders of record as of September 10, 2012. The aggregate amount of the dividend declared was $21.5 million.

10. Commitments and Contingencies

Concession Duty. Under KCSM’s 50-year railroad concession from the Mexican government (the “Concession”), KCSM paid concession duty expense of 0.5% of gross revenues for the first 15 years of the Concession period and, on June 24, 2012, KCSM began paying 1.25% of gross revenues, which is effective for the remaining years of the Concession. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012, the concession duty expense, which is recorded within materials and other in operating expenses, was $3.5 million and $6.2 million, respectively, compared to $1.3 million and $3.7 million for the same periods in 2011.

Litigation. The Company is a party to various legal proceedings and administrative actions, all of which, except as set forth below, are of an ordinary, routine nature and incidental to its operations. Included in these proceedings are various tort claims brought by current and former employees for job-related injuries and by third parties for injuries related to railroad operations. KCS aggressively defends these matters and has established liability provisions, which management believes are adequate to cover expected costs. Although it is not possible to predict the outcome of any legal proceeding, in the opinion of management, other than those proceedings described in detail below, such proceedings and actions should not, individually, or in the aggregate, have a material adverse effect on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

Environmental Liabilities. The Company’s U.S. operations are subject to extensive federal, state and local environmental laws and regulations. The major U.S. environmental laws to which the Company is subject include, among others, the Federal Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (“CERCLA,” also known as the Superfund law), the Toxic Substances Control Act, the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, and the Hazardous Materials Transportation Act. CERCLA can impose joint and several liabilities for cleanup and investigation costs, without regard to fault or legality of the original conduct, on current and predecessor owners and operators of a site, as well as those who generate, or arrange for the disposal of, hazardous substances. The Company does not believe that compliance with the requirements imposed by the environmental legislation will impair its competitive capability or result in any material additional capital expenditures, operating or maintenance costs. The Company is, however, subject to environmental remediation costs as described in the following paragraphs.

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The Company’s Mexico operations are subject to Mexican federal and state laws and regulations relating to the protection of the environment through the establishment of standards for water discharge, water supply, emissions, noise pollution, hazardous substances and transportation and handling of hazardous and solid waste. The Mexican government may bring administrative and criminal proceedings, impose economic sanctions against companies that violate environmental laws, and temporarily or even permanently close non-complying facilities.

The risk of incurring environmental liability is inherent in the railroad industry. As part of serving the petroleum and chemicals industry, the Company transports hazardous materials and has a professional team available to respond to and handle environmental issues that might occur in the transport of such materials.

The Company performs ongoing reviews and evaluations of the various environmental programs and issues within the Company’s operations and, as necessary, takes actions intended to limit the Company’s exposure to potential liability. Although these costs cannot be predicted with certainty, management believes that the ultimate outcome of identified matters will not have a material adverse effect on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

Personal Injury. The Company’s personal injury liability is based on semi-annual actuarial studies performed on an undiscounted basis by an independent third party actuarial firm and reviewed by management. This liability is based on personal injury claims filed and an estimate of claims incurred but not yet reported. Actual results may vary from estimates due to the number, type and severity of the injury, costs of medical treatments and uncertainties in litigation. Adjustments to the liability are reflected within operating expenses in the period in which changes to estimates are known. Personal injury claims in excess of self-insurance levels are insured up to certain coverage amounts, depending on the type of claim and year of occurrence. The personal injury liability as of September 30, 2012, is based on an updated actuarial study of personal injury claims through May 31, 2012, and review of the last four months’ experience. For the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, the Company recorded a $7.0 million and $12.2 million reduction in personal injury liability due to changes in estimates as a result of the Company’s continuing favorable claims development and settlement experience.

The personal injury liability activity was as follows (in millions):

	Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2012			2011
Balance at beginning of year	$	40.1		$	62.2
Accruals	7.5			8.1
Change in estimate	(7.0		)	(12.2		)
Payments	(5.6		)	(12.1		)
Balance at end of period	$	35.0		$	46.0

Certain Disputes with Ferromex. KCSM and Ferrocarril Mexicano, S.A. de C.V. (“Ferromex”) use certain trackage rights, haulage rights and interline services (the “Services”) provided by each other. The rates to be charged after January 1, 2009, were agreed to pursuant to the Trackage Rights Agreement, dated February 9, 2010 (the “Trackage Rights Agreement”), between KCSM and Ferromex. The rates payable for these Services for the period beginning in 1998 through December 31, 2008, are still not resolved. KCSM is currently involved in discussions with Ferromex regarding the amounts payable to each other for the Services for this period. If KCSM cannot reach an agreement with Ferromex for rates applicable for Services prior to January 1, 2009, which are not subject to the Trackage Rights Agreement, the Mexican Secretaría de Comunicaciones y Transportes (“Secretary of Communications and Transportation” or “SCT”) is entitled to set the rates in accordance with Mexican law and regulations. KCSM and Ferromex both initiated administrative proceedings seeking a determination by the SCT of the rates that KCSM and Ferromex should pay each other in connection with the Services. The SCT issued rulings in 2002 and 2008 setting the rates for the Services, and both KCSM and Ferromex challenged these rulings. Although KCSM and Ferromex have challenged these matters based on different grounds and these cases continue to evolve, management believes the amounts recorded related to these matters are adequate.

While the outcome of these matters cannot be predicted with certainty, the Company does not believe, when resolved, that these disputes will have a material effect on its consolidated financial statements.

SCT Sanction Proceedings. On July 23, 2008, the SCT delivered notice to KCSM of proceedings against KCSM, claiming, among other things, that KCSM refused to grant Ferromex access to certain trackage over which Ferromex alleges it has trackage rights on six different occasions and thus denied Ferromex the ability to provide service to a Mexican subsidiary of a large U.S. auto manufacturer at this location. On July 15, 2010, the SCT resolved to consolidate these six sanction proceedings into a single

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proceeding, determining that the actions that motivated the underlying claims constitute a single occasion. On February 27, 2012, the SCT dismissed this proceeding on the basis that the extent of the Ferromex trackage rights had not been determined prior to the time KCSM refused Ferromex access.

Contractual Agreements. In the normal course of business, the Company enters into various contractual agreements related to commercial arrangements and the use of other railroads’ or governmental entities’ infrastructure needed for the operations of the business. The Company is involved or may become involved in certain disputes involving transportation rates, product loss or damage, charges and interpretations related to these agreements. While the outcome of these matters cannot be predicted with certainty, the Company does not believe, when resolved, that these disputes will have a material effect on its consolidated financial statements.

Credit Risk. The Company continually monitors risks related to economic changes and certain customer receivables concentrations. Significant changes in customer concentration or payment terms, deterioration of customer creditworthiness or further weakening in economic trends could have a significant impact on the collectability of the Company’s receivables and operating results. If the financial condition of the Company’s customers were to deteriorate, resulting in an impairment of their ability to make payments, additional allowances may be required. The Company has recorded provisions for uncollectability based on its best estimate at September 30, 2012.

Income Tax. Tax returns filed in the U.S. from 2009 through the current year and in Mexico for 2005 and from 2007 through the current year remain open to examination by the taxing authorities. The 2006 Mexico tax return is closed to examination except for certain depreciation adjustments included on an amended return. In March 2012, the 2004 Mexico tax return audit was completed without adjustment. The 2005 Mexico tax return is currently under examination. The Company believes that an adequate provision has been made for any adjustment (tax and interest) that may be due for all open years. However, an unexpected adverse resolution could have a material effect on the consolidated financial statements in a particular quarter or fiscal year.

Panama Canal Railway Company (“PCRC”) Guarantees and Indemnities. The Company has issued three irrevocable standby letters of credit totaling approximately $0.5 million to fulfill the Company’s fifty percent guarantee of PCRC’s equipment loans. The Company agreed to fund fifty percent of any debt service reserve or liquidity reserve shortfall by PCRC, reserves which were established by PCRC in connection with the issuance of the 7.0% Senior Secured Notes due November 1, 2026 (the “Notes”). At September 30, 2012, the Company had issued and outstanding $3.8 million under a standby letter of credit to fulfill its obligation to fund fifty percent of these reserves. Additionally, KCS has pledged its shares of PCRC as security for the Notes.

11. Geographic Information

The Company strategically manages its rail operations as one reportable business segment over a single coordinated rail network that extends from the midwest and southeast portions of the United States south into Mexico and connects with other Class I railroads. Financial information reported at this level, such as revenues, operating income and cash flows from operations, is used by corporate management, including the Company’s chief operating decision-maker, in evaluating overall financial and operational performance, market strategies, as well as the decisions to allocate capital resources.

The Company’s strategic initiatives, which drive its operational direction, are developed and managed at the Company’s headquarters and targets are communicated to its various activity centers. Corporate management is responsible for, among others, KCS’s marketing strategy, the oversight of large cross border customer accounts, overall planning and control of infrastructure and rolling stock, the allocation of capital resources based upon growth and capacity constraints over the coordinated network, and other functions such as financial planning, accounting, and treasury.

The role of each region is to manage the operational activities and monitor and control costs over the coordinated rail network. Such cost control is required to ensure that pre-established efficiency standards set at the corporate level are attained. The activity centers are responsible for executing the overall corporate strategy and operating plan established by corporate management as a coordinated system.

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The following tables provide information by geographic area (in millions):

	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	September 30,				September 30,
Revenues	2012		2011		2012		2011
U.S.	$	311.2	$	301.2	$	910.5	$	859.8
Mexico	266.2		243.3		759.7		708.2
Total revenues	$	577.4	$	544.5	$	1,670.2	$	1,568.0
Property and equipment (including concession assets), net					September 30, 2012		December 31, 2011
U.S.					$	3,064.2	$	2,902.9
Mexico					2,487.4		2,446.6
Total property and equipment (including concession assets), net					$	5,551.6	$	5,349.5

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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

The discussion below, as well as other portions of this Form 10-Q, contain forward-looking statements that are not based upon historical information. Readers can identify these forward-looking statements by the use of such verbs as “expects,” “anticipates,” “believes” or similar verbs or conjugations of such verbs. Such forward-looking statements are based upon information currently available to management and management’s perception thereof as of the date of this Form 10-Q. However, such statements are dependent on and, therefore, can be influenced by, a number of external variables over which management has little or no control, including: competition and consolidation within the transportation industry; the business environment in industries that produce and consume rail freight; revocation of the rail concession of Kansas City Southern’s subsidiary, Kansas City Southern de Mexico, S.A. de C.V.; the termination, or failure to renew, agreements with customers, other railroads and third parties; interest rates; access to capital; disruptions to the Company’s technology infrastructure, including its computer systems; natural events such as severe weather, hurricanes and floods; market and regulatory responses to climate change; credit risk of customers and counterparties and their failure to meet their financial obligations; legislative and regulatory developments and disputes; rail accidents or other incidents or accidents along KCS’s rail network, facilities or customer facilities involving the release of hazardous materials, including toxic inhalation hazards; fluctuation in prices or availability of key materials, in particular diesel fuel; dependency on certain key suppliers of core rail equipment; changes in securities and capital markets; loss of key personnel; labor difficulties, including strikes and work stoppages; insufficiency of insurance to cover lost revenue, profits or other damages; acts of terrorism or risk of terrorist activities; war or risk of war; domestic and international economic conditions; political and economic conditions in Mexico and the level of trade between the United States and Mexico; and the outcome of claims and litigation. For more discussion about each risk factor, see Part II Item 7 “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011, which is on file with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (File No. 1-4717) and Part I Item 1A — “Risk Factors” in the Form 10-K and any updates contained herein. Readers are strongly encouraged to consider these factors when evaluating forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements should not be read as a guarantee of future performance or results and will not necessarily be accurate indications of the timing when, or by which, such performance or results will be achieved. As a result, actual outcomes or results could materially differ from those indicated in forward-looking statements. We are not under any obligation, and we expressly disclaim any obligation, to update or alter any forward-looking statements.

This discussion is intended to clarify and focus on Kansas City Southern’s (“KCS” or the “Company”) results of operations, certain changes in its financial position, liquidity, capital structure and business developments for the periods covered by the consolidated financial statements included under Item 1 of this Form 10-Q. This discussion should be read in conjunction with those consolidated financial statements and the related notes and is qualified by reference to them.

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

The Company’s discussion and analysis of its financial position and results of operations is based upon its consolidated financial statements. The preparation of these consolidated financial statements requires estimation and judgment that affect the reported amounts of revenue, expenses, assets and liabilities. The Company bases its estimates on historical experience and on various other factors that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the accounting for assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. If the estimates differ materially from actual results, the impact on the consolidated financial statements may be material. The Company’s critical accounting policies are disclosed in the 2011 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Overview

The Company is engaged in the freight rail transportation business, operating a coordinated rail network under one reportable business segment. The primary operating subsidiaries of the Company consist of the following: The Kansas City Southern Railway Company (“KCSR”), Kansas City Southern de México, S.A. de C.V. (“KCSM”), Meridian Speedway, LLC (“MSLLC”), and The Texas Mexican Railway Company (“TexMex”). The Company generates revenues and cash flows by providing customers with freight delivery services within its regions, and throughout North America through connections with other Class I rail carriers. Customers conduct business in a number of different industries, including electric-generating utilities, chemical and petroleum products, industrial and consumer products, agriculture and mineral products, automotive products and intermodal transportation. Appropriate eliminations and reclassifications have been recorded in deriving the consolidated financial statements.

