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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
 
 
 
FORM 10-Q
x
QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the quarterly period ended June 30, 2015
OR
o
TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Commission File Number 001-07541
THE HERTZ CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
 
13-1938568
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number)

999 Vanderbilt Beach Road, 3rd Floor
Naples, Florida 34108
(239) 552-5800
(Address, including Zip Code, and telephone number,
including area code, of registrant's principal executive offices)

Not Applicable
(Former name, former address and former fiscal year,
if changed since last report.)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the Registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes o No x
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes o No x
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of "large accelerated filer," "accelerated filer" and "smaller reporting company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large accelerated filer 
¨
Accelerated filer 
o
Non-accelerated filer 
x
Smaller reporting company 
o
 
 
 
 
(Do not check if a smaller
reporting company)
 
 
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes o No x
As of August 2, 2015, all of the common stock of the registrant was owned by its affiliate, Hertz Investors, Inc. As of August 2, 2015, 100 shares of the registrant's common stock (par value $0.01) were outstanding.
 



THE HERTZ CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
INDEX

 
 
 
 
 
Page
 
 
 
 
 
 
 



THE HERTZ CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES


EXPLANATORY NOTE

As described in additional detail in the Explanatory Note to our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014 (the "2014 Form 10-K"), during the preparation of our Form 10-Q for the first quarter of 2014, misstatements were identified in our previous financial statements relating to the capitalization and timing of depreciation for certain non-fleet assets, allowances for doubtful accounts in Brazil, as well as other items. These misstatements, in combination with misstatements previously identified in the revision included in our 2013 10-K/A related to vehicle vendor allowances for marketing and misstatements related to the Brazil operations, resulted in the Audit Committee of our Board of Directors (the “Audit Committee” and the “Board”), in consultation with our management, concluding on June 3, 2014 that our financial statements for 2011 should no longer be relied upon, and would require restatement.

On November 10, 2014, the Audit Committee, in consultation with our management, concluded that additional proposed adjustments arising out of the review were material to our 2012 and 2013 financial statements and that, as a result, our 2012 and 2013 financial statements also would require restatement. Those restated financial statements are included in Item 8 of the 2014 Form 10-K.

Due to the length of the review of our historical financial statements, we were unable to file the 2014 Form 10-K until July 16, 2015. In the 2014 Form 10-K we restated our financial statements for the years ended December 31, 2012 and 2013, including the 2013 interim periods. In addition, we also included restated unaudited selected financial data for the year ended December 31, 2011. We also included in the 2014 Form 10-K the financial data for the three and six months ended June 30, 2014 and management's discussion and analysis for the quarterly period then ended that would typically be disclosed in a Form 10-Q. We have not, and do not intend to file our Quarterly Report on Form 10‑Q for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2014.


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THE HERTZ CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
PART I—FINANCIAL INFORMATION
ITEM l.    CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)
THE HERTZ CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
Unaudited
(In millions, except par value and share data)
 
June 30,
2015
 
December 31,
2014
ASSETS
 
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents
$
537

 
$
490

Restricted cash and cash equivalents
421

 
571

Receivables, net of allowance of $73 and $67, respectively
1,390

 
1,597

Due from affiliates
102

 
95

Inventories, net
75

 
67

Prepaid expenses and other assets
938

 
917

Revenue earning equipment:
 
 
 
Cars
16,393

 
14,622

Less accumulated depreciation - cars
(3,004
)
 
(3,411
)
Equipment
3,781

 
3,613

Less accumulated depreciation - equipment
(1,174
)
 
(1,171
)
Revenue earning equipment, net
15,996

 
13,653

Property and other equipment:
 
 
 
Land, buildings and leasehold improvements
1,364

 
1,268

Service equipment and other
1,072

 
1,148

Less accumulated depreciation
(1,129
)
 
(1,094
)
Property and other equipment, net
1,307

 
1,322

Other intangible assets, net
3,945

 
4,009

Goodwill
1,360

 
1,359

Total assets
$
26,071

 
$
24,080

LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
 
 
 
Accounts payable
$
1,431

 
$
1,008

Accrued liabilities
1,129

 
1,148

Accrued taxes, net
102

 
134

Debt
17,682


15,993

Public liability and property damage
384

 
385

Deferred taxes on income, net
2,920

 
2,917

Total liabilities
23,648

 
21,585

Commitments and contingencies

 

Equity:
 
 
 
Common Stock, $0.01 par value, 3,000 shares authorized, 100 shares issued and outstanding

 

Additional paid-in capital
3,575

 
3,566

Accumulated deficit
(1,002
)
 
(956
)
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)
(150
)
 
(115
)
Total equity
2,423

 
2,495

Total liabilities and equity
$
26,071

 
$
24,080

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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THE HERTZ CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
Unaudited
(In millions)
 
Three Months Ended
June 30,
 
Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
2015
 
2014
 
2015
 
2014
Revenues:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Worldwide car rental
$
2,171

 
$
2,304

 
$
4,127

 
$
4,343

Worldwide equipment rental
375

 
384

 
730

 
743

All other operations
146

 
142

 
288

 
280

Total revenues
2,692

 
2,830

 
5,145

 
5,366

Expenses:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Direct operating
1,505

 
1,594

 
2,913

 
3,037

Depreciation of revenue earning equipment and lease charges, net
696

 
708

 
1,403

 
1,434

Selling, general and administrative
296

 
265

 
560

 
541

Interest expense, net
155

 
162

 
308

 
315

Other (income) expense, net
(10
)
 
(22
)
 
(4
)
 
(25
)
Total expenses
2,642

 
2,707

 
5,180

 
5,302

Income (loss) before income taxes
50

 
123

 
(35
)
 
64

(Provision) benefit for taxes on income (loss)
(27
)
 
(50
)
 
(11
)
 
(58
)
Net income (loss)
$
23

 
$
73

 
$
(46
)
 
$
6



The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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THE HERTZ CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)
Unaudited
(In millions)
 
Three Months Ended
June 30,
 
Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
2015
 
2014
 
2015
 
2014
Net income (loss)
$
23

 
$
73

 
$
(46
)
 
$
6

Other comprehensive income (loss):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Foreign currency translation adjustments
9

 
21

 
(39
)
 
18

Unrealized holding gains (losses) on securities

 

 

 
(14
)
Reclassification of net unrealized gains on securities to prepaid expense and other assets

 
(7
)
 

 
(7
)
Reclassification from other comprehensive income (loss) to selling, general and administrative expense for amortization of actuarial losses on defined benefit pension plans
4

 
(1
)
 
6

 
(1
)
Total other comprehensive income (loss) before income taxes
13

 
13

 
(33
)
 
(4
)
Income tax (provision) benefit related to items of other comprehensive income (loss)
(2
)
 
(1
)
 
(2
)
 
(2
)
Total other comprehensive income (loss)
11

 
12

 
(35
)
 
(6
)
Total comprehensive income (loss)
$
34

 
$
85

 
$
(81
)
 
$


 The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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THE HERTZ CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
Unaudited
(In millions)


 
Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
2015
 
2014
Cash flows from operating activities
 
 
 
Net income (loss)
$
(46
)
 
$
6

Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:
 
 
 
Depreciation of revenue earning equipment, net
1,367

 
1,393

Depreciation and amortization, non-fleet
169

 
180

Amortization and write-off of deferred financing costs
31

 
27

Amortization and write-off of debt discount (premium)
(2
)
 
(4
)
Stock-based compensation charges
9

 
13

Provision for receivables allowance
35

 
32

Deferred taxes on income
11

 
23

Impairment charges and asset write-downs
20

 
10

Other
(4
)
 
(4
)
Changes in assets and liabilities
 
 
 
Receivables
(164
)
 
(284
)
Inventories, prepaid expenses and other assets
(42
)
 
(51
)
Accounts payable
57

 
32

Accrued liabilities
25

 
(2
)
Accrued taxes
(23
)
 
7

Public liability and property damage
10

 
28

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities
1,453

 
1,406

Cash flows from investing activities
 
 
 
Net change in restricted cash and cash equivalents
144

 
143

Revenue earning equipment expenditures
(7,991
)
 
(5,996
)
Proceeds from disposal of revenue earning equipment
4,909

 
3,717

Capital asset expenditures, non-fleet
(170
)
 
(151
)
Proceeds from disposal of property and other equipment
47

 
45

Acquisitions, net of cash acquired
(95
)
 
(6
)
Advances to Hertz Global Holdings, Inc.
(6
)
 
(27
)
Repayments from Hertz Global Holdings, Inc.

 
25

Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities
(3,162
)
 
(2,250
)

  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.




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THE HERTZ CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (Continued)
Unaudited
(In millions)



 
Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
2015
 
2014
Cash flows from financing activities
 
 
 
Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt
1,069

 
414

Repayments of long-term debt
(1,032
)
 
(97
)
Short-term borrowings:
 
 
 
Proceeds
383

 
269

Payments
(258
)
 
(369
)
Proceeds under the revolving lines of credit
5,307

 
2,779

Payments under the revolving lines of credit
(3,688
)
 
(2,017
)
Payment of financing costs
(8
)
 
(6
)
Other

 
2

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities
1,773

 
975

Effect of foreign exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents
(17
)
 
(2
)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents during the period
47

 
129

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
490

 
411

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
$
537

 
$
540

 
 
 
 
Supplemental disclosures of cash information:
 
 
 
Cash paid during the period for:
 
 
 
Interest, net of amounts capitalized
$
290

 
$
272

Income taxes, net of refunds
18

 
33

Supplemental disclosures of non-cash information:
 
 
 
Purchases of revenue earning equipment included in accounts payable and accrued liabilities
$
533

 
$
865

Sales of revenue earning equipment included in receivables
189

 
156

Purchases of property and other equipment included in accounts payable   
63

 
52

Sales of property and other equipment included in receivables
16

 
8



  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.




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THE HERTZ CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Unaudited


Note 1—Background
The Hertz Corporation together with its subsidiaries (the "Company" or "Hertz") was incorporated in Delaware in 1967. All of the Company's outstanding common stock is owned by Hertz Investors, Inc. which is wholly owned by Hertz Global Holdings, Inc. ("Hertz Holdings"). Hertz is the primary operating company for Hertz Holdings.

In March 2014, the Company announced that its Board of Directors approved plans to separate Hertz Holdings into two independent, publicly traded companies. One of the companies will continue to operate the Hertz, Dollar, Thrifty and Firefly rental car businesses as well as Donlen; and the other will operate the Hertz Equipment Rental Corporation ("HERC"). The separation is planned to be in the form of a tax-free spin-off to Hertz Holdings' shareholders (the "HERC spin-off") and the Company expects to separate the businesses in a tax-efficient manner.

Note 2Basis of Presentation and Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements

Basis of Presentation

The Company prepares its unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”). In the opinion of management, the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements reflect all adjustments of a normal recurring nature that are necessary for a fair presentation of the results for the interim periods presented. Interim results are not necessarily indicative of results for a full year.

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements and footnotes. Actual results could differ materially from those estimates.

The year-end condensed balance sheet data was derived from audited financial statements, but does not include all disclosures required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. The information included in this Form 10-Q should be read in conjunction with information included in the Company’s Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014 filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on July 16, 2015 (the "2014 Form 10-K").

In the 2014 Form 10-K, the Company filed its 2014 annual financial statements along with its restated annual financial statements for 2013 and 2012, as well as unaudited restated selected financial data for 2011. In lieu of filing quarterly reports on Form 10-Q for 2014, quarterly financial information and management's discussion and analysis for 2014 was included in the 2014 Form 10-K.

Principles of Consolidation

The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Hertz Holdings and its wholly and majority owned domestic and international subsidiaries. In the event that the Company is a primary beneficiary of a variable interest entity, the assets, liabilities, and results of operations of the variable interest entity are included in the Company's consolidated financial statements. The Company accounts for its investment in CAR, Inc. and other immaterial investments in joint ventures using the equity method when it has significant influence but not control and is not the primary beneficiary. All significant intercompany transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.


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THE HERTZ CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
Unaudited

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

Adopted

Reporting Discontinued Operations and Disclosures of Disposals of Components of an Entity

In April 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued guidance that changes the criteria for reporting discontinued operations. As a result of this guidance, only disposals of a component that represent a strategic shift that have, or will have, a major effect on the Company’s operations and financial results will be reported as a discontinued operation. Expanded disclosures are required for discontinued operations and for individually significant components that do not qualify for discontinued operations reporting. The Company adopted this guidance on January 1, 2015 in accordance with the effective date. Adoption of this new guidance did not impact the Company's financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

Not yet adopted

Revenue from Contracts with Customers

In May 2014, the FASB issued guidance that will replace most existing revenue recognition guidance in U.S. GAAP. The core principle of the guidance is that an entity should recognize revenue for the transfer of goods or services equal to the amount that it expects to be entitled to receive for those goods or services. The guidance requires additional disclosure about the nature, amount, timing and uncertainty of revenue and cash flows arising from customer contracts, including significant judgments and changes in judgments. The new guidance may be adopted on either a full or modified retrospective basis. As issued, the guidance is effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2016, including interim periods within those reporting periods. In July 2015, the FASB agreed to defer the effective date of the guidance until annual and interim reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2017. The Company is in the process of determining the method of adoption and assessing the potential impacts of adopting this guidance on its financial position, results of operations and cash flows.

Accounting for Share-Based Payments When the Terms of an Award Provide That a Performance Target Could be Achieved after the Requisite Service Period
In June 2014, the FASB issued guidance that requires that a performance target in a share-based payment award that affects vesting and that can be achieved after the requisite service period is completed is to be accounted for as a performance condition; therefore, compensation cost should be recognized in the period in which it becomes probable that the performance target will be achieved, and the amount of compensation cost recognized should be based on the portion of the service period fulfilled. The guidance is effective either prospectively or retrospectively for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2015 and interim periods within those annual periods. The Company is in the process of determining the method of adoption and assessing the potential impacts of adopting this guidance on its financial position, results of operations and cash flows.
Simplifying Income Statement Presentation by Eliminating the Concept of Extraordinary Items

In January 2015, the FASB issued guidance that eliminates the concept of an event or transaction that is unusual in nature and occurs infrequently being treated as an extraordinary item. The guidance is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2015 and interim periods within those annual periods. The Company has assessed the potential impacts from future adoption of this guidance and has determined that there will be no impact on its financial position, results of operations and cash flows.

Amendments to the Consolidation Analysis
In February 2015, the FASB issued guidance that changes the analysis that a reporting entity must perform to determine whether it should consolidate certain types of legal entities. The new guidance may be applied using a full or modified retrospective approach. The guidance is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2015 and interim periods within those annual periods. The Company is in the process of determining the method of adoption and assessing the potential impacts of adopting this guidance on its financial position, results of operations and cash flows.

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THE HERTZ CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
Unaudited


Simplifying the Presentation of Debt Issuance Costs

In April 2015, the FASB issued guidance requiring debt issuance costs related to a recognized debt liability be presented in the balance sheet as a direct deduction from the carrying amount of that debt liability. The guidance is effective retrospectively for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2015 and interim periods within those annual periods. The Company is in the process of determining the method of adoption and assessing the potential impacts of adopting this guidance on its financial condition, results of operations and cash flows.

Customer’s Accounting for Fees Paid in a Cloud Computing Arrangement

In April 2015, the FASB issued guidance for customers about whether a cloud computing arrangement includes a software license. If a cloud computing arrangement includes a software license, then the customer should account for the software license element of the arrangement consistent with the acquisition of other software licenses. If a cloud computing arrangement does not include a software license, the customer should account for the arrangement as a service contract. This new guidance is effective for annual periods, including interim periods within those annual periods, beginning after December 15, 2015. Adoption of this guidance is not expected to have a material impact on the Company’s financial condition, results of operations or cash flows.

Note 3Acquisitions and Divestitures

Acquisition

In February 2015, the Company acquired substantially all of the assets of certain Hertz-branded franchises, including existing fleets and contract and concession rights, for $87 million. The franchises acquired include on airport locations in Indianapolis, South Bend and Ft. Wayne, Indiana and in Memphis, Tennessee, as well as several smaller off airport locations. The acquisition was part of a strategic decision to increase the number of Hertz-owned locations and capitalize on certain benefits of ownership not available under a franchise agreement.

The acquisition was accounted for utilizing the acquisition method of accounting where the purchase price of the reacquired franchises was allocated based on estimated fair values of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed. The excess of the purchase price over the estimated fair value of the net tangible and intangible assets acquired was recorded as goodwill. The purchase price was allocated as follows:

(In millions)
U.S. Car Rental
Revenue earning equipment
$
71

Property and other equipment
6

Other intangible assets
9

Goodwill
1

Total
$
87


Divestiture

In June 2015, the Company signed a letter of intent for the sale of its HERC France and Spain businesses. The proposed transaction includes 60 locations in France and two in Spain. The proposed transaction is subject to receipt of the requisite works council opinions, the signing of the sale agreements and obtaining required corporate and regulatory approvals.


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THE HERTZ CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
Unaudited

Note 4Revenue Earning Equipment

The components of revenue earning equipment, net are as follows:
(In millions)
June 30, 2015
 
December 31, 2014
Revenue earning equipment
$
19,734

 
$
17,837

Less: Accumulated depreciation
(4,060
)
 
(4,427
)
 
15,674

 
13,410

Revenue earning equipment held for sale, net
322

 
243

Revenue earning equipment, net
$
15,996

 
$
13,653


Depreciation of revenue earning equipment and lease charges, net includes the following:
 
Three Months Ended
June 30,
 
Six Months Ended
June 30,
(In millions)
2015
 
2014
 
2015
 
2014
Depreciation of revenue earning equipment
$
680

 
$
685

 
$
1,355

 
$
1,353

(Gain) loss on disposal of revenue earning equipment(a)
(2
)
 
2

 
12

 
40

Rents paid for vehicles leased
18

 
21

 
36

 
41

Depreciation of revenue earning equipment and lease charges, net
$
696

 
$
708

 
$
1,403

 
$
1,434


(a)     (Gain) loss on disposal of revenue earning equipment by segment is as follows:
 
Three Months Ended
June 30,
 
Six Months Ended
June 30,
(In millions)
2015
 
2014
 
2015
 
2014
U.S. Car Rental
$
5

 
$
11

 
$
25

 
$
54

International Car Rental
(1
)
 
(4
)
 
(1
)
 
(3
)
Worldwide Equipment Rental
(6
)
 
(5
)
 
(12
)
 
(11
)
Total
$
(2
)
 
$
2

 
$
12

 
$
40


Depreciation rates are reviewed on a quarterly basis based on management's ongoing assessment of present and estimated future market conditions, their effect on residual values at the time of disposal and the estimated holding periods for the fleet and equipment. Depreciation rate changes impacted the following segments:
Increase (decrease)
Three Months Ended
June 30,
 
Six Months Ended
June 30,
(In millions)
2015
 
2014
 
2015
 
2014
U.S. Car Rental
$
27

 
$
37

 
$
57

 
$
76

International Car Rental

 
1

 

 
1

Total
$
27

 
$
38

 
$
57

 
$
77




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THE HERTZ CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
Unaudited

Note 5Debt

The Company's debt consists of the following (in millions):
Facility
 
Average Interest Rate at June 30, 2015
 
Fixed or
Floating
Interest
Rate
 
Maturity
 
June 30,
2015
 
December 31,
2014
Corporate Debt
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Senior Term Facility
 
3.68%
 
Floating
 
3/2018
 
$
2,072

 
$
2,083

Senior ABL Facility
 
2.42%
 
Floating
 
3/2016 - 3/2017
 
547

 
344

Senior Notes(1)
 
6.58%
 
Fixed
 
4/2018–10/2022
 
3,900

 
3,900

Promissory Notes
 
7.00%
 
Fixed
 
1/2028
 
27

 
27

Other Corporate Debt
 
3.86%
 
Floating
 
Various
 
69

 
74

Unamortized Net (Discount) Premium (Corporate)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
3

 
3

Total Corporate Debt
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
6,618

 
6,431

Fleet Debt
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
HVF U.S. Fleet Medium Term Notes
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
HVF Series 2009-2
 
N/A
 
N/A
 
N/A
 

 
404

HVF Series 2010-1(2)
 
4.23%
 
Fixed
 
2/2014–2/2018
 
490

 
490

HVF Series 2011-1(2)
 
3.51%
 
Fixed
 
3/2015–3/2017
 
230

 
414

HVF Series 2013-1(2)
 
1.68%
 
Fixed
 
8/2016–8/2018
 
950

 
950

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1,670

 
2,258

RCFC U.S. ABS Program
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
RCFC U.S. Fleet Medium Term Notes
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
RCFC Series 2011-1 Notes
 
N/A
 
N/A
 
N/A
 

 
167

RCFC Series 2011-2 Notes
 
N/A
 
N/A
 
N/A
 

 
266

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
433

HVF II U.S. ABS Program
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
HVF II U.S. Fleet Variable Funding Notes
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
HVF II Series 2013-A(2)
 
1.12%
 
Floating
 
10/2016
 
1,374

 
1,999

HVF II Series 2013-B(2)
 
