Guarantor and Non-Guarantor Condensed Consolidating Financial Information - Hertz (Statement of Cash Flows) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 3 Months Ended |
Mar. 31, 2017 | Mar. 31, 2016 |
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items] | | |
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities | $ 498 | $ 461 |
Cash flows from investing activities: | | |
Revenue earning vehicles expenditures | (2,862) | (3,385) |
Proceeds from disposal of revenue earning vehicles | 1,960 | 2,762 |
Capital asset expenditures, non-vehicle | (54) | (46) |
Proceeds from disposal of property and other equipment | 7 | 19 |
Sales of (investment in) shares in equity investment | 9 | 233 |
Adjustment to cash flows from investing activities | (926) | (424) |
Cash flows from financing activities: | | |
Proceeds from issuance of vehicle debt | 2,098 | 2,449 |
Repayments of vehicle debt | (1,692) | (2,240) |
Proceeds from issuance of non-vehicle debt | 100 | 365 |
Repayments of non-vehicle debt | (102) | (371) |
Payment of financing costs | (12) | (10) |
Transfers from discontinued entities | 0 | 122 |
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities | 391 | 323 |
Effect of foreign currency exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents from continuing operations | 6 | 12 |
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents during the period from continuing operations | (31) | 372 |
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period | 816 | 474 |
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period | 785 | 846 |
Cash flows provided by (used in) operating activities | 0 | 116 |
Cash flows provided by (used in) investing activities | 0 | 7 |
Cash flows provided by (used in) financing activities | 0 | (124) |
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents during the period from discontinued operations | 0 | (1) |
Vehicles | | |
Cash flows from investing activities: | | |
Net change in restricted cash and cash equivalents, vehicle and non vehicle | 14 | (8) |
Non-vehicle | | |
Cash flows from investing activities: | | |
Net change in restricted cash and cash equivalents, vehicle and non vehicle | 0 | 1 |
Eliminations | | |
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items] | | |
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities | (280) | (185) |
Cash flows from investing activities: | | |
Revenue earning vehicles expenditures | 0 | 0 |
Proceeds from disposal of revenue earning vehicles | 0 | 0 |
Capital asset expenditures, non-vehicle | 0 | 0 |
Proceeds from disposal of property and other equipment | 0 | 0 |
Capital contributions to subsidiaries | 662 | 372 |
Return of capital from subsidiaries | (1,150) | (872) |
Loan to Parent/Guarantor from Non-Guarantor | | 340 |
Sales of (investment in) shares in equity investment | 0 | 0 |
Adjustment to cash flows from investing activities | (172) | (160) |
Cash flows from financing activities: | | |
Proceeds from issuance of vehicle debt | 0 | 0 |
Repayments of vehicle debt | 0 | 0 |
Proceeds from issuance of non-vehicle debt | 0 | 0 |
Repayments of non-vehicle debt | 0 | 0 |
Payment of financing costs | 0 | 0 |
Transfers from discontinued entities | | 0 |
Capital contributions received from parent | (662) | (372) |
Loan to Parent/Guarantor from Non-Guarantor | | (340) |
Payment of dividends and return of capital | 1,430 | 1,057 |
Advances to Hertz Global/Old Hertz Holdings | 0 | |
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities | 452 | 345 |
Effect of foreign currency exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents from continuing operations | 0 | 0 |
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents during the period from continuing operations | 0 | 0 |
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period | 0 | 0 |
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period | 0 | 0 |
Cash flows provided by (used in) operating activities | | 0 |
Cash flows provided by (used in) investing activities | | 0 |
Cash flows provided by (used in) financing activities | | 0 |
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents during the period from discontinued operations | | 0 |
Eliminations | Vehicles | | |
Cash flows from investing activities: | | |
Net change in restricted cash and cash equivalents, vehicle and non vehicle | 0 | 0 |
Eliminations | Non-vehicle | | |
Cash flows from investing activities: | | |
Net change in restricted cash and cash equivalents, vehicle and non vehicle | 0 | 0 |
Parent (The Hertz Corporation) | | |
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items] | | |
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities | (714) | (889) |
Cash flows from investing activities: | | |
