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      Unit: USD2024-03-31 2023-12-31 2023-09-30 2023-06-30 2023-03-31 2022-12-31 2022-09-30 2022-06-30 2022-03-31 2021-12-31 2021-09-30 2021-06-30 2021-03-31 2020-12-31 2020-09-30 2020-06-30 2020-03-31 2019-12-31 2019-09-30 2019-06-30 2019-03-31 2018-12-31 2018-03-31 2017-06-30 2017-03-31 2016-12-31 2016-09-30 2016-06-30 2016-03-31 2015-12-31 2015-09-30 2015-06-30 2015-03-31 2014-12-31 2014-09-30 2014-06-30 2014-03-31 2013-12-31 2013-09-30 2013-06-30 2013-03-31 2012-12-31 2012-09-30 2012-06-30 2012-03-31 2011-12-31 2011-09-30 2011-06-30 2011-03-31 2010-12-31 2010-09-30 2010-06-30 2010-03-31 2009-12-31 2009-09-30 2009-06-30 2009-03-31 2008-12-31 2008-09-30 2008-06-30 2008-03-31 2007-12-31 2007-09-30 2007-06-30 2007-03-31 2006-12-31 2006-09-30 2006-06-30 2006-03-31 2005-12-31 2005-09-30 2005-06-30 2005-03-31 2004-12-31 2004-09-30 2004-06-30 2004-03-31 2003-06-30 2003-03-31 2002-12-31 2002-09-30 
                                                                                         
        cash flows from operating activities:                                                                                 
        net income542,000,000 679,000,000 703,000,000 591,000,000 451,000,000 639,000,000 606,000,000 493,000,000 367,000,000 481,000,000 409,000,000 293,000,000 203,000,000 297,000,000 208,000,000 212,000,000 173,000,000 338,000,000 391,000,000 270,000,000 175,000,000 310,000,000 183,000,000 141,000,000 109,000,000 153,000,000 187,000,000 134,000,000 92,000,000 169,000,000 215,000,000 86,000,000 115,000,000 194,000,000 192,000,000 94,000,000 60,000,000 140,000,000 143,000,000 83,000,000 21,000,000 41,000,000 73,000,000 -52,000,000 13,000,000 29,000,000 65,000,000 27,000,000 -20,000,000 -21,000,000 23,000,000 12,000,000 -40,000,000  -17,000,000 -19,000,000         53,000,000 95,000,000 56,000,000 20,000,000 49,000,000 76,000,000 50,000,000 12,000,000 52,022,000 -64,381,000 34,962,000 -106,603,000 23,391,000 -8,723,000 -208,951,000 40,767,000 
        adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash from operating activities:                                                                                 
        depreciation and amortization686,000,000 697,000,000 695,000,000 696,000,000 693,000,000 577,000,000 560,000,000 548,000,000 532,000,000 532,000,000 510,000,000 475,000,000 466,000,000 480,000,000 492,000,000 490,000,000 526,000,000 516,000,000 519,000,000 504,000,000 499,000,000 470,000,000 393,000,000 330,000,000 310,000,000 318,000,000 311,000,000 306,000,000 310,000,000 318,000,000 315,000,000 307,000,000 304,000,000 312,000,000 306,000,000 299,000,000 277,000,000 284,000,000 278,000,000 270,000,000 266,000,000 272,000,000 275,000,000 221,000,000 129,000,000 129,000,000 123,000,000 117,000,000 111,000,000 117,000,000 112,000,000 111,000,000 109,000,000 116,000,000 113,000,000 125,000,000 120,000,000 135,000,000 131,000,000 123,000,000 124,000,000 129,000,000 124,000,000 118,000,000 117,000,000 122,000,000 126,000,000 124,000,000 115,000,000 118,000,000 115,000,000 111,000,000 110,000,000 118,886,000 110,540,000 108,379,000 107,195,000 99,292,000 97,721,000 99,331,000 99,171,000 
        amortization of deferred financing costs and original issue discounts4,000,000 3,000,000 4,000,000 3,000,000 4,000,000 4,000,000 3,000,000 3,000,000 3,000,000 4,000,000 3,000,000 3,000,000 3,000,000 3,000,000 4,000,000 3,000,000 4,000,000 4,000,000 3,000,000 4,000,000 4,000,000 3,000,000 3,000,000 2,000,000 2,000,000 2,000,000 3,000,000 2,000,000 2,000,000 2,000,000 3,000,000 2,000,000 3,000,000 3,000,000 4,000,000 5,000,000 5,000,000 5,000,000 5,000,000 5,000,000 6,000,000 6,000,000 5,000,000 7,000,000 5,000,000 5,000,000 6,000,000 6,000,000 5,000,000 6,000,000 6,000,000 5,000,000 6,000,000                             
        gain on sales of rental equipment-187,000,000 -219,000,000 -181,000,000 -196,000,000 -190,000,000 -241,000,000 -112,000,000 -97,000,000 -116,000,000 -160,000,000 -84,000,000 -84,000,000 -103,000,000 -102,000,000 -76,000,000 -71,000,000 -83,000,000 -89,000,000 -76,000,000 -81,000,000 -67,000,000 -82,000,000 -74,000,000 -52,000,000 -46,000,000 -58,000,000 -44,000,000 -55,000,000 -47,000,000 -63,000,000 -56,000,000 -56,000,000 -52,000,000 -68,000,000 -58,000,000 -58,000,000 -45,000,000 -52,000,000 -40,000,000 -44,000,000 -40,000,000 -42,000,000 -29,000,000 -25,000,000 -29,000,000 -24,000,000 -15,000,000 -13,000,000 -14,000,000 -11,000,000 -10,000,000 -9,000,000 -11,000,000 -4,000,000   -8,000,000 -11,000,000 -18,000,000 -20,000,000 -17,000,000 -15,000,000 -22,000,000 -23,000,000 -24,000,000 -23,000,000 -27,000,000 -26,000,000 -24,000,000 -19,000,000 -18,000,000 -22,000,000 -23,000,000 -29,933,000 -14,392,000 -15,708,000 -17,967,000 -13,813,000 -11,825,000 -13,462,000 -13,108,000 