1.12%
 
Floating
 
10/2016
 
1,400

 
976

HVF II Series 2014-A(2)
 
1.42%
 
Floating
 
10/2016
 
2,446

 
869

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
5,220

 
3,844

HVF II U.S. Fleet Medium Term Notes
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
HVF II Series 2015-1(2)
 
2.93%
 
Fixed
 
3/2020
 
780

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
780

 

Donlen ABS Program
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
HFLF Variable Funding Notes
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
HFLF Series 2013-2 Notes(2)
 
1.05%
 
Floating
 
9/2016
 
160

 
247

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
160

 
247

HFLF Medium Term Notes
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
HFLF Series 2013-3 Notes(2)
 
0.83%
 
Floating
 
9/2016–11/2016
 
370

 
500

HFLF Series 2014-1 Notes(2)
 
0.71%
 
Floating
 
12/2016–3/2017
 
368

 
400

HFLF Series 2015-1 Notes(2)
 
0.83%
 
Floating
 
3/2018–5/2018
 
289

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1,027

 
900


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Unaudited

Facility
 
Average Interest Rate at June 30, 2015
 
Fixed or
Floating
Interest
Rate
 
Maturity
 
June 30,
2015
 
December 31,
2014
Other Fleet Debt
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
U.S. Fleet Financing Facility
 
2.94%
 
Floating
 
3/2017
 
190

 
164

European Revolving Credit Facility
 
2.55%
 
Floating
 
10/2017
 
380

 
304

European Fleet Notes
 
4.375%
 
Fixed
 
1/2019
 
475

 
517

European Securitization(2)
 
1.90%
 
Floating
 
10/2016
 
365

 
270

Hertz-Sponsored Canadian Securitization(2)
 
1.93%
 
Floating
 
10/2016
 
142

 
105

Dollar Thrifty-Sponsored Canadian Securitization(2)
 
1.95%
 
Floating
 
10/2016
 
61

 
40

Australian Securitization(2)
 
3.71%
 
Floating
 
12/2016
 
93

 
112

Brazilian Fleet Financing Facility
 
17.55%
 
Floating
 
10/2015
 
9

 
11

Capitalized Leases
 
3.19%
 
Floating
 
2/2015 - 10/2017
 
501

 
364

Unamortized Net (Discount) Premium (Fleet)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(9
)
 
(7
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2,207

 
1,880

Total Fleet Debt
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
11,064

 
9,562

Total Debt
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$
17,682

 
$
15,993

N/A - Not Applicable

(1)
References to the "Senior Notes" include the series of Hertz's unsecured senior notes. Outstanding principal amounts for each such series of the Senior Notes is specified below:
    
(In millions)
Outstanding Principal
Senior Notes
June 30, 2015
 
December 31, 2014
4.25% Senior Notes due April 2018
$
250

 
$
250

7.50% Senior Notes due October 2018
700

 
700

6.75% Senior Notes due April 2019
1,250

 
1,250

5.875% Senior Notes due October 2020
700

 
700

7.375% Senior Notes due January 2021
500

 
500

6.25% Senior Notes due October 2022
500

 
500

 
$
3,900

 
$
3,900


(2)
Maturity reference is to the "expected final maturity date" as opposed to the subsequent "legal maturity date." The expected final maturity date is the date by which Hertz and investors in the relevant indebtedness expect the relevant indebtedness to be repaid, which in the case of the HFLF Medium Term Notes was based upon various assumptions made at the time of the pricing of such notes. The legal final maturity date is the date on which the relevant indebtedness is legally due and payable.

Fleet Debt

RCFC U.S. Fleet Medium Term Notes: Rental Car Finance Corp. ("RCFC"), a bankruptcy remote, indirect, wholly-owned, special purpose subsidiary of Hertz was the issuer under the RCFC U.S. ABS Program. In 2011, RCFC issued Series 2011-1 Rental Car Asset-Backed Notes in an aggregate original principal amount of $500 million and issued Series 2011-2 Rental Car Asset-Backed Notes in an aggregate original principal amount of $400 million (collectively, the "RCFC U.S. Fleet Medium Term Notes"). In February 2015, the RCFC U.S. Fleet Medium Term Notes were paid in full as scheduled in accordance with their terms.

HVF II U.S. Fleet Medium Term Notes: In April 2015, HVF II issued the Series 2015-1 Rental Car Asset-Backed Notes, Class A, Class B, and Class C, or the “HVF II Series 2015-1 Notes”, collectively, in an aggregate principal amount of $780 million. The expected maturity of the HVF II Series 2015-1 Notes is March 2020. The HVF II Series 2015-1 Notes are comprised of $622 million aggregate principal amount of 2.73% Rental Car Asset-Backed Notes, Class A, $119 million aggregate principal amount of 3.52% Rental Car Asset-Backed Notes, Class B, and $39 million aggregate principal amount of 4.35% Rental Car Asset-Backed Notes, Class C. The net proceeds from the sale of the HVF II

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Unaudited

Series 2015-1 Notes were used (i) to repay a portion of the outstanding principal amount of HVF II's Series 2013-A Notes and HVF II's Series 2014-A Notes and (ii) to make loans to HVF for HVF to acquire or refinance vehicles to be leased to the Company or DTG Operations, Inc. for use in their daily rental operations.

Capitalized Leases: In May 2015, the U.K. Leveraged Financing was amended to provide for aggregate maximum leasing capacity (subject to asset availability) of up to £300 million during the peak season and at the same time amended and increased the ongoing core facility to £250 million.

European Revolving Credit Facility: In May 2015, HHN BV amended the European Revolving Credit Facility to provide for aggregate maximum borrowings of up to €340 million during the peak season, subject to borrowing base availability, for a seasonal commitment period through December 2015.

HFLF Medium Term Notes: In June 2015, HFLF issued $300 million in aggregate principal amount of Series 2015-1 Floating Rate Asset-Backed Notes, Class A, Class B, Class C, Class D, and Class E, or the “HFLF Series 2015-1 Notes,” collectively. The net proceeds from the issuance of the HFLF Series 2015-1 Notes were used (i) to repay a portion of amounts then-outstanding under the HFLF Series 2014-1 Notes and the HFLF Series 2013-2 Notes and (ii) to make loans to DNRS II. The HFLF Series 2015-1 Notes are floating rate and carry an interest rate based upon a spread to one-month LIBOR. An affiliate of HFLF purchased the Class E Notes, therefore, $11 million of the obligation is eliminated in consolidation.

Borrowing Capacity and Availability

The following facilities were available to the Company as of June 30, 2015:
(In millions)
Remaining
Capacity
 
Availability Under
Borrowing Base
Limitation
Corporate Debt
 
 
 
Senior ABL Facility
$
1,093

 
$
1,027

Total Corporate Debt
1,093

 
1,027

Fleet Debt
 
 
 
HVF II U.S. Fleet Variable Funding Notes
1,355

 

HFLF Variable Funding Notes
240

 

European Revolving Credit Facility

 

European Securitization
82

 

Hertz-Sponsored Canadian Securitization
12

 

Dollar Thrifty-Sponsored Canadian Securitization
61

 

Australian Securitization
99

 

Capitalized Leases
12

 
5

Total Fleet Debt
1,861

 
5

Total
$
2,954

 
$
1,032


As of June 30, 2015, the Senior ABL Facility had $984 million available under the letter of credit facility sublimit, subject to borrowing base restrictions.

Letters of Credit

As of June 30, 2015, there were outstanding standby letters of credit totaling $676 million. Of this amount, $662 million was issued under the Senior Term Facility and the Senior ABL Facility (together, the “Senior Credit Facilities”). As of June 30, 2015, none of these letters of credit have been drawn upon.


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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
Unaudited

Cash Restrictions

Certain amounts of cash and cash equivalents are restricted for the purchase of revenue earning vehicles and other specified uses under the Fleet Debt facilities and the Like-Kind Exchange Program ("LKE Program"). As of June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, the portion of total restricted cash and cash equivalents that was associated with the Fleet Debt facilities was $378 million and $515 million, respectively. Restricted cash balances fluctuate based on the timing of purchases and sales of revenue earning vehicles and could also be impacted by the occurrence of an amortization event.

Special Purpose Entities

Substantially all of the revenue earning equipment and certain related assets are owned by special purpose entities, or are encumbered in favor of the lenders under the various credit facilities, other secured financings and asset-backed securities programs. None of such assets (including the assets owned by Hertz Vehicle Financing II LP, Hertz Vehicle Financing LLC, Rental Car Finance Corp., DNRS II LLC, HFLF, Donlen Trust and various international subsidiaries that facilitate the Company's international securitizations) are available to satisfy the claims of general creditors.

Some of these special purpose entities are consolidated variable interest entities, of which the Company is the primary beneficiary, whose sole purpose is to provide commitments to lend in various currencies subject to borrowing bases comprised of rental vehicles and related assets of certain of Hertz International, Ltd.'s subsidiaries. As of June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, the Company's International Fleet Financing No. 1 B.V., International Fleet Financing No. 2 B.V. and HA Funding Pty, Ltd. variable interest entities had total assets of $549 million and $427 million, respectively, primarily comprised of loans receivable and revenue earning equipment, and total liabilities of $549 million and $426 million, respectively, primarily comprised of debt.

Financial Covenant Compliance

Under the terms of the Senior Term Facility and Senior ABL Facility, the Company is not subject to ongoing financial maintenance covenants; however, under the Senior ABL Facility, failure to maintain certain levels of liquidity will subject the Company to a contractually specified fixed charge coverage ratio of not less than 1:1 for the four quarters most recently ended. As of June 30, 2015, the Company was not subject to the fixed charge coverage ratio test.

Waivers

Due to the Company's accounting restatement, investigation and remediation activities, the Company failed to file certain quarterly and annual reports and certain of its subsidiaries failed to file statutory financial statements within certain time periods set forth in the documentation of various of its (and/or its special purpose subsidiaries') financing facilities which resulted in the occurrence of various potential and/or actual defaults and potential amortization events under certain of such financing facilities.

In connection with certain refinancings consummated in October and November 2014, the Company and/or certain of its subsidiaries obtained waivers, or extensions of waivers, under certain facilities and the Australian Securitization and various counterparties in respect of derivative transactions, in each case, through June 30, 2015.

In December 2014, Hertz entered into an Amendment and Waiver (the “Amendment and Waiver”) relating to the Senior Term Facility. The waiver set forth in the Amendment and Waiver defers Hertz’s requirement to furnish certain financial statements within certain time periods set forth in the documentation of the Senior Term Facility, as well as waives defaults arising directly or indirectly from (1) the delay in providing such financial statements and (2) the restatement of Hertz’s 2012 and 2013 financial statements. The waiver is effective with respect to the non-delivery of the subject financial statements through December 31, 2015, provided that after June 30, 2015 such waiver will terminate if Hertz’s failure to furnish such financial statements results in Hertz being prohibited from drawing funds under the Senior ABL Facility, after giving effect to all amendments and waivers with respect to the Senior ABL Facility in effect as of such date.

The Amendment and Waiver increases the interest rates payable on the term loans and credit linked deposits during the period from December 15, 2014 through but excluding the date on which Hertz has furnished all financial statements

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
Unaudited

then due to be delivered under the terms of the Senior Term Facility. During such period, (A) the Tranche B Term Loans and the Tranche B-1 Term Loans will bear interest at a floating rate measured by reference to, at Hertz’s option, either (i) an adjusted LIBOR not less than 1.00% plus a borrowing margin of 3.00% per annum or (ii) an alternate base rate plus a borrowing margin of 2.00% per annum, and (B) the Tranche B-2 Term Loans will bear interest at a floating rate measured by reference to, at Hertz’s option, either (i) an adjusted LIBOR not less than 0.75% plus a borrowing margin of 2.75% per annum or (ii) an alternate base rate plus a borrowing margin of 1.75% per annum. From and after the date on which Hertz has furnished all financial statements then due to be delivered under the terms of the Senior Term Facility, (A) the Tranche B Term Loans and the Tranche B-1 Term Loans will bear interest at a floating rate measured by reference to, at Hertz’s option, either (i) an adjusted LIBOR not less than 1.00% plus a borrowing margin of 2.75% per annum or (ii) an alternate base rate plus a borrowing margin of 1.75% per annum, and (B) the Tranche B-2 Term Loans will bear interest at a floating rate measured by reference to, at Hertz’s option, either (i) an adjusted LIBOR not less than 0.75% plus a borrowing margin of 2.25% per annum or (ii) an alternate base rate plus a borrowing margin of 1.25% per annum.

In May 2015, the Company obtained waivers from the requisite noteholders of its Senior Notes to amend and waive (the “Senior Notes Amendments and Waiver”) certain provisions of the indentures pursuant to which the Senior Notes were issued (the “Senior Notes Indentures”). The Senior Notes Amendments and Waiver amend, effective as of March 30, 2014, the reporting covenant in each of the Senior Notes Indentures to eliminate any obligation for the Company (or HHN BV as applicable) to deliver to the trustee or the noteholders or file with the SEC (i) its annual report on Form 10-K for the period ended December 31, 2014 and its quarterly reports on Form 10-Q for the periods ended March 31, 2015 and June 30, 2015, in each case prior to September 30, 2015 and (ii) its quarterly reports on Form 10-Q for the periods ended March 31, 2014, June 30, 2014 and September 30, 2014. Pursuant to the Senior Notes Amendments and Waiver, holders also waived any default or event of default under the relevant Senior Notes Indenture that may occur or exist as a result of or in connection with the Company not filing any amendments to previously filed SEC reports or the failure to timely deliver to the trustee or the noteholders, or file with the SEC, the delayed SEC reports.

In May 2015, the Company and HVF obtained waivers from the requisite noteholders of the U.S. Fleet Medium Term Notes to amend and waive (the “HVF Amendments and Waiver”) certain provisions of the operating lease between the Company and HVF that secures the U.S. Fleet Medium Term Notes (the “HVF Legacy Lease”). The HVF Amendments and Waiver amend the HVF Legacy Lease, effective as of March 30, 2014, to eliminate the requirement to furnish (or cause to be furnished) the quarterly reports on Form 10-Q for the periods ended March 31, 2014, June 30, 2014 and September 30, 2014 under the HVF Legacy Lease and in connection with the foregoing the noteholders waived any potential event of default or event of default under the HVF Legacy Lease that may occur or exist as a result, directly or indirectly arising out of or in connection with the failure to furnish (or cause to be furnished) such quarterly reports.

In June 2015, HHN BV obtained waivers from the requisite noteholders of its European Fleet Notes to amend and waive (the “European Fleet Notes Amendments and Waivers”) certain provisions of the indenture pursuant to which the European Fleet Notes were issued (the “European Fleet Notes Indenture”). The European Fleet Notes Amendments and Waiver amend, effective as of March 30, 2014, the reporting covenant in the European Fleet Notes Indenture to eliminate any obligation for the Company (or HHN BV as applicable) to deliver to the trustee or the noteholders or file with the SEC (i) its annual report on Form 10-K for the period ended December 31, 2014 and its quarterly reports on Form 10-Q for the periods ended March 31, 2015 and June 30, 2015, in each case prior to September 30, 2015 and (ii) its quarterly reports on Form 10-Q for the periods ended March 31, 2014, June 30, 2014 and September 30, 2014. Pursuant to the Senior Notes Amendments and Waiver, holders also waived any default or event of default under the European Fleet Notes Indenture that may occur or exist as a result of or in connection with the Company not filing any amendments to previously filed SEC reports or the failure to timely deliver to the trustee or the noteholders, or file with the SEC, the delayed SEC reports.

In June 2015, the Company and/or certain of its subsidiaries obtained extensions of previously obtained waivers under the Senior ABL Facility, HVF II U.S. Fleet Variable Funding Notes, European Revolving Credit Facility, European Securitization, Hertz-Sponsored Canadian Securitization, Dollar Thrifty-Sponsored Canadian Securitization, Australian Securitization, U.K. Leveraged Financing, our U.S. Fleet Financing Facility, and various derivative transactions, in each case through August 31, 2015. Such lenders permanently waived any of the aforementioned events arising from the failure to file such financial information within the required time periods. The waivers also facilitated the Company filing a comprehensive annual report on Form 10-K for the period ended December 31, 2014, including audited financial

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
Unaudited

statements of the Company for the year ended December 31, 2014 and unaudited financial statements of Hertz for the fiscal quarters ending March 31, 2014, June 30, 2014 and September 30, 2014, to satisfy its 2014 financial statement delivery obligations under such facilities. In addition, the lenders under such facilities have waived any of the aforementioned events that could arise from any restatement of annual and quarterly financial statements previously delivered by the Company and/or certain of its subsidiaries under such facilities.

For so long as the waivers remain effective, any potential and/or actual defaults and potential amortization events ceased to exist and were deemed to have been cured for all purposes of the related transaction documents. On July 16, 2015, the Company filed its 2014 Form 10-K and its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2015.

Note 6Employee Retirement Benefits

Effective December 31, 2014, the Company amended the The Hertz Corporation Account Balance Defined Benefit Pension Plan to permanently discontinue future benefit accruals and participation under the plan for non-union employees. The Company also increased employer contributions under the Company’s qualified 401(k) savings plan (the “401(k) Plan”). Effective January 1, 2015, eligible participants under the 401(k) Plan receive a matching employer contribution to their 401(k) Plan account equal to (i) 100% of the first 3% of employee contributions made by such participant and (ii) 50% of the next 2% of employee contributions, with the total amount of such matching employer contribution to be completely vested, subject to applicable limits under the United States Internal Revenue Code. Certain eligible participants under the 401(k) Plan also receive additional employer contribution amounts to their 401(k) Plan account depending on their years of service and age.

The following table sets forth the net periodic pension expense:
 
Pension Benefits
 
U.S.
 
Non-U.S.
 
Three Months Ended June 30,
(In millions)
2015
 
2014
 
2015
 
2014
Components of Net Periodic Benefit Cost:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Service cost
$
1

 
$
6

 
$

 
$
1

Interest cost
7

 
8

 
2

 
2

Expected return on plan assets
(10
)
 
(10
)
 
(4
)
 
(4
)
Net amortizations
1

 

 
1

 

Settlement loss
1

 
4

 

 

Net periodic pension expense (benefit)
$

 
$
8

 
$
(1
)
 
$
(1
)

 
Pension Benefits
 
U.S.
 
Non-U.S.
 
Six Months Ended June 30,
(In millions)
2015
 
2014
 
2015
 
2014
Components of Net Periodic Benefit Cost:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Service cost
$
2

 
$
14

 
$
1

 
$
2

Interest cost
14

 
16

 
4

 
4

Expected return on plan assets
(20
)
 
(20
)
 
(8
)
 
(8
)
Net amortizations
2

 
1

 
1

 

Settlement loss
2

 
4

 

 

Net periodic pension expense (benefit)
$

 
$
15

 
$
(2
)
 
$
(2
)

The Company's policy for funded plans is to contribute annually, at a minimum, amounts required by applicable laws, regulations and union agreements. From time to time, the Company makes contributions beyond those legally required.

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
Unaudited

The Company made no contributions to its worldwide pension plans during the three months ended June 30, 2015, and contributed $3 million during the six months ended June 30, 2015, all of which was a discretionary contribution to the United Kingdom defined benefit pension plan (the "U.K. Plan"). For the three and six months ended June 30, 2014, the Company contributed $8 million and $17 million, respectively, to its worldwide pension plans. Amounts contributed during the six months ended June 30, 2014 included $3 million of discretionary contributions to the U.K. Plan. The Company does not anticipate contributing to the worldwide pension plans during the remainder of 2015.

Note 7Stock-Based Compensation

The non-cash stock-based compensation expense associated with the Hertz Holdings stock-based compensation plans is pushed down from Hertz Holdings and recorded on the books at the Hertz level.

During the six months ended June 30, 2015, the Company granted 3,223,889 non-qualified stock options to certain executives and employees at a weighted average grant date fair value of $7.43; 814,907 restricted stock units ("RSUs") at a weighted average grant date fair value of $21.07 and 998,870 performance stock units ("PSUs") at a weighted average grant date fair value of $21.34 under the Hertz Global Holdings, Inc. 2008 Omnibus Incentive Plan with vesting terms of three to five years. The stock options are subject to time-based vesting based on the participant’s continued employment.

A summary of the total compensation expense and associated income tax benefits recognized under all plans, including the cost of stock options, RSUs and PSUs, is as follows:
 
Three Months Ended
June 30,
 
Six Months Ended
June 30,
(In millions)
2015
 
2014
 
2015
 
2014
Compensation expense
$
5

 
$
5

 
$
9

 
$
13

Income tax benefit
(2
)
 
(2
)
 
(3
)
 
(5
)
Total
$
3

 
$
3

 
$
6

 
$
8


As of June 30, 2015, there was $58 million of total unrecognized compensation cost related to non-vested stock options, RSUs and PSUs granted by Hertz Holdings under all plans. The total unrecognized compensation cost is expected to be recognized over the remaining 2.1 years, on a weighted average basis, of the requisite service period that began on the grant dates.

