CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($) $ in Thousands		Mar. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Current assets
Cash		$ 17,968	$ 17,447
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $807 and $548 at March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively		61,556	55,284
Current portion of direct finance leases		21,108	21,158
Prepaid expenses and other current assets		2,202	2,155
Total current assets		137,968	131,150
Restricted cash		6,957	7,212
Rental equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $368,471 and $349,810 at March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively		1,751,345	1,748,211
Net investment in direct finance leases		84,097	82,210
Goodwill		8,994	2,905
Intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of $1,313 and $1,237 at March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively		4,820	1,223
Furniture, fixtures and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $2,212 and $2,027 at March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively		621	674
Total assets	[1]	1,994,802	1,973,585
Current liabilities
Accounts payable		14,989	11,962
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities		5,205	4,813
Due to container investors		5,995	5,801
Unearned revenue		13,384	11,990
Current portion of debt		114,533	169,596
Rental equipment payable		13,023	10,901
Total current liabilities		167,129	215,063
Debt		1,313,548	1,249,057
Deferred income tax liability		48,304	48,204
Other long term liabilities		2,000
Total liabilities	[2]	1,530,981	1,512,324
Stockholders' equity
Common stock: par value $.0001 per share; authorized 84,000,000 shares; issued and outstanding 19,428,894 and 20,132,706 shares at March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively		2	2
Additional paid-in capital		142,961	148,523
Accumulated other comprehensive loss		(7,000)	(7,922)
Retained earnings		326,901	319,735
Total CAI stockholders' equity		462,864	460,338
Non-controlling interest		957	923
Total stockholders' equity		463,821	461,261
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity		1,994,802	1,973,585
Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary [Member]
Current assets
Cash		35,134	35,106
Rental equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $368,471 and $349,810 at March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively		69,263	85,101
Net investment in direct finance leases		1,882	1,915
Furniture, fixtures and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $2,212 and $2,027 at March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively		176,400
Current liabilities
Current portion of debt		46,374	60,382
Debt		$ 59,773	$ 59,445

[1] Total assets at March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015 include the following assets of certain variable interest entities (VIEs) that can only be used to settle the liabilities of those VIEs: Cash, $35,134 and $35,106; Net investment in direct finance leases, $1,882 and $1,915; and Rental equipment, net of accumulated depreciation, $69,263 and $85,101, respectively.

[2] Total liabilities at March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015 include the following VIE liabilities for which the VIE creditors do not have recourse to CAI International, Inc.: Current portion of debt, $46,374 and $60,382; Debt, $59,773 and $59,445, respectively.