Variable Interest Entities (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2011

Variable Interest Entities [Abstract]

Carrying amounts of assets and liabilities of consolidated VIE

          The carrying amounts of assets and liabilities of the VIE that GATX consolidates were as follows (in millions):

	June 30		December 31
	2011		2010
Operating assets, net of accumulated depreciation (a)	$	107.1	$	110.1
Nonrecourse debt		50.8		56.2

Carrying amounts and maximum exposure to loss for non consolidated VIEs

          The carrying amounts and maximum exposure to loss with respect to VIEs that GATX does not consolidate were as follows (in millions):

	June 30, 2011				December 31, 2010
	Net		Maximum		Net		Maximum
	Carrying		Exposure		Carrying		Exposure
	Amount		to Loss		Amount		to Loss
Investments in affiliates	$	88.3	$	88.3	$	60.9	$	60.9
Leveraged leases		71.8		71.8		74.1		74.1
Other investment		0.9		0.9		1.0		1.0
Total	$	161.0	$	161.0	$	136.0	$	136.0