Silvercorp Metals Inactive 10-K5 Mar 142013 FY Annual reportFinancial data

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Document_and_Entity_Informatio

Document and Entity Information (USD $)	12 Months Ended
Document and Entity Information (USD $)	Dec. 31, 2013	Mar. 05, 2014
Document and Entity Information	'	'
Entity Registrant Name	'SERVICEMASTER CO, LLC	'
Entity Central Index Key	'0001052045	'
Document Type	'10-K	'
Document Period End Date	31-Dec-13	'
Amendment Flag	'false	'
Current Fiscal Year End Date	'--12-31	'
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	'No	'
Entity Voluntary Filers	'No	'
Entity Current Reporting Status	'Yes	'
Entity Filer Category	'Non-accelerated Filer	'
Entity Public Float	$0	'
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding	'	0
Document Fiscal Year Focus	'2013	'
Document Fiscal Period Focus	'FY	'

Consolidated_Statements_of_Ope

Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive (Loss) Income (USD $)	12 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive (Loss) Income	'	'	'
Operating Revenue	$3,188,835	$3,193,281	$3,205,872
Cost of services rendered and products sold	1,906,054	1,861,669	1,813,706
Selling and administrative expenses	920,478	872,026	880,492
Amortization expense	55,532	65,298	91,352
Goodwill and trade name impairment	673,253	908,873	36,700
Restructuring charges	20,840	18,177	8,162
Interest expense	249,033	246,906	273,823
Interest and net investment income	-9,113	-7,845	-10,886
Loss on extinguishment of debt	'	55,554	774
(Loss) Income from Continuing Operations before Income Taxes	-627,242	-827,377	111,749
(Benefit) provision for income taxes	-122,906	-114,260	43,912
Equity in losses of joint venture	-468	-226	'
(Loss) Income from Continuing Operations	-504,804	-713,343	67,837
Loss from discontinued operations, net of income taxes	-1,135	-200	-27,016
Net (Loss) Income	-505,939	-713,543	40,821
Other Comprehensive Income, Net of Income Taxes:	'	'	'
Net unrealized gains (losses) on securities	1,384	965	-695
Net unrealized gains on derivative instruments	2,635	12,239	13,314
Foreign currency translation	-3,974	-426	-1,460
Other Comprehensive Income, Net of Income Taxes	45	12,778	11,159
Total Comprehensive (Loss) Income	($505,894)	($700,765)	$51,980

Consolidated_Statements_of_Fin

Consolidated Statements of Financial Position (USD $)	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Current Assets:	'	'
Cash and cash equivalents	$486,188	$422,745
Marketable securities	27,060	19,347
Receivables, less allowances of $35,076 and $21,347, respectively	421,346	403,705
Inventories	56,323	56,562
Prepaid expenses and other assets	64,234	37,344
Deferred customer acquisition costs	39,130	33,921
Deferred taxes	111,073	107,499
Total Current Assets	1,205,354	1,081,123
Property and Equipment:	'	'
At cost	732,426	633,582
Less: accumulated depreciation	-374,315	-293,534
Net Property and Equipment	358,111	340,048
Other Assets:	'	'
Goodwill	2,018,340	2,412,251
Intangible assets, primarily trade names, service marks and trademarks, net	2,075,706	2,373,469
Notes receivable	36,815	22,419
Long-term marketable securities	121,572	126,456
Other assets	55,072	10,197
Debt issuance costs	40,556	44,951
Total Assets	5,911,526	6,410,914
Current Liabilities:	'	'
Accounts payable	111,466	86,710
Accrued liabilities:	'	'
Payroll and related expenses	75,494	78,188
Self-insured claims and related expenses	80,257	83,035
Accrued interest payable	51,118	54,156
Other	61,728	58,994
Deferred revenue	539,338	483,897
Liabilities of discontinued operations	1,320	905
Current portion of long-term debt	51,399	52,214
Total Current Liabilities	972,120	898,099
Long-Term Debt	3,904,130	3,909,039
Other Long-Term Liabilities:	'	'
Deferred taxes	811,406	934,271
Other long-term obligations, primarily self-insured claims	171,445	114,855
Total Other Long-Term Liabilities	982,851	1,049,126
Commitments and Contingencies (See Note 9)	'	'
Shareholder's Equity:	'	'
Common stock $0.01 par value, authorized 1,000 shares; issued 1,000 shares	'	'
Additional paid-in capital	1,475,458	1,471,789
Retained deficit	-1,429,644	-923,705
Accumulated other comprehensive income	6,611	6,566
Total Shareholder's Equity	52,425	554,650
Total Liabilities and Shareholder's Equity	$5,911,526	$6,410,914

Consolidated_Statements_of_Fin1

Consolidated Statements of Financial Position (Parenthetical) (USD $)	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Consolidated Statements of Financial Position	'	'
Allowance for receivables (in dollars)	$35,076	$21,347
Common stock, par value (in dollars per share)	$0.01	$0.01
Common stock, shares authorized (in shares)	1,000	1,000
Common stock, shares issued (in shares)	1,000	1,000

Consolidated_Statements_of_Sha

Consolidated Statements of Shareholder's Equity (USD $)	Total	Additional Paid-in Capital	Retained Earnings (Deficit)	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)	Comprehensive (Loss) Income
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Total	Additional Paid-in Capital	Retained Earnings (Deficit)	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)	Comprehensive (Loss) Income
Balance at Dec. 31, 2010	$1,187,527	$1,455,881	($250,983)	($17,371)	'
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity	'	'	'	'	'
Net income (loss)	40,821	'	40,821	'	40,821
Other comprehensive income, net of tax	11,159	'	'	11,159	11,159
Total Comprehensive (Loss) Income	51,980	'	40,821	11,159	51,980
Stock-based employee compensation-contribution from Holdings	8,412	8,412	'	'	'
Balance at Dec. 31, 2011	1,247,919	1,464,293	-210,162	-6,212	'
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity	'	'	'	'	'
Net income (loss)	-713,543	'	-713,543	'	-713,543
Other comprehensive income, net of tax	12,778	'	'	12,778	12,778
Total Comprehensive (Loss) Income	-700,765	'	-713,543	12,778	-700,765
Stock-based employee compensation-contribution from Holdings	7,119	7,119	'	'	'
Other	377	377	'	'	'
Balance at Dec. 31, 2012	554,650	1,471,789	-923,705	6,566	'
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity	'	'	'	'	'
Net income (loss)	-505,939	'	-505,939	'	-505,939
Other comprehensive income, net of tax	45	'	'	45	45
Total Comprehensive (Loss) Income	-505,894	'	-505,939	45	-505,894
Stock-based employee compensation-contribution from Holdings	4,046	4,046	'	'	'
Other	-377	-377	'	'	'
Balance at Dec. 31, 2013	$52,425	$1,475,458	($1,429,644)	$6,611	'

Consolidated_Statements_of_Cas

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (USD $)	12 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows	'	'	'
Cash and Cash Equivalents at Beginning of Period	$422,745	$328,930	$252,698
Cash Flows from Operating Activities from Continuing Operations:	'	'	'
Net (Loss) Income	-505,939	-713,543	40,821
Adjustments to reconcile net (loss) income to net cash provided from operating activities:	'	'	'
Loss from discontinued operations, net of income taxes	1,135	200	27,016
Equity in losses of joint venture	468	226	'
Depreciation expense	93,580	80,944	72,084
Amortization expense	55,532	65,298	91,352
Amortization of debt issuance costs	9,970	13,275	14,061
Loss on extinguishment of debt	'	55,554	774
Call premium paid on retirement of debt	'	-42,893	'
Premium received on issuance of debt	'	3,000	'
Deferred income tax (benefit) provision	-131,987	-123,759	35,048
Stock-based compensation expense	4,046	7,119	8,412
Goodwill and trade name impairment	673,253	908,873	36,700
Restructuring charges	20,840	18,177	8,162
Cash payments related to restructuring charges	-17,847	-17,342	-7,530
Change in working capital, net of acquisitions:	'	'	'
Current income taxes	-795	657	-2,856
Receivables	-17,090	-25,734	-22,992
Inventories and other current assets	-6,905	7,898	1,538
Accounts payable	17,267	6,495	2,581
Deferred revenue	55,329	9,173	22,134
Accrued liabilities	-521	-41,218	-33,642
Other, net	1,711	22,209	1,338
Net Cash Provided from Operating Activities from Continuing Operations	252,047	234,609	295,001
Cash Flows from Investing Activities from Continuing Operations:	'	'	'
Property additions	-60,404	-73,228	-96,540
Sale of equipment and other assets	1,421	2,197	4,605
Acquisition of The ServiceMaster Company	'	'	-35
Other business acquisitions, net of cash acquired	-32,085	-46,138	-44,365
Purchase of other intangibles	'	'	-1,900
Notes receivable, financial investments and securities, net	-444	-1,176	3,009
Notes receivable from affiliate	-13,958	'	'
Net Cash Used for Investing Activities from Continuing Operations	-105,470	-118,345	-135,226
Cash Flows from Financing Activities from Continuing Operations:	'	'	'
Borrowings of debt	855	1,350,000	4,000
Payments of debt	-64,717	-1,334,947	-105,905
Discount paid on issuance of debt	-12,200	'	'
Debt issuance costs paid	-5,575	-33,089	-267
Net Cash Used for Financing Activities from Continuing Operations	-81,637	-18,036	-102,172
Cash Flows from Discontinued Operations:	'	'	'
Cash used for operating activities	-1,497	-802	-5,888
Cash (used for) provided from investing activities:	'	'	'
Proceeds from sale of businesses	'	-3,611	26,134
Other investing activities	'	'	-1,617
Net Cash (Used for) Provided from Discontinued Operations	-1,497	-4,413	18,629
Cash Increase During the Period	63,443	93,815	76,232
Cash and Cash Equivalents at End of Period	$486,188	$422,745	$328,930

Significant_Accounting_Policie

Significant Accounting Policies	12 Months Ended
Significant Accounting Policies	Dec. 31, 2013
Significant Accounting Policies	'
Significant Accounting Policies	'

	Note 1. Significant Accounting Policies

	The Consolidated Financial Statements include the accounts of ServiceMaster and its majority-owned subsidiary partnerships, limited liability companies and corporations. All consolidated ServiceMaster subsidiaries are wholly owned. Intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated.

	Summary: The preparation of the Consolidated Financial Statements requires management to make certain estimates and assumptions required under GAAP which may differ from actual results. The more significant areas requiring the use of management estimates relate to revenue recognition; the allowance for uncollectible receivables; accruals for self-insured retention limits related to medical, workers' compensation, auto and general liability insurance claims; accruals for home warranties and termite damage claims; the possible outcome of outstanding litigation; accruals for income tax liabilities as well as deferred tax accounts; the deferral and amortization of customer acquisition costs; useful lives for depreciation and amortization expense; the valuation of marketable securities; and the valuation of tangible and intangible assets. In 2013, there have been no changes in the significant areas that require estimates or in the underlying methodologies used in determining the amounts of these associated estimates.

	The allowance for receivables is developed based on several factors including overall customer credit quality, historical write-off experience and specific account analyses that project the ultimate collectability of the outstanding balances. As such, these factors may change over time causing the reserve level to vary.

	The Company carries insurance policies on insurable risks at levels which it believes to be appropriate, including workers' compensation, auto and general liability risks. The Company purchases insurance from third-party insurance carriers. These policies typically incorporate significant deductibles or self-insured retentions. The Company is responsible for all claims that fall within the retention limits. In determining the Company's accrual for self-insured claims, the Company uses historical claims experience to establish both the current year accrual and the underlying provision for future losses. This actuarially determined provision and related accrual include both known claims, as well as incurred but not reported claims. The Company adjusts its estimate of accrued self-insured claims when required to reflect changes based on factors such as changes in health care costs, accident frequency and claim severity.

	The Company seeks to reduce the potential amount of loss arising from self-insured claims by insuring certain levels of risk. While insurance agreements are designed to limit the Company's losses from large exposure and permit recovery of a portion of direct unpaid losses, insurance does not relieve the Company of its ultimate liability. Accordingly, the accruals for insured claims represent the Company's total unpaid gross losses. Insurance recoverables, which are reported within Prepaid expenses and other assets and Other assets, relate to estimated insurance recoveries on the insured claims reserves.

	Accruals for home warranty claims in the American Home Shield business are made based on the Company's claims experience and actuarial projections. Termite damage claim accruals in the Terminix business are recorded based on both the historical rates of claims incurred within a contract year and the cost per claim. Current activity could differ causing a change in estimates. The Company has certain liabilities with respect to existing or potential claims, lawsuits, and other proceedings. The Company accrues for these liabilities when it is probable that future costs will be incurred and such costs can be reasonably estimated. Any resulting adjustments, which could be material, are recorded in the period identified.

	The Company records deferred income tax balances based on the net tax effects of temporary differences between the carrying value of assets and liabilities for financial reporting purposes and income tax purposes. The Company records its deferred tax items based on the estimated value of the tax basis. The Company adjusts tax estimates when required to reflect changes based on factors such as changes in tax laws, relevant court decisions, results of tax authority reviews and statutes of limitations. The Company records a liability for unrecognized tax benefits resulting from uncertain tax positions taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. The Company recognizes potential interest and penalties related to its uncertain tax positions in income tax expense.

	Revenue: Revenues from lawn care and pest control services, as well as liquid and fumigation termite applications, are recognized as the services are provided. The Company eradicates termites through the use of non-baiting methods (e.g., fumigation or liquid treatments) and baiting systems. Termite services using baiting systems, termite inspection and protection contracts, as well as home warranties, are frequently sold through annual contracts for a one-time, upfront payment. Direct costs of these contracts (service costs for termite contracts and claim costs for home warranties) are expensed as incurred. The Company recognizes revenue over the life of these contracts in proportion to the expected direct costs. Those costs bear a direct relationship to the fulfillment of the Company's obligations under the contracts and are representative of the relative value provided to the customer (proportional performance method). The Company regularly reviews its estimates of direct costs for its termite bait contracts and home warranties and adjusts the estimates when appropriate.

	The Company has franchise agreements in its Terminix, TruGreen, ServiceMaster Clean, Merry Maids, AmeriSpec and Furniture Medic businesses. Franchise revenue (which in the aggregate represents approximately four percent of annual consolidated operating revenue from continuing operations) consists principally of continuing monthly fees based upon the franchisee's customer level revenue. Monthly fee revenue is recognized when the related customer level revenue generating activity is performed by the franchisee and collectability is reasonably assured. Franchise revenue also includes initial fees resulting from the sale of a franchise or a license. These initial franchise or license fees are pre-established fixed amounts and are recognized as revenue when collectability is reasonably assured and all material services or conditions relating to the sale have been substantially performed. Total profits from the franchised operations were $79.1 million, $73.0 million and $74.1 million for the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011, respectively. The Company evaluates the performance of its franchise businesses based primarily on operating profit before corporate general and administrative expenses, interest expense and amortization of intangible assets. The portion of total franchise fee income related to initial fees received from the sale of franchises was immaterial to the Company's Consolidated Financial Statements for all periods.

	Revenues are presented net of sales taxes collected and remitted to government taxing authorities in the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive (Loss) Income.

	The Company had $539.3 million and $483.9 million of deferred revenue as of December 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively. Deferred revenue consists primarily of payments received for annual contracts relating to home warranties, termite baiting, termite inspection, pest control and lawn care services.

	Deferred Customer Acquisition Costs: Customer acquisition costs, which are incremental and direct costs of obtaining a customer, are deferred and amortized over the life of the related contract in proportion to revenue recognized. These costs include sales commissions and direct selling costs which can be shown to have resulted in a successful sale. Deferred customer acquisition costs amounted to $39.1 million and $33.9 million as of December 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively.

	Advertising: On an interim basis, certain pre-season advertising costs are deferred and recognized approximately in proportion to the revenue over the year and are not deferred beyond the calendar year-end. Certain other advertising costs are expensed when the advertising occurs. The cost of direct-response advertising at Terminix, consisting primarily of direct-mail promotions, is capitalized and amortized over its expected period of future benefits. Advertising expense for the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011 was $166.9 million, $163.9 million and $161.0 million, respectively.

	Inventory: Inventories are recorded at the lower of cost (primarily on a weighted average cost basis) or market. The Company's inventory primarily consists of finished goods to be used on the customers' premises or sold to franchisees.

	Property and Equipment, Intangible Assets and Goodwill:

	Property and equipment consist of the following:


			Balance as of
			December 31,						Estimated
									Useful
									Lives
	(In millions)		2013			2012			(Years)
	Land		$	21.6		$	21.7		N/A
	Buildings and improvements			80.1			77.4		10 - 40
	Technology and communications			307.2			259		3 - 7
	Machinery, production equipment and vehicles			303.9			255.7		3 - 9
	Office equipment, furniture and fixtures			19.6			19.7		5 - 7


				732.4			633.5
	Less accumulated depreciation			(374.3	)		(293.5	)


	Net property and equipment		$	358.1		$	340





	Depreciation of property and equipment, including depreciation of assets held under capital leases, was $93.6 million, $80.9 million and $72.1 million for the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011, respectively.

	Intangible assets consisted primarily of goodwill in the amount of $2.018 billion and $2.412 billion, indefinite-lived trade names in the amount of $1.959 billion and $2.215 billion, and other intangible assets in the amount of $116.7 million and $158.7 million as of December 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively.

	Fixed assets and intangible assets with finite lives are depreciated and amortized on a straight-line basis over their estimated useful lives. These lives are based on the Company's previous experience for similar assets, potential market obsolescence and other industry and business data. As required by accounting standards for the impairment or disposal of long-lived assets, the Company's long-lived assets, including fixed assets and intangible assets (other than goodwill), are tested for recoverability whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that their carrying amounts may not be recoverable. If the carrying value is no longer recoverable based upon the undiscounted future cash flows of the asset, an impairment loss would be recognized equal to the difference between the carrying amount and the fair value of the asset. Changes in the estimated useful lives or in the asset values could cause the Company to adjust its book value or future expense accordingly.

As required under accounting standards for goodwill and other intangibles, goodwill is not subject to amortization, and intangible assets with indefinite useful lives are not amortized until their useful lives are determined to no longer be indefinite. Goodwill and intangible assets that are not subject to amortization are subject to assessment for impairment by applying a fair-value based test on an annual basis or more frequently if circumstances indicate a potential impairment. The Company adopted the provisions of ASU 2011-08, "Testing Goodwill for Impairment," in the fourth quarter of 2011. This ASU gives entities the option of performing a qualitative assessment before calculating the fair value of a reporting unit in Step 1 of the goodwill impairment test. If entities determine, on the basis of qualitative factors, that the fair value of a reporting unit is more likely than not greater than its carrying amount, the two-step impairment test would not be required. For the 2013 and 2012 annual goodwill impairment review performed as of October 1, 2013 and October 1, 2012, respectively, the Company did not perform qualitative assessments on any reporting unit, but instead completed Step 1 of the goodwill impairment test for all reporting units. For the 2011 annual goodwill impairment review performed as of October 1, 2011, the Company performed qualitative assessments on the Terminix, American Home Shield and ServiceMaster Clean reporting units. Based on these assessments, the Company determined that, more likely than not, the fair values of Terminix, American Home Shield and ServiceMaster Clean were greater than their respective carrying amounts. As a result, the two-step goodwill impairment test was not performed for Terminix, American Home Shield and ServiceMaster Clean in 2011.

Goodwill impairment is determined using a two-step process. The first step involves a comparison of the estimated fair value of a reporting unit to its carrying amount, including goodwill. In performing the first step, the Company determines the fair value of a reporting unit using a combination of a DCF analysis, a market-based comparable approach and a market-based transaction approach. Determining fair value requires the exercise of significant judgment, including judgment about appropriate discount rates, terminal growth rates, the amount and timing of expected future cash flows, as well as relevant comparable company earnings multiples for the market-based comparable approach and relevant transaction multiples for the market-based transaction approach. The cash flows employed in the DCF analyses are based on the Company's most recent budget and, for years beyond the budget, the Company's estimates, which are based on estimated growth rates. The discount rates used in the DCF analyses are intended to reflect the risks inherent in the future cash flows of the respective reporting units. In addition, the market-based comparable and transaction approaches utilize comparable company public trading values, comparable company historical results, research analyst estimates and, where available, values observed in private market transactions. If the estimated fair value of a reporting unit exceeds its carrying amount, goodwill of the reporting unit is not impaired and the second step of the impairment test is not necessary. If the carrying amount of a reporting unit exceeds its estimated fair value, then the second step of the goodwill impairment test must be performed. The second step of the goodwill impairment test compares the implied fair value of the reporting unit's goodwill with its goodwill carrying amount to measure the amount of impairment, if any. The implied fair value of goodwill is determined in the same manner as the amount of goodwill recognized in a business combination. In other words, the estimated fair value of the reporting unit is allocated to all of the assets and liabilities of that unit (including any unrecognized intangible assets) as if the reporting unit had been acquired in a business combination and the fair value of the reporting unit was the purchase price paid. If the carrying amount of the reporting unit's goodwill exceeds the implied fair value of that goodwill, an impairment is recognized in an amount equal to that excess.

The impairment test for other intangible assets not subject to amortization involves a comparison of the estimated fair value of the intangible asset with its carrying value. If the carrying value of the intangible asset exceeds its fair value, an impairment loss is recognized in an amount equal to that excess. The estimates of fair value of intangible assets not subject to amortization are determined using a DCF valuation analysis. The DCF methodology used to value trade names is known as the relief from royalty method and entails identifying the hypothetical cash flows generated by an assumed royalty rate that a third party would pay to license the trade names and discounting them back to the valuation date. Significant judgments inherent in this analysis include the selection of appropriate discount rates and hypothetical royalty rates, estimating the amount and timing of estimated future cash flows attributable to the hypothetical royalty rates and identification of appropriate terminal growth rate assumptions. The discount rates used in the DCF analyses are intended to reflect the risk inherent in the projected future cash flows generated by the respective intangible assets.

Goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible assets, primarily the Company's trade names, are assessed annually for impairment during the fourth quarter or earlier upon the occurrence of certain events or substantive changes in circumstances. The Company performed an interim goodwill impairment analysis at TruGreen as of June 30, 2013 that resulted in a pre-tax non-cash goodwill impairment of $417.5 million. After this impairment charge, there was no goodwill remaining at TruGreen. The Company performed an interim goodwill impairment analysis at TruGreen as of September 30, 2012 that resulted in a pre-tax non-cash goodwill impairment of $794.2 million. During the fourth quarter of 2012, the Company finalized its September 30, 2012 TruGreen valuation resulting in a $4.0 million adjustment to goodwill decreasing the 2012 goodwill impairment charge to $790.2 million. The Company's 2013, 2012, and 2011 annual impairment analyses, which were performed as of October 1 of each year, did not result in any goodwill impairments.

The Company performed an interim trade name impairment analysis at TruGreen as of June 30, 2013 resulting in a pre-tax non-cash trade name impairment charge of $255.8 million recorded in the second quarter of 2013. The Company performed an interim trade name impairment analysis at TruGreen as of June 30, 2012 resulting in a pre-tax non-cash trade name impairment charge of $67.7 million recorded in the second quarter of 2012. Further, the Company performed an interim trade name impairment analysis at TruGreen as of September 30, 2012 resulting in a pre-tax non-cash trade name impairment charge of $51.0 million recorded in the third quarter of 2012. The Company's annual trade name impairment analyses, which were performed as of October 1 of each year, resulted in pre-tax non-cash impairment of $36.7 million in 2011 related to the TruGreen trade name. The Company's October 1, 2013 and 2012 trade name impairment analyses did not result in any trade name impairments. The impairment charges by business segment for the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011, as well as the remaining value of the trade names not subject to amortization by business segment as of December 31, 2013 and 2012 are as follows:


(In thousands)		Terminix			TruGreen			American		ServiceMaster		Other		Total
								Home		Clean		Operations &
								Shield				Headquarters(1)
Balance at December 31, 2010		$	875,100		$	762,200		$	140,400	$	152,600	$	439,900	$	2,370,200
2011 Impairment			—			(36,700	)		—		—		—		(36,700	)


Balance at December 31, 2011			875,100			725,500			140,400		152,600		439,900		2,333,500
2012 Impairment			—			(118,700	)		—		—		—		(118,700	)


Balance at December 31, 2012			875,100			606,800			140,400		152,600		439,900		2,214,800
2013 Impairment			—			(255,800	)		—		—		—		(255,800	)


Balance at December 31, 2013		$	875,100		$	351,000		$	140,400	$	152,600	$	439,900	$	1,959,000






-1
The Other Operations and Headquarters segment includes Merry Maids.

The goodwill impairment charge recorded in 2013 was primarily attributable to a decline in forecasted 2013 and future cash flows at TruGreen over a defined projection period as of June 30, 2013 compared to the projections used in the last annual impairment assessment performed on October 1, 2012. The changes in projected cash flows at TruGreen arose in part from the business challenges at TruGreen described in "Segment Review—TruGreen Segment" in Management's Discussion and Analysis above. Although the Company projected future improvement in cash flows at TruGreen as a part of its June 30, 2013 impairment analysis, total cash flows and projected growth in those cash flows were lower than those projected at the time TruGreen was last tested for impairment in 2012. The long-term growth rates used in the impairment tests at June 30, 2013 and October 1, 2012 were the same and were in line with historical U.S. gross domestic product growth rates. The discount rate used in the June 30, 2013 impairment test was 100 bps lower than the discount rate used in the October 1, 2012 impairment test for TruGreen. The decrease in the discount rate is primarily attributable to changes in market conditions which indicated an improved outlook for the U.S. financial markets and a higher risk tolerance for investors since the 2012 analysis.

The goodwill impairment charge recorded in 2012 was primarily attributable to a decline in forecasted 2012 cash flows and a decrease in projected future growth in cash flows at TruGreen over a defined projection period as of September 30, 2012 compared to the projections used in the previous annual impairment assessment performed on October 1, 2011. Although the Company projected future growth in cash flows at TruGreen as a part of its September 30, 2012 impairment analysis, total cash flows and projected growth in those cash flows were lower than that projected at the time TruGreen was tested for impairment in 2011. The long-term growth rates used in the impairment tests at September 30, 2012 and October 1, 2011 were the same and in line with historical U.S. gross domestic product growth rates. The discount rate used in the September 30, 2012 impairment test was 50 bps lower than the discount rate used in the October 1, 2011 impairment test for TruGreen. The decrease in the discount rate is primarily attributable to changes in market conditions which indicated an improved outlook for the U.S. financial markets since the 2011 analysis.

Based on the revenue results at TruGreen in the first six months of 2013 and a lower revenue outlook for the remainder of 2013 and future years, the Company concluded that there was an impairment indicator requiring the performance of an interim indefinite-lived intangible asset impairment test for the TruGreen trade name as of June 30, 2013. The impairment analysis resulted in a $255.8 million impairment charge recorded in the second quarter of 2013.

The impairment charge recorded in the second quarter of 2013 was primarily attributable to a decrease in the assumed royalty rate and a decrease in projected future growth in revenue at TruGreen over a defined projection period as of June 30, 2013 compared to the royalty rate and projections used in the last annual impairment assessment performed on October 1, 2012. The decrease in the assumed royalty rate was due to lower current and projected earnings as a percent of revenue as compared to the last annual impairment test. Although the Company projected future growth in revenue at TruGreen as part of its June 30, 2013 impairment analysis, total projected revenue was lower than the revenue projected at the time the trade name was last tested for impairment in October 2012. The changes in projected future revenue growth at TruGreen arose in part from the business challenges at TruGreen described in "Segment Review—TruGreen Segment" in Management's Discussion and Analysis above. The long-term revenue growth rates used in the impairment tests at October 1, 2013, June 30, 2013 and October 1, 2012 were the same and in line with historical U.S. gross domestic product growth rates. The discount rates used in the October 1, 2013 and June 30, 2013 impairment tests were the same, but were 100 bps lower than the discount rate used in the October 1, 2012 impairment test for the TruGreen trade name. The decrease in the discount rate from 2012 is primarily attributable to changes in market conditions which indicated an improved outlook for the U.S. financial markets and a higher risk tolerance for investors since the last analysis.

Based on the revenue results at TruGreen in the first six months of 2012 and a then lower revenue outlook for the remainder of 2012 and future years, the Company concluded that there was an impairment indicator requiring the performance of an interim indefinite-lived intangible asset impairment test for the TruGreen trade name as of June 30, 2012. That impairment analysis resulted in a $67.7 million impairment charge recorded in the second quarter of 2012. Based on the revenue results of TruGreen in the third quarter of 2012 and the revised outlook for the remainder of the year and future years, the Company performed another impairment analysis on its TruGreen trade name to determine its fair value as of September 30, 2012. Based on the revised projected revenue for TruGreen as compared to the projections used in the second quarter 2012 impairment test, the Company determined the fair value attributable to the TruGreen trade name was less than its carrying value by $51.0 million, which was recorded as a trade name impairment in the third quarter of 2012. Total non-cash trade name impairments recorded in 2012 related to the TruGreen trade name were $118.7 million.

The impairment charge recorded in the second quarter of 2012 was primarily attributable to a decrease in projected future growth in revenue at TruGreen over a defined projection period as of June 30, 2012 compared to the projections used in the previous annual impairment assessment performed on October 1, 2011. The third quarter impairment charge was primarily attributable to a further reduction in projected revenue growth as compared to expectations in the second quarter of 2012. Although the Company projected future growth in revenue at TruGreen over a defined projection period as a part of its September 30, 2012 impairment analysis, such growth was lower than the revenue growth projected at the time the trade name was tested for impairment in the second quarter of 2012. The long-term revenue growth rates used for periods after the defined projection period in the impairment tests at September 30, 2012, June 30, 2012 and October 1, 2011 were the same and in line with historical U.S. gross domestic product growth rates. The discount rates used in the September 30, 2012 and June 30, 2012 impairment tests were the same, but were 50 bps lower than the discount rate used in the October 1, 2011 impairment test for the TruGreen trade name. The decrease in the discount rate from 2011 is primarily attributable to changes in market conditions which indicated an improved outlook for the U.S. financial markets since the last analysis.

The impairment charge in 2011 was primarily attributable to the use of higher discount rates in the DCF valuation analyses as compared to the discount rates used in the 2010 impairment analyses. Although the projected future growth in cash flows in 2011 were slightly higher than in the 2010 valuation, the increase in the discount rates more than offset the improved cash flows. The increase in the discount rates is primarily attributable to changes in market conditions which indicated a lower risk tolerance in 2011 as compared to 2010. This lower risk tolerance is exhibited through the marketplace's desire for higher returns in order to accept market risk. The long-term revenue growth rates used in the analyses for the October 1, 2011 and 2010 impairment tests were the same and in line with historical U.S. gross domestic product growth rates.

Restricted Net Assets: There are third party restrictions on the ability of certain of the Company's subsidiaries to transfer funds to the Company. These restrictions are related to regulatory requirements at American Home Shield and to a subsidiary borrowing arrangement at SMAC. The payment of ordinary and extraordinary dividends by the Company's home warranty and similar subsidiaries (through which ServiceMaster conducts its American Home Shield business) are subject to significant regulatory restrictions under the laws and regulations of the states in which they operate. Among other things, such laws and regulations require certain such subsidiaries to maintain minimum capital and net worth requirements and may limit the amount of ordinary and extraordinary dividends and other payments that these subsidiaries can pay to ServiceMaster. As of December 31, 2013, the total net assets subject to these third party restrictions was $160.2 million. None of the subsidiaries of ServiceMaster are obligated to make funds available to ServiceMaster through the payment of dividends.

Fair Value of Financial Instruments and Credit Risk: See Note 19 for information relating to the fair value of financial instruments.

Financial instruments, which potentially subject the Company to financial and credit risk, consist principally of investments and receivables. Investments consist primarily of publicly traded debt and common equity securities. The Company periodically reviews its portfolio of investments to determine whether there has been an other than temporary decline in the value of the investments from factors such as deterioration in the financial condition of the issuer or the market(s) in which it competes. The majority of the Company's receivables have little concentration of credit risk due to the large number of customers with relatively small balances and their dispersion across geographical areas. The Company maintains an allowance for losses based upon the expected collectability of receivables.

Income Taxes: The Company is included in the consolidated U.S. federal income tax return of Holdings. State and local returns are filed both on a separate company basis and on a combined unitary basis with Holdings. Current and deferred income taxes are provided for on a separate company basis. The Company accounts for income taxes using an asset and liability approach for the expected future tax consequences of events that have been recognized in the Company's financial statements or tax returns. Deferred income taxes are provided to reflect the differences between the tax bases of assets and liabilities and their reported amounts in the financial statements. Valuation allowances are established when necessary to reduce deferred income tax assets to the amounts expected to be realized.

The Company records a liability for unrecognized tax benefits resulting from uncertain tax positions taken or expected to be taken in its tax return. The Company recognizes potential interest and penalties related to its uncertain tax positions in income tax expense.

Stock-Based Compensation: The Company accounts for stock-based compensation under accounting standards for share based payments, which require that stock options, restricted stock units and share grants be measured at fair value and this value is recognized as compensation expense over the vesting period.

Newly Issued Accounting Statements and Positions: In July 2012, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued ASU 2012-02, "Intangibles—Goodwill and Other: Testing Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets for Impairment," which amends the guidance on testing indefinite-lived intangible assets, other than goodwill, for impairment. This standard allows an entity testing an indefinite-lived intangible asset for impairment the option of performing a qualitative assessment before calculating the fair value of the asset. If entities determine, on the basis of the qualitative assessment, that the fair value of the indefinite-lived intangible asset is more likely than not greater than its carrying amount, the quantitative impairment test would not be required. Otherwise, further testing would be needed. This standard revises the examples of events and circumstances that an entity should consider in interim periods, but it does not revise the requirements to test indefinite-lived intangible assets (1) annually for impairment and (2) between annual tests if there is a change in events or circumstances. The amendments in this standard are effective for annual and interim impairment tests performed for fiscal years beginning after September 15, 2012. The Company adopted the required provisions of this standard during the first quarter of 2013. The adoption of this standard did not have a material impact on the Company's Consolidated Financial Statements.

In February 2013, the FASB issued ASU 2013-02, "Reporting of Amounts Reclassified out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income" to improve the reporting of reclassifications out of accumulated other comprehensive income by requiring an entity to provide information about the amounts reclassified out of accumulated other comprehensive income by component. In addition, an entity is required to present, either on the face of the statement where net income is presented or in the notes, significant amounts reclassified out of accumulated other comprehensive income by the respective line items of net income but only if the amount reclassified is required under GAAP to be reclassified to net income in its entirety in the same reporting period. For other amounts that are not required under GAAP to be reclassified in their entirety to net income, an entity is required to cross-reference to other disclosures required under GAAP that provide additional detail about those amounts. The amendments in this standard do not change the current requirements for reporting net income or other comprehensive income in financial statements and are effective prospectively for reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2012. The Company adopted the required provisions of this standard during the first quarter of 2013. The disclosures required by this standard are presented in Note 14 of the Company's Consolidated Financial Statements.

In July 2013, the FASB issued ASU 2013-11, "Presentation of an Unrecognized Tax Benefit When a Net Operating Loss Carryforward, a Similar Tax Loss, or Tax Credit Carryforward Exists" to eliminate the diversity in practice associated with the presentation of unrecognized tax benefits in instances where a net operating loss carryforward, a similar tax loss, or a tax credit carryforward exists. ASU 2013-11 generally requires an unrecognized tax benefit, or a portion of an unrecognized tax benefit, to be presented in the financial statements as a reduction to a deferred tax asset for a net operating loss carryforward, a similar tax loss, or a tax credit carryforward, except in certain circumstances. The amendments in ASU 2013-11 are effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those years, beginning after December 15, 2013. The adoption of this standard is not expected to have a material impact on the Company's Consolidated Financial Statements.

Acquisition_of_ServiceMaster

Acquisition of ServiceMaster	12 Months Ended
Acquisition of ServiceMaster	Dec. 31, 2013
Acquisition of ServiceMaster	'
Acquisition of ServiceMaster	'

	Note 2. Acquisition of ServiceMaster

	On the 2007 Closing Date, ServiceMaster was acquired pursuant to the 2007 Merger, and, immediately following the completion of the 2007 Merger, all of the outstanding common stock of Holdings, the ultimate parent company of ServiceMaster, was owned by investment funds sponsored by, or affiliated with, certain Equity Sponsors.

	Equity contributions totaling $1.431 billion, together with (i) borrowings under a then new $1.150 billion senior unsecured interim loan facility, (the "Interim Loan Facility"), (ii) borrowings under a then new $2.650 billion Term Loan Facility, and (iii) cash on hand at ServiceMaster, were used, among other things, to finance the aggregate 2007 Merger consideration, to make payments in satisfaction of other equity-based interests in ServiceMaster under the 2007 Merger agreement, to settle existing interest rate swaps, to redeem or provide for the repayment of certain of the Company's existing indebtedness and to pay related transaction fees and expenses. In addition, letters of credit issued under a new $150.0 million pre-funded letter of credit facility were used to replace and/or secure letters of credit previously issued under a ServiceMaster credit facility that was terminated as of the 2007 Closing Date. On the 2007 Closing Date, the Company also entered into, but did not then draw under, the Revolving Credit Facility.

	In connection with the 2007 Merger and the related transactions, ServiceMaster retired certain of its existing indebtedness, including ServiceMaster's $179.0 million, 7.875 percent notes due August 15, 2009 (the "2009 Notes"). On the 2007 Closing Date, the 2009 Notes were called for redemption, and they were redeemed on August 29, 2007. Additionally, the Company utilized a portion of the proceeds from the Term Facilities to repay at maturity ServiceMaster's $49.2 million, 6.95 percent notes due August 15, 2007. The Interim Loan Facility matured on July 24, 2008. On the maturity date, outstanding amounts under the Interim Loan Facility were converted on a one-to-one basis into the 2015 Notes.

