Segment Information

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2011

Segment Information

Segment Information

2. Segment Information

Our reportable segments are general rentals and trench safety, power and HVAC. 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. Information related to our condensed consolidated balance sheets is presented as of September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010.

		Trench safety,		Trench safety,		Trench safety,
	General rentals		Trench safety, power and  HVAC		Total
Three Months Ended September 30, 2011
Equipment rentals	$	540	$	64	$	604
Sales of rental equipment		40		2		42
Sales of new equipment		22		2		24
Contractor supplies sales		21		2		23
Service and other revenues		20		—		20
Total revenue		643		70		713
Depreciation and amortization expense		116		7		123
Segment operating income		132		26		158
Three Months Ended September 30, 2010
Equipment rentals	$	466	$	41	$	507
Sales of rental equipment		30		2		32
Sales of new equipment		17		2		19
Contractor supplies sales		22		2		24
Service and other revenues		23		—		23
Total revenue		558		47		605
Depreciation and amortization expense		105		7		112
Segment operating income		87		13		100
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2011
Equipment rentals	$	1,419	$	143	$	1,562
Sales of rental equipment		110		5		115
Sales of new equipment		54		6		60
Contractor supplies sales		61		5		66
Service and other revenues		60		2		62
Total revenue		1,704		161		1,865
Depreciation and amortization expense		330		21		351
Segment operating income		242		44		286
Capital expenditures		595		60		655
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2010
Equipment rentals	$	1,233	$	104	$	1,337
Sales of rental equipment		96		8		104
Sales of new equipment		54		5		59
Contractor supplies sales		68		5		73
Service and other revenues		65		2		67
Total revenue		1,516		124		1,640
Depreciation and amortization expense		314		18		332
Segment operating income		144		25		169
Capital expenditures		288		19		307

	September 30, 2011		December 31, 2010
Total reportable segment assets
General rentals	$	3,627	$	3,458
Trench safety, power and HVAC		378		235
Total assets	$	4,005	$	3,693

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

	Three Months Ended September 30,						Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2011			2010			2011			2010
Total reportable segment operating income	$	158		$	100		$	286		$	169
Unallocated restructuring charge		(2	)		(7	)		(5	)		(19	)
Operating income	$	156		$	93		$	281		$	150