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Consolidating Condensed Balance Sheets (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions | Dec. 31, 2019 | Dec. 31, 2018 | Dec. 31, 2017 | Dec. 31, 2016
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Current assets: |  |  |  |
Cash and cash equivalents | $ 686 | $ 615 |  |
Receivables, net | 911 | 955 |  |
Other current assets | 548 | 604 |  |
Total current assets | 2,145 | 2,174 |  |
Property and equipment, net | 792 | 736 |  |
Operating Lease, Right-of-Use Asset | 2,596 | 0 |  |
Deferred income taxes | 1,662 | 1,301 |  |
Goodwill | 1,101 | 1,092 | $ 1,073 |
Other intangibles, net | 798 | 825 |  |
Other non-current assets | 217 | 242 |  |
Intercompany receivables (payables) | 0 | 0 |  |
Investment in subsidiaries | 0 | 0 |  |
Total assets exclusive of assets under vehicle programs | 9,311 | 6,370 |  |
Assets under vehicle programs: |  |  |  |
Program cash | 211 | 115 |  |
Vehicles, net | 12,177 | 11,474 |  |
Receivables from vehicle manufacturers and other | 778 | 631 |  |
Investment in Avis Budget Rental Car Funding (AESOP) LLC—related party | 649 | 559 |  |
Assets under vehicle programs | 13,815 | 12,779 | 11,879 |
Total assets | 23,126 | 19,149 |  |
Current liabilities: |  |  |  |
Accounts payable and other current liabilities | 2,206 | 1,693 |  |
Short-term debt and current portion of long-term debt | 19 | 23 |  |
Total current liabilities | 2,225 | 1,716 |  |
Long-term debt | 3,416 | 3,528 |  |
Operating Lease, Liability, Noncurrent | 2,140 | 0 |  |
Other non-current liabilities | 757 | 767 |  |
Due to Related Parties, Noncurrent | 0 | 0 |  |
Total liabilities exclusive of liabilities under vehicle programs | 8,538 | 6,011 |  |
Liabilities under vehicle programs: |  |  |  |
Debt | 3,132 | 2,874 |  |
Due to Avis Budget Rental Car Funding (AESOP) LLC-related party | 7,936 | 7,358 |  |
Deferred Income Taxes | 2,189 | 1,961 |  |
Other | 675 | 531 |  |
Total Liabilities under vehicle programs | 13,932 | 12,724 |  |
Total stockholders’ equity | 656 | 414 | $ 573 | $ 221
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity | 23,126 | 19,149 |  |
Parent Company |  |  |  |
Current assets: |  |  |  |
Cash and cash equivalents | 1 | 1 |  |
Receivables, net | 0 | 0 |  |
Other current assets | 0 | 5 |  |
Total current assets | 1 | 6 |  |
Property and equipment, net | 0 | 0 |  |
Operating Lease, Right-of-Use Asset | 0 |  |  |
Deferred income taxes | 13 | 13 |  |
Goodwill | 0 | 0 |  |
Other intangibles, net | 0 | 0 |  |
Other non-current assets | 47 | 47 |  |
Intercompany receivables (payables) | 172 | 159 |  |
Investment in subsidiaries | 483 | 246 |  |
Total assets exclusive of assets under vehicle programs | 716 | 471 |  |
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 |  |
Assets under vehicle programs | 0 | 0 |  |
Total assets | 716 | 471 |  |
Current liabilities: |  |  |  |
Accounts payable and other current liabilities | 20 | 16 |  |
Short-term debt and current portion of long-term debt | 0 | 0 |  |
Total current liabilities | 20 | 16 |  |
Long-term debt | 0 | 0 |  |
Operating Lease, Liability, Noncurrent | 0 |  |  |
Other non-current liabilities | 40 | 41 |  |
Due to Related Parties, Noncurrent | 0 | 0 |  |
Total liabilities exclusive of liabilities under vehicle programs | 60 | 57 |  |
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 | 656 | 414 |  |
