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Payments to Acquire Leasing Assets Net of Sold Railcars Owned One Year or Less

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Note 16. Financial Statements for Guarantors of Senior Notes Cash Flows for Guarantors of Senior Notes (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2019	Sep. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2019	Mar. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018	Sep. 30, 2018	Jun. 30, 2018	Mar. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Net Income (Loss), Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest	$ 21.5	$ 47.7	$ 36.8	$ 30.1	$ 27.7	$ 28.3	$ 65.5	$ 41.6	$ 136.1	$ 163.1	$ 713.6
Income (Loss) from Discontinued Operations, Net of Tax, Attributable to Parent									3.1	(54.1)	(103.4)
Income (Loss) from Subsidiaries, Net of Tax									0.0	0.0	0.0
Other Operating Activities, Cash Flow Statement									257.5	165.2	(0.1)
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Operating Activities, Continuing Operations									396.7	274.2	610.1
Cash Provided by (Used in) Operating Activities, Discontinued Operations									(3.1)	104.9	151.5
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Operating Activities									393.6	379.1	761.6
Payments for (Proceeds from) Short-term Investments									0.0	319.5	(84.8)
Proceeds from Sales of Railcars Owned More Than One Year at the Time of Sale									205.7	230.5	360.7
Proceeds from Sale of Other Productive Assets									20.2	17.1	7.8
Payments to Acquire Leasing Assets Net of Sold Railcars Owned One Year or Less									(1,122.2)	(948.3)	(608.3)
Payments to Acquire Property, Plant, and Equipment									(97.0)	(37.3)	(22.0)
Decrease Increase in Investment in Partially-owned Subsidiaries									0.0	0.0	0.0
Payments for (Proceeds from) Other Investing Activities									0.0	6.2	0.3
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Investing Activities, Continuing Operations									(993.3)	(412.3)	(346.3)
Cash Provided by (Used in) Investing Activities, Discontinued Operations									0.0	(78.2)	(126.4)
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Investing Activities									(993.3)	(490.5)	(472.7)
Repayment of Long-term Debt, Long-term Lease Obligation, and Capital Security									(1,724.1)	(887.8)	(375.3)
Proceeds from Issuance of Long-term Debt and Capital Securities, Net									2,567.8	1,206.6	533.5
Payments for Repurchase of Common Stock									(224.7)	(506.1)	(79.4)
Payments of Ordinary Dividends, Common Stock									(82.1)	(77.4)	(72.6)
Payment, Tax Withholding, Share-based Payment Arrangement									(8.2)	(12.2)	(14.4)
Payments of Ordinary Dividends, Noncontrolling Interest									(2.2)	(10.9)	(48.7)
Payments of Distributions to Affiliates									0.0	0.0	0.0
Change in Intercompany Financing Between Entities									0.0	0.0	0.0
Proceeds from (Payments for) Other Financing Activities									0.0	(3.3)	0.2
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Financing Activities, Continuing Operations									526.5	(291.1)	(56.7)
Cash Provided by (Used in) Financing Activities, Discontinued Operations									0.0	(220.5)	0.0
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Financing Activities									526.5	(511.6)	(56.7)
Cash, Cash Equivalents, Restricted Cash and Restricted Cash Equivalents, Period Increase (Decrease), Excluding Exchange Rate Effect									(73.2)	(623.0)	232.2
Cash, Cash Equivalents, Restricted Cash and Restricted Cash Equivalents	277.6				350.8				277.6	350.8	973.8	$ 741.6
Reportable Legal Entities [Member] \| Parent Company [Member]
Net Income (Loss), Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest									137.6	159.3	702.5
Income (Loss) from Discontinued Operations, Net of Tax, Attributable to Parent									3.1	16.0	(8.7)
Income (Loss) from Subsidiaries, Net of Tax									(193.5)	(246.8)	(617.0)
Other Operating Activities, Cash Flow Statement									86.4	(57.8)	116.8
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Operating Activities, Continuing Operations									33.6	(129.3)	193.6
Cash Provided by (Used in) Operating Activities, Discontinued Operations									(3.1)	(16.0)	8.7
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Operating Activities									30.5	(145.3)	202.3
Payments for (Proceeds from) Short-term Investments										319.5	(84.8)
Proceeds from Sales of Railcars Owned More Than One Year at the Time of Sale									0.0	0.0	0.0
Proceeds from Sale of Other Productive Assets									0.0	0.1	0.0
Payments to Acquire Leasing Assets Net of Sold Railcars Owned One Year or Less									0.0	0.0	0.0
Payments to Acquire Property, Plant, and Equipment									(4.1)	(14.5)	(7.4)
Decrease Increase in Investment in Partially-owned Subsidiaries									0.0	0.0	0.0
Payments for (Proceeds from) Other Investing Activities										0.0	0.0
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Investing Activities, Continuing Operations										305.1	(92.2)
Cash Provided by (Used in) Investing Activities, Discontinued Operations										0.0	0.0
