Stock-Based Compensation (Details) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($)
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Compensation expense	$ 5	$ 5	$ 16	$ 13
Income tax benefit	(2)	(2)	(6)	(5)
Total	3	$ 3	10	$ 8
Compensation cost not yet recognized	$ 38		$ 38
Period for recognition			1 year 10 months 24 days
Stock Incentive Plan and Omnibus Plan \| Equity Option
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Grants in period, net of forfeitures (in shares) \| shares			200,364
Weighted average grant date fair value (dollars per share) \| $ / shares			$ 15.81
Stock Incentive Plan and Omnibus Plan \| Equity Option \| Minimum
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Award vesting period			3 years
Stock Incentive Plan and Omnibus Plan \| Equity Option \| Maximum
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Award vesting period			5 years
Stock Incentive Plan and Omnibus Plan \| Restricted Stock Units (RSUs)
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Grants in period, net of forfeitures (in shares) \| shares			285,185
Weighted average grant date fair value (dollars per share) \| $ / shares			$ 38.83
Stock Incentive Plan and Omnibus Plan \| Performance Shares
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Grants in period, net of forfeitures (in shares) \| shares			526,170
Weighted average grant date fair value (dollars per share) \| $ / shares			$ 39.38
Old Hertz Holdings' Worldwide Equipment Rental \| Spinoff
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Stock split, conversion ratio			0.2
Old Hertz Holdings' Worldwide Equipment Rental \| Spinoff \| Stock Incentive Plan and Omnibus Plan
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Stock split, conversion ratio			3.9635354736

HERTZ CORP 10-Q