CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Cash flows from operating activities
Net income	$ 26,972	$ 60,385	$ 64,520
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation	114,003	78,451	67,631
Amortization of debt issuance costs	2,706	3,165	3,780
Amortization of intangible assets	232	383	780
Stock-based compensation expense	1,915	1,885	1,536
Unrealized loss (gain) on foreign exchange	251	81	(282)
Loss (gain) on sale of used rental equipment	654	(6,522)	(7,356)
Deferred income taxes	4,967	2,170	3,205
Bad debt expense (recovery)	448	248	(227)
Changes in other operating assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable	4,733	(6,397)	7,404
Prepaid expenses and other assets	(81)	4,256	(3,136)
Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other current liabilities	(3,654)	3,046	(8,839)
Due to container investors	(7,183)	(1,831)	(3,774)
Unearned revenue	1,406	367	(1,056)
Net cash provided by operating activities	147,369	139,687	124,186
Cash flows from investing activities
Purchase of rental equipment	(389,331)	(307,283)	(312,144)
Acquisition of ClearPointt Logistics LLC	(4,100)
Net proceeds from sale of used rental equipment	66,150	65,637	33,069
Purchase of furniture, fixtures and equipment	(83)	(28)	(60)
Receipt of principal payments from direct financing leases	22,116	16,319	12,329
Net cash used in investing activities	(305,248)	(225,355)	(266,806)
Cash flows from financing activities
Proceeds from debt	748,731	372,510	588,870
Principal payments on debt	(581,739)	(245,136)	(406,961)
Debt issuance costs	(3,226)	(1,999)	(6,595)
Decrease (increase) in restricted cash	1,020	1,021	(4,877)
Repurchase of stock	(12,997)	(31,395)
Stock issuance costs			(155)
Exercise of stock options	4,744	114	1,524
Excess tax benefit from share-based compensation awards	3	27	295
Net cash provided by financing activities	156,536	95,142	172,101
Effect on cash of foreign currency translation	75	(1,394)	(1,411)
Net (decrease) increase in cash	(1,268)	8,080	28,070
Cash at beginning of the period	53,821	45,741	17,671
Cash at end of the period	52,553	53,821	45,741
Cash paid during the period for:
Income taxes	2,340	852	5,122
Interest	33,124	32,774	32,267
Supplemental disclosure of non-cash investing and financing activity
Transfer of rental equipment to direct finance lease	$ 30,604	$ 30,178	32,001
Transfer of direct finance lease to rental equipment			$ 30,118