Note 8Restructuring

As part of its ongoing effort to implement a strategy of reducing operating costs, as well as the integration of Dollar Thrifty, the Company has evaluated its workforce and operations and made adjustments, including headcount reductions and business process re-engineering.

Restructuring charges in the condensed consolidated statements of operations are as follows:
 
Three Months Ended
June 30,
 
Six Months Ended
June 30,
(In millions)
2015
 
2014
 
2015
 
2014
By Type:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Termination benefits
$
6

 
$
9

 
$
12

 
$
18

Asset write-downs

 
10

 
1

 
10

Facility closure and lease obligation costs
14

 
11

 
15

 
17

Other non-cash charges
(1
)
 

 
(2
)
 

Total
$
19

 
$
30

 
$
26

 
$
45



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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
Unaudited

 
Three Months Ended
June 30,
 
Six Months Ended
June 30,
(In millions)
2015
 
2014
 
2015
 
2014
By Caption:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Direct operating
$
14

 
$
20

 
$
16

 
$
26

Selling, general and administrative
5

 
10

 
10

 
19

Total
$
19

 
$
30

 
$
26

 
$
45

 
Three Months Ended
June 30,
 
Six Months Ended
June 30,
(In millions)
2015
 
2014
 
2015
 
2014
By Segment:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
U.S. Car Rental
$
14

 
$
13

 
$
16

 
$
18

International Car Rental
5

 
11

 
7

 
15

Worldwide Equipment Rental

 

 
1

 
3

Corporate

 
6

 
2

 
9

Total
$
19

 
$
30

 
$
26

 
$
45


The following table sets forth the activity affecting the restructuring accrual during the six months ended June 30, 2015. The remainder of the restructuring accrual relates to future lease obligations which will be paid over the remaining term of the applicable leases.
(In millions)
Termination
Benefits
 
Other
 
Total
Balance as of January 1, 2015
$
21

 
$
22

 
$
43

Charges incurred
12

 
14

 
26

Cash payments
(15
)
 
(10
)
 
(25
)
Other non-cash changes
(1
)
 
(3
)
 
(4
)
Balance as of June 30, 2015
$
17

 
$
23

 
$
40


Note 9Tangible Asset Impairments

In the first quarter of 2015, the Company recorded a $3 million impairment charge to reduce the carrying value of a held for sale corporate asset to its fair market value, which is included in other (income) expense in the Company's statement of operations. The asset was sold in April 2015.

In the first quarter of 2015, the Company performed an impairment assessment of the Dollar Thrifty headquarters campus in Tulsa, Oklahoma, which the Company is currently marketing for sale, using market and income approaches to value the long-lived assets, including inputs such as expected cash flows and recent comparable transactions. Based on the impairment assessment, the Company recorded a charge of $6 million which is included in selling, general and administrative expense in the Company's statement of operations.

In the first quarter of 2015, the Company recorded $11 million in charges associated with U.S. Car Rental service equipment and assets deemed to have no future use, of which $4 million is included in direct operating and $7 million is included in other (income) expense in the Company's statement of operations.

During the second quarter of 2014, the Company terminated a business relationship. As a result, the Company performed an analysis of the assets associated with the terminated business relationship and wrote off the assets in the amount of $10 million which is included in direct operating expense in the Company's statement of operations.


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Note 10Taxes on Income (Loss)

The effective tax rate for the three months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014 was 54% and 41%, respectively. The effective tax rate for the six months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014 was (31)% and 91%, respectively. The effective tax rate for the full fiscal year 2015 is expected to be approximately 37%.

The Company recorded a tax provision of $27 million for the three months ended June 30, 2015 compared to $50 million for the three months ended June 30, 2014. The change was the result of lower pre-tax income, offset by discrete items in the quarter, composition of earnings by jurisdiction and a comparatively larger effect of the suspension of the favorable Subpart F provision of the U.S. Federal Tax Law in the first quarter 2014.

The Company recorded a tax provision of $11 million for the six months ended June 30, 2015 compared to $58 million for the six months ended June 30, 2014. The provision for taxes on income decreased primarily due to the pre-tax loss in 2015, composition of earnings by jurisdiction and a comparatively larger effect of the suspension of the favorable Subpart F provision of the U.S. Federal Tax Law in the first quarter 2014.

Note 11    —Financial Instruments

The Company has the following risk exposures that it has historically used financial instruments to manage. None of the instruments have been designated in a hedging relationship as of June 30, 2015.

Interest Rate Risk

The Company’s objective in managing exposure to interest rate changes is to minimize the impact of interest rate changes on earnings and cash flows and to lower overall borrowing costs. To achieve these objectives, the Company uses interest rate caps and other instruments to manage the mix of floating and fixed-rate debt.

Currency Exchange Rate Risk

The Company’s objective in managing exposure to currency fluctuations is to limit the exposure of certain cash flows and earnings from changes associated with currency exchange rate changes through the use of various derivative contracts. The Company experiences currency risks in its global operations as a result of various factors including intercompany local currency denominated loans, rental operations in various currencies and purchasing fleet in various currencies.

The following table summarizes the estimated fair value of financial instruments:
 
Fair Value of Financial Instruments
 
Asset Derivatives(1)
 
Liability Derivatives(1)
(In millions)
June 30,
2015
 
December 31,
2014
 
June 30,
2015
 
December 31,
2014
Interest rate caps
$
8

 
$
25

 
$
8

 
$
25

Foreign currency forward contracts
4

 
6

 
2

 
2

Total
$
12

 
$
31

 
$
10

 
$
27


(1)
All asset derivatives are recorded in "Prepaid expenses and other assets" and all liability derivatives are recorded in "Accrued liabilities" in the condensed consolidated balance sheets.

While foreign currency forward contracts and certain interest rate caps are subject to enforceable master netting agreements with their counterparties, the offsetting amounts are not significant and the Company does not offset the derivative assets and liabilities in its condensed consolidated balance sheets.


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Unaudited

The following table summarizes the gains or (losses) on derivative instruments for the period indicated.
 
Location of Gain or (Loss) Recognized on Derivatives
 
Amount of Gain or (Loss) Recognized
on Derivatives

 
 
 
Three Months Ended
June 30,
(In millions)
 
 
2015
 
2014
Foreign currency forward contracts
Selling, general and administrative
 
$
(3
)
 
$
5


 
Location of Gain or (Loss) Recognized on Derivatives
 
Amount of Gain or (Loss) Recognized
on Derivatives
 
 
 
Six Months Ended
June 30,
(In millions)
 
 
2015
 
2014
Foreign currency forward contracts
Selling, general and administrative
 
$
(4
)
 
$


Note 12Fair Value Measurements

Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis

The fair value of accounts receivable, accounts payable and accrued expenses, to the extent the underlying liability will be settled in cash, approximates the carrying values because of the short-term nature of these instruments.

Cash Equivalents and Investments

The Company’s cash equivalents primarily consist of money market accounts which the Company measures at fair value on a recurring basis. The Company determines the fair value of cash equivalents using a market approach based on quoted prices in active markets.

Investments in equity and other securities that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis consist of various mutual funds. The valuation of these securities is based on pricing models whereby all significant inputs are observable or can be derived from or corroborated by observable market data.

The following table summarizes the ending balances of the Company's cash equivalents and investments.
 
 
June 30, 2015
 
December 31, 2014
(in millions)
 
Level 1
 
Level 2
 
Level 3
 
Total
 
Level 1
 
Level 2
 
Level 3
 
Total
Money market funds
 
$
132

 
$

 
$

 
$
132

 
$
146

 
$

 
$

 
$
146

Equity and other securities
 

 
64

 

 
64

 

 
96

 

 
96

Total
 
$
132

 
$
64

 
$

 
$
196

 
$
146

 
$
96

 
$

 
$
242


CAR, Inc.

As of June 30, 2015, the Company held a 16.2% equity investment in CAR, Inc., a publicly held company trading on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, which is accounted for under the equity method. The Company's net investment balance was approximately $272 million and $264 million as of June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively, and is included in "Prepaid expenses and other assets" in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets. The fair value of the investment using quoted market prices (Level 1) was approximately $814 million and $514 million as of June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively.


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Unaudited

As of December 31, 2013 the Company held convertible debt securities of CAR, Inc. which were classified as available-for-sale and which were carried at fair value within "Prepaid expenses and other assets." Unrealized gains and losses, net of related income taxes, associated with its investment were included in "Accumulated other comprehensive income." In April 2014, the Company converted all of its debt securities into additional equity of CAR, Inc.

The following table summarizes the changes in fair value of CAR, Inc. convertible debt securities prior to conversion in April 2014, using Level 3 inputs (binomial valuation model) for the six months ended June 30, 2014 (in millions):
 
 
Six Months Ended
June 30, 2014
Balance at the beginning of period
 
$
151

Reclassification of net unrealized gain on securities to prepaid expenses and other assets
 
(7
)
Unrealized losses related to investments
 
(14
)
Settlements
 
(130
)
Balance at the end of period
 
$


Financial Instruments

The fair value of the Company's financial instruments as of June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014 are shown in Note 11, "Financial Instruments." The Company's financial instruments are classified as Level 2 assets and liabilities and are priced using quoted market prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets.

Debt Obligations

The fair value of debt is estimated based on quoted market rates as well as borrowing rates currently available to the Company for loans with similar terms and average maturities (Level 2 inputs).
 
As of June 30, 2015
 
As of December 31, 2014
(in millions)
Nominal Unpaid Principal Balance
 
Aggregate Fair Value
 
Nominal Unpaid Principal Balance
 
Aggregate Fair Value
Corporate Debt
$
6,615

 
$
6,712

 
$
6,428

 
$
6,468

Fleet Debt
11,073

 
11,091

 
9,569

 
9,595

Total
$
17,688

 
$
17,803

 
$
15,997

 
$
16,063


Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a Non-Recurring Basis

Assets and liabilities measured at fair value during the six months ended June 30, 2015 are as follows:
(In millions)
Balance
 
Level 1
 
Level 2
 
Level 3
 
Total Loss Adjustments
Long-lived assets held for sale
$
5

 
$

 
$

 
$
5

 
$
6


Refer to the impairment disclosures in Note 9, "Tangible Asset Impairments" for further information regarding the assets measured at fair value included in the table above.

Note 13Contingencies and Off-Balance Sheet Commitments

Legal Proceedings

Public Liability and Property Damage

The Company is currently a defendant in numerous actions and has received numerous claims on which actions have not yet been commenced for public liability and property damage arising from the operation of motor vehicles and equipment rented from the Company. The obligation for public liability and property damage on self-insured U.S. and international vehicles and equipment, as stated on the Company's balance sheet, represents an estimate for both reported accident claims not yet paid and claims incurred but not yet reported. The related liabilities are recorded on a non-discounted basis. Reserve requirements are based on actuarial evaluations of historical accident claim experience and trends, as well as future projections of ultimate losses, expenses, premiums and administrative costs.

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Unaudited

At June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014 the liability recorded for public liability and property damage matters was $384 million and $385 million, respectively. The Company believes that its analysis is based on the most relevant information available, combined with reasonable assumptions, and that the Company may prudently rely on this information to determine the estimated liability. The Company notes that the liability is subject to significant uncertainties. The adequacy of the liability reserve is regularly monitored based on evolving accident claim history and insurance related state legislation changes. If the Company's estimates change or if actual results differ from these assumptions, the amount of the recorded liability is adjusted to reflect these results.

Other Matters

From time to time the Company is a party to various legal proceedings. The Company has summarized below the most significant legal proceedings to which the Company was and/or is a party to during the three and six months ended June 30, 2015 or the period after June 30, 2015 but before the filing of this Report on Form 10-Q.

Concession Fee Recoveries - In October 2006, Janet Sobel, Daniel Dugan, PhD. and Lydia Lee, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated v. The Hertz Corporation and Enterprise Rent-A-Car Company, or “Enterprise,” was filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada (Enterprise became a defendant in a separate action which they have now settled.) The Sobel case is a nationwide class action on behalf of all persons who rented cars from Hertz at airports in Nevada and were separately charged airport concession recovery fees by Hertz as part of their rental charges. The plaintiffs seek an unspecified amount of compensatory damages, restitution of any charges found to be improper and an injunction prohibiting Hertz from quoting or charging those airport fees that are alleged not to be allowed by Nevada law. The plaintiffs also seek attorneys' fees and costs. In 2010, the parties engaged in mediation which resulted in a proposed settlement. Although the court tentatively approved the settlement in November 2010, the court denied the plaintiffs' motion for final approval of the proposed settlement in May 2011. Following additional activity in the case, in March 2013, the court granted, in part, the plaintiffs' motion for partial summary judgment with respect to restitution and granted the plaintiffs' motion for class certification while denying the Company's motion for partial summary judgment. In October 2014, the court entered final judgment, merging all of its prior rulings and directed Hertz to pay the class approximately $42 million in restitution and $11 million in prejudgment interest, and to pay attorney's fees of $3.1 million with an additional $3.1 million to be paid from the restitution fund. In December 2014, Hertz timely filed an appeal of that final judgment with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit and the plaintiffs cross appealed the court's judgment seeking to challenge the lower court's ruling that Hertz did not deceive or mislead the class members. In April 2015, Hertz filed its opening brief. In June 2015, the plaintiffs filed their answering brief and opening brief on their cross-appeal. The Company continues to believe the outcome of this case will not be material to its financial condition, results of operations or cash flows.

In re Hertz Global Holdings, Inc. Securities Litigation - In November 2013, a purported shareholder class action, Pedro Ramirez, Jr. v. Hertz Global Holdings, Inc., et al., was commenced in the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey naming Hertz Holdings and certain of its officers as defendants and alleging violations of the federal securities laws. The complaint alleges that Hertz Holdings made material misrepresentations and/or omissions of material fact in its public disclosures during the period from February 25, 2013 through November 4, 2013, in violation of Section 10(b) and 20(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and Rule 10b-5 promulgated thereunder. Plaintiffs seek an unspecified amount of monetary damages on behalf of the purported class and an award of costs and expenses, including counsel fees and expert fees. In June 2014, Hertz Holdings responded to the amended complaint by filing a motion to dismiss. After a hearing in October 2014, the court granted Hertz Holdings' motion to dismiss the complaint. The dismissal was without prejudice and plaintiffs were granted leave to file a second amended complaint within 30 days of the order. In November 2014, plaintiffs filed a second amended complaint which shortened the putative class period such that it is not alleged to have commenced until May 18, 2013 and makes allegations that are not substantively very different than the allegations in the prior complaint. In early 2015, this case was assigned to a new federal judge in the District of New Jersey and Hertz Holdings responded to the second amended complaint by filing another motion to dismiss. On July 22, 2015, the court granted Hertz Holdings’ motion to dismiss without prejudice and ordered that plaintiff may file a third amended complaint on or before August 22, 2015. The court further ordered that failure to file a third amended complaint will result in dismissal of the case with prejudice. Hertz Holdings believes that it has valid and meritorious defenses and it intends to vigorously defend against any further amendment of the complaint, but litigation is subject to many uncertainties and the outcome of this

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
Unaudited

matter is not predictable with assurance. It is possible that this matter could be decided unfavorably to Hertz Holdings. However, Hertz Holdings is currently unable to estimate the range of these possible losses, but they could be material.

The Company intends to assert that it has meritorious defenses in the foregoing matters and the Company intends to defend itself vigorously.

Governmental Investigations - In June 2014 the Company was advised by the staff of the New York Regional Office of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) that it is investigating the events disclosed in certain of the Company’s filings with the SEC. In addition, in December 2014 a state securities regulator requested information regarding the same events. The investigations generally involve the restatements included in the Company's 2014 Form 10-K and related accounting for prior periods. The Company has and intends to continue to cooperate with both the SEC and state requests. Due to the stage at which the proceedings are, Hertz is currently unable to predict the likely outcome of the proceedings or estimate the range of reasonably possible losses, which may be material.

French Antitrust - In February 2015, the French Competition Authority issued a Statement of Objections claiming that several car rental companies, including Hertz and certain of its subsidiaries, violated French competition law by receiving historic market information from twelve French airports relating to the car rental companies operating at those airports and by engaging in a concerted practice relating to train station surcharges. Hertz believes that it has valid defenses and intends to vigorously defend against the allegations, but, due to the early stage at which the proceedings are, Hertz is currently unable to predict the likely outcome of the proceedings or range of reasonably possible losses, which may be material.

The Company has established reserves for matters where the Company believes that losses are probable and can be reasonably estimated. Other than the aggregate reserve established for claims for public liability and property damage, none of those reserves are material. For matters, including certain of those described above, where the Company has not established a reserve, the ultimate outcome or resolution cannot be predicted at this time, or the amount of ultimate loss, if any, cannot be reasonably estimated. Litigation is subject to many uncertainties and the outcome of the individual litigated matters is not predictable with assurance. It is possible that certain of the actions, claims, inquiries or proceedings, including those discussed above, could be decided unfavorably to the Company or any of its subsidiaries involved. Accordingly, it is possible that an adverse outcome from such a proceeding could exceed the amount accrued in an amount that could be material to the Company's consolidated financial condition, results of operations or cash flows in any particular reporting period.

Indemnification Obligations

There have been no significant changes to the Company's indemnification obligations as compared to those disclosed in Note 14, "Contingencies and Off-Balance Sheet Commitments" of the Notes to consolidated financial statements included in the 2014 Form 10-K under the caption Item 8, "Financial Statements and Supplementary Data."

Note 14Segment Information

The Company has identified four reportable segments, which are organized based on the products and services provided by its operating segments and the geographic areas in which its operating segments conduct business, as follows:

U.S. Car Rental - rental of cars, crossovers and light trucks, as well as ancillary products and services, in the United States and consists of the Company's United States operating segment;

International Car Rental - rental of cars, crossovers and light trucks, as well as ancillary products and services, internationally and consists of the Company's Europe and Other International operating segments, which are aggregated into a reportable segment based primarily upon similar economic characteristics, products and services, customers, delivery methods and general regulatory environments;

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
Unaudited


Worldwide Equipment Rental - rental of industrial, construction, material handling and other equipment and consists of the Company's worldwide equipment rental operating segment; and

All Other Operations - includes the Company's Donlen operating segment which provides fleet leasing and management services and is not considered a separate reportable segment in accordance with applicable accounting standards, together with other business activities, such as its claim management services.

In addition to the above reportable segments, the Company has corporate operations ("Corporate") which includes general corporate assets and expenses and certain interest expense (including net interest on corporate debt).

Adjusted pre-tax income (loss) is calculated as income before income taxes plus non-cash purchase accounting charges, debt-related charges relating to the amortization and write-off of debt financing costs and debt discounts and certain one-time charges and non-operational items. Adjusted pre-tax income (loss) is important because it allows management to assess operational performance of its business, exclusive of the items mentioned above. Management believes that it is important to investors for the same reasons it is important to management and because it allows them to assess the Company's operational performance on the same basis that management uses internally.

Revenues and adjusted pre-tax income (loss) by segment and the reconciliation to consolidated amounts are summarized below.
 
