CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($) $ in Thousands		Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Current assets
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $1,440 and $1,340 at December 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively		$ 70,598	$ 63,745
Current portion of net investment in direct finance leases		30,063	19,959
Prepaid expenses and other current assets		4,258	5,315
Total current assets		140,339	135,153
Restricted cash		11,789	6,192
Rental equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $505,546 and $421,153 at December 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively		2,004,961	1,807,010
Net investment in direct finance leases		246,450	80,582
Goodwill		15,794	15,794
Intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of $3,407 and $2,681 at December 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively		7,723	9,691
Furniture, fixtures and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $3,201 and $2,833 at December 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively		338	550
Other non-current assets		3,008	962
Total assets	[1]	2,430,402	2,055,934
Current liabilities
Accounts payable		7,831	13,804
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities		15,706	11,778
Due to container investors		4,119	7,077
Unearned revenue		7,811	10,613
Current portion of debt		132,049	95,527
Rental equipment payable		92,415	25,207
Total current liabilities		259,931	164,006
Debt		1,570,773	1,380,499
Deferred income tax liability		35,853	51,804
Other long term liabilities			2,121
Total liabilities	[2]	1,866,557	1,598,430
Stockholders' equity
Common stock: par value $.0001 per share; authorized 84,000,000 shares; issued and outstanding 20,390,622 and 19,057,217 shares at December 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively		2	2
Additional paid-in capital		172,325	141,058
Accumulated other comprehensive loss		(6,122)	(8,132)
Retained earnings		397,640	324,576
Total stockholders' equity		563,845	457,504
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity		2,430,402	2,055,934
Consolidated Entity Excluding Variable Interest Entities (VIE) [Member]
Current assets
Cash		14,735	15,685
Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary [Member]
Current assets
Cash		20,685	30,449
Rental equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $505,546 and $421,153 at December 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively		61,842	62,477
Net investment in direct finance leases		4,423	7,331
Current liabilities
Current portion of debt		22,549	30,980
Debt		$ 72,727	$ 74,887

[1] Total assets at December 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, $20,685 and $30,449; Net investment in direct finance leases, $4,423 and $7,331; and Rental equipment net of accumulated depreciation, $61,842 and $62,477, respectively.

[2] 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, $22,549 and $30,980; Debt, $72,727 and $74,887, respectively.