Description of Business

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2021

Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]

Description of Business

Description of Business

As used herein, "GATX," "we," "us," "our," and similar terms refer to GATX Corporation and its subsidiaries, unless indicated otherwise.

We lease, operate, manage, and remarket long-lived, widely-used assets, primarily in the rail market. We report our financial results through three primary business segments: Rail North America, Rail International, and Portfolio Management. Historically, we also reported financial results for American Steamship Company ("ASC") as a fourth segment.

In the first quarter of 2021, GATX began investing directly in aircraft spare engines through its new entity, GATX Engine Leasing ("GEL"). During the first quarter of 2021, GEL acquired 14 aircraft spare engines for approximately $352 million, including 4 engines for $120 million from the Rolls-Royce & Partners Finance joint ventures (collectively the “RRPF affiliates” or "RRPF"). Financial results for this business are reported in the Portfolio Management segment.

On December 29, 2020, GATX acquired Trifleet Leasing Holding B.V. ("Trifleet"), one of the largest tank container lessors in the world. Financial results for this business are reported in the Other segment. See "Note 3. Business Combinations" for additional information.

On May 14, 2020, we completed the sale of our ASC business, subject to customary post-closing adjustments. As a result, ASC is now reported as discontinued operations, and financial data for the ASC segment has been segregated and presented as discontinued operations for all periods presented. See "Note 16. Discontinued Operations" for additional information.