Three Months Ended June 30,
 
Revenues
 
Adjusted Pre-Tax Income (Loss)
(In millions)
2015
 
2014
 
2015
 
2014
U.S. Car Rental
$
1,615

 
$
1,663

 
$
174

 
$
184

International Car Rental
556

 
641

 
45

 
57

Worldwide Equipment Rental
375

 
384

 
42

 
67

All Other Operations
146

 
142

 
17

 
15

Total reportable segments
$
2,692

 
$
2,830

 
278

 
323

Corporate (1)
 
 
 
 
(125
)
 
(106
)
Consolidated adjusted pre-tax income (loss)
 
 
 
 
153

 
217

Adjustments:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Acquisition accounting (2)
 
 
 
 
(32
)
 
(33
)
Debt-related charges (3)
 
 
 
 
(16
)
 
(12
)
Restructuring and restructuring related charges (4)
 
 
 
 
(47
)
 
(31
)
Acquisition related costs and charges (5)
 
 
 
 
(1
)
 
(2
)
Equipment rental spin-off costs (6)
 
 
 
 
(8
)
 
(12
)
Impairment charges and asset write-downs(7)
 
 
 
 

 
(10
)
Integration expenses(8)
 
 
 
 
(3
)
 
(3
)
Relocation costs(9)
 
 
 
 
(1
)
 
(3
)
Other(10)
 
 
 
 
5

 
12

Income (loss) before income taxes
 
 
 
 
$
50

 
$
123



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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
Unaudited

 
Six Months Ended June 30,
 
Revenues
 
Adjusted Pre-Tax Income (Loss)
(In millions)
2015
 
2014
 
2015
 
2014
U.S. Car Rental
$
3,135

 
$
3,220

 
$
244

 
$
306

International Car Rental
992

 
1,123

 
52

 
16

Worldwide Equipment Rental
730

 
743

 
76

 
121

All Other Operations
288

 
280

 
31

 
29

Total reportable segments
$
5,145

 
$
5,366

 
403

 
472

Corporate (1)
 
 
 
 
(245
)
 
(229
)
Consolidated adjusted pre-tax income (loss)
 
 
 
 
158

 
243

Adjustments:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Acquisition accounting(2)
 
 
 
 
(63
)
 
(65
)
Debt-related charges(3)
 
 
 
 
(32
)
 
(23
)
Restructuring and restructuring related charges(4)
 
 
 
 
(67
)
 
(72
)
Acquisition related costs and charges(5)
 
 
 
 

 
(8
)
Equipment rental spin-off costs(6)
 
 
 
 
(17
)
 
(12
)
Impairment charges and asset write-downs(7)
 
 
 
 
(9
)
 
(10
)
Integration Expenses(8)
 
 
 
 
(3
)
 
(6
)
Relocation costs(9)
 
 
 
 
(4
)
 
(5
)
Other(10)
 
 
 
 
2

 
22

Income (loss) before income taxes
 
 
 
 
$
(35
)
 
$
64


(1)
Represents general corporate expenses, certain interest expense (including net interest on corporate debt), as well as other business activities.
(2)
Represents the increase in amortization of other intangible assets, depreciation of property and other equipment and accretion of revalued liabilities relating to acquisition accounting.
(3)
Represents debt-related charges relating to the amortization of deferred debt financing costs and debt discounts and premiums.
(4)
Represents expenses incurred under restructuring actions as defined in U.S. GAAP - for further information on restructuring costs, see Note 8, "Restructuring." Also represents incremental costs incurred directly supporting business transformation initiatives. Such costs include transition costs incurred in connection with business process outsourcing arrangements and incremental costs incurred to facilitate business process re-engineering initiatives that involve significant organization redesign and extensive operational process changes and consulting costs and legal fees related to the accounting review and investigation. The three and six months ended June 30, 2015 also include costs associated with the separation of certain executives.
(5)
Represents costs related to acquisitions and strategic initiatives.
(6)
Represents expenses associated with the anticipated HERC spin-off transaction announced in March 2014.
(7)
For six months ended June 30, 2015, represents impairment of the former Dollar Thrifty headquarters and the impairment of a corporate asset recognized in the first quarter 2015. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2014, represents the write-off of assets associated with a terminated business relationship.
(8)
Primarily represents Dollar Thrifty integration related expenses.
(9)
Represents non-recurring costs incurred in connection with the relocation of the Company's corporate headquarters to Estero, Florida that were not included in restructuring expenses. Such expenses primarily include duplicate facility rent, certain moving expenses, and other costs that are direct and incremental due to the relocation.
(10)
Includes miscellaneous non-recurring or non-cash items. In the three and six months ended June 30, 2014, primarily represents a $19 million litigation settlement received in relation to a class action lawsuit filed against an original equipment manufacturer stemming from recalls of their vehicles in previous years.


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Unaudited


Depreciation of revenue earning equipment and lease charges, net
 
Three Months Ended
June 30,
 
Six Months Ended
June 30,
(In millions)
2015
 
2014
 
2015
 
2014
U.S. car rental
$
398

 
$
391

 
$
819

 
$
815

International car rental
101

 
124

 
196

 
238

Worldwide equipment rental
81

 
79

 
157

 
157

All other operations
116

 
114

 
$
231

 
224

Total
$
696

 
$
708

 
$
1,403

 
$
1,434



Total assets
(In millions)
June 30, 2015
 
December 31, 2014
U.S. Car Rental
$
14,916

 
$
13,712

International Car Rental
4,201

 
3,358

Worldwide Equipment Rental
3,939

 
3,836

All Other Operations
1,534

 
1,458

Corporate
1,481

 
1,716

Total
$
26,071

 
$
24,080


The increase in total assets for the U.S. and International Car Rental segments was the result of additional fleet acquired to meet seasonal leisure demand during the summer period.

Note 15—Guarantor and Non-Guarantor Condensed Consolidating Financial Statements

The following condensed consolidating financial information presents the Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheets as of June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, the Condensed Consolidating Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss) for the three and six months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014 and the Statements of Cash Flows for the six months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014 of (a) The Hertz Corporation, ("Parent”); (b) the Parent's subsidiaries that guarantee the Parent's indebtedness ("Guarantor Subsidiaries"); (c) the Parent's subsidiaries that do not guarantee the Parent's indebtedness ("Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries"); (d) elimination entries necessary to consolidate the Parent with the Guarantor Subsidiaries and Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries ("Eliminations"); and of (e) the Company on a consolidated basis.

Investments in subsidiaries are accounted for using the equity method for purposes of the consolidating presentation. The principal elimination entries relate to investments in subsidiaries and intercompany balances and transactions. The Guarantor Subsidiaries are 100% owned by the Parent and all guarantees are full and unconditional and joint and several. Additionally, substantially all of the assets of the Guarantor Subsidiaries are pledged under the Senior Credit Facilities, and consequently will not be available to satisfy the claims of the Company's general creditors. In lieu of providing separate unaudited financial statements for the Guarantor Subsidiaries, we have included the accompanying condensed consolidating financial statements based on Rule 3-10 of the SEC's Regulation S-X. Management does not believe that separate financial statements of the Guarantor Subsidiaries are material to our investors; therefore, separate financial statements and other disclosures concerning the Guarantor Subsidiaries are not presented.







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Unaudited

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING BALANCE SHEET
June 30, 2015
(In millions)

 
Parent
(The Hertz
Corporation)
 
Guarantor
Subsidiaries
 
Non-
Guarantor
Subsidiaries
 
Eliminations
 
The Hertz
Corporation &
Subsidiaries
ASSETS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents
$
141

 
$
18

 
$
378

 
$

 
$
537

Restricted cash and cash equivalents
142

 
14

 
265

 

 
421

Receivables, less allowance for doubtful accounts
274

 
398

 
718

 

 
1,390

Due from affiliates
3,504

 
1,635

 
5,331

 
(10,368
)
 
102

Inventories, net
23

 
25

 
27

 

 
75

Prepaid expenses and other assets
4,149

 
901

 
54

 
(4,166
)
 
938

Revenue earning equipment, net
471

 
2,178

 
13,347

 

 
15,996

Property and equipment, net
800

 
307

 
200

 

 
1,307

Investment in subsidiaries, net
6,934

 
1,624

 

 
(8,558
)
 

Other intangible assets, net
154

 
3,172

 
619

 

 
3,945

Goodwill
104

 
1,034

 
222

 

 
1,360

Total assets
$
16,696

 
$
11,306

 
$
21,161

 
$
(23,092
)
 
$
26,071

LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Intercompany payables
$
6,756

 
$
965

 
$
2,647

 
$
(10,368
)
 
$

Accounts payable
101

 
296

 
1,034

 

 
1,431

Accrued liabilities
590

 
229

 
310

 

 
1,129

Accrued taxes
65

 
36

 
2,200

 
(2,199
)
 
102

Debt
6,616

 
69

 
10,997

 

 
17,682

Public liability and property damage
145

 
56

 
183

 

 
384

Deferred taxes on income

 
2,654

 
2,233

 
(1,967
)
 
2,920

Total liabilities
14,273

 
4,305

 
19,604

 
(14,534
)
 
23,648

Equity:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
The Hertz Corporation and Subsidiaries stockholder's equity
2,423

 
7,001

 
1,557

 
(8,558
)
 
2,423

Total liabilities and equity
$
16,696

 
$
11,306

 
$
21,161

 
$
(23,092
)
 
$
26,071


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Unaudited

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING BALANCE SHEET
December 31, 2014
(In millions)
 
Parent
(The Hertz
Corporation)
 
Guarantor
Subsidiaries
 
Non-
Guarantor
Subsidiaries
 
Eliminations
 
The Hertz
Corporation &
Subsidiaries
ASSETS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents
$
2

 
$
14

 
$
474

 
$

 
$
490

Restricted cash and cash equivalents
84

 
26

 
461

 

 
571

Receivables, less allowance for doubtful accounts
272

 
419

 
906

 

 
1,597

Due from affiliates
2,957

 
1,528

 
4,395

 
(8,785
)
 
95

Inventories, net
20

 
25

 
22

 

 
67

Prepaid expenses and other assets
3,900

 
831

 
87

 
(3,901
)
 
917

Revenue earning equipment, net
306

 
1,988

 
11,359

 

 
13,653

Property and equipment, net
730

 
308

 
284

 

 
1,322

Investment in subsidiaries, net
6,897

 
1,513

 

 
(8,410
)
 

Other intangible assets, net
179

 
3,213

 
617

 

 
4,009

Goodwill
104

 
1,033

 
222

 

 
1,359

Total assets
$
15,451

 
$
10,898

 
$
18,827

 
$
(21,096
)
 
$
24,080

LIABILITIES AND EQUITY

 

 

 

 
 
Intercompany payables
$
5,702

 
$
1,005

 
$
2,078

 
$
(8,785
)
 
$

Accounts payable
65

 
212

 
731

 

 
1,008

Accrued liabilities
599

 
231

 
318

 

 
1,148

Accrued taxes
62

 
31

 
2,252

 
(2,211
)
 
134

Debt
6,393

 
74

 
9,526

 

 
15,993

Public liability and property damage
135

 
57

 
193

 

 
385

Deferred taxes on income

 
2,541

 
2,066

 
(1,690
)
 
2,917

Total liabilities
12,956

 
4,151

 
17,164

 
(12,686
)
 
21,585

Equity:

 

 

 

 
 
The Hertz Corporation and Subsidiaries stockholder's equity
2,495

 
6,747

 
1,663

 
(8,410
)
 
2,495

Total liabilities and equity
$
15,451

 
$
10,898

 
$
18,827

 
$
(21,096
)
 
$
24,080




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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
Unaudited

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)
For the Three Months Ended June 30, 2015
(In millions)
 
Parent
(The Hertz
Corporation)
 
Guarantor
Subsidiaries
 
Non-
Guarantor
Subsidiaries
 
Eliminations
 
The Hertz
Corporation &
Subsidiaries
Total revenues
$
1,181

 
$
702

 
$
1,391

 
$
(582
)
 
$
2,692

Expenses:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Direct operating
720

 
384

 
402

 
(1
)
 
1,505

Depreciation of revenue earning equipment and lease charges
452

 
203

 
622

 
(581
)
 
696

Selling, general and administrative
155

 
58

 
83

 

 
296

Interest expense, net
86

 
6

 
63

 

 
155

Other (income) expense, net
(3
)
 
(2
)
 
(5
)
 

 
(10
)
Total expenses
1,410

 
649

 
1,165

 
(582
)
 
2,642

Income (loss) before income taxes
(229
)
 
53

 
226

 

 
50

(Provision) benefit for taxes on income
76

 
(17
)
 
(86
)
 

 
(27
)
Equity in earnings (losses) of subsidiaries, net of tax
176

 
68

 

 
(244
)
 

Net income (loss)
23

 
104

 
140

 
(244
)
 
23

Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax
11

 

 
7

 
(7
)
 
11

Comprehensive income (loss)
$
34

 
$
104

 
$
147

 
$
(251
)
 
$
34































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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
Unaudited

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)
For the Three Months Ended June 30, 2014
(In millions)

 
Parent
(The Hertz
Corporation)
 
Guarantor
Subsidiaries
 
Non-
Guarantor
Subsidiaries
 
Eliminations
 
The Hertz
Corporation &
Subsidiaries
Total revenues
$
1,212

 
$
700

 
$
1,570

 
$
(652
)
 
$
2,830

Expenses:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Direct operating
739

 
384

 
472

 
(1
)
 
1,594

Depreciation of revenue earning equipment and lease charges
538

 
174

 
647

 
(651
)
 
708

Selling, general and administrative
132

 
49

 
84

 

 
265

Interest expense, net
88

 
5

 
69

 

 
162

Other (income) expense, net
(21
)
 
(1
)
 

 

 
(22
)
Total expenses
1,476

 
611

 
1,272

 
(652
)
 
2,707

Income (loss) before income taxes
(264
)
 
89

 
298

 

 
123

(Provision) benefit for taxes on income (loss)
94

 
(33
)
 
(111
)
 

 
(50
)
Equity in earnings (losses) of subsidiaries, net of tax
243

 
34

 

 
(277
)
 

Net income (loss)
73

 
90

 
187

 
(277
)
 
73

Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax
12

 
(1
)
 
14

 
(13
)
 
12

Comprehensive income (loss)
$
85

 
$
89

 
$
201

 
$
(290
)
 
$
85









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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
Unaudited

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)
For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2015
(In millions)

 
Parent
(The Hertz
Corporation)
 
Guarantor
Subsidiaries
 
Non-
Guarantor
Subsidiaries
 
Eliminations
 
The Hertz
Corporation &
Subsidiaries
Total revenues
$
2,296

 
$
1,359

 
$
2,668

 
$
(1,178
)
 
$
5,145

Expenses:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Direct operating
1,414

 
762

 
739

 
(2
)
 
2,913

Depreciation of revenue earning equipment and lease charges
907

 
387

 
1,285

 
(1,176
)
 
1,403

Selling, general and administrative
267

 
120

 
173

 

 
560

Interest expense, net
176

 
11

 
121

 

 
308

Other (income) expense, net
(2
)
 
(1
)
 
(1
)
 

 
(4
)
Total expenses
2,762

 
1,279

 
2,317

 
(1,178
)
 
5,180

Income (loss) before income taxes
(466
)
 
80

 
351

 

 
(35
)
(Provision) benefit for taxes on income
44

 
(15
)
 
(40
)
 

 
(11
)
Equity in earnings (losses) of subsidiaries, net of tax
376

 
114

 

 
(490
)
 

Net income (loss)
(46
)
 
179

 
311

 
(490
)
 
(46
)
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax
(35
)
 
(4
)
 
(39
)
 
43

 
(35
)
Comprehensive income (loss)
$
(81
)
 
$
175

 
$
272

 
$
(447
)
 
$
(81
)






























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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
Unaudited


CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)
For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2014
(In millions)

 
Parent
(The Hertz
Corporation)
 
Guarantor
Subsidiaries
 
Non-
Guarantor
Subsidiaries
 
Eliminations
 
The Hertz
Corporation &
Subsidiaries
Total revenues
$
2,334

 
$
1,356

 
$
3,097

 
$
(1,421
)
 
$
5,366

Expenses:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Direct operating
1,420

 
742

 
876

 
(1
)
 
3,037

Depreciation of revenue earning equipment and lease charges
1,201

 
343

 
1,310

 
(1,420
)
 
1,434

Selling, general and administrative
266

 
98

 
177

 

 
541

Interest expense, net
172

 
11

 
132

 

 
315

Other (income) expense, net
(28
)
 
(1
)
 
4

 

 
(25
)
Total expenses
3,031

 
1,193

 
2,499

 
(1,421
)
 
5,302

Income (loss) before income taxes
(697
)
 
163

 
598

 

 
64

(Provision) benefit for taxes on income
254

 
(60
)
 
(252
)
 

 
(58
)
Equity in earnings (losses) of subsidiaries, net of tax
449

 
53

 

 
(502
)
 

Net income (loss)
6

 
156

 
346

 
(502
)
 
6

Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax
(6
)
 
(3
)
 
(3
)
 
6

 
(6
)
Comprehensive income (loss)
$

 
$
153

 
$
343

 
$
(496
)
 
$



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Unaudited

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2015
(In millions)

 
Parent
(The Hertz
Corporation)
 
Guarantor
Subsidiaries
 
Non-
Guarantor
Subsidiaries
 
Eliminations
 
The Hertz
Corporation &
Subsidiaries
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities
$
(810
)
 
$
224

 
$
2,718

 
$
(679
)
 
$
1,453

Cash flows from investing activities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net change in restricted cash and cash equivalents
(60
)
 
12

 
192

 

 
144

Revenue earning equipment expenditures
(298
)
 
(357
)
 
(7,336
)
 

 
(7,991
)
Proceeds from disposal of revenue earning equipment
160

 
114

 
4,635

 

 
4,909

Capital asset expenditures, non-fleet
(87
)
 
(23
)
 
(60
)
 

 
(170
)
Proceeds from disposal of property and equipment
27

 
5

 
15

 

 
47

Capital contributions to subsidiaries
(1,544
)
 

 

 
1,544

 

Return of capital from subsidiaries
2,043

 
37

 

 
(2,080
)
 

Loan to Parent / Guarantor from Non-Guarantor

 

 
(506
)
 
506

 

Acquisitions, net of cash acquired
(17
)
 
(3
)
 
(75
)
 

 
(95
)
Advances to Hertz Global Holdings, Inc.
(6
)
 

 

 

 
(6
)
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities
218

 
(215
)
 
(3,135
)
 
(30
)
 
(3,162
)
Cash flows from financing activities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt

 

 
1,069

 

 
1,069

Repayment of long-term debt
(11
)
 

 
(1,021
)
 

 
(1,032
)
Short-term borrowings:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Proceeds

 

 
383

 

 
383

Payments

 

 
(258
)
 

 
(258
)
  Proceeds under the revolving lines of credit
1,206

 

 
4,101

 

 
5,307

  Payments under the revolving lines of credit
(970
)
 
(4
)
 
(2,714
)
 

 
(3,688
)
Capital contributions received from parent

 

 
1,544

 
(1,544
)
 

Loan to Parent / Guarantor from Non-Guarantor
506

 

 

 
(506
)
 

Payment of dividends and return of capital

 

 
(2,759
)
 
2,759

 

Payment of financing costs

 
(1
)
 
(7
)
 

 
(8
)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities
731

 
(5
)
 
338

 
709

 
1,773

Effect of foreign exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents

 

 
(17
)
 

 
(17
)
Net change in cash and cash equivalents during the period
139

 
4

 
(96
)
 

 
47

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
2

 
14

 
474

 

 
490

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
$
141

 
$
18

 
$
378

 
$

 
$
537




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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
Unaudited

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2014
(In millions)

 
Parent
(The Hertz
Corporation)
 
Guarantor
Subsidiaries
 
Non-
Guarantor
Subsidiaries
 
Eliminations
 
The Hertz
Corporation &
Subsidiaries
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities
$
(1,274
)
 
$
218

 
$
2,578

 
$
(116
)
 
$
1,406

Cash flows from investing activities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Net change in restricted cash and cash equivalents
(7
)
 
54

 
96

 

 
143

Revenue earning equipment expenditures
(89
)
 
(309
)
 
(5,598
)
 

 
(5,996
)
Proceeds from disposal of revenue earning equipment
62

 
149

 
3,506

 

 
3,717

Capital assets expenditures, non-fleet
(68
)
 
(15
)
 
(68
)
 

 
(151
)
Proceeds from disposal of property and equipment
17

 
5

 
23

 

 
45

Capital contributions to subsidiaries
(415
)
 
(80
)
 

 
495

 

Return of capital from subsidiaries
804

 

 

 
(804
)
 

Acquisitions, net of cash acquired

 
(2
)
 
(4
)
 

 
(6
)
Loan to Parent / Guarantor from Non-Guarantor

 

 
(230
)
 
230

 

Advances to Hertz Global Holdings, Inc.
(27
)
 

 

 

 
(27
)
Repayments from Hertz Global Holdings, Inc.
25

 

 

 

 
25

Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities
302

 
(198
)
 
(2,275
)
 
(79
)
 
(2,250
)
Cash flows from financing activities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt

 

 
414

 

 
414

Payment of long-term debt
(10
)
 

 
(87
)
 

 
(97
)
Short-term borrowings:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Proceeds

 

 
269

 

 
269

Payments

 

 
(369
)
 

 
(369
)
  Proceeds under the revolving lines of credit
1,715

 

 
1,064

 

 
2,779

  Payments under the revolving lines of credit
(895
)
 
(5
)
 
(1,117
)
 

 
(2,017
)
Capital contributions received from parent

 

 
495

 
(495
)
 

Loan to Parent / Guarantor from Non-Guarantor
230

 

 

 
(230
)
 

Payment of dividends and return of capital

 

 
(920
)
 
920

 

Payment of financing costs

 
(3
)
 
(3
)
 

 
(6
)
Other
2

 

 

 

 
2

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities
1,042

 
(8
)
 
(254
)
 
195

 
975

Effect of foreign exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents

 

 
(2
)
 

 
(2
)
Net change in cash and cash equivalents during the period
70

 
12

 
47

 

 
129

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
62

 
6

 
343

 

 
411

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
$
132

 
$
18

 
$
390

 
$

 
$
540



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Unaudited

Note 16Subsequent Events

Contingencies

In July 2015, Ryanair Ltd. ("Ryanair") filed a complaint against Hertz Europe Limited, a subsidiary of the Company, in the High Court of Justice, Queen’s Bench Division, Commercial Court, Royal Courts of Justice of the United Kingdom alleging breach of contract in connection with Hertz Europe Limited’s termination of its car hire agreement with Ryanair following a contractual dispute with respect to Ryanair’s agreement to begin using third party ticket distributors. The complaint seeks damages, interest and costs, together with attorney fees. The Company believes that it has valid and meritorious defenses and it intends to vigorously defend against these allegations, but litigation is subject to many uncertainties and the outcome of this matter is not predictable with assurance. The Company has established a reserve for this matter which is not material. However, it is possible that this matter could be decided unfavorably to the Company, accordingly, it is possible that an adverse outcome could exceed the amount accrued in an amount that could be material to the Company's consolidated financial condition, results of operations or cash flows in any particular reporting period.

