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United Rentals, Inc
(NYSE:URI) 

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United Rentals, Inc., through its subsidiaries, operates as an equipment rental company. It operates in two segments, General Rentals; and Trench, Power and Fluid Solutions. The General Rentals segment rents general construction and industrial equipment, including backhoes, skid-steer loaders, forkl...

Founded: 1997
Full Time Employees: 19,100
Sector: Industrials
Industry: Rental & Leasing Services

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      revenues:
                                                                                                    
      equipment rentals
    3,419,000,000 3,581,000,000 3,665,000,000 3,415,000,000 3,145,000,000 3,422,000,000 3,463,000,000 3,215,000,000 2,929,000,000 3,119,000,000 3,224,000,000 2,981,000,000 2,740,000,000 2,747,000,000 2,732,000,000 2,462,000,000 2,175,000,000 2,312,000,000 2,277,000,000 1,951,000,000 1,667,000,000 1,854,000,000 1,861,000,000 1,642,000,000 1,783,000,000 2,062,000,000 2,147,000,000 1,960,000,000 1,795,000,000 1,989,000,000 1,861,000,000 1,631,000,000 1,459,000,000 1,646,000,000 1,536,000,000 1,367,000,000 1,166,000,000 1,298,000,000 1,322,000,000 1,204,000,000 1,117,000,000 1,278,000,000 1,326,000,000 1,220,000,000 1,125,000,000 1,320,000,000 1,315,000,000 1,179,000,000 1,005,000,000 1,133,000,000 1,138,000,000 1,009,000,000 916,000,000 1,036,000,000 1,051,000,000 845,000,000 523,000,000 589,000,000 604,000,000 524,000,000 434,000,000 497,000,000 507,000,000 450,000,000 380,000,000 450,000,000 478,000,000 454,000,000 448,000,000 600,000,000 677,000,000 621,000,000 571,000,000 683,000,000 719,000,000 660,000,000 568,000,000 469,000,000 773,000,000 698,000,000 591,000,000 704,000,000 738,000,000 627,000,000 514,000,000 596,897,000 655,186,000 569,649,000 467,268,000 404,945,750 625,748,000 550,387,000 443,648,000 541,316,000 615,484,000 551,593,000 
      sales of rental equipment
    350,000,000 386,000,000 333,000,000 317,000,000 377,000,000 452,000,000 321,000,000 365,000,000 383,000,000 438,000,000 366,000,000 382,000,000 388,000,000 409,000,000 181,000,000 164,000,000 211,000,000 324,000,000 183,000,000 194,000,000 267,000,000 275,000,000 199,000,000 176,000,000 208,000,000 244,000,000 198,000,000 197,000,000 192,000,000 186,000,000 140,000,000 157,000,000 181,000,000 172,000,000 139,000,000 133,000,000 106,000,000 135,000,000 112,000,000 134,000,000 115,000,000 157,000,000 141,000,000 124,000,000 116,000,000 156,000,000 140,000,000 138,000,000 110,000,000 134,000,000 102,000,000 131,000,000 123,000,000 141,000,000 101,000,000 81,000,000 76,000,000 93,000,000 42,000,000 41,000,000 32,000,000 40,000,000 32,000,000 37,000,000 35,000,000 37,000,000 41,000,000 84,000,000 67,000,000 74,000,000 56,000,000 68,000,000 66,000,000 76,000,000 78,000,000 83,000,000 82,000,000 85,000,000 87,000,000 85,000,000 78,000,000 79,000,000 61,000,000 87,000,000 80,000,000 115,679,000 48,424,000 55,499,000 55,398,000 30,244,250 44,391,000 41,506,000 35,080,000 42,995,000 39,411,000 54,643,000 
      sales of new equipment
    84,000,000 108,000,000 95,000,000 75,000,000 70,000,000 96,000,000 77,000,000 61,000,000 48,000,000 52,000,000 52,000,000 70,000,000 44,000,000 39,000,000 32,000,000 38,000,000 45,000,000 50,000,000 47,000,000 57,000,000 49,000,000 78,000,000 54,000,000 53,000,000 62,000,000 79,000,000 67,000,000 60,000,000 62,000,000 68,000,000 54,000,000 44,000,000 42,000,000 52,000,000 40,000,000 47,000,000 39,000,000 48,000,000 30,000,000 36,000,000 30,000,000 47,000,000 38,000,000 39,000,000 33,000,000 44,000,000 42,000,000 37,000,000 26,000,000 30,000,000 29,000,000 24,000,000 21,000,000 29,000,000 24,000,000 22,000,000 18,000,000 24,000,000 24,000,000 21,000,000 15,000,000                                    
      contractor supplies sales
    40,000,000 43,000,000 43,000,000 41,000,000 36,000,000 39,000,000 38,000,000 42,000,000 36,000,000 36,000,000 39,000,000 37,000,000 34,000,000 32,000,000 32,000,000 33,000,000 29,000,000 29,000,000 29,000,000 27,000,000 24,000,000 25,000,000 25,000,000 23,000,000 25,000,000 26,000,000 27,000,000 27,000,000 24,000,000 25,000,000 24,000,000 24,000,000 18,000,000 20,000,000 21,000,000 21,000,000 18,000,000 19,000,000 19,000,000 22,000,000 19,000,000 19,000,000 21,000,000 21,000,000 18,000,000 21,000,000 23,000,000 22,000,000 19,000,000 21,000,000 23,000,000 23,000,000 20,000,000 23,000,000 23,000,000 23,000,000 18,000,000 19,000,000 23,000,000 22,000,000 21,000,000 22,000,000 24,000,000 26,000,000 23,000,000 26,000,000 30,000,000 33,000,000 32,000,000 43,000,000 54,000,000 59,000,000 56,000,000 77,000,000 96,000,000 111,000,000 94,000,000 79,000,000 109,000,000 109,000,000 88,000,000 86,000,000 89,000,000 85,000,000 64,000,000            
      service and other revenues
    92,000,000 90,000,000 93,000,000 95,000,000 91,000,000 86,000,000 93,000,000 90,000,000 89,000,000 83,000,000 84,000,000 84,000,000 79,000,000 69,000,000 74,000,000 74,000,000 64,000,000 61,000,000 60,000,000 58,000,000 50,000,000 47,000,000 48,000,000 45,000,000 47,000,000 45,000,000 49,000,000 46,000,000 44,000,000 38,000,000 37,000,000 35,000,000 34,000,000 32,000,000 30,000,000 29,000,000 27,000,000 23,000,000 25,000,000 25,000,000 29,000,000 22,000,000 24,000,000 25,000,000 23,000,000 23,000,000 24,000,000 23,000,000 18,000,000 20,000,000 19,000,000 19,000,000 20,000,000 20,000,000 20,000,000 22,000,000 21,000,000 21,000,000 20,000,000 21,000,000 21,000,000 19,000,000 23,000,000 23,000,000 21,000,000 21,000,000 23,000,000 24,000,000 24,000,000 32,000,000 37,000,000 37,000,000 37,000,000 41,000,000 45,000,000 45,000,000 43,000,000 39,000,000 41,000,000 41,000,000 37,000,000 37,000,000 37,000,000 34,000,000 33,000,000            
      total revenues
    3,985,000,000 4,208,000,000 4,229,000,000 3,943,000,000 3,719,000,000 4,095,000,000 3,992,000,000 3,773,000,000 3,485,000,000 3,728,000,000 3,765,000,000 3,554,000,000 3,285,000,000 3,296,000,000 3,051,000,000 2,771,000,000 2,524,000,000 2,776,000,000 2,596,000,000 2,287,000,000 2,057,000,000 2,279,000,000 2,187,000,000 1,939,000,000 2,125,000,000 2,456,000,000 2,488,000,000 2,290,000,000 2,117,000,000 2,306,000,000 2,116,000,000 1,891,000,000 1,734,000,000 1,922,000,000 1,766,000,000 1,597,000,000 1,356,000,000 1,523,000,000 1,508,000,000 1,421,000,000 1,310,000,000 1,523,000,000 1,550,000,000 1,429,000,000 1,315,000,000 1,564,000,000 1,544,000,000 1,399,000,000 1,178,000,000 1,338,000,000 1,311,000,000 1,206,000,000 1,100,000,000 1,249,000,000 1,219,000,000 993,000,000 656,000,000 746,000,000 713,000,000 629,000,000 523,000,000 597,000,000 605,000,000 557,000,000 478,000,000 557,000,000 592,000,000 615,000,000 594,000,000 791,000,000 873,000,000 831,000,000 772,000,000 930,000,000 994,000,000 966,000,000 841,000,000 730,000,000 1,070,000,000 995,000,000 846,000,000 963,000,000 980,000,000 888,000,000 732,000,000 823,529,000 849,718,000 776,040,000 644,713,000 742,195,000 805,134,000 728,056,000 591,851,000 694,162,000 783,103,000 744,759,000 
      yoy
    7.15% 2.76% 5.94% 4.51% 6.71% 9.84% 6.03% 6.16% 6.09% 13.11% 23.40% 28.26% 30.15% 18.73% 17.53% 21.16% 22.70% 21.81% 18.70% 17.95% -3.20% -7.21% -12.10% -15.33% 0.38% 6.50% 17.58% 21.10% 22.09% 19.98% 19.82% 18.41% 27.88% 26.20% 17.11% 12.39% 3.51% 0.00% -2.71% -0.56% -0.38% -2.62% 0.39% 2.14% 11.63% 16.89% 17.77% 16.00% 7.09% 7.13% 7.55% 21.45% 67.68% 67.43% 70.97% 57.87% 25.43% 24.96% 17.85% 12.93% 9.41% 7.18% 2.20% -9.43% -19.53% -29.58% -32.19% -25.99% -23.06% -14.95% -12.17% -13.98% -8.20% 27.40% -7.10% -2.91% -0.59% -24.20% 9.18% 12.05% 15.57% 16.94% 15.33% 14.43% 13.54% 10.96% 5.54% 6.59% 8.93% 6.92% 2.81% -2.24%     
      qoq
    -5.30% -0.50% 7.25% 6.02% -9.18% 2.58% 5.80% 8.26% -6.52% -0.98% 5.94% 8.19% -0.33% 8.03% 10.10% 9.79% -9.08% 6.93% 13.51% 11.18% -9.74% 4.21% 12.79% -8.75% -13.48% -1.29% 8.65% 8.17% -8.20% 8.98% 11.90% 9.05% -9.78% 8.83% 10.58% 17.77% -10.97% 0.99% 6.12% 8.47% -13.99% -1.74% 8.47% 8.67% -15.92% 1.30% 10.36% 18.76% -11.96% 2.06% 8.71% 9.64% -11.93% 2.46% 22.76% 51.37% -12.06% 4.63% 13.35% 20.27% -12.40% -1.32% 8.62% 16.53% -14.18% -5.91% -3.74% 3.54% -24.91% -9.39% 5.05% 7.64% -16.99% -6.44% 2.90% 14.86% 15.21% -31.78% 7.54% 17.61% -12.15% -1.73% 10.36% 21.31% -11.11% -3.08% 9.49% 20.37% -13.13% -7.82% 10.59% 23.01% -14.74% -11.36% 5.15%  
      cost of revenues:
                                                                                                    
