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Amount equal to the present value (the principal) at the beginning of the lease term of minimum lease payments during the lease term (excluding that portion of the payments representing executory costs such as insurance, maintenance, and taxes to be paid by the lessor, together with any profit thereon) net of payments or other amounts applied to the principal through the balance sheet date.

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Sum of the carrying values as of the balance sheet date of all debt, including all short-term borrowings, long-term debt, and capital lease obligations.

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Amount of short-term debt and current maturity of long-term debt and capital lease obligations due within one year or the normal operating cycle, if longer.

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Face (par) amount of debt instrument at time of issuance.

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Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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The total amount of the contingent obligation under letters of credit outstanding as of the reporting date.

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Average amount borrowed under the credit facility during the period.

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The effective interest rate at the end of the reporting period.

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Maximum borrowing capacity under the credit facility without consideration of any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed or the amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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Maximum month-end amount borrowed under the credit facility during the period.

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Amount of borrowing capacity currently available under the credit facility (current borrowing capacity less the amount of borrowings outstanding).

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Amount of long-term debt and capital lease obligation due after one year or beyond the normal operating cycle, if longer.

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For the form of debt having an initial term of less than one year or less than the normal operating cycle, if longer, average borrowings during the period.

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For the form of debt having an initial term of less than one year or less than the normal operating cycle, if longer, maximum month-end borrowings during the period.

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Debt (Schedule of Debt) (Details) - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
Debt (Schedule of Debt) (Details) - USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2018	Oct. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017	Sep. 30, 2017	Aug. 31, 2017	Mar. 01, 2017	Feb. 28, 2017	Nov. 30, 2016	May 31, 2016	Mar. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2014	Jun. 30, 2008
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total debt	$ 11,747,000,000		$ 9,440,000,000
Capital Lease Obligations	122,000,000		67,000,000
Less short-term portion	(903,000,000)		(723,000,000)
Long-term debt	10,844,000,000		8,717,000,000
Line of credit
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity		$ 1,000,000,000
Accounts receivable securitization facility expiring 2019 \| Line of credit
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total debt	850,000,000		695,000,000
Borrowing capacity, net of letters of credit	$ 125,000,000
Interest rate at December 31, 2018	3.30%
Average month-end debt outstanding	$ 796,000,000
Weighted-average interest rate on average debt outstanding	2.90%
Maximum month-end debt outstanding	$ 870,000,000
Line of credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity	975,000,000
$3.0 billion ABL Facility \| Line of credit
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total debt	1,685,000,000		1,670,000,000
Borrowing capacity, net of letters of credit	1,264,000,000
Letters of credit	$ 45,000,000
Interest rate at December 31, 2018	4.00%
Line of credit facility, average month-end debt outstanding	$ 1,607,000,000
Line of credit facility, interest rate on average debt outstanding	3.50%
Line of credit facility, maximum month-end outstanding amount	$ 2,189,000,000
Line of credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity	3,000,000,000.0											$ 1,250,000,000
Term loan facility expiring 2025
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total debt	$ 988,000,000		0
Debt repayment installment rate	1.00%
Term loan facility expiring 2025 \| Line of credit
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Borrowing capacity, net of letters of credit	$ 0
Interest rate at December 31, 2018	4.30%
Average month-end debt outstanding	$ 999,000,000
Weighted-average interest rate on average debt outstanding	4.10%
Maximum month-end debt outstanding	$ 1,000,000,000
4 5/8 percent Senior Secured Notes due 2023 \| Senior notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total debt	$ 994,000,000		992,000,000
Stated interest rate	4.625%
5 3/4 percent Senior Notes due 2024 \| Senior notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total debt	$ 842,000,000		841,000,000
Stated interest rate	5.75%
5 1/2 percent Senior Notes due 2025 \| Senior notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total debt	$ 794,000,000		793,000,000
Stated interest rate	5.50%
4 5/8 percent Senior Notes due 2025 \| Senior notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total debt	$ 741,000,000		740,000,000
Stated interest rate	4.625%
5 7/8 percent Senior Notes due 2026 \| Senior notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total debt	$ 999,000,000		998,000,000
Stated interest rate	5.875%
6 1/2 percent Senior Notes due 2026 \| Senior notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total debt	$ 1,087,000,000		0
Stated interest rate	6.50%
5 1/2 percent Senior Notes due 2027 \| Senior notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total debt	$ 991,000,000		990,000,000
Stated interest rate	5.50%
4 7/8 percent Senior Notes due 2028 \| Senior notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total debt	$ 1,650,000,000		1,648,000,000
Stated interest rate	4.875%
4 7/8 percent Senior Notes due 2028 \| Senior notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total debt	$ 4,000,000		$ 6,000,000
Stated interest rate	4.875%
United Rentals (North America), Inc. \| 4 5/8 percent Senior Secured Notes due 2023 \| Senior notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, face amount										$ 1,000,000,000.0
United Rentals (North America), Inc. \| 5 3/4 percent Senior Notes due 2024 \| Senior notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, face amount											$ 850,000,000
United Rentals (North America), Inc. \| 5 1/2 percent Senior Notes due 2025 \| Senior notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, face amount										$ 800,000,000
United Rentals (North America), Inc. \| 4 5/8 percent Senior Notes due 2025 \| Senior notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, face amount				$ 750,000,000
United Rentals (North America), Inc. \| 5 7/8 percent Senior Notes due 2026 \| Senior notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, face amount							$ 250,000,000		$ 750,000,000
United Rentals (North America), Inc. \| 6 1/2 percent Senior Notes due 2026 \| Senior notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, face amount		$ 1,100,000,000
United Rentals (North America), Inc. \| 5 1/2 percent Senior Notes due 2027 \| Senior notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, face amount						$ 1,000,000,000.0	$ 250,000,000	$ 750,000,000
United Rentals (North America), Inc. \| 4 7/8 percent Senior Notes due 2028 \| Senior notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, face amount					$ 925,000,000
United Rentals (North America), Inc. \| 4 7/8 percent Senior Notes due 2028 \| Senior notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, face amount				$ 750,000,000