CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOW (UNAUDITED) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2012	Mar. 31, 2011
Cash flows from operating activities
Net income	$ 14,456	$ 12,995
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation	10,773	6,851
Amortization of debt issuance costs	626	311
Amortization of intangible assets	227	343
Stock-based compensation expense	303	265
Loss on foreign exchange	66	55
Gain on sale of container portfolios	(1,256)	(1,410)
Gain on disposition of used container equipment	(3,095)	(3,615)
Deferred income taxes	127	145
Bad debt expense (recovery)	145	(892)
Changes in other operating assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable	(1,151)	2,764
Prepaid expenses and other assets	(187)	735
Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other current liabilities	1,545	(828)
Due to container investors	2,005	(445)
Unearned revenue	580	281
Net cash provided by operating activities	25,164	17,555
Cash flows from investing activities
Purchase of containers	(64,946)	(101,012)
Net proceeds from sale of container portfolios	10,320	8,362
Net proceeds from disposition of used container equipment	9,874	8,942
Purchase of furniture, fixtures and equipment	(1)	(29)
Receipt of principal payments from direct financing leases	1,685	1,398
Net cash used in investing activities	(43,068)	(82,339)
Cash flows from financing activities
Stock issuance costs	0	(95)
Proceeds from bank debt	141,500	82,500
Principal payments on capital leases	(919)	(1,497)
Principal payments on bank debt	(87,941)	(16,900)
Debt issuance costs	(434)	(92)
Increase in restricted cash	(544)	0
Net cash provided by financing activities	51,662	63,916
Effect on cash of foreign currency translation	(243)	321
Net increase (decrease) in cash	33,515	(547)
Cash at beginning of the period	14,078	14,393
Cash at end of the period	47,593	13,846
Cash paid during the period for:
Income taxes	1,569	261
Interest	4,743	2,262
Supplemental disclosure of non-cash investing and financing activity
Transfer of container rental equipment to direct finance lease	$ 19,557	$ 1,241