Business_Segment_Reporting

Business Segment Reporting	12 Months Ended
Business Segment Reporting	Dec. 31, 2013
Business Segment Reporting	'
Business Segment Reporting	'

	Note 3. Business Segment Reporting

	As of December 31, 2013, the business of the Company was conducted through five reportable segments: Terminix, TruGreen, American Home Shield, ServiceMaster Clean and Other Operations and Headquarters.

	In accordance with accounting standards for segments, the Company's reportable segments are strategic business units that offer different services. The Terminix segment provides termite and pest control services to residential and commercial customers and distributes pest control products. The TruGreen segment provides residential and commercial lawn, tree and shrub care services. The American Home Shield segment provides home warranties and preventative maintenance contracts for household systems and appliances. The ServiceMaster Clean segment provides residential and commercial disaster restoration, janitorial and cleaning services through franchises primarily under the ServiceMaster, ServiceMaster Restore and ServiceMaster Clean brand names, on-site wood furniture repair and restoration services primarily under the Furniture Medic brand name and home inspection services primarily under the AmeriSpec brand name. The Other Operations and Headquarters segment includes the franchised and Company-owned operations of Merry Maids, which provides home cleaning services. The Other Operations and Headquarters segment also includes SMAC, our financing subsidiary exclusively dedicated to providing financing to our franchisees and retail customers of our operating units, and the Company's headquarters operations, which provide various technology, marketing, finance, legal and other support services to the business units. The composition of our reportable segments is consistent with that used by our chief operating decision maker (the "CODM") to evaluate performance and allocate resources.

	Information regarding the accounting policies used by the Company is described in Note 1. The Company derives substantially all of its revenue from customers and franchisees in the United States with less than two percent generated in foreign markets. Operating expenses of the business units consist primarily of direct costs. Identifiable assets are those used in carrying out the operations of the business unit and include intangible assets directly related to its operations.

	During the fourth quarter of 2013, the Company determined that Adjusted EBITDA would be its measure of segment profitability. Accordingly, the CODM evaluates performance and allocates resources based primarily on Adjusted EBITDA. Adjusted EBITDA is defined as net income (loss) before: income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of income taxes; provision (benefit) for income taxes; gain (loss) on extinguishment of debt; interest expense; depreciation and amortization expense; non-cash goodwill and trade name impairment; non-cash asset impairments; non-cash stock-based compensation expense; restructuring charges; management and consulting fees; and non-cash effects attributable to the application of purchase accounting. The Company's definition of Adjusted EBITDA may not be calculated or comparable to similarly titled measures of other companies.

	Segment information for continuing operations is presented below:


			Year Ended December 31,
	(In thousands)		2013			2012			2011
	Operating Revenue:
	Terminix		$	1,309,469		$	1,265,417		$	1,193,075
	TruGreen			895,943			979,081			1,100,741
	American Home Shield			740,062			720,860			686,737
	ServiceMaster Clean			150,929			139,441			138,691
	Other Operations and Headquarters			92,432			88,482			86,628


	Total Operating Revenue		$	3,188,835		$	3,193,281		$	3,205,872




	Adjusted EBITDA:(1)
	Terminix		$	318,903		$	319,838		$	299,485
	TruGreen			25,999			152,813			209,031
	American Home Shield			170,866			141,542			131,977
	ServiceMaster Clean			67,942			61,041			64,018
	Other Operations and Headquarters			(107,721	)		(104,000	)		(94,036	)


	Total Adjusted EBITDA		$	475,989		$	571,234		$	610,475




	Identifiable Assets:
	Terminix		$	2,694,448		$	2,591,967		$	2,601,869
	TruGreen			598,257			1,200,063			2,087,055
	American Home Shield			999,541			976,280			954,599
	ServiceMaster Clean			373,650			373,314			370,526
	Other Operations and Headquarters			1,245,630			1,269,290			1,132,757


	Total Identifiable Assets(2)		$	5,911,526		$	6,410,914		$	7,146,806




	Depreciation & Amortization Expense:
	Terminix		$	73,014		$	75,713		$	75,347
	TruGreen			49,721			45,729			41,929
	American Home Shield			8,037			8,606			27,331
	ServiceMaster Clean			4,914			5,071			6,150
	Other Operations and Headquarters			13,426			11,123			12,679


Total Depreciation & Amortization Expense(3)		$	149,112		$	146,242		$	163,436




Capital Expenditures:
Terminix		$	10,701		$	13,623		$	23,457
TruGreen			21,391			29,079			44,714
American Home Shield			13,013			15,087			17,529
ServiceMaster Clean			811			454			935
Other Operations and Headquarters			14,488			14,985			9,905


Total Capital Expenditures		$	60,404		$	73,228		$	96,540






-1
Presented below is a reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA to Net (Loss) Income:


		Year Ended December 31,
(In thousands)		2013			2012			2011
Adjusted EBITDA:
Terminix		$	318,903		$	319,838		$	299,485
TruGreen			25,999			152,813			209,031
American Home Shield			170,866			141,542			131,977
ServiceMaster Clean			67,942			61,041			64,018
Other Operations and Headquarters			(107,721	)		(104,000	)		(94,036	)


Total Adjusted EBITDA			475,989			571,234			610,475
Depreciation and amortization expense			(149,112	)		(146,242	)		(163,436	)
Non-cash goodwill and trade name impairment			(673,253	)		(908,873	)		(36,700	)
Non-cash asset impairment			(165	)		(8,732	)		—
Non-cash stock-based compensation expense			(4,046	)		(7,119	)		(8,412	)
Restructuring charges			(20,840	)		(18,177	)		(8,162	)
Management and consulting fees			(7,250	)		(7,250	)		(7,500	)
Loss from discontinued operations, net of income taxes			(1,135	)		(200	)		(27,016	)
Benefit (provision) for income taxes			122,906			114,260			(43,912	)
Loss on extinguishment of debt			—			(55,554	)		(774	)
Interest expense			(249,033	)		(246,906	)		(273,823	)
Non-cash credits attributable to purchase accounting			—			16			81


Net (Loss) Income		$	(505,939	)	$	(713,543	)	$	40,821





-2
Assets of discontinued operations are not included in the business segment table.

-3
There are no adjustments necessary to reconcile total depreciation and amortization as presented in the business segment table to the consolidated totals. Amortization of debt issue costs is not included in the business segment table.

The Other Operations and Headquarters segment includes the operations of Merry Maids, as well as the Company's headquarters function. The Merry Maids operations reported operating revenue of $84.6 million, $82.0 million and $81.0 million for the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011, respectively, and Adjusted EBITDA of $20.7 million, $21.2 million and $21.0 million for the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011, respectively.

See Note 4 for information relating to segment goodwill.

Goodwill_and_Intangible_Assets

Goodwill and Intangible Assets	12 Months Ended
Goodwill and Intangible Assets	Dec. 31, 2013
Goodwill and Intangible Assets	'
Goodwill and Intangible Assets	'

	Note 4. Goodwill and Intangible Assets

	Goodwill and intangible assets that are not amortized are subject to assessment for impairment by applying a fair-value based test on an annual basis or more frequently if circumstances indicate a potential impairment. As described in Note 1, the 2013, 2012 and 2011 results include pre-tax non-cash impairment charges of $673.3 million and $908.9 million and $36.7 million, respectively, to reduce the carrying value of goodwill and trade names as a result of the Company's annual and interim impairment testing of goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible assets.

	During the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012, the increase in goodwill and other intangible assets related primarily to tuck-in acquisitions completed throughout the period by Terminix, TruGreen and Merry Maids.

	The table below summarizes the goodwill balances by segment for continuing operations:


	(In thousands)	Terminix			TruGreen			American			ServiceMaster			Other			Total
								Home			Clean			Operations &
								Shield						Headquarters
	Balance at December 31, 2011	$	1,424,518		$	1,201,922		$	347,573		$	135,677		$	52,290		$	3,161,980
	Impairment charge		—			(790,173	)		—			—			—			(790,173	)
	Acquisitions		34,220			5,586			—			—			1,211			41,017
	Other(1)		(248	)		(266	)		(93	)		92			(58	)		(573	)


	Balance at December 31, 2012		1,458,490			417,069			347,480			135,769			53,443			2,412,251
	Impairment charge		—			(417,453	)		—			—			—			(417,453	)
	Acquisitions		22,055			683			—			1,514			730			24,982
	Other(1)		(533	)		(299	)		(12	)		(476	)		(120	)		(1,440	)


	Balance at December 31, 2013	$	1,480,012		$	—		$	347,468		$	136,807		$	54,053		$	2,018,340






	-1
	Reflects the impact of the amortization of tax deductible goodwill and foreign exchange rate changes.

	Accumulated impairment losses as of December 31, 2013 and 2012 were $1.208 billion and $790.2 million, respectively, and related entirely to the TruGreen reporting unit. There were no accumulated impairment losses as of December 31, 2011.

	The table below summarizes the other intangible asset balances for continuing operations:


					December 31, 2013									December 31, 2012
		Estimated
		Remaining
		Useful Lives
	(In thousands)	(Years)			Gross			Accumulated			Net			Gross			Accumulated			Net
	(In thousands)				Gross			Amortization			Net			Gross			Amortization			Net
	Trade names(1)		N/A		$	1,959,000		$	—		$	1,959,000		$	2,214,800		$	—		$	2,214,800
	Customer relationships		3 - 10			705,307			(636,732	)		68,575			697,264			(592,724	)		104,540
	Franchise agreements		20 - 25			88,000			(54,111	)		33,889			88,000			(48,649	)		39,351
	Other		4 - 30			64,913			(50,671	)		14,242			59,117			(44,339	)		14,778


	Total				$	2,817,220		$	(741,514	)	$	2,075,706		$	3,059,181		$	(685,712	)	$	2,373,469






	-1
	Not subject to amortization. Includes a pre-tax non-cash impairment charge of $255.8 million recorded in the year ended December 31, 2013 to reduce the carrying value of the TruGreen trade name.

	Amortization expense of $55.5 million, $65.3 million and $91.4 million was recorded in the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011, respectively. For the existing intangible assets, the Company anticipates amortization expense of $50.9 million, $27.5 million, $7.8 million, $5.8 million and $3.8 million in 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018, respectively.

Income_Taxes

Income Taxes	12 Months Ended
Income Taxes	Dec. 31, 2013
Income Taxes	'
Income Taxes	'

	Note 5. Income Taxes

	As of December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011, the Company had $7.8 million, $8.3 million and $9.0 million, respectively, of tax benefits primarily reflected in state tax returns that have not been recognized for financial reporting purposes ("unrecognized tax benefits"). At December 31, 2013 and 2012, $7.8 million and $8.3 million, respectively, of unrecognized tax benefits would impact the effective tax rate if recognized. A reconciliation of the beginning and ending amount of gross unrecognized tax benefits is as follows:


			Year Ended
			December 31,
	(In millions)		2013			2012			2011
	Gross unrecognized tax benefits at beginning of period		$	8.3		$	9		$	13.7
	Increases in tax positions for prior years			0.4			0.3			1.1
	Decreases in tax positions for prior years			(0.2	)		(0.4	)		(2.1	)
	Increases in tax positions for current year			1			0.9			1.1
	Lapse in statute of limitations			(1.7	)		(1.5	)		(4.8	)


	Gross unrecognized tax benefits at end of period		$	7.8		$	8.3		$	9





	Up to $1.4 million of the Company's unrecognized tax benefits could be recognized within the next 12 months. As of December 31, 2012, the Company believed that it was reasonably possible that a decrease of up to $0.9 million in unrecognized tax benefits would have occurred during the year ended December 31, 2013. During the year ended December 31, 2013 unrecognized tax benefits actually decreased by $1.9 million as a result of the closing of certain state audits and the expiration of statutes of limitation.

	The Company files consolidated and separate income tax returns in the United States federal jurisdiction and in many state and foreign jurisdictions. The Company has been audited by the IRS through its year ended December 31, 2011, and is no longer subject to state and local or foreign income tax examinations by tax authorities for years before 2006.

	In the ordinary course of business, the Company is subject to review by domestic and foreign taxing authorities. For U.S. federal income tax purposes, the Company participates in the IRS's Compliance Assurance Process whereby its U.S. federal income tax returns are reviewed by the IRS both prior to and after their filing. The U.S. federal income tax returns filed by the Company through the year ended December 31, 2011 have been audited by the IRS. In the second quarter of 2013, the IRS completed the audits of the Company's tax returns for the year ended December 31, 2011 with no adjustments or additional payments. The Company's tax returns for the year ended December 31, 2012 are under audit, which is expected to be completed by the second quarter of 2014. The IRS commenced examinations of the Company's U.S. federal income tax returns for 2013 in the first quarter of 2013. The examination is anticipated to be completed by the second quarter of 2015. Seven state tax authorities are in the process of auditing state income tax returns of various subsidiaries.

	The Company's policy is to recognize potential interest and penalties related to its tax positions within the tax provision. During the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011, the Company reversed interest expense of $0.1 million, $0.2 million and $1.7 million, respectively, through the tax provision. During the years ended December 31, 2012 and 2011, the Company reversed penalties of $0.1 million and $0.3 million, respectively, through the tax provision. There were no similar reversals for the year ended December 31, 2013. As of December 31, 2013 and 2012, the Company had accrued for the payment of interest and penalties of $1.1 million and $1.2 million, respectively.

	The components of our (loss) income from continuing operations before income taxes are as follows:


			Year Ended December 31,
			2013			2012			2011
	U.S.		$	(628,934	)	$	(821,122	)	$	108,603
	Foreign			1,692			(6,255	)		3,146


	Total		$	(627,242	)	$	(827,377	)	$	111,749





	The reconciliation of income tax computed at the U.S. federal statutory tax rate to the Company's effective income tax rate for continuing operations is as follows:


			Year Ended
			December 31,
			2013			2012			2011
	Tax at U.S. federal statutory rate			35	%		35	%		35	%
	State and local income taxes, net of U.S. federal benefit			3			3.2			1.8
	Tax credits			0.5			0.2			(2.3	)
	Nondeductible goodwill			(17.3	)		(24.8	)		—
	Other permanent items			(0.7	)		(0.2	)		1.5
	Other, including foreign rate differences and reserves			(0.9	)		0.4			3.3


	Effective rate			19.6	%		13.8	%		39.3	%





The effective tax rate for discontinued operations for the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011 was a tax benefit of 40.6 percent, 91.9 percent and 42.3 percent, respectively. The effective tax rate for the year ending December 31, 2012 was impacted by an adjustment to the estimated tax benefit of goodwill in connection with the sale of TruGreen LandCare in 2011.

Income tax expense from continuing operations is as follows:


		2013
(In thousands)		Current			Deferred			Total
U.S. federal		$	1,325		$	(112,840	)	$	(111,515	)
Foreign			2,936			(1,854	)		1,082
State and local			4,820			(17,293	)		(12,473	)


		$	9,081		$	(131,987	)	$	(122,906	)









		2012
		Current			Deferred			Total
U.S. federal		$	(319	)	$	(104,008	)	$	(104,327	)
Foreign			2,544			(2,934	)		(390	)
State and local			7,274			(16,817	)		(9,543	)


		$	9,499		$	(123,759	)	$	(114,260	)









		2011
		Current			Deferred			Total
U.S. federal		$	2,103		$	39,946		$	42,049
Foreign			3,284			(3,984	)		(700	)
State and local			3,477			(914	)		2,563


		$	8,864		$	35,048		$	43,912





Deferred income tax expense results from timing differences in the recognition of income and expense for income tax and financial reporting purposes. Deferred income tax balances reflect the net tax effects of temporary differences between the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities for financial reporting and income tax purposes. The deferred tax asset primarily reflects the impact of future tax deductions related to the Company's accruals and certain net operating loss carryforwards. The deferred tax liability is primarily attributable to the basis differences related to intangible assets. Valuation allowances are recorded to reduce deferred tax assets when it is more likely than not that a tax benefit will not be realized. The valuation allowance for deferred tax assets as of December 31, 2013 was $7.3 million. The net change in the total valuation allowance for the year ended December 31, 2013 was an increase of $1.3 million and was primarily attributable to additional net operating loss carryforwards in foreign jurisdictions.

Significant components of the Company's deferred tax balances are as follows:


		December 31,
(In thousands)		2013			2012
Deferred tax assets (liabilities):
Current Asset:
Prepaid expenses		$	(18,351	)	$	(15,812	)
Receivables allowances			19,400			13,365
Accrued insurance expenses			9,130			5,758
Current reserves			6,666			5,925
Accrued expenses and other			19,900			23,935
Net operating loss and tax credit carryforwards			74,328			74,328


Total current asset			111,073			107,499


Non-current Asset:
Intangible assets			3,512			—
Other assets			5			—


Total non-current assets(1)			3,517			—


Long-Term Liability:
Intangible assets(2)			(799,476	)		(937,746	)
Accrued insurance expenses			2,895			3,735
Net operating loss and tax credit carryforwards			74,382			73,688
Other long-term obligations			(81,883	)		(67,935	)
Less valuation allowance			(7,324	)		(6,013	)


Total long-term liability			(811,406	)		(934,271	)


Net deferred tax liability		$	(696,816	)	$	(826,772	)






-1
Included in Other assets on the Consolidated Statement of Financial Position.

-2
The deferred tax liability relates primarily to the difference in the tax versus book basis of intangible assets. The majority of this liability will not actually be paid unless certain business units of the Company are sold.

As of December 31, 2013, the Company had deferred tax assets, net of valuation allowances, of $127.8 million for federal and state net operating loss and capital loss carryforwards which expire at various dates up to 2033. The Company also had deferred tax assets, net of valuation allowances, of $13.6 million for federal and state credit carryforwards which expire at various dates up to 2033.

For the year ended December 31, 2011, the Company reorganized certain foreign subsidiaries in conjunction with its international growth initiatives and evaluated its liquidity requirements in the U.S. and the capital requirements of its foreign subsidiaries. Based on these factors, the Company considers undistributed earnings of its foreign subsidiaries as of December 31, 2013 to be indefinitely reinvested. Accordingly, the Company has not recorded deferred taxes for U.S. or foreign withholding taxes on the excess of the amount for financial reporting purposes over the tax basis of investments in foreign subsidiaries that are essentially permanent in duration. This amount becomes taxable upon a repatriation of assets from the subsidiary or a sale or liquidation of the subsidiary. Determination of the amount of any unrecognized deferred income tax liability on this temporary difference is not practicable due to the complexities of the hypothetical calculation. The amount of cash associated with indefinitely reinvested foreign earnings was approximately $19.0 million and $28.7 million as of December 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively. The Company does not anticipate the need to repatriate funds to the United States to satisfy domestic liquidity needs arising in the ordinary course of business, including liquidity needs associated with our domestic debt service requirements.

Acquisitions

Acquisitions	12 Months Ended
Acquisitions	Dec. 31, 2013
Acquisitions	'
Acquisitions	'

	Note 6. Acquisitions

	Acquisitions have been accounted for using the acquisition method and, accordingly, the results of operations of the acquired businesses have been included in the Company's Consolidated Financial Statements since their dates of acquisition. The assets and liabilities of these businesses were recorded in the financial statements at their estimated fair values as of the acquisition dates.

	2013

	During the year ended December 31, 2013, the Company completed several pest control and termite and lawn care acquisitions, along with several Merry Maids franchise acquisitions and the purchase of a distributor license agreement at ServiceMaster Clean. The total net purchase price for these acquisitions was $40.7 million. The Company recorded goodwill of $25.0 million and other intangibles of $13.8 million related to these acquisitions.

	Prior Years

	During the year ended December 31, 2012, the Company completed several pest control and termite and lawn care acquisitions, along with several Merry Maids franchise acquisitions and the purchase of a distributor license agreement at ServiceMaster Clean. The total net purchase price for these acquisitions was $57.3 million. Related to these acquisitions, the Company recorded goodwill of $41.0 million and other intangibles of $16.8 million.

	During the year ended December 31, 2011, the Company completed several pest control and termite and lawn care acquisitions for a total net purchase price of $57.1 million. Related to these acquisitions, the Company recorded goodwill of $39.5 million and other intangibles of $16.2 million.

	Cash Flow Information for Acquisitions

	Supplemental cash flow information regarding the Company's acquisitions, excluding the 2007 Merger, is as follows:


		Year Ended December 31,
	(In thousands)	2013			2012			2011
	Purchase price (including liabilities assumed)	$	40,767		$	61,792		$	58,844
	Less liabilities assumed		(96	)		(4,499	)		(1,700	)


	Net purchase price	$	40,671		$	57,293		$	57,144




	Net cash paid for acquisitions	$	32,085		$	46,138		$	44,365
	Seller financed debt		8,586			11,155			12,779


	Payment for acquisitions	$	40,671		$	57,293		$	57,144

Discontinued_Operations

Discontinued Operations	12 Months Ended
Discontinued Operations	Dec. 31, 2013
Discontinued Operations	'
Discontinued Operations	'

	Note 7. Discontinued Operations

	In the first quarter of 2011, ServiceMaster concluded that TruGreen LandCare did not fit within the long-term strategic plans of the Company and committed to a plan to sell the business. On April 21, 2011, the Company entered into a purchase agreement to sell the TruGreen LandCare business, and the disposition was effective as of April 30, 2011. As a result of the decision to sell this business, a $34.2 million impairment charge ($21.0 million, net of tax) was recorded in loss from discontinued operations, net of income taxes, in the first quarter of 2011 to reduce the carrying value of TruGreen LandCare's assets to their estimated fair value less cost to sell in accordance with applicable accounting standards. Upon completion of the sale, a $6.2 million loss on sale ($1.9 million, net of tax) was recorded. During the year ended December 31, 2012, upon finalization of certain post-closing adjustments and disputes, the Company recorded an additional $1.3 million loss on sale ($0.5 million gain, net of tax).

	Financial Information for Discontinued Operations

	Loss from discontinued operations, net of income taxes, for all periods presented includes the operating results of the previously sold businesses.

	The operating results of discontinued operations are as follows:


		Year Ended December 31,
	(In thousands)	2013			2012			2011
	Operating Revenue	$	—		$	—		$	75,765
	Loss before income taxes(1)		(1,912	)		(1,138	)		(40,620	)
	Benefit for income taxes(1)		(777	)		(453	)		(15,461	)


	Loss, net of income taxes(1)		(1,135	)		(685	)		(25,159	)
	Gain (loss) on sale, net of income taxes		—			485			(1,857	)


	Loss from discontinued operations, net of income taxes(1)	$	(1,135	)	$	(200	)	$	(27,016	)






	-1
	During 2011, a pre-tax non-cash impairment charge of $34.2 million ($21.0 million, net of tax) was recorded to reduce the carrying value of TruGreen LandCare's assets to their estimated fair value less cost to sell in accordance with applicable accounting standards.

	The table below summarizes the activity during the year ended December 31, 2013 for the remaining liabilities of previously sold businesses. The remaining obligations primarily relate to self-insurance claims and related costs. The Company believes that the remaining reserves continue to be adequate and reasonable.


	(In thousands)	As of			Cash			Expense			As of
		December 31, 2012			Payments			(Income)			December 31, 2013
					or Other
	Remaining liabilities of discontinued operations:
	TruGreen LandCare	$	415		$	(696	)	$	1,337		$	1,056
	InStar		352			(61	)		(83	)		208
	Other		138			37			(119	)		56


	Total liabilities of discontinued operations	$	905		$	(720	)	$	1,135		$	1,320

Restructuring_Charges

Restructuring Charges	12 Months Ended
Restructuring Charges	Dec. 31, 2013
Restructuring Charges.	'
Restructuring Charges	'

	Note 8. Restructuring Charges

	The Company incurred restructuring charges of $20.8 million ($16.4 million, net of tax), $18.2 million ($11.1 million, net of tax) and $8.2 million ($5.0 million, net of tax) for the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011, respectively. Restructuring charges were comprised of the following:


		Year Ended December 31,
	(In thousands)	2013			2012		2011
	TruGreen Separation Transaction(1)	$	13,398		$	—	$	—
	Terminix branch optimization(2)		2,099			3,652		3,560
	TruGreen reorganization and restructuring(3)		1,362			3,241		1,115
	American Home Shield reorganization(4)		—			647		—
	ServiceMaster Clean reorganization(4)		360			1,370		—
	Centers of excellence initiative(5)		3,629			9,267		3,416
	Other(6)		(8	)		—		71


	Total restructuring charges	$	20,840		$	18,177	$	8,162






	-1
	Represents expenses incurred by the Company directly related to the TruGreen Separation Transaction. These charges included professional fees of $12.8 million and severance of $0.6 million.

	-2
	For the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011, these charges included severance costs of $0.9 million, $0.4 million and $0.1 million, respectively, and lease termination costs of $1.2 million, $3.3 million and $3.5 million, respectively.

	-3
	For the year ended December 31, 2013, these charges included severance costs. For the years ended December 31, 2012 and 2011, these charges included severance costs of $2.7 million and $0.8 million, respectively, and lease termination costs of $0.5 million and $0.3 million, respectively.

	-4
	For the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012, these charges included severance costs.

	-5
	Represents restructuring charges related to an initiative to enhance capabilities and reduce costs in the Company's headquarters functions that provide company-wide administrative services for our operations that we refer to as "centers of excellence." For the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011, these charges included severance and other costs of $0.9 million, $4.6 million and $1.9 million, respectively, and professional fees of $2.7 million, $4.7 million and $1.5 million, respectively.

	-6
	These charges included reserve adjustments associated with previous restructuring initiatives.

	The pretax charges discussed above are reported in Restructuring charges in the Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive (Loss) Income.

	A reconciliation of the beginning and ending balances of accrued restructuring charges, which are included in Accrued Liabilities—Other on the Consolidated Statements of Financial Position, is presented as follows:


	(In thousands)	Accrued
		Restructuring
		Charges
	Balance as of December 31, 2011	$	3,890
	Costs incurred		18,177
	Costs paid or otherwise settled		(17,525	)


	Balance as of December 31, 2012		4,542
	Costs incurred		20,840
	Costs paid or otherwise settled		(17,847	)


	Balance as of December 31, 2013	$	7,535

Commitments_and_Contingencies

Commitments and Contingencies	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013
Commitments and Contingencies.	'
Commitments and Contingencies	'

	Note 9. Commitments and Contingencies

	The Company leases certain property and equipment under various operating lease arrangements. Most of the property leases provide that the Company pay taxes, insurance and maintenance applicable to the leased premises. As leases for existing locations expire, the Company expects to renew the leases or substitute another location and lease.

	Rental expense for the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011 was $63.0 million, $68.0 million and $76.7 million, respectively. Based on leases in place as of December 31, 2013, future long-term non-cancelable operating lease payments will be approximately $38.7 million in 2014, $29.5 million in 2015, $22.6 million in 2016, $16.4 million in 2017, $10.7 million in 2018 and $7.4 million in 2019 and thereafter.

	A portion of the Company's vehicle fleet and some equipment are leased through operating leases. The lease terms are non-cancelable for the first twelve-month term, and then are month-to-month, cancelable at the Company's option. There are residual value guarantees by the Company (which approximate 84 percent of the estimated terminal value at the inception of the lease) relative to these vehicles and equipment, which historically have not resulted in significant net payments to the lessors. The fair value of the assets under all of the fleet and equipment leases is expected to substantially mitigate the Company's guarantee obligations under the agreements. As of December 31, 2013, the Company's residual value guarantees related to the leased assets totaled $11.4 million for which the Company has recorded as a liability the estimated fair value of these guarantees of $0.1 million in the Consolidated Statements of Financial Position.

	Certain of the Company's assets, including vehicles, equipment and a call center facility, are leased under capital leases with $78.0 million in remaining lease obligations as of December 31, 2013. Based on leases in place as of December 31, 2013, future lease payments under capital leases will be approximately $18.6 million in 2014, $17.2 million in 2015, $16.2 million in 2016, $13.8 million in 2017, $9.8 million in 2018 and $2.4 million in 2019 and thereafter.

	In the normal course of business, the Company periodically enters into agreements that incorporate indemnification provisions. While the maximum amount to which the Company may be exposed under such agreements cannot be estimated, the Company does not expect these guarantees and indemnifications to have a material effect on the Company's business, financial condition, results of operations or cash flows.

	The Company carries insurance policies on insurable risks at levels which it believes to be appropriate, including workers' compensation, auto and general liability risks. The Company purchases insurance policies from third party insurance carriers, which typically incorporate significant deductibles or self-insured retentions. The Company is responsible for all claims that fall below the retention limits. In determining the Company's accrual for self-insured claims, the Company uses historical claims experience to establish both the current year accrual and the underlying provision for future losses. This actuarially determined provision and related accrual includes known claims, as well as incurred but not reported claims. The Company adjusts its estimate of accrued self-insured claims when required to reflect changes based on factors such as changes in health care costs, accident frequency and claim severity.

	A reconciliation of the beginning and ending accrued self-insured claims, which are included in Accrued liabilities—Self-insured claims and related expenses and Other long-term obligations, primarily self-insured claims, on the Consolidated Statements of Financial Position, net of insurance recoverables, which are included in Prepaid expenses and other assets and Other assets on the Consolidated Statements of Financial Position, is presented as follows:


	(In thousands)	Accrued
		Self-insured
		Claims, Net
	Balance as of December 31, 2011	$	108,082
	Provision for self-insured claims		35,413
	Cash payments		(39,670	)


	Balance as of December 31, 2012		103,825
	Provision for self-insured claims		47,452
	Cash payments		(48,590	)


	Balance as of December 31, 2013	$	102,687





	Accruals for home warranty claims in the American Home Shield business are made based on the Company's claims experience and actuarial projections. Termite damage claim accruals in the Terminix business are recorded based on both the historical rates of claims incurred within a contract year and the cost per claim. Current activity could differ causing a change in estimates. The Company has certain liabilities with respect to existing or potential claims, lawsuits and other proceedings. The Company accrues for these liabilities when it is probable that future costs will be incurred and such costs can be reasonably estimated. Any resulting adjustments, which could be material, are recorded in the period the adjustments are identified.

	In the ordinary course of conducting business activities, the Company and its subsidiaries become involved in judicial, administrative and regulatory proceedings involving both private parties and governmental authorities. These proceedings include insured and uninsured matters that are brought on an individual, collective, representative and class action basis, or other proceedings involving regulatory, employment, general and commercial liability, automobile liability, wage and hour, environmental and other matters. The Company has entered into settlement agreements in certain cases, including with respect to putative collective and class actions, which are subject to court or other approvals. If one or more of the Company's settlements are not finally approved, the Company could have additional or different exposure, which could be material. At this time, the Company does not expect any of these proceedings to have a material effect on its reputation, business, financial position, results of operations or cash flows; however, the Company can give no assurance that the results of any such proceedings will not materially affect its reputation, business, financial position, results of operations and cash flows.

Related_Party_Transactions

Related Party Transactions	12 Months Ended
Related Party Transactions	Dec. 31, 2013
Related Party Transactions	'
Related Party Transactions	'

	Note 10. Related Party Transactions

	In connection with the 2007 Merger and the related transactions, the Company entered into a consulting agreement with CD&R under which CD&R provides the Company with on-going consulting and management advisory services. The annual management fee payable under the consulting agreement with CD&R is $6.25 million. Under this agreement, the Company recorded management fees in each of the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011 of $6.25 million, which is included in Selling and administrative expenses in the Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive (Loss) Income. The consulting agreement also provides that CD&R may receive additional fees in connection with certain subsequent financing and acquisition or disposition transactions. There were no additional fees incurred in each of the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011. The consulting agreement will terminate on July 24, 2017, unless terminated earlier at CD&R's election.

	In addition, in August 2009, the Company entered into consulting agreements with Citigroup, BAS and JPMorgan. Under the consulting agreements, Citigroup, BAS and JPMorgan each provide the Company with on-going consulting and management advisory services through June 30, 2016 or the earlier termination of the existing consulting agreement between the Company and CD&R. On September 30, 2010, Citigroup transferred the management responsibility for certain investment funds that owned shares of common stock of Holdings to StepStone and Lexington Partners Advisors LP. Citigroup also assigned its obligations and rights under its consulting agreement to StepStone, and beginning in the fourth quarter of 2010, the consulting fee otherwise payable to Citigroup became payable to StepStone. As of December 22, 2011, Holdings purchased from BAS 7.5 million shares of capital stock of Holdings, and, effective January 1, 2012, the annual consulting fee payable to BAS was reduced to $0.25 million. The Company pays annual consulting fees of $0.5 million, $0.25 million and $0.25 million to StepStone, BAS and JPMorgan, respectively. The Company recorded aggregate consulting fees related to these agreements of $1.0 million in each of the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012 and $1.25 million for the year ended December 31, 2011, which is included in Selling and administrative expenses in the Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive (Loss) Income.

	In 2008 and 2009, Holdings completed open market purchases totaling $65.0 million in face value of the 2015 Notes for a cost of $21.4 million. On December 21, 2011, the Company purchased from Holdings and retired $65.0 million in face value of the 2015 Notes for an aggregate purchase price of $68.0 million, which included payment of accrued interest of $3.0 million. During the year ended December 31, 2011, the Company recorded interest expense of $6.8 million related to 2015 Notes held by Holdings and paid interest to Holdings in the amount of $10.0 million. As a result of the purchase of the 2015 Notes from Holdings, the Company did not have interest payable to Holdings as of December 31, 2013 and 2012.

	On April 19, 2013, the Company entered into a revolving promissory note with Holdings with a maximum borrowing capacity of $25.0 million that is scheduled to mature on April 18, 2018. Amounts outstanding under this agreement shall bear interest at the rate of 5.0 percent per annum. As of December 31, 2013, Holdings had borrowed $14.0 million under this note. The funds borrowed under this note are used by Holdings to repurchase shares of its common stock from associates who have left the Company.

Employee_Benefit_Plans

Employee Benefit Plans	12 Months Ended
Employee Benefit Plans	Dec. 31, 2013
Employee Benefit Plans	'
Employee Benefit Plans	'

	Note 11. Employee Benefit Plans

	Discretionary contributions to qualified profit sharing and non-qualified deferred compensation plans were made in the amount of $19.3 million, $17.4 million and $15.7 million for the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011, respectively.

LongTerm_Debt

Long-Term Debt	12 Months Ended
Long-Term Debt	Dec. 31, 2013
Long-Term Debt.	'
Long-Term Debt	'

	Note 12. Long-Term Debt

	Long-term debt as of December 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012 is summarized in the following table:


			As of December 31,
	(In thousands)		2013			2012
	Senior secured term loan facility maturing in 2014 (Tranche A)		$	—		$	1,219,145
	Senior secured term loan facility maturing in 2017 (Tranche B)			990,683			1,000,741
	Senior secured term loan facility maturing in 2017 (Tranche C)(1)			1,198,196			—
	7.00% senior notes maturing in 2020			750,000			750,000
	8.00% senior notes maturing in 2020(2)			602,446			602,750
	Revolving credit facility maturing in 2017			—			—
	7.10% notes maturing in 2018(3)			71,326			69,400
	7.45% notes maturing in 2027(3)			158,564			155,894
	7.25% notes maturing in 2038(3)			63,058			62,250
	Vehicle capital leases(4)			72,445			37,837
	Other			48,811			63,236
	Less current portion			(51,399	)		(52,214	)


	Total long-term debt		$	3,904,130		$	3,909,039






	-1
	Presented net of $9.6 million in unamortized original issue discount paid as part of the 2013 Term Loan Facility Amendment.

	-2
	Includes $2.4 million in unamortized premium received on the sale of $100.0 million aggregate principal amount of such notes.

	-3
	The increase in the balance from 2012 to 2013 reflects the amortization of fair value adjustments related to purchase accounting, which increases the effective interest rate from the coupon rates shown above.

	-4
	The Company has entered into the Fleet Agreement. All leases under the Fleet Agreement are capital leases for accounting purposes. The lease rental payments include an interest component calculated using a variable rate based on one-month LIBOR plus other contractual adjustments and a borrowing margin totaling 2.45 percent.

	Term Facilities

	On the 2007 Closing Date, in connection with the completion of the 2007 Merger, ServiceMaster became obligated under the Term Facilities. The Term Facilities consist of (i) the Term Loan Facility providing for term loans in an aggregate principal amount of $2.65 billion and (ii) a then new pre-funded synthetic letter of credit facility in an aggregate principal amount of $150.0 million. As of December 31, 2013, after giving effect to the 2012 Term Loan Facility Amendment and 2013 Term Loan Facility Amendment discussed below, the Company had outstanding $134.6 million of letters of credit, resulting in unused commitments under the synthetic letter of credit facility of $3.0 million.

	The Term Loan Facility and the guarantees thereof are secured by substantially all of the tangible and intangible assets of ServiceMaster and certain of our domestic subsidiaries, excluding certain subsidiaries subject to regulatory requirements in various states, including pledges of all the capital stock of all direct domestic subsidiaries (other than foreign subsidiary holding companies, which are deemed to be foreign subsidiaries) owned by ServiceMaster or any Guarantor and of up to 65% of the capital stock of each direct foreign subsidiary owned by ServiceMaster or any Guarantor. The Term Loan Facility security interests are subject to certain exceptions, including, but not limited to, exceptions for (i) equity interests, (ii) indebtedness or other obligations of subsidiaries, (iii) real estate or (iv) any other assets, if the granting of a security interest therein would require that any notes issued under ServiceMaster's indenture dated as of August 15, 1997 be secured. The Term Loan Facility is secured on a pari passu basis with the security interests created in the same collateral securing the Revolving Credit Facility.