Third Quarter Analysis

The Company reported quarterly earnings of $0.82 per diluted share on consolidated net income of $90.1 million for the three months ended September 30, 2012, compared to quarterly earnings of $0.91 per diluted share on consolidated net income of $99.8 million for the same period in 2011. The 2011 diluted earnings per share include $0.15 per diluted share from a gain on insurance recoveries related to the settlement of the insurance claim for lost profits, property damage and related incremental expenses from Hurricane Alex.

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The Company reported a 6% increase in revenues during the three months ended September 30, 2012, as compared to the same period in 2011, driven primarily by positive pricing impacts, a 7% increase in carloads/unit volumes and increased fuel surcharge, partially offset by the effect of fluctuations in the value of the Mexican peso against the U.S. dollar for revenues denominated in Mexican pesos and commodity mix.

Operating expenses increased 9% during the three months ended September 30, 2012, as compared to the same period in 2011, primarily due to the $25.6 million gain on insurance recoveries as a result of the settlement of the Hurricane Alex insurance claim recognized in the third quarter of 2011. In addition, operating expenses increased due to higher carload/unit volumes. These increases were partially offset by the effect of fluctuations in the value of the Mexican peso against the U.S. dollar for operating expenses denominated in Mexican pesos. Operating expenses as a percentage of revenues increased to 68.7% for the three months ended September 30, 2012, as compared to 66.6% for the same period in 2011. The third quarter 2011 operating expenses as a percentage of revenues would have been 470 basis points higher if the gain on insurance recoveries had been excluded from the financial results.

KCSM’s revenues and operating expenses are affected by fluctuations in the value of the Mexican peso against the U.S. dollar. Based on the volume of revenue and expense transactions denominated in Mexican pesos, revenue and expense fluctuations generally offset, with insignificant net impacts to operating income.

On August 7, 2012, the Company’s Board of Directors declared a cash dividend of $0.195 per share payable on October 3, 2012, to common stockholders of record as of September 10, 2012. The aggregate amount of the dividend declared was $21.5 million.

Results of Operations

The following summarizes KCS’s consolidated income statement components (in millions):

	Three Months Ended						Change Dollars
	September 30,
	2012			2011
Revenues	$	577.4		$	544.5		$	32.9
Operating expenses	396.7			362.7			34.0
Operating income	180.7			181.8			(1.1		)
Equity in net earnings of unconsolidated affiliates	4.4			4.7			(0.3		)
Interest expense	(24.1		)	(32.2		)	8.1
Debt retirement costs	—			(3.9		)	3.9
Foreign exchange gain (loss)	3.7			(7.2		)	10.9
Other income (expense), net	(0.1		)	0.6			(0.7		)
Income before income taxes	164.6			143.8			20.8
Income tax expense	73.9			43.7			30.2
Net income	90.7			100.1			(9.4		)
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest	0.6			0.3			0.3
Net income attributable to Kansas City Southern and subsidiaries	$	90.1		$	99.8		$	(9.7	)

	Nine Months Ended						Change Dollars
	September 30,
	2012			2011
Revenues	$	1,670.2		$	1,568.0		$	102.2
Operating expenses	1,127.9			1,106.8			21.1
Operating income	542.3			461.2			81.1
Equity in net earnings of unconsolidated affiliates	15.1			13.6			1.5
Interest expense	(76.6		)	(97.7		)	21.1
Debt retirement costs	(18.0		)	(14.2		)	(3.8		)
Foreign exchange gain (loss)	4.1			(6.9		)	11.0
Other income (expense), net	(0.8		)	2.3			(3.1		)
Income before income taxes	466.1			358.3			107.8
Income tax expense	179.2			122.4			56.8
Net income	286.9			235.9			51.0
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest	1.4			1.3			0.1
Net income attributable to Kansas City Southern and subsidiaries	$	285.5		$	234.6		$	50.9

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Revenues

The following summarizes revenues (in millions), carload/unit statistics (in thousands) and revenue per carload/unit:

	Revenues						Carloads and Units				Revenue per Carload/Unit
	Three Months Ended						Three Months Ended				Three Months Ended
	September 30,						September 30,				September 30,
	2012		2011		% Change		2012	2011	% Change		2012		2011		% Change
Chemical and petroleum	$	106.4	$	102.6	4	%	62.8	64.5	(3	%)	$	1,694	$	1,591	6	%
Industrial and consumer products	138.0		136.8		1	%	85.5	86.8	(1	%)	1,614		1,576		2	%
Agriculture and minerals	90.7		100.8		(10	%)	50.2	57.2	(12	%)	1,807		1,762		3	%
Total general commodities	335.1		340.2		(1	%)	198.5	208.5	(5	%)	1,688		1,632		3	%
Energy (i)	89.3		82.8		8	%	82.5	80.1	3	%	1,082		1,034		5	%
Intermodal	82.0		65.7		25	%	243.3	208.0	17	%	337		316		7	%
Automotive	48.2		36.7		31	%	28.1	21.4	31	%	1,715		1,715		—
Carload revenues, carloads and units	554.6		525.4		6	%	552.4	518.0	7	%	$	1,004	$	1,014	(1	%)
Other revenue	22.8		19.1		19	%
Total revenues (ii)	$	577.4	$	544.5	6	%
(ii) Included in revenues:
Fuel surcharge	$	72.1	$	67.9
(i) Effective January 1, 2012, the Company established the Energy commodity group, which includes the previous Coal commodity group and certain amounts previously included within the Agriculture and minerals and Chemicals and petroleum commodity groups. Prior period amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current year presentation.

	Revenues						Carloads and Units				Revenue per Carload/Unit
	Nine Months Ended						Nine Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	September 30,						September 30,				September 30,
	2012		2011		% Change		2012	2011	% Change		2012		2011		% Change
Chemical and petroleum	$	306.3	$	304.7	1	%	185.2	193.4	(4	%)	$	1,654	$	1,575	5	%
Industrial and consumer products	413.8		380.3		9	%	254.2	249.5	2	%	1,628		1,524		7	%
Agriculture and minerals	308.6		312.6		(1	%)	168.1	179.7	(6	%)	1,836		1,740		6	%
Total general commodities	1,028.7		997.6		3	%	607.5	622.6	(2	%)	1,693		1,602		6	%
Energy (i)	228.2		231.9		(2	%)	218.3	228.8	(5	%)	1,045		1,014		3	%
Intermodal	226.5		181.9		25	%	679.4	578.5	17	%	333		314		6	%
Automotive	125.3		102.2		23	%	75.2	62.0	21	%	1,666		1,648		1	%
Carload revenues, carloads and units	1,608.7		1,513.6		6	%	1,580.4	1,491.9	6	%	$	1,018	$	1,015	—
Other revenue	61.5		54.4		13	%
Total revenues (ii)	$	1,670.2	$	1,568.0	7	%
(ii) Included in revenues:
Fuel surcharge	$	208.5	$	180.6
(i) Effective January 1, 2012, the Company established the Energy commodity group, which includes the previous Coal commodity group and certain amounts previously included within the Agriculture and minerals and Chemicals and petroleum commodity groups. Prior period amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current year presentation.

Freight revenues include both revenue for transportation services and fuel surcharges. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012, revenues increased $32.9 million and $102.2 million compared to the same periods in 2011, primarily due to positive pricing impacts, increased carloads/unit volumes and fuel surcharge, partially offset by the effect of fluctuations in the value of the Mexican peso against the U.S. dollar for revenues denominated in Mexican pesos. Revenue per carload/unit decreased by 1%

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for the three months ended September 30, 2012 and was flat for the nine months ended September 30, 2012, compared to the same periods in 2011, reflecting commodity mix.

KCS’s fuel surcharge is a mechanism to adjust revenue based upon changing fuel prices. Fuel surcharges are calculated differently depending on the type of commodity transported. For most commodities, fuel surcharge is calculated using a fuel price from a prior time period that can be up to 60 days earlier. In a period of volatile fuel prices or changing customer business mix, changes in fuel expense and fuel surcharge may differ.

The following discussion provides an analysis of revenues by commodity group:

Revenues by commodity group for the three months ended
September 30, 2012
Chemical and petroleum. Revenues increased $3.8 million and $1.6 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012, compared to the same periods in 2011, primarily due to increases in pricing and fuel surcharge, partially offset by decreases in volume and fluctuations in the value of the Mexican peso against the U.S. dollar. Revenues increased for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012, due to positive pricing impacts for plastics and chemicals used to manufacture glass and paint. For the nine months ended September 30, 2012, petroleum volumes decreased compared to the same period in 2011, primarily due to a customer’s lost business; however, the recovery of some of this business in the third quarter of 2012 mitigated this decline.

Industrial and consumer products. Revenues increased $1.2 million for the three months ended September 30, 2012, compared to the same period in 2011, primarily due to an increase in pricing, partially offset by a decrease in volume. Revenues increased $33.5 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2012, compared to the same periods in 2011, primarily due to an increase in pricing, fuel surcharge and volume, partially offset by a decrease in fluctuations in the value of the Mexican peso against the U.S dollar. Metals and scrap grew in the first half of 2012 primarily due to increases in pricing and high demand for slab and steel coil driven by strength in the automotive and oil and gas industries; however, in the third quarter of 2012, the metals market experienced a decline in end-market pricing, causing customers to delay purchases until the market stabilizes.  In addition, competition from foreign manufacturers has also reduced demand for North American steel products. Paper product revenue increased primarily due to improved pricing. Growth slowed in the third quarter with some production slowdowns and loss of traffic.

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Revenues by commodity group for the three months ended
September 30, 2012
Agriculture and minerals. Revenues decreased $10.1 million and $4.0 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012, compared to the same periods in 2011, primarily due to decreases in volume and fluctuations in the value of the Mexican peso against the U.S. dollar, partially offset by increases in pricing and fuel surcharge. Food products volumes decreased due to lost cross border corn syrup business and lower dried distillers grain volume. Cross border grain shipments increased during the first quarter of 2012, as 2011 volumes were negatively impacted by a strong Mexico harvest; however, drought driven increases in the price of corn caused third quarter grain volumes to decrease as a higher percentage of Mexico grain purchases were imported via ports and local crops. Ores and minerals volumes decreased compared to the same periods in 2011, primarily due to a customer’s lost business.

Energy.Revenues increased $6.5 million for the three months ended September 30, 2012, compared to the same period in 2011, primarily due to increases in pricing and volume. Revenue decreased $3.7 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2012, compared to the same period in 2011, primarily due to a decrease in volume, partially offset by an increase in pricing. In the first half of 2012, utility coal revenues declined due to a reduction in demand as a result of utility maintenance outages, historic low natural gas prices and a warmer than average winter. In the third quarter of 2012, the decline slowed as volumes increased due to hotter than average summer weather. Frac sand volumes increased as a result of new business and a strong demand due to higher crude oil prices.

Intermodal. Revenues increased $16.3 million and $44.6 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012, compared to the same periods in 2011, primarily due to increases in volume and pricing. The increase in volume was driven by strong cross border auto part business, conversion of truck traffic to rail and Trans-Pacific imports via the Port of Lazaro Cardenas.

Automotive. Revenues increased $11.5 million and $23.1 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012, compared to the same periods in 2011, primarily due to increases in volume and pricing, partially offset by fluctuations in the value of the Mexican peso against the U.S. dollar. The increase was driven by strong year over year growth in North American automobile sales for Original Equipment Manufacturers, increased import/export volume through the Port of Lazaro Cardenas and increased length of haul through new cross border vehicle routings.

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Operating Expenses

Operating expenses, as shown below (in millions), increased $34.0 million and $21.1 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012, compared to the same periods in 2011, primarily due to the gain on insurance recoveries related to Hurricane Alex recognized in the third quarter of 2011 and higher carload/unit volumes. These increases were partially offset by the fluctuations in the value of the Mexican peso against the U.S. dollar for operating expenses denominated in Mexican pesos. In addition, the increases in operating expenses for the nine months ended September 30, 2012, compared to the same period in 2011, were partially offset by the elimination of the deferred Mexican statutory profit sharing liability as a result of the organizational restructuring in the second quarter of 2012.

	Three Months Ended
	September 30,					Change
	2012		2011			Dollars			Percent
Compensation and benefits	$	108.4	$	109.3		$	(0.9	)	(1	%)
Purchased services	54.6		50.6			4.0			8	%
Fuel	89.5		86.5			3.0			3	%
Equipment costs	41.9		41.4			0.5			1	%
Depreciation and amortization	49.8		47.9			1.9			4	%
Materials and other	52.5		52.6			(0.1		)	—
Gain on insurance recoveries related to hurricane damage	—		(25.6		)	25.6			(100	%)
Total operating expenses	$	396.7	$	362.7		$	34.0		9	%

	Nine Months Ended
	September 30,						Change
	2012			2011			Dollars			Percent
Compensation and benefits	$	323.5		$	314.1		$	9.4		3	%
Purchased services	169.3			153.5			15.8			10	%
Fuel	264.7			258.0			6.7			3	%
Equipment costs	119.7			125.5			(5.8		)	(5	%)
Depreciation and amortization	146.9			139.1			7.8			6	%
Materials and other	146.8			142.2			4.6			3	%
Elimination of deferred statutory profit sharing liability, net	(43.0		)	—			(43.0		)	100	%
Gain on insurance recoveries related to hurricane damage	—			(25.6		)	25.6			(100	%)
Total operating expenses	$	1,127.9		$	1,106.8		$	21.1		2	%

Compensation and benefits. Compensation and benefits decreased $0.9 million for the three months ended September 30, 2012, compared to the same period in 2011, primarily due to reduced Mexican statutory profit sharing expense as a result of the organizational restructuring in the second quarter of 2012 and the fluctuations in the value of the Mexican peso against the U.S. dollar. These decreases were partially offset by increased incentive compensation expense, annual salary and benefit rate increases and increased carload/unit volumes. Compensation and benefits increased $9.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2012, compared to the same period in 2011, primarily due to increased incentive compensation expense, annual salary and benefit rate increases and increased carload/unit volumes. These increases were partially offset by reduced Mexican statutory profit sharing expense as a result of the organizational restructuring in the second quarter of 2012, and the fluctuations in the value of the Mexican peso against the U.S. dollar.