        gain on sales of non-rental equipment-3,000,000 -5,000,000 -6,000,000 -6,000,000 -4,000,000 -3,000,000 -2,000,000 -2,000,000 -2,000,000 -4,000,000 -2,000,000 -3,000,000 -1,000,000 -3,000,000 -2,000,000 -2,000,000 -1,000,000 -3,000,000 -1,000,000 -2,000,000 -2,000,000 -1,000,000 -2,000,000 -1,000,000 -1,000,000 -2,000,000 -1,000,000 -2,000,000 -2,000,000 -2,000,000 -2,000,000 -4,000,000 -3,000,000 -3,000,000 -1,000,000 -3,000,000 -1,000,000 -1,000,000 -1,000,000 -1,000,000 -1,000,000 -1,000,000      -1,000,000  2,000,000 -1,000,000 -1,000,000 -1,000,000   -3,000,000 -1,000,000 -1,000,000 -2,000,000 -2,000,000 -2,000,000             
        insurance proceeds from damaged equipment-13,000,000 -8,000,000 -11,000,000 -10,000,000 -9,000,000 -7,000,000 -8,000,000 -10,000,000 -7,000,000 -6,000,000 -5,000,000 -7,000,000 -7,000,000 -6,000,000 -47,000,000 7,000,000 6,000,000 6,000,000 6,000,000 5,000,000 7,000,000 4,000,000 2,000,000                                                           
        stock compensation expense28,000,000 22,000,000 23,000,000 25,000,000 24,000,000 32,000,000 35,000,000 36,000,000 24,000,000 30,000,000 33,000,000 35,000,000 21,000,000 24,000,000 18,000,000 15,000,000 13,000,000 16,000,000 14,000,000 16,000,000 15,000,000 29,000,000 19,000,000 24,000,000 16,000,000 12,000,000 11,000,000 13,000,000 9,000,000 12,000,000 12,000,000 11,000,000 14,000,000 26,000,000 17,000,000 19,000,000 12,000,000 12,000,000 15,000,000 10,000,000 9,000,000 9,000,000 10,000,000 9,000,000 4,000,000 3,000,000 3,000,000 4,000,000 2,000,000 2,000,000 2,000,000 3,000,000 1,000,000 2,000,000 2,000,000 2,000,000 2,000,000 2,000,000 2,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000                     
        restructuring charge1,000,000 4,000,000 5,000,000 18,000,000 1,000,000     1,000,000 1,000,000 6,000,000 6,000,000 3,000,000 2,000,000 2,000,000 2,000,000 6,000,000 8,000,000 16,000,000 2,000,000   6,000,000 4,000,000 2,000,000 2,000,000 5,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000   1,000,000 1,000,000 5,000,000 6,000,000 6,000,000 40,000,000   14,000,000 2,000,000 2,000,000 1,000,000 15,000,000 7,000,000 6,000,000 6,000,000 6,000,000 1,000,000                           
        loss on repurchase/redemption/amendment of debt securities1,000,000                                                                                 
        increase in deferred taxes-17,000,000 -53,000,000 35,000,000 18,000,000 35,000,000 407,000,000 66,000,000 27,000,000 37,000,000 111,000,000 84,000,000 70,000,000 3,000,000 -55,000,000 -4,000,000 -63,000,000 1,000,000 87,000,000 68,000,000 28,000,000 21,000,000 67,000,000 37,000,000 30,000,000 10,000,000 33,000,000 21,000,000 44,000,000 25,000,000 242,000,000 24,000,000 31,000,000 39,000,000 127,000,000 77,000,000 35,000,000 22,000,000 70,000,000 58,000,000 36,000,000 3,000,000 -21,000,000   1,000,000 23,000,000        8,000,000 3,000,000 -4,000,000 -3,000,000 -216,000,000 35,000,000 34,000,000 18,000,000 20,000,000 21,000,000 12,000,000 8,000,000 27,000,000 49,000,000               
        changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of amounts acquired:                                                                                 
        decrease (increase) in accounts receivable98,000,000             16,000,000            8,000,000                                43,000,000                        
        increase in inventory-3,000,000    -2,000,000 8,000,000 3,000,000 -23,000,000 -13,000,000         9,000,000 8,000,000 -16,000,000 -9,000,000 3,000,000 -9,000,000 1,000,000 -6,000,000  -1,000,000 2,000,000 -4,000,000   1,000,000 -4,000,000  8,000,000 1,000,000 -32,000,000 20,000,000 21,000,000 -9,000,000 -34,000,000 20,000,000 17,000,000 2,000,000 -41,000,000 14,000,000 13,000,000 -6,000,000 -24,000,000  12,000,000 -14,000,000 -2,000,000       1,000,000 -4,000,000   7,000,000 -30,000,000                 
        decrease in prepaid expenses and other assets15,000,000  49,000,000 9,000,000 125,000,000  31,000,000 -22,000,000 61,000,000            12,000,000  42,000,000  9,000,000    64,000,000            30,000,000          7,000,000 18,000,000 37,000,000    4,000,000 13,000,000                        
        decrease in accounts payable-74,000,000                                                                                 
