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Subsequent Event	12 Months Ended
Subsequent Event	Dec. 31, 2016
Subsequent Events [Abstract]
Subsequent Events [Text Block]	Subsequent event On January 18, 2017, the Company announced the resignation of Mr. E. Hunter Harrison from all positions held by him at the Company, including as the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and a member of the Board of Directors of the Company, effective January 31, 2017. In connection with Mr. Harrison’s resignation, the Company entered into a separation agreement with Mr. Harrison. Under the terms of the separation agreement, the Company has agreed to a limited waiver of Mr. Harrison’s non-competition and non-solicitation obligations. Effective January 31, 2017, pursuant to the separation agreement, Mr. Harrison forfeited certain pension and post-retirement benefits and agreed to the surrender for cancellation of 22,514 PSUs, 68,612 DSUs, and 752,145 Stock options. As a result of this agreement, the Company has recognized a recovery of $51 million in "Compensation and benefits" in the first quarter of 2017.