CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (Parenthetical) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Current assets
Accounts receivable, allowance for doubtful accounts	$ 6,877	$ 8,171
Rental equipment net of accumulated depreciation	2,035,342	2,102,839
Rental equipment, accumulated depreciation	640,118	620,990
Net investment in direct finance leases	479,276	496,094
Intangible assets, accumulated amortization	5,624	5,221
Current liabilities
Current portion of debt	216,519	218,094
Debt	$ 1,888,634	$ 1,880,122
Stockholders' equity
Preferred stock, par value	$ 0.0001	$ 0.0001
Preferred stock, shares authorized	10,000,000	10,000,000
Common stock, par value	$ 0.0001	$ 0.0001
Common stock, shares authorized	84,000,000	84,000,000
Common stock, shares issued	17,506,453	17,479,127
Common stock, shares outstanding	17,506,453	17,479,127
Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary [Member]
Current assets
Cash	$ 21,016	$ 26,594
Rental equipment net of accumulated depreciation	98,758	101,907
Net investment in direct finance leases	4,614	4,790
Current liabilities
Current portion of debt	25,906	26,931
Debt	$ 91,501	$ 100,849
Series A Fixed-to-Floating Rate Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Stock [Member]
Stockholders' equity
Preferred stock, dividend rate	8.50%	8.50%
Preferred stock, shares issued	2,199,610	2,199,610
Preferred stock, shares outstanding	2,199,610	2,199,610
Series B Fixed-to-Floating Rate Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Stock [Member]
Stockholders' equity
Preferred stock, dividend rate	8.50%	8.50%
Preferred stock, shares issued	1,955,000	1,955,000
Preferred stock, shares outstanding	1,955,000	1,955,000