CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2013		Dec. 31, 2012
Current assets
Cash	$ 31,141		$ 13,976
Cash held by variable interest entities	14,600		3,695
Accounts receivable (owned fleet), net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $503 and $794 at December 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012, respectively	41,226		32,627
Accounts receivable (managed fleet)	10,646		19,131
Current portion of direct finance leases	12,998		10,625
Prepaid expenses	14,803		11,952
Deferred tax assets	311		2,189
Other current assets	5,242		919
Total current assets	130,967		95,114
Restricted cash	9,253		4,376
Rental equipment, net of accumulated depreciation $210,165 and $147,654 at December 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012, respectively	1,465,092		1,210,234
Net investment in direct finance leases	68,210		74,929
Furniture, fixtures and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $1,697 and $1,254 at December 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012, respectively	1,390		1,847
Intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of $8,288 and $7,447 at December 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012, respectively	677		1,441
Total assets	1,675,589	[1]	1,387,941	[1]
Current liabilities
Accounts payable	8,002		5,985
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities	6,082		8,465
Due to container investors	14,815		18,589
Unearned revenue	6,862		7,893
Current portion of debt	74,080		61,044
Current portion of capital lease obligations	1,921		2,242
Rental equipment payable	45,181		2,561
Total current liabilities	156,943		106,779
Debt	1,058,628		888,990
Deferred income tax liability	41,378		40,051
Capital lease obligations	3,366		5,084
Income taxes payable	148		192
Total liabilities	1,260,463	[2]	1,041,096	[2]
Stockholders' equity
Common stock: par value $.0001 per share; authorized 84,000,000 shares; issued and outstanding 22,240,673 and 22,052,529 shares at December 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012 , respectively	2		2
Additional paid-in capital	184,263		181,063
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(2,356)		(2,917)
Retained earnings	232,623		168,697
Total CAI stockholders' equity	414,532		346,845
Non-controlling interest	594
Total stockholders' equity	415,126		346,845
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	$ 1,675,589		$ 1,387,941

[1] Total assets at December 31, 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, $14,600 and $3,695; Net investment in direct finance leases, $137 and $0; and Rental equipment net of accumulated depreciation, $84,107 and $62,286, respectively.

[2] Total liabilities at December 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012 include the following VIE liabilities for which the VIE creditors do not have recourse to CAI International, Inc.: Debt, $101,269 and $75,200, respectively.