      cost of equipment rentals, excluding depreciation
    1,492,000,000 1,537,000,000 1,530,000,000 1,443,000,000 1,378,000,000 1,407,000,000 1,392,000,000 1,322,000,000 1,244,000,000 1,236,000,000 1,286,000,000 1,216,000,000 1,162,000,000 1,057,000,000 1,053,000,000 1,002,000,000 906,000,000 913,000,000 886,000,000 815,000,000 715,000,000 737,000,000 689,000,000 647,000,000 747,000,000 802,000,000 813,000,000 769,000,000 742,000,000 731,000,000 671,000,000 620,000,000 592,000,000 595,000,000 557,000,000 525,000,000 474,000,000 471,000,000 486,000,000 456,000,000 449,000,000 467,000,000 470,000,000 445,000,000 444,000,000 470,000,000 480,000,000 447,000,000 409,000,000 420,000,000 422,000,000 399,000,000 393,000,000 401,000,000 395,000,000 350,000,000 246,000,000 252,000,000 261,000,000 246,000,000 233,000,000 256,000,000 237,000,000 217,000,000 214,000,000 231,000,000 225,000,000 221,000,000 233,000,000 289,000,000 287,000,000 291,000,000 275,000,000 294,000,000 303,000,000 301,000,000 281,000,000 137,000,000 354,000,000 340,000,000 306,000,000 344,000,000 354,000,000 320,000,000 281,000,000 289,230,000 337,319,000 293,671,000 264,780,000 220,108,750 330,978,000 297,053,000 252,404,000 294,449,000 332,772,000 274,826,000 
      depreciation of rental equipment
    681,000,000 698,000,000 684,000,000 651,000,000 637,000,000 647,000,000 629,000,000 608,000,000 582,000,000 595,000,000 588,000,000 592,000,000 575,000,000 491,000,000 470,000,000 457,000,000 435,000,000 439,000,000 412,000,000 385,000,000 375,000,000 385,000,000 395,000,000 395,000,000 426,000,000 420,000,000 417,000,000 399,000,000 395,000,000 375,000,000 343,000,000 323,000,000 322,000,000 320,000,000 290,000,000 266,000,000 248,000,000 255,000,000 250,000,000 242,000,000 243,000,000 252,000,000 249,000,000 240,000,000 235,000,000 239,000,000 236,000,000 229,000,000 217,000,000 223,000,000 219,000,000 208,000,000 202,000,000 208,000,000 204,000,000 172,000,000 115,000,000 111,000,000 110,000,000 103,000,000 99,000,000 100,000,000 98,000,000 95,000,000 96,000,000 101,000,000 100,000,000 110,000,000 106,000,000 121,000,000 115,000,000 110,000,000 107,000,000 113,000,000 111,000,000 108,000,000 102,000,000 89,000,000 112,000,000 99,000,000 96,000,000 98,000,000 98,000,000 95,000,000 94,000,000 99,423,000 95,124,000 92,695,000 90,758,000 62,222,000 85,722,000 82,423,000 80,743,000 82,732,000 84,206,000 80,560,000 
      cost of rental equipment sales
    190,000,000 211,000,000 186,000,000 171,000,000 210,000,000 247,000,000 176,000,000 192,000,000 196,000,000 219,000,000 185,000,000 186,000,000 198,000,000 168,000,000 69,000,000 67,000,000 95,000,000 164,000,000 99,000,000 110,000,000 164,000,000 173,000,000 123,000,000 105,000,000 125,000,000 155,000,000 122,000,000 116,000,000 125,000,000 104,000,000 83,000,000 92,000,000 107,000,000 105,000,000 84,000,000 81,000,000 60,000,000 77,000,000 68,000,000 79,000,000 68,000,000 94,000,000 85,000,000 68,000,000 64,000,000 88,000,000 82,000,000 80,000,000 65,000,000 82,000,000 62,000,000 87,000,000 83,000,000 99,000,000 72,000,000 56,000,000 47,000,000 69,000,000 27,000,000 28,000,000 18,000,000 29,000,000 22,000,000 28,000,000 24,000,000 33,000,000 38,000,000 92,000,000 59,000,000 63,000,000 38,000,000 48,000,000 49,000,000 61,000,000 56,000,000 60,000,000 58,000,000 64,000,000 60,000,000 59,000,000 54,000,000 60,000,000 43,000,000 65,000,000 57,000,000 85,746,000 34,032,000 39,791,000 37,431,000 19,916,250 28,717,000 27,693,000 23,255,000 29,534,000 26,303,000 35,852,000 
      cost of new equipment sales
    70,000,000 86,000,000 75,000,000 61,000,000 56,000,000 77,000,000 65,000,000 49,000,000 38,000,000 42,000,000 43,000,000 58,000,000 36,000,000 31,000,000 25,000,000 31,000,000 37,000,000 41,000,000 38,000,000 48,000,000 42,000,000 67,000,000 47,000,000 46,000,000 54,000,000 68,000,000 58,000,000 51,000,000 54,000,000 58,000,000 46,000,000 38,000,000 37,000,000 44,000,000 34,000,000 40,000,000 34,000,000 40,000,000 25,000,000 29,000,000 25,000,000 40,000,000 31,000,000 33,000,000 27,000,000 36,000,000 33,000,000 31,000,000 20,000,000 25,000,000 23,000,000 19,000,000 17,000,000 23,000,000 19,000,000 17,000,000 15,000,000 19,000,000 19,000,000 17,000,000 12,000,000 16,000,000 15,000,000 18,000,000 16,000,000 20,000,000 16,000,000 17,000,000 20,000,000 37,000,000 41,000,000 39,000,000 34,000,000 43,000,000 47,000,000 56,000,000 44,000,000 48,000,000 49,000,000 51,000,000 43,000,000 46,000,000 45,000,000 45,000,000 34,000,000            
      cost of contractor supplies sales
    28,000,000 27,000,000 32,000,000 28,000,000 26,000,000 23,000,000 26,000,000 29,000,000 25,000,000 21,000,000 28,000,000 26,000,000 24,000,000 18,000,000 23,000,000 23,000,000 20,000,000 21,000,000 21,000,000 19,000,000 17,000,000 17,000,000 18,000,000 16,000,000 18,000,000 19,000,000 18,000,000 19,000,000 17,000,000 17,000,000 15,000,000 16,000,000 12,000,000 14,000,000 14,000,000 15,000,000 13,000,000 14,000,000 13,000,000 15,000,000 13,000,000 13,000,000 15,000,000 15,000,000 12,000,000 15,000,000 16,000,000 15,000,000 13,000,000 15,000,000 15,000,000 16,000,000 13,000,000 17,000,000 17,000,000 16,000,000 12,000,000 13,000,000 15,000,000 16,000,000 14,000,000 15,000,000 16,000,000 19,000,000 16,000,000 19,000,000 22,000,000 25,000,000 23,000,000 32,000,000 41,000,000 45,000,000 44,000,000 61,000,000 78,000,000 89,000,000 78,000,000 56,000,000 86,000,000 89,000,000 71,000,000 66,000,000 69,000,000 64,000,000 48,000,000            
      cost of service and other revenues
    55,000,000 59,000,000 57,000,000 56,000,000 56,000,000 56,000,000 56,000,000 55,000,000 54,000,000 53,000,000 50,000,000 51,000,000 49,000,000 43,000,000 45,000,000 41,000,000 39,000,000 37,000,000 37,000,000 35,000,000 30,000,000 31,000,000 29,000,000 29,000,000 28,000,000 27,000,000 27,000,000 25,000,000 23,000,000 23,000,000 20,000,000 20,000,000 18,000,000 17,000,000 14,000,000 15,000,000 13,000,000 9,000,000 10,000,000 10,000,000 12,000,000 9,000,000 10,000,000 10,000,000 9,000,000 9,000,000 9,000,000 8,000,000 6,000,000 6,000,000 6,000,000 6,000,000 7,000,000 6,000,000 7,000,000 8,000,000 8,000,000 7,000,000 7,000,000 8,000,000 9,000,000 6,000,000 8,000,000 9,000,000 9,000,000 8,000,000 11,000,000 9,000,000 9,000,000 12,000,000 16,000,000 15,000,000 15,000,000                        
      total cost of revenues
    2,516,000,000 2,618,000,000 2,564,000,000 2,410,000,000 2,363,000,000 2,457,000,000 2,344,000,000 2,255,000,000 2,139,000,000 2,166,000,000 2,180,000,000 2,129,000,000 2,044,000,000 1,808,000,000 1,685,000,000 1,621,000,000 1,532,000,000 1,615,000,000 1,493,000,000 1,412,000,000 1,343,000,000 1,410,000,000 1,301,000,000 1,238,000,000 1,398,000,000 1,491,000,000 1,455,000,000 1,379,000,000 1,356,000,000 1,308,000,000 1,178,000,000 1,109,000,000 1,088,000,000 1,095,000,000 993,000,000 942,000,000 842,000,000 866,000,000 852,000,000 831,000,000 810,000,000 875,000,000 860,000,000 811,000,000 791,000,000 857,000,000 856,000,000 810,000,000 730,000,000 771,000,000 747,000,000 735,000,000 715,000,000 754,000,000 714,000,000 619,000,000 443,000,000 471,000,000 439,000,000 418,000,000 385,000,000 422,000,000 396,000,000 386,000,000 375,000,000 412,000,000 412,000,000 474,000,000 450,000,000 554,000,000 538,000,000 548,000,000 524,000,000 591,000,000 615,000,000 635,000,000 582,000,000 413,000,000 680,000,000 657,000,000 589,000,000 635,000,000 628,000,000 605,000,000 530,000,000 546,649,000 572,100,000 535,634,000 480,617,000 529,841,000 546,575,000 504,990,000 437,862,000 486,102,000 537,356,000 491,497,000 
      gross profit
    1,469,000,000 1,590,000,000 1,665,000,000 1,533,000,000 1,356,000,000 1,638,000,000 1,648,000,000 1,518,000,000 1,346,000,000 1,562,000,000 1,585,000,000 1,425,000,000 1,241,000,000 1,488,000,000 1,366,000,000 1,150,000,000 992,000,000 1,161,000,000 1,103,000,000 875,000,000 714,000,000 869,000,000 886,000,000 701,000,000 727,000,000 965,000,000 1,033,000,000 911,000,000 761,000,000 998,000,000 938,000,000 782,000,000 646,000,000 827,000,000 773,000,000 655,000,000 514,000,000 657,000,000 656,000,000 590,000,000 500,000,000 648,000,000 690,000,000 618,000,000 524,000,000 707,000,000 688,000,000 589,000,000 448,000,000 567,000,000 564,000,000 471,000,000 385,000,000 495,000,000 505,000,000 374,000,000 213,000,000 275,000,000 274,000,000 211,000,000 138,000,000 175,000,000 209,000,000 171,000,000 103,000,000 145,000,000 180,000,000 141,000,000 144,000,000 237,000,000 335,000,000 283,000,000 248,000,000 339,000,000 379,000,000 331,000,000 259,000,000 317,000,000 390,000,000 338,000,000 257,000,000 328,000,000 352,000,000 283,000,000 202,000,000 276,880,000 277,618,000 240,406,000 164,096,000 212,354,000 258,559,000 223,066,000 153,989,000 208,060,000 245,747,000 253,262,000 
      yoy
    8.33% -2.93% 1.03% 0.99% 0.74% 4.87% 3.97% 6.53% 8.46% 4.97% 16.03% 23.91% 25.10% 28.17% 23.84% 31.43% 38.94% 33.60% 24.49% 24.82% -1.79% -9.95% -14.23% -23.05% -4.47% -3.31% 10.13% 16.50% 17.80% 20.68% 21.35% 19.39% 25.68% 25.88% 17.84% 11.02% 2.80% 1.39% -4.93% -4.53% -4.58% -8.35% 0.29% 4.92% 16.96% 24.69% 21.99% 25.05% 16.36% 14.55% 11.68% 25.94% 80.75% 80.00% 84.31% 77.25% 54.35% 57.14% 31.10% 23.39% 33.98% 20.69% 16.11% 21.28% -28.47% -38.82% -46.27% -50.18% -41.94% -30.09% -11.61% -14.50% -4.25% 6.94% -2.82% -2.07% 0.78% -3.35% 10.80% 19.43% 27.23% 18.46% 26.79% 17.72% 23.10% 30.39% 7.37% 7.77% 6.56% 2.06% 5.21% -11.92%     
      qoq
    -7.61% -4.50% 8.61% 13.05% -17.22% -0.61% 8.56% 12.78% -13.83% -1.45% 11.23% 14.83% -16.60% 8.93% 18.78% 15.93% -14.56% 5.26% 26.06% 22.55% -17.84% -1.92% 26.39% -3.58% -24.66% -6.58% 13.39% 19.71% -23.75% 6.40% 19.95% 21.05% -21.89% 6.99% 18.02% 27.43% -21.77% 0.15% 11.19% 18.00% -22.84% -6.09% 11.65% 17.94% -25.88% 2.76% 16.81% 31.47% -20.99% 0.53% 19.75% 22.34% -22.22% -1.98% 35.03% 75.59% -22.55% 0.36% 29.86% 52.90% -21.14% -16.27% 22.22% 66.02% -28.97% -19.44% 27.66% -2.08% -39.24% -29.25% 18.37% 14.11% -26.84% -10.55% 14.50% 27.80% -18.30% -18.72% 15.38% 31.52% -21.65% -6.82% 24.38% 40.10% -27.04% -0.27% 15.48% 46.50% -22.73% -17.87% 15.91% 44.86% -25.99% -15.34% -2.97%  
      gross margin %
    36.86% 37.79% 39.37% 38.88% 36.46% 40.00% 41.28% 40.23% 38.62% 41.90% 42.10% 40.10% 37.78% 45.15% 44.77% 41.50% 39.30% 41.82% 42.49% 38.26% 34.71% 38.13% 40.51% 36.15% 34.21% 39.29% 41.52% 39.78% 35.95% 43.28% 44.33% 41.35% 37.25% 43.03% 43.77% 41.01% 37.91% 43.14% 43.50% 41.52% 38.17% 42.55% 44.52% 43.25% 39.85% 45.20% 44.56% 42.10% 38.03% 42.38% 43.02% 39.05% 35.00% 39.63% 41.43% 37.66% 32.47% 36.86% 38.43% 33.55% 26.39% 29.31% 34.55% 30.70% 21.55% 26.03% 30.41% 22.93% 24.24% 29.96% 38.37% 34.06% 32.12% 36.45% 38.13% 34.27% 30.80% 43.42% 36.45% 33.97% 30.38% 34.06% 35.92% 31.87% 27.60% 33.62% 32.67% 30.98% 25.45% 28.61% 32.11% 30.64% 26.02% 29.97% 31.38% 34.01% 
      selling, general and administrative expenses
    441,000,000 431,000,000 442,000,000 422,000,000 437,000,000 436,000,000 416,000,000 404,000,000 389,000,000 393,000,000 374,000,000 378,000,000 382,000,000 378,000,000 356,000,000 343,000,000 323,000,000 322,000,000 326,000,000 301,000,000 250,000,000 258,000,000 232,000,000 222,000,000 267,000,000 268,000,000 273,000,000 271,000,000 280,000,000 302,000,000 265,000,000 239,000,000 232,000,000 255,000,000 237,000,000 218,000,000 193,000,000 186,000,000 179,000,000 177,000,000 177,000,000 180,000,000 178,000,000 175,000,000 181,000,000 209,000,000 194,000,000 187,000,000 168,000,000 163,000,000 167,000,000 152,000,000 160,000,000 176,000,000 164,000,000 146,000,000 102,000,000 109,000,000 103,000,000 100,000,000 95,000,000 96,000,000 95,000,000 90,000,000 86,000,000 100,000,000 99,000,000 101,000,000 108,000,000 124,000,000 133,000,000 126,000,000 131,000,000 148,000,000 152,000,000 147,000,000 148,000,000 133,000,000 164,000,000 164,000,000 153,000,000 174,000,000 164,000,000 136,000,000 122,000,000 135,854,000 128,769,000 117,605,000 114,772,000 115,533,000 127,490,000 111,563,000 96,761,000 122,979,000 110,919,000 106,525,000 
      restructuring charge
    45,000,000    1,000,000  1,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 4,000,000 5,000,000 18,000,000 1,000,000  -1,000,000 1,000,000  1,000,000   1,000,000 6,000,000 6,000,000 3,000,000 2,000,000 2,000,000 2,000,000 6,000,000 8,000,000 16,000,000 9,000,000 4,000,000 2,000,000 22,000,000 9,000,000 19,000,000  6,000,000 4,000,000 2,000,000 2,000,000 5,000,000   1,000,000 1,000,000 -2,000,000 -1,000,000 1,000,000  1,000,000 5,000,000 6,000,000 6,000,000 40,000,000 53,000,000  14,000,000 2,000,000 2,000,000 1,000,000 15,000,000 7,000,000 6,000,000 6,000,000 6,000,000 1,000,000 20,000,000 4,000,000                            
      non-rental depreciation and amortization
    114,000,000 107,000,000 109,000,000 108,000,000 114,000,000 115,000,000 109,000,000 109,000,000 104,000,000 102,000,000 107,000,000 104,000,000 118,000,000 86,000,000 90,000,000 91,000,000 97,000,000 93,000,000 98,000,000 90,000,000 91,000,000 95,000,000 97,000,000 95,000,000 100,000,000 96,000,000 102,000,000 105,000,000 104,000,000 95,000,000 75,000,000 67,000,000 71,000,000 70,000,000 63,000,000 64,000,000 62,000,000 63,000,000 61,000,000 64,000,000 67,000,000 66,000,000 66,000,000 67,000,000 69,000,000 73,000,000 70,000,000 70,000,000 60,000,000 61,000,000 59,000,000 62,000,000 64,000,000 64,000,000 71,000,000 49,000,000 14,000,000 18,000,000 13,000,000 14,000,000 12,000,000 17,000,000 14,000,000 16,000,000 13,000,000 15,000,000 13,000,000 15,000,000 14,000,000 14,000,000 14,000,000 15,000,000 15,000,000 16,000,000 13,000,000 13,000,000 12,000,000 12,000,000 10,000,000 24,000,000 16,000,000 20,000,000 17,000,000 16,000,000 16,000,000 19,463,000 15,416,000 15,684,000 16,437,000 17,790,000 17,663,000 16,869,000 16,978,000 16,598,000 14,965,000 13,854,000 
      operating income
    869,000,000 1,052,000,000 1,114,000,000 1,003,000,000 804,000,000 1,087,000,000 1,122,000,000 1,004,000,000 852,000,000 1,063,000,000 1,099,000,000 925,000,000 740,000,000 1,024,000,000 921,000,000 715,000,000 572,000,000 745,000,000 679,000,000 481,000,000 372,000,000 510,000,000 551,000,000 381,000,000 358,000,000 599,000,000 656,000,000 529,000,000 368,000,000 563,000,000 578,000,000 470,000,000 340,000,000 462,000,000 448,000,000 340,000,000 257,000,000 402,000,000 412,000,000 347,000,000 254,000,000 397,000,000 446,000,000 375,000,000 300,000,000 426,000,000 422,000,000 325,000,000 218,000,000 342,000,000 337,000,000 250,000,000 149,000,000 236,000,000 222,000,000 46,000,000 87,000,000 115,000,000 156,000,000 95,000,000 30,000,000 47,000,000 93,000,000 59,000,000 -2,000,000 24,000,000 67,000,000 5,000,000 18,000,000 -1,048,000,000 188,000,000 128,000,000 102,000,000 175,000,000 214,000,000 171,000,000 99,000,000 172,000,000 216,000,000 150,000,000 88,000,000 134,000,000 171,000,000 131,000,000 64,000,000 122,869,000 -5,873,000 107,117,000 32,887,000 -217,842,000 113,406,000 94,634,000 40,250,000 -207,692,000 119,863,000 132,883,000 
      yoy
    8.08% -3.22% -0.71% -0.10% -5.63% 2.26% 2.09% 8.54% 15.14% 3.81% 19.33% 29.37% 29.37% 37.45% 35.64% 48.65% 53.76% 46.08% 23.23% 26.25% 3.91% -14.86% -16.01% -27.98% -2.72% 6.39% 13.49% 12.55% 8.24% 21.86% 29.02% 38.24% 32.30% 14.93% 8.74% -2.02% 1.18% 1.26% -7.62% -7.47% -15.33% -6.81% 5.69% 15.38% 37.61% 24.56% 25.22% 30.00% 46.31% 44.92% 51.80% 443.48% 71.26% 105.22% 42.31% -51.58% 190.00% 144.68% 67.74% 61.02% -1600.00% 95.83% 38.81% 1080.00% -111.11% -102.29% -64.36% -96.09% -82.35% -698.86% -12.15% -25.15% 3.03% 1.74% -0.93% 14.00% 12.50% 28.36% 26.32% 14.50% 37.50% 9.06% -3011.63% 22.30% 94.61% -156.40% -105.18% 13.19% -18.29% 4.89% -5.39% -28.78%     
      qoq
    -17.40% -5.57% 11.07% 24.75% -26.03% -3.12% 11.75% 17.84% -19.85% -3.28% 18.81% 25.00% -27.73% 11.18% 28.81% 25.00% -23.22% 9.72% 41.16% 29.30% -27.06% -7.44% 44.62% 6.42% -40.23% -8.69% 24.01% 43.75% -34.64% -2.60% 22.98% 38.24% -26.41% 3.13% 31.76% 32.30% -36.07% -2.43% 18.73% 36.61% -36.02% -10.99% 18.93% 25.00% -29.58% 0.95% 29.85% 49.08% -36.26% 1.48% 34.80% 67.79% -36.86% 6.31% 382.61% -47.13% -24.35% -26.28% 64.21% 216.67% -36.17% -49.46% 57.63% -3050.00% -108.33% -64.18% 1240.00% -72.22% -101.72% -657.45% 46.88% 25.49% -41.71% -18.22% 25.15% 72.73% -42.44% -20.37% 44.00% 70.45% -34.33% -21.64% 30.53% 104.69% -47.91% -2192.10% -105.48% 225.71% -115.10% -292.09% 19.84% 135.12% -119.38% -273.27% -9.80%  
      operating margin %
    21.81% 25.00% 26.34% 25.44% 21.62% 26.54% 28.11% 26.61% 24.45% 28.51% 29.19% 26.03% 22.53% 31.07% 30.19% 25.80% 22.66% 26.84% 26.16% 21.03% 18.08% 22.38% 25.19% 19.65% 16.85% 24.39% 26.37% 23.10% 17.38% 24.41% 27.32% 24.85% 19.61% 24.04% 25.37% 21.29% 18.95% 26.40% 27.32% 24.42% 19.39% 26.07% 28.77% 26.24% 22.81% 27.24% 27.33% 23.23% 18.51% 25.56% 25.71% 20.73% 13.55% 18.90% 18.21% 4.63% 13.26% 15.42% 21.88% 15.10% 5.74% 7.87% 15.37% 10.59% -0.42% 4.31% 11.32% 0.81% 3.03% -132.49% 21.53% 15.40% 13.21% 18.82% 21.53% 17.70% 11.77% 23.56% 20.19% 15.08% 10.40% 13.91% 17.45% 14.75% 8.74% 14.92% -0.69% 13.80% 5.10% -29.35% 14.09% 13.00% 6.80% -29.92% 15.31% 17.84% 
      interest expense
    176,000,000 183,000,000 178,000,000 171,000,000 184,000,000 180,000,000 178,000,000 173,000,000 160,000,000 161,000,000 163,000,000 161,000,000 150,000,000 132,000,000 106,000,000 113,000,000 94,000,000 93,000,000 132,000,000 100,000,000 99,000,000 125,000,000 278,000,000 130,000,000 136,000,000 170,000,000 147,000,000 180,000,000 151,000,000 142,000,000 118,000,000 112,000,000 109,000,000 126,000,000 131,000,000 113,000,000 94,000,000 162,000,000 110,000,000 132,000,000 107,000,000 107,000,000 107,000,000 232,000,000 121,000,000 119,000,000 124,000,000 187,000,000 125,000,000 118,000,000 121,000,000 118,000,000 118,000,000 196,000,000 127,000,000 121,000,000 68,000,000 58,000,000 57,000,000 57,000,000 56,000,000 85,000,000 55,000,000 54,000,000 61,000,000 72,000,000 62,000,000 42,000,000 50,000,000 15,000,000 70,000,000 48,000,000 41,000,000 41,000,000 44,000,000 55,000,000 47,000,000 48,000,000 58,000,000 52,000,000 50,000,000 50,000,000 48,000,000 44,000,000 43,000,000 39,119,000 35,562,000 34,377,000 45,942,000 50,532,000 53,420,000 54,401,000 50,975,000 49,755,000 48,691,000 47,532,000 
      other income
    -8,000,000 -5,000,000 -1,000,000 -7,000,000 -68,000,000 -2,000,000 -5,000,000 -4,000,000 -3,000,000 -4,750,000 -7,000,000 -8,000,000 -4,000,000 -3,000,000 -1,000,000  -5,000,000 -250,000 -3,000,000  -2,000,000 -2,000,000 -2,000,000  -4,000,000 -4,000,000 -1,000,000 -2,000,000 -3,000,000 -4,000,000  -1,000,000   -5,000,000 -2,000,000  -2,000,000 -1,000,000 -2,000,000  -2,000,000 -1,000,000 -6,000,000 -3,000,000 -4,000,000 -5,000,000 -4,000,000 -1,000,000 -2,000,000 -2,000,000  -1,000,000   -12,000,000 -1,000,000   -3,000,000 -1,000,000 -750,000 -2,000,000  -1,000,000  -1,000,000  -1,000,000  -1,000,000 1,000,000  -108,000,000 -4,000,000 -3,000,000          43,741,500 1,503,000 12,561,000         
      income before provision for income taxes
    701,000,000 874,000,000 937,000,000 839,000,000 688,000,000 909,000,000 949,000,000 835,000,000 695,000,000 902,000,000 943,000,000 772,000,000 594,000,000 895,000,000 816,000,000 608,000,000 483,000,000 644,000,000 550,000,000 377,000,000 275,000,000 387,000,000 275,000,000 251,000,000 226,000,000 433,000,000 510,000,000 351,000,000 220,000,000 425,000,000 460,000,000 359,000,000 232,000,000 336,000,000 322,000,000 229,000,000 161,000,000 242,000,000 303,000,000 217,000,000 147,000,000 292,000,000 340,000,000 149,000,000      94,750,000 218,000,000 131,000,000 30,000,000    19,000,000     -5,750,000 38,000,000   -14,500,000 4,000,000 -29,000,000 -33,000,000         70,750,000 154,000,000 96,000,000 33,000,000 56,750,000 126,000,000 82,000,000 19,000,000            
      provision for income taxes
    170,000,000 221,000,000 236,000,000 217,000,000 170,000,000 220,000,000 241,000,000 199,000,000 153,000,000 223,000,000 240,000,000 181,000,000 143,000,000 256,000,000 210,000,000 115,000,000 116,000,000 163,000,000 141,000,000 84,000,000 72,000,000 90,000,000 67,000,000 39,000,000 53,000,000 95,000,000 119,000,000 81,000,000 45,000,000 115,000,000 127,000,000 89,000,000 49,000,000 -561,000,000 123,000,000 88,000,000 52,000,000 89,000,000 116,000,000 83,000,000 55,000,000 123,000,000 125,000,000 63,000,000      33,000,000 75,000,000 48,000,000 9,000,000 3,750,000 21,000,000 -12,000,000 6,000,000 28,000,000 31,000,000 11,000,000  -4,500,000 15,000,000   -25,000,000 4,000,000 -12,000,000 -14,000,000         28,000,000 59,000,000 40,000,000 13,000,000 34,000,000 50,000,000 32,000,000 7,000,000     -101,724,000 24,698,000 14,663,000 -5,577,000 -55,447,000 26,021,000 32,680,000 
      net income
    531,000,000 653,000,000 701,000,000 622,000,000 518,000,000 689,000,000 708,000,000 636,000,000 542,000,000 679,000,000 703,000,000 591,000,000 451,000,000 639,000,000 606,000,000 493,000,000 367,000,000 481,000,000 409,000,000 293,000,000 203,000,000 297,000,000 208,000,000 212,000,000 173,000,000 338,000,000 391,000,000 270,000,000 175,000,000 310,000,000 333,000,000 270,000,000 183,000,000 897,000,000 199,000,000 141,000,000 109,000,000 153,000,000 187,000,000 134,000,000 92,000,000 169,000,000 215,000,000 86,000,000 115,000,000 194,000,000 192,000,000 94,000,000 60,000,000 140,000,000 143,000,000 83,000,000 21,000,000 41,000,000 73,000,000 -52,000,000 13,000,000 29,000,000 65,000,000 27,000,000 -20,000,000 -21,000,000 23,000,000 12,000,000 -40,000,000 -26,000,000  -17,000,000 -19,000,000 -853,000,000 74,000,000 37,000,000 38,000,000 153,000,000 112,000,000 67,000,000 30,000,000 53,000,000 95,000,000 56,000,000 20,000,000 49,000,000 76,000,000 50,000,000 12,000,000 52,022,000 -64,381,000 34,962,000 -106,603,000 -305,133,000 31,884,000 23,391,000 -8,723,000 -208,951,000 40,767,000 51,114,000 
      yoy
    2.51% -5.22% -0.99% -2.20% -4.43% 1.47% 0.71% 7.61% 20.18% 6.26% 16.01% 19.88% 22.89% 32.85% 48.17% 68.26% 80.79% 61.95% 96.63% 38.21% 17.34% -12.13% -46.80% -21.48% -1.14% 9.03% 17.42% 0.00% -4.37% -65.44% 67.34% 91.49% 67.89% 486.27% 6.42% 5.22% 18.48% -9.47% -13.02% 55.81% -20.00% -12.89% 11.98% -8.51% 91.67% 38.57% 34.27% 13.25% 185.71% 241.46% 95.89% -259.62% 61.54% 41.38% 12.31% -292.59% -165.00% -238.10% 182.61% 125.00% -50.00% -19.23% NaN% -170.59% 110.53% -96.95% NaN% -145.95% -150.00% -657.52% -33.93% -44.78% 26.67% 188.68% 17.89% 19.64% 50.00% 8.16% 25.00% 12.00% 66.67% -5.81% -218.05% 43.01% -111.26% -117.05% -301.92% 49.47% 1122.09% 46.03% -21.79% -54.24%     
      qoq
    -18.68% -6.85% 12.70% 20.08% -24.82% -2.68% 11.32% 17.34% -20.18% -3.41% 18.95% 31.04% -29.42% 5.45% 22.92% 34.33% -23.70% 17.60% 39.59% 44.33% -31.65% 42.79% -1.89% 22.54% -48.82% -13.55% 44.81% 54.29% -43.55% -6.91% 23.33% 47.54% -79.60% 350.75% 41.13% 29.36% -28.76% -18.18% 39.55% 45.65% -45.56% -21.40% 150.00% -25.22% -40.72% 1.04% 104.26% 56.67% -57.14% -2.10% 72.29% 295.24% -48.78% -43.84% -240.38% -500.00% -55.17% -55.38% 140.74% -235.00% -4.76% -191.30% 91.67% -130.00% 53.85% NaN% NaN% -10.53% -97.77% -1252.70% 100.00% -2.63% -75.16% 36.61% 67.16% 123.33% -43.40% -44.21% 69.64% 180.00% -59.18% -35.53% 52.00% 316.67% -76.93% -180.80% -284.15% -132.80% -65.06% -1057.01% 36.31% -368.15% -95.83% -612.55% -20.24%  
      net income margin %
    13.32% 15.52% 16.58% 15.77% 13.93% 16.83% 17.74% 16.86% 15.55% 18.21% 18.67% 16.63% 13.73% 19.39% 19.86% 17.79% 14.54% 17.33% 15.76% 12.81% 9.87% 13.03% 9.51% 10.93% 8.14% 13.76% 15.72% 11.79% 8.27% 13.44% 15.74% 14.28% 10.55% 46.67% 11.27% 8.83% 8.04% 10.05% 12.40% 9.43% 7.02% 11.10% 13.87% 6.02% 8.75% 12.40% 12.44% 6.72% 5.09% 10.46% 10.91% 6.88% 1.91% 3.28% 5.99% -5.24% 1.98% 3.89% 9.12% 4.29% -3.82% -3.52% 3.80% 2.15% -8.37% -4.67% NaN% -2.76% -3.20% -107.84% 8.48% 4.45% 4.92% 16.45% 11.27% 6.94% 3.57% 7.26% 8.88% 5.63% 2.36% 5.09% 7.76% 5.63% 1.64% 6.32% -7.58% 4.51% -16.53% -41.11% 3.96% 3.21% -1.47% -30.10% 5.21% 6.86% 
      basic earnings per share
    8.44 10.29 10.93 9.59 7.92 10.49 10.73 9.56 8.06 10.03 10.3 8.6 6.5 9.16 8.69 6.91 5.07 6.65 5.65 4.03 2.81 4.1 2.88 2.94 2.33 4.48 5.1 3.45 2.21 3.82 4.05 3.22 2.18 10.6 2.36 1.67 1.29 1.81 2.18 1.52 1.01 1.81 2.28 0.89 1.19 1.97 1.95 0.98 0.63 1.49 1.53 0.89 0.22    0.21     -0.023 0.37 0.2  -0.15   -0.32                            
      diluted earnings per share
    8.43 10.24 10.91 9.59 7.91 10.44 10.7 9.54 8.04 9.98 10.29 8.58 6.47 9.09 8.66 6.9 5.05 6.59 5.63 4.02 2.8 4.08 2.87 2.93 2.33 4.45 5.08 3.44 2.19 3.78 4.01 3.2 2.15 10.47 2.33 1.65 1.27 1.79 2.16 1.52 1.01 1.8 2.25 0.88 1.16 1.86 1.84 0.9 0.56 1.31 1.35 0.78 0.19    0.17     -0.023 0.33 0.18  -0.15   -0.32                            
      merger related costs
                       3,000,000         1,000,000 22,000,000 11,000,000 2,000,000 1,000,000 18,000,000 16,000,000 14,000,000 2,000,000       1,000,000 -27,000,000 -2,000,000 4,000,000 8,000,000 1,000,000                                                
      other expense
                   -6,000,000    4,000,000             -1,000,000    2,000,000                 -3,250,000    -500,000 2,000,000         2,000,000            -1,000,000 1,000,000 -1,000,000 -7,000,000 1,000,000 -2,000,000    160,902,000 134,882,000 -223,000 -1,502,000 -106,000 2,649,000 -221,000 -3,048,000 
      income before benefit from income taxes
                                                182,000,000 311,000,000 303,000,000 142,000,000 94,000,000                                                
      benefit from income taxes
                                                67,000,000 117,000,000 111,000,000 48,000,000 34,000,000                     25,750,000 43,000,000 39,000,000 21,000,000 87,000,000 61,000,000 49,000,000 18,000,000                    
      interest expense—subordinated convertible debentures
                                                       1,000,000 2,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 2,000,000 1,000,000 2,000,000 2,000,000 2,000,000 2,000,000 2,000,000 2,000,000 2,000,000 2,000,000 -10,000,000 2,000,000 2,000,000 2,000,000 3,000,000 2,000,000 2,000,000 2,000,000 3,000,000 2,000,000 2,000,000 4,000,000 3,000,000 4,000,000 2,000,000 4,000,000 4,000,000 4,000,000 3,173,000 3,600,000 3,600,000 3,627,000        
      rsc merger related costs
                                                     1,000,000  2,000,000 6,000,000 13,000,000 8,000,000 80,000,000 10,000,000                                        
      income from continuing operations before provision for income taxes
                                                         12,250,000 94,000,000 -64,000,000  56,000,000 96,000,000 39,000,000                                     
      income from continuing operations
                                                         41,000,000 73,000,000 -52,000,000  28,000,000 65,000,000 28,000,000          -853,000,000 74,000,000 37,000,000 38,000,000 153,000,000 111,000,000 67,000,000 32,000,000                    
      loss from discontinued operation, net of taxes
                                                             -250,000  -1,000,000                                     
      basic earnings per share:
                                                                                                    
