Residual Value Obligation and Deferred Lease Revenue (Detail) - Truck, Parts and Other - USD ($) $ in Millions	Sep. 30, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Property Subject to or Available for Operating Lease [Line Items]
Residual value guarantees	$ 466.8	$ 591.1
Deferred lease revenues	179.2	251.3
Residual value guarantees and deferred revenues, Total	$ 646.0	$ 842.4

Residual value obligation including both short-term and long-term obligation.

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Total amount of residual value guarantees and deferred lease revenues.

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Amount, after accumulated amortization, of deferred lease income. Includes, but is not limited to, amount paid in advance by lessee.

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Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 944
-SubTopic 210
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.7-03.15)
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