BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES - DOLLAR THRIFTY (Details 3) (Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group Inc.)	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2011
Software \| Minimum
Finite lived intangible assets
Amortization period	3 years
Software \| Maximum
Finite lived intangible assets
Amortization period	5 years
Website Development Costs
Finite lived intangible assets
Amortization period	5 years

Useful life of finite-lived intangible assets, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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