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Debt under vehicle programs, interest rate swaps and interest rate contracts.

No definition available.

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Period Type:	instant

Fair value information on non-current portion of long-term debt, excluding convertible debt.

No definition available.

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Data Type:	xbrli:monetaryItemType
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Period Type:	instant

Carrying value as of the balance sheet date of debt related to rental vehicles due to third party lenders.

No definition available.

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Namespace Prefix:	car_
Data Type:	xbrli:monetaryItemType
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Period Type:	instant

Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

No definition available.

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Amount, after unamortized (discount) premium and debt issuance costs, of long-term debt, classified as current. Includes, but not limited to, notes payable, bonds payable, debentures, mortgage loans and commercial paper. Excludes capital lease obligations.

Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 210
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.19,20)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682