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity | 716 | 471 |  |
Subsidiary Issuers |  |  |  |
Current assets: |  |  |  |
Cash and cash equivalents | 12 | 12 |  |
Receivables, net | 0 | 0 |  |
Other current assets | 115 | 112 |  |
Total current assets | 127 | 124 |  |
Property and equipment, net | 234 | 199 |  |
Operating Lease, Right-of-Use Asset | 778 |  |  |
Deferred income taxes | 1,238 | 1,015 |  |
Goodwill | 0 | 0 |  |
Other intangibles, net | 24 | 26 |  |
Other non-current assets | 32 | 39 |  |
Intercompany receivables (payables) | 427 | 404 |  |
Investment in subsidiaries | 5,070 | 4,786 |  |
Total assets exclusive of assets under vehicle programs | 7,930 | 6,593 |  |
Assets under vehicle programs: |  |  |  |
Program cash | 0 | 0 |  |
Vehicles, net | 191 | 55 |  |
Receivables from vehicle manufacturers and other | 4 | 2 |  |
Investment in Avis Budget Rental Car Funding (AESOP) LLC—related party | 0 | 0 |  |
Assets under vehicle programs | 195 | 57 |  |
Total assets | 8,125 | 6,650 |  |
Current liabilities: |  |  |  |
Accounts payable and other current liabilities | 338 | 246 |  |
Short-term debt and current portion of long-term debt | 17 | 18 |  |
Total current liabilities | 355 | 264 |  |
Long-term debt | 2,417 | 2,501 |  |
Operating Lease, Liability, Noncurrent | 698 |  |  |
Other non-current liabilities | 99 | 87 |  |
Due to Related Parties, Noncurrent | 3,913 | 3,524 |  |
Total liabilities exclusive of liabilities under vehicle programs | 7,482 | 6,376 |  |
Liabilities under vehicle programs: |  |  |  |
Debt | 160 | 28 |  |
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 | 160 | 28 |  |
Total stockholders’ equity | 483 | 246 |  |
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity | 8,125 | 6,650 |  |
Guarantor Subsidiaries |  |  |  |
Current assets: |  |  |  |
Cash and cash equivalents | 0 | 1 |  |
Receivables, net | 262 | 239 |  |
Other current assets | 95 | 116 |  |
Total current assets | 357 | 356 |  |
Property and equipment, net | 338 | 319 |  |
Operating Lease, Right-of-Use Asset | 1,174 |  |  |
Deferred income taxes | 222 | 207 |  |
Goodwill | 471 | 471 |  |
Other intangibles, net | 481 | 475 |  |
Other non-current assets | 15 | 16 |  |
Intercompany receivables (payables) | 2,715 | 2,104 |  |
Investment in subsidiaries | 3,778 | 3,852 |  |
Total assets exclusive of assets under vehicle programs | 9,551 | 7,800 |  |
Assets under vehicle programs: |  |  |  |
Program cash | 0 | 0 |  |
Vehicles, net | 54 | 54 |  |
Receivables from vehicle manufacturers and other | 99 | 0 |  |
Investment in Avis Budget Rental Car Funding (AESOP) LLC—related party | 0 | 0 |  |
Assets under vehicle programs | 153 | 54 |  |
Total assets | 9,704 | 7,854 |  |
Current liabilities: |  |  |  |
Accounts payable and other current liabilities | 867 | 582 |  |
Short-term debt and current portion of long-term debt | 2 | 3 |  |
Total current liabilities | 869 | 585 |  |
Long-term debt | 1 | 3 |  |
Operating Lease, Liability, Noncurrent | 971 |  |  |
Other non-current liabilities | 215 | 257 |  |
Due to Related Parties, Noncurrent | 427 | 404 |  |
Total liabilities exclusive of liabilities under vehicle programs | 2,483 | 1,249 |  |
Liabilities under vehicle programs: |  |  |  |
Debt | 38 | 49 |  |
Due to Avis Budget Rental Car Funding (AESOP) LLC-related party | 0 | 0 |  |
Deferred Income Taxes | 2,014 | 1,770 |  |
Other | 99 | 0 |  |
