10-K/A

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-K/A

Amendment No. 1

x ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the fiscal year ended: December 31, 2012

¨ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from              to             

Commission File Number: 001-33816

(A Delaware Corporation)

I.R.S. Employer Identification No. 26-0287117

14646 N. Kierland, Suite 260, Scottsdale, Arizona 85254

Telephone: (602) 903-7828

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $0.001 par value	New York Stock Exchange

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:

None

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act.    Yes  ¨    No  x

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act.    Yes  ¨    No  x

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.    Yes  x    No  ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate website, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).    Yes  x    No  ¨

Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of registrant’s knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K.    ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the Company is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):

Large accelerated filer	¨	Accelerated filer	x
Non-accelerated filer	¨  (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)	Smaller reporting company	¨

Indicate by check mark whether the Company is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).    Yes  ¨    No  x

As of June 30, 2012, the last business day of the registrant’s most recently completed second fiscal quarter, the aggregate market value of the voting and non-voting common equity held by non-affiliates of the registrant was $632,552,451 based on the closing sale price on such date as reported on the New York Stock Exchange. Shares held by executive officers, directors and persons owning directly or indirectly more than 10% of the outstanding common stock have been excluded from the preceding number because such persons may be deemed to be affiliates of the registrant. This determination of affiliate status is not necessarily a conclusive determination for any other purposes.

The number of shares outstanding of the registrant’s common stock as of March 12, 2013 was 251,860,911.

Documents Incorporated by Reference

Portions of the registrant’s Proxy Statement for the 2012 Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held on May 8, 2013, are incorporated by reference into Part III, Items 10-14 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

The Registrant is filing this Amendment No. 1 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2012 (“Form 10-K”) solely to amend the number of outstanding shares of our common stock as of March 12, 2013, listed on the cover page of our Form 10-K, which we previously reported as 266,169,474 on the cover of our 10-K filed March 18, 2013, and which should have been reported as 251,860,911. The difference was the result of including treasury shares in the number of outstanding shares of our common stock.

Except for the items mentioned above, this Amendment No. 1 does not amend the Registrant’s previously filed Form 10-K.

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

	HECKMANN CORPORATION
Date: March 28, 2013	By:	/s/ Damian C. Georgino
		Damian C. Georgino
		Executive Vice President, Corporate Development and Chief Legal Officer

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Commitments and Contingencies (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Asset Held Under Capital Leases

Included in property and equipment in the consolidated balance sheets are the following assets held under capital leases at December 31, 2012 (in 000s):

	2012
Leased equipment	$	20,771
Less accumulated depreciation		(2,578	)
Leased equipment	$	18,193

Future Minimum Lease Payment for Capital lease

Future minimum lease payments, by year and in the aggregate, for capital leases are as follows at (in 000s):

	December 31,
2013	$	4,277
2014		4,160
2015		4,041
2016		3,566
2017		3,380
Thereafter		—
Total minimum lease payments	$	19,424
Less amount representing executor costs		(211	)
Net minimum lease payments	$	19,213
Less amount representing interest (3.1% at December 31, 2012)		(1,336	)
Present value of net minimum lease payments	$	17,877

Future Minimum Lease Payment for Operating Lease

Future minimum lease payments, by year and in the aggregate, for noncancelable operating leases with initial or remaining terms of one year or more are as follows at (in 000s):

	December 31,
2013	$	3,610
2014		2,777
2015		1,961
2016		1,594
2017		1,112
Thereafter		2,053
Total minimum lease payments	$	13,107

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Property Plant and Equipment Net - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Depreciation expense	$ 42.0	$ 21.4	$ 3.4

