Accounts Payable And Other Current Liabilities (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2015

Accounts Payable and Other Current Liabilties [Abstract]

Schedule of Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities

	Mar. 31,		Dec. 31,
Millions	2015		2014
Accounts payable	$	882	$	877
Income and other taxes payable		675		412
Accrued wages and vacation		421		409
Accrued casualty costs		208		249
Interest payable		133		178
Equipment rents payable		101		100
Dividends payable [a]		-		438
Other		554		640
Total accounts payable and other current liabilities	$	2,974	$	3,303

[a]Beginning in 2015, the timing of the dividend declaration and payable dates was aligned to occur within the same quarter. The 2015 dividends paid amount includes the fourth quarter 2014 dividend of $438 million, which was paid on January 2, 2015, as well as the first quarter 2015 dividend of $484 million, which was paid on March 30, 2015.