United Rentals North America 10-Q 16 Jul 14 2014 Q2 Quarterly report Financial data

Document_And_Entity_Informatio

Document And Entity Information	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2014	Jul. 14, 2014
Document And Entity Information [Abstract]	'	'
Entity Registrant Name	'UNITED RENTALS INC /DE	'
Entity Central Index Key	'0001067701	'
Current Fiscal Year End Date	'--12-31	'
Entity Filer Category	'Large Accelerated Filer	'
Document Type	'10-Q	'
Document Period End Date	30-Jun-14	'
Document Fiscal Year Focus	'2014	'
Document Fiscal Period Focus	'Q2	'
Amendment Flag	'false	'
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding	'	95,909,404

CONDENSED_CONSOLIDATED_BALANCE

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (USD $)	Jun. 30, 2014		Dec. 31, 2013
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
ASSETS	'		'
Cash and cash equivalents	$170		$175
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $37 at June 30, 2014 and $49 at December 31, 2013	844		804
Inventory	119		70
Prepaid expenses and other assets	71		53
Deferred taxes	192		260
Total current assets	1,396		1,362
Rental equipment, net	6,029		5,374
Property and equipment, net	423		421
Goodwill, net	3,293	[1]	2,953	[1]
Other intangible assets, net	1,218		1,018
Other long-term assets	108		103
Total assets	12,467		11,231
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY	'		'
Short-term debt and current maturities of long-term debt	621	[2]	604	[2]
Accounts payable	625		292
Accrued expenses and other liabilities	500		390
Total current liabilities	1,746		1,286
Long-term debt	7,394		6,569
Deferred taxes	1,440		1,459
Other long-term liabilities	80		69
Total liabilities	10,660		9,383
Temporary equity (note 8)	10		20
Common stock—$0.01 par value, 500,000,000 shares authorized, 103,090,256 and 96,133,712 shares issued and outstanding, respectively, at June 30, 2014 and 97,966,802 and 93,288,936 shares issued and outstanding, respectively, at December 31, 2013	1		1
Additional paid-in capital	2,100		2,054
Retained earnings (accumulated deficit)	117		-37
Treasury stock at cost—6,956,544 and 4,677,866 shares at June 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively	-437		-209
Accumulated other comprehensive income	16		19
Total stockholders’ equity	1,797		1,828
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	$12,467		$11,231
[1]	The total carrying amount of goodwill for all periods in the table above is reflected net of $1,557 of accumulated impairment charges, which were primarily recorded in our general rentals segment.
[2]	As of June 30, 2014, our short-term debt primarily reflects $496 of borrowings under our accounts receivable securitization facility and $87 of 4 percent Convertible Senior Notes. The 4 percent Convertible Senior Notes mature in November 2015, but are reflected as short-term debt because they are redeemable at June 30, 2014.

CONDENSED_CONSOLIDATED_BALANCE1

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (Parenthetical) (USD $)	Jun. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
In Millions, except Share data, unless otherwise specified
Statement of Financial Position [Abstract]	'	'
Allowance for doubtful accounts	$37	$49
Common stock, par value (in dollars per share)	$0.01	$0.01
Common stock, shares authorized	500,000,000	500,000,000
Common stock, shares issued	103,090,256	97,966,802
Common stock, shares outstanding	96,133,712	93,288,936
Treasury stock, shares	6,956,544	4,677,866

CONDENSED_CONSOLIDATED_STATEME

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (UNAUDITED) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
In Millions, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	Jun. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2014		Jun. 30, 2013
Revenues:	'	'	'		'
Equipment rentals	$1,179	$1,009	$2,184		$1,925
Sales of rental equipment	138	131	248		254
Sales of new equipment	37	24	63		45
Contractor supplies sales	22	23	41		43
Service and other revenues	23	19	41		39
Total revenues	1,399	1,206	2,577		2,306
Cost of revenues:	'	'	'		'
Cost of equipment rentals, excluding depreciation	447	399	856		792
Depreciation of rental equipment	229	208	446		410
Cost of rental equipment sales	80	87	145		170
Cost of new equipment sales	31	19	51		36
Cost of contractor supplies sales	15	16	28		29
Cost of service and other revenues	8	6	14		13
Total cost of revenues	810	735	1,540		1,450
Gross profit	589	471	1,037		856
Selling, general and administrative expenses	187	152	355		312
Merger related costs	8	2	9		8
Restructuring charge	-1	5	0	[1]	11
Non-rental depreciation and amortization	70	62	130		126
Operating income	325	250	543		399
Interest expense, net	187	118	312		236
Interest expense—subordinated convertible debentures	0	1	0		3
Other income, net	-4	0	-5		-1
Income before provision for income taxes	142	131	236		161
Provision for income taxes	48	48	82		57
Net income	$94	$83	$154		$104
Basic earnings per share (in dollars per share)	$0.98	$0.89	$1.61		$1.12
Diluted earnings per share (in dollars per share)	$0.90	$0.78	$1.46		$0.98
[1]	Reflected in our condensed consolidated statements of income as “Restructuring charge.” These charges are not allocated to our reportable segments.

CONDENSED_CONSOLIDATED_STATEME1

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (UNAUDITED) (USD $)	3 Months Ended				6 Months Ended
In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Jun. 30, 2014		Jun. 30, 2013		Jun. 30, 2014		Jun. 30, 2013
Statement of Comprehensive Income [Abstract]	'		'		'		'
Net income	$94		$83		$154		$104
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax:	'		'		'		'
Foreign currency translation adjustments	35		-32		-3		-52
Fixed price diesel swaps	1		0		0		0
Other comprehensive income (loss)	36		-32		-3		-52
Comprehensive income	$130	[1]	$51	[1]	$151	[1]	$52	[1]
[1]	There were no material reclassifications from accumulated other comprehensive income reflected in other comprehensive income (loss) during 2014 or 2013. 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 2014 or 2013.

CONDENSED_CONSOLIDATED_STATEME2

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY (UNAUDITED) (USD $)		Total	Common Stock		Additional Paid-in Capital	(Accumulated Deficit) Retained Earnings	Treasury Stock	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
Balance at Dec. 31, 2013		$1,828	$1		$2,054	($37)	($209)	$19	[1]
Balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2013		'	93	[2]	'	'	5	'
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]		'	'		'	'	'	'
Net income		154	'		'	154	'	'
Foreign currency translation adjustments		-3	'		'	'	'	-3	[1]
Stock compensation expense, net		'	'		31	'	'	'
Exercise of common stock options		'	'		2	'	'	'
4 percent Convertible Senior Notes (in shares)	[2],[3]	'	5		'	'	'	'
4 percent Convertible Senior Notes	[3]	'	'		32	'	'	'
Shares repurchased and retired		'	'		-19	'	'	'
Repurchase of common stock (in shares)		'	-2	[2]	'	'	2	'
Repurchase of common stock		'	'		'	'	-228	'
Balance at Jun. 30, 2014		$1,797	$1		$2,100	$117	($437)	$16	[1]
Balance (in shares) at Jun. 30, 2014		'	96	[2]	'	'	7	'
[1]	The Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) balance primarily reflects foreign currency translation adjustments.
[2]	An aggregate of less than 1 million net shares were issued during the year ended December 31, 2013.
[3]	Reflects amortization of the original issue discount on the 4 percent Convertible Senior Notes (an amount equal to the unamortized portion of the original issue discount is reflected as “temporary equity” in our consolidated balance sheet) and the conversion of a portion of the 4 percent Convertible Senior Notes during the six months ended June 30, 2014, net of cash received from the option counterparties to our convertible note hedges upon the conversion. See note 8 to our condensed consolidated financial statements for additional detail.

CONDENSED_CONSOLIDATED_STATEME3

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY (UNAUDITED) (Parenthetical)	12 Months Ended
In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2013
Shares issued during the year (less than 1 million shares)	1

CONDENSED_CONSOLIDATED_STATEME4

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (UNAUDITED) (USD $)	6 Months Ended
In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Jun. 30, 2014		Jun. 30, 2013
Cash Flows From Operating Activities:	'		'
Net income	$154		$104
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:	'		'
Depreciation and amortization	576		536
Amortization of deferred financing costs and original issue discounts	10		11
Gain on sales of rental equipment	-103		-84
Gain on sales of non-rental equipment	-4		-2
(Gain) loss on sale of software subsidiary	0		1
Stock compensation expense, net	31		19
Merger related costs	9		8
Restructuring charge	0	[1]	11
Loss on extinguishment of debt securities	75		0
Loss on retirement of subordinated convertible debentures	0		2
Increase in deferred taxes	57		39
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of amounts acquired:	'		'
Decrease in accounts receivable	8		34
Increase in inventory	-31		-43
(Increase) decrease in prepaid expenses and other assets	-5		6
Increase in accounts payable	315		323
Decrease in accrued expenses and other liabilities	-38		-87
Net cash provided by operating activities	1,054		878
Cash Flows From Investing Activities:	'		'
Purchases of rental equipment	-1,028		-1,025
Purchases of non-rental equipment	-52		-41
Proceeds from sales of rental equipment	248		254
Proceeds from sales of non-rental equipment	18		11
Purchases of other companies, net of cash acquired	-756		0
Net cash used in investing activities	-1,570		-801
Cash Flows From Financing Activities:	'		'
Proceeds from debt	4,776		1,639
Payments of debt, including subordinated convertible debentures	-4,022		-1,607
Proceeds from the exercise of common stock options	2		5
Common stock repurchased	-247		-84
Payments of financing costs	-22		0
Cash received in connection with the 4 percent Convertible Senior Notes and related hedge, net	25		4
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	512		-43
Effect of foreign exchange rates	-1		-7
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents	-5		27
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	175		106
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	170		133
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:	'		'
Cash paid for income taxes, net	36		31
Cash paid for interest, including subordinated convertible debentures	$224		$229
[1]	Reflected in our condensed consolidated statements of income as “Restructuring charge.” These charges are not allocated to our reportable segments.

CONDENSED_CONSOLIDATED_STATEME5

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (UNAUDITED) (Parenthetical)	Jun. 30, 2014
Stated interest rate	4.00%
Convertible subordinated notes—4 percent	'
Stated interest rate	4.00%

Organization_Description_of_Bu

Organization, Description of Business and Basis of Presentation	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2014
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]	'
Organization, Description of Business and Basis of Presentation	'
	Organization, Description of Business and Basis of Presentation
	United Rentals, Inc. (“Holdings,” “URI” or the “Company”) is principally a holding company and conducts its operations primarily through its wholly owned subsidiary, United Rentals (North America), Inc. (“URNA”), and subsidiaries of URNA. Holdings’ primary asset is its sole ownership of all issued and outstanding shares of common stock of URNA. URNA’s various credit agreements and debt instruments place restrictions on its ability to transfer funds to its shareholder.
	We rent equipment to a diverse customer base that includes construction and industrial companies, manufacturers, utilities, municipalities, homeowners and government entities in the United States and Canada. In addition to renting equipment, we sell new and used rental equipment, as well as related contractor supplies, parts and service.
	We have prepared the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements in accordance with the accounting policies described in our annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013 (the “2013 Form 10-K”) and the interim reporting requirements of Form 10-Q. Accordingly, certain information and note disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) have been condensed or omitted. These unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the 2013 Form 10-K.
	In our opinion, all adjustments, consisting only of normal recurring adjustments, which are necessary for a fair presentation of financial condition, operating results and cash flows for the interim periods presented have been made. Interim results of operations are not necessarily indicative of the results of the full year. Certain reclassifications of prior year's amounts have been made to conform to the current year’s presentation.
	New Accounting Pronouncements
	Revenue from Contracts with Customers. In May 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued guidance to clarify the principles for recognizing revenue. This guidance includes the required steps to achieve the core principle that an entity should recognize revenue to depict the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. This guidance is effective for fiscal years and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2016. Early adoption is not permitted. We expect to adopt this guidance when effective, and the impact on our financial statements is not currently estimable.

Acquisitions

Acquisitions	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2014
Business Combinations [Abstract]	'
Acquisitions	'
	Acquisitions
	In April 2014, we completed the acquisition of assets of the following four entities: National Pump & Compressor, Ltd., Canadian Pump and Compressor Ltd., GulfCo Industrial Equipment, LP and LD Services, LLC (collectively “National Pump”). National Pump was the second largest specialty pump rental company in North America. National Pump was a leading supplier of pumps for energy and petrochemical customers, with upstream oil and gas customers representing about half of its revenue. National Pump had a total of 35 branches, including four branches in western Canada, and had annual revenues of approximately $210. The acquisition is expected to expand our product offering, and supports our strategy of expanding our presence in industrial and specialty rental markets.
	The acquisition date fair value of the consideration transferred consisted of the following:
	Cash consideration (1)	$	777
	Contingent consideration (2)	76
	Total purchase consideration (3)	$	853
	(1) Consists of cash paid of $718 and a ‘hold back’ of $59, which is subject to a final working capital true-up.
	(2) Reflects the acquisition date fair value of the following additional cash consideration to be paid based on the achievement of the following financial targets:
	1.A maximum payout of $75 if National Pump's trailing twelve months adjusted EBITDA (as defined below in “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations- Financial Overview”) reaches $134 twelve months post-closing; and
	2.An additional maximum payout of $50 if National Pump's trailing twelve months adjusted EBITDA reaches $161 eighteen months post-closing.
	(3) Total purchase consideration excludes $15 of stock which was issued in connection with the acquisition and will be treated as compensation for book purposes but primarily represents deductible goodwill for income tax purposes.
	The following table summarizes the fair values of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed as of the acquisition date. The purchase price allocations for these assets and liabilities are based on preliminary valuations and are subject to change as we obtain additional information during the acquisition measurement period.
	Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts (1)	$	46
	Inventory	18
	Deferred taxes	11
	Rental equipment	178
	Property and equipment	10
	Intangibles (2)	289
	Other assets	1
	Total identifiable assets acquired	553
	Current liabilities	(24		)
	Total liabilities assumed	(24		)
	Net identifiable assets acquired	529
	Goodwill (3)	324
	Net assets acquired	$	853
	(1) The fair value of accounts receivables acquired was $46, and the gross contractual amount was $47. We estimated that $1 will be uncollectible.
	(2) The following table reflects the estimated fair values and useful lives of the acquired intangible assets identified based on our purchase accounting assessments:
		Fair value			Life (years)
	Customer relationships	$	274		10
	Non-compete agreements	15			6
	Total	$	289
	(3) $312 of the goodwill was assigned to our trench safety, power and HVAC (“heating, ventilating and air conditioning”), and pump solutions segment and $12 of the goodwill was assigned to our general rentals segment. The level of goodwill that resulted from the merger is primarily reflective of National Pump's going-concern value, the value of National Pump's assembled workforce, new customer relationships expected to arise from the merger, and operational synergies that we expect to achieve that would not be available to other market participants. $342 of goodwill is expected to be deductible for income tax purposes.
	The three and six months ended June 30, 2014 include National Pump acquisition-related costs of $8 and $9, respectively. The acquisition-related costs are reflected in our condensed consolidated statements of income as “Merger related costs” which also include costs associated with the 2012 acquisition of RSC Holdings Inc. (“RSC”). The merger related costs primarily relate to financial and legal advisory fees. We do not expect to incur significant additional charges in connection with the merger subsequent to June 30, 2014. In addition to the acquisition-related costs reflected in our condensed consolidated statements of income, we capitalized $22 of debt issuance costs associated with the issuance of debt to fund the acquisition, which are reflected, net of amortization subsequent to the acquisition date, in other long-term assets in our condensed consolidated balance sheets.
	The pro forma information below has been prepared using the purchase method of accounting, giving effect to the National Pump acquisition as if it had been completed on January 1, 2013 (“the pro forma acquisition date”). The pro forma information is not necessarily indicative of our results of operations had the acquisition been completed on the above date, nor is it necessarily indicative of our future results. The pro forma information does not reflect any cost savings from operating efficiencies or synergies that could result from the acquisition, and also does not reflect additional revenue opportunities following the acquisition. The pro forma information includes adjustments to record the acquired assets and liabilities of National Pump at their respective fair values based on available information and to give effect to the financing for the acquisition. The pro forma adjustments reflected in the table below are subject to change as additional analysis is performed. The purchase price allocations for the assets acquired and liabilities assumed are based on preliminary valuations and are subject to change as we obtain additional information during the acquisition measurement period. Increases or decreases in the estimated fair values of the net assets acquired may impact our statements of income in future periods. We expect that the values assigned to the assets acquired and liabilities assumed will be finalized during the one-year measurement period following the acquisition date. The table below presents unaudited pro forma consolidated income statement information as if National Pump had been included in our consolidated results for the entire periods reflected:
		Three Months Ended							Six Months Ended
		June 30,							June 30,
		2014				2013			2014			2013
	United Rentals historic revenues	$	1,399			$	1,206		$	2,577		$	2,306
	National Pump historic revenues	—				52			62			94
	Pro forma revenues	1,399				1,258			2,639			2,400
	United Rentals historic pretax income	142				131			236			161
	National Pump historic pretax income	—				15			20			26
	Combined pretax income	142				146			256			187
	Pro forma adjustments to combined pretax income:
	Impact of fair value mark-ups/useful life changes on depreciation (1)	—				(1		)	(1		)	(2		)
	Intangible asset amortization (2)	1				(13		)	(11		)	(26		)
	Interest expense (3)	68				(7		)	62			(79		)
	Elimination of historic National Pump interest (4)	—				1			—			1
	Elimination of merger costs (5)	8				—			9			—
	Pro forma pretax income (loss)	$	219			$	126		$	315		$	81
	(1) Depreciation of rental equipment and non-rental depreciation were adjusted for the fair value mark-ups of equipment acquired in the National Pump acquisition. The useful lives assigned to such equipment didn’t change significantly from the lives historically used by National Pump.
	(2) The intangible assets acquired in the National Pump acquisition were amortized.
	(3) In connection with the National Pump acquisition, URNA issued $525 principal amount of 6 1/8 percent Senior Notes (as an add on to our existing 6 1/8 percent Senior Notes) and $850 principal amount of 5 3/4 percent Senior Notes, and all our outstanding 9 1/4 percent Senior Notes were redeemed, as discussed in note 8 to the condensed consolidated financial statements. Interest expense was adjusted to reflect these changes in our debt portfolio. For the pro forma presentation, the $64 loss recognized upon redemption of the 9 1/4 percent Senior Notes discussed in note 8 to the condensed consolidated financial statements was moved from the three and six months ended June 30, 2014 to the six months ended June 30, 2013.
	(4) Interest on National Pump historic debt was eliminated.
	(5) Merger related costs associated with the National Pump acquisition were eliminated as they were assumed to have been recognized prior to the pro forma acquisition date.
	For the three and six months ended June 30, 2014, National Pump revenue and pretax income included in our condensed consolidated financial statements were $67 and $14, respectively. National Pump pretax income excludes merger related costs which are not allocated to our segments.