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Business Acquisitions - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)			1 Months Ended		1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended	3 Months Ended			12 Months Ended	3 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Nov. 30, 2012 Power Fuels Merger	Dec. 31, 2012 Power Fuels Merger	Apr. 10, 2012 Thermo Fluids Inc.	Dec. 31, 2012 Thermo Fluids Inc.	Sep. 30, 2012 Other acquisitions	Dec. 31, 2012 Other acquisitions Entity	Sep. 30, 2012 Other acquisitions Fluid Management Service Entity	Jun. 30, 2012 Other acquisitions Fluid Management Service Entity	Mar. 31, 2012 Other acquisitions Fluid Management Service Entity	Dec. 31, 2012 Other acquisitions Fluid Management Service Entity	Jun. 30, 2012 Other acquisitions Recycling Operation Entity
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business acquisition, common stock issued			95,000,000		4,050,926			7,589,164
Business acquisition, common stock fair value	$ 10,831,000	$ 13,597,000	$ 371,500,000					$ 5,800,000
Shares held in escrow, merger agreement			10,000,000
Period shares held in escrow			3 years
Business acquisition, cash consideration			129,400,000		229,600,000			2,600,000
Transaction costs related to acquisition				5,100,000
Business acquisition, aggregate purchase price			500,856,000		245,404,000			38,903,000
Business acquisition, common stock issued, estimated fair value					15,800,000			30,500,000
Business acquisition, transaction cost						1,600,000		1,000,000
Number of businesses acquired								4	1	1	1	3	1
Percentage of ownership interest acquired							51.00%
Percentage of ownership interest to be acquired by call option							49.00%
Other long term obligations	$ 9,021,000							$ 8,769,000

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Stock-Based Compensation - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Stock option contractual term	9 years
Compensation cost	$ 3,610,000	$ 2,401,000	$ 966,000
Stock options vested	333,500
Stock option activity income tax benefit	900,000
Unrecognized compensation expense for employee stock options	4,300,000
Income tax benefit	(58,605,000)	(3,777,000)	(3,404,000)
Unrecognized compensation expense related to unvested shares of restricted stock	2,900,000
Fair value of shares vested during period	400,000	1,300,000	1,100,000
Stock issued in connection with acquisition	417,733,000	16,925,000	7,773,000
Discontinued Operations
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Compensation cost		500,000
Employee stock options
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Compensation cost	2,000,000	1,400,000	500,000
Unrecognized compensation expense expected recognition period	1 year 1 month 6 days
Restricted Stock
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Compensation cost	1,600,000	1,000,000	400,000
Unrecognized compensation expense expected recognition period	1 year 6 months
Income tax benefit	700,000
Restricted Stock | Complete Vacuum and Rentals, Inc.
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Compensation cost			300,000
Stock issued in connection with acquisition, shares			142,900
Stock issued in connection with acquisition			600,000
Capitalized cost			$ 300,000
Maximum
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Stock option contractual term	10 years
Maximum | Restricted Stock
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Stock vesting period	3 years
Minimum | Restricted Stock
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Stock vesting period	2 years

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Change in Carrying Amount of Goodwill (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Goodwill [Line Items]
Beginning Balance	$ 90,008	$ 41,008
Additions		50,289
Other adjustments		(1,289)
Ending Balance	555,091	90,008
Thermo Fluids Inc.
Goodwill [Line Items]
Additions	138,446
Power Fuels Merger
Goodwill [Line Items]
Additions	312,715
Other acquisitions
Goodwill [Line Items]
Additions	$ 13,922

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Reconciliation of Valuation Allowance (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2012	Jun. 30, 2012	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010
Valuation Allowance [Line Items]
Balance at beginning of the year			$ 40,188	$ 4,854	$ 1,256
Additions to valuation allowance				35,334	3,598
Valuation allowance release, net	(17,800)	(20,700)	(38,531)
Balance at end of the year	$ 1,657		$ 1,657	$ 40,188	$ 4,854

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Allowance for Doubtful Accounts (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses [Line Items]
Balance at beginning of period	$ 2,636	$ 1,232
Bad debt expense	6,296	2,206	94
Charge offs, net	(2,965)	(802)
Balance at end of period	5,967	2,636	1,232
Complete Vacuum and Rentals, Inc.
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses [Line Items]
Acquisition			$ 1,138

