Background	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2016
Background Disclosure [Abstract]
Background	Background The Hertz Corporation together with its subsidiaries (the "Company" or "Hertz") was incorporated in Delaware in 1967. All of the Company's outstanding common stock is owned by Hertz Investors, Inc. which is wholly owned by Hertz Global Holdings, Inc. ("Hertz Holdings"). Hertz is the primary operating company for Hertz Holdings. In March 2014, Hertz Holdings announced that its Board of Directors approved plans to separate Hertz Holdings into two independent, publicly traded companies. One of the companies, Hertz Rental Car Holding Company, Inc. ("HRCHC") will continue to operate the Hertz, Dollar, Thrifty and Firefly car rental businesses as well as Donlen; and the other, HERC Holdings, Inc. ("HERC Holdings") will operate the Hertz Equipment Rental Corporation ("HERC"). The Company expects to separate the businesses in a tax-efficient manner. In respect of the separation, in December 2015 HRCHC filed a registration statement on Form 10 with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") which was amended in February and April 2016.

Background

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2016

The Hertz Corporation together with its subsidiaries (the "Company" or "Hertz") was incorporated in Delaware in 1967. All of the Company's outstanding common stock is owned by Hertz Investors, Inc. which is wholly owned by Hertz Global Holdings, Inc. ("Hertz Holdings"). Hertz is the primary operating company for Hertz Holdings.

In March 2014, Hertz Holdings announced that its Board of Directors approved plans to separate Hertz Holdings into two independent, publicly traded companies. One of the companies, Hertz Rental Car Holding Company, Inc. ("HRCHC") will continue to operate the Hertz, Dollar, Thrifty and Firefly car rental businesses as well as Donlen; and the other, HERC Holdings, Inc. ("HERC Holdings") will operate the Hertz Equipment Rental Corporation ("HERC"). The Company expects to separate the businesses in a tax-efficient manner. In respect of the separation, in December 2015 HRCHC filed a registration statement on Form 10 with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") which was amended in February and April 2016.