CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($) $ in Thousands		Sep. 30, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Current assets
Cash		$ 13,626	$ 27,810
Cash held by variable interest entities		50,542	26,011
Accounts receivable (owned fleet), net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $1,047 and $680 at September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively		51,322	49,524
Accounts receivable (managed fleet)		6,165	8,498
Current portion of direct finance leases		20,153	18,150
Prepaid expenses		13,728	14,806
Total current assets		155,536	144,799
Restricted cash		7,467	8,232
Rental equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $330,802 and $274,333 at September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively		1,740,878	1,564,777
Net investment in direct finance leases		83,180	76,814
Goodwill		2,905
Intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of $4,853 and $4,817 at September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively		1,298	273
Furniture, fixtures and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $2,692 and $2,019 at September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively		754	945
Total assets	[1]	1,992,018	1,795,840
Current liabilities
Accounts payable		11,406	8,414
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities		8,335	9,029
Due to container investors		7,615	12,984
Unearned revenue		9,404	7,172
Current portion of debt		133,809	203,199
Current portion of capital lease obligations		32	1,015
Rental equipment payable		21,750	7,381
Total current liabilities		192,351	249,194
Debt		1,280,112	1,058,754
Deferred income tax liability		43,877	43,419
Capital lease obligations			1,568
Total liabilities	[2]	1,516,340	1,352,935
Stockholders' equity
Common stock: par value $.0001 per share; authorized 84,000,000 shares; issued and outstanding 20,222,243 and 20,788,277 shares at September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively		2	2
Additional paid-in capital		149,888	154,894
Accumulated other comprehensive loss		(7,414)	(5,677)
Retained earnings		332,317	292,897
Total CAI stockholders' equity		474,793	442,116
Non-controlling interest		885	789
Total stockholders' equity		475,678	442,905
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity		$ 1,992,018	$ 1,795,840

[1] Total assets at September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014 include the following assets of certain variable interest entities (VIEs) that can only be used to settle the liabilities of those VIEs: Cash, $50,542 and $26,011; Net investment in direct finance leases, $346 and $156; and Rental equipment, net of accumulated depreciation, $77,870 and $102,100, respectively.

[2] Total liabilities at September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014 include the following VIE liabilities for which the VIE creditors do not have recourse to CAI International, Inc.: Current portion of debt, $62,744 and none; Debt, $69,057 and $132,419, respectively.