Purchased services. Purchased services expense increased $4.0 million and $15.8 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012, compared to the same periods in 2011, due to higher joint facility income recognized in the third quarter of 2011 as a result of non-recurring usage of certain trackage rights, increases in volume-sensitive costs, primarily equipment maintenance expense and joint facility expenses, and higher track structure maintenance expense.

Fuel. Fuel expense increased $3.0 million and $6.7 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012, compared to the same periods in 2011, primarily due to higher diesel fuel prices and higher consumption. These increases were partially offset by the fluctuations in the value of the Mexican peso against the U.S. dollar and improved fuel efficiency.

Equipment costs. Equipment costs increased $0.5 million for the three months ended September 30, 2012, compared to the same period in 2011, primarily due to an increase in the use of other railroads’ freight cars due to increased traffic volumes, partially offset by lower locomotive expense due to the acquisition of 75 locomotives during the third quarter of 2011, which were previously leased by the Company under an operating lease agreement. Equipment costs decreased $5.8 million for the nine months ended

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September 30, 2012, compared to the same period in 2011, primarily due to lower locomotive lease expense, as described above. This decrease was partially offset by an increase in the use of other railroads’ freight cars due to increased traffic volumes.

Depreciation and amortization. Depreciation and amortization expense increased by $1.9 million and $7.8 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012, compared to the same periods in 2011, primarily due to a larger asset base.

Materials and other. Materials and other expense decreased $0.1 million for the three months ended September 30, 2012, compared to the same period in 2011, primarily due to lower casualty expense. This decrease was partially offset by increases in concession duty expense and employee expenses. Materials and other expense increased $4.6 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2012, compared to the same period in 2011, primarily due to the recognition of a larger reduction in the personal injury liability during the nine months ended September 30, 2011, as compared to the same period in 2012, and increases in employee expenses, concession duty expense and property tax expense. These increases were partially offset by lower casualty expense. KCSM paid concession duty expense of 0.5% of gross revenues for the first 15 years of the Concession period, and on June 24, 2012, KCSM began paying 1.25% of gross revenues, which is effective for the remaining years of the Concession. The concession duty rate increase is expected to increase expense in the fourth quarter of 2012, as compared to 2011, by approximately $2.0 million.

Elimination of deferred statutory profit sharing liability, net. As a result of the organizational restructuring in the second quarter of 2012, KCSM’s obligation to pay Mexican statutory profit sharing terminated as of May 1, 2012, and accordingly, KCSM recognized a $43.0 million net reduction to operating expense. This reduction includes the elimination of $47.8 million of the deferred Mexican statutory profit sharing liability, net of $4.8 million of transaction costs.

Gain on insurance recoveries related to hurricane damage. In the third quarter of 2011, the Company settled its insurance claims related to Hurricane Alex and recognized a $25.6 million gain on insurance recoveries which primarily represented the recovery of lost profits and the replacement value of property in excess of its carrying value, net of the self-insured retentions.

Non-Operating Income and Expenses

Equity in net earnings of unconsolidated affiliates. Equity in net earnings from unconsolidated affiliates decreased $0.3 million for the three months ended September 30, 2012, compared to the same period in 2011, primarily due to lower equity in earnings from the operations of Ferrocarril y Terminal del Valle de México, S.A. de C.V., due to higher volume sensitive costs. For the nine months ended September 30, 2012, equity in net earnings from unconsolidated affiliates increased $1.5 million, compared to the same period in 2011, primarily due to an increase in equity in earnings from the operations of Panama Canal Railway Company resulting from an increase in container volumes during the first quarter of 2012.

Interest expense. Interest expense decreased by $8.1 million and $21.1 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012, compared to the same periods in 2011, primarily due to lower average interest rates as a result of the Company’s refinancing activities.

Debt retirement costs. Debt retirement costs decreased $3.9 million and increased $3.8 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012, compared to the same periods in 2011. On June 1, 2012, the Company redeemed the remaining $100.3 million principal amount of the outstanding 8.0% Senior Notes due June 1, 2015 (the “8.0% Senior Notes”), issued by KCSR, and recognized debt retirement costs of $5.1 million related to the call premium and the write-off of unamortized debt issuance costs. On February 24, 2012, KCSR purchased $174.7 million principal amount of the 8.0% Senior Notes, and recognized debt retirement costs of $12.9 million related to the tender premium and the write-off of unamortized debt issuance costs. On July 12, 2011, KCSR entered into an amended and restated credit agreement and wrote off $3.9 million in unamortized debt issuance costs related to the previous credit agreement. In the second quarter of 2011, KCSM purchased and redeemed the remaining $32.4 million principal amount and all of the outstanding $165.0 million aggregate principal amount of its 7⁵/₈% Senior Notes due December 1, 2013 and 7³/₈% Senior Notes due June 1, 2014, respectively. KCSM recognized debt retirement cost of $10.3 million related to the call and tender premiums and the write-off of unamortized debt issuance costs.

Foreign exchange. Fluctuations in the value of the Mexican peso against the U.S. dollar resulted in a foreign exchange gain of $3.7 million and $4.1 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012, compared to a foreign exchange loss of $7.2 million and $6.9 million for the same periods in 2011.

Other income (expense), net. Other income (expense), net, decreased by $0.7 million and $3.1 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012, compared to the same periods in 2011, primarily due to lower miscellaneous income.

Income tax expense. Income tax expense increased $30.2 million and $56.8 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012, compared to the same periods in 2011, due to higher pre-tax income and increased effective tax rates due to foreign exchange rate fluctuations. The effective income tax rate was 44.9% and 38.4% for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012, compared to 30.4% and 34.2% for the same periods in 2011. For the nine months ended September 30, 2012, as

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compared to the same period in 2011, the increase in the effective income tax rate was partially offset by the reduction of a deferred tax asset valuation allowance in the second quarter of 2012 related to state net operating losses.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Overview

In recent years, KCS has improved its financial strength and flexibility by decreasing leverage, extending debt maturities, increasing liquidity and reducing interest expense and preferred stock dividends. Though KCS’s cash flows from operations are sufficient to fund operations, capital expenditures, debt service and dividends, the Company may, from time to time, use external sources of cash (principally bank debt, public and private debt, and leases) to refinance existing indebtedness and to fund new investments and equipment additions. On September 30, 2012, total available liquidity (the unrestricted cash balance plus revolving credit facility availability) was $587.0 million. As of September 30, 2012, the total cash and cash equivalents held outside of the U.S. in foreign subsidiaries was $72.4 million. This cash is available to fund company operations without incurring additional income taxes.

The Company believes, based on current expectations, that cash and other liquid assets, operating cash flows, access to debt and equity capital markets, and other available financing resources will be sufficient to fund anticipated operating, capital, debt service and other commitments in the foreseeable future.

Beginning in the first quarter of 2012, the Company’s Board of Directors has declared quarterly cash dividends of $0.195 per share on its common stock. Subject to the discretion of the Board of Directors, capital availability and a determination that cash dividends continue to be in the best interest of its stockholders, the Company intends to pay a quarterly dividend on an ongoing basis.

KCSR 8.0% Senior Notes. On January 25, 2012, pursuant to an offer to purchase and related solicitation of consents, KCSR commenced a cash tender offer for all of its $275.0 million outstanding aggregate principal amount of 8.0% Senior Notes and a consent solicitation to amend the related indenture (the “Proposed Amendments”) to eliminate substantially all of the restrictive covenants contained therein. In conjunction with receiving the requisite consents, on February 13, 2012, the Company entered into the First Supplemental Indenture to effect the Proposed Amendments, which became operative on February 24, 2012.

On February 24, 2012, KCSR purchased $174.7 million principal amount of the tendered 8.0% Senior Notes in accordance with the terms and conditions of the tender offer set forth in the offer to purchase using the proceeds received under the Amendment No. 1 and Additional Term Advance Agreement (“Amendment No. 1”) to the existing KCSR Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of July 12, 2011 (the “Credit Agreement”), and available cash. On June 1, 2012, KCSR redeemed the remaining $100.3 million principal amount of the 8.0% Senior Notes using additional proceeds received under Amendment No. 1 to the Credit Agreement and cash on hand, at a redemption price of 104% of the principal amount.

KCSR Credit Agreement and Additional Term A Advances. On February 24, 2012, KCS, KCSR and certain other subsidiaries of the Company that guaranty the Credit Agreement entered into Amendment No. 1, which provides for additional Term A advances to KCSR in an aggregate principal amount of $275.0 million (the “Additional Term A Advances”) on substantially the same terms as those applicable to the existing Term A facility under the Credit Agreement. KCSR borrowed $175.0 million of the Additional Term A Advances on February 24, 2012, the effective date of Amendment No. 1, and borrowed the remaining $100.0 million of Additional Term A Advances on June 1, 2012.

The proceeds of the $275.0 million of borrowings under the Additional Term A Advances and available cash were used to purchase and redeem all of KCSR’s 8.0% Senior Notes, as described above.

The outstanding principal balance of the Additional Term A Advances bear interest at floating rates. At KCSR’s option, the loans will bear interest at either the (i) greater of the (a) Bank of Nova Scotia’s base rate, (b) federal funds rate plus 0.50% or (c) one-month LIBOR plus 1.00% (the “Base Rate”) plus a margin of 0.25% or (ii) LIBOR plus a margin of 1.25%.

Except as amended and supplemented by Amendment No. 1, all terms of the Credit Agreement remain in full force and effect.

KCSR RRIF Loan Agreement. On February 21, 2012, KCSR, as borrower, entered into a financing agreement with the United States of America represented by the Secretary of Transportation acting through the Administrator of the Federal Railroad Administration.

The financing agreement provides KCSR with a 25-year, $54.6 million loan under the Railroad Rehabilitation and Improvement Financing Program (the “KCSR RRIF Loan”). The proceeds of the KCSR RRIF Loan were used to reimburse KCSR for 80% of the purchase price of thirty new locomotives (the “Locomotives”) acquired by KCSR in the fourth quarter of 2011. The outstanding principal balance bears interest at 2.96% per annum. KCSR is required to make quarterly principal and interest payments on the KCSR RRIF Loan commencing March 15, 2012, except for the first payment that was comprised solely of interest accrued from the date the funds were advanced to KCSR, which was February 24, 2012.

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The obligations under the financing agreement are secured by a first priority security interest in the Locomotives and certain related rights. In addition, the Company has agreed to guarantee repayment of the amounts due under the financing agreement and certain related agreements.

The financing agreement contains representations, warranties, covenants and events of default that are similar to those contained in other KCSR debt agreements. The occurrence of an event of default could result in the acceleration of the repayment of any outstanding principal balance of the KCSR RRIF Loan.

KCSR Revolving Credit Facility. During the first quarter of 2012, the Company repaid the December 31, 2011 outstanding balance of $50.0 million on KCSR’s revolving credit facility.

For a further discussion of the agreements representing the indebtedness of KCS, see “Liquidity and Capital Resources — Debt and Capital Structure” in the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011 of KCS.

Interest Rate Swaps. On March 5, 2012, KCSR entered into four amortizing interest rate swaps with an aggregate notional amount of $320.0 million, which have been designated as cash flow hedges. The interest rate swaps effectively convert interest payments on a portion of KCSR’s outstanding term loans from variable rates to fixed rates. As of September 30, 2012, the hedging instruments have an aggregate notional amount of $308.5 million at a fixed rate of 0.4942%. Settlements are indexed to one-month LIBOR and will occur monthly through March 31, 2014. The counterparties to the swaps are participants in KCSR’s credit facility and meet the Company’s credit rating standards.

KCS’s primary sources of liquidity are cash flows generated from operations, borrowings under its revolving credit facilities and access to debt and equity capital markets. Although KCS has had adequate access to the capital markets, the financial terms under which funding has been obtained contain restrictive covenants which limit or preclude certain actions, including the ability to incur additional debt for any purpose other than refinancing existing debt, create or suffer to exist additional liens, make prepayments of particular debt, pay dividends on common stock, make investments, engage in transactions with stockholders and affiliates, issue capital stock, sell certain assets, and engage in mergers and consolidations or in sale leaseback transactions. Though these covenants may restrict or prohibit certain activities, the covenants contain a number of qualifications, thresholds and exceptions that provide the Company with what management believes is an appropriate degree of flexibility to conduct its operations. The Company was in compliance with all of its debt covenants as of September 30, 2012.

KCS’s operating results and financing alternatives can be unexpectedly impacted by various factors, some of which are outside of its control. For example, if KCS were to experience a reduction in revenues or a substantial increase in operating costs or other liabilities, its earnings could be significantly reduced, increasing the risk of non-compliance with debt covenants. Additionally, the Company is subject to external factors impacting debt and equity capital markets and its ability to obtain financing under reasonable terms is subject to market conditions. Volatility in capital markets and the tightening of market liquidity could impact KCS’s access to capital. Further, KCS’s cost of debt can be impacted by independent rating agencies which assign debt ratings based on certain factors including credit measurements such as interest coverage and leverage ratios, liquidity and competitive position.

