CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($) $ in Thousands		Mar. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Current assets
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $6,877 and $8,171 at March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2109, respectively		$ 86,177	$ 88,452
Current portion of net investment in finance leases		75,730	71,274
Prepaid expenses and other current assets		9,638	10,228
Total current assets		280,288	216,418
Restricted cash		25,799	26,775
Rental equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $640,118 and $620,990 at March, 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively		2,035,342	2,102,839
Net investment in finance leases		479,276	496,094
Financing receivable	[1]	29,739	30,693
Goodwill		15,794	15,794
Intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of $5,624 and $5,221 at March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively		3,720	4,123
Other non-current assets		8,520	9,029
Total assets	[2]	2,878,478	2,901,765
Current liabilities
Accounts payable		8,928	7,291
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities		26,180	30,479
Unearned revenue		6,478	6,405
Current portion of debt		216,519	218,094
Rental equipment payable		4,596	25,137
Total current liabilities		262,701	287,406
Debt		1,888,634	1,880,122
Deferred income tax liability		31,872	35,376
Other non-current liabilities		5,124	5,621
Total liabilities	[3]	2,188,331	2,208,525
Stockholders' equity
Common stock, par value $0.0001 per share; authorized 84,000,000 shares; issued and outstanding 17,506,453 and 17,479,127 shares at March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively		2	2
Additional paid-in capital		103,290	102,709
Accumulated other comprehensive loss		(6,767)	(6,630)
Retained earnings		489,757	493,294
Total stockholders' equity		690,147	693,240
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity		2,878,478	2,901,765
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		87,727	19,870
Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary [Member]
Current assets
Cash		21,016	26,594
Rental equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $640,118 and $620,990 at March, 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively		98,758	101,907
Net investment in finance leases		4,614	4,790
Current liabilities
Current portion of debt		25,906	26,931
Debt		$ 91,501	$ 100,849

[1] Included in financing receivable in the consolidated balance sheets.

[2] Total assets at March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019 include the following assets of certain variable interest entities (VIEs) that can only be used to settle the liabilities of those VIEs: Cash, $21,016 and $26,594; Net investment in direct finance leases, $4,614 and $4,790; and Rental equipment, net of accumulated depreciation, $98,758, and $101,907, respectively.

[3] Total liabilities at March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019 include the following VIE liabilities for which the VIE creditors do not have recourse to CAI International, Inc.: Current portion of debt, $25,906 and $26,931; Debt, $91,501 and $100,849, respectively.