CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($) $ in Thousands		Sep. 30, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Current assets
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $805 and $548 at September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively		$ 67,199	$ 55,284
Current portion of direct finance leases		31,129	21,158
Prepaid expenses and other current assets		2,183	2,155
Total current assets		137,977	131,150
Restricted cash		6,447	7,212
Rental equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $406,081 and $349,810 at September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively		1,786,374	1,748,211
Net investment in direct finance leases		69,705	82,210
Goodwill		15,579	2,905
Intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of $1,919 and $1,237 at September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively		10,453	1,223
Furniture, fixtures and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $2,876 and $2,027 at September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively		667	674
Total assets	[1]	2,027,202	1,973,585
Current liabilities
Accounts payable		13,237	11,962
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities		12,623	4,813
Due to container investors		5,769	5,801
Unearned revenue		13,011	11,990
Current portion of debt		99,751	169,596
Rental equipment payable		24,435	10,901
Total current liabilities		168,826	215,063
Debt		1,343,276	1,249,057
Deferred income tax liability		52,581	48,204
Other long term liabilities		3,500
Total liabilities	[2]	1,568,183	1,512,324
Stockholders' equity
Common stock: par value $.0001 per share; authorized 84,000,000 shares; issued and outstanding 19,057,453 and 20,132,706 shares at September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively		2	2
Additional paid-in capital		140,649	148,523
Accumulated other comprehensive loss		(6,875)	(7,922)
Retained earnings		325,243	319,735
Total CAI stockholders' equity		459,019	460,338
Non-controlling interest			923
Total stockholders' equity		459,019	461,261
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity		2,027,202	1,973,585
Consolidated Entity Excluding Variable Interest Entities (VIE) [Member]
Current assets
Cash		15,450	17,447
Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary [Member]
Current assets
Cash		22,016	35,106
Rental equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $406,081 and $349,810 at September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively		63,939	85,101
Net investment in direct finance leases		5,705	1,915
Current liabilities
Current portion of debt		31,056	60,382
Debt		$ 66,347	$ 59,445

[1] Total assets at September 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, $22,016 and $35,106; Net investment in direct finance leases, $5,705 and $1,915; and Rental equipment, net of accumulated depreciation, $63,939 and $85,101, respectively.

[2] Total liabilities at September 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, $31,056 and $60,382; Debt, $66,347 and $59,445, respectively.