Segment_Information

Segment Information	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2014
Segment Reporting, Measurement Disclosures [Abstract]	'
Segment Information	'
	Segment Information
	Our reportable segments are general rentals and trench safety, power and HVAC, and pump solutions. The general rentals segment includes the rental of construction, infrastructure, industrial and homeowner equipment and related services and activities. The general rentals segment’s customers include construction and industrial companies, manufacturers, utilities, municipalities, homeowners and government entities. The general rentals segment comprises 12 geographic regions—Eastern Canada, Gulf South, Industrial (which serves the geographic Gulf region and has a strong industrial presence), Mid-Atlantic, Mid-Central, Midwest, Mountain West, Northeast, Pacific West, South, Southeast and Western Canada—and operates throughout the United States and Canada. The trench safety, power and HVAC, and pump solutions segment includes the rental of specialty construction products and related services. The trench safety, power and HVAC, and pump solutions segment is comprised of the Trench Safety region, which rents trench safety equipment such as trench shields, aluminum hydraulic shoring systems, slide rails, crossing plates, construction lasers and line testing equipment for underground work, the Power and HVAC region, which rents power and HVAC equipment such as portable diesel generators, electrical distribution equipment, and temperature control equipment including heating and cooling equipment, and the Pump Solutions region, which rents pumps primarily used by energy and petrochemical customers. The trench safety, power and HVAC, and pump solutions segment’s customers include construction companies involved in infrastructure projects, municipalities and industrial companies. This segment operates throughout the United States and in Canada. These segments align our external segment reporting with how management evaluates and allocates resources. We evaluate segment performance based on segment equipment rentals gross profit.
	The following tables set forth financial information by segment.
		General			Trench safety,			Total
		rentals			power and  HVAC, and pump solutions
	Three Months Ended June 30, 2014
	Equipment rentals	$	1,028		$	151		$	1,179
	Sales of rental equipment	132			6			138
	Sales of new equipment	25			12			37
	Contractor supplies sales	19			3			22
	Service and other revenues	17			6			23
	Total revenue	1,221			178			1,399
	Depreciation and amortization expense	263			36			299
	Equipment rentals gross profit	426			77			503
	Three Months Ended June 30, 2013
	Equipment rentals	$	932		$	77		$	1,009
	Sales of rental equipment	126			5			131
	Sales of new equipment	22			2			24
	Contractor supplies sales	21			2			23
	Service and other revenues	17			2			19
	Total revenue	1,118			88			1,206
	Depreciation and amortization expense	258			12			270
	Equipment rentals gross profit	366			36			402
	Six Months Ended June 30, 2014
	Equipment rentals	$	1,952		$	232		$	2,184
	Sales of rental equipment	238			10			248
	Sales of new equipment	49			14			63
	Contractor supplies sales	36			5			41
	Service and other revenues	34			7			41
	Total revenue	2,309			268			2,577
	Depreciation and amortization expense	522			54			576
	Equipment rentals gross profit	770			112			882
	Capital expenditures	981			99			1,080
	Six Months Ended June 30, 2013
	Equipment rentals	$	1,786		$	139		$	1,925
	Sales of rental equipment	245			9			254
	Sales of new equipment	42			3			45
	Contractor supplies sales	39			4			43
	Service and other revenues	36			3			39
	Total revenue	2,148			158			2,306
	Depreciation and amortization expense	510			26			536
	Equipment rentals gross profit	661			62			723
	Capital expenditures	1,003			63			1,066
		June 30,			December 31,
		2014			2013
	Total reportable segment assets
	General rentals	$	10,979		$	10,677
	Trench safety, power and HVAC, and pump solutions (1)	1,488			554
	Total assets	$	12,467		$	11,231
	(1) The increase in the trench safety, power and HVAC, and pump solutions assets primarily reflects the impact of the National Pump acquisition discussed in note 2 to the condensed consolidated financial statements.
	Equipment rentals gross profit is the primary measure management reviews to make operating decisions and assess segment performance. The following is a reconciliation of equipment rentals gross profit to income before provision for income taxes:
		Three Months Ended						Six Months Ended
		June 30,						June 30,
		2014			2013			2014			2013
	Total equipment rentals gross profit	$	503		$	402		$	882		$	723
	Gross profit from other lines of business	86			69			155			133
	Selling, general and administrative expenses	(187		)	(152		)	(355		)	(312		)
	Merger related costs	(8		)	(2		)	(9		)	(8		)
	Restructuring charge	1			(5		)	—			(11		)
	Non-rental depreciation and amortization	(70		)	(62		)	(130		)	(126		)
	Interest expense, net	(187		)	(118		)	(312		)	(236		)
	Interest expense- subordinated convertible debentures	—			(1		)	—			(3		)
	Other income, net	4			—			5			1
Income before provision for income taxes	$	142		$	131		$	236		$	161

Restructuring_Charges

Restructuring Charges	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2014
Restructuring and Related Activities [Abstract]	'
Restructuring Charges	'
	Restructuring Charges
	Closed Restructuring Program
	Between 2008 and 2011 and in recognition of the very challenging economic environment, we were intensely focused on reducing our operating costs. During this period, we reduced our employee headcount from approximately 10,900 at January 1, 2008 (the beginning of the restructuring period) to approximately 7,500 at December 31, 2011 (the end of the restructuring period). Additionally, we reduced our branch network from 697 locations at January 1, 2008 to 529 locations at December 31, 2011.
	RSC Merger Related Restructuring Program
	In the second quarter of 2012, we initiated a restructuring program related to severance costs and branch closure charges associated with the April 2012 acquisition of RSC. The branch closure charges principally relate to continuing lease obligations at vacant facilities closed subsequent to the RSC acquisition. As of June 30, 2014, our employee headcount is approximately 12,400 and our branch network has 883 rental locations. We do not expect to incur significant additional charges in connection with the restructuring, which was complete as of June 30, 2013 (the end of the restructuring period).
	The table below provides certain information concerning our restructuring charges for the six months ended June 30, 2014:
			Reserve Balance at		Charged to		Payments			Reserve Balance at
					Costs and		and Other
	Description		31-Dec-13		Expenses (1)					30-Jun-14
	Closed Restructuring Program
	Branch closure charges		$	13	$	—	$	(2	)	$	11
	Severance costs		—		—		—			—
	Total		$	13	$	—	$	(2	)	$	11
	RSC Merger Related Restructuring Program
	Branch closure charges		$	20	$	—	$	(6	)	$	14
	Severance costs		2		—		(1		)	1
	Total		$	22	$	—	$	(7	)	$	15
	Total
	Branch closure charges		$	33	$	—	$	(8	)	$	25
	Severance costs		2		—		(1		)	1
	Total		$	35	$	—	$	(9	)	$	26
	_________________
	-1	Reflected in our condensed consolidated statements of income as “Restructuring charge.” These charges are not allocated to our reportable segments.

Goodwill_and_Other_Intangible_

Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2014
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]	'
Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets	'
	Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets
	The following table presents the changes in the carrying amount of goodwill for the six months ended June 30, 2014:
		General rentals				Trench safety,				Total
						power and HVAC, and pump solutions
	Balance at January 1, 2014 (1)	$	2,812			$	141			$	2,953
	Goodwill related to acquisitions (2)	12				328				340
	Balance at June 30, 2014 (1)	$	2,824			$	469			$	3,293
	_________________
	-1	The total carrying amount of goodwill for all periods in the table above is reflected net of $1,557 of accumulated impairment charges, which were primarily recorded in our general rentals segment.
	-2	Includes goodwill adjustments for the effect on goodwill of changes to net assets acquired during the measurement period, which were not significant to our previously reported operating results or financial condition.
	Other intangible assets were comprised of the following at June 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013:
		June 30, 2014
		Weighted-Average Remaining		Gross				Accumulated				Net
		Amortization Period		Carrying				Amortization				Amount
				Amount
	Non-compete agreements	45 months		$	69			$	24			$	45
	Customer relationships	12 years		$	1,508			$	366			$	1,142
	Trade names and associated trademarks	34 months		$	81			$	50			$	31
		31-Dec-13
		Weighted-Average Remaining		Gross				Accumulated				Net
		Amortization Period		Carrying				Amortization				Amount
				Amount
	Non-compete agreements	40 months		$	54			$	18			$	36
	Customer relationships	13 years		$	1,227			$	285			$	942
	Trade names and associated trademarks	40 months		$	81			$	41			$	40
	Our other intangibles assets, net at June 30, 2014 include the following assets associated with the acquisition of National Pump discussed above (see note 2 to our condensed consolidated financial statements). No residual value has been assigned to these intangible assets. The non-compete agreements are being amortized on a straight-line basis, and the customer relationships are being amortized using the sum of the years' digits method, which we believe best reflects the estimated pattern in which the economic benefits will be consumed.
		June 30, 2014
		Weighted-Average Remaining			Net Carrying
		Amortization Period			Amount
	Non-compete agreements	6 years			$	14
	Customer relationships	10 years			$	263
	Amortization expense for other intangible assets was $53 and $44 for the three months ended June 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively, and $96 and $91 for the six months ended June 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively.
	As of June 30, 2014, estimated amortization expense for other intangible assets for each of the next five years and thereafter is as follows:
	2014	$	104
	2015	195
	2016	175
	2017	146
	2018	126
	Thereafter	472
	Total	$	1,218

Derivatives

Derivatives	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2014
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Abstract]	'
Derivatives	'
	Derivatives
	We recognize all derivative instruments as either assets or liabilities at fair value, and recognize changes in the fair value of the derivative instruments based on the designation of the derivative. For derivative instruments that are designated and qualify as hedging instruments, we designate the hedging instrument, based upon the exposure being hedged, as either a fair value hedge or a cash flow hedge. As of June 30, 2014, we do not have any outstanding derivative instruments designated as fair value hedges. The effective portion of the changes in fair value of derivatives that are designated as cash flow hedges is recorded as a component of accumulated other comprehensive income. Amounts included in accumulated other comprehensive income for cash flow hedges are reclassified into earnings in the same period that the hedged item is recognized in earnings. The ineffective portion of changes in the fair value of derivatives designated as cash flow hedges is recorded currently in earnings. For derivative instruments that do not qualify for hedge accounting, we recognize gains or losses due to changes in fair value in our condensed consolidated statements of income during the period in which the changes in fair value occur.
	We are exposed to certain risks related to our ongoing business operations. During the six months ended June 30, 2014 and 2013, the primary risks we managed using derivative instruments were diesel price risk and foreign currency exchange rate risk. At June 30, 2014, we had outstanding fixed price swap contracts on diesel purchases which were entered into to mitigate the price risk associated with forecasted purchases of diesel. During the six months ended June 30, 2013, we entered into forward contracts to purchase Canadian dollars to mitigate the foreign currency exchange rate risk associated with certain Canadian dollar denominated intercompany loans. At June 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, there were no outstanding forward contracts to purchase Canadian dollars. The outstanding forward contracts on diesel purchases were designated and qualify as cash flow hedges and the forward contracts to purchase Canadian dollars represented derivative instruments not designated as hedging instruments.
	Fixed Price Diesel Swaps
	The fixed price swap contracts on diesel purchases that were outstanding at June 30, 2014 were designated and qualify as cash flow hedges and the effective portion of the gain or loss on these contracts is reported as a component of accumulated other comprehensive income and is reclassified into earnings in the period during which the hedged transaction affects earnings (i.e., when the hedged gallons of diesel are used). The remaining gain or loss on the fixed price swap contracts in excess of the cumulative change in the present value of future cash flows of the hedged item, if any (i.e., the ineffective portion), is recognized in our condensed consolidated statements of income during the current period. As of June 30, 2014, we had outstanding fixed price swap contracts covering 5.7 million gallons of diesel which will be purchased throughout 2014 and 2015.
	Foreign Currency Forward Contracts
	The forward contracts to purchase Canadian dollars represent derivative instruments not designated as hedging instruments and gains or losses due to changes in the fair value of the forward contracts are recognized in our condensed consolidated statements of income during the period in which the changes in fair value occur.
	Financial Statement Presentation
	As of June 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, immaterial amounts ($1 or less) were reflected in prepaid expenses and other assets, accrued expenses and other liabilities, and accumulated other comprehensive income in our condensed consolidated balance sheets associated with the outstanding fixed price swap contracts that were designated and qualify as cash flow hedges.
	The effect of our derivative instruments on our condensed consolidated statements of income for the three and six months ended June 30, 2014 and 2013 was as follows:
			Three Months Ended June 30, 2014				Three Months Ended June 30, 2013
		Location of income	Amount of  income	Amount of  income			Amount of  income		Amount of  income
		(expense)	(expense)	(expense)			(expense)		(expense)
		recognized on	recognized	recognized			recognized		recognized
		derivative/hedged item	on derivative	on hedged item			on derivative		on hedged item
	Derivatives designated as hedging instruments:
	Fixed price diesel swaps	Other income	$ *				$ *
		(expense), net (1)
		Cost of equipment	*	$	(12	)	*		$	(8	)
		rentals, excluding
		depreciation (2),
		-3
	Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments:
	Foreign currency forward contracts (4)	Other income	—	—			(2	)	2
		(expense), net
			Six Months Ended June 30, 2014				Six Months Ended June 30, 2013
		Location of income	Amount of  income	Amount of  income			Amount of  income		Amount of  income
		(expense)	(expense)	(expense)			(expense)		(expense)
		recognized on	recognized	recognized			recognized		recognized
		derivative/hedged item	on derivative	on hedged item			on derivative		on hedged item
	Derivatives designated as hedging instruments:
	Fixed price diesel swaps	Other income	$ *				$ *
		(expense), net (1)
		Cost of equipment	*	$	(22	)	*		$	(17	)
		rentals, excluding
		depreciation (2),
		-3
	Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments:
	Foreign currency forward contracts (4)	Other income	—	—			(4	)	4
		(expense), net
	*	Amounts are insignificant (less than $1).
	-1	Represents the ineffective portion of the fixed price diesel swaps.
	-2	Amounts recognized on derivative represent the effective portion of the fixed price diesel swaps.
	-3	Amounts recognized on hedged item reflect the use of 3.0 million and 2.1 million gallons of diesel covered by the fixed price swaps during the three months ended June 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively, and the use of 5.6 million and 4.3 million gallons of diesel covered by the fixed price swaps during the six months ended June 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively. These amounts are reflected, net of cash received from the counterparties to the fixed price swaps, in operating cash flows in our condensed consolidated statement of cash flows.
	-4	Insignificant amounts were reflected in our condensed consolidated statement of cash flows associated with the forward contracts to purchase Canadian dollars, as the cash impact of the gains/losses recognized on the derivatives were offset by the gains/losses recognized on the hedged items.

Fair_Value_Measurements

Fair Value Measurements	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2014
Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]	'
Fair Value Measurements	'
	Fair Value Measurements
	We account for certain assets and liabilities at fair value. We categorize each of our fair value measurements in one of the following three levels based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety:
	Level 1- Inputs to the valuation methodology are unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets.
	Level 2- Observable inputs other than quoted prices in active markets for identical assets and liabilities include:
	a)	quoted prices for similar assets in active markets;
	b)	quoted prices for identical or similar assets in inactive markets;
	c)	inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset;
	d)	inputs that are derived principally from or corroborated by observable market data by correlation or other means.
	If the asset has a specified (contractual) term, the Level 2 input must be observable for substantially the full term of the asset.
	Level 3- Inputs to the valuation methodology are unobservable (i.e., supported by little or no market activity) and significant to the fair value measure.
	Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value
	Our fixed price diesel swaps contracts are Level 2 derivatives measured at fair value on a recurring basis. As of June 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, immaterial amounts ($1 or less) were reflected in prepaid expenses and other assets, and accrued expenses and other liabilities in our condensed consolidated balance sheets, reflecting the fair values of the fixed price diesel swaps contracts. As discussed in note 6 to the condensed consolidated financial statements, we entered into the fixed price swap contracts on diesel purchases to mitigate the price risk associated with forecasted purchases of diesel. Fair value is determined based on observable market data. As of June 30, 2014, we have fixed price swap contracts that mature throughout 2014 and 2015 covering 5.7 million gallons of diesel which we will buy at the average contract price of $3.88 per gallon, while the average forward price for the hedged gallons was $3.93 per gallon as of June 30, 2014.
	The fair value of the contingent cash consideration we expect to pay associated with the National Pump acquisition discussed in note 2 to our condensed consolidated financial statements was $78 as of June 30, 2014. The contingent consideration is recorded in accrued expenses and other liabilities in our condensed consolidated balance sheets, and is a Level 3 liability measured at fair value on a recurring basis. Fair value was determined using a probability weighted discounted cash flow methodology. Key inputs to the valuation included: (i) discrete scenarios of potential payouts under the two earn-out arrangements discussed in note 2 to our condensed consolidated financial statements; (ii) probability weightings assigned to each of the scenarios for each of the two earn-out payments; and (iii) a rate of return with which to discount the probability weighted payouts to present value. The discrete payout scenarios were based on the low case, base case and high case forecasts of financial performance prepared by management in connection with the acquisition. The probability weighted payments were then discounted to present value using a discount rate of 12.0 percent based on a calculated risk adjusted rate for National Pump, resulting in fair values of $61 and $17 for the first and second earn out-payments, respectively.
	Fair Value of Financial Instruments
	The carrying amounts reported in our condensed consolidated balance sheets for accounts receivable, accounts payable and accrued expenses and other liabilities approximate fair value due to the immediate to short-term maturity of these financial instruments. The fair values of our ABL facility, accounts receivable securitization facility and capital leases approximate their book values as of June 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013. The estimated fair values of our financial instruments as of June 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013 have been calculated based upon available market information, and are presented below by level in the fair value hierarchy:
		June 30, 2014				December 31, 2013
		Carrying		Fair		Carrying		Fair
		Amount		Value		Amount		Value
	Level 1:
	Senior and senior subordinated notes	$	6,066	$	6,527	$	5,381	$	5,848
	Level 2:
	4 percent Convertible Senior Notes (1)	87		93		136		149
	___________________
	-1	The fair value of the 4 percent Convertible Senior Notes is based on the market value of comparable notes. Consistent with the carrying amount, the fair value excludes the equity component of the notes. To exclude the equity component and calculate the fair value, we used an effective interest rate of 6.6 percent. As discussed below (see Item 3- Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk), the total cost to settle the notes based on the closing price of our common stock on June 30, 2014 would be $911.

