CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($) $ in Thousands		Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Current assets
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $8,171 and $2,042 at December 31, 2109 and 2018, respectively		$ 88,452	$ 95,942
Current portion of net investment in finance leases		71,228	75,975
Assets held for sale		284,513	449,730
Prepaid expenses and other current assets		8,471	1,525
Total current assets		499,128	668,487
Restricted cash		26,775	30,668
Rental equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $588,815 and $557,559 at December 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively		1,820,735	1,816,794
Net investment in finance leases		495,488	473,792
Financing receivable		30,693
Goodwill		15,794	15,794
Intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of $5,221 and $3,611 at December 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively		4,123	5,733
Other non-current assets		9,029	1,349
Total assets	[1]	2,901,765	3,012,617
Current liabilities
Accounts payable		7,291	7,371
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities		30,479	25,069
Unearned revenue		6,405	7,573
Current portion of debt		218,094	311,381
Rental equipment payable		25,137	74,139
Total current liabilities		287,406	425,533
Debt		1,880,122	1,847,633
Deferred income tax liability		35,376	38,319
Other non-current liabilities		5,621
Total liabilities	[2]	2,208,525	2,311,485
Stockholders' equity
Common stock, par value $0.0001 per share; authorized 84,000,000 shares; issued and outstanding 17,479,127 and 18,764,459 shares at December 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively		2	2
Additional paid-in capital		102,709	132,666
Accumulated other comprehensive loss		(6,630)	(6,513)
Retained earnings		493,294	471,112
Total stockholders' equity		693,240	701,132
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity		2,901,765	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		19,870	20,104
Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary [Member]
Current assets
Cash		26,594	25,211
Restricted cash		26,775	30,668
Rental equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $588,815 and $557,559 at December 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively		101,907	71,958
Net investment in finance leases		4,790	13,862
Current liabilities
Current portion of debt		26,931	41,066
Debt		$ 100,849	$ 67,615

[1] Total assets at December 31, 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, $26,594 and $25,211; Net investment in finance leases, $4,790 and $13,862; and Rental equipment net of accumulated depreciation, $101,907 and $71,958, respectively.

[2] Total liabilities at December 31, 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, $26,931 and $41,066; Debt, $100,849 and $67,615, respectively.