        decrease in accrued expenses and other liabilities-49,000,000   6,000,000 -151,000,000   77,000,000 -86,000,000    -21,000,000    -98,000,000   42,000,000 -74,000,000           -79,000,000 -1,000,000   -29,000,000 -9,000,000 -32,000,000 61,000,000 -37,000,000 -50,000,000   -56,000,000 -45,000,000          11,000,000 -21,000,000 -65,000,000  -17,000,000 41,000,000 -84,000,000   44,000,000 -90,000,000                 
        net cash from operating activities1,029,000,000 1,414,000,000 1,062,000,000 1,289,000,000 939,000,000 1,251,000,000 1,142,000,000 1,154,000,000 886,000,000 668,000,000 1,087,000,000 1,176,000,000 758,000,000 370,000,000 827,000,000 817,000,000 644,000,000 442,000,000 992,000,000 923,000,000 667,000,000 730,000,000 642,000,000 714,000,000 623,000,000 323,000,000 383,000,000 643,000,000 604,000,000 438,000,000 307,000,000 575,000,000 675,000,000 335,000,000 412,000,000 546,000,000 508,000,000 436,000,000 237,000,000 469,000,000 409,000,000 226,000,000 153,000,000 88,000,000 254,000,000 155,000,000 157,000,000 142,000,000 154,000,000 109,000,000 124,000,000 101,000,000 118,000,000 85,000,000 148,000,000 81,000,000 124,000,000 193,000,000 124,000,000 221,000,000 226,000,000 375,000,000 164,000,000 196,000,000 133,000,000 252,000,000 237,000,000 143,000,000 226,000,000 219,000,000 99,000,000 196,000,000 129,000,000 172,831,000 205,139,000 156,509,000 202,521,000 97,488,000 82,654,000 160,862,000 187,671,000 
        cash flows from investing activities:                                                                                 
        payments for purchases of rental equipment-511,000,000                                                                                 
        payments for purchases of non-rental equipment and intangible assets-58,000,000                                                                                 
        proceeds from sales of rental equipment383,000,000 438,000,000 366,000,000 382,000,000 388,000,000 409,000,000 181,000,000 164,000,000 211,000,000 324,000,000 183,000,000 194,000,000 267,000,000 275,000,000 199,000,000 176,000,000 208,000,000 244,000,000 198,000,000 197,000,000 192,000,000 186,000,000 181,000,000 133,000,000 106,000,000 135,000,000 112,000,000 134,000,000 115,000,000 157,000,000 141,000,000 124,000,000 116,000,000 156,000,000 140,000,000 138,000,000 110,000,000 134,000,000 102,000,000 131,000,000 123,000,000 141,000,000 101,000,000 81,000,000 76,000,000 93,000,000 42,000,000 41,000,000 32,000,000 40,000,000 32,000,000 37,000,000 35,000,000 37,000,000 41,000,000 84,000,000 67,000,000 74,000,000 56,000,000 68,000,000 66,000,000 76,000,000 78,000,000 83,000,000 82,000,000 88,000,000 87,000,000 85,000,000 78,000,000 79,000,000 61,000,000 87,000,000 80,000,000 115,679,000 48,424,000 55,499,000 55,398,000 41,506,000 35,080,000 42,995,000 39,411,000 
        proceeds from sales of non-rental equipment13,000,000 14,000,000 18,000,000 16,000,000 12,000,000 9,000,000 6,000,000 4,000,000 5,000,000 10,000,000 6,000,000 7,000,000 7,000,000 11,000,000 11,000,000 11,000,000 9,000,000 11,000,000 11,000,000 7,000,000 8,000,000 10,000,000 4,000,000 4,000,000 2,000,000 2,000,000 5,000,000 3,000,000 4,000,000 3,000,000 6,000,000 4,000,000 4,000,000 7,000,000 8,000,000 7,000,000 11,000,000 11,000,000 4,000,000 6,000,000 5,000,000 5,000,000 14,000,000 5,000,000 7,000,000 6,000,000 3,000,000 4,000,000 4,000,000 1,000,000 3,000,000 2,000,000 1,000,000 2,000,000 3,000,000 5,000,000 3,000,000 4,000,000 2,000,000 3,000,000 2,000,000 3,000,000 13,000,000 5,000,000 2,000,000 4,000,000 3,000,000 4,000,000 7,000,000             
        purchases of other companies, net of cash acquired-1,118,000,000 -168,000,000 12,000,000 -119,000,000 -299,000,000 -2,017,000,000 -11,000,000 -235,000,000 -77,000,000 -1,000,000 -1,434,000,000 -1,000,000   -2,000,000 -52,000,000 -22,000,000 -173,000,000 -2,161,000,000 -52,000,000   -14,000,000 -1,000,000 -13,000,000 -28,000,000   -4,000,000 4,000,000 -755,000,000 -1,000,000                                            
        purchases of investments-2,000,000     -2,000,000 -1,000,000 -1,000,000 -3,000,000    -1,000,000 -1,000,000 -1,000,000 -1,000,000 -1,000,000   -2,000,000  -3,000,000 -1,000,000                                                         
