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Derivative Financial Instruments (Company's Derivative Instruments of Interest Rate Swaps) (Details) (LIBOR [Member], USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Interest Rate Swap One [Member]  
Derivative [Line Items]  
Date entered 2011-12
Notional amount $ 175,000invest_DerivativeNotionalAmount
/ us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis
= wcn_InterestRateSwapOneMember
/ us-gaap_VariableRateAxis
= us-gaap_LondonInterbankOfferedRateLIBORMember
Fixed interest rate paid 1.60%us-gaap_DerivativeFixedInterestRate
/ us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis
= wcn_InterestRateSwapOneMember
/ us-gaap_VariableRateAxis
= us-gaap_LondonInterbankOfferedRateLIBORMember
[1]
Variable interest rate received 1-month LIBOR
Effective date 2014-02
Expiration date 2017-02
Interest Rate Swap Two [Member]  
Derivative [Line Items]  
Date entered 2014-04
Notional amount 100,000invest_DerivativeNotionalAmount
/ us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis
= wcn_InterestRateSwapTwoMember
/ us-gaap_VariableRateAxis
= us-gaap_LondonInterbankOfferedRateLIBORMember
Fixed interest rate paid 1.80%us-gaap_DerivativeFixedInterestRate
/ us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis
= wcn_InterestRateSwapTwoMember
/ us-gaap_VariableRateAxis
= us-gaap_LondonInterbankOfferedRateLIBORMember
[1]
Variable interest rate received 1-month LIBOR
Effective date 2014-07
Expiration date 2019-07
Interest Rate Swap Three [Member]  
Derivative [Line Items]  
Date entered 2014-05
Notional amount 50,000invest_DerivativeNotionalAmount
/ us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis
= wcn_InterestRateSwapThreeMember
/ us-gaap_VariableRateAxis
= us-gaap_LondonInterbankOfferedRateLIBORMember
Fixed interest rate paid 2.344%us-gaap_DerivativeFixedInterestRate
/ us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis
= wcn_InterestRateSwapThreeMember
/ us-gaap_VariableRateAxis
= us-gaap_LondonInterbankOfferedRateLIBORMember
[1]
Variable interest rate received 1-month LIBOR
Effective date 2015-10
Expiration date 2020-10
Interest Rate Swap Four [Member]  
Derivative [Line Items]  
Date entered 2014-05
Notional amount 25,000invest_DerivativeNotionalAmount
/ us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis
= wcn_InterestRateSwapFourMember
/ us-gaap_VariableRateAxis
= us-gaap_LondonInterbankOfferedRateLIBORMember
Fixed interest rate paid 2.326%us-gaap_DerivativeFixedInterestRate
/ us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis
= wcn_InterestRateSwapFourMember
/ us-gaap_VariableRateAxis
= us-gaap_LondonInterbankOfferedRateLIBORMember
[1]
Variable interest rate received 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 50,000invest_DerivativeNotionalAmount
/ us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis
= wcn_InterestRateSwapFiveMember
/ us-gaap_VariableRateAxis
= us-gaap_LondonInterbankOfferedRateLIBORMember
Fixed interest rate paid 2.35%us-gaap_DerivativeFixedInterestRate
/ us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis
= wcn_InterestRateSwapFiveMember
/ us-gaap_VariableRateAxis
= us-gaap_LondonInterbankOfferedRateLIBORMember
[1]
Variable interest rate received 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
/ us-gaap_VariableRateAxis
= us-gaap_LondonInterbankOfferedRateLIBORMember
Fixed interest rate paid 2.35%us-gaap_DerivativeFixedInterestRate
/ us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis
= wcn_InterestRateSwapSixMember
/ us-gaap_VariableRateAxis
= us-gaap_LondonInterbankOfferedRateLIBORMember
[1]
Variable interest rate received 1-month LIBOR
Effective date 2015-10
Expiration date 2020-10
[1] Plus applicable margin.