Property and Equipment and Leases Leases (Details) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($) locomotive rail_car	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($) locomotive rail_car	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) locomotive rail_car
Operating Leased Assets [Line Items]
Leased railcars | rail_car						21,669	20,738	21,819
Leased locomotives | locomotive						198	309	333
Revenues from leased railroads as a percentage of total operating revenues						11.30%
Revenues from leased railroads subject to expiration in each of the next 10 years as a percentage of annual total operating revenues						3.00%
Equipment [Member]
Operating Leased Assets [Line Items]
Operating lease expense						$ 80,759	$ 91,537	$ 91,919
Real property [Member]
Operating Leased Assets [Line Items]
Operating lease expense						17,268	14,291	12,136
Trackage rights [Member]
Operating Leased Assets [Line Items]
Operating lease expense						$ 87,490	87,194	$ 78,140
Scenario, Forecast [Member]
Operating Leased Assets [Line Items]
Revenues from leased railroads subject to expiration in each of the next 10 years as a percentage of annual total operating revenues	1.10%	0.60%	0.00%	0.30%	2.40%
U.K Coal [Member] | U.K./European Operations [Member]
Operating Leased Assets [Line Items]
Charges associated with write off of leased railcars							$ 10,500