Three credit rating agencies provide their views of the company’s outlook and ratings. In the third quarter of 2012, Fitch Ratings (“Fitch”) initiated coverage of KCS and KCSR and assigned an investment grade rating to the KCSR Credit Agreement.  Fitch also assigned an investment grade Issuer Default Rating (“IDR”) to KCS and KCSR.  In addition, Fitch upgraded KCSM’s IDR and senior unsecured debt rating to investment grade during the third quarter. Standard & Poor’s Rating Services (“S&P”) and Moody’s Investors Service (“Moody’s”) each rate the KCSR Credit Agreement as investment grade. Both agencies rate the remaining debt, preferred stock and corporate credit of KCS, KCSR and KCSM as non-investment grade. These ratings and outlooks change from time to time and can be found on the websites of S&P, Moody’s and Fitch.

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Cash Flow Information

Summary cash flow data follows (in millions):

	Nine Months Ended
	September 30,
	2012			2011
Cash flows provided by (used for):
Operating activities	$	516.0		$	465.1
Investing activities	(328.2		)	(292.2		)
Financing activities	(73.2		)	(41.2		)
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents	114.6			131.7
Cash and cash equivalents beginning of year	72.4			85.4
Cash and cash equivalents end of period	$	187.0		$	217.1

Cash flows from operating activities increased $50.9 million for the nine month period ended September 30, 2012, compared to the same period in 2011, primarily as a result of increased net income and the changes in working capital items, resulting mainly from the timing of certain payments and receipts. These increases were partially offset by insurance proceeds of $36.6 million related to hurricane damage received during 2011. Net cash used for investing activities increased $36.0 million primarily due to an increase in capital expenditures and insurance proceeds of $12.4 million related to hurricane damage received during 2011. Additional information regarding capital expenditures is provided below. Net cash used for financing activities increased $32.0 million primarily due to the payment of common stock dividends.

Capital Expenditures

KCS’s cash flows from operations are sufficient to fund capital expenditures; however, the Company may, from time to time, use external sources of cash (principally bank debt, public debt and private debt) to fund capital expenditures.

The following table summarizes capital expenditures by type (in millions):

	Nine Months Ended
	September 30,
	2012		2011
Roadway capital program	$	210.8	$	189.4
Locomotive acquisitions	—		103.8
Equipment (i)	37.7		10.6
Capacity	25.3		12.5
Information technology	4.7		6.7
Other	18.4		34.8
Total capital expenditures (accrual basis)	296.9		357.8
Locomotives financed under operating lease buyout	—		(91.0		)
Change in capital accruals	22.3		17.2
Total cash capital expenditures	$	319.2	$	284.0
(i) In the second quarter of 2012, KCSR paid $19.6 million to purchase 315 jumbo covered hoppers that were previously leased under an operating lease.

For 2012, internally generated cash flows are expected to fund cash capital expenditures which are currently estimated to be between $490.0 million and $515.0 million.

Other Matters

Approximately 80% of KCSR employees are covered by collective bargaining agreements. KCSR participates in industry-wide bargaining as a member of the National Carriers’ Conference Committee. Long-term settlement agreements were reached and ratified during 2011 and the first half of 2012 covering all of the participating unions, effectively bringing the current bargaining round to a close. These agreements will be in effect through December 2015.

KCSM Servicios union employees are covered by one labor agreement, which was signed on June 23, 1997, between KCSM and the Sindicato de Trabajadores Ferrocarrileros de la República Mexicana (“Mexican Railroad Union”), for a term of 50 years, for the purpose of regulating the relationship between the parties. Approximately 80% of KCSM Servicios employees are covered by this labor agreement. The compensation terms under this labor agreement are subject to renegotiation on an annual basis and all other

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benefits are subject to negotiation every two years. As a result of the labor agreement signed on April 19, 2012, compensation terms for the period from July 1, 2012 through June 30, 2013, were finalized. Additionally, this labor agreement enabled KCS to complete the organizational restructuring whereby all employees of KCSM became employees of KCSM Servicios. KCSM Servicios provides employee services to KCSM, and KCSM pays KCSM Servicios market-based rates for these services. The union labor negotiation with the Mexican Railroad Union has not historically resulted in any strike, boycott or other disruption in KCSM’s business operations.

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

There was no material change during the quarter from the information set forth in Part II, Item 7A. “Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosure about Market Risk” in the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011.

Item 4. Controls and Procedures

(a) Disclosure Controls and Procedures

As of the end of the period for which this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q is filed, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have each reviewed and evaluated the effectiveness of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)). Based on that evaluation, the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have each concluded that the Company’s current disclosure controls and procedures are effective to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Company in reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission rules and forms, and include controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Company in such reports is accumulated and communicated to the Company’s management, including the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

(b) Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

There have not been any changes in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the third quarter of 2012 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.

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PART II — OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1. Legal Proceedings

For information related to the Company’s settlements and other legal proceedings, see Note 10, Commitments and Contingencies under Part I, Item 1 of this quarterly report on Form 10-Q.

Item 1A. Risk Factors

There were no material changes during the quarter to the Risk Factors disclosed in Item 1A — “Risk Factors” in our annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011.

Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

None.

Item 3. Defaults upon Senior Securities

None.

Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures

Not applicable.

Item 5. Other Information

At a meeting held on August 7, 2012, the Board of Directors of the Company approved an amendment and restatement to the Company’s Bylaws, which included changes to the procedures by which stockholders may recommend nominees to the Company’s board of directors, including the following:

(i)Explicitly providing that the advance notice provisions contained in Section 3 of the Company’s Bylaws are the exclusive means for a stockholder to make nominations or submit other business (other than matters properly brought under Rule 14a-8 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) before an annual meeting of the stockholders and disallows a stockholder to bring business if it takes action contrary to the notice to the Company or if the notice includes an untrue statement of a material fact or omits a material fact. (Article II, Section 3(a) and Article II, Section 3(b)).

(ii)Providing that any stockholder of record may bring business before an annual meeting or nominate a director for the annual or special meeting in accordance with the advance notice provisions set forth in the Bylaws, rather than only those stockholders owning one percent (1%). (Article II, Section 3(a)(3)(A); Article II, Section 3(b)(2)(A); and Article II, Section 10).

(iii)Moving the window for notification of stockholder nomination of directors and proposals for matters other than director nominations (other than proposals submitted for inclusion in the proxy statement) to not earlier than 90 days and no later than 60 days prior to the anniversary date of the prior year’s annual stockholder meeting, rather than 150 days to 90 days for director nominations and 90 to 45 days for other proposals. (Article II, Section 3(a)(i) and Article II, Section 3(b)(i)).

(iv)Moving the window for notification of stockholder director nominees and proposals when the annual meeting date advances more than 30 days prior to or is delayed 60 days after the one-year anniversary of the previous annual meeting to not earlier than 90 days prior and no later than 60 days before the annual meeting or the 10th day following Public Announcements, to conform to the notice period described in (iii) above. The timing for notice for director nomination(s) at a special stockholder meeting was moved to conform with these times also. (Article II, Section 3(a)(i); Article II, Section 3(b)(i); and Article II, Section 10). “Public Announcement” shall mean disclosure in a press release reported by the Dow Jones News Service, Associated Press or a comparable national news service or in a document publicly filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Section 13, 14 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

(v)Adding a definition of a Stockholder Associated Person to include a beneficial owner and any person controlling, directly or indirectly, or acting in concert, with such stockholder who has proposed business for the annual meeting or has nominated a director for an annual or special meeting. (Article II, Section 3(a)(ii)).

(vi)Expanding the required disclosure regarding the director nomination or business proposal is made to include, among other things, rights to dividends on the shares of the Company beneficially owned by the stockholder or Stockholder

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Associated Person that are separate from the underlying shares of the Company, a description of any derivative instruments, short positions, options, hedging transactions, voting arrangements and other economic and voting interests the stockholder or Stockholder Associated Person has with respect to the Company’s securities, and also requiring that the proposal from the stockholder or Stockholder Associated Person must state whether the stockholder will deliver a proxy statement or form of proxy to stockholders. (Article II, Section 3(a)(ii) and Article II, Section 3(b)(ii)).

(vii)In addition to (vi) above, expanding the required disclosure regarding any director nomination at the annual meeting or a special meeting to include, among other things whether any hedging or other transactions have been entered into on behalf of the nominee and a written statement that the nominee, as director, will owe fiduciary duties under Delaware law and consent to be named in the proxy. The nominee must also agree to supplement with such other information as may reasonably be necessary to determine the eligibility of such nominee and information that could be material to a stockholder’s understanding of the independence of such nominee or lack thereof. (Article II, Section 3(b)(ii) and Article II, Section 10).

As a result of changes concerning the Company’s advance notice provisions (see item (iii) above), to be timely for the 2013 annual meeting, if it occurs on May 3, 2013, proposals to nominate directors, and proposals for matters other than director nominations (other than proposals submitted for inclusion in the proxy statement), must be received at the Company’s principal executive offices no earlier than February 2, 2013, and no later than March 4, 2013.

A copy of the Company’s Amended and Restated Bylaws were filed as Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on August 13, 2012 and are incorporated by reference herein.

The amendments also included other changes unrelated to the procedures by which stockholders may recommend nominees to the Company’s board of directors, which are summarized in the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on August 13, 2012 and incorporated by reference herein.

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Item 6. Exhibits

Exhibit No.	Description of Exhibits Filed with this Report
31.1	Principal Executive Officer’s Certification Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 is attached to this Form 10-Q as Exhibit 31.1.
31.2	Principal Financial Officer’s Certification Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 is attached to this Form 10-Q as Exhibit 31.2.
32.1	Principal Executive Officer’s Certification furnished Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 is attached to this Form 10-Q as Exhibit 32.1.
32.2	Principal Financial Officer’s Certification furnished Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 is attached to this Form 10-Q as Exhibit 32.2.
101	The following unaudited financial information from Kansas City Southern’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2012, formatted in XBRL (Extensible Business Reporting Language) includes: (i) Consolidated Statements of Income for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, (ii) Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, (iii) Consolidated Balance Sheets as of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, (iv) Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, and (v) the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
Exhibit No.	Description of Exhibits Incorporated by Reference
3.1	Amended and Restated Bylaws of Kansas City Southern as amended and restated to August 7, 2012, filed as Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on August 13, 2012 (File No. 1-4717), is incorporated herein by reference as Exhibit 3.1.
10.1	Employment Agreement dated July 24, 2009, between The Kansas City Southern Railway Company and David R. Ebbrecht, filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on August 13, 2012 (File No. 1-4717), is incorporated herein by reference as Exhibit 10.1.

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Company has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized and in the capacities indicated on October 19, 2012.

Kansas City Southern

/s/    MICHAEL W. UPCHURCH        

Michael W. Upchurch

Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

(Principal Financial Officer)

/s/    MARY K. STADLER        

Mary K. Stadler

Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer

(Principal Accounting Officer)

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EX-31.1

Exhibit 31.1

PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICER'S CERTIFICATION

PURSUANT TO SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

I, David L. Starling, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Kansas City Southern (the “registrant”);

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4. The registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

(a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

(b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

(c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

(d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant's most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant's fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial reporting; and

5. The registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

(a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

(b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting.

/s/ DAVID L. STARLING

David L. Starling

President and Chief Executive Officer

Date: October 19, 2012

EX-31.2

Exhibit 31.2

PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL OFFICER’S CERTIFICATION

PURSUANT TO SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

I, Michael W. Upchurch, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Kansas City Southern (the “registrant”);

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4. The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

(a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

(b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

(c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

(d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

5. The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

(a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

(b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

/s/ MICHAEL W. UPCHURCH

Michael W. Upchurch

Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Date: October 19, 2012

EX-32.1

Exhibit 32.1

PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICER’S CERTIFICATION

PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Quarterly Report of Kansas City Southern (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30, 2012, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, David L. Starling, Chief Executive Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, as adopted pursuant to § 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that to my knowledge:

(1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

(2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

/s/ DAVID L. STARLING

David L. Starling

President and Chief Executive Officer

Date: October 19, 2012

A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been provided to Kansas City Southern and will be retained by Kansas City Southern and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.

EX-32.2

Exhibit 32.2

PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL OFFICER’S CERTIFICATION

PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Quarterly Report of Kansas City Southern (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30, 2012, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Michael W. Upchurch, Chief Financial Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, as adopted pursuant to § 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that to my knowledge:

(1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

(2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

/s/ MICHAEL W. UPCHURCH

Michael W. Upchurch

Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Date: October 19, 2012

A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been provided to Kansas City Southern and will be retained by Kansas City Southern and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.