      loss from discontinued operation
                                                             -0.003  -0.01                                     
      diluted earnings per share:
                                                                                                    
      loss before benefit for income taxes
                                                                -27,000,000    -64,000,000                        -177,584,000        
      benefit for income taxes
                                                                -7,000,000   -9,000,000 -24,000,000                     -7,880,250 17,843,000 21,617,000 -70,981,000        
      basic and diluted loss per share
                                                                -0.34    -0.67   -0.28                             
      new equipment sales
                                                                 14,750,000 19,000,000 21,000,000 19,000,000 23,000,000 20,000,000 20,000,000 23,000,000 42,000,000 49,000,000 46,000,000 42,000,000 53,000,000 56,000,000 67,000,000 54,000,000 58,000,000 60,000,000 62,000,000 52,000,000 57,000,000 55,000,000 55,000,000 41,000,000            
      income before benefit for income taxes
                                                                   3,000,000                      -41,885,750 -46,538,000 56,579,000         
      charge related to settlement of sec inquiry
                                                                                                    
      preferred stock redemption charge
                                                                           -239,000,000                         
      net income available to common stockholders
                                                                     -26,000,000    -853,000,000 76,000,000 -202,000,000                         
      earnings per share:
                                                                                                    
      net loss available to common stockholders
                                                                       -17,000,000                             
      loss per share:
                                                                                                    
      income from continuing operations before benefit from income taxes
                                                                         63,000,000 117,000,000 76,000,000 59,000,000 240,000,000 172,000,000 116,000,000 50,000,000                    
      income from discontinued operation, net of taxes
                                                                              1,000,000  2,000,000                    
      basic earnings available to common stockholders:
                                                                                                    
      income from discontinued operation
                                                                              10,000  -20,000                    
      diluted earnings available to common stockholders:
                                                                                                    
      provision relating to sec inquiry
                                                                           14,000,000                         
      cost of service and other revenue
                                                                             15,000,000 20,000,000 21,000,000 19,000,000 19,000,000 19,000,000 19,000,000 19,000,000 21,000,000 19,000,000 16,000,000 16,000,000            
      earnings per share—basic:
                                                                                                    
      income available to common stockholders
                                                                                 0.443 0.97 0.58 0.21 0.52 0.8 0.53 0.12     0.155 0.43 0.3     
      earnings per share—diluted:
                                                                                                    
      goodwill impairment
                                                                                         -306,000 139,306,000          
      sales of equipment and contractor supplies and other revenues
                                                                                         104,761,750 146,108,000 150,892,000 122,047,000        
      cost of equipment and contractor supplies sales and other operating costs
                                                                                         75,687,500 105,625,000 109,477,000 87,648,000        
      preferred dividends of a subsidiary trust
                                                                                             3,601,000 3,627,000 3,681,000 3,681,000 4,302,000 4,605,000 4,605,000 
      earnings per share:
                                                                                                    
      basic
                                                                                         -0.438 -0.83 0.45         
      diluted
                                                                                         -0.438 -0.83 0.36         
      loss per share:
                                                                                                    
      basic and diluted
                                                                                            -1.38        
      sales of equipment and merchandise and other revenues
                                                                                             96,070,250 134,995,000 136,163,000 113,123,000 109,851,000 128,208,000 138,523,000 
      cost of equipment and merchandise sales and other operating costs
                                                                                             70,109,750 101,158,000 97,821,000 81,460,000 79,387,000 94,075,000 100,259,000 
      income before provision for income taxes and cumulative effect of change in accounting principle
                                                                                             -406,857,000 56,582,000 38,054,000 -14,300,000    
      income before cumulative effect of change in accounting principle
                                                                                             -305,133,000 31,884,000 23,391,000 -8,723,000    
      cumulative effect of change in accounting principle, net of tax benefit of 60,529
                                                                                                    
      income available to common stockholders before cumulative effect of change in accounting principle
                                                                                             0.155 0.43 0.3     
      cumulative effect of change in accounting principle
                                                                                                 0.02   
      income before provision for income taxes, extraordinary item and cumulative effect of change in accounting principle
                                                                                                 -264,398,000 66,788,000 83,794,000 
      income before extraordinary item and cumulative effect of change in accounting principle
                                                                                                 -208,951,000 40,767,000 51,114,000 
      extraordinary item, net of tax benefit of 6,759
                                                                                                    
      extraordinary item
                                                                                                    
    Balance Sheets:
    Quarterly
    Annual
      Unit: USD2026-03-31 2025-12-31 2025-09-30 2025-06-30 2025-03-31 2024-12-31 2024-09-30 2024-06-30 2024-03-31 2023-12-31 2023-09-30 2023-06-30 2023-03-31 2022-12-31 2022-09-30 2022-06-30 2022-03-31 2021-12-31 2021-09-30 2021-06-30 2021-03-31 2020-12-31 2020-09-30 2020-06-30 2020-03-31 2019-12-31 2019-09-30 2019-06-30 2019-03-31 2018-12-31 2018-09-30 2018-06-30 2018-03-31 2017-12-31 2017-09-30 2017-06-30 2017-03-31 2016-12-31 2016-09-30 2016-06-30 2016-03-31 2015-12-31 2015-09-30 2015-06-30 2015-03-31 2014-12-31 2014-09-30 2014-06-30 2014-03-31 2013-12-31 2013-09-30 2013-06-30 2013-03-31 2012-12-31 2012-09-30 2012-06-30 2012-03-31 2011-12-31 2011-09-30 2011-06-30 2011-03-31 2010-12-31 2010-09-30 2010-06-30 2010-03-31 2009-12-31 2009-09-30 2009-06-30 2009-03-31 2008-12-31 2008-09-30 2008-06-30 2008-03-31 2007-12-31 2007-09-30 2007-06-30 2007-03-31 2006-12-31 2006-09-30 2006-06-30 2006-03-31 2005-12-31 2005-09-30 2005-06-30 2005-03-31 2004-12-31 2004-09-30 2004-06-30 2004-03-31 2003-09-30 2003-06-30 2003-03-31 2002-12-31 2002-09-30 2002-06-30 
                                                                                                     
