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Income Taxes (Components of deferred tax assets and liabilities) (Details) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Components of Deferred Tax Assets [Abstract]    
Reserves and allowances, current $ 66uri_DeferredTaxAssetsTaxDeferredExpenseReservesandAccrualsCurrent $ 54uri_DeferredTaxAssetsTaxDeferredExpenseReservesandAccrualsCurrent
Intangibles, current 1uri_DeferredTaxAssetsGoodwillandIntangibleAssetsCurrent 0uri_DeferredTaxAssetsGoodwillandIntangibleAssetsCurrent
Debt cancellation and other, current 0uri_DeferredTaxAssetsDebtCancellationandOtherCurrent 0uri_DeferredTaxAssetsDebtCancellationandOtherCurrent
Net operating loss and credit carryforwards, current 181uri_DeferredTaxAssetsOperatingLossCarryforwardsandTaxCreditCarryforwardsCurrent 206uri_DeferredTaxAssetsOperatingLossCarryforwardsandTaxCreditCarryforwardsCurrent
Deferred tax assets - current 248us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsGrossCurrent 260us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsGrossCurrent
Reserves and allowances, noncurrent 41uri_DeferredTaxAssetsTaxDeferredExpenseReservesandAccrualsNoncurrent 59uri_DeferredTaxAssetsTaxDeferredExpenseReservesandAccrualsNoncurrent
Intangibles, noncurrent 0uri_DeferredTaxAssetsGoodwillandIntangibleAssetsNoncurrent 0uri_DeferredTaxAssetsGoodwillandIntangibleAssetsNoncurrent
Debt cancellation and other, noncurrent 58uri_DeferredTaxAssetsDebtCancellationandOtherNoncurrent 41uri_DeferredTaxAssetsDebtCancellationandOtherNoncurrent
Net operating loss and credit carryforwards, noncurrent 56uri_DeferredTaxAssetsOperatingLossCarryforwardsandTaxCreditCarryforwardsNoncurrent 69uri_DeferredTaxAssetsOperatingLossCarryforwardsandTaxCreditCarryforwardsNoncurrent
Deferred tax assets - non-current 155us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsGrossNoncurrent 169us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsGrossNoncurrent
Reserves and allowances 107us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsTaxDeferredExpenseReservesAndAccruals 113us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsTaxDeferredExpenseReservesAndAccruals
Intangibles 1us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsGoodwillAndIntangibleAssets 0us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsGoodwillAndIntangibleAssets
Debt cancellation and other 58uri_DeferredTaxAssetsDebtCancellationAndOther 41uri_DeferredTaxAssetsDebtCancellationAndOther
Net operating loss and credit carryforwards 237uri_DeferredTaxAssetsOperatingLossCarryforwardsandTaxCreditCarryforwards 275uri_DeferredTaxAssetsOperatingLossCarryforwardsandTaxCreditCarryforwards
Total deferred tax assets 403us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsGross 429us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsGross
Components of Deferred Tax Liabilities [Abstract]    
Property and equipment, current 0uri_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesPropertyPlantandEquipmentCurrent 0uri_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesPropertyPlantandEquipmentCurrent
Intangibles, current 0uri_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesIntangibleAssetsCurrent 0uri_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesIntangibleAssetsCurrent
Valuation allowance - current 0us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowanceCurrent 0us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowanceCurrent
Total deferred tax liability, current 0us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesGrossCurrent 0us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesGrossCurrent
Property and equipment, noncurrent (1,535)uri_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesPropertyPlantandEquipmentNoncurrent (1,259)uri_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesPropertyPlantandEquipmentNoncurrent
Intangibles, noncurrent (312)uri_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesIntangibleAssetsNoncurrent (369)uri_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesIntangibleAssetsNoncurrent
Valuation allowance - non-current 0us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowanceNoncurrent 0us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowanceNoncurrent
Total deferred tax liability, noncurrent (1,847)us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesGrossNoncurrent (1,628)us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesGrossNoncurrent
Property and equipment (1,535)us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesPropertyPlantAndEquipment (1,259)us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesPropertyPlantAndEquipment
Intangibles (312)us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesGoodwillAndIntangibleAssetsIntangibleAssets (369)us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesGoodwillAndIntangibleAssetsIntangibleAssets
Valuation allowance 0us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance 0us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance
Total deferred tax liability (1,847)us-gaap_DeferredIncomeTaxLiabilities (1,628)us-gaap_DeferredIncomeTaxLiabilities
Net deferred tax asset (liability) - current 248us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsLiabilitiesNetCurrent 260us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsLiabilitiesNetCurrent
Net deferred tax assets (liability) - non-current (1,692)us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsLiabilitiesNetNoncurrent (1,459)us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsLiabilitiesNetNoncurrent
Total deferred income tax asset (liability) $ (1,444)us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsLiabilitiesNet $ (1,199)us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsLiabilitiesNet