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Gatx Corp – ‘10-K’ for 12/31/19 – ‘EX-101.DEF’

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

Document/Exhibit                   Description                      Pages   Size 

 1: 10-K        Annual Report                                       HTML   2.72M 
 2: EX-4.3      Instrument Defining the Rights of Security Holders  HTML     42K 
 3: EX-21       Subsidiaries List                                   HTML     42K 
 4: EX-23       Consent of Experts or Counsel                       HTML     42K 
 5: EX-24       Power of Attorney                                   HTML     62K 
 6: EX-31.1     Certification -- §302 - SOA'02                      HTML     43K 
 7: EX-31.2     Certification -- §302 - SOA'02                      HTML     43K 
 8: EX-32       Certification -- §906 - SOA'02                      HTML     42K 
144: R1          Document and Entity Information                     HTML    111K  
64: R2          Consolidated Balance Sheets                         HTML    139K 
49: R3          Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parenthetical)         HTML     49K 
94: R4          Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income     HTML    131K 
141: R5          Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows               HTML    128K  
63: R6          Consolidated Statements of Changes in               HTML    109K 
                Shareholders' Equity                                             
46: R7          Description of Business                             HTML     42K 
91: R8          Accounting Changes                                  HTML     55K 
145: R9          Significant Accounting Policies                     HTML    106K  
83: R10         Supplemental Cash Flow and Noncash Investing        HTML     58K 
                Transactions                                                     
30: R11         Leases Lessor, Operating Leases (Notes)             HTML    270K 
112: R12         Investments in Affiliated Companies                 HTML    181K  
127: R13         Debt                                                HTML    159K  
82: R14         Fair Value Disclosure                               HTML    262K 
29: R15         Asset Impairments and Assets Held for Sale (Notes)  HTML     63K 
111: R16         Pension and Other Post-Retirement Benefits          HTML    334K  
125: R17         Share-Based Compensation                            HTML    115K  
79: R18         Income Taxes                                        HTML    166K 
32: R19         Concentrations                                      HTML     46K 
88: R20         Commercial Commitments                              HTML     50K 
140: R21         Earnings Per Share                                  HTML     62K  
51: R22         Goodwill                                            HTML     41K 
36: R23         Allowance for Losses                                HTML     49K 
87: R24         Other Assets and Other Liabilities                  HTML     66K 
139: R25         Shareholders' Equity                                HTML     48K  
50: R26         Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)       HTML     86K 
35: R27         Foreign Operations                                  HTML     62K 
89: R28         Legal Proceedings and Other Contingencies           HTML     55K 
138: R29         Financial Data of Business Segments                 HTML    455K  
130: R30         Significant Accounting Policies (Policies)          HTML    165K  
116: R31         Significant Accounting Policies (Tables)            HTML     54K  
24: R32         Supplemental Cash Flow and Noncash Investing        HTML     47K 
                Transactions (Tables)                                            
76: R33         Leases (Tables)                                     HTML    129K 
131: R34         Investments in Affiliated Companies (Tables)        HTML    333K  
117: R35         Debt (Tables)                                       HTML    155K  
25: R36         Fair Value Disclosure (Tables)                      HTML     49K 
78: R37         Pension and Other Post-Retirement Benefits          HTML    354K 
                (Tables)                                                         
134: R38         Share Based Compensation (Tables)                   HTML    106K  
114: R39         Income Taxes (Tables)                               HTML    159K  
142: R40         Commercial Commitments (Tables)                     HTML     48K  
93: R41         Earnings Per Share (Tables)                         HTML     62K 
47: R42         Allowance for Losses (Tables)                       HTML     50K 
62: R43         Shareholders' Equity (Tables)                       HTML     42K 
143: R44         Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)       HTML     85K  
                (Tables)                                                         
95: R45         Foreign Operations (Tables)                         HTML     62K 
48: R46         Financial Data of Business Segments (Tables)        HTML    450K 
65: R47         Selected Quarterly Financial Data (Unaudited)       HTML     87K 
                (Tables)                                                         
146: R48         Description of Business (Details)                   HTML     40K  
92: R49         Accounting Changes Pension and Post-Retirement      HTML     53K 
                Benefits (Details)                                               
102: R50         Accounting Changes Adjustments for New Accounting   HTML     52K  