        net cash from investing activities-1,280,000,000 -437,000,000 -711,000,000 -1,068,000,000 -760,000,000 -2,646,000,000 -978,000,000 -998,000,000 -394,000,000 -408,000,000 -995,000,000 -2,174,000,000 -34,000,000 63,000,000 -245,000,000 -2,000,000 -39,000,000 39,000,000 -743,000,000 -741,000,000 -265,000,000 -2,158,000,000 -178,000,000 -1,558,000,000 -134,000,000 6,000,000 -343,000,000 -505,000,000 -17,000,000 22,000,000 -316,000,000 -651,000,000 -225,000,000 -94,000,000 -336,000,000 -1,339,000,000 -231,000,000 31,000,000 -407,000,000 -626,000,000 -175,000,000 -38,000,000 -172,000,000 -1,494,000,000 -400,000,000 -134,000,000 -240,000,000 -403,000,000 -84,000,000 -26,000,000 -86,000,000 -93,000,000 -18,000,000 -39,000,000 -49,000,000 -10,000,000 4,000,000 5,000,000 -121,000,000 -247,000,000 -83,000,000 -45,000,000 -122,000,000 -273,000,000 -164,000,000 -22,000,000 -102,000,000 -322,000,000 -202,000,000 -44,000,000 -160,000,000 -264,000,000 -85,000,000 -27,170,000 -116,249,000 -133,016,000 -176,565,000 -136,049,000 -93,888,000 -3,851,000 -125,478,000 
        cash flows from financing activities:                                                                                 
        proceeds from debt4,609,000,000 1,858,000,000 2,230,000,000 2,158,000,000 2,330,000,000 4,666,000,000 1,980,000,000 2,084,000,000 1,155,000,000 1,334,000,000 3,262,000,000 2,677,000,000 1,091,000,000 2,009,000,000 3,631,000,000 1,103,000,000 2,517,000,000 3,135,000,000 1,535,000,000 3,163,000,000 1,427,000,000 5,116,000,000 2,256,000,000 2,441,000,000 1,502,000,000 2,940,000,000 1,848,000,000 3,050,000,000 914,000,000 1,113,000,000 1,546,000,000 3,171,000,000 2,736,000,000 1,159,000,000 1,135,000,000 2,378,000,000 2,398,000,000 874,000,000 1,292,000,000 1,008,000,000 631,000,000 1,127,000,000 693,000,000 842,000,000 3,351,000,000 430,000,000 355,000,000 536,000,000 571,000,000 1,942,000,000 391,000,000 445,000,000 645,000,000 1,449,000,000 -3,569,000,000 3,008,000,000 2,564,000,000 3,264,000,000 2,730,000,000   39,000,000 194,000,000 186,000,000 41,000,000         15,060,000 8,072,000 209,265,000 1,978,603,000 224,946,000 19,500,000 204,165,000 63,714,000 
        payments of debt-3,743,000,000 -2,399,000,000 -2,168,000,000 -1,897,000,000 -2,110,000,000 -3,215,000,000 -1,893,000,000 -1,761,000,000 -1,372,000,000 -1,768,000,000 -3,356,000,000 -1,628,000,000 -1,710,000,000 -2,416,000,000 -4,149,000,000 -2,305,000,000 -2,375,000,000 -3,409,000,000 -1,590,000,000 -3,107,000,000 -1,572,000,000 -3,478,000,000 -2,563,000,000 -1,604,000,000 -1,939,000,000 -3,202,000,000 -1,701,000,000 -2,983,000,000 -1,337,000,000  -1,446,000,000 -2,943,000,000 -2,704,000,000                 -1,981,000,000 -293,000,000 -435,000,000 -897,000,000 -1,431,000,000 3,486,000,000 -3,043,000,000 -2,670,000,000    -7,000,000    -32,000,000   -7,000,000 -8,000,000  -7,000,000 -19,000,000 -6,000,000  -6,041,000 -280,687,000 -1,927,073,000 -184,076,000 -3,041,000  -119,504,000 
        common stock repurchased, including tax withholdings for share based compensation-415,000,000 -264,000,000 -252,000,000 -251,000,000 -303,000,000 -10,000,000                                                                            
        payments of financing costs-16,000,000     -15,000,000      -13,000,000 -1,000,000 -9,000,000 -10,000,000 1,000,000 -10,000,000 -9,000,000 -23,000,000  -7,000,000 -12,000,000   -1,000,000 -2,000,000 -24,000,000 -2,000,000 -20,000,000     -8,000,000 -64,000,000 -3,000,000         -19,000,000   -1,000,000 -1,000,000           -1,000,000 -33,000,000   -180,000 -1,322,000 -1,803,000 -33,695,000 -6,927,000 -590,000 -3,145,000 -2,528,000 
        dividends paid-110,000,000 -101,000,000 -100,000,000 -102,000,000 -103,000,000                                                                             
        net cash from financing activities325,000,000 -906,000,000 -290,000,000 -92,000,000 -186,000,000 1,426,000,000 -152,000,000 -187,000,000 -535,000,000 -435,000,000 -103,000,000 1,047,000,000 -649,000,000 -412,000,000 -536,000,000 -1,203,000,000 -142,000,000 -489,000,000 -264,000,000 -159,000,000 -393,000,000 1,404,000,000 -532,000,000 836,000,000 -466,000,000 -308,000,000 -5,000,000 -91,000,000 -560,000,000 -447,000,000 -10,000,000 17,000,000 -335,000,000 -245,000,000 -71,000,000 730,000,000 -218,000,000 -411,000,000 159,000,000 148,000,000 -191,000,000 -149,000,000 45,000,000 1,422,000,000 135,000,000 -12,000,000 53,000,000 112,000,000 -73,000,000 -56,000,000 97,000,000 10,000,000 -254,000,000 -28,000,000 -84,000,000 -49,000,000 -107,000,000 -181,000,000 -14,000,000 -410,000,000 -7,000,000 -60,000,000 -41,000,000 74,000,000 14,000,000 -248,000,000 -203,000,000 55,000,000 -8,000,000 -13,000,000 -43,000,000 -19,000,000 -5,000,000 5,091,000 -12,189,000 -77,893,000 20,991,000 33,943,000 15,869,000 -156,750,000 -58,322,000 
