CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($) $ in Thousands		Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Current assets
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $1,340 and $548 at December 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively		$ 63,745	$ 55,284	[1]
Current portion of direct finance leases		19,959	21,158	[1]
Prepaid expenses and other current assets		5,315	2,155	[1]
Total current assets		135,153	131,150	[1]
Restricted cash		6,192	7,212	[1]
Rental equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $421,153 and $349,810 at December 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively		1,807,010	1,748,211	[1]
Net investment in direct finance leases		80,582	82,210	[1]
Goodwill	[2]	15,794	2,905	[1]
Intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of $2,681 and $1,237 at December 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively		9,691	1,223	[1]
Furniture, fixtures and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $2,833 and $2,027 at December 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively		550	674	[1]
Other non-current assets		962
Total assets	[2],[3]	2,055,934	1,973,585	[1]
Current liabilities
Accounts payable		13,804	11,962	[1]
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities		11,778	4,813	[1]
Due to container investors		7,077	5,801	[1]
Unearned revenue		10,613	11,990	[1]
Current portion of debt		95,527	169,249	[1]
Rental equipment payable		25,207	10,901	[1]
Total current liabilities		164,006	214,716	[1]
Debt		1,380,499	1,250,560	[1]
Deferred income tax liability		51,804	48,204	[1]
Other long term liabilities		2,121
Total liabilities	[4]	1,598,430	1,513,480	[1]
Stockholders' equity
Common stock: par value $.0001 per share; authorized 84,000,000 shares; issued and outstanding 19,057,217 and 20,132,706 shares at December 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively		2	2	[1]
Additional paid-in capital		141,058	148,523	[1]
Accumulated other comprehensive loss		(8,132)	(7,922)	[1]
Retained earnings		324,576	318,579	[1]
Total CAI stockholders' equity		457,504	459,182	[1]
Non-controlling interest	[1]		923
Total stockholders' equity		457,504	460,105	[1]
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity		2,055,934	1,973,585	[1]
Consolidated Entity Excluding Variable Interest Entities (VIE) [Member]
Current assets
Cash		15,685	17,447	[1]
Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary [Member]
Current assets
Cash		30,449	35,106	[1]
Rental equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $421,153 and $349,810 at December 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively		62,477	85,101
Net investment in direct finance leases		7,331	1,915
Current liabilities
Current portion of debt		30,980	60,382
Debt		$ 74,887	$ 59,445

[1] Amounts for the year ended December 31, 2015 have been restated for immaterial corrections of identified errors relating to prepaid loan fees (see Note 2 (b) "Correction of Immaterial Errors").

[2] Amounts for the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014 have been restated for immaterial corrections of identified errors relating to prepaid loan fees (see Note 2 (b) "Correction of Immaterial Errors").

[3] Total assets at December 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, $30,449 and $35,106; Net investment in direct finance leases, $7,331 and $1,915; and Rental equipment net of accumulated depreciation, $62,477 and $85,101, respectively.

[4] Total liabilities at December 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, $30,980 and $60,382; Debt, $74,887 and $59,445, respectively.