                Pronouncements (Details)                                         
120: R51         Significant Accounting Policies (Details 1)         HTML     67K  
73: R52         Significant Accounting Policies (Gain on Asset      HTML     49K 
                Dispositions) (Details)                                          
23: R53         Significant Accounting Policies (Details Textual)   HTML     55K 
101: R54         Significant Accounting Policies Foreign Currency    HTML     42K  
                (Details)                                                        
119: R55         Supplemental Cash Flow and Noncash Investing        HTML     56K  
                Transactions (Details)                                           
72: R56         Supplemental Cash Flow and Noncash Investing        HTML     48K 
                Transactions (Details Textual)                                   
22: R57         Leases (Details)                                    HTML     66K 
103: R58         Leases (Details 1)                                  HTML     94K  
118: R59         Leases (Details 2)                                  HTML     45K  
59: R60         Leases (Details 3)                                  HTML     79K 
41: R61         Leases (Details Textual)                            HTML     42K 
99: R62         Leases Lease cost (Details)                         HTML     46K 
149: R63         Leases Lessee, Schedule of Finance Leases           HTML     53K  
                (Details)                                                        
58: R64         Leases Lessee, Lease Terms and Discount Rates       HTML     45K 
                (Details)                                                        
40: R65         Leases Cash paid for amounts included in the        HTML     47K 
                measurement of lease liabilities (Details)                       
98: R66         Leases Future Contractual Receipts (Details)        HTML     83K 
148: R67         Investments in Affiliated Companies (Significant    HTML     74K  
                Investments in Affiliates) (Details 1)                           
55: R68         Investments in Affiliated Companies (Share of       HTML     54K 
                Affiliate Earnings) (Details 2)                                  
43: R69         Investments in Affiliated Companies (Investments    HTML     61K 
                and Distributions) (Details 3)                                   
18: R70         Investments in Affiliated Companies (Operating      HTML     48K 
                Results, Affiliates) (Details 4)                                 
67: R71         Investments in Affiliated Companies (Balance        HTML     68K 
                Sheet, Affiliates) (Details 5)                                   
122: R72         Investments in Affiliated Companies (Summarized     HTML    118K  
                Financial Data-RRPF) (Details 6)                                 
105: R73         Investments in Affiliated Companies (Future Lease   HTML     66K  
                Receipts) (Details 7)                                            
19: R74         Investments in Affiliated Companies (Future Debt    HTML     73K 
                Maturities) (Details 8)                                          
68: R75         Investments in Affiliated Companies (Textual)       HTML     76K 
                (Details)                                                        
123: R76         Debt (Details)                                      HTML    156K  
106: R77         Debt (Details 1)                                    HTML     60K  
15: R78         Debt (Details Textual)                              HTML     64K 
71: R79         Fair Value Disclosure (Details)                     HTML     96K 
17: R80         Fair Value Disclosure (Details 1)                   HTML     98K 
66: R81         Fair Value Disclosure (Details 2)                   HTML     42K 
121: R82         Fair Value Disclosure (Details 3)                   HTML     79K  
104: R83         Fair Value Disclosure (Details Textual)             HTML     46K  
21: R84         Fair Value Disclosure - Narrative (Details)         HTML     82K 
69: R85         Fair Value Disclosure Fair Value Disclosure -       HTML     44K 
                Assets and Liabilities Measured on a Recurring                   
                Basis (Details)                                                  
124: R86         Fair Value Disclosure Fair Value Disclosure -       HTML     83K  
                Amounts Recorded on Balance Sheet Related to                     
                Cumulative Basis Adjustments (Details)                           
107: R87         Fair Value Disclosure Fair Value Disclosure -       HTML     90K  
                Impacts of Derivative Instrument on Statement of                 
                Comprehensive Income (Details)                                   
14: R88         Fair Value Disclosure Fair Value Disclosure -       HTML     77K 
                Impact of Cash Flow and Hedge Accounting                         
                Relationships (Details)                                          
70: R89         Fair Value Disclosure Fair Value Disclosure -       HTML     46K 
                Other Financial Instruments (Details)                            
60: R90         Asset Impairments and Assets Held for Sale          HTML     64K 
                (Details)                                                        
42: R91         Asset Impairments and Assets Held for Sale Asset    HTML     63K 
                Held For Sale (Details)                                          