        effect of foreign exchange rates-8,000,000 8,000,000 -4,000,000   -1,000,000 -4,000,000   -1,000,000 -5,000,000 9,000,000 1,000,000 7,000,000   -2,000,000     2,000,000 -6,000,000 9,000,000 2,000,000 -6,000,000 -3,000,000 -1,000,000 13,000,000 -5,000,000 -10,000,000 2,000,000 -16,000,000 -6,000,000 -7,000,000 6,000,000 -7,000,000 -6,000,000 3,000,000 -5,000,000 -2,000,000    1,000,000 1,000,000 -2,000,000 2,000,000 5,000,000 6,000,000 5,000,000 -8,000,000 5,000,000 2,000,000 9,000,000 7,000,000 -2,000,000 -6,000,000 -3,000,000 1,000,000 -2,000,000 -1,000,000 7,000,000 3,000,000 2,000,000    -1,000,000     3,530,000 82,000 -360,000 748,000 2,093,000 9,062,000 -4,956,000 -3,897,000 
        net increase in cash and cash equivalents66,000,000 79,000,000 57,000,000   30,000,000 8,000,000 -33,000,000 -43,000,000 -176,000,000 -16,000,000 58,000,000 76,000,000 28,000,000 47,000,000 -386,000,000 461,000,000 -8,000,000 -15,000,000 23,000,000 9,000,000 -22,000,000 -74,000,000 1,000,000 25,000,000 15,000,000 32,000,000 46,000,000 40,000,000 8,000,000 -29,000,000 -57,000,000 99,000,000 -10,000,000 -2,000,000 -57,000,000 52,000,000 50,000,000 -8,000,000 -14,000,000 41,000,000 38,000,000 27,000,000 15,000,000 -10,000,000 10,000,000   2,000,000 33,000,000 140,000,000 10,000,000 -149,000,000 20,000,000 24,000,000 29,000,000 19,000,000    134,000,000    -15,000,000    15,000,000 165,000,000   39,000,000 154,282,000 76,783,000 -54,760,000 47,695,000 -2,525,000 13,697,000   
        cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period363,000,000  106,000,000  144,000,000  202,000,000  52,000,000  43,000,000  352,000,000 312,000,000  179,000,000  158,000,000  175,000,000  106,000,000  36,000,000  203,000,000  169,000,000  77,000,000  381,000,000  119,000,000  316,000,000  303,000,000  79,449,000 19,231,000  
        cash and cash equivalents at end of period429,000,000  57,000,000 128,000,000 99,000,000  8,000,000 -33,000,000 101,000,000  -16,000,000 58,000,000 278,000,000  47,000,000 -386,000,000 513,000,000  -15,000,000 23,000,000 52,000,000  278,000,000 1,000,000 337,000,000  32,000,000 46,000,000 219,000,000  -29,000,000 -57,000,000 257,000,000  -2,000,000 -57,000,000 227,000,000  -8,000,000 -14,000,000 147,000,000  27,000,000 15,000,000 26,000,000  -32,000,000 -147,000,000 205,000,000  140,000,000 10,000,000 20,000,000  24,000,000 29,000,000 96,000,000  -14,000,000 -435,000,000 515,000,000  8,000,000 104,000,000  -68,000,000 -123,000,000 331,000,000  -103,000,000 -88,000,000 342,000,000  76,783,000 -54,760,000 127,144,000 -2,525,000 32,928,000  -26,000 
        supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:                                                                                 
        cash paid for income taxes131,000,000 104,000,000 177,000,000 183,000,000 29,000,000 31,000,000 143,000,000 142,000,000 10,000,000 51,000,000 43,000,000 102,000,000 6,000,000 79,000,000 218,000,000 18,000,000 3,000,000 142,000,000 23,000,000 69,000,000 4,000,000 21,000,000 10,000,000   85,000,000 11,000,000   5,000,000 25,000,000   40,000,000 24,000,000 27,000,000 9,000,000 4,000,000 13,000,000 16,000,000 15,000,000  7,000,000 12,000,000 12,000,000                                     
        cash paid for interest195,000,000 119,000,000 190,000,000 127,000,000 178,000,000 67,000,000 151,000,000 39,000,000 149,000,000 29,000,000 167,000,000 28,000,000 167,000,000 45,000,000 179,000,000 85,000,000 174,000,000 101,000,000 179,000,000 122,000,000 179,000,000 76,000,000 153,000,000 87,000,000 90,000,000 121,000,000 75,000,000 150,000,000 69,000,000  51,000,000 162,000,000 91,000,000                                         31,112,000 53,798,000 37,883,000 52,207,000 71,134,000 39,972,000  42,645,000 
        merger related costs               1,000,000 22,000,000 1,000,000 14,000,000 2,000,000     1,000,000 -27,000,000 -2,000,000 4,000,000 8,000,000 1,000,000                                             
        loss on repurchase/redemption of debt securities                                                                               
        increase in accounts receivable 87,000,000 -139,000,000 -102,000,000 -13,000,000 -68,000,000 -202,000,000   -76,000,000 -206,000,000           16,000,000        61,000,000    -2,000,000    -3,000,000    8,000,000    -2,000,000 -45,000,000   24,000,000 -55,000,000           74,000,000 -29,000,000                   
        decrease (increase) in inventory -3,000,000 17,000,000            7,000,000 5,000,000                                                                 
