Mobile Mini, Inc. - Organization and Description of Business - Additional Information (Detail)	Sep. 30, 2018
Organization Consolidation And Presentation Of Financial Statements [Abstract]
Percentage of ownership owned	100.00%

The parent entity's interest in net assets of the subsidiary, expressed as a percentage.

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Name:	mini_InvestmentOwnershipPercentage
Namespace Prefix:	mini_
Data Type:	num:percentItemType
Balance Type:	na
Period Type:	instant