CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($) $ in Thousands		Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Current assets
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $2,042 and $1,440 at December 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively		$ 95,942	$ 68,324
Current portion of net investment in direct finance leases		75,975	30,063
Prepaid expenses and other current assets		2,789	4,258
Total current assets		220,021	138,065
Restricted cash		30,668	11,789
Rental equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $599,443 and $505,546 at December 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively		2,265,260	2,004,961
Net investment in direct finance leases		473,792	246,450
Goodwill		15,794	15,794
Intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of $5,397 and $3,407 at December 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively		5,733	7,723
Furniture, fixtures and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $2,635 and $3,201 at December 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively		964	338
Other non-current assets		385	3,008
Total assets	[1]	3,012,617	2,428,128
Current liabilities
Accounts payable		7,371	7,831
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities		22,460	15,706
Due to container investors		2,609	1,845
Unearned revenue		7,573	7,811
Current portion of debt		311,381	132,049
Rental equipment payable		74,139	92,415
Total current liabilities		425,533	257,657
Debt		1,847,633	1,570,773
Deferred income tax liability		38,319	35,853
Total liabilities	[2]	2,311,485	1,864,283
Stockholders' equity
Common stock: par value $.0001 per share; authorized 84,000,000 shares; issued and outstanding 18,764,459 and 20,390,622 shares at December 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively		2	2
Additional paid-in capital		132,666	172,325
Accumulated other comprehensive loss		(6,513)	(6,122)
Retained earnings		471,112	397,640
Total stockholders' equity		701,132	563,845
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity		3,012,617	2,428,128
Series A Fixed-to-Floating Rate Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Stock [Member]
Stockholders' equity
Preferred stock, par value $.0001 per share; authorized 10,000,000 and 5,000,000 at December 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively;		54,990
Series B Fixed-to-Floating Rate Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Stock [Member]
Stockholders' equity
Preferred stock, par value $.0001 per share; authorized 10,000,000 and 5,000,000 at December 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively;		48,875
Consolidated Entity Excluding Variable Interest Entities (VIE) [Member]
Current assets
Cash		20,104	14,735
Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary [Member]
Current assets
Cash		25,211	20,685
Restricted cash		30,668	11,789
Rental equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $599,443 and $505,546 at December 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively		71,958	61,842
Net investment in direct finance leases		13,862	4,423
Current liabilities
Current portion of debt		41,066	22,549
Debt		$ 67,615	$ 72,727

[1] Total assets at December 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, $25,211 and $20,685; Net investment in direct finance leases, $13,862 and $4,423; and Rental equipment net of accumulated depreciation, $71,958 and $61,842, respectively.

[2] Total liabilities at December 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, $41,066 and $22,549; Debt, $67,615 and $72,727, respectively.