	Pursuant to the 2012 Term Loan Facility Amendment, the Tranche B loans have a maturity date of January 31, 2017. The interest rates applicable to the Tranche B loans under the Term Loan Facility are based on a fluctuating rate of interest measured by reference to either, at ServiceMaster's option, (i) an adjusted London inter-bank offered rate (adjusted for maximum reserves), plus a borrowing margin or (ii) an alternate base rate, plus a borrowing margin. As of December 31, 2013, the borrowing margin for the outstanding Tranche B loans was 4.25 percent. The 2012 Term Loan Facility Amendment also included mechanics for future extension amendments, permits borrower buy-backs of term loans, increased the size of certain baskets and made certain other changes to the Credit Agreement, including the reduction of the availability under the synthetic letter of credit facility from $150.0 million to $137.6 million.

	On February 22, 2013, the Company entered into the 2013 Term Loan Facility Amendment to amend the Credit Agreement primarily to extend the maturity date of a portion of the borrowings under the Term Loan Facility. Pursuant to the 2013 Term Loan Facility Amendment, the maturity of the outstanding Tranche A loans was extended, and such loans were converted into the Tranche C loans. The maturity date for the Tranche C loans is January 31, 2017. The interest rates applicable to the Tranche C loans under the Term Loan Facility are based on a fluctuating rate of interest measured by reference to either, at the Company's option, (i) an adjusted London inter-bank offered rate (adjusted for maximum reserves) plus 3.25 percent, with a minimum adjusted London inter-bank offered rate of 1.00 percent or (ii) an alternate base rate plus 2.25 percent, with a minimum alternate base rate of 2.00 percent. As part of the 2013 Term Loan Facility Amendment, the Company paid an original issue discount equal to 1.00 percent of the outstanding borrowings, or $12.2 million. Voluntary prepayments of borrowings under the Tranche C Loans are permitted at any time, in minimum principal amounts, without premium or penalty.

	As a result of the 2012 Term Loan Facility Amendment and the 2013 Term Loan Facility Amendment, the Company has, as of December 31, 2013, approximately $2.2 billion of outstanding borrowings maturing January 31, 2017, after including the unamortized portion of the original issue discount paid. Additionally, following the 2012 Term Loan Facility Amendment and the 2013 Term Loan Facility Amendment the availability under the synthetic letter of credit facility will be reduced from the current availability of $137.6 million to $77.9 million as of July 24, 2014. The remaining $77.9 million of availability under the synthetic letter of credit will mature January 31, 2017.

	The Company has historically entered into interest rate swap agreements. Under the terms of these agreements, the Company pays a fixed rate of interest on the stated notional amount and the Company receives a floating rate of interest (based on one month LIBOR) on the stated notional amount. Therefore, during the term of the swap agreements, the effective interest rate on the portion of the term loans equal to the stated notional amount is fixed at the stated rate in the interest rate swap agreements plus the incremental borrowing margin. The changes in interest rate swap agreements in effect for the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011, as well as the cumulative interest rate swaps outstanding as of December 31, 2012 and 2011 are as follows:


	(In thousands)		Notional			Weighted
			Amount			Average Fixed
						Rate(1)
	Interest rate swap agreements in effect as of December 31, 2011		$	1,430,000			2.84	%
	Expired			(450,000	)


Interest rate swap agreements in effect as of December 31, 2012			980,000			1.7	%
Expired			(980,000	)


Interest rate swap agreements in effect as of December 31, 2013		$	—			—






-1
Before the application of the applicable borrowing margin.

In accordance with accounting standards for derivative instruments and hedging activities, and as further described in Note 18, these interest rate swap agreements are classified as cash flow hedges, and, as such, the hedging instruments are recorded on the Consolidated Statements of Financial Position as either an asset or liability at fair value, with the effective portion of the changes in fair value attributable to the hedged risks recorded in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss).

Senior Notes

On the 2007 Closing Date, in connection with the completion of the 2007 Merger, ServiceMaster became obligated under the Interim Loan Facility. The Interim Loan Facility matured on July 24, 2008. On the maturity date, outstanding amounts under the Interim Loan Facility were converted on a one to one basis into 2015 Notes.

During the fourth quarter of 2011, the Company purchased $65.0 million in face value of the 2015 Notes from Holdings for a cost of $68.0 million, which included payment of accrued interest of $3.0 million. The debt acquired by the Company has been retired, and the Company has discontinued the payment of interest. The Company recorded a loss on extinguishment of debt of $0.8 million in its Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive (Loss) Income for the year ended December 31, 2011 for write-offs of unamortized debt issuance costs related to the extinguished debt.

The 2020 Notes, sold in February 2012, will mature on February 15, 2020 and bear interest at a rate of 8 percent per annum. The proceeds from the 2020 Notes, sold in February 2012, together with available cash, were used to redeem $600 million in aggregate principal amount of the Company's outstanding 2015 Notes in the first quarter of 2012. The 2020 Notes, sold in August 2012, will mature on August 15, 2020 and bear interest at a rate of 7 percent per annum. The Company used a majority of the proceeds from the sale of the 2020 Notes, sold in August 2012, to redeem the remaining $396 million aggregate principal amount of its 2015 Notes and to repay $276 million of outstanding borrowings under its Term Facilities during the third quarter of 2012. The Company recorded a loss on extinguishment of debt of $55.6 million in its Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive (Loss) Income for the year ended December 31, 2012 related to these transactions and the redemption of the 2015 Notes in the first quarter of 2012 discussed above. The 2020 Notes are jointly and severally guaranteed on a senior unsecured basis by the Guarantors. The 2020 Notes are not guaranteed by the Non-Guarantors.

The 2020 Notes are senior unsecured obligations of ours and rank equally in right of payment with all of our other existing and future senior unsecured indebtedness. The subsidiary guarantees are general unsecured senior obligations of the Guarantors and rank equally in right of payment with all of the existing and future senior unsecured indebtedness of our Non-Guarantors. The 2020 Notes are effectively junior to all of our existing and future secured indebtedness to the extent of the value of the assets securing such indebtedness.

Revolving Credit Facility

On the 2007 Closing Date, in connection with the completion of the 2007 Merger, ServiceMaster became obligated under the Revolving Credit Facility. The Revolving Credit Facility provides for senior secured revolving loans and stand-by and other letters of credit. The Revolving Credit Facility limits outstanding letters of credit to $75.0 million. As of December 31, 2013 and 2012, there were no revolving loans or letters of credit outstanding under the Revolving Credit Facility. As of December 31, 2013, the Company had $324.2 million of remaining capacity available under the Revolving Credit Facility.

On November 27, 2013, the Company entered into the 2013 Revolver Amendment. Pursuant to the 2013 Revolver Amendments, after completion of the TruGreen Separation Transaction, the Company has $241.7 million of available borrowing capacity through July 23, 2014 and $182.7 million from July 24, 2014 through January 31, 2017. The Company will continue to have access to letters of credit up to $75.0 million through January 31, 2017.

The Revolving Credit Facility and the guarantees thereof are secured by the same collateral securing the Term Loan Facility, on a pari passu basis with the security interests created in the same collateral securing the Term Loan Facility.

The interest rates applicable to the loans under the Revolving Credit Facility will be based on a fluctuating rate of interest measured by reference to either, at the borrower's option, (1) an adjusted London inter-bank offered rate (adjusted for maximum reserves), plus a borrowing margin (2.50 percent as of December 31, 2013) or (2) an alternate base rate, plus a borrowing margin (2.50 percent as of December 31, 2013). The borrowing margin, in each case, will be adjusted from time to time based on the Consolidated Secured Leverage Ratio (as defined in the Revolving Credit Agreement) for the previous fiscal quarter.

The agreements governing the Term Facilities, the 2020 Notes and the Revolving Credit Facility contain certain covenants that, among other things, limit or restrict the incurrence of additional indebtedness, liens, sales of assets, certain payments (including dividends) and transactions with affiliates, subject to certain exceptions. The Company was in compliance with the covenants under these agreements at December 31, 2013.

As of December 31, 2013, future scheduled long-term debt payments are $51.3 million, $62.2 million, $44.0 million, $2.149 billion and $90.5 million for the years ended December 31, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018, respectively.

Cash_and_Marketable_Securities

Cash and Marketable Securities	12 Months Ended
Cash and Marketable Securities	Dec. 31, 2013
Cash and Marketable Securities	'
Cash and Marketable Securities	'

	Note 13. Cash and Marketable Securities

	Cash, money market funds and certificates of deposits with maturities of three months or less when purchased are included in Cash and cash equivalents on the Consolidated Statements of Financial Position. As of December 31, 2013 and 2012, the Company's investments consist primarily of domestic publicly traded debt and certificates of deposit ("Debt securities") and common equity securities ("Equity securities"). The amortized cost, fair value and gross unrealized gains and losses of the Company's short- and long-term investments in Debt and Equity securities as of December 31, 2013 and 2012 is as follows:


	(In thousands)	Amortized			Gross			Gross			Fair Value
		Cost			Unrealized			Unrealized
					Gains			Losses
	Available-for-sale and trading securities, December 31, 2013:
	Debt securities	$	96,809		$	2,611		$	(795	)	$	98,625
	Equity securities		41,268			8,946			(207	)		50,007


	Total securities	$	138,077		$	11,557		$	(1,002	)	$	148,632







	(In thousands)	Amortized			Gross			Gross			Fair Value
		Cost			Unrealized			Unrealized
					Gains			Losses
	Available-for-sale and trading securities, December, 31, 2012:
	Debt securities	$	99,071		$	5,773		$	(20	)	$	104,824
	Equity securities		38,786			3,809			(1,616	)		40,979


	Total securities	$	137,857		$	9,582		$	(1,636	)	$	145,803



	The portion of unrealized losses which had been in a loss position for more than one year was $0.1 million and $1.5 million as of December 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively. The aggregate fair value of the investments with unrealized losses was $30.2 million and $13.1 million as of December 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively.

	Gains and losses on sales of investments, as determined on a specific identification basis, are included in investment income in the period they are realized. The Company periodically reviews its portfolio of investments to determine whether there has been an other than temporary decline in the value of the investments from factors such as deterioration in the financial condition of the issuer or the market(s) in which the issuer competes.

	The table below summarizes proceeds, gross realized gains, gross realized losses, each resulting from sales of available-for-sale securities, and impairment charges due to other than temporary declines in the value of certain investments.


		Year Ended December 31,
	(In thousands)	2013			2012			2011
	Proceeds from sales of securities	$	23,305		$	22,612		$	45,065
	Gross realized gains, pre-tax		2,272			1,990			6,065
	Gross realized gains, net of tax		1,386			1,218			3,714
	Gross realized losses, pre-tax		(640	)		(20	)		(249	)
	Gross realized losses, net of tax		(390	)		(12	)		(153	)
	Impairment charges, pre-tax		—			—			(195	)
	Impairment charges, net of tax		—			—			(119	)

Comprehensive_Income_Loss

Comprehensive Income (Loss)	12 Months Ended
Comprehensive Income (Loss)	Dec. 31, 2013
Comprehensive Income (Loss)	'
Comprehensive Income (Loss)	'

	Note 14. Comprehensive Income (Loss)

	Comprehensive income (loss), which primarily includes net income (loss), unrealized gain (loss) on marketable securities, unrealized gain (loss) on derivative instruments and the effect of foreign currency translation is disclosed in the Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss) and Consolidated Statements of Shareholder's Equity.

	The following table summarizes the activity in other comprehensive income (loss) and the related tax effects.


	(In thousands)		Unrealized			Unrealized			Foreign			Total
			Losses on			Gains on			Currency
			Derivatives			Available-for-			Translation
						Sale Securities
	Balance as of December 31, 2011		$	(14,268	)	$	4,330		$	3,726		$	(6,212	)
	Other comprehensive loss before reclassifications:
	Pre-tax amount			(387	)		(1,473	)		(426	)		(2,286	)
	Tax provision (benefit)			184			(781	)		—			(597	)


	After tax amount			(571	)		(692	)		(426	)		(1,689	)
	Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)(1)			12,810			1,657			—			14,467


	Net current period other comprehensive income (loss)			12,239			965			(426	)		12,778


	Balance as of December 31, 2012		$	(2,029	)	$	5,295		$	3,300		$	6,566


	Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications
	Pre-tax amount			494			4,728			(3,974	)		1,248
	Tax provision (benefit)			(107	)		2,052			—			1,945


	After tax amount			601			2,676			(3,974	)		(697	)
	Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)(1)			2,034			(1,292	)		—			742


	Net current period other comprehensive income (loss)			2,635			1,384			(3,974	)		45


	Balance as of December 31, 2013		$	606		$	6,679		$	(674	)		6,611






	-1
	Amounts are net of tax. See reclassifications out of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) below for further details.

	Reclassifications out of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) included the following components for the periods indicated.


			Amount Reclassified from
			Accumulated Other
			Comprehensive Income
			As of December 31									Consolidated Statements of
			As of December 31									Operations and Comprehensive
			2013			2012			2011			(Loss) Income
	(In thousands)		2013			2012			2011
	(Gains) losses on derivatives:
	Fuel swap contracts		$	(1,472	)	$	(1,944	)	$	(10,010	)	Cost of services rendered and products sold
	Interest rate swap contracts			4,731			21,898			37,613		Interest expense


Net losses on derivatives			3,259			19,954			27,603
Impact of income taxes			1,225			7,144			10,870		(Benefit) provision for income taxes


Total reclassifications related to derivatives		$	2,034		$	12,810		$	16,733




(Gains) losses on available-for-sale securities		$	(2,118	)	$	2,629		$	(6,012	)	Interest and net investment income
Impact of income taxes			(826	)		972			(2,225	)	(Benefit) provision for income taxes


Total reclassifications related to securities		$	(1,292	)	$	1,657		$	(3,787	)




Total reclassifications for the period		$	742		$	14,467		$	12,946

Supplemental_Cash_Flow_Informa

Supplemental Cash Flow Information	12 Months Ended
Supplemental Cash Flow Information	Dec. 31, 2013
Supplemental Cash Flow Information	'
Supplemental Cash Flow Information	'

	Note 15. Supplemental Cash Flow Information

	Supplemental information relating to the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows is presented in the following table:


		Year Ended December 31,
	(In thousands)	2013			2012			2011
	Cash paid for or (received from):
	Interest expense	$	234,930		$	235,419		$	252,284
	Interest and dividend income		(4,955	)		(5,339	)		(4,888	)
	Income taxes, net of refunds		9,922			8,839			11,677

	The Company acquired $50.9 million, $47.1 million and $10.1 million of property and equipment through capital leases and other non-cash financing transactions in the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011, respectively, which have been excluded from the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows as non-cash investing and financing activities.

Capital_Stock

Capital Stock	12 Months Ended
Capital Stock	Dec. 31, 2013
Capital Stock	'
Capital Stock	'

	Note 16. Capital Stock

	Effective July 24, 2007 upon completion of the 2007 Merger, the Certificate of Incorporation of Old ServiceMaster was amended to provide for the authorization of 1,000 shares of common stock to replace the previously authorized, issued and outstanding common stock. As a result of the 2007 Merger, CDRSVM Holding, LLC held 1,000 shares of Old ServiceMaster's common stock, which represented all of the authorized and issued common stock as of December 31, 2013. The Company had no other classes of capital stock, authorized or issued as of December 31, 2013.

StockBased_Compensation

Stock-Based Compensation	12 Months Ended
Stock-Based Compensation	Dec. 31, 2013
Stock-Based Compensation	'
Stock-Based Compensation	'

	Note 17. Stock-Based Compensation

	The board of directors and stockholders of Holdings have adopted the Amended and Restated ServiceMaster Global Holdings, Inc. Stock Incentive Plan (the "MSIP"). The MSIP provides for the sale of shares and deferred share units ("DSUs") of Holdings stock to ServiceMaster's executives, officers and other employees and to Holdings' directors as well as the grant of restricted stock units ("RSUs"), performance-based RSUs and options to purchase shares of Holdings to those individuals. DSUs represent a right to receive a share of common stock in the future. The board of directors of Holdings, or a committee designated by it, selects the ServiceMaster executives, officers and employees and the Holdings' directors eligible to participate in the MSIP and determines the specific number of shares to be offered or options to be granted to an individual. A maximum of 15,595,000 shares of Holdings stock is authorized for issuance under the MSIP. Holdings currently intends to satisfy any need for shares of common stock of Holdings associated with the settlement of DSUs, vesting of RSUs or exercise of options issued under the MSIP through those new shares available for issuance or any shares repurchased, forfeited or surrendered from participants in the MSIP.

	All option grants under the MSIP have been, and will be, non-qualified options with a per-share exercise price no less than the fair market value of one share of Holdings stock on the grant date. Any stock options granted will generally have a term of ten years and vesting will be subject to an employee's continued employment. The board of directors of Holdings, or a committee designated by it, may accelerate the vesting of an option at any time. In addition, vesting of options will be accelerated if Holdings experiences a change in control (as defined in the MSIP) unless options with substantially equivalent terms and economic value are substituted for existing options in place of accelerated vesting. Vesting of options will also be accelerated in the event of an employee's death or disability (as defined in the MSIP). Upon a termination for cause (as defined in the MSIP), all options held by an employee are immediately cancelled. Following a termination without cause, vested options will generally remain exercisable through the earliest of the expiration of their term or three months following termination of employment (one year in the case of death, disability or retirement at normal retirement age). Unless sooner terminated by the board of directors of Holdings, the MSIP will remain in effect until November 20, 2017.

	In 2013, 2012 and 2011, Holdings completed various equity offerings to certain executives, officers and employees of ServiceMaster pursuant to the MSIP. The shares sold and options granted in connection with these equity offerings are subject to and governed by the terms of the MSIP. In connection with these offerings, Holdings sold a total of 656,452; 122,853; and 495,538 shares of common stock in 2013, 2012 and 2011, respectively, at a weighted average purchase price of $10.22 per share in 2013, $14.65 per share in 2012 and $11.00 per share in 2011. In addition, Holdings granted ServiceMaster's executives, officers and employees options to purchase 2,414,973; 506,116; and 2,280,391 shares of Holdings common stock in 2013, 2012 and 2011, respectively, at a weighted average exercise price of $10.16 per share for options issued in 2013, $14.67 per share for options issued in 2012 and $11.00 per share for options issued in 2011. These options are subject to and governed by the terms of the MSIP. The per share purchase price and exercise price was based on the determination by the Compensation Committee of Holdings of the fair market value of the common stock of Holdings as of the purchase/grant dates.

	All options granted to date generally will vest in four equal annual installments, subject to an employee's continued employment. The four-year vesting period is the requisite service period over which compensation cost will be recognized on a straight-line basis for all grants. All options issued are accounted for as equity-classified awards. The non-cash stock-based compensation expense associated with the MSIP is pushed down from Holdings and recorded in the Company's Consolidated Financial Statements.

	The value of each option award was estimated on the grant date using the Black-Scholes option valuation model that incorporates the assumptions noted in the following table. For options granted in 2013, 2012 and 2011, the expected volatilities were based on the historical and implied volatilities of the publicly traded stock of a group of companies comparable to ServiceMaster. The expected life represents the period of time that options granted are expected to be outstanding and was calculated using the simplified method as outlined by the SEC in Staff Accounting Bulletins No. 107 and 110. The risk-free interest rates were based on the U.S. Treasury securities with terms similar to the expected lives of the options as of the grant dates.


		Year Ended December 31,
	Assumption	2013		2012		2011
	Expected volatility	49.2% - 49.6	%	49.2% - 50.3	%	31.0% - 50.3	%
	Expected dividend yield	0	%	0	%	0	%
	Expected life (in years)	6.3		6.3		6.3
	Risk-free interest rate	1.69% - 2.02	%	0.78% - 1.43	%	1.07% - 2.65	%

	The weighted-average grant-date fair value of the options granted during 2013, 2012 and 2011 was $5.03, $7.06 and $4.31 per option, respectively. The Company has applied a forfeiture assumption of 18.80 percent per annum in the recognition of the expense related to these options, with the exception of the options held by the Company's CEO for which the Company has applied a forfeiture rate of zero.

	A summary of option activity under the MSIP as of December 31, 2013, and changes during the year then ended is presented below:


		Stock			Weighted			Weighted
		Options			Avg.			Avg.
					Exercise			Remaining
					Price			Contractual
								Term (in years)
	Total outstanding, December 31, 2012		8,968,313		$	10.49
	Granted to employees		2,414,973		$	10.16
	Exercised		(80,000	)	$	10
	Forfeited		(949,128	)	$	11.21
	Expired		(2,395,584	)	$	10.31


	Total outstanding, December 31, 2013		7,958,574		$	10.36			5.81




	Total exercisable, December 31, 2013		4,930,646		$	10.15			3.57





	Holdings granted ServiceMaster's executives, officers and employees 1,037,198; 72,143; and 350,454 RSUs in 2013, 2012 and 2011, respectively, with weighted average grant date fair values of $11.39 per unit for 2013, $14.90 per unit in 2012 and $11.00 per unit in 2011, which was equivalent to the then current fair value of Holdings' common stock at the grant date. All RSUs outstanding as of December 31, 2013 will vest in three equal annual installments, subject to an employee's continued employment. Upon vesting, each RSU will be converted into one share of Holdings' common stock.

	A summary of RSU activity under the MSIP as of December 31, 2013, and changes during the year then ended is presented below:


		RSUs			Weighted Avg.
					Grant Date
					Fair Value
	Total outstanding, December 31, 2012		335,780		$	11.6
	Granted to employees		1,037,198		$	11.39
	Vested		(179,758	)	$	11.19
	Forfeited		(474,193	)	$	12.57


Total outstanding, December 31, 2013		719,027		$	10.69





During the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011, the Company recognized stock-based compensation expense of $4.0 million ($2.5 million, net of tax), $7.1 million ($4.4 million, net of tax) and $8.4 million ($5.2 million, net of tax), respectively. As of December 31, 2013, there was $16.6 million of total unrecognized compensation costs related to non-vested stock options and RSUs granted by Holdings under the MSIP. These remaining costs are expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 3.08 years.

In 2013 and 2012, Holdings modified options held by certain executive officers of ServiceMaster. These modifications resulted in $0.1 million and $0.9 million in additional stock compensation expense, which was recorded during 2013 and 2012, respectively. There were no stock option modifications in 2011.

Fair_Value_Measurements

Fair Value Measurements

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2013

Fair Value Measurements

Note 18. Fair Value Measurements

The period-end carrying amounts of receivables, accounts payable and accrued liabilities approximate fair value because of the short maturity of these instruments. The period-end carrying amounts of long-term notes receivable approximate fair value as the effective interest rates for these instruments are comparable to period-end market rates. The period-end carrying amounts of short-and long-term marketable securities also approximate fair value, with unrealized gains and losses reported net of tax as a component of accumulated other comprehensive income on the Consolidated Statements of Financial Position, or, for certain unrealized losses, reported in interest and net investment income in the Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive (Loss) Income if the decline in value is other than temporary. The carrying amount of total debt was $3.956 billion and $3.961 billion and the estimated fair value was $3.956 billion and $4.018 billion as of December 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively. The fair value of the Company's debt is estimated based on available market prices for the same or similar instruments which are considered significant other observable inputs (Level 2) within the fair value hierarchy. The fair values presented reflect the amounts that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date (exit price). The fair value estimates presented in this report are based on information available to the Company as of December 31, 2013 and 2012.

The Company has estimated the fair value of its financial instruments measured at fair value on a recurring basis using the market and income approaches. For investments in marketable securities, deferred compensation trust assets and derivative contracts, which are carried at their fair values, the Company's fair value estimates incorporate quoted market prices, other observable inputs (for example, forward interest rates) and unobservable inputs (for example, forward commodity prices) at the balance sheet date.

Interest rate swap contracts are valued using forward interest rate curves obtained from third-party market data providers. The fair value of each contract is the sum of the expected future settlements between the contract counterparties, discounted to present value. The expected future settlements are determined by comparing the contract interest rate to the expected forward interest rate as of each settlement date and applying the difference between the two rates to the notional amount of debt in the interest rate swap contracts.

Fuel swap contracts are valued using forward fuel price curves obtained from third-party market data providers. The fair value of each contract is the sum of expected future settlements between contract counterparties, discounted to present value. The expected future settlements are determined by comparing the contract fuel price to the expected forward fuel price as of each settlement date and applying the difference between the contract and expected prices to the notional gallons in the fuel swap contracts. The Company regularly reviews the forward price curves obtained from third-party market data providers and related changes in fair value for reasonableness utilizing information available to the Company from other published sources.

The Company has not changed its valuation techniques for measuring the fair value of any financial assets and liabilities during the year. Transfers between levels, if any, are recognized at the end of the reporting period. There were no significant transfers between levels during the years ended December 31, 2013 or 2012.

The carrying amount and estimated fair value of the Company's financial instruments that are recorded at fair value on a recurring basis for the periods presented are as follows:

As of December 31, 2013

Estimated Fair Value Measurements

(In thousands)

Statement of

Carrying

Quoted

Significant

Financial Position Location

Value

Prices In

Other

Unobservable

Active

Observable

Inputs

Markets

Inputs

(Level 3)

(Level 1)

(Level 2)

Financial Assets:

Deferred compensation trust assets

Long-term marketable securities

12,476

—

Investments in marketable securities

Marketable securities and Long-term marketable securities

136,156

60,753

75,403

—

Fuel swap contracts:

Current

Prepaid expenses and other assets

963

—

963

Total financial assets

149,595

73,229

75,403

963

As of December 31, 2012

Estimated Fair Value Measurements

(In thousands)

Statement of

Carrying

Quoted

Significant

Financial Position Location

Value

Prices In

Other

Unobservable

Active

Observable

Inputs

Markets

Inputs

(Level 3)

(Level 1)

(Level 2)

Financial Assets:

Deferred compensation trust assets

Long-term marketable securities

11,987

—

Investments in marketable securities

Marketable securities and Long-term marketable securities

133,816

45,152

88,664

—

Fuel swap contracts:

Current

Prepaid expenses and other assets

1,957

—

1,957

Total financial assets

147,760

57,139

88,664

1,957

Financial Liabilities:

Fuel swap contracts:

Current

Other accrued liabilities

113

—

113

Interest rate swap contracts

Other accrued liabilities(1)

7,349

—

7,349

—

Total financial liabilities

7,462

—

7,349

113

The carrying amount and estimated fair value of the Company's assets that were recorded at fair value on a nonrecurring basis during 2013 are as follows:

As of December 31, 2013

Estimated Fair Value Measurements

(In thousands)

Statement of

Carrying

Quoted

Significant

Financial Position Location

Value

Prices In

Other

Unobservable

Active

Observable

Inputs

Markets

Inputs

(Level 3)

(Level 1)

(Level 2)

TruGreen Trade Name(1)

Intangible assets, primarily trade names, service marks and trademarks, net

351,000

—

351,000

TruGreen Goodwill(2)

Goodwill

—

-1

In 2013, the Company recognized a non-cash impairment charge of $255.8 million to reduce the carrying value of the TruGreen trade name to its fair value of $351.0 million. See Note 1 for further information regarding the factors that led to the completion of the interim impairment analysis along with a description of the methodology, assumptions and significant unobservable inputs used to estimate the fair value of the TruGreen trade name.

-2

In 2013, the Company recognized a non-cash impairment charge of $417.5 million to reduce the carrying value of TruGreen's goodwill to its implied fair value of zero. See Note 1 for further information regarding the factors that led to the completion of the interim impairment analysis along with a description of the methodology, assumptions and significant unobservable inputs used to estimate the fair value of TruGreen's goodwill.

A reconciliation of the beginning and ending fair values of financial instruments valued using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) on a recurring basis is presented as follows:

(In thousands)

Fuel Swap

Contract

(Liabilities) Assets

Balance as of December 31, 2011

(733

)

Total gains (losses) (realized and unrealized):

Included in earnings

1,944

Included in accumulated other comprehensive income

2,577

Settlements, net

(1,944

)

Balance as of December 31, 2012

1,844

Total gains (realized and unrealized):

Included in earnings

1,472

Included in accumulated other comprehensive income

(881

)

Settlements, net

(1,472

)

Balance as of December 31, 2013

963

The following table presents information relating to the significant unobservable inputs of our Level 3 financial instruments as of December 31, 2013 and 2012:

Item

Fair Value as of

Valuation Technique

Unobservable Input

Range

Weighted

December 31, 2013

Average

(in thousands)

Fuel swap contracts

963

Discounted Cash Flows

Forward Unleaded Price per Gallon(1)

$3.20 - $3.87

3.6

Item

Fair Value as of

Valuation Technique

Unobservable Input

Range

Weighted

December 31, 2012

Average

(in thousands)

Fuel swap contracts

1,844

Discounted Cash Flows

Forward Unleaded Price per Gallon(1)

$3.36 - $3.73

3.55

Forward Diesel Price per Gallon(1)

$3.88 - $3.96

3.9

-1

Forward price per gallon for unleaded and diesel were derived from third-party market data providers. A decrease in the forward price would result in a decrease in the fair value of the fuel swap contracts.

The Company uses derivative financial instruments to manage risks associated with changes in fuel prices and has in the past used, and may in the future use, derivative financial instruments to manage risks associated with changes in interest rates. The Company does not hold or issue derivative financial instruments for trading or speculative purposes. In designating its derivative financial instruments as hedging instruments under accounting standards for derivative instruments, the Company formally documents the relationship between the hedging instrument and the hedged item, as well as the risk management objective and strategy for the use of the hedging instrument. This documentation includes linking the derivatives to forecasted transactions. The Company assesses at the time a derivative contract is entered into, and at least quarterly thereafter, whether the derivative item is effective in offsetting the projected changes in cash flows of the associated forecasted transactions. All of the Company's designated hedging instruments are classified as cash flow hedges.

The Company has historically hedged a significant portion of its annual fuel consumption. The Company has historically used approximately 20 million gallons of fuel on an annual basis, with Terminix using approximately 11 million gallons. The Company has also historically hedged the interest payments on a portion of its variable rate debt through the use of interest rate swap agreements, although the Company has no interest rate swap agreements outstanding as of December 31, 2013. All of the Company's fuel swap contracts and interest rate swap contracts are classified as cash flow hedges, and, as such, the hedging instruments are recorded on the Consolidated Statements of Financial Position as either an asset or liability at fair value, with the effective portion of changes in the fair value attributable to the hedged risks recorded in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss). Any change in the fair value of the hedging instrument resulting from ineffectiveness, as defined by accounting standards, is recognized in current period earnings. Cash flows related to fuel and interest rate derivatives are classified as operating activities in the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows, other than cash flows related to one amended interest rate swap which are classified as financing activities.

The effect of derivative instruments on the Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive (Loss) Income and accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) on the Consolidated Statements of Financial Position is presented as follows:

Effective Portion of

Gain (Loss) Reclassified

Effective Portion of

from Accumulated Other

Gain Recognized in

Comprehensive Income

(In thousands)

Accumulated Other

(Loss) into Earnings

Derivatives designated as

Comprehensive Income (Loss)

Location of Gain (Loss)

Cash Flow Hedge

included in Earnings

Relationships

Year ended December 31, 2013

Fuel swap contracts

(881

)

1,472

Cost of services rendered and products sold

Interest rate swap contracts

4,631

(4,731

)

Interest expense

Effective Portion of

Gain (Loss) Reclassified

from Accumulated Other

Effective Portion of

Comprehensive Income

Gain Recognized in

(Loss) into Income

Accumulated Other

Derivatives designated as

Comprehensive Income (Loss)

Location of (Loss) Gain

Cash Flow Hedge

included in Income

Relationships

Year ended December 31, 2012

Fuel swap contracts

2,577

1,944

Cost of services rendered and products sold

Interest rate swap contracts

17,114

(21,898

)

Interest expense

Ineffective portions of derivative instruments designated in accordance with accounting standards as cash flow hedge relationships were insignificant during the year ended December 31, 2013. As of December 31, 2013, the Company had fuel swap contracts to pay fixed prices for fuel with an aggregate notional amount of $26.0 million, maturing through 2014. Under the terms of its fuel swap contracts, the Company is required to post collateral in the event that the fair value of the contracts exceeds a certain agreed upon liability level and in other circumstances required by the counterparty. As of December 31, 2013, the Company had posted $2.5 million in letters of credit as collateral under its fuel hedging program, none of which were posted under the Company's Revolving Credit Facility.

The effective portion of the gain or loss on derivative instruments designated and qualifying as cash flow hedging instruments is recorded in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss). These amounts are reclassified into earnings in the same period or periods during which the hedged forecasted debt interest settlement or the fuel settlement affects earnings. The amount expected to be reclassified into earnings during the next 12 months includes unrealized gains and losses related to open fuel hedges. Specifically, as the underlying forecasted transactions occur during the next 12 months, the hedging gains and losses in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) expected to be recognized in earnings is a gain of $0.6 million, net of tax, as of December 31, 2013. The amounts that are ultimately reclassified into earnings will be based on actual fuel prices at the time the positions are settled and may differ materially from the amount noted above.

Subsequent_Events

Subsequent Events	12 Months Ended
Subsequent Events	Dec. 31, 2013
Subsequent Events	'
Subsequent Events	'

	Note 19. Subsequent Events

	On January 14, 2014, Holdings completed the TruGreen Separation Transaction resulting in the spin-off of the assets and certain liabilities of the TruGreen Business through a tax-free, pro rata dividend to the stockholders of Holdings. As a result of the completion of the TruGreen Separation Transaction, New TruGreen operates the TruGreen Business as a private independent company.

	ServiceMaster historically incurred the cost of certain corporate-level activities which it performed on behalf of the TruGreen Business. Such corporate costs include: accounting and finance, legal, human resources, information technology, insurance, operations, real estate, tax services and other costs. These costs will be transitioned to New TruGreen through a combination of (1) immediate transfers of certain activities to New TruGreen and (2) payments to ServiceMaster by New TruGreen under transition services agreements.

	In February 2014, American Home Shield ceased efforts to deploy a new operating system that had been intended to improve customer relationship management capabilities and enhance its operations. This decision will allow us to more effectively focus our energy and resources on driving growth and serving our customers. Important factors that led to this decision include:



	•
	the ongoing operational costs of the new operating system are high;

	•
	plans to achieve economies of scale by expanding the technology beyond American Home Shield to other business units were adversely impacted by the TruGreen Separation Transaction;

	•
	enhancements to our existing operating system enabled it to support our needs;

	•
	certain planned benefits of the new operating system can be achieved through other means; and

	•
	we will now be able to invest our resources in areas that will allow us to focus on growing our business.

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Condensed Consolidating Financial Statements of The ServiceMaster Company, LLC and Subsidiaries	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013
Condensed Consolidating Financial Statements of The ServiceMaster Company, LLC and Subsidiaries	'
Condensed Consolidating Financial Statements of The ServiceMaster Company, LLC and Subsidiaries	'

	Note 20. Condensed Consolidating Financial Statements of The ServiceMaster Company, LLC and Subsidiaries

	The following condensed consolidating financial statements of the Company and its subsidiaries have been prepared pursuant to Rule 3-10 of Regulation S-X. These condensed consolidating financial statements have been prepared from the Company's financial information on the same basis of accounting as the Consolidated Financial Statements. Goodwill and other intangible assets have been allocated to all of the subsidiaries of the Company based on management's estimates.

	The payment obligations of the Company under the 2020 Notes are jointly and severally guaranteed on a senior unsecured basis by the Guarantors. Each of the Guarantors is wholly owned, directly or indirectly, by the Company, and all guarantees are full and unconditional. The Non-Guarantors do not guarantee the 2020 Notes. A Guarantor will be released from its obligations under its guarantee under certain customary circumstances, including, (i) the sale or disposition of the Guarantor, (ii) the release of the Guarantor from all of its obligations under all guarantees related to any indebtedness of the Company, (iii) the merger or consolidation of the Guarantor as specified in the indenture governing the 2020 Notes, (iv) the Guarantor becomes an unrestricted subsidiary under the indenture governing the 2020 Notes, (v) the defeasance of the Company's obligations under the indenture governing the 2020 Notes, or (vi) the payment in full of the principal amount of the 2020 Notes.

