CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($) $ in Thousands		Jun. 30, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Current assets
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $3,049 and $2,042 at June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively		$ 97,070	$ 95,942
Current portion of net investment in sales-type and direct finance leases		75,174	75,975
Assets held for sale		320,793	449,730
Prepaid expenses and other current assets		6,783	1,525
Total current assets		557,108	668,487
Restricted cash		28,733	30,668
Rental equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $604,417 and $557,559 at June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively		1,882,452	1,816,794
Net investment in sales-type and direct finance leases		460,235	473,792
Financing receivable		31,948
Goodwill		15,794	15,794
Intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of $6,202 and $5,397 at June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively		4,928	5,733
Other non-current assets		3,692	1,349
Total assets	[1]	2,984,890	3,012,617
Current liabilities
Accounts payable		8,225	7,371
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities		21,509	25,069
Unearned revenue		6,448	7,573
Current portion of debt		313,064	311,381
Rental equipment payable		75,810	74,139
Total current liabilities		425,056	425,533
Debt		1,825,858	1,847,633
Deferred income tax liability		40,006	38,319
Other non-current liabilities		1,784
Total liabilities	[2]	2,292,704	2,311,485
Stockholders' equity
Common stock, par value $0.0001 per share; authorized 84,000,000 shares; issued and outstanding 17,419,585 and 18,764,459 shares at June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively		2	2
Additional paid-in capital		100,301	132,666
Accumulated other comprehensive loss		(6,589)	(6,513)
Retained earnings		494,607	471,112
Total stockholders' equity		692,186	701,132
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity		2,984,890	3,012,617
Series A Fixed-to-Floating Rate Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Stock [Member]
Stockholders' equity
Preferred stock, par value $0.0001 per share; authorized 10,000,000		54,990	54,990
Series B Fixed-to-Floating Rate Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Stock [Member]
Stockholders' equity
Preferred stock, par value $0.0001 per share; authorized 10,000,000		48,875	48,875
Consolidated Entity Excluding Variable Interest Entities (VIE) [Member]
Current assets
Cash		22,183	20,104
Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary [Member]
Current assets
Cash		35,105	25,211
Rental equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $604,417 and $557,559 at June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively		113,995	71,958
Net investment in sales-type and direct finance leases		9,959	13,862
Current liabilities
Current portion of debt		38,070	41,066
Debt		$ 116,311	$ 67,615

[1] Total assets at June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018 include the following assets of certain variable interest entities (VIEs) that can only be used to settle the liabilities of those VIEs: Cash, $35,105 and $25,211; Net investment in direct finance leases, $9,959 and $13,862; and Rental equipment, net of accumulated depreciation, $113,995, and $71,958, respectively.

[2] Total liabilities at June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018 include the following VIE liabilities for which the VIE creditors do not have recourse to CAI International, Inc.: Current portion of debt, $38,070 and $41,066; Debt, $116,311 and $67,615, respectively.