Segment Information (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2015

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Equipment rental revenue by equipment type

The following table presents the percentage of equipment rental revenue by equipment type for the years ended December 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013:

	Year Ended December 31,
	2015		2014		2013
Primarily rented by our general rentals segment:
General construction and industrial equipment	43	%	43	%	44	%
Aerial work platforms	32	%	33	%	36	%
General tools and light equipment	10	%	10	%	9	%
Primarily rented by our trench, power and pump segment:
Power and HVAC equipment	6	%	6	%	6	%
Trench safety equipment	5	%	5	%	5	%
Pumps	4	%	3	%	*

* There was no material equipment rental revenue associated with pumps prior to the April 2014 acquisition of National Pump discussed in note 3 to our consolidated financial statements.

Financial information by segment

The following table sets forth financial information by segment as of and for the years ended December 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013:

	General rentals		Trench, power and pump		Total
2015
Equipment rentals	$	4,241	$	708	$	4,949
Sales of rental equipment	504		34		538
Sales of new equipment	137		20		157
Contractor supplies sales	67		12		79
Service and other revenues	83		11		94
Total revenue	5,032		785		5,817
Depreciation and amortization expense	1,071		173		1,244
Equipment rentals gross profit	1,819		328		2,147
Capital expenditures	1,439		197		1,636
Total assets	$	10,561	$	1,522	$	12,083
2014
Equipment rentals	$	4,222	$	597	$	4,819
Sales of rental equipment	519		25		544
Sales of new equipment	113		36		149
Contractor supplies sales	73		12		85
Service and other revenues	75		13		88
Total revenue	5,002		683		5,685
Depreciation and amortization expense	1,060		134		1,194
Equipment rentals gross profit	1,790		302		2,092
Capital expenditures	1,594		227		1,821
Total assets (1)	$	10,597	$	1,532	$	12,129
2013
Equipment rentals	$	3,869	$	327	$	4,196
Sales of rental equipment	474		16		490
Sales of new equipment	97		7		104
Contractor supplies sales	79		8		87
Service and other revenues	72		6		78
Total revenue	4,591		364		4,955
Depreciation and amortization expense	1,038		60		1,098
Equipment rentals gross profit	1,557		153		1,710
Capital expenditures	1,556		128		1,684
Total assets	$	10,322	$	554	$	10,876

(1)The increase in the trench safety, power and HVAC, and pump solutions assets in 2014 primarily reflects the impact of the National Pump acquisition discussed in note 3 to the consolidated financial statements.

Reconciliation of segment operating income to total Company operating income

The following is a reconciliation of equipment rentals gross profit to income before provision for income taxes:

	Year Ended December 31,
	2015			2014			2013
Total equipment rentals gross profit	$	2,147		$	2,092		$	1,710
Gross profit from other lines of business	333			340			277
Selling, general and administrative expenses	(714		)	(758		)	(642		)
Merger related costs	26			(11		)	(9		)
Restructuring charge	(6		)	1			(12		)
Non-rental depreciation and amortization	(268		)	(273		)	(246		)
Interest expense, net	(567		)	(555		)	(475		)
Interest expense- subordinated convertible debentures	—			—			(3		)
Other income, net	12			14			5
Income before provision for income taxes	$	963		$	850		$	605

Geographic area information

We operate in the United States and Canada. The following table presents geographic area information for the years ended December 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013, except for balance sheet information, which is presented as of December 31, 2015 and 2014:

	Domestic		Foreign (Canada)		Total
2015
Equipment rentals	$	4,452	$	497	$	4,949
Sales of rental equipment	480		58		538
Sales of new equipment	137		20		157
Contractor supplies sales	69		10		79
Service and other revenues	80		14		94
Total revenue	5,218		599		5,817
Rental equipment, net	5,657		529		6,186
Property and equipment, net	399		46		445
Goodwill and other intangibles, net	$	3,838	$	310	$	4,148
2014
Equipment rentals	$	4,217	$	602	$	4,819
Sales of rental equipment	478		66		544
Sales of new equipment	124		25		149
Contractor supplies sales	70		15		85
Service and other revenues	73		15		88
Total revenue	4,962		723		5,685
Rental equipment, net	5,399		609		6,008
Property and equipment, net	395		43		438
Goodwill and other intangibles, net	$	4,014	$	364	$	4,378
2013
Equipment rentals	$	3,612	$	584	$	4,196
Sales of rental equipment	438		52		490
Sales of new equipment	82		22		104
Contractor supplies sales	70		17		87
Service and other revenues	62		16		78
Total revenue	$	4,264	$	691	$	4,955