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Amount equal to the present value (the principal) at the beginning of the lease term of minimum lease payments during the lease term (excluding that portion of the payments representing executory costs such as insurance, maintenance, and taxes to be paid by the lessor, together with any profit thereon) net of payments or other amounts applied to the principal through the balance sheet date.

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Sum of the carrying values as of the balance sheet date of all debt, including all short-term borrowings, long-term debt, and capital lease obligations.

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Amount of short-term debt and current maturity of long-term debt and capital lease obligations due within one year or the normal operating cycle, if longer.

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Face (par) amount of debt instrument at time of issuance.

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Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Difference between the fair value of payments made and the carrying amount of debt which is extinguished prior to maturity.

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The total amount of the contingent obligation under letters of credit outstanding as of the reporting date.

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The effective interest rate at the end of the reporting period.

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Maximum borrowing capacity under the credit facility without consideration of any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed or the amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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Amount of borrowing capacity currently available under the credit facility (current borrowing capacity less the amount of borrowings outstanding).

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Amount of long-term debt and capital lease obligation due after one year or beyond the normal operating cycle, if longer.

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Debt (Schedule of Debt) (Details) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
Debt (Schedule of Debt) (Details) - USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Sep. 30, 2017	Aug. 31, 2017	Mar. 01, 2017	Feb. 28, 2017	Nov. 30, 2016	May 31, 2016	Mar. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2014	Jun. 30, 2008
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total debt	$ 9,440,000,000	$ 7,790,000,000	$ 9,440,000,000	$ 7,790,000,000
Capital Lease Obligations	67,000,000	71,000,000	67,000,000	71,000,000
Less short-term portion	(723,000,000)	(597,000,000)	(723,000,000)	(597,000,000)
Long-term debt	8,717,000,000	7,193,000,000	8,717,000,000	7,193,000,000
Loss on extinguishment of debt			54,000,000	101,000,000	$ 123,000,000
Accounts Receivable Securitization Facility \| Line of credit
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity	775,000,000		775,000,000
Total debt	695,000,000	568,000,000	695,000,000	568,000,000
Remaining borrowing capacity	$ 80,000,000		$ 80,000,000
Interest rate at period end	2.30%		2.30%
$3.0 billion ABL Facility \| Line of credit
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity	$ 3,000,000,000		$ 3,000,000,000											$ 1,250,000,000.000
Total debt	1,670,000,000	$ 1,645,000,000	1,670,000,000	$ 1,645,000,000
Remaining borrowing capacity	1,282,000,000		1,282,000,000
Letters of credit outstanding	$ 40,000,000		$ 40,000,000
Interest rate at period end	3.00%		3.00%
7 5/8 percent Senior Notes \| Senior notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated interest rate	7.625%	7.625%	7.625%	7.625%
Total debt	$ 0	$ 469,000,000	$ 0	$ 469,000,000
Loss on extinguishment of debt	11,000,000	$ 65,000,000
6 1/8 percent Senior Notes \| Senior notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated interest rate		6.125%		6.125%
Total debt	$ 0	$ 936,000,000	$ 0	$ 936,000,000
4 5/8 percent Senior Secured Notes due 2023 \| Senior notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated interest rate	4.625%		4.625%
Total debt	$ 992,000,000	991,000,000	$ 992,000,000	991,000,000
5 3/4 percent Senior Notes due 2024 \| Senior notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated interest rate	5.75%		5.75%
Total debt	$ 841,000,000	$ 839,000,000	$ 841,000,000	$ 839,000,000
5 1/2 percent Senior Notes due 2025 \| Senior notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated interest rate	5.50%	5.50%	5.50%	5.50%
Total debt	$ 793,000,000	$ 792,000,000	$ 793,000,000	$ 792,000,000
Debt instrument, face amount		750,000,000		750,000,000
4 5/8 percent Senior Notes due 2025 \| Senior notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated interest rate	4.625%		4.625%
Total debt	$ 740,000,000	0	$ 740,000,000	0
5 7/8 percent Senior Notes due 2026 \| Senior notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated interest rate	5.875%		5.875%
Total debt	$ 998,000,000	740,000,000	$ 998,000,000	740,000,000
5 1/2 percent Senior Notes due 2027 \| Senior notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated interest rate	5.50%		5.50%
Total debt	$ 990,000,000	739,000,000	$ 990,000,000	739,000,000
4 7/8 percent Senior Notes due 2028 \| Senior notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated interest rate	4.875%		4.875%
Total debt	$ 1,648,000,000	0	$ 1,648,000,000	0
Amount exchanged for equivalent notes	$ 744,000,000		$ 744,000,000
4 7/8 percent Senior Notes due 2028 \| Senior notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated interest rate	4.875%		4.875%
Total debt	$ 6,000,000	$ 0	$ 6,000,000	$ 0
Senior Notes 6.125 and 7.625 \| Senior notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Loss on extinguishment of debt			54,000,000
United Rentals (North America), Inc. \| 4 5/8 percent Senior Secured Notes due 2023 \| Senior notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, face amount												$ 1,000,000,000
United Rentals (North America), Inc. \| 5 3/4 percent Senior Notes due 2024 \| Senior notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, face amount													$ 850,000,000
United Rentals (North America), Inc. \| 5 1/2 percent Senior Notes due 2025 \| Senior notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, face amount												$ 800,000,000
United Rentals (North America), Inc. \| 4 5/8 percent Senior Notes due 2025 \| Senior notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, face amount						$ 750,000,000
United Rentals (North America), Inc. \| 5 7/8 percent Senior Notes due 2026 \| Senior notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, face amount									$ 250,000,000		$ 750,000,000
United Rentals (North America), Inc. \| 5 1/2 percent Senior Notes due 2027 \| Senior notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, face amount								$ 1,000,000,000	$ 250,000,000	$ 750,000,000
United Rentals (North America), Inc. \| 4 7/8 percent Senior Notes due 2028 \| Senior notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, face amount	$ 1,675,000,000		$ 1,675,000,000			750,000,000	$ 925,000,000
United Rentals (North America), Inc. \| 4 7/8 percent Senior Notes due 2028 \| Senior notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, face amount						$ 750,000,000