Debt_and_Subordinated_Converti

Debt and Subordinated Convertible Debentures	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2014
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]	'
Debt and Subordinated Convertible Debentures	'
	Debt and Subordinated Convertible Debentures
	Debt consists of the following:
		June 30, 2014			December 31, 2013
	URNA and subsidiaries debt:
	Accounts Receivable Securitization Facility (1)	$	496		$	430
	$2.3 billion ABL Facility (2)	1,247			1,106
	5 3/4 percent Senior Secured Notes	750			750
	10 1/4 percent Senior Notes (3)	—			220
	9 1/4 percent Senior Notes (4)	—			494
	7 3/8 percent Senior Notes	750			750
	8 3/8 percent Senior Subordinated Notes	750			750
	8 1/4 percent Senior Notes	689			692
	7 5/8 percent Senior Notes	1,325			1,325
	6 1/8 percent Senior Notes (5)	952			400
	5 3/4 percent Senior Notes (6)	850			—
	Capital leases	119			120
	Total URNA and subsidiaries debt	7,928			7,037
	Holdings:
	4 percent Convertible Senior Notes (7)	87			136
	Total debt	8,015			7,173
	Less short-term portion (8)	(621		)	(604		)
	Total long-term debt	$	7,394		$	6,569
	___________________
	-1	At June 30, 2014, $38 was available under our accounts receivable securitization facility. The interest rate applicable to the accounts receivable securitization facility was 0.8 percent at June 30, 2014. During the six months ended June 30, 2014, the monthly average amount outstanding under the accounts receivable securitization facility was $404, and the weighted-average interest rate thereon was 0.8 percent. The maximum month-end amount outstanding under the accounts receivable securitization facility during the six months ended June 30, 2014 was $496. Borrowings under the accounts receivable securitization facility are permitted only to the extent that the face amount of the receivables in the collateral pool, net of applicable reserves, exceeds the outstanding loans. As of June 30, 2014, there were $534 of receivables, net of applicable reserves, in the collateral pool.
	-2	At June 30, 2014, $1.0 billion was available under our ABL facility, net of $52 of letters of credit. The interest rate applicable to the ABL facility was 2.2 percent at June 30, 2014. During the six months ended June 30, 2014, the monthly average amount outstanding under the ABL facility was $1.0 billion, and the weighted-average interest rate thereon was 2.4 percent. The maximum month-end amount outstanding under the ABL facility during the six months ended June 30, 2014 was $1.3 billion.
	-3	In January 2014, we redeemed all of our 10 1/4 percent Senior Notes. We paid a call premium of $26 in connection with the redemption, and recognized a loss of approximately $6 in interest expense, net upon redemption. The loss represented the difference between the net carrying amount and the total purchase price of the notes.
	-4	As discussed in note 2 to our condensed consolidated financial statements, in April 2014, we completed the acquisition of assets of National Pump. Using proceeds from debt issued in connection with the National Pump acquisition, as discussed below, and cash on hand, we redeemed all the outstanding 9 1/4 percent Senior Notes in April 2014. We paid a call premium of approximately $52 in connection with the redemption and recognized a loss of approximately $64 in interest expense upon redemption. The loss represented the difference between the net carrying amount and the total purchase price of the notes.
	-5	In connection with the National Pump acquisition described above, in March 2014, URNA issued $525 principal amount of 6 1/8 percent Senior Notes as an add on to our existing 6 1/8 percent Senior Notes. The net proceeds from the issuance were $546 (after deducting offering expenses). The newly issued notes have identical terms, and are fungible, with the 6 1/8 percent Senior Notes outstanding at December 31, 2013. The difference between the carrying value of the 6 1/8 percent Senior Notes and the $925 principal amount relates to the $27 unamortized portion of the original issue premium recognized in conjunction with the March 2014 issuance, which is being amortized through the maturity date in 2023. The effective interest rate on the 6 1/8 percent Senior Notes is 5.7 percent.
	-6	In connection with the National Pump acquisition described above, in March 2014, URNA issued $850 principal amount of 5 3/4 percent Senior Notes which are due November 15, 2024. The net proceeds from the issuance were $837 (after deducting offering expenses). The net proceeds were used to finance in part the cash purchase price of the National Pump acquisition which closed in April 2014. The 5 3/4 percent Senior Notes are unsecured and are guaranteed by Holdings and, subject to limited exceptions, URNA's domestic subsidiaries. The 5 3/4 percent Senior Notes may be redeemed on or after May 15, 2019, at specified redemption prices that range from 102.875 percent in the 12-month period commencing on May 15, 2019, to 100 percent in the 12-month period commencing on May 15, 2022 and thereafter, plus accrued and unpaid interest. The indenture governing the 5 3/4 percent Senior Notes contains certain restrictive covenants, including, among others, limitations on (1) liens; (2) additional indebtedness; (3) mergers, consolidations and acquisitions; (4) sales, transfers and other dispositions of assets; (5) loans and other investments; (6) dividends and other distributions, stock repurchases and redemptions and other restricted payments; (7) restrictions affecting subsidiaries; (8) transactions with affiliates; and (9) designations of unrestricted subsidiaries, as well as a requirement to timely file periodic reports with the SEC. Each of these covenants is subject to important exceptions and qualifications that would allow URI to engage in these activities under certain conditions. The indenture also requires that, in the event of a change of control (as defined in the indenture), URI must make an offer to purchase all of the then-outstanding 5 3/4 percent Senior Notes tendered at a purchase price in cash equal to 101 percent of the principal amount thereof, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, thereon.
	-7	The difference between the June 30, 2014 carrying value of the 4 percent Convertible Senior Notes and the $97 principal amount reflects the $10 unamortized portion of the original issue discount recognized upon issuance of the notes, which is being amortized through the maturity date of November 15, 2015. Because the 4 percent Convertible Senior Notes were redeemable at June 30, 2014, an amount equal to the $10 unamortized portion of the original issue discount is separately classified in our condensed consolidated balance sheets and referred to as “temporary equity.” During the six months ended June 30, 2014, $59 of our 4 percent Convertible Notes were redeemed. We recognized a loss of approximately $5 in interest expense, net upon redemption. The loss represented the difference between the net carrying amount and the fair value of the debt component of the notes. Based on the price of our common stock during the second quarter of 2014, holders of the 4 percent Convertible Senior Notes have the right to redeem the notes during the third quarter of 2014 at a conversion price of $11.11 per share of common stock. Since July 1, 2014 (the beginning of the third quarter), none of the 4 percent Convertible Senior Notes were redeemed, however we have received redemption notices for $52 of the 4 percent Convertible Senior Notes which we expect to be redeemed in the third quarter of 2014.
	-8	As of June 30, 2014, our short-term debt primarily reflects $496 of borrowings under our accounts receivable securitization facility and $87 of 4 percent Convertible Senior Notes. The 4 percent Convertible Senior Notes mature in November 2015, but are reflected as short-term debt because they are redeemable at June 30, 2014.
	Convertible Note Hedge Transactions
	In connection with the November 2009 issuance of $173 aggregate principal amount of 4 percent Convertible Senior Notes, Holdings entered into convertible note hedge transactions with option counterparties. The convertible note hedge transactions cost $26, and decreased additional paid-in capital by $17, net of taxes, in our accompanying condensed consolidated statements of stockholders’ equity. The convertible note hedge transactions cover, subject to anti-dilution adjustments, 4.4 million shares of our common stock. The convertible note hedge transactions are intended to reduce, subject to a limit, the potential dilution with respect to our common stock upon conversion of the 4 percent Convertible Senior Notes. The effect of the convertible note hedge transactions is to increase the effective conversion price to $15.56 per share, equal to an approximately 75 percent premium over the $8.89 closing price of our common stock at issuance. The effective conversion price is subject to change in certain circumstances, such as if the 4 percent Convertible Senior Notes are converted prior to May 15, 2015. In the event the market value of our common stock exceeds the effective conversion price per share, the settlement amount received from such transactions will only partially offset the potential dilution. For example, if, at the time of exercise of the conversion right, the price of our common stock was $100.00 or $105.00 per share, assuming an effective conversion price of $15.56 per share, on a net basis, we would issue 7.5 million or 7.6 million shares, respectively.
	Loan Covenants and Compliance
	As of June 30, 2014, we were in compliance with the covenants and other provisions of the ABL facility, the accounts receivable securitization facility and the senior notes. Any failure to be in compliance with any material provision or covenant of these agreements could have a material adverse effect on our liquidity and operations.
	In October 2011, we amended the ABL facility. The only material financial covenants which currently exist relate to the fixed charge coverage ratio and the senior secured leverage ratio under the ABL facility. Since the October 2011 amendment of the ABL facility and through June 30, 2014, availability under the ABL facility has exceeded the required threshold and, as a result, these maintenance covenants have been inapplicable. Subject to certain limited exceptions specified in the amended ABL facility, the fixed charge coverage ratio and the senior secured leverage ratio under the amended ABL facility will only apply in the future if availability under the amended ABL facility falls below the greater of 10 percent of the maximum revolver amount under the amended ABL facility and $150. Under our accounts receivable securitization facility, we are required, among other things, to maintain certain financial tests relating to: (i) the default ratio, (ii) the delinquency ratio, (iii) the dilution ratio and (iv) days sales outstanding.

Legal_and_Regulatory_Matters

Legal and Regulatory Matters	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2014
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]	'
Legal and Regulatory Matters	'
	Legal and Regulatory Matters
	In addition to the disclosures provided in note 14 to our consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2013 filed on Form 10-K on January 22, 2014, we are also subject to a number of claims and proceedings that generally arise in the ordinary conduct of our business. These matters include, but are not limited to, general liability claims (including personal injury, property and auto claims), indemnification and guarantee obligations, employee injuries and employment-related claims, self-insurance obligations and contract and real estate matters. Based on advice of counsel and available information, including current status or stage of proceeding, and taking into account accruals for matters where we have established them, we currently believe that any liabilities ultimately resulting from these ordinary course claims and proceedings will not, individually or in the aggregate, have a material adverse effect on our consolidated financial condition, results of operations or cash flows.

Earnings_Per_Share

Earnings Per Share	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2014
Earnings Per Share [Abstract]	'
Earnings Per Share	'
	Earnings Per Share
	Basic earnings per share is computed by dividing net income available to common stockholders by the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding. Diluted earnings per share is computed by dividing net income available to common stockholders by the weighted-average number of common shares plus the effect of dilutive potential common shares outstanding during the period. Diluted earnings per share for the six months ended June 30, 2013 excludes the impact of approximately 0.6 million common stock equivalents since the effect of including these securities would be anti-dilutive. The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted earnings per share (shares in thousands):
		Three Months Ended				Six Months Ended
		June 30,				June 30,
		2014		2013		2014		2013
	Numerator:
	Net income available to common stockholders	$	94	$	83	154		104
	Denominator:
	Denominator for basic earnings per share—weighted-average common shares	97,002		93,895		96,118		93,604
	Effect of dilutive securities:
	Employee stock options and warrants	413		498		425		557
	Convertible subordinated notes—4 percent	7,758		11,946		9,005		11,908
	Restricted stock units	421		376		475		488
	Denominator for diluted earnings per share—adjusted weighted-average common shares	105,594		106,715		106,023		106,557
	Basic earnings per share	$	0.98	$	0.89	$	1.61	$	1.12
	Diluted earnings per share	$	0.9	$	0.78	$	1.46	$	0.98

Condensed_Consolidating_Financ

Condensed Consolidating Financial Information of Guarantor Subsidiaries	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2014
Condensed Financial Information of Parent Company Only Disclosure [Abstract]	'
Condensed Consolidating Financial Information of Guarantor Subsidiaries	'
	Condensed Consolidating Financial Information of Guarantor Subsidiaries
	URNA is 100 percent owned by Holdings (“Parent”) and has outstanding (i) certain indebtedness that is guaranteed by Parent, (ii) certain indebtedness that is guaranteed by both Parent and, with the exception of its U.S. special purpose vehicle which holds receivable assets relating to the Company’s accounts receivable securitization (the “SPV”), all of URNA’s U.S. subsidiaries (the “guarantor subsidiaries”) and (iii) certain indebtedness that is guaranteed only by the guarantor subsidiaries (specifically, the 10 1/4 percent Senior Notes and the 8 1/4 percent Senior Notes). However, this indebtedness is not guaranteed by URNA’s foreign subsidiaries and the SPV (together, the “non-guarantor subsidiaries”). The guarantor subsidiaries are all 100 percent-owned and the guarantees are made on a joint and several basis. The guarantees are not full and unconditional because a guarantor subsidiary can be automatically released and relieved of its obligations under certain circumstances, including sale of the subsidiary guarantor, the sale of all or substantially all of the subsidiary guarantor's assets, the requirements for legal defeasance or covenant defeasance under the applicable indenture being met or designating the subsidiary guarantor as an unrestricted subsidiary for purposes of the applicable covenants. The guarantees are also subject to subordination provisions (to the same extent that the obligations of the issuer under the relevant notes are subordinated to other debt of the issuer) and to a standard limitation which provides that the maximum amount guaranteed by each guarantor will not exceed the maximum amount that can be guaranteed without making the guarantee void under fraudulent conveyance laws. Based on our understanding of Rule 3-10 of Regulation S-X ("Rule 3-10"), we believe that the guarantees of the guarantor subsidiaries comply with the conditions set forth in Rule 3-10 and therefore continue to utilize Rule 3-10 to present condensed consolidating financial information for Holdings, URNA, the guarantor subsidiaries and the non-guarantor subsidiaries. Separate consolidated financial statements of the guarantor subsidiaries have not been presented because management believes that such information would not be material to investors. However, condensed consolidating financial information is presented. Certain reclassifications of prior year's amounts have been made to conform to the current year’s presentation.
	URNA covenants in the ABL facility, accounts receivable securitization facility and the other agreements governing our debt impose operating and financial restrictions on URNA, Parent and the guarantor subsidiaries, including limitations on the ability to pay dividends. As of June 30, 2014, the amount available for distribution under the most restrictive of these covenants was $421.
	The condensed consolidating financial information of Parent and its subsidiaries is as follows:
	CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING BALANCE SHEET
	June 30, 2014
		Parent			URNA			Guarantor			Non-Guarantor						Eliminations			Total
								Subsidiaries			Subsidiaries
											Foreign			SPV
	ASSETS
	Cash and cash equivalents	$	—		$	26		$	—		$	144		$	—		$	—		$	170
	Accounts receivable, net	—			31			—			127			686			—			844
	Intercompany receivable (payable)	329			(264		)	(57		)	(143		)	—			135			—
	Inventory	—			104			—			15			—			—			119
	Prepaid expenses and other assets	—			56			2			13			—			—			71
	Deferred taxes	—			190			—			2			—			—			192
	Total current assets	329			143			(55		)	158			686			135			1,396
	Rental equipment, net	—			5,384			—			645			—			—			6,029
	Property and equipment, net	48			310			21			44			—			—			423
	Investments in subsidiaries	1,539			1,167			1,036			—			—			(3,742		)	—
	Goodwill, net	—			3,000			—			293			—			—			3,293
	Other intangible assets, net	—			1,104			—			114			—			—			1,218
	Other long-term assets	1			107			—			—			—			—			108
	Total assets	$	1,917		$	11,215		$	1,002		$	1,254		$	686		$	(3,607	)	$	12,467
	LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY (DEFICIT)
	Short-term debt and current maturities of long-term debt	$	87		$	38		$	—		$	—		$	496		$	—		$	621
	Accounts payable	—			547			—			78			—			—			625
	Accrued expenses and other liabilities	1			433			20			46			—			—			500
	Total current liabilities	88			1,018			20			124			496			—			1,746
	Long-term debt	—			7,246			140			8			—			—			7,394
	Deferred taxes	22			1,334			—			84			—			—			1,440
	Other long-term liabilities	—			78			—			2			—			—			80
	Total liabilities	110			9,676			160			218			496			—			10,660
	Temporary equity (note 8)	10			—			—			—			—			—			10
	Total stockholders’ equity (deficit)	1,797			1,539			842			1,036			190			(3,607		)	1,797
	Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity (deficit)	$	1,917		$	11,215		$	1,002		$	1,254		$	686		$	(3,607	)	$	12,467
	CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING BALANCE SHEET
	December 31, 2013
		Parent			URNA			Guarantor			Non-Guarantor						Eliminations			Total
								Subsidiaries			Subsidiaries
											Foreign			SPV
	ASSETS
	Cash and cash equivalents	$	—		$	17		$	—		$	158		$	—		$	—		$	175
	Accounts receivable, net	—			36			—			140			628			—			804
	Intercompany receivable (payable)	308			(257		)	(51		)	(132		)	—			132			—
	Inventory	—			62			—			8			—			—			70
	Prepaid expenses and other assets	—			42			1			10			—			—			53
	Deferred taxes	—			258			—			2			—			—			260
	Total current assets	308			158			(50		)	186			628			132			1,362
	Rental equipment, net	—			4,768			—			606			—			—			5,374
	Property and equipment, net	48			313			20			40			—			—			421
	Investments in subsidiaries	1,648			1,132			997			—			—			(3,777		)	—
	Goodwill, net	—			2,708			—			245			—			—			2,953
	Other intangible assets, net	—			931			—			87			—			—			1,018
	Other long-term assets	2			100			—			—			1			—			103
	Total assets	$	2,006		$	10,110		$	967		$	1,164		$	629		$	(3,645	)	$	11,231
	LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY (DEFICIT)
	Short-term debt and current maturities of long-term debt	$	136		$	38		$	—		$	—		$	430		$	—		$	604
	Accounts payable	—			254			—			38			—			—			292
	Accrued expenses and other liabilities	1			327			25			36			1			—			390
	Total current liabilities	137			619			25			74			431			—			1,286
	Long-term debt	—			6,421			140			8			—			—			6,569
	Deferred taxes	21			1,357			—			81			—			—			1,459
Other long-term liabilities	—			65			—			4			—			—			69
Total liabilities	158			8,462			165			167			431			—			9,383
Temporary equity (note 8)	20			—			—			—			—			—			20
Total stockholders’ equity (deficit)	1,828			1,648			802			997			198			(3,645		)	1,828
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity (deficit)	$	2,006		$	10,110		$	967		$	1,164		$	629		$	(3,645	)	$	11,231
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF INCOME AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
For the Three Months Ended June 30, 2014
	Parent			URNA			Guarantor			Non-Guarantor						Eliminations			Total
							Subsidiaries			Subsidiaries
										Foreign			SPV
Revenues:
Equipment rentals	$	—		$	1,042		$	—		$	137		$	—		$	—		$	1,179
Sales of rental equipment	—			122			—			16			—			—			138
Sales of new equipment	—			31			—			6			—			—			37
Contractor supplies sales	—			19			—			3			—			—			22
Service and other revenues	—			17			—			6			—			—			23
Total revenues	—			1,231			—			168			—			—			1,399
Cost of revenues:
Cost of equipment rentals, excluding depreciation	—			383			—			64			—			—			447
Depreciation of rental equipment	—			203			—			26			—			—			229
Cost of rental equipment sales	—			70			—			10			—			—			80
Cost of new equipment sales	—			27			—			4			—			—			31
Cost of contractor supplies sales	—			13			—			2			—			—			15
Cost of service and other revenues	—			5			—			3			—			—			8
Total cost of revenues	—			701			—			109			—			—			810
Gross profit	—			530			—			59			—			—			589
Selling, general and administrative expenses	(6		)	171			2			23			(3		)	—			187
Merger related costs	—			8			—			—			—			—			8
Restructuring charge	—			(1		)	—			—			—			—			(1		)
Non-rental depreciation and amortization	5			58			—			7			—			—			70
Operating income (loss)	1			294			(2		)	29			3			—			325
Interest expense (income), net	1			182			2			2			1			(1		)	187
Other (income) expense, net	(37		)	52			(3		)	4			(20		)	—			(4		)
Income (loss) before provision for income taxes	37			60			(1		)	23			22			1			142
Provision for income taxes	1			32			—			6			9			—			48
Income (loss) before equity in net earnings (loss) of subsidiaries	36			28			(1		)	17			13			1			94
Equity in net earnings (loss) of subsidiaries	58			30			17			—			—			(105		)	—
Net income (loss)	94			58			16			17			13			(104		)	94
Other comprehensive income (loss)	36			36			36			28			—			(100		)	36
Comprehensive income (loss)	$	130		$	94		$	52		$	45		$	13		$	(204	)	$	130
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF INCOME AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
For the Three Months Ended June 30, 2013
	Parent			URNA			Guarantor			Non-Guarantor						Eliminations			Total
							Subsidiaries			Subsidiaries
										Foreign			SPV
Revenues:
Equipment rentals	$	—		$	870		$	—		$	139		$	—		$	—		$	1,009
Sales of rental equipment	—			116			—			15			—			—			131
Sales of new equipment	—			18			—			6			—			—			24
Contractor supplies sales	—			18			—			5			—			—			23
Service and other revenues	—			16			—			3			—			—			19
Total revenues	—			1,038			—			168			—			—			1,206
Cost of revenues:
Cost of equipment rentals, excluding depreciation	—			336			—			63			—			—			399
Depreciation of rental equipment	—			184			—			24			—			—			208
Cost of rental equipment sales	—			78			—			9			—			—			87
Cost of new equipment sales	—			14			—			5			—			—			19
Cost of contractor supplies sales	—			13			—			3			—			—			16
Cost of service and other revenues	—			4			—			2			—			—			6
Total cost of revenues	—			629			—			106			—			—			735
Gross profit	—			409			—			62			—			—			471
Selling, general and administrative expenses	(10		)	142			—			23			(3		)	—			152
Merger related costs	—			2			—			—			—			—			2
Restructuring charge	—			5			—			—			—			—			5
Non-rental depreciation and amortization	4			53			—			5			—			—			62
Operating income (loss)	6			207			—			34			3			—			250
Interest expense (income), net	4			112			2			—			1			(1		)	118
Interest expense-subordinated convertible debentures	1			—			—			—			—			—			1
Other (income) expense, net	(35		)	48			—			6			(19		)	—			—
Income (loss) before provision for income taxes	36			47			(2		)	28			21			1			131
Provision for income taxes	8			24			—			7			9			—			48
Income (loss) before equity in net earnings (loss) of subsidiaries	28			23			(2		)	21			12			1			83
Equity in net earnings (loss) of subsidiaries	55			32			21			—			—			(108		)	—
Net income (loss)	83			55			19			21			12			(107		)	83
Other comprehensive (loss) income	(32		)	(32		)	(32		)	(25		)	—			89			(32		)
Comprehensive income (loss)	$	51		$	23		$	(13	)	$	(4	)	$	12		$	(18	)	$	51
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF INCOME AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2014
	Parent			URNA			Guarantor			Non-Guarantor						Eliminations			Total
							Subsidiaries			Subsidiaries
										Foreign			SPV
Revenues:
Equipment rentals	$	—		$	1,914		$	—		$	270		$	—		$	—		$	2,184
Sales of rental equipment	—			222			—			26			—			—			248
Sales of new equipment	—			52			—			11			—			—			63
Contractor supplies sales	—			34			—			7			—			—			41
Service and other revenues	—			32			—			9			—			—			41
Total revenues	—			2,254			—			323			—			—			2,577
Cost of revenues:
Cost of equipment rentals, excluding depreciation	—			737			—			119			—			—			856
Depreciation of rental equipment	—			396			—			50			—			—			446
Cost of rental equipment sales	—			130			—			15			—			—			145
Cost of new equipment sales	—			43			—			8			—			—			51
Cost of contractor supplies sales	—			23			—			5			—			—			28
Cost of service and other revenues	—			10			—			4			—			—			14
Total cost of revenues	—			1,339			—			201			—			—			1,540
Gross profit	—			915			—			122			—			—			1,037
Selling, general and administrative expenses	19			294			2			43			(3		)	—			355
Merger related costs	—			9			—			—			—			—			9
Restructuring charge	—			—			—			—			—			—			—
Non-rental depreciation and amortization	9			109			—			12			—			—			130
Operating (loss) income	(28		)	503			(2		)	67			3			—			543
Interest expense (income), net	7			300			3			3			2			(3		)	312
Other (income) expense, net	(69		)	98			(1		)	7			(40		)	—			(5		)
Income (loss) before provision for income taxes	34			105			(4		)	57			41			3			236
Provision for income taxes	1			50			—			15			16			—			82
Income (loss) before equity in net earnings (loss) of subsidiaries	33			55			(4		)	42			25			3			154
Equity in net earnings (loss) of subsidiaries	121			66			42			—			—			(229		)	—
Net income (loss)	154			121			38			42			25			(226		)	154
Other comprehensive (loss) income	(3		)	(3		)	(2		)	(2		)	—			7			(3		)
Comprehensive income (loss)	$	151		$	118		$	36		$	40		$	25		$	(219	)	$	151
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF INCOME AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2013
	Parent			URNA			Guarantor			Non-Guarantor						Eliminations			Total
							Subsidiaries			Subsidiaries
										Foreign			SPV
Revenues:
Equipment rentals	$	—		$	1,651		$	—		$	274		$	—		$	—		$	1,925
Sales of rental equipment	—			228			—			26			—			—			254
Sales of new equipment	—			34			—			11			—			—			45
Contractor supplies sales	—			34			—			9			—			—			43
Service and other revenues	—			31			—			8			—			—			39
Total revenues	—			1,978			—			328			—			—			2,306
Cost of revenues:
Cost of equipment rentals, excluding depreciation	—			669			—			123			—			—			792
Depreciation of rental equipment	—			362			—			48			—			—			410
Cost of rental equipment sales	—			154			—			16			—			—			170
Cost of new equipment sales	—			27			—			9			—			—			36
Cost of contractor supplies sales	—			23			—			6			—			—			29
Cost of service and other revenues	—			10			—			3			—			—			13
Total cost of revenues	—			1,245			—			205			—			—			1,450
Gross profit	—			733			—			123			—			—			856
Selling, general and administrative expenses	9			259			—			45			(1		)	—			312
Merger related costs	—			8			—			—			—			—			8
Restructuring charge	—			11			—			—			—			—			11
Non-rental depreciation and amortization	8			108			—			10			—			—			126
Operating (loss) income	(17		)	347			—			68			1			—			399
Interest expense (income), net	6			226			3			1			2			(2		)	236
Interest expense-subordinated convertible debentures	3			—			—			—			—			—			3
Other (income) expense, net	(65		)	93			—			9			(38		)	—			(1		)
Income (loss) before provision for income taxes	39			28			(3		)	58			37			2			161
Provision for income taxes	9			17			—			16			15			—			57
Income (loss) before equity in net earnings (loss) of subsidiaries	30			11			(3		)	42			22			2			104
Equity in net earnings (loss) of subsidiaries	74			63			42			—			—			(179		)	—
Net income (loss)	104			74			39			42			22			(177		)	104
Other comprehensive (loss) income	(52		)	(52		)	(52		)	(40		)	—			144			(52		)
Comprehensive income (loss)	$	52		$	22		$	(13	)	$	2		$	22		$	(33	)	$	52
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING CASH FLOW INFORMATION
For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2014
	Parent			URNA			Guarantor			Non-Guarantor						Eliminations			Total
							Subsidiaries			Subsidiaries
										Foreign			SPV
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities	$	10		$	928		$	2		$	146		$	(32	)	$	—		$	1,054
Net cash used in investing activities	(10		)	(1,402		)	—			(158		)	—			—			(1,570		)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	—			483			(2		)	(1		)	32			—			512
Effect of foreign exchange rates	—			—			—			(1		)	—			—			(1		)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	—			9			—			(14		)	—			—			(5		)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	—			17			—			158			—			—			175
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	$	—		$	26		$	—		$	144		$	—		$	—		$	170
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING CASH FLOW INFORMATION
For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2013
	Parent			URNA			Guarantor			Non-Guarantor						Eliminations			Total
							Subsidiaries			Subsidiaries
										Foreign			SPV
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities	$	17		$	717		$	(2	)	$	122		$	24		$	—		$	878
Net cash used in investing activities	(17		)	(710		)	—			(74		)	—			—			(801		)
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities	—			(20		)	2			(1		)	(24		)	—			(43		)
Effect of foreign exchange rates	—			—			—			(7		)	—			—			(7		)
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents	—			(13		)	—			40			—			—			27
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	—			20			—			86			—			—			106
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	$	—		$	7		$	—		$	126		$	—		$	—		$	133

