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Line of Credit Facility, Remaining Borrowing Capacity Exclusive of Current Restrictions

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Amount equal to the present value (the principal) at the beginning of the lease term of minimum lease payments during the lease term (excluding that portion of the payments representing executory costs such as insurance, maintenance, and taxes to be paid by the lessor, together with any profit thereon) net of payments or other amounts applied to the principal through the balance sheet date.

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Amount of long-term debt before deduction of unamortized discount or premium. Includes, but is not limited to, notes payable, bonds payable, commercial loans, mortgage loans, convertible debt, subordinated debt and other types of debt, with initial maturities beyond one year or the normal operating cycle, if longer.

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The price per share of the conversion feature embedded in the debt instrument.

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The amount by which the convertible debt's if-converted value exceeds its principle amount at the balance sheet date, regardless of whether the instrument is currently convertible. This element applies to public companies only.

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Threshold period of specified consecutive trading days within which common stock price to conversion price of convertible debt instruments must exceed threshold percentage for a specified number of trading days to trigger conversion feature, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Minimum percentage of common stock price to conversion price of convertible debt instruments to determine eligibility of conversion.

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Threshold number of specified trading days that common stock price to conversion price of convertible debt instruments must exceed threshold percentage within a specified consecutive trading period to trigger conversion feature.

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Face (par) amount of debt instrument at time of issuance.

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Effective interest rate for the funds borrowed under the debt agreement considering interest compounding and original issue discount or premium.

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Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Percentage price of original principal amount of debt at which debt can be redeemed by the issuer.

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Period of time between issuance and maturity of debt instrument, in PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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The total amount of the contingent obligation under letters of credit outstanding as of the reporting date.

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The carrying value as of the balance sheet date of the current and noncurrent portions of long-term obligations drawn from a line of credit, which is a bank's commitment to make loans up to a specific amount. Examples of items that might be included in the application of this element may consist of letters of credit, standby letters of credit, and revolving credit arrangements, under which borrowings can be made up to a maximum amount as of any point in time conditional on satisfaction of specified terms before, as of and after the date of drawdowns on the line. Includes short-term obligations that would normally be classified as current liabilities but for which (a) postbalance sheet date issuance of a long term obligation to refinance the short term obligation on a long term basis, or (b) the enterprise has entered into a financing agreement that clearly permits the enterprise to refinance the short-term obligation on a long term basis and the following conditions are met (1) the agreement does not expire within 1 year and is not cancelable by the lender except for violation of an objectively determinable provision, (2) no violation exists at the BS date, and (3) the lender has entered into the financing agreement is expected to be financially capable of honoring the agreement.

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Maximum borrowing capacity under the credit facility without consideration of any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed or the amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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Amount of borrowing capacity currently available under the credit facility (current borrowing capacity less the amount of borrowings outstanding).

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Amount of debt for which creditor does not have general recourse to the debtor but rather has recourse only to the property used for collateral in the transaction or other specific property.

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The cash outflow for debt initially having maturity due after one year or beyond the normal operating cycle, if longer.

