CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($) $ in Thousands		Sep. 30, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Current assets
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $1,636 and $1,340 at September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively		$ 69,478	$ 63,745
Current portion of net investment in direct finance leases		27,947	19,959
Prepaid expenses and other current assets		5,016	5,315
Total current assets		137,394	135,153
Restricted cash		12,217	6,192
Rental equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $484,428 and $421,153 at September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively		1,979,012	1,807,010
Net investment in direct finance leases		199,994	80,582
Goodwill		15,794	15,794
Intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of $2,975 and $2,681 at September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively		8,156	9,691
Furniture, fixtures and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $3,131 and $2,833 at September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively		370	550
Other non-current assets		3,220	962
Total assets	[1]	2,356,157	2,055,934
Current liabilities
Accounts payable		6,320	13,804
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities		13,540	11,778
Due to container investors		4,119	7,077
Unearned revenue		8,361	10,613
Current portion of debt		133,322	95,527
Rental equipment payable		190,180	25,207
Total current liabilities		355,842	164,006
Debt		1,450,588	1,380,499
Deferred income tax liability		51,193	51,804
Other long term liabilities			2,121
Total liabilities	[2]	1,857,623	1,598,430
Stockholders' equity
Common stock: par value $.0001 per share; authorized 84,000,000 shares; issued and outstanding 19,268,083 and 19,057,217 shares at September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively		2	2
Additional paid-in capital		143,845	141,058
Accumulated other comprehensive loss		(6,390)	(8,132)
Retained earnings		361,077	324,576
Total stockholders' equity		498,534	457,504
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity		2,356,157	2,055,934
Consolidated Entity Excluding Variable Interest Entities (VIE) [Member]
Current assets
Cash		12,508	15,685
Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary [Member]
Current assets
Cash		22,445	30,449
Rental equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $484,428 and $421,153 at September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively		58,075	62,477
Net investment in direct finance leases		4,423	7,331
Current liabilities
Current portion of debt		23,365	30,980
Debt		$ 71,086	$ 74,887

[1] Total assets at September 30, 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, $22,445 and $30,449; Net investment in direct finance leases, $4,423 and $7,331; and Rental equipment, net of accumulated depreciation, $58,075 and $62,477, respectively.

[2] Total liabilities at September 30, 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, $23,365 and $30,980; Debt, $71,086 and $74,887, respectively.