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Property, Plant and Equipment, net (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Property, Plant and Equipment, net

Property, plant and equipment consists of the following (in 000s):

	December 31,
	2012			2011
Land	$	10,489		$	2,254
Land improvements		1,060			—
Buildings and leasehold improvements		36,104			5,592
Pipelines		76,667			67,068
Disposal wells		79,344			48,121
Machinery and equipment		107,151			12,793
Equipment under capital leases		20,771			—
Motor vehicles and trailers		154,529			88,598
Rental equipment		137,084			36,669
Office equipment		4,540			1,191
		627,739			262,286
Less accumulated depreciation		(63,064	)		(25,128	)
Construction in process		40,195			32,896
Property, plant and equipment, net	$	604,870		$	270,054

Depreciation expense for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2011 and 2010 was $42.0 million, $21.4 million and $3.4 million, respectively.

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Commitments and Contingencies - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)	1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended					1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Sep. 12, 2012	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010	Dec. 31, 2012 Appalachian Water Services	Dec. 31, 2012 Keystone Vacuum, Inc.	Sep. 12, 2012 Complete Vacuum and Rentals, Inc.	Dec. 31, 2011 Complete Vacuum and Rentals, Inc.	Dec. 31, 2012 Complete Vacuum and Rentals, Inc.	Dec. 31, 2011 Complete Vacuum and Rentals, Inc. Maximum	Jun. 15, 2012 All Phase Acquisition Obligation settled in 2013
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Line Items]
Irrevocable letters of credit facilities outstanding		$ 1,000,000
Capital lease obligations		17,900,000
Capital lease obligations, maturity year		2017
Capital lease obligations, interest rate		3.10%
Operating lease and rental contracts expenses		10,500,000	600,000	200,000
Environmental accrual		1,400,000
Business acquisition, contingent consideration		10,831,000	13,597,000		1,500,000	7,500,000		2,000,000	6,000,000		400,000
Contingent consideration clause in form of earn-out provision based upon achievement of EBITDA target					4,000,000			20,000,000
Business acquisition, contingent consideration, description								We could be required to pay CVR's former shareholders an additional $2.0 million plus one-half of the amount by which adjusted EBITDA exceeds $20.0 million for the relevant year up to an aggregate maximum payment of $12.0 million (the "Earn-Out Payments").
Percent earn-out payments to be paid, cash								70.00%
Percent earn-out payments to be paid, common stock								30.00%
Earn-Out Payments										12,000,000
Earn-out settlement (in shares)	1,726,619						1,726,619
Earn-out settlement		$ 7,770,000					$ 6,000,000

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Non-Vested Shares of Restricted Common Stock (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2012
Shares
Non-vested, beginning balance	549
Granted	423
Vested	(104)
Forfeited
Non-vested, ending balance	868
Weighted average grant date fair value:
Weighted average grant date fair value, Beginning Balance	$ 5.76
Granted	$ 4.16
Vested	$ 4.5
Weighted average grant date fair value, Ending Balance	$ 5.13