        decrease (increase) in prepaid expenses and other assets           187,000,000 23,000,000         44,000,000           18,000,000            11,000,000                2,000,000                     
        increase in accounts payable -30,000,000 -220,000,000 230,000,000 -25,000,000 -28,000,000 81,000,000 241,000,000 10,000,000 -241,000,000 163,000,000 289,000,000 96,000,000 -78,000,000 223,000,000 -168,000,000 33,000,000 -387,000,000 90,000,000 193,000,000 18,000,000 -189,000,000 103,000,000 290,000,000 139,000,000  -200,000,000 281,000,000 56,000,000 -203,000,000 -206,000,000 217,000,000 184,000,000 -220,000,000 -118,000,000 152,000,000 163,000,000 -73,000,000 -241,000,000 202,000,000 121,000,000 -121,000,000 -198,000,000 -76,000,000 172,000,000 -33,000,000 -46,000,000 57,000,000 90,000,000 -35,000,000 -22,000,000 51,000,000 10,000,000  -3,000,000 -11,000,000 -3,000,000 -52,000,000 -99,000,000 36,000,000 81,000,000 -60,000,000 -100,000,000 4,000,000 126,000,000                 
        increase in accrued expenses and other liabilities 142,000,000    165,000,000    53,000,000 50,000,000   39,000,000 -117,000,000   -105,000,000    27,000,000 -135,000,000 2,000,000 14,000,000 -50,000,000   20,000,000 -108,000,000    -4,000,000        -38,000,000    -18,000,000   -19,000,000 1,000,000   6,000,000         42,000,000                    
        cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year                                                                                 
        cash and cash equivalents at end of year                                                                                 
        purchases of rental equipment  -1,030,000,000 -1,251,000,000 -797,000,000 -980,000,000 -1,102,000,000 -872,000,000 -482,000,000 -690,000,000 -1,100,000,000 -913,000,000 -295,000,000 -176,000,000 -432,000,000 -145,000,000 -208,000,000 -158,000,000 -845,000,000 -872,000,000 -257,000,000 -144,000,000 -280,000,000 -694,000,000 -219,000,000 -101,000,000 -423,000,000 -622,000,000 -100,000,000 -109,000,000 -409,000,000 -693,000,000 -323,000,000 -217,000,000 -456,000,000 -695,000,000 -333,000,000 -81,000,000 -474,000,000 -736,000,000 -289,000,000 -163,000,000 -273,000,000 -446,000,000 -390,000,000 -143,000,000 -219,000,000 -297,000,000 -115,000,000 -59,000,000 -113,000,000 -125,000,000 -49,000,000 -62,000,000 -60,000,000 -86,000,000 -52,000,000 -34,000,000 -153,000,000 -301,000,000 -136,000,000 -85,000,000 -181,000,000 -339,000,000 -265,000,000 -109,000,000 -158,000,000 -369,000,000 -243,000,000 -61,000,000 -196,000,000 -332,000,000 -152,000,000 -126,791,000 -143,466,000 -169,216,000 -152,527,000 -163,174,000 -102,499,000 -30,560,000 -157,807,000 
        purchases of non-rental equipment and intangible assets  -88,000,000 -106,000,000 -73,000,000 -72,000,000 -59,000,000 -68,000,000 -55,000,000 -58,000,000                                                                        
        net decrease in cash and cash equivalents    -7,000,000                                                      -14,000,000    8,000,000    -68,000,000               
        common stock repurchased       -501,000,000 -318,000,000 -1,000,000 -1,000,000 -2,000,000 -30,000,000 -5,000,000 -5,000,000 -276,000,000 -206,000,000 -210,000,000 -211,000,000 -243,000,000 -211,000,000 -226,000,000 -1,000,000 -23,000,000 -40,000,000 -152,000,000 -172,000,000 -164,000,000 -122,000,000 -166,000,000 -158,000,000 -343,000,000 -214,000,000 -152,000,000 -186,000,000 -61,000,000 -16,000,000 -15,000,000 -54,000,000 -30,000,000 -3,000,000 -13,000,000                                       
        decrease in accounts receivable        76,000,000    63,000,000   192,000,000 105,000,000   -34,000,000 73,000,000  80,000,000  65,000,000   -35,000,000 103,000,000   -44,000,000 81,000,000   -39,000,000 47,000,000   -31,000,000 65,000,000    50,000,000    36,000,000    17,000,000  11,000,000 -10,000,000 93,000,000    65,000,000    3,000,000                 
        changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions:                                                                                 
        decrease in inventory          6,000,000 -9,000,000 11,000,000                                         9,000,000    19,000,000                        
