Debt (Details 2) (USD $) In Millions	Jun. 30, 2011
Remaining principal payments under existing debt agreements
Remaining six months of 2011	$ 53.3
2012	114.6
2013	160.4
2014	370.9
2015	108.9
Thereafter	2,252.8
Manufacturing/Corporate Recourse [Member]
Remaining principal payments under existing debt agreements
Remaining six months of 2011	0.6
2012	1.2
2013	1.2
2014	1.2
2015	0.2
Thereafter	450.5
Leasing Term Loan Recourse [Member]
Remaining principal payments under existing debt agreements
Remaining six months of 2011	1.3
2012	2.8
2013	3.1
2014	3.3
2015	3.5
Thereafter	42.1
Leasing Capital Leases Recourse [Member]
Remaining principal payments under existing debt agreements
Remaining six months of 2011	1.3
2012	2.8
2013	2.9
2014	3.1
2015	3.3
Thereafter	36.5
2006 secured railcar equipment notes [Member]
Remaining principal payments under existing debt agreements
Remaining six months of 2011	6.5
2012	13.5
2013	15.1
2014	16.9
2015	18.6
Thereafter	204.9
Promissory Notes Non Recourse Leasing [Member]
Remaining principal payments under existing debt agreements
Remaining six months of 2011	13.1
2012	27.3
2013	29.3
2014	26.2
2015	22.5
Thereafter	359.8
2009 secured railcar equipment notes [Member]
Remaining principal payments under existing debt agreements
Remaining six months of 2011	5.1
2012	9.2
2013	10.2
2014	9.9
2015	9.6
Thereafter	179.6
2010 secured railcar equipment notes [Member]
Remaining principal payments under existing debt agreements
Remaining six months of 2011	6.4
2012	12.8
2013	14.6
2014	14.0
2015	15.3
Thereafter	297.6
TILC Warehouse Facility Non Recourse Leasing [Member]
Remaining principal payments under existing debt agreements
Remaining six months of 2011	2.0
2012	4.0
2013	4.0
2014	2.7
TRIP Holdings senior secured notes [Member]
Remaining principal payments under existing debt agreements
2014	175.0
TRIP Master Funding secured railcar equipment notes [Member]
Remaining principal payments under existing debt agreements
Remaining six months of 2011	17.0
2012	41.0
2013	41.1
2014	40.2
2015	35.9
Thereafter	681.8
TILC Warehouse Facility Termination Payments [Member]
Remaining principal payments under existing debt agreements
2013	38.9
2014	$ 78.4

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