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Condensed Consolidating Statement of Operations (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended												12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2012		Sep. 30, 2012		Jun. 30, 2012		Mar. 31, 2012		Dec. 31, 2011	Sep. 30, 2011	Jun. 30, 2011	Mar. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010
Schedule of Condensed Consolidating Statement of Operations [Line Items]
Revenue	$ 113,205		$ 93,050		$ 90,769		$ 54,959		$ 51,671	$ 47,768	$ 39,167	$ 18,231	$ 351,983	$ 156,837	$ 15,208
Cost of goods sold													(305,656)	(123,509)	(11,337)
Gross profit	7,865		16,417		15,059		6,986		6,828	11,978	10,112	4,410	46,327	33,328	3,871
Operating expenses
Selling, general and administrative expenses													64,614	36,651	11,554
Pipeline start-up and commissioning														2,089	11,830
Impairment of long-lived assets													3,658
Total operating expenses													70,644	38,740	23,384
Impairment of intangible asset													2,372
Income (Loss) from operations													(24,317)	(5,412)	(19,513)
Interest expense, net													(26,617)	(4,243)	2,087
Loss on extinguishment of debt													(2,638)
Income from equity investment													12	(462)	(689)
Other, net													(2,518)	6,232	4,411
(Loss) Income from continuing operations before income taxes													(56,078)	(3,885)	(13,704)
Income tax benefit (expense)													58,605	3,777	3,404
Loss from continuing operations									(2,480)	2,594	317	(539)	2,527	(108)	(10,300)
Loss from discontinued operations, net of income taxes										(23,668)	(134)	904		(22,898)	(4,393)
Net (loss) income attributable to common stockholders	4,992	[1],[2]	(9,345)	[1],[2]	10,743	[1],[2]	(3,863)	[1],[2]	(2,480)	(21,074)	183	365	2,527	(23,006)	(14,693)
Heckmann Corp.
Operating expenses
Selling, general and administrative expenses													17,362	11,061	8,477
Total operating expenses														11,061	8,477
Income (Loss) from operations													(17,362)	(11,061)	(8,477)
Interest expense, net													(25,200)	(2,437)	2,580
Loss on extinguishment of debt													(2,638)
Income from equity investment													(9,958)	9,482	(8,012)
Other, net													(920)	131	205
(Loss) Income from continuing operations before income taxes													(56,078)	(3,885)	(13,704)
Income tax benefit (expense)													58,605	3,777	3,404
Loss from continuing operations														(108)	(10,300)
Loss from discontinued operations, net of income taxes														(22,898)	(4,393)
Net (loss) income attributable to common stockholders													2,527	(23,006)	(14,693)
Guarantor Subsidiaries
Schedule of Condensed Consolidating Statement of Operations [Line Items]
Revenue													350,575	156,837	15,208
Cost of goods sold													(304,742)	(123,509)	(11,337)
Gross profit													45,833	33,328	3,871
Operating expenses
Selling, general and administrative expenses													47,168	25,590	3,077
Pipeline start-up and commissioning														2,089	11,830
Impairment of long-lived assets													3,658
Total operating expenses														27,679	14,907
Impairment of intangible asset													2,372
Income (Loss) from operations													(7,365)	5,649	(11,036)
Interest expense, net													(1,165)	(1,806)	(493)
Income from equity investment													12	(462)	(689)
Other, net													(1,598)	6,101	4,206
(Loss) Income from continuing operations before income taxes													(10,116)	9,482	(8,012)
Loss from continuing operations														9,482	(8,012)
Net (loss) income attributable to common stockholders													(10,116)	9,482	(8,012)
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries
Schedule of Condensed Consolidating Statement of Operations [Line Items]
Revenue													1,408
Cost of goods sold													(914)
Gross profit													494
Operating expenses
Selling, general and administrative expenses													84
Income (Loss) from operations													410
Interest expense, net													(252)
(Loss) Income from continuing operations before income taxes													158
Loss from discontinued operations, net of income taxes														(22,898)	(4,393)
Net (loss) income attributable to common stockholders													158	(22,898)	(4,393)
Consolidation, Eliminations
Operating expenses
Income from equity investment													9,958	(9,482)	8,012
(Loss) Income from continuing operations before income taxes													9,958	(9,482)	8,012
Loss from continuing operations														(9,482)	8,012
Loss from discontinued operations, net of income taxes														22,898	4,393
Net (loss) income attributable to common stockholders													$ 9,958	$ 13,416	$ 12,405

[1] During the fourth quarter of 2012, the following recorded the following unusual or non-recurring items: (a) The Company released $17.8 million of valuation allowance associated with NOL's because of a determination that the realization of the associated deferred tax assets is more likely that not based on future taxable income arising from the reversal of deferred tax liabilities that the Company acquired in connection with the Power Fuels merger. (b) The Company recognized an impairment of long-lived assets of $3.7 million for the write-down of the carrying values of three saltwater disposal wells. (c) The Company recognized an impairment of intangible assets of $2.4 million for the write-down of a customer relationship intangible associated with a portion of a prior business acquisition. (d) The Company recorded a $1.4 million environmental accrual for the estimated costs necessary to comply with a Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality requirement that the Company test and monitor the soil at certain locations to confirm that prior saltwater spills were successfully remediated.

