Debt Instrument, Contingent Termination Threshold

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Represents the specified fixed charge coverage ratio to which the company's credit group will be subjected to if the borrowers fail to maintain certain levels of borrowing base availability under the financial covenants.

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Represents the number of quarters most recently ended for which the Company's credit group would be subject to a specified fixed charge coverage ratio, if the borrowers fail to maintain certain levels of borrowing base availability under the financial covenants.

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- Definition

Debt Instrument, Debt Commitments Expired

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- Definition

Debt Instrument, Debt Default, Number of Days to Remedy

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- Definition

Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Alternative Base Rate Margin

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Represents the borrowing base availability that the entity must have for the payment of additional cash dividends to any parent immediately after giving effect to the making of such dividends and for which the entity would also have to be in compliance with a specified fixed charge coverage ratio, according to the covenants of the debt instrument.

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Represents the borrowing base availability that the entity must have for the payment of additional cash dividends to any parent after giving effect to the proposed dividend, according to the covenants of the debt instrument.

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Represents the amount of restriction on the payment of cash dividend to any parent, according to the covenants of the debt instrument.

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Represents the payment of cash dividends that can be made to any parent as a percentage of the greater of a specified minimum amount and the consolidated tangible assets of the reporting entity, according to the covenants of the debt instrument.

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Represents the percentage of net income from January 1, 2011 to the end of the most recent fiscal quarter used as a reference for determining the additional amount available for payment of cash dividend to parent, according to the covenants of the debt instrument.

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Represents the percentage of tangible assets of the reporting entity used as a reference for calculating the cash dividends that can be paid to any parent, according to the covenants of the debt instrument.

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- Definition

Debt Instrument, Restrictive Covenants, Waivers Obtained, Percent

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Increase of additional borrowings on existing and new debt instruments.

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Line of Credit Facility, Accordion Feature, Higher Borrowing Capacity Option

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Line of Credit Facility, Accordion Feature, Increase Limit

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Line of Credit Facility, Borrowing Capacity Not Extended

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Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity, Increase (Decrease)

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- Definition

Long-term Debt, Gross, Allocated Amount

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Long-term Debt, Gross, Transferable Amount

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Long-term Debt, Gross, Transferred Amount

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Represents the restricted net assets of subsidiaries as a percentage of the entity's total consolidated net assets, greater than.

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Percentage points added to the reference rate to compute the variable rate on the debt instrument.

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Amount of long-term debt before deduction of unamortized discount or premium. Includes, but is not limited to, notes payable, bonds payable, commercial loans, mortgage loans, convertible debt, subordinated debt and other types of debt, with initial maturities beyond one year or the normal operating cycle, if longer.

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Face (par) amount of debt instrument at time of issuance.

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Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Period of time between issuance and maturity of debt instrument, in PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Amount of unused borrowing capacity under the long-term financing arrangement that is available to the entity as of the balance sheet date.

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Difference between the fair value of payments made and the carrying amount of debt which is extinguished prior to maturity.

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Amount of the cost of borrowed funds accounted for as interest expense.

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The total amount of the contingent obligation under letters of credit outstanding as of the reporting date.

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Maximum borrowing capacity under the credit facility without consideration of any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed or the amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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The cash inflow during the period from additional borrowings in aggregate debt. Includes proceeds from short-term and long-term debt.

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The carrying amounts of cash and cash equivalent items which are restricted as to withdrawal or usage. Restrictions may include legally restricted deposits held as compensating balances against borrowing arrangements, contracts entered into with others, or entity statements of intention with regard to particular deposits; however, time deposits and short-term certificates of deposit are not generally included in legally restricted deposits. Excludes compensating balance arrangements that are not agreements which legally restrict the use of cash amounts shown on the balance sheet. This element is for unclassified presentations; for classified presentations there is a separate and distinct element.

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Number of shares that have been repurchased during the period and are being held in treasury.

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The carrying amount of the consolidated Variable Interest Entity's assets included in the reporting entity's statement of financial position.

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The carrying amount of the consolidated Variable Interest Entity's liabilities included in the reporting entity's statement of financial position.

