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Amount of transaction price allocated to performance obligation that has not been recognized as revenue.

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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Recent Accounting Pronouncements (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2018	Jan. 01, 2019
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Contract Receivable	$ 10.2
Railcar Leasing and Management Services Group
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Amount	$ 112.6
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation Expected to be Delivered in Next Fiscal Year	21.00%
AOCI Attributable to Parent [Member]
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Cumulative Effect of New Accounting Principle in Period of Adoption	$ (18.7)
Minimum [Member]
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Reduction in retained earnings due to adoption of ASU 2014-09		$ 10.0
New Accounting Pronouncement or Change in Accounting Principle, Effect of Adoption, Quantification	40.0
Maximum [Member]
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Reduction in retained earnings due to adoption of ASU 2014-09		$ 15.0
New Accounting Pronouncement or Change in Accounting Principle, Effect of Adoption, Quantification	50.0
Railcar products [Domain] \| Rail Group [Member]
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Amount	$ 3,647.6
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation Expected to be Delivered in Next Fiscal Year	64.00%
Railcar products [Domain] \| Leasing [Member] \| Rail Group [Member]
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Amount	$ 1,588.1
Railcar products [Domain] \| External Customers [Member] \| Rail Group [Member]
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Amount	2,059.5
Maintenance Services [Domain] \| Rail Group [Member]
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Amount	$ 100.6
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation Expected to be Delivered in Next Fiscal Year	100.00%