        assets
                                                                                                     
        cash and cash equivalents
      156,000,000 459,000,000 512,000,000 548,000,000 542,000,000 457,000,000 479,000,000 467,000,000 429,000,000 363,000,000 284,000,000 227,000,000 99,000,000 106,000,000 76,000,000 68,000,000 101,000,000 144,000,000 320,000,000 336,000,000 278,000,000 202,000,000 174,000,000 127,000,000 513,000,000 52,000,000 60,000,000 75,000,000 52,000,000 43,000,000 65,000,000 117,000,000 278,000,000 352,000,000 324,000,000 338,000,000 337,000,000 312,000,000 297,000,000 265,000,000 219,000,000 179,000,000 171,000,000 200,000,000 257,000,000 158,000,000 168,000,000 170,000,000 227,000,000 175,000,000 125,000,000 133,000,000 147,000,000 106,000,000 68,000,000 41,000,000 26,000,000 36,000,000 26,000,000 58,000,000 205,000,000 203,000,000 170,000,000 30,000,000 20,000,000 169,000,000 149,000,000 125,000,000 96,000,000 77,000,000 66,000,000 80,000,000 515,000,000 381,000,000 112,000,000 104,000,000 104,000,000 119,000,000 140,000,000 208,000,000 331,000,000 316,000,000 151,000,000 254,000,000 342,000,000 303,000,000 149,167,000 72,384,000 127,144,000 76,348,000 30,403,000 32,928,000 19,231,000 23,926,000 23,952,000 
        accounts receivable
      2,561,000,000 2,510,000,000 2,579,000,000 2,368,000,000 2,298,000,000 2,357,000,000 2,396,000,000 2,260,000,000 2,221,000,000 2,230,000,000 2,277,000,000 2,138,000,000 2,034,000,000 2,004,000,000 1,934,000,000 1,744,000,000 1,607,000,000 1,677,000,000 1,602,000,000 1,400,000,000 1,254,000,000 1,315,000,000 1,324,000,000 1,226,000,000 1,413,000,000 1,530,000,000 1,595,000,000 1,525,000,000 1,487,000,000 1,545,000,000 1,438,000,000 1,203,000,000 1,154,000,000 1,233,000,000 1,151,000,000 990,000,000 854,000,000 920,000,000 929,000,000 867,000,000 833,000,000 930,000,000 994,000,000 894,000,000 848,000,000 940,000,000 941,000,000 844,000,000 752,000,000 804,000,000 807,000,000 751,000,000 725,000,000 793,000,000 804,000,000 704,000,000 417,000,000 464,000,000 453,000,000 407,000,000 341,000,000 377,000,000 399,000,000 344,000,000 320,000,000 337,000,000 369,000,000 375,000,000 359,000,000 454,000,000 507,000,000 478,000,000 452,000,000 519,000,000 582,000,000 553,000,000 500,000,000 502,000,000 615,000,000 566,000,000 494,000,000  584,000,000 517,000,000 443,000,000  547,450,000 495,056,000 448,445,000 535,376,000 488,607,000 422,266,000  541,538,000 499,482,000 
        inventory
      256,000,000 240,000,000 234,000,000 242,000,000 227,000,000 200,000,000 211,000,000 219,000,000 208,000,000 205,000,000 201,000,000 210,000,000 222,000,000 232,000,000 193,000,000 199,000,000 179,000,000 164,000,000 166,000,000 174,000,000 114,000,000 125,000,000 108,000,000 107,000,000 115,000,000 120,000,000 130,000,000 135,000,000 123,000,000 109,000,000 104,000,000 94,000,000 84,000,000 75,000,000 82,000,000 78,000,000 75,000,000 68,000,000 72,000,000 71,000,000 74,000,000 69,000,000 77,000,000 81,000,000 81,000,000 78,000,000 112,000,000 119,000,000 102,000,000 70,000,000 91,000,000 111,000,000 103,000,000 68,000,000 89,000,000 102,000,000 85,000,000 44,000,000 56,000,000 70,000,000 63,000,000 39,000,000 48,000,000 60,000,000 46,000,000 44,000,000 52,000,000 55,000,000 59,000,000 59,000,000 78,000,000 94,000,000 95,000,000 91,000,000 123,000,000 162,000,000 169,000,000 139,000,000 174,000,000 195,000,000 211,000,000  180,000,000 178,000,000 149,000,000  123,242,000 119,617,000 114,140,000 111,415,000 110,488,000 107,781,000  93,190,000 107,071,000 
        prepaid expenses and other assets
      338,000,000 399,000,000 458,000,000 362,000,000 174,000,000 235,000,000 235,000,000 273,000,000 151,000,000 135,000,000 216,000,000 263,000,000 267,000,000 381,000,000 124,000,000 153,000,000 123,000,000 166,000,000 112,000,000 244,000,000 358,000,000 375,000,000 122,000,000 162,000,000 173,000,000 140,000,000 96,000,000 105,000,000 58,000,000 64,000,000 85,000,000 92,000,000 74,000,000 112,000,000 82,000,000 77,000,000 54,000,000 61,000,000 56,000,000 61,000,000 56,000,000 116,000,000 58,000,000 74,000,000 51,000,000 122,000,000 64,000,000 71,000,000 59,000,000 53,000,000 129,000,000 113,000,000 81,000,000 111,000,000 108,000,000 106,000,000 78,000,000 75,000,000 68,000,000 68,000,000 48,000,000 37,000,000 37,000,000 40,000,000 56,000,000 89,000,000 35,000,000 36,000,000 33,000,000 37,000,000 50,000,000 72,000,000 54,000,000 57,000,000 51,000,000 61,000,000 70,000,000 56,000,000 123,000,000 140,000,000 143,000,000  158,000,000 120,000,000 116,000,000  114,515,000 125,369,000 118,198,000 150,707,000 154,111,000 150,935,000  146,183,000 160,621,000 
        total current assets
      3,311,000,000 3,608,000,000 3,783,000,000 3,520,000,000 3,241,000,000 3,249,000,000 3,321,000,000 3,219,000,000 3,009,000,000 2,933,000,000 2,978,000,000 2,838,000,000 2,622,000,000 2,723,000,000 2,327,000,000 2,164,000,000 2,010,000,000 2,151,000,000 2,200,000,000 2,154,000,000 2,004,000,000 2,017,000,000 1,728,000,000 1,622,000,000 2,214,000,000 1,842,000,000 1,881,000,000 1,840,000,000 1,720,000,000 1,761,000,000 1,692,000,000 1,506,000,000 1,590,000,000 1,772,000,000 1,639,000,000 1,483,000,000 1,320,000,000 1,361,000,000 1,354,000,000 1,264,000,000 1,182,000,000 1,294,000,000 1,426,000,000 1,436,000,000 1,452,000,000 1,546,000,000 1,378,000,000 1,396,000,000 1,400,000,000 1,362,000,000 1,414,000,000 1,363,000,000 1,311,000,000 1,343,000,000 1,111,000,000 1,019,000,000 656,000,000 723,000,000 658,000,000 674,000,000 733,000,000 725,000,000 712,000,000 531,000,000 511,000,000 705,000,000 679,000,000 665,000,000 622,000,000 703,000,000 781,000,000 768,000,000 1,190,000,000 1,120,000,000 919,000,000 928,000,000 894,000,000 1,005,000,000                  
        rental equipment
      16,164,000,000 16,069,000,000 16,405,000,000 15,763,000,000 14,885,000,000 14,931,000,000 15,241,000,000 14,685,000,000 13,979,000,000 14,001,000,000 14,314,000,000 14,068,000,000 13,521,000,000 13,277,000,000 11,553,000,000 11,029,000,000 10,604,000,000 10,560,000,000 10,541,000,000 9,620,000,000 8,476,000,000 8,705,000,000 9,041,000,000 9,086,000,000 9,422,000,000 9,787,000,000 10,164,000,000 9,839,000,000 9,438,000,000 9,600,000,000 8,910,000,000 8,213,000,000 7,678,000,000 7,824,000,000 7,391,000,000 7,076,000,000 6,107,000,000 6,189,000,000 6,427,000,000 6,325,000,000 6,025,000,000 6,186,000,000 6,438,000,000 6,396,000,000 5,988,000,000 6,008,000,000 6,146,000,000 6,029,000,000 5,406,000,000 5,374,000,000 5,599,000,000 5,380,000,000 4,963,000,000 4,966,000,000 5,103,000,000 5,095,000,000 2,865,000,000 2,617,000,000 2,587,000,000 2,520,000,000 2,283,000,000 2,280,000,000 2,335,000,000 2,334,000,000 2,347,000,000 2,414,000,000 2,488,000,000 2,522,000,000 2,620,000,000 2,746,000,000 2,927,000,000 2,936,000,000 2,796,000,000 2,826,000,000 2,918,000,000 2,882,000,000 2,688,000,000 2,561,000,000 2,688,000,000 2,587,000,000 2,369,000,000 2,252,000,000 2,348,000,000 2,283,000,000 2,123,000,000 2,123,000,000 2,163,200,000 2,140,666,000 2,121,325,000 1,894,682,000 1,898,734,000 1,838,098,000 1,845,675,000 1,920,309,000 1,868,775,000 
        property and equipment
      1,126,000,000 1,134,000,000 1,075,000,000 1,062,000,000 1,046,000,000 1,034,000,000 1,000,000,000 958,000,000 916,000,000 903,000,000 881,000,000 855,000,000 801,000,000 839,000,000 648,000,000 641,000,000 625,000,000 612,000,000 626,000,000 623,000,000 584,000,000 604,000,000 598,000,000 609,000,000 600,000,000 604,000,000 587,000,000 578,000,000 580,000,000 614,000,000 529,000,000 480,000,000 467,000,000 467,000,000 451,000,000 449,000,000 426,000,000 430,000,000 435,000,000 437,000,000 442,000,000 445,000,000 436,000,000 425,000,000 428,000,000 438,000,000 423,000,000 423,000,000 408,000,000 421,000,000 420,000,000 417,000,000 420,000,000 428,000,000 426,000,000 419,000,000 380,000,000 366,000,000 371,000,000 380,000,000 386,000,000 393,000,000 409,000,000 417,000,000 428,000,000 434,000,000 433,000,000 434,000,000 444,000,000 447,000,000 440,000,000 434,000,000 440,000,000 440,000,000 415,000,000 399,000,000 381,000,000 359,000,000 378,000,000 462,000,000 453,000,000  433,000,000 415,000,000 400,000,000  423,564,000 416,406,000 389,543,000 409,992,000 419,260,000 418,371,000  414,471,000 415,302,000 
        goodwill
      7,285,000,000 7,119,000,000 6,884,000,000 6,888,000,000 6,860,000,000 6,900,000,000 6,853,000,000 6,749,000,000 6,863,000,000 5,940,000,000 5,792,000,000 5,826,000,000 5,708,000,000 6,026,000,000 5,543,000,000 5,610,000,000 5,517,000,000 5,528,000,000 5,458,000,000 5,845,000,000 5,167,000,000 5,168,000,000 5,147,000,000 5,135,000,000 5,122,000,000 5,154,000,000 5,143,000,000 5,134,000,000 5,121,000,000 5,058,000,000 4,313,000,000 4,096,000,000 4,115,000,000 4,082,000,000 3,493,000,000 3,468,000,000 3,262,000,000 3,260,000,000 3,267,000,000 3,259,000,000 3,262,000,000 3,243,000,000 3,257,000,000 3,253,000,000 3,249,000,000 3,272,000,000 3,270,000,000 3,293,000,000 2,944,000,000 2,953,000,000 2,961,000,000 2,954,000,000 2,963,000,000                          1,340,000,000 1,341,000,000 1,328,000,000 1,328,000,000 1,300,000,000 1,291,000,000 1,292,000,000 1,293,000,000 1,325,462,000 1,461,841,000 1,465,000,000 1,728,633,000 1,727,921,000 1,716,676,000 1,705,191,000 1,956,444,000 1,964,815,000 
        other intangible assets
      547,000,000 477,000,000 531,000,000 588,000,000 642,000,000 663,000,000 694,000,000 744,000,000 666,000,000 670,000,000 728,000,000 773,000,000 868,000,000 452,000,000 500,000,000 533,000,000 583,000,000 615,000,000 662,000,000 576,000,000 592,000,000 648,000,000 701,000,000 761,000,000 823,000,000 895,000,000 961,000,000 1,019,000,000 1,089,000,000 1,084,000,000 895,000,000 798,000,000 825,000,000 875,000,000 759,000,000 798,000,000 701,000,000 742,000,000 782,000,000 825,000,000 864,000,000 905,000,000 948,000,000 1,000,000,000 1,047,000,000 1,106,000,000 1,165,000,000 1,218,000,000 972,000,000 1,018,000,000 1,064,000,000 1,103,000,000 1,151,000,000                          30,000,000 31,000,000 32,000,000  34,000,000 35,000,000 36,000,000  2,135,000 1,903,000 2,592,000 3,707,000 4,232,000 5,021,000  6,959,000 7,816,000 
        operating lease right-of-use assets
      1,389,000,000 1,395,000,000 1,326,000,000 1,329,000,000 1,323,000,000 1,337,000,000 1,255,000,000 1,211,000,000 1,181,000,000 1,099,000,000 1,091,000,000 1,097,000,000 1,064,000,000 819,000,000 801,000,000 802,000,000 792,000,000 784,000,000 775,000,000 781,000,000 681,000,000 688,000,000 663,000,000 666,000,000 666,000,000 669,000,000 650,000,000 619,000,000 622,000,000                                                                   
        other long-term assets
      66,000,000 64,000,000 61,000,000 56,000,000 53,000,000 49,000,000 48,000,000 47,000,000 44,000,000 43,000,000 48,000,000 49,000,000 45,000,000 47,000,000 47,000,000 41,000,000 38,000,000 42,000,000 44,000,000 42,000,000 38,000,000 38,000,000 30,000,000 21,000,000 21,000,000 19,000,000 19,000,000 18,000,000 16,000,000 16,000,000 15,000,000 15,000,000 13,000,000 10,000,000 11,000,000 10,000,000 6,000,000 6,000,000 10,000,000 10,000,000 9,000,000 10,000,000 93,000,000 95,000,000 118,000,000 97,000,000 101,000,000 108,000,000 117,000,000 103,000,000 105,000,000 109,000,000 113,000,000 119,000,000 124,000,000 128,000,000 132,000,000 65,000,000 57,000,000 59,000,000 64,000,000 68,000,000 61,000,000 65,000,000 68,000,000 75,000,000 63,000,000 67,000,000 62,000,000 66,000,000 71,000,000 76,000,000 50,000,000 52,000,000 58,000,000 62,000,000 62,000,000 65,000,000                  
        total assets
      29,888,000,000 29,866,000,000 30,065,000,000 29,206,000,000 28,050,000,000 28,163,000,000 28,412,000,000 27,613,000,000 26,658,000,000 25,589,000,000 25,832,000,000 25,506,000,000 24,629,000,000 24,183,000,000 21,419,000,000 20,820,000,000 20,169,000,000 20,292,000,000 20,306,000,000 19,641,000,000 17,542,000,000 17,868,000,000 17,908,000,000 17,900,000,000 18,868,000,000 18,970,000,000 19,405,000,000 19,047,000,000 18,586,000,000 18,133,000,000 16,354,000,000 15,108,000,000 14,688,000,000 15,030,000,000 13,744,000,000 13,284,000,000 11,822,000,000 11,988,000,000 12,275,000,000 12,120,000,000 11,784,000,000 12,083,000,000 12,598,000,000 12,605,000,000 12,282,000,000 12,467,000,000 12,483,000,000 12,467,000,000 11,247,000,000 11,231,000,000 11,563,000,000 11,326,000,000 10,921,000,000 11,026,000,000 10,992,000,000 10,942,000,000 7,297,000,000 4,143,000,000 4,005,000,000 3,952,000,000 3,692,000,000 3,693,000,000 3,744,000,000 3,574,000,000 3,584,000,000 3,859,000,000 3,895,000,000 3,918,000,000 3,977,000,000 4,191,000,000 5,612,000,000 5,609,000,000 5,872,000,000 5,842,000,000 5,717,000,000 5,668,000,000 5,410,000,000 5,366,000,000    5,274,000,000    4,882,000,000       4,690,557,000   
        liabilities and stockholders’ equity
                                                                                                     
