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Consolidating Condensed Statements of Operations (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 12 Months Ended |
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Dec. 31, 2017 | Dec. 31, 2016 | Dec. 31, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2014
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Decrease Increase In Program Cash |  | $ 0 | $ 0 |
Vehicle rental | $ 6,219 | 6,081 | 6,026 |
Other | 2,629 | 2,578 | 2,476 |
Net revenues | 8,848 | 8,659 | 8,502 |
Operating | 4,472 | 4,382 | 4,284 |
Vehicle depreciation and lease charges, net | 2,221 | 2,047 | 1,933 |
Selling, general and administrative | 1,120 | 1,134 | 1,093 |
Vehicle interest, net | 286 | 284 | 289 |
Non-vehicle related depreciation and amortization | 259 | 253 | 218 |
Interest expense | 188 | 203 | 194 |
Intercompany interest expense (income) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Early extinguishment of debt | 3 | 27 | 23 |
Impairment | 23 | 21 | 68 |
Restructuring Charges | 63 | 29 | 18 |
Impairment of Intangible Assets (Excluding Goodwill) | 2 |  |  |
Total expenses | 8,637 | 8,380 | 8,120 |
Income before income taxes | 211 | 279 | 382 |
Provision for (benefit from) income taxes | (150) | 116 | 69 |
Equity in earnings (loss) of subsidiaries | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Net income | 361 | 163 | 313 |
Total comprehensive income | 491 | 156 | 188 |
Payments for (Proceeds from) Other Investing Activities | 5 | 1 | 3 |
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Investing Activities | (2,204) | (2,182) | (2,685) |
Effect of changes in exchange rates on cash and cash equivalents, program and restricted cash | 45 | (6) | (50) |
Cash, Cash Equivalents, Restricted Cash and Restricted Cash Equivalents, Period Increase (Decrease), Including Exchange Rate Effect | 181 | 3 | (36) |
Program cash | 283 | 225 |  |
Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents | 7 | 5 |  |
Cash, Cash Equivalents, Restricted Cash and Restricted Cash Equivalents | 901 | 720 | 717 | $ 753
Parent Company |  |  |  |
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Vehicle rental | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Other | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Net revenues | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Operating | 3 | 4 | 2 |
Vehicle depreciation and lease charges, net | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Selling, general and administrative | 39 | 38 | 32 |
Vehicle interest, net | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Non-vehicle related depreciation and amortization | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Interest expense | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Intercompany interest expense (income) | (12) | (13) | (12) |
Early extinguishment of debt | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Impairment | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Restructuring Charges | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Impairment of Intangible Assets (Excluding Goodwill) | 0 |  |  |
Total expenses | 30 | 29 | 22 |
Income before income taxes | (30) | (29) | (22) |
Provision for (benefit from) income taxes | (5) | (11) | (9) |
Equity in earnings (loss) of subsidiaries | 386 | 181 | 326 |
Net income | 361 | 163 | 313 |
Total comprehensive income | 491 | 156 | 188 |
Payments for (Proceeds from) Other Investing Activities | 100 | 118 | 334 |
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Investing Activities | 100 | 118 | 334 |
Effect of changes in exchange rates on cash and cash equivalents, program and restricted cash | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Cash, Cash Equivalents, Restricted Cash and Restricted Cash Equivalents, Period Increase (Decrease), Including Exchange Rate Effect | 1 | (1) | 2 |
Program cash | 0 | 0 |  |
Cash, Cash Equivalents, Restricted Cash and Restricted Cash Equivalents | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2
Subsidiary Issuers |  |  |  |
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Vehicle rental | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Other | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Net revenues | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Operating | 20 | 18 | 17 |
Vehicle depreciation and lease charges, net | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Selling, general and administrative | 8 | 18 | 15 |
Vehicle interest, net | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Non-vehicle related depreciation and amortization | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Interest expense | 157 | 141 | 159 |
Intercompany interest expense (income) | 95 | (7) | (11) |