Total Liabilities under vehicle programs | 2,151 | 1,819 |  |
Total stockholders’ equity | 5,070 | 4,786 |  |
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity | 9,704 | 7,854 |  |
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries |  |  |  |
Current assets: |  |  |  |
Cash and cash equivalents | 673 | 601 |  |
Receivables, net | 649 | 716 |  |
Other current assets | 338 | 371 |  |
Total current assets | 1,660 | 1,688 |  |
Property and equipment, net | 220 | 218 |  |
Operating Lease, Right-of-Use Asset | 644 |  |  |
Deferred income taxes | 189 | 66 |  |
Goodwill | 630 | 621 |  |
Other intangibles, net | 293 | 324 |  |
Other non-current assets | 123 | 140 |  |
Intercompany receivables (payables) | 1,028 | 1,262 |  |
Investment in subsidiaries | 0 | 0 |  |
Total assets exclusive of assets under vehicle programs | 4,787 | 4,319 |  |
Assets under vehicle programs: |  |  |  |
Program cash | 211 | 115 |  |
Vehicles, net | 11,932 | 11,365 |  |
Receivables from vehicle manufacturers and other | 675 | 629 |  |
Investment in Avis Budget Rental Car Funding (AESOP) LLC—related party | 649 | 559 |  |
Assets under vehicle programs | 13,467 | 12,668 |  |
Total assets | 18,254 | 16,987 |  |
Current liabilities: |  |  |  |
Accounts payable and other current liabilities | 981 | 849 |  |
Short-term debt and current portion of long-term debt | 0 | 2 |  |
Total current liabilities | 981 | 851 |  |
Long-term debt | 998 | 1,024 |  |
Operating Lease, Liability, Noncurrent | 471 |  |  |
Other non-current liabilities | 403 | 382 |  |
Due to Related Parties, Noncurrent | 2 | 1 |  |
Total liabilities exclusive of liabilities under vehicle programs | 2,855 | 2,258 |  |
Liabilities under vehicle programs: |  |  |  |
Debt | 2,934 | 2,797 |  |
Due to Avis Budget Rental Car Funding (AESOP) LLC-related party | 7,936 | 7,358 |  |
Deferred Income Taxes | 175 | 191 |  |
Other | 576 | 531 |  |
Total Liabilities under vehicle programs | 11,621 | 10,877 |  |
Total stockholders’ equity | 3,778 | 3,852 |  |
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity | 18,254 | 16,987 |  |
Eliminations |  |  |  |
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 |  |
Operating Lease, Right-of-Use Asset | 0 |  |  |
Deferred income taxes | 0 | 0 |  |
Goodwill | 0 | 0 |  |
Other intangibles, net | 0 | 0 |  |
Other non-current assets | 0 | 0 |  |
Intercompany receivables (payables) | (4,342) | (3,929) |  |
Investment in subsidiaries | (9,331) | (8,884) |  |
Total assets exclusive of assets under vehicle programs | (13,673) | (12,813) |  |
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 |  |
Assets under vehicle programs | 0 | 0 |  |
Total assets | (13,673) | (12,813) |  |
Current liabilities: |  |  |  |
Accounts payable and other current liabilities | 0 | 0 |  |
Short-term debt and current portion of long-term debt | 0 | 0 |  |
Total current liabilities | 0 | 0 |  |
Long-term debt | 0 | 0 |  |
Operating Lease, Liability, Noncurrent | 0 |  |  |
Other non-current liabilities | 0 | 0 |  |
Due to Related Parties, Noncurrent | (4,342) | (3,929) |  |
Total liabilities exclusive of liabilities under vehicle programs | (4,342) | (3,929) |  |
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 | (9,331) | (8,884) |  |
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity | $ (13,673) | $ (12,813) |  |

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