        short-term debt and current maturities of long-term debt
      1,623,000,000 1,577,000,000 1,548,000,000 1,287,000,000 1,420,000,000 1,178,000,000 1,510,000,000 1,369,000,000 1,087,000,000 1,465,000,000 1,448,000,000 1,444,000,000 156,000,000 161,000,000 156,000,000 60,000,000 960,000,000 906,000,000 888,000,000 852,000,000 585,000,000 704,000,000 700,000,000 806,000,000 854,000,000 997,000,000 973,000,000 995,000,000 930,000,000 903,000,000 896,000,000 900,000,000 726,000,000 723,000,000 694,000,000 644,000,000 577,000,000 597,000,000 609,000,000 576,000,000 550,000,000 607,000,000 639,000,000 590,000,000 593,000,000 618,000,000 618,000,000 621,000,000 265,000,000 604,000,000 630,000,000 624,000,000 567,000,000 630,000,000 651,000,000 421,000,000 371,000,000 395,000,000 401,000,000 347,000,000                                    
        accounts payable
      1,085,000,000 776,000,000 1,276,000,000 1,439,000,000 1,029,000,000 748,000,000 1,216,000,000 1,349,000,000 959,000,000 905,000,000 1,121,000,000 1,339,000,000 1,117,000,000 1,139,000,000 1,136,000,000 1,065,000,000 828,000,000 816,000,000 1,057,000,000 897,000,000 562,000,000 466,000,000 541,000,000 316,000,000 484,000,000 454,000,000 839,000,000 752,000,000 557,000,000 536,000,000 688,000,000 859,000,000 513,000,000 409,000,000 612,000,000 692,000,000 382,000,000 243,000,000 409,000,000 609,000,000 330,000,000 271,000,000 475,000,000 683,000,000 465,000,000 285,000,000 505,000,000 625,000,000 454,000,000 292,000,000 366,000,000 606,000,000 406,000,000 286,000,000 408,000,000 605,000,000 384,000,000 206,000,000 233,000,000 282,000,000 222,000,000 132,000,000 167,000,000 188,000,000 138,000,000 128,000,000 143,000,000 144,000,000 154,000,000 157,000,000 211,000,000 311,000,000 275,000,000 195,000,000 248,000,000 348,000,000 344,000,000 218,000,000 267,000,000 284,000,000 318,000,000  243,000,000 336,000,000 256,000,000  262,128,000 252,548,000 239,994,000 212,103,000 217,533,000 191,657,000  269,491,000 252,655,000 
        accrued expenses and other liabilities
      1,419,000,000 1,466,000,000 1,387,000,000 1,374,000,000 1,345,000,000 1,397,000,000 1,300,000,000 1,251,000,000 1,318,000,000 1,267,000,000 1,104,000,000 1,027,000,000 1,007,000,000 1,145,000,000 972,000,000 898,000,000 809,000,000 881,000,000 807,000,000 795,000,000 694,000,000 720,000,000 675,000,000 799,000,000 658,000,000 747,000,000 831,000,000 788,000,000 751,000,000 677,000,000 503,000,000 470,000,000 402,000,000 536,000,000 467,000,000 408,000,000 358,000,000 344,000,000 402,000,000 323,000,000 349,000,000 355,000,000 403,000,000 309,000,000 497,000,000 575,000,000 572,000,000 500,000,000 382,000,000 390,000,000 422,000,000 362,000,000 396,000,000 435,000,000 455,000,000 395,000,000 291,000,000 263,000,000 245,000,000 211,000,000 189,000,000 208,000,000 234,000,000 195,000,000 219,000,000 208,000,000 215,000,000 196,000,000 191,000,000 257,000,000 246,000,000 262,000,000 216,000,000 310,000,000 273,000,000 263,000,000 224,000,000 322,000,000 423,000,000 435,000,000 390,000,000  367,000,000 304,000,000 302,000,000  279,082,000 295,628,000 255,217,000 226,575,000 181,109,000 179,181,000  161,885,000 134,274,000 
        total current liabilities
      4,127,000,000 3,819,000,000 4,211,000,000 4,100,000,000 3,794,000,000 3,323,000,000 4,026,000,000 3,969,000,000 3,364,000,000 3,637,000,000 3,673,000,000 3,810,000,000 2,280,000,000 2,445,000,000 2,264,000,000 2,023,000,000 2,597,000,000 2,603,000,000 2,752,000,000 2,544,000,000 1,841,000,000 1,890,000,000 1,916,000,000 1,921,000,000 1,996,000,000 2,198,000,000 2,643,000,000 2,535,000,000 2,238,000,000 2,116,000,000 2,087,000,000 2,229,000,000 1,641,000,000 1,668,000,000 1,773,000,000 1,744,000,000 1,317,000,000 1,184,000,000 1,420,000,000 1,508,000,000 1,229,000,000 1,233,000,000 1,517,000,000 1,582,000,000 1,555,000,000 1,478,000,000 1,695,000,000 1,746,000,000 1,101,000,000 1,286,000,000 1,418,000,000 1,592,000,000 1,369,000,000 1,351,000,000 1,514,000,000 1,421,000,000 1,046,000,000 864,000,000 879,000,000 840,000,000 610,000,000 569,000,000 524,000,000 507,000,000 481,000,000 461,000,000 367,000,000 349,000,000 356,000,000 427,000,000 468,000,000 585,000,000 648,000,000 520,000,000 599,000,000 732,000,000 629,000,000 599,000,000                  
        long-term debt
      12,263,000,000 12,652,000,000 12,600,000,000 12,098,000,000 11,502,000,000 12,228,000,000 11,884,000,000 11,520,000,000 11,318,000,000 10,053,000,000 10,580,000,000 10,493,000,000 11,492,000,000 11,209,000,000 9,754,000,000 9,761,000,000 8,528,000,000 8,779,000,000 9,216,000,000 9,308,000,000 8,497,000,000 8,978,000,000 9,351,000,000 9,599,000,000 10,743,000,000 10,431,000,000 10,691,000,000 10,700,000,000 10,676,000,000 10,844,000,000 9,182,000,000 8,086,000,000 8,412,000,000 8,717,000,000 7,677,000,000 7,571,000,000 6,772,000,000 7,193,000,000 7,393,000,000 7,265,000,000 7,203,000,000 7,555,000,000 7,876,000,000 7,820,000,000 7,482,000,000 7,434,000,000 7,477,000,000 7,394,000,000 6,774,000,000 6,569,000,000 6,952,000,000 6,732,000,000 6,580,000,000 6,679,000,000 6,724,000,000 6,868,000,000 5,590,000,000 2,592,000,000 2,529,000,000 2,542,000,000 2,577,000,000 2,576,000,000 2,692,000,000 2,587,000,000 2,582,000,000 2,826,000,000 2,969,000,000 3,042,000,000 3,075,000,000 3,186,000,000 3,433,000,000 2,837,000,000 2,413,000,000 2,555,000,000 2,535,000,000 2,509,000,000 2,509,000,000 2,519,000,000                  
        deferred taxes
      3,199,000,000 3,115,000,000 2,971,000,000 2,678,000,000 2,692,000,000 2,685,000,000 2,675,000,000 2,672,000,000 2,690,000,000 2,701,000,000 2,757,000,000 2,724,000,000 2,703,000,000 2,671,000,000 2,263,000,000 2,204,000,000 2,188,000,000 2,154,000,000 2,081,000,000 1,911,000,000 1,773,000,000 1,768,000,000 1,818,000,000 1,820,000,000 1,878,000,000 1,887,000,000 1,800,000,000 1,743,000,000 1,714,000,000 1,687,000,000 1,628,000,000 1,509,000,000 1,455,000,000 1,419,000,000 2,012,000,000 1,952,000,000 1,911,000,000 1,896,000,000 1,863,000,000 1,790,000,000 1,797,000,000 1,765,000,000 126,000,000 187,000,000 215,000,000 248,000,000 93,000,000 192,000,000 260,000,000 260,000,000 262,000,000 255,000,000 255,000,000 265,000,000 42,000,000 66,000,000 50,000,000 104,000,000 55,000,000 71,000,000 76,000,000 69,000,000 58,000,000 57,000,000 69,000,000 66,000,000 74,000,000 74,000,000 75,000,000 76,000,000 80,000,000 44,000,000 74,000,000 72,000,000 51,000,000 48,000,000 51,000,000 82,000,000 340,000,000 293,000,000 274,000,000  239,000,000 187,000,000 158,000,000  138,999,000 119,685,000 98,071,000 265,137,000 230,367,000 220,754,000  278,328,000 255,662,000 
        operating lease liabilities
      1,133,000,000 1,124,000,000 1,064,000,000 1,070,000,000 1,071,000,000 1,089,000,000 1,021,000,000 988,000,000 966,000,000 895,000,000 890,000,000 896,000,000 857,000,000 642,000,000 630,000,000 633,000,000 625,000,000 621,000,000 615,000,000 630,000,000 541,000,000 549,000,000 524,000,000 532,000,000 530,000,000 533,000,000 522,000,000 497,000,000 497,000,000                                                                   
        other long-term liabilities
      198,000,000 188,000,000 219,000,000 225,000,000 202,000,000 216,000,000 225,000,000 183,000,000 200,000,000 173,000,000 176,000,000 169,000,000 167,000,000 154,000,000 155,000,000 153,000,000 147,000,000 144,000,000 159,000,000 154,000,000 145,000,000 138,000,000 138,000,000 121,000,000 86,000,000 91,000,000 99,000,000 94,000,000 86,000,000 83,000,000 123,000,000 120,000,000 122,000,000 120,000,000 71,000,000 69,000,000 69,000,000 67,000,000 60,000,000 55,000,000 54,000,000 54,000,000 55,000,000 55,000,000 60,000,000 65,000,000 83,000,000 80,000,000 67,000,000 69,000,000 69,000,000 65,000,000 67,000,000 65,000,000 65,000,000 62,000,000 60,000,000 59,000,000 58,000,000 60,000,000 62,000,000 59,000,000 35,000,000 37,000,000 40,000,000 43,000,000 39,000,000 42,000,000 46,000,000 47,000,000 59,000,000 65,000,000 64,000,000 64,000,000 100,000,000 130,000,000 106,000,000 101,000,000                  
        total liabilities
      20,920,000,000 20,898,000,000 21,065,000,000 20,171,000,000 19,261,000,000 19,541,000,000 19,831,000,000 19,332,000,000 18,538,000,000 17,459,000,000 18,076,000,000 18,092,000,000 17,499,000,000 17,121,000,000 15,066,000,000 14,774,000,000 14,085,000,000 14,301,000,000 14,823,000,000 14,547,000,000 12,797,000,000 13,323,000,000 13,747,000,000 13,993,000,000 15,233,000,000 15,140,000,000 15,755,000,000 15,569,000,000 15,211,000,000 14,730,000,000 13,020,000,000 11,944,000,000 11,630,000,000 11,924,000,000 11,533,000,000 11,336,000,000 10,069,000,000 10,340,000,000 10,736,000,000 10,618,000,000 10,283,000,000 10,607,000,000 11,101,000,000 11,153,000,000 10,787,000,000 10,669,000,000 10,667,000,000 10,660,000,000 9,423,000,000 9,383,000,000 9,834,000,000 9,717,000,000 9,326,000,000 9,452,000,000 9,464,000,000 9,512,000,000 7,170,000,000 4,040,000,000 3,950,000,000 3,928,000,000 3,721,000,000 3,713,000,000 3,759,000,000 3,624,000,000 3,632,000,000 3,878,000,000 3,913,000,000 3,964,000,000 4,033,000,000 4,220,000,000 4,737,000,000 4,195,000,000 3,830,000,000 3,824,000,000 3,852,000,000 3,966,000,000 3,829,000,000 3,828,000,000 3,987,000,000 4,128,000,000 4,110,000,000  4,007,000,000 4,003,000,000 3,859,000,000  3,822,929,000 3,757,521,000 3,599,471,000 3,259,746,000 3,215,020,000 3,125,223,000  3,317,040,000 3,295,666,000 
        common stock—0.01 par value...
      1,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000                  
        additional paid-in capital
      2,762,000,000 2,769,000,000 2,751,000,000 2,721,000,000 2,688,000,000 2,691,000,000 2,686,000,000 2,664,000,000 2,638,000,000 2,650,000,000 2,642,000,000 2,621,000,000 2,598,000,000 2,626,000,000 2,604,000,000 2,570,000,000 2,535,000,000 2,567,000,000 2,538,000,000 2,506,000,000 2,473,000,000 2,482,000,000 2,463,000,000 2,450,000,000 2,435,000,000 2,440,000,000 2,429,000,000 2,415,000,000 2,394,000,000 2,408,000,000 2,380,000,000 2,351,000,000 2,327,000,000 2,356,000,000 2,322,000,000 2,300,000,000 2,276,000,000 2,288,000,000 2,270,000,000 2,259,000,000 2,221,000,000 2,197,000,000 2,235,000,000 2,165,000,000 2,156,000,000 2,168,000,000 2,127,000,000 2,100,000,000 2,061,000,000 2,054,000,000 2,030,000,000 2,055,000,000 2,037,000,000 1,997,000,000 1,977,000,000 1,959,000,000 490,000,000 487,000,000 478,000,000 472,000,000 491,000,000 492,000,000 490,000,000 489,000,000 487,000,000 487,000,000 469,000,000 468,000,000 467,000,000 466,000,000 465,000,000 1,062,000,000 1,495,000,000 1,494,000,000 1,479,000,000 1,457,000,000 1,430,000,000 1,421,000,000 1,424,000,000 1,417,000,000 1,333,000,000  1,349,000,000 1,352,000,000 1,350,000,000  1,345,812,000 1,340,329,000 1,586,091,000 1,328,891,000 1,340,859,000 1,345,128,000  1,309,800,000 1,309,804,000 
        retained earnings
      16,250,000,000 15,843,000,000 15,304,000,000 14,718,000,000 14,214,000,000 13,813,000,000 13,231,000,000 12,630,000,000 12,103,000,000 11,672,000,000 11,094,000,000 10,493,000,000 10,003,000,000 9,656,000,000 9,017,000,000 8,411,000,000 7,918,000,000 7,551,000,000 7,070,000,000 6,661,000,000 6,368,000,000 6,165,000,000 5,868,000,000 5,660,000,000 5,448,000,000 5,275,000,000 4,937,000,000 4,546,000,000 4,276,000,000 4,101,000,000 3,791,000,000 3,458,000,000 3,188,000,000 3,005,000,000 2,108,000,000 1,909,000,000 1,763,000,000 1,654,000,000 1,501,000,000 1,314,000,000 1,180,000,000 1,088,000,000 919,000,000 704,000,000 618,000,000 503,000,000 309,000,000 117,000,000 23,000,000                     -512,000,000 341,000,000 267,000,000 469,000,000 431,000,000 278,000,000 166,000,000 99,000,000 69,000,000 16,000,000           115,833,000 83,949,000 60,558,000  278,232,000 237,465,000 
        treasury stock
      -9,773,000,000 -9,396,000,000 -8,773,000,000 -8,151,000,000 -7,730,000,000 -7,478,000,000 -7,100,000,000 -6,722,000,000 -6,343,000,000 -5,965,000,000 -5,713,000,000 -5,460,000,000 -5,208,000,000 -4,957,000,000 -4,957,000,000 -4,719,000,000 -4,219,000,000 -3,957,000,000 -3,957,000,000 -3,957,000,000 -3,957,000,000 -3,957,000,000 -3,957,000,000 -3,957,000,000 -3,957,000,000 -3,700,000,000 -3,500,000,000 -3,290,000,000 -3,080,000,000 -2,870,000,000 -2,660,000,000 -2,450,000,000 -2,282,000,000 -2,105,000,000 -2,077,000,000 -2,077,000,000 -2,077,000,000 -2,077,000,000 -2,037,000,000 -1,885,000,000 -1,714,000,000 -1,560,000,000 -1,440,000,000 -1,273,000,000 -1,118,000,000 -802,000,000 -589,000,000 -437,000,000 -252,000,000 -209,000,000 -200,000,000 -185,000,000 -133,000,000 -115,000,000 -112,000,000 -100,000,000                                        
        accumulated other comprehensive loss
      -272,000,000 -249,000,000 -283,000,000 -254,000,000 -384,000,000 -405,000,000 -237,000,000 -292,000,000 -279,000,000 -228,000,000 -268,000,000 -241,000,000 -264,000,000 -264,000,000 -312,000,000 -217,000,000 -151,000,000 -171,000,000 -169,000,000 -117,000,000 -140,000,000 -146,000,000 -214,000,000 -247,000,000 -292,000,000 -186,000,000 -217,000,000 -194,000,000 -216,000,000 -237,000,000 -178,000,000 -196,000,000 -176,000,000 -151,000,000 -143,000,000 -185,000,000 -210,000,000 -218,000,000 -196,000,000 -187,000,000 -187,000,000 -250,000,000 -218,000,000 -146,000,000 -163,000,000                                               -10,941,000  -30,125,000 -20,215,000 
        total stockholders’ equity
      8,968,000,000 8,968,000,000 9,000,000,000 9,035,000,000 8,789,000,000 8,622,000,000 8,581,000,000 8,281,000,000 8,120,000,000 8,130,000,000 7,756,000,000 7,414,000,000 7,130,000,000 7,062,000,000 6,353,000,000 6,046,000,000 6,084,000,000 5,991,000,000 5,483,000,000 5,094,000,000 4,745,000,000 4,545,000,000 4,161,000,000 3,907,000,000 3,635,000,000 3,830,000,000 3,650,000,000 3,478,000,000 3,375,000,000 3,403,000,000 3,334,000,000 3,164,000,000 3,058,000,000 3,106,000,000 2,211,000,000 1,948,000,000 1,753,000,000 1,648,000,000 1,539,000,000 1,502,000,000 1,501,000,000 1,476,000,000 1,497,000,000 1,451,000,000 1,494,000,000 1,796,000,000 1,813,000,000 1,797,000,000 1,813,000,000 1,828,000,000 1,707,000,000 1,583,000,000 1,566,000,000 1,543,000,000 1,495,000,000 1,395,000,000 90,000,000 64,000,000 14,000,000           -29,000,000 875,000,000 1,414,000,000 2,042,000,000 2,018,000,000 1,865,000,000 1,702,000,000 1,581,000,000 1,538,000,000 1,501,000,000 1,402,000,000 1,251,000,000  1,181,000,000 1,090,000,000 1,042,000,000  1,025,806,000 1,075,721,000  1,429,564,000 1,392,186,000 1,340,303,000  1,502,730,000 1,468,918,000 
        total liabilities and stockholders’ equity
      29,888,000,000 29,866,000,000 30,065,000,000 29,206,000,000 28,050,000,000 28,163,000,000 28,412,000,000 27,613,000,000 26,658,000,000 25,589,000,000 25,832,000,000 25,506,000,000 24,629,000,000 24,183,000,000 21,419,000,000 20,820,000,000 20,169,000,000 20,292,000,000 20,306,000,000 19,641,000,000 17,542,000,000 17,868,000,000 17,908,000,000 17,900,000,000 18,868,000,000 18,970,000,000 19,405,000,000 19,047,000,000 18,586,000,000 18,133,000,000 16,354,000,000 15,108,000,000 14,688,000,000 15,030,000,000 13,744,000,000 13,284,000,000 11,822,000,000 11,988,000,000 12,275,000,000 12,120,000,000 11,784,000,000 12,083,000,000 12,598,000,000 12,605,000,000 12,282,000,000 12,467,000,000 12,483,000,000 12,467,000,000 11,247,000,000 11,231,000,000 11,563,000,000 11,326,000,000 10,921,000,000 11,026,000,000 10,992,000,000 10,942,000,000 7,297,000,000 4,143,000,000 4,005,000,000           4,191,000,000                          
        temporary equity
                                                 1,000,000 1,000,000 2,000,000 3,000,000 10,000,000 11,000,000 20,000,000 22,000,000 26,000,000 29,000,000 31,000,000 33,000,000 35,000,000 37,000,000 39,000,000 41,000,000 44,000,000                                    
        accumulated other comprehensive income
                                                   -74,000,000 -35,000,000 16,000,000 -20,000,000 19,000,000 53,000,000 32,000,000 64,000,000 84,000,000 94,000,000 73,000,000 85,000,000 75,000,000 63,000,000 100,000,000 99,000,000 87,000,000 73,000,000 62,000,000 78,000,000 67,000,000 60,000,000 33,000,000 7,000,000 16,000,000 68,000,000 84,000,000 77,000,000 92,000,000 107,000,000 78,000,000 51,000,000 47,000,000 60,000,000 63,000,000 52,000,000  50,000,000 34,000,000 39,000,000  26,990,000 18,624,000 23,886,000 12,225,000 9,256,000     
        subordinated convertible debentures
                                                          17,000,000 55,000,000 55,000,000 55,000,000 55,000,000 55,000,000 87,000,000 87,000,000 87,000,000 124,000,000 124,000,000 124,000,000 124,000,000 124,000,000 124,000,000 124,000,000 146,000,000 146,000,000 146,000,000 146,000,000 146,000,000 146,000,000 146,000,000 146,000,000 146,000,000 146,000,000 159,000,000 222,000,000 222,000,000 222,000,000 222,000,000 222,000,000 222,000,000 222,000,000 221,550,000 221,550,000        
        accumulated deficit
                                                       -37,000,000 -177,000,000 -320,000,000 -403,000,000 -424,000,000 -465,000,000 -538,000,000 -486,000,000 -499,000,000 -528,000,000 -593,000,000 -620,000,000 -600,000,000 -579,000,000 -602,000,000 -614,000,000 -574,000,000 -548,000,000 -548,000,000 -531,000,000           -79,000,000 -135,000,000  -204,000,000 -280,000,000 -330,000,000  -325,322,000 -260,941,000 -423,061,000       
        goodwill and other intangible assets
                                                           4,170,000,000 4,228,000,000 4,281,000,000 414,000,000 372,000,000 332,000,000 319,000,000 226,000,000 227,000,000 227,000,000 227,000,000 230,000,000 231,000,000 232,000,000 230,000,000 229,000,000 229,000,000 1,393,000,000 1,395,000,000 1,396,000,000 1,404,000,000 1,407,000,000 1,397,000,000 1,385,000,000 1,376,000,000                  
        restricted cash
                                                              2,850,000,000                                       
        liabilities and stockholders’ deficit
                                                                                                     
        total stockholders’ deficit
                                                                 -20,000,000 -29,000,000 -20,000,000 -15,000,000 -50,000,000 -48,000,000 -19,000,000 -18,000,000 -46,000,000 -56,000,000                           
        total liabilities and stockholders’ deficit
                                                                 3,952,000,000 3,692,000,000 3,693,000,000 3,744,000,000 3,574,000,000 3,584,000,000 3,859,000,000 3,895,000,000 3,918,000,000 3,977,000,000                           
        current maturities of long-term debt
                                                                  199,000,000 229,000,000 123,000,000 124,000,000 124,000,000 125,000,000 9,000,000 9,000,000 11,000,000 13,000,000 11,000,000 12,000,000 157,000,000 15,000,000 78,000,000 121,000,000 61,000,000 37,000,000                  
        preferred stock
                                                                                                     
        preferred stock—0.01 par value...
                                                                                                     
        series c perpetual convertible preferred stock—1,000 per share liquidation preference, 300,000 shares issued and outstanding at march 31, 2008, march 31, 2007 and december 31, 2007
                                                                                                     
        series d perpetual convertible preferred stock—1,000 per share liquidation preference, 150,000 shares issued and outstanding at march 31, 2008, march 31, 2007 and december 31, 2007
                                                                                                     
        assets of discontinued operation
                                                                                   107,000,000                  
        liabilities related to discontinued operation
                                                                                   22,000,000                  
        series c perpetual convertible preferred stock—1,000 per share liquidation preference, 300,000 shares issued and outstanding at december 31, 2007 and 2006
                                                                                                     
        series d perpetual convertible preferred stock—1,000 per share liquidation preference, 150,000 shares issued and outstanding at december 31, 2007 and 2006
                                                                                                     
        series c perpetual convertible preferred stock—1,000 per share liquidation preference, 300,000 shares issued and outstanding at september 30, 2007, september 30, 2006 and december 31, 2006
                                                                                                     
        series d perpetual convertible preferred stock—1,000 per share liquidation preference, 150,000 shares issued and outstanding at september 30, 2007, september 30, 2006 and december 31, 2006
                                                                                                     
        series c perpetual convertible preferred stock—1,000 per share liquidation preference, 300,000 shares issued and outstanding at june 30, 2007, june 30, 2006 and december 31, 2006
                                                                                                     
        series d perpetual convertible preferred stock—1,000 per share liquidation preference, 150,000 shares issued and outstanding at june 30, 2007, june 30, 2006 and december 31, 2006
                                                                                                     
        series c perpetual convertible preferred stock—1,000 per share liquidation preference, 300,000 shares issued and outstanding at march 31, 2007, march 31, 2006 and december 31, 2006
                                                                                                     
        series d perpetual convertible preferred stock—1,000 per share liquidation preference, 150,000 shares issued and outstanding at march 31, 2007, march 31, 2006 and december 31, 2006
                                                                                                     
        series c perpetual convertible preferred stock—1,000 per share liquidation preference, 300,000 shares issued and outstanding at december 31, 2006 and 2005
                                                                                                     
        series d perpetual convertible preferred stock—1,000 per share liquidation preference, 150,000 shares issued and outstanding at december 31, 2006 and 2005
                                                                                                     
        deferred compensation
                                                                                        -15,000,000 -17,000,000 -18,000,000  -22,458,000 -23,073,000  -28,159,000 -42,652,000 -55,218,000  -55,947,000 -58,906,000 
        liabilities:
                                                                                                     
        debt
                                                                                    2,798,000,000 2,894,000,000 2,906,000,000 2,930,000,000 2,936,000,000 2,954,000,000 2,921,000,000 2,945,000,000 2,921,170,000 2,868,110,000 3,006,189,000 2,555,931,000 2,586,011,000 2,533,631,000  2,607,336,000 2,653,075,000 
        stockholders’ equity:
                                                                                                     
        series c perpetual convertible preferred stock—.30 liquidation preference, 300,000 shares issued and outstanding
                                                                                                     
        series d perpetual convertible preferred stock—.15 liquidation preference, 150,000 shares issued and outstanding
                                                                                                     
        common stock—.01 par value...
                                                                                    1,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000  1,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000  779,000 777,000  769,000 769,000 771,000  765,000 765,000 
        revenues:
                                                                                                     
        equipment rentals
                                                                                    773,000,000 698,000,000 591,000,000  1,879,000,000 1,141,000,000 514,000,000  1,692,103,000 1,036,917,000 467,268,000 1,619,783,000 994,035,000 443,648,000  1,613,365,000 997,881,000 
        sales of rental equipment
                                                                                    87,000,000 85,000,000 78,000,000  228,000,000 167,000,000 80,000,000  159,321,000 110,897,000 55,398,000 120,977,000 76,586,000 35,080,000  133,184,000 93,773,000 
        new equipment sales
                                                                                    60,000,000 62,000,000 52,000,000  151,000,000 96,000,000 41,000,000           
        contractor supplies sales
                                                                                    109,000,000 109,000,000 88,000,000  238,000,000 149,000,000 64,000,000           
        service and other revenues
                                                                                    41,000,000 41,000,000 37,000,000  104,000,000 67,000,000 33,000,000           
        total revenues
                                                                                    1,070,000,000 995,000,000 846,000,000  2,600,000,000 1,620,000,000 732,000,000  2,270,471,000 1,420,753,000 644,713,000 2,125,041,000 1,319,907,000 591,851,000  2,126,827,000 1,343,724,000 
        cost of revenues:
                                                                                                     
