CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Current assets
Cash	$ 17,671	$ 14,078
Accounts receivable (owned fleet), net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $794 and $819 at December 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively	32,627	26,381
Accounts receivable (managed fleet)	19,131	19,054
Current portion of direct finance leases	10,625	6,158
Prepaid expenses	11,952	7,079
Deferred tax assets	2,189	1,968
Other current assets	919	185
Total current assets	95,114	74,903
Restricted cash	4,376	599
Rental equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $147,654 and $109,336 at December 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively	1,210,234	841,847
Net investment in direct finance leases	74,929	31,591
Furniture, fixtures and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $1,254 and $1,006 at December 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively	1,847	2,095
Intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of $7,447 and $6,519at December 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively	1,441	2,333
Total assets	1,387,941	953,368
Current liabilities
Accounts payable	5,985	3,536
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities	8,465	5,761
Due to container investors	18,589	20,113
Unearned revenue	7,893	6,786
Current portion of debt	61,044	25,764
Current portion of capital lease obligations	2,242	3,792
Rental equipment payable	2,561	13,301
Total current liabilities	106,779	79,053
Debt	888,990	575,014
Deferred income tax liability	40,051	33,816
Capital lease obligations	5,084	16,480
Income taxes payable	192	269
Total liabilities	1,041,096	704,632
Stockholders' equity
Common stock: par value $.0001 per share; authorized 84,000,000 shares; issued and outstanding 22,052,529 and 19,295,359 shares at December 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively	2	2
Additional paid-in capital	181,063	128,183
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(2,917)	(3,381)
Retained earnings	168,697	105,232
Total CAI stockholders' equity	346,845	230,036
Non-controlling interest	0	18,700
Total stockholders' equity	346,845	248,736
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	$ 1,387,941	$ 953,368