Organization_Description_of_Bu1

Organization, Description of Business and Basis of Presentation (Policies)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2014
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]	'
New Accounting Pronouncements	'
	New Accounting Pronouncements
	Revenue from Contracts with Customers. In May 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued guidance to clarify the principles for recognizing revenue. This guidance includes the required steps to achieve the core principle that an entity should recognize revenue to depict the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. This guidance is effective for fiscal years and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2016. Early adoption is not permitted. We expect to adopt this guidance when effective, and the impact on our financial statements is not currently estimable.

Acquisitions_Tables

Acquisitions (Tables)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2014
Business Combinations [Abstract]	'
Schedule of Business Acquisitions Purchase Consideration	'
	The acquisition date fair value of the consideration transferred consisted of the following:
	Cash consideration (1)	$	777
	Contingent consideration (2)	76
	Total purchase consideration (3)	$	853
	(1) Consists of cash paid of $718 and a ‘hold back’ of $59, which is subject to a final working capital true-up.
	(2) Reflects the acquisition date fair value of the following additional cash consideration to be paid based on the achievement of the following financial targets:
	1.A maximum payout of $75 if National Pump's trailing twelve months adjusted EBITDA (as defined below in “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations- Financial Overview”) reaches $134 twelve months post-closing; and
	2.An additional maximum payout of $50 if National Pump's trailing twelve months adjusted EBITDA reaches $161 eighteen months post-closing.
	(3) Total purchase consideration excludes $15 of stock which was issued in connection with the acquisition and will be treated as compensation for book purposes but primarily represents deductible goodwill for income tax purposes.
Schedule of Business Acquisitions, by Acquisition	'
	The following table summarizes the fair values of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed as of the acquisition date. The purchase price allocations for these assets and liabilities are based on preliminary valuations and are subject to change as we obtain additional information during the acquisition measurement period.
	Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts (1)	$	46
	Inventory	18
	Deferred taxes	11
	Rental equipment	178
	Property and equipment	10
	Intangibles (2)	289
	Other assets	1
	Total identifiable assets acquired	553
	Current liabilities	(24		)
	Total liabilities assumed	(24		)
	Net identifiable assets acquired	529
	Goodwill (3)	324
	Net assets acquired	$	853
	(1) The fair value of accounts receivables acquired was $46, and the gross contractual amount was $47. We estimated that $1 will be uncollectible.
	(2) The following table reflects the estimated fair values and useful lives of the acquired intangible assets identified based on our purchase accounting assessments:
		Fair value			Life (years)
	Customer relationships	$	274		10
	Non-compete agreements	15			6
	Total	$	289
	(3) $312 of the goodwill was assigned to our trench safety, power and HVAC (“heating, ventilating and air conditioning”), and pump solutions segment and $12 of the goodwill was assigned to our general rentals segment. The level of goodwill that resulted from the merger is primarily reflective of National Pump's going-concern value, the value of National Pump's assembled workforce, new customer relationships expected to arise from the merger, and operational synergies that we expect to achieve that would not be available to other market participants. $342 of goodwill is expected to be deductible for income tax purposes.
Schedule of Finite-Lived Intangible Assets Acquired as Part of Business Combination	'
	The following table reflects the estimated fair values and useful lives of the acquired intangible assets identified based on our purchase accounting assessments:
		Fair value			Life (years)
	Customer relationships	$	274		10
	Non-compete agreements	15			6
	Total	$	289
Business Acquisition, Pro Forma Information	'
	The table below presents unaudited pro forma consolidated income statement information as if National Pump had been included in our consolidated results for the entire periods reflected:
		Three Months Ended							Six Months Ended
		June 30,							June 30,
		2014				2013			2014			2013
	United Rentals historic revenues	$	1,399			$	1,206		$	2,577		$	2,306
	National Pump historic revenues	—				52			62			94
	Pro forma revenues	1,399				1,258			2,639			2,400
	United Rentals historic pretax income	142				131			236			161
	National Pump historic pretax income	—				15			20			26
	Combined pretax income	142				146			256			187
	Pro forma adjustments to combined pretax income:
	Impact of fair value mark-ups/useful life changes on depreciation (1)	—				(1		)	(1		)	(2		)
	Intangible asset amortization (2)	1				(13		)	(11		)	(26		)
	Interest expense (3)	68				(7		)	62			(79		)
	Elimination of historic National Pump interest (4)	—				1			—			1
	Elimination of merger costs (5)	8				—			9			—
	Pro forma pretax income (loss)	$	219			$	126		$	315		$	81
	(1) Depreciation of rental equipment and non-rental depreciation were adjusted for the fair value mark-ups of equipment acquired in the National Pump acquisition. The useful lives assigned to such equipment didn’t change significantly from the lives historically used by National Pump.
	(2) The intangible assets acquired in the National Pump acquisition were amortized.
	(3) In connection with the National Pump acquisition, URNA issued $525 principal amount of 6 1/8 percent Senior Notes (as an add on to our existing 6 1/8 percent Senior Notes) and $850 principal amount of 5 3/4 percent Senior Notes, and all our outstanding 9 1/4 percent Senior Notes were redeemed, as discussed in note 8 to the condensed consolidated financial statements. Interest expense was adjusted to reflect these changes in our debt portfolio. For the pro forma presentation, the $64 loss recognized upon redemption of the 9 1/4 percent Senior Notes discussed in note 8 to the condensed consolidated financial statements was moved from the three and six months ended June 30, 2014 to the six months ended June 30, 2013.
	(4) Interest on National Pump historic debt was eliminated.
	(5) Merger related costs associated with the National Pump acquisition were eliminated as they were assumed to have been recognized prior to the pro forma acquisition date.

Segment_Information_Tables

Segment Information (Tables)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2014
Segment Reporting, Measurement Disclosures [Abstract]	'
Financial information by segment	'
	The following tables set forth financial information by segment.
		General			Trench safety,			Total
		rentals			power and  HVAC, and pump solutions
	Three Months Ended June 30, 2014
	Equipment rentals	$	1,028		$	151		$	1,179
	Sales of rental equipment	132			6			138
	Sales of new equipment	25			12			37
	Contractor supplies sales	19			3			22
	Service and other revenues	17			6			23
	Total revenue	1,221			178			1,399
	Depreciation and amortization expense	263			36			299
	Equipment rentals gross profit	426			77			503
	Three Months Ended June 30, 2013
	Equipment rentals	$	932		$	77		$	1,009
	Sales of rental equipment	126			5			131
	Sales of new equipment	22			2			24
	Contractor supplies sales	21			2			23
	Service and other revenues	17			2			19
	Total revenue	1,118			88			1,206
	Depreciation and amortization expense	258			12			270
	Equipment rentals gross profit	366			36			402
	Six Months Ended June 30, 2014
	Equipment rentals	$	1,952		$	232		$	2,184
	Sales of rental equipment	238			10			248
	Sales of new equipment	49			14			63
	Contractor supplies sales	36			5			41
	Service and other revenues	34			7			41
	Total revenue	2,309			268			2,577
	Depreciation and amortization expense	522			54			576
	Equipment rentals gross profit	770			112			882
	Capital expenditures	981			99			1,080
	Six Months Ended June 30, 2013
	Equipment rentals	$	1,786		$	139		$	1,925
	Sales of rental equipment	245			9			254
	Sales of new equipment	42			3			45
	Contractor supplies sales	39			4			43
	Service and other revenues	36			3			39
	Total revenue	2,148			158			2,306
	Depreciation and amortization expense	510			26			536
	Equipment rentals gross profit	661			62			723
	Capital expenditures	1,003			63			1,066
		June 30,			December 31,
		2014			2013
	Total reportable segment assets
	General rentals	$	10,979		$	10,677
	Trench safety, power and HVAC, and pump solutions (1)	1,488			554
	Total assets	$	12,467		$	11,231
	(1) The increase in the trench safety, power and HVAC, and pump solutions assets primarily reflects the impact of the National Pump acquisition discussed in note 2 to the condensed consolidated financial statements.
Reconciliation to equipment rentals gross profit	'
	Equipment rentals gross profit is the primary measure management reviews to make operating decisions and assess segment performance. The following is a reconciliation of equipment rentals gross profit to income before provision for income taxes:
		Three Months Ended						Six Months Ended
		June 30,						June 30,
		2014			2013			2014			2013
	Total equipment rentals gross profit	$	503		$	402		$	882		$	723
	Gross profit from other lines of business	86			69			155			133
	Selling, general and administrative expenses	(187		)	(152		)	(355		)	(312		)
	Merger related costs	(8		)	(2		)	(9		)	(8		)
	Restructuring charge	1			(5		)	—			(11		)
	Non-rental depreciation and amortization	(70		)	(62		)	(130		)	(126		)
	Interest expense, net	(187		)	(118		)	(312		)	(236		)
	Interest expense- subordinated convertible debentures	—			(1		)	—			(3		)
	Other income, net	4			—			5			1
	Income before provision for income taxes	$	142		$	131		$	236		$	161

Restructuring_Charges_Tables

Restructuring Charges (Tables)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2014
Restructuring and Related Activities [Abstract]	'
Schedule of restructuring reserve by type of cost	'
	The table below provides certain information concerning our restructuring charges for the six months ended June 30, 2014:
			Reserve Balance at		Charged to		Payments			Reserve Balance at
					Costs and		and Other
	Description		31-Dec-13		Expenses (1)					30-Jun-14
	Closed Restructuring Program
	Branch closure charges		$	13	$	—	$	(2	)	$	11
	Severance costs		—		—		—			—
	Total		$	13	$	—	$	(2	)	$	11
	RSC Merger Related Restructuring Program
	Branch closure charges		$	20	$	—	$	(6	)	$	14
	Severance costs		2		—		(1		)	1
	Total		$	22	$	—	$	(7	)	$	15
	Total
	Branch closure charges		$	33	$	—	$	(8	)	$	25
	Severance costs		2		—		(1		)	1
	Total		$	35	$	—	$	(9	)	$	26
	_________________
	-1	Reflected in our condensed consolidated statements of income as “Restructuring charge.” These charges are not allocated to our reportable segments.

Goodwill_and_Other_Intangible_1

Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Tables)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2014
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]	'
Schedule of Goodwill	'
	The following table presents the changes in the carrying amount of goodwill for the six months ended June 30, 2014:
		General rentals				Trench safety,				Total
						power and HVAC, and pump solutions
	Balance at January 1, 2014 (1)	$	2,812			$	141			$	2,953
	Goodwill related to acquisitions (2)	12				328				340
	Balance at June 30, 2014 (1)	$	2,824			$	469			$	3,293
	_________________
	-1	The total carrying amount of goodwill for all periods in the table above is reflected net of $1,557 of accumulated impairment charges, which were primarily recorded in our general rentals segment.
	-2	Includes goodwill adjustments for the effect on goodwill of changes to net assets acquired during the measurement period, which were not significant to our previously reported operating results or financial condition.
Schedule of Finite-Lived Intangible Assets	'
	Other intangible assets were comprised of the following at June 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013:
		June 30, 2014
		Weighted-Average Remaining		Gross				Accumulated				Net
		Amortization Period		Carrying				Amortization				Amount
				Amount
	Non-compete agreements	45 months		$	69			$	24			$	45
	Customer relationships	12 years		$	1,508			$	366			$	1,142
	Trade names and associated trademarks	34 months		$	81			$	50			$	31
		31-Dec-13
		Weighted-Average Remaining		Gross				Accumulated				Net
		Amortization Period		Carrying				Amortization				Amount
				Amount
	Non-compete agreements	40 months		$	54			$	18			$	36
	Customer relationships	13 years		$	1,227			$	285			$	942
	Trade names and associated trademarks	40 months		$	81			$	41			$	40
Schedule of Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets by Major Class	'
	Our other intangibles assets, net at June 30, 2014 include the following assets associated with the acquisition of National Pump discussed above (see note 2 to our condensed consolidated financial statements). No residual value has been assigned to these intangible assets. The non-compete agreements are being amortized on a straight-line basis, and the customer relationships are being amortized using the sum of the years' digits method, which we believe best reflects the estimated pattern in which the economic benefits will be consumed.
		June 30, 2014
		Weighted-Average Remaining			Net Carrying
		Amortization Period			Amount
	Non-compete agreements	6 years			$	14
	Customer relationships	10 years			$	263
Schedule of Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Future Amortization Expense	'
	As of June 30, 2014, estimated amortization expense for other intangible assets for each of the next five years and thereafter is as follows:
	2014	$	104
	2015	195
	2016	175
	2017	146
	2018	126
	Thereafter	472
	Total	$	1,218

Derivatives_Tables

Derivatives (Tables)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2014
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Abstract]	'
Effect of derivatives on consolidated statements of income	'
	The effect of our derivative instruments on our condensed consolidated statements of income for the three and six months ended June 30, 2014 and 2013 was as follows:
			Three Months Ended June 30, 2014				Three Months Ended June 30, 2013
		Location of income	Amount of  income	Amount of  income			Amount of  income		Amount of  income
		(expense)	(expense)	(expense)			(expense)		(expense)
		recognized on	recognized	recognized			recognized		recognized
		derivative/hedged item	on derivative	on hedged item			on derivative		on hedged item
	Derivatives designated as hedging instruments:
	Fixed price diesel swaps	Other income	$ *				$ *
		(expense), net (1)
		Cost of equipment	*	$	(12	)	*		$	(8	)
		rentals, excluding
		depreciation (2),
		-3
	Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments:
	Foreign currency forward contracts (4)	Other income	—	—			(2	)	2
		(expense), net
			Six Months Ended June 30, 2014				Six Months Ended June 30, 2013
		Location of income	Amount of  income	Amount of  income			Amount of  income		Amount of  income
		(expense)	(expense)	(expense)			(expense)		(expense)
		recognized on	recognized	recognized			recognized		recognized
		derivative/hedged item	on derivative	on hedged item			on derivative		on hedged item
	Derivatives designated as hedging instruments:
	Fixed price diesel swaps	Other income	$ *				$ *
		(expense), net (1)
		Cost of equipment	*	$	(22	)	*		$	(17	)
		rentals, excluding
		depreciation (2),
		-3
	Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments:
	Foreign currency forward contracts (4)	Other income	—	—			(4	)	4
		(expense), net
	*	Amounts are insignificant (less than $1).
	-1	Represents the ineffective portion of the fixed price diesel swaps.
	-2	Amounts recognized on derivative represent the effective portion of the fixed price diesel swaps.
	-3	Amounts recognized on hedged item reflect the use of 3.0 million and 2.1 million gallons of diesel covered by the fixed price swaps during the three months ended June 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively, and the use of 5.6 million and 4.3 million gallons of diesel covered by the fixed price swaps during the six months ended June 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively. These amounts are reflected, net of cash received from the counterparties to the fixed price swaps, in operating cash flows in our condensed consolidated statement of cash flows.
	-4	Insignificant amounts were reflected in our condensed consolidated statement of cash flows associated with the forward contracts to purchase Canadian dollars, as the cash impact of the gains/losses recognized on the derivatives were offset by the gains/losses recognized on the hedged items.