        cost of equipment rentals, excluding depreciation
                                                                                    354,000,000 340,000,000 306,000,000  955,000,000 601,000,000 281,000,000  895,770,000 558,451,000 264,780,000 880,435,000 549,457,000 252,404,000  843,160,000 510,388,000 
        depreciation of rental equipment
                                                                                    112,000,000 99,000,000 96,000,000  287,000,000 189,000,000 94,000,000  278,577,000 183,453,000 90,758,000 248,888,000 163,166,000 80,743,000  242,816,000 158,610,000 
        cost of rental equipment sales
                                                                                    60,000,000 59,000,000 54,000,000  165,000,000 122,000,000 57,000,000  111,254,000 77,222,000 37,431,000 79,665,000 50,948,000 23,255,000  87,287,000 60,984,000 
        cost of new equipment sales
                                                                                    49,000,000 51,000,000 43,000,000  124,000,000 79,000,000 34,000,000           
        cost of contractor supplies sales
                                                                                    86,000,000 89,000,000 71,000,000  181,000,000 112,000,000 48,000,000           
        cost of service and other revenue
                                                                                    19,000,000 19,000,000 19,000,000  51,000,000 32,000,000 16,000,000           
        total cost of revenues
                                                                                    680,000,000 657,000,000 589,000,000  1,763,000,000 1,135,000,000 530,000,000  1,588,351,000 1,016,251,000 480,617,000 1,489,427,000 942,852,000 437,862,000  1,448,610,000 911,254,000 
        gross profit
                                                                                    390,000,000 338,000,000 257,000,000  837,000,000 485,000,000 202,000,000  682,120,000 404,502,000 164,096,000 635,614,000 377,055,000 153,989,000  678,217,000 432,470,000 
        selling, general and administrative expenses
                                                                                    164,000,000 164,000,000 153,000,000  422,000,000 258,000,000 122,000,000  361,146,000 232,377,000 114,772,000 335,814,000 208,324,000 96,761,000  315,939,000 205,020,000 
        non-rental depreciation and amortization
                                                                                    10,000,000 24,000,000 16,000,000  49,000,000 32,000,000 16,000,000  47,537,000 32,121,000 14,438,000 51,510,000 33,847,000 16,978,000  42,703,000 27,738,000 
        operating income
                                                                                    216,000,000 150,000,000 88,000,000  366,000,000 195,000,000 64,000,000  134,131,000 140,004,000 34,886,000 248,290,000 134,884,000 40,250,000  319,575,000 199,712,000 
        interest expense
                                                                                    58,000,000 52,000,000 50,000,000  135,000,000 87,000,000 43,000,000  115,881,000 80,319,000 45,942,000 158,796,000 105,376,000 50,975,000  146,206,000 97,515,000 
        interest expense—subordinated convertible debentures
                                                                                    4,000,000 3,000,000 4,000,000  12,000,000 8,000,000 4,000,000  10,827,000 7,227,000        
        other income
                                                                                     -1,000,000 1,000,000  -8,000,000 -1,000,000 -2,000,000  174,966,000 173,463,000 160,902,000 -1,831,000 -1,608,000 -106,000  -3,549,000 -3,328,000 
        income before benefit from income taxes
                                                                                    154,000,000 96,000,000 33,000,000               
        benefit from income taxes
                                                                                    59,000,000 40,000,000 13,000,000         33,784,000 9,086,000   63,549,000 37,528,000 
        net income
                                                                                    95,000,000 56,000,000 20,000,000  138,000,000 62,000,000 12,000,000  -136,022,000 -71,641,000 -103,129,000 46,552,000 14,668,000 -8,723,000  -188,874,000 -229,641,000 
        earnings per share—basic:
                                                                                                     
        income available to common stockholders
                                                                                    970,000 580,000 210,000  1,450,000 650,000 120,000     620 190     
        earnings per share—diluted:
                                                                                                     
        balance sheet data:
                                                                                                     
        company-obligated mandatorily redeemable convertible preferred securities of a subsidiary trust
                                                                                               221,550,000 226,550,000 226,550,000 226,550,000 283,250,000 283,250,000 
        stockholders’ equity
                                                                                       1,229,000,000    1,026,000,000       1,331,505,000   
        goodwill impairment
                                                                                            139,306,000         
        income before benefit for income taxes
                                                                                        227,000,000 101,000,000 19,000,000  -167,543,000 -121,005,000 -171,958,000       
        benefit for income taxes
                                                                                        89,000,000 39,000,000 7,000,000  -31,521,000 -49,364,000 -68,829,000   -5,577,000    
        commitments and contingencies
                                                                                                     
        preferred stock—.01 par value...
                                                                                                     
        series c perpetual convertible preferred stock—300,000 liquidation preference, 300,000 shares issued and outstanding
                                                                                            3,000 3,000  3,000 3,000 3,000  3,000 3,000 
        series d perpetual convertible preferred stock—150,000 liquidation preference, 150,000 shares issued and outstanding
                                                                                            2,000 2,000  2,000 2,000 2,000  2,000 2,000 
        sales of equipment and contractor supplies and other revenues
                                                                                            419,047,000 272,939,000 122,047,000       
        cost of equipment and contractor supplies sales and other operating costs
                                                                                            302,750,000 197,125,000        
        preferred dividends of a subsidiary trust
                                                                                               10,989,000 7,362,000 3,681,000  13,904,000 9,299,000 
        earnings per share:
                                                                                                     
        basic
                                                                                            -1,750 -930        
        diluted
                                                                                            -1,750 -930        
        liabilities and stockholder’s equity
                                                                                                     
        stockholder’s equity:
                                                                                                     
        total stockholder’s equity
                                                                                              1,186,916,000       
        cost of equipment and contractor supplies and other operating costs
                                                                                              87,648,000       
        sales of equipment and merchandise and other revenues
                                                                                               384,281,000 249,286,000 113,123,000  380,278,000 252,070,000 
        cost of equipment and merchandise sales and other operating costs
                                                                                               280,439,000 179,281,000 81,460,000  275,347,000 181,272,000 
        income before benefit from income taxes and cumulative effect of change in accounting principle
                                                                                               80,336,000 23,754,000     
        income before cumulative effect of change in accounting principle
                                                                                               46,552,000 14,668,000 -8,723,000    
        cumulative effect of change in accounting principle, net of tax benefit of 60,529
                                                                                                   -288,339,000 -288,339,000 
        income available to common stockholders before cumulative effect of change in accounting principle
                                                                                               620 190     
        cumulative effect of change in accounting principle
                                                                                                   -3,820 -3,840 
        income before benefit for income taxes and cumulative effect of change in accounting principle
                                                                                                 -14,300,000    
        total debt
                                                                                                  2,512,798,000   
        series a and b preferred stock
                                                                                                     
        restructuring charge
                                                                                                     
        income before benefit from income taxes, extraordinary item and cumulative effect of change in accounting principle
                                                                                                   163,014,000 96,226,000 
        income before extraordinary item and cumulative effect of change in accounting principle
                                                                                                   99,465,000 58,698,000 
        extraordinary item, net of tax benefit of 6,759
                                                                                                     
        extraordinary item
                                                                                                     
      Cashflow Statements:
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      Annual
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          cash flows from operating activities:
                                                                                                       
          net income
        531,000,000 653,000,000 701,000,000 622,000,000 518,000,000 689,000,000 708,000,000 636,000,000 542,000,000 679,000,000 703,000,000 591,000,000 451,000,000 639,000,000 606,000,000 493,000,000 367,000,000 481,000,000 409,000,000 293,000,000 203,000,000 297,000,000 208,000,000 212,000,000 173,000,000 338,000,000 391,000,000 270,000,000 175,000,000 310,000,000 333,000,000 270,000,000 183,000,000 897,000,000 199,000,000 141,000,000 109,000,000 153,000,000 187,000,000 134,000,000 92,000,000 169,000,000 215,000,000 86,000,000 115,000,000 194,000,000 192,000,000 94,000,000 60,000,000 140,000,000 143,000,000 83,000,000 21,000,000 41,000,000 73,000,000 -52,000,000 13,000,000 29,000,000 65,000,000        -17,000,000 -19,000,000         53,000,000 95,000,000 56,000,000 20,000,000 49,000,000 76,000,000 50,000,000 12,000,000  -64,381,000   -305,133,000 31,884,000   -208,951,000 40,767,000 
          adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash from operating activities:
                                                                                                       
          depreciation and amortization
        795,000,000 805,000,000 793,000,000 759,000,000 751,000,000 762,000,000 738,000,000 717,000,000 686,000,000 697,000,000 695,000,000 696,000,000 693,000,000 577,000,000 560,000,000 548,000,000 532,000,000 532,000,000 510,000,000 475,000,000 466,000,000 480,000,000 492,000,000 490,000,000 526,000,000 516,000,000 519,000,000 504,000,000 499,000,000 470,000,000 418,000,000 390,000,000 393,000,000 390,000,000 353,000,000 330,000,000 310,000,000 318,000,000 311,000,000 306,000,000 310,000,000 318,000,000 315,000,000 307,000,000 304,000,000 312,000,000 306,000,000 299,000,000 277,000,000 284,000,000 278,000,000 270,000,000 266,000,000 272,000,000 275,000,000 221,000,000 129,000,000 129,000,000 123,000,000 117,000,000 111,000,000 117,000,000 112,000,000 111,000,000 109,000,000 116,000,000 113,000,000 125,000,000 120,000,000 135,000,000 131,000,000 123,000,000 124,000,000 129,000,000 124,000,000 118,000,000 117,000,000 122,000,000 126,000,000 124,000,000 115,000,000 118,000,000 115,000,000 111,000,000 110,000,000 118,886,000 110,540,000 108,379,000 107,195,000 101,512,000 103,385,000 99,292,000 97,721,000 99,331,000 99,171,000 
          amortization of deferred financing costs and original issue discounts
        4,000,000 4,000,000 3,000,000 4,000,000 4,000,000 4,000,000 4,000,000 3,000,000 4,000,000 3,000,000 4,000,000 3,000,000 4,000,000 4,000,000 3,000,000 3,000,000 3,000,000 4,000,000 3,000,000 3,000,000 3,000,000 3,000,000 4,000,000 3,000,000 4,000,000 4,000,000 3,000,000 4,000,000 4,000,000 3,000,000 3,000,000 3,000,000 3,000,000 3,000,000 2,000,000 2,000,000 2,000,000 2,000,000 3,000,000 2,000,000 2,000,000 2,000,000 3,000,000 2,000,000 3,000,000 3,000,000 4,000,000 5,000,000 5,000,000 5,000,000 5,000,000 5,000,000 6,000,000 6,000,000 5,000,000 7,000,000 5,000,000 5,000,000 6,000,000 6,000,000 5,000,000 6,000,000 6,000,000 5,000,000 6,000,000                               
          gain on sales of rental equipment
        -160,000,000 -175,000,000 -147,000,000 -146,000,000 -167,000,000 -205,000,000 -145,000,000 -173,000,000 -187,000,000 -219,000,000 -181,000,000 -196,000,000 -190,000,000 -241,000,000 -112,000,000 -97,000,000 -116,000,000 -160,000,000 -84,000,000 -84,000,000 -103,000,000 -102,000,000 -76,000,000 -71,000,000 -83,000,000 -89,000,000 -76,000,000 -81,000,000 -67,000,000 -82,000,000 -57,000,000 -65,000,000 -74,000,000 -67,000,000 -55,000,000 -52,000,000 -46,000,000 -58,000,000 -44,000,000 -55,000,000 -47,000,000 -63,000,000 -56,000,000 -56,000,000 -52,000,000 -68,000,000 -58,000,000 -58,000,000 -45,000,000 -52,000,000 -40,000,000 -44,000,000 -40,000,000 -42,000,000 -29,000,000 -25,000,000 -29,000,000 -24,000,000 -15,000,000 -13,000,000 -14,000,000 -11,000,000 -10,000,000 -9,000,000 -11,000,000 -4,000,000   -8,000,000 -11,000,000 -18,000,000 -20,000,000 -17,000,000 -15,000,000 -22,000,000 -23,000,000 -24,000,000 -23,000,000 -27,000,000 -26,000,000 -24,000,000 -19,000,000 -18,000,000 -22,000,000 -23,000,000 -29,933,000 -14,392,000 -15,708,000 -17,967,000 -17,972,000 -15,674,000 -13,813,000 -11,825,000 -13,462,000 -13,108,000 
          gain on sales of non-rental equipment
        -4,000,000 -3,000,000 -5,000,000 -6,000,000 -4,000,000 -4,000,000 -5,000,000 -5,000,000 -3,000,000 -5,000,000 -6,000,000 -6,000,000 -4,000,000 -3,000,000 -2,000,000 -2,000,000 -2,000,000 -4,000,000 -2,000,000 -3,000,000 -1,000,000 -3,000,000 -2,000,000 -2,000,000 -1,000,000 -3,000,000 -1,000,000 -2,000,000 -2,000,000 -1,000,000 -2,000,000 -1,000,000 -1,000,000 -2,000,000 -1,000,000 -1,000,000 -2,000,000 -1,000,000 -2,000,000 -2,000,000 -2,000,000 -2,000,000 -4,000,000 -3,000,000 -3,000,000 -1,000,000 -3,000,000 -1,000,000 -1,000,000 -1,000,000  -1,000,000 -1,000,000  -1,000,000      -1,000,000    -1,000,000 -1,000,000 -1,000,000   -3,000,000 -1,000,000 -1,000,000 -2,000,000 -2,000,000 -2,000,000               
          insurance proceeds from damaged equipment
        -10,000,000 -14,000,000 -13,000,000 -12,000,000 -11,000,000 -13,000,000 -14,000,000 -11,000,000 -13,000,000 -8,000,000 -11,000,000 -10,000,000 -9,000,000 -7,000,000 -8,000,000 -10,000,000 -7,000,000 -6,000,000 -5,000,000 -7,000,000 -7,000,000 -6,000,000 -47,000,000 7,000,000 6,000,000 6,000,000 6,000,000 5,000,000 7,000,000 4,000,000 4,000,000 12,000,000 2,000,000                                                               
          stock compensation expense
        36,000,000 32,000,000 32,000,000 34,000,000 36,000,000 33,000,000 24,000,000 27,000,000 28,000,000 22,000,000 23,000,000 25,000,000 24,000,000 32,000,000 35,000,000 36,000,000 24,000,000 30,000,000 33,000,000 35,000,000 21,000,000 24,000,000 18,000,000 15,000,000 13,000,000 16,000,000 14,000,000 16,000,000 15,000,000 29,000,000 30,000,000 24,000,000 19,000,000 23,000,000 24,000,000 24,000,000 16,000,000 12,000,000 11,000,000 13,000,000 9,000,000 12,000,000 12,000,000 11,000,000 14,000,000 26,000,000 17,000,000 19,000,000 12,000,000 12,000,000 15,000,000 10,000,000 9,000,000 9,000,000 10,000,000 9,000,000 4,000,000 3,000,000 3,000,000 4,000,000 2,000,000 2,000,000 2,000,000 3,000,000 1,000,000 2,000,000 2,000,000 2,000,000 2,000,000 2,000,000 2,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000                       
          restructuring charge
        45,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 4,000,000 5,000,000 18,000,000 1,000,000     1,000,000 1,000,000 6,000,000 6,000,000 3,000,000 2,000,000 2,000,000 2,000,000 6,000,000 8,000,000 16,000,000 9,000,000 4,000,000 2,000,000 22,000,000 9,000,000   6,000,000 4,000,000 2,000,000 2,000,000 5,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000   1,000,000 1,000,000 5,000,000 6,000,000 6,000,000 40,000,000   14,000,000 2,000,000 2,000,000 1,000,000 15,000,000 7,000,000 6,000,000 6,000,000 6,000,000 1,000,000                             
          debt related activity
         2,000,000 13,000,000                                                                                           
          increase in deferred taxes
        83,000,000 146,000,000    12,000,000 1,000,000 -15,000,000 -17,000,000 -53,000,000 35,000,000 18,000,000 35,000,000 407,000,000 66,000,000 27,000,000 37,000,000 111,000,000 84,000,000 70,000,000 3,000,000 -55,000,000 -4,000,000 -63,000,000 1,000,000 87,000,000 68,000,000 28,000,000 21,000,000 67,000,000 97,000,000 56,000,000 37,000,000 -630,000,000 57,000,000 30,000,000 10,000,000 33,000,000 21,000,000 44,000,000 25,000,000 242,000,000 24,000,000 31,000,000 39,000,000 127,000,000 77,000,000 35,000,000 22,000,000 70,000,000 58,000,000 36,000,000 3,000,000 -21,000,000   1,000,000 23,000,000        8,000,000 3,000,000 -4,000,000 -3,000,000 -216,000,000 35,000,000 34,000,000 18,000,000 20,000,000 21,000,000 12,000,000 8,000,000 27,000,000 49,000,000                 
          changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of amounts acquired:
                                                                                                       
          decrease in accounts receivable
        -29,000,000   -57,000,000 62,000,000    98,000,000    -13,000,000    76,000,000 -76,000,000 -206,000,000 -81,000,000 63,000,000 16,000,000 -95,000,000 192,000,000 105,000,000   -34,000,000 73,000,000   -51,000,000 80,000,000 -12,000,000 -156,000,000 -81,000,000 65,000,000 8,000,000 -61,000,000 -35,000,000 103,000,000   -44,000,000 81,000,000   -39,000,000 47,000,000   -31,000,000 65,000,000   -47,000,000 50,000,000    36,000,000 24,000,000 -55,000,000 -24,000,000 17,000,000  11,000,000 -10,000,000 93,000,000 43,000,000 -31,000,000 -26,000,000 65,000,000   -53,000,000 3,000,000                   
          increase in inventory
        -14,000,000   -14,000,000 -27,000,000   -4,000,000 -3,000,000    -2,000,000              8,000,000 -16,000,000 -9,000,000  -4,000,000 -10,000,000 -9,000,000  -4,000,000 1,000,000 -6,000,000  -1,000,000 2,000,000 -4,000,000   1,000,000 -4,000,000  8,000,000 1,000,000 -32,000,000 20,000,000 21,000,000 -9,000,000 -34,000,000  17,000,000 2,000,000 -41,000,000  13,000,000 -6,000,000 -24,000,000    -2,000,000       1,000,000 -4,000,000   7,000,000 -30,000,000                   
          decrease in prepaid expenses and other assets
        75,000,000    67,000,000 17,000,000   15,000,000 98,000,000 49,000,000 9,000,000 125,000,000 -234,000,000 31,000,000 -22,000,000 61,000,000 -58,000,000 96,000,000 187,000,000 23,000,000 -258,000,000   -30,000,000 -38,000,000 2,000,000 -35,000,000 12,000,000 44,000,000 6,000,000 -17,000,000 42,000,000 -19,000,000 6,000,000 -16,000,000 9,000,000 2,000,000 11,000,000 64,000,000 -55,000,000          -24,000,000 30,000,000    11,000,000   -9,000,000 -6,000,000 -1,000,000 7,000,000 18,000,000 37,000,000  8,000,000 -3,000,000 4,000,000 13,000,000   2,000,000  9,000,000 8,000,000 -16,000,000                   
          increase in accounts payable
        198,000,000  -191,000,000 296,000,000 233,000,000 -355,000,000 -98,000,000   -30,000,000 -220,000,000 230,000,000 -25,000,000 -28,000,000 81,000,000 241,000,000 10,000,000 -241,000,000 163,000,000 289,000,000 96,000,000 -78,000,000 223,000,000 -168,000,000 33,000,000 -387,000,000 90,000,000 193,000,000 18,000,000 -189,000,000 -213,000,000 348,000,000 103,000,000 -209,000,000 -79,000,000 290,000,000 139,000,000  -200,000,000 281,000,000 56,000,000 -203,000,000 -206,000,000 217,000,000 184,000,000 -220,000,000 -118,000,000 152,000,000 163,000,000 -73,000,000 -241,000,000 202,000,000 121,000,000 -121,000,000 -198,000,000 -76,000,000 172,000,000 -33,000,000 -46,000,000 57,000,000 90,000,000 -35,000,000 -22,000,000 51,000,000 10,000,000  -3,000,000 -11,000,000 -3,000,000 -52,000,000 -99,000,000 36,000,000 81,000,000 -60,000,000 -100,000,000 4,000,000 126,000,000                   
          decrease in accrued expenses and other liabilities
        -36,000,000    -35,000,000  49,000,000 -98,000,000 -49,000,000   6,000,000 -151,000,000   77,000,000 -86,000,000    -21,000,000    -98,000,000   42,000,000 -74,000,000               -79,000,000 -1,000,000   -29,000,000 -9,000,000 -32,000,000 61,000,000 -37,000,000 -50,000,000   -56,000,000 -45,000,000          11,000,000 -21,000,000 -65,000,000  -17,000,000 41,000,000 -84,000,000   44,000,000 -90,000,000                   
          net cash from operating activities
        1,514,000,000 1,256,000,000 1,181,000,000 1,328,000,000 1,425,000,000 1,048,000,000 1,204,000,000 1,265,000,000 1,029,000,000 1,414,000,000 1,062,000,000 1,289,000,000 939,000,000 1,251,000,000 1,142,000,000 1,154,000,000 886,000,000 668,000,000 1,087,000,000 1,176,000,000 758,000,000 370,000,000 827,000,000 817,000,000 644,000,000 442,000,000 992,000,000 923,000,000 667,000,000 730,000,000 474,000,000 1,007,000,000 642,000,000 464,000,000 429,000,000 714,000,000 623,000,000 323,000,000 383,000,000 643,000,000 604,000,000 438,000,000 307,000,000 575,000,000 675,000,000 335,000,000 412,000,000 546,000,000 508,000,000 436,000,000 237,000,000 469,000,000 409,000,000 226,000,000 153,000,000 88,000,000 254,000,000 155,000,000 157,000,000 142,000,000 154,000,000 109,000,000 124,000,000 101,000,000 118,000,000 85,000,000 148,000,000 81,000,000 124,000,000 193,000,000 124,000,000 221,000,000 226,000,000 375,000,000 164,000,000 196,000,000 133,000,000 252,000,000 237,000,000 143,000,000 226,000,000 219,000,000 99,000,000 196,000,000 129,000,000 172,831,000 205,139,000 156,509,000 202,521,000 15,837,000 146,327,000 97,488,000 82,654,000 160,862,000 187,671,000 
          capital expenditures
        -21,000,000 -26,000,000 -24,000,000 -19,000,000 -13,000,000 1,916,000 -21,128,000 -19,090,000 -18,698,000 -15,543,000 -2,539,000 -15,077,000 -8,885,000 -5,995,000 -11,040,000 
          free cash flows
        1,514,000,000 1,256,000,000 1,181,000,000 1,328,000,000 1,425,000,000 1,048,000,000 1,204,000,000 1,265,000,000 1,029,000,000 1,414,000,000 1,062,000,000 1,289,000,000 939,000,000 1,251,000,000 1,142,000,000 1,154,000,000 886,000,000 668,000,000 1,087,000,000 1,176,000,000 758,000,000 370,000,000 827,000,000 817,000,000 644,000,000 442,000,000 992,000,000 923,000,000 667,000,000 730,000,000 474,000,000 1,007,000,000 642,000,000 464,000,000 429,000,000 714,000,000 623,000,000 323,000,000 383,000,000 643,000,000 604,000,000 438,000,000 307,000,000 575,000,000 675,000,000 335,000,000 412,000,000 546,000,000 508,000,000 436,000,000 237,000,000 469,000,000 409,000,000 226,000,000 153,000,000 88,000,000 254,000,000 155,000,000 157,000,000 142,000,000 154,000,000 109,000,000 124,000,000 101,000,000 118,000,000 85,000,000 148,000,000 81,000,000 124,000,000 193,000,000 124,000,000 221,000,000 226,000,000 375,000,000 164,000,000 196,000,000 133,000,000 252,000,000 237,000,000 143,000,000 205,000,000 193,000,000 75,000,000 177,000,000 116,000,000 174,747,000 184,011,000 137,419,000 183,823,000 294,000 143,788,000 82,411,000 73,769,000 154,867,000 176,631,000 
          cash flows from investing activities:
                                                                                                       
