Consolidation Of Variable Interest Entities As A Non-Controlling Interest (Details)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) item	Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($) item	Dec. 31, 2013 item
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Number of types of container fund arrangements | item	2
Total net book value	$ 674,000	$ 945,000
Net book value	1,748,211,000	1,564,777,000
Cash	17,447,000	$ 27,810,000
Collateralized Financing Obligations [Member]
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Long-term debt	112,250,000
Containers [Member]
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Total net book value	165,700,000
Net book value	$ 87,000,000
Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary [Member]
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Number of container portfolios sold | item	0	0	0
Net book value	$ 85,101,000	$ 102,100,000
Cash	35,106,000	$ 26,011,000
Gain (loss) recognized on initial consolidation of VIEs	0
Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary [Member] | Term Loan [Member]
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Long-term debt	$ 7,577,000