Segment Reporting (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2015

Summary of Financial Information Concerning Company's Reportable Segments

Summarized financial information concerning the Company’s reportable segments for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014, is shown in the following tables:


Three Months Ended March 31, 2015	Revenue		Intercompany Revenue(b)		Reported Revenue		Segment EBITDA(c)
Western	$	229,065	$	(23,439)	$	205,626	$	68,892
Central		150,546		(15,611)		134,935		47,350
Eastern		117,099		(19,075)		98,024		30,072
E&P		70,854		(3,339)		67,515		20,976
Corporate(a)		-		-		-		(457)
	$	567,564	$	(61,464)	$	506,100	$	166,833


Three Months Ended March 31, 2014	Revenue		Intercompany Revenue(b)		Reported Revenue		Segment EBITDA(c)
Western	$	217,603	$	(22,248)	$	195,355	$	62,492
Central		143,384		(14,317)		129,067		45,843
Eastern		109,367		(18,041)		91,326		27,137
E&P		70,306		(4,344)		65,962		31,479
Corporate(a)		-		-		-		(3,949)
	$	540,660	$	(58,950)	$	481,710	$	163,002

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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 segment EBITDA, the accounting policies of the segments are the same as those described in the Company’s most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Changes in Goodwill by Reportable Segment

The following tables show changes in goodwill during the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014, by reportable segment:


	Western		Central		Eastern		E&P		Total
Balance as of December 31, 2014	$	372,915	$	460,381	$	392,423	$	468,070	$	1,693,789
Goodwill acquired		-		590		6,497		20,910		27,997
Goodwill adjustments		(27)		-		-		-		(27)
Balance as of March 31, 2015	$	372,888	$	460,971	$	398,920	$	488,980	$	1,721,759


	Western		Central		Eastern		E&P		Total
Balance as of December 31, 2013	$	372,915	$	459,054	$	380,570	$	462,615	$	1,675,154
Goodwill adjustments		-		(843)		(1)		-		(844)
Balance as of March 31, 2014	$	372,915	$	458,211	$	380,569	$	462,615	$	1,674,310

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

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


	Three months ended March 31,
	2015		2014
Western segment EBITDA	$	68,892	$	62,492
Central segment EBITDA		47,350		45,843
Eastern segment EBITDA		30,072		27,137
E&P segment EBITDA		20,976		31,479
Subtotal reportable segments		167,290		166,951
Unallocated corporate overhead		(457)		(3,949)
Depreciation		(57,307)		(55,817)
Amortization of intangibles		(6,999)		(6,737)
Impairments and other operating charges		(662)		(525)
Interest expense		(15,697)		(16,910)
Other income (expense), net		(220)		142
Income before income tax provision	$	85,948	$	83,155

Total Reported Revenues by Service Line

The following tables reflect a breakdown of the Company’s revenue and inter-company eliminations for the periods indicated:


	Three months ended March 31, 2015
	Revenue		Intercompany Revenue		Reported Revenue		% of Reported Revenue
Solid waste collection	$	327,005	$	(919)	$	326,086		57.6%
Solid waste disposal and transfer		142,430		(56,326)		86,104		25.1
Solid waste recycling		11,069		(221)		10,848		1.9
E&P waste treatment, recovery and disposal		72,556		(3,998)		68,558		12.8
Intermodal and other		14,504		-		14,504		2.6
Total	$	567,564	$	(61,464)	$	506,100		100.0%


	Three months ended March 31, 2014
	Revenue		Intercompany Revenue		Reported Revenue		% of Reported Revenue
Solid waste collection	$	306,003	$	(847)	$	305,156		56.6%
Solid waste disposal and transfer		135,563		(52,508)		83,055		25.1
Solid waste recycling		14,904		(619)		14,285		2.7
E&P waste treatment, recovery and disposal		73,318		(4,765)		68,553		13.6
Intermodal and other		10,872		(211)		10,661		2.0
Total	$	540,660	$	(58,950)	$	481,710		100.0%

- 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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