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(Narrative) (Details) shares in Millions	1 Months Ended																		3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended	7 Months Ended	9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
(Narrative) (Details) shares in Millions	Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($)	Oct. 31, 2014 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2014 USD ($)	Jul. 31, 2014 USD ($)	Jul. 31, 2014 EUR (€)	Jul. 31, 2014 GBP (£)	Jan. 31, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013 USD ($)	Jul. 31, 2013 USD ($)	May. 31, 2013 GBP (£)	Apr. 30, 2013 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2013 USD ($) shares	Jan. 31, 2013 USD ($)	Oct. 31, 2012 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2012 USD ($)	Feb. 28, 2011 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2010 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2010 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2015	Mar. 31, 2013 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2013 USD ($)	Jul. 15, 2015	Sep. 30, 2013 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2013 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2012 USD ($)	Apr. 01, 2016 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2016 USD ($)	May. 30, 2015 GBP (£)	Dec. 15, 2014	Oct. 31, 2014 EUR (€)	Oct. 31, 2014 GBP (£)	Sep. 30, 2014 GBP (£)	Jul. 31, 2014 EUR (€)	Jun. 30, 2014 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2014 USD ($)	Nov. 30, 2013 USD ($)	Nov. 30, 2013 EUR (€)	Nov. 25, 2013 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2012 CAD	Oct. 31, 2011 USD ($)	Jul. 31, 2011 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2011 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2011 USD ($)	Nov. 30, 2010 USD ($)	Jul. 31, 2010 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2010 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2010 EUR (€)	Oct. 31, 2009 USD ($)	May. 31, 2007 CAD	Sep. 30, 2006 USD ($)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Percent of waivers obtained							100.00%
Restricted covenant threshold, percent of net income	50.00%																							50.00%
Treasury stock acquired												$ 467,000,000
Treasury stock acquired (in shares) \| shares												23
Loss on extinguishment of debt																				$ 0	$ 0		$ 0	$ 0	$ 7,000,000	$ 0
Outstanding principal	$ 3,900,000,000																							$ 3,900,000,000	3,900,000,000
Restricted net assets of subsidiaries as percentage of total consolidated net assets, greater than	25.00%																							25.00%
Availability under borrowing base limitation	$ 1,043,000,000																							$ 1,043,000,000
VIE, total assets	427,000,000																							427,000,000	461,000,000
VIE, total liabilities	426,000,000																							426,000,000	460,000,000
Restricted cash and cash equivalents	571,000,000		$ 748,000,000					$ 522,000,000				$ 415,000,000								$ 415,000,000	$ 390,000,000		522,000,000	571,000,000	861,000,000	$ 546,000,000									$ 717,000,000	$ 453,000,000
Accrued liabilities
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest expense, net																								95,000,000	74,000,000
Parent
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Restricted cash and cash equivalents	84,000,000																							84,000,000	56,000,000
Letters of credit
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Outstanding standby letters of credit	629,000,000																							629,000,000
Corporate Debt
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Availability under borrowing base limitation	1,019,000,000																							1,019,000,000
Senior credit facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Outstanding standby letters of credit	$ 613,000,000																							$ 613,000,000
Senior Term Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Aggregate maximum borrowings																																												$ 1,400,000,000
Increase in the credit agreement's borrowing capacity														$ 750,000,000
Restricted covenant threshold, percent of net income	50.00%																							50.00%
Outstanding principal	$ 2,083,000,000																							$ 2,083,000,000	2,104,000,000
Senior Term Facility \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Restricted covenant threshold, maximum cash dividend to parent as percent	1.00%																							1.00%
Senior Term Facility \| Letters of credit
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Aggregate maximum borrowings																																												200,000,000
Senior ABL Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Aggregate maximum borrowings																																												1,800,000,000
Increase in maximum borrowing capacity									$ 65,000,000
Borrowing capacity not extended		$ 198,000,000
Restricted covenant threshold, percent of tangible assets	1.00%																							1.00%
Outstanding principal	$ 344,000,000																							$ 344,000,000	$ 289,000,000
Fixed charge coverage ratio	1																							1
Fixed charge coverage ratio number of quarters																									1 year
Availability under borrowing base limitation	$ 1,019,000,000																							$ 1,019,000,000
Senior ABL Facility \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Restrictive covenant, maximum cash dividends to parent	200,000,000																							200,000,000
Restrictive covenant threshold, liquidity immediately after cash dividend, less than	400,000,000																							400,000,000
Senior ABL Facility \| Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Minimum liquidity after proposed dividend	200,000,000																							200,000,000
Senior ABL Facility \| Letters of credit
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Aggregate maximum borrowings																																												$ 1,500,000,000
Availability under borrowing base limitation	1,030,000,000																							$ 1,030,000,000
Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Number of days to remedy																								60 days
Outstanding principal	3,900,000,000																							$ 3,900,000,000	$ 3,900,000,000
7.50% Senior Notes due October 2018
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate (as a percent)																		7.50%							7.50%
Additional aggregate principal issued																		$ 700,000,000
Outstanding principal	$ 700,000,000																							$ 700,000,000	$ 700,000,000
6.75% Senior Notes due April 2019
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate (as a percent)	6.75%															6.75%								6.75%																6.75%
Additional aggregate principal issued															$ 250,000,000	$ 1,000,000,000