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Investing Activities									(4.1)	305.1	(92.2)
Repayment of Long-term Debt, Long-term Lease Obligation, and Capital Security									(875.0)	(647.6)	0.0
Proceeds from Issuance of Long-term Debt and Capital Securities, Net									1,000.0	0.0	0.0
Payments for Repurchase of Common Stock									(224.7)	(506.1)	(79.4)
Payments of Ordinary Dividends, Common Stock									(82.1)	(77.4)	(72.6)
Payment, Tax Withholding, Share-based Payment Arrangement									(8.2)	(12.2)	(14.4)
Payments of Ordinary Dividends, Noncontrolling Interest									0.0	0.0	0.0
Payments of Distributions to Affiliates									0.0	0.0	0.0
Change in Intercompany Financing Between Entities									164.0	474.3	282.3
Proceeds from (Payments for) Other Financing Activities										0.0	0.0
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Financing Activities, Continuing Operations										(769.0)
Cash Provided by (Used in) Financing Activities, Discontinued Operations										0.0
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Financing Activities									(26.0)	(769.0)	115.9
Cash, Cash Equivalents, Restricted Cash and Restricted Cash Equivalents, Period Increase (Decrease), Excluding Exchange Rate Effect									0.4	(609.2)	226.0
Cash, Cash Equivalents, Restricted Cash and Restricted Cash Equivalents	155.1				154.7				155.1	154.7	763.9	537.9
Reportable Legal Entities [Member] \| Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Net Income (Loss), Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest									157.3	121.8	528.7
Income (Loss) from Discontinued Operations, Net of Tax, Attributable to Parent									0.0	0.0	0.0
Income (Loss) from Subsidiaries, Net of Tax									(46.6)	(74.6)	(55.5)
Other Operating Activities, Cash Flow Statement									(93.2)	79.3	(274.0)
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Operating Activities, Continuing Operations									17.5	126.5	199.2
Cash Provided by (Used in) Operating Activities, Discontinued Operations									0.0	0.0	0.0
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Operating Activities									17.5	126.5	199.2
Payments for (Proceeds from) Short-term Investments										0.0	0.0
Proceeds from Sales of Railcars Owned More Than One Year at the Time of Sale									1,462.8	759.5	663.3
Proceeds from Sale of Other Productive Assets									7.8	4.1	1.4
Payments to Acquire Leasing Assets Net of Sold Railcars Owned One Year or Less									(1,142.8)	(807.3)	(589.8)
Payments to Acquire Property, Plant, and Equipment									(53.6)	(18.6)	(7.5)
Decrease Increase in Investment in Partially-owned Subsidiaries									1.7	7.5	35.0
Payments for (Proceeds from) Other Investing Activities										(1.9)	0.0
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Investing Activities, Continuing Operations										(56.7)	102.4
Cash Provided by (Used in) Investing Activities, Discontinued Operations										0.0	0.0
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Investing Activities									275.9	(56.7)	102.4
Repayment of Long-term Debt, Long-term Lease Obligation, and Capital Security									0.0	(1.8)	(3.8)
Proceeds from Issuance of Long-term Debt and Capital Securities, Net									0.0	0.0	0.0
Payments for Repurchase of Common Stock									0.0	0.0	0.0
Payments of Ordinary Dividends, Common Stock									0.0	0.0	0.0
Payment, Tax Withholding, Share-based Payment Arrangement									0.0	0.0	0.0
Payments of Ordinary Dividends, Noncontrolling Interest									0.0	0.0	0.0
Payments of Distributions to Affiliates									0.0	0.0	0.0
Change in Intercompany Financing Between Entities									(297.4)	(65.5)	(301.5)
Proceeds from (Payments for) Other Financing Activities										0.0	0.0
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Financing Activities, Continuing Operations										(67.3)
Cash Provided by (Used in) Financing Activities, Discontinued Operations										0.0
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Financing Activities									(297.4)	(67.3)	(305.3)
Cash, Cash Equivalents, Restricted Cash and Restricted Cash Equivalents, Period Increase (Decrease), Excluding Exchange Rate Effect									(4.0)	2.5	(3.7)
Cash, Cash Equivalents, Restricted Cash and Restricted Cash Equivalents	0.1				4.1				0.1	4.1	1.6	5.3
Reportable Legal Entities [Member] \| Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Net Income (Loss), Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest									32.1	175.2	110.7
Income (Loss) from Discontinued Operations, Net of Tax, Attributable to Parent									0.0	(70.1)	(94.7)
Income (Loss) from Subsidiaries, Net of Tax									(18.7)	(19.5)	(3.8)
Other Operating Activities, Cash Flow Statement									282.9	157.3	152.1
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Operating Activities, Continuing Operations									296.3	242.9	164.3
Cash Provided by (Used in) Operating Activities, Discontinued Operations									0.0	120.9	142.8
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Operating Activities									296.3	363.8	307.1
