Equipment Acquisitions, Dispositions and Depreciation and Impairment Policies Equipment Acquisitions, Dispositions and Depreciation and Impairment Policies (Notes)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2017

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

Property, Plant and Equipment Disclosure [Text Block]

During the nine months endedSeptember 30, 2017, capital expenditures were $99.3 million and primarily related to equipment ordered prior to 2017. Equipment deliveries during the nine months endedSeptember 30, 2017 included two inland river liquid tank barges, three inland river towboats, one U.S.-flag articulated tug-barge, one U.S.-flag product tanker, one U.S.-flag harbor tug and two foreign-flag harbor tugs.

During the nine months endedSeptember 30, 2017, the Company sold 50 dry-cargo barges, two inland river towboats and other property and equipment for net proceeds of $27.6 million and gains of $17.6 million, of which $9.9 million were recognized currently and $7.7 million were deferred (see Note 1). Equipment dispositions included the sale-leaseback of 50 dry-cargo barges for $12.5 million with leaseback terms of 84 months. In addition, the Company recognized previously deferred gains of $1.8 million. The Company also recognized a loss of $0.4 million related to the total loss of one inland river specialty barge.