	THE SERVICEMASTER COMPANY, LLC AND SUBSIDIARIES
	Condensed Consolidating Statement of Operations and Comprehensive (Loss) Income
	For the Year Ended December 31, 2013
	(In thousands)


			Parent			Guarantors			Non-Guarantors			Eliminations			Consolidated
			Issuer			Guarantors			Non-Guarantors			Eliminations			Consolidated
	Operating Revenue		$	—		$	2,373,574		$	882,033		$	(66,772	)	$	3,188,835
	Cost of services rendered and products sold			—			1,568,645			403,253			(65,844	)		1,906,054
	Selling and administrative expenses			11,764			521,996			387,142			(424	)		920,478
	Amortization expense			—			52,562			2,970			—			55,532
	Goodwill and trade name impairment			—			667,990			5,263			—			673,253
	Restructuring charges			13,398			3,844			3,598			—			20,840
	Interest expense			110,995			137,701			337			—			249,033
	Interest and net investment (income) loss			(1,542	)		4,744			(11,811	)		(504	)		(9,113	)


	(Loss) Income from Continuing Operations before Income Taxes			(134,615	)		(583,908	)		91,281			—			(627,242	)
	(Benefit) provision for income taxes			(35,448	)		(170,532	)		83,074			—			(122,906	)
	Equity in losses of joint venture			—			—			(468	)		—			(468	)


	(Loss) Income from Continuing Operations			(99,167	)		(413,376	)		7,739			—			(504,804	)
	(Loss) income from discontinued operations, net of income taxes			—			(1,254	)		119			—			(1,135	)
	Equity in earnings of subsidiaries (net of tax)			(406,772	)		7,669			—			399,103			—


	Net (Loss) Income		$	(505,939	)	$	(406,961	)	$	7,858		$	399,103		$	(505,939	)




	Total Comprehensive (Loss) Income		$	(505,894	)	$	(406,890	)	$	5,292		$	401,598		$	(505,894	)





	THE SERVICEMASTER COMPANY, LLC AND SUBSIDIARIES
	Condensed Consolidating Statement of Operations and Comprehensive (Loss) Income
	For the Year Ended December 31, 2012
	(In thousands)


			Parent			Guarantors			Non-Guarantors			Eliminations			Consolidated
			Issuer			Guarantors			Non-Guarantors			Eliminations			Consolidated
	Operating Revenue		$	—		$	2,401,526		$	851,010		$	(59,255	)	$	3,193,281
	Cost of services rendered and products sold			—			1,512,389			407,724			(58,444	)		1,861,669
	Selling and administrative expenses			8,368			478,820			385,263			(425	)		872,026
	Amortization expense			—			61,540			3,758			—			65,298
	Goodwill and trade name impairment			—			897,732			11,141			—			908,873
	Restructuring charges			—			7,748			10,429			—			18,177
	Interest expense (income)			178,427			85,881			(17,402	)		—			246,906
	Interest and net investment loss (income)			1,100			9,991			(18,550	)		(386	)		(7,845	)
	Loss on extinguishment of debt			55,554			—			—			—			55,554


(Loss) Income from Continuing Operations before Income Taxes			(243,449	)		(652,575	)		68,647			—			(827,377	)
(Benefit) provision for income taxes			(82,895	)		(101,629	)		70,264			—			(114,260	)
Equity in losses of joint venture			—			—			(226	)		—			(226	)


Loss from Continuing Operations			(160,554	)		(550,946	)		(1,843	)		—			(713,343	)
(Loss) income from discontinued operations, net of income taxes			—			(202	)		2			—			(200	)
Equity in earnings of subsidiaries (net of tax)			(552,989	)		4,034			—			548,955			—


Net Loss		$	(713,543	)	$	(547,114	)	$	(1,841	)	$	548,955		$	(713,543	)




Total Comprehensive Loss		$	(700,765	)	$	(546,632	)	$	(2,179	)	$	548,811		$	(700,765	)





THE SERVICEMASTER COMPANY, LLC AND SUBSIDIARIES
Condensed Consolidating Statement of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss)
For the Year Ended December 31, 2011
(In thousands)


		Parent			Guarantors			Non-Guarantors			Eliminations			Consolidated
		Issuer			Guarantors			Non-Guarantors			Eliminations			Consolidated
Operating Revenue		$	—		$	2,452,731		$	811,446		$	(58,305	)	$	3,205,872
Cost of services rendered and products sold			—			1,483,220			388,201			(57,715	)		1,813,706
Selling and administrative expenses			9,186			499,101			372,630			(425	)		880,492
Amortization expense			222			67,443			23,687			—			91,352
Trade name impairment			—			36,700			—			—			36,700
Restructuring charges			35			4,678			3,449			—			8,162
Interest expense (income)			189,677			89,819			(5,673	)		—			273,823
Interest and net investment loss (income)			2,969			3,491			(17,346	)		—			(10,886	)
Loss on extinguishment of debt			774			—			—			—			774


(Loss) Income from Continuing Operations before Income Taxes			(202,863	)		268,279			46,498			(165	)		111,749
(Benefit) provision for income taxes			(76,622	)		18,720			101,814			—			43,912


(Loss) Income from Continuing Operations			(126,241	)		249,559			(55,316	)		(165	)		67,837
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of income taxes			—			19,497			(46,678	)		165			(27,016	)
Equity in earnings of subsidiaries (net of tax)			167,062			(111,863	)		—			(55,199	)		—


Net Income (Loss)		$	40,821		$	157,193		$	(101,994	)	$	(55,199	)	$	40,821




Total Comprehensive Income (Loss)		$	51,980		$	156,150		$	(103,323	)	$	(52,827	)	$	51,980





THE SERVICEMASTER COMPANY, LLC AND SUBSIDIARIES
Condensed Consolidating Statement of Financial Position
As of December 31, 2013
(In thousands)


		Parent			Guarantors			Non-Guarantors			Eliminations			Consolidated
		Issuer			Guarantors			Non-Guarantors			Eliminations			Consolidated
Assets
Current Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents		$	400,694		$	13,432		$	72,062		$	—		$	486,188
Marketable securities			—			—			27,060			—			27,060
Receivables			1,591			123,714			401,905			(105,864	)		421,346
Inventories			—			53,885			2,438			—			56,323
Prepaid expenses and other assets			963			40,378			29,417			(6,524	)		64,234
Deferred customer acquisition costs			—			23,665			15,465			—			39,130
Deferred taxes			38,389			69,893			2,791			—			111,073


Total Current Assets			441,637			324,967			551,138			(112,388	)		1,205,354


Property and Equipment:
At cost			—			510,621			221,805			—			732,426
Less: accumulated depreciation			—			(274,951	)		(99,364	)		—			(374,315	)


Net property and equipment			—			235,670			122,441			—			358,111


Other Assets:
Goodwill			—			1,655,593			362,747			—			2,018,340
Intangible assets, primarily trade names, service marks and trademarks, net			—			1,332,039			743,667			—			2,075,706
Notes receivable			2,016,319			8			30,439			(2,009,951	)		36,815
Long-term marketable securities			12,476			—			109,096			—			121,572
Investments in and advances to subsidiaries			1,868,058			1,299,970			—			(3,168,028	)		—
Other assets			35,632			39,547			14,952			(35,059	)		55,072
Debt issuance costs			40,556			—			—			—			40,556


Total Assets		$	4,414,678		$	4,887,794		$	1,934,480		$	(5,325,426	)	$	5,911,526

Liabilities and Shareholder's Equity
Current Liabilities:
Accounts payable		$	1,855		$	60,996		$	48,615		$	—		$	111,466
Accrued liabilities:
Payroll and related expenses			1,817			32,704			40,973			—			75,494
Self-insured claims and related expenses			—			40,364			39,893			—			80,257
Accrued interest payable			51,606			—			—			(488	)		51,118
Other			7,898			32,057			27,809			(6,036	)		61,728
Deferred revenue			—			181,209			358,129			—			539,338
Liabilities of discontinued operations			—			1,264			56			—			1,320
Current portion of long-term debt			126,531			29,067			1,665			(105,864	)		51,399


Total Current Liabilities			189,707			377,661			517,140			(112,388	)		972,120


Long-Term Debt			3,812,017			2,062,836			39,228			(2,009,951	)		3,904,130
Other Long-Term Liabilities:
Deferred taxes			—			577,532			268,933			(35,059	)		811,406
Intercompany payable			340,823			—			411,965			(752,788	)		—
Other long-term obligations, primarily self-insured claims			19,706			40,786			110,953			—			171,445


Total Other Long-Term Liabilities			360,529			618,318			791,851			(787,847	)		982,851


Shareholder's Equity			52,425			1,828,979			586,261			(2,415,240	)		52,425


Total Liabilities and Shareholder's Equity		$	4,414,678		$	4,887,794		$	1,934,480		$	(5,325,426	)	$	5,911,526


THE SERVICEMASTER COMPANY, LLC AND SUBSIDIARIES
Condensed Consolidating Statement of Financial Position
As of December 31, 2012
(In thousands)


		Parent			Guarantors			Non-Guarantors			Eliminations			Consolidated
		Issuer			Guarantors			Non-Guarantors			Eliminations			Consolidated
Assets
Current Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents		$	316,528		$	13,842		$	92,375		$	—		$	422,745
Marketable securities			—			—			19,347			—			19,347
Receivables			1,164			116,778			476,620			(190,857	)		403,705
Inventories			—			54,313			2,249			—			56,562
Prepaid expenses and other assets			6,597			10,272			21,810			(1,335	)		37,344
Deferred customer acquisition costs			—			19,010			14,911			—			33,921
Deferred taxes			38,140			66,129			3,230			—			107,499


Total Current Assets			362,429			280,344			630,542			(192,192	)		1,081,123


Property and Equipment:
At cost			—			440,107			193,475			—			633,582
Less: accumulated depreciation			—			(209,044	)		(84,490	)		—			(293,534	)


Net property and equipment			—			231,063			108,985			—			340,048


Other Assets:
Goodwill			—			2,055,779			356,472			—			2,412,251
Intangible assets, primarily trade names, service marks and trademarks, net			—			1,634,145			739,324			—			2,373,469
Notes receivable			2,005,485			23			30,343			(2,013,432	)		22,419
Long-term marketable securities			11,987			—			114,469			—			126,456
Investments in and advances to subsidiaries			2,098,929			630,029			—			(2,728,958	)		—
Other assets			47,947			1,435			7,984			(47,169	)		10,197
Debt issuance costs			44,850			—			101			—			44,951


Total Assets		$	4,571,627		$	4,832,818		$	1,988,220		$	(4,981,751	)	$	6,410,914

Liabilities and Shareholder's Equity
Current Liabilities:
Accounts payable		$	156		$	41,011		$	45,543		$	—		$	86,710
Accrued liabilities:
Payroll and related expenses			1,709			41,861			34,618			—			78,188
Self-insured claims and related expenses			—			20,180			62,855			—			83,035
Accrued interest payable			54,008			350			38			(240	)		54,156
Other			8,355			26,377			25,357			(1,095	)		58,994
Deferred revenue			—			135,074			348,823			—			483,897
Liabilities of discontinued operations			—			767			138			—			905
Current portion of long-term debt			93,989			20,287			128,795			(190,857	)		52,214


Total Current Liabilities			158,217			285,907			646,167			(192,192	)		898,099


Long-Term Debt			3,837,872			2,044,238			40,361			(2,013,432	)		3,909,039
Other Long-Term Liabilities:
Deferred taxes			—			715,794			265,646			(47,169	)		934,271
Intercompany payable			—			—			445,489			(445,489	)		—
Other long-term obligations, primarily self-insured claims			20,888			1,243			92,724			—			114,855


Total Other Long-Term Liabilities			20,888			717,037			803,859			(492,658	)		1,049,126


Shareholder's Equity			554,650			1,785,636			497,833			(2,283,469	)		554,650


Total Liabilities and Shareholder's Equity		$	4,571,627		$	4,832,818		$	1,988,220		$	(4,981,751	)	$	6,410,914


THE SERVICEMASTER COMPANY, LLC AND SUBSIDIARIES
Condensed Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows
For the Year Ended December 31, 2013
(In thousands)


		Parent			Guarantors			Non-Guarantors			Eliminations			Consolidated
		Issuer			Guarantors			Non-Guarantors			Eliminations			Consolidated
Cash and Cash Equivalents at Beginning of Period		$	316,528		$	13,842		$	92,375		$	—		$	422,745


Net Cash (Used for) Provided from Operating Activities from Continuing Operations			(26,081	)		311,702			17,234			(50,808	)		252,047


Cash Flows from Investing Activities from Continuing Operations:
Property additions			—			(34,098	)		(26,306	)		—			(60,404	)
Sale of equipment and other assets			—			1,297			124			—			1,421
Other business acquisitions, net of cash acquired			—			(14,451	)		(17,634	)		—			(32,085	)
Notes receivable, financial investments and securities, net			—			750			(1,194	)		—			(444	)
Notes receivable from affiliate			(13,958	)		—			—			—			(13,958	)


Net Cash Used for Investing Activities from Continuing Operations			(13,958	)		(46,502	)		(45,010	)		—			(105,470	)


Cash Flows from Financing Activities from Continuing Operations:
Borrowings of debt			855			—			—			—			855
Payments of debt			(26,328	)		(26,463	)		(11,926	)		—			(64,717	)
Shareholders' dividends			—			(25,404	)		(25,404	)		50,808			—
Discount paid on issuance of debt			(12,200	)		—			—			—			(12,200	)
Debt issuance costs paid			(5,575	)		—			—			—			(5,575	)
Net intercompany advances			167,453			(212,100	)		44,647			—			—


Net Cash Provided from (Used for) Financing Activities from Continuing Operations			124,205			(263,967	)		7,317			50,808			(81,637	)


Cash Flows from Discontinued Operations:
Cash (used for) provided from operating activities			—			(1,643	)		146			—			(1,497	)


Net Cash (Used for) Provided from Discontinued Operations			—			(1,643	)		146			—			(1,497	)


Cash Increase (Decrease) During the Period			84,166			(410	)		(20,313	)		—			63,443


Cash and Cash Equivalents at End of Period		$	400,694		$	13,432		$	72,062		$	—		$	486,188





THE SERVICEMASTER COMPANY, LLC AND SUBSIDIARIES
Condensed Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows
For the Year Ended December 31, 2012
(In thousands)


		Parent			Guarantors			Non-Guarantors			Eliminations			Consolidated
		Issuer			Guarantors			Non-Guarantors			Eliminations			Consolidated
Cash and Cash Equivalents at Beginning of Period		$	232,382		$	13,751		$	82,797		$	—		$	328,930


Net Cash Provided from Operating Activities from Continuing Operations			396,129			479,789			7,781			(649,090	)		234,609


Cash Flows from Investing Activities from Continuing Operations:
Property additions			—			(43,636	)		(29,592	)		—			(73,228	)
Sale of equipment and other assets			—			2,141			56			—			2,197
Other business acquisitions, net of cash acquired			—			(41,025	)		(5,113	)		—			(46,138	)
Notes receivable, financial investments and securities, net			—			—			(1,176	)		—			(1,176	)


Net Cash Used for Investing Activities from Continuing Operations			—			(82,520	)		(35,825	)		—			(118,345	)


Cash Flows from Financing Activities from Continuing Operations:
Borrowings of debt			1,350,000			—			—			—			1,350,000
Payments of debt			(1,313,714	)		(18,816	)		(2,417	)		—			(1,334,947	)
Shareholders' dividends			—			(515,706	)		(133,384	)		649,090			—
Debt issuance costs paid			(32,978	)		—			(111	)		—			(33,089	)
Net intercompany advances			(315,291	)		141,623			173,668			—			—


Net Cash (Used for) Provided from Financing Activities from Continuing Operations			(311,983	)		(392,899	)		37,756			649,090			(18,036	)


Cash Flows from Discontinued Operations:
Cash used for operating activities			—			(668	)		(134	)		—			(802	)
Cash used for investing activities:
Proceeds from sale of business			—			(3,611	)		—			—			(3,611	)


Net Cash Used for Discontinued Operations			—			(4,279	)		(134	)		—			(4,413	)


Cash Increase During the Period			84,146			91			9,578			—			93,815


Cash and Cash Equivalents at End of Period		$	316,528		$	13,842		$	92,375		$	—		$	422,745





THE SERVICEMASTER COMPANY, LLC AND SUBSIDIARIES
Condensed Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows
For the Year Ended December 31, 2011
(In thousands)


		Parent			Guarantors			Non-Guarantors			Eliminations			Consolidated
		Issuer			Guarantors			Non-Guarantors			Eliminations			Consolidated
Cash and Cash Equivalents at Beginning of Period		$	132,168		$	16,900		$	103,630		$	—		$	252,698


Net Cash Provided from (Used for) Operating Activities from Continuing Operations			476,575			565,023			(29,251	)		(717,346	)		295,001


Cash Flows from Investing Activities from Continuing Operations:
Property additions			—			(68,189	)		(28,351	)		—			(96,540	)
Sale of equipment and other assets			—			4,433			172			—			4,605
Acquisition of The ServiceMaster Company			(35	)		—			—			—			(35	)
Other business acquisitions, net of cash acquired			—			(43,316	)		(1,049	)		—			(44,365	)
Purchase of other intangibles			—			(1,900	)		—			—			(1,900	)
Notes receivable, financial investments and securities, net			—			633			2,376			—			3,009


Net Cash Used for Investing Activities from Continuing Operations			(35	)		(108,339	)		(26,852	)		—			(135,226	)


Cash Flows from Financing Activities from Continuing Operations:
Borrowings of debt			—			—			4,000			—			4,000
Payments of debt			(91,500	)		(13,119	)		(1,286	)		—			(105,905	)
Shareholders' dividends			—			(573,412	)		(143,934	)		717,346			—
Debt issuance costs paid			(267	)		—			—			—			(267	)
Net intercompany advances			(284,559	)		100,224			184,335			—			—


Net Cash (Used for) Provided from Financing Activities from Continuing Operations			(376,326	)		(486,307	)		43,115			717,346			(102,172	)


Cash Flows from Discontinued Operations:
Cash provided from (used for) operating activities			—			340			(6,228	)		—			(5,888	)
Cash provided from (used for) investing activities:
Proceeds from sale of business			—			26,134			—			—			26,134
Other investing activities			—			—			(1,617	)		—			(1,617	)


Net Cash Provided from (Used for) Discontinued Operations			—			26,474			(7,845	)		—			18,629


Cash Increase (Decrease) During the Period			100,214			(3,149	)		(20,833	)		—			76,232


Cash and Cash Equivalents at End of Period		$	232,382		$	13,751		$	82,797		$	—		$	328,930

SCHEDULE_I_THE_SERVICEMASTER_C

SCHEDULE I THE SERVICEMASTER COMPANY (PARENT) CONDENSED FINANCIAL INFORMATION	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013
SCHEDULE I THE SERVICEMASTER COMPANY (PARENT) CONDENSED FINANCIAL INFORMATION	'
SCHEDULE I THE SERVICEMASTER COMPANY (PARENT) CONDENSED FINANCIAL INFORMATION	'

	SCHEDULE I
	THE SERVICEMASTER COMPANY, LLC (PARENT)
	CONDENSED FINANCIAL INFORMATION
	CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
	(In thousands)


			Year ended December 31,
			2013			2012			2011
	Operating Revenue		$	—		$	—		$	—
	Selling and administrative expenses			11,764			8,368			9,186
	Amortization expense			—			—			222
	Restructuring charges			13,398			—			35
	Interest expense			110,995			178,427			189,677
	Interest and net investment (income) loss			(1,542	)		1,100			2,969
	Loss on extinguishment of debt			—			55,554			774


	Loss from Continuing Operations before Income Taxes			(134,615	)		(243,449	)		(202,863	)
	Benefit for income taxes			(35,448	)		(82,895	)		(76,622	)


	Loss from Continuing Operations			(99,167	)		(160,554	)		(126,241	)
	Equity in earnings of subsidiaries (net of tax)			(406,772	)		(552,989	)		167,062


	Net (Loss) Income		$	(505,939	)	$	(713,543	)	$	40,821




	Total Comprehensive (Loss) Income		$	(505,894	)	$	(700,765	)	$	51,980





	THE SERVICEMASTER COMPANY, LLC (PARENT)
	CONDENSED FINANCIAL INFORMATION
	CONDENSED BALANCE SHEETS
	(In thousands)


			As of December 31,
			2013			2012
	Assets
	Current Assets:
	Cash and cash equivalents		$	400,694		$	316,528
	Receivables			1,591			1,164
	Prepaid expenses and other assets			963			6,597
	Deferred taxes			38,389			38,140


	Total Current Assets			441,637			362,429


	Other Assets:
	Notes receivable from subsidiaries			2,016,319			2,005,485
	Long-term marketable securities			12,476			11,987
	Investments in and advances to subsidiaries			1,868,058			2,098,929
	Other assets			35,632			47,947
	Debt issuance costs			40,556			44,850


Total Assets		$	4,414,678		$	4,571,627




Liabilities and Shareholder's Equity Current Liabilities:
Accounts payable		$	1,855		$	156
Accrued liabilities:
Payroll and related expenses			1,817			1,709
Accrued interest payable			51,606			54,008
Other			7,898			8,355
Current portion of long-term debt			126,531			93,989


Total Current Liabilities			189,707			158,217


Long-Term Debt			3,812,017			3,837,872
Other Long-Term Liabilities:
Intercompany payable			340,823			—
Other long-term obligations, primarily self-insured claims			19,706			20,888


Total Other Long-Term Liabilities			360,529			20,888


Shareholder's Equity			52,425			554,650


Total Liabilities and Shareholder's Equity		$	4,414,678		$	4,571,627





THE SERVICEMASTER COMPANY, LLC (PARENT)
CONDENSED FINANCIAL INFORMATION
CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(In thousands)


		As of December 31,
		2013			2012			2011
Cash and Cash Equivalents at Beginning of Period		$	316,528		$	232,382		$	132,168


Net Cash (Used for) Provided from Operating Activities from Continuing Operations			(26,081	)		396,129			476,575


Cash Flows from Investing Activities from Continuing Operations:
Acquisition of The ServiceMaster Company			—			—			(35	)
Notes receivable from affiliate			(13,958	)		—			—


Net Cash Used for Investing Activities from Continuing Operations			(13,958	)		—			(35	)


Cash Flows from Financing Activities from Continuing Operations:
Borrowings of debt			855			1,350,000			—
Payments of debt			(26,328	)		(1,313,714	)		(91,500	)
Discount paid on issuance of debt			(12,200	)		—			—
Debt issuance costs paid			(5,575	)		(32,978	)		(267	)
Net intercompany advances			167,453			(315,291	)		(284,559	)


Net Cash Provided From (Used for) Financing Activities from Continuing Operations			124,205			(311,983	)		(376,326	)


Cash Increase During the Period			84,166			84,146			100,214


Cash and Cash Equivalents at End of Period		$	400,694		$	316,528		$	232,382






Notes to The ServiceMaster Company, LLC (Parent) Condensed Financial Statements

1. Basis of Presentation

The condensed financial statements of The ServiceMaster Company, LLC ("Parent") are required as a result of the restricted net assets of Parent's consolidated subsidiaries exceeding 25% of Parent's consolidated net assets as of December 31, 2013. All consolidated subsidiaries of Parent are wholly owned. The primary source of income for Parent is equity in its subsidiaries' earnings. Its major source of cash is dividends from the subsidiaries.

Pursuant to rules and regulations of the SEC, the unconsolidated condensed financial statements of Parent do not reflect all of the information and notes normally included with financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP. Therefore, these condensed financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and related notes included in this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Parent has accounted for its subsidiaries under the equity method in the unconsolidated condensed financial statements.

2. Commitments, Contingencies and Dividends

Parent and its subsidiaries are parties to environmental and other legal matters. For further discussion of commitments, guarantees and contingencies, see Note 9 to the consolidated financial statements of The ServiceMaster Company, LLC included in this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

For the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011, Parent received cash dividends from its wholly owned subsidiaries of $25.4 million, $515.7 million and $573.4 million, respectively.

3. Long-term debt

Long-term debt as of December 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012 is summarized in the following table:


		As of December 31,
(In thousands)		2013			2012
Senior secured term loan facility maturing in 2014 (Tranche A)		$	—		$	1,219,145
Senior secured term loan facility maturing in 2017 (Tranche B)			990,683			1,000,741
Senior secured term loan facility maturing in 2017 (Tranche C)(1)			1,198,196			—
7.00% senior notes maturing in 2020			750,000			750,000
8.00% senior notes maturing in 2020(2)			602,446			602,750
7.10% notes maturing in 2018(3)			71,326			69,400
7.45% notes maturing in 2027(3)			158,564			155,894
7.25% notes maturing in 2038(3)			63,058			62,250
Notes payable to subsidiaries			104,275			71,681
Less current portion			(126,531	)		(93,989	)


Total long-term debt		$	3,812,017		$	3,837,872






-1
Presented net of $9.6 million in unamortized original issue discount paid as part of the 2013 Term Loan Facility Amendment.

-2
Includes $2.4 million in unamortized premium received on the sale of $100.0 million aggregate principal amount of such notes.

-3
The increase in the balance from 2012 to 2013 reflects the amortization of fair value adjustments related to purchase accounting, which increases the effective interest rate from the coupon rates shown above.

The key provisions of Parent's long-term debt agreements are disclosed in Note 12 to the Consolidated Financial Statements. As of December 31, 2013, future scheduled long-term debt payments are $126.5 million, $22.3 million, $22.3 million, $2.132 billion and $79.5 million for the years ended December 31, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018, respectively.

SCHEDULE_II_VALUATION_AND_QUAL

SCHEDULE II VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS	12 Months Ended
SCHEDULE II VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS	Dec. 31, 2013
SCHEDULE II VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS	'
SCHEDULE II VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS	'

	SCHEDULE II
	THE SERVICEMASTER COMPANY, LLC
	VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS
	(In thousands)


		Balance at		Additions		Deductions(1)		Balance at
		Beginning of		Charged to				End of
		Period		Costs and				Period
				Expenses
	AS OF AND FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 2013
	Continuing Operations—
	Allowance for doubtful accounts
	Accounts receivable	$	18,522	$	60,742	$	47,760	$	31,504
	Notes receivable		2,825		1,080		333		3,572
	Income tax valuation allowance		6,013		1,638		327		7,324
	AS OF AND FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 2012
	Continuing Operations—
	Allowance for doubtful accounts
	Accounts receivable	$	17,895	$	40,729	$	40,102	$	18,522
	Notes receivable		2,467		1,097		739		2,825
	Income tax valuation allowance		6,276		171		434		6,013
	AS OF AND FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 2011
	Continuing Operations—
	Allowance for doubtful accounts
	Accounts receivable	$	14,380	$	39,081	$	35,566	$	17,895
	Notes receivable		2,329		519		381		2,467
	Income tax valuation allowance		15,437		48		9,209		6,276


	-1
	Deductions in the allowance for doubtful accounts for accounts and notes receivable reflect write-offs of uncollectible accounts. Deductions for the income tax valuation allowance in 2013 are primarily attributable to the reduction of net operating loss carryforwards related to their expiration. Deductions for the income tax valuation allowance in 2012 are primarily attributable to the reduction of net operating loss carryforwards related to the dissolution of certain subsidiaries. Deductions for the income tax valuation allowance in 2011 are primarily attributable to the reduction of net operating loss carryforwards and other tax attributes related to the dissolution of certain subsidiaries.

Significant_Accounting_Policie1

Significant Accounting Policies (Policies)	12 Months Ended
Significant Accounting Policies (Policies)	Dec. 31, 2013
Significant Accounting Policies	'
Consolidation	'
Consolidation	The Consolidated Financial Statements include the accounts of ServiceMaster and its majority-owned subsidiary partnerships, limited liability companies and corporations. All consolidated ServiceMaster subsidiaries are wholly owned. Intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated.
Use of Estimates	'

	Summary: The preparation of the Consolidated Financial Statements requires management to make certain estimates and assumptions required under GAAP which may differ from actual results. The more significant areas requiring the use of management estimates relate to revenue recognition; the allowance for uncollectible receivables; accruals for self-insured retention limits related to medical, workers' compensation, auto and general liability insurance claims; accruals for home warranties and termite damage claims; the possible outcome of outstanding litigation; accruals for income tax liabilities as well as deferred tax accounts; the deferral and amortization of customer acquisition costs; useful lives for depreciation and amortization expense; the valuation of marketable securities; and the valuation of tangible and intangible assets. In 2013, there have been no changes in the significant areas that require estimates or in the underlying methodologies used in determining the amounts of these associated estimates.

	The allowance for receivables is developed based on several factors including overall customer credit quality, historical write-off experience and specific account analyses that project the ultimate collectability of the outstanding balances. As such, these factors may change over time causing the reserve level to vary.

Commitments and contingencies	'

	The Company carries insurance policies on insurable risks at levels which it believes to be appropriate, including workers' compensation, auto and general liability risks. The Company purchases insurance from third-party insurance carriers. These policies typically incorporate significant deductibles or self-insured retentions. The Company is responsible for all claims that fall within the retention limits. In determining the Company's accrual for self-insured claims, the Company uses historical claims experience to establish both the current year accrual and the underlying provision for future losses. This actuarially determined provision and related accrual include both known claims, as well as incurred but not reported claims. The Company adjusts its estimate of accrued self-insured claims when required to reflect changes based on factors such as changes in health care costs, accident frequency and claim severity.

	The Company seeks to reduce the potential amount of loss arising from self-insured claims by insuring certain levels of risk. While insurance agreements are designed to limit the Company's losses from large exposure and permit recovery of a portion of direct unpaid losses, insurance does not relieve the Company of its ultimate liability. Accordingly, the accruals for insured claims represent the Company's total unpaid gross losses. Insurance recoverables, which are reported within Prepaid expenses and other assets and Other assets, relate to estimated insurance recoveries on the insured claims reserves.

	Accruals for home warranty claims in the American Home Shield business are made based on the Company's claims experience and actuarial projections. Termite damage claim accruals in the Terminix business are recorded based on both the historical rates of claims incurred within a contract year and the cost per claim. Current activity could differ causing a change in estimates. The Company has certain liabilities with respect to existing or potential claims, lawsuits, and other proceedings. The Company accrues for these liabilities when it is probable that future costs will be incurred and such costs can be reasonably estimated. Any resulting adjustments, which could be material, are recorded in the period identified.

Revenue	'

	Revenue: Revenues from lawn care and pest control services, as well as liquid and fumigation termite applications, are recognized as the services are provided. The Company eradicates termites through the use of non-baiting methods (e.g., fumigation or liquid treatments) and baiting systems. Termite services using baiting systems, termite inspection and protection contracts, as well as home warranties, are frequently sold through annual contracts for a one-time, upfront payment. Direct costs of these contracts (service costs for termite contracts and claim costs for home warranties) are expensed as incurred. The Company recognizes revenue over the life of these contracts in proportion to the expected direct costs. Those costs bear a direct relationship to the fulfillment of the Company's obligations under the contracts and are representative of the relative value provided to the customer (proportional performance method). The Company regularly reviews its estimates of direct costs for its termite bait contracts and home warranties and adjusts the estimates when appropriate.

	The Company has franchise agreements in its Terminix, TruGreen, ServiceMaster Clean, Merry Maids, AmeriSpec and Furniture Medic businesses. Franchise revenue (which in the aggregate represents approximately four percent of annual consolidated operating revenue from continuing operations) consists principally of continuing monthly fees based upon the franchisee's customer level revenue. Monthly fee revenue is recognized when the related customer level revenue generating activity is performed by the franchisee and collectability is reasonably assured. Franchise revenue also includes initial fees resulting from the sale of a franchise or a license. These initial franchise or license fees are pre-established fixed amounts and are recognized as revenue when collectability is reasonably assured and all material services or conditions relating to the sale have been substantially performed. Total profits from the franchised operations were $79.1 million, $73.0 million and $74.1 million for the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011, respectively. The Company evaluates the performance of its franchise businesses based primarily on operating profit before corporate general and administrative expenses, interest expense and amortization of intangible assets. The portion of total franchise fee income related to initial fees received from the sale of franchises was immaterial to the Company's Consolidated Financial Statements for all periods.

	Revenues are presented net of sales taxes collected and remitted to government taxing authorities in the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive (Loss) Income.

	The Company had $539.3 million and $483.9 million of deferred revenue as of December 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively. Deferred revenue consists primarily of payments received for annual contracts relating to home warranties, termite baiting, termite inspection, pest control and lawn care services.

Deferred Customer Acquisition Costs	'
Deferred Customer Acquisition Costs	Deferred Customer Acquisition Costs: Customer acquisition costs, which are incremental and direct costs of obtaining a customer, are deferred and amortized over the life of the related contract in proportion to revenue recognized. These costs include sales commissions and direct selling costs which can be shown to have resulted in a successful sale. Deferred customer acquisition costs amounted to $39.1 million and $33.9 million as of December 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively.
Advertising	'
Advertising	Advertising: On an interim basis, certain pre-season advertising costs are deferred and recognized approximately in proportion to the revenue over the year and are not deferred beyond the calendar year-end. Certain other advertising costs are expensed when the advertising occurs. The cost of direct-response advertising at Terminix, consisting primarily of direct-mail promotions, is capitalized and amortized over its expected period of future benefits. Advertising expense for the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011 was $166.9 million, $163.9 million and $161.0 million, respectively.
Inventory	'
Inventory	Inventory: Inventories are recorded at the lower of cost (primarily on a weighted average cost basis) or market. The Company's inventory primarily consists of finished goods to be used on the customers' premises or sold to franchisees.
Property and Equipment, Intangible Assets and Goodwill	'

	Property and Equipment, Intangible Assets and Goodwill:

	Property and equipment consist of the following:


		Balance as of
		December 31,						Estimated
								Useful
								Lives
	(In millions)	2013			2012			(Years)
	Land	$	21.6		$	21.7		N/A
	Buildings and improvements		80.1			77.4		10 - 40
	Technology and communications		307.2			259		3 - 7
	Machinery, production equipment and vehicles		303.9			255.7		3 - 9
	Office equipment, furniture and fixtures		19.6			19.7		5 - 7


			732.4			633.5
	Less accumulated depreciation		(374.3	)		(293.5	)


	Net property and equipment	$	358.1		$	340





	Depreciation of property and equipment, including depreciation of assets held under capital leases, was $93.6 million, $80.9 million and $72.1 million for the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011, respectively.

	Intangible assets consisted primarily of goodwill in the amount of $2.018 billion and $2.412 billion, indefinite-lived trade names in the amount of $1.959 billion and $2.215 billion, and other intangible assets in the amount of $116.7 million and $158.7 million as of December 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively.

	Fixed assets and intangible assets with finite lives are depreciated and amortized on a straight-line basis over their estimated useful lives. These lives are based on the Company's previous experience for similar assets, potential market obsolescence and other industry and business data. As required by accounting standards for the impairment or disposal of long-lived assets, the Company's long-lived assets, including fixed assets and intangible assets (other than goodwill), are tested for recoverability whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that their carrying amounts may not be recoverable. If the carrying value is no longer recoverable based upon the undiscounted future cash flows of the asset, an impairment loss would be recognized equal to the difference between the carrying amount and the fair value of the asset. Changes in the estimated useful lives or in the asset values could cause the Company to adjust its book value or future expense accordingly.

	As required under accounting standards for goodwill and other intangibles, goodwill is not subject to amortization, and intangible assets with indefinite useful lives are not amortized until their useful lives are determined to no longer be indefinite. Goodwill and intangible assets that are not subject to amortization are subject to assessment for impairment by applying a fair-value based test on an annual basis or more frequently if circumstances indicate a potential impairment. The Company adopted the provisions of ASU 2011-08, "Testing Goodwill for Impairment," in the fourth quarter of 2011. This ASU gives entities the option of performing a qualitative assessment before calculating the fair value of a reporting unit in Step 1 of the goodwill impairment test. If entities determine, on the basis of qualitative factors, that the fair value of a reporting unit is more likely than not greater than its carrying amount, the two-step impairment test would not be required. For the 2013 and 2012 annual goodwill impairment review performed as of October 1, 2013 and October 1, 2012, respectively, the Company did not perform qualitative assessments on any reporting unit, but instead completed Step 1 of the goodwill impairment test for all reporting units. For the 2011 annual goodwill impairment review performed as of October 1, 2011, the Company performed qualitative assessments on the Terminix, American Home Shield and ServiceMaster Clean reporting units. Based on these assessments, the Company determined that, more likely than not, the fair values of Terminix, American Home Shield and ServiceMaster Clean were greater than their respective carrying amounts. As a result, the two-step goodwill impairment test was not performed for Terminix, American Home Shield and ServiceMaster Clean in 2011.

	Goodwill impairment is determined using a two-step process. The first step involves a comparison of the estimated fair value of a reporting unit to its carrying amount, including goodwill. In performing the first step, the Company determines the fair value of a reporting unit using a combination of a DCF analysis, a market-based comparable approach and a market-based transaction approach. Determining fair value requires the exercise of significant judgment, including judgment about appropriate discount rates, terminal growth rates, the amount and timing of expected future cash flows, as well as relevant comparable company earnings multiples for the market-based comparable approach and relevant transaction multiples for the market-based transaction approach. The cash flows employed in the DCF analyses are based on the Company's most recent budget and, for years beyond the budget, the Company's estimates, which are based on estimated growth rates. The discount rates used in the DCF analyses are intended to reflect the risks inherent in the future cash flows of the respective reporting units. In addition, the market-based comparable and transaction approaches utilize comparable company public trading values, comparable company historical results, research analyst estimates and, where available, values observed in private market transactions. If the estimated fair value of a reporting unit exceeds its carrying amount, goodwill of the reporting unit is not impaired and the second step of the impairment test is not necessary. If the carrying amount of a reporting unit exceeds its estimated fair value, then the second step of the goodwill impairment test must be performed. The second step of the goodwill impairment test compares the implied fair value of the reporting unit's goodwill with its goodwill carrying amount to measure the amount of impairment, if any. The implied fair value of goodwill is determined in the same manner as the amount of goodwill recognized in a business combination. In other words, the estimated fair value of the reporting unit is allocated to all of the assets and liabilities of that unit (including any unrecognized intangible assets) as if the reporting unit had been acquired in a business combination and the fair value of the reporting unit was the purchase price paid. If the carrying amount of the reporting unit's goodwill exceeds the implied fair value of that goodwill, an impairment is recognized in an amount equal to that excess.

	The impairment test for other intangible assets not subject to amortization involves a comparison of the estimated fair value of the intangible asset with its carrying value. If the carrying value of the intangible asset exceeds its fair value, an impairment loss is recognized in an amount equal to that excess. The estimates of fair value of intangible assets not subject to amortization are determined using a DCF valuation analysis. The DCF methodology used to value trade names is known as the relief from royalty method and entails identifying the hypothetical cash flows generated by an assumed royalty rate that a third party would pay to license the trade names and discounting them back to the valuation date. Significant judgments inherent in this analysis include the selection of appropriate discount rates and hypothetical royalty rates, estimating the amount and timing of estimated future cash flows attributable to the hypothetical royalty rates and identification of appropriate terminal growth rate assumptions. The discount rates used in the DCF analyses are intended to reflect the risk inherent in the projected future cash flows generated by the respective intangible assets.

	Goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible assets, primarily the Company's trade names, are assessed annually for impairment during the fourth quarter or earlier upon the occurrence of certain events or substantive changes in circumstances. The Company performed an interim goodwill impairment analysis at TruGreen as of June 30, 2013 that resulted in a pre-tax non-cash goodwill impairment of $417.5 million. After this impairment charge, there was no goodwill remaining at TruGreen. The Company performed an interim goodwill impairment analysis at TruGreen as of September 30, 2012 that resulted in a pre-tax non-cash goodwill impairment of $794.2 million. During the fourth quarter of 2012, the Company finalized its September 30, 2012 TruGreen valuation resulting in a $4.0 million adjustment to goodwill decreasing the 2012 goodwill impairment charge to $790.2 million. The Company's 2013, 2012, and 2011 annual impairment analyses, which were performed as of October 1 of each year, did not result in any goodwill impairments.

	The Company performed an interim trade name impairment analysis at TruGreen as of June 30, 2013 resulting in a pre-tax non-cash trade name impairment charge of $255.8 million recorded in the second quarter of 2013. The Company performed an interim trade name impairment analysis at TruGreen as of June 30, 2012 resulting in a pre-tax non-cash trade name impairment charge of $67.7 million recorded in the second quarter of 2012. Further, the Company performed an interim trade name impairment analysis at TruGreen as of September 30, 2012 resulting in a pre-tax non-cash trade name impairment charge of $51.0 million recorded in the third quarter of 2012. The Company's annual trade name impairment analyses, which were performed as of October 1 of each year, resulted in pre-tax non-cash impairment of $36.7 million in 2011 related to the TruGreen trade name. The Company's October 1, 2013 and 2012 trade name impairment analyses did not result in any trade name impairments. The impairment charges by business segment for the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011, as well as the remaining value of the trade names not subject to amortization by business segment as of December 31, 2013 and 2012 are as follows:


	(In thousands)	Terminix			TruGreen			American		ServiceMaster		Other		Total
								Home		Clean		Operations &
								Shield				Headquarters(1)
	Balance at December 31, 2010	$	875,100		$	762,200		$	140,400	$	152,600	$	439,900	$	2,370,200
	2011 Impairment		—			(36,700	)		—		—		—		(36,700	)


	Balance at December 31, 2011		875,100			725,500			140,400		152,600		439,900		2,333,500
	2012 Impairment		—			(118,700	)		—		—		—		(118,700	)


	Balance at December 31, 2012		875,100			606,800			140,400		152,600		439,900		2,214,800
	2013 Impairment		—			(255,800	)		—		—		—		(255,800	)


	Balance at December 31, 2013	$	875,100		$	351,000		$	140,400	$	152,600	$	439,900	$	1,959,000






-1
The Other Operations and Headquarters segment includes Merry Maids.

The goodwill impairment charge recorded in 2013 was primarily attributable to a decline in forecasted 2013 and future cash flows at TruGreen over a defined projection period as of June 30, 2013 compared to the projections used in the last annual impairment assessment performed on October 1, 2012. The changes in projected cash flows at TruGreen arose in part from the business challenges at TruGreen described in "Segment Review—TruGreen Segment" in Management's Discussion and Analysis above. Although the Company projected future improvement in cash flows at TruGreen as a part of its June 30, 2013 impairment analysis, total cash flows and projected growth in those cash flows were lower than those projected at the time TruGreen was last tested for impairment in 2012. The long-term growth rates used in the impairment tests at June 30, 2013 and October 1, 2012 were the same and were in line with historical U.S. gross domestic product growth rates. The discount rate used in the June 30, 2013 impairment test was 100 bps lower than the discount rate used in the October 1, 2012 impairment test for TruGreen. The decrease in the discount rate is primarily attributable to changes in market conditions which indicated an improved outlook for the U.S. financial markets and a higher risk tolerance for investors since the 2012 analysis.

The goodwill impairment charge recorded in 2012 was primarily attributable to a decline in forecasted 2012 cash flows and a decrease in projected future growth in cash flows at TruGreen over a defined projection period as of September 30, 2012 compared to the projections used in the previous annual impairment assessment performed on October 1, 2011. Although the Company projected future growth in cash flows at TruGreen as a part of its September 30, 2012 impairment analysis, total cash flows and projected growth in those cash flows were lower than that projected at the time TruGreen was tested for impairment in 2011. The long-term growth rates used in the impairment tests at September 30, 2012 and October 1, 2011 were the same and in line with historical U.S. gross domestic product growth rates. The discount rate used in the September 30, 2012 impairment test was 50 bps lower than the discount rate used in the October 1, 2011 impairment test for TruGreen. The decrease in the discount rate is primarily attributable to changes in market conditions which indicated an improved outlook for the U.S. financial markets since the 2011 analysis.

Based on the revenue results at TruGreen in the first six months of 2013 and a lower revenue outlook for the remainder of 2013 and future years, the Company concluded that there was an impairment indicator requiring the performance of an interim indefinite-lived intangible asset impairment test for the TruGreen trade name as of June 30, 2013. The impairment analysis resulted in a $255.8 million impairment charge recorded in the second quarter of 2013.

The impairment charge recorded in the second quarter of 2013 was primarily attributable to a decrease in the assumed royalty rate and a decrease in projected future growth in revenue at TruGreen over a defined projection period as of June 30, 2013 compared to the royalty rate and projections used in the last annual impairment assessment performed on October 1, 2012. The decrease in the assumed royalty rate was due to lower current and projected earnings as a percent of revenue as compared to the last annual impairment test. Although the Company projected future growth in revenue at TruGreen as part of its June 30, 2013 impairment analysis, total projected revenue was lower than the revenue projected at the time the trade name was last tested for impairment in October 2012. The changes in projected future revenue growth at TruGreen arose in part from the business challenges at TruGreen described in "Segment Review—TruGreen Segment" in Management's Discussion and Analysis above. The long-term revenue growth rates used in the impairment tests at October 1, 2013, June 30, 2013 and October 1, 2012 were the same and in line with historical U.S. gross domestic product growth rates. The discount rates used in the October 1, 2013 and June 30, 2013 impairment tests were the same, but were 100 bps lower than the discount rate used in the October 1, 2012 impairment test for the TruGreen trade name. The decrease in the discount rate from 2012 is primarily attributable to changes in market conditions which indicated an improved outlook for the U.S. financial markets and a higher risk tolerance for investors since the last analysis.

Based on the revenue results at TruGreen in the first six months of 2012 and a then lower revenue outlook for the remainder of 2012 and future years, the Company concluded that there was an impairment indicator requiring the performance of an interim indefinite-lived intangible asset impairment test for the TruGreen trade name as of June 30, 2012. That impairment analysis resulted in a $67.7 million impairment charge recorded in the second quarter of 2012. Based on the revenue results of TruGreen in the third quarter of 2012 and the revised outlook for the remainder of the year and future years, the Company performed another impairment analysis on its TruGreen trade name to determine its fair value as of September 30, 2012. Based on the revised projected revenue for TruGreen as compared to the projections used in the second quarter 2012 impairment test, the Company determined the fair value attributable to the TruGreen trade name was less than its carrying value by $51.0 million, which was recorded as a trade name impairment in the third quarter of 2012. Total non-cash trade name impairments recorded in 2012 related to the TruGreen trade name were $118.7 million.

The impairment charge recorded in the second quarter of 2012 was primarily attributable to a decrease in projected future growth in revenue at TruGreen over a defined projection period as of June 30, 2012 compared to the projections used in the previous annual impairment assessment performed on October 1, 2011. The third quarter impairment charge was primarily attributable to a further reduction in projected revenue growth as compared to expectations in the second quarter of 2012. Although the Company projected future growth in revenue at TruGreen over a defined projection period as a part of its September 30, 2012 impairment analysis, such growth was lower than the revenue growth projected at the time the trade name was tested for impairment in the second quarter of 2012. The long-term revenue growth rates used for periods after the defined projection period in the impairment tests at September 30, 2012, June 30, 2012 and October 1, 2011 were the same and in line with historical U.S. gross domestic product growth rates. The discount rates used in the September 30, 2012 and June 30, 2012 impairment tests were the same, but were 50 bps lower than the discount rate used in the October 1, 2011 impairment test for the TruGreen trade name. The decrease in the discount rate from 2011 is primarily attributable to changes in market conditions which indicated an improved outlook for the U.S. financial markets since the last analysis.

The impairment charge in 2011 was primarily attributable to the use of higher discount rates in the DCF valuation analyses as compared to the discount rates used in the 2010 impairment analyses. Although the projected future growth in cash flows in 2011 were slightly higher than in the 2010 valuation, the increase in the discount rates more than offset the improved cash flows. The increase in the discount rates is primarily attributable to changes in market conditions which indicated a lower risk tolerance in 2011 as compared to 2010. This lower risk tolerance is exhibited through the marketplace's desire for higher returns in order to accept market risk. The long-term revenue growth rates used in the analyses for the October 1, 2011 and 2010 impairment tests were the same and in line with historical U.S. gross domestic product growth rates.

Restricted Net Assets	'
Restricted Net Assets	Restricted Net Assets: There are third party restrictions on the ability of certain of the Company's subsidiaries to transfer funds to the Company. These restrictions are related to regulatory requirements at American Home Shield and to a subsidiary borrowing arrangement at SMAC. The payment of ordinary and extraordinary dividends by the Company's home warranty and similar subsidiaries (through which ServiceMaster conducts its American Home Shield business) are subject to significant regulatory restrictions under the laws and regulations of the states in which they operate. Among other things, such laws and regulations require certain such subsidiaries to maintain minimum capital and net worth requirements and may limit the amount of ordinary and extraordinary dividends and other payments that these subsidiaries can pay to ServiceMaster. As of December 31, 2013, the total net assets subject to these third party restrictions was $160.2 million. None of the subsidiaries of ServiceMaster are obligated to make funds available to ServiceMaster through the payment of dividends.
Fair Value of Financial Instruments and Credit Risk	'

	Fair Value of Financial Instruments and Credit Risk: See Note 19 for information relating to the fair value of financial instruments.

	Financial instruments, which potentially subject the Company to financial and credit risk, consist principally of investments and receivables. Investments consist primarily of publicly traded debt and common equity securities. The Company periodically reviews its portfolio of investments to determine whether there has been an other than temporary decline in the value of the investments from factors such as deterioration in the financial condition of the issuer or the market(s) in which it competes. The majority of the Company's receivables have little concentration of credit risk due to the large number of customers with relatively small balances and their dispersion across geographical areas. The Company maintains an allowance for losses based upon the expected collectability of receivables.

Income Taxes	'

	Income Taxes: The Company is included in the consolidated U.S. federal income tax return of Holdings. State and local returns are filed both on a separate company basis and on a combined unitary basis with Holdings. Current and deferred income taxes are provided for on a separate company basis. The Company accounts for income taxes using an asset and liability approach for the expected future tax consequences of events that have been recognized in the Company's financial statements or tax returns. Deferred income taxes are provided to reflect the differences between the tax bases of assets and liabilities and their reported amounts in the financial statements. Valuation allowances are established when necessary to reduce deferred income tax assets to the amounts expected to be realized.

	The Company records a liability for unrecognized tax benefits resulting from uncertain tax positions taken or expected to be taken in its tax return. The Company recognizes potential interest and penalties related to its uncertain tax positions in income tax expense.

Stock-Based Compensation	'
Stock-Based Compensation	Stock-Based Compensation: The Company accounts for stock-based compensation under accounting standards for share based payments, which require that stock options, restricted stock units and share grants be measured at fair value and this value is recognized as compensation expense over the vesting period.
Newly Issued Accounting Statements and Positions	'

	Newly Issued Accounting Statements and Positions: In July 2012, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued ASU 2012-02, "Intangibles—Goodwill and Other: Testing Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets for Impairment," which amends the guidance on testing indefinite-lived intangible assets, other than goodwill, for impairment. This standard allows an entity testing an indefinite-lived intangible asset for impairment the option of performing a qualitative assessment before calculating the fair value of the asset. If entities determine, on the basis of the qualitative assessment, that the fair value of the indefinite-lived intangible asset is more likely than not greater than its carrying amount, the quantitative impairment test would not be required. Otherwise, further testing would be needed. This standard revises the examples of events and circumstances that an entity should consider in interim periods, but it does not revise the requirements to test indefinite-lived intangible assets (1) annually for impairment and (2) between annual tests if there is a change in events or circumstances. The amendments in this standard are effective for annual and interim impairment tests performed for fiscal years beginning after September 15, 2012. The Company adopted the required provisions of this standard during the first quarter of 2013. The adoption of this standard did not have a material impact on the Company's Consolidated Financial Statements.

	In February 2013, the FASB issued ASU 2013-02, "Reporting of Amounts Reclassified out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income" to improve the reporting of reclassifications out of accumulated other comprehensive income by requiring an entity to provide information about the amounts reclassified out of accumulated other comprehensive income by component. In addition, an entity is required to present, either on the face of the statement where net income is presented or in the notes, significant amounts reclassified out of accumulated other comprehensive income by the respective line items of net income but only if the amount reclassified is required under GAAP to be reclassified to net income in its entirety in the same reporting period. For other amounts that are not required under GAAP to be reclassified in their entirety to net income, an entity is required to cross-reference to other disclosures required under GAAP that provide additional detail about those amounts. The amendments in this standard do not change the current requirements for reporting net income or other comprehensive income in financial statements and are effective prospectively for reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2012. The Company adopted the required provisions of this standard during the first quarter of 2013. The disclosures required by this standard are presented in Note 14 of the Company's Consolidated Financial Statements.

	In July 2013, the FASB issued ASU 2013-11, "Presentation of an Unrecognized Tax Benefit When a Net Operating Loss Carryforward, a Similar Tax Loss, or Tax Credit Carryforward Exists" to eliminate the diversity in practice associated with the presentation of unrecognized tax benefits in instances where a net operating loss carryforward, a similar tax loss, or a tax credit carryforward exists. ASU 2013-11 generally requires an unrecognized tax benefit, or a portion of an unrecognized tax benefit, to be presented in the financial statements as a reduction to a deferred tax asset for a net operating loss carryforward, a similar tax loss, or a tax credit carryforward, except in certain circumstances. The amendments in ASU 2013-11 are effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those years, beginning after December 15, 2013. The adoption of this standard is not expected to have a material impact on the Company's Consolidated Financial Statements.

Significant_Accounting_Policie2

Significant Accounting Policies (Tables)	12 Months Ended
Significant Accounting Policies (Tables)	Dec. 31, 2013
Significant Accounting Policies	'
Schedule of property and equipment	'




		Balance as of
		December 31,						Estimated
								Useful
								Lives
	(In millions)	2013			2012			(Years)
	Land	$	21.6		$	21.7		N/A
	Buildings and improvements		80.1			77.4		10 - 40
	Technology and communications		307.2			259		3 - 7
	Machinery, production equipment and vehicles		303.9			255.7		3 - 9
	Office equipment, furniture and fixtures		19.6			19.7		5 - 7


			732.4			633.5
	Less accumulated depreciation		(374.3	)		(293.5	)


	Net property and equipment	$	358.1		$	340




Schedule of impairment charges and remaining value of the trade names not subject to amortization by business segment	'




	(In thousands)	Terminix			TruGreen			American		ServiceMaster		Other		Total
								Home		Clean		Operations &
								Shield				Headquarters(1)
	Balance at December 31, 2010	$	875,100		$	762,200		$	140,400	$	152,600	$	439,900	$	2,370,200
	2011 Impairment		—			(36,700	)		—		—		—		(36,700	)


	Balance at December 31, 2011		875,100			725,500			140,400		152,600		439,900		2,333,500
	2012 Impairment		—			(118,700	)		—		—		—		(118,700	)


	Balance at December 31, 2012		875,100			606,800			140,400		152,600		439,900		2,214,800
	2013 Impairment		—			(255,800	)		—		—		—		(255,800	)


	Balance at December 31, 2013	$	875,100		$	351,000		$	140,400	$	152,600	$	439,900	$	1,959,000






	-1
	The Other Operations and Headquarters segment includes Merry Maids.

Business_Segment_Reporting_Tab

Business Segment Reporting (Tables)	12 Months Ended
Business Segment Reporting (Tables)	Dec. 31, 2013
Business Segment Reporting	'
Schedule of segment information for continuing operations	'




			Year Ended December 31,
	(In thousands)		2013			2012			2011
	Operating Revenue:
	Terminix		$	1,309,469		$	1,265,417		$	1,193,075
	TruGreen			895,943			979,081			1,100,741
	American Home Shield			740,062			720,860			686,737
	ServiceMaster Clean			150,929			139,441			138,691
	Other Operations and Headquarters			92,432			88,482			86,628


	Total Operating Revenue		$	3,188,835		$	3,193,281		$	3,205,872




	Adjusted EBITDA:(1)
	Terminix		$	318,903		$	319,838		$	299,485
	TruGreen			25,999			152,813			209,031
	American Home Shield			170,866			141,542			131,977
	ServiceMaster Clean			67,942			61,041			64,018
	Other Operations and Headquarters			(107,721	)		(104,000	)		(94,036	)


	Total Adjusted EBITDA		$	475,989		$	571,234		$	610,475




	Identifiable Assets:
	Terminix		$	2,694,448		$	2,591,967		$	2,601,869
	TruGreen			598,257			1,200,063			2,087,055
	American Home Shield			999,541			976,280			954,599
	ServiceMaster Clean			373,650			373,314			370,526
	Other Operations and Headquarters			1,245,630			1,269,290			1,132,757


	Total Identifiable Assets(2)		$	5,911,526		$	6,410,914		$	7,146,806




	Depreciation & Amortization Expense:
	Terminix		$	73,014		$	75,713		$	75,347
	TruGreen			49,721			45,729			41,929
	American Home Shield			8,037			8,606			27,331
	ServiceMaster Clean			4,914			5,071			6,150
	Other Operations and Headquarters			13,426			11,123			12,679


	Total Depreciation & Amortization Expense(3)		$	149,112		$	146,242		$	163,436




	Capital Expenditures:
	Terminix		$	10,701		$	13,623		$	23,457
	TruGreen			21,391			29,079			44,714
	American Home Shield			13,013			15,087			17,529
	ServiceMaster Clean			811			454			935
Other Operations and Headquarters			14,488			14,985			9,905


Total Capital Expenditures		$	60,404		$	73,228		$	96,540






-1
Presented below is a reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA to Net (Loss) Income:


		Year Ended December 31,
(In thousands)		2013			2012			2011
Adjusted EBITDA:
Terminix		$	318,903		$	319,838		$	299,485
TruGreen			25,999			152,813			209,031
American Home Shield			170,866			141,542			131,977
ServiceMaster Clean			67,942			61,041			64,018
Other Operations and Headquarters			(107,721	)		(104,000	)		(94,036	)


Total Adjusted EBITDA			475,989			571,234			610,475
Depreciation and amortization expense			(149,112	)		(146,242	)		(163,436	)
Non-cash goodwill and trade name impairment			(673,253	)		(908,873	)		(36,700	)
Non-cash asset impairment			(165	)		(8,732	)		—
Non-cash stock-based compensation expense			(4,046	)		(7,119	)		(8,412	)
Restructuring charges			(20,840	)		(18,177	)		(8,162	)
Management and consulting fees			(7,250	)		(7,250	)		(7,500	)
Loss from discontinued operations, net of income taxes			(1,135	)		(200	)		(27,016	)
Benefit (provision) for income taxes			122,906			114,260			(43,912	)
Loss on extinguishment of debt			—			(55,554	)		(774	)
Interest expense			(249,033	)		(246,906	)		(273,823	)
Non-cash credits attributable to purchase accounting			—			16			81


Net (Loss) Income		$	(505,939	)	$	(713,543	)	$	40,821





-2
Assets of discontinued operations are not included in the business segment table.

-3
There are no adjustments necessary to reconcile total depreciation and amortization as presented in the business segment table to the consolidated totals. Amortization of debt issue costs is not included in the business segment table.

Schedule of reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA to Net (Loss) Income	'




			Year Ended December 31,
	(In thousands)		2013			2012			2011
	Adjusted EBITDA:
	Terminix		$	318,903		$	319,838		$	299,485
	TruGreen			25,999			152,813			209,031
	American Home Shield			170,866			141,542			131,977
	ServiceMaster Clean			67,942			61,041			64,018
	Other Operations and Headquarters			(107,721	)		(104,000	)		(94,036	)


	Total Adjusted EBITDA			475,989			571,234			610,475
	Depreciation and amortization expense			(149,112	)		(146,242	)		(163,436	)
	Non-cash goodwill and trade name impairment			(673,253	)		(908,873	)		(36,700	)
	Non-cash asset impairment			(165	)		(8,732	)		—
	Non-cash stock-based compensation expense			(4,046	)		(7,119	)		(8,412	)
	Restructuring charges			(20,840	)		(18,177	)		(8,162	)
	Management and consulting fees			(7,250	)		(7,250	)		(7,500	)
	Loss from discontinued operations, net of income taxes			(1,135	)		(200	)		(27,016	)
	Benefit (provision) for income taxes			122,906			114,260			(43,912	)
	Loss on extinguishment of debt			—			(55,554	)		(774	)
	Interest expense			(249,033	)		(246,906	)		(273,823	)
	Non-cash credits attributable to purchase accounting			—			16			81


	Net (Loss) Income		$	(505,939	)	$	(713,543	)	$	40,821

Goodwill_and_Intangible_Assets1

Goodwill and Intangible Assets (Tables)	12 Months Ended
Goodwill and Intangible Assets (Tables)	Dec. 31, 2013
Goodwill and Intangible Assets	'
Schedule of goodwill balances by segment for continuing operations	'




	(In thousands)	Terminix			TruGreen			American			ServiceMaster			Other			Total
								Home			Clean			Operations &
								Shield						Headquarters
	Balance at December 31, 2011	$	1,424,518		$	1,201,922		$	347,573		$	135,677		$	52,290		$	3,161,980
	Impairment charge		—			(790,173	)		—			—			—			(790,173	)
	Acquisitions		34,220			5,586			—			—			1,211			41,017
	Other(1)		(248	)		(266	)		(93	)		92			(58	)		(573	)


	Balance at December 31, 2012		1,458,490			417,069			347,480			135,769			53,443			2,412,251
	Impairment charge		—			(417,453	)		—			—			—			(417,453	)
	Acquisitions		22,055			683			—			1,514			730			24,982
	Other(1)		(533	)		(299	)		(12	)		(476	)		(120	)		(1,440	)


	Balance at December 31, 2013	$	1,480,012		$	—		$	347,468		$	136,807		$	54,053		$	2,018,340






	-1
	Reflects the impact of the amortization of tax deductible goodwill and foreign exchange rate changes.

Schedule of other intangible asset balances for continuing operations	'




					December 31, 2013									December 31, 2012
		Estimated
		Remaining
		Useful Lives
	(In thousands)	(Years)			Gross			Accumulated			Net			Gross			Accumulated			Net
	(In thousands)				Gross			Amortization			Net			Gross			Amortization			Net
	Trade names(1)		N/A		$	1,959,000		$	—		$	1,959,000		$	2,214,800		$	—		$	2,214,800
	Customer relationships		3 - 10			705,307			(636,732	)		68,575			697,264			(592,724	)		104,540
	Franchise agreements		20 - 25			88,000			(54,111	)		33,889			88,000			(48,649	)		39,351
	Other		4 - 30			64,913			(50,671	)		14,242			59,117			(44,339	)		14,778


	Total				$	2,817,220		$	(741,514	)	$	2,075,706		$	3,059,181		$	(685,712	)	$	2,373,469






	-1
	Not subject to amortization. Includes a pre-tax non-cash impairment charge of $255.8 million recorded in the year ended December 31, 2013 to reduce the carrying value of the TruGreen trade name.

Income_Taxes_Tables

Income Taxes (Tables)	12 Months Ended
Income Taxes (Tables)	Dec. 31, 2013
Income Taxes	'
Schedule of reconciliation of beginning and ending amount of gross unrecognized tax benefits	'




		Year Ended
		December 31,
	(In millions)	2013			2012			2011
	Gross unrecognized tax benefits at beginning of period	$	8.3		$	9		$	13.7
	Increases in tax positions for prior years		0.4			0.3			1.1
	Decreases in tax positions for prior years		(0.2	)		(0.4	)		(2.1	)
	Increases in tax positions for current year		1			0.9			1.1
	Lapse in statute of limitations		(1.7	)		(1.5	)		(4.8	)


	Gross unrecognized tax benefits at end of period	$	7.8		$	8.3		$	9




Schedule of components of (loss) income from continuing operations before income taxes	'




		Year Ended December 31,
		2013			2012			2011
	U.S.	$	(628,934	)	$	(821,122	)	$	108,603
	Foreign		1,692			(6,255	)		3,146


	Total	$	(627,242	)	$	(827,377	)	$	111,749




Schedule of reconciliation of income tax computed at the U.S. federal statutory tax rate to the entity's effective income tax rate for continuing operations	'




		Year Ended
		December 31,
		2013			2012			2011
	Tax at U.S. federal statutory rate		35	%		35	%		35	%
	State and local income taxes, net of U.S. federal benefit		3			3.2			1.8
	Tax credits		0.5			0.2			(2.3	)
	Nondeductible goodwill		(17.3	)		(24.8	)		—
	Other permanent items		(0.7	)		(0.2	)		1.5
	Other, including foreign rate differences and reserves		(0.9	)		0.4			3.3


	Effective rate		19.6	%		13.8	%		39.3	%




Schedule of income tax expense from continuing operations	'




		2013
	(In thousands)	Current			Deferred			Total
	U.S. federal	$	1,325		$	(112,840	)	$	(111,515	)
	Foreign		2,936			(1,854	)		1,082
	State and local		4,820			(17,293	)		(12,473	)


		$	9,081		$	(131,987	)	$	(122,906	)









		2012
		Current			Deferred			Total
	U.S. federal	$	(319	)	$	(104,008	)	$	(104,327	)
	Foreign		2,544			(2,934	)		(390	)
	State and local		7,274			(16,817	)		(9,543	)


		$	9,499		$	(123,759	)	$	(114,260	)









		2011
		Current			Deferred			Total
	U.S. federal	$	2,103		$	39,946		$	42,049
	Foreign		3,284			(3,984	)		(700	)
	State and local		3,477			(914	)		2,563


		$	8,864		$	35,048		$	43,912




Schedule of significant components of deferred tax balances	'




		December 31,
	(In thousands)	2013			2012
	Deferred tax assets (liabilities):
	Current Asset:
	Prepaid expenses	$	(18,351	)	$	(15,812	)
	Receivables allowances		19,400			13,365
	Accrued insurance expenses		9,130			5,758
	Current reserves		6,666			5,925
	Accrued expenses and other		19,900			23,935
	Net operating loss and tax credit carryforwards		74,328			74,328


	Total current asset		111,073			107,499


	Non-current Asset:
	Intangible assets		3,512			—
	Other assets		5			—


	Total non-current assets(1)		3,517			—


	Long-Term Liability:
	Intangible assets(2)		(799,476	)		(937,746	)
	Accrued insurance expenses		2,895			3,735
	Net operating loss and tax credit carryforwards		74,382			73,688
	Other long-term obligations		(81,883	)		(67,935	)
	Less valuation allowance		(7,324	)		(6,013	)


	Total long-term liability		(811,406	)		(934,271	)


	Net deferred tax liability	$	(696,816	)	$	(826,772	)






	-1
	Included in Other assets on the Consolidated Statement of Financial Position.

	-2
	The deferred tax liability relates primarily to the difference in the tax versus book basis of intangible assets. The majority of this liability will not actually be paid unless certain business units of the Company are sold.

Acquisitions_Tables

Acquisitions (Tables)	12 Months Ended
Acquisitions (Tables)	Dec. 31, 2013
Acquisitions	'
Schedule of supplemental cash flow information regarding acquisitions, excluding the 2007 Merger	'

	Supplemental cash flow information regarding the Company's acquisitions, excluding the 2007 Merger, is as follows:


		Year Ended December 31,
	(In thousands)	2013			2012			2011
	Purchase price (including liabilities assumed)	$	40,767		$	61,792		$	58,844
	Less liabilities assumed		(96	)		(4,499	)		(1,700	)


	Net purchase price	$	40,671		$	57,293		$	57,144




	Net cash paid for acquisitions	$	32,085		$	46,138		$	44,365
	Seller financed debt		8,586			11,155			12,779


	Payment for acquisitions	$	40,671		$	57,293		$	57,144

Discontinued_Operations_Tables

Discontinued Operations (Tables)	12 Months Ended
Discontinued Operations (Tables)	Dec. 31, 2013
Discontinued Operations	'
Schedule of operating results of discontinued operations	'




		Year Ended December 31,
	(In thousands)	2013			2012			2011
	Operating Revenue	$	—		$	—		$	75,765
	Loss before income taxes(1)		(1,912	)		(1,138	)		(40,620	)
	Benefit for income taxes(1)		(777	)		(453	)		(15,461	)


	Loss, net of income taxes(1)		(1,135	)		(685	)		(25,159	)
	Gain (loss) on sale, net of income taxes		—			485			(1,857	)


	Loss from discontinued operations, net of income taxes(1)	$	(1,135	)	$	(200	)	$	(27,016	)






	-1
	During 2011, a pre-tax non-cash impairment charge of $34.2 million ($21.0 million, net of tax) was recorded to reduce the carrying value of TruGreen LandCare's assets to their estimated fair value less cost to sell in accordance with applicable accounting standards.

Schedule of remaining liabilities from operations that were discontinued in years prior to 2012	'




	(In thousands)	As of			Cash			Expense			As of
		December 31, 2012			Payments			(Income)			December 31, 2013
					or Other
	Remaining liabilities of discontinued operations:
	TruGreen LandCare	$	415		$	(696	)	$	1,337		$	1,056
	InStar		352			(61	)		(83	)		208
	Other		138			37			(119	)		56


	Total liabilities of discontinued operations	$	905		$	(720	)	$	1,135		$	1,320

Restructuring_Charges_Tables

Restructuring Charges (Tables)	12 Months Ended
Restructuring Charges (Tables)	Dec. 31, 2013
Restructuring Charges.	'
Schedule of restructuring charges	'




		Year Ended December 31,
	(In thousands)	2013			2012		2011
	TruGreen Separation Transaction(1)	$	13,398		$	—	$	—
	Terminix branch optimization(2)		2,099			3,652		3,560
	TruGreen reorganization and restructuring(3)		1,362			3,241		1,115
	American Home Shield reorganization(4)		—			647		—
	ServiceMaster Clean reorganization(4)		360			1,370		—
	Centers of excellence initiative(5)		3,629			9,267		3,416
	Other(6)		(8	)		—		71


	Total restructuring charges	$	20,840		$	18,177	$	8,162






	-1
	Represents expenses incurred by the Company directly related to the TruGreen Separation Transaction. These charges included professional fees of $12.8 million and severance of $0.6 million.

	-2
	For the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011, these charges included severance costs of $0.9 million, $0.4 million and $0.1 million, respectively, and lease termination costs of $1.2 million, $3.3 million and $3.5 million, respectively.

	-3
	For the year ended December 31, 2013, these charges included severance costs. For the years ended December 31, 2012 and 2011, these charges included severance costs of $2.7 million and $0.8 million, respectively, and lease termination costs of $0.5 million and $0.3 million, respectively.

	-4
	For the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012, these charges included severance costs.

	-5
	Represents restructuring charges related to an initiative to enhance capabilities and reduce costs in the Company's headquarters functions that provide company-wide administrative services for our operations that we refer to as "centers of excellence." For the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011, these charges included severance and other costs of $0.9 million, $4.6 million and $1.9 million, respectively, and professional fees of $2.7 million, $4.7 million and $1.5 million, respectively.

	-6
	These charges included reserve adjustments associated with previous restructuring initiatives.

Schedule of reconciliation of the beginning and ending balances of accrued restructuring charges	'




	(In thousands)	Accrued
		Restructuring
		Charges
	Balance as of December 31, 2011	$	3,890
	Costs incurred		18,177
	Costs paid or otherwise settled		(17,525	)


	Balance as of December 31, 2012		4,542
	Costs incurred		20,840
	Costs paid or otherwise settled		(17,847	)


	Balance as of December 31, 2013	$	7,535

Commitments_and_Contingencies_

Commitments and Contingencies (Tables) (Accrued self-insured claims, net)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013
Accrued self-insured claims, net	'
Commitments and Contingencies	'
Schedule of reconciliation of beginning and ending accrued self-insured claims	'




	(In thousands)	Accrued
		Self-insured
		Claims, Net
	Balance as of December 31, 2011	$	108,082
	Provision for self-insured claims		35,413
	Cash payments		(39,670	)


	Balance as of December 31, 2012		103,825
	Provision for self-insured claims		47,452
	Cash payments		(48,590	)


	Balance as of December 31, 2013	$	102,687

LongTerm_Debt_Tables

Long-Term Debt (Tables)	12 Months Ended
Long-Term Debt (Tables)	Dec. 31, 2013
Long-Term Debt.	'
Schedule of long-term debt	'




		As of December 31,
	(In thousands)	2013			2012
	Senior secured term loan facility maturing in 2014 (Tranche A)	$	—		$	1,219,145
	Senior secured term loan facility maturing in 2017 (Tranche B)		990,683			1,000,741
	Senior secured term loan facility maturing in 2017 (Tranche C)(1)		1,198,196			—
	7.00% senior notes maturing in 2020		750,000			750,000
	8.00% senior notes maturing in 2020(2)		602,446			602,750
	Revolving credit facility maturing in 2017		—			—
	7.10% notes maturing in 2018(3)		71,326			69,400
	7.45% notes maturing in 2027(3)		158,564			155,894
	7.25% notes maturing in 2038(3)		63,058			62,250
	Vehicle capital leases(4)		72,445			37,837
	Other		48,811			63,236
	Less current portion		(51,399	)		(52,214	)


	Total long-term debt	$	3,904,130		$	3,909,039






	-1
	Presented net of $9.6 million in unamortized original issue discount paid as part of the 2013 Term Loan Facility Amendment.

	-2
	Includes $2.4 million in unamortized premium received on the sale of $100.0 million aggregate principal amount of such notes.

	-3
	The increase in the balance from 2012 to 2013 reflects the amortization of fair value adjustments related to purchase accounting, which increases the effective interest rate from the coupon rates shown above.

	-4
	The Company has entered into the Fleet Agreement. All leases under the Fleet Agreement are capital leases for accounting purposes. The lease rental payments include an interest component calculated using a variable rate based on one-month LIBOR plus other contractual adjustments and a borrowing margin totaling 2.45 percent.

Schedule of cumulative interest rate swaps outstanding	'




	(In thousands)	Notional			Weighted
		Amount			Average Fixed
					Rate(1)
	Interest rate swap agreements in effect as of December 31, 2011	$	1,430,000			2.84	%
	Expired		(450,000	)


	Interest rate swap agreements in effect as of December 31, 2012		980,000			1.7	%
	Expired		(980,000	)


	Interest rate swap agreements in effect as of December 31, 2013	$	—			—






	-1
	Before the application of the applicable borrowing margin.

Cash_and_Marketable_Securities1

Cash and Marketable Securities (Tables)	12 Months Ended
Cash and Marketable Securities (Tables)	Dec. 31, 2013
Cash and Marketable Securities	'
Amortized cost, fair value and gross unrealized gains and losses of the Company's short- and long-term investments in Debt and Equity securities	'




	(In thousands)	Amortized			Gross			Gross			Fair Value
		Cost			Unrealized			Unrealized
					Gains			Losses
	Available-for-sale and trading securities, December 31, 2013:
	Debt securities	$	96,809		$	2,611		$	(795	)	$	98,625
	Equity securities		41,268			8,946			(207	)		50,007


	Total securities	$	138,077		$	11,557		$	(1,002	)	$	148,632







	(In thousands)	Amortized			Gross			Gross			Fair Value
		Cost			Unrealized			Unrealized
					Gains			Losses
	Available-for-sale and trading securities, December, 31, 2012:
	Debt securities	$	99,071		$	5,773		$	(20	)	$	104,824
	Equity securities		38,786			3,809			(1,616	)		40,979


	Total securities	$	137,857		$	9,582		$	(1,636	)	$	145,803


Schedule of proceeds, gross realized gains, gross realized losses, each resulting from sales of available-for-sale securities and impairment charges due to other than temporary declines in the value of certain investments	'




		Year Ended December 31,
	(In thousands)	2013			2012			2011
	Proceeds from sales of securities	$	23,305		$	22,612		$	45,065
	Gross realized gains, pre-tax		2,272			1,990			6,065
	Gross realized gains, net of tax		1,386			1,218			3,714
	Gross realized losses, pre-tax		(640	)		(20	)		(249	)
	Gross realized losses, net of tax		(390	)		(12	)		(153	)
	Impairment charges, pre-tax		—			—			(195	)
	Impairment charges, net of tax		—			—			(119	)

Comprehensive_Income_Loss_Tabl

Comprehensive Income (Loss) (Tables)	12 Months Ended
Comprehensive Income (Loss) (Tables)	Dec. 31, 2013
Comprehensive Income (Loss)	'
Summary of the activity in other comprehensive income (loss), net of the related tax effects	'




	(In thousands)	Unrealized			Unrealized			Foreign			Total
		Losses on			Gains on			Currency
		Derivatives			Available-for-			Translation
					Sale Securities
	Balance as of December 31, 2011	$	(14,268	)	$	4,330		$	3,726		$	(6,212	)
	Other comprehensive loss before reclassifications:
	Pre-tax amount		(387	)		(1,473	)		(426	)		(2,286	)
	Tax provision (benefit)		184			(781	)		—			(597	)


	After tax amount		(571	)		(692	)		(426	)		(1,689	)
	Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)(1)		12,810			1,657			—			14,467


	Net current period other comprehensive income (loss)		12,239			965			(426	)		12,778


	Balance as of December 31, 2012	$	(2,029	)	$	5,295		$	3,300		$	6,566


	Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications
	Pre-tax amount		494			4,728			(3,974	)		1,248
	Tax provision (benefit)		(107	)		2,052			—			1,945


	After tax amount		601			2,676			(3,974	)		(697	)
	Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)(1)		2,034			(1,292	)		—			742


	Net current period other comprehensive income (loss)		2,635			1,384			(3,974	)		45


	Balance as of December 31, 2013	$	606		$	6,679		$	(674	)		6,611






	-1
	Amounts are net of tax. See reclassifications out of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) below for further details.

