Segment Reporting (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2016

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, 2016 and 2015, is shown in the following tables:


Three Months Ended March 31, 2016	Revenue		Intercompany Revenue(b)		Reported Revenue		Segment EBITDA(c)
Western	$	246,864	$	(27,630)	$	219,234	$	73,789
Central		159,397		(16,921)		142,476		49,837
Eastern		146,011		(23,509)		122,502		38,246
E&P		32,768		(2,300)		30,468		6,422
Corporate(a)		-		-		-		(8,488)
	$	585,040	$	(70,360)	$	514,680	$	159,806


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

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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, 2016 and 2015, by reportable segment:


	Western		Central		Eastern		E&P		Total
Balance as of December 31, 2015	$	373,820	$	472,425	$	499,237	$	77,343	$	1,422,825
Goodwill acquired		1,421		338		7		-		1,766
Balance as of March 31, 2016	$	375,241	$	472,763	$	499,244	$	77,343	$	1,424,591


	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

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,
	2016		2015
Western segment EBITDA	$	73,789	$	68,892
Central segment EBITDA		49,837		47,350
Eastern segment EBITDA		38,246		30,072
E&P segment EBITDA		6,422		20,976
Subtotal reportable segments		168,294		167,290
Unallocated corporate overhead		(8,488)		(457)
Depreciation		(60,897)		(57,307)
Amortization of intangibles		(7,694)		(6,999)
Other operating items		(236)		(662)
Interest expense		(17,184)		(15,697)
Other income (expense), net		222		(220)
Income before income tax provision	$	74,017	$	85,948

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, 2016
	Revenue		Intercompany Revenue		Reported Revenue		% of Reported Revenue
Solid waste collection	$	356,598	$	(1,321)	$	355,277		69.0%
Solid waste disposal and transfer		170,083		(66,034)		104,049		20.2
Solid waste recycling		10,619		(639)		9,980		2.0
E&P waste treatment, recovery and disposal		32,851		(2,366)		30,485		5.9
Intermodal and other		14,889		-		14,889		2.9
Total	$	585,040	$	(70,360)	$	514,680		100.0%


	Three months ended March 31, 2015
	Revenue		Intercompany Revenue		Reported Revenue		% of Reported Revenue
Solid waste collection	$	327,005	$	(919)	$	326,086		64.4%
Solid waste disposal and transfer		142,430		(56,326)		86,104		17.0
Solid waste recycling		11,069		(221)		10,848		2.1
E&P waste treatment, recovery and disposal		72,556		(3,998)		68,558		13.6
Intermodal and other		14,504		-		14,504		2.9
Total	$	567,564	$	(61,464)	$	506,100		100.0%