          payments for purchases of rental equipment
        -767,000,000 -573,000,000 -1,455,000,000 -1,460,000,000 -661,000,000 -575,000,000 -1,312,000,000 -1,355,000,000 -511,000,000                                                                                       
          payments for purchases of non-rental equipment and intangible assets
        -66,000,000 -106,000,000 -91,000,000 -98,000,000 -84,000,000 -108,000,000 -101,000,000 -107,000,000 -58,000,000                                                                                       
          proceeds from sales of rental equipment
        350,000,000 386,000,000 333,000,000 317,000,000 377,000,000 452,000,000 321,000,000 365,000,000 383,000,000 438,000,000 366,000,000 382,000,000 388,000,000 409,000,000 181,000,000 164,000,000 211,000,000 324,000,000 183,000,000 194,000,000 267,000,000 275,000,000 199,000,000 176,000,000 208,000,000 244,000,000 198,000,000 197,000,000 192,000,000 186,000,000 140,000,000 157,000,000 181,000,000 172,000,000 139,000,000 133,000,000 106,000,000 135,000,000 112,000,000 134,000,000 115,000,000 157,000,000 141,000,000 124,000,000 116,000,000 156,000,000 140,000,000 138,000,000 110,000,000 134,000,000 102,000,000 131,000,000 123,000,000 141,000,000 101,000,000 81,000,000 76,000,000 93,000,000 42,000,000 41,000,000 32,000,000 40,000,000 32,000,000 37,000,000 35,000,000 37,000,000 41,000,000 84,000,000 67,000,000 74,000,000 56,000,000 68,000,000 66,000,000 76,000,000 78,000,000 83,000,000 82,000,000 88,000,000 87,000,000 85,000,000 78,000,000 79,000,000 61,000,000 87,000,000 80,000,000 115,679,000 48,424,000 55,499,000 55,398,000 60,305,000 44,391,000 41,506,000 35,080,000 42,995,000 39,411,000 
          proceeds from sales of non-rental equipment
        13,000,000 12,000,000 13,000,000 17,000,000 14,000,000 17,000,000 20,000,000 17,000,000 13,000,000 14,000,000 18,000,000 16,000,000 12,000,000 9,000,000 6,000,000 4,000,000 5,000,000 10,000,000 6,000,000 7,000,000 7,000,000 11,000,000 11,000,000 11,000,000 9,000,000 11,000,000 11,000,000 7,000,000 8,000,000 10,000,000 5,000,000 4,000,000 4,000,000 6,000,000 4,000,000 4,000,000 2,000,000 2,000,000 5,000,000 3,000,000 4,000,000 3,000,000 6,000,000 4,000,000 4,000,000 7,000,000 8,000,000 7,000,000 11,000,000 11,000,000 4,000,000 6,000,000 5,000,000 5,000,000 14,000,000 5,000,000 7,000,000 6,000,000 3,000,000 4,000,000 4,000,000 1,000,000 3,000,000 2,000,000 1,000,000 2,000,000 3,000,000 5,000,000 3,000,000 4,000,000 2,000,000 3,000,000 2,000,000 3,000,000 13,000,000 5,000,000 2,000,000 4,000,000 3,000,000 4,000,000 7,000,000               
          purchases of other companies, net of cash acquired
        -396,000,000 -335,000,000 -6,000,000 1,000,000 -17,000,000 -313,000,000 -108,000,000 -116,000,000 -1,118,000,000 -168,000,000 12,000,000 -119,000,000 -299,000,000 -2,017,000,000 -11,000,000 -235,000,000 -77,000,000 -1,000,000 -1,434,000,000 -1,000,000   -2,000,000 -52,000,000 -22,000,000 -173,000,000 -2,161,000,000 -747,000,000 -6,000,000 -52,000,000 -1,314,000,000 -98,000,000   -14,000,000 -1,000,000 -13,000,000 -28,000,000   -4,000,000 4,000,000 -755,000,000 -1,000,000                                              
          purchases of investments
         -1,000,000 -1,000,000 -1,000,000 -1,000,000 -1,000,000 -1,000,000 -2,000,000     -2,000,000 -1,000,000 -1,000,000 -3,000,000    -1,000,000 -1,000,000 -1,000,000 -1,000,000 -1,000,000   -2,000,000   -1,000,000 -3,000,000 -1,000,000                                                           
          proceeds from sales of investments
        3,000,000                                                                                               
          net cash from investing activities
        -853,000,000 -603,000,000 -1,194,000,000 -1,211,000,000 -361,000,000 -515,000,000 -1,167,000,000 -1,186,000,000 -1,280,000,000 -437,000,000 -711,000,000 -1,068,000,000 -760,000,000 -2,646,000,000 -978,000,000 -998,000,000 -394,000,000 -408,000,000 -995,000,000 -2,174,000,000 -34,000,000 63,000,000 -245,000,000 -2,000,000 -39,000,000 39,000,000 -743,000,000 -741,000,000 -265,000,000 -2,158,000,000 -1,388,000,000 -827,000,000 -178,000,000 -1,453,000,000 -560,000,000 -1,558,000,000 -134,000,000 6,000,000 -343,000,000 -505,000,000 -17,000,000 22,000,000 -316,000,000 -651,000,000 -225,000,000 -94,000,000 -336,000,000 -1,339,000,000 -231,000,000 31,000,000 -407,000,000 -626,000,000 -175,000,000 -38,000,000 -172,000,000 -1,494,000,000 -400,000,000 -134,000,000 -240,000,000 -403,000,000 -84,000,000 -26,000,000 -86,000,000 -93,000,000 -18,000,000 -39,000,000 -49,000,000 -10,000,000 4,000,000 5,000,000 -121,000,000 -247,000,000 -83,000,000 -45,000,000 -122,000,000 -273,000,000 -164,000,000 -22,000,000 -102,000,000 -322,000,000 -202,000,000 -44,000,000 -160,000,000 -264,000,000 -85,000,000 -27,170,000 -116,249,000 -133,016,000 -176,565,000 -238,878,000 -68,624,000 -136,049,000 -93,888,000 -3,851,000 -125,478,000 
          cash flows from financing activities:
                                                                                                       
          proceeds from debt
        2,055,000,000 3,715,000,000 2,638,000,000 2,731,000,000 2,098,000,000 1,880,000,000 2,818,000,000 2,302,000,000 4,609,000,000 1,858,000,000 2,230,000,000 2,158,000,000 2,330,000,000 4,666,000,000 1,980,000,000 2,084,000,000 1,155,000,000 1,334,000,000 3,262,000,000 2,677,000,000 1,091,000,000 2,009,000,000 3,631,000,000 1,103,000,000 2,517,000,000 3,135,000,000 1,535,000,000 3,163,000,000 1,427,000,000 5,116,000,000 2,732,000,000 2,074,000,000 2,256,000,000 3,099,000,000 4,759,000,000 2,441,000,000 1,502,000,000 2,940,000,000 1,848,000,000 3,050,000,000 914,000,000 1,113,000,000 1,546,000,000 3,171,000,000 2,736,000,000 1,159,000,000 1,135,000,000 2,378,000,000 2,398,000,000 874,000,000 1,292,000,000 1,008,000,000 631,000,000 1,127,000,000 693,000,000 842,000,000 3,351,000,000 430,000,000 355,000,000 536,000,000 571,000,000 1,942,000,000 391,000,000 445,000,000 645,000,000 1,449,000,000 -3,569,000,000 3,008,000,000 2,564,000,000 3,264,000,000 2,730,000,000   39,000,000 194,000,000 186,000,000 41,000,000         15,060,000 8,072,000 209,265,000 1,978,603,000 640,825,000 2,745,000 224,946,000 19,500,000 204,165,000 63,714,000 
          payments of debt
        -2,449,000,000 -3,667,000,000 -1,910,000,000 -2,316,000,000 -2,636,000,000 -1,897,000,000 -2,367,000,000 -1,854,000,000 -3,743,000,000 -2,399,000,000 -2,168,000,000 -1,897,000,000 -2,110,000,000 -3,215,000,000 -1,893,000,000 -1,761,000,000 -1,372,000,000 -1,768,000,000 -3,356,000,000 -1,628,000,000 -1,710,000,000 -2,416,000,000 -4,149,000,000 -2,305,000,000 -2,375,000,000 -3,409,000,000 -1,590,000,000 -3,107,000,000 -1,572,000,000 -3,478,000,000 -1,658,000,000 -2,243,000,000 -2,563,000,000 -2,051,000,000 -4,613,000,000 -1,604,000,000 -1,939,000,000 -3,202,000,000 -1,701,000,000 -2,983,000,000 -1,337,000,000  -1,446,000,000 -2,943,000,000 -2,704,000,000                 -1,981,000,000 -293,000,000 -435,000,000 -897,000,000 -1,431,000,000 3,486,000,000 -3,043,000,000 -2,670,000,000    -7,000,000    -32,000,000   -7,000,000 -8,000,000  -7,000,000 -19,000,000 -6,000,000  -6,041,000 -280,687,000 -1,927,073,000  -28,058,000 -184,076,000 -3,041,000  -119,504,000 
          payment of contingent consideration
        -18,000,000 -23,000,000                                                                                         
          common stock repurchased, including tax withholdings for share-based compensation
        -421,000,000                                                                                               
          payments of financing and other debt related costs
         -15,000,000 -9,000,000 -1,000,000 -13,000,000                                                                                           
          dividends paid
        -125,000,000 -114,000,000 -115,000,000 -117,000,000 -118,000,000 -108,000,000 -107,000,000 -109,000,000 -110,000,000 -101,000,000 -100,000,000 -102,000,000 -103,000,000                                                                                   
          net cash from financing activities
        -958,000,000 -712,000,000 -14,000,000 -134,000,000 -981,000,000 -528,000,000 -33,000,000 -38,000,000 325,000,000 -906,000,000 -290,000,000 -92,000,000 -186,000,000 1,426,000,000 -152,000,000 -187,000,000 -535,000,000 -435,000,000 -103,000,000 1,047,000,000 -649,000,000 -412,000,000 -536,000,000 -1,203,000,000 -142,000,000 -489,000,000 -264,000,000 -159,000,000 -393,000,000 1,404,000,000 863,000,000 -338,000,000 -532,000,000 1,020,000,000 107,000,000 836,000,000 -466,000,000 -308,000,000 -5,000,000 -91,000,000 -560,000,000 -447,000,000 -10,000,000 17,000,000 -335,000,000 -245,000,000 -71,000,000 730,000,000 -218,000,000 -411,000,000 159,000,000 148,000,000 -191,000,000 -149,000,000 45,000,000 1,422,000,000 135,000,000 -12,000,000 53,000,000 112,000,000 -73,000,000 -56,000,000 97,000,000 10,000,000 -254,000,000 -28,000,000 -84,000,000 -49,000,000 -107,000,000 -181,000,000 -14,000,000 -410,000,000 -7,000,000 -60,000,000 -41,000,000 74,000,000 14,000,000 -248,000,000 -203,000,000 55,000,000 -8,000,000 -13,000,000 -43,000,000 -19,000,000 -5,000,000 5,091,000 -12,189,000 -77,893,000 20,991,000 237,042,000 -31,897,000 33,943,000 15,869,000 -156,750,000 -58,322,000 
          effect of foreign exchange rates
        -6,000,000 6,000,000 -9,000,000 23,000,000 2,000,000 -27,000,000 8,000,000 -3,000,000 -8,000,000 8,000,000 -4,000,000   -1,000,000 -4,000,000   -1,000,000 -5,000,000 9,000,000 1,000,000 7,000,000   -2,000,000     2,000,000 -1,000,000 -3,000,000 -6,000,000 -3,000,000 10,000,000 9,000,000 2,000,000 -6,000,000 -3,000,000 -1,000,000 13,000,000 -5,000,000 -10,000,000 2,000,000 -16,000,000 -6,000,000 -7,000,000 6,000,000 -7,000,000 -6,000,000 3,000,000 -5,000,000 -2,000,000    1,000,000 1,000,000 -2,000,000 2,000,000 5,000,000 6,000,000 5,000,000 -8,000,000 5,000,000 2,000,000 9,000,000 7,000,000 -2,000,000 -6,000,000 -3,000,000 1,000,000 -2,000,000 -1,000,000 7,000,000 3,000,000 2,000,000    -1,000,000     3,530,000 82,000 -360,000 748,000 -10,900,000 139,000 2,093,000 9,062,000 -4,956,000 -3,897,000 
          net increase in cash and cash equivalents
        -303,000,000 -53,000,000 -36,000,000 6,000,000 85,000,000 -22,000,000 12,000,000 38,000,000 66,000,000 79,000,000 57,000,000   30,000,000 8,000,000 -33,000,000 -43,000,000 -176,000,000 -16,000,000 58,000,000 76,000,000 28,000,000 47,000,000 -386,000,000 461,000,000 -8,000,000 -15,000,000 23,000,000 9,000,000 -22,000,000 -52,000,000 -161,000,000 -74,000,000 28,000,000 -14,000,000 1,000,000 25,000,000 15,000,000 32,000,000 46,000,000 40,000,000 8,000,000 -29,000,000 -57,000,000 99,000,000 -10,000,000 -2,000,000 -57,000,000 52,000,000 50,000,000 -8,000,000 -14,000,000 41,000,000 38,000,000 27,000,000 15,000,000 -10,000,000 10,000,000   2,000,000 33,000,000 140,000,000 10,000,000 -149,000,000 20,000,000 24,000,000 29,000,000 19,000,000    134,000,000    -15,000,000    15,000,000 165,000,000   39,000,000 154,282,000 76,783,000 -54,760,000 47,695,000 3,101,000 45,945,000 -2,525,000 13,697,000   
          cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
        459,000,000  457,000,000  363,000,000  106,000,000  144,000,000  202,000,000  52,000,000  43,000,000  352,000,000  312,000,000  179,000,000  158,000,000  175,000,000  106,000,000  36,000,000  203,000,000  169,000,000  77,000,000  381,000,000  119,000,000  316,000,000  303,000,000  79,449,000  19,231,000  
          cash and cash equivalents at end of period
        156,000,000  -36,000,000 6,000,000 542,000,000  12,000,000 38,000,000 429,000,000  57,000,000 128,000,000 99,000,000  8,000,000 -33,000,000 101,000,000  -16,000,000 58,000,000 278,000,000  47,000,000 -386,000,000 513,000,000  -15,000,000 23,000,000 52,000,000  -52,000,000 -161,000,000 278,000,000  -14,000,000 1,000,000 337,000,000  32,000,000 46,000,000 219,000,000  -29,000,000 -57,000,000 257,000,000  -2,000,000 -57,000,000 227,000,000  -8,000,000 -14,000,000 147,000,000  27,000,000 15,000,000 26,000,000  -32,000,000 -147,000,000 205,000,000  140,000,000 10,000,000 20,000,000  24,000,000 29,000,000 96,000,000  -14,000,000 -435,000,000 515,000,000  8,000,000 104,000,000  -68,000,000 -123,000,000 331,000,000  -103,000,000 -88,000,000 342,000,000  76,783,000 -54,760,000 127,144,000  45,945,000 -2,525,000 32,928,000  -26,000 
          supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:
                                                                                                       
          cash paid for income taxes
        17,000,000 28,000,000 34,000,000 498,000,000 42,000,000 182,000,000 206,000,000 475,000,000 131,000,000 104,000,000 177,000,000 183,000,000 29,000,000 31,000,000 143,000,000 142,000,000 10,000,000 51,000,000 43,000,000 102,000,000 6,000,000 79,000,000 218,000,000 18,000,000 3,000,000 142,000,000 23,000,000 69,000,000 4,000,000 21,000,000 11,000,000 29,000,000 10,000,000 91,000,000 55,000,000 58,000,000 1,000,000 85,000,000 11,000,000   5,000,000 25,000,000   40,000,000 24,000,000 27,000,000 9,000,000 4,000,000 13,000,000 16,000,000 15,000,000 9,000,000 7,000,000 12,000,000 12,000,000                                       
          cash paid for interest
        196,000,000 137,000,000 227,000,000 117,000,000 222,000,000 130,000,000 227,000,000 122,000,000 195,000,000 119,000,000 190,000,000 127,000,000 178,000,000 67,000,000 151,000,000 39,000,000 149,000,000 29,000,000 167,000,000 28,000,000 167,000,000 45,000,000 179,000,000 85,000,000 174,000,000 101,000,000 179,000,000 122,000,000 179,000,000 76,000,000 166,000,000 60,000,000 153,000,000 52,000,000 128,000,000 87,000,000 90,000,000 121,000,000 75,000,000 150,000,000 69,000,000  51,000,000 162,000,000 91,000,000                                         31,112,000 53,798,000 37,883,000 52,207,000  34,012,000 71,134,000 39,972,000  42,645,000 
          increase in accounts receivable
         88,000,000    31,000,000    87,000,000 -139,000,000    -202,000,000                           61,000,000    -2,000,000    -3,000,000    8,000,000     -45,000,000                                     
          decrease in inventory
         -5,000,000    10,000,000    -3,000,000 17,000,000   8,000,000 3,000,000 -23,000,000 -13,000,000 1,000,000 6,000,000 -9,000,000 11,000,000  7,000,000 5,000,000                                     9,000,000 12,000,000   9,000,000 3,000,000   19,000,000    35,000,000                      
          decrease in accounts payable
                -74,000,000                                                                                       
          increase in accrued expenses and other liabilities
         18,000,000 2,000,000       142,000,000    165,000,000    53,000,000 50,000,000   39,000,000 -117,000,000   -105,000,000    27,000,000 6,000,000 67,000,000 -135,000,000 27,000,000 27,000,000 2,000,000 14,000,000 -50,000,000   20,000,000 -108,000,000    -4,000,000        -38,000,000    -18,000,000   -19,000,000 1,000,000   6,000,000         42,000,000                      
          common stock repurchased, including tax withholdings for share based compensation
           -431,000,000 -289,000,000 -403,000,000 -377,000,000 -376,000,000 -415,000,000 -264,000,000 -252,000,000 -251,000,000 -303,000,000 -10,000,000                                                                                  
          cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year
                                                                                                       
