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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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Amount, after accumulated amortization, of debt discount.

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Gross amount of debt extinguished.

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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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Amount of current borrowing capacity under the credit facility considering any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed (for example, borrowings may be limited by the amount of current assets), but without considering any amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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Debt - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
Debt - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Mar. 31, 2020	Mar. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2019
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Gain (Loss) on Extinguishment of Debt	$ 5.0	$ 0.0
Corporate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term Debt, Net of Unamortized Discount, Gross of Unamortized Debt Issuance Costs	529.8		$ 524.8
Corporate \| Senior notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Unamortized Discount	0.2		0.2
Long-term Debt, Net of Unamortized Discount, Gross of Unamortized Debt Issuance Costs	$ 399.8		399.8
Corporate \| Senior notes \| 4.55% Senior Notes Due October 2024 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage	4.55%
Corporate \| Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| Line of credit
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity	$ 200.0
Proceeds from Lines of Credit	180.0
Repayments of Lines of Credit	175.0
Long-term Debt, Net of Unamortized Discount, Gross of Unamortized Debt Issuance Costs	130.0		125.0
Line of Credit Facility, Remaining Borrowing Capacity	$ 284.5
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Effective Percentage	1.50%
Line of Credit Facility, Current Borrowing Capacity	$ 450.0
Line of Credit Facility, Interest Rate at Period End	0.20%
Corporate \| Letter of credit \| Line of credit
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Letters of Credit Outstanding, Amount	$ 35.5
TILC [Member] \| Railcar Leasing and Management Services Group \| Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| Line of credit \| TILC warehouse facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Effective Percentage	3.04%
Borrowings on Warehouse Loan Facility	$ 168.6
Repayments on Warehouse Loan Facility	34.0
Long-term Line of Credit	488.0		353.4
Debt Instrument, Face Amount	750.0
Wholly-owned subsidiaries \| Railcar Leasing and Management Services Group \| 2018 Secured Railcar Equipment Notes [Domain]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Unamortized Discount	0.2		0.2
Wholly-owned subsidiaries \| Railcar Leasing and Management Services Group \| TRIHC 2018 Secured Railcar Equipment Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Unamortized Discount	1.1		1.4
Wholly-owned subsidiaries \| Railcar Leasing and Management Services Group \| 2019 Secured Railcar Equipment Notes [Domain] [Domain]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Unamortized Discount	$ 0.4		$ 0.4
Wholly-owned subsidiaries \| Railcar Leasing and Management Services Group \| 2006 Secured Railcar Equipment Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Effective Percentage	5.90%
Extinguishment of Debt, Amount	$ 104.7
Gain (Loss) on Extinguishment of Debt	5.0
Redemption Premium	4.7
Amortization of Debt Issuance Costs	0.3
Wholly-owned subsidiaries \| Railcar Leasing and Management Services Group \| Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| Line of credit \| TILC warehouse facility
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TILC warehouse loan, unused portion	$ 262.0
Minimum \| Corporate \| Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| Line of credit
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Interest Rate at Period End	0.175%
Maximum \| Corporate \| Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| Line of credit
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Interest Rate at Period End	0.30%