Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income - USD ($) shares in Millions, $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2015
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income [Abstract]
Revenue	$ 747	$ 716	$ 1,355	$ 1,288
Cost of services rendered and products sold	379	365	704	668
Selling and administrative expenses	187	182	360	334
Amortization expense	8	12	16	25
401(k) Plan corrective contribution	1		1
Fumigation related matters (Note 3)	88		91
Insurance reserve adjustment	23		23
Impairment of software and other related costs	1		1
Restructuring charges	4		5	2
Gain on sale of Merry Maids branches		(2)	(2)	(3)
Interest expense	38	42	76	88
Interest and net investment income	(4)	(7)	(4)	(7)
Loss on extinguishment of debt		14		27
Income from Continuing Operations before Income Taxes	23	109	85	154
Provision for income taxes	7	42	30	59
Income from Continuing Operations	16	67	54	95
Loss from discontinued operations, net of income taxes				(1)
Net Income	16	67	54	94
Total Comprehensive Income	$ 15	$ 65	$ 55	$ 88
Weighted average common shares outstanding - Basic	135.5	134.9	135.6	134.7
Weighted-average common shares outstanding - Diluted	137.7	136.5	137.7	136.3
Basic Earnings Per Share:
Income from Continuing Operations (in dollars per share)	$ 0.11	$ 0.50	$ 0.40	$ 0.71
Loss from discontinued operations, net of income taxes (in dollars per share)				(0.01)
Net Income (in dollars per share)	0.12	0.49	0.40	0.70
Diluted Earnings Per Share:
Income from Continuing Operations (in dollars per share)	0.11	0.49	0.40	0.70
Loss from discontinued operations, net of income taxes (in dollars per share)				(0.01)
Net Income (in dollars per share)	$ 0.11	$ 0.49	$ 0.39	$ 0.69