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Geographic Information (Information by Geographic Area) (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011	Dec. 31, 2011
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]
Revenues	$ 577.4	$ 544.5	$ 1,670.2	$ 1,568.0
Property and equipment (including concession assets), net	5,551.6		5,551.6		5,349.5
UNITED STATES
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]
Revenues	311.2	301.2	910.5	859.8
Property and equipment (including concession assets), net	3,064.2		3,064.2		2,902.9
MEXICO
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]
Revenues	266.2	243.3	759.7	708.2
Property and equipment (including concession assets), net	$ 2,487.4		$ 2,487.4		$ 2,446.6

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Long-Term Debt (Details) (KCSR [Member], USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	0 Months Ended								0 Months Ended	3 Months Ended
	Jun. 01, 2012 Unsecured Debt [Member] 8% Senior Notes, Due June 1, 2015 [Member]	Feb. 24, 2012 Unsecured Debt [Member] 8% Senior Notes, Due June 1, 2015 [Member]	Jan. 25, 2012 Unsecured Debt [Member] 8% Senior Notes, Due June 1, 2015 [Member]	Jun. 01, 2012 Secured Debt [Member] Additional Term A Advances [Member]	Feb. 24, 2012 Secured Debt [Member] Additional Term A Advances [Member]	Feb. 24, 2012 Secured Debt [Member] Additional Term A Advances [Member] Federal Funds Rate Plus Percent [Member]	Feb. 24, 2012 Secured Debt [Member] Additional Term A Advances [Member] One-Month LIBOR Plus Percent [Member]	Feb. 24, 2012 Secured Debt [Member] Additional Term A Advances [Member] LIBOR Plus Percent [Member]	Feb. 21, 2012 Secured Debt [Member] RRIF Loan Agreement [Member] locomotives	Mar. 31, 2012 Revolving Credity Facility [Member] Credit Agreement [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Outstanding aggregate principal amount of debt			$ 275.0
Debt instrument, stated interest rate			8.00%						2.96%
Debt instrument, maturity date			Jun. 01, 2015
Gross amount of debt purchased and redeemed by the Company	100.3	174.7
Redemption price expressed as percent of principal amount at redemption	104.00%
Maximum aggregate principal amount available under additional advances					275.0
Debt instrument, increase, additional borrowings				100.0	175.0
Principal amount of debt				275.0					54.6
Percentage points added to the reference rate						0.50%	1.00%	1.25%
Debt instrument, additional margin							0.25%
Debt instrument, term to maturity									25 years
Percentage of purchase price financed									80.00%
Number of locomotives									30
Credit facility, amount repaid										$ 50.0

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Earnings Per Share Data (Details) (USD $) In Millions, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended			9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011	Mar. 31, 2011	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011
Schedule of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]
Shares issued from the conversion of convertible securities			6,999,887
Earnings Per Share Reconciliation [Abstract]
Net income available to common stockholders for purposes of computing basic earnings per share	$ 90.0	$ 99.8		$ 285.3	$ 233.1
Effect of dividends on conversion of convertible preferred stock	0	0		0	1.3
Net income available to common stockholders for purposes of computing diluted earnings per share	$ 90.0	$ 99.8		$ 285.3	$ 234.4
Weighted-Average Number of Shares Outstanding Reconciliation [Abstract]
Basic shares	109,739,000	109,515,000		109,684,000	107,752,000
Effect of dilution	388,000	347,000		377,000	2,052,000
Diluted shares	110,127,000	109,862,000		110,061,000	109,804,000
Earnings Per Share [Abstract]
Basic earnings per share	$ 0.82	$ 0.91		$ 2.60	$ 2.16
Diluted earnings per share	$ 0.82	$ 0.91		$ 2.59	$ 2.13
Stock Options [Member]
Potentially Dilutive Shares Excluded from the Calculation [Abstract]
Stock options excluded as their inclusion would be anti-dilutive	0	121,000		81,000	97,000

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Commitments and Contingencies (Narrative) (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011
Equipment Loans [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of letters of credit issued	3		3
Letters of credit outstanding, amount	$ 0.5		$ 0.5
Percent guarantee of unconsolidated affiliate debt	50.00%		50.00%
Debt Service Reserve or Liquidity Reserve [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Letters of credit outstanding, amount	3.8		3.8
Percent guarantee of unconsolidated affiliate debt	50.00%		50.00%
KCSM [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Total period of time for payments due under railroad concession to Mexican government			50 years
Initial percentage of gross revenue payable under railroad concession to Mexican government			0.50%
Initial period of time for payments due under railroad concession to Mexican government			15 years
Date the percentage of revenue payable to the Mexican government increases under the concession			Jun. 24, 2012
Percentage of gross revenue payable under railroad concession to Mexican government after initial fifteen year period			1.25%
Concession duty expense	$ 3.5	$ 1.3	$ 6.2	$ 3.7
Panama Canal Railway Company [Member] | 7.0% Senior Secured Notes due November 1, 2026 [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Debt instrument, stated interest rate	7.00%		7.00%
Debt instrument, maturity date			Nov. 01, 2026

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Earnings Per Share Data

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Earnings Per Share Data

Earnings Per Share Data

Basic earnings per common share is computed by dividing net income available to common stockholders by the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding for the period. Diluted earnings per share adjusts basic earnings per common share for the effects of potentially dilutive common shares, if the effect is not anti-dilutive. Potentially dilutive common shares include the dilutive effects of shares issuable under the Stock Option and Performance Award Plans and shares issuable upon the conversion of preferred stock to common stock. During the first quarter of 2011, the Company converted all of the remaining outstanding Cumulative Convertible Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series D, into 6,999,887 shares of common stock.

The following table reconciles the basic earnings per share computation to the diluted earnings per share computation (in millions, except share and per share amounts):

	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	September 30,				September 30,
	2012		2011		2012		2011
Net income available to common stockholders for purposes of computing basic earnings per share	$	90.0	$	99.8	$	285.3	$	233.1
Effect of dividends on conversion of convertible preferred stock	—		—		—		1.3
Net income available to common stockholders for purposes of computing diluted earnings per share	$	90.0	$	99.8	$	285.3	$	234.4
Weighted-average number of shares outstanding (in thousands):
Basic shares	109,739		109,515		109,684		107,752
Effect of dilution	388		347		377		2,052
Diluted shares	110,127		109,862		110,061		109,804
Earnings per share:
Basic earnings per share	$	0.82	$	0.91	$	2.60	$	2.16
Diluted earnings per share	$	0.82	$	0.91	$	2.59	$	2.13
Potentially dilutive shares excluded from the calculation (in thousands):
Stock options excluded as their inclusion would be anti-dilutive	—		121		81		97

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Fair Value Measurements (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Carrying value of company's debt	$ 1,608.8	$ 1,639.1
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Fair value of company's debt	1,723.7	1,741.3
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Fair value of interest rate swap liabilities	$ 1.1

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Property and Equipment (Including Concession Assets) (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property and equipment (including concession assets), gross	$ 7,048.5	$ 6,784.7
Accumulated depreciation and amortization	1,496.9	1,435.2
Property and equipment (including concession assets), net	5,551.6	5,349.5
Accumulated amortization	387.0	347.1
Concession assets, net of accumulated amortization	1,893.3	1,855.1
Land [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property and equipment (including concession assets), gross	208.1	207.4
Concession land rights [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property and equipment (including concession assets), gross	141.2	141.2
Road property [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property and equipment (including concession assets), gross	5,461.0	5,326.0
Equipment [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property and equipment (including concession assets), gross	861.1	833.7
Technology and other [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property and equipment (including concession assets), gross	125.5	123.3
Construction in progress [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property and equipment (including concession assets), gross	$ 251.6	$ 153.1

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Derivative Instruments (Narrative) (Details) (Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member], USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012	Mar. 05, 2012 Interest_Rate_Swaps
Cash Flow Hedging [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Net losses to be reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss into interest expense over the next 12 months	$ (0.9)
KCSR [Member] | Interest Rate Swaps [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Number of amortizing interest rate swaps entered into by the Company		4
Aggregate notional amount of amortizing interest rate swaps	$ 308.5	$ 320.0
Amortizing interest rate swaps, fixed interest rate	0.4942%
Amortizing interest rate swaps, maturity date	Mar. 31, 2014

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Derivative Instruments Fair Value of Derivative Instruments (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative liability, fair value	$ 1.1	$ 0
Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member]
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative liability, fair value	1.1	0
Interest Rate Swaps [Member] | Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] | Other Noncurrent Liabilities and Deferred Credits [Member]
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative liability, fair value	$ 1.1	$ 0

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Accounting Policies, Interim Financial Statements and Basis of Presentation

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Accounting Policies [Abstract]

Accounting Policies, Interim Financial Statements and Basis of Presentation

Accounting Policies, Interim Financial Statements and Basis of Presentation

In the opinion of the management of KCS, the accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements contain all adjustments necessary for a fair presentation of the results for interim periods. All adjustments made were of a normal and recurring nature. Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP have been condensed or omitted. These consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011. The results of operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012, are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the full year ending December 31, 2012. Certain prior year amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current year presentation.

Effective January 1, 2012, the Company adopted, on a retrospective basis, the new accounting guidance on the presentation of comprehensive income. As a result of the adoption, the Company reports net income and other comprehensive income in two separate consecutive statements.

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Derivative Instruments Derivative Instruments Affecting the Consolidated Statements of Income (Details) (Cash Flow Hedging [Member], Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member], USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Amount of Gain/(Loss) Recognized in OCI on Derivative (Effective Portion)	$ (0.6)	$ 0	$ (1.6)	$ 0
Amount of Gain/(Loss) Reclassified from Accumulated OCI into Income (Effective Portion)	(0.2)	0	(0.5)	(0.4)
Amount of Gain/(Loss) Recognized in Income on Derivative (Ineffective Portion and Amount Excluded from Effectiveness Testing)	0	0	0	0
Interest Rate Swaps [Member]
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Amount of Gain/(Loss) Recognized in OCI on Derivative (Effective Portion)	(0.6)	0	(1.6)	0
Interest Rate Swaps [Member] | Interest Expense [Member]
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Amount of Gain/(Loss) Reclassified from Accumulated OCI into Income (Effective Portion)	(0.2)	0	(0.5)	(0.4)
Amount of Gain/(Loss) Recognized in Income on Derivative (Ineffective Portion and Amount Excluded from Effectiveness Testing)	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0

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Consolidated Statements of Income (USD $) In Millions, except Share data in Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011
Revenues	$ 577.4	$ 544.5	$ 1,670.2	$ 1,568.0
Operating expenses:
Compensation and benefits	108.4	109.3	323.5	314.1
Purchased services	54.6	50.6	169.3	153.5
Fuel	89.5	86.5	264.7	258.0
Equipment costs	41.9	41.4	119.7	125.5
Depreciation and amortization	49.8	47.9	146.9	139.1
Materials and other	52.5	52.6	146.8	142.2
Elimination of deferred statutory profit sharing liability, net	0	0	(43.0)	0
Gain on insurance recoveries related to hurricane damage	0	(25.6)	0	(25.6)
Total operating expenses	396.7	362.7	1,127.9	1,106.8
Operating income	180.7	181.8	542.3	461.2
Equity in net earnings of unconsolidated affiliates	4.4	4.7	15.1	13.6
Interest expense	(24.1)	(32.2)	(76.6)	(97.7)
Debt retirement costs	0	(3.9)	(18.0)	(14.2)
Foreign exchange gain (loss)	3.7	(7.2)	4.1	(6.9)
Other income (expense), net	(0.1)	0.6	(0.8)	2.3
Income before income taxes	164.6	143.8	466.1	358.3
Income tax expense	73.9	43.7	179.2	122.4
Net income	90.7	100.1	286.9	235.9
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest	0.6	0.3	1.4	1.3
Net income attributable to Kansas City Southern and subsidiaries	90.1	99.8	285.5	234.6
Preferred stock dividends	0.1	0	0.2	1.5
Net income available to common stockholders	$ 90.0	$ 99.8	$ 285.3	$ 233.1
Earnings per share:
Basic earnings per share	$ 0.82	$ 0.91	$ 2.60	$ 2.16
Diluted earnings per share	$ 0.82	$ 0.91	$ 2.59	$ 2.13
Average shares outstanding (in thousands):
Basic	109,739	109,515	109,684	107,752
Potentially dilutive common shares	388	347	377	2,052
Diluted shares	110,127	109,862	110,061	109,804
Cash dividends declared per common share	$ 0.195	$ 0	$ 0.585	$ 0

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Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parenthetical) (USD $)	9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Stockholders' equity:
Common Stock, Par Value	$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Common Stock, Shares Authorized	400,000,000	400,000,000
Common Stock, Shares Issued	123,352,185	123,352,185
Common Stock, Shares Outstanding	110,044,355	109,910,857
$25 Par Preferred Stock [Member]
Stockholders' equity:
Preferred Stock, Par Value	$ 25	$ 25
Preferred Stock, Dividend Rate	4.00%	4.00%
Preferred Stock, Shares Authorized	840,000	840,000
Preferred Stock, Shares Issued	649,736	649,736
Preferred Stock, Shares Outstanding	242,170	242,170

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Equity (Narrative) (Details) (USD $) In Millions, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	0 Months Ended	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Aug. 07, 2012	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Cash dividends declared per common share	$ 0.195	$ 0.195	$ 0	$ 0.585	$ 0
Aggregate amount of dividends on common stock	$ 21.5	$ 21.5	$ 0	$ 64.4	$ 0

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Equity (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Equity [Abstract]

Schedule of Stockholders' Equity

The following tables summarize the changes in equity (in millions):

	Three Months Ended September 30, 2012								Three Months Ended September 30, 2011
	Kansas City Southern Stockholders’ Equity			Noncontrolling Interest		Total Equity			Kansas City Southern Stockholders’ Equity			Noncontrolling Interest		Total Equity
Beginning balance	$	2,937.4		$	295.0	$	3,232.4		$	2,567.8		$	285.6	$	2,853.4
Net income	90.1			0.6		90.7			99.8			0.3		100.1
Other comprehensive income (loss)	0.2			—		0.2			(1.0		)	—		(1.0		)
Dividends on common stock	(21.5		)	—		(21.5		)	—			—		—
Dividends on $25 par preferred stock	(0.1		)	—		(0.1		)	—			—		—
Options exercised and stock subscribed, net of shares withheld for employee taxes	0.8			—		0.8			1.3			—		1.3
Tax benefit from share-based compensation	8.1			—		8.1			—			—		—
Share-based compensation	2.6			—		2.6			1.1			—		1.1
Ending balance	$	3,017.6		$	295.6	$	3,313.2		$	2,669.0		$	285.9	$	2,954.9

