CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($) $ in Thousands		Sep. 30, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Current assets
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $3,626 and $2,042 at September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively		$ 93,142	$ 95,942
Current portion of net investment in sales-type and direct finance leases		66,977	75,975
Assets held for sale		284,791	449,730
Prepaid expenses and other current assets		6,394	1,525
Total current assets		499,579	668,487
Restricted cash		27,755	30,668
Rental equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $598,545 and $557,559 at September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively		1,889,266	1,816,794
Net investment in sales-type and direct finance leases		472,790	473,792
Financing receivable		31,661
Goodwill		15,794	15,794
Intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of $6,605 and $5,397 at September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively		4,525	5,733
Other non-current assets		9,364	1,349
Total assets	[1]	2,950,734	3,012,617
Current liabilities
Accounts payable		10,668	7,371
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities		25,981	25,069
Unearned revenue		6,355	7,573
Current portion of debt		309,500	311,381
Rental equipment payable		54,202	74,139
Total current liabilities		406,706	425,533
Debt		1,819,649	1,847,633
Deferred income tax liability		33,054	38,319
Other non-current liabilities		5,333
Total liabilities	[2]	2,264,742	2,311,485
Stockholders' equity
Common stock, par value $0.0001 per share; authorized 84,000,000 shares; issued and outstanding 17,425,754 and 18,764,459 shares at September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively		2	2
Additional paid-in capital		101,317	132,666
Accumulated other comprehensive loss		(6,845)	(6,513)
Retained earnings		487,653	471,112
Total stockholders' equity		685,992	701,132
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity		2,950,734	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		21,503	20,104
Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary [Member]
Current assets
Cash		26,772	25,211
Rental equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $598,545 and $557,559 at September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively		108,323	71,958
Net investment in sales-type and direct finance leases		6,101	13,862
Current liabilities
Current portion of debt		28,650	41,066
Debt		$ 108,487	$ 67,615

[1] Total assets at September 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, $26,772 and $25,211; Net investment in direct finance leases, $6,101 and $13,862; and Rental equipment, net of accumulated depreciation, $108,323, and $71,958, respectively.

[2] Total liabilities at September 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, $28,650 and $41,066; Debt, $108,487 and $67,615, respectively.