Condensed Consolidating Financial Information of Guarantor Subsidiaries - CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF INCOME AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions		3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
		Jun. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2015		Jun. 30, 2014
Revenues:
Equipment rentals		$ 1,220	$ 1,179	$ 2,345		$ 2,184
Sales of rental equipment		124	138	240		248
Sales of new equipment		39	37	72		63
Contractor supplies sales		21	22	39		41
Service and other revenues		25	23	48		41
Total revenues		1,429	1,399	2,744		2,577
Cost of revenues:
Cost of equipment rentals, excluding depreciation		445	447	889		856
Depreciation of rental equipment		240	229	475		446
Cost of rental equipment sales		68	80	132		145
Cost of new equipment sales		33	31	60		51
Cost of contractor supplies sales		15	15	27		28
Cost of service and other revenues		10	8	19		14
Total cost of revenues		811	810	1,602		1,540
Gross profit		618	589	1,142		1,037
Selling, general and administrative expenses		175	187	356		355
Merger related costs		1	8	(26)		9
Restructuring charge		0	(1)	1	[1]	0
Non-rental depreciation and amortization		67	70	136		130
Operating (loss) income		375	325	675		543
Interest (income) expense, net		232	187	353		312
Other (income) expense, net		(6)	(4)	(9)		(5)
Income (loss) before provision for income taxes		149	142	331		236
Provision for income taxes		63	48	130		82
Income (loss) before equity in net earnings (loss) of subsidiaries		86	94	201		154
Equity in net earnings (loss) of subsidiaries		0	0	0		0
Net income		86	94	201		154
Other comprehensive income (loss)		17	36	(72)		(3)
Comprehensive income	[2]	103	130	129		151
Parent
Revenues:
Equipment rentals		0	0	0		0
Sales of rental equipment		0	0	0		0
Sales of new equipment		0	0	0		0
Contractor supplies sales		0	0	0		0
Service and other revenues		0	0	0		0
Total revenues		0	0	0		0
Cost of revenues:
Cost of equipment rentals, excluding depreciation		0	0	0		0
Depreciation of rental equipment		0	0	0		0
Cost of rental equipment sales		0	0	0		0
Cost of new equipment sales		0	0	0		0
Cost of contractor supplies sales		0	0	0		0
Cost of service and other revenues		0	0	0		0
Total cost of revenues		0	0	0		0
Gross profit		0	0	0		0
Selling, general and administrative expenses		(4)	(6)	(1)		19
Merger related costs		0	0	0		0
Restructuring charge		0	0	0
Non-rental depreciation and amortization		4	5	8		9
Operating (loss) income		0	1	(7)		(28)
Interest (income) expense, net		0	1	(1)		7
Other (income) expense, net		(38)	(37)	(73)		(69)
Income (loss) before provision for income taxes		38	37	67		34
Provision for income taxes		18	1	31		1
Income (loss) before equity in net earnings (loss) of subsidiaries		20	36	36		33
Equity in net earnings (loss) of subsidiaries		66	58	165		121
Net income		86	94	201		154
Other comprehensive income (loss)		17	36	(72)		(3)
Comprehensive income		103	130	129		151
URNA
Revenues:
Equipment rentals		1,100	1,042	2,098		1,914
Sales of rental equipment		106	122	212		222
Sales of new equipment		34	31	63		52
Contractor supplies sales		18	19	34		34
Service and other revenues		22	17	41		32
Total revenues		1,280	1,231	2,448		2,254
Cost of revenues:
Cost of equipment rentals, excluding depreciation		389	383	773		737
Depreciation of rental equipment		216	203	427		396
Cost of rental equipment sales		58	70	117		130
Cost of new equipment sales		29	27	53		43
Cost of contractor supplies sales		13	13	24		23
Cost of service and other revenues		9	5	15		10
Total cost of revenues		714	701	1,409		1,339
Gross profit		566	530	1,039		915
Selling, general and administrative expenses		153	171	304		294
Merger related costs		1	8	(26)		9
Restructuring charge		0	(1)	1
Non-rental depreciation and amortization		57	58	116		109
Operating (loss) income		355	294	644		503
Interest (income) expense, net		232	182	351		300
Other (income) expense, net		55	52	107		98
Income (loss) before provision for income taxes		68	60	186		105
Provision for income taxes		28	32	71		50
Income (loss) before equity in net earnings (loss) of subsidiaries		40	28	115		55
Equity in net earnings (loss) of subsidiaries		26	30	50		66
Net income		66	58	165		121
Other comprehensive income (loss)		17	36	(72)		(3)
Comprehensive income		83	94	93		118
Guarantor Subsidiaries
Revenues:
Equipment rentals		0	0	0		0
Sales of rental equipment		0	0	0		0
Sales of new equipment		0	0	0		0
Contractor supplies sales		0	0	0		0
Service and other revenues		0	0	0		0
Total revenues		0	0	0		0
Cost of revenues:
Cost of equipment rentals, excluding depreciation		0	0	0		0
Depreciation of rental equipment		0	0	0		0
Cost of rental equipment sales		0	0	0		0
Cost of new equipment sales		0	0	0		0
Cost of contractor supplies sales		0	0	0		0
Cost of service and other revenues		0	0	0		0
Total cost of revenues		0	0	0		0
Gross profit		0	0	0		0
Selling, general and administrative expenses		0	2	0		2
