CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2017
Revenue
Total revenue	$ 115,452	$ 90,161	$ 316,531	$ 254,359
Operating expenses
Depreciation of rental equipment	31,272	27,788	89,521	82,814
Storage, handling and other expenses	3,514	3,506	10,227	16,651
Logistics transportation costs	27,541	17,855	70,536	51,608
Gain on sale of used rental equipment	(2,625)	(1,663)	(7,539)	(2,539)
Administrative expenses	12,869	10,781	36,270	31,212
Total operating expenses	72,571	58,267	199,015	179,746
Operating income	42,881	31,894	117,516	74,613
Other expenses
Net interest expense	19,783	13,959	55,122	37,916
Other expense	116	449	510	651
Total other expenses	19,899	14,408	55,632	38,567
Income before income taxes	22,982	17,486	61,884	36,046
Income tax expense (benefit)	1,228	(101)	2,695	549
Net income	21,754	17,587	59,189	35,497
Preferred stock dividends	1,748		2,917
Net income attributable to CAI common stockholders	$ 20,006	$ 17,587	$ 56,272	$ 35,497
Net income per share attributable to CAI common stockholders
Basic	$ 1.04	$ 0.92	$ 2.85	$ 1.86
Diluted	$ 1.03	$ 0.90	$ 2.81	$ 1.83
Weighted average shares outstanding
Basic	19,214	19,180	19,741	19,108
Diluted	19,492	19,633	19,997	19,422
Container Lease Revenue [Member]
Revenue
Total revenue	$ 75,331	$ 61,870	$ 208,298	$ 169,784
Rail Lease Revenue [Member]
Revenue
Total revenue	8,759	7,279	26,982	23,459
Logistics Revenue [Member]
Revenue
Total revenue	$ 31,362	$ 21,012	$ 81,251	$ 61,116