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Gatx Corp – ‘10-K’ for 12/31/19 – ‘XML’

On:  Wednesday, 2/19/20, at 5:05pm ET   ·   For:  12/31/19   ·   Accession #:  40211-20-17   ·   File #:  1-02328

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 2/19/20  Gatx Corp                         10-K       12/31/19  150:24M

Annual Report   —   Form 10-K   —   Sect. 13 / 15(d) – SEA’34
Filing Table of Contents

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                Benefits (Details)                                               
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                Transactions (Details Textual)                                   
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                Investments in Affiliates) (Details 1)                           
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                Results, Affiliates) (Details 4)                                 
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                Assets and Liabilities Measured on a Recurring                   
                Basis (Details)                                                  
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                Amounts Recorded on Balance Sheet Related to                     
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                Impacts of Derivative Instrument on Statement of                 
                Comprehensive Income (Details)                                   
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                Impact of Cash Flow and Hedge Accounting                         
                Relationships (Details)                                          
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                Held For Sale (Details)                                          
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                Narrative (Details)                                              
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                Projected and Accumulated Benefit Obligations                    
                (Details)                                                        
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                Components of Net Periodic Cost (Benefit)                        
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                Amounts Expected to be Recognized as Components of               
                Net Periodic Cost (Details)                                      
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                Assumptions (Details)                                            
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                Assumed Health Care Cost Trend Rates (Details)                   
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                Effects of Percentage Change (Details)                           
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                Weighted Average Asset Allocations of Domestic                   
                Funded Plans (Details)                                           
129: R101        Pension and Other Post-Retirement Benefits -        HTML     51K  
                Weighted Average Asset Allocations of Foreign                    
                Funded (Details)                                                 
81: R102        Pension and Other Post-Retirement Benefits - Fair   HTML     51K 
                Value Pension Plan Assets (Details)                              
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                Expected Benefit Plan Payments (Details)                         
108: R104        Pension and Other Post-Retirement Benefits -        HTML     58K  
                Multiemployer Benefit Plans (Details)                            
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                Assumptions (Details)                                            
80: R106        Share Based Compensation - Outstanding Options and  HTML     72K 
                Rights (Details)                                                 
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                Value (Details)                                                  
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