Income Taxes - Schedule of Deferred Income Tax Assets (Liabilities) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions |
Dec. 31, 2025 |
Dec. 31, 2024 |
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| Deferred income tax liabilities: | ||
| Property | $ (13,260) | $ (13,020) |
| Operating lease assets | (248) | (314) |
| Other | (639) | (581) |
| Total deferred income tax liabilities | (14,147) | (13,915) |
| Deferred income tax assets: | ||
| Operating lease liabilities | 241 | 308 |
| Accrued casualty costs | 184 | 172 |
| Accrued wages | 52 | 51 |
| Stock compensation | 34 | 28 |
| Other | 215 | 205 |
| Total deferred income tax assets | 726 | 764 |
| Net deferred income tax liability | $ (13,421) | $ (13,151) |
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- Definition Deferred Tax Assets, Tax Deferred Expense, Reserves and Accruals, Operating Lease Liabilities No definition available.
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- Definition Amount of deferred tax liability attributable to taxable temporary differences. Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
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- Definition Amount before allocation of valuation allowances of deferred tax asset attributable to deductible temporary differences and carryforwards. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
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- Definition Amount, before allocation of valuation allowance, of deferred tax asset attributable to deductible temporary differences, classified as other. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
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- Definition Amount before allocation of valuation allowances of deferred tax asset attributable to deductible temporary differences from employee compensation. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
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- Definition Amount before allocation of valuation allowances of deferred tax asset attributable to deductible temporary differences from share-based compensation. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
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- Definition Amount before allocation of valuation allowances of deferred tax asset attributable to deductible temporary differences from loss reserves other than estimated credit losses. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
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- Definition Amount, after deferred tax asset, of deferred tax liability attributable to taxable differences without jurisdictional netting. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
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- Definition Amount of deferred tax liability attributable to taxable temporary differences from leasing arrangements. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
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- Definition Amount of deferred tax liability attributable to taxable temporary differences classified as other. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
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- Definition Amount of deferred tax liability attributable to taxable temporary differences from property, plant, and equipment. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
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