Consolidated Statements of Income (Unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Millions |
3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended | ||
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Sep. 30, 2026 |
Sep. 30, 2025 |
Sep. 30, 2026 |
Sep. 30, 2025 |
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| Income Statement [Abstract] | ||||
| Railway operating revenues | $ 3,526 | $ 3,103 | $ 9,989 | $ 9,206 |
| Railway operating expenses | ||||
| Compensation and benefits | 753 | 738 | 2,237 | 2,169 |
| Purchased services and rents | 546 | 519 | 1,618 | 1,537 |
| Fuel | 420 | 237 | 1,081 | 700 |
| Depreciation | 363 | 348 | 1,073 | 1,040 |
| Materials and other | 224 | 147 | 625 | 547 |
| Merger-related expenses | 42 | 15 | 145 | 15 |
| Restructuring and other charges | 0 | 12 | 6 | 22 |
| Eastern Ohio incident | 28 | 53 | ||
| Eastern Ohio incident | (11) | (243) | ||
| Total railway operating expenses | 2,376 | 2,005 | 6,838 | 5,787 |
| Income from railway operations | 1,150 | 1,098 | 3,151 | 3,419 |
| Other income – net | 30 | 23 | 97 | 78 |
| Interest expense on debt | 193 | 197 | 587 | 597 |
| Income before income taxes | 987 | 924 | 2,661 | 2,900 |
| Income taxes | 228 | 213 | 621 | 671 |
| Net income | $ 759 | $ 711 | $ 2,040 | $ 2,229 |
| Earnings per share | ||||
| Basic (in dollars per share) | $ 3.38 | $ 3.16 | $ 9.07 | $ 9.89 |
| Diluted (in dollars per share) | $ 3.37 | $ 3.16 | $ 9.06 | $ 9.88 |
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- Definition The amount of expense for contract services provided to the Company and 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. No definition available.
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- Definition Restructuring And Other Charges No definition available.
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- Definition Amount of expense for acquisition-related cost incurred to effect business combination. Includes, but is not limited to, finder's fee; advisory, legal, accounting, valuation, and other professional and consulting fees; and general administrative cost, including cost of maintaining internal acquisition department. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
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- Definition Total costs of sales and operating expenses for the period. Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
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- Definition The amount of expense recognized in the current period that reflects the allocation of the cost of tangible assets over the assets' useful lives. Includes production and non-production related depreciation. Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
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- Definition The amount of net income (loss) for the period per each share of common stock or unit outstanding during the reporting period. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
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- Definition The amount of net income (loss) for the period available to each share of common stock or common unit outstanding during the reporting period and to each share or unit that would have been outstanding assuming the issuance of common shares or units for all dilutive potential common shares or units outstanding during the reporting period. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
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- Definition Fuel costs incurred that are directly related to goods produced and sold and services rendered during the reporting period. Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
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- Definition Amount of income (loss) from continuing operations, including income (loss) from equity method investments, before deduction of income tax expense (benefit), and income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interest. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
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- Definition Amount of current income tax expense (benefit) and deferred income tax expense (benefit) pertaining to continuing operations. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
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- Definition Amount of interest expense classified as nonoperating. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
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- Definition Amount of expense for salary, wage, profit sharing; incentive and equity-based compensation; and other employee benefit. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/exampleRef
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- Definition The portion of profit or loss for the period, net of income taxes, which is attributable to the parent. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
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- Definition The net result for the period of deducting operating expenses from operating revenues. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
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- Definition Amount of income (expense) related to nonoperating activities, classified as other. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/exampleRef
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- Definition Amount, excluding tax collected from customer, of revenue from satisfaction of performance obligation by transferring promised good or service to customer. Tax collected from customer is tax assessed by governmental authority that is both imposed on and concurrent with specific revenue-producing transaction, including, but not limited to, sales, use, value added and excise. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
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- Definition Amount of gain recognized in the income statement for an event or transaction that is unusual in nature or infrequent in occurrence, or both. Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
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- Definition Amount, before deduction of insurance proceeds, of loss recognized in the income statement for an event or transaction that is unusual in nature or infrequent in occurrence, or both. Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
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