Segment Reporting (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2013

Summary of Financial Information Concerning Company's Reportable Segments

Summarized financial information concerning the Company’s reportable segments for the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011, is shown in the following tables:


Year Ended December 31, 2013	Gross Revenues		Intercompany Revenues(b)		Net Revenues		EBITDA(c)		Depreciation and Amortization		Capital Expenditures		Total Assets(e)
Western	$	905,764	$	(99,974)	$	805,790	$	249,548	$	81,164	$	70,960	$	1,487,409
Central		573,366		(62,438)		510,928		182,790		64,165		57,952		1,173,089
Eastern		447,844		(76,072)		371,772		108,173		51,546		39,703		807,124
E&P		251,651		(11,346)		240,305		111,056		44,099		34,916		1,484,501
Corporate(a), (d)		-		-		-		(228)		2,890		6,343		112,129
	$	2,178,625	$	(249,830)	$	1,928,795	$	651,339	$	243,864	$	209,874	$	5,064,252


Year Ended December 31, 2012	Gross Revenues		Intercompany Revenues(b)		Net Revenues		EBITDA(c)		Depreciation and Amortization		Capital Expenditures		Total Assets(e)
Western	$	882,228	$	(100,094)	$	782,134	$	229,427	$	78,191	$	64,583	$	1,507,081
Central		517,916		(56,041)		461,875		164,756		54,743		51,300		1,114,479
Eastern		441,907		(75,082)		366,825		101,046		49,289		32,037		826,687
E&P		52,326		(1,542)		50,784		23,651		9,018		1,971		1,493,693
Corporate(a), (d)		-		-		-		(11,073)		2,343		3,626		134,086
	$	1,894,377	$	(232,759)	$	1,661,618	$	507,807	$	193,584	$	153,517	$	5,076,026


Year Ended December 31, 2011	Gross Revenues		Intercompany Revenues(b)		Net Revenues		EBITDA(c)		Depreciation and Amortization		Capital Expenditures		Total Assets(e)
Western	$	841,006	$	(98,418)	$	742,588	$	232,940	$	74,628	$	57,037	$	1,370,098
Central		471,375		(51,658)		419,717		145,088		48,690		45,758		995,312
Eastern		401,137		(68,536)		332,601		95,301		41,135		35,139		841,251
E&P		10,460		-		10,460		6,971		800		705		45,650
Corporate(a), (d)		-		-		-		5,519		1,847		3,285		75,694
	$	1,723,978	$	(218,612)	$	1,505,366	$	485,819	$	167,100	$	141,924	$	3,328,005

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(a)Corporate functions include accounting, legal, tax, treasury, information technology, risk management, human resources, training and other administrative functions. Amounts reflected are net of allocations to the four operating segments.

(b)Intercompany revenues reflect each segment’s total intercompany sales, including intercompany sales within a segment and between segments. Transactions within and between segments are generally made on a basis intended to reflect the market value of the service.

(c)For those items included in the determination of EBITDA, the accounting policies of the segments are the same as those described in Note 1.

(d)Corporate assets include cash, net deferred tax assets, debt issuance costs, equity investments, and corporate facility leasehold improvements and equipment.

(e)Goodwill is included within total assets for each of the Company’s four operating segments.

Changes In Goodwill by Reportable Segment

The following table shows changes in goodwill during the years ended December 31, 2012 and 2013, by reportable segment:


	Western		Central		Eastern		E&P		Total
Balance as of December 31, 2011	$	313,038	$	424,223	$	379,627	$	-	$	1,116,888
Goodwill acquired		60,105		6,686		934		452,441		520,166
Goodwill divested		-		(497)		-		-		(497)
Balance as of December 31, 2012		373,143		430,412		380,561		452,441		1,636,557
Goodwill transferred		-		(9,196)		-		9,196		-
Goodwill acquired		521		37,838		564		978		39,901
Goodwill divested		(749)		-		(555)		-		(1,304)
Balance as of December 31, 2013	$	372,915	$	459,054	$	380,570	$	462,615	$	1,675,154

Reconciliation of Primary Measure of Segment Profitability to Income before Income Tax Provision

A reconciliation of the Company’s primary measure of segment profitability (EBITDA) to Income before income tax provision in the Consolidated Statements of Net Income is as follows:


	Years ended December 31,
	2013		2012		2011
Western segment EBITDA	$	249,548	$	229,427	$	232,940
Central segment EBITDA		182,790		164,756		145,088
Eastern segment EBITDA		108,173		101,046		95,301
E&P segment EBITDA		111,056		23,651		6,971
Subtotal reportable segments		651,567		518,880		480,300
Unallocated corporate overhead		(228)		(11,073)		5,519
Depreciation		(218,454)		(169,027)		(147,036)
Amortization of intangibles		(25,410)		(24,557)		(20,064)
Loss on disposal of assets		(2,853)		(1,627)		(1,657)
Gain from litigation settlement		-		3,551		-
Loss on prior office leases		(9,902)		-		-
Interest expense		(73,579)		(53,037)		(44,520)
Other income (expense), net		(220)		1,993		587
Income before income tax provision	$	320,921	$	265,103	$	273,129

Total Reported Revenues by Service Line

The table below shows, for the periods indicated, the Company’s total reported revenues by service line and with intercompany eliminations:


		Years Ended December 31,
		2013		2012		2011
Solid waste collection	$	1,219,091	$	1,176,333	$	1,069,065
Solid waste disposal and transfer		579,379		524,861		497,584
E&P waste treatment, disposal and recovery		262,286		61,350		12,746
Solid waste recycling		71,831		81,512		96,417
Intermodal and other		46,038		50,321		48,166
		2,178,625		1,894,377		1,723,978
Less: intercompany elimination		(249,830)		(232,759)		(218,612)
Total revenues	$	1,928,795	$	1,661,618	$	1,505,366

- Definition

Tabular disclosure of the profit or loss and total assets for each reportable segment. An entity discloses certain information on each reportable segment if the amounts (a) are included in the measure of segment profit or loss reviewed by the chief operating decision maker or (b) are otherwise regularly provided to the chief operating decision maker, even if not included in that measure of segment profit or loss.

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