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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2014
Accounting Policies [Abstract] |
Estimated Useful Lives and Residual Values of Company's Rental Equipment | The estimated useful lives and residual values of the Company’s rental equipment used for financial reporting purposes are as follows:
Relocatable modular buildings |  | 18 years, 50% residual value
Relocatable modular accessories |  | 3 to 18 years, no residual value
Portable storage containers |  | 25 years, 62.5% residual value
Electronic test equipment and accessories |  | 1 to 8 years, no residual value
Liquid and solid containment tanks and boxes and accessories |  | 10 to 20 years, no residual value
Property, Plant and Equipment | Property, plant and equipment consist of the following:
(dollar amounts in thousands) |  | Estimated useful life in years |  |  | December 31, |
|  | 2014 |  |  | 2013 |
Land |  |  | Indefinite |  |  | $ | 38,455 |  |  | $ | 37,354 |
Land improvements |  |  | 20 – 50 |  |  |  | 39,715 |  |  |  | 39,068 |
Buildings |  |  | 30 |  |  |  | 21,486 |  |  |  | 21,151 |
Furniture, office and computer equipment |  |  | 3 – 10 |  |  |  | 32,544 |  |  |  | 30,761 |
Machinery and service equipment |  |  | 5 – 20 |  |  |  | 24,454 |  |  |  | 20,106 |
|  |  |  |  |  |  | 156,654 |  |  |  | 148,440 |
Less accumulated depreciation |  |  |  |  |  |  | (53,503 | ) |  |  | (47,058 | )
|  |  |  |  |  |  | 103,151 |  |  |  | 101,382 |
Construction in progress |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5,477 |  |  |  | 3,805 |
|  |  |  |  |  | $ | 108,628 |  |  | $ | 105,187 |
Weighted-Average Common Stock Used to Calculate Basic and Diluted Earnings per Share | The table below presents the weighted-average common stock used to calculate basic and diluted earnings per share:
(in thousands) |  | Year Ended December 31, |
|  | 2014 |  |  | 2013 |  |  | 2012 |
Weighted-average common stock for calculating basic earnings per share |  |  | 25,914 |  |  |  | 25,433 |  |  |  | 24,759 |
Effect of potentially dilutive securities from equity-based compensation |  |  | 261 |  |  |  | 493 |  |  |  | 397 |
Weighted-average common stock for calculating diluted earnings per share |  |  | 26,175 |  |  |  | 25,926 |  |  |  | 25,156 |
Securities Not Included in Computation of Diluted Earnings Per Share | The following securities were not included in the computation of diluted earnings per share as their effect would have been anti-dilutive:
(in thousands) |  | Year Ended December 31, |
|  | 2014 |  |  | 2013 |  |  | 2012 |
Options to purchase common stock |  |  | 9 |  |  |  | 20 |  |  |  | 1,049 |
Summary of Allowance for Doubtful Accounts Activity | The allowance for doubtful accounts activity was as follows:
(in thousands) |  | 2014 |  |  | 2013 |
Beginning balance, January 1 |  | $ | 2,007 |  |  | $ | 3,000 |
Provision for doubtful accounts |  |  | 1,825 |  |  |  | 2,144 |
Write-offs, net of recoveries |  |  | (1,794 | ) |  |  | (3,137 | )
Ending balance, December 31 |  | $ | 2,038 |  |  | $ | 2,007 |

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