Merger related costs		0	0	0		0
Restructuring charge		0	0	0
Non-rental depreciation and amortization		0	0	0		0
Operating (loss) income		0	(2)	0		(2)
Interest (income) expense, net		0	2	2		3
Other (income) expense, net		0	(3)	1		(1)
Income (loss) before provision for income taxes		0	(1)	(3)		(4)
Provision for income taxes		2	0	0		0
Income (loss) before equity in net earnings (loss) of subsidiaries		(2)	(1)	(3)		(4)
Equity in net earnings (loss) of subsidiaries		16	17	32		42
Net income		14	16	29		38
Other comprehensive income (loss)		16	36	(74)		(2)
Comprehensive income		30	52	(45)		36
Non Guarantor Subsidiaries - Foreign
Revenues:
Equipment rentals		120	137	247		270
Sales of rental equipment		18	16	28		26
Sales of new equipment		5	6	9		11
Contractor supplies sales		3	3	5		7
Service and other revenues		3	6	7		9
Total revenues		149	168	296		323
Cost of revenues:
Cost of equipment rentals, excluding depreciation		56	64	116		119
Depreciation of rental equipment		24	26	48		50
Cost of rental equipment sales		10	10	15		15
Cost of new equipment sales		4	4	7		8
Cost of contractor supplies sales		2	2	3		5
Cost of service and other revenues		1	3	4		4
Total cost of revenues		97	109	193		201
Gross profit		52	59	103		122
Selling, general and administrative expenses		18	23	38		43
Merger related costs		0	0	0		0
Restructuring charge		0	0	0
Non-rental depreciation and amortization		6	7	12		12
Operating (loss) income		28	29	53		67
Interest (income) expense, net		1	2	2		3
Other (income) expense, net		2	4	3		7
Income (loss) before provision for income taxes		25	23	48		57
Provision for income taxes		9	6	16		15
Income (loss) before equity in net earnings (loss) of subsidiaries		16	17	32		42
Equity in net earnings (loss) of subsidiaries		0	0	0		0
Net income		16	17	32		42
Other comprehensive income (loss)		13	28	(58)		(2)
Comprehensive income		29	45	(26)		40
Non Guarantor Subsidiaries - SPV
Revenues:
Equipment rentals		0	0	0		0
Sales of rental equipment		0	0	0		0
Sales of new equipment		0	0	0		0
Contractor supplies sales		0	0	0		0
Service and other revenues		0	0	0		0
Total revenues		0	0	0		0
Cost of revenues:
Cost of equipment rentals, excluding depreciation		0	0	0		0
Depreciation of rental equipment		0	0	0		0
Cost of rental equipment sales		0	0	0		0
Cost of new equipment sales		0	0	0		0
Cost of contractor supplies sales		0	0	0		0
Cost of service and other revenues		0	0	0		0
Total cost of revenues		0	0	0		0
Gross profit		0	0	0		0
Selling, general and administrative expenses		8	(3)	15		(3)
Merger related costs		0	0	0		0
Restructuring charge		0	0	0
Non-rental depreciation and amortization		0	0	0		0
Operating (loss) income		(8)	3	(15)		3
Interest (income) expense, net		1	1	2		2
Other (income) expense, net		(25)	(20)	(47)		(40)
Income (loss) before provision for income taxes		16	22	30		41
Provision for income taxes		6	9	12		16
Income (loss) before equity in net earnings (loss) of subsidiaries		10	13	18		25
Equity in net earnings (loss) of subsidiaries		0	0	0		0
Net income		10	13	18		25
Other comprehensive income (loss)		0	0	0		0
Comprehensive income		10	13	18		25
Eliminations
Revenues:
Equipment rentals		0	0	0		0
Sales of rental equipment		0	0	0		0
Sales of new equipment		0	0	0		0
Contractor supplies sales		0	0	0		0
Service and other revenues		0	0	0		0
Total revenues		0	0	0		0
Cost of revenues:
Cost of equipment rentals, excluding depreciation		0	0	0		0
Depreciation of rental equipment		0	0	0		0
Cost of rental equipment sales		0	0	0		0
Cost of new equipment sales		0	0	0		0
Cost of contractor supplies sales		0	0	0		0
Cost of service and other revenues		0	0	0		0
Total cost of revenues		0	0	0		0
Gross profit		0	0	0		0
Selling, general and administrative expenses		0	0	0		0
Merger related costs		0	0	0		0
Restructuring charge		0	0	0
Non-rental depreciation and amortization		0	0	0		0
Operating (loss) income		0	0	0		0
Interest (income) expense, net		(2)	(1)	(3)		(3)
Other (income) expense, net		0	0	0		0
Income (loss) before provision for income taxes		2	1	3		3
Provision for income taxes		0	0	0		0
Income (loss) before equity in net earnings (loss) of subsidiaries		2	1	3		3
Equity in net earnings (loss) of subsidiaries		(108)	(105)	(247)		(229)
Net income		(106)	(104)	(244)		(226)
Other comprehensive income (loss)		(46)	(100)	204		7
Comprehensive income		$ (152)	$ (204)	$ (40)		$ (219)

[1] Reflected in our condensed consolidated statements of income as “Restructuring charge.” These charges are not allocated to our reportable segments.

[2] There were no material reclassifications from accumulated other comprehensive loss reflected in other comprehensive income (loss) during 2015 or 2014. There is no tax impact related to the foreign currency translation adjustments, as the earnings are considered permanently reinvested. There were no material taxes associated with other comprehensive income (loss) during 2015 or 2014.