Equity (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2014

Equity [Abstract]

Schedule of Stockholders' Equity

The following tables summarize the changes in equity (in millions):

	Three Months Ended June 30, 2014								Three Months Ended June 30, 2013
	Kansas City Southern Stockholders’ Equity			Noncontrolling Interest		Total Equity			Kansas City Southern Stockholders’ Equity			Noncontrolling Interest		Total Equity
Beginning balance	$	3,433.0		$	306.3	$	3,739.3		$	3,182.6		$	304.5	$	3,487.1
Net income	129.8			0.4		130.2			15.4			0.3		15.7
Other comprehensive loss	—			—		—			(0.3		)	—		(0.3		)
Dividends on common stock	(30.9		)	—		(30.9		)	(23.8		)	—		(23.8		)
Dividends on $25 par preferred stock	—			—		—			—			—		—
Options exercised and stock subscribed, net of shares withheld for employee taxes	0.2			—		0.2			0.5			—		0.5
Excess tax benefit from share-based compensation	0.1			—		0.1			0.4			—		0.4
Share-based compensation	2.9			—		2.9			3.7			—		3.7
Ending balance	$	3,535.1		$	306.7	$	3,841.8		$	3,178.5		$	304.8	$	3,483.3

	Six Months Ended June 30, 2014								Six Months Ended June 30, 2013
	Kansas City Southern Stockholders’ Equity			Noncontrolling Interest		Total Equity			Kansas City Southern Stockholders’ Equity			Noncontrolling Interest		Total Equity
Beginning balance	$	3,370.6		$	306.0	$	3,676.6		$	3,096.6		$	304.1	$	3,400.7
Net income	223.5			0.7		224.2			119.2			0.7		119.9
Other comprehensive income	—			—		—			0.3			—		0.3
Dividends on common stock	(61.8		)	—		(61.8		)	(47.4		)	—		(47.4		)
Dividends on $25 par preferred stock	(0.1		)	—		(0.1		)	(0.1		)	—		(0.1		)
Options exercised and stock subscribed, net of shares withheld for employee taxes	(4.0		)	—		(4.0		)	(1.7		)	—		(1.7		)
Excess tax benefit from share-based compensation	2.5			—		2.5			3.3			—		3.3
Share-based compensation	4.4			—		4.4			8.3			—		8.3
Ending balance	$	3,535.1		$	306.7	$	3,841.8		$	3,178.5		$	304.8	$	3,483.3

Schedule of Cash Dividends Declared per Common Share

The following table presents the amount of cash dividends declared per common share by the Company’s Board of Directors:

	Three Months Ended				Six Months Ended
	June 30,				June 30,
	2014		2013		2014		2013
Cash dividends declared per common share	$	0.280	$	0.215	$	0.560	$	0.430