Nonoperating components of pension costs excluded from segment results

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Restructuring and Other Charges, net and other items not representative of the ongoing operations of the segments.

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Amount of profit or loss before tax recognized for segment reporting purposes. Includes an allocation of Central Support Services (CSS), excludes restructuring and other charges, net and excludes other items not representative of the ongoing operations of the segments.

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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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Sum of operating profit and nonoperating income or expense before Income or Loss from equity method investments, income taxes, extraordinary items, and noncontrolling interest.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 235

-SubTopic 10

-Section S99

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-Subparagraph (SX 210.4-08.(h)(1)(i))

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Aggregate revenue recognized during the period (derived from goods sold, services rendered, insurance premiums, or other activities that constitute an entity's earning process). For financial services companies, also includes investment and interest income, and sales and trading gains.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

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-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-03.1)

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Amount of revenue from external customers for the reportable segment. Such disclosure is presented if the amount is: (a) included in the measure of segment profit or loss reviewed by the chief operating decision maker or (b) otherwise regularly provided to the chief operating decision maker, even if not included in that measure of segment profit or loss.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS)

-Number 131

-Paragraph 27

-Subparagraph a

-LegacyDoc This reference is SUPERSEDED by the Accounting Standards Codification effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. This reference is included to help users transition from the previous accounting hierarchy and will be removed from future versions of this taxonomy.

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Amount of revenue from transactions with other operating segments of the same entity.

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-Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS)

-Number 131

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Segment Reporting (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2012	Sep. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2012	Mar. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Sep. 30, 2011	Jun. 30, 2011	Mar. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010
Fleet Management Solutions
Revenue	$ 1,583,536	$ 1,573,295	$ 1,563,860	$ 1,536,276	$ 1,541,094	$ 1,570,720	$ 1,513,344	$ 1,425,376	$ 6,256,967	$ 6,050,534	$ 5,136,435
Unallocated Central Support Services									(42,348)	(42,549)	(41,310)
Non-operating pension costs									(31,423)	(18,652)	(26,551)
Restructuring and other charges, net and other items									(16,668)	(5,789)	(3,151)
Earnings from continuing operations before income taxes									303,117	279,387	186,305
Fleet Management Solutions [Member]
Fleet Management Solutions
Revenue from external customers									3,976,381	3,844,496	3,401,601
Inter-segment revenue									428,944	373,834	310,552
Revenue									4,405,325	4,218,330	3,712,153
Earnings from continuing operations before income taxes									307,628	265,691	194,909
Fleet Management Solutions [Member] \| Full service lease [Member]
Fleet Management Solutions
Revenue from external customers									1,956,812	1,862,304	1,804,420
Fleet Management Solutions [Member] \| Commercial rental [Member]
Fleet Management Solutions
Revenue from external customers									738,564	691,573	505,396
Fleet Management Solutions [Member] \| Full service lease and commercial rental [Member]
Fleet Management Solutions
Revenue from external customers									2,695,376	2,553,877	2,309,816
Fleet Management Solutions [Member] \| Contract maintenance [Member]
Fleet Management Solutions
Revenue from external customers									169,769	169,678	168,293
Fleet Management Solutions [Member] \| Contract-related maintenance [Member]
Fleet Management Solutions
Revenue from external customers									184,703	164,334	139,173
Fleet Management Solutions [Member] \| Other Services [Member]
Fleet Management Solutions
Revenue from external customers									71,955	69,124	67,448
Fleet Management Solutions [Member] \| Fuel services revenue [Member]
Fleet Management Solutions
Revenue from external customers									854,578	887,483	716,871
Supply Chain Solutions [Member]
Fleet Management Solutions
Revenue									2,280,586	2,206,038	1,734,834
Earnings from continuing operations before income taxes									115,193	104,898	81,683
Eliminations [Member]
Fleet Management Solutions
Revenue									(428,944)	(373,834)	(310,552)
Earnings from continuing operations before income taxes									(29,265)	(24,212)	(19,275)
Operating Segments [Member]
Fleet Management Solutions
Segment NBT									$ 393,556	$ 346,377	$ 257,317