Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations, Including Adjustments to Pre-Tax Income

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Revenue from all company-operated equipment rental operations, including amounts charged to customers for the fueling and delivery of equipment and sale of loss damage waivers. Equipment means industrial, construction and material handling equipment.

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Sum of the carrying amounts as of the balance sheet date of all assets that are recognized. Assets are probable future economic benefits obtained or controlled by an entity as a result of past transactions or events.

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-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 210

-SubTopic 10

-Section S99

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-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.18)

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-Name Regulation S-X (SX)

-Number 210

-Section 03

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-Article 7

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Sum of operating profit and nonoperating income or expense before Income or Loss from equity method investments, income taxes, extraordinary items, and noncontrolling interest.

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-Topic 235

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Number of segments reported by the entity. A reportable segment is a component of an entity for which there is an accounting requirement to report separate financial information on that component in the entity's financial statements.

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Revenues from the sale of other goods or rendering of other services, not elsewhere specified in the taxonomy; net of (reduced by) sales adjustments, returns, allowances, and discounts.

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-Topic 225

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-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-03.1(a),(d))

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Amount of revenue recognized from goods sold, services rendered, insurance premiums, or other activities that constitute an earning process. Includes, but is not limited to, investment and interest income before deduction of interest expense when recognized as a component of revenue, and sales and trading gain (loss).

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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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Segment Information (Details) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
Segment Information (Details) $ in Millions	Mar. 31, 2015 USD ($) segment	Mar. 31, 2014 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($)
Reconciliation of adjusted pre-tax income to income (loss) before income taxes
Number of Reportable Segments \| segment	4
Revenues	$ 2,454	$ 2,536
Worldwide equipment rental	355	358
All other operations	143	139
Adjusted Pre-Tax Income (Loss)	3	26
Adjusted Pre-Tax Income (Loss)	(86)	(59)
Total assets	24,702		$ 24,080
Reportable segments
Reconciliation of adjusted pre-tax income to income (loss) before income taxes
Adjusted Pre-Tax Income (Loss)	128	148
Corporate
Reconciliation of adjusted pre-tax income to income (loss) before income taxes
Adjusted Pre-Tax Income (Loss)	(125)	(122)
Acquisition accounting
Reconciliation of adjusted pre-tax income to income (loss) before income taxes
Adjusted Pre-Tax Income (Loss)	(31)	(33)
Debt-related charges
Reconciliation of adjusted pre-tax income to income (loss) before income taxes
Adjusted Pre-Tax Income (Loss)	(16)	(11)
Restructuring charges
Reconciliation of adjusted pre-tax income to income (loss) before income taxes
Adjusted Pre-Tax Income (Loss)	(7)	(15)
Restructuring related charges
Reconciliation of adjusted pre-tax income to income (loss) before income taxes
Adjusted Pre-Tax Income (Loss)	(13)	(24)
Acquisition related costs and charges
Reconciliation of adjusted pre-tax income to income (loss) before income taxes
Adjusted Pre-Tax Income (Loss)	0	(7)
Equipment rental spin-off costs
Reconciliation of adjusted pre-tax income to income (loss) before income taxes
Adjusted Pre-Tax Income (Loss)	(9)	0
Impairment charges and asset write-downs
Reconciliation of adjusted pre-tax income to income (loss) before income taxes
Adjusted Pre-Tax Income (Loss)	(9)	0
Other
Reconciliation of adjusted pre-tax income to income (loss) before income taxes
Adjusted Pre-Tax Income (Loss)	(4)	5
U.S. Car Rental
Reconciliation of adjusted pre-tax income to income (loss) before income taxes
Revenues	1,520	1,557
Adjusted Pre-Tax Income (Loss)	71	119
Total assets	14,471		13,712
International Car Rental
Reconciliation of adjusted pre-tax income to income (loss) before income taxes
Revenues	436	482
Adjusted Pre-Tax Income (Loss)	8	(39)
Total assets	3,355		3,358
Worldwide Equipment Rental
Reconciliation of adjusted pre-tax income to income (loss) before income taxes
Worldwide equipment rental	355	358
Adjusted Pre-Tax Income (Loss)	33	52
Total assets	3,802		3,836
All Other Operations
Reconciliation of adjusted pre-tax income to income (loss) before income taxes
All other operations	143	139
Adjusted Pre-Tax Income (Loss)	16	$ 16
Total assets	1,523		1,458
Corporate
Reconciliation of adjusted pre-tax income to income (loss) before income taxes
Total assets	$ 1,551		$ 1,716