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Income Taxes (Details Textual) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Mar. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2014
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items]      
Additions for tax positions related to the current year $ 1.3us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncreasesResultingFromCurrentPeriodTaxPositions $ 1.2us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncreasesResultingFromCurrentPeriodTaxPositions  
Reductions for tax positions of prior years 0.1us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsDecreasesResultingFromPriorPeriodTaxPositions 0.1us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsDecreasesResultingFromPriorPeriodTaxPositions  
Unrecognized tax benefits including interest and penalties that would affect the Company's effective tax rate if recognized 15.1us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsThatWouldImpactEffectiveTaxRate 13.8us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsThatWouldImpactEffectiveTaxRate  
Total accrued interest and penalties 11.8us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncomeTaxPenaltiesAndInterestAccrued   11.6us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncomeTaxPenaltiesAndInterestAccrued
Increase in income tax expense related to interest and penalties on unrecognized tax benefits $ 0.2us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncomeTaxPenaltiesAndInterestExpense $ 0.1us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncomeTaxPenaltiesAndInterestExpense  
Swiss subsidiary      
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items]      
Number of subsidiaries 2trn_NumberOfSubsidiaries
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= trn_SwissSubsidiaryMember
   
General period of statute of limitations in Switzerland 5 years    
Extended period of statute of limitations in Switzerland 15 years