Investments in Equipment and Leases, Net (Property on Operating Leases) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Property Subject to or Available for Operating Lease [Line Items]
Property on operating leases, gross	$ 23,320	$ 23,682
Less accumulated depreciation	(20,243)	(20,490)
Property on operating leases, net	3,077	3,192
Additions, less accumulated depreciation	(77)
Additions, net	(77)
Reclassifications or dispositions, gross	(362)
Reclassifications or dispositions, less accumulated depreciation	324
Reclassifications or dispositions, net	(38)
Transportation, Rail [Member]
Property Subject to or Available for Operating Lease [Line Items]
Property on operating leases, gross	14,735	14,714
Reclassifications or dispositions, gross	21
Containers [Member]
Property Subject to or Available for Operating Lease [Line Items]
Property on operating leases, gross	8,585	$ 8,968
Reclassifications or dispositions, gross	$ (383)

The amount of accumulated depreciation, by major property class, recorded on property subject to or available for lease as of the balance sheet date.

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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