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Income Taxes (Differences between Income Tax Provision in Statements of Net Income and Income Tax Provision Computed at Federal Statutory Rate) (Detail)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Income Taxes [Abstract]      
Income tax provision at the statutory rate 35.00%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate 35.00%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate 35.00%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate
State taxes, net of federal benefit 3.80%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationStateAndLocalIncomeTaxes 3.70%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationStateAndLocalIncomeTaxes 3.60%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationStateAndLocalIncomeTaxes
Deferred income tax liability adjustments 0.30%wcn_DeferredIncomeTaxLiabilityAdjustments   1.00%wcn_DeferredIncomeTaxLiabilityAdjustments
Noncontrolling interests (0.10%)us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationMinorityInterestIncomeExpense   (0.10%)us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationMinorityInterestIncomeExpense
Other 0.50%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationOtherAdjustments 0.20%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationOtherAdjustments 0.30%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationOtherAdjustments
Effective income tax rate, total 39.50%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateContinuingOperations 38.90%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateContinuingOperations 39.80%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateContinuingOperations