Income Taxes	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2015
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]
Income Tax Disclosure [Text Block]	INCOME TAXES: The Company's effective income tax rate in the three months ended September 30, 2015 was 36.8%, compared with 33.7% in the three months ended September 30, 2014. The Company's provision for income taxes for the three months ended September 30, 2014 included a $3.9 million tax benefit as a result of receiving consent from the United States Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to change tax accounting methods retroactively for companies acquired as a result of the acquisition of RailAmerica, Inc. (RailAmerica). The Company's effective income tax rate in the nine months ended September 30, 2015 was 37.2%, compared with 34.8% in the nine months ended September 30, 2014. The Company's provision for income taxes for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 included a $1.0 million tax benefit as a result of adjusting the Company's deferred income taxes to reflect the impact of the RCP&E acquisition and a $3.9 million tax benefit as a result of receiving consent from the IRS to change tax accounting methods retroactively for companies acquired as a result of the RailAmerica acquisition.

Income Taxes

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2015

INCOME TAXES:

The Company's effective income tax rate in the three months ended September 30, 2015 was 36.8%, compared with 33.7% in the three months ended September 30, 2014. The Company's provision for income taxes for the three months ended September 30, 2014 included a $3.9 million tax benefit as a result of receiving consent from the United States Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to change tax accounting methods retroactively for companies acquired as a result of the acquisition of RailAmerica, Inc. (RailAmerica). The Company's effective income tax rate in the nine months ended September 30, 2015 was 37.2%, compared with 34.8% in the nine months ended September 30, 2014. The Company's provision for income taxes for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 included a $1.0 million tax benefit as a result of adjusting the Company's deferred income taxes to reflect the impact of the RCP&E acquisition and a $3.9 million tax benefit as a result of receiving consent from the IRS to change tax accounting methods retroactively for companies acquired as a result of the RailAmerica acquisition.