CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2013		Dec. 31, 2012
Current assets
Cash	$ 35,618		$ 17,671
Accounts receivable (owned fleet), net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $1,060 and $794 at September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012 , respectively	40,464		32,627
Accounts receivable (managed fleet)	10,611		19,131
Current portion of direct finance leases	12,349		10,625
Prepaid expenses	15,435		11,952
Deferred tax assets	2,189		2,189
Other current assets	246		919
Total current assets	116,912		95,114
Restricted cash	9,508		4,376
Rental equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $193,826 and $147,654 at September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, respectively	1,436,911		1,210,234
Net investment in direct finance leases	63,088		74,929
Furniture, fixtures and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $1,578 and $1,254 at September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, respectively	1,535		1,847
Intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of $8,162 and $7,447 at September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, respectively	769		1,441
Total assets	1,628,723	[1]	1,387,941	[1]
Current liabilities
Accounts payable	6,317		5,985
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities	8,631		8,465
Due to container investors	13,215		18,589
Unearned revenue	6,656		7,893
Current portion of debt	74,280		61,044
Current portion of capital lease obligations	1,944		2,242
Rental equipment payable	5,522		2,561
Total current liabilities	116,565		106,779
Debt	1,072,630		888,990
Deferred income tax liability	37,759		40,051
Capital lease obligations	3,723		5,084
Income taxes payable	192		192
Total liabilities	1,230,869	[2]	1,041,096	[2]
Stockholders' equity
Common stock: par value $.0001 per share; authorized 84,000,000 shares; issued and outstanding 22,239,340 and 22,052,529 shares at September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012 , respectively	2		2
Additional paid-in capital	183,519		181,063
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(2,699)		(2,917)
Retained earnings	217,032		168,697
Total stockholders' equity	397,854		346,845
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	$ 1,628,723		$ 1,387,941

[1] Total assets at September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, include the following assets of certain variable interest entities (VIEs) that can only be used to settle the liabilities of those VIEs: Cash, $13,941 and $3,695; Net investment in direct finance leases, $112 and $0; and Rental equipment net of accumulated depreciation, $76,979 and $62,286, respectively.

[2] Total liabilities at September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, include the following VIE liabilities for which the VIE creditors do not have recourse to CAI International, Inc.: Debt, $95,461 and $75,200, respectively.