CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands		12 Months Ended
		Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015		Dec. 31, 2014
Revenue
Container lease income	[1]	$ 200,186	$ 217,505		$ 210,756	[2]
Rail lease income	[1]	30,490	17,433		10,336	[2]
Logistics revenue	[1]	61,536	11,502
Management fee revenue	[1]	2,142	3,227		6,497	[2]
Total revenue	[1]	294,354	249,667		227,589	[2]
Operating expenses
Depreciation of rental equipment	[1]	104,877	113,590		77,976	[2]
Storage, handling and other expenses	[1]	35,862	30,194		26,043	[2]
Logistics transportation costs	[1]	51,980	10,172
Loss (gain) on sale of used rental equipment	[1]	12,671	654		(6,522)	[2]
Administrative expenses	[1]	35,678	27,617		26,538	[2]
Total operating expenses	[1]	241,068	182,227		124,035	[2]
Operating income	[1]	53,286	67,440		103,554	[2]
Other expenses
Net interest expense	[1]	42,754	36,271		35,592	[2]
Other expense	[1]	654	182		773	[2]
Total other expenses	[1]	43,408	36,453		36,365	[2]
Net income before income taxes and non-controlling interest	[1]	9,878	30,987		67,189	[2]
Income tax expense		3,844	4,252	[1]	7,191	[1]
Net income		6,034	26,735	[1]	59,998	[1]
Net income attributable to non-controlling interest		37	134	[1]	111	[1]
Net income attributable to CAI common stockholders		$ 5,997	$ 26,601	[1]	$ 59,887	[1]
Net income per share attributable to CAI common stockholders
Basic		$ 0.31	$ 1.28	[1]	$ 2.89	[1]
Diluted		$ 0.31	$ 1.27	[1]	$ 2.83	[1]
Weighted average shares outstanding
Basic		19,318	20,773	[1]	20,732	[1]
Diluted		19,393	20,988	[1]	21,155	[1]

[1] 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").

[2] At the inception of the lease, the Company records the total minimum lease payments, executory costs, if any, and unguaranteed residual value as gross finance lease receivables. The gross finance lease receivables are reduced as customer payments are received. There was $2.1 million and no unguaranteed residual value, respectively, at December 31, 2016 and 2015, included in gross finance lease receivables. There were no executory costs included in gross finance lease receivables as of December 31, 2016 and 2015.