Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (Unaudited) - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016	Mar. 31, 2015
Revenues:
Manufacturing (including revenues from affiliates of $553 and $121,196 for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively)	$ 123,792	$ 221,811
Railcar leasing	32,768	24,585
Railcar services (including revenues from affiliates of $7,994 and $6,380 for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively)	19,620	17,380
Total revenues	176,180	263,776
Cost of revenues:
Manufacturing	(102,281)	(174,534)
Railcar leasing	(10,175)	(7,701)
Railcar services	(15,237)	(13,845)
Total cost of revenues	(127,693)	(196,080)
Gross profit	48,487	67,696
Selling, general and administrative	(7,957)	(7,681)
Gain (Loss) on Disposition of Assets	167	0
Earnings from operations	40,697	60,015
Interest income (including income from related parties of $457 and $557 for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively)	478	563
Interest expense	(5,906)	(4,738)
Loss on debt extinguishment	0	2,126
Other Income	0	6
Earnings from joint ventures	1,486	1,797
Earnings before income taxes	36,755	55,517
Income tax expense	(13,963)	(20,541)
Net earnings	$ 22,792	$ 34,976
Net earnings per common share—basic and diluted (in dollars per share)	$ 1.16	$ 1.64
Weighted average common shares outstanding—basic and diluted (in shares)	19,665	21,352
Cash dividends declared per common share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.40	$ 0.40