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Schedule of Long-Term Debt (Detail)
Share data in Millions, unless otherwise specified
12 Months Ended 12 Months Ended 12 Months Ended 12 Months Ended 6 Months Ended 12 Months Ended 12 Months Ended 1 Months Ended 12 Months Ended 12 Months Ended 12 Months Ended 12 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2013
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2014
3 1/2% Convertible Senior Notes
Dec. 31, 2014
Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2013
Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2014
Senior Notes
4 7/8% Senior Notes
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2013
Senior Notes
4 7/8% Senior Notes
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2014
Senior Notes
Floating Rate Senior Notes Due December 2017
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2013
Senior Notes
Floating Rate Senior Notes Due December 2017
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2014
Senior Notes
9 5/8% Senior Notes
Dec. 31, 2013
Senior Notes
9 5/8% Senior Notes
Jun. 30, 2014
Senior Notes
8 1/4% Senior Notes
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2014
Senior Notes
8 1/4% Senior Notes
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2013
Senior Notes
8 1/4% Senior Notes
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2014
Senior Notes
Five and One over Eight Senior Notes [Member]
USD ($)
Jun. 30, 2014
Senior Notes
Five and One over Eight Senior Notes [Member]
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2013
Senior Notes
Five and One over Eight Senior Notes [Member]
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2013
Senior Notes
Floating Rate Notes [Member]
USD ($)
Jun. 30, 2013
Senior Notes
Floating Rate Notes [Member]
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2014
Senior Notes
9 3/4% Senior Notes
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2011
Senior Notes
9 3/4% Senior Notes
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2013
Senior Notes
9 3/4% Senior Notes
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2014
Senior Notes
6% Euro-Denominated Senior Notes
USD ($)
Jun. 30, 2014
Senior Notes
6% Euro-Denominated Senior Notes
EUR (€)
Mar. 31, 2014
Senior Notes
6% Euro-Denominated Senior Notes
EUR (€)
Dec. 31, 2013
Senior Notes
6% Euro-Denominated Senior Notes
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2014
Senior Notes
5 1/2% Senior Notes
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2013
Senior Notes
5 1/2% Senior Notes
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2014
Convertible Notes
3 1/2% Convertible Senior Notes
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2013
Convertible Notes
3 1/2% Convertible Senior Notes
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2014
Loans
Floating Rate Term Loan Due March 2019
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2013
Loans
Floating Rate Term Loan Due March 2019
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2014
Interest Rate Swap [Member]
Senior Notes
Floating Rate Senior Notes Due December 2017
Dec. 31, 2014
Interest Rate Swap [Member]
Loans
Floating Rate Term Loan Due March 2019
USD ($)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                                                                    
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity       $ 1,800,000,000us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity
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$ 1,650,000,000us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity
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Debt Instrument, Face Amount                               400,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount
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Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate       7500.00%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentBasisSpreadOnVariableRate1
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      2.75%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentBasisSpreadOnVariableRate1
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                                            2.25%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentBasisSpreadOnVariableRate1
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Repayments of senior notes                                   420,000,000us-gaap_RepaymentsOfSeniorDebt
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Derivative, Amount of Hedged Item                                                                   600,000,000us-gaap_DerivativeAmountOfHedgedItem
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Derivative, Fixed Interest Rate                                                                 3.58%us-gaap_DerivativeFixedInterestRate
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Debt Instrument, Repurchased Face Amount                       292,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentRepurchasedFaceAmount
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292,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentRepurchasedFaceAmount
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                                62,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentRepurchasedFaceAmount
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Debt instrument interest percentage           4.875%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
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    5.625%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
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5.625%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
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  8.25%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
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        9.75%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
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6.00%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
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    6.00%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
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5.50%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
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5.50%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
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3.50%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
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3.50%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
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Maturity Dates           November 2017   December 2017         January 2019   June 2022         March 2020     March 2021       April 2023   October 2014   March 2019      
Long-term Debt, Gross           300,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount
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Other 34,000,000us-gaap_OtherLongTermDebt 34,000,000us-gaap_OtherLongTermDebt                                                                
Total 3,420,000,000us-gaap_DebtAndCapitalLeaseObligations 3,394,000,000us-gaap_DebtAndCapitalLeaseObligations                                                                
Less: Short-term debt and current portion of long-term debt 28,000,000us-gaap_LongTermDebtCurrent 89,000,000us-gaap_LongTermDebtCurrent                                                                
Long-term debt 3,392,000,000us-gaap_LongTermDebtNoncurrent 3,305,000,000us-gaap_LongTermDebtNoncurrent                                                                
Proceeds from Issuance of Debt                                         250,000,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfDebt
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Percentage Of Margin Aggregate Interest Rate               2.98%car_PercentageOfMarginAggregateInterestRate
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                            4.85%car_PercentageOfMarginAggregateInterestRate
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              3.00%car_PercentageOfMarginAggregateInterestRate
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Debt Instrument, Repurchase Amount                       395,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentRepurchaseAmount
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                                115,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentRepurchaseAmount
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Repayments of Debt                       421,000,000us-gaap_RepaymentsOfDebt
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Stock Issued During Period, Shares, Conversion of Convertible Securities 4.0us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesConversionOfConvertibleSecurities   4.0us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesConversionOfConvertibleSecurities
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Debt Instrument, Unamortized Discount                                                     $ 0.99625us-gaap_DebtInstrumentUnamortizedDiscount
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