2.4.0.82107100 - Disclosure - Depreciation of Revenue Earning Equipment and Lease Chargestruefalsefalse1false falsefalseD2013Q2YTDhttp://www.sec.gov/CIK0000047129duration2013-01-01T00:00:002013-06-30T00:00:001true 1hzc_DepreciationOfRevenueEarningEquipmentAndLeaseChargesDisclosureAbstracthzc_falsenadurationfalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalse1falsefalsefalse00falsefalsefalsexbrli:stringItemTypestringfalse0Depreciation of Revenue Earning Equipment and Lease Charges Disclosure [Abstract]2false 2hzc_DisclosureOfDepreciationOnRevenueEarningEquipmentAndLeaseChargesTextBlockhzc_falsenadurationfalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalseterseLabel1falsefalsefalse00<div style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:10px;padding-top:10px;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">Depreciation of Revenue Earning Equipment and Lease Charges</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:10px;padding-top:10px;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">Depreciation of revenue earning equipment and lease charges includes the following (in millions of dollars):</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><div style="padding-left:0px;text-indent:0px;line-height:normal;padding-top:10px;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;width:99.80506822612085%;border-collapse:collapse;text-align:left;"><tr><td colspan="8" rowspan="1"></td></tr><tr><td width="73%" rowspan="1" colspan="1"></td><td width="1%" rowspan="1" colspan="1"></td><td width="11%" rowspan="1" colspan="1"></td><td width="1%" rowspan="1" colspan="1"></td><td width="1%" rowspan="1" colspan="1"></td><td width="1%" rowspan="1" colspan="1"></td><td width="11%" rowspan="1" colspan="1"></td><td width="1%" rowspan="1" colspan="1"></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">&#160;</font></div></td><td colspan="7" style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;" rowspan="1"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;font-weight:bold;">Three Months Ended<br clear="none"/> June 30,</font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;font-weight:bold;">&#160;</font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" 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The adjustment of depreciation upon disposal of revenue earning equipment for the six months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012, included net losses of </font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;">$20.8 million</font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;"> and net gains of </font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;">$73.2 million</font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">, respectively, on the disposal of vehicles used in our car rental operations and net gains of </font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;">$10.8 million</font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;"> and </font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;">$7.4 million</font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">, respectively, on the disposal of industrial and construction equipment used in our equipment rental operations.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:10px;padding-top:10px;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">Depreciation rates are reviewed on a quarterly basis based on management's routine review of present and estimated future market conditions and their effect on residual values at the time of disposal. During the six months ended June 30, 2013, depreciation rates being used to compute the provision for depreciation of revenue earning equipment were adjusted on certain vehicles in our car rental operations to reflect changes in the estimated residual values to be realized when revenue earning equipment is sold. These depreciation rate changes resulted in net decreases of </font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;">$14.8 million</font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;"> and </font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;">$15.5 million</font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;"> in depreciation expense for the three-month and six-month periods ended June 30, 2013, respectiv</font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">ely. Prospective changes include the impact of car sales channel diversification and acceleration of our retail sales expansion. During the </font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">three-month and six-month periods ended June 30, 2013, the depreciation rate changes in certain of our equipment rental operations resulted in a net decrease of </font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;">$0.1 million</font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;"> and </font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;">$0.0 million</font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">, respectively, in depreciation expense.</font></div></div>falsefalsefalsenonnum:textBlockItemTypenaThis element encapsulates the entire disclosure pertaining to depreciation of revenue earning equipment and lease charges. Revenue earning equipment includes cars, equipment and other equipment which are given on rental or lease. 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