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Acquisitions (Narrative) (Detail) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
3 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Dec. 31, 2014
Business Acquisition, Equity Interests Issued or Issuable [Line Items]    
Goodwill $ 813us-gaap_Goodwill $ 842us-gaap_Goodwill
Scandinavian Licensee [Member]    
Business Acquisition, Equity Interests Issued or Issuable [Line Items]    
Business Acquisition, Date of Acquisition Agreement Jan. 01, 2015  
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred 39us-gaap_BusinessCombinationConsiderationTransferred1
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= car_ScandinavianLicenseeMember
 
Goodwill 21us-gaap_Goodwill
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= car_ScandinavianLicenseeMember
 
Non Cash Charge On Unfavorable License Rights Reacquired With Acquisition With Subsidiaries 22car_NonCashChargeOnUnfavorableLicenseRightsReacquiredWithAcquisitionWithSubsidiaries
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= car_ScandinavianLicenseeMember
 
Budget Licensees [Member]    
Business Acquisition, Equity Interests Issued or Issuable [Line Items]    
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred   263us-gaap_BusinessCombinationConsiderationTransferred1
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= car_BudgetLicenseesMember
Business Acquisition Purchase Price Allocation Vehicles Net   132car_BusinessAcquisitionPurchasePriceAllocationVehiclesNet
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= car_BudgetLicenseesMember
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Intangible Assets, Other than Goodwill   58us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedIntangibleAssetsOtherThanGoodwill
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= car_BudgetLicenseesMember
Goodwill   192us-gaap_Goodwill
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= car_BudgetLicenseesMember
Non Cash Charge On Unfavorable License Rights Reacquired With Acquisition With Subsidiaries   20car_NonCashChargeOnUnfavorableLicenseRightsReacquiredWithAcquisitionWithSubsidiaries
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= car_BudgetLicenseesMember
Customer Relationships [Member] | Budget Licensees [Member]    
Business Acquisition, Equity Interests Issued or Issuable [Line Items]    
Other intangibles, useful life, in years   12 years
Finite-lived Intangible Assets Acquired   10us-gaap_FinitelivedIntangibleAssetsAcquired1
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= car_BudgetLicenseesMember
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_CustomerRelationshipsMember
License Agreements [Member] | Scandinavian Licensee [Member]    
Business Acquisition, Equity Interests Issued or Issuable [Line Items]    
Other intangibles, useful life, in years 8 years  
Finite-lived Intangible Assets Acquired 31us-gaap_FinitelivedIntangibleAssetsAcquired1
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= car_ScandinavianLicenseeMember
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_LicensingAgreementsMember
 
License Agreements [Member] | Budget Licensees [Member]    
Business Acquisition, Equity Interests Issued or Issuable [Line Items]    
Other intangibles, useful life, in years   3 years
Finite-lived Intangible Assets Acquired   $ 48us-gaap_FinitelivedIntangibleAssetsAcquired1
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= car_BudgetLicenseesMember
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_LicensingAgreementsMember