Rental Equipment (Schedule Of Rental Equipment) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Rental equipment, gross	$ 2,071,680	$ 1,839,110
Accumulated depreciation	(330,802)	(274,333)
Rental equipment, net of accumulated depreciation	1,740,878	1,564,777
Dry Containers [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Rental equipment, gross	1,421,195	1,364,331
Refrigerated Containers [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Rental equipment, gross	306,743	254,788
Other Specialized Equipment [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Rental equipment, gross	158,516	130,697
Rail Cars [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Rental equipment, gross	185,226	$ 89,294
Rental equipment, net of accumulated depreciation	$ 176,600

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