Fair_Value_Measurements_Tables

Fair Value Measurements (Tables)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2014
Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]	'
Fair value of financial instruments	'
	The estimated fair values of our financial instruments as of June 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013 have been calculated based upon available market information, and are presented below by level in the fair value hierarchy:
		June 30, 2014				December 31, 2013
		Carrying		Fair		Carrying		Fair
		Amount		Value		Amount		Value
	Level 1:
	Senior and senior subordinated notes	$	6,066	$	6,527	$	5,381	$	5,848
	Level 2:
	4 percent Convertible Senior Notes (1)	87		93		136		149
	___________________
	-1	The fair value of the 4 percent Convertible Senior Notes is based on the market value of comparable notes. Consistent with the carrying amount, the fair value excludes the equity component of the notes. To exclude the equity component and calculate the fair value, we used an effective interest rate of 6.6 percent. As discussed below (see Item 3- Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk), the total cost to settle the notes based on the closing price of our common stock on June 30, 2014 would be $911.

Debt_and_Subordinated_Converti1

Debt and Subordinated Convertible Debentures (Tables)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2014
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]	'
Schedule of long-term debt instruments	'
	Debt consists of the following:
		June 30, 2014			December 31, 2013
	URNA and subsidiaries debt:
	Accounts Receivable Securitization Facility (1)	$	496		$	430
	$2.3 billion ABL Facility (2)	1,247			1,106
	5 3/4 percent Senior Secured Notes	750			750
	10 1/4 percent Senior Notes (3)	—			220
	9 1/4 percent Senior Notes (4)	—			494
	7 3/8 percent Senior Notes	750			750
	8 3/8 percent Senior Subordinated Notes	750			750
	8 1/4 percent Senior Notes	689			692
	7 5/8 percent Senior Notes	1,325			1,325
	6 1/8 percent Senior Notes (5)	952			400
	5 3/4 percent Senior Notes (6)	850			—
	Capital leases	119			120
	Total URNA and subsidiaries debt	7,928			7,037
	Holdings:
	4 percent Convertible Senior Notes (7)	87			136
	Total debt	8,015			7,173
	Less short-term portion (8)	(621		)	(604		)
	Total long-term debt	$	7,394		$	6,569
	___________________
	-1	At June 30, 2014, $38 was available under our accounts receivable securitization facility. The interest rate applicable to the accounts receivable securitization facility was 0.8 percent at June 30, 2014. During the six months ended June 30, 2014, the monthly average amount outstanding under the accounts receivable securitization facility was $404, and the weighted-average interest rate thereon was 0.8 percent. The maximum month-end amount outstanding under the accounts receivable securitization facility during the six months ended June 30, 2014 was $496. Borrowings under the accounts receivable securitization facility are permitted only to the extent that the face amount of the receivables in the collateral pool, net of applicable reserves, exceeds the outstanding loans. As of June 30, 2014, there were $534 of receivables, net of applicable reserves, in the collateral pool.
	-2	At June 30, 2014, $1.0 billion was available under our ABL facility, net of $52 of letters of credit. The interest rate applicable to the ABL facility was 2.2 percent at June 30, 2014. During the six months ended June 30, 2014, the monthly average amount outstanding under the ABL facility was $1.0 billion, and the weighted-average interest rate thereon was 2.4 percent. The maximum month-end amount outstanding under the ABL facility during the six months ended June 30, 2014 was $1.3 billion.
	-3	In January 2014, we redeemed all of our 10 1/4 percent Senior Notes. We paid a call premium of $26 in connection with the redemption, and recognized a loss of approximately $6 in interest expense, net upon redemption. The loss represented the difference between the net carrying amount and the total purchase price of the notes.
	-4	As discussed in note 2 to our condensed consolidated financial statements, in April 2014, we completed the acquisition of assets of National Pump. Using proceeds from debt issued in connection with the National Pump acquisition, as discussed below, and cash on hand, we redeemed all the outstanding 9 1/4 percent Senior Notes in April 2014. We paid a call premium of approximately $52 in connection with the redemption and recognized a loss of approximately $64 in interest expense upon redemption. The loss represented the difference between the net carrying amount and the total purchase price of the notes.
	-5	In connection with the National Pump acquisition described above, in March 2014, URNA issued $525 principal amount of 6 1/8 percent Senior Notes as an add on to our existing 6 1/8 percent Senior Notes. The net proceeds from the issuance were $546 (after deducting offering expenses). The newly issued notes have identical terms, and are fungible, with the 6 1/8 percent Senior Notes outstanding at December 31, 2013. The difference between the carrying value of the 6 1/8 percent Senior Notes and the $925 principal amount relates to the $27 unamortized portion of the original issue premium recognized in conjunction with the March 2014 issuance, which is being amortized through the maturity date in 2023. The effective interest rate on the 6 1/8 percent Senior Notes is 5.7 percent.
	-6	In connection with the National Pump acquisition described above, in March 2014, URNA issued $850 principal amount of 5 3/4 percent Senior Notes which are due November 15, 2024. The net proceeds from the issuance were $837 (after deducting offering expenses). The net proceeds were used to finance in part the cash purchase price of the National Pump acquisition which closed in April 2014. The 5 3/4 percent Senior Notes are unsecured and are guaranteed by Holdings and, subject to limited exceptions, URNA's domestic subsidiaries. The 5 3/4 percent Senior Notes may be redeemed on or after May 15, 2019, at specified redemption prices that range from 102.875 percent in the 12-month period commencing on May 15, 2019, to 100 percent in the 12-month period commencing on May 15, 2022 and thereafter, plus accrued and unpaid interest. The indenture governing the 5 3/4 percent Senior Notes contains certain restrictive covenants, including, among others, limitations on (1) liens; (2) additional indebtedness; (3) mergers, consolidations and acquisitions; (4) sales, transfers and other dispositions of assets; (5) loans and other investments; (6) dividends and other distributions, stock repurchases and redemptions and other restricted payments; (7) restrictions affecting subsidiaries; (8) transactions with affiliates; and (9) designations of unrestricted subsidiaries, as well as a requirement to timely file periodic reports with the SEC. Each of these covenants is subject to important exceptions and qualifications that would allow URI to engage in these activities under certain conditions. The indenture also requires that, in the event of a change of control (as defined in the indenture), URI must make an offer to purchase all of the then-outstanding 5 3/4 percent Senior Notes tendered at a purchase price in cash equal to 101 percent of the principal amount thereof, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, thereon.
	-7	The difference between the June 30, 2014 carrying value of the 4 percent Convertible Senior Notes and the $97 principal amount reflects the $10 unamortized portion of the original issue discount recognized upon issuance of the notes, which is being amortized through the maturity date of November 15, 2015. Because the 4 percent Convertible Senior Notes were redeemable at June 30, 2014, an amount equal to the $10 unamortized portion of the original issue discount is separately classified in our condensed consolidated balance sheets and referred to as “temporary equity.” During the six months ended June 30, 2014, $59 of our 4 percent Convertible Notes were redeemed. We recognized a loss of approximately $5 in interest expense, net upon redemption. The loss represented the difference between the net carrying amount and the fair value of the debt component of the notes. Based on the price of our common stock during the second quarter of 2014, holders of the 4 percent Convertible Senior Notes have the right to redeem the notes during the third quarter of 2014 at a conversion price of $11.11 per share of common stock. Since July 1, 2014 (the beginning of the third quarter), none of the 4 percent Convertible Senior Notes were redeemed, however we have received redemption notices for $52 of the 4 percent Convertible Senior Notes which we expect to be redeemed in the third quarter of 2014.
	-8	As of June 30, 2014, our short-term debt primarily reflects $496 of borrowings under our accounts receivable securitization facility and $87 of 4 percent Convertible Senior Notes. The 4 percent Convertible Senior Notes mature in November 2015, but are reflected as short-term debt because they are redeemable at June 30, 2014.

Earnings_Per_Share_Tables

Earnings Per Share (Tables)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2014
Earnings Per Share [Abstract]	'
Schedule of earnings per share	'
	The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted earnings per share (shares in thousands):
		Three Months Ended				Six Months Ended
		June 30,				June 30,
		2014		2013		2014		2013
	Numerator:
	Net income available to common stockholders	$	94	$	83	154		104
	Denominator:
	Denominator for basic earnings per share—weighted-average common shares	97,002		93,895		96,118		93,604
	Effect of dilutive securities:
	Employee stock options and warrants	413		498		425		557
	Convertible subordinated notes—4 percent	7,758		11,946		9,005		11,908
	Restricted stock units	421		376		475		488
	Denominator for diluted earnings per share—adjusted weighted-average common shares	105,594		106,715		106,023		106,557
	Basic earnings per share	$	0.98	$	0.89	$	1.61	$	1.12
	Diluted earnings per share	$	0.9	$	0.78	$	1.46	$	0.98

Condensed_Consolidating_Financ1

Condensed Consolidating Financial Information of Guarantor Subsidiaries (Tables)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2014
Condensed Financial Information of Parent Company Only Disclosure [Abstract]	'
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING BALANCE SHEET	'
	CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING BALANCE SHEET
	June 30, 2014
		Parent			URNA			Guarantor			Non-Guarantor						Eliminations			Total
								Subsidiaries			Subsidiaries
											Foreign			SPV
	ASSETS
	Cash and cash equivalents	$	—		$	26		$	—		$	144		$	—		$	—		$	170
	Accounts receivable, net	—			31			—			127			686			—			844
	Intercompany receivable (payable)	329			(264		)	(57		)	(143		)	—			135			—
	Inventory	—			104			—			15			—			—			119
	Prepaid expenses and other assets	—			56			2			13			—			—			71
	Deferred taxes	—			190			—			2			—			—			192
	Total current assets	329			143			(55		)	158			686			135			1,396
	Rental equipment, net	—			5,384			—			645			—			—			6,029
	Property and equipment, net	48			310			21			44			—			—			423
	Investments in subsidiaries	1,539			1,167			1,036			—			—			(3,742		)	—
	Goodwill, net	—			3,000			—			293			—			—			3,293
	Other intangible assets, net	—			1,104			—			114			—			—			1,218
	Other long-term assets	1			107			—			—			—			—			108
	Total assets	$	1,917		$	11,215		$	1,002		$	1,254		$	686		$	(3,607	)	$	12,467
	LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY (DEFICIT)
	Short-term debt and current maturities of long-term debt	$	87		$	38		$	—		$	—		$	496		$	—		$	621
	Accounts payable	—			547			—			78			—			—			625
	Accrued expenses and other liabilities	1			433			20			46			—			—			500
	Total current liabilities	88			1,018			20			124			496			—			1,746
	Long-term debt	—			7,246			140			8			—			—			7,394
	Deferred taxes	22			1,334			—			84			—			—			1,440
	Other long-term liabilities	—			78			—			2			—			—			80
	Total liabilities	110			9,676			160			218			496			—			10,660
	Temporary equity (note 8)	10			—			—			—			—			—			10
	Total stockholders’ equity (deficit)	1,797			1,539			842			1,036			190			(3,607		)	1,797
	Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity (deficit)	$	1,917		$	11,215		$	1,002		$	1,254		$	686		$	(3,607	)	$	12,467
	CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING BALANCE SHEET
	December 31, 2013
		Parent			URNA			Guarantor			Non-Guarantor						Eliminations			Total
								Subsidiaries			Subsidiaries
											Foreign			SPV
	ASSETS
	Cash and cash equivalents	$	—		$	17		$	—		$	158		$	—		$	—		$	175
	Accounts receivable, net	—			36			—			140			628			—			804
	Intercompany receivable (payable)	308			(257		)	(51		)	(132		)	—			132			—
	Inventory	—			62			—			8			—			—			70
	Prepaid expenses and other assets	—			42			1			10			—			—			53
	Deferred taxes	—			258			—			2			—			—			260
	Total current assets	308			158			(50		)	186			628			132			1,362
	Rental equipment, net	—			4,768			—			606			—			—			5,374
	Property and equipment, net	48			313			20			40			—			—			421
	Investments in subsidiaries	1,648			1,132			997			—			—			(3,777		)	—
	Goodwill, net	—			2,708			—			245			—			—			2,953
	Other intangible assets, net	—			931			—			87			—			—			1,018
	Other long-term assets	2			100			—			—			1			—			103
	Total assets	$	2,006		$	10,110		$	967		$	1,164		$	629		$	(3,645	)	$	11,231
	LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY (DEFICIT)
	Short-term debt and current maturities of long-term debt	$	136		$	38		$	—		$	—		$	430		$	—		$	604
	Accounts payable	—			254			—			38			—			—			292
	Accrued expenses and other liabilities	1			327			25			36			1			—			390
	Total current liabilities	137			619			25			74			431			—			1,286
	Long-term debt	—			6,421			140			8			—			—			6,569
	Deferred taxes	21			1,357			—			81			—			—			1,459
	Other long-term liabilities	—			65			—			4			—			—			69
	Total liabilities	158			8,462			165			167			431			—			9,383
	Temporary equity (note 8)	20			—			—			—			—			—			20
	Total stockholders’ equity (deficit)	1,828			1,648			802			997			198			(3,645		)	1,828
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity (deficit)	$	2,006		$	10,110		$	967		$	1,164		$	629		$	(3,645	)	$	11,231
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF INCOME AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME	'
	CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF INCOME AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
	For the Three Months Ended June 30, 2014
		Parent			URNA			Guarantor			Non-Guarantor						Eliminations			Total
								Subsidiaries			Subsidiaries
											Foreign			SPV
	Revenues:
	Equipment rentals	$	—		$	1,042		$	—		$	137		$	—		$	—		$	1,179
	Sales of rental equipment	—			122			—			16			—			—			138
	Sales of new equipment	—			31			—			6			—			—			37
	Contractor supplies sales	—			19			—			3			—			—			22
	Service and other revenues	—			17			—			6			—			—			23
	Total revenues	—			1,231			—			168			—			—			1,399
	Cost of revenues:
	Cost of equipment rentals, excluding depreciation	—			383			—			64			—			—			447
	Depreciation of rental equipment	—			203			—			26			—			—			229
	Cost of rental equipment sales	—			70			—			10			—			—			80
	Cost of new equipment sales	—			27			—			4			—			—			31
	Cost of contractor supplies sales	—			13			—			2			—			—			15
	Cost of service and other revenues	—			5			—			3			—			—			8
	Total cost of revenues	—			701			—			109			—			—			810
	Gross profit	—			530			—			59			—			—			589
	Selling, general and administrative expenses	(6		)	171			2			23			(3		)	—			187
	Merger related costs	—			8			—			—			—			—			8
	Restructuring charge	—			(1		)	—			—			—			—			(1		)
	Non-rental depreciation and amortization	5			58			—			7			—			—			70
	Operating income (loss)	1			294			(2		)	29			3			—			325
	Interest expense (income), net	1			182			2			2			1			(1		)	187
	Other (income) expense, net	(37		)	52			(3		)	4			(20		)	—			(4		)
	Income (loss) before provision for income taxes	37			60			(1		)	23			22			1			142
	Provision for income taxes	1			32			—			6			9			—			48
	Income (loss) before equity in net earnings (loss) of subsidiaries	36			28			(1		)	17			13			1			94
	Equity in net earnings (loss) of subsidiaries	58			30			17			—			—			(105		)	—
	Net income (loss)	94			58			16			17			13			(104		)	94
	Other comprehensive income (loss)	36			36			36			28			—			(100		)	36
	Comprehensive income (loss)	$	130		$	94		$	52		$	45		$	13		$	(204	)	$	130
	CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF INCOME AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
	For the Three Months Ended June 30, 2013
		Parent			URNA			Guarantor			Non-Guarantor						Eliminations			Total
								Subsidiaries			Subsidiaries
											Foreign			SPV
	Revenues:
	Equipment rentals	$	—		$	870		$	—		$	139		$	—		$	—		$	1,009
	Sales of rental equipment	—			116			—			15			—			—			131
	Sales of new equipment	—			18			—			6			—			—			24
	Contractor supplies sales	—			18			—			5			—			—			23
	Service and other revenues	—			16			—			3			—			—			19
	Total revenues	—			1,038			—			168			—			—			1,206
	Cost of revenues:
	Cost of equipment rentals, excluding depreciation	—			336			—			63			—			—			399
	Depreciation of rental equipment	—			184			—			24			—			—			208
	Cost of rental equipment sales	—			78			—			9			—			—			87
	Cost of new equipment sales	—			14			—			5			—			—			19
	Cost of contractor supplies sales	—			13			—			3			—			—			16
	Cost of service and other revenues	—			4			—			2			—			—			6
	Total cost of revenues	—			629			—			106			—			—			735
	Gross profit	—			409			—			62			—			—			471
	Selling, general and administrative expenses	(10		)	142			—			23			(3		)	—			152
	Merger related costs	—			2			—			—			—			—			2
	Restructuring charge	—			5			—			—			—			—			5
	Non-rental depreciation and amortization	4			53			—			5			—			—			62
	Operating income (loss)	6			207			—			34			3			—			250
	Interest expense (income), net	4			112			2			—			1			(1		)	118
	Interest expense-subordinated convertible debentures	1			—			—			—			—			—			1
Other (income) expense, net	(35		)	48			—			6			(19		)	—			—
Income (loss) before provision for income taxes	36			47			(2		)	28			21			1			131
Provision for income taxes	8			24			—			7			9			—			48
Income (loss) before equity in net earnings (loss) of subsidiaries	28			23			(2		)	21			12			1			83
Equity in net earnings (loss) of subsidiaries	55			32			21			—			—			(108		)	—
Net income (loss)	83			55			19			21			12			(107		)	83
Other comprehensive (loss) income	(32		)	(32		)	(32		)	(25		)	—			89			(32		)
Comprehensive income (loss)	$	51		$	23		$	(13	)	$	(4	)	$	12		$	(18	)	$	51
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF INCOME AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2014
	Parent			URNA			Guarantor			Non-Guarantor						Eliminations			Total
							Subsidiaries			Subsidiaries
										Foreign			SPV
Revenues:
Equipment rentals	$	—		$	1,914		$	—		$	270		$	—		$	—		$	2,184
Sales of rental equipment	—			222			—			26			—			—			248
Sales of new equipment	—			52			—			11			—			—			63
Contractor supplies sales	—			34			—			7			—			—			41
Service and other revenues	—			32			—			9			—			—			41
Total revenues	—			2,254			—			323			—			—			2,577
Cost of revenues:
Cost of equipment rentals, excluding depreciation	—			737			—			119			—			—			856
Depreciation of rental equipment	—			396			—			50			—			—			446
Cost of rental equipment sales	—			130			—			15			—			—			145
Cost of new equipment sales	—			43			—			8			—			—			51
Cost of contractor supplies sales	—			23			—			5			—			—			28
Cost of service and other revenues	—			10			—			4			—			—			14
Total cost of revenues	—			1,339			—			201			—			—			1,540
Gross profit	—			915			—			122			—			—			1,037
Selling, general and administrative expenses	19			294			2			43			(3		)	—			355
Merger related costs	—			9			—			—			—			—			9
Restructuring charge	—			—			—			—			—			—			—
Non-rental depreciation and amortization	9			109			—			12			—			—			130
Operating (loss) income	(28		)	503			(2		)	67			3			—			543
Interest expense (income), net	7			300			3			3			2			(3		)	312
Other (income) expense, net	(69		)	98			(1		)	7			(40		)	—			(5		)
Income (loss) before provision for income taxes	34			105			(4		)	57			41			3			236
Provision for income taxes	1			50			—			15			16			—			82
Income (loss) before equity in net earnings (loss) of subsidiaries	33			55			(4		)	42			25			3			154
Equity in net earnings (loss) of subsidiaries	121			66			42			—			—			(229		)	—
Net income (loss)	154			121			38			42			25			(226		)	154
Other comprehensive (loss) income	(3		)	(3		)	(2		)	(2		)	—			7			(3		)
Comprehensive income (loss)	$	151		$	118		$	36		$	40		$	25		$	(219	)	$	151
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF INCOME AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2013
	Parent			URNA			Guarantor			Non-Guarantor						Eliminations			Total
							Subsidiaries			Subsidiaries
										Foreign			SPV
Revenues:
Equipment rentals	$	—		$	1,651		$	—		$	274		$	—		$	—		$	1,925
Sales of rental equipment	—			228			—			26			—			—			254
Sales of new equipment	—			34			—			11			—			—			45
Contractor supplies sales	—			34			—			9			—			—			43
Service and other revenues	—			31			—			8			—			—			39
Total revenues	—			1,978			—			328			—			—			2,306
Cost of revenues:
Cost of equipment rentals, excluding depreciation	—			669			—			123			—			—			792
Depreciation of rental equipment	—			362			—			48			—			—			410
Cost of rental equipment sales	—			154			—			16			—			—			170
Cost of new equipment sales	—			27			—			9			—			—			36
Cost of contractor supplies sales	—			23			—			6			—			—			29
Cost of service and other revenues	—			10			—			3			—			—			13
Total cost of revenues	—			1,245			—			205			—			—			1,450
Gross profit	—			733			—			123			—			—			856
Selling, general and administrative expenses	9			259			—			45			(1		)	—			312
Merger related costs	—			8			—			—			—			—			8
Restructuring charge	—			11			—			—			—			—			11
Non-rental depreciation and amortization	8			108			—			10			—			—			126
Operating (loss) income	(17		)	347			—			68			1			—			399
Interest expense (income), net	6			226			3			1			2			(2		)	236
Interest expense-subordinated convertible debentures	3			—			—			—			—			—			3
Other (income) expense, net	(65		)	93			—			9			(38		)	—			(1		)
Income (loss) before provision for income taxes	39			28			(3		)	58			37			2			161
Provision for income taxes	9			17			—			16			15			—			57
Income (loss) before equity in net earnings (loss) of subsidiaries	30			11			(3		)	42			22			2			104
Equity in net earnings (loss) of subsidiaries	74			63			42			—			—			(179		)	—
Net income (loss)	104			74			39			42			22			(177		)	104
Other comprehensive (loss) income	(52		)	(52		)	(52		)	(40		)	—			144			(52		)
Comprehensive income (loss)	$	52		$	22		$	(13	)	$	2		$	22		$	(33	)	$	52
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING CASH FLOW INFORMATION	'
	CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING CASH FLOW INFORMATION
	For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2014
		Parent			URNA			Guarantor			Non-Guarantor						Eliminations			Total
								Subsidiaries			Subsidiaries
											Foreign			SPV
	Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities	$	10		$	928		$	2		$	146		$	(32	)	$	—		$	1,054
	Net cash used in investing activities	(10		)	(1,402		)	—			(158		)	—			—			(1,570		)
	Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	—			483			(2		)	(1		)	32			—			512
	Effect of foreign exchange rates	—			—			—			(1		)	—			—			(1		)
	Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	—			9			—			(14		)	—			—			(5		)
	Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	—			17			—			158			—			—			175
	Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	$	—		$	26		$	—		$	144		$	—		$	—		$	170
	CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING CASH FLOW INFORMATION
	For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2013
		Parent			URNA			Guarantor			Non-Guarantor						Eliminations			Total
								Subsidiaries			Subsidiaries
											Foreign			SPV
	Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities	$	17		$	717		$	(2	)	$	122		$	24		$	—		$	878
	Net cash used in investing activities	(17		)	(710		)	—			(74		)	—			—			(801		)
	Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities	—			(20		)	2			(1		)	(24		)	—			(43		)
	Effect of foreign exchange rates	—			—			—			(7		)	—			—			(7		)
	Net increase in cash and cash equivalents	—			(13		)	—			40			—			—			27
	Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	—			20			—			86			—			—			106
	Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	$	—		$	7		$	—		$	126		$	—		$	—		$	133

