Selected Quarterly Financial Data (unaudited) (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands |
3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended | |||||||||
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Dec. 31, 2015 |
Sep. 30, 2015 |
Jun. 30, 2015 |
Mar. 31, 2015 |
Dec. 31, 2014 |
Sep. 30, 2014 |
Jun. 30, 2014 |
Mar. 31, 2014 |
Dec. 31, 2015 |
Dec. 31, 2014 |
Dec. 31, 2013 |
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Quarterly Financial Information Disclosure [Abstract] | |||||||||||
Revenue | $ 2,290,200 | $ 2,344,000 | $ 2,311,400 | $ 2,169,400 | $ 2,229,100 | $ 2,267,900 | $ 2,229,200 | $ 2,077,200 | $ 9,115,000 | $ 8,803,300 | $ 8,417,200 |
Operating income | 353,900 | 442,900 | 389,200 | 372,800 | 166,400 | 382,400 | 378,300 | 306,100 | 1,558,800 | 1,233,100 | 1,210,300 |
Net income | 172,400 | 215,200 | 190,300 | 172,500 | 50,500 | 185,800 | 179,000 | 132,600 | 750,400 | 547,900 | 589,100 |
Net income attributable to Republic Services, Inc. | $ 172,300 | $ 215,000 | $ 190,300 | $ 172,400 | $ 50,300 | $ 185,800 | $ 179,000 | $ 132,500 | $ 749,906 | $ 547,600 | $ 588,900 |
Diluted earnings per share (in dollars per share) | $ 0.49 | $ 0.61 | $ 0.54 | $ 0.49 | $ 0.14 | $ 0.52 | $ 0.50 | $ 0.37 | $ 2.13 | $ 1.53 | $ 1.62 |