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Guarantor And Non-Guarantor Consolidating Condensed Financial Statements (Consolidating Condensed Balance Sheets) (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 9 Months Ended |  |  |
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Sep. 30, 2018 | Dec. 31, 2017 | Sep. 30, 2017 | Dec. 31, 2016
Supplemental Guarantor Financial Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Document Fiscal Year Focus | 2018 |  |  |
Current assets: |  |  |  |
Cash and cash equivalents | $ 605 | $ 611 | $ 814 |
Receivables, net | 918 | 922 |  |
Other current assets | 657 | 533 |  |
Total current assets | 2,180 | 2,066 |  |
Property and equipment, net | 719 | 704 |  |
Deferred income taxes | 1,065 | 931 |  |
Goodwill | 1,064 | 1,073 |  |
Other intangibles, net | 844 | 850 |  |
Other non-current assets | 267 | 196 |  |
Intercompany receivables (payables) | 0 | 0 |  |
Investment in subsidiaries | 0 | 0 |  |
Total assets exclusive of assets under vehicle programs | 6,139 | 5,820 |  |
Assets under vehicle programs: |  |  |  |
Program cash | 151 | 283 | 180 |
Vehicles, net | 12,163 | 10,626 |  |
Receivables from vehicle manufacturers and other | 772 | 547 |  |
Investment in Avis Budget Rental Car Funding (AESOP) LLC—related party | 516 | 423 |  |
Total Assets under vehicle programs | 13,602 | 11,879 |  |
Total assets | 19,741 | 17,699 |  |
Current liabilities: |  |  |  |
Accounts payable and other current liabilities | 1,885 | 1,619 |  |
Long-term Debt, Current Maturities | 23 | 26 |  |
Total current liabilities | 1,908 | 1,645 |  |
Long-term debt | 3,538 | 3,573 |  |
Other non-current liabilities | 767 | 717 |  |
Due to Related Parties, Noncurrent | 0 | 0 |  |
Total liabilities exclusive of liabilities under vehicle programs | 6,213 | 5,935 |  |
Liabilities under vehicle programs: |  |  |  |
Debt | 3,800 | 2,741 |  |
Due to Avis Budget Rental Car Funding (AESOP) LLC-related party | 7,122 | 6,480 |  |
Deferred income taxes | 1,775 | 1,594 |  |
Other | 310 | 376 |  |
Total Liabilities under vehicle programs | 13,007 | 11,191 |  |
Total stockholders' equity | 521 | 573 |  |
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity | 19,741 | 17,699 |  |
Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents | 12 |  | 7 |
Cash, Cash Equivalents, Restricted Cash and Restricted Cash Equivalents | 768 | 901 | 1,001 | $ 720
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member] |  |  |  |
Current assets: |  |  |  |
Cash and cash equivalents | 529 |  | 794 |
Assets under vehicle programs: |  |  |  |
Program cash | 151 |  | 180 |
Liabilities under vehicle programs: |  |  |  |
Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents | 12 |  | 7 |
Cash, Cash Equivalents, Restricted Cash and Restricted Cash Equivalents | 692 |  | 981 | 705
Parent Company [Member] |  |  |  |
Current assets: |  |  |  |
Cash and cash equivalents | 3 | 4 |  |
Receivables, net | 0 | 0 |  |
Other current assets | 1 | 4 |  |
Total current assets | 4 | 8 |  |
Property and equipment, net | 0 | 0 |  |
Deferred income taxes | 13 | 14 |  |
Goodwill | 0 | 0 |  |
Other intangibles, net | 0 | 0 |  |
Other non-current assets | 46 | 46 |  |
Intercompany receivables (payables) | 156 | 187 |  |
Investment in subsidiaries | 355 | 381 |  |
Total assets exclusive of assets under vehicle programs | 574 | 636 |  |
Assets under vehicle programs: |  |  |  |
Program cash | 0 | 0 |  |
Vehicles, net | 0 | 0 |  |
Receivables from vehicle manufacturers and other | 0 | 0 |  |
Investment in Avis Budget Rental Car Funding (AESOP) LLC—related party | 0 | 0 |  |
Total Assets under vehicle programs | 0 | 0 |  |
Total assets | 574 | 636 |  |
Current liabilities: |  |  |  |
Accounts payable and other current liabilities | 13 | 23 |  |
Long-term Debt, Current Maturities | 0 | 0 |  |
Total current liabilities | 13 | 23 |  |
Long-term debt | 0 | 0 |  |
Other non-current liabilities | 40 | 40 |  |
Due to Related Parties, Noncurrent | 0 | 0 |  |
