Condensed Consolidated Statements Of Operations (USD $) In Millions, except Per Share data	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2011	Jun. 30, 2010	Jun. 30, 2011	Jun. 30, 2010
Revenues:
Equipment rentals	$ 524	$ 450	$ 958	$ 830
Sales of rental equipment	41	37	73	72
Sales of new equipment	21	21	36	40
Contractor supplies sales	22	26	43	49
Service and other revenues	21	23	42	44
Total revenues	629	557	1,152	1,035
Cost of revenues:
Cost of equipment rentals, excluding depreciation	246	217	479	431
Depreciation of rental equipment	103	95	202	191
Cost of rental equipment sales	28	28	46	52
Cost of new equipment sales	17	18	29	34
Cost of contractor supplies sales	16	19	30	35
Cost of service and other revenues	8	9	17	18
Total cost of revenues	418	386	803	761
Gross profit	211	171	349	274
Selling, general and administrative expenses	100	90	195	176
Restructuring charge	2	6	3	12
Non-rental depreciation and amortization	14	16	26	29
Operating income	95	59	125	57
Interest expense, net	57	54	113	115
Interest expense-subordinated convertible debentures	2	2	4	4
Other income, net	(3)		(4)	(1)
Income (loss) from continuing operations before provision (benefit) for income taxes	39	3	12	(61)
Provision (benefit) for income taxes	11	(9)	4	(33)
Income (loss) from continuing operations	28	12	8	(28)
Loss from discontinued operation, net of taxes	(1)		(1)
Net income (loss)	$ 27	$ 12	$ 7	$ (28)
Basic earnings (loss) per share:
Income (loss) from continuing operations	$ 0.45	$ 0.20	$ 0.12	$ (0.46)
Loss from discontinued operation	$ (0.01)		$ (0.01)
Net income (loss)	$ 0.44	$ 0.20	$ 0.11	$ (0.46)
Diluted earnings (loss) per share:
Income (loss) from continuing operations	$ 0.38	$ 0.18	$ 0.10	$ (0.46)
Loss from discontinued operation	$ (0.01)		$ (0.01)
Net income (loss)	$ 0.37	$ 0.18	$ 0.09	$ (0.46)