Acquisitions_Narrative_Details

Acquisitions (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended		1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Jun. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2013	Apr. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2014	Apr. 30, 2014
					National Pump	National Pump	National Pump	Western Canada
					Locations			National Pump
								Locations
Business Acquisition [Line Items]	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Number of rental locations	'	'	'	'	35	'	'	4
Revenue reported by acquired entity for last annual period	'	'	'	'	$210	'	'	'
Merger related costs	8	2	9	8	'	8	9	'
Capitalized debt issuance costs	'	'	'	'	22	'	'	'
Revenues	'	'	'	'	'	67	67	'
Income before provision for income taxes	'	'	'	'	'	$14	$14	'

Acquisitions_Consideration_Tra

Acquisitions (Consideration Transferred) (Details) (National Pump, USD $)	1 Months Ended
In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Apr. 30, 2014
Business Acquisition [Line Items]	'
Cash consideration	$777	[1]
Contingent consideration	76	[2]
Total purchase consideration	853	[3]
Cash consideration, cash paid	718	[1]
Cash consideration, hold back amount	59	[1]
Stock issued, excluded from purchase consideration	15
Adjusted EBITDA 12 Months Post-Closing	'
Business Acquisition [Line Items]	'
Maximum payout	75
Trailing EBITDA period	'12 months
Adjusted EBITDA	134
Post-closing period	'12 months
Adjusted EBITDA 18 Months Post-Closing	'
Business Acquisition [Line Items]	'
Maximum payout	50
Trailing EBITDA period	'12 months
Adjusted EBITDA	$161
Post-closing period	'18 months
[1]	Consists of cash paid of $718 and a ‘hold back’ of $59, which is subject to a final working capital true-up.
[2]	Reflects the acquisition date fair value of the following additional cash consideration to be paid based on the achievement of the following financial targets:1.A maximum payout of $75 if National Pump's trailing twelve months adjusted EBITDA (as defined below in “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations- Financial Overview”) reaches $134 twelve months post-closing; and2.An additional maximum payout of $50 if National Pump's trailing twelve months adjusted EBITDA reaches $161 eighteen months post-closing.
[3]	Total purchase consideration excludes $15 of stock which was issued in connection with the acquisition and will be treated as compensation for book purposes but primarily represents deductible goodwill for income tax purposes.

Acquisitions_Assets_Acquired_a

Acquisitions (Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed) (Details) (USD $)

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In Millions, unless otherwise specified

National Pump

Trench safety, power and HVAC, and pump solutions

Trench safety, power and HVAC, and pump solutions

Trench safety, power and HVAC, and pump solutions

General rentals

General rentals

General rentals

National Pump

National Pump

Business Acquisition [Line Items]

'

'

'

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'

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'

'

Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts

'

'

$46

[1]

'

'

'

'

'

'

Inventory

'

'

18

'

'

'

'

'

'

Deferred taxes

'

'

11

'

'

'

'

'

'

Rental equipment

'

'

178

'

'

'

'

'

'

Property and equipment

'

'

10

'

'

'

'

'

'

Intangibles

'

'

289

[2]

'

'

'

'

'

'

Other assets

'

'

1

'

'

'

'

'

'

Total identifiable assets acquired

'

'

553

'

'

'

'

'

'

Current liabilities

'

'

-24

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'

'

'

Total liabilities assumed

'

'

-24

'

'

'

'

'

'

Net identifiable assets acquired

'

'

529

'

'

'

'

'

'

Goodwill

3,293

[3]

2,953

[3]

324

[4]

469

[3]

141

[3]

312

[4]

2,824

[3]

2,812

[3]

12

[4]

Net assets acquired

'

'

853

'

'

'

'

'

'

Accounts receivable, gross

'

'

47

'

'

'

'

'

'

Goodwill, amount expected to be deductible for income tax purposes

'

'

342

'

'

'

'

'

'

Estimated uncollectible receivables

'

'

$1

'

'

'

'

'

'

[1]

The fair value of accounts receivables acquired was $46, and the gross contractual amount was $47. We estimated that $1 will be uncollectible.

[2]

The following table reflects the estimated fair values and useful lives of the acquired intangible assets identified based on our purchase accounting assessments: Fair value Life (years) Customer relationships$27410 Non-compete agreements156 Total$289

[3]

The total carrying amount of goodwill for all periods in the table above is reflected net of $1,557 of accumulated impairment charges, which were primarily recorded in our general rentals segment.

[4]

$312 of the goodwill was assigned to our trench safety, power and HVAC (“heating, ventilating and air conditioning”), and pump solutions segment and $12 of the goodwill was assigned to our general rentals segment. The level of goodwill that resulted from the merger is primarily reflective of National Pump's going-concern value, the value of National Pump's assembled workforce, new customer relationships expected to arise from the merger, and operational synergies that we expect to achieve that would not be available to other market participants. $342 of goodwill is expected to be deductible for income tax purposes.

Acquisitions_Acquired_Intangib

Acquisitions (Acquired Intangible Assets) (Details) (National Pump, USD $)	1 Months Ended
In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Apr. 30, 2014
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]	'
Fair value	$289	[1]
Customer relationships	'
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]	'
Fair value	274
Life (years)	'10 years
Non-compete agreements	'
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]	'
Fair value	$15
Life (years)	'6 years
[1]	The following table reflects the estimated fair values and useful lives of the acquired intangible assets identified based on our purchase accounting assessments: Fair value Life (years) Customer relationships$27410 Non-compete agreements156 Total$289

Acquisitions_Pro_Forma_Informa

Acquisitions (Pro Forma Information) (Details) (USD $)

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Apr. 30, 2014

Mar. 31, 2014

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Apr. 30, 2014

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Impact of fair value mark-ups/useful life changes on depreciation

Impact of fair value mark-ups/useful life changes on depreciation

Impact of fair value mark-ups/useful life changes on depreciation

Impact of fair value mark-ups/useful life changes on depreciation

Intangible asset amortization

Intangible asset amortization

Intangible asset amortization

Intangible asset amortization

Interest Expense

Interest Expense

Interest Expense

Interest Expense

Elimination of historic National Pump interest

Elimination of historic National Pump interest

Elimination of historic National Pump interest

Elimination of historic National Pump interest

Elimination of merger costs

Elimination of merger costs

Elimination of merger costs

Elimination of merger costs

National Pump

National Pump

National Pump

National Pump

Add-on to 6 1/8 percent Senior Notes

Add-on to 6 1/8 percent Senior Notes

5 3/4 percent Senior Notes

5 3/4 percent Senior Notes

5 3/4 percent Senior Notes

9 1/4 percent Senior Notes

9 1/4 percent Senior Notes

Interest Expense

9 1/4 percent Senior Notes

Business Acquisition, Pro Forma Information, Nonrecurring Adjustment [Line Items]

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$1,399,000,000

$1,206,000,000

$2,577,000,000

$2,306,000,000

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$52,000,000

$62,000,000

$94,000,000

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1,399,000,000

1,258,000,000

2,639,000,000

2,400,000,000

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Income before provision for income taxes

142,000,000

131,000,000

236,000,000

161,000,000

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20,000,000

26,000,000

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Combined pretax income

142,000,000

146,000,000

256,000,000

187,000,000

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Pro forma adjustments to combined pretax income

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-1,000,000

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-1,000,000

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-2,000,000

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1,000,000

[2]

-13,000,000

[2]

-11,000,000

[2]

-26,000,000

[2]

68,000,000

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-7,000,000

[3]

62,000,000

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-79,000,000

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1,000,000

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1,000,000

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8,000,000

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9,000,000

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Pro forma pretax income (loss)

219,000,000

126,000,000

315,000,000

81,000,000

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4.00%

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Face amount

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$0

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($64,000,000)

[1]

Depreciation of rental equipment and non-rental depreciation were adjusted for the fair value mark-ups of equipment acquired in the National Pump acquisition. The useful lives assigned to such equipment didn’t change significantly from the lives historically used by National Pump.

[2]

The intangible assets acquired in the National Pump acquisition were amortized.

[3]

In connection with the National Pump acquisition, URNA issued $525 principal amount of 6 1/8 percent Senior Notes (as an add on to our existing 6 1/8 percent Senior Notes) and $850 principal amount of 5 3/4 percent Senior Notes, and all our outstanding 9 1/4 percent Senior Notes were redeemed, as discussed in note 8 to the condensed consolidated financial statements. Interest expense was adjusted to reflect these changes in our debt portfolio. For the pro forma presentation, the $64 loss recognized upon redemption of the 9 1/4 percent Senior Notes discussed in note 8 to the condensed consolidated financial statements was moved from the three and six months ended June 30, 2014 to the six months ended June 30, 2013.

[4]

Interest on National Pump historic debt was eliminated.

[5]

Merger related costs associated with the National Pump acquisition were eliminated as they were assumed to have been recognized prior to the pro forma acquisition date.

Segment_Information_Financial_

Segment Information (Financial information by segment) (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended			6 Months Ended
In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Jun. 30, 2014		Jun. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2014		Jun. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2013
Segment Reporting Information	'		'	'		'	'
Equipment rentals	$1,179		$1,009	$2,184		$1,925	'
Sales of rental equipment	138		131	248		254	'
Sales of new equipment	37		24	63		45	'
Contractor supplies sales	22		23	41		43	'
Service and other revenues	23		19	41		39	'
Total revenues	1,399		1,206	2,577		2,306	'
Depreciation and amortization expense	'		'	576		536	'
Equipment rentals gross profit	503		402	882		723	'
Assets	12,467		'	12,467		'	11,231
Operating Segments	'		'	'		'	'
Segment Reporting Information	'		'	'		'	'
Equipment rentals	1,179		1,009	2,184		1,925	'
Sales of rental equipment	138		131	248		254	'
Sales of new equipment	37		24	63		45	'
Contractor supplies sales	22		23	41		43	'
Service and other revenues	23		19	41		39	'
Total revenues	1,399		1,206	2,577		2,306	'
Depreciation and amortization expense	299		270	576		536	'
Equipment rentals gross profit	503		402	882		723	'
Capital expenditures	'		'	1,080		1,066	'
Assets	12,467		'	12,467		'	11,231
Operating Segments | General rentals	'		'	'		'	'
Segment Reporting Information	'		'	'		'	'
Number of geographic regions entity operates in (in locations)	12		'	12		'	'
Equipment rentals	1,028		932	1,952		1,786	'
Sales of rental equipment	132		126	238		245	'
Sales of new equipment	25		22	49		42	'
Contractor supplies sales	19		21	36		39	'
Service and other revenues	17		17	34		36	'
Total revenues	1,221		1,118	2,309		2,148	'
Depreciation and amortization expense	263		258	522		510	'
Equipment rentals gross profit	426		366	770		661	'
Capital expenditures	'		'	981		1,003	'
Assets	10,979		'	10,979		'	10,677
Operating Segments | Trench safety, power and HVAC, and pump solutions	'		'	'		'	'
Segment Reporting Information	'		'	'		'	'
Equipment rentals	151		77	232		139	'
Sales of rental equipment	6		5	10		9	'
Sales of new equipment	12		2	14		3	'
Contractor supplies sales	3		2	5		4	'
Service and other revenues	6		2	7		3	'
Total revenues	178		88	268		158	'
Depreciation and amortization expense	36		12	54		26	'
Equipment rentals gross profit	77		36	112		62	'
Capital expenditures	'		'	99		63	'
Assets	$1,488	[1]	'	$1,488	[1]	'	$554	[1]
[1]	The increase in the trench safety, power and HVAC, and pump solutions assets primarily reflects the impact of the National Pump acquisition discussed in note 2 to the condensed consolidated financial statements.

Segment_Information_Reconcilia

Segment Information (Reconciliation to income (loss) from continuing operations) (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Jun. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2014		Jun. 30, 2013
Segment Reporting, Measurement Disclosures [Abstract]	'	'	'		'
Total equipment rentals gross profit	$503	$402	$882		$723
Gross profit from other lines of business	86	69	155		133
Selling, general and administrative expenses	-187	-152	-355		-312
Merger related costs	-8	-2	-9		-8
Restructuring charge	1	-5	0	[1]	-11
Non-rental depreciation and amortization	-70	-62	-130		-126
Interest expense, net	-187	-118	-312		-236
Interest expense- subordinated convertible debentures	0	-1	0		-3
Other income, net	4	0	5		1
Income before provision for income taxes	$142	$131	$236		$161
[1]	Reflected in our condensed consolidated statements of income as “Restructuring charge.” These charges are not allocated to our reportable segments.

Restructuring_Charges_Narrativ

Restructuring Charges (Narrative) (Details)	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2007	Jun. 30, 2014
	Closed Restructuring Program	Closed Restructuring Program	RSC Merger Related Restructuring Program
	employees	Locations	Locations
	Locations	employees	employees
Restructuring Cost and Reserve	'	'	'
Employee headcount	7,500	10,900	12,400
Number of locations	529	697	883

Restructuring_Charges_Schedule

Restructuring Charges (Schedule of restructuring charges) (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Jun. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2014		Jun. 30, 2013
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]	'	'	'		'
Beginning reserve balance	'	'	$35		'
Charged to Costs and Expenses	1	-5	0	[1]	-11
Payments and Other	'	'	-9		'
Ending reserve balance	26	'	26		'
Branch closure charges	'	'	'		'
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]	'	'	'		'
Beginning reserve balance	'	'	33		'
Charged to Costs and Expenses	'	'	0	[1]	'
Payments and Other	'	'	-8		'
Ending reserve balance	25	'	25		'
Severance costs	'	'	'		'
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]	'	'	'		'
Beginning reserve balance	'	'	2		'
Charged to Costs and Expenses	'	'	0	[1]	'
Payments and Other	'	'	-1		'
Ending reserve balance	1	'	1		'
Closed Restructuring Program	'	'	'		'
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]	'	'	'		'
Beginning reserve balance	'	'	13		'
Charged to Costs and Expenses	'	'	0	[1]	'
Payments and Other	'	'	-2		'
Ending reserve balance	11	'	11		'
Closed Restructuring Program | Branch closure charges	'	'	'		'
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]	'	'	'		'
Beginning reserve balance	'	'	13		'
Charged to Costs and Expenses	'	'	0	[1]	'
Payments and Other	'	'	-2		'
Ending reserve balance	11	'	11		'
Closed Restructuring Program | Severance costs	'	'	'		'
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]	'	'	'		'
Beginning reserve balance	'	'	0		'
Charged to Costs and Expenses	'	'	0	[1]	'
Payments and Other	'	'	0		'
Ending reserve balance	0	'	0		'
RSC Merger Related Restructuring Program	'	'	'		'
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]	'	'	'		'
Beginning reserve balance	'	'	22		'
Charged to Costs and Expenses	'	'	0	[1]	'
Payments and Other	'	'	-7		'
Ending reserve balance	15	'	15		'
RSC Merger Related Restructuring Program | Branch closure charges	'	'	'		'
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]	'	'	'		'
Beginning reserve balance	'	'	20		'
Charged to Costs and Expenses	'	'	0	[1]	'
Payments and Other	'	'	-6		'
Ending reserve balance	14	'	14		'
RSC Merger Related Restructuring Program | Severance costs	'	'	'		'
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]	'	'	'		'
Beginning reserve balance	'	'	2		'
Charged to Costs and Expenses	'	'	0	[1]	'
Payments and Other	'	'	-1		'
Ending reserve balance	$1	'	$1		'
[1]	Reflected in our condensed consolidated statements of income as “Restructuring charge.” These charges are not allocated to our reportable segments.

Goodwill_and_Other_Intangible_2

Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Goodwill) (Details) (USD $)	6 Months Ended
In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Jun. 30, 2014
Goodwill [Roll Forward]	'
Beginning balance	$2,953	[1]
Goodwill related to acquisitions	340	[2]
Ending balance	3,293	[1]
General rentals	'
Goodwill [Roll Forward]	'
Beginning balance	2,812	[1]
Goodwill related to acquisitions	12	[2]
Ending balance	2,824	[1]
Goodwill, accumulated impairment loss	1,557
Trench safety, power and HVAC, and pump solutions	'
Goodwill [Roll Forward]	'
Beginning balance	141	[1]
Goodwill related to acquisitions	328	[2]
Ending balance	$469	[1]
[1]	The total carrying amount of goodwill for all periods in the table above is reflected net of $1,557 of accumulated impairment charges, which were primarily recorded in our general rentals segment.
[2]	Includes goodwill adjustments for the effect on goodwill of changes to net assets acquired during the measurement period, which were not significant to our previously reported operating results or financial condition.