Revenue earning vehicles expenditures | (89) | (132) |
Proceeds from disposal of revenue earning vehicles | 49 | 108 |
Capital asset expenditures, non-vehicle | (42) | (29) |
Proceeds from disposal of property and other equipment | 5 | 6 |
Capital contributions to subsidiaries | (662) | (372) |
Return of capital from subsidiaries | 1,150 | 847 |
Loan to Parent/Guarantor from Non-Guarantor | | 0 |
Sales of (investment in) shares in equity investment | 0 | 0 |
Adjustment to cash flows from investing activities | 370 | 419 |
Cash flows from financing activities: | | |
Proceeds from issuance of vehicle debt | 276 | 0 |
Repayments of vehicle debt | (276) | (33) |
Proceeds from issuance of non-vehicle debt | 100 | 365 |
Repayments of non-vehicle debt | (102) | (371) |
Payment of financing costs | (5) | 0 |
Transfers from discontinued entities | | 123 |
Capital contributions received from parent | 0 | 0 |
Loan to Parent/Guarantor from Non-Guarantor | | 340 |
Payment of dividends and return of capital | 0 | 0 |
Advances to Hertz Global/Old Hertz Holdings | (2) | |
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities | 307 | 424 |
Effect of foreign currency exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents from continuing operations | 0 | 0 |
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents during the period from continuing operations | (37) | (46) |
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period | 458 | 179 |
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period | 421 | 133 |
Cash flows provided by (used in) operating activities | | 0 |
Cash flows provided by (used in) investing activities | | 0 |
Cash flows provided by (used in) financing activities | | 0 |
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents during the period from discontinued operations | | 0 |
Parent (The Hertz Corporation) | Vehicles | | |
Cash flows from investing activities: | | |
Net change in restricted cash and cash equivalents, vehicle and non vehicle | (41) | 9 |
Parent (The Hertz Corporation) | Non-vehicle | | |
Cash flows from investing activities: | | |
Net change in restricted cash and cash equivalents, vehicle and non vehicle | 0 | 0 |
Guarantor Subsidiaries | | |
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items] | | |
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities | 5 | (30) |
Cash flows from investing activities: | | |
Revenue earning vehicles expenditures | (1) | (7) |
Proceeds from disposal of revenue earning vehicles | 0 | 10 |
Capital asset expenditures, non-vehicle | (3) | (7) |
Proceeds from disposal of property and other equipment | 0 | 4 |
Capital contributions to subsidiaries | 0 | 0 |
Return of capital from subsidiaries | 0 | 25 |
Loan to Parent/Guarantor from Non-Guarantor | | 0 |
Sales of (investment in) shares in equity investment | 0 | 0 |
Adjustment to cash flows from investing activities | (7) | 23 |
Cash flows from financing activities: | | |
Proceeds from issuance of vehicle debt | 0 | 0 |
Repayments of vehicle debt | 0 | 0 |
Proceeds from issuance of non-vehicle debt | 0 | 0 |
Repayments of non-vehicle debt | 0 | 0 |
Payment of financing costs | 0 | 0 |
Transfers from discontinued entities | | 0 |
Capital contributions received from parent | 0 | 0 |
Loan to Parent/Guarantor from Non-Guarantor | | 0 |
Payment of dividends and return of capital | 0 | 0 |
Advances to Hertz Global/Old Hertz Holdings | 0 | |
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities | 0 | 0 |
Effect of foreign currency exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents from continuing operations | 0 | 0 |
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents during the period from continuing operations | (2) | (7) |
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period | 12 | 17 |
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period | 10 | 10 |
Cash flows provided by (used in) operating activities | | 112 |
Cash flows provided by (used in) investing activities | | 4 |
Cash flows provided by (used in) financing activities | | (114) |
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents during the period from discontinued operations | | 2 |
Guarantor Subsidiaries | Vehicles | | |
Cash flows from investing activities: | | |
Net change in restricted cash and cash equivalents, vehicle and non vehicle | (2) | 2 |
Guarantor Subsidiaries | Non-vehicle | | |
Cash flows from investing activities: | | |
Net change in restricted cash and cash equivalents, vehicle and non vehicle | (1) | 0 |
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries | | |
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items] | | |
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities | 1,488 | 1,565 |