Schedule of reclassifications out of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	'




		Amount Reclassified from
		Accumulated Other
		Comprehensive Income
		As of December 31									Consolidated Statements of
		As of December 31									Operations and Comprehensive
		2013			2012			2011			(Loss) Income
	(In thousands)	2013			2012			2011
	(Gains) losses on derivatives:
	Fuel swap contracts	$	(1,472	)	$	(1,944	)	$	(10,010	)	Cost of services rendered and products sold
	Interest rate swap contracts		4,731			21,898			37,613		Interest expense


	Net losses on derivatives		3,259			19,954			27,603
	Impact of income taxes		1,225			7,144			10,870		(Benefit) provision for income taxes


	Total reclassifications related to derivatives	$	2,034		$	12,810		$	16,733




	(Gains) losses on available-for-sale securities	$	(2,118	)	$	2,629		$	(6,012	)	Interest and net investment income
	Impact of income taxes		(826	)		972			(2,225	)	(Benefit) provision for income taxes


	Total reclassifications related to securities	$	(1,292	)	$	1,657		$	(3,787	)




	Total reclassifications for the period	$	742		$	14,467		$	12,946

Supplemental_Cash_Flow_Informa1

Supplemental Cash Flow Information (Tables)	12 Months Ended
Supplemental Cash Flow Information (Tables)	Dec. 31, 2013
Supplemental Cash Flow Information	'
Schedule of supplemental information relating to the consolidated statements of cash flows	'




		Year Ended December 31,
	(In thousands)	2013			2012			2011
	Cash paid for or (received from):
	Interest expense	$	234,930		$	235,419		$	252,284
	Interest and dividend income		(4,955	)		(5,339	)		(4,888	)
	Income taxes, net of refunds		9,922			8,839			11,677

StockBased_Compensation_Tables

Stock-Based Compensation (Tables)	12 Months Ended
Stock-Based Compensation (Tables)	Dec. 31, 2013
Stock-Based Compensation	'
Schedule of assumptions used to estimate value of each option award	'




		Year Ended December 31,
	Assumption	2013		2012		2011
	Expected volatility	49.2% - 49.6	%	49.2% - 50.3	%	31.0% - 50.3	%
	Expected dividend yield	0	%	0	%	0	%
	Expected life (in years)	6.3		6.3		6.3
	Risk-free interest rate	1.69% - 2.02	%	0.78% - 1.43	%	1.07% - 2.65	%
Summary of option activity under the MSIP	'




		Stock			Weighted			Weighted
		Options			Avg.			Avg.
					Exercise			Remaining
					Price			Contractual
								Term (in years)
	Total outstanding, December 31, 2012		8,968,313		$	10.49
	Granted to employees		2,414,973		$	10.16
	Exercised		(80,000	)	$	10
	Forfeited		(949,128	)	$	11.21
	Expired		(2,395,584	)	$	10.31


	Total outstanding, December 31, 2013		7,958,574		$	10.36			5.81




	Total exercisable, December 31, 2013		4,930,646		$	10.15			3.57




Summary of RSU activity under the MSIP	'




		RSUs			Weighted Avg.
					Grant Date
					Fair Value
	Total outstanding, December 31, 2012		335,780		$	11.6
	Granted to employees		1,037,198		$	11.39
	Vested		(179,758	)	$	11.19
	Forfeited		(474,193	)	$	12.57


	Total outstanding, December 31, 2013		719,027		$	10.69

Fair_Value_Measurements_Tables

Fair Value Measurements (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2013

Fair Value Measurements

Schedule of the carrying amount and estimated fair value of the Company's financial instruments that are recorded at fair value on a recurring basis

As of December 31, 2013

Estimated Fair Value Measurements

(In thousands)

Statement of

Carrying

Quoted

Significant

Financial Position Location

Value

Prices In

Other

Unobservable

Active

Observable

Inputs

Markets

Inputs

(Level 3)

(Level 1)

(Level 2)

Financial Assets:

Deferred compensation trust assets

Long-term marketable securities

12,476

—

Investments in marketable securities

Marketable securities and Long-term marketable securities

136,156

60,753

75,403

—

Fuel swap contracts:

Current

Prepaid expenses and other assets

963

—

963

Total financial assets

149,595

73,229

75,403

963

As of December 31, 2012

Estimated Fair Value Measurements

(In thousands)

Statement of

Carrying

Quoted

Significant

Financial Position Location

Value

Prices In

Other

Unobservable

Active

Observable

Inputs

Markets

Inputs

(Level 3)

(Level 1)

(Level 2)

Financial Assets:

Deferred compensation trust assets

Long-term marketable securities

11,987

—

Investments in marketable securities

Marketable securities and Long-term marketable securities

133,816

45,152

88,664

—

Fuel swap contracts:

Current

Prepaid expenses and other assets

1,957

—

1,957

Total financial assets

147,760

57,139

88,664

1,957

Financial Liabilities:

Fuel swap contracts:

Current

Other accrued liabilities

113

—

113

Interest rate swap contracts

Other accrued liabilities(1)

7,349

—

7,349

—

Total financial liabilities

7,462

—

7,349

113

Schedule of carrying amount and estimated fair value of assets that were recorded at fair value on a nonrecurring basis

As of December 31, 2013

Estimated Fair Value Measurements

(In thousands)

Statement of

Carrying

Quoted

Significant

Financial Position Location

Value

Prices In

Other

Unobservable

Active

Observable

Inputs

Markets

Inputs

(Level 3)

(Level 1)

(Level 2)

TruGreen Trade Name(1)

Intangible assets, primarily trade names, service marks and trademarks, net

351,000

—

351,000

TruGreen Goodwill(2)

Goodwill

—

-1

-2

Schedule of reconciliation of the beginning and ending fair values of financial instruments valued using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) on a recurring basis

(In thousands)

Fuel Swap

Contract

(Liabilities) Assets

Balance as of December 31, 2011

(733

)

Total gains (losses) (realized and unrealized):

Included in earnings

1,944

Included in accumulated other comprehensive income

2,577

Settlements, net

(1,944

)

Balance as of December 31, 2012

1,844

Total gains (realized and unrealized):

Included in earnings

1,472

Included in accumulated other comprehensive income

(881

)

Settlements, net

(1,472

)

Balance as of December 31, 2013

963

Schedule of Level 3 financial instruments

Item

Fair Value as of

Valuation Technique

Unobservable Input

Range

Weighted

December 31, 2013

Average

(in thousands)

Fuel swap contracts

963

Discounted Cash Flows

Forward Unleaded Price per Gallon(1)

$3.20 - $3.87

3.6

Item

Fair Value as of

Valuation Technique

Unobservable Input

Range

Weighted

December 31, 2012

Average

(in thousands)

Fuel swap contracts

1,844

Discounted Cash Flows

Forward Unleaded Price per Gallon(1)

$3.36 - $3.73

3.55

Forward Diesel Price per Gallon(1)

$3.88 - $3.96

3.9

-1

Schedule of effect of derivative instruments on the condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive (loss) income and accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) on the condensed consolidated statements of financial position

Effective Portion of

Gain (Loss) Reclassified

Effective Portion of

from Accumulated Other

Gain Recognized in

Comprehensive Income

(In thousands)

Accumulated Other

(Loss) into Earnings

Derivatives designated as

Comprehensive Income (Loss)

Location of Gain (Loss)

Cash Flow Hedge

included in Earnings

Relationships

Year ended December 31, 2013

Fuel swap contracts

(881

)

1,472

Cost of services rendered and products sold

Interest rate swap contracts

4,631

(4,731

)

Interest expense

Effective Portion of

Gain (Loss) Reclassified

from Accumulated Other

Effective Portion of

Comprehensive Income

Gain Recognized in

(Loss) into Income

Accumulated Other

Derivatives designated as

Comprehensive Income (Loss)

Location of (Loss) Gain

Cash Flow Hedge

included in Income

Relationships

Year ended December 31, 2012

Fuel swap contracts

2,577

1,944

Cost of services rendered and products sold

Interest rate swap contracts

17,114

(21,898

)

Interest expense

Condensed_Consolidating_Financ1

Condensed Consolidating Financial Statements of The ServiceMaster Company, LLC and Subsidiaries (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013
Condensed Consolidating Financial Statements of The ServiceMaster Company, LLC and Subsidiaries	'
Schedule of Condensed Consolidating Statement of Operations and Comprehensive (Loss) Income	'

	THE SERVICEMASTER COMPANY, LLC AND SUBSIDIARIES
	Condensed Consolidating Statement of Operations and Comprehensive (Loss) Income
	For the Year Ended December 31, 2013
	(In thousands)


			Parent			Guarantors			Non-Guarantors			Eliminations			Consolidated
			Issuer			Guarantors			Non-Guarantors			Eliminations			Consolidated
	Operating Revenue		$	—		$	2,373,574		$	882,033		$	(66,772	)	$	3,188,835
	Cost of services rendered and products sold			—			1,568,645			403,253			(65,844	)		1,906,054
	Selling and administrative expenses			11,764			521,996			387,142			(424	)		920,478
	Amortization expense			—			52,562			2,970			—			55,532
	Goodwill and trade name impairment			—			667,990			5,263			—			673,253
	Restructuring charges			13,398			3,844			3,598			—			20,840
	Interest expense			110,995			137,701			337			—			249,033
	Interest and net investment (income) loss			(1,542	)		4,744			(11,811	)		(504	)		(9,113	)


	(Loss) Income from Continuing Operations before Income Taxes			(134,615	)		(583,908	)		91,281			—			(627,242	)
	(Benefit) provision for income taxes			(35,448	)		(170,532	)		83,074			—			(122,906	)
	Equity in losses of joint venture			—			—			(468	)		—			(468	)


	(Loss) Income from Continuing Operations			(99,167	)		(413,376	)		7,739			—			(504,804	)
	(Loss) income from discontinued operations, net of income taxes			—			(1,254	)		119			—			(1,135	)
	Equity in earnings of subsidiaries (net of tax)			(406,772	)		7,669			—			399,103			—


	Net (Loss) Income		$	(505,939	)	$	(406,961	)	$	7,858		$	399,103		$	(505,939	)




	Total Comprehensive (Loss) Income		$	(505,894	)	$	(406,890	)	$	5,292		$	401,598		$	(505,894	)





	THE SERVICEMASTER COMPANY, LLC AND SUBSIDIARIES
	Condensed Consolidating Statement of Operations and Comprehensive (Loss) Income
	For the Year Ended December 31, 2012
	(In thousands)


			Parent			Guarantors			Non-Guarantors			Eliminations			Consolidated
			Issuer			Guarantors			Non-Guarantors			Eliminations			Consolidated
	Operating Revenue		$	—		$	2,401,526		$	851,010		$	(59,255	)	$	3,193,281
	Cost of services rendered and products sold			—			1,512,389			407,724			(58,444	)		1,861,669
	Selling and administrative expenses			8,368			478,820			385,263			(425	)		872,026
	Amortization expense			—			61,540			3,758			—			65,298
	Goodwill and trade name impairment			—			897,732			11,141			—			908,873
	Restructuring charges			—			7,748			10,429			—			18,177
	Interest expense (income)			178,427			85,881			(17,402	)		—			246,906
	Interest and net investment loss (income)			1,100			9,991			(18,550	)		(386	)		(7,845	)
	Loss on extinguishment of debt			55,554			—			—			—			55,554


	(Loss) Income from Continuing Operations before Income Taxes			(243,449	)		(652,575	)		68,647			—			(827,377	)
	(Benefit) provision for income taxes			(82,895	)		(101,629	)		70,264			—			(114,260	)
	Equity in losses of joint venture			—			—			(226	)		—			(226	)


Loss from Continuing Operations			(160,554	)		(550,946	)		(1,843	)		—			(713,343	)
(Loss) income from discontinued operations, net of income taxes			—			(202	)		2			—			(200	)
Equity in earnings of subsidiaries (net of tax)			(552,989	)		4,034			—			548,955			—


Net Loss		$	(713,543	)	$	(547,114	)	$	(1,841	)	$	548,955		$	(713,543	)




Total Comprehensive Loss		$	(700,765	)	$	(546,632	)	$	(2,179	)	$	548,811		$	(700,765	)





THE SERVICEMASTER COMPANY, LLC AND SUBSIDIARIES
Condensed Consolidating Statement of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss)
For the Year Ended December 31, 2011
(In thousands)


		Parent			Guarantors			Non-Guarantors			Eliminations			Consolidated
		Issuer			Guarantors			Non-Guarantors			Eliminations			Consolidated
Operating Revenue		$	—		$	2,452,731		$	811,446		$	(58,305	)	$	3,205,872
Cost of services rendered and products sold			—			1,483,220			388,201			(57,715	)		1,813,706
Selling and administrative expenses			9,186			499,101			372,630			(425	)		880,492
Amortization expense			222			67,443			23,687			—			91,352
Trade name impairment			—			36,700			—			—			36,700
Restructuring charges			35			4,678			3,449			—			8,162
Interest expense (income)			189,677			89,819			(5,673	)		—			273,823
Interest and net investment loss (income)			2,969			3,491			(17,346	)		—			(10,886	)
Loss on extinguishment of debt			774			—			—			—			774


(Loss) Income from Continuing Operations before Income Taxes			(202,863	)		268,279			46,498			(165	)		111,749
(Benefit) provision for income taxes			(76,622	)		18,720			101,814			—			43,912


(Loss) Income from Continuing Operations			(126,241	)		249,559			(55,316	)		(165	)		67,837
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of income taxes			—			19,497			(46,678	)		165			(27,016	)
Equity in earnings of subsidiaries (net of tax)			167,062			(111,863	)		—			(55,199	)		—


Net Income (Loss)		$	40,821		$	157,193		$	(101,994	)	$	(55,199	)	$	40,821




Total Comprehensive Income (Loss)		$	51,980		$	156,150		$	(103,323	)	$	(52,827	)	$	51,980




Schedule of Condensed Consolidating Statement of Financial Position	'

	THE SERVICEMASTER COMPANY, LLC AND SUBSIDIARIES
	Condensed Consolidating Statement of Financial Position
	As of December 31, 2013
	(In thousands)


			Parent			Guarantors			Non-Guarantors			Eliminations			Consolidated
			Issuer			Guarantors			Non-Guarantors			Eliminations			Consolidated
	Assets
	Current Assets:
	Cash and cash equivalents		$	400,694		$	13,432		$	72,062		$	—		$	486,188
	Marketable securities			—			—			27,060			—			27,060
	Receivables			1,591			123,714			401,905			(105,864	)		421,346
	Inventories			—			53,885			2,438			—			56,323
	Prepaid expenses and other assets			963			40,378			29,417			(6,524	)		64,234
	Deferred customer acquisition costs			—			23,665			15,465			—			39,130
	Deferred taxes			38,389			69,893			2,791			—			111,073


	Total Current Assets			441,637			324,967			551,138			(112,388	)		1,205,354


	Property and Equipment:
	At cost			—			510,621			221,805			—			732,426
	Less: accumulated depreciation			—			(274,951	)		(99,364	)		—			(374,315	)


	Net property and equipment			—			235,670			122,441			—			358,111


	Other Assets:
	Goodwill			—			1,655,593			362,747			—			2,018,340
	Intangible assets, primarily trade names, service marks and trademarks, net			—			1,332,039			743,667			—			2,075,706
	Notes receivable			2,016,319			8			30,439			(2,009,951	)		36,815
	Long-term marketable securities			12,476			—			109,096			—			121,572
	Investments in and advances to subsidiaries			1,868,058			1,299,970			—			(3,168,028	)		—
	Other assets			35,632			39,547			14,952			(35,059	)		55,072
	Debt issuance costs			40,556			—			—			—			40,556


	Total Assets		$	4,414,678		$	4,887,794		$	1,934,480		$	(5,325,426	)	$	5,911,526

	Liabilities and Shareholder's Equity
	Current Liabilities:
	Accounts payable		$	1,855		$	60,996		$	48,615		$	—		$	111,466
	Accrued liabilities:
	Payroll and related expenses			1,817			32,704			40,973			—			75,494
	Self-insured claims and related expenses			—			40,364			39,893			—			80,257
	Accrued interest payable			51,606			—			—			(488	)		51,118
	Other			7,898			32,057			27,809			(6,036	)		61,728
	Deferred revenue			—			181,209			358,129			—			539,338
	Liabilities of discontinued operations			—			1,264			56			—			1,320
	Current portion of long-term debt			126,531			29,067			1,665			(105,864	)		51,399


	Total Current Liabilities			189,707			377,661			517,140			(112,388	)		972,120


	Long-Term Debt			3,812,017			2,062,836			39,228			(2,009,951	)		3,904,130
	Other Long-Term Liabilities:
	Deferred taxes			—			577,532			268,933			(35,059	)		811,406
	Intercompany payable			340,823			—			411,965			(752,788	)		—
Other long-term obligations, primarily self-insured claims			19,706			40,786			110,953			—			171,445


Total Other Long-Term Liabilities			360,529			618,318			791,851			(787,847	)		982,851


Shareholder's Equity			52,425			1,828,979			586,261			(2,415,240	)		52,425


Total Liabilities and Shareholder's Equity		$	4,414,678		$	4,887,794		$	1,934,480		$	(5,325,426	)	$	5,911,526


THE SERVICEMASTER COMPANY, LLC AND SUBSIDIARIES
Condensed Consolidating Statement of Financial Position
As of December 31, 2012
(In thousands)


		Parent			Guarantors			Non-Guarantors			Eliminations			Consolidated
		Issuer			Guarantors			Non-Guarantors			Eliminations			Consolidated
Assets
Current Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents		$	316,528		$	13,842		$	92,375		$	—		$	422,745
Marketable securities			—			—			19,347			—			19,347
Receivables			1,164			116,778			476,620			(190,857	)		403,705
Inventories			—			54,313			2,249			—			56,562
Prepaid expenses and other assets			6,597			10,272			21,810			(1,335	)		37,344
Deferred customer acquisition costs			—			19,010			14,911			—			33,921
Deferred taxes			38,140			66,129			3,230			—			107,499


Total Current Assets			362,429			280,344			630,542			(192,192	)		1,081,123


Property and Equipment:
At cost			—			440,107			193,475			—			633,582
Less: accumulated depreciation			—			(209,044	)		(84,490	)		—			(293,534	)


Net property and equipment			—			231,063			108,985			—			340,048


Other Assets:
Goodwill			—			2,055,779			356,472			—			2,412,251
Intangible assets, primarily trade names, service marks and trademarks, net			—			1,634,145			739,324			—			2,373,469
Notes receivable			2,005,485			23			30,343			(2,013,432	)		22,419
Long-term marketable securities			11,987			—			114,469			—			126,456
Investments in and advances to subsidiaries			2,098,929			630,029			—			(2,728,958	)		—
Other assets			47,947			1,435			7,984			(47,169	)		10,197
Debt issuance costs			44,850			—			101			—			44,951


Total Assets		$	4,571,627		$	4,832,818		$	1,988,220		$	(4,981,751	)	$	6,410,914

Liabilities and Shareholder's Equity
Current Liabilities:
Accounts payable		$	156		$	41,011		$	45,543		$	—		$	86,710
Accrued liabilities:
Payroll and related expenses			1,709			41,861			34,618			—			78,188
Self-insured claims and related expenses			—			20,180			62,855			—			83,035
Accrued interest payable			54,008			350			38			(240	)		54,156
Other			8,355			26,377			25,357			(1,095	)		58,994
Deferred revenue			—			135,074			348,823			—			483,897
Liabilities of discontinued operations			—			767			138			—			905
Current portion of long-term debt			93,989			20,287			128,795			(190,857	)		52,214


Total Current Liabilities			158,217			285,907			646,167			(192,192	)		898,099


Long-Term Debt			3,837,872			2,044,238			40,361			(2,013,432	)		3,909,039
Other Long-Term Liabilities:
Deferred taxes			—			715,794			265,646			(47,169	)		934,271
Intercompany payable			—			—			445,489			(445,489	)		—
Other long-term obligations, primarily self-insured claims			20,888			1,243			92,724			—			114,855


Total Other Long-Term Liabilities			20,888			717,037			803,859			(492,658	)		1,049,126


Shareholder's Equity			554,650			1,785,636			497,833			(2,283,469	)		554,650


Total Liabilities and Shareholder's Equity		$	4,571,627		$	4,832,818		$	1,988,220		$	(4,981,751	)	$	6,410,914

Schedule of Condensed Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows	'

	THE SERVICEMASTER COMPANY, LLC AND SUBSIDIARIES
	Condensed Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows
	For the Year Ended December 31, 2013
	(In thousands)


			Parent			Guarantors			Non-Guarantors			Eliminations			Consolidated
			Issuer			Guarantors			Non-Guarantors			Eliminations			Consolidated
	Cash and Cash Equivalents at Beginning of Period		$	316,528		$	13,842		$	92,375		$	—		$	422,745


	Net Cash (Used for) Provided from Operating Activities from Continuing Operations			(26,081	)		311,702			17,234			(50,808	)		252,047


	Cash Flows from Investing Activities from Continuing Operations:
	Property additions			—			(34,098	)		(26,306	)		—			(60,404	)
	Sale of equipment and other assets			—			1,297			124			—			1,421
	Other business acquisitions, net of cash acquired			—			(14,451	)		(17,634	)		—			(32,085	)
	Notes receivable, financial investments and securities, net			—			750			(1,194	)		—			(444	)
	Notes receivable from affiliate			(13,958	)		—			—			—			(13,958	)


	Net Cash Used for Investing Activities from Continuing Operations			(13,958	)		(46,502	)		(45,010	)		—			(105,470	)


	Cash Flows from Financing Activities from Continuing Operations:
	Borrowings of debt			855			—			—			—			855
	Payments of debt			(26,328	)		(26,463	)		(11,926	)		—			(64,717	)
	Shareholders' dividends			—			(25,404	)		(25,404	)		50,808			—
	Discount paid on issuance of debt			(12,200	)		—			—			—			(12,200	)
	Debt issuance costs paid			(5,575	)		—			—			—			(5,575	)
	Net intercompany advances			167,453			(212,100	)		44,647			—			—


	Net Cash Provided from (Used for) Financing Activities from Continuing Operations			124,205			(263,967	)		7,317			50,808			(81,637	)


	Cash Flows from Discontinued Operations:
	Cash (used for) provided from operating activities			—			(1,643	)		146			—			(1,497	)


	Net Cash (Used for) Provided from Discontinued Operations			—			(1,643	)		146			—			(1,497	)


	Cash Increase (Decrease) During the Period			84,166			(410	)		(20,313	)		—			63,443


	Cash and Cash Equivalents at End of Period		$	400,694		$	13,432		$	72,062		$	—		$	486,188





	THE SERVICEMASTER COMPANY, LLC AND SUBSIDIARIES
	Condensed Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows
	For the Year Ended December 31, 2012
	(In thousands)


			Parent			Guarantors			Non-Guarantors			Eliminations			Consolidated
			Issuer			Guarantors			Non-Guarantors			Eliminations			Consolidated
	Cash and Cash Equivalents at Beginning of Period		$	232,382		$	13,751		$	82,797		$	—		$	328,930


Net Cash Provided from Operating Activities from Continuing Operations			396,129			479,789			7,781			(649,090	)		234,609


Cash Flows from Investing Activities from Continuing Operations:
Property additions			—			(43,636	)		(29,592	)		—			(73,228	)
Sale of equipment and other assets			—			2,141			56			—			2,197
Other business acquisitions, net of cash acquired			—			(41,025	)		(5,113	)		—			(46,138	)
Notes receivable, financial investments and securities, net			—			—			(1,176	)		—			(1,176	)


Net Cash Used for Investing Activities from Continuing Operations			—			(82,520	)		(35,825	)		—			(118,345	)


Cash Flows from Financing Activities from Continuing Operations:
Borrowings of debt			1,350,000			—			—			—			1,350,000
Payments of debt			(1,313,714	)		(18,816	)		(2,417	)		—			(1,334,947	)
Shareholders' dividends			—			(515,706	)		(133,384	)		649,090			—
Debt issuance costs paid			(32,978	)		—			(111	)		—			(33,089	)
Net intercompany advances			(315,291	)		141,623			173,668			—			—


Net Cash (Used for) Provided from Financing Activities from Continuing Operations			(311,983	)		(392,899	)		37,756			649,090			(18,036	)


Cash Flows from Discontinued Operations:
Cash used for operating activities			—			(668	)		(134	)		—			(802	)
Cash used for investing activities:
Proceeds from sale of business			—			(3,611	)		—			—			(3,611	)


Net Cash Used for Discontinued Operations			—			(4,279	)		(134	)		—			(4,413	)


Cash Increase During the Period			84,146			91			9,578			—			93,815


Cash and Cash Equivalents at End of Period		$	316,528		$	13,842		$	92,375		$	—		$	422,745





THE SERVICEMASTER COMPANY, LLC AND SUBSIDIARIES
Condensed Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows
For the Year Ended December 31, 2011
(In thousands)


		Parent			Guarantors			Non-Guarantors			Eliminations			Consolidated
		Issuer			Guarantors			Non-Guarantors			Eliminations			Consolidated
Cash and Cash Equivalents at Beginning of Period		$	132,168		$	16,900		$	103,630		$	—		$	252,698


Net Cash Provided from (Used for) Operating Activities from Continuing Operations			476,575			565,023			(29,251	)		(717,346	)		295,001


Cash Flows from Investing Activities from Continuing Operations:
Property additions			—			(68,189	)		(28,351	)		—			(96,540	)
Sale of equipment and other assets			—			4,433			172			—			4,605
Acquisition of The ServiceMaster Company			(35	)		—			—			—			(35	)
Other business acquisitions, net of cash acquired			—			(43,316	)		(1,049	)		—			(44,365	)
Purchase of other intangibles			—			(1,900	)		—			—			(1,900	)
Notes receivable, financial investments and securities, net			—			633			2,376			—			3,009


Net Cash Used for Investing Activities from Continuing Operations			(35	)		(108,339	)		(26,852	)		—			(135,226	)


Cash Flows from Financing Activities from Continuing Operations:
Borrowings of debt			—			—			4,000			—			4,000
Payments of debt			(91,500	)		(13,119	)		(1,286	)		—			(105,905	)
Shareholders' dividends			—			(573,412	)		(143,934	)		717,346			—
Debt issuance costs paid			(267	)		—			—			—			(267	)
Net intercompany advances			(284,559	)		100,224			184,335			—			—


Net Cash (Used for) Provided from Financing Activities from Continuing Operations			(376,326	)		(486,307	)		43,115			717,346			(102,172	)


Cash Flows from Discontinued Operations:
Cash provided from (used for) operating activities			—			340			(6,228	)		—			(5,888	)
Cash provided from (used for) investing activities:
Proceeds from sale of business			—			26,134			—			—			26,134
Other investing activities			—			—			(1,617	)		—			(1,617	)


Net Cash Provided from (Used for) Discontinued Operations			—			26,474			(7,845	)		—			18,629


Cash Increase (Decrease) During the Period			100,214			(3,149	)		(20,833	)		—			76,232


Cash and Cash Equivalents at End of Period		$	232,382		$	13,751		$	82,797		$	—		$	328,930

Significant_Accounting_Policie3

Significant Accounting Policies (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
Significant Accounting Policies (Details) (USD $)	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Franchise revenue	'	'	'
Franchise revenue as a percentage of consolidated revenue from continuing operations	4.00%	'	'
Total profits from the franchised operations	$79,100,000	$73,000,000	$74,100,000
Deferred revenue	'	'	'
Deferred revenue	539,338,000	483,897,000	'
Deferred customer acquisition costs	'	'	'
Deferred customer acquisition costs	39,130,000	33,921,000	30,403,000
Advertising	'	'	'
Advertising expense	166,900,000	163,900,000	161,000,000
Property and equipment	'	'	'
Gross Property and equipment	732,426,000	633,582,000	'
Less: accumulated depreciation	-374,315,000	-293,534,000	'
Net Property and Equipment	358,111,000	340,048,000	'
Depreciation of property and equipment, including depreciation of assets held under capital leases	93,580,000	80,944,000	72,084,000
Land	'	'	'
Property and equipment	'	'	'
Gross Property and equipment	21,600,000	21,700,000	'
Buildings and improvements	'	'	'
Property and equipment	'	'	'
Gross Property and equipment	80,100,000	77,400,000	'
Buildings and improvements \| Minimum	'	'	'
Property and equipment	'	'	'
Estimated Useful Lives	'10 years	'	'
Buildings and improvements \| Maximum	'	'	'
Property and equipment	'	'	'
Estimated Useful Lives	'40 years	'	'
Technology and communications	'	'	'
Property and equipment	'	'	'
Gross Property and equipment	307,200,000	259,000,000	'
Technology and communications \| Minimum	'	'	'
Property and equipment	'	'	'
Estimated Useful Lives	'3 years	'	'
Technology and communications \| Maximum	'	'	'
Property and equipment	'	'	'
Estimated Useful Lives	'7 years	'	'
Machinery, production equipment and vehicles	'	'	'
Property and equipment	'	'	'
Gross Property and equipment	303,900,000	255,700,000	'
Machinery, production equipment and vehicles \| Minimum	'	'	'
Property and equipment	'	'	'
Estimated Useful Lives	'3 years	'	'
Machinery, production equipment and vehicles \| Maximum	'	'	'
Property and equipment	'	'	'
Estimated Useful Lives	'9 years	'	'
Office equipment, furniture and fixtures	'	'	'
Property and equipment	'	'	'
Gross Property and equipment	$19,600,000	$19,700,000	'
Office equipment, furniture and fixtures \| Minimum	'	'	'
Property and equipment	'	'	'
Estimated Useful Lives	'5 years	'	'
Office equipment, furniture and fixtures \| Maximum	'	'	'
Property and equipment	'	'	'
Estimated Useful Lives	'7 years	'	'

Significant_Accounting_Policie4

Significant Accounting Policies (Details 2) (USD $)

3 Months Ended

12 Months Ended

3 Months Ended

12 Months Ended

3 Months Ended

12 Months Ended

0 Months Ended

1 Months Ended

3 Months Ended

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2012

Dec. 31, 2011

Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2012

Dec. 31, 2011

Dec. 31, 2010

Jun. 30, 2013

Sep. 30, 2012

Jun. 30, 2012

Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2012

Dec. 31, 2011

Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2012

Dec. 31, 2011

Dec. 31, 2010

Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2012

Dec. 31, 2011

Dec. 31, 2010

Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2012

Dec. 31, 2011

Dec. 31, 2010

Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2012

Sep. 30, 2013

Dec. 31, 2013

Sep. 30, 2012

Jun. 30, 2013

Dec. 31, 2013

Sep. 30, 2013

Jun. 30, 2013

Dec. 31, 2013

Terminix

TruGreen

American Home Shield

ServiceMaster Clean

Other Operations and Headquarters

Trade names

Goodwill

TruGreen

Significant Accounting Policies

Goodwill

$2,412,251,000

$2,018,340,000

$2,412,251,000

$3,161,980,000

$1,480,012,000

$1,458,490,000

$1,424,518,000

$417,069,000

$1,201,922,000

$347,468,000

$347,480,000

$347,573,000

$136,807,000

$135,769,000

$135,677,000

$54,053,000

$53,443,000

$52,290,000

Pre-tax non-cash impairment charges

255,800,000

118,700,000

36,700,000

255,800,000

51,000,000

67,700,000

255,800,000

118,700,000

36,700,000

255,800,000

Other intangible assets

158,700,000

116,700,000

158,700,000

Impairment charges and remaining value of the trade names not subject to amortization by business segment

Pre-tax non-cash goodwill impairment prior to adjustment

794,200,000

417,500,000

Adjustment to non-cash impairment charge

4,000,000

-4,000,000

Non-cash impairment charge

673,253,000

908,873,000

36,700,000

790,200,000

Changes in impairment charges and remaining value of the trade names not subject to amortization

Balance at the beginning of the period

2,214,800,000

2,333,500,000

2,370,200,000

875,100,000

606,800,000

725,500,000

762,200,000

140,400,000

152,600,000

439,900,000

1,959,000,000

2,214,800,000

Impairment during the period

-255,800,000

-118,700,000

-36,700,000

-255,800,000

-51,000,000

-67,700,000

-255,800,000

-118,700,000

-36,700,000

-255,800,000

Balance at the end of the period

$2,214,800,000

$1,959,000,000

$2,214,800,000

$2,333,500,000

$875,100,000

$351,000,000

$606,800,000

$725,500,000

$140,400,000

$152,600,000

$439,900,000

$1,959,000,000

$2,214,800,000

Decrease in Discount Rate Use for Impairment Test (as a percent)

0.01%

0.50%

0.01%

Significant_Accounting_Policie5

Significant Accounting Policies (Details 3) (American Home Shield, USD $)	Dec. 31, 2013
In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2013
American Home Shield	'
Restricted Net Assets	'
Net assets subject to third party restrictions	$160.20

Acquisition_of_ServiceMaster_D

Acquisition of ServiceMaster (Details) (USD $)

12 Months Ended

0 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2012

Dec. 31, 2011

Dec. 31, 2013

Feb. 22, 2013

Jul. 24, 2007

Jul. 24, 2008

Jul. 24, 2007

Pre-funded letter of credit facility

SvM

Interim Loan Facility

Senior secured term loan facility

Pre-funded letter of credit facility

2009 Notes

2007 Notes

Acquisitions

Equity contributions

$1,431,000,000

Amount borrowed

855,000

1,350,000,000

4,000,000

1,150,000,000

2,650,000,000

Maximum borrowing capacity

150,000,000

77,900,000

150,000,000

Debt repaid

$179,000,000

$49,200,000

Interest rate (as a percent)

7.88%

6.95%

Conversion of debt into notes

Business_Segment_Reporting_Det

Business Segment Reporting (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
	item	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Business Segment Reporting	'	'	'
Number of reportable segments	5	'	'
Maximum percentage of revenue from customers and franchisees generated in foreign market	0.02	'	'
Business segment reporting	'	'	'
Operating Revenue	$3,188,835	$3,193,281	$3,205,872
Adjusted EBITDA	475,989	571,234	610,475
Identifiable Assets	5,911,526	6,410,914	7,146,806
Depreciation & Amortization Expense	149,112	146,242	163,436
Capital Expenditures	60,404	73,228	96,540
Reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA to Net (Loss) Income	'	'	'
Depreciation and amortization expense	-149,112	-146,242	-163,436
Non-cash goodwill and trade name impairment	-673,253	-908,873	-36,700
Non-cash asset impairment	-165	-8,732	'
Non-cash stock-based compensation expense	-4,046	-7,119	-8,412
Restructuring charges	-20,840	-18,177	-8,162
Management and consulting fees	-7,250	-7,250	-7,500
Loss from discontinued operations, net of income taxes	-1,135	-200	-27,016
(Benefit) provision for income taxes	122,906	114,260	-43,912
Loss on extinguishment of debt	'	-55,554	-774
Interest expense	-249,033	-246,906	-273,823
Non-cash credits attributable to purchase accounting	'	16	81
Net (Loss) Income	-505,939	-713,543	40,821
Merry Maids	'	'	'
Business segment reporting	'	'	'
Operating Revenue	84,600	82,000	81,000
Adjusted EBITDA	20,700	21,200	21,000
Terminix	'	'	'
Business segment reporting	'	'	'
Operating Revenue	1,309,469	1,265,417	1,193,075
Adjusted EBITDA	318,903	319,838	299,485
Identifiable Assets	2,694,448	2,591,967	2,601,869
Depreciation & Amortization Expense	73,014	75,713	75,347
Capital Expenditures	10,701	13,623	23,457
Reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA to Net (Loss) Income	'	'	'
Depreciation and amortization expense	-73,014	-75,713	-75,347
TruGreen	'	'	'
Business segment reporting	'	'	'
Operating Revenue	895,943	979,081	1,100,741
Adjusted EBITDA	25,999	152,813	209,031
Identifiable Assets	598,257	1,200,063	2,087,055
Depreciation & Amortization Expense	49,721	45,729	41,929
Capital Expenditures	21,391	29,079	44,714
Reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA to Net (Loss) Income	'	'	'
Depreciation and amortization expense	-49,721	-45,729	-41,929
Non-cash goodwill and trade name impairment	'	'	-36,700
American Home Shield	'	'	'
Business segment reporting	'	'	'
Operating Revenue	740,062	720,860	686,737
Adjusted EBITDA	170,866	141,542	131,977
Identifiable Assets	999,541	976,280	954,599
Depreciation & Amortization Expense	8,037	8,606	27,331
Capital Expenditures	13,013	15,087	17,529
Reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA to Net (Loss) Income	'	'	'
Depreciation and amortization expense	-8,037	-8,606	-27,331
ServiceMaster Clean	'	'	'
Business segment reporting	'	'	'
Operating Revenue	150,929	139,441	138,691
Adjusted EBITDA	67,942	61,041	64,018
Identifiable Assets	373,650	373,314	370,526
Depreciation & Amortization Expense	4,914	5,071	6,150
Capital Expenditures	811	454	935
Reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA to Net (Loss) Income	'	'	'
Depreciation and amortization expense	-4,914	-5,071	-6,150
Other Operations and Headquarters	'	'	'
Business segment reporting	'	'	'
Operating Revenue	92,432	88,482	86,628
Adjusted EBITDA	-107,721	-104,000	-94,036
Identifiable Assets	1,245,630	1,269,290	1,132,757
Depreciation & Amortization Expense	13,426	11,123	12,679
Capital Expenditures	14,488	14,985	9,905
Reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA to Net (Loss) Income	'	'	'
Depreciation and amortization expense	($13,426)	($11,123)	($12,679)