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ITEM 2.
MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Management’s discussion and analysis ("MD&A") should be read in conjunction with the MD&A presented in the 2014 Form 10-K filed on July 16, 2015 and the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes included in Item 1 of this Report on Form 10-Q, which include additional information about our accounting policies, practices and the transactions underlying our financial results. The preparation of our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires us to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts in our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and the accompanying notes including various claims and contingencies related to lawsuits, taxes, environmental and other matters arising during the normal course of business. We apply our best judgment, our knowledge of existing facts and circumstances and our knowledge of actions that we may undertake in the future in determining the estimates that will affect our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements. We evaluate our estimates on an ongoing basis using our historical experience, as well as other factors we believe appropriate under the circumstances, such as current economic conditions, and adjust or revise our estimates as circumstances change. As future events and their effects cannot be determined with precision, actual results may differ from these estimates.

In this MD&A we refer to certain Non-GAAP measures, including the following:
Adjusted Pre-Tax Income - important to management because it allows management to assess the operational performance of our business, exclusive of certain items and allows management to assess the performance of the entire business on the same basis as the segment measure of profitability. Management believes that it is important to investors for the same reasons it is important to management and because it allows them to assess our operational performance on the same basis that management uses internally.
Total Revenue Per Day ("Total RPD") - important to management and investors as it represents the best measurement of the changes in underlying pricing in the car rental business and encompasses the elements in car rental pricing that management has the ability to control.
Transaction Days - important to management and investors as it represents the number of revenue generating days. It is used as a component to measure Total RPD and fleet efficiency.
Fleet Efficiency - important to management and investors because it is the measurement of the proportion of our car rental fleet that is being used to generate revenues relative to the total amount of available fleet capacity. Higher fleet efficiency means more of the fleet is being utilized to generate revenue. 
Net Depreciation Per Unit Per Month - important to management and investors as depreciation of revenue earning equipment and lease charges, is one of our largest expenses for the car rental business and is driven by the number of vehicles, expected residual values at the time of disposal and expected hold period of the vehicles. Net depreciation per unit per month is reflective of how we are managing the costs of our fleet and facilitates comparison with other participants in the car rental industry.
Dollar Utilization - important to management and investors because it is the measurement of the proportion of our equipment rental revenue earning equipment, including additional capitalized refurbishment costs (with the basis for refurbished assets reset at the refurbishment date), that is being used to generate revenues relative to the total amount of available equipment fleet capacity.
Time Utilization - important to management and investors as it measures the extent to which the equipment rental fleet is on rent compared to total operated fleet and is an efficiency measurement utilized by participants in the equipment rental industry.
Non-GAAP measures should not be considered in isolation and should not be considered superior to, or a substitute for, financial measures calculated in accordance with U.S.GAAP. The above Non-GAAP measures are defined and reconciled to their most comparable U.S.GAAP measure in the "Footnotes to the Results of Operations and Selected Operating Data by Segment Tables" section of this MD&A.

OUR COMPANY

Hertz and its predecessors have been in the car rental business since 1918 and in the equipment rental business since 1965. We operate our car rental business through the Hertz, Dollar, Thrifty and Firefly brands from approximately 10,355 corporate and franchisee locations in North America and Europe, as well as Africa, Asia, Australia, Latin America,

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ITEM 2.  MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS (CONTINUED)


the Middle East and New Zealand. We are one of the largest worldwide airport general use car rental companies and our Hertz brand has approximately 8,875 corporate and franchisee locations in approximately 150 countries. Our Dollar and Thrifty brands have approximately 1,350 corporate and franchisee locations in 74 countries and our Firefly brand has approximately 130 corporate and franchisee locations in 21 countries. Our Hertz brand name is one of the most recognized in the world, signifying leadership in quality rental services and products. We have an extensive network of rental locations in the United States, or "U.S.," and in all major European markets. We believe that we maintain one of the leading airport car rental brand market shares, by overall reported revenues, in the U.S. and at approximately 130 major airports in Europe where we have company-operated locations and where data regarding car rental concessionaire activity is available. Our equipment rental business is operated through the Hertz Equipment Rental brand from more than 350 branches in the U.S., Canada, China, France, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Spain and the United Kingdom, as well as through our international franchises. In addition to car rental and equipment rental businesses, we provide fleet leasing and management services through our Donlen subsidiary.

OVERVIEW OF OUR BUSINESS AND OPERATING ENVIRONMENT

We are engaged principally in the business of renting and leasing of cars through our Hertz, Dollar, Thrifty and Firefly brands and equipment through our Hertz Equipment Rental brand. In addition to car rental and equipment rental businesses, we provide fleet leasing and management services through our Donlen subsidiary. We have a diversified revenue base and a highly variable cost structure and are able to dynamically manage fleet capacity, the most significant determinant of our costs. Our profitability is primarily a function of the volume, mix and pricing of rental transactions and the utilization of cars and equipment, the related ownership cost of equipment and other operating costs. Significant changes in the purchase price or residual values of cars and equipment or interest rates can have a significant effect on our profitability depending on our ability to adjust pricing for these changes. We continue to balance our mix of non-program and program vehicles based on market conditions. Our business requires significant expenditures for cars and equipment, and consequently we require substantial liquidity to finance such expenditures. See "Liquidity and Capital Resources" below.

Our strategy includes optimization of our on airport operations, selected openings of new off airport locations, the disciplined evaluation of existing locations and the pursuit of same-store sales growth.

Our total revenues primarily are derived from rental and related charges and consist of:

Car rental revenues - revenues from all company-operated car rental operations, including charges to customers for the reimbursement of costs incurred relating to airport concession fees and vehicle license fees, the fueling of vehicles and revenues associated with ancillary products associated with car rentals, including the sale of loss or collision damage waivers, liability insurance coverage, parking and other products and fees, ancillary products associated with the retail car sales channel and certain royalty fees from our franchisees;

Equipment rental revenues - revenues from all company-operated equipment rental operations, including amounts charged to customers for the fueling and delivery of equipment and sale of loss damage waivers, as well as revenues from the sale of new equipment and consumables; and

All other operations revenues - revenues from fleet leasing and management services and other business activities.

Our expenses primarily consist of:

Direct operating expenses (primarily wages and related benefits; commissions and concession fees paid to airport authorities, travel agents and others; facility, self-insurance and reservation costs; the cost of new equipment and consumables purchased for resale; and other costs relating to the operation and rental of revenue earning equipment, such as damage, maintenance and fuel costs);

Depreciation expense and lease charges, net relating to revenue earning equipment (including net gains or losses on the disposal of such equipment). Revenue earning equipment includes cars and rental equipment;

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Selling, general and administrative expenses; and

Interest expense, net.

Our Business Segments

We have identified four reportable segments, which are organized based on the products and services provided by our operating segments and the geographic areas in which our operating segments conduct business, as follows:
U.S. Car Rental - Rental of cars, crossovers and light trucks, as well as sales of ancillary products and services, in the U.S.;
International Car Rental - Rental of cars, crossovers and light trucks, as well as sales of ancillary products and services, internationally;
Worldwide Equipment Rental - Rental of industrial, construction, material handling and other equipment; and
All Other Operations - Comprised of our Donlen business, which provides fleet leasing and management services, and other business activities, such as our claim management services.
In addition to the above reportable segments, the Company has corporate operations ("Corporate") which includes general corporate assets and expenses and certain interest expense (including net interest on corporate debt). We assess performance and allocate resources based upon the financial information for our operating segments.

Seasonality

Our car rental and equipment rental operations are seasonal businesses, with decreased levels of business in the winter months and heightened activity during the spring and summer. We have the ability to dynamically manage fleet capacity, the most significant portion of our cost structure, to meet market demand. For instance, to accommodate increased demand, we increase our available fleet and staff during the second and third quarters of the year. As business demand declines, fleet and staff are decreased accordingly. A number of our other major operating costs, including airport concession fees, commissions and vehicle liability expenses, are directly related to revenues or transaction volumes. In addition, our management expects to utilize enhanced process improvements, including efficiency initiatives and the use of our information technology systems, to help manage our variable costs. More than half of our typical annual operating costs represent variable costs, while the remaining costs are fixed or semi-fixed. We also maintain a flexible workforce, with a significant number of part time and seasonal workers. However, certain operating expenses, including rent, insurance, and administrative overhead, remain fixed and cannot be adjusted for seasonal demand. Revenues related to our fleet leasing and management services are generally not seasonal.

2015 Operating Highlights

Highlights of our business and financial performance in 2015 and key factors influencing our results include:

Continued implementation of our previously announced fleet strategy - approximately 320,000 model year 2015 vehicles added to the U.S. car rental fleet through June 30, 2015, approximately 125,000 of which were added during the second quarter of 2015. The U.S. fleet has been significantly renewed since late September 2014 with a 73% improvement in the number of vehicles at or below 30,000 miles at June 30, 2015;

We sold 126% and 51% more non-program cars in our U.S. Car Rental segment in the second quarter and first half of 2015, respectively, compared with the second quarter and first half of 2014;

Total revenue for the U.S. Car Rental segment for the second quarter of 2015 decreased by 3%. This decline was driven primarily by a 2% reduction in transaction days and a 1% reduction in Total RPD due to the impact of lower fuel prices on ancillary revenue;


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Total revenue for the U.S. Car Rental segment for the first half of 2015 decreased by 3%. This decline was driven primarily by a 2% reduction in transaction days and a 1% reduction in Total RPD due to the impact of lower fuel prices on ancillary revenue;

Excluding the impact of foreign currency, Worldwide Equipment Rental segment revenues were higher during the second quarter and first half of 2015 as compared to 2014, despite decreased volumes in the oil and gas customer base, due in part to new customer wins and an increase in volume in commercial construction and infrastructure;
Higher maintenance costs in the Worldwide Equipment Rental segment due to the investment made to improve the fleet available to rent and sales costs due to an increase in sales force personnel to focus on winning new accounts and diversifying the customer base;
Incurred approximately $8 million and $17 million during the second quarter and first half of 2015, respectively, in costs associated with the anticipated separation of the Worldwide Equipment Rental business, as compared to $12 million and $12 million during the second quarter and first half of 2014, respectively; and

Incurred approximately $13 million and $23 million during the second quarter and first half of 2015, respectively, in consulting, audit and legal costs associated with the restatement and investigation activities, as compared to $2 million and $9 million during the second quarter and first half of 2014, respectively.

CONSOLIDATED RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
 
Three Months Ended June 30,
 
Percent Increase/(Decrease)
 
Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
Percent Increase/(Decrease)
($ in millions)
2015
 
2014
 
 
 
2015
 
2014
 
 
Total revenues
$
2,692

 
$
2,830

 
(5
)%
 
$
5,145

 
$
5,366

 
(4
)%
Direct operating expenses
1,505

 
1,594

 
(6
)
 
2,913

 
3,037

 
(4
)
Depreciation of revenue earning equipment and lease charges, net
696

 
708

 
(2
)
 
1,403

 
1,434

 
(2
)
Selling, general and administrative expenses
296

 
265

 
12

 
560

 
541

 
4

Interest expense, net
155

 
162

 
(4
)
 
309

 
315

 
(2
)
Other (income) expense, net
(10
)
 
(22
)
 
(55
)
 
(4
)
 
(25
)
 
(84
)
Income (loss) before income taxes
50

 
123

 
(59
)
 
(35
)
 
64

 
NM

(Provision) benefit for taxes on income (loss)
(27
)
 
(50
)
 
(46
)
 
(11
)
 
(58
)
 
(81
)
Net income (loss)
$
23

 
$
73

 
(68
)
 
$
(46
)
 
$
6

 
NM

Adjusted pre-tax income (loss)(a)
$
153

 
$
217

 
(29
)
 
$
158

 
$
243

 
(35
)

Footnotes to the table above are shown in the "Footnotes to the Results of Operations and Selected Operating Data by Segment Tables" section of this MD&A.

NM - Not meaningful


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Three Months Ended June 30, 2015 Compared with Three Months Ended June 30, 2014

Total revenues decreased $138 million, or 5%, due to decreases in our U.S. and International Car Rental segments and our Worldwide Equipment Rental segment. Lower revenue in our U.S. Car Rental segment was largely driven by a decline in transactions days, which were impacted by a decrease in airport rental volume, as well as a decrease in off airport rental volume due in part to the closure of approximately 200 stores in the second quarter of 2015, based on the results of a location-by-location assessment of our U.S. off airport retail store profitability. Revenue for the U.S. Car Rental segment was also impacted by lower fuel-related ancillary revenue. Lower revenue in our International Car Rental and our Worldwide Equipment rental segments was primarily due to the impact of foreign currency of $105 million and $12 million, respectively.

The decrease in direct operating expenses of $89 million, or 6%, was primarily comprised of a decrease in our U.S. Car Rental segment of $45 million due to a decline in fuel costs, reductions in personnel costs due to the off airport store closures, the discontinuation of future benefit accruals and participation under certain of our pension plans, a decline in net field administration and other direct operating costs of our rental locations, as well as $10 million of asset write-downs occurring in the second quarter of 2014 with no comparable charges in the second quarter of 2015, partially offset by an increase in vehicle damage expenses and other vehicle operating costs. Additionally, direct operating expenses for our International Car Rental segment decreased $62 million, due to the impact of foreign currency. Also, in connection with the termination of a contract in the second quarter of 2015, we had approximately $2 million of accruals, expenses, charges, and write-offs in our International Car Rental segment.

Depreciation of revenue earning equipment and lease charges, net in the second quarter 2015 decreased $12 million, or 2%, as compared to the second quarter of 2014 primarily due to a decrease of $23 million in our International Car Rental segment driven by the impact of foreign currency of $18 million, improved fleet procurement and higher residual values on certain vehicles, partially offset by an increase in our U.S. Car Rental segment of $7 million.

Selling, general and administrative expenses (“SG&A”) increased $31 million, or 12%, primarily due to a $12 million increase in SG&A expenses in our Worldwide Equipment Rental segment resulting from $8 million in costs associated with the separation of a senior executive during the second quarter of 2015, as well as increased costs associated with a larger sales force year over year. In connection with the termination of a contract in the second quarter of 2015, we had approximately $9 million of accruals, expenses, charges, and write-offs in our International Car Rental segment. Additionally, Corporate administrative expenses rose due to an approximately $11 million increase in costs associated with the previously disclosed accounting restatement, investigation and remediation activities. These increases were partially offset by the $16 million favorable impact of foreign currency in our International Car Rental and Worldwide Equipment Rental segments.

Interest expense, net decreased $7 million, or 4%, primarily due to lower interest rates and the favorable impact of foreign currency, partially offset by higher average fleet debt driven by increased levels of revenue earning equipment, as well as increased amortization of deferred debt costs including waiver fees.

Other income of $10 million in the second quarter of 2015 was primarily comprised of earnings associated with our equity method investments. Other income of $22 million in the second quarter 2014 was primarily comprised of a $19 million economic loss settlement related to a class action lawsuit filed against a vehicle manufacturer stemming from recalls of their vehicles in previous years.

The effective tax rate for the second quarter of 2015 was 54% as compared to 41% in the second quarter of 2014. The effective tax rate for the full fiscal year 2015 is expected to be approximately 37%. There was a tax provision of $27 million in the second quarter 2015 as compared to a provision of $50 million in the second quarter 2014. The change was the result of lower taxable income in 2015, discrete items, composition of earnings by jurisdiction and a comparatively larger effect of the suspension of the favorable Subpart F provision of the U.S. Federal Tax Law in the second quarter 2014.


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We had adjusted pre-tax income of $153 million in the second quarter 2015 compared with $217 million in the second quarter 2014. See footnote (a) in the "Footnotes to the Results of Operations and Selected Operating Data by Segment Tables" for a summary and description of adjustments on a consolidated basis.

Six Months Ended June 30, 2015 Compared with Six Months Ended June 30, 2014

Total revenues decreased $221 million, or 4%, due primarily to decreases in our U.S. Car Rental and International Car Rental segments of $85 million and $131 million, respectively. Lower revenue in our U.S. Car Rental segment was driven by a 2% decline in transaction days, which were impacted by a decrease in airport rental volume and the impact of off airport store closures in the second quarter of 2015. Revenue for the U.S. Car Rental segment was also impacted by lower fuel-related ancillary revenue. Lower revenues for our International Car Rental segment were driven by the $172 million impact of foreign currency. Excluding the impact of foreign currency, revenues for our International Car Rental segment increased $41 million, or 4% during the first half of 2015, driven by a 4% increase in transaction days resulting from improved business mix from U.S. source rentals.

The decrease in direct operating expenses of $124 million, or 4%, was primarily comprised of decreases in our International Car Rental segment of $124 million, of which $109 million was the favorable impact of foreign currency and $14 million of which was attributable to reduced self-insurance expenses due to a loss recorded in the first half of 2014 with no comparable charge in the first half of 2015. There was a decrease in our U.S. Car Rental segment of $27 million comprised of a decline in fuel costs and a decline in net field administration and other direct operating costs of our rental locations, partially offset by increases in personnel expenses, maintenance expense, vehicle damage expense and other vehicle operating costs. The above decreases were partially offset by increases in our Worldwide Equipment Rental segment of $12 million primarily due to increases in salary related expenses and other maintenance expense. Also, in connection with the termination of a contract in the second quarter of 2015, we had approximately $2 million of accruals, expenses, charges, and write-offs in our International Car Rental segment.

Depreciation of revenue earning equipment and lease charges, net decreased $31 million, or 2%, due primarily to a decrease of $42 million in our International Car Rental segment driven by the impact of foreign currency of $33 million, improved fleet procurement and higher residual values on certain vehicles. Partially offsetting the above were slight increases in our U.S. Car Rental and All Other Operations segments.

Selling, general and administrative expenses (“SG&A”) increased $19 million, or 4%, in the first half 2015 compared with 2014, primarily due to increased Corporate administrative expenses of approximately $14 million resulting from the previously disclosed accounting restatement, investigation and remediation activities and $9 million of accruals, expenses, charges, and write offs in our International Car Rental segment in connection with the termination of a contract in the second quarter of 2015. Also, in our Worldwide Equipment Rental segment there was $8 million in costs associated with the separation of a senior executive during the first half of 2015, a $5 million increase in transaction costs for the anticipated separation of our Worldwide Equipment Rental business as well as increased costs associated with a larger sales force year over year. Additionally, there was an impairment charge of $6 million in the first half of 2015 related to the former Dollar Thrifty headquarters campus. These increases were partially offset by the $27 million impact of foreign currency in our International Car Rental and Worldwide Equipment Rental segments.

Interest expense, net decreased $6 million, or 2%, primarily due to lower interest rates and the impact of foreign currency, partially offset by higher average fleet debt driven by increased levels of revenue earning equipment, as well as increased amortization of deferred debt costs including waiver fees.

Other income of $4 million in the first half of 2015 was primarily comprised of earnings associated with our equity method investments, partially offset by $10 million of impairment charges and asset write-downs, see Note 9, "Tangible Asset Impairments." Other income of $25 million in the first half of 2014 was primarily comprised of the $19 million economic loss settlement recorded in the second quarter of 2014.

The effective tax rate for the first half of 2015 was (31)% as compared to 91% in the first half of 2014. The effective tax rate for the full fiscal year 2015 is expected to be approximately 37%. There was a tax provision of $11 million in the first half of 2015 as compared to a provision of $58 million in the first half of 2014. The decrease was due to the

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pre-tax loss in 2015, discrete items, composition of earnings by jurisdiction and a comparatively larger effect of the suspension of the favorable Subpart F provision of the U.S. Federal Tax Law in the first half of 2014.

We had adjusted pre-tax income of $158 million in the first half 2015 compared with $243 million in the first half 2014. See footnote (a) in the "Footnotes to the Results of Operations and Selected Operating Data by Segment Tables" for a summary and description of adjustments on a consolidated basis.

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND SELECTED OPERATING DATA BY SEGMENT

U.S. Car Rental

During 2015, we continued to increase the percentage of program cars in our car rental fleet. Our strategy remains flexible as we continue to periodically review the efficiencies of an optimal mix between program and non-program cars in our fleet. Non-program cars disposed of through our retail outlets allow us the opportunity for ancillary revenue, such as warranty and financing, during disposition. Program cars generally provide us with flexibility to reduce the size of our fleet by returning cars sooner than originally expected without risk of loss in the event of an economic downturn or to respond to changes in rental demand. As we increase the percentage of program cars the average age of our fleet decreases since the average holding period for program vehicles is shorter than for non-program vehicles.

