Consolidated Statements of Income (USD $) In Millions, except Share data in Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2013	Mar. 31, 2012
Revenues	$ 552.8	$ 547.5
Operating expenses:
Compensation and benefits	106.9	109.3
Purchased services	52.3	54.4
Fuel	90.9	88.3
Equipment costs	41.9	40.3
Depreciation and amortization	53.1	48.4
Materials and other	44.8	49.0
Total operating expenses	389.9	389.7
Operating income	162.9	157.8
Equity in net earnings of unconsolidated affiliates	5.5	5.8
Interest expense	(23.7)	(27.2)
Debt retirement costs	0	(12.9)
Foreign exchange gain	13.5	3.9
Other income, net	0.3	0.1
Income before income taxes	158.5	127.5
Income tax expense	54.3	52.2
Net income	104.2	75.3
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest	0.4	0.3
Net income attributable to Kansas City Southern and subsidiaries	103.8	75.0
Preferred stock dividends	0.1	0.1
Net income available to common stockholders	$ 103.7	$ 74.9
Earnings per share:
Basic earnings per share	$ 0.94	$ 0.68
Diluted earnings per share	$ 0.94	$ 0.68
Average shares outstanding (in thousands):
Basic	109,907	109,622
Potentially dilutive common shares	358	374
Diluted shares	110,265	109,996
Cash dividends declared per common share	$ 0.215	$ 0.195