Goodwill_and_Intangible_Assets2

Goodwill and Intangible Assets (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Goodwill and Intangible Assets	'	'	'
Pre-tax non-cash impairment charges	$673,253	$908,873	$36,700

Goodwill_and_Intangible_Assets3

Goodwill and Intangible Assets (Details 2) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
Goodwill and Intangible Assets (Details 2) (USD $)	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Jun. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2011
Goodwill balances by segment for continuing operations	'	'	'	'
Balance at the beginning of the period	$2,412,251,000	$3,161,980,000	'	'
Impairment charge	-417,453,000	-790,173,000	'	'
Acquisitions	24,982,000	41,017,000	'	'
Other	-1,440,000	-573,000	'	'
Balance at the end of the period	2,018,340,000	2,412,251,000	'	'
Terminix	'	'	'	'
Goodwill balances by segment for continuing operations	'	'	'	'
Balance at the beginning of the period	1,458,490,000	1,424,518,000	'	'
Acquisitions	22,055,000	34,220,000	'	'
Other	-533,000	-248,000	'	'
Balance at the end of the period	1,480,012,000	1,458,490,000	'	'
TruGreen	'	'	'	'
Goodwill balances by segment for continuing operations	'	'	'	'
Balance at the beginning of the period	417,069,000	1,201,922,000	0	'
Impairment charge	-417,453,000	-790,173,000	'	'
Acquisitions	683,000	5,586,000	'	'
Other	-299,000	-266,000	'	'
Balance at the end of the period	'	417,069,000	0	'
Impairment losses	'	'	'	'
Impairment of nondeductible goodwill being reason for change in the tax rate	1,208,000,000	790,200,000	'	0
American Home Shield	'	'	'	'
Goodwill balances by segment for continuing operations	'	'	'	'
Balance at the beginning of the period	347,480,000	347,573,000	'	'
Other	-12,000	-93,000	'	'
Balance at the end of the period	347,468,000	347,480,000	'	'
ServiceMaster Clean	'	'	'	'
Goodwill balances by segment for continuing operations	'	'	'	'
Balance at the beginning of the period	135,769,000	135,677,000	'	'
Acquisitions	1,514,000	'	'	'
Other	-476,000	92,000	'	'
Balance at the end of the period	136,807,000	135,769,000	'	'
Other Operations and Headquarters	'	'	'	'
Goodwill balances by segment for continuing operations	'	'	'	'
Balance at the beginning of the period	53,443,000	52,290,000	'	'
Acquisitions	730,000	1,211,000	'	'
Other	-120,000	-58,000	'	'
Balance at the end of the period	$54,053,000	$53,443,000	'	'

Goodwill_and_Intangible_Assets4

Goodwill and Intangible Assets (Details 3) (USD $)	3 Months Ended			12 Months Ended
Goodwill and Intangible Assets (Details 3) (USD $)	Jun. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2012	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010
Intangible assets not subject to amortization	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Gross and Net	'	'	'	$1,959,000,000	$2,214,800,000	$2,333,500,000	$2,370,200,000
Intangible assets subject to amortization	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Gross	'	'	'	2,817,220,000	3,059,181,000	'	'
Accumulated Amortization	'	'	'	-741,514,000	-685,712,000	'	'
Net	'	'	'	2,075,706,000	2,373,469,000	'	'
Amortization expense	'	'	'	55,532,000	65,298,000	91,352,000	'
Non-cash trade name impairment charge	'	'	'	255,800,000	118,700,000	36,700,000	'
Anticipated future amortization expense	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
2014	'	'	'	50,900,000	'	'	'
2015	'	'	'	27,500,000	'	'	'
2016	'	'	'	7,800,000	'	'	'
2017	'	'	'	5,800,000	'	'	'
2018	'	'	'	3,800,000	'	'	'
TruGreen	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Intangible assets not subject to amortization	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Gross and Net	'	'	'	351,000,000	606,800,000	725,500,000	762,200,000
Intangible assets subject to amortization	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Non-cash trade name impairment charge	255,800,000	51,000,000	67,700,000	255,800,000	118,700,000	36,700,000	'
Customer relationships	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Intangible assets subject to amortization	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Gross	'	'	'	705,307,000	697,264,000	'	'
Accumulated Amortization	'	'	'	-636,732,000	-592,724,000	'	'
Net	'	'	'	68,575,000	104,540,000	'	'
Customer relationships \| Minimum	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Intangible assets	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Estimated Remaining Useful Lives	'	'	'	'3 years	'	'	'
Customer relationships \| Maximum	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Intangible assets	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Estimated Remaining Useful Lives	'	'	'	'10 years	'	'	'
Franchise agreements	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Intangible assets subject to amortization	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Gross	'	'	'	88,000,000	88,000,000	'	'
Accumulated Amortization	'	'	'	-54,111,000	-48,649,000	'	'
Net	'	'	'	33,889,000	39,351,000	'	'
Franchise agreements \| Minimum	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Intangible assets	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Estimated Remaining Useful Lives	'	'	'	'20 years	'	'	'
Franchise agreements \| Maximum	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Intangible assets	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Estimated Remaining Useful Lives	'	'	'	'25 years	'	'	'
Other	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Intangible assets subject to amortization	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Gross	'	'	'	64,913,000	59,117,000	'	'
Accumulated Amortization	'	'	'	-50,671,000	-44,339,000	'	'
Net	'	'	'	14,242,000	14,778,000	'	'
Other \| Minimum	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Intangible assets	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Estimated Remaining Useful Lives	'	'	'	'4 years	'	'	'
Other \| Maximum	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Intangible assets	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Estimated Remaining Useful Lives	'	'	'	'30 years	'	'	'
Trade names	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Intangible assets not subject to amortization	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Gross and Net	'	'	'	1,959,000,000	2,214,800,000	'	'
Trade names \| TruGreen	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Intangible assets subject to amortization	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Non-cash trade name impairment charge	'	'	'	$255,800,000	'	'	'

Income_Taxes_Details

Income Taxes (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
	item	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Income Taxes	'	'	'
Unrecognized tax benefits that would impact effective tax rate if recognized	$7,800,000	$8,300,000	$9,000,000
Reconciliation of the beginning and ending amount of gross unrecognized tax benefits	'	'	'
Balance at beginning of period	8,300,000	9,000,000	13,700,000
Increases in tax positions for prior years	400,000	300,000	1,100,000
Decreases in tax positions for prior years	-200,000	-400,000	-2,100,000
Increases in tax positions for current year	1,000,000	900,000	1,100,000
Lapse in statute of limitations	-1,700,000	-1,500,000	-4,800,000
Balance at end of period	7,800,000	8,300,000	9,000,000
Amount of unrecognized tax benefits that could be recognized within the next 12 months	1,400,000	'	'
Unrecognized tax benefits, reasonably possible decrease within the next 12 months	900,000	'	'
Actual decrease in unrecognized tax benefits as a result of closing of certain federal and state audits and expiration of statutes of limitation	1,900,000	'	'
Number of state tax authorities that are in the process of auditing state income tax returns of various subsidiaries	7	'	'
Interest expense (reversal)	100,000	200,000	1,700,000
Penalties reversed	0	100,000	300,000
Accrued interest and penalties	1,100,000	1,200,000	'
Components of (loss) income from continuing operations before income taxes	'	'	'
U.S.	-628,934,000	-821,122,000	108,603,000
Foreign	1,692,000	-6,255,000	3,146,000
(Loss) Income from Continuing Operations before Income Taxes	-627,242,000	-827,377,000	111,749,000
Reconciliation of income tax computed at the U.S. federal statutory tax rate to the entity's effective income tax rate for continuing operations	'	'	'
Tax at U.S. federal statutory rate (as a percent)	35.00%	35.00%	35.00%
State and local income taxes, net of U.S. federal benefit (as a percent)	3.00%	3.20%	1.80%
Tax credits (as a percent)	0.50%	0.20%	-2.30%
Nondeductible goodwill (as a percent)	-17.30%	-24.80%	'
Other permanent items (as a percent)	-0.70%	-0.20%	1.50%
Other, including foreign rate differences and reserves (as a percent)	-0.90%	0.40%	3.30%
Effective rate (as a percent)	19.60%	13.80%	39.30%
Effective tax rate on loss from discontinued operations (as a percent)	40.60%	91.90%	42.30%
Current	'	'	'
U.S. federal	1,325,000	-319,000	2,103,000
Foreign	2,936,000	2,544,000	3,284,000
State and local	4,820,000	7,274,000	3,477,000
Total current	9,081,000	9,499,000	8,864,000
Deferred	'	'	'
U.S. federal	-112,840,000	-104,008,000	39,946,000
Foreign	-1,854,000	-2,934,000	-3,984,000
State and local	-17,293,000	-16,817,000	-914,000
Total deferred	-131,987,000	-123,759,000	35,048,000
Total	'	'	'
U.S. federal	-111,515,000	-104,327,000	42,049,000
Foreign	1,082,000	-390,000	-700,000
State and local	-12,473,000	-9,543,000	2,563,000
Total income tax expense from continuing operations	-122,906,000	-114,260,000	43,912,000
Increase in valuation allowance	1,300,000	'	'
Current Asset:	'	'	'
Prepaid expenses	-18,351,000	-15,812,000	'
Receivables allowances	19,400,000	13,365,000	'
Accrued insurance expenses	9,130,000	5,758,000	'
Current reserves	6,666,000	5,925,000	'
Accrued expenses and other	19,900,000	23,935,000	'
Net operating loss and tax credit carryforwards	74,328,000	74,328,000	'
Total current asset	111,073,000	107,499,000	'
Non-current Asset:	'	'	'
Intangible assets	3,512,000	'	'
Other assets	5,000	'	'
Total non-current assets	3,517,000	'	'
Long-Term Liability:	'	'	'
Intangible assets	-799,476,000	-937,746,000	'
Accrued insurance expenses	2,895,000	3,735,000	'
Net operating loss and tax credit carryforwards	74,382,000	73,688,000	'
Other long-term obligations	-81,883,000	-67,935,000	'
Less valuation allowance	-7,324,000	-6,013,000	'
Total long-term liability	-811,406,000	-934,271,000	'
Net deferred tax liability	-696,816,000	-826,772,000	'
Deferred tax assets, net of valuation allowance, for federal and state net operating loss and capital loss carryforwards	127,800,000	'	'
Deferred tax assets, net of valuation allowance, for federal and state credit carryforwards	13,600,000	'	'
Cash associated with indefinitely reinvested foreign earnings	$19,000,000	$28,700,000	'

Acquisitions_Details

Acquisitions (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
Acquisitions (Details) (USD $)	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Supplemental cash flow information regarding acquisitions	'	'	'
Net cash paid for acquisitions	$32,085,000	$46,138,000	$44,365,000
Pest control and termite and lawn care acquisitions, along with several Merry Maids franchise acquisitions and the purchase of a distributor license agreement at ServiceMaster Clean	'	'	'
Acquisitions	'	'	'
Goodwill related to acquisitions	25,000,000	41,000,000	39,500,000
Other intangibles related to acquisitions	13,800,000	16,800,000	16,200,000
Supplemental cash flow information regarding acquisitions	'	'	'
Purchase price (including liabilities assumed)	40,767,000	61,792,000	58,844,000
Less liabilities assumed	-96,000	-4,499,000	-1,700,000
Net purchase price	40,671,000	57,293,000	57,144,000
Net cash paid for acquisitions	32,085,000	46,138,000	44,365,000
Seller financed debt	$8,586,000	$11,155,000	$12,779,000

Discontinued_Operations_Detail

Discontinued Operations (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended			0 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Apr. 30, 2011	Dec. 31, 2012
	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	TruGreen LandCare	TruGreen LandCare
Details of assets and liabilities and operating results of discontinued operations	'	'	'	'	'
Impairment charges	$165,000	$8,732,000	'	$34,200,000	'
Impairment charges, net of tax	'	'	'	21,000,000	'
Loss on sale	'	'	'	6,200,000	1,300,000
Operating results of discontinued operations	'	'	'	'	'
Operating Revenue	'	'	75,765,000	'	'
Loss before income taxes	-1,912,000	-1,138,000	-40,620,000	'	'
Benefit for income taxes	-777,000	-453,000	-15,461,000	'	'
Loss, net of income taxes	-1,135,000	-685,000	-25,159,000	'	'
Gain (loss) on sale, net of income taxes	'	485,000	-1,857,000	-1,900,000	500,000
Loss from discontinued operations, net of income taxes	($1,135,000)	($200,000)	($27,016,000)	'	'

Discontinued_Operations_Detail1

Discontinued Operations (Details 2) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2013
Long-term liabilities related to long-term self-insurance claims	'
Balance at the beginning of the period	$905
Cash Payments or Other	-720
Expense (Income)	1,135
Balance at the end of the period	1,320
TruGreen LandCare	'
Long-term liabilities related to long-term self-insurance claims	'
Balance at the beginning of the period	415
Cash Payments or Other	-696
Expense (Income)	1,337
Balance at the end of the period	1,056
InStar	'
Long-term liabilities related to long-term self-insurance claims	'
Balance at the beginning of the period	352
Cash Payments or Other	-61
Expense (Income)	-83
Balance at the end of the period	208
Other	'
Long-term liabilities related to long-term self-insurance claims	'
Balance at the beginning of the period	138
Cash Payments or Other	37
Expense (Income)	-119
Balance at the end of the period	$56

Restructuring_Charges_Details

Restructuring Charges (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
Restructuring Charges (Details) (USD $)	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Restructuring Charges.	'	'	'
Restructuring charges, net of tax	$16,400,000	$11,100,000	$5,000,000
Restructuring charges	'	'	'
Restructuring charges	20,840,000	18,177,000	8,162,000
Severance, retention, legal fees and other costs	'	'	35,000
Reconciliation of the beginning and ending balances of accrued restructuring charges	'	'	'
Balance at the beginning of the period	4,542,000	3,890,000	'
Costs incurred	20,840,000	18,177,000	8,162,000
Costs paid or otherwise settled	-17,847,000	-17,525,000	'
Balance at the end of the period	7,535,000	4,542,000	3,890,000
Centers of excellence initiative	'	'	'
Restructuring charges	'	'	'
Restructuring charges	3,629,000	9,267,000	3,416,000
Other costs	900,000	4,600,000	1,900,000
Professional fees	2,700,000	4,700,000	1,500,000
Reconciliation of the beginning and ending balances of accrued restructuring charges	'	'	'
Costs incurred	3,629,000	9,267,000	3,416,000
Other	'	'	'
Restructuring charges	'	'	'
Restructuring charges	-8,000	'	71,000
Reconciliation of the beginning and ending balances of accrued restructuring charges	'	'	'
Costs incurred	-8,000	'	71,000
Terminix \| Branch optimization	'	'	'
Restructuring charges	'	'	'
Restructuring charges	2,099,000	3,652,000	3,560,000
Severance costs included in restructuring charges	900,000	400,000	100,000
Lease termination costs included in restructuring charges	1,200,000	3,300,000	3,500,000
Reconciliation of the beginning and ending balances of accrued restructuring charges	'	'	'
Costs incurred	2,099,000	3,652,000	3,560,000
TruGreen \| Reorganization and restructuring	'	'	'
Restructuring charges	'	'	'
Restructuring charges	1,362,000	3,241,000	1,115,000
Severance costs included in restructuring charges	'	2,700,000	800,000
Lease termination costs included in restructuring charges	'	500,000	300,000
Reconciliation of the beginning and ending balances of accrued restructuring charges	'	'	'
Costs incurred	1,362,000	3,241,000	1,115,000
TruGreen \| Separation Transaction	'	'	'
Restructuring charges	'	'	'
Restructuring charges	13,398,000	'	'
Severance costs included in restructuring charges	600,000	'	'
Professional fees	12,800,000	'	'
Reconciliation of the beginning and ending balances of accrued restructuring charges	'	'	'
Costs incurred	13,398,000	'	'
American Home Shield \| Reorganization and restructuring	'	'	'
Restructuring charges	'	'	'
Restructuring charges	'	647,000	'
Reconciliation of the beginning and ending balances of accrued restructuring charges	'	'	'
Costs incurred	'	647,000	'
ServiceMaster Clean \| Reorganization and restructuring	'	'	'
Restructuring charges	'	'	'
Restructuring charges	360,000	1,370,000	'
Reconciliation of the beginning and ending balances of accrued restructuring charges	'	'	'
Costs incurred	$360,000	$1,370,000	'

Commitments_and_Contingencies_1

Commitments and Contingencies (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Commitments and Contingencies.	'	'	'
Rental expense	$63	$68	$76.70
Future long-term non-cancelable operating lease payments	'	'	'
2014	38.7	'	'
2015	29.5	'	'
2016	22.6	'	'
2017	16.4	'	'
2018	10.7	'	'
2019 and thereafter	7.4	'	'
Residual value guarantees	'	'	'
Guarantees	'	'	'
Percentage of estimated terminal value of leased assets guaranteed	84.00%	'	'
Maximum guarantees related to the leased assets	11.4	'	'
Liability recorded for estimated fair value of guarantees	$0.10	'	'

Commitments_and_Contingencies_2

Commitments and Contingencies (Details 2) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
Commitments and Contingencies (Details 2) (USD $)	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Commitments and Contingencies.	'	'
Remaining lease obligations under capital leases	$78,000,000	'
Future lease payments under capital leases	'	'
2014	18,600,000	'
2015	17,200,000	'
2016	16,200,000	'
2017	13,800,000	'
2018	9,800,000	'
2019 and thereafter	2,400,000	'
Accrued self-insured claims, net	'	'
Reconciliation of beginning and ending accrued self-insured claims	'	'
Balance at the beginning of the period	103,825,000	108,082,000
Provision for self-insured claims	47,452,000	35,413,000
Cash payments	-48,590,000	-39,670,000
Balance at the end of the period	$102,687,000	$103,825,000

Related_Party_Transactions_Det

Related Party Transactions (Details) (USD $)

12 Months Ended

1 Months Ended

12 Months Ended

0 Months Ended

24 Months Ended

0 Months Ended

Share data in Millions, unless otherwise specified

Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2012

Dec. 31, 2011

Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2012

Dec. 31, 2011

Dec. 31, 2012

Jan. 31, 2012

Dec. 31, 2012

Dec. 31, 2011

Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2012

Dec. 31, 2011

Dec. 31, 2013

Apr. 19, 2013

Dec. 21, 2011

Dec. 31, 2009

Dec. 22, 2011

CD&R

StepStone

BAS

JPMorgan

Holdings (as related party)

StepStone, BAS and JPMorgan

Holdings (as parent company)

10.75% senior notes maturing in 2015

Revolving promissory note

2015 Notes (as investment)

BAS

Capital stock of Holdings

Related party transactions

Management fees recorded

$7,250,000

$7,500,000

$6,250,000

$1,000,000

$1,250,000

Additional fees

Annual management fees

6,250,000

500,000

250,000

Capital stock of Holdings purchased by Holdings from BAS (in shares)

7.5

Purchase of 2015 Notes by Holdings, face amount

65,000,000

Purchase of 2015 Notes by Holdings, cost

21,400,000

Face value of notes purchased and retired

65,000,000

Aggregate purchase price of notes retired

68,000,000

Related party interest expense

6,800,000

Interest paid

10,000,000

3,000,000

Maximum borrowing capacity

25,000,000

Interest rate applicable at maturity of promissory note (as a percent)

5.00%

Amount borrowed

$14,000,000

Employee_Benefit_Plans_Details

Employee Benefit Plans (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Employee Benefit Plans	'	'	'
Discretionary contributions to qualified profit sharing and non qualified deferred compensation plan	$19.30	$17.40	$15.70

LongTerm_Debt_Details

Long-Term Debt (Details) (USD $)

Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2012

Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2012

Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2012

Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2012

Feb. 29, 2012

Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2012

Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2012

Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2012

Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2012

Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2012

Dec. 31, 2013

Feb. 22, 2013

Dec. 31, 2013

Jul. 24, 2007

Dec. 31, 2013

Senior secured term loan facility maturing in 2014 (Tranche A)

Senior secured term loan facility maturing in 2017 (Tranche B)

Senior secured term loan facility maturing in 2017 (Tranche C)

7.00% senior notes maturing in 2020

8.00% senior notes maturing in 2020

Revolving credit facility maturing in 2017

7.10% notes maturing in 2018

7.45% notes maturing in 2027

7.25% notes maturing in 2038

Other

Synthetic letter of credit facility

Fleet Agreement

Senior secured term loan facility maturing in 2014 (Tranche A)

London inter-bank offered rate

Alternate base rate

Maximum

Long-term debt

Vehicle capital leases

$72,445,000

$37,837,000

Long-term debt

1,219,145,000

990,683,000

1,000,741,000

1,198,196,000

750,000,000

602,446,000

602,750,000

71,326,000

69,400,000

158,564,000

155,894,000

63,058,000

62,250,000

48,811,000

63,236,000

Less current portion

-51,399,000

-52,214,000

Total long-term debt

3,904,130,000

3,909,039,000

Interest rate (as a percent)

7.00%

8.00%

7.10%

7.45%

7.25%

Unamortized portion of premium received

9,600,000

2,400,000

Repayment of principal amount

100,000,000

Variable rate basis

'one-month LIBOR

'Adjusted London inter-bank offered rate

'alternate base rate

Borrowing margin (as a percent)

4.25%

2.45%

2.50%

Available borrowing capacity

324,200,000

150,000,000

77,900,000

Aggregate principal amount

2,650,000,000

Letters of credit outstanding

134,600,000

Unused commitments

3,000,000

77,900,000

Debt secured as a percentage of capital stock of foreign subsidiary owned by entity or any guarantor

65.00%

Available borrowing capacity if credit facility amended

$137,600,000

LongTerm_Debt_Details_2

Long-Term Debt (Details 2) (Interest rate swap agreements, USD $)	12 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Interest rate swap agreements	'	'	'
Notional Amount	'	'	'
Balance at the beginning of the period	$980,000	$1,430,000	'
Expired	-980,000	-450,000	'
Balance at the end of the period	'	$980,000	'
Interest rate swap agreements	'	'	'
Weighted Average Fixed Rate (as a percent)	'	1.70%	2.84%

LongTerm_Debt_Details_3

Long-Term Debt (Details 3) (USD $)

12 Months Ended

3 Months Ended

12 Months Ended

3 Months Ended

12 Months Ended

3 Months Ended

12 Months Ended

0 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Dec. 31, 2011

Dec. 31, 2013

Sep. 30, 2012

Jul. 24, 2007

Dec. 31, 2013

Sep. 30, 2012

Mar. 31, 2012

Dec. 31, 2012

Dec. 31, 2011

Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2012

Feb. 29, 2012

Dec. 31, 2012

Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2012

Nov. 27, 2013

Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2012

Feb. 22, 2013

Interim Loan Facility

2015 Notes

8% 2020 Notes

7% 2020 Notes

Revolving credit facility maturing in 2017

Letters of credit

Senior secured term loan facility amended in 2013 maturing in 2017

London inter-bank offered rate

Alternate base rate

Holdings

Through July 23, 2014

July 24, 2014 through January 31, 2017

London inter-bank offered rate

Alternate base rate

Long-term debt

Aggregate principal amount

$2,650,000,000

$65,000,000

Cost of debt purchased

68,000,000

Amount of accrued interest paid

3,000,000

Loss on extinguishment of debt

55,554,000

774,000

55,600,000

800,000

55,600,000

Interest rate (as a percent)

8.00%

7.00%

Redemption with proceeds from 2020 Notes

276,000,000

396,000,000

600,000,000

Variable rate basis

'Adjusted London inter-bank offered rate

'alternate base rate

'Adjusted London inter-bank offered rate

'alternate base rate

Borrowing margin (as a percent)

2.50%

3.25%

2.25%

Long-term debt

602,446,000

602,750,000

750,000,000

Availability under the synthetic letter of credit facility

137,600,000

Available borrowing capacity

324,200,000

241,700,000

182,700,000

75,000,000

Letters of credit outstanding

Floor rate (as a percent)

1.00%

2.00%

Original issue discount (as a percent)

1.00%

Unamortized original issue discount

12,200,000

Future scheduled long-term debt payments

31-Dec-14

51,300,000

31-Dec-15

62,200,000

31-Dec-16

44,000,000

31-Dec-17

2,149,000,000

31-Dec-18

$90,500,000

Cash_and_Marketable_Securities2

Cash and Marketable Securities (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
Cash and Marketable Securities (Details) (USD $)	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Cash and Marketable Securities	'	'	'
Maximum maturity term of cash, money market funds and certificates of deposits	'3 months	'	'
Available-for-sale and trading securities	'	'	'
Amortized Cost	$138,077,000	$137,857,000	'
Gross Unrealized Gains	11,557,000	9,582,000	'
Gross Unrealized Losses	-1,002,000	-1,636,000	'
Fair Value	148,632,000	145,803,000	'
Portion of unrealized losses in loss position for more than one year	100,000	1,500,000	'
Aggregate fair value of investments with unrealized losses	30,200,000	13,100,000	'
Summary of gross realized gains and gross realized losses resulting from sales of available-for-sale securities	'	'	'
Proceeds from sale of securities	23,305,000	22,612,000	45,065,000
Gross realized gains, pre-tax	2,272,000	1,990,000	6,065,000
Gross realized gains, net of tax	1,386,000	1,218,000	3,714,000
Gross realized losses, pre-tax	-640,000	-20,000	-249,000
Gross realized losses, net of tax	-390,000	-12,000	-153,000
Impairment of securities	'	'	-195,000
Impairment charges, net of tax	'	'	-119,000
Debt securities	'	'	'
Available-for-sale and trading securities	'	'	'
Amortized Cost	96,809,000	99,071,000	'
Gross Unrealized Gains	2,611,000	5,773,000	'
Gross Unrealized Losses	-795,000	-20,000	'
Fair Value	98,625,000	104,824,000	'
Equity securities	'	'	'
Available-for-sale and trading securities	'	'	'
Amortized Cost	41,268,000	38,786,000	'
Gross Unrealized Gains	8,946,000	3,809,000	'
Gross Unrealized Losses	-207,000	-1,616,000	'
Fair Value	$50,007,000	$40,979,000	'

Comprehensive_Income_Loss_Deta

Comprehensive Income (Loss) (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)	'	'
Balance at the beginning of period	$6,566	($6,212)
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications	'	'
Pre-tax amount	1,248	-2,286
Tax provision (benefit)	1,945	-597
After tax amount	-697	-1,689
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	742	14,467
Net current-period other comprehensive income (loss)	45	12,778
Balance at the end of period	6,611	6,566
Unrealized Losses on Derivatives	'	'
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)	'	'
Balance at the beginning of period	-2,029	-14,268
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications	'	'
Pre-tax amount	494	-387
Tax provision (benefit)	-107	184
After tax amount	601	-571
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	2,034	12,810
Net current-period other comprehensive income (loss)	2,635	12,239
Balance at the end of period	606	-2,029
Unrealized Gains on Available-for-Sale Securities	'	'
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)	'	'
Balance at the beginning of period	5,295	4,330
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications	'	'
Pre-tax amount	4,728	-1,473
Tax provision (benefit)	2,052	-781
After tax amount	2,676	-692
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	-1,292	1,657
Net current-period other comprehensive income (loss)	1,384	965
Balance at the end of period	6,679	5,295
Foreign Currency Translation	'	'
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)	'	'
Balance at the beginning of period	3,300	3,726
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications	'	'
Pre-tax amount	-3,974	-426
After tax amount	-3,974	-426
Net current-period other comprehensive income (loss)	-3,974	-426
Balance at the end of period	($674)	$3,300

Comprehensive_Income_Loss_Deta1

Comprehensive Income (Loss) (Details 2) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Reclassifications out of accumulated other comprehensive income	'	'	'
Cost of services rendered and products sold	($1,906,054)	($1,861,669)	($1,813,706)
Interest expense	249,033	246,906	273,823
Interest and net investment income	-9,113	-7,845	-10,886
(Benefit) provision for income taxes	122,906	114,260	-43,912
Total reclassifications for the period	505,939	713,543	-40,821
Amount Reclassified from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income	'	'	'
Reclassifications out of accumulated other comprehensive income	'	'	'
Total reclassifications for the period	742	14,467	12,946
(Gains) losses on derivatives \| Amount Reclassified from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income	'	'	'
Reclassifications out of accumulated other comprehensive income	'	'	'
Total before tax	3,259	19,954	27,603
(Benefit) provision for income taxes	1,225	7,144	10,870
Total reclassifications for the period	2,034	12,810	16,733
(Gains) losses on derivatives \| Amount Reclassified from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income \| Fuel swap contracts	'	'	'
Reclassifications out of accumulated other comprehensive income	'	'	'
Cost of services rendered and products sold	-1,472	-1,944	-10,010
(Gains) losses on derivatives \| Amount Reclassified from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income \| Interest rate swap contracts	'	'	'
Reclassifications out of accumulated other comprehensive income	'	'	'
Interest expense	4,731	21,898	37,613
(Gains) losses on available-for-sale securities \| Amount Reclassified from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income	'	'	'
Reclassifications out of accumulated other comprehensive income	'	'	'
Interest and net investment income	-2,118	2,629	-6,012
(Benefit) provision for income taxes	-826	972	-2,225
Total reclassifications for the period	($1,292)	$1,657	($3,787)

Supplemental_Cash_Flow_Informa2

Supplemental Cash Flow Information (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
Supplemental Cash Flow Information (Details) (USD $)	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Cash paid for or (received from):	'	'	'
Interest expense	$234,930,000	$235,419,000	$252,284,000
Interest and dividend income	-4,955,000	-5,339,000	-4,888,000
Income taxes, net of refunds	9,922,000	8,839,000	11,677,000
Capital lease and other non-cash financing transactions	$50,900,000	$47,100,000	$10,100,000

Capital_Stock_Details

Capital Stock (Details)	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Jul. 24, 2007
Capital Stock	'	'	'
Authorized shares of common stock	1,000	1,000	1,000
Shares of common stock issued and held by CDRSVM Holdings, LLC	1,000	1,000	1,000

StockBased_Compensation_Detail

Stock-Based Compensation (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
In Millions, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value	'	'	'
Stock-based compensation expense	$4	$7.10	$8.40
Stock-based compensation expense, net of tax	2.5	4.4	5.2
Options	'	'	'
Assumptions used to estimate value of each option award	'	'	'
Expected volatility, minimum (as a percent)	49.20%	49.20%	31.00%
Expected volatility, maximum (as a percent)	49.60%	50.30%	50.30%
Expected dividend yield (as a percent)	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%
Expected life	'6 years 3 months 18 days	'6 years 3 months 18 days	'6 years 3 months 18 days
Risk-free interest rate, minimum (as a percent)	1.69%	0.78%	1.07%
Risk-free interest rate, maximum (as a percent)	2.02%	1.43%	2.65%
Weighted-average grant-date fair value (in dollars per share)	$5.03	$7.06	$4.31
Forfeiture rate (as a percent)	18.80%	'	'
Stock Options	'	'	'
Total outstanding at the beginning of the period (in shares)	8,968,313	'	'
Granted to employees (in shares)	2,414,973	'	'
Exercised (in shares)	-80,000	'	'
Forfeited (in shares)	-949,128	'	'
Expired (in shares)	-2,395,584	'	'
Total outstanding at the end of the period (in shares)	7,958,574	8,968,313	'
Total exercisable at the end of the period (in shares)	4,930,646	'	'
Weighted Average Exercise Price	'	'	'
Total outstanding at the beginning of the period (in dollars per share)	$10.49	'	'
Granted to employees (in dollars per share)	$10.16	'	'
Exercised (in dollars per share)	$10	'	'
Forfeited (in dollars per share)	$11.21	'	'
Expired (in dollars per share)	$10.31	'	'
Total outstanding at the end of the period (in dollars per share)	$10.36	$10.49	'
Total exercisable at the end of the period (in dollars per share)	$10.15	'	'
Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term	'	'	'
Total outstanding at the end of the period	'5 years 9 months 22 days	'	'
Total exercisable at the end of the period	'3 years 6 months 25 days	'	'
Super performance options granted to CEO	'	'	'
Stock-Based Compensation	'	'	'
Number of equal annual vesting installments	4	'	'
Vesting period	'4 years	'	'
Assumptions used to estimate value of each option award	'	'	'
Forfeiture rate (as a percent)	0.00%	'	'
RSU	'	'	'
RSUs	'	'	'
Total outstanding at the beginning of the period (in shares)	335,780	'	'
Granted to employees (in shares)	1,037,198	'	'
Vested (in shares)	-179,758	'	'
Forfeited (in shares)	-474,193	'	'
Total outstanding at the end of the period (in shares)	719,027	'	'
Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value	'	'	'
Total outstanding at the beginning of the period (in dollars per share)	$11.60	'	'
Granted to employees (in dollars per share)	$11.39	'	'
Vested (in dollars per share)	$11.19	'	'
Forfeited (in dollars per share)	$12.57	'	'
Total outstanding at the end of the period (in dollars per share)	$10.69	'	'
Holdings (as parent company)	'	'	'
Stock-Based Compensation	'	'	'
Number of shares of common stock available for issuance	15,595,000	'	'
Number of shares sold in connection with equity offerings	656,452	122,853	495,538
Purchase price of shares sold (in dollars per share)	$10.22	$14.65	$11
Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value	'	'	'
Total unrecognized compensation costs related to non-vested stock options and restricted share units	16.6	'	'
Weighted-average period of recognition of stock-based compensation cost	'3 years 29 days	'	'
Holdings (as parent company) \| Options	'	'	'
Stock-Based Compensation	'	'	'
Number of shares of entity's common stock based on the fair market value of which maximum per-share exercise price is determined	1	'	'
Term	'10 years	'	'
Period for which vested options will remain exercisable following termination of employment without cause	'3 months	'	'
Period for which vested options will remain exercisable following termination of employment without cause in case of death, disability or retirement at normal retirement age	'1 year	'	'
Stock Options	'	'	'
Granted to employees (in shares)	2,414,973	506,116	2,280,391
Weighted Average Exercise Price	'	'	'
Granted to employees (in dollars per share)	$10.16	$14.67	$11
Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value	'	'	'
Stock-based compensation expense	$0.10	$0.90	$0
Holdings (as parent company) \| RSU	'	'	'
Stock-Based Compensation	'	'	'
Number of equal annual vesting installments	3	'	'
Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term	'	'	'
Number of shares of common stock into which each award will be converted upon vesting	1	'	'
RSUs	'	'	'
Granted to employees (in shares)	1,037,198	72,143	350,454
Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value	'	'	'
Granted to employees (in dollars per share)	$11.39	$14.90	$11

Fair_Value_Measurements_Detail

Fair Value Measurements (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
Fair Value Measurements (Details) (USD $)	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Financial Liabilities:	'	'	'
Non-cash impairment charge	$673,253,000	$908,873,000	$36,700,000
TruGreen	'	'	'
Financial Liabilities:	'	'	'
Non-cash impairment charge	'	'	36,700,000
TruGreen \| Goodwill	'	'	'
Financial Liabilities:	'	'	'
Non-cash impairment charge	790,200,000	'	'
Estimated Fair Value	'	'	'
Carrying amount and estimated fair value of the company's financial instrument	'	'	'
Total debt	3,956,000,000	4,018,000,000	'
Recurring \| Quoted Price In Active Markets (Level 1)	'	'	'
Financial Assets:	'	'	'
Deferred compensation trust assets	12,476,000	11,987,000	'
Investments in marketable securities	60,753,000	45,152,000	'
Total financial assets	73,229,000	57,139,000	'
Recurring \| Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)	'	'	'
Financial Assets:	'	'	'
Investments in marketable securities	75,403,000	88,664,000	'
Total financial assets	75,403,000	88,664,000	'
Financial Liabilities:	'	'	'
Total financial liabilities	'	7,349,000	'
Recurring \| Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) \| Interest rate swap contracts	'	'	'
Financial Liabilities:	'	'	'
Derivative liabilities, Current	'	7,349,000	'
Recurring \| Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)	'	'	'
Financial Assets:	'	'	'
Total financial assets	963,000	1,957,000	'
Financial Liabilities:	'	'	'
Total financial liabilities	'	113,000	'
Recurring \| Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) \| Fuel swap contracts	'	'	'
Financial Assets:	'	'	'
Derivative asset, Current	963,000	1,957,000	'
Financial Liabilities:	'	'	'
Derivative liabilities, Current	'	113,000	'
Nonrecurring \| Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) \| TruGreen \| Trade names	'	'	'
Financial Liabilities:	'	'	'
Trade name	351,000,000	'	'
Nonrecurring \| Estimated Fair Value \| TruGreen \| Trade names	'	'	'
Financial Liabilities:	'	'	'
Trade name	351,000,000	'	'
Nonrecurring \| Estimated Fair Value \| TruGreen \| Goodwill	'	'	'
Financial Liabilities:	'	'	'
Goodwill	0	'	'
Carrying Value	'	'	'
Carrying amount and estimated fair value of the company's financial instrument	'	'	'
Total debt	3,956,000,000	3,961,000,000	'
Financial Assets:	'	'	'
Deferred compensation trust assets	12,476,000	11,987,000	'
Investments in marketable securities	136,156,000	133,816,000	'
Total financial assets	149,595,000	147,760,000	'
Financial Liabilities:	'	'	'
Total financial liabilities	'	7,462,000	'
Carrying Value \| Fuel swap contracts	'	'	'
Financial Assets:	'	'	'
Derivative asset, Current	963,000	1,957,000	'
Financial Liabilities:	'	'	'
Derivative liabilities, Current	'	113,000	'
Carrying Value \| Interest rate swap contracts	'	'	'
Financial Liabilities:	'	'	'
Derivative liabilities, Current	'	7,349,000	'
Carrying Value \| TruGreen \| Trade names	'	'	'
Financial Liabilities:	'	'	'
Trade name	351,000,000	'	'
Non-cash impairment charge	255,800,000	'	'
Carrying Value \| TruGreen \| Goodwill	'	'	'
Financial Liabilities:	'	'	'
Non-cash impairment charge	$417,500,000	'	'

