Selected Quarterly Financial Data (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2014

Selected Quarterly Financial Data [Abstract]

Consolidated Quarterly Results of Operations

The following table summarizes the unaudited consolidated quarterly results of operations for 2014: 

	First Quarter		Second Quarter		Third Quarter		Fourth Quarter
Revenues	$	481,710	$	524,693	$	546,551	$	526,213
Operating income		100,589		118,716		116,011		113,952
Net income		49,223		62,900		60,284		60,921
Net income attributable to Waste Connections		49,015		62,664		60,084		60,762
Basic income per common share attributable to Waste Connections’ common stockholders		0.40		0.50		0.48		0.49
Diluted income per common share attributable to Waste Connections’ common stockholders		0.39		0.50		0.48		0.49

The following table summarizes the unaudited consolidated quarterly results of operations for 2013: 

	First Quarter		Second Quarter		Third Quarter		Fourth Quarter
Revenues	$	449,892	$	489,381	$	503,646	$	485,877
Operating income		86,913		91,387		115,714		99,430
Net income		41,680		43,995		60,913		49,417
Net income attributable to Waste Connections		41,556		43,967		60,706		49,426
Basic income per common share attributable to Waste Connections’ common stockholders		0.34		0.36		0.49		0.40
Diluted income per common share attributable to Waste Connections’ common stockholders		0.34		0.35		0.49		0.40