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Debt (Details Textual)	1 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
Debt (Details Textual)	May. 31, 2015 USD ($)	May. 31, 2008 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) day class $ / shares	Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($)	May. 01, 2015 USD ($)	Apr. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2014 USD ($)	May. 31, 2014 USD ($) class	Aug. 31, 2013 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2012 USD ($)	Jul. 31, 2011 USD ($)	Oct. 31, 2010 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2009 USD ($)	Nov. 30, 2009 USD ($)	May. 31, 2006 USD ($)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Non-recourse debt			$ 2,358,700,000	$ 2,690,900,000
Capital lease obligations			885,700,000	889,300,000
Wholly-owned subsidiaries
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Non-recourse debt			$ 928,700,000	1,194,000,000
Secured debt \| TRL V \| 2006 secured railcar equipment notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal amount upon issuance															$ 355,000,000
Fixed interest rate			5.90%
Non-recourse debt			$ 204,100,000
Secured debt \| TRL VII \| 2009 secured railcar equipment notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal amount upon issuance														$ 238,300,000
Fixed interest rate			6.66%
Non-recourse debt			$ 179,200,000
Secured debt \| TRL 2010 \| 2010 secured railcar equipment notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal amount upon issuance												$ 369,200,000
Fixed interest rate			5.19%
Non-recourse debt			$ 296,200,000
Secured debt \| TRIP Holdings \| TRIP Holdings Senior Secured Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal amount upon issuance											$ 175,000,000.0
Secured debt \| TRIP Master Funding \| TRIP Master Funding secured railcar equipment notes (TRIP Holdings)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal amount upon issuance											$ 857,000,000.0
Number of classes of debt \| class			3
Secured debt \| TRIP Master Funding \| TRIP Master Funding Secured Railcar Equipment, Class A-1a notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Fixed interest rate			4.37%
Non-recourse debt			$ 108,200,000
Secured debt \| TRIP Master Funding \| TRIP Master Funding Secured Railcar Equipment, Class A-1b notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Non-recourse debt			$ 61,200,000
Secured debt \| TRIP Master Funding \| TRIP Master Funding Secured Railcar Equipment, Class A-1b notes \| LIBOR
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate			2.50%
Secured debt \| TRIP Master Funding \| Trip Master Funding Secured Railcar Equipment, Class A-2 notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Fixed interest rate			6.02%
Non-recourse debt			$ 509,600,000
Secured debt \| TRIP Master Funding \| TRIP Master Funding, Series 2014-1 Secured Railcar Equipment Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal amount upon issuance								$ 335,700,000
Number of classes of debt \| class								2
Secured debt \| TRIP Master Funding \| TRIP Master Funding, Series 2014-1 Secured Railcar Equipment Notes, Class A-1
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Fixed interest rate								2.86%
Secured debt \| TRIP Master Funding \| TRIP Master Funding Series, 2014-1 Secured Railcar Equipment Notes, Class A-2
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Fixed interest rate								4.09%
Secured debt \| TRL 2012 \| 2012 Class A-1 Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal amount upon issuance										$ 145,400,000
Fixed interest rate			2.27%
Non-recourse debt			$ 96,100,000
Secured debt \| TRL 2012 \| 2012 Class A-2 Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal amount upon issuance										$ 188,400,000
Fixed interest rate			3.53%
Non-recourse debt			$ 188,400,000
Secured debt \| TRL 2012 \| Series 2013-1 Secured Railcar Equipment Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal amount upon issuance									$ 183,400,000
Fixed interest rate			3.90%
Non-recourse debt			$ 164,600,000
Promissory notes \| TRL VI
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal amount upon issuance		$ 572,200,000
Effective annual interest rate						5.63%
Debt instrument, term		30 years
Notes repaid	$ 340,000,000
Borrowing margin, increase scheduled						0.50%
Corporate \| Convertible subordinated notes \| 3-7/8% convertible subordinated notes due 2036
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal amount upon issuance			$ 449,400,000
Fixed interest rate			3.875%
Percentage of principal amount used in cash redemption value computation			100.00%
Debt instrument, convertible, if-converted value in excess of principal			$ 92,500,000	92,500,000
Effective annual interest rate			8.42%
Convertible debt, threshold percentage of stock price trigger			130.00%
Convertible debt, threshold trading days \| day			20
Convertible debt, threshold consecutive trading days			30 days
Convertible debt, conversion price (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares			$ 24.95
Corporate \| Senior notes \| 4.55% Senior Notes due October 2024
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal amount upon issuance							$ 400,000,000
Fixed interest rate							4.55%
Railcar Leasing and Management Services Group
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Non-recourse debt			$ 2,358,700,000	2,690,900,000
Capital lease obligations			35,700,000	38,900,000
Railcar Leasing and Management Services Group \| Wholly-owned subsidiaries
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Non-recourse debt			928,700,000	$ 1,194,000,000
Railcar Leasing and Management Services Group \| Secured debt \| TRIP Master Funding \| TRIP Master Funding, Series 2014-1 Secured Railcar Equipment Notes, Class A-1
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Non-recourse debt			98,100,000
Railcar Leasing and Management Services Group \| Secured debt \| TRIP Master Funding \| TRIP Master Funding Series, 2014-1 Secured Railcar Equipment Notes, Class A-2
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Non-recourse debt			220,700,000
Railcar Leasing and Management Services Group \| Capital lease obligations
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Capital lease obligations													$ 56,600,000
Capital lease obligations			35,800,000
Revolving credit facility \| Corporate \| Line of credit
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity					$ 600,000,000	$ 425,000,000.0
Credit facility, remaining borrowing capacity			508,400,000
Credit facility, amount outstanding exclusive of letters of credit			$ 0
Revolving credit facility \| Railcar Leasing and Management Services Group \| Line of credit \| TILC \| TILC warehouse facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity						$ 1,000,000,000.0
Effective annual interest rate			2.10%
Long-term line of credit			$ 264,300,000
Revolving credit facility \| Railcar Leasing and Management Services Group \| Line of credit \| Wholly-owned subsidiaries \| TILC warehouse facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Credit facility, remaining borrowing capacity, exclusive of current restrictions			735,700,000
Letter of credit \| Corporate \| Line of credit
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Letters of credit outstanding			91,600,000
Letters of credit, outstanding, expiring In next 12 months			$ 90,300,000