Payments for (Proceeds from) Short-term Investments										0.0	0.0
Proceeds from Sales of Railcars Owned More Than One Year at the Time of Sale									196.8	118.7	61.3
Proceeds from Sale of Other Productive Assets									12.4	12.9	6.4
Payments to Acquire Leasing Assets Net of Sold Railcars Owned One Year or Less									(1,433.3)	(788.7)	(382.4)
Payments to Acquire Property, Plant, and Equipment									(39.3)	(4.2)	(7.1)
Decrease Increase in Investment in Partially-owned Subsidiaries									0.0	0.0	0.0
Payments for (Proceeds from) Other Investing Activities										8.1	0.3
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Investing Activities, Continuing Operations										(653.2)	(321.5)
Cash Provided by (Used in) Investing Activities, Discontinued Operations										(78.2)	(126.4)
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Investing Activities									(1,263.4)	(731.4)	(447.9)
Repayment of Long-term Debt, Long-term Lease Obligation, and Capital Security									(849.1)	(238.4)	(371.5)
Proceeds from Issuance of Long-term Debt and Capital Securities, Net									1,567.8	1,206.6	533.5
Payments for Repurchase of Common Stock									0.0	0.0	0.0
Payments of Ordinary Dividends, Common Stock									0.0	0.0	0.0
Payment, Tax Withholding, Share-based Payment Arrangement									0.0	0.0	0.0
Payments of Ordinary Dividends, Noncontrolling Interest									(2.2)	(10.9)	(48.7)
Payments of Distributions to Affiliates									(1.7)	(7.5)	(35.0)
Change in Intercompany Financing Between Entities									182.7	(374.7)	72.2
Proceeds from (Payments for) Other Financing Activities										(3.3)	0.2
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Financing Activities, Continuing Operations										571.8
Cash Provided by (Used in) Financing Activities, Discontinued Operations										(220.5)
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Financing Activities									897.5	351.3	150.7
Cash, Cash Equivalents, Restricted Cash and Restricted Cash Equivalents, Period Increase (Decrease), Excluding Exchange Rate Effect									(69.6)	(16.3)	9.9
Cash, Cash Equivalents, Restricted Cash and Restricted Cash Equivalents	122.4				192.0				122.4	192.0	208.3	198.4
Consolidation, Eliminations [Member]
Net Income (Loss), Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest									(190.9)	(293.2)	(628.3)
Income (Loss) from Discontinued Operations, Net of Tax, Attributable to Parent									0.0	0.0	0.0
Income (Loss) from Subsidiaries, Net of Tax									258.8	340.9	676.3
Other Operating Activities, Cash Flow Statement									(18.6)	(13.6)	5.0
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Operating Activities, Continuing Operations									49.3	34.1	53.0
Cash Provided by (Used in) Operating Activities, Discontinued Operations									0.0	0.0	0.0
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Operating Activities									49.3	34.1	53.0
Payments for (Proceeds from) Short-term Investments										0.0	0.0
Proceeds from Sales of Railcars Owned More Than One Year at the Time of Sale									(1,453.9)	(647.7)	(363.9)
Proceeds from Sale of Other Productive Assets									0.0	0.0	0.0
Payments to Acquire Leasing Assets Net of Sold Railcars Owned One Year or Less									1,453.9	647.7	363.9
Payments to Acquire Property, Plant, and Equipment									0.0	0.0	0.0
Decrease Increase in Investment in Partially-owned Subsidiaries									(1.7)	(7.5)	(35.0)
Payments for (Proceeds from) Other Investing Activities										0.0	0.0
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Investing Activities, Continuing Operations										(7.5)	(35.0)
Cash Provided by (Used in) Investing Activities, Discontinued Operations										0.0	0.0
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Investing Activities									(1.7)	(7.5)	(35.0)
Repayment of Long-term Debt, Long-term Lease Obligation, and Capital Security									0.0	0.0	0.0
Proceeds from Issuance of Long-term Debt and Capital Securities, Net									0.0	0.0	0.0
Payments for Repurchase of Common Stock									0.0	0.0	0.0
Payments of Ordinary Dividends, Common Stock									0.0	0.0	0.0
Payment, Tax Withholding, Share-based Payment Arrangement									0.0	0.0	0.0
Payments of Ordinary Dividends, Noncontrolling Interest									0.0	0.0	0.0
Payments of Distributions to Affiliates									1.7	7.5	35.0
Change in Intercompany Financing Between Entities									(49.3)	(34.1)	(53.0)
Proceeds from (Payments for) Other Financing Activities										0.0	0.0
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Financing Activities, Continuing Operations										(26.6)
Cash Provided by (Used in) Financing Activities, Discontinued Operations										0.0
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Financing Activities									(47.6)	(26.6)	(18.0)
Cash, Cash Equivalents, Restricted Cash and Restricted Cash Equivalents, Period Increase (Decrease), Excluding Exchange Rate Effect									0.0	0.0	0.0
Cash, Cash Equivalents, Restricted Cash and Restricted Cash Equivalents	$ 0.0				$ 0.0				$ 0.0	$ 0.0	$ 0.0	$ 0.0