CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($) $ in Thousands		Jun. 30, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Current assets
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $966 and $548 at June 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively		$ 69,013	$ 55,284
Current portion of direct finance leases		24,449	21,158
Prepaid expenses and other current assets		2,377	2,155
Total current assets		127,465	131,150
Restricted cash		6,702	7,212
Rental equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $385,571 and $349,810 at June 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively		1,795,851	1,748,211
Net investment in direct finance leases		78,066	82,210
Goodwill		15,482	2,905
Intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of $1,512 and $1,237 at June 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively		10,860	1,223
Furniture, fixtures and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $2,805 and $2,027 at June 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively		701	674
Total assets	[1]	2,035,127	1,973,585
Current liabilities
Accounts payable		14,417	11,962
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities		10,135	4,813
Due to container investors		6,528	5,801
Unearned revenue		12,085	11,990
Current portion of debt		89,159	169,596
Rental equipment payable		21,159	10,901
Total current liabilities		153,483	215,063
Debt		1,360,574	1,249,057
Deferred income tax liability		51,627	48,204
Other long term liabilities		3,500
Total liabilities	[2]	1,569,184	1,512,324
Stockholders' equity
Common stock: par value $.0001 per share; authorized 84,000,000 shares; issued and outstanding 19,317,984 and 20,132,706 shares at June 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively		2	2
Additional paid-in capital		142,295	148,523
Accumulated other comprehensive loss		(7,012)	(7,922)
Retained earnings		330,658	319,735
Total CAI stockholders' equity		465,943	460,338
Non-controlling interest			923
Total stockholders' equity		465,943	461,261
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity		2,035,127	1,973,585
Consolidated Entity Excluding Variable Interest Entities (VIE) [Member]
Current assets
Cash		15,723	17,447
Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary [Member]
Current assets
Cash		15,903	35,106
Rental equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $385,571 and $349,810 at June 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively		65,682	85,101
Net investment in direct finance leases		5,475	1,915
Current liabilities
Current portion of debt		24,882	60,382
Debt		$ 65,073	$ 59,445

[1] Total assets at June 30, 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, $15,903 and $35,106; Net investment in direct finance leases, $5,475 and $1,915; and Rental equipment, net of accumulated depreciation, $65,682 and $85,101, respectively.

[2] Total liabilities at June 30, 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, $24,882 and $60,382; Debt, $65,073 and $59,445, respectively.