Fair_Value_Measurements_Detail1

Fair Value Measurements (Details 2) (Fuel Swap Contract (Liabilities) Assets, USD $)	12 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Fuel Swap Contract (Liabilities) Assets	'	'
Reconciliation of the beginning and ending fair values of financial instruments valued using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3)	'	'
Balance at the beginning of the period	$1,844	($733)
Total gains (losses) (realized and unrealized):	'	'
Included in earnings	1,472	1,944
Included in accumulated other comprehensive income	-881	2,577
Settlements, net	-1,472	-1,944
Balance at the end of the period	$963	$1,844

Fair_Value_Measurements_Detail2

Fair Value Measurements (Details 3) (Fuel swap contracts, USD $)	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified				Discounted Cash Flows	Discounted Cash Flows	Discounted Cash Flows	Discounted Cash Flows	Discounted Cash Flows	Discounted Cash Flows
				Minimum	Minimum	Maximum	Maximum	Weighted Average	Weighted Average
Information relating to the significant unobservable inputs of Level 3 financial instruments	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Fair value at the end of the period	$963	$1,844	($733)	'	'	'	'	'	'
Forward Unleaded Price per Gallon (in dollars per gallon)	'	'	'	3.2	3.36	3.87	3.73	3.6	3.55
Forward Diesel Price per Gallon (in dollars per gallon)	'	'	'	'	3.88	'	3.96	'	3.9

Fair_Value_Measurements_Detail3

Fair Value Measurements (Details 4) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
Fair Value Measurements (Details 4) (USD $)	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Effect of derivative instruments on statements of operations and accumulated other comprehensive loss along with their notional amount	'	'
Approximate annual fuel consumption (in gallons)	20,000,000	'
Additional disclosures	'	'
Letters of credit posted as collateral under fuel hedging program	$2,500,000	'
Hedging gains and losses in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) expected to be recognized in earnings, net of tax	600,000	'
Terminix	'	'
Effect of derivative instruments on statements of operations and accumulated other comprehensive loss along with their notional amount	'	'
Approximate annual fuel consumption (in gallons)	11,000,000	'
Fuel swap contracts	'	'
Additional disclosures	'	'
Aggregate notional amount	26,000,000	'
Interest rate swap contracts	'	'
Effect of derivative instruments on statements of operations and accumulated other comprehensive loss along with their notional amount	'	'
Number of derivative agreements outstanding	0	'
Derivatives designated as Cash Flow Hedge Relationships \| Fuel swap contracts \| Cost of services rendered and products sold	'	'
Effect of derivative instruments on statements of operations and accumulated other comprehensive loss along with their notional amount	'	'
Effective Portion of Gain Recognized in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)	-881,000	2,577,000
Effective Portion of Gain (Loss) Reclassified from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) into Earnings	1,472,000	1,944,000
Derivatives designated as Cash Flow Hedge Relationships \| Interest rate swap contracts \| Interest expense	'	'
Effect of derivative instruments on statements of operations and accumulated other comprehensive loss along with their notional amount	'	'
Effective Portion of Gain Recognized in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)	4,631,000	17,114,000
Effective Portion of Gain (Loss) Reclassified from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) into Earnings	($4,731,000)	($21,898,000)

Condensed_Consolidating_Financ2

Condensed Consolidating Financial Statements of The ServiceMaster Company, LLC and Subsidiaries (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Condensed Consolidating Financial Statements	'	'	'
Operating Revenue	$3,188,835	$3,193,281	$3,205,872
Cost of services rendered and products sold	1,906,054	1,861,669	1,813,706
Selling and administrative expenses	920,478	872,026	880,492
Amortization expense	55,532	65,298	91,352
Goodwill and trade name impairment	673,253	908,873	36,700
Restructuring charges	20,840	18,177	8,162
Interest expense (income)	249,033	246,906	273,823
Interest and net investment (income) loss	-9,113	-7,845	-10,886
Loss on extinguishment of debt	'	55,554	774
(Loss) Income from Continuing Operations before Income Taxes	-627,242	-827,377	111,749
(Benefit) provision for income taxes	-122,906	-114,260	43,912
Equity in losses of joint venture	-468	-226	'
(Loss) Income from Continuing Operations	-504,804	-713,343	67,837
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of income taxes	-1,135	-200	-27,016
Net (Loss) Income	-505,939	-713,543	40,821
Total Comprehensive (Loss) Income	-505,894	-700,765	51,980
Parent Issuer	'	'	'
Condensed Consolidating Financial Statements	'	'	'
Selling and administrative expenses	11,764	8,368	9,186
Amortization expense	'	'	222
Restructuring charges	13,398	'	35
Interest expense (income)	110,995	178,427	189,677
Interest and net investment (income) loss	-1,542	1,100	2,969
Loss on extinguishment of debt	'	55,554	774
(Loss) Income from Continuing Operations before Income Taxes	-134,615	-243,449	-202,863
(Benefit) provision for income taxes	-35,448	-82,895	-76,622
(Loss) Income from Continuing Operations	-99,167	-160,554	-126,241
Equity in earnings of subsidiaries (net of tax)	-406,772	-552,989	167,062
Net (Loss) Income	-505,939	-713,543	40,821
Total Comprehensive (Loss) Income	-505,894	-700,765	51,980
Guarantors	'	'	'
Condensed Consolidating Financial Statements	'	'	'
Operating Revenue	2,373,574	2,401,526	2,452,731
Cost of services rendered and products sold	1,568,645	1,512,389	1,483,220
Selling and administrative expenses	521,996	478,820	499,101
Amortization expense	52,562	61,540	67,443
Goodwill and trade name impairment	667,990	897,732	36,700
Restructuring charges	3,844	7,748	4,678
Interest expense (income)	137,701	85,881	89,819
Interest and net investment (income) loss	4,744	9,991	3,491
(Loss) Income from Continuing Operations before Income Taxes	-583,908	-652,575	268,279
(Benefit) provision for income taxes	-170,532	-101,629	18,720
(Loss) Income from Continuing Operations	-413,376	-550,946	249,559
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of income taxes	-1,254	-202	19,497
Equity in earnings of subsidiaries (net of tax)	7,669	4,034	-111,863
Net (Loss) Income	-406,961	-547,114	157,193
Total Comprehensive (Loss) Income	-406,890	-546,632	156,150
Non-Guarantors	'	'	'
Condensed Consolidating Financial Statements	'	'	'
Operating Revenue	882,033	851,010	811,446
Cost of services rendered and products sold	403,253	407,724	388,201
Selling and administrative expenses	387,142	385,263	372,630
Amortization expense	2,970	3,758	23,687
Goodwill and trade name impairment	5,263	11,141	'
Restructuring charges	3,598	10,429	3,449
Interest expense (income)	337	-17,402	-5,673
Interest and net investment (income) loss	-11,811	-18,550	-17,346
(Loss) Income from Continuing Operations before Income Taxes	91,281	68,647	46,498
(Benefit) provision for income taxes	83,074	70,264	101,814
Equity in losses of joint venture	-468	-226	'
(Loss) Income from Continuing Operations	7,739	-1,843	-55,316
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of income taxes	119	2	-46,678
Net (Loss) Income	7,858	-1,841	-101,994
Total Comprehensive (Loss) Income	5,292	-2,179	-103,323
Eliminations	'	'	'
Condensed Consolidating Financial Statements	'	'	'
Operating Revenue	-66,772	-59,255	-58,305
Cost of services rendered and products sold	-65,844	-58,444	-57,715
Selling and administrative expenses	-424	-425	-425
Interest and net investment (income) loss	-504	-386	'
(Loss) Income from Continuing Operations before Income Taxes	'	'	-165
(Loss) Income from Continuing Operations	'	'	-165
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of income taxes	'	'	165
Equity in earnings of subsidiaries (net of tax)	399,103	548,955	-55,199
Net (Loss) Income	399,103	548,955	-55,199
Total Comprehensive (Loss) Income	$401,598	$548,811	($52,827)

Condensed_Consolidating_Financ3

Condensed Consolidating Financial Statements of The ServiceMaster Company, LLC and Subsidiaries (Details 2) (USD $)	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010
Current Assets:	'	'	'	'
Cash and cash equivalents	$486,188	$422,745	$328,930	$252,698
Marketable securities	27,060	19,347	'	'
Receivables	421,346	403,705	'	'
Inventories	56,323	56,562	'	'
Prepaid expenses and other assets	64,234	37,344	'	'
Deferred customer acquisition costs	39,130	33,921	30,403	'
Deferred taxes	111,073	107,499	'	'
Total Current Assets	1,205,354	1,081,123	'	'
Property and Equipment:	'	'	'	'
At cost	732,426	633,582	'	'
Less: accumulated depreciation	-374,315	-293,534	'	'
Net Property and Equipment	358,111	340,048	'	'
Other Assets:	'	'	'	'
Goodwill	2,018,340	2,412,251	3,161,980	'
Intangible assets, primarily trade names, service marks and trademarks, net	2,075,706	2,373,469	'	'
Notes receivable	36,815	22,419	'	'
Long-term marketable securities	121,572	126,456	'	'
Other assets	55,072	10,197	'	'
Debt issuance costs	40,556	44,951	'	'
Total Assets	5,911,526	6,410,914	7,146,806	'
Current Liabilities:	'	'	'	'
Accounts payable	111,466	86,710	'	'
Accrued liabilities:	'	'	'	'
Payroll and related expenses	75,494	78,188	'	'
Self-insured claims and related expenses	80,257	83,035	'	'
Accrued interest payable	51,118	54,156	'	'
Other	61,728	58,994	'	'
Deferred revenue	539,338	483,897	'	'
Liabilities of discontinued operations	1,320	905	'	'
Current portion of long-term debt	51,399	52,214	'	'
Total Current Liabilities	972,120	898,099	'	'
Long-Term Debt	3,904,130	3,909,039	'	'
Other Long-Term Liabilities:	'	'	'	'
Deferred taxes	811,406	934,271	'	'
Other long-term obligations, primarily self-insured claims	171,445	114,855	'	'
Total Other Long-Term Liabilities	982,851	1,049,126	'	'
Shareholder's Equity	52,425	554,650	1,247,919	1,187,527
Total Liabilities and Shareholder's Equity	5,911,526	6,410,914	'	'
Parent Issuer	'	'	'	'
Current Assets:	'	'	'	'
Cash and cash equivalents	400,694	316,528	232,382	132,168
Receivables	1,591	1,164	'	'
Prepaid expenses and other assets	963	6,597	'	'
Deferred taxes	38,389	38,140	'	'
Total Current Assets	441,637	362,429	'	'
Other Assets:	'	'	'	'
Notes receivable	2,016,319	2,005,485	'	'
Long-term marketable securities	12,476	11,987	'	'
Investments in and advances to subsidiaries	1,868,058	2,098,929	'	'
Other assets	35,632	47,947	'	'
Debt issuance costs	40,556	44,850	'	'
Total Assets	4,414,678	4,571,627	'	'
Current Liabilities:	'	'	'	'
Accounts payable	1,855	156	'	'
Accrued liabilities:	'	'	'	'
Payroll and related expenses	1,817	1,709	'	'
Accrued interest payable	51,606	54,008	'	'
Other	7,898	8,355	'	'
Current portion of long-term debt	126,531	93,989	'	'
Total Current Liabilities	189,707	158,217	'	'
Long-Term Debt	3,812,017	3,837,872	'	'
Other Long-Term Liabilities:	'	'	'	'
Intercompany payable	340,823	'	'	'
Other long-term obligations, primarily self-insured claims	19,706	20,888	'	'
Total Other Long-Term Liabilities	360,529	20,888	'	'
Shareholder's Equity	52,425	554,650	'	'
Total Liabilities and Shareholder's Equity	4,414,678	4,571,627	'	'
Guarantors	'	'	'	'
Current Assets:	'	'	'	'
Cash and cash equivalents	13,432	13,842	13,751	16,900
Receivables	123,714	116,778	'	'
Inventories	53,885	54,313	'	'
Prepaid expenses and other assets	40,378	10,272	'	'
Deferred customer acquisition costs	23,665	19,010	'	'
Deferred taxes	69,893	66,129	'	'
Total Current Assets	324,967	280,344	'	'
Property and Equipment:	'	'	'	'
At cost	510,621	440,107	'	'
Less: accumulated depreciation	-274,951	-209,044	'	'
Net Property and Equipment	235,670	231,063	'	'
Other Assets:	'	'	'	'
Goodwill	1,655,593	2,055,779	'	'
Intangible assets, primarily trade names, service marks and trademarks, net	1,332,039	1,634,145	'	'
Notes receivable	8	23	'	'
Investments in and advances to subsidiaries	1,299,970	630,029	'	'
Other assets	39,547	1,435	'	'
Total Assets	4,887,794	4,832,818	'	'
Current Liabilities:	'	'	'	'
Accounts payable	60,996	41,011	'	'
Accrued liabilities:	'	'	'	'
Payroll and related expenses	32,704	41,861	'	'
Self-insured claims and related expenses	40,364	20,180	'	'
Accrued interest payable	'	350	'	'
Other	32,057	26,377	'	'
Deferred revenue	181,209	135,074	'	'
Liabilities of discontinued operations	1,264	767	'	'
Current portion of long-term debt	29,067	20,287	'	'
Total Current Liabilities	377,661	285,907	'	'
Long-Term Debt	2,062,836	2,044,238	'	'
Other Long-Term Liabilities:	'	'	'	'
Deferred taxes	577,532	715,794	'	'
Other long-term obligations, primarily self-insured claims	40,786	1,243	'	'
Total Other Long-Term Liabilities	618,318	717,037	'	'
Shareholder's Equity	1,828,979	1,785,636	'	'
Total Liabilities and Shareholder's Equity	4,887,794	4,832,818	'	'
Non-Guarantors	'	'	'	'
Current Assets:	'	'	'	'
Cash and cash equivalents	72,062	92,375	82,797	103,630
Marketable securities	27,060	19,347	'	'
Receivables	401,905	476,620	'	'
Inventories	2,438	2,249	'	'
Prepaid expenses and other assets	29,417	21,810	'	'
Deferred customer acquisition costs	15,465	14,911	'	'
Deferred taxes	2,791	3,230	'	'
Total Current Assets	551,138	630,542	'	'
Property and Equipment:	'	'	'	'
At cost	221,805	193,475	'	'
Less: accumulated depreciation	-99,364	-84,490	'	'
Net Property and Equipment	122,441	108,985	'	'
Other Assets:	'	'	'	'
Goodwill	362,747	356,472	'	'
Intangible assets, primarily trade names, service marks and trademarks, net	743,667	739,324	'	'
Notes receivable	30,439	30,343	'	'
Long-term marketable securities	109,096	114,469	'	'
Other assets	14,952	7,984	'	'
Debt issuance costs	'	101	'	'
Total Assets	1,934,480	1,988,220	'	'
Current Liabilities:	'	'	'	'
Accounts payable	48,615	45,543	'	'
Accrued liabilities:	'	'	'	'
Payroll and related expenses	40,973	34,618	'	'
Self-insured claims and related expenses	39,893	62,855	'	'
Accrued interest payable	'	38	'	'
Other	27,809	25,357	'	'
Deferred revenue	358,129	348,823	'	'
Liabilities of discontinued operations	56	138	'	'
Current portion of long-term debt	1,665	128,795	'	'
Total Current Liabilities	517,140	646,167	'	'
Long-Term Debt	39,228	40,361	'	'
Other Long-Term Liabilities:	'	'	'	'
Deferred taxes	268,933	265,646	'	'
Intercompany payable	411,965	445,489	'	'
Other long-term obligations, primarily self-insured claims	110,953	92,724	'	'
Total Other Long-Term Liabilities	791,851	803,859	'	'
Shareholder's Equity	586,261	497,833	'	'
Total Liabilities and Shareholder's Equity	1,934,480	1,988,220	'	'
Eliminations	'	'	'	'
Current Assets:	'	'	'	'
Receivables	-105,864	-190,857	'	'
Prepaid expenses and other assets	-6,524	-1,335	'	'
Total Current Assets	-112,388	-192,192	'	'
Other Assets:	'	'	'	'
Notes receivable	-2,009,951	-2,013,432	'	'
Investments in and advances to subsidiaries	-3,168,028	-2,728,958	'	'
Other assets	-35,059	-47,169	'	'
Total Assets	-5,325,426	-4,981,751	'	'
Accrued liabilities:	'	'	'	'
Accrued interest payable	-488	-240	'	'
Other	-6,036	-1,095	'	'
Current portion of long-term debt	-105,864	-190,857	'	'
Total Current Liabilities	-112,388	-192,192	'	'
Long-Term Debt	-2,009,951	-2,013,432	'	'
Other Long-Term Liabilities:	'	'	'	'
Deferred taxes	-35,059	-47,169	'	'
Intercompany payable	-752,788	-445,489	'	'
Total Other Long-Term Liabilities	-787,847	-492,658	'	'
Shareholder's Equity	-2,415,240	-2,283,469	'	'
Total Liabilities and Shareholder's Equity	($5,325,426)	($4,981,751)	'	'

Condensed_Consolidating_Financ4

Condensed Consolidating Financial Statements of The ServiceMaster Company, LLC and Subsidiaries (Details 3) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Condensed Consolidating Financial Statements	'	'	'
Cash and Cash Equivalents at Beginning of Period	$422,745	$328,930	$252,698
Net Cash (Used for) Provided from Operating Activities from Continuing Operations	252,047	234,609	295,001
Cash Flows from Investing Activities from Continuing Operations:	'	'	'
Property additions	-60,404	-73,228	-96,540
Sale of equipment and other assets	1,421	2,197	4,605
Acquisition of The ServiceMaster Company	'	'	-35
Other business acquisitions, net of cash acquired	-32,085	-46,138	-44,365
Purchase of other intangibles	'	'	-1,900
Notes receivable, financial investments and securities, net	-444	-1,176	3,009
Notes receivable from affiliate	-13,958	'	'
Net Cash Used for Investing Activities from Continuing Operations	-105,470	-118,345	-135,226
Cash Flows from Financing Activities from Continuing Operations:	'	'	'
Borrowings of debt	855	1,350,000	4,000
Payments of debt	-64,717	-1,334,947	-105,905
Discount paid on issuance of debt	-12,200	'	'
Debt issuance costs paid	-5,575	-33,089	-267
Net Cash Used for Financing Activities from Continuing Operations	-81,637	-18,036	-102,172
Cash Flows from Discontinued Operations:	'	'	'
Cash (used for) provided from operating activities	-1,497	-802	-5,888
Cash (used for) provided from investing activities:	'	'	'
Proceeds from sale of business	'	-3,611	26,134
Other investing activities	'	'	-1,617
Net Cash (Used for) Provided from Discontinued Operations	-1,497	-4,413	18,629
Cash Increase During the Period	63,443	93,815	76,232
Cash and Cash Equivalents at End of Period	486,188	422,745	328,930
Parent Issuer	'	'	'
Condensed Consolidating Financial Statements	'	'	'
Cash and Cash Equivalents at Beginning of Period	316,528	232,382	132,168
Net Cash (Used for) Provided from Operating Activities from Continuing Operations	-26,081	396,129	476,575
Cash Flows from Investing Activities from Continuing Operations:	'	'	'
Acquisition of The ServiceMaster Company	'	'	-35
Notes receivable from affiliate	-13,958	'	'
Net Cash Used for Investing Activities from Continuing Operations	-13,958	'	-35
Cash Flows from Financing Activities from Continuing Operations:	'	'	'
Borrowings of debt	855	1,350,000	'
Payments of debt	-26,328	-1,313,714	-91,500
Discount paid on issuance of debt	-12,200	'	'
Debt issuance costs paid	-5,575	-32,978	-267
Net intercompany advances	167,453	-315,291	-284,559
Net Cash Used for Financing Activities from Continuing Operations	124,205	-311,983	-376,326
Cash (used for) provided from investing activities:	'	'	'
Cash Increase During the Period	84,166	84,146	100,214
Cash and Cash Equivalents at End of Period	400,694	316,528	232,382
Guarantors	'	'	'
Condensed Consolidating Financial Statements	'	'	'
Cash and Cash Equivalents at Beginning of Period	13,842	13,751	16,900
Net Cash (Used for) Provided from Operating Activities from Continuing Operations	311,702	479,789	565,023
Cash Flows from Investing Activities from Continuing Operations:	'	'	'
Property additions	-34,098	-43,636	-68,189
Sale of equipment and other assets	1,297	2,141	4,433
Other business acquisitions, net of cash acquired	-14,451	-41,025	-43,316
Purchase of other intangibles	'	'	-1,900
Notes receivable, financial investments and securities, net	750	'	633
Net Cash Used for Investing Activities from Continuing Operations	-46,502	-82,520	-108,339
Cash Flows from Financing Activities from Continuing Operations:	'	'	'
Payments of debt	-26,463	-18,816	-13,119
Shareholders' dividends	-25,404	-515,706	-573,412
Net intercompany advances	-212,100	141,623	100,224
Net Cash Used for Financing Activities from Continuing Operations	-263,967	-392,899	-486,307
Cash Flows from Discontinued Operations:	'	'	'
Cash (used for) provided from operating activities	-1,643	-668	340
Cash (used for) provided from investing activities:	'	'	'
Proceeds from sale of business	'	-3,611	26,134
Net Cash (Used for) Provided from Discontinued Operations	-1,643	-4,279	26,474
Cash Increase During the Period	-410	91	-3,149
Cash and Cash Equivalents at End of Period	13,432	13,842	13,751
Non-Guarantors	'	'	'
Condensed Consolidating Financial Statements	'	'	'
Cash and Cash Equivalents at Beginning of Period	92,375	82,797	103,630
Net Cash (Used for) Provided from Operating Activities from Continuing Operations	17,234	7,781	-29,251
Cash Flows from Investing Activities from Continuing Operations:	'	'	'
Property additions	-26,306	-29,592	-28,351
Sale of equipment and other assets	124	56	172
Other business acquisitions, net of cash acquired	-17,634	-5,113	-1,049
Notes receivable, financial investments and securities, net	-1,194	-1,176	2,376
Net Cash Used for Investing Activities from Continuing Operations	-45,010	-35,825	-26,852
Cash Flows from Financing Activities from Continuing Operations:	'	'	'
Borrowings of debt	'	'	4,000
Payments of debt	-11,926	-2,417	-1,286
Shareholders' dividends	-25,404	-133,384	-143,934
Debt issuance costs paid	'	-111	'
Net intercompany advances	44,647	173,668	184,335
Net Cash Used for Financing Activities from Continuing Operations	7,317	37,756	43,115
Cash Flows from Discontinued Operations:	'	'	'
Cash (used for) provided from operating activities	146	-134	-6,228
Cash (used for) provided from investing activities:	'	'	'
Other investing activities	'	'	-1,617
Net Cash (Used for) Provided from Discontinued Operations	146	-134	-7,845
Cash Increase During the Period	-20,313	9,578	-20,833
Cash and Cash Equivalents at End of Period	72,062	92,375	82,797
Eliminations	'	'	'
Condensed Consolidating Financial Statements	'	'	'
Net Cash (Used for) Provided from Operating Activities from Continuing Operations	-50,808	-649,090	-717,346
Cash Flows from Financing Activities from Continuing Operations:	'	'	'
Shareholders' dividends	50,808	649,090	717,346
Net Cash Used for Financing Activities from Continuing Operations	$50,808	$649,090	$717,346

SCHEDULE_I_THE_SERVICEMASTER_C1

SCHEDULE I THE SERVICEMASTER COMPANY (PARENT) CONDENSED FINANCIAL INFORMATION (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF INCOME	'	'	'
Selling and administrative expenses	$920,478	$872,026	$880,492
Amortization expense	55,532	65,298	91,352
Restructuring charges	20,840	18,177	8,162
Interest expense	249,033	246,906	273,823
Interest and net investment (income) loss	-9,113	-7,845	-10,886
Loss on extinguishment of debt	'	55,554	774
(Loss) Income from Continuing Operations before Income Taxes	-627,242	-827,377	111,749
Benefit for income taxes	-122,906	-114,260	43,912
(Loss) Income from Continuing Operations	-504,804	-713,343	67,837
Net (Loss) Income	-505,939	-713,543	40,821
Total Comprehensive (Loss) Income	-505,894	-700,765	51,980
Parent company	'	'	'
CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF INCOME	'	'	'
Selling and administrative expenses	11,764	8,368	9,186
Amortization expense	'	'	222
Restructuring charges	13,398	'	35
Interest expense	110,995	178,427	189,677
Interest and net investment (income) loss	-1,542	1,100	2,969
Loss on extinguishment of debt	'	55,554	774
(Loss) Income from Continuing Operations before Income Taxes	-134,615	-243,449	-202,863
Benefit for income taxes	-35,448	-82,895	-76,622
(Loss) Income from Continuing Operations	-99,167	-160,554	-126,241
Equity in earnings of subsidiaries (net of tax)	-406,772	-552,989	167,062
Net (Loss) Income	-505,939	-713,543	40,821
Total Comprehensive (Loss) Income	($505,894)	($700,765)	$51,980

SCHEDULE_I_THE_SERVICEMASTER_C2

SCHEDULE I THE SERVICEMASTER COMPANY (PARENT) CONDENSED FINANCIAL INFORMATION (Details 2) (USD $)	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010
Current Assets:	'	'	'	'
Cash and cash equivalents	$486,188	$422,745	$328,930	$252,698
Receivables	421,346	403,705	'	'
Prepaid expenses and other assets	64,234	37,344	'	'
Deferred taxes	111,073	107,499	'	'
Total Current Assets	1,205,354	1,081,123	'	'
Other Assets:	'	'	'	'
Notes receivable	36,815	22,419	'	'
Long-term marketable securities	121,572	126,456	'	'
Other assets	55,072	10,197	'	'
Debt issuance costs	40,556	44,951	'	'
Total Assets	5,911,526	6,410,914	7,146,806	'
Current Liabilities:	'	'	'	'
Accounts payable	111,466	86,710	'	'
Accrued liabilities:	'	'	'	'
Payroll and related expenses	75,494	78,188	'	'
Accrued interest payable	51,118	54,156	'	'
Other	61,728	58,994	'	'
Current portion of long-term debt	51,399	52,214	'	'
Total Current Liabilities	972,120	898,099	'	'
Long-Term Debt	3,904,130	3,909,039	'	'
Other Long-Term Liabilities:	'	'	'	'
Other long-term obligations, primarily self-insured claims	171,445	114,855	'	'
Total Other Long-Term Liabilities	982,851	1,049,126	'	'
Total Shareholder's Equity	52,425	554,650	1,247,919	1,187,527
Total Liabilities and Shareholder's Equity	5,911,526	6,410,914	'	'
Parent company	'	'	'	'
Current Assets:	'	'	'	'
Cash and cash equivalents	400,694	316,528	232,382	132,168
Receivables	1,591	1,164	'	'
Prepaid expenses and other assets	963	6,597	'	'
Deferred taxes	38,389	38,140	'	'
Total Current Assets	441,637	362,429	'	'
Other Assets:	'	'	'	'
Notes receivable	2,016,319	2,005,485	'	'
Long-term marketable securities	12,476	11,987	'	'
Investments in and advances to subsidiaries	1,868,058	2,098,929	'	'
Other assets	35,632	47,947	'	'
Debt issuance costs	40,556	44,850	'	'
Total Assets	4,414,678	4,571,627	'	'
Current Liabilities:	'	'	'	'
Accounts payable	1,855	156	'	'
Accrued liabilities:	'	'	'	'
Payroll and related expenses	1,817	1,709	'	'
Accrued interest payable	51,606	54,008	'	'
Other	7,898	8,355	'	'
Current portion of long-term debt	126,531	93,989	'	'
Total Current Liabilities	189,707	158,217	'	'
Long-Term Debt	3,812,017	3,837,872	'	'
Other Long-Term Liabilities:	'	'	'	'
Intercompany payable	340,823	'	'	'
Other long-term obligations, primarily self-insured claims	19,706	20,888	'	'
Total Other Long-Term Liabilities	360,529	20,888	'	'
Total Shareholder's Equity	52,425	554,650	'	'
Total Liabilities and Shareholder's Equity	$4,414,678	$4,571,627	'	'

SCHEDULE_I_THE_SERVICEMASTER_C3

SCHEDULE I THE SERVICEMASTER COMPANY (PARENT) CONDENSED FINANCIAL INFORMATION (Details 3) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS	'	'	'
Cash and Cash Equivalents at Beginning of Period	$422,745	$328,930	$252,698
Net Cash Provided from Operating Activities from Continuing Operations	252,047	234,609	295,001
Cash Flows from Investing Activities from Continuing Operations:	'	'	'
Acquisition of The ServiceMaster Company	'	'	-35
Notes receivable, financial investments and securities, net	13,958	'	'
Net Cash Used for Investing Activities from Continuing Operations	-105,470	-118,345	-135,226
Cash Flows from Financing Activities from Continuing Operations:	'	'	'
Borrowings of debt	855	1,350,000	4,000
Payments of debt	-64,717	-1,334,947	-105,905
Discount paid on issuance of debt	-12,200	'	'
Debt issuance costs paid	-5,575	-33,089	-267
Net Cash Used for Financing Activities from Continuing Operations	-81,637	-18,036	-102,172
Cash Increase During the Period	63,443	93,815	76,232
Cash and Cash Equivalents at End of Period	486,188	422,745	328,930
Parent company	'	'	'
CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS	'	'	'
Cash and Cash Equivalents at Beginning of Period	316,528	232,382	132,168
Net Cash Provided from Operating Activities from Continuing Operations	-26,081	396,129	476,575
Cash Flows from Investing Activities from Continuing Operations:	'	'	'
Acquisition of The ServiceMaster Company	'	'	-35
Notes receivable, financial investments and securities, net	13,958	'	'
Net Cash Used for Investing Activities from Continuing Operations	-13,958	'	-35
Cash Flows from Financing Activities from Continuing Operations:	'	'	'
Borrowings of debt	855	1,350,000	'
Payments of debt	-26,328	-1,313,714	-91,500
Discount paid on issuance of debt	-12,200	'	'
Debt issuance costs paid	-5,575	-32,978	-267
Net intercompany advances	167,453	-315,291	-284,559
Net Cash Used for Financing Activities from Continuing Operations	124,205	-311,983	-376,326
Cash Increase During the Period	84,166	84,146	100,214
Cash and Cash Equivalents at End of Period	$400,694	$316,528	$232,382

SCHEDULE_I_THE_SERVICEMASTER_C4

SCHEDULE I THE SERVICEMASTER COMPANY (PARENT) CONDENSED FINANCIAL INFORMATION (Details 4) (Parent company)	Dec. 31, 2013
Parent company	'
Basis of Presentation	'
Percentage by which the restricted net assets of Parent's consolidated subsidiaries exceeds Parent's consolidated net assets	25.00%

SCHEDULE_I_THE_SERVICEMASTER_C5

SCHEDULE I THE SERVICEMASTER COMPANY (PARENT) CONDENSED FINANCIAL INFORMATION (Details 5) (Parent company, USD $)	12 Months Ended
In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Parent company	'	'	'
Commitments, Contingencies and Dividends	'	'	'
Cash dividends received from wholly owned subsidiaries	$25.40	$515.70	$573.40

SCHEDULE_I_THE_SERVICEMASTER_C6

SCHEDULE I THE SERVICEMASTER COMPANY (PARENT) CONDENSED FINANCIAL INFORMATION (Details 6) (USD $)	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Feb. 29, 2012
Long-term debt	'	'	'
Less current portion	($51,399,000)	($52,214,000)	'
Total long-term debt	3,904,130,000	3,909,039,000	'
Future scheduled long-term debt payments	'	'	'
31-Dec-14	51,300,000	'	'
31-Dec-15	62,200,000	'	'
31-Dec-16	44,000,000	'	'
31-Dec-17	2,149,000,000	'	'
31-Dec-18	90,500,000	'	'
Parent company	'	'	'
Long-term debt	'	'	'
Less current portion	-126,531,000	-93,989,000	'
Total long-term debt	3,812,017,000	3,837,872,000	'
Future scheduled long-term debt payments	'	'	'
31-Dec-14	126,500,000	'	'
31-Dec-15	22,300,000	'	'
31-Dec-16	22,300,000	'	'
31-Dec-17	2,132,000,000	'	'
31-Dec-18	79,500,000	'	'
Senior secured term loan facility maturing in 2014 (Tranche A)	'	'	'
Long-term debt	'	'	'
Long-term debt	'	1,219,145,000	'
Senior secured term loan facility maturing in 2017 (Tranche B)	'	'	'
Long-term debt	'	'	'
Long-term debt	990,683,000	1,000,741,000	'
Senior secured term loan facility maturing in 2017 (Tranche C)	'	'	'
Long-term debt	'	'	'
Long-term debt	1,198,196,000	'	'
Unamortized portion of premium received	9,600,000	'	'
Senior secured term loan facility maturing in 2017 (Tranche C) \| Parent company	'	'	'
Long-term debt	'	'	'
Long-term debt	1,198,196,000	'	'
Unamortized portion of premium received	9,600,000	'	'
10.75% senior notes maturing in 2015 \| Parent company	'	'	'
Long-term debt	'	'	'
Interest rate (as a percent)	10.75%	10.75%	'
7.00% senior notes maturing in 2020	'	'	'
Long-term debt	'	'	'
Long-term debt	750,000,000	750,000,000	'
Interest rate (as a percent)	7.00%	7.00%	'
7.00% senior notes maturing in 2020 \| Parent company	'	'	'
Long-term debt	'	'	'
Long-term debt	750,000,000	750,000,000	'
Interest rate (as a percent)	7.00%	7.00%	'
8.00% senior notes maturing in 2020	'	'	'
Long-term debt	'	'	'
Long-term debt	602,446,000	602,750,000	'
Interest rate (as a percent)	8.00%	8.00%	8.00%
Unamortized portion of premium received	2,400,000	'	'
Repayment of principal amount	100,000,000	'	'
8.00% senior notes maturing in 2020 \| Parent company	'	'	'
Long-term debt	'	'	'
Long-term debt	602,446,000	602,750,000	'
Interest rate (as a percent)	8.00%	8.00%	'
Unamortized portion of premium received	2,400,000	'	'
Repayment of principal amount	100,000,000	'	'
7.10% notes maturing in 2018	'	'	'
Long-term debt	'	'	'
Long-term debt	71,326,000	69,400,000	'
Interest rate (as a percent)	7.10%	7.10%	'
7.10% notes maturing in 2018 \| Parent company	'	'	'
Long-term debt	'	'	'
Long-term debt	71,326,000	69,400,000	'
Interest rate (as a percent)	7.10%	7.10%	'
7.45% notes maturing in 2027	'	'	'
Long-term debt	'	'	'
Long-term debt	158,564,000	155,894,000	'
Interest rate (as a percent)	7.45%	7.45%	'
7.45% notes maturing in 2027 \| Parent company	'	'	'
Long-term debt	'	'	'
Long-term debt	158,564,000	155,894,000	'
Interest rate (as a percent)	7.45%	7.45%	'
7.25% notes maturing in 2038	'	'	'
Long-term debt	'	'	'
Long-term debt	63,058,000	62,250,000	'
Interest rate (as a percent)	7.25%	7.25%	'
7.25% notes maturing in 2038 \| Parent company	'	'	'
Long-term debt	'	'	'
Long-term debt	63,058,000	62,250,000	'
Interest rate (as a percent)	7.25%	7.25%	'
Notes payable to subsidiaries \| Parent company	'	'	'
Long-term debt	'	'	'
Long-term debt	104,275,000	71,681,000	'
Senior secured term loan facility maturing in 2014 (Tranche A) \| Parent company	'	'	'
Long-term debt	'	'	'
Long-term debt	'	1,219,145,000	'
Senior secured term loan facility maturing in 2017 (Tranche B) \| Parent company	'	'	'
Long-term debt	'	'	'
Long-term debt	$990,683,000	$1,000,741,000	'

VALUATION_AND_QUALIFYING_ACCOU

VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Income tax valuation allowance	'	'	'
Allowance for doubtful accounts	'	'	'
Balance at Beginning of Period	$6,013	$6,276	$15,437
Additions Charged to Costs and Expenses	1,638	171	48
Deductions	327	434	9,209
Balance at End of Period	7,324	6,013	6,276
Continuing Operations \| Allowance for doubtful accounts, Accounts receivable	'	'	'
Allowance for doubtful accounts	'	'	'
Balance at Beginning of Period	18,522	17,895	14,380
Additions Charged to Costs and Expenses	60,742	40,729	39,081
Deductions	47,760	40,102	35,566
Balance at End of Period	31,504	18,522	17,895
Continuing Operations \| Allowance for doubtful accounts, Notes receivable	'	'	'
Allowance for doubtful accounts	'	'	'
Balance at Beginning of Period	2,825	2,467	2,329
Additions Charged to Costs and Expenses	1,080	1,097	519
Deductions	333	739	381
Balance at End of Period	$3,572	$2,825	$2,467