Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets (Unaudited) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 72,199	$ 50,092
Receivables, net of allowance of $15,372 and $16,388, respectively	778,280us-gaap_ReceivablesNetCurrent	794,864us-gaap_ReceivablesNetCurrent
Inventories	63,021us-gaap_InventoryNet	66,007us-gaap_InventoryNet
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	164,519	165,234
Total current assets	1,078,019us-gaap_AssetsCurrent	1,076,197us-gaap_AssetsCurrent
Revenue earning equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $3,679,498 and $3,648,704, respectively	7,208,345	6,994,448
Operating property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $1,046,137 and $1,035,028, respectively	700,118us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet	699,594us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet
Goodwill	391,082us-gaap_Goodwill	393,029us-gaap_Goodwill
Intangible assets	63,977	66,619
Direct financing leases and other assets	465,250r_DirectFinancingLeasesAndOtherAssets	446,099r_DirectFinancingLeasesAndOtherAssets
Total assets	9,906,791us-gaap_Assets	9,675,986us-gaap_Assets
Current liabilities:
Short-term debt and current portion of long-term debt	11,417us-gaap_DebtCurrent	12,207us-gaap_DebtCurrent
Accounts payable	625,473us-gaap_AccountsPayableCurrent	560,852us-gaap_AccountsPayableCurrent
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities	489,647	520,532
Total current liabilities	1,126,537us-gaap_LiabilitiesCurrent	1,093,591us-gaap_LiabilitiesCurrent
Long-term debt	4,692,503	4,500,275
Other non-current liabilities	788,094us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesNoncurrent	786,676us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesNoncurrent
Deferred income taxes	1,488,111	1,475,970
Total liabilities	8,095,245us-gaap_Liabilities	7,856,512us-gaap_Liabilities
Shareholders’ equity:
Preferred stock of no par value per share — authorized, 3,800,917; none outstanding, March 31, 2015 or December 31, 2014	0us-gaap_PreferredStockValue	0us-gaap_PreferredStockValue
Common stock of $0.50 par value per share — authorized, 400,000,000; outstanding, March 31, 2015 — 53,309,221; December 31, 2014 — 53,039,688	26,655us-gaap_CommonStockValue	26,520us-gaap_CommonStockValue
Additional paid-in capital	978,748	962,328
Retained earnings	1,479,175	1,450,896
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(673,032)	(620,270)
Total shareholders’ equity	1,811,546us-gaap_StockholdersEquity	1,819,474us-gaap_StockholdersEquity
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity	$ 9,906,791	$ 9,675,986

The net amount due after one year of the balance sheet date or beyond the normal operating cycle, if longer, consisting of: (a) minimum lease payments due on direct financing and sales-type leases, (b) unguaranteed residual value, and (c) any unamortized initial direct costs on direct financing leases; less: (i) executory costs,(ii) unearned income, and (iii) the accumulated allowance for uncollectible minimum lease payments. Also included is the aggregate carrying amount, as of the balance sheet date, of noncurrent assets not separately disclosed in the balance sheet due to materiality considerations.

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