Segment Information

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2012

Segment Reporting, Measurement Disclosures [Abstract]

Segment Information

Segment Information

Our reportable segments are general rentals and trench safety, power and HVAC (“heating, ventilating and air conditioning”). The general rentals segment includes the rental of construction, infrastructure, industrial and homeowner equipment and related services and activities. The general rentals segment’s customers include construction and industrial companies, manufacturers, utilities, municipalities, homeowners and government entities. The general rentals segment comprises seven geographic regions—the Southwest, Gulf, Northwest, Southeast, Midwest, East, and Northeast Canada—and operates throughout the United States and Canada. The trench safety, power and HVAC segment includes the rental of specialty construction products and related services. The trench safety, power and HVAC segment’s customers include construction companies involved in infrastructure projects, municipalities and industrial companies. This segment operates throughout the United States and in Canada. These segments align our external segment reporting with how management evaluates and allocates resources. We evaluate segment performance based on segment operating results.

The following tables set forth financial information by segment.

	General rentals		Trench safety, power and  HVAC		Total
Three Months Ended March 31, 2012
Equipment rentals	$	475	$	48	$	523
Sales of rental equipment	74		2		76
Sales of new equipment	17		1		18
Contractor supplies sales	16		2		18
Service and other revenues	20		1		21
Total revenue	602		54		656
Depreciation and amortization expense	119		10		129
Segment operating income	89		8		97
Capital expenditures	413		13		426
Three Months Ended March 31, 2011
Equipment rentals	$	400	$	34	$	434
Sales of rental equipment	30		2		32
Sales of new equipment	14		1		15
Contractor supplies sales	20		1		21
Service and other revenues	20		1		21
Total revenue	484		39		523
Depreciation and amortization expense	105		6		111
Segment operating income	26		5		31
Capital expenditures	109		11		120

	March 31, 2012		December 31, 2011
Total reportable segment assets
General rentals	$	6,871	$	3,776
Trench safety, power and HVAC	426		367
Total assets	$	7,297	$	4,143

The following is a reconciliation of segment operating income to total Company operating income:

	Three Months Ended
	March 31,
	2012			2011
Total segment operating income	$	97		$	31
Unallocated RSC merger related costs	(10		)	—
Unallocated restructuring charge	—			(1		)
Operating income	$	87		$	30