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Commitments and Contingencies (Narrative) (Detail) (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
1 Months Ended 3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2011
Mar. 31, 2015
Commitments and Contingencies [Abstract]    
Amount of monetary damages County is seeking   $ 2,962us-gaap_LossContingencyDamagesSoughtValue
Pre-judgment interest   10.00%wcn_AmountOfPreJudgmentInterestOnMonetaryDamages
Term of unilateral option to extend contract   5 years
Period to cure the default 30 days  
Current annual impact to pre-tax earnings resulting from termination of MDSI's contracts with Madera County   2,300wcn_CurrentAnnualImpactToPreTaxEarningsResultingFromTerminationOfContracts
Estimated clean up costs   $ 342,000wcn_EstimatedCleanUpCosts