Cash flows from investing activities: | | |
Revenue earning vehicles expenditures | (2,772) | (3,246) |
Proceeds from disposal of revenue earning vehicles | 1,911 | 2,644 |
Capital asset expenditures, non-vehicle | (9) | (10) |
Proceeds from disposal of property and other equipment | 2 | 9 |
Capital contributions to subsidiaries | 0 | 0 |
Return of capital from subsidiaries | 0 | 0 |
Loan to Parent/Guarantor from Non-Guarantor | | (340) |
Sales of (investment in) shares in equity investment | 9 | 233 |
Adjustment to cash flows from investing activities | (1,117) | (706) |
Cash flows from financing activities: | | |
Proceeds from issuance of vehicle debt | 1,822 | 2,449 |
Repayments of vehicle debt | (1,416) | (2,207) |
Proceeds from issuance of non-vehicle debt | 0 | 0 |
Repayments of non-vehicle debt | 0 | 0 |
Payment of financing costs | (7) | (10) |
Transfers from discontinued entities | | 7 |
Capital contributions received from parent | 662 | 372 |
Loan to Parent/Guarantor from Non-Guarantor | | 0 |
Payment of dividends and return of capital | (1,430) | (1,057) |
Advances to Hertz Global/Old Hertz Holdings | 0 | |
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities | (369) | (446) |
Effect of foreign currency exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents from continuing operations | 6 | 12 |
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents during the period from continuing operations | 8 | 425 |
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period | 346 | 278 |
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period | 354 | 703 |
Cash flows provided by (used in) operating activities | | 7 |
Cash flows provided by (used in) investing activities | | 3 |
Cash flows provided by (used in) financing activities | | (7) |
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents during the period from discontinued operations | | 3 |
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries | Vehicles | | |
Cash flows from investing activities: | | |
Net change in restricted cash and cash equivalents, vehicle and non vehicle | 57 | (3) |
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries | Non-vehicle | | |
Cash flows from investing activities: | | |
Net change in restricted cash and cash equivalents, vehicle and non vehicle | 1 | (1) |
The Hertz Corporation | | |
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items] | | |
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities | 499 | 461 |
Cash flows from investing activities: | | |
Revenue earning vehicles expenditures | (2,862) | (3,385) |
Proceeds from disposal of revenue earning vehicles | 1,960 | 2,762 |
Capital asset expenditures, non-vehicle | (54) | (46) |
Proceeds from disposal of property and other equipment | 7 | 19 |
Capital contributions to subsidiaries | 0 | 0 |
Return of capital from subsidiaries | 0 | 0 |
Loan to Parent/Guarantor from Non-Guarantor | | 0 |
Sales of (investment in) shares in equity investment | 9 | 233 |
Adjustment to cash flows from investing activities | (926) | (424) |
Cash flows from financing activities: | | |
Proceeds from issuance of vehicle debt | 2,098 | 2,449 |
Repayments of vehicle debt | (1,692) | (2,240) |
Proceeds from issuance of non-vehicle debt | 100 | 365 |
Repayments of non-vehicle debt | (102) | (371) |
Payment of financing costs | (12) | (10) |
Transfers from discontinued entities | 0 | 130 |
Capital contributions received from parent | 0 | 0 |
Loan to Parent/Guarantor from Non-Guarantor | | 0 |
Payment of dividends and return of capital | 0 | 0 |
Advances to Hertz Global/Old Hertz Holdings | (2) | 0 |
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities | 390 | 323 |
Effect of foreign currency exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents from continuing operations | 6 | 12 |
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents during the period from continuing operations | (31) | 372 |
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period | 816 | 474 |
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period | 785 | 846 |
Cash flows provided by (used in) operating activities | 0 | 119 |
Cash flows provided by (used in) investing activities | 0 | 7 |
Cash flows provided by (used in) financing activities | 0 | (121) |
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents during the period from discontinued operations | 0 | 5 |
The Hertz Corporation | Vehicles | | |
Cash flows from investing activities: | | |
Net change in restricted cash and cash equivalents, vehicle and non vehicle | 14 | (8) |
The Hertz Corporation | Non-vehicle | | |
Cash flows from investing activities: | | |
Net change in restricted cash and cash equivalents, vehicle and non vehicle | $ 0 | $ 1 |