	Nine Months Ended September 30, 2012								Nine Months Ended September 30, 2011
	Kansas City Southern Stockholders’ Equity			Noncontrolling Interest		Total Equity			Kansas City Southern Stockholders’ Equity			Noncontrolling Interest		Total Equity
Beginning balance	$	2,764.5		$	294.2	$	3,058.7		$	2,431.1		$	282.6	$	2,713.7
Net income	285.5			1.4		286.9			234.6			1.3		235.9
Other comprehensive loss	(0.1		)	—		(0.1		)	(0.5		)	—		(0.5		)
Contribution from noncontrolling interest	—			—		—			—			2.0		2.0
Conversion of series D cumulative convertible preferred stock	—			—		—			(0.2		)	—		(0.2		)
Common stock issued for conversion of series D cumulative convertible preferred stock	—			—		—			0.2			—		0.2
Dividends on common stock	(64.4		)	—		(64.4		)	—			—		—
Dividends on $25 par preferred stock	(0.2		)	—		(0.2		)	(0.2		)	—		(0.2		)
Dividends on series D cumulative preferred stock	—			—		—			(2.7		)	—		(2.7		)
Options exercised and stock subscribed, net of shares withheld for employee taxes	1.8			—		1.8			0.3			—		0.3
Tax benefit from share-based compensation	22.2			—		22.2			—			—		—
Share-based compensation	8.3			—		8.3			6.4			—		6.4
Ending balance	$	3,017.6		$	295.6	$	3,313.2		$	2,669.0		$	285.9	$	2,954.9

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Equity (Parenthetical) (Details) ($25 Par Preferred Stock [Member], USD $)	Sep. 30, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Sep. 30, 2011
$25 Par Preferred Stock [Member]
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Preferred Stock, Par Value	$ 25	$ 25	$ 25

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Geographic Information (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Schedule of Revenue from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets, by Geographical Areas

The following tables provide information by geographic area (in millions):

	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	September 30,				September 30,
Revenues	2012		2011		2012		2011
U.S.	$	311.2	$	301.2	$	910.5	$	859.8
Mexico	266.2		243.3		759.7		708.2
Total revenues	$	577.4	$	544.5	$	1,670.2	$	1,568.0
Property and equipment (including concession assets), net					September 30, 2012		December 31, 2011
U.S.					$	3,064.2	$	2,902.9
Mexico					2,487.4		2,446.6
Total property and equipment (including concession assets), net					$	5,551.6	$	5,349.5

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Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011
Operating activities:
Net income	$ 286.9	$ 235.9
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	146.9	139.1
Deferred income taxes	142.3	120.2
Equity in net earnings of unconsolidated affiliates	(15.1)	(13.6)
Share-based compensation	8.3	6.4
Excess tax benefit from share-based compensation	(22.2)	0
Deferred compensation	7.3	15.9
Elimination of deferred statutory profit sharing liability	(47.8)	0
Distributions from unconsolidated affiliates	7.3	9.1
Gain on insurance recoveries related to hurricane damage	0	(25.6)
Cash payments related to hurricane damage	0	(1.9)
Insurance proceeds related to hurricane damage	0	36.6
Debt retirement costs	18.0	14.2
Changes in working capital items:
Accounts receivable	(38.9)	(26.9)
Materials and supplies	(10.0)	(11.8)
Other current assets	3.0	(0.1)
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	49.6	14.9
Other, net	(19.6)	(47.3)
Net cash provided by operating activities	516.0	465.1
Investing activities:
Capital expenditures	(319.2)	(284.0)
Property investments in MSLLC	(31.4)	(29.0)
Insurance proceeds related to hurricane damage	0	12.4
Proceeds from disposal of property	12.2	6.8
Other, net	10.2	1.6
Net cash used for investing activities	(328.2)	(292.2)
Financing activities:
Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt	329.7	500.0
Repayment of long-term debt	(363.8)	(521.9)
Debt costs	(19.3)	(18.2)
Proceeds from employee stock plans	1.1	1.8
Excess tax benefit from share-based compensation	22.2	0
Dividends paid	(43.1)	(2.9)
Net cash used for financing activities	(73.2)	(41.2)
Cash and cash equivalents:
Net increase during each period	114.6	131.7
At beginning of year	72.4	85.4
At end of period	$ 187.0	$ 217.1

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Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011
Net income	$ 90.7	$ 100.1	$ 286.9	$ 235.9
Other comprehensive income (loss):
Unrealized loss on cash flow hedges arising during the period, net of tax of $(0.2) million and $(0.6) million	(0.4)	0	(1.0)	0
Reclassification adjustment from cash flow hedges included in net income, net of tax of $0.1 million, $0.2 million and $0.2 million	0.1	0	0.3	0.2
Amortization of prior service credit, net of tax of $(0.1) million	0	0	(0.1)	(0.1)
Foreign currency translation adjustments, net of tax of $0.3 million, $(0.5) million, $0.3 million and $(0.4) million	0.5	(1.0)	0.7	(0.6)
Other comprehensive income (loss)	0.2	(1.0)	(0.1)	(0.5)
Comprehensive income	90.9	99.1	286.8	235.4
Less: Comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interest	0.6	0.3	1.4	1.3
Comprehensive income attributable to Kansas City Southern and subsidiaries	$ 90.3	$ 98.8	$ 285.4	$ 234.1

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Commitments and Contingencies

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]

Commitments and Contingencies

Commitments and Contingencies

Concession Duty. Under KCSM’s 50-year railroad concession from the Mexican government (the “Concession”), KCSM paid concession duty expense of 0.5% of gross revenues for the first 15 years of the Concession period and, on June 24, 2012, KCSM began paying 1.25% of gross revenues, which is effective for the remaining years of the Concession. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012, the concession duty expense, which is recorded within materials and other in operating expenses, was $3.5 million and $6.2 million, respectively, compared to $1.3 million and $3.7 million for the same periods in 2011.

Litigation. The Company is a party to various legal proceedings and administrative actions, all of which, except as set forth below, are of an ordinary, routine nature and incidental to its operations. Included in these proceedings are various tort claims brought by current and former employees for job-related injuries and by third parties for injuries related to railroad operations. KCS aggressively defends these matters and has established liability provisions, which management believes are adequate to cover expected costs. Although it is not possible to predict the outcome of any legal proceeding, in the opinion of management, other than those proceedings described in detail below, such proceedings and actions should not, individually, or in the aggregate, have a material adverse effect on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

Environmental Liabilities. The Company’s U.S. operations are subject to extensive federal, state and local environmental laws and regulations. The major U.S. environmental laws to which the Company is subject include, among others, the Federal Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (“CERCLA,” also known as the Superfund law), the Toxic Substances Control Act, the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, and the Hazardous Materials Transportation Act. CERCLA can impose joint and several liabilities for cleanup and investigation costs, without regard to fault or legality of the original conduct, on current and predecessor owners and operators of a site, as well as those who generate, or arrange for the disposal of, hazardous substances. The Company does not believe that compliance with the requirements imposed by the environmental legislation will impair its competitive capability or result in any material additional capital expenditures, operating or maintenance costs. The Company is, however, subject to environmental remediation costs as described in the following paragraphs.

The Company’s Mexico operations are subject to Mexican federal and state laws and regulations relating to the protection of the environment through the establishment of standards for water discharge, water supply, emissions, noise pollution, hazardous substances and transportation and handling of hazardous and solid waste. The Mexican government may bring administrative and criminal proceedings, impose economic sanctions against companies that violate environmental laws, and temporarily or even permanently close non-complying facilities.

The risk of incurring environmental liability is inherent in the railroad industry. As part of serving the petroleum and chemicals industry, the Company transports hazardous materials and has a professional team available to respond to and handle environmental issues that might occur in the transport of such materials.

The Company performs ongoing reviews and evaluations of the various environmental programs and issues within the Company’s operations and, as necessary, takes actions intended to limit the Company’s exposure to potential liability. Although these costs cannot be predicted with certainty, management believes that the ultimate outcome of identified matters will not have a material adverse effect on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

Personal Injury. The Company’s personal injury liability is based on semi-annual actuarial studies performed on an undiscounted basis by an independent third party actuarial firm and reviewed by management. This liability is based on personal injury claims filed and an estimate of claims incurred but not yet reported. Actual results may vary from estimates due to the number, type and severity of the injury, costs of medical treatments and uncertainties in litigation. Adjustments to the liability are reflected within operating expenses in the period in which changes to estimates are known. Personal injury claims in excess of self-insurance levels are insured up to certain coverage amounts, depending on the type of claim and year of occurrence. The personal injury liability as of September 30, 2012, is based on an updated actuarial study of personal injury claims through May 31, 2012, and review of the last four months’ experience. For the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, the Company recorded a $7.0 million and $12.2 million reduction in personal injury liability due to changes in estimates as a result of the Company’s continuing favorable claims development and settlement experience.

The personal injury liability activity was as follows (in millions):

	Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2012			2011
Balance at beginning of year	$	40.1		$	62.2
Accruals	7.5			8.1
Change in estimate	(7.0		)	(12.2		)
Payments	(5.6		)	(12.1		)
Balance at end of period	$	35.0		$	46.0

Certain Disputes with Ferromex. KCSM and Ferrocarril Mexicano, S.A. de C.V. (“Ferromex”) use certain trackage rights, haulage rights and interline services (the “Services”) provided by each other. The rates to be charged after January 1, 2009, were agreed to pursuant to the Trackage Rights Agreement, dated February 9, 2010 (the “Trackage Rights Agreement”), between KCSM and Ferromex. The rates payable for these Services for the period beginning in 1998 through December 31, 2008, are still not resolved. KCSM is currently involved in discussions with Ferromex regarding the amounts payable to each other for the Services for this period. If KCSM cannot reach an agreement with Ferromex for rates applicable for Services prior to January 1, 2009, which are not subject to the Trackage Rights Agreement, the Mexican Secretaría de Comunicaciones y Transportes (“Secretary of Communications and Transportation” or “SCT”) is entitled to set the rates in accordance with Mexican law and regulations. KCSM and Ferromex both initiated administrative proceedings seeking a determination by the SCT of the rates that KCSM and Ferromex should pay each other in connection with the Services. The SCT issued rulings in 2002 and 2008 setting the rates for the Services, and both KCSM and Ferromex challenged these rulings. Although KCSM and Ferromex have challenged these matters based on different grounds and these cases continue to evolve, management believes the amounts recorded related to these matters are adequate.

While the outcome of these matters cannot be predicted with certainty, the Company does not believe, when resolved, that these disputes will have a material effect on its consolidated financial statements.

SCT Sanction Proceedings. On July 23, 2008, the SCT delivered notice to KCSM of proceedings against KCSM, claiming, among other things, that KCSM refused to grant Ferromex access to certain trackage over which Ferromex alleges it has trackage rights on six different occasions and thus denied Ferromex the ability to provide service to a Mexican subsidiary of a large U.S. auto manufacturer at this location. On July 15, 2010, the SCT resolved to consolidate these six sanction proceedings into a single proceeding, determining that the actions that motivated the underlying claims constitute a single occasion. On February 27, 2012, the SCT dismissed this proceeding on the basis that the extent of the Ferromex trackage rights had not been determined prior to the time KCSM refused Ferromex access.

Contractual Agreements. In the normal course of business, the Company enters into various contractual agreements related to commercial arrangements and the use of other railroads’ or governmental entities’ infrastructure needed for the operations of the business. The Company is involved or may become involved in certain disputes involving transportation rates, product loss or damage, charges and interpretations related to these agreements. While the outcome of these matters cannot be predicted with certainty, the Company does not believe, when resolved, that these disputes will have a material effect on its consolidated financial statements.

Credit Risk. The Company continually monitors risks related to economic changes and certain customer receivables concentrations. Significant changes in customer concentration or payment terms, deterioration of customer creditworthiness or further weakening in economic trends could have a significant impact on the collectability of the Company’s receivables and operating results. If the financial condition of the Company’s customers were to deteriorate, resulting in an impairment of their ability to make payments, additional allowances may be required. The Company has recorded provisions for uncollectability based on its best estimate at September 30, 2012.

Income Tax. Tax returns filed in the U.S. from 2009 through the current year and in Mexico for 2005 and from 2007 through the current year remain open to examination by the taxing authorities. The 2006 Mexico tax return is closed to examination except for certain depreciation adjustments included on an amended return. In March 2012, the 2004 Mexico tax return audit was completed without adjustment. The 2005 Mexico tax return is currently under examination. The Company believes that an adequate provision has been made for any adjustment (tax and interest) that may be due for all open years. However, an unexpected adverse resolution could have a material effect on the consolidated financial statements in a particular quarter or fiscal year.

Panama Canal Railway Company (“PCRC”) Guarantees and Indemnities. The Company has issued three irrevocable standby letters of credit totaling approximately $0.5 million to fulfill the Company’s fifty percent guarantee of PCRC’s equipment loans. The Company agreed to fund fifty percent of any debt service reserve or liquidity reserve shortfall by PCRC, reserves which were established by PCRC in connection with the issuance of the 7.0% Senior Secured Notes due November 1, 2026 (the “Notes”). At September 30, 2012, the Company had issued and outstanding $3.8 million under a standby letter of credit to fulfill its obligation to fund fifty percent of these reserves. Additionally, KCS has pledged its shares of PCRC as security for the Notes.