Early extinguishment of debt | 4 | 10 | 23 |
Impairment | 1 | 2 | 22 |
Restructuring Charges | 7 | 0 | 0 |
Impairment of Intangible Assets (Excluding Goodwill) | 0 |  |  |
Total expenses | 293 | 184 | 227 |
Income before income taxes | (293) | (184) | (227) |
Provision for (benefit from) income taxes | 267 | (70) | (178) |
Equity in earnings (loss) of subsidiaries | 946 | 295 | 375 |
Net income | 386 | 181 | 326 |
Total comprehensive income | 515 | 173 | 203 |
Payments for (Proceeds from) Other Investing Activities | 110 | (1) | (127) |
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Investing Activities | 106 | (4) | (166) |
Effect of changes in exchange rates on cash and cash equivalents, program and restricted cash | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Cash, Cash Equivalents, Restricted Cash and Restricted Cash Equivalents, Period Increase (Decrease), Including Exchange Rate Effect | 2 | (58) | (140) |
Program cash | 0 | 0 |  |
Cash, Cash Equivalents, Restricted Cash and Restricted Cash Equivalents | 14 | 12 | 70 | 210
Guarantor Subsidiaries |  |  |  |
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Vehicle rental | 4,108 | 4,134 | 4,124 |
Other | 1,204 | 1,209 | 1,181 |
Net revenues | 5,312 | 5,343 | 5,305 |
Operating | 2,598 | 2,622 | 2,587 |
Vehicle depreciation and lease charges, net | 2,226 | 1,993 | 1,819 |
Selling, general and administrative | 619 | 631 | 619 |
Vehicle interest, net | 199 | 198 | 204 |
Non-vehicle related depreciation and amortization | 160 | 155 | 133 |
Interest expense | 1 | 3 | (5) |
Intercompany interest expense (income) | 23 | 23 | 16 |
Early extinguishment of debt | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Impairment | 3 | 1 | 6 |
Restructuring Charges | 44 | 9 | 6 |
Impairment of Intangible Assets (Excluding Goodwill) | 2 |  |  |
Total expenses | 5,875 | 5,635 | 5,385 |
Income before income taxes | (563) | (292) | (80) |
Provision for (benefit from) income taxes | (527) | 123 | 170 |
Equity in earnings (loss) of subsidiaries | 982 | 710 | 625 |
Net income | 946 | 295 | 375 |
Total comprehensive income | 1,073 | 283 | 253 |
Payments for (Proceeds from) Other Investing Activities | 110 | 0 | 1 |
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Investing Activities | 24 | (65) | (203) |
Effect of changes in exchange rates on cash and cash equivalents, program and restricted cash | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Cash, Cash Equivalents, Restricted Cash and Restricted Cash Equivalents, Period Increase (Decrease), Including Exchange Rate Effect | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Program cash | 0 | 0 |  |
Cash, Cash Equivalents, Restricted Cash and Restricted Cash Equivalents | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries |  |  |  |
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Decrease Increase In Program Cash |  | 0 | 0 |
Vehicle rental | 2,111 | 1,947 | 1,902 |
Other | 3,820 | 3,563 | 3,335 |
Net revenues | 5,931 | 5,510 | 5,237 |
Operating | 1,851 | 1,738 | 1,678 |
Vehicle depreciation and lease charges, net | 2,183 | 2,045 | 1,936 |
Selling, general and administrative | 454 | 447 | 427 |
Vehicle interest, net | 294 | 289 | 302 |
Non-vehicle related depreciation and amortization | 98 | 96 | 84 |
Interest expense | 30 | 59 | 40 |
Intercompany interest expense (income) | (106) | (3) | 7 |
Early extinguishment of debt | (1) | 17 | 0 |
Impairment | 19 | 18 | 40 |
Restructuring Charges | 12 | 20 | 12 |
Impairment of Intangible Assets (Excluding Goodwill) | 0 |  |  |
Total expenses | 4,834 | 4,726 | 4,526 |
Income before income taxes | 1,097 | 784 | 711 |
Provision for (benefit from) income taxes | 115 | 74 | 86 |
Equity in earnings (loss) of subsidiaries | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Net income | 982 | 710 | 625 |
Total comprehensive income | 1,103 | 712 | 504 |
Payments for (Proceeds from) Other Investing Activities | 5 | 2 | 5 |
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Investing Activities | (2,378) | (2,401) | (2,566) |
Effect of changes in exchange rates on cash and cash equivalents, program and restricted cash | 45 | (6) | (50) |
Cash, Cash Equivalents, Restricted Cash and Restricted Cash Equivalents, Period Increase (Decrease), Including Exchange Rate Effect | 178 | 62 | 102 |
Program cash | 283 | 225 |  |
Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents | 7 | 5 |  |
Cash, Cash Equivalents, Restricted Cash and Restricted Cash Equivalents | 883 | 705 | 643 | 541
Eliminations |  |  |  |
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Vehicle rental | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Other | (2,395) | (2,194) | (2,040) |
Net revenues | (2,395) | (2,194) | (2,040) |