        purchases of non-rental equipment           -34,000,000 -19,000,000 -52,000,000 -43,000,000 -49,000,000 -53,000,000 -61,000,000 -60,000,000 -55,000,000 -42,000,000 -51,000,000 -33,000,000 -33,000,000 -22,000,000 -28,000,000 -23,000,000 -19,000,000 -23,000,000 -26,000,000 -26,000,000 -28,000,000 -22,000,000 -36,000,000 -32,000,000 -34,000,000 -18,000,000 -33,000,000 -30,000,000 -27,000,000 -14,000,000 -21,000,000 -14,000,000 -26,000,000 -36,000,000 -12,000,000 -11,000,000 -8,000,000 -5,000,000 -8,000,000 -8,000,000 -7,000,000 -5,000,000 -17,000,000 -8,000,000 -14,000,000 -12,000,000 -39,000,000 -9,000,000 -17,000,000 -15,000,000 -39,000,000 -28,000,000 -22,000,000 -31,000,000 -5,000,000 -34,000,000               
        changes in operating assets and liabilities:                                                                                 
        excess tax benefits from share-based payment arrangements                         -5,000,000 -26,000,000 -27,000,000 52,000,000            -1,000,000 -3,000,000       -1,000,000 -1,000,000 -1,000,000       3,000,000 18,000,000 8,000,000 2,000,000                 
        loss on sale of software subsidiary                                                                                 
        (gain) loss on sale of software subsidiary                                                                                 
        loss on extinguishment of debt securities and abl amendment                                                                                 
        shares repurchased and retired                                            -8,000,000 -7,000,000 -1,000,000     -1,000,000   -1,000,000 -3,000,000 -1,000,000     -6,000,000    -167,000 -211,000      
        gain on repurchase/redemption of debt securities and abl amendment                                                                                 
        goodwill impairment charge                                                                                 
        foreign currency transaction loss                                                                                 
        cash paid in connection with convertible note hedge transactions                                                                                 
        cash (received) paid for taxes                                                                                 
        supplemental schedule of non-cash investing activities:                                                                                 
        the company acquired the net assets of other companies as follows:                                                                                 
        adjustments to reconcile income from continuing operations to net cash from operating activities:                                                                                 
        foreign currency transaction gain                                                                                 
        cash paid for taxes, net of refunds                                                                                 
        the company acquired the net assets and assumed certain liabilities of other companies as follows:                                                                                 
        less: liabilities assumed                                                                                 
        (gain) loss on repurchase of debt securities                                                                                 
        cash paid in connection with preferred stock redemption                                                                                 
        subordinated convertible debentures repurchased and retired, including premium paid of 1                                                                                 
        write-off of deferred financing costs and discount in connection with repurchase of 14% holdco notes                                                                                 
        increase decrease in prepaid expenses and other assets                                                                                 
        write-off deferred financing fees and unamortized premiums on interest rate caps                                                                                 
        write-off of deferred financing costs                                                                                 
        subordinated convertible debentures repurchased and retired, including premium of 1                                                                                 
        restructuring and asset impairment charge                                                                                 
