Income Taxes (Deferred Tax Liabilities and Assets) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Deferred tax liabilities:
Depreciation	$ (85,544)	$ (69,900)
Deferred profit (for tax purposes) on sale to finance subsidiary	(26,745)	(28,101)
Lease revenue and related depreciation	(202,862)	(190,852)
Intangible assets	(76,672)	(81,816)
Operating lease liability	(46,496)	(50,071)
Other	(25,438)	(27,865)
Gross deferred tax liabilities	(463,757)	(448,605)
Deferred tax assets:
Postretirement medical benefits	34,681	42,423
Pension	20,472	48,385
Operating lease asset	52,271	54,538
Inventory and equipment capitalization	1,866	3,903
Restructuring charges	1,548	2,022
Long-term incentives	12,308	12,905
Net operating loss	113,025	82,823
Tax credit carry forwards	65,931	64,070
Tax uncertainties gross-up	6,929	6,656
Other	58,457	42,079
Gross deferred tax assets	367,488	359,804
Less: Valuation allowance	(121,778)	(116,543)
Net deferred tax assets	245,710	243,261
Total deferred taxes, net	$ (218,047)	$ (205,344)

Deferred Tax Assets, Operating Lease Asset

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- Definition

The sum of the tax effects as of the balance sheet date of the amount of excesses of tax deductions over gross income in a year which cannot be used on the tax returns in the current year but can be carried forward to reduce taxable income or income taxes payable in a future year, for which there must be sufficient tax-basis income to utilize a portion or all of the carryforward amount to realize the deferred tax asset and the tax effect as of the balance sheet date of the amount of future tax deductions arising from all unused tax credit carryforwards which have been reduced by a valuation allowance.

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