Consolidation Of Variable Interest Entities As A Non-Controlling Interest (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Cash	$ 20,071,000	$ 31,141,000
Contribution of cash and other assets	130,719,000	130,967,000
Non-controlling interest	638,000	594,000
Net income attributable to non-controlling interest	(40,000)
Net book value of containers transferred	1,274,000	1,390,000
Collateralized financing obligations	1,086,432,000	1,058,628,000
Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary [Member]
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Sale and leaseback transaction of containers	102,700,000
Net book value of containers transferred	88,200,000
Cash held by investor funds	20,000,000
Collateralized financing obligations	$ 109,000,000