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Costs not attributable to any reportable segment which remain unallocated. This includes the costs for investor relations, public affairs and certain executive compensation.

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Amount of income (loss) from continuing operations before deduction of income tax expense (benefit) and income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interest, and addition of income (loss) from equity method investments.

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Amount of revenue recognized from goods sold, services rendered, insurance premiums, or other activities that constitute an earning process. Includes, but is not limited to, investment and interest income before deduction of interest expense when recognized as a component of revenue, and sales and trading gain (loss).

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Segment Reporting (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
Segment Reporting (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2017	Sep. 30, 2017	Jun. 30, 2017	Mar. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016	Sep. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2016	Mar. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Revenue:
Revenue	$ (1,939,693)	$ (1,848,529)	$ (1,793,214)	$ (1,748,163)	$ (1,729,150)	$ (1,724,418)	$ (1,703,744)	$ (1,629,672)	$ (7,329,599)	$ (6,786,984)	$ (6,571,893)
EBT:
Earnings from continuing operations before income taxes	$ 78,795	$ 94,343	$ 80,692	$ 59,956	$ 69,196	$ 131,698	$ 116,779	$ 88,708	313,786	406,381	469,215
Non-operating pension costs (1)									(27,741)	(37,593)	(17,797)
Restructuring charges and fees, net and other items									(21,405)	(5,074)	(18,068)
Operating Segments
EBT:
Earnings from continuing operations before income taxes									417,875	489,784	553,271
Unallocated Central Support Services									(48,128)	(40,736)	(48,700)
Non-operating pension costs (1)									(27,741)	(29,943)	(17,797)
Restructuring charges and fees, net and other items									(28,220)	(12,724)	(17,559)
Intersegment Eliminations
Revenue:
Revenue									469,514	427,955	417,100
EBT:
Earnings from continuing operations before income taxes									(53,275)	(50,148)	(47,193)
Fleet Management Solutions
Revenue:
Revenue									(4,264,057)	(4,128,239)	(4,128,592)
EBT:
Restructuring charges and fees, net and other items									(2,995)	(3,550)	(4,817)
Fleet Management Solutions \| ChoiceLease
Revenue:
Revenue									(2,460,424)	(2,362,040)	(2,220,929)
Fleet Management Solutions \| Commercial rental
Revenue:
Revenue									(777,261)	(808,912)	(900,624)
Fleet Management Solutions \| ChoiceLease and commercial rental
Revenue:
Revenue									(3,237,685)	(3,170,952)	(3,121,553)
Fleet Management Solutions \| SelectCare
Revenue:
Revenue									(428,422)	(415,507)	(391,137)
Fleet Management Solutions \| Other
Revenue:
Revenue									(77,450)	(78,042)	(77,625)
Fleet Management Solutions \| Fuel services revenue
Revenue:
Revenue									(520,500)	(463,738)	(538,277)
Fleet Management Solutions \| Operating Segments
Revenue:
Revenue									(4,733,571)	(4,556,194)	(4,545,692)
EBT:
Earnings from continuing operations before income taxes									312,720	370,829	461,314
Fleet Management Solutions \| Intersegment Eliminations
Revenue:
Revenue									469,514	427,955	417,100
Dedicated Transportation Solutions
Revenue:
Revenue									(1,096,042)	(1,020,895)	(895,538)
EBT:
Earnings from continuing operations before income taxes									55,328	63,571	45,575
Restructuring charges and fees, net and other items									(771)	(22)	(250)
Supply Chain Solutions
Revenue:
Revenue									(1,969,500)	(1,637,850)	(1,547,763)
EBT:
Restructuring charges and fees, net and other items									(2,278)	(278)	(7,033)
Supply Chain Solutions \| Operating Segments
EBT:
Earnings from continuing operations before income taxes									$ 103,102	$ 105,532	$ 93,575