Operating | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Vehicle depreciation and lease charges, net | (2,188) | (1,991) | (1,823) |
Selling, general and administrative | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Vehicle interest, net | (207) | (203) | (217) |
Non-vehicle related depreciation and amortization | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Interest expense | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Intercompany interest expense (income) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Early extinguishment of debt | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Impairment | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Restructuring Charges | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Impairment of Intangible Assets (Excluding Goodwill) | 0 |  |  |
Total expenses | (2,395) | (2,194) | (2,040) |
Income before income taxes | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Provision for (benefit from) income taxes | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Equity in earnings (loss) of subsidiaries | (2,314) | (1,186) | (1,326) |
Net income | (2,314) | (1,186) | (1,326) |
Total comprehensive income | (2,691) | (1,168) | (960) |
Payments for (Proceeds from) Other Investing Activities | (320) | (118) | (210) |
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Investing Activities | (56) | 170 | (84) |
Effect of changes in exchange rates on cash and cash equivalents, program and restricted cash | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Cash, Cash Equivalents, Restricted Cash and Restricted Cash Equivalents, Period Increase (Decrease), Including Exchange Rate Effect | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Program cash | 0 | 0 |  |
Cash, Cash Equivalents, Restricted Cash and Restricted Cash Equivalents | $ 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Restatement Adjustment [Member] |  |  |  |
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Decrease Increase In Program Cash |  | (31) | 148 |
Payments for (Proceeds from) Other Investing Activities |  | (2) | (3) |
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Investing Activities |  | (33) | 145 |
Effect of changes in exchange rates on cash and cash equivalents, program and restricted cash |  | (2) | (9) |
Cash, Cash Equivalents, Restricted Cash and Restricted Cash Equivalents, Period Increase (Decrease), Including Exchange Rate Effect |  | (35) | 136 |
Cash, Cash Equivalents, Restricted Cash and Restricted Cash Equivalents |  | 230 | 265 | 129
Restatement Adjustment [Member] | Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries |  |  |  |
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Decrease Increase In Program Cash |  | (31) | 148 |
Payments for (Proceeds from) Other Investing Activities |  | (2) | (3) |
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Investing Activities |  | (33) | 145 |
Effect of changes in exchange rates on cash and cash equivalents, program and restricted cash |  | (2) | (9) |
Cash, Cash Equivalents, Restricted Cash and Restricted Cash Equivalents, Period Increase (Decrease), Including Exchange Rate Effect |  | (35) | 136 |
Cash, Cash Equivalents, Restricted Cash and Restricted Cash Equivalents |  | 230 | 265 | 129
Scenario, Previously Reported [Member] |  |  |  |
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Decrease Increase In Program Cash |  | 31 | (148) |
Payments for (Proceeds from) Other Investing Activities |  | 3 | 6 |
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Investing Activities |  | (2,149) | (2,830) |
Effect of changes in exchange rates on cash and cash equivalents, program and restricted cash |  | (4) | (41) |
Cash, Cash Equivalents, Restricted Cash and Restricted Cash Equivalents, Period Increase (Decrease), Including Exchange Rate Effect |  | 38 | (172) |
Cash, Cash Equivalents, Restricted Cash and Restricted Cash Equivalents |  | 490 | 452 | 624
Scenario, Previously Reported [Member] | Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries |  |  |  |
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Decrease Increase In Program Cash |  | 31 | (148) |
Payments for (Proceeds from) Other Investing Activities |  | 4 | 8 |
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Investing Activities |  | (2,368) | (2,711) |
Effect of changes in exchange rates on cash and cash equivalents, program and restricted cash |  | (4) | (41) |
Cash, Cash Equivalents, Restricted Cash and Restricted Cash Equivalents, Period Increase (Decrease), Including Exchange Rate Effect |  | 97 | (34) |
Cash, Cash Equivalents, Restricted Cash and Restricted Cash Equivalents |  | $ 475 | $ 378 | $ 412

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