Depreciation rates are reviewed on a quarterly basis based on management's routine review of present and estimated future market conditions and their effect on residual values at the time of disposal. During the three and six months ended 2015 and 2014, depreciation rates being used to compute the provision for depreciation of revenue earning equipment were adjusted on certain vehicles in our car rental operations to reflect changes in the estimated residual values to be realized when revenue earning equipment is sold. These depreciation rate changes in our U.S. car rental operations resulted in a net increase in depreciation expense of $27 million and $37 million based on the reviews completed during the second quarter of 2015 and 2014, respectively. Based on the review completed during the first half of 2015 and 2014, depreciation rate changes in our U.S. car rental operations resulted in a net increase in depreciation expense of $57 million and $76 million, respectively. The rate changes in the second quarter and first half of 2015 reflect declining residual values and a reduction in the planned hold period of the vehicles as compared to our year end 2014 estimate.

U.S. Car Rental operations sold approximately 95,000, and 162,000 non-program cars in the second quarter and first half of 2015, respectively, as compared with 42,000 and 107,000 in the second quarter and first half of 2014. The increases were primarily due to the impact of fleet rotation as we refresh our U.S. Car Rental fleet and from holding life reductions of non-program cars.


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As of June 30, 2015, our U.S. car rental operations had a total of approximately 4,875 corporate and franchisee locations, comprised of 1,660 airport and 3,215 off airport locations.
 
Three Months Ended
June 30,
 
Percent Increase/(Decrease)
 
Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
Percent Increase/(Decrease)
($ in millions, except for Total RPD and net depreciation per unit per month)
2015
 
2014
 
 
2015
 
2014
 
Total revenues
$
1,615

 
$
1,663

 
(3
)%
 
$
3,135

 
$
3,220

 
(3
)%
Direct operating expenses
$
945

 
$
990

 
(5
)
 
$
1,871

 
$
1,898

 
(1
)
Depreciation of revenue earning equipment and lease charges, net
$
398

 
$
391

 
2

 
$
819

 
$
815

 

Income (loss) before income taxes
$
132

 
$
167

 
(21
)
 
$
167

 
$
262

 
(36
)
Adjusted pre-tax income (loss)(a)
$
174

 
$
184

 
(5
)
 
$
244

 
$
306

 
(20
)
Transaction days (in thousands) (b)
34,977

 
35,850

 
(2
)
 
67,014

 
68,210

 
(2
)
Total RPD (c)
$
45.80

 
$
46.19

 
(1
)
 
$
46.41

 
$
47.00

 
(1
)
Average fleet (d)
511,700

 
502,500

 
2

 
500,500

 
497,000

 
1

Fleet efficiency (d)
75
%
 
79
%
 
N/A

 
74
%
 
77
%
 
N/A

Net depreciation per unit per month (e)
$
259

 
$
259

 

 
$
273

 
$
273

 

Program cars as a percentage of average fleet at period end
29
%
 
16
%
 
N/A

 
29
%
 
16
%
 
N/A

Footnotes to the table above are shown in the "Footnotes to the Results of Operations and Selected Operating Data by Segment Tables" section of this MD&A.

N/A - Not applicable

Three Months Ended June 30, 2015 Compared with Three Months Ended June 30, 2014

Total U.S. car rental revenues were $1.6 billion in the second quarter of 2015, down 3% from the second quarter of 2014 as a result of a 2% overall decline in transaction days which were impacted by a decrease in airport rental volume, as well as a decrease in off airport rental volume due in part to the closure of approximately 200 stores based on the results of a location-by-location assessment of our U.S. off airport retail store profitability. Total RPD declined 1% driven predominantly by lower fuel-related ancillary revenue. Off airport revenues comprised 24% of total revenues for the segment in the second quarter of 2015 as compared to 25% in the second quarter of 2014.

Direct operating expenses for our U.S. car rental segment decreased $45 million, or 5%, primarily comprised of the following:

Fleet related expenses decreased $23 million year over year primarily due to a $22 million decline in fuel costs, partially offset by increased vehicle damage expenses and other vehicle operating costs.

Personnel related expenses decreased $10 million from the second quarter of 2014 due primarily to the closure of certain off airport locations as well as the discontinuation of future benefit accruals and participation under certain of our pension plans.

Other direct operating expenses decreased $12 million from second quarter of 2014 due in part to a decline in net field administration and other direct operating costs of our rental locations as well as $10 million of asset write-downs occurring in the second quarter of 2014 with no comparable charges in 2015.

Depreciation of revenue earning equipment and lease charges, net increased $7 million, or 2%, when compared with the second quarter of 2014 primarily due to a larger fleet. Net depreciation per unit per month remained consistent at $259 in the second quarters of 2015 and 2014.


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Income before income taxes decreased $35 million, or 21%, from the second quarter of 2014 due primarily to the impact of lower revenues and higher depreciation of revenue earning equipment and lease charges, net, partially offset by lower direct operating expenses as discussed above. Additionally, in the second quarter of 2014 we recorded other income of $19 million resulting from an economic loss settlement we received related to a class action lawsuit filed against a vehicle manufacturer stemming from recalls of their vehicles in previous years, with no comparable amounts in the second quarter of 2015.

Adjusted pre-tax income decreased $10 million, or 5%, in the second quarter of 2015 as compared to the second quarter of 2014. See footnote (a) in the "Footnotes to the Results of Operations and Selected Operating Data by Segment Tables" for a summary and description of these adjustments on a consolidated basis.

Six Months Ended June 30, 2015 Compared with Six Months Ended June 30, 2014

Total U.S. car rental revenue was $3.1 billion in the first half of 2015, down 3% from the first half of 2014 as a result of a 2% overall decline in transaction days which were impacted by a decrease in airport rental volume in the first quarter of 2015, driven largely by lower discretionary leisure rentals, disruptions from winter storms and lower international inbound tour business, as well as the second quarter 2015 off airport store closures. Total RPD declined 1% driven predominantly by lower fuel-related ancillary revenue, a higher mix of off airport business and a lower mix of higher-rate international inbound business. Off airport revenues comprised 25% of total revenues for the segment in the first half of 2015 as compared to 24% in the first half of 2014.

Direct operating expenses for our U.S. car rental segment decreased $27 million, or 1%, primarily comprised of the following:

Fleet related expenses decreased $17 million year over year primarily due to a $40 million decline in fuel costs, partially offset by increases in maintenance expense, vehicle damage expense and other vehicle operating costs.

Personnel related expenses increased $8 million from the first half of 2014 due primarily to first quarter 2015 increases in salaries and benefits for incremental headcount for our off airport locations, net of the impact of the closures in the second quarter of 2015, incremental headcount in maintenance personnel to reduce vehicle downtime and incremental headcount in customer facing service personnel. These increases were partially offset by the discontinuation of future benefit accruals and participation under certain of our pension plans.

Other direct operating expenses decreased $19 million from the first half of 2014 due to a decline in net field administration and other direct operating costs of our rental locations. Additionally, during the first half of 2015, we wrote off certain service equipment and assets in the amount of $4 million as compared to $10 million of assets written off in the first half of 2014 associated with a terminated business relationship.

Depreciation of revenue earning equipment and lease charges, net increased by $4 million when compared with the first half of 2014 and net depreciation per unit per month remained constant at $273.

Income before income taxes decreased $95 million, or 36%, from the first half 2014 due primarily to the impact of lower revenues and higher depreciation of revenue earning equipment and lease charges, net, partially offset by lower direct operating expenses as discussed above. Additionally, in the first half of 2014 we recorded other income of $19 million resulting from an economic loss settlement we received related to a class action lawsuit filed against a vehicle manufacturer stemming from recalls of their vehicles in previous years, with no comparable amounts in the first half of 2015.

Adjusted pre-tax income decreased $62 million, or 20%, in the first half of 2015 as compared to the first half of 2014. See footnote (a) in the "Footnotes to the Results of Operations and Selected Operating Data by Segment Tables" for a summary and description of these adjustments on a consolidated basis.


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International Car Rental

As of June 30, 2015, our international car rental operations had a total of approximately 5,480 corporate and franchisee locations in approximately 149 countries including Canada, Australia, New Zealand and in the regions of Europe, Latin and South America, Caribbean, Asia, Africa and the Middle East.
 
Three Months Ended June 30,
 
Percent Increase/(Decrease)
 
Six Months Ended
 June 30,
 
Percent Increase/(Decrease)
($ in millions, except for Total RPD and net depreciation per unit per month)
2015
 
2014
 
 
2015
 
2014
 
Total revenues
$
556

 
$
641

 
(13
)%
 
$
992

 
$
1,123

 
(12
)%
Direct operating expenses
$
332

 
$
394

 
(16
)
 
$
599

 
$
723

 
(17
)
Depreciation of revenue earning equipment and lease charges, net
$
101

 
$
124

 
(19
)
 
$
196

 
$
238

 
(18
)
Income (loss) before income taxes
$
36

 
$
32

 
13

 
$
38

 
$
(13
)
 
NM

Adjusted pre-tax income (loss) (a)
$
45

 
$
57

 
(21
)
 
$
52

 
$
16

 
225

Transaction days (in thousands)(b)
12,523

 
12,096

 
4

 
22,298

 
21,491

 
4

Total RPD (c)
$
47.59

 
$
47.45

 

 
$
47.31

 
$
47.04

 
1

Average fleet (d)
173,700

 
172,300

 
1

 
158,800

 
157,000

 
1

Fleet efficiency (d)
79
%
 
77
%
 
N/A

 
78
%
 
76
%
 
N/A

Net depreciation per unit per month (e)
$
207

 
$
215

 
(4
)
 
$
218

 
$
227

 
(4
)
Program cars as a percentage of average fleet at period end
46
%
 
42
%
 
N/A

 
46
%
 
42
%
 
N/A


Footnotes to the table above are shown in the "Footnotes to the Results of Operations and Selected Operating Data by Segment Tables" section of this MD&A.

NM - Not meaningful
N/A - Not applicable

Three Months Ended June 30, 2015 Compared with Three Months Ended June 30, 2014

Total revenues for the International Car Rental segment decreased $85 million, or 13%, when compared with the prior-year period, due to the impact of foreign currency of $105 million. Excluding the impact of foreign currency, revenues increased $20 million, or 4%, driven by a 4% increase in transaction days resulting from improved business mix from U.S. source rentals, primarily in our Europe market. Revenues in the second quarter of 2015 were negatively impacted by lower fuel revenues driven by lower market prices and a change in fuel purchase plans sold in the Europe market that took effect late in the second quarter of 2014. Total RPD for the segment remained constant, excluding currency effects.

Direct operating expenses for our International Car Rental segment decreased $62 million, or 16%, from the prior year. Excluding a $63 million impact of foreign currency, direct operating expenses increased approximately $1 million primarily due to a increases in vehicle damage expense, insurance related costs and other vehicle operating costs resulting from a higher number of transactions days as well as higher compensation related expenses. Also, in connection with the termination of a contract in the second quarter of 2015, we had approximately $2 million of accruals, expenses, charges, and write-offs in our International Car Rental segment. The above was mostly offset by reduced fuel costs and lower restructuring charges.

Depreciation of revenue earning equipment and lease charges, net for our International Car Rental segment decreased $23 million, or 19%, mainly driven by the impact of foreign currency of $18 million, improved fleet procurement and higher residual values on certain vehicles. Net depreciation per unit per month decreased 4% to $207 from $215 year over year, excluding currency effects on a constant currency basis.


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Income before income taxes for our International Car Rental segment was $36 million in the second quarter 2015 as compared to $32 million in the second quarter 2014 due mainly to the factors above coupled with a decrease in interest expense, net of $7 million, partially offset by approximately $9 million of accruals, expenses, charges, and write offs in connection with the termination of a contract in the second quarter of 2015.

Adjusted pre-tax income was $45 million for our International Car Rental segment in the second quarter of 2015 as compared to $57 million in the second quarter of 2014. See footnote (a) in the "Footnotes to the Results of Operations and Selected Operating Data by Segment Tables" for a summary and description of reconciling adjustments on a consolidated basis.

Six Months Ended June 30, 2015 Compared with Six Months Ended June 30, 2014

Total revenues for the International Car Rental segment decreased $131 million, or 12%, as compared with the prior-year period, including a $172 million impact of foreign currency. Excluding the impact of foreign currency, revenues increased $41 million, or 4% during the first half of 2015, driven by a 4% increase in transaction days resulting from improved business mix from U.S. source rentals. Revenues in the first half of 2015 were negatively impacted by lower fuel revenues driven by lower market prices and a change in fuel purchase plans sold in the Europe market that took effect late in the second quarter of 2014. Total RPD for the segment, which excludes currency effects, rose 1%.

Direct operating expenses for our International Car Rental segment decreased $124 million, or 17%, from the prior year period. Excluding the $109 million impact of foreign currency, direct operating expenses decreased approximately $15 million, primarily due to a decrease in fleet related self-insurance expenses of $14 million resulting from a loss recorded in the first half of 2014 with no comparable charge in the first half of 2015, as well as the second quarter items discussed above. Also, in connection with the termination of a contract in the second quarter of 2015, we had approximately $2 million of accruals, expenses, charges, and write-offs in our International Car Rental segment.

Depreciation of revenue earning equipment and lease charges, net for our International Car Rental segment decreased $42 million, or 18%, mainly driven by the impact of foreign currency of $33 million, improved fleet procurement and higher residual values on certain vehicles. Net depreciation per unit per month decreased 4% to $218 from $227 year over year, excluding currency effects on a constant currency basis.

Income before income taxes for our International Car Rental segment was $38 million in the first half of 2015 as compared to a loss before income taxes of $13 million in the first half of 2014. The change was due mainly to the reduction in direct operating expenses and depreciation of revenue earning equipment and lease charges, net mentioned above, a $12 million decline in interest expense, net, partially offset by lower revenues and approximately $9 million of accruals, expenses, charges, and write offs in connection with the termination of a contract in the second quarter of 2015.

Adjusted pre-tax income for our International Car Rental segment was $52 million in the first half of 2015 as compared to $16 million in the first half of 2014. See footnote (a) in the "Footnotes to the Results of Operations and Selected Operating Data by Segment Tables" for a summary and description of reconciling adjustments on a consolidated basis.


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Worldwide Equipment Rental

As of June 30, 2015, HERC had a total of more than 350 branches in the U.S., Canada, China, France, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Spain, the United Kingdom and other International licenses.
 
Three Months Ended June 30,
 
Percent Increase/(Decrease)
 
Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
Percent Increase/(Decrease)
($ in millions)
2015
 
2014
 
 
 
2015
 
2014
 
 
Total revenues
$
375

 
$
384

 
(2
)%
 
$
730

 
$
743

 
(2
)%
Direct operating expenses
$
214

 
$
210

 
2

 
$
422

 
$
410

 
3

Depreciation of revenue earning equipment and lease charges, net
$
81

 
$
79

 
3

 
$
157

 
$
157

 

Income (loss) before income taxes
$
20

 
$
49

 
(59
)
 
$
32

 
$
86

 
(63
)
Adjusted pre-tax income (loss) (a)
$
42

 
$
67

 
(37
)
 
$
76

 
$
121

 
(37
)
Dollar utilization (f)
34
 %
 
35
%
 
N/A

 
34
 %
 
35
%
 
N/A

Time utilization (g)
63
 %
 
63
%
 
N/A

 
62
 %
 
62
%
 
N/A

Rental and rental related revenue (h)
$
352

 
$
348

 
1

 
$
689

 
$
675

 
2

Same store revenue growth (i)
(1
)%
 
4
%
 
N/A

 
 %
 
5
%
 
N/A

Footnotes to the table above are shown in the "Footnotes to the Results of Operations and Selected Operating Data by Segment Tables" section of this MD&A.

N/A - Not applicable

Three Months Ended June 30, 2015 Compared with Three Months Ended June 30, 2014

Total revenues for the segment decreased $9 million, or 2%, when compared with the prior-year period and increased $3 million, or 1% excluding the impact of foreign currency. Revenue growth was negatively affected by accelerating weakness in oil and gas industries but was favorably impacted by a 2% increase in worldwide equipment rental volumes. The increase in volume was driven by new account growth, which is predominantly derived from small local contractors and specialty segments as we diversify our business. The increase in volume was partially muted by the decline in the oil and gas industry in North America mentioned above. Pricing for the second quarter was up 1% year-over-year. Upstream oil and gas revenue in major upstream markets represented approximately 11% of North American equipment rental and rental-related revenue in the second quarter of 2015, excluding currency effects. This upstream revenue was down approximately 30% in the second quarter as major oil producers reduced spending. In contrast, all other North American rental and rental-related revenue increased approximately 6%.

Direct operating expenses for our Worldwide Equipment Rental segment increased $4 million, or 2%, and increased $12 million excluding the impact of foreign currency. This increase is primarily driven by higher salary related expenses associated with a rise in the headcount for mechanics and increases in other maintenance expense driven by fleet repairs to reduce the fleet unavailable for rent.

Depreciation of revenue earning equipment and lease charges, net increased $2 million, or 3% in second quarter of 2015 when compared with 2014, and increased $4 million excluding the impact of foreign currency. The increase was driven by a larger fleet size as compared to the second quarter of 2014.

Income before income taxes decreased $29 million, or 59%, due to the factors above coupled with a $12 million increase in selling, general and administrative expenses primarily resulting from $5 million in costs associated with separation of a senior executive during second quarter of 2015, as well as increased costs associated with a larger sales force year over year, partially offset by a reduction in costs for the anticipated HERC spin-off transaction.


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Six Months Ended June 30, 2015 Compared with Six Months Ended June 30, 2014

Total revenues for the segment decreased $13 million, or 2%, when compared with the prior-year period and increased $10 million, or 1% excluding the impact of foreign currency exchange rates. Revenue growth was negatively affected by accelerating weakness in oil and gas industries but was favorably impacted by a 3% increase in worldwide equipment rental volumes. The increase in volume was driven by new account growth, which is predominantly derived from small local contractors and specialty segments as we diversify our business. The increase in volume was partially muted by the decline in the oil and gas industry in North America mentioned above. Pricing for the first half of 2015 was up 1% year-over-year. Upstream oil and gas revenue in major upstream markets represented roughly 13% of North American equipment rental and rental-related revenue in the first half of 2015 on a constant currency basis. This upstream revenue was down approximately 21% in the first half as major oil producers reduced spending. In contrast, all other North American rental and rental-related revenue increased approximately 6%.

Direct operating expenses for our Worldwide Equipment Rental segment increased $12 million, or 3%, and increased $27 million excluding the impact of foreign currency. This increase is primarily due to increases in salary related expenses of $7 million due to costs associated with a rise in the headcount for mechanics, increases in other maintenance expense of $8 million driven by fleet repairs to reduce the fleet unavailable for rent and a $5 million increase in bad debt expense.

Depreciation of revenue earning equipment and lease charges, net remained the same in the first half of 2015 when compared with 2014, and increased $4 million excluding the impact of foreign currency.

Income before income taxes decreased $54 million, or 63%, due to the factors above coupled with a $26 million increase in selling, general and administrative expenses primarily resulting from $5 million in costs associated with separation of a senior executive during second quarter of 2015, as well as increased costs associated with a larger sales force year over year. Additionally, there were $17 million of costs for the anticipated HERC spin-off transaction during the first half of 2015 as compared to $12 million in the first half of 2014.

Adjusted pre-tax income decreased $45 million, or 37%. See footnote (a) in the "Footnotes to the Results of Operations and Selected Operating Data by Segment Tables" for a summary and description of these adjustments on a consolidated basis.

All Other Operations
 
Three Months Ended June 30,
 
Percent Increase/(Decrease)
 
Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
Percent Increase/(Decrease)
($ in millions)
2015
 
2014
 
 
2015
 
2014
 
Total revenues
$
146

 
$
142

 
3
 %
 
$
288

 
$
280

 
3
 %
Direct operating expenses
$
6

 
$
6

 

 
$
11

 
$
12

 
(8
)
Depreciation of revenue earning equipment and lease charges, net
$
116

 
$
114

 
2

 
$
231

 
$
224

 
3

Income (loss) before income taxes
$
14

 
$
11

 
27

 
$
25

 
$
21

 
19

Adjusted pre-tax income (loss)(a)
$
17

 
$
15

 
13

 
$
31

 
$
29

 
7

Average Fleet - Donlen
165,600

 
177,800

 
(7
)
 
167,100

 
177,300

 
(6
)
Footnotes to the table above are shown in the "Footnotes to the Results of Operations and Selected Operating Data by Segment Tables" section of this MD&A.

Our Donlen operations had favorable revenue results in 2015 as compared with 2014 driven by increased volume. Higher revenues were partially offset by higher depreciation of revenue earning equipment and lease charges, net.

