CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($) $ in Thousands		Mar. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Current assets
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $1,543 and $1,340 at March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively		$ 63,426	$ 63,745
Current portion of net investment in direct finance leases		20,154	19,959
Prepaid expenses and other current assets		9,598	5,315
Total current assets		125,701	135,153
Restricted cash		5,937	6,192
Rental equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $440,406 and $421,153 at March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively		1,832,291	1,807,010
Net investment in direct finance leases		77,036	80,582
Goodwill		15,794	15,794
Intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of $3,350 and $2,681 at March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively		9,022	9,691
Furniture, fixtures and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $2,924 and $2,833 at March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively		509	550
Other non-current assets		2,020	962
Total assets	[1]	2,068,310	2,055,934
Current liabilities
Accounts payable		9,873	13,804
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities		11,529	11,778
Due to container investors		6,245	7,077
Unearned revenue		8,241	10,613
Current portion of debt		85,204	95,527
Rental equipment payable		51,357	25,207
Total current liabilities		172,449	164,006
Debt		1,377,931	1,380,499
Deferred income tax liability		51,401	51,804
Other long term liabilities		1,710	2,121
Total liabilities	[2]	1,603,491	1,598,430
Stockholders' equity
Common stock: par value $.0001 per share; authorized 84,000,000 shares; issued and outstanding 19,192,687 and 19,057,217 shares at March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively		2	2
Additional paid-in capital		141,846	141,058
Accumulated other comprehensive loss		(7,881)	(8,132)
Retained earnings		330,852	324,576
Total stockholders' equity		464,819	457,504
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity		2,068,310	2,055,934
Consolidated Entity Excluding Variable Interest Entities (VIE) [Member]
Current assets
Cash		12,141	15,685
Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary [Member]
Current assets
Cash		20,382	30,449
Rental equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $440,406 and $421,153 at March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively		56,401	62,477
Net investment in direct finance leases		8,188	7,331
Current liabilities
Current portion of debt		19,504	30,980
Debt		$ 69,968	$ 74,887

[1] Total assets at March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016 include the following assets of certain variable interest entities (VIEs) that can only be used to settle the liabilities of those VIEs: Cash, $20,382 and $30,449; Net investment in direct finance leases, $8,188 and $7,331; and Rental equipment, net of accumulated depreciation, $56,401 and $62,477, respectively.

[2] Total liabilities at March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016 include the following VIE liabilities for which the VIE creditors do not have recourse to CAI International, Inc.: Current portion of debt, $19,504 and $30,980; Debt, $69,968 and $74,887, respectively.