Goodwill_and_Other_Intangible_3

Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Intangible Assets) (Details) (USD $)	6 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Jun. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]	'	'
Net Amount	$1,218	'
Non-compete agreements	'	'
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]	'	'
Weighted-Average Remaining Amortization Period	'45 months	'40 months
Gross Carrying Amount	69	54
Accumulated Amortization	24	18
Net Amount	45	36
Customer relationships	'	'
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]	'	'
Weighted-Average Remaining Amortization Period	'12 years	'13 years
Gross Carrying Amount	1,508	1,227
Accumulated Amortization	366	285
Net Amount	1,142	942
Trade names and associated trademarks	'	'
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]	'	'
Weighted-Average Remaining Amortization Period	'34 months	'40 months
Gross Carrying Amount	81	81
Accumulated Amortization	50	41
Net Amount	$31	$40

Goodwill_and_Other_Intangible_4

Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Acquired Intangibles) (Details) (USD $)	Jun. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Jun. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Jun. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2014
In Millions, unless otherwise specified		Non-compete agreements	Non-compete agreements	Customer relationships	Customer relationships	National Pump	National Pump
						Non-compete agreements	Customer relationships
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Weighted-Average Remaining Amortization Period	'	'	'	'	'	'6 years	'10 years
Net Carrying Amount	$1,218	$45	$36	$1,142	$942	$14	$263

Goodwill_and_Other_Intangible_5

Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Jun. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2013
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]	'	'	'	'
Amortization of intangible assets	$53	$44	$96	$91

Goodwill_and_Other_Intangible_6

Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Estimated Amortization Expense) (Details) (USD $)	Jun. 30, 2014
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]	'
2014	$104
2015	195
2016	175
2017	146
2018	126
Thereafter	472
Total	$1,218

Derivatives_Narrative_Details

Derivatives (Narrative) (Details) (Fixed price swap contracts, USD $)	Jun. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Derivative [Line Items]	'	'
Fixed price swap contract (in gallons)	5,700,000	'
Prepaid Expenses and Other Assets	'	'
Derivative [Line Items]	'	'
Derivative asset (Less than $1 as of June 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013)	$1,000,000	$1,000,000
Accrued Expenses and Other Liabilities	'	'
Derivative [Line Items]	'	'
Derivative liability (Less than $1 as of June 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013)	1,000,000	1,000,000
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)	'	'
Derivative [Line Items]	'	'
Derivative accumulated other comprehensive income (Less than $1 as of June 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013)	$1,000,000	$1,000,000

Derivatives_Effect_of_derivati

Derivatives (Effect of derivatives on consolidated statements of income) (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended				6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2014		Jun. 30, 2013		Jun. 30, 2014		Jun. 30, 2013
	gal		gal		gal		gal
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]	'		'		'		'
Threshold for inclusion (less than $1 million)	$1,000,000		$1,000,000		$1,000,000		$1,000,000
Purchases of diesel covered by the fixed price swaps (in gallons)	3,000,000		2,100,000		5,600,000		4,300,000
Fixed price swap contracts | Designated as hedging instruments | Cost of equipment rentals, excluding depreciation	'		'		'		'
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]	'		'		'		'
Amount of income (expense) recognized on derivative	'	[1],[2],[3]	'	[1],[2],[3]	'	[1],[2],[3]	'	[1],[2],[3]
Amount of income (expense) recognized on hedged item	-12,000,000	[1],[3]	-8,000,000	[1],[3]	-22,000,000	[1],[3]	-17,000,000	[1],[3]
Fixed price swap contracts | Designated as hedging instruments | Other income (expense), net	'		'		'		'
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]	'		'		'		'
Amount of income (expense) recognized on derivative	'	[2],[4]	'	[2],[4]	'	[2],[4]	'	[2],[4]
Foreign currency forward contracts | Not designated as hedging instruments | Other income (expense), net	'		'		'		'
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]	'		'		'		'
Amount of income (expense) recognized on derivative	0	[5]	-2,000,000	[5]	0	[5]	-4,000,000	[5]
Amount of income (expense) recognized on hedged item	$0	[5]	$2,000,000	[5]	$0	[5]	$4,000,000	[5]
[1]	Amounts recognized on hedged item reflect the use of 3.0 million and 2.1 million gallons of diesel covered by the fixed price swaps during the three months ended June 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively, and the use of 5.6 million and 4.3 million gallons of diesel covered by the fixed price swaps during the six months ended June 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively. These amounts are reflected, net of cash received from the counterparties to the fixed price swaps, in operating cash flows in our condensed consolidated statement of cash flows.
[2]	Amounts are insignificant (less than $1).
[3]	Amounts recognized on derivative represent the effective portion of the fixed price diesel swaps.
[4]	Represents the ineffective portion of the fixed price diesel swaps.
[5]	Insignificant amounts were reflected in our condensed consolidated statement of cash flows associated with the forward contracts to purchase Canadian dollars, as the cash impact of the gains/losses recognized on the derivatives were offset by the gains/losses recognized on the hedged items.

Fair_Value_Measurements_Narrat

Fair Value Measurements (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Jun. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Jun. 30, 2014
		Fixed price swap contracts	First earn-out payment	Second earn-out payment	Prepaid Expenses and Other Assets	Prepaid Expenses and Other Assets	Accrued Expenses and Other Liabilities	Accrued Expenses and Other Liabilities	National Pump
		gal			Fixed price swap contracts	Fixed price swap contracts	Fixed price swap contracts	Fixed price swap contracts	Accrued Expenses and Other Liabilities
Derivative [Line Items]	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Derivative asset (Less than $1 as of June 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013)	'	'	'	'	$1,000,000	$1,000,000	'	'	'
Derivative liability (Less than $1 as of June 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013)	'	'	'	'	'	'	1,000,000	1,000,000	'
Fixed price swap contract (in gallons)	'	5,700,000	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Average contract price (in dollars per gallon)	'	3.88	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Average forward price (in dollars per gallon)	'	3.93	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Contingent consideration	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	78,000,000
Discount rate	12.00%	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Earn-out payments	'	'	$61,000,000	$17,000,000	'	'	'	'	'

Fair_Value_Measurements_Fair_v

Fair Value Measurements (Fair value of financial instruments) (Details) (USD $)	Jun. 30, 2014		Dec. 31, 2013
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
Level 2:	'		'
Stated interest rate	4.00%		'
Level 1 | Carrying Amount	'		'
Level 1:	'		'
Senior and senior subordinated notes	$6,066		$5,381
Level 1 | Fair Value	'		'
Level 1:	'		'
Senior and senior subordinated notes	6,527		5,848
Level 2 | Carrying Amount	'		'
Level 2:	'		'
4 percent Convertible Senior Notes	87	[1]	136	[1]
Level 2 | Fair Value	'		'
Level 2:	'		'
4 percent Convertible Senior Notes	93	[1]	149	[1]
Convertible subordinated notes—4 percent	'		'
Level 2:	'		'
Stated interest rate	4.00%		'
Effective interest rate	6.60%		'
Debt instrument, convertible if converted value	$911		'
[1]	The fair value of the 4 percent Convertible Senior Notes is based on the market value of comparable notes. Consistent with the carrying amount, the fair value excludes the equity component of the notes. To exclude the equity component and calculate the fair value, we used an effective interest rate of 6.6 percent. As discussed below (see Item 3- Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk), the total cost to settle the notes based on the closing price of our common stock on June 30, 2014 would be $911.

Debt_and_Subordinated_Converti2

Debt and Subordinated Convertible Debentures (Schedule of long-term debt instruments) (Details) (USD $)

6 Months Ended

6 Months Ended

1 Months Ended

1 Months Ended

6 Months Ended

3 Months Ended

1 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2014

Jun. 30, 2013

Dec. 31, 2013

Jun. 30, 2014

Jun. 30, 2014

Jun. 30, 2014

Jun. 30, 2014

Jan. 31, 2014

Jun. 30, 2014

Apr. 30, 2014

Jun. 30, 2014

Jun. 30, 2014

Jun. 30, 2014

Jun. 30, 2014

Jun. 30, 2014

Mar. 31, 2014

Jun. 30, 2014

Apr. 30, 2014

Mar. 31, 2014

Jun. 30, 2014

Apr. 30, 2014

Jun. 30, 2014

Nov. 30, 2009

Jun. 30, 2014

Dec. 31, 2013

Jun. 30, 2014

Dec. 31, 2013

Jun. 30, 2014

Dec. 31, 2013

Jun. 30, 2014

Dec. 31, 2013

Jun. 30, 2014

Dec. 31, 2013

Jun. 30, 2014

Dec. 31, 2013

Jun. 30, 2014

Dec. 31, 2013

Jun. 30, 2014

Dec. 31, 2013

Jun. 30, 2014

Dec. 31, 2013

Jun. 30, 2014

Dec. 31, 2013

Jun. 30, 2014

Dec. 31, 2013

Jun. 30, 2014

Dec. 31, 2013

Jun. 30, 2014

Dec. 31, 2013

Jun. 30, 2014

Dec. 31, 2013

Jun. 30, 2014

Dec. 31, 2013

Sep. 30, 2014

Mar. 31, 2014

Mar. 31, 2014

Jan. 31, 2014

Apr. 30, 2014

Accounts Receivable Securitization Facility

$2.3 billion ABL Facility

5 3/4 percent Senior Secured Notes

10 1/4 percent Senior Notes

10 1/4 percent Senior Notes

9 1/4 percent Senior Notes

9 1/4 percent Senior Notes

7 3/8 percent Senior Notes

8 3/8 percent Senior Subordinated Notes

8 1/4 percent Senior Notes

7 5/8 percent Senior Notes

6 1/8 percent Senior Notes

Add-on to 6 1/8 percent Senior Notes

Add-on to 6 1/8 percent Senior Notes

Add-on to 6 1/8 percent Senior Notes

5 3/4 percent Senior Notes

5 3/4 percent Senior Notes

5 3/4 percent Senior Notes

Convertible subordinated notes—4 percent

Convertible subordinated notes—4 percent

Subsidiaries

Subsidiaries

Subsidiaries

Subsidiaries

Subsidiaries

Subsidiaries

Subsidiaries

Subsidiaries

Subsidiaries

Subsidiaries

Subsidiaries

Subsidiaries

Subsidiaries

Subsidiaries

Subsidiaries

Subsidiaries

Subsidiaries

Subsidiaries

Subsidiaries

Subsidiaries

Subsidiaries

Subsidiaries

Subsidiaries

Subsidiaries

Subsidiaries

Subsidiaries

Parent Company

Parent Company

Parent Company

Parent Company

Scenario, Forecast [Member]

On or after May 15, 2019

On or after May 15, 2022

Interest Expense

Interest Expense

Accounts Receivable Securitization Facility

Accounts Receivable Securitization Facility

$2.3 billion ABL Facility

$2.3 billion ABL Facility

5 3/4 percent Senior Secured Notes

5 3/4 percent Senior Secured Notes

10 1/4 percent Senior Notes

10 1/4 percent Senior Notes

9 1/4 percent Senior Notes

9 1/4 percent Senior Notes

7 3/8 percent Senior Notes

7 3/8 percent Senior Notes

8 3/8 percent Senior Subordinated Notes

8 3/8 percent Senior Subordinated Notes

8 1/4 percent Senior Notes

8 1/4 percent Senior Notes

7 5/8 percent Senior Notes

7 5/8 percent Senior Notes

6 1/8 percent Senior Notes

6 1/8 percent Senior Notes

5 3/4 percent Senior Notes

5 3/4 percent Senior Notes

Capital leases

Capital leases

Total URNA and subsidiaries debt

Total URNA and subsidiaries debt

Convertible subordinated notes—4 percent

Convertible subordinated notes—4 percent

Convertible subordinated notes—4 percent

5 3/4 percent Senior Notes

5 3/4 percent Senior Notes

10 1/4 percent Senior Notes

9 1/4 percent Senior Notes

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$8,015,000,000

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$496,000,000

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$430,000,000

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$1,247,000,000

[2]

$1,106,000,000

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$750,000,000

$750,000,000

$0

[3]

$220,000,000

[3]

$0

[4]

$494,000,000

[4]

$750,000,000

$750,000,000

$750,000,000

$750,000,000

$689,000,000

$692,000,000

$1,325,000,000

$1,325,000,000

$952,000,000

[5]

$400,000,000

[5]

$850,000,000

[6]

$0

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$119,000,000

$120,000,000

$7,928,000,000

$7,037,000,000

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$87,000,000

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$136,000,000

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-621,000,000

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-136,000,000

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7,394,000,000

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6,569,000,000

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4.00%

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10.25%

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9.25%

7.38%

8.38%

8.25%

7.63%

6.13%

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5.75%

4.00%

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Maximum borrowing capacity

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2,300,000,000

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Unused borrowing capacity under facility

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38,000,000

1,000,000,000

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2.20%

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Average outstanding amount under facility

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404,000,000

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2.40%

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Letters of credit outstanding

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Average outstanding amount

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Debt redemption, call premium amount

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Proceeds from debt

4,776,000,000

1,639,000,000

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546,000,000

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Debt redemption price, percentage

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52,000,000

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Gain (loss) on extinguishment of debt securities

($75,000,000)

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($5,000,000)

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($6,000,000)

($64,000,000)

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[1]

At June 30, 2014, $38 was available under our accounts receivable securitization facility. The interest rate applicable to the accounts receivable securitization facility was 0.8 percent at June 30, 2014. During the six months ended June 30, 2014, the monthly average amount outstanding under the accounts receivable securitization facility was $404, and the weighted-average interest rate thereon was 0.8 percent. The maximum month-end amount outstanding under the accounts receivable securitization facility during the six months ended June 30, 2014 was $496. Borrowings under the accounts receivable securitization facility are permitted only to the extent that the face amount of the receivables in the collateral pool, net of applicable reserves, exceeds the outstanding loans. As of June 30, 2014, there were $534 of receivables, net of applicable reserves, in the collateral pool.

[2]

At June 30, 2014, $1.0 billion was available under our ABL facility, net of $52 of letters of credit. The interest rate applicable to the ABL facility was 2.2 percent at June 30, 2014. During the six months ended June 30, 2014, the monthly average amount outstanding under the ABL facility was $1.0 billion, and the weighted-average interest rate thereon was 2.4 percent. The maximum month-end amount outstanding under the ABL facility during the six months ended June 30, 2014 was $1.3 billion.

[3]

In January 2014, we redeemed all of our 10 1/4 percent Senior Notes. We paid a call premium of $26 in connection with the redemption, and recognized a loss of approximately $6 in interest expense, net upon redemption. The loss represented the difference between the net carrying amount and the total purchase price of the notes.

[4]

As discussed in note 2 to our condensed consolidated financial statements, in April 2014, we completed the acquisition of assets of National Pump. Using proceeds from debt issued in connection with the National Pump acquisition, as discussed below, and cash on hand, we redeemed all the outstanding 9 1/4 percent Senior Notes in April 2014. We paid a call premium of approximately $52 in connection with the redemption and recognized a loss of approximately $64 in interest expense upon redemption. The loss represented the difference between the net carrying amount and the total purchase price of the notes.

[5]

with the National Pump acquisition described above, in March 2014, URNA issued $525 principal amount of 6 1/8 percent Senior Notes as an add on to our existing 6 1/8 percent Senior Notes. The net proceeds from the issuance were $546 (after deducting offering expenses). The newly issued notes have identical terms, and are fungible, with the 6 1/8 percent Senior Notes outstanding at December 31, 2013. The difference between the carrying value of the 6 1/8 percent Senior Notes and the $925 principal amount relates to the $27 unamortized portion of the original issue premium recognized in conjunction with the March 2014 issuance, which is being amortized through the maturity date in 2023. The effective interest rate on the 6 1/8 percent Senior Notes is 5.7 percent.

[6]

In connection with the National Pump acquisition described above, in March 2014, URNA issued $850 principal amount of 5 3/4 percent Senior Notes which are due November 15, 2024. The net proceeds from the issuance were $837 (after deducting offering expenses). The net proceeds were used to finance in part the cash purchase price of the National Pump acquisition which closed in April 2014. The 5 3/4 percent Senior Notes are unsecured and are guaranteed by Holdings and, subject to limited exceptions, URNA's domestic subsidiaries. The 5 3/4 percent Senior Notes may be redeemed on or after May 15, 2019, at specified redemption prices that range from 102.875 percent in the 12-month period commencing on May 15, 2019, to 100 percent in the 12-month period commencing on May 15, 2022 and thereafter, plus accrued and unpaid interest. The indenture governing the 5 3/4 percent Senior Notes contains certain restrictive covenants, including, among others, limitations on (1) liens; (2) additional indebtedness; (3) mergers, consolidations and acquisitions; (4) sales, transfers and other dispositions of assets; (5) loans and other investments; (6) dividends and other distributions, stock repurchases and redemptions and other restricted payments; (7) restrictions affecting subsidiaries; (8) transactions with affiliates; and (9) designations of unrestricted subsidiaries, as well as a requirement to timely file periodic reports with the SEC. Each of these covenants is subject to important exceptions and qualifications that would allow URI to engage in these activities under certain conditions. The indenture also requires that, in the event of a change of control (as defined in the indenture), URI must make an offer to purchase all of the then-outstanding 5 3/4 percent Senior Notes tendered at a purchase price in cash equal to 101 percent of the principal amount thereof, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, thereon.

[7]

The difference between the June 30, 2014 carrying value of the 4 percent Convertible Senior Notes and the $97 principal amount reflects the $10 unamortized portion of the original issue discount recognized upon issuance of the notes, which is being amortized through the maturity date of November 15, 2015. Because the 4 percent Convertible Senior Notes were redeemable at June 30, 2014, an amount equal to the $10 unamortized portion of the original issue discount is separately classified in our condensed consolidated balance sheets and referred to as “temporary equity.” During the six months ended June 30, 2014, $59 of our 4 percent Convertible Notes were redeemed. We recognized a loss of approximately $5 in interest expense, net upon redemption. The loss represented the difference between the net carrying amount and the fair value of the debt component of the notes. Based on the price of our common stock during the second quarter of 2014, holders of the 4 percent Convertible Senior Notes have the right to redeem the notes during the third quarter of 2014 at a conversion price of $11.11 per share of common stock. Since July 1, 2014 (the beginning of the third quarter), none of the 4 percent Convertible Senior Notes were redeemed, however we have received redemption notices for $52 of the 4 percent Convertible Senior Notes which we expect to be redeemed in the third quarter of 2014.

[8]

As of June 30, 2014, our short-term debt primarily reflects $496 of borrowings under our accounts receivable securitization facility and $87 of 4 percent Convertible Senior Notes. The 4 percent Convertible Senior Notes mature in November 2015, but are reflected as short-term debt because they are redeemable at June 30, 2014.

