CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($) $ in Thousands		Jun. 30, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Current assets
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $2,110 and $1,440 at June 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively		$ 83,278	$ 68,324
Current portion of net investment in direct finance leases		53,961	30,063
Prepaid expenses and other current assets		2,541	4,258
Total current assets		180,590	138,065
Restricted cash		21,066	11,789
Rental equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $550,426 and $505,546 at June 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively		2,218,212	2,004,961
Net investment in direct finance leases		275,826	246,450
Goodwill		15,794	15,794
Intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of $4,495 and $3,407 at June 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively		6,635	7,723
Furniture, fixtures and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $3,265 and $3,201 at June 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively		464	338
Other non-current assets		1,871	3,008
Total assets	[1]	2,720,458	2,428,128
Current liabilities
Accounts payable		6,530	7,831
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities		17,206	15,706
Due to container investors			1,845
Unearned revenue		7,526	7,811
Current portion of debt		159,599	132,049
Rental equipment payable		184,258	92,415
Total current liabilities		375,119	257,657
Debt		1,679,492	1,570,773
Deferred income tax liability		37,099	35,853
Total liabilities	[2]	2,091,710	1,864,283
Stockholders' equity
Preferred stock, par value $.0001 per share; authorized 10,000,000 and 5,000,000 at June 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively; 8.50% Series A fixed-to-floating rate cumulative redeemable perpetual preferred stock, issued and outstanding 2,199,610 and 0 shares at June 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively, at liquidation preference		54,990
Common stock: par value $.0001 per share; authorized 84,000,000 shares; issued and outstanding 19,306,377 and 20,390,622 shares at June 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively		2	2
Additional paid-in capital		146,210	172,325
Accumulated other comprehensive loss		(6,360)	(6,122)
Retained earnings		433,906	397,640
Total stockholders' equity		628,748	563,845
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity		2,720,458	2,428,128
Consolidated Entity Excluding Variable Interest Entities (VIE) [Member]
Current assets
Cash		16,462	14,735
Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary [Member]
Current assets
Cash		24,348	20,685
Rental equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $550,426 and $505,546 at June 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively		62,320	61,842
Net investment in direct finance leases		9,004	4,423
Current liabilities
Current portion of debt		30,237	22,549
Debt		$ 68,560	$ 72,727

[1] Total assets at June 30, 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, $24,348 and $20,685; Net investment in direct finance leases, $9,004 and $4,423; and Rental equipment, net of accumulated depreciation, $62,320 and $61,842, respectively.

[2] Total liabilities at June 30, 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, $30,237 and $22,549; Debt, $68,560 and $72,727, respectively.