Footnotes to the Results of Operations and Selected Operating Data by Segment Tables

(a)
Adjusted pre-tax income is calculated as income before income taxes plus certain non-cash purchase accounting charges, debt-related charges relating to the amortization and write-off of debt financing costs and debt discounts and certain one-time charges and

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nonoperational items. Adjusted pre-tax income is important to management because it allows management to assess operational performance of our business, exclusive of the items mentioned above. It also allows management to assess the performance of the entire business on the same basis as the segment measure of profitability. Management believes that it is important to investors for the same reasons it is important to management and because it allows them to assess our operational performance on the same basis that management uses internally. The contribution of our reportable segments to adjusted pre-tax income and reconciliation to consolidated amounts are presented below:
 
Three Months Ended
June 30,
 
Six Months Ended
June 30,
(In millions)
2015
 
2014
 
2015
 
2014
Adjusted pre-tax income (loss):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
U.S. car rental
$
174

 
$
184

 
$
244

 
$
306

International car rental
45

 
57

 
52

 
16

Worldwide equipment rental
42

 
67

 
76

 
121

All other operations
17

 
15

 
31

 
29

Total reportable segments
278

 
323

 
403

 
472

Corporate (1)
(125
)
 
(106
)
 
(245
)
 
(229
)
Consolidated adjusted pre-tax income (loss)
153

 
217

 
158

 
243

Adjustments:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Acquisition accounting (2)
(32
)
 
(33
)
 
(63
)
 
(65
)
Debt-related charges (3)
(16
)
 
(12
)
 
(32
)
 
(23
)
Restructuring and restructuring related charges (4)
(47
)
 
(31
)
 
(67
)
 
(72
)
Acquisition related costs and charges (5)
(1
)
 
(2
)
 

 
(8
)
Equipment rental spin-off costs (6)
(8
)
 
(12
)
 
(17
)
 
(12
)
Impairment charges and asset write-downs(7)

 
(10
)
 
(9
)
 
(10
)
Integration expenses(8)
(3
)
 
(3
)
 
(3
)
 
(6
)
Relocation costs(9)
(1
)
 
(3
)
 
(4
)
 
(5
)
Other (10)
5

 
12

 
2

 
22

Income (loss) before income taxes
$
50

 
$
123

 
$
(35
)
 
$
64


(1)
Represents general corporate expenses, certain interest expense (including net interest on corporate debt), as well as other business activities.
(2)
Represents the increase in amortization of other intangible assets, depreciation of property and other equipment and accretion of revalued liabilities relating to acquisition accounting.
(3)
Represents debt-related charges relating to the amortization of deferred debt financing costs and debt discounts and premiums.
(4)
Represents expenses incurred under restructuring actions as defined in U.S. GAAP. For further information on restructuring costs, see Note 8, "Restructuring." Also represents incremental costs incurred directly supporting business transformation initiatives. Such costs include transition costs incurred in connection with business process outsourcing arrangements and incremental costs incurred to facilitate business process re-engineering initiatives that involve significant organization redesign and extensive operational process changes and consulting costs and legal fees related to the accounting review and investigation. The three and six months ended June 30, 2015 also include costs associated with the separation of certain executives.
(5)
Represents costs related to acquisitions and strategic initiatives.
(6)
Represents expense associated with the anticipated HERC spin-off transaction announced in March 2014.
(7)
For six months ended June 30, 2015, represents impairment of the former Dollar Thrifty headquarters and the impairment of a corporate asset recognized in the first quarter 2015. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2014, represents the write-off of assets associated with a terminated business relationship.
(8)
Primarily represents Dollar Thrifty integration related expenses.
(9)
Represents non-recurring costs incurred in connection with the relocation of the Company's corporate headquarters to Estero, Florida that were not included in restructuring expenses. Such expenses primarily include duplicate facility rent, certain moving expenses, and other costs that are direct and incremental due to the relocation.
(10)
Includes miscellaneous non-recurring or non-cash items. In the three and six months ended June 30, 2014, primarily represents a $19 million litigation settlement received in relation to a class action lawsuit filed against an original equipment manufacturer stemming from recalls of their vehicles in previous years.


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(b)
Transaction days represent the total number of 24-hour periods, with any partial period counted as one transaction day, that vehicles were on rent (the period between when a rental contract is opened and closed) in a given period. Thus, it is possible for a vehicle to attain more than one transaction day in a 24-hour period.

(c)
Total RPD is calculated as total revenue less ancillary revenue associated with retail car sales, divided by the total number of transaction days, with all periods adjusted to eliminate the effect of fluctuations in foreign currency. Our management believes eliminating the effect of fluctuations in foreign currency is useful in analyzing underlying trends. This statistic is important to our management and investors as it represents the best measurement of the changes in underlying pricing in the car rental business and encompasses the elements in car rental pricing that management has the ability to control.

The following tables reconcile our car rental segment revenues to our total rental revenue and total revenue per transaction day (based on December 31, 2014 foreign exchange rates) for the three and six months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014 ($ in millions, except for Total RPD):
 
U.S. car rental segment
 
International car rental segment
 
Three Months Ended June 30,
 
2015
 
2014
 
2015
 
2014
Revenues
$
1,615


$
1,663

 
$
556

 
$
641

Ancillary retail car sales revenue
(13
)
 
(7
)
 

 

Foreign currency adjustment

 

 
40

 
(67
)
Total rental revenue
$
1,602

 
$
1,656

 
$
596

 
$
574

Transaction days (in thousands)
34,977

 
35,850

 
12,523

 
12,096

Total RPD
$
45.80

 
$
46.19

 
$
47.59

 
$
47.45


 
U.S. car rental segment
 
International car rental segment
 
Six Months Ended June 30,
 
2015
 
2014
 
2015
 
2014
Revenues
$
3,135

 
$
3,220

 
$
992

 
$
1,123

Ancillary retail car sales revenue
(25
)
 
(14
)
 

 

Foreign currency adjustment

 

 
63

 
(112
)
Total rental revenue
$
3,110

 
$
3,206

 
$
1,055

 
$
1,011

Transaction days (in thousands)
67,014

 
68,210

 
22,298

 
21,491

Total RPD
$
46.41

 
$
47.00

 
$
47.31

 
$
47.04



(d)
Average fleet is determined using a simple average of the number of vehicles at the beginning and end of a given period. Among other things, average fleet is used to calculate our fleet efficiency which represents the portion of the Company's fleet that is being utilized to generate revenue. Fleet efficiency is calculated by dividing total transaction days by the average fleet multiplied by the number of days in a period. In the second quarter and first half of 2014, average fleet used to calculate fleet efficiency in our U.S. Rental Car segment excludes Advantage sublease and Hertz 24/7 vehicles as these vehicles do not have associated transaction days. In the second quarter and first half of 2015, the quantity of Advantage sublease and Hertz 24/7 vehicles rounds to zero. The calculation of fleet efficiency is shown in the tables below.

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U.S. car rental segment
 
International car rental segment
 
Three Months Ended June 30,
 
2015
 
2014
 
2015
 
2014
Transaction days (in thousands)
34,977

 
35,850

 
12,523

 
12,096

Average fleet
511,700

 
502,500

 
173,700

 
172,300

Advantage Sublease vehicles

 
(4,400
)
 

 

Hertz 24/7 vehicles

 
(1,000
)
 

 

Average fleet used to calculate fleet efficiency
511,700

 
497,100

 
173,700

 
172,300

Number of days in period
91

 
91

 
91

 
91

Average fleet multiplied by number of days in period (in thousands)
46,565

 
45,236

 
15,807

 
15,679

Fleet efficiency
75
%
 
79
%
 
79
%
 
77
%

 
U.S. car rental segment
 
International car rental segment
 
Six Months Ended June 30,
 
2015
 
2014
 
2015
 
2014
Transaction days (in thousands)
67,014

 
68,210

 
22,298

 
21,491

Average fleet
500,500

 
497,000

 
158,800

 
157,000

Advantage Sublease vehicles

 
(7,500
)
 

 

Hertz 24/7 vehicles

 
(1,000
)
 

 

Average fleet used to calculate fleet efficiency
500,500

 
488,500

 
158,800

 
157,000

Number of days in period
181

 
181

 
181

 
181

Average fleet multiplied by number of days in period (in thousands)
90,591

 
88,419

 
28,743

 
28,417

Fleet efficiency
74
%
 
77
%
 
78
%
 
76
%


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(e)
Net depreciation per unit per month is a non-GAAP measure that is calculated by dividing depreciation of revenue earning equipment and lease charges, net by the average fleet in each period and then dividing by the number of months in the period reported, with all periods adjusted to eliminate the effect of fluctuations in foreign currency. Our management believes eliminating the effect of fluctuations in foreign currency is useful in analyzing underlying trends. Average fleet used to calculate net depreciation per unit per month in our U.S. Rental Car segment includes Advantage sublease and Hertz 24/7 vehicles as these vehicles have associated lease charges. Net depreciation per unit per month represents the amount of average depreciation expense and lease charges, net per vehicle per month. The tables below reconcile this non-GAAP measure to its most comparable GAAP measure, which is depreciation of revenue earning equipment and lease charges, net, (based on December 31, 2014 foreign exchange rates) for the periods shown:

 
U.S. car rental segment
 
International car rental segment
 
Three Months Ended June 30,
 
2015
 
2014
 
2015
 
2014
Depreciation of revenue earning equipment and lease charges, net (in millions)
$
398

 
$
391

 
$
101

 
$
124

Foreign currency adjustment (in millions)

 

 
7

 
(13
)
Adjusted depreciation of revenue earning equipment and lease charges, net (in millions)
$
398

 
$
391

 
$
108

 
$
111

Average Fleet
511,700

 
502,500

 
173,700

 
172,300

Adjusted depreciation of revenue earning equipment and lease charges, net divided by average fleet
$
778

 
$
778

 
$
622

 
$
644

Number of months in period
3
 
3
 
3
 
3
Net depreciation per unit per month
$
259

 
$
259

 
$
207

 
$
215

 
U.S. car rental segment
 
International car rental segment
 
Six Months Ended June 30,
 
2015
 
2014
 
2015
 
2014
Depreciation of revenue earning equipment and lease charges, net (in millions)
$
819

 
$
815

 
$
196

 
$
238

Foreign currency adjustment (in millions)

 

 
12

 
(24
)
Adjusted depreciation of revenue earning equipment and lease charges, net (in millions)
$
819

 
$
815

 
$
208

 
$
214

Average Fleet
500,500

 
497,000

 
158,800

 
157,000

Adjusted depreciation of revenue earning equipment and lease charges, net divided by average fleet
$
1,636

 
$
1,640

 
$
1,310

 
$
1,363

Number of months in period
6
 
6
 
6
 
6
Net depreciation per unit per month
$
273

 
$
273

 
$
218

 
$
227


(f)
Dollar utilization means revenue derived from the rental of equipment divided by the original cost of the equipment including additional capitalized refurbishment costs (with the basis of refurbished assets reset at the refurbishment date).

(g)
Time Utilization means the percentage of time an equipment unit is on-rent during a given period.

(h)
Worldwide equipment rental and rental related revenue consists of all revenue, net of discounts, associated with the rental of equipment including charges for delivery, loss damage waivers and fueling, but excluding revenue arising from the sale of equipment, parts and supplies and certain other ancillary revenue. Rental and rental related revenue is adjusted in all periods to eliminate the effect of fluctuations in foreign currency (based on December 31, 2014 foreign exchange rates). Our management believes eliminating the effect of fluctuations in foreign currency is appropriate so as not to affect the comparability of underlying trends. This statistic is important to our management and investors as it reflects time and mileage and ancillary charges for equipment on rent and is comparable with the reporting of other industry participants. The following tables reconcile our worldwide equipment rental segment revenues to our worldwide equipment rental and rental related revenue (based on the elements in car rental pricing that management has the ability to control).

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Three Months Ended
June 30,
(In millions)
2015
 
2014
Worldwide Equipment Rental segment revenues
$
375

 
$
384

Equipment sales and other revenue
(28
)
 
(29
)
Rental and rental related revenue at actual rates
347

 
355

Foreign currency adjustment
5

 
(7
)
Rental and rental related revenue
$
352

 
$
348

 
Six Months Ended
June 30,
(In millions)
2015
 
2014
Worldwide Equipment Rental segment revenues
$
730

 
$
743

Equipment sales and other revenue
(51
)
 
(55
)
Rental and rental related revenue at actual rates
679

 
688

Foreign currency adjustment
10

 
(13
)
Rental and rental related revenue
$
689

 
$
675


(i)
Same-store revenue growth is calculated as the year over year change in revenue for locations that are open at the end of the period reported and have been operating under our direction for more than twelve months. The same-store revenue amounts are adjusted in all periods to eliminate the effect of fluctuations in foreign currency. Our management believes eliminating the effect of fluctuations in foreign currency is appropriate so as not to affect the comparability of underlying trends.

LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

Cash Flows

Our domestic and international operations are funded by cash provided by operating activities and by extensive financing arrangements maintained by us in the United States and internationally.

As of June 30, 2015, we had $537 million of cash and cash equivalents and $421 million of restricted cash. Of these amounts $207 million of cash and cash equivalents and $41 million of restricted cash was held by our subsidiaries outside of the United States and Canada.

The following table summarizes the change in cash and cash equivalents for the periods shown:
 
Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
 
(In millions)
2015
 
2014
 
$ Change
Cash provided by (used in):
 
 
 
 
 
Operating activities
$
1,453

 
$
1,406

 
$
47

Investing activities
(3,162
)
 
(2,250
)
 
(912
)
Financing activities
1,773

 
975

 
798

Effect of exchange rate changes
(17
)
 
(2
)
 
(15
)
Net change in cash and cash equivalents
$
47

 
$
129

 
$
(82
)

During the six months ended June 30, 2015, we generated $47 million of additional cash from operating activities compared with the same period in 2014. The increase was primarily related to the timing of our cash receipts and payments related to receivables, trade payables and accrued liabilities, partially offset by our net loss for the period compared to net income for the period in 2014.

Our primary use of cash in investing activities is for the acquisition of revenue earning equipment, which consists of cars and equipment, see "Capital Expenditures" below. During the six months ended June 30, 2015, we used $912 million more cash for investing activities compared with the same period in 2014. The increase in the use of funds was

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due to a $803 million increase in net capital expenditures for revenue earning equipment, primarily within our U.S. Car Rental segment as we implement our previously announced fleet refresh, and $87 million of cash paid to acquire certain Hertz-branded franchises in the first half 2015.

During the six months ended June 30, 2015, cash provided by financing activities increased by $798 million compared with the same period in 2014. The increase was primarily due to increased short term net borrowings under our revolving lines of credit compared to the first half 2014. We believe that cash generated from operations and cash received on the disposal of vehicles and equipment, together with amounts available under various liquidity facilities, will be adequate to permit us to meet our debt maturities over the next twelve months.

The effect of exchange rates on our cash during the six months ended June 30, 2015 was a reduction in cash of $17 million as compared to a reduction in cash of $2 million during the six months ended June 30, 2014. The change was primarily due to the strengthening of the U.S. dollar compared with the Euro.

Financing

Our primary liquidity needs include servicing of corporate and fleet related debt, the payment of operating expenses and purchases of rental vehicles and equipment to be used in our operations. Our primary sources of funding are operating cash flows, cash received on the disposal of vehicles and equipment, borrowings under our asset-backed securitizations and our asset-based revolving credit facilities and access to the credit markets. As of June 30, 2015, we had $17,682 million of total indebtedness outstanding. Cash paid for interest during the six months ended June 30, 2015, was $290 million, net of amounts capitalized. Accordingly, we are highly leveraged and a substantial portion of our liquidity needs arise from debt service on our indebtedness and from the funding of our costs of operations, capital expenditures and acquisitions.

Substantially all of our revenue earning equipment and certain related assets are owned by special purpose entities, or are encumbered in favor of our lenders under our various credit facilities, other secured financings and asset-backed securities programs. None of such assets (including the assets owned by HVF II, HVF, RCFC, DNRS II LLC, Donlen Trust and various international subsidiaries that facilitate our international securitizations) are available to satisfy the claims of our general creditors, see Note 5, "Debt" to the Notes to our condensed consolidated financial statements included in this Report for more information.

Our liquidity as of June 30, 2015 consisted of cash and cash equivalents, unused commitments under our Senior ABL Facility and unused commitments under our fleet debt, see "Borrowing Capacity and Availability" below.


Fleet Debt

RCFC U.S. Fleet Medium Term Notes: Rental Car Finance Corp. ("RCFC"), a bankruptcy remote, indirect, wholly-owned, special purpose subsidiary of Hertz was the issuer under the RCFC U.S. ABS Program. In 2011, RCFC issued Series 2011-1 Rental Car Asset-Backed Notes in an aggregate original principal amount of $500 million and issued Series 2011-2 Rental Car Asset-Backed Notes in an aggregate original principal amount of $400 million (collectively, the "RCFC U.S. Fleet Medium Term Notes"). In February 2015, the RCFC U.S. Fleet Medium Term Notes were paid in full as scheduled in accordance with their terms.

HVF II U.S. Fleet Medium Term Notes: In April 2015, HVF II issued the Series 2015-1 Rental Car Asset-Backed Notes, Class A, Class B, and Class C, or the “HVF II Series 2015-1 Notes”, collectively, in an aggregate principal amount of $780 million. The expected maturity of the HVF II Series 2015-1 Notes is March 2020. The HVF II Series 2015-1 Notes are comprised of $622 million aggregate principal amount of 2.73% Rental Car Asset-Backed Notes, Class A, $119 million aggregate principal amount of 3.52% Rental Car Asset-Backed Notes, Class B, and $39 million aggregate principal amount of 4.35% Rental Car Asset-Backed Notes, Class C. The net proceeds from the sale of the HVF II Series 2015-1 Notes were used (i) to repay a portion of the outstanding principal amount of HVF II's Series 2013-A Notes and HVF II's Series 2014-A Notes and (ii) to make loans to HVF for HVF to acquire or refinance vehicles to be leased to the Company or DTG Operations, Inc. for use in their daily rental operations.

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Capitalized Leases: In May 2015, the U.K. Leveraged Financing was amended to provide for aggregate maximum leasing capacity (subject to asset availability) of up to £300 million during the peak season and at the same time amended and increased the ongoing core facility to £250 million.

European Revolving Credit Facility: In May 2015, HHN BV amended the European Revolving Credit Facility to provide for aggregate maximum borrowings of up to €340 million during the peak season, subject to borrowing base availability, for a seasonal commitment period through December 2015.

HFLF Medium Term Notes: In June 2015, HFLF issued $300 million in aggregate principal amount of Series 2015-1 Floating Rate Asset-Backed Notes, Class A, Class B, Class C, Class D, and Class E, or the “HFLF Series 2015-1 Notes,” collectively. The net proceeds from the issuance of the HFLF Series 2015-1 Notes were used (i) to repay a portion of amounts then-outstanding under the HFLF Series 2014-1 Notes and the HFLF Series 2013-2 Notes and (ii) to make loans to DNRS II. The HFLF Series 2015-1 Notes are floating rate and carry an interest rate based upon a spread to one-month LIBOR. An affiliate of HFLF purchased the Class E Notes, therefore, $11 million of the obligation is eliminated in consolidation.

Borrowing Capacity and Availability

As of June 30, 2015, the following facilities were available to us:
(In millions)
Remaining
Capacity
 
Availability Under
Borrowing Base
Limitation
Corporate Debt
 
 
 
Senior ABL Facility
$
1,093

 
$
1,027

Total Corporate Debt
1,093

 
1,027

Fleet Debt
 
 
 
HVF II U.S. Fleet Variable Funding Notes
1,355

 

HFLF Variable Funding Notes
240

 

European Revolving Credit Facility

 

European Securitization
82

 

Hertz-Sponsored Canadian Securitization
12

 

Dollar Thrifty-Sponsored Canadian Securitization
61

 

Australian Securitization
99

 

Capitalized Leases
12

 
5

Total Fleet Debt
1,861

 
5

Total
$
2,954

 
$
1,032


Our borrowing capacity and availability primarily comes from our "revolving credit facilities," which are a combination of asset-backed securitization facilities and asset-based revolving credit facilities. Creditors under each of our revolving credit facilities have a claim on a specific pool of assets as collateral. Our ability to borrow under each revolving credit facility is a function of, among other things, the value of the assets in the relevant collateral pool. We refer to the amount of debt we can borrow given a certain pool of assets as the borrowing base.

We refer to "Remaining Capacity" as the maximum principal amount of debt permitted to be outstanding under the respective facility (i.e., the amount of debt we could borrow assuming we possessed sufficient assets as collateral) less the principal amount of debt then-outstanding under such facility. We refer to "Availability Under Borrowing Base Limitation" as the lower of Remaining Capacity or the borrowing base less the principal amount of debt then-outstanding under such facility (i.e., the amount of debt we could borrow given the collateral we possess at such time).

As of June 30, 2015, the Senior ABL Facility had $984 million available under the letter of credit facility sublimit, subject to borrowing base restrictions.

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Letters of Credit

As of June 30, 2015, there were outstanding standby letters of credit totaling $676 million. Of this amount, $662 million was issued under the Senior Credit Facilities. We refer to the Senior Term Facility and the Senior ABL Facility together as the “Senior Credit Facilities.” As of June 30, 2015, none of these letters of credit have been drawn upon.

Covenants

We refer to Hertz and its subsidiaries as the Hertz credit group. The indentures for the Senior Notes contain covenants that, among other things, limit or restrict the ability of the Hertz credit group to incur additional indebtedness, incur guarantee obligations, prepay certain indebtedness, make certain restricted payments (including paying dividends, redeeming stock or making other distributions to parent entities of Hertz and other persons outside of the Hertz credit group), make investments, create liens, transfer or sell assets, merge or consolidate, and enter into certain transactions with Hertz's affiliates that are not members of the Hertz credit group.