Total liabilities exclusive of liabilities under vehicle programs | 53 | 63 |  |
Liabilities under vehicle programs: |  |  |  |
Debt | 0 | 0 |  |
Due to Avis Budget Rental Car Funding (AESOP) LLC-related party | 0 | 0 |  |
Deferred income taxes | 0 | 0 |  |
Other | 0 | 0 |  |
Total Liabilities under vehicle programs | 0 | 0 |  |
Total stockholders' equity | 521 | 573 |  |
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity | 574 | 636 |  |
Cash, Cash Equivalents, Restricted Cash and Restricted Cash Equivalents | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3
Subsidiaries [Member] |  |  |  |
Current assets: |  |  |  |
Cash and cash equivalents | 73 | 14 |  |
Receivables, net | 0 | 0 |  |
Other current assets | 100 | 89 |  |
Total current assets | 173 | 103 |  |
Property and equipment, net | 191 | 167 |  |
Deferred income taxes | 842 | 704 |  |
Goodwill | 0 | 0 |  |
Other intangibles, net | 26 | 27 |  |
Other non-current assets | 48 | 29 |  |
Intercompany receivables (payables) | 399 | 382 |  |
Investment in subsidiaries | 4,841 | 4,681 |  |
Total assets exclusive of assets under vehicle programs | 6,520 | 6,093 |  |
Assets under vehicle programs: |  |  |  |
Program cash | 0 | 0 |  |
Vehicles, net | 38 | 34 |  |
Receivables from vehicle manufacturers and other | 2 | 1 |  |
Investment in Avis Budget Rental Car Funding (AESOP) LLC—related party | 0 | 0 |  |
Total Assets under vehicle programs | 40 | 35 |  |
Total assets | 6,560 | 6,128 |  |
Current liabilities: |  |  |  |
Accounts payable and other current liabilities | 248 | 207 |  |
Long-term Debt, Current Maturities | 17 | 17 |  |
Total current liabilities | 265 | 224 |  |
Long-term debt | 2,900 | 2,910 |  |
Other non-current liabilities | 80 | 83 |  |
Due to Related Parties, Noncurrent | 2,941 | 2,515 |  |
Total liabilities exclusive of liabilities under vehicle programs | 6,186 | 5,732 |  |
Liabilities under vehicle programs: |  |  |  |
Debt | 19 | 15 |  |
Due to Avis Budget Rental Car Funding (AESOP) LLC-related party | 0 | 0 |  |
Deferred income taxes | 0 | 0 |  |
Other | 0 | 0 |  |
Total Liabilities under vehicle programs | 19 | 15 |  |
Total stockholders' equity | 355 | 381 |  |
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity | 6,560 | 6,128 |  |
Cash, Cash Equivalents, Restricted Cash and Restricted Cash Equivalents | 73 | 14 | 17 | 12
Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member] |  |  |  |
Current assets: |  |  |  |
Cash and cash equivalents | 0 | 0 |  |
Receivables, net | 247 | 255 |  |
Other current assets | 109 | 101 |  |
Total current assets | 356 | 356 |  |
Property and equipment, net | 312 | 321 |  |
Deferred income taxes | 169 | 154 |  |
Goodwill | 471 | 471 |  |
Other intangibles, net | 474 | 480 |  |
Other non-current assets | 16 | 16 |  |
Intercompany receivables (payables) | 1,880 | 1,506 |  |
Investment in subsidiaries | 4,043 | 3,938 |  |
Total assets exclusive of assets under vehicle programs | 7,721 | 7,242 |  |
Assets under vehicle programs: |  |  |  |
Program cash | 0 | 0 |  |
Vehicles, net | 58 | 61 |  |
Receivables from vehicle manufacturers and other | 0 | 0 |  |
Investment in Avis Budget Rental Car Funding (AESOP) LLC—related party | 0 | 0 |  |
Total Assets under vehicle programs | 58 | 61 |  |
Total assets | 7,779 | 7,303 |  |
Current liabilities: |  |  |  |
Accounts payable and other current liabilities | 633 | 552 |  |
Long-term Debt, Current Maturities | 2 | 3 |  |
Total current liabilities | 635 | 555 |  |
Long-term debt | 2 | 3 |  |
Other non-current liabilities | 261 | 216 |  |
Due to Related Parties, Noncurrent | 399 | 382 |  |
Total liabilities exclusive of liabilities under vehicle programs | 1,297 | 1,156 |  |
Liabilities under vehicle programs: |  |  |  |
Debt | 50 | 57 |  |
Due to Avis Budget Rental Car Funding (AESOP) LLC-related party | 0 | 0 |  |
Deferred income taxes | 1,591 | 1,407 |  |
Other | 0 | 2 |  |
Total Liabilities under vehicle programs | 1,641 | 1,466 |  |