Outstanding principal	$ 1,250,000,000																							$ 1,250,000,000	$ 1,250,000,000
5.875% Senior Notes due 2020
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate (as a percent)														5.875%
Additional aggregate principal issued														$ 700,000,000
7.375% Senior Notes due January 2021
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate (as a percent)																	7.375%								7.375%
Additional aggregate principal issued																	$ 500,000,000
Outstanding principal	$ 500,000,000																							$ 500,000,000	$ 500,000,000
6.25% Senior Notes due October 2022
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate (as a percent)	6.25%													6.25%										6.25%
Additional aggregate principal issued														$ 500,000,000
Outstanding principal	$ 500,000,000																							$ 500,000,000	500,000,000
Fleet Debt
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Availability under borrowing base limitation	24,000,000																							24,000,000
Restricted cash and cash equivalents	515,000,000																							515,000,000	772,000,000
U.S. Fleet Variable Funding Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Outstanding principal	0																							0	60,000,000
U.S. Fleet Variable Funding Notes Series 2009-1
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Aggregate maximum borrowings	2,739,000,000																							2,739,000,000
Outstanding principal	0																							0	60,000,000												$ 150,000,000
Debt transferred				$ 150,000,000
U.S. Fleet Medium Term Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Outstanding principal	2,258,000,000																							2,258,000,000	2,933,000,000
U.S. Fleet Medium Term Notes Series 2009-2 Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Aggregate maximum borrowings																																															$ 184,000,000		$ 1,200,000,000
Outstanding principal	404,000,000																							404,000,000	808,000,000
U.S. Fleet Medium Term Notes Series 2010-1 Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Aggregate maximum borrowings																																														$ 750,000,000
Outstanding principal	490,000,000																							490,000,000	577,000,000
U.S. Fleet Medium Term Notes Series 2011-1 Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Aggregate maximum borrowings																																											$ 598,000,000
Outstanding principal	414,000,000																							414,000,000	598,000,000
U.S. Fleet Medium Term Notes Series 2013-1 Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Aggregate maximum borrowings													$ 950,000,000
Outstanding principal	950,000,000																							950,000,000	950,000,000
U.S. Fleet Medium Term Notes Series 2013-1 Notes \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt term													5 years
U.S. Fleet Medium Term Notes Series 2013-1 Notes \| Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt term													3 years
RCFC U.S. ABS Program
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Outstanding principal	433,000,000																							433,000,000	900,000,000
RCFC Series 2011-2 Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Aggregate maximum borrowings																																									$ 400,000,000
Outstanding principal	266,000,000																							266,000,000	400,000,000
RCFC Series 2011-1 Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Aggregate maximum borrowings																																										$ 500,000,000
Outstanding principal	167,000,000																							167,000,000	500,000,000
HVF II U.S. ABS Program
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Outstanding principal	3,844,000,000																							3,844,000,000	2,965,000,000												3,175,000,000
HVF II Series 2013-A
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Outstanding principal	1,999,000,000																							1,999,000,000	2,380,000,000												2,575,000,000
Transferable amount of debt	2,300,000,000	2,447,000,000		2,697,000,000																				2,300,000,000													900,000,000
Debt transferred	147,000,000	250,000,000
Debt allocated				122,000,000
HVF II Series 2013-B
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Outstanding principal	976,000,000																							976,000,000	585,000,000														$ 600,000,000
Transferable amount of debt	1,025,000,000	878,000,000		628,000,000																				1,025,000,000
Debt allocated				28,000,000
HVF II Series 2014-A
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Outstanding principal	869,000,000			1,000,000,000																				869,000,000	0
Transferable amount of debt		3,250,000,000		$ 1,000,000,000
Threshold for mandatory commitment termination		$ 1,500,000,000
Donlen ABS Program
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Outstanding principal	247,000,000																							247,000,000	486,000,000
HFLF Variable Funding Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Outstanding principal								$ 1,100,000,000															$ 1,100,000,000
Availability under borrowing base limitation	0																							0
HFLF Seriers 2013-1 Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Outstanding principal	0																							0	280,000,000
Debt term								1 year
HFLF Series 2013-2 Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Increase in maximum borrowing capacity			200,000,000
Outstanding principal	247,000,000																							247,000,000	206,000,000
Debt term								2 years
Expired debt commitments			200,000,000
HFLF Series 2013-2 Notes \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Outstanding principal			$ 400,000,000
HFLF Medium Term Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Outstanding principal	900,000,000																							900,000,000	500,000,000											$ 400,000,000	$ 500,000,000
Other Fleet Debt
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Outstanding principal	1,880,000,000																							1,880,000,000	1,962,000,000
U.S. Fleet Financing Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Aggregate maximum borrowings																																																			$ 165,000,000
Outstanding principal	164,000,000																							164,000,000	153,000,000
Availability under borrowing base limitation	19,000,000																							19,000,000
European Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Aggregate maximum borrowings \| €																															€ 250,000,000			€ 220,000,000														€ 220,000,000.0
Increase in maximum borrowing capacity \| €					€ 120,000,000
Outstanding principal	304,000,000																							304,000,000	$ 303,000,000
