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Employee Benefit Plans - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]      
Contributions $ 34us-gaap_DefinedContributionPlanCostRecognized $ 39us-gaap_DefinedContributionPlanCostRecognized $ 34us-gaap_DefinedContributionPlanCostRecognized
Amortized from accumulated other comprehensive income into net periodic benefit cost 6us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanAmountToBeAmortizedFromAccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNextFiscalYear    
Net actuarial loss of accumulated other comprehensive income into net periodic benefit cost 5us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanFutureAmortizationOfGainLoss    
Prior service cost of accumulated other comprehensive income into net periodic benefit cost 1us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanFutureAmortizationOfPriorServiceCostCredit    
Defined Benefit Plan, Plans with Benefit Obligations in Excess of Plan Assets, Aggregate Benefit Obligation 421us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanPlansWithBenefitObligationsInExcessOfPlanAssetsAggregateBenefitObligation    
Defined Benefit Plan, Plans with Benefit Obligations in Excess of Plan Assets, Aggregate Fair Value of Plan Assets 243us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanPlansWithBenefitObligationsInExcessOfPlanAssetsAggregateFairValueOfPlanAssets    
Percentage of investment for long-term growth 65.00%car_DefinedBenefitPlanInvestmentForLongTermGrowthPercentage    
Percentage of near-term benefit payments 35.00%car_DefinedBenefitPlanShortTermBenefitPaymentsPercentage    
Estimated future benefit payments, 2014 23us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanExpectedFutureBenefitPaymentsNextTwelveMonths    
Estimated future benefit payments, 2015 25us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanExpectedFutureBenefitPaymentsYearTwo    
Estimated future benefit payments, 2016 25us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanExpectedFutureBenefitPaymentsYearThree    
Estimated future benefit payments, 2017 26us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanExpectedFutureBenefitPaymentsYearFour    
Estimated future benefit payments, 2018 29us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanExpectedFutureBenefitPaymentsYearFive    
Estimated future benefit payments, 2019 to 2023 158us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanExpectedFutureBenefitPaymentsFiveFiscalYearsThereafter    
Contribution to multiemployer plans 9us-gaap_MultiemployerPlanPeriodContributions 8us-gaap_MultiemployerPlanPeriodContributions 9us-gaap_MultiemployerPlanPeriodContributions
Equity Securities [Member]      
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]      
Percentage of plan assets allocation, minimum 45.00%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanTargetPlanAssetAllocationsRangeMinimum
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanByPlanAssetCategoriesAxis
= us-gaap_EquitySecuritiesMember
   
Percentage of plan assets allocation, maximum 65.00%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanTargetPlanAssetAllocationsRangeMaximum
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanByPlanAssetCategoriesAxis
= us-gaap_EquitySecuritiesMember
   
Debt Securities      
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]      
Percentage of plan assets allocation, minimum 30.00%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanTargetPlanAssetAllocationsRangeMinimum
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanByPlanAssetCategoriesAxis
= us-gaap_DebtSecuritiesMember
   
Percentage of plan assets allocation, maximum 40.00%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanTargetPlanAssetAllocationsRangeMaximum
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanByPlanAssetCategoriesAxis
= us-gaap_DebtSecuritiesMember
   
U.S. Pension Benefit Plans      
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]      
Long-term rate of return on plan assets 7.50%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanAssumptionsUsedCalculatingNetPeriodicBenefitCostExpectedLongTermReturnOnAssets
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis
= us-gaap_UnitedStatesPensionPlansOfUSEntityDefinedBenefitMember
7.50%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanAssumptionsUsedCalculatingNetPeriodicBenefitCostExpectedLongTermReturnOnAssets
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis
= us-gaap_UnitedStatesPensionPlansOfUSEntityDefinedBenefitMember
7.50%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanAssumptionsUsedCalculatingNetPeriodicBenefitCostExpectedLongTermReturnOnAssets
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis
= us-gaap_UnitedStatesPensionPlansOfUSEntityDefinedBenefitMember
Projected benefit obligation in excess of the fair value of plan assets contributions 1us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanPensionPlansWithAccumulatedBenefitObligationsInExcessOfPlanAssetsAggregateProjectedBenefitObligation
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis
= us-gaap_UnitedStatesPensionPlansOfUSEntityDefinedBenefitMember
   
Non-U.S. Pension Benefit Plans      
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]      
Long-term rate of return on plan assets 5.30%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanAssumptionsUsedCalculatingNetPeriodicBenefitCostExpectedLongTermReturnOnAssets
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis
= us-gaap_ForeignPensionPlansDefinedBenefitMember
5.25%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanAssumptionsUsedCalculatingNetPeriodicBenefitCostExpectedLongTermReturnOnAssets
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis
= us-gaap_ForeignPensionPlansDefinedBenefitMember
5.35%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanAssumptionsUsedCalculatingNetPeriodicBenefitCostExpectedLongTermReturnOnAssets
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis
= us-gaap_ForeignPensionPlansDefinedBenefitMember
Projected benefit obligation in excess of the fair value of plan assets contributions $ 11us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanPensionPlansWithAccumulatedBenefitObligationsInExcessOfPlanAssetsAggregateProjectedBenefitObligation
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis
= us-gaap_ForeignPensionPlansDefinedBenefitMember