Total stockholders' equity | 4,841 | 4,681 |  |
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity | 7,779 | 7,303 |  |
Cash, Cash Equivalents, Restricted Cash and Restricted Cash Equivalents | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Subsidiaries Non Guarantor [Member] |  |  |  |
Current assets: |  |  |  |
Cash and cash equivalents | 529 | 593 |  |
Receivables, net | 671 | 667 |  |
Other current assets | 447 | 339 |  |
Total current assets | 1,647 | 1,599 |  |
Property and equipment, net | 216 | 216 |  |
Deferred income taxes | 41 | 59 |  |
Goodwill | 593 | 602 |  |
Other intangibles, net | 344 | 343 |  |
Other non-current assets | 157 | 105 |  |
Intercompany receivables (payables) | 906 | 824 |  |
Investment in subsidiaries | 0 | 0 |  |
Total assets exclusive of assets under vehicle programs | 3,904 | 3,748 |  |
Assets under vehicle programs: |  |  |  |
Program cash | 151 | 283 |  |
Vehicles, net | 12,067 | 10,531 |  |
Receivables from vehicle manufacturers and other | 770 | 546 |  |
Investment in Avis Budget Rental Car Funding (AESOP) LLC—related party | 516 | 423 |  |
Total Assets under vehicle programs | 13,504 | 11,783 |  |
Total assets | 17,408 | 15,531 |  |
Current liabilities: |  |  |  |
Accounts payable and other current liabilities | 991 | 837 |  |
Long-term Debt, Current Maturities | 4 | 6 |  |
Total current liabilities | 995 | 843 |  |
Long-term debt | 636 | 660 |  |
Other non-current liabilities | 386 | 378 |  |
Due to Related Parties, Noncurrent | 1 | 2 |  |
Total liabilities exclusive of liabilities under vehicle programs | 2,018 | 1,883 |  |
Liabilities under vehicle programs: |  |  |  |
Debt | 3,731 | 2,669 |  |
Due to Avis Budget Rental Car Funding (AESOP) LLC-related party | 7,122 | 6,480 |  |
Deferred income taxes | 184 | 187 |  |
Other | 310 | 374 |  |
Total Liabilities under vehicle programs | 11,347 | 9,710 |  |
Total stockholders' equity | 4,043 | 3,938 |  |
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity | 17,408 | 15,531 |  |
Cash, Cash Equivalents, Restricted Cash and Restricted Cash Equivalents | 692 | 883 | 981 | 705
Eliminations [Member] |  |  |  |
Current assets: |  |  |  |
Cash and cash equivalents | 0 | 0 |  |
Receivables, net | 0 | 0 |  |
Other current assets | 0 | 0 |  |
Total current assets | 0 | 0 |  |
Property and equipment, net | 0 | 0 |  |
Deferred income taxes | 0 | 0 |  |
Goodwill | 0 | 0 |  |
Other intangibles, net | 0 | 0 |  |
Other non-current assets | 0 | 0 |  |
Intercompany receivables (payables) | (3,341) | (2,899) |  |
Investment in subsidiaries | (9,239) | (9,000) |  |
Total assets exclusive of assets under vehicle programs | (12,580) | (11,899) |  |
Assets under vehicle programs: |  |  |  |
Program cash | 0 | 0 |  |
Vehicles, net | 0 | 0 |  |
Receivables from vehicle manufacturers and other | 0 | 0 |  |
Investment in Avis Budget Rental Car Funding (AESOP) LLC—related party | 0 | 0 |  |
Total Assets under vehicle programs | 0 | 0 |  |
Total assets | (12,580) | (11,899) |  |
Current liabilities: |  |  |  |
Accounts payable and other current liabilities | 0 | 0 |  |
Long-term Debt, Current Maturities | 0 | 0 |  |
Total current liabilities | 0 | 0 |  |
Long-term debt | 0 | 0 |  |
Other non-current liabilities | 0 | 0 |  |
Due to Related Parties, Noncurrent | (3,341) | (2,899) |  |
Total liabilities exclusive of liabilities under vehicle programs | (3,341) | (2,899) |  |
Liabilities under vehicle programs: |  |  |  |
Debt | 0 | 0 |  |
Due to Avis Budget Rental Car Funding (AESOP) LLC-related party | 0 | 0 |  |
Deferred income taxes | 0 | 0 |  |
Other | 0 | 0 |  |
Total Liabilities under vehicle programs | 0 | 0 |  |
Total stockholders' equity | (9,239) | (9,000) |  |
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity | (12,580) | (11,899) |  |
Cash, Cash Equivalents, Restricted Cash and Restricted Cash Equivalents | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 0

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