CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($) $ in Thousands		Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Current assets
Cash		$ 17,447	$ 27,810
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $548 and $680 at December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively		55,284	58,022
Current portion of direct finance leases		21,158	18,150
Prepaid expenses and other current assets		15,114	14,806
Total current assets		144,109	144,799
Restricted cash		7,212	8,232
Rental equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $349,810 and $274,333 at December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively		1,748,211	1,564,777
Net investment in direct finance leases		82,210	76,814
Goodwill		2,905
Intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of $4,881 and $4,817 at December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively		1,223	273
Furniture, fixtures and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $2,027 and $2,019 at December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively		674	945
Total assets	[1]	1,986,544	1,795,840
Current liabilities
Accounts payable		11,962	8,414
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities		4,808	9,029
Due to container investors		5,801	12,984
Unearned revenue		11,990	7,172
Current portion of debt		172,416	203,199
Current portion of capital lease obligations		5	1,015
Rental equipment payable		10,901	7,381
Total current liabilities		217,883	249,194
Debt		1,259,196	1,058,754
Deferred income tax liability		48,204	43,419
Capital lease obligations			1,568
Total liabilities	[2]	1,525,283	1,352,935
Stockholders' equity
Common stock: par value $.0001 per share; authorized 84,000,000 shares; issued and outstanding 20,132,706 and 20,788,277 shares at December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively		2	2
Additional paid-in capital		148,523	154,894
Accumulated other comprehensive loss		(7,922)	(5,677)
Retained earnings		319,735	292,897
Total CAI stockholders' equity		460,338	442,116
Non-controlling interest		923	789
Total stockholders' equity		461,261	442,905
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity		1,986,544	1,795,840
Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary [Member]
Current assets
Cash		35,106	26,011
Rental equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $349,810 and $274,333 at December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively		85,101	102,100
Net investment in direct finance leases		1,915	156
Current liabilities
Current portion of debt		60,382	0
Debt		$ 59,445	$ 132,419

[1] Total assets at December 31, 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, $35,106 and $26,011; Net investment in direct finance leases, $1,915 and $156; and Rental equipment net of accumulated depreciation, $85,101 and $102,100, respectively.

[2] Total liabilities at December 31, 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, $60,382 and none; Debt, $59,445 and $132,419, respectively.