Number Of Phases To Complete Property, Plant And Equipment Sale Transaction

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Number Of Property, Plant And Equipment For Sale

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Rail Route Network, Distance

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Sale Of Property, Plant And Equipment, Consideration

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Sale Of Property, Plant And Equipment, Consideration, Approved Amount

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Amount of gain (loss) on sale or disposal of property, plant and equipment assets, including oil and gas property and timber property.

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-Section 45
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The number of states the entity operates in as of the balance sheet date.

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The cash inflow from the sale of long-lived, physical assets that are used in the normal conduct of business to produce goods and services and not intended for resale.

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Nature of Operations and Significant Accounting Policies (Details) $ in Millions	1 Months Ended		3 Months Ended				6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2022 USD ($) state mi	Apr. 30, 2021 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2022 USD ($) state mi	Mar. 31, 2022 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2021 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2022 USD ($) state mi	Jun. 30, 2021 USD ($)	Mar. 26, 2021 USD ($) phase property
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items]
Number of rail route miles \| mi	20,000		20,000				20,000
Number of states rail network serves \| state	26		26				26
Proceeds from property dispositions							$ 29	$ 227
Gain recognized on property dispositions			$ 129			$ 367	$ 156	$ 370
Virginia Line Segments
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items]
Number of property rights for sale \| property									3
Number of phases to complete property rights sale transaction \| phase									3
Total sale price									$ 525
Proceeds from property dispositions		$ 200			$ 200
Gain recognized on property dispositions		$ 349	$ 122	$ 20
Sale price, period approved amount	$ 125