Background	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Background Disclosure [Abstract]
Background	Background The Hertz Corporation together with its subsidiaries are referred to herein as the "Company," or "Hertz." All of the Company's outstanding common stock is owned by Hertz Investors, Inc. which is wholly owned by Hertz Global Holdings, Inc., or "Hertz Holdings." The Company operates its U.S. car rental and International car rental businesses through the Hertz, Dollar, Thrifty and Firefly brands from company-owned, licensee and franchisee locations in North America, Europe, Latin America, Asia, Australia, Africa, the Middle East and New Zealand. In its worldwide equipment rental business, the Company rents equipment in the U.S., Canada, France, Spain, the United Kingdom, China and Saudi Arabia, as well as through its international franchisees. The Company also owns Donlen Corporation, or "Donlen," based in Northbrook, Illinois, which is a leader in providing fleet leasing and management services. The Company is a successor to corporations that have been engaged in the car and truck rental and leasing business since 1918 and the equipment rental business since 1965. Hertz was incorporated in Delaware in 1967 Ford Motor Company acquired an ownership interest in Hertz in 1987 and in 2001 owned 100% of Hertz through one or more of its subsidiaries. In December 2005, certain private investment funds, which the Company refers to collectively as the "Sponsors," through Hertz Investors Inc., acquired all of Hertz's common stock from Ford Holdings LLC. Hertz Investors Inc. continues to own 100% of the Company. In May 2013, the Company announced plans to relocate its worldwide headquarters to Estero, Florida from Park Ridge, New Jersey which is expected to be completed by late 2015. In March 2014, the Company announced that its Board of Directors approved plans to separate Hertz Holdings into two independent, publicly traded companies. One of the companies will continue to operate the Hertz, Dollar, Thrifty and Firefly car rental businesses as well as Donlen; and the other will operate the Hertz Equipment Rental Corporation, or "HERC." The separation is planned to be in the form of a tax-free spin-off of HERC to Hertz Holdings shareholders, and the Company expects to separate the businesses in a tax-efficient manner.

Background

The Hertz Corporation together with its subsidiaries are referred to herein as the "Company," or "Hertz." All of the Company's outstanding common stock is owned by Hertz Investors, Inc. which is wholly owned by Hertz Global Holdings, Inc., or "Hertz Holdings."

The Company operates its U.S. car rental and International car rental businesses through the Hertz, Dollar, Thrifty and Firefly brands from company-owned, licensee and franchisee locations in North America, Europe, Latin America, Asia, Australia, Africa, the Middle East and New Zealand. In its worldwide equipment rental business, the Company rents equipment in the U.S., Canada, France, Spain, the United Kingdom, China and Saudi Arabia, as well as through its international franchisees. The Company also owns Donlen Corporation, or "Donlen," based in Northbrook, Illinois, which is a leader in providing fleet leasing and management services.

The Company is a successor to corporations that have been engaged in the car and truck rental and leasing business since 1918 and the equipment rental business since 1965. Hertz was incorporated in Delaware in 1967 Ford Motor Company acquired an ownership interest in Hertz in 1987 and in 2001 owned 100% of Hertz through one or more of its subsidiaries.

In December 2005, certain private investment funds, which the Company refers to collectively as the "Sponsors," through Hertz Investors Inc., acquired all of Hertz's common stock from Ford Holdings LLC. Hertz Investors Inc. continues to own 100% of the Company.

In May 2013, the Company announced plans to relocate its worldwide headquarters to Estero, Florida from Park Ridge, New Jersey which is expected to be completed by late 2015.

In March 2014, the Company announced that its Board of Directors approved plans to separate Hertz Holdings into two independent, publicly traded companies. One of the companies will continue to operate the Hertz, Dollar, Thrifty and Firefly car rental businesses as well as Donlen; and the other will operate the Hertz Equipment Rental Corporation, or "HERC." The separation is planned to be in the form of a tax-free spin-off of HERC to Hertz Holdings shareholders, and the Company expects to separate the businesses in a tax-efficient manner.