100: R92         Pension and Other Post Retirement Benefits -        HTML     54K  
                Narrative (Details)                                              
150: R93         Pension and Other Post-Retirement Benefits -        HTML    116K  
                Pension Obligations, Plan Assets, and Other                      
                Post-retirement Obligations (Details)                            
57: R94         Pension and Other Post-Retirement Benefits -        HTML     51K 
                Projected and Accumulated Benefit Obligations                    
                (Details)                                                        
39: R95         Pension and Other Post-Retirement Benefits -        HTML     66K 
                Components of Net Periodic Cost (Benefit)                        
                (Details)                                                        
97: R96         Pension and other Post-Retirement Benefits -        HTML     48K 
                Amounts Expected to be Recognized as Components of               
                Net Periodic Cost (Details)                                      
147: R97         Pension and Other Post-Retirement Benefits -        HTML     83K  
                Assumptions (Details)                                            
56: R98         Pension and Other Post-Retirement Benefits -        HTML     55K 
                Assumed Health Care Cost Trend Rates (Details)                   
44: R99         Pension and Other Post-Retirement Benefits -        HTML     48K 
                Effects of Percentage Change (Details)                           
109: R100        Pension and Other Post-Retirement Benefits -        HTML     60K  
                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)                              
33: R103        Pension and Other Post-Retirement Benefits -        HTML     63K 
                Expected Benefit Plan Payments (Details)                         
108: R104        Pension and Other Post-Retirement Benefits -        HTML     58K  
                Multiemployer Benefit Plans (Details)                            
128: R105        Share Based Compensation - Weighted Average and     HTML     56K  
                Assumptions (Details)                                            
80: R106        Share Based Compensation - Outstanding Options and  HTML     72K 
                Rights (Details)                                                 
31: R107        Share Based Compensation - Aggregate Intrinsic      HTML     52K 
                Value (Details)                                                  
110: R108        Share-Based Compensation Share-Based Compensation   HTML     78K  
                - Restricted Stock and Performance Shares                        
                (Details)                                                        
126: R109        Share Based Compensation (Details Textual)          HTML    106K  
135: R110        Income Taxes (Details)                              HTML    140K  
85: R111        Income Taxes (Details 1)                            HTML     58K 
37: R112        Income Taxes (Details 2)                            HTML     82K 
53: R113        Income Taxes (Details 3)                            HTML     85K 
136: R114        Income Taxes (Details Textual)                      HTML     87K  
86: R115        Concentrations (Details)                            HTML     68K 
38: R116        Commercial Commitments (Details)                    HTML     46K 
54: R117        Commercial Commitments (Details Textual)            HTML     39K 
137: R118        Earnings Per Share (Details)                        HTML     71K  
84: R119        Goodwill (Details)                                  HTML     40K 
27: R120        Allowance for Losses (Details)                      HTML     53K 
74: R121        Allowance for Losses (Details Textual)              HTML     43K 
132: R122        Other Assets and Other Liabilities (Details)        HTML     64K  
113: R123        Other Assets and Other Liabilities (Details 1)      HTML     60K  
28: R124        Shareholders' Equity (Details)                      HTML     59K 
75: R125        Shareholders' Equity (Details Textual)              HTML     65K 
133: R126        Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)       HTML    109K  
                (Details)                                                        
115: R127        Foreign Operations (Details)                        HTML     61K  
26: R128        Legal Proceedings and Other Contingencies           HTML     50K 
                (Details)                                                        
77: R129        Financial Data of Business Segments (Details)       HTML    235K 
52: R130        Selected Quarterly Financial Data (Unaudited)       HTML    102K 
                (Details)                                                        
34: R131        Selected Quarterly Financial Data (unaudited)       HTML     42K 
                Normalized Items (Details)                                       
90: R132        Subsequent Events (Details)                         HTML     56K 
45: XML         IDEA XML File -- Filing Summary                      XML    289K 
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61: EXCEL       IDEA Workbook of Financial Reports                  XLSX    180K 
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13: EX-101.PRE  XBRL Presentations -- gmt-20191231_pre               XML   2.54M 
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