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Guarantees (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2012
Guarantees [Abstract] |
Maximum determinable exposure of each type of guarantee and the corresponding liability | At December 31, 2012 and 2011, the maximum determinable exposure of each type of guarantee and the corresponding liability, if any, recorded on the Consolidated Balance Sheets were as follows:
|  | December 31, 2012 |  | December 31, 2011
Guarantee |  | Maximum Exposure of Guarantee |  | Carrying Amount of Liability |  | Maximum Exposure of Guarantee |  | Carrying Amount of Liability
|  | (In thousands)
Vehicle residual value guarantees (end of lease term)— operating leases (1) |  | $ | 24,544 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Vehicle residual value guarantees — finance lease programs |  | 14 |  |  | 11 |  |  | 805 |  |  | 244 |
Standby letters of credit |  | 6,234 |  |  | 6,234 |  |  | 7,520 |  |  | 7,520 |
Total |  | $ | 30,792 |  |  | 6,245 |  |  | 8,325 |  |  | 7,764 |
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(1) | Amounts exclude contingent rentals associated with residual value guarantees on certain vehicles held under operating leases for which the guarantees are conditioned upon disposal of the leased vehicles prior to the end of their lease term. At December 31, 2012 and 2011, our maximum exposure for such guarantees was approximately $183 million and $91 million, respectively, with $2 million and $4 million recorded as a liability at December 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively.
Letters of credit and surety bonds outstanding | At December 31, 2012 and 2011, we had letters of credit and surety bonds outstanding, which primarily guarantee various insurance activities as noted in the following table:
|  | December 31,
|  | 2012 |  | 2011
|  | (In thousands)
Letters of credit |  | $ | 198,227 |  |  | 196,671 |
Surety bonds |  | 95,856 |  |  | 74,280 |

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- Definition Tabular disclosure of each guarantee obligation, or each group of similar guarantee obligations, including (a) the nature of the guarantee, including its term, how it arose, and the events or circumstances that would require the guarantor to perform under the guarantee; (b) the maximum potential amount of future payments (undiscounted) the guarantor could be required to make under the guarantee; (c) the current carrying amount of the liability, if any, for the guarantor's obligations under the guarantee; and (d) the nature of any recourse provisions under the guarantee, and any assets held either as collateral or by third parties, and any relevant related party disclosure. Excludes disclosures about product warranties. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name FASB Interpretation (FIN) -Number 45 -Paragraph 13, 16 -LegacyDoc This reference is SUPERSEDED by the Accounting Standards Codification effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. This reference is included to help users transition from the previous accounting hierarchy and will be removed from future versions of this taxonomy. Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 460 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 4 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6851643&loc=d3e12069-110248 Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS) -Number 5 -Paragraph 9, 10, 11, 12 -LegacyDoc This reference is SUPERSEDED by the Accounting Standards Codification effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. This reference is included to help users transition from the previous accounting hierarchy and will be removed from future versions of this taxonomy. Reference 4: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 460 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 6 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6851643&loc=d3e12265-110248 + Details
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