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Financial Instruments (Schedule Of Effect Of Derivatives Recognized) (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended |
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Sep. 30, 2019 | Sep. 30, 2018 | Sep. 30, 2019 | Sep. 30, 2018 | Dec. 31, 2018
Schedule of Cost-method Investments [Line Items] (Deprecated 2018-01-31) |  |  |  |  |
Short-term debt and current portion of long-term debt | $ 95 |  | $ 95 |  | $ 23
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments | 37 | $ 6 | 36 | $ 46 |
Debt due to Avis Budget Rental Car Funding (AESOP) LLC—related party | 7,870 |  | 7,870 |  | $ 7,358
Designated As Hedging Instruments [Member] | Interest Rate Swaps [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Schedule of Cost-method Investments [Line Items] (Deprecated 2018-01-31) |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate swaps | (4) | 0 | (25) | 8 |
Designated As Hedging Instruments [Member] | Foreign Exchange Contracts [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Schedule of Cost-method Investments [Line Items] (Deprecated 2018-01-31) |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate swaps | 32 | 3 | 37 | 16 |
Not Designated As Hedging Instruments [Member] | Foreign Exchange Contracts [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Schedule of Cost-method Investments [Line Items] (Deprecated 2018-01-31) |  |  |  |  |
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments | 10 | 6 | 21 | 25 |
Not Designated As Hedging Instruments [Member] | Commodity Contracts [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Schedule of Cost-method Investments [Line Items] (Deprecated 2018-01-31) |  |  |  |  |
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments | (1) | 0 | 3 | 1 |
Not Designated As Hedging Instruments [Member] | Interest Rate Contracts [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Schedule of Cost-method Investments [Line Items] (Deprecated 2018-01-31) |  |  |  |  |
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments | 0 | (3) | 0 | (4) |
Operating Expense [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Schedule of Cost-method Investments [Line Items] (Deprecated 2018-01-31) |  |  |  |  |
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments | 1 | 1 | 1 | 13 |
Interest Expense [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Schedule of Cost-method Investments [Line Items] (Deprecated 2018-01-31) |  |  |  |  |
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments | $ 9 | $ 5 | $ 20 | $ 12 |

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