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Business Combination, Consideration Transferred, Future Minimum Lease Payments

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Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Other Assets and Liabilities, Net

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Amount of consideration transferred, consisting of acquisition-date fair value of assets transferred by the acquirer, liabilities incurred by the acquirer, and equity interest issued by the acquirer.

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The amount of financial assets (as defined) recognized as of the acquisition date.

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Amount of intangible assets, excluding goodwill, acquired at the acquisition date.

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Amount of assets expected to be realized or consumed after one year or the normal operating cycle, if longer, acquired at the acquisition date.

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Amount of liabilities due after one year or the normal operating cycle, if longer, assumed at the acquisition date.

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Amount of other liabilities due after one year or the normal operating cycle, if longer, assumed at the acquisition date.

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The amount of property, plant, and equipment recognized as of the acquisition date.

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Amount after accumulated impairment loss of an asset representing future economic benefits arising from other assets acquired in a business combination that are not individually identified and separately recognized.

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The cash outflow associated with the acquisition of business during the period. The cash portion only of the acquisition price.

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Business Acquisitions (Details Textual) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended		1 Months Ended
	Aug. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Oct. 31, 2014	Feb. 28, 2015	Dec. 31, 2012
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Purchase price allocated to goodwill		$ 10,830.9us-gaap_Goodwill	$ 10,724.1us-gaap_Goodwill			$ 10,690.0us-gaap_Goodwill
San Angelo Landfill [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred	10.3
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Gross	9.6
Acquired various solid waste businesses [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred		253.1	77.1
Fair value, future guaranteed payments		6.8	0
Future service obligations		(11.0)	0
Closure and post-closure liabilities		(3.2)	0
Landfill airspace		26.6	0
Restricted cash		16.8	0
Fair value, future minimum lease payments		25.2	0
Purchase price allocated to property and equipment		76.1	18.2
Purchase price allocated to intangible assets		46.8	23.2
Purchase price allocated to other liabilities		(21.8)	(4.3)
Purchase price allocated to goodwill		108.7	39.0
Rainbow Disposal [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred				112.0
Purchase price allocated to property and equipment		53.5
Purchase price allocated to intangible assets		34.8
Purchase price allocated to other liabilities		18.9
Purchase price allocated to goodwill		66.0
Subsequent Event [Member] \| Tervita [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred					$ 485.0