SHARE-BASED PAYMENT PLANS - DOLLAR THRIFTY (Tables)

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12 Months Ended

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Dec. 31, 2012

Sep. 30, 2012

Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group Inc

Dec. 31, 2011

Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group Inc

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Performance Shares

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Performance Shares

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Restricted Stock Units

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Restricted Stock Units

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SHARE-BASED PAYMENT PLANS

Schedule of non-qualified option rights activity

A summary of option activity under the Stock Incentive Plan and the Omnibus Plan as of December 31, 2012 is presented below.

Options	Shares		Weighted‑ Average Exercise Price		Weighted‑ Average Remaining Contractual Term (years)	Aggregate Intrinsic Value (In thousands of dollars)
Outstanding at January 1, 2012	15,142,061		$	10.60	6.3	$	41,110
Granted	35,492		0.17
Exercised	(1,740,447	)	5.75
Forfeited or Expired	(248,431	)	14.66
Outstanding at December 31, 2012	13,188,675		11.13		5.4	$	74,681
Exercisable at December 31, 2012	10,321,945		10.83		4.7	$	63,086

	Number of Shares			Weighted- Average Exercise Price		Weighted- Average Remaining Contractual Term		Aggregate Intrinsic Value
	(In Thousands)							(In Thousands)
Outstanding at January 1, 2012		1,575		$	5.11		6.89	$	102,579
Granted		—			—
Exercised		(297	)		5.70
Canceled (Forfeited/Expired)		—			—
Outstanding at September 30, 2012		1,278		$	4.97		6.35	$	104,695
Fully vested and exercisable options at: September 30, 2012		1,278		$	4.97		6.35	$	104,695

	Number of Shares			Weighted Average Exercise Price		Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term		Aggregate Intrinsic Value
	(In Thousands)							(In Thousands)
Outstanding at January 1, 2011		2,277		$	5.73		7.61	$	94,545
Granted		—			—
Exercised		(672	)		7.10
Canceled (Forfeited/Expired)		(30	)		7.62
Outstanding at December 31, 2011		1,575		$	5.11		6.89	$	102,579
Fully vested and exercisable options at: December 31, 2011		917		$	5.46		6.66	$	59,398
Options expected to vest in the future at: December 31, 2011		658		$	4.63		7.23	$	43,181

Schedule of status of the Company's awards

Nonvested Shares	Shares			Weighted-Average Grant-Date Fair Value
	(In Thousands)
Nonvested at January 1, 2012		34		$	5.41
Granted		7			73.42
Vested		(34	)		5.41
Forfeited		—			—
Nonvested at September 30, 2012		7		$	73.42

Nonvested Shares	Shares			Weighted-Average Grant-Date Fair Value
	(In Thousands)
Nonvested at January 1, 2011		238		$	39.07
Granted		140			69.58
Vested		(73	)		27.95
Forfeited		(43	)		35.02
Nonvested at December 31, 2011		262		$	59.11

Nonvested Shares	Shares			Weighted-Average Grant-Date Fair Value
	(In Thousands)
Nonvested at January 1, 2012		34		$	5.41
Granted		7			73.42
Vested		(34	)		5.41
Forfeited		—			—
Nonvested at September 30, 2012		7		$	73.42

Nonvested Shares	Shares			Weighted-Average Grant-Date Fair Value
	(In Thousands)
Nonvested at January 1, 2011		64		$	4.55
Granted		9			48.24
Vested		(39	)		14.17
Forfeited		—			—
Nonvested at December 31, 2011		34		$	5.41