Background	6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2013
Background Disclosure [Abstract]
Background	Background The Hertz Corporation together with its subsidiaries, including Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group, Inc., or "Dollar Thrifty," are referred to herein as ‘‘we,’’ ‘‘our’’ and ‘‘us.’’ The Hertz Corporation is referred to herein as ‘‘Hertz,’’ 100% of Hertz outstanding capital stock is owned by Hertz Investors, Inc., and 100% of Hertz Investors, Inc.'s capital stock is owned by Hertz Holdings. We operate our car rental business through the Hertz, Dollar and Thrifty brands from corporate, licensee and franchisee locations in North America, Europe, Latin America, Asia, Australia, Africa, the Middle East and New Zealand and our equipment rental business our equipment rental business segment, we rent equipment through in the United States, Canada, France, Spain, China and Saudi Arabia, as well as through our international licensees. We and our predecessors have been in the car rental business since 1918 and in the equipment rental business since 1965. We also own Donlen Corporation, or "Donlen," based in Northbrook, Illinois, which is a leader in providing fleet leasing and management services. On November 19, 2012, Hertz completed the acquisition of Dollar Thrifty, a car rental business. On December 12, 2012, Hertz completed the sale of Simply Wheelz LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Hertz that operated our Advantage Rent A Car business. See Note 5—Business Combinations and Divestitures. In May 2013, we announced plans to relocate our worldwide headquarters to Estero, Florida from Park Ridge, New Jersey over a two-year period.

Background

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2013

The Hertz Corporation together with its subsidiaries, including Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group, Inc., or "Dollar Thrifty," are referred to herein as ‘‘we,’’ ‘‘our’’ and ‘‘us.’’ The Hertz Corporation is referred to herein as ‘‘Hertz,’’ 100% of Hertz outstanding capital stock is owned by Hertz Investors, Inc., and 100% of Hertz Investors, Inc.'s capital stock is owned by Hertz Holdings.

We operate our car rental business through the Hertz, Dollar and Thrifty brands from corporate, licensee and franchisee locations in North America, Europe, Latin America, Asia, Australia, Africa, the Middle East and New Zealand and our equipment rental business our equipment rental business segment, we rent equipment through in the United States, Canada, France, Spain, China and Saudi Arabia, as well as through our international licensees. We and our predecessors have been in the car rental business since 1918 and in the equipment rental business since 1965. We also own Donlen Corporation, or "Donlen," based in Northbrook, Illinois, which is a leader in providing fleet leasing and management services.

On November 19, 2012, Hertz completed the acquisition of Dollar Thrifty, a car rental business. On December 12, 2012, Hertz completed the sale of Simply Wheelz LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Hertz that operated our Advantage Rent A Car business. See Note 5—Business Combinations and Divestitures.

In May 2013, we announced plans to relocate our worldwide headquarters to Estero, Florida from Park Ridge, New Jersey over a two-year period.