Certain of our debt instruments and credit facilities contain a number of covenants that, among other things, limit or restrict the ability of the borrowers and the guarantors to dispose of assets, incur additional indebtedness, incur guarantee obligations, prepay certain indebtedness, make certain restricted payments (including paying dividends, redeeming stock or making other distributions), create liens, make investments, make acquisitions, engage in mergers, fundamentally change the nature of their business, make capital expenditures, or engage in certain transactions with certain affiliates.

Under the terms of our Senior Term Facility and Senior ABL Facility, we are not subject to ongoing financial maintenance covenants; however, under the Senior ABL Facility, failure to maintain certain levels of liquidity will subject the Hertz credit group to a contractually specified fixed charge coverage ratio of not less than 1:1 for the four quarters most recently ended. As of June 30, 2015, we were not subject to the fixed charge coverage ratio test.

In addition to borrowings under our Senior Credit Facilities, we have a significant amount of additional debt outstanding. For further information on the terms of our Senior Credit Facilities as well as our significant amount of other debt outstanding, see Note 5, "Debt" to the Notes to our condensed consolidated financial statements included in this Report and Note 6, "Debt" to the Notes to our consolidated financial statements included in our Form 10-K under the caption Item 8, "Financial Statements and Supplementary Data." For a discussion of the risks associated with our significant indebtedness, see Item 1A, "Risk Factors" in our consolidated financial statements included in our Form 10-K.

Waivers

Due to our accounting restatement, investigation and remediation activities, we failed to file certain quarterly and annual reports and certain of our subsidiaries failed to file statutory financial statements within certain time periods set forth in the documentation of various of our (and/or our special purpose subsidiaries’) financing facilities which resulted in the occurrence of various potential and/or actual defaults and amortization events under certain of such financing facilities which required us to obtain certain waivers. Additional information regarding waivers obtained are described in Note 5, "Debt."

For so long as the waivers remain effective, any potential and/or actual defaults and potential amortization events ceased to exist and were deemed to have been cured for all purposes of the related transaction documents. On July 16, 2015, we filed our 2014 Form 10-K and our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2015.



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Capital Expenditures

The table below sets forth the revenue earning equipment expenditures and capital asset expenditures, non-fleet, and related disposal proceeds for the periods shown:
 
 
Revenue Earning Equipment
 
Capital Assets, Non-Fleet
Cash inflow (cash outflow)_(In millions)
 
Capital
Expenditures
 
Disposal
Proceeds
 
Net Capital
Expenditures
 
Capital
Expenditures
 
Disposal
Proceeds
 
Net Capital
Expenditures
2015
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
First Quarter
 
$
(3,438
)
 
$
2,289

 
$
(1,149
)
 
$
(97
)
 
$
22

 
$
(75
)
Second Quarter
 
(4,553
)
 
2,620

 
(1,933
)
 
(73
)
 
25

 
(48
)
 
 
$
(7,991
)
 
$
4,909

 
$
(3,082
)
 
$
(170
)
 
$
47

 
$
(123
)
2014
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
First Quarter
 
$
(2,582
)
 
$
1,859

 
$
(723
)
 
$
(75
)
 
$
25

 
$
(50
)
Second Quarter
 
(3,414
)
 
1,858

 
(1,556
)
 
(76
)
 
20

 
(56
)
 
 
$
(5,996
)
 
$
3,717

 
$
(2,279
)
 
$
(151
)
 
$
45

 
$
(106
)

The table below sets forth revenue earning equipment capital expenditures, net of disposal proceeds, by segment for the periods shown:
 
Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
 
 
 
(In millions)
2015
 
2014
 
$ Change
 
% Change
Revenue earning equipment expenditures, net
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
U.S. car rental
$
(1,911
)
 
$
(1,146
)
 
$
(765
)
 
67
 %
International car rental
(621
)
 
(614
)
 
(7
)
 
1

Worldwide equipment rental
(259
)
 
(207
)
 
(52
)
 
25

All other operations
(291
)
 
(312
)
 
21

 
(7
)
Total
$
(3,082
)
 
$
(2,279
)
 
$
(803
)
 
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The table below sets forth capital asset expenditures, non-fleet, net of disposal proceeds, by segment for the periods shown:
 
Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
 
 
 
(In millions)
2015
 
2014
 
$ Change
 
% Change
Capital asset expenditures, non-fleet, net
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
U.S. car rental
$
(16
)
 
$
(66
)

$
50


(76
)%
International car rental
(19
)
 
(23
)

4


(17
)
Worldwide equipment rental
(46
)
 
(9
)

(37
)

411

All other operations
(2
)
 
(3
)

1

 
(33
)
Corporate
(40
)
 
(5
)

(35
)

700

Total
$
(123
)
 
$
(106
)

$
(17
)

16


Relocation of Headquarters

The relocation of our corporate headquarters to Estero, Florida is ongoing and we expect to complete the relocation in late 2015. As of June 30, 2015, we have incurred approximately $81 million in expenditures directly related to the relocation of our headquarters including employee relocation, severance, temporary facilities and other associated costs. We anticipate that our future expenditures related to the relocation will be approximately $3 million.

We are currently funding the construction costs related to our new headquarters although most of the cost will be offset by state income tax credits over a period of 20 years. Through June 30, 2015, we have expended approximately $70

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million related to the construction of our new headquarters. We anticipate our future capital expenditures will be approximately $35 million.

CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS

Material changes to our aggregate indebtedness are described in Part I, Item I, Note 5 "Debt" to the Notes to our condensed consolidated financial statements included in this Report, however, these changes did not significantly revise our future estimated interest payments from those which are set forth in the Contractual Obligations table included in Part II Item 7, "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" included in our 2014 Form 10-K.

As of June 30, 2015, there have been no other material changes outside of the ordinary course of business to our other known contractual obligations.

OFF-BALANCE SHEET COMMITMENTS AND ARRANGEMENTS

Indemnification Obligations

There have been no significant changes to our indemnification obligations as compared to those disclosed in Note 14, "Contingencies and Off-Balance Sheet Commitments" of the Notes to our consolidated financial statements included in our 2014 Form 10-K under the caption Item 8, "Financial Statements and Supplementary Data."

RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

For a discussion of recent accounting pronouncements, see Note 2, "Basis of Presentation and Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements" to the Notes to our condensed consolidated financial statements included in this Report under the caption Item 1, "Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)."

CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

Certain statements contained or incorporated by reference in this Report and in reports we subsequently file with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission, or the "SEC," on Forms 10-K and 10-Q and file or furnish on Form 8-K, and in related comments by our management, include "forward-looking statements." Forward-looking statements include information concerning our liquidity and our possible or assumed future results of operations, including descriptions of our business strategies. These statements often include words such as "believe," "expect," "project," "potential," "anticipate," "intend," "plan," "estimate," "seek," "will," "may," "would," "should," "could," "forecasts" or similar expressions. These statements are based on certain assumptions that we have made in light of our experience in the industry as well as our perceptions of historical trends, current conditions, expected future developments and other factors we believe are appropriate in these circumstances. We believe these judgments are reasonable, but you should understand that these statements are not guarantees of performance or results, and our actual results could differ materially from those expressed in the forward-looking statements due to a variety of important factors, both positive and negative, that may be revised or supplemented in subsequent reports on SEC Forms 10-K, 10-Q and 8‑K.

Some important factors that could affect our actual results include, among others, those that may be disclosed from time to time in subsequent reports filed with the SEC, those described under "Item 1A—Risk Factors" included in our 2014 Form 10-K filed with the SEC on July 16, 2015 and the following:

the effect of the restatement of our previously issued financial results for the years ended December 31, 2012 and 2013 as described in Note 2, "Restatement," to the Notes to our consolidated financial statements under the caption Item 8, "Financial Statements and Supplementary Data” in our 2014 Form 10-K, and any claims, investigations or proceedings arising as a result;
our ability to remediate the material weaknesses in our internal controls over financial reporting described in Item 4 of this Report;
the effect of our proposed separation of HERC and ability to obtain the expected benefits of any related transaction;
levels of travel demand, particularly with respect to airline passenger traffic in the United States and in global markets;
significant changes in the competitive environment, including as a result of industry consolidation, and the effect of competition in our markets on rental volume and pricing, including on our pricing policies or use of incentives;
an increase in our fleet costs as a result of an increase in the cost of new vehicles and/or a decrease in the price at which we dispose of used vehicles either in the used vehicle market or under repurchase or guaranteed depreciation programs;
occurrences that disrupt rental activity during our peak periods;

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our ability to achieve and maintain cost savings and efficiencies and realize opportunities to increase productivity and profitability;
our ability to accurately estimate future levels of rental activity and adjust the size and mix of our fleet accordingly;
our ability to maintain sufficient liquidity and the availability to us of additional or continued sources of financing for our revenue earning equipment and to refinance our existing indebtedness;
our ability to integrate the car rental operations of Dollar Thrifty and realize operational efficiencies from the acquisition;
our ability to maintain access to third-party distribution channels, including current or favorable prices, commission structures and transaction volumes;
the operational and profitability impact of the divestitures that we agreed to undertake in order to secure regulatory approval for the acquisition of Dollar Thrifty;
an increase in our fleet costs or disruption to our rental activity, particularly during our peak periods, due to safety recalls by the manufacturers of our vehicles and equipment;
changes to our senior management team;
a major disruption in our communication or centralized information networks;
financial instability of the manufacturers of our vehicles and equipment, which could impact their ability to perform under agreements with us and/or their willingness or ability to make cars available to us or the rental car industry on commercially reasonable terms;
any impact on us from the actions of our franchisees, dealers and independent contractors;
our ability to maintain profitability during adverse economic cycles and unfavorable external events (including war, terrorist acts, natural disasters and epidemic disease);
shortages of fuel and increases or volatility in fuel costs;
our ability to successfully integrate acquisitions and complete dispositions;
our ability to maintain favorable brand recognition;
costs and risks associated with litigation and investigations;
risks related to our indebtedness, including our substantial amount of debt, our ability to incur substantially more debt and increases in interest rates or in our borrowing margins;
our ability to meet the financial and other covenants contained in our Senior Credit Facilities, our outstanding unsecured Senior Notes and certain asset-backed and asset-based arrangements;
changes in accounting principles, or their application or interpretation, and our ability to make accurate estimates and the assumptions underlying the estimates, which could have an effect on earnings;
changes in the existing, or the adoption of new laws, regulations, policies or other activities of governments, agencies and similar organizations where such actions may affect our operations, the cost thereof or applicable tax rates;
the effect of tangible and intangible asset impairment charges;
our exposure to uninsured claims in excess of historical levels;
fluctuations in interest rates and commodity prices;
our exposure to fluctuations in foreign exchange rates; and
other risks described from time to time in periodic and current reports that we file with the SEC.
You should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements. All forward-looking statements attributable to us or persons acting on our behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by the foregoing cautionary statements. All such

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statements speak only as of the date made, and we undertake no obligation to update or revise publicly any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

ITEM 3.   QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

We are exposed to a variety of market risks, including the effects of changes in interest rates (including credit spreads), foreign currency exchange rates and fluctuations in fuel prices. We manage our exposure to these market risks through our regular operating and financing activities and, when deemed appropriate, through the use of derivative financial instruments. Derivative financial instruments are viewed as risk management tools and have not been used for speculative or trading purposes. In addition, derivative financial instruments are entered into with a diversified group of major financial institutions in order to manage our exposure to counterparty nonperformance on such instruments.

There is no material change in the information reported under Part II Item 7A, "Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk," included in our Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2014.

ITEM 4.    CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

Restatement of Previously Issued Financial Statements

As described in additional detail in the Explanatory Note to our 2014 Form 10-K, in June 2014, we commenced an internal investigation of certain matters related to the accounting during prior periods. The investigation was undertaken by outside counsel, along with independent counsel for the Audit Committee. Counsel received assistance from outside consultants and new senior accounting and compliance personnel. The internal investigation is complete, although our outside counsel and the independent counsel to the Audit Committee continue to provide forensic and investigative support in connection with certain proceedings discussed in Item 1, Note 13, Contingencies and Off-Balance Sheet Commitments," in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.
Based on the internal investigation, our review of our financial records, and other work completed by our management, the Audit Committee has concluded that there were material misstatements in the 2011, 2012 and 2013 consolidated financial statements. Accordingly, our Board and management concluded that our consolidated financial statements for these periods should no longer be relied upon and required restatement. The restated consolidated financial statements for 2012 and 2013 are included in our 2014 Form 10-K. The unaudited restated selected data for 2011 is included in Item 6, "Selected Financial Data" in our 2014 Form 10-K.
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
Our senior management has evaluated the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined under Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) as of the end of the period covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. Based upon that evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that as of June 30, 2015, due to the identification of material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting, as further described in Item 9A of our 2014 Form 10-K, our disclosure controls and procedures were not effective to provide reasonable assurance that the information required to be disclosed by us in the reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act of 1934 is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to management as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

Our remediation efforts were ongoing during the three months ended June 30, 2015, and, other than those remediation efforts described in “Remediation Plan and Status” in Item 9A of our 2014 Form 10-K, there were no other material changes in our internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the three months ended June 30, 2015 that materially affected, or that are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

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PART II—OTHER INFORMATION
ITEM 1.    LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

For a description of certain pending legal proceedings see Part I, Item I, Note 13 "Contingencies and Off-Balance Sheet Commitments" and Note 16, "Subsequent Events."

ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS

There is no material change in the information reported under Part I Item 1A, "Risk Factors" contained in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2014.

ITEM 2.     UNREGISTERED SALES OF SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS

None.

ITEM 3.     DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES

None.

ITEM 4.     MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES

Not applicable.

ITEM 5.     OTHER INFORMATION

None.

ITEM 6.    EXHIBITS

(a)
Exhibits:

The attached list of exhibits in the "Exhibit Index" immediately following the signature page to this Report is filed as part of this Form 10-Q and is incorporated herein by reference in response to this item.

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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
Date:
August 10, 2015
THE HERTZ CORPORATION
(Registrant)
 
 
By:
/s/ THOMAS C. KENNEDY
 
 
 
Thomas C. Kennedy
Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer


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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit
Number
Description
4.1.9
Eighth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of May 28, 2015, among The Hertz Corporation, as Issuer, the Subsidiary Guarantors named therein, and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee, relating to the 7.50% Senior Notes due 2018.#
4.2.9
Eighth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of May 28, 2015, among The Hertz Corporation, as Issuer, the Subsidiary Guarantors named therein, and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee, relating to the 7.375% Senior Notes due 2021.#
4.3.9
Seventh Supplemental Indenture, dated as of May 28, 2015, among The Hertz Corporation, as Issuer, the Subsidiary Guarantors named therein, and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee, relating to the 6.75% Senior Notes due 2019.#
4.4.10
Seventh Supplemental Indenture, dated as of May 28, 2015, among The Hertz Corporation, as Issuer, the Subsidiary Guarantors named therein, and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee, relating to the 5.875% Senior Notes due 2020, the 6.250% Senior Notes due 2022 and the 4.250% Senior Notes due 2018.#
4.5.13
Waiver Agreement, dated as of May 28, 2015, among Hertz Vehicle Financing LLC, The Hertz Corporation and the Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Trustee.#
4.5.14
Amendment No. 3 to the Third Amended and Restated Master Motor Vehicle Operating Lease and Servicing Agreement, dated as of May 28, 2015, between The Hertz Corporation, as Lessee and Servicer, and Hertz Vehicle Financing LLC, as Lessor.#
4.11.2
Amended and Restated Series 2010-3 Administration Agreement, dated as of June 17, 2015, among Rental Car Finance Corp., The Hertz Corporation, and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as Trustee.#
4.12.5
Amendment No. 1 to the Amended and Restated Series 2013-G1 Supplement, dated as of June 17, 2015, among Hertz Vehicle Financing LLC, as Issuer, Hertz Vehicle Financing II LP, as Series 2013-G1 Noteholder, and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Trustee and Securities Intermediary, to the Fourth Amended and Restated Base Indenture, dated as of November 25, 2013, between Hertz Vehicle Financing LLC, as Issuer, and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Trustee.#
4.12.6
Amendment No. 1 to the Amended and Restated Series 2014-A Supplement, dated as of June 17, 2015, among Hertz Vehicle Financing II LP, as Issuer, The Hertz Corporation, as Group I Administrator, Deutsche Bank AG, New York Branch, as Administrative Agent, Certain Committed Note Purchasers, Certain Conduit Investors, Certain Funding Agents, and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Trustee and Securities Intermediary, to the Amended and Restated Group I Supplement, dated as of October 31, 2014, between Hertz Vehicle Financing II LP, as Issuer, and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Trustee and Securities Intermediary, to the Amended and Restated Base Indenture, dated as of October 31, 2014, between Hertz Vehicle Financing II LP, as Issuer, and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Trustee.#
4.14.9
Amended and Restated Group II Supplement, dated as of June 17, 2015, between Hertz Vehicle Financing II LP, as Issuer, and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Trustee and Securities Intermediary, to the Amended and Restated Base Indenture, dated as of October 31, 2014, between Hertz Vehicle Financing II LP, as Issuer, and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Trustee.#
4.14.10
Amended and Restated Group II Administration Agreement, dated as of June 17, 2015, among The Hertz Corporation, Hertz Vehicle Financing II LP, and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Trustee.#
4.14.11
Fourth Amended and Restated Series 2010-3 Supplement, dated as of June 17, 2015, among Rental Car Finance Corp., as issuer, Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as trustee, and Hertz Vehicle Financing II LP, as Series 2010-3 Noteholder.#
4.14.12
Third Amended and Restated Master Motor Vehicle Lease and Servicing Agreement (Group
VII), dated as of June 17, 2015, among Rental Car Finance Corp., as lessor, DTG Operations, Inc., as lessee and servicer, The Hertz Corporation, as lessee and guarantor, and those permitted lessees from time to time becoming lessees and servicers thereunder, and Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group, Inc., as master servicer.#
4.14.13
Amendment No. 1, to the Amended and Restated Group I Supplement, dated as of June 17, 2015, between Hertz Vehicle Financing II LP, as Issuer, and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Trustee and Securities Intermediary, to the Amended and Restated Base Indenture, dated as of October 31, 2014, between Hertz Vehicle Financing II LP, as Issuer, and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Trustee.#
4.14.14
Amendment No. 1 to the Amended and Restated Series 2013-A Supplement, dated as of June 17, 2015, among Hertz Vehicle Financing II LP, as Issuer, The Hertz Corporation, as Group I Administrator, Deutsche Bank AG, New York Branch, as Administrative Agent, Certain Committed Note Purchasers, Certain Conduit Investors, Certain Funding Agents, and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Trustee and Securities Intermediary, to the Amended and Restated Group I Supplement, dated as of October 31, 2014, between Hertz Vehicle Financing II LP, as Issuer, and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Trustee and Securities Intermediary, to the Amended and Restated Base Indenture, dated as of October 31, 2014, between Hertz Vehicle Financing II LP, as Issuer, and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Trustee.#

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4.14.15
Amended and Restated Series 2013-B Supplement, dated as of June 17, 2015, among Hertz Vehicle Financing II LP, as Issuer, The Hertz Corporation, as Group I Administrator, Deutsche Bank AG, New York Branch, as Administrative Agent, Certain Committed Note Purchasers, Certain Conduit Investors, Certain Funding Agents, and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Trustee and Securities Intermediary, to the Amended and Restated Group II Supplement, dated as of June 17, 2015, between Hertz Vehicle Financing II LP, as Issuer, and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Trustee and Securities Intermediary, to the Amended and Restated Base Indenture, dated as of October 31, 2014, between Hertz Vehicle Financing II LP, as Issuer, and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Trustee.#
4.19
Waiver and Consent, dated as of June 17, 2015 among The Hertz Corporation, Hertz Vehicle Financing II LP, The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., and the Lenders party thereto.#
10.2.10
Waiver and Consent, dated as of June 17, 2015, among The Hertz Corporation, Hertz Equipment Rental Corporation, the Canadian Borrowers, the several banks and financial institutions parties thereto as Lenders, and Deutsche Bank AG New York Branch, as Administrative Agent.#
31.1–31.2
Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certifications of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer*
32.1–32.2
18 U.S.C. Section 1350 Certifications of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer*
101.INS
XBRL Instance Document*
101.SCH
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document*
101.CAL
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document*
101.DEF
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document*
101.LAB
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document*
101.PRE
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document*
_____________________________________________________________________________
#Incorporated by reference to the exhibit of the same number to the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Hertz Global Holdings, Inc., as filed on August 10, 2015.
*Furnished herewith

Note: Certain instruments with respect to various additional obligations, which could be considered as long-term debt, have not been filed as exhibits to this Report because the total amount of securities authorized under any such instrument does not exceed 10% of our total assets on a consolidated basis. We agree to furnish to the SEC upon request a copy of any such instrument defining the rights of the holders of such long-term debt.


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