        loss on sale of discontinued operations                                                                                 
        decrease (increase) in accounts payable                                                                                 
        proceeds from sale-leaseback transactions                                                                                 
        proceeds from sales of rental locations                                                                                 
        proceeds from debt, including borrowings under accounts receivable securitization facility                                                                                 
        purchase of interest rate caps                                                                                 
        supplemental schedule of non-cash investing and financing activities                                                                                 
        cash proceeds from borrowings under credit facility                                                                                 
        cash proceeds from borrowings under accounts receivable securitization facility                                                                                 
        payments of debt, including 400 prepayment of term loan in 2006                                                                                 
        company-obligated mandatorily redeemable convertible securities of a subsidiary trust repurchased and retired, including premium paid of 1                                                                                 
        proceeds from sales of branches                                                                                 
        asset impairment                                                                                 
        write-off of notes receivable and deferred financing fees                                                                                 
        cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle, net of tax                                                                                 
        buy-outs of equipment leases                                                                                 
        proceeds from sale leaseback                                                                                 
        in-process acquisition costs                                                                                 
        conversion of operating leases to capital leases                                                                                 
        conversion of convertible debt to common stock                                                                                 
        issuances of common stock as non-cash compensation                                                                                 
        repurchase premiums for debt refinancing—                                                                                 
        buy-outs of operating leases                                                                                 
        purchases of interest rate caps                                                                                 
        supplemental disclosure of non-cash investing and financing activities:                                                                                 
        gain on sales of businesses                                                                                 
        extraordinary item                                                                                 
        proceeds from sales of businesses                                                                                 
        payments of contingent purchase price                                                                                 
        proceeds from sale-leaseback                                                                                 
        less: amounts paid through issuance of debt                                                                                 
        common shares repurchased and retired                                                                                 
        less:                                                                                 
        amounts paid through issuance of debt                                                                                 
        due to seller payments