Organization, Description of Business and Basis of Presentation (Details)		3 Months Ended
	Apr. 03, 2017 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2017 USD ($) $ / shares	Mar. 31, 2016 USD ($) $ / shares	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($) employee branch
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]
Excess tax benefits due to newly adopted guidance		$ 8,000,000
Excess tax benefits from share-based payment arrangements		0	$ 27,000,000
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Increase to income		$ 109,000,000	$ 92,000,000
Increase to basic earnings per share (in dollars per share) | $ / shares		$ 1.29	$ 1.01
Increase to diluted earnings per share (in dollars per share) | $ / shares		$ 1.27	$ 1.01
Rental equipment
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Property, plant and equipment, net		$ 6,107,000,000		$ 6,189,000,000
NES Rentals Holdings II, Inc.
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of branches | branch				73
Number of employees | employee				1,100
NES Rentals Holdings II, Inc. | Rental equipment
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Property, plant and equipment, net				$ 900,000,000
Merger with NES Rentals Holdings II, Inc. | Subsequent Event
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Merger consideration	$ 965,000,000
Revenue reported by acquired entity for last annual period	$ 369,000,000
Retained Earnings
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Increase to income		109,000,000
Accounting Standards Update 2016-09, Excess Tax Benefit Component
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Increase to income		$ 8,000,000
Increase to basic earnings per share (in dollars per share) | $ / shares		$ 0.09
Increase to diluted earnings per share (in dollars per share) | $ / shares		$ 0.09
Accounting Standards Update 2016-09, Excess Tax Benefit Component | Retained Earnings
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Cumulative change to retained earnings		$ 0
Owned Equipment Rentals | Equipment Rental Revenue | Product Concentration Risk
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Concentration Risk, Percentage		87.00%
Owned Equipment Rentals | Sales Revenue, Net | Product Concentration Risk
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Concentration Risk, Percentage		74.00%
Rental Equipment, New Equipment, and Contractor Supplies | Sales Revenue, Net | Product Concentration Risk
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Concentration Risk, Percentage		12.00%