Former European Fleet Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Aggregate maximum borrowings \| €																																																€ 400,000,000
Interest rate (as a percent)																																					4.375%	4.375%									8.50%	8.50%
European Fleet Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Aggregate maximum borrowings \| €																																						€ 425,000,000
Interest rate (as a percent)																									8.50%
Outstanding principal	517,000,000																							517,000,000	$ 584,000,000
European Securitization
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Aggregate maximum borrowings \| €																																																€ 400,000,000
Outstanding principal	270,000,000																							270,000,000	281,000,000
Availability under borrowing base limitation	2,000,000																							2,000,000
Canadian Securitization
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Aggregate maximum borrowings \| CAD																																																		CAD 225,000,000
Outstanding principal	105,000,000																							105,000,000	89,000,000
Availability under borrowing base limitation	0																							0
Dollar Thrifty Sponsored Canadian Securitization
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Aggregate maximum borrowings \| CAD																																								CAD 150,000,000
Outstanding principal	40,000,000																							40,000,000	38,000,000
Availability under borrowing base limitation	0																							0
Australian Securitization
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Aggregate maximum borrowings																																													$ 250,000,000
Outstanding principal	112,000,000																							112,000,000	111,000,000
Availability under borrowing base limitation	$ 0																							$ 0
UK Leveraged Financing
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Aggregate maximum borrowings \| £																																£ 225,000,000	£ 195,000,000
Increase in maximum borrowing capacity \| £						£ 55,000,000				£ 25,000,000
4.25% Senior Notes due April 2018
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate (as a percent)	4.25%											4.25%								4.25%				4.25%
Additional aggregate principal issued												$ 250,000,000
Outstanding principal	$ 250,000,000																							$ 250,000,000	250,000,000
Tranche B Term Loans
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Face amount											$ 1,372,000,000
Alternative base rate margin																														2.00%
Tranche B-2 Term Loans
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate											2.25%
Alternative base rate margin											1.25%																			1.75%
5.875% Senior Notes due October 2020
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate (as a percent)	5.875%																							5.875%
Outstanding principal	$ 700,000,000																							$ 700,000,000	$ 700,000,000
London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) \| Tranche B Term Loans \| Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate (as a percent)																														1.00%
London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) \| Tranche B-2 Term Loans \| Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate (as a percent)											0.75%																			0.75%
Senior Term Facility \| Tranche B and Tranche B-1 Term Loans [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Alternative base rate margin																														2.00%
Senior Term Facility \| Tranche B-2 Term Loans
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Alternative base rate margin																														1.75%
Senior Term Facility \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) \| Tranche B and Tranche B-1 Term Loans [Member] \| Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate (as a percent)																														1.00%
Senior Term Facility \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) \| Tranche B-2 Term Loans \| Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate (as a percent)																														0.75%
Forecast \| Senior ABL Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Aggregate maximum borrowings																											$ 1,668,000,000
Increase in aggregate maximum borrowing capacity																												$ 235,000,000
Maximum borrowing capacity after accordion feature																											$ 1,903,000,000	$ 2,100,000,000
Forecast \| Tranche B Term Loans
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate																			2.75%
Alternative base rate margin																			1.75%
Forecast \| Tranche B-2 Term Loans
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate																			2.25%
Alternative base rate margin																			1.25%
Forecast \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) \| Tranche B Term Loans \| Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate (as a percent)																			1.00%
Forecast \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) \| Tranche B-2 Term Loans \| Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate (as a percent)																			0.75%
Forecast \| Senior Term Facility \| Tranche B Term Loans
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate																			2.75%
Forecast \| Senior Term Facility \| Tranche B-2 Term Loans
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate																			2.25%
Alternative base rate margin																			1.25%
Forecast \| Senior Term Facility \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) \| Tranche B Term Loans \| Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate (as a percent)																			1.00%
Forecast \| Senior Term Facility \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) \| Tranche B-2 Term Loans \| Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate (as a percent)																			0.75%
Subsequent Event \| European Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Aggregate maximum borrowings \| £																													£ 340,000,000
Subsequent Event \| Tranche B Term Loans
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate																						3.00%
Subsequent Event \| Tranche B-2 Term Loans
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate																						2.75%
Subsequent Event \| Senior Term Facility \| Tranche B and Tranche B-1 Term Loans [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate																						3.00%
Subsequent Event \| Senior Term Facility \| Tranche B-2 Term Loans
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate																						2.75%