          cash and cash equivalents at end of year
                                                                                                       
          increase in prepaid expenses and other assets
          -88,000,000                                             -1,000,000 -4,000,000      -1,000,000                                         
          decrease in deferred taxes
           -22,000,000 -16,000,000                                                       5,000,000 -9,000,000  12,000,000 -23,000,000 -24,000,000                               
          loss on repurchase/redemption/amendment of debt
                                                                                                       
          payments of financing costs
             -1,000,000 -16,000,000     -15,000,000      -13,000,000 -1,000,000 -9,000,000 -10,000,000 1,000,000 -10,000,000 -9,000,000 -23,000,000   -37,000,000 -7,000,000 -12,000,000   -1,000,000 -2,000,000 -24,000,000 -2,000,000 -20,000,000     -8,000,000 -64,000,000 -3,000,000         -19,000,000   -1,000,000 -1,000,000           -1,000,000 -33,000,000   -180,000 -1,322,000 -1,803,000 -33,695,000 -5,968,000 -3,246,000 -6,927,000 -590,000 -3,145,000 -2,528,000 
          loss on repurchase/redemption/amendment of debt securities
              1,000,000                                                                                       
          decrease (increase) in accounts receivable
                                                                                                       
          merger related costs
                               1,000,000 22,000,000 11,000,000 2,000,000 1,000,000 18,000,000 16,000,000 14,000,000 2,000,000     1,000,000 -27,000,000 -2,000,000 4,000,000 8,000,000 1,000,000                                               
          loss on repurchase/redemption of debt securities
                                                                   25,000,000                                 
          purchases of rental equipment
                  -1,030,000,000 -1,251,000,000 -797,000,000 -980,000,000 -1,102,000,000 -872,000,000 -482,000,000 -690,000,000 -1,100,000,000 -913,000,000 -295,000,000 -176,000,000 -432,000,000 -145,000,000 -208,000,000 -158,000,000 -845,000,000 -872,000,000 -257,000,000 -144,000,000 -736,000,000 -946,000,000 -280,000,000 -284,000,000 -572,000,000 -694,000,000 -219,000,000 -101,000,000 -423,000,000 -622,000,000 -100,000,000 -109,000,000 -409,000,000 -693,000,000 -323,000,000 -217,000,000 -456,000,000 -695,000,000 -333,000,000 -81,000,000 -474,000,000 -736,000,000 -289,000,000 -163,000,000 -273,000,000 -446,000,000 -390,000,000 -143,000,000 -219,000,000 -297,000,000 -115,000,000 -59,000,000 -113,000,000 -125,000,000 -49,000,000 -62,000,000 -60,000,000 -86,000,000 -52,000,000 -34,000,000 -153,000,000 -301,000,000 -136,000,000 -85,000,000 -181,000,000 -339,000,000 -265,000,000 -109,000,000 -158,000,000 -369,000,000 -243,000,000 -61,000,000 -196,000,000 -332,000,000 -152,000,000 -126,791,000 -143,466,000 -169,216,000 -152,527,000 -15,303,000 -54,905,000 -163,174,000 -102,499,000 -30,560,000 -157,807,000 
          purchases of non-rental equipment and intangible assets
                  -88,000,000 -106,000,000 -73,000,000 -72,000,000 -59,000,000 -68,000,000 -55,000,000 -58,000,000                                                                              
          net decrease in cash and cash equivalents
                    -7,000,000                                                          -14,000,000    8,000,000    -68,000,000                 
          proceeds from the exercise of common stock options
                             1,000,000 1,000,000 6,000,000 4,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 2,000,000 1,000,000       1,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 2,000,000 3,000,000 4,000,000 6,000,000 6,000,000 5,000,000 4,000,000 1,000,000 26,000,000 4,000,000         2,000,000   10,000,000 5,000,000 13,000,000 4,000,000 14,000,000 1,000,000   1,000,000 -1,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000         -4,000 
          common stock repurchased
                       -501,000,000 -318,000,000 -1,000,000 -1,000,000 -2,000,000 -30,000,000 -5,000,000 -5,000,000 -276,000,000 -206,000,000 -210,000,000 -211,000,000 -243,000,000 -211,000,000 -211,000,000 -169,000,000 -226,000,000 -30,000,000 -2,000,000 -1,000,000 -23,000,000 -40,000,000 -152,000,000 -172,000,000 -164,000,000 -122,000,000 -166,000,000 -158,000,000 -343,000,000 -214,000,000 -152,000,000 -186,000,000 -61,000,000 -16,000,000 -15,000,000 -54,000,000 -30,000,000 -3,000,000 -13,000,000                                         
          changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions:
                                                                                                       
          loss on repurchase/redemption of debt securities and amendment of abl facility
                             24,000,000    29,000,000       11,000,000 31,000,000   65,000,000 10,000,000   121,000,000 2,000,000                                                   
          purchases of non-rental equipment
                           -34,000,000 -19,000,000 -52,000,000 -43,000,000 -49,000,000 -53,000,000 -61,000,000 -60,000,000 -55,000,000 -42,000,000 -51,000,000 -54,000,000 -47,000,000 -33,000,000 -33,000,000 -32,000,000 -33,000,000 -22,000,000 -28,000,000 -23,000,000 -19,000,000 -23,000,000 -26,000,000 -26,000,000 -28,000,000 -22,000,000 -36,000,000 -32,000,000 -34,000,000 -18,000,000 -33,000,000 -30,000,000 -27,000,000 -14,000,000 -21,000,000 -14,000,000 -26,000,000 -36,000,000 -12,000,000 -11,000,000 -8,000,000 -5,000,000 -8,000,000 -8,000,000 -7,000,000 -5,000,000 -17,000,000 -8,000,000 -14,000,000 -12,000,000 -39,000,000 -9,000,000 -17,000,000 -15,000,000 -39,000,000 -28,000,000 -22,000,000 -31,000,000 -5,000,000 -34,000,000                 
          changes in operating assets and liabilities:
                                                                                                       
          gain on insurance proceeds from damaged equipment
                               -7,000,000 -6,000,000 -6,000,000 -6,000,000 -5,000,000 -7,000,000 -4,000,000 -4,000,000 -12,000,000 -2,000,000                                                               
          excess tax benefits from share-based payment arrangements
                                             -5,000,000 -26,000,000 -27,000,000 52,000,000            -1,000,000 -3,000,000       -1,000,000 -1,000,000 -1,000,000       3,000,000 18,000,000 8,000,000 2,000,000                   
          cash received in connection with the 4 percent convertible senior notes and related hedge
                                                       18,000,000 7,000,000                                               
          cash received for income taxes
                                                -53,000,000                      -1,000,000                                 
          loss on sale of software subsidiary
                                                                                                       
          loss on retirement of subordinated convertible debentures
                                                         1,000,000 1,000,000     1,000,000 1,000,000                                   
          payments of debt, including subordinated convertible debentures
                                                     -1,201,000,000 -1,060,000,000 -1,479,000,000 -2,543,000,000 -1,284,000,000 -1,074,000,000 -812,000,000 -795,000,000 -1,268,000,000 -638,000,000 -2,079,000,000 -385,000,000 -430,000,000 -301,000,000 -441,000,000 -641,000,000                                   
          cash paid for interest, including subordinated convertible debentures
                                                     142,000,000 91,000,000 140,000,000 84,000,000 139,000,000 93,000,000 139,000,000 90,000,000 152,000,000 85,000,000 94,000,000 40,000,000 62,000,000 43,000,000                                     
          decrease (increase) in prepaid expenses and other assets
                                                    18,000,000                                                   
          cash (received) paid for income taxes
                                                    -35,000,000                                                   
          gain on sale of software subsidiary
                                                           2,000,000                                         
          loss on extinguishment of debt securities
                                                     5,000,000 64,000,000 11,000,000                                               
          decrease (increase) in inventory
                                                                                                       
          proceeds from sale of software subsidiary
                                                                                                     
          cash received (paid) in connection with the 4 percent convertible senior notes and related hedge
                                                     11,000,000                                                  
          (gain) loss on sale of software subsidiary
                                                                                                       
          rsc merger related costs
                                                         1,000,000 2,000,000 6,000,000 13,000,000 8,000,000 80,000,000 10,000,000                                       
          loss on extinguishment of debt securities and abl amendment
                                                                                                       
          cash paid in connection with the 4 percent convertible senior notes and related hedge
                                                         16,000,000        -2,000,000                                     
          increase in restricted cash- rsc merger related debt interest
                                                                                                       
          purchases of other companies
                                                              -1,118,000,000 -57,000,000 -78,000,000 -55,000,000       1,000,000 -25,000,000 1,000,000 -2,000,000    -2,000,000 -21,000,000 -16,000,000 -23,000,000 -37,000,000   -40,974,000 -79,000 -209,000 -60,738,000 -419,000 -474,000 -365,000 -4,162,000 -9,323,000 -2,953,000 
          increase in restricted cash- proceeds from rsc merger related debt
                                                                                                       
          loss on sales of non-rental equipment
                                                                                                     
          increase in restricted cash—rsc merger related debt interest
                                                                -25,000,000                                       
          increase in restricted cash—proceeds from rsc merger related debt
                                                                -2,825,000,000                                       
          shares repurchased and retired
                                                                -8,000,000 -7,000,000 -1,000,000     -1,000,000   -1,000,000 -3,000,000 -1,000,000     -6,000,000    -167,000 -211,000        
          loss on repurchase/redemption of debt securities and abl amendment
                                                                                                       
          cash paid (received) for income taxes
                                                                                                       
          net loss
                                                                    -20,000,000 -21,000,000 23,000,000 12,000,000 -40,000,000                        -106,603,000    -8,723,000   
          adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash from operating activities:
                                                                                                       
          loss on repurchase of debt securities
                                                                        4,000,000                               
          cash received for taxes
                                                                    -11,000,000    53,000,000                               
          goodwill impairment charge
                                                                                                       
          foreign currency transaction loss
                                                                                                       
          gain on retirement of subordinated convertible debentures
                                                                                                     
          repurchase of common stock, including fees
                                                                                                      
          cash paid in connection with convertible note hedge transactions
                                                                                                       
          cash paid in connection with preferred stock redemption, including fees
                                                                                                      
          cash paid for taxes
                                                                                                       
          supplemental schedule of non-cash investing activities:
                                                                                                       
          the company acquired the net assets of other companies as follows:
                                                                                                       
          assets, net of cash acquired
                                                                                             52,874,000 48,000 66,078,000  3,314,000  4,321,000 
          income from continuing operations
                                                                             -853,000,000 74,000,000 37,000,000 38,000,000 153,000,000 111,000,000 67,000,000 32,000,000                   
          adjustments to reconcile income from continuing operations to net cash from operating activities:
                                                                                                       
          amortization and write-off of deferred financing and related costs
                                                                         4,000,000 5,000,000 4,000,000 4,000,000                           
          (gain) loss on sales of non-rental equipment
                                                                                                       
          foreign currency transaction gain
                                                                                                       
          non-cash adjustments to equipment
                                                                         -1,000,000 -4,000,000 4,000,000 4,000,000 1,000,000 2,000,000 2,000,000 10,000,000   -2,000,000 -7,000,000 6,000,000                 
          gain on repurchase of debt securities
                                                                                                       
          net cash from operating activities—continuing operations
                                                                             193,000,000 124,000,000 221,000,000 226,000,000 375,000,000 161,000,000 196,000,000 127,000,000                   
          net cash from operating activities—discontinued operation
                                                                                 3,000,000 6,000,000                   
          net cash from investing activities—continuing operations
                                                                             5,000,000 -121,000,000 -247,000,000 -83,000,000 -45,000,000 -188,000,000 -273,000,000 -165,000,000                   
          net cash from investing activities—discontinued operation
                                                                                 66,000,000 1,000,000                   
          cash paid for taxes, net of refunds
                                                                                                       
          the company acquired the net assets and assumed certain liabilities of other companies as follows:
                                                                                                       
          less: liabilities assumed
                                                                                                       
          net cash paid
                                                                                             40,974,000 79,000 209,000 60,738,000  474,000 365,000 4,162,000  2,953,000 
          other
                                                                            -1,000,000                          
          cash paid in connection with preferred stock redemption
                                                                                                       
          gain on repurchase of high yield notes
                                                                            -4,000,000                           
          payments on debt
                                                                             -3,444,000,000 -2,138,000,000   -111,000,000 -255,000,000                     
          proceeds received in conjunction with partial termination of interest rate caps
                                                                                                      
          subordinated convertible debentures repurchased and retired, including premium paid of 1
                                                                                                       
          amortization of deferred financing costs
                                                                              4,000,000   2,000,000 2,000,000                     
          write-off of deferred financing costs and discount in connection with repurchase of 14% holdco notes
                                                                                                       
          increase decrease in prepaid expenses and other assets
                                                                                                       
          write-off deferred financing fees and unamortized premiums on interest rate caps
                                                                                                       
          write-off of deferred financing costs
                                                                                                       
          amortization of deferred compensation
                                                                                  2,000,000 6,000,000 4,000,000 5,000,000 6,000,000 4,000,000 1,000,000 2,000,000 1,000,000 4,000,000 1,000,000 4,891,000 5,596,000 2,662,000 9,851,000 2,513,000 14,493,000 7,795,000 1,614,000 2,959,000 2,959,000 
          subordinated convertible debentures repurchased and retired, including premium of 1
                                                                                                       
          proceeds from sale of discontinued operation
                                                                                   68,000,000                   
          restructuring and asset impairment charge
                                                                                                       
          goodwill impairment
                                                                                             -306,000          
          loss on sale of discontinued operations
                                                                                                       
          repurchase premiums for debt refinancing
                                                                                             745,000 11,250,000 139,005,000       
          write-off of deferred financing fees and unamortized premiums on interest rate caps
                                                                                     1,000,000                  
          proceeds from sale-leaseback transactions
                                                                                                       
          proceeds from sales of rental locations
                                                                                                       
          proceeds from debt, including borrowings under accounts receivable securitization facility
                                                                                                       
          purchase of interest rate caps
                                                                                                       
          supplemental schedule of non-cash investing and financing activities
                                                                                                       
          accounts receivable
                                                                                      -50,000,000 -72,000,000 80,000,000 17,000,000 -67,000,000 -75,000,000 47,000,000 54,850,000 -52,394,000 -46,611,000 54,155,000 35,943,000 -46,769,000 -66,341,000 43,930,000 82,991,000 -42,056,000 
          inventory
                                                                                      22,000,000 17,000,000 -38,000,000 9,000,000 1,000,000 -16,000,000 -26,000,000 9,591,000 -1,101,000 5,621,000 -2,111,000 18,476,000 710,000 652,000 -9,021,000 21,090,000 13,230,000 
          prepaid expenses and other assets
                                                                                      2,000,000 -1,000,000 10,000,000 9,000,000 1,000,000 -5,000,000 6,000,000 -177,000 19,905,000 601,000 22,671,000 26,674,000 206,000 911,000 -6,632,000 11,254,000 11,728,000 
          accounts payable
                                                                                      -17,000,000 -33,000,000 106,000,000 -32,000,000 -93,000,000 80,000,000 39,000,000 -48,976,000 9,580,000 12,554,000 88,842,000 -61,307,000 -5,430,000 25,876,000 -15,381,000 -62,453,000 16,836,000 
          accrued expenses and other liabilities
                                                                                      19,000,000 32,000,000 -54,000,000 41,000,000 34,000,000 37,000,000 -43,000,000 -11,283,000 34,637,000 21,182,000 -21,536,000 -6,535,000 42,382,000 10,112,000 -4,196,000 26,284,000 35,478,000 
          cash proceeds from borrowings under credit facility
                                                                                                       
          cash proceeds from borrowings under accounts receivable securitization facility
                                                                                                       
          payments of debt, including 400 prepayment of term loan in 2006
                                                                                                       
          company-obligated mandatorily redeemable convertible securities of a subsidiary trust repurchased and retired, including premium paid of 1
                                                                                                       
          proceeds from sales of branches
                                                                                                       
          deferred taxes
                                                                                        12,000,000 25,000,000 49,000,000 32,000,000 6,000,000 23,521,000 17,843,000 21,617,000 -70,981,000 -96,157,000 21,140,000 9,613,000 -4,833,000 -48,591,000 22,666,000 
          purchases of property and equipment
                                                                                        -21,000,000 -26,000,000 -24,000,000 -19,000,000 -13,000,000 1,916,000 -21,128,000 -19,090,000 -18,698,000 -15,543,000 -2,539,000 -15,077,000 -8,885,000 -5,995,000 -11,040,000 
          asset impairment
                                                                                                       
          write-off of notes receivable and deferred financing fees
                                                                                                       
          cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle, net of tax
                                                                                                       
          buy-outs of equipment leases
                                                                                                       
          proceeds from sale leaseback
                                                                                                       
          proceeds from sale of branches
                                                                                         1,000,000 -1,000,000             
          in-process acquisition costs
                                                                                                       
          deposits on rental equipment purchases
                                                                                                  1,432,000 1,061,000 -13,422,000 3,374,000 6,357,000 
          company-obligated mandatorily redeemable convertible preferred securities of a subsidiary trust repurchased and retired
                                                                                                    -26,631,000 
          conversion of operating leases to capital leases
                                                                                                       
          conversion of convertible debt to common stock
                                                                                                       
          issuances of common stock as non-cash compensation
                                                                                                       
          the company acquired the net assets and assumed certain liabilities of other companies as follows: - sum
                                                                                                60,290,000  3,264,000   
          due to seller and other payments
                                                                                              31,000 209,000 448,000  474,000 365,000 898,000   
          repurchase premiums for debt refinancing—
                                                                                                       
          buy-outs of operating leases
                                                                                                       
          purchases of interest rate caps
                                                                                                       
          proceeds from the exercise of common stock options and warrants
                                                                                              959,000 -46,000 3,156,000       
          cash paid for income taxes, net of refunds
                                                                                              763,000 518,000 56,000  -1,132,000 430,000 360,000  811,000 
          supplemental disclosure of non-cash investing and financing activities:
                                                                                                       
          liabilities assumed
                                                                                              -5,788,000  -50,000  -1,386,000 
          debt refinancing
                                                                                                       
          payments of contingent purchase price
                                                                                                       
          proceeds from sale-leaseback
                                                                                                       
          proceeds from the exercise of common stock options, net of tax
                                                                                                       
          cumulative effect of change in accounting principle
                                                                                                      
          gain on sales of businesses
                                                                                                       
          extraordinary item
                                                                                                       
          proceeds from sales of businesses
                                                                                                       
          less: amounts paid through issuance of debt
                                                                                                       
          common shares repurchased and retired
                                                                                                       
          less:
                                                                                                       
          amounts paid through issuance of debt
                                                                                                       
          due to seller payments