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Organization, Business and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Company's Derivative Instruments of Interest Rate Swaps) (Detail) (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Interest Rate Swap One [Member]  
Derivative [Line Items]  
Date entered 2011-08
Notional amount $ 150,000invest_DerivativeNotionalAmount
/ us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis
= wcn_InterestRateSwapOneMember
Fixed interest rate paid 0.798%us-gaap_DerivativeFixedInterestRate
/ us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis
= wcn_InterestRateSwapOneMember
[1]
Decription of variable rate basis 1-month LIBOR
Effective date 2012-04
Expiration date 2015-01
Interest Rate Swap Two [Member]  
Derivative [Line Items]  
Date entered 2011-12
Notional amount 175,000invest_DerivativeNotionalAmount
/ us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis
= wcn_InterestRateSwapTwoMember
Fixed interest rate paid 1.60%us-gaap_DerivativeFixedInterestRate
/ us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis
= wcn_InterestRateSwapTwoMember
[1]
Decription of variable rate basis 1-month LIBOR
Effective date 2014-02
Expiration date 2017-02
Interest Rate Swap Three [Member]  
Derivative [Line Items]  
Date entered 2014-04
Notional amount 100,000invest_DerivativeNotionalAmount
/ us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis
= wcn_InterestRateSwapThreeMember
Fixed interest rate paid 1.80%us-gaap_DerivativeFixedInterestRate
/ us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis
= wcn_InterestRateSwapThreeMember
[1]
Decription of variable rate basis 1-month LIBOR
Effective date 2014-07
Expiration date 2019-07
Interest Rate Swap Four [Member]  
Derivative [Line Items]  
Date entered 2014-05
Notional amount 50,000invest_DerivativeNotionalAmount
/ us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis
= wcn_InterestRateSwapFourMember
Fixed interest rate paid 2.344%us-gaap_DerivativeFixedInterestRate
/ us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis
= wcn_InterestRateSwapFourMember
[1]
Decription of variable rate basis 1-month LIBOR
Effective date 2015-10
Expiration date 2020-10
Interest Rate Swap Five [Member]  
Derivative [Line Items]  
Date entered 2014-05
Notional amount 25,000invest_DerivativeNotionalAmount
/ us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis
= wcn_InterestRateSwapFiveMember
Fixed interest rate paid 2.326%us-gaap_DerivativeFixedInterestRate
/ us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis
= wcn_InterestRateSwapFiveMember
[1]
Decription of variable rate basis 1-month LIBOR
Effective date 2015-10
Expiration date 2020-10
Interest Rate Swap Six [Member]  
Derivative [Line Items]  
Date entered 2014-05
Notional amount 50,000invest_DerivativeNotionalAmount
/ us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis
= wcn_InterestRateSwapSixMember
Fixed interest rate paid 2.35%us-gaap_DerivativeFixedInterestRate
/ us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis
= wcn_InterestRateSwapSixMember
[1]
Decription of variable rate basis 1-month LIBOR
Effective date 2015-10
Expiration date 2020-10
Interest Rate Swap Seven [Member]  
Derivative [Line Items]  
Date entered 2014-05
Notional amount $ 50,000invest_DerivativeNotionalAmount
/ us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis
= wcn_InterestRateSwapSevenMember
Fixed interest rate paid 2.35%us-gaap_DerivativeFixedInterestRate
/ us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis
= wcn_InterestRateSwapSevenMember
[1]
Decription of variable rate basis 1-month LIBOR
Effective date 2015-10
Expiration date 2020-10
[1] plus applicable margin.