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Document and Entity Information	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012	Oct. 12, 2012
Document Information [Line Items]
Document Type	10-Q
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Sep. 30, 2012
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2012
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q3
Entity Registrant Name	KANSAS CITY SOUTHERN
Entity Central Index Key	0000054480
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		110,044,355

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Geographic Information

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Geographic Information

Geographic Information

The Company strategically manages its rail operations as one reportable business segment over a single coordinated rail network that extends from the midwest and southeast portions of the United States south into Mexico and connects with other Class I railroads. Financial information reported at this level, such as revenues, operating income and cash flows from operations, is used by corporate management, including the Company’s chief operating decision-maker, in evaluating overall financial and operational performance, market strategies, as well as the decisions to allocate capital resources.

The Company’s strategic initiatives, which drive its operational direction, are developed and managed at the Company’s headquarters and targets are communicated to its various activity centers. Corporate management is responsible for, among others, KCS’s marketing strategy, the oversight of large cross border customer accounts, overall planning and control of infrastructure and rolling stock, the allocation of capital resources based upon growth and capacity constraints over the coordinated network, and other functions such as financial planning, accounting, and treasury.

The role of each region is to manage the operational activities and monitor and control costs over the coordinated rail network. Such cost control is required to ensure that pre-established efficiency standards set at the corporate level are attained. The activity centers are responsible for executing the overall corporate strategy and operating plan established by corporate management as a coordinated system.

The following tables provide information by geographic area (in millions):

	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	September 30,				September 30,
Revenues	2012		2011		2012		2011
U.S.	$	311.2	$	301.2	$	910.5	$	859.8
Mexico	266.2		243.3		759.7		708.2
Total revenues	$	577.4	$	544.5	$	1,670.2	$	1,568.0
Property and equipment (including concession assets), net					September 30, 2012		December 31, 2011
U.S.					$	3,064.2	$	2,902.9
Mexico					2,487.4		2,446.6
Total property and equipment (including concession assets), net					$	5,551.6	$	5,349.5

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Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Parentheticals) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011
Tax effect on unrealized loss on cash flow hedges	$ (0.2)		$ (0.6)
Tax effect on reclassification adjustment from cash flow hedges included in net income	0.1		0.2	0.2
Tax effect on amortization of prior service credit			(0.1)	(0.1)
Tax effect on foreign currency translation adjustments	$ 0.3	$ (0.5)	$ 0.3	$ (0.4)

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Property and Equipment (including Concession Assets)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

Property and Equipment (including Concession Assets)

Property and Equipment (including Concession Assets)

Property and equipment, including concession assets, and related accumulated depreciation and amortization are summarized below (in millions):

	September 30, 2012		December 31, 2011
Land	$	208.1	$	207.4
Concession land rights	141.2		141.2
Road property	5,461.0		5,326.0
Equipment	861.1		833.7
Technology and other	125.5		123.3
Construction in progress	251.6		153.1
Total property	7,048.5		6,784.7
Accumulated depreciation and amortization	1,496.9		1,435.2
Property and equipment (including concession assets), net	$	5,551.6	$	5,349.5

Concession assets, net of accumulated amortization of $387.0 million and $347.1 million, totaled $1,893.3 million and $1,855.1 million at September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively.

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Hurricane Alex

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Extraordinary and Unusual Items [Abstract]

Hurricane Alex

Hurricane Alex

In the third quarter of 2011, the Company settled its insurance claim related to Hurricane Alex, which struck in 2010 and resulted in extensive damage to KCSM’s track and bridge infrastructures, caused multiple track-related incidents and significantly disrupted the Company’s rail service. As a result of this settlement, the Company recognized a gain on insurance recoveries of $25.6 million in the third quarter of 2011. This gain primarily represented the recovery of lost profits and the replacement value of property in excess of its carrying value, net of the self-insured retentions.

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Commitments and Contingencies (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]

Personal Injury Liability Activity

The personal injury liability activity was as follows (in millions):

	Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2012			2011
Balance at beginning of year	$	40.1		$	62.2
Accruals	7.5			8.1
Change in estimate	(7.0		)	(12.2		)
Payments	(5.6		)	(12.1		)
Balance at end of period	$	35.0		$	46.0

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Earnings Per Share Data (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Earnings Per Share

The following table reconciles the basic earnings per share computation to the diluted earnings per share computation (in millions, except share and per share amounts):

	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	September 30,				September 30,
	2012		2011		2012		2011
Net income available to common stockholders for purposes of computing basic earnings per share	$	90.0	$	99.8	$	285.3	$	233.1
Effect of dividends on conversion of convertible preferred stock	—		—		—		1.3
Net income available to common stockholders for purposes of computing diluted earnings per share	$	90.0	$	99.8	$	285.3	$	234.4
Weighted-average number of shares outstanding (in thousands):
Basic shares	109,739		109,515		109,684		107,752
Effect of dilution	388		347		377		2,052
Diluted shares	110,127		109,862		110,061		109,804
Earnings per share:
Basic earnings per share	$	0.82	$	0.91	$	2.60	$	2.16
Diluted earnings per share	$	0.82	$	0.91	$	2.59	$	2.13
Potentially dilutive shares excluded from the calculation (in thousands):
Stock options excluded as their inclusion would be anti-dilutive	—		121		81		97

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Long-Term Debt

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Debt Disclosure [Abstract]

Long-Term Debt

Long-Term Debt

KCSR 8.0% Senior Notes. On January 25, 2012, pursuant to an offer to purchase and related solicitation of consents, KCSR commenced a cash tender offer for all of its $275.0 million outstanding aggregate principal amount of 8.0% Senior Notes due June 1, 2015 (the “8.0% Senior Notes”), and a consent solicitation to amend the related indenture (the “Proposed Amendments”) to eliminate substantially all of the restrictive covenants contained therein. In conjunction with receiving the requisite consents, on February 13, 2012, the Company entered into the First Supplemental Indenture to effect the Proposed Amendments, which became operative on February 24, 2012.

On February 24, 2012, KCSR purchased $174.7 million principal amount of the tendered 8.0% Senior Notes in accordance with the terms and conditions of the tender offer set forth in the offer to purchase using the proceeds received under the Amendment No. 1 and Additional Term Advance Agreement (“Amendment No. 1”) to the existing KCSR Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of July 12, 2011 (the “Credit Agreement”), and available cash. On June 1, 2012, KCSR redeemed the remaining $100.3 million principal amount of the 8.0% Senior Notes using additional proceeds received under Amendment No. 1 to the Credit Agreement and cash on hand, at a redemption price of 104% of the principal amount.

KCSR Credit Agreement and Additional Term A Advances. On February 24, 2012, KCS, KCSR and certain other subsidiaries of the Company that guaranty the Credit Agreement entered into Amendment No. 1, which provides for additional Term A advances to KCSR in an aggregate principal amount of $275.0 million (the “Additional Term A Advances”) on substantially the same terms as those applicable to the existing Term A facility under the Credit Agreement. KCSR borrowed $175.0 million of the Additional Term A Advances on February 24, 2012, the effective date of Amendment No. 1, and borrowed the remaining $100.0 million of Additional Term A Advances on June 1, 2012.

The proceeds of the $275.0 million of borrowings under the Additional Term A Advances and available cash were used to purchase and redeem all of KCSR’s 8.0% Senior Notes, as described above.

The outstanding principal balance of the Additional Term A Advances bear interest at floating rates. At KCSR’s option, the loans will bear interest at either the (i) greater of the (a) Bank of Nova Scotia’s base rate, (b) federal funds rate plus 0.50% or (c) one-month LIBOR plus 1.00% (the “Base Rate”) plus a margin of 0.25% or (ii) LIBOR plus a margin of 1.25%.

Except as amended and supplemented by Amendment No. 1, all terms of the Credit Agreement remain in full force and effect.

KCSR RRIF Loan Agreement. On February 21, 2012, KCSR, as borrower, entered into a financing agreement with the United States of America represented by the Secretary of Transportation acting through the Administrator of the Federal Railroad Administration.

The financing agreement provides KCSR with a 25-year, $54.6 million loan under the Railroad Rehabilitation and Improvement Financing Program (the “KCSR RRIF Loan”). The proceeds of the KCSR RRIF Loan were used to reimburse KCSR for 80% of the purchase price of thirty new locomotives (the “Locomotives”) acquired by KCSR in the fourth quarter of 2011. The outstanding principal balance bears interest at 2.96% per annum. KCSR is required to make quarterly principal and interest payments on the KCSR RRIF Loan commencing March 15, 2012, except for the first payment that was comprised solely of interest accrued from the date the funds were advanced to KCSR, which was February 24, 2012.

The obligations under the financing agreement are secured by a first priority security interest in the Locomotives and certain related rights. In addition, the Company has agreed to guarantee repayment of the amounts due under the financing agreement and certain related agreements.

The financing agreement contains representations, warranties, covenants and events of default that are similar to those contained in other KCSR debt agreements. The occurrence of an event of default could result in the acceleration of the repayment of any outstanding principal balance of the KCSR RRIF Loan.

KCSR Revolving Credit Facility. During the first quarter of 2012, the Company repaid the December 31, 2011 outstanding balance of $50.0 million on KCSR’s revolving credit facility.

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Fair Value Measurements

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]

Fair Value Measurements

Fair Value Measurements

Assets and liabilities recognized at fair value are required to be classified into a three-level hierarchy. In general, fair values determined by Level 1 inputs utilize quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that the Company has the ability to access. Level 2 inputs include quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets, and inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability. Level 3 inputs are unobservable inputs for the asset or liability, and include situations where there is little, if any, market activity for the asset or liability. In certain cases, the inputs used to measure fair value may fall into different levels of the fair value hierarchy. In such cases, the level in the fair value hierarchy within which the fair value measurement in its entirety falls has been determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety. The Company’s assessment of the significance of a particular input to the fair value in its entirety requires judgment and considers factors specific to the asset or liability.

The Company’s derivative financial instruments are measured at fair value on a recurring basis and consisted of interest rate swap liabilities of $1.1 million as of September 30, 2012, which are classified as Level 2. The Company determines the fair value of its derivative financial instrument positions based upon pricing models using inputs observed from actively quoted markets. Pricing models take into consideration the contract terms as well as other inputs, including forward interest rate curves.

The Company’s short-term financial instruments include cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, and accounts payable. The carrying value of the short-term financial instruments approximates their fair value.

The fair value of the Company’s debt is estimated using quoted market prices when available. When quoted market prices are not available, fair value is estimated based on current market interest rates for debt with similar maturities and credit quality. The fair value of the Company’s debt was $1,723.7 million and $1,741.3 million at September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively. The carrying value was $1,608.8 million and $1,639.1 million at September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively. If the Company’s debt was measured at fair value, the individual debt instruments would have been classified as either Level 1 or Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy.

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Derivative Instruments

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Abstract]

Derivative Instruments

Derivative Instruments

In general, the Company enters into derivative transactions in limited situations based on management’s assessment of current market conditions and perceived risks. However, management intends to respond to evolving business and market conditions and in doing so, may enter into such transactions more frequently as deemed appropriate.

Credit Risk. As a result of the use of derivative instruments, the Company is exposed to counterparty credit risk. The Company manages this risk by limiting its counterparties to large financial institutions which meet the Company’s credit rating standards and have an established banking relationship with the Company. As of September 30, 2012, the Company did not expect any losses as a result of default of its counterparties.

Interest Rate Swaps. On March 5, 2012, The Kansas City Southern Railway Company (“KCSR”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of KCS, entered into four amortizing interest rate swaps with an aggregate notional amount of $320.0 million, which have been designated as cash flow hedges. The interest rate swaps effectively convert interest payments on a portion of outstanding term loans of KCSR from variable rates to fixed rates. The swaps are highly effective and as a result there will be minimal earnings impact associated with ineffectiveness of these hedges. As of September 30, 2012, the hedging instruments have an aggregate notional amount of $308.5 million at a fixed rate of 0.4942%. Settlements are indexed to the one-month London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) and will occur monthly through March 31, 2014.

The following table presents the fair value of derivative instruments included in the consolidated balance sheet (in millions):

	Liability Derivatives
	Balance Sheet Location	September 30, 2012		December 31, 2011
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments:
Interest rate swaps	Other noncurrent liabilities & deferred credits	$	1.1	$	—
Total derivatives designated as hedging instruments		1.1		—
Total derivatives		$	1.1	$	—

The following table presents the amounts affecting the consolidated statements of income for the three months ended September 30(in millions):

Derivatives in Cash Flow Hedging Relationships	Amount of Gain/(Loss) Recognized in OCI on Derivative (Effective Portion)					Location of Gain/(Loss) Reclassified from Accumulated  OCI into Income  (Effective Portion)	Amount of Gain/(Loss) Reclassified  from Accumulated  OCI into Income (Effective Portion)					Location of Gain/ (Loss) Recognized in Income on Derivative (Ineffective Portion and Amount Excluded from Effectiveness Testing)	Amount of Gain/ (Loss) Recognized in Income on Derivative (Ineffective Portion and Amount Excluded from Effectiveness Testing)
	2012			2011			2012			2011			2012		2011
Interest rate swaps	$	(0.6	)	$	—	Interest expense	$	(0.2	)	$	—	Interest expense	$	—	$	—
Total	$	(0.6	)	$	—		$	(0.2	)	$	—		$	—	$	—

The following table presents the amounts affecting the consolidated statements of income for the nine months ended September 30(in millions):

Derivatives in Cash Flow Hedging Relationships	Amount of Gain/(Loss) Recognized in OCI on Derivative (Effective Portion)					Location of Gain/(Loss) Reclassified from Accumulated  OCI into Income  (Effective Portion)	Amount of Gain/(Loss) Reclassified  from Accumulated  OCI into Income (Effective Portion)						Location of Gain/ (Loss) Recognized in Income on Derivative (Ineffective Portion and Amount Excluded from Effectiveness Testing)	Amount of Gain/ (Loss) Recognized in Income on Derivative (Ineffective Portion and Amount Excluded from Effectiveness Testing)
	2012			2011			2012			2011				2012		2011
Interest rate swaps	$	(1.6	)	$	—	Interest expense	$	(0.5	)	$	(0.4	)	Interest expense	$	—	$	—
Total	$	(1.6	)	$	—		$	(0.5	)	$	(0.4	)		$	—	$	—

As of September 30, 2012, the Company expects that approximately $0.9 million of net losses will be reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss into interest expense over the next 12 months.

