CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($) $ in Thousands		Mar. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Current assets
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $1,717 and $1,440 at March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively		$ 67,703	$ 68,324
Current portion of net investment in direct finance leases		35,135	30,063
Prepaid expenses and other current assets		4,057	4,258
Total current assets		151,224	138,065
Restricted cash		21,742	11,789
Rental equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $529,866 and $505,546 at March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively		2,106,515	2,004,961
Net investment in direct finance leases		249,665	246,450
Goodwill		15,794	15,794
Intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of $3,951 and $3,407 at March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively		7,179	7,723
Furniture, fixtures and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $3,246 and $3,201 at March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively		365	338
Other non-current assets		2,647	3,008
Total assets	[1]	2,555,131	2,428,128
Current liabilities
Accounts payable		6,845	7,831
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities		11,245	15,706
Due to container investors		387	1,845
Unearned revenue		7,248	7,811
Current portion of debt		168,928	132,049
Rental equipment payable		133,714	92,415
Total current liabilities		328,367	257,657
Debt		1,567,339	1,570,773
Deferred income tax liability		36,605	35,853
Total liabilities	[2]	1,932,311	1,864,283
Stockholders' equity
8.50% Series A fixed-to-floating rate cumulative redeemable perpetual preferred stock: par value $.0001 per share; authorized 4,000,000 shares; issued and outstanding 1,600,000 and 0 shares at March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively ($40,000 aggregate liquidation preference)
Common stock: par value $.0001 per share; authorized 84,000,000 shares; issued and outstanding 20,492,519 and 20,390,622 shares at March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively		2	2
Additional paid-in capital		213,873	172,325
Accumulated other comprehensive loss		(5,812)	(6,122)
Retained earnings		414,757	397,640
Total stockholders' equity		622,820	563,845
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity		2,555,131	2,428,128
Consolidated Entity Excluding Variable Interest Entities (VIE) [Member]
Current assets
Cash		21,564	14,735
Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary [Member]
Current assets
Cash		22,765	20,685
Rental equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $529,866 and $505,546 at March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively		61,920	61,842
Net investment in direct finance leases		7,052	4,423
Current liabilities
Current portion of debt		25,448	22,549
Debt		$ 72,447	$ 72,727

[1] Total assets at March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017 include the following assets of certain variable interest entities (VIEs) that can only be used to settle the liabilities of those VIEs: Cash, $22,765 and $20,685; Net investment in direct finance leases, $7,052 and $4,423; and Rental equipment, net of accumulated depreciation, $61,920 and $61,842, respectively.

[2] Total liabilities at March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017 include the following VIE liabilities for which the VIE creditors do not have recourse to CAI International, Inc.: Current portion of debt, $25,448 and $22,549; Debt, $72,447 and $72,727, respectively.