Debt_and_Subordinated_Converti3

Debt and Subordinated Convertible Debentures (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)	1 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
Share data in Millions, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	Nov. 30, 2009	Jun. 30, 2014
Debt Instrument	'	'
Stated interest rate	'	4.00%
Convertible subordinated notes—4 percent	'	'
Debt Instrument	'	'
Face amount	$173,000,000	$97,000,000
Stated interest rate	'	4.00%
Hedge transactions cost	26,000,000	'
Hedge transactions cost decreased APIC	17,000,000	'
Convertible note hedge transactions shares (in shares)	'	4.4
Effective conversion price (in dollars per share)	'	$15.56
Percentage premium over price at issuance	'	75.00%
Closing price at issuance (in dollars per share)	'	$8.89
ABL Facility	'	'
Debt Instrument	'	'
Maximum revolving credit amount percentage	'	10.00%
Debt terms reference amount to maximum revolving credit	'	$150,000,000
Minimum | Convertible subordinated notes—4 percent	'	'
Debt Instrument	'	'
Market price per share (in dollars per share)	'	$100
Convertible equity shares (in shares)	'	7.5
Maximum | Convertible subordinated notes—4 percent	'	'
Debt Instrument	'	'
Market price per share (in dollars per share)	'	$105
Convertible equity shares (in shares)	'	7.6

Earnings_Per_Share_Details

Earnings Per Share (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
In Millions, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	Jun. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2013
Earnings Per Share, Diluted, by Common Class, Including Two Class Method [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Antidilutive securities excluded (in shares)	'	'	'	600,000
Stated interest rate	4.00%	'	4.00%	'
Numerator:	'	'	'	'
Net income available to common stockholders	$94	$83	$154	$104
Denominator:	'	'	'	'
Denominator for basic earnings per share—weighted-average common shares (in shares)	97,002,000	93,895,000	96,118,000	93,604,000
Effect of dilutive securities:	'	'	'	'
Employee stock options and warrants (in shares)	413,000	498,000	425,000	557,000
Convertible subordinated notes—4 percent (in shares)	7,758,000	11,946,000	9,005,000	11,908,000
Restricted stock units (in shares)	421,000	376,000	475,000	488,000
Denominator for diluted earnings per share—adjusted weighted-average common shares (in shares)	105,594,000	106,715,000	106,023,000	106,557,000
Basic earnings per share (in dollars per share)	$0.98	$0.89	$1.61	$1.12
Diluted earnings per share (in dollars per share)	$0.90	$0.78	$1.46	$0.98
Convertible subordinated notes—4 percent	'	'	'	'
Earnings Per Share, Diluted, by Common Class, Including Two Class Method [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Stated interest rate	4.00%	'	4.00%	'

Condensed_Consolidating_Financ2

Condensed Consolidating Financial Information of Guarantor Subsidiaries CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING BALANCE SHEET (Details) (USD $)	Jun. 30, 2014		Dec. 31, 2013		Jun. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
Condensed Financial Information Other Details [Abstract]	'		'		'	'
Stated interest rate	4.00%		'		'	'
ASSETS	'		'		'	'
Cash and cash equivalents	$170		$175		$133	$106
Accounts receivable, net	844		804		'	'
Intercompany receivable (payable)	0		0		'	'
Inventory	119		70		'	'
Prepaid expenses and other assets	71		53		'	'
Deferred taxes	192		260		'	'
Total current assets	1,396		1,362		'	'
Rental equipment, net	6,029		5,374		'	'
Property and equipment, net	423		421		'	'
Investments in subsidiaries	0		0		'	'
Goodwill, net	3,293	[1]	2,953	[1]	'	'
Other intangible assets, net	1,218		1,018		'	'
Other long-term assets	108		103		'	'
Total assets	12,467		11,231		'	'
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY (DEFICIT)	'		'		'	'
Short-term debt and current maturities of long-term debt	621	[2]	604	[2]	'	'
Accounts payable	625		292		'	'
Accrued expenses and other liabilities	500		390		'	'
Total current liabilities	1,746		1,286		'	'
Long-term debt	7,394		6,569		'	'
Deferred taxes	1,440		1,459		'	'
Other long-term liabilities	80		69		'	'
Total liabilities	10,660		9,383		'	'
Temporary equity	10		20		'	'
Total stockholders’ equity (deficit)	1,797		1,828		'	'
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	12,467		11,231		'	'
Parent	'		'		'	'
ASSETS	'		'		'	'
Cash and cash equivalents	0		0		0	0
Accounts receivable, net	0		0		'	'
Intercompany receivable (payable)	329		308		'	'
Inventory	0		0		'	'
Prepaid expenses and other assets	0		0		'	'
Deferred taxes	0		0		'	'
Total current assets	329		308		'	'
Rental equipment, net	0		0		'	'
Property and equipment, net	48		48		'	'
Investments in subsidiaries	1,539		1,648		'	'
Goodwill, net	0		0		'	'
Other intangible assets, net	0		0		'	'
Other long-term assets	1		2		'	'
Total assets	1,917		2,006		'	'
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY (DEFICIT)	'		'		'	'
Short-term debt and current maturities of long-term debt	87		136		'	'
Accounts payable	0		0		'	'
Accrued expenses and other liabilities	1		1		'	'
Total current liabilities	88		137		'	'
Long-term debt	0		0		'	'
Deferred taxes	22		21		'	'
Other long-term liabilities	0		0		'	'
Total liabilities	110		158		'	'
Temporary equity	10		20		'	'
Total stockholders’ equity (deficit)	1,797		1,828		'	'
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	1,917		2,006		'	'
URNA	'		'		'	'
Condensed Financial Information Other Details [Abstract]	'		'		'	'
Ownership percentage in subsidiaries	100.00%		'		'	'
ASSETS	'		'		'	'
Cash and cash equivalents	26		17		7	20
Accounts receivable, net	31		36		'	'
Intercompany receivable (payable)	-264		-257		'	'
Inventory	104		62		'	'
Prepaid expenses and other assets	56		42		'	'
Deferred taxes	190		258		'	'
Total current assets	143		158		'	'
Rental equipment, net	5,384		4,768		'	'
Property and equipment, net	310		313		'	'
Investments in subsidiaries	1,167		1,132		'	'
Goodwill, net	3,000		2,708		'	'
Other intangible assets, net	1,104		931		'	'
Other long-term assets	107		100		'	'
Total assets	11,215		10,110		'	'
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY (DEFICIT)	'		'		'	'
Short-term debt and current maturities of long-term debt	38		38		'	'
Accounts payable	547		254		'	'
Accrued expenses and other liabilities	433		327		'	'
Total current liabilities	1,018		619		'	'
Long-term debt	7,246		6,421		'	'
Deferred taxes	1,334		1,357		'	'
Other long-term liabilities	78		65		'	'
Total liabilities	9,676		8,462		'	'
Temporary equity	0		0		'	'
Total stockholders’ equity (deficit)	1,539		1,648		'	'
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	11,215		10,110		'	'
Guarantor Subsidiaries	'		'		'	'
Condensed Financial Information Other Details [Abstract]	'		'		'	'
Ownership percentage in subsidiaries	100.00%		'		'	'
ASSETS	'		'		'	'
Cash and cash equivalents	0		0		0	0
Accounts receivable, net	0		0		'	'
Intercompany receivable (payable)	-57		-51		'	'
Inventory	0		0		'	'
Prepaid expenses and other assets	2		1		'	'
Deferred taxes	0		0		'	'
Total current assets	-55		-50		'	'
Rental equipment, net	0		0		'	'
Property and equipment, net	21		20		'	'
Investments in subsidiaries	1,036		997		'	'
Goodwill, net	0		0		'	'
Other intangible assets, net	0		0		'	'
Other long-term assets	0		0		'	'
Total assets	1,002		967		'	'
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY (DEFICIT)	'		'		'	'
Short-term debt and current maturities of long-term debt	0		0		'	'
Accounts payable	0		0		'	'
Accrued expenses and other liabilities	20		25		'	'
Total current liabilities	20		25		'	'
Long-term debt	140		140		'	'
Deferred taxes	0		0		'	'
Other long-term liabilities	0		0		'	'
Total liabilities	160		165		'	'
Temporary equity	0		0		'	'
Total stockholders’ equity (deficit)	842		802		'	'
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	1,002		967		'	'
Non Guarantor Subsidiaries Foreign	'		'		'	'
ASSETS	'		'		'	'
Cash and cash equivalents	144		158		126	86
Accounts receivable, net	127		140		'	'
Intercompany receivable (payable)	-143		-132		'	'
Inventory	15		8		'	'
Prepaid expenses and other assets	13		10		'	'
Deferred taxes	2		2		'	'
Total current assets	158		186		'	'
Rental equipment, net	645		606		'	'
Property and equipment, net	44		40		'	'
Investments in subsidiaries	0		0		'	'
Goodwill, net	293		245		'	'
Other intangible assets, net	114		87		'	'
Other long-term assets	0		0		'	'
Total assets	1,254		1,164		'	'
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY (DEFICIT)	'		'		'	'
Short-term debt and current maturities of long-term debt	0		0		'	'
Accounts payable	78		38		'	'
Accrued expenses and other liabilities	46		36		'	'
Total current liabilities	124		74		'	'
Long-term debt	8		8		'	'
Deferred taxes	84		81		'	'
Other long-term liabilities	2		4		'	'
Total liabilities	218		167		'	'
Temporary equity	0		0		'	'
Total stockholders’ equity (deficit)	1,036		997		'	'
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	1,254		1,164		'	'
Non Guarantor Subsidiaries SPV	'		'		'	'
ASSETS	'		'		'	'
Cash and cash equivalents	0		0		0	0
Accounts receivable, net	686		628		'	'
Intercompany receivable (payable)	0		0		'	'
Inventory	0		0		'	'
Prepaid expenses and other assets	0		0		'	'
Deferred taxes	0		0		'	'
Total current assets	686		628		'	'
Rental equipment, net	0		0		'	'
Property and equipment, net	0		0		'	'
Investments in subsidiaries	0		0		'	'
Goodwill, net	0		0		'	'
Other intangible assets, net	0		0		'	'
Other long-term assets	0		1		'	'
Total assets	686		629		'	'
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY (DEFICIT)	'		'		'	'
Short-term debt and current maturities of long-term debt	496		430		'	'
Accounts payable	0		0		'	'
Accrued expenses and other liabilities	0		1		'	'
Total current liabilities	496		431		'	'
Long-term debt	0		0		'	'
Deferred taxes	0		0		'	'
Other long-term liabilities	0		0		'	'
Total liabilities	496		431		'	'
Temporary equity	0		0		'	'
Total stockholders’ equity (deficit)	190		198		'	'
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	686		629		'	'
Eliminations	'		'		'	'
ASSETS	'		'		'	'
Cash and cash equivalents	0		0		0	0
Accounts receivable, net	0		0		'	'
Intercompany receivable (payable)	135		132		'	'
Inventory	0		0		'	'
Prepaid expenses and other assets	0		0		'	'
Deferred taxes	0		0		'	'
Total current assets	135		132		'	'
Rental equipment, net	0		0		'	'
Property and equipment, net	0		0		'	'
Investments in subsidiaries	-3,742		-3,777		'	'
Goodwill, net	0		0		'	'
Other intangible assets, net	0		0		'	'
Other long-term assets	0		0		'	'
Total assets	-3,607		-3,645		'	'
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY (DEFICIT)	'		'		'	'
Short-term debt and current maturities of long-term debt	0		0		'	'
Accounts payable	0		0		'	'
Accrued expenses and other liabilities	0		0		'	'
Total current liabilities	0		0		'	'
Long-term debt	0		0		'	'
Deferred taxes	0		0		'	'
Other long-term liabilities	0		0		'	'
Total liabilities	0		0		'	'
Temporary equity	0		0		'	'
Total stockholders’ equity (deficit)	-3,607		-3,645		'	'
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	-3,607		-3,645		'	'
10 1/4 percent Senior Notes	'		'		'	'
Condensed Financial Information Other Details [Abstract]	'		'		'	'
Stated interest rate	10.25%		'		'	'
8 1/4 percent Senior Notes	'		'		'	'
Condensed Financial Information Other Details [Abstract]	'		'		'	'
Stated interest rate	8.25%		'		'	'
ABL Facility, Accounts Receivable Securitization Facility, and Other Agreements | URNA	'		'		'	'
Condensed Financial Information Other Details [Abstract]	'		'		'	'
Line of credit facility, restricted payment capacity	$421		'		'	'
[1]	The total carrying amount of goodwill for all periods in the table above is reflected net of $1,557 of accumulated impairment charges, which were primarily recorded in our general rentals segment.
[2]	As of June 30, 2014, our short-term debt primarily reflects $496 of borrowings under our accounts receivable securitization facility and $87 of 4 percent Convertible Senior Notes. The 4 percent Convertible Senior Notes mature in November 2015, but are reflected as short-term debt because they are redeemable at June 30, 2014.

Condensed_Consolidating_Financ3

Condensed Consolidating Financial Information of Guarantor Subsidiaries CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF INCOME AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended				6 Months Ended
In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Jun. 30, 2014		Jun. 30, 2013		Jun. 30, 2014		Jun. 30, 2013
Revenues:	'		'		'		'
Equipment rentals	$1,179		$1,009		$2,184		$1,925
Sales of rental equipment	138		131		248		254
Sales of new equipment	37		24		63		45
Contractor supplies sales	22		23		41		43
Service and other revenues	23		19		41		39
Total revenues	1,399		1,206		2,577		2,306
Cost of revenues:	'		'		'		'
Cost of equipment rentals, excluding depreciation	447		399		856		792
Depreciation of rental equipment	229		208		446		410
Cost of rental equipment sales	80		87		145		170
Cost of new equipment sales	31		19		51		36
Cost of contractor supplies sales	15		16		28		29
Cost of service and other revenues	8		6		14		13
Total cost of revenues	810		735		1,540		1,450
Gross profit	589		471		1,037		856
Selling, general and administrative expenses	187		152		355		312
Merger related costs	8		2		9		8
Restructuring charge	-1		5		0	[1]	11
Non-rental depreciation and amortization	70		62		130		126
Operating (loss) income	325		250		543		399
Interest expense (income), net	187		118		312		236
Interest expense-subordinated convertible debentures	0		1		0		3
Other (income) expense, net	-4		0		-5		-1
Income (loss) before provision for income taxes	142		131		236		161
Provision for income taxes	48		48		82		57
Income (loss) before equity in net earnings (loss) of subsidiaries	94		83		154		104
Equity in net earnings (loss) of subsidiaries	0		0		0		0
Net income	94		83		154		104
Other comprehensive income (loss)	36		-32		-3		-52
Comprehensive income	130	[2]	51	[2]	151	[2]	52	[2]
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	-6		-10		19		9
Merger related costs	0		0		0		0
Restructuring charge	0		0		0		0
Non-rental depreciation and amortization	5		4		9		8
Operating (loss) income	1		6		-28		-17
Interest expense (income), net	1		4		7		6
Interest expense-subordinated convertible debentures	'		1		'		3
Other (income) expense, net	-37		-35		-69		-65
Income (loss) before provision for income taxes	37		36		34		39
Provision for income taxes	1		8		1		9
Income (loss) before equity in net earnings (loss) of subsidiaries	36		28		33		30
Equity in net earnings (loss) of subsidiaries	58		55		121		74
Net income	94		83		154		104
Other comprehensive income (loss)	36		-32		-3		-52
Comprehensive income	130		51		151		52
URNA	'		'		'		'
Revenues:	'		'		'		'
Equipment rentals	1,042		870		1,914		1,651
Sales of rental equipment	122		116		222		228
Sales of new equipment	31		18		52		34
Contractor supplies sales	19		18		34		34
Service and other revenues	17		16		32		31
Total revenues	1,231		1,038		2,254		1,978
Cost of revenues:	'		'		'		'
Cost of equipment rentals, excluding depreciation	383		336		737		669
Depreciation of rental equipment	203		184		396		362
Cost of rental equipment sales	70		78		130		154
Cost of new equipment sales	27		14		43		27
Cost of contractor supplies sales	13		13		23		23
Cost of service and other revenues	5		4		10		10
Total cost of revenues	701		629		1,339		1,245
Gross profit	530		409		915		733
Selling, general and administrative expenses	171		142		294		259
Merger related costs	8		2		9		8
Restructuring charge	-1		5		0		11
Non-rental depreciation and amortization	58		53		109		108
Operating (loss) income	294		207		503		347
Interest expense (income), net	182		112		300		226
Interest expense-subordinated convertible debentures	'		0		'		0
Other (income) expense, net	52		48		98		93
Income (loss) before provision for income taxes	60		47		105		28
Provision for income taxes	32		24		50		17
Income (loss) before equity in net earnings (loss) of subsidiaries	28		23		55		11
Equity in net earnings (loss) of subsidiaries	30		32		66		63
Net income	58		55		121		74
Other comprehensive income (loss)	36		-32		-3		-52
Comprehensive income	94		23		118		22
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	2		0		2		0
Merger related costs	0		0		0		0
Restructuring charge	0		0		0		0
Non-rental depreciation and amortization	0		0		0		0
Operating (loss) income	-2		0		-2		0
Interest expense (income), net	2		2		3		3
Interest expense-subordinated convertible debentures	'		0		'		0
Other (income) expense, net	-3		0		-1		0
Income (loss) before provision for income taxes	-1		-2		-4		-3
Provision for income taxes	0		0		0		0
Income (loss) before equity in net earnings (loss) of subsidiaries	-1		-2		-4		-3
Equity in net earnings (loss) of subsidiaries	17		21		42		42
Net income	16		19		38		39
Other comprehensive income (loss)	36		-32		-2		-52
Comprehensive income	52		-13		36		-13
Non Guarantor Subsidiaries Foreign	'		'		'		'
Revenues:	'		'		'		'
Equipment rentals	137		139		270		274
Sales of rental equipment	16		15		26		26
Sales of new equipment	6		6		11		11
Contractor supplies sales	3		5		7		9
Service and other revenues	6		3		9		8
Total revenues	168		168		323		328
Cost of revenues:	'		'		'		'
Cost of equipment rentals, excluding depreciation	64		63		119		123
Depreciation of rental equipment	26		24		50		48
Cost of rental equipment sales	10		9		15		16
Cost of new equipment sales	4		5		8		9
Cost of contractor supplies sales	2		3		5		6
Cost of service and other revenues	3		2		4		3
Total cost of revenues	109		106		201		205
Gross profit	59		62		122		123
Selling, general and administrative expenses	23		23		43		45
Merger related costs	0		0		0		0
Restructuring charge	0		0		0		0
Non-rental depreciation and amortization	7		5		12		10
Operating (loss) income	29		34		67		68
Interest expense (income), net	2		0		3		1
Interest expense-subordinated convertible debentures	'		0		'		0
Other (income) expense, net	4		6		7		9
Income (loss) before provision for income taxes	23		28		57		58
Provision for income taxes	6		7		15		16
Income (loss) before equity in net earnings (loss) of subsidiaries	17		21		42		42
Equity in net earnings (loss) of subsidiaries	0		0		0		0
Net income	17		21		42		42
Other comprehensive income (loss)	28		-25		-2		-40
Comprehensive income	45		-4		40		2
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	-3		-3		-3		-1
Merger related costs	0		0		0		0
Restructuring charge	0		0		0		0
Non-rental depreciation and amortization	0		0		0		0
Operating (loss) income	3		3		3		1
Interest expense (income), net	1		1		2		2
Interest expense-subordinated convertible debentures	'		0		'		0
Other (income) expense, net	-20		-19		-40		-38
Income (loss) before provision for income taxes	22		21		41		37
Provision for income taxes	9		9		16		15
Income (loss) before equity in net earnings (loss) of subsidiaries	13		12		25		22
Equity in net earnings (loss) of subsidiaries	0		0		0		0
Net income	13		12		25		22
Other comprehensive income (loss)	0		0		0		0
Comprehensive income	13		12		25		22
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		0
Non-rental depreciation and amortization	0		0		0		0
Operating (loss) income	0		0		0		0
Interest expense (income), net	-1		-1		-3		-2
Interest expense-subordinated convertible debentures	'		0		'		0
Other (income) expense, net	0		0		0		0
Income (loss) before provision for income taxes	1		1		3		2
Provision for income taxes	0		0		0		0
Income (loss) before equity in net earnings (loss) of subsidiaries	1		1		3		2
Equity in net earnings (loss) of subsidiaries	-105		-108		-229		-179
Net income	-104		-107		-226		-177
Other comprehensive income (loss)	-100		89		7		144
Comprehensive income	($204)		($18)		($219)		($33)
[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 income reflected in other comprehensive income (loss) during 2014 or 2013. 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 2014 or 2013.

Condensed_Consolidating_Financ4

Condensed Consolidating Financial Information of Guarantor Subsidiaries CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING CASH FLOW INFORMATION (Details) (USD $)	6 Months Ended
In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Jun. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2013
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions	'	'
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities	$1,054	$878
Net cash used in investing activities	-1,570	-801
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	512	-43
Effect of foreign exchange rates	-1	-7
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents	-5	27
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	175	106
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	170	133
Parent	'	'
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions	'	'
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities	10	17
Net cash used in investing activities	-10	-17
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	0	0
Effect of foreign exchange rates	0	0
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents	0	0
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	0	0
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	0	0
URNA	'	'
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions	'	'
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities	928	717
Net cash used in investing activities	-1,402	-710
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	483	-20
Effect of foreign exchange rates	0	0
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents	9	-13
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	17	20
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	26	7
Guarantor Subsidiaries	'	'
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions	'	'
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities	2	-2
Net cash used in investing activities	0	0
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	-2	2
Effect of foreign exchange rates	0	0
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents	0	0
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	0	0
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	0	0
Non Guarantor Subsidiaries Foreign	'	'
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions	'	'
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities	146	122
Net cash used in investing activities	-158	-74
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	-1	-1
Effect of foreign exchange rates	-1	-7
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents	-14	40
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	158	86
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	144	126
Non Guarantor Subsidiaries SPV	'	'
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions	'	'
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities	-32	24
Net cash used in investing activities	0	0
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	32	-24
Effect of foreign exchange rates	0	0
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents	0	0
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	0	0
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	0	0
Eliminations	'	'
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions	'	'
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities	0	0
Net cash used in investing activities	0	0
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	0	0
Effect of foreign exchange rates	0	0
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents	0	0
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	0	0
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	$0	$0