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Equity

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Equity [Abstract]

Equity

Equity

The following tables summarize the changes in equity (in millions):

	Three Months Ended September 30, 2012								Three Months Ended September 30, 2011
	Kansas City Southern Stockholders’ Equity			Noncontrolling Interest		Total Equity			Kansas City Southern Stockholders’ Equity			Noncontrolling Interest		Total Equity
Beginning balance	$	2,937.4		$	295.0	$	3,232.4		$	2,567.8		$	285.6	$	2,853.4
Net income	90.1			0.6		90.7			99.8			0.3		100.1
Other comprehensive income (loss)	0.2			—		0.2			(1.0		)	—		(1.0		)
Dividends on common stock	(21.5		)	—		(21.5		)	—			—		—
Dividends on $25 par preferred stock	(0.1		)	—		(0.1		)	—			—		—
Options exercised and stock subscribed, net of shares withheld for employee taxes	0.8			—		0.8			1.3			—		1.3
Tax benefit from share-based compensation	8.1			—		8.1			—			—		—
Share-based compensation	2.6			—		2.6			1.1			—		1.1
Ending balance	$	3,017.6		$	295.6	$	3,313.2		$	2,669.0		$	285.9	$	2,954.9

	Nine Months Ended September 30, 2012								Nine Months Ended September 30, 2011
	Kansas City Southern Stockholders’ Equity			Noncontrolling Interest		Total Equity			Kansas City Southern Stockholders’ Equity			Noncontrolling Interest		Total Equity
Beginning balance	$	2,764.5		$	294.2	$	3,058.7		$	2,431.1		$	282.6	$	2,713.7
Net income	285.5			1.4		286.9			234.6			1.3		235.9
Other comprehensive loss	(0.1		)	—		(0.1		)	(0.5		)	—		(0.5		)
Contribution from noncontrolling interest	—			—		—			—			2.0		2.0
Conversion of series D cumulative convertible preferred stock	—			—		—			(0.2		)	—		(0.2		)
Common stock issued for conversion of series D cumulative convertible preferred stock	—			—		—			0.2			—		0.2
Dividends on common stock	(64.4		)	—		(64.4		)	—			—		—
Dividends on $25 par preferred stock	(0.2		)	—		(0.2		)	(0.2		)	—		(0.2		)
Dividends on series D cumulative preferred stock	—			—		—			(2.7		)	—		(2.7		)
Options exercised and stock subscribed, net of shares withheld for employee taxes	1.8			—		1.8			0.3			—		0.3
Tax benefit from share-based compensation	22.2			—		22.2			—			—		—
Share-based compensation	8.3			—		8.3			6.4			—		6.4
Ending balance	$	3,017.6		$	295.6	$	3,313.2		$	2,669.0		$	285.9	$	2,954.9

Common Stock Dividend

On August 7, 2012, the Company’s Board of Directors declared a cash dividend of $0.195 per share payable on October 3, 2012, to common stockholders of record as of September 10, 2012. The aggregate amount of the dividend declared was $21.5 million.

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Equity (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	0 Months Ended	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Aug. 07, 2012	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance		$ 3,232.4	$ 2,853.4	$ 3,058.7	$ 2,713.7
Net income		90.7	100.1	286.9	235.9
Other comprehensive income (loss)		0.2	(1.0)	(0.1)	(0.5)
Contribution from noncontrolling interest				0	2.0
Conversion of series D cumulative convertible preferred stock				0	(0.2)
Common stock issued for conversion of series D cumulative convertible preferred stock				0	0.2
Dividends on common stock	(21.5)	(21.5)	0	(64.4)	0
Options exercised and stock subscribed, net of shares withheld for employee taxes		0.8	1.3	1.8	0.3
Tax benefit from share-based compensation		8.1	0	22.2	0
Share-based compensation		2.6	1.1	8.3	6.4
Ending balance		3,313.2	2,954.9	3,313.2	2,954.9
$25 Par Preferred Stock [Member]
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Dividends on preferred stock		(0.1)	0	(0.2)	(0.2)
Series D [Member]
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Dividends on preferred stock				0	(2.7)
Kansas City Southern Stockholders' Equity [Member]
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance		2,937.4	2,567.8	2,764.5	2,431.1
Net income		90.1	99.8	285.5	234.6
Other comprehensive income (loss)		0.2	(1.0)	(0.1)	(0.5)
Contribution from noncontrolling interest				0	0
Conversion of series D cumulative convertible preferred stock				0	(0.2)
Common stock issued for conversion of series D cumulative convertible preferred stock				0	0.2
Dividends on common stock		(21.5)	0	(64.4)	0
Options exercised and stock subscribed, net of shares withheld for employee taxes		0.8	1.3	1.8	0.3
Tax benefit from share-based compensation		8.1	0	22.2	0
Share-based compensation		2.6	1.1	8.3	6.4
Ending balance		3,017.6	2,669.0	3,017.6	2,669.0
Kansas City Southern Stockholders' Equity [Member] | $25 Par Preferred Stock [Member]
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Dividends on preferred stock		(0.1)	0	(0.2)	(0.2)
Kansas City Southern Stockholders' Equity [Member] | Series D [Member]
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Dividends on preferred stock				0	(2.7)
Noncontrolling Interest [Member]
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance		295.0	285.6	294.2	282.6
Net income		0.6	0.3	1.4	1.3
Contribution from noncontrolling interest				0	2.0
Ending balance		$ 295.6	$ 285.9	$ 295.6	$ 285.9

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Derivative Instruments (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Derivative Instruments in Consolidated Balance Sheet, Fair Value

The following table presents the fair value of derivative instruments included in the consolidated balance sheet (in millions):

	Liability Derivatives
	Balance Sheet Location	September 30, 2012		December 31, 2011
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments:
Interest rate swaps	Other noncurrent liabilities & deferred credits	$	1.1	$	—
Total derivatives designated as hedging instruments		1.1		—
Total derivatives		$	1.1	$	—

Schedule of Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) in Consolidated Statements of Income

The following table presents the amounts affecting the consolidated statements of income for the three months ended September 30(in millions):

Derivatives in Cash Flow Hedging Relationships	Amount of Gain/(Loss) Recognized in OCI on Derivative (Effective Portion)					Location of Gain/(Loss) Reclassified from Accumulated  OCI into Income  (Effective Portion)	Amount of Gain/(Loss) Reclassified  from Accumulated  OCI into Income (Effective Portion)					Location of Gain/ (Loss) Recognized in Income on Derivative (Ineffective Portion and Amount Excluded from Effectiveness Testing)	Amount of Gain/ (Loss) Recognized in Income on Derivative (Ineffective Portion and Amount Excluded from Effectiveness Testing)
	2012			2011			2012			2011			2012		2011
Interest rate swaps	$	(0.6	)	$	—	Interest expense	$	(0.2	)	$	—	Interest expense	$	—	$	—
Total	$	(0.6	)	$	—		$	(0.2	)	$	—		$	—	$	—

The following table presents the amounts affecting the consolidated statements of income for the nine months ended September 30(in millions):

Derivatives in Cash Flow Hedging Relationships	Amount of Gain/(Loss) Recognized in OCI on Derivative (Effective Portion)					Location of Gain/(Loss) Reclassified from Accumulated  OCI into Income  (Effective Portion)	Amount of Gain/(Loss) Reclassified  from Accumulated  OCI into Income (Effective Portion)						Location of Gain/ (Loss) Recognized in Income on Derivative (Ineffective Portion and Amount Excluded from Effectiveness Testing)	Amount of Gain/ (Loss) Recognized in Income on Derivative (Ineffective Portion and Amount Excluded from Effectiveness Testing)
	2012			2011			2012			2011				2012		2011
Interest rate swaps	$	(1.6	)	$	—	Interest expense	$	(0.5	)	$	(0.4	)	Interest expense	$	—	$	—
Total	$	(1.6	)	$	—		$	(0.5	)	$	(0.4	)		$	—	$	—

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Elimination of Deferred Statutory Profit Sharing Liability, Net (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended		3 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011	Jun. 30, 2012 KCSM [Member] Organizational Restructuring [Member]
Restructuring and Related Activities [Line Items]
Net reduction to operating expense as a result of the organizational restructuring	$ 0	$ 0	$ 43.0	$ 0	$ 43.0
Elimination of deferred Mexican statutory profit sharing liability			47.8	0	47.8
Transaction costs of organizational restructuring					$ 4.8

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Consolidated Balance Sheets (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 187.0	$ 72.4
Accounts receivable, net	200.8	166.0
Materials and supplies	123.6	109.6
Deferred income taxes	135.7	225.0
Other current assets	35.3	69.5
Total current assets	682.4	642.5
Investments	59.7	50.4
Restricted funds	7.7	21.7
Property and equipment (including concession assets), net	5,551.6	5,349.5
Other assets	122.8	108.9
Total assets	6,424.2	6,173.0
Current liabilities:
Debt due within one year	51.8	36.3
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	436.3	401.1
Total current liabilities	488.1	437.4
Long-term debt	1,557.0	1,602.8
Deferred income taxes	892.0	861.4
Other noncurrent liabilities and deferred credits	173.9	212.7
Total liabilities	3,111.0	3,114.3
Commitments and contingencies	0	0
Stockholders' equity:
$.01 par, common stock, 400,000,000 shares authorized; 123,352,185 shares issued; 110,044,355 and 109,910,857 shares outstanding at September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively	1.1	1.1
Paid-in capital	916.5	884.2
Retained earnings	2,096.2	1,875.3
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(2.3)	(2.2)
Total stockholders’ equity	3,017.6	2,764.5
Noncontrolling interest	295.6	294.2
Total equity	3,313.2	3,058.7
Total liabilities and equity	6,424.2	6,173.0
$25 Par Preferred Stock [Member]
Stockholders' equity:
$25 par, 4% noncumulative, preferred stock, 840,000 shares authorized, 649,736 shares issued, 242,170 shares outstanding	$ 6.1	$ 6.1

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Elimination of Deferred Statutory Profit Sharing Liability, Net

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Restructuring and Related Activities [Abstract]

Elimination of Deferred Statutory Profit Sharing Liability, Net

Elimination of Deferred Statutory Profit Sharing Liability, Net

During the second quarter of 2012, the Company completed an organizational restructuring whereby all employees of Kansas City Southern de México, S.A. de C.V. (“KCSM”) became employees of KCSM Servicios, S.A. de C.V. (“KCSM Servicios”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company. KCSM Servicios provides employee services to KCSM, and KCSM pays KCSM Servicios market-based rates for these services. The effective date of this organizational restructuring was May 1, 2012.

Mexican employees are entitled to receive Mexican statutory profit sharing. The related cash payment to employees is based on an employer’s net profit determined under accounting principles prescribed in Mexican law, rather than its net profit determined under U.S. GAAP. U.S. GAAP requires the recording of deferred liabilities or assets for financial reporting purposes on the differences between the amounts determined under the two different accounting principles.

As a result of the organizational restructuring, KCSM’s obligation to pay Mexican statutory profit sharing terminated on the effective date. Accordingly, in the second quarter of 2012, KCSM recognized a $43.0 million net reduction to operating expense. This reduction includes the elimination of $47.8 million of the deferred Mexican statutory profit sharing liability, net of $4.8 million of transaction costs. KCSM Servicios became obligated to pay Mexican statutory profit sharing to its employees beginning on the effective date of the organizational restructuring.

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Hurricane Alex (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011
Hurricane Alex [Line Items]
Gain on insurance recoveries related to hurricane damage	$ 0	$ 25.6	$ 0	$ 25.6
Hurricane Alex [Member]
Hurricane Alex [Line Items]
Gain on insurance recoveries related to hurricane damage		$ 25.6

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Commitments and Contingencies Personal Injury Liability Activity (Details) (Personal Injury [Member], USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011
Personal Injury [Member]
Personal Injury Liability Activity [Roll Forward]
Balance at beginning of year	$ 40.1	$ 62.2
Accruals	7.5	8.1
Change in estimate	(7.0)	(12.2)
Payments	(5.6)	(12.1)
Balance at end of period	$ 35.0	$ 46.0

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Property and Equipment (including Concession Assets) (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

Property Plant and Equipment by Type

Property and equipment, including concession assets, and related accumulated depreciation and amortization are summarized below (in millions):

	September 30, 2012		December 31, 2011
Land	$	208.1	$	207.4
Concession land rights	141.2		141.2
Road property	5,461.0		5,326.0
Equipment	861.1		833.7
Technology and other	125.5		123.3
Construction in progress	251.6		153.1
Total property	7,048.5		6,784.7
Accumulated depreciation and amortization	1,496.9		1,435.2
Property and equipment (including concession assets), net	$	5,551.6	$	5,349.5