CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($) $ in Thousands		Jun. 30, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Current assets
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $3,942 and $7,671 at June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively		$ 70,020	$ 72,984
Current portion of net investment in finance leases		75,906	71,274
Prepaid expenses and other current assets		14,880	9,606
Assets held for sale		13,143	37,781
Total current assets		221,811	238,109
Restricted cash		22,188	26,775
Rental equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $660,418 and $620,990 at June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively		1,978,826	2,102,839
Net investment in finance leases		463,251	496,094
Financing receivable	[1]	53,821	30,693
Other non-current assets		6,036	7,255
Total assets	[2]	2,745,933	2,901,765
Current liabilities
Accounts payable		4,557	4,534
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities		24,365	25,206
Unearned revenue		6,802	6,405
Current portion of debt		251,250	218,094
Rental equipment payable		3,356	25,137
Liabilities held for sale		6,517	8,752
Total current liabilities		296,847	288,128
Debt		1,728,310	1,880,122
Deferred income tax liability		29,161	35,376
Other non-current liabilities		4,148	4,899
Total liabilities	[3]	2,058,466	2,208,525
Stockholders' equity
Common stock, par value $0.0001 per share; authorized 84,000,000 shares; issued and outstanding 17,553,491 and 17,479,127 shares at June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively		2	2
Additional paid-in capital		103,342	102,709
Accumulated other comprehensive loss		(6,666)	(6,630)
Retained earnings		486,924	493,294
Total stockholders' equity		687,467	693,240
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity		2,745,933	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	[3]	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		20,159	19,870
Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary [Member]
Current assets
Cash		27,703	26,594
Rental equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $660,418 and $620,990 at June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively		90,865	101,907
Net investment in finance leases		4,112	4,790
Current liabilities
Current portion of debt		33,175	26,931
Debt		$ 82,975	$ 100,849

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

[2] Total assets at June 30, 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, $27,703 and $26,594; Net investment in finance leases, $4,112 and $4,790; and Rental equipment, net of accumulated depreciation, $90,865, and $101,907, respectively.

[3] Total liabilities at June 30, 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, $33,175 and $26,931; Debt, $82,975 and $100,849, respectively.