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Fair value of total debt less of carrying value Fair Value Of Total Debt Less Of Carrying Value Fair Value Of Total Debt Less Of Carrying Value Total liabilities and common shareholders' equity Liabilities and Equity Sites identified Sites Identified Sites identified at which Railroad is or may be liable for remediation costs associated with alleged contamination or for violations of environmental requirements. 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Ties Road Ties [Member] Information on railroad ties. 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Work equipment and other Equipment, Work Equipment and Other [Member] Information on work and Other equipment. Paid-in-surplus Additional Paid-in Capital [Member] Entity Filer Category Entity Filer Category Total equipment Equipment [Member] Name Trading Arrangement, Individual Name Cash and cash equivalents Cash and cash equivalents Cash and Cash Equivalent Accruals Accrual for Environmental Loss Contingencies, Charges to Expense for New Losses Basis of Presentation Basis of Accounting [Text Block] Company Selected Measure Amount Company Selected Measure Amount Vested or expected to vest Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award, Options, Vested and Expected to Vest, Outstanding, Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term Conversion, stock option exercises, forfeitures, ESPP, and other (in shares) Shares Issued, Shares, Share-Based Payment Arrangement, after Forfeiture Accounts and Financing Receivables [Table] Accounts and Financing Receivables [Table] Cash paid per acquiree share (in dollars per share) Business Combination, Price Per Share Current assets: Assets, Current [Abstract] Equipment and other rents Equipment And Other Rents Rent paid for freight cars owned by other railroads or private companies, net of rents received, including lease expenses primarily for locomotives, railcars, containers and trailers, office and other rentals. 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