[2] During the second quarter of 2012, the Company released $20.7 million of valuation allowance associated with NOL's because of a determination that the realization of the associated deferred tax assets is more likely than not based on future taxable income arising from the reversal of deferred tax liabilities that the Company acquired in connection with the TFI acquisition.

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Intangible Assets (Parenthetical) (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2010
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Asset impairment charge	$ 6,030	$ 621
Customer Relationship intangible
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Asset impairment charge	$ 2,400

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Reconciliation of Benefit for Income Taxes and Amount Computed by Applying Statutory Federal Income Tax Rate to Loss Before Benefit for Income Taxes (Detail)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010
Schedule Of Effective Tax Rates Line Items
U.S. federal income tax benefit at statutory rate	35.00%	35.00%	35.00%
U.S. personal holding company tax	0.00%	0.00%	2.20%
State and local income taxes, net of federal benefit	6.20%	(8.40%)	3.90%
Compensation	(0.50%)	(3.70%)	(1.10%)
Transaction costs	(3.00%)	(10.20%)	(1.10%)
Change in fair value of contingent consideration	(1.50%)	6.70%	8.60%
Loss on disposal of China Water	0.00%	976.90%	0.00%
Change in valuation allowance	68.60%	(909.50%)	(26.00%)
Other	(0.30%)	10.40%	3.40%
Benefit for income taxes	104.50%	97.20%	24.90%

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Selected Financial Information for Reportable Segments (Detail) (USD $)	3 Months Ended										12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2012		Sep. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2012	Mar. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011		Sep. 30, 2011	Jun. 30, 2011	Mar. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2012		Dec. 31, 2011		Dec. 31, 2010
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue	$ 113,205,000		$ 93,050,000	$ 90,769,000	$ 54,959,000	$ 51,671,000		$ 47,768,000	$ 39,167,000	$ 18,231,000	$ 351,983,000		$ 156,837,000		$ 15,208,000
Depreciation and amortization											58,535,000		25,281,000		4,605,000
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes											(56,078,000)		(3,885,000)		(13,704,000)
Goodwill	555,091,000					90,008,000					555,091,000		90,008,000		41,008,000
Reportable segments
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue											352,000,000		156,800,000		15,200,000
Depreciation and amortization											58,500,000		25,300,000		4,600,000
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes											(56,100,000)		(3,900,000)		(13,700,000)
Additions to fixed assets											62,900,000		156,800,000		20,400,000
Goodwill	555,100,000					90,000,000					555,100,000		90,000,000		41,000,000
Total assets	1,644,300,000	[1]				539,700,000	[1]				1,644,300,000	[1]	539,700,000	[1]	355,700,000	[1]
Total assets held for sale															45,600,000	[2]
Reportable segments | Recycling Operation
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue											95,300,000
Depreciation and amortization											10,900,000
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes											13,300,000
Additions to fixed assets											2,000,000
Goodwill	139,900,000										139,900,000
Total assets	295,800,000	[1]									295,800,000	[1]
Reportable segments | Fluid Management Service
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue											256,700,000		156,800,000		15,200,000
Depreciation and amortization											47,600,000		25,300,000		4,600,000
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes											(23,300,000)		10,400,000		(5,700,000)
Additions to fixed assets											60,900,000		156,800,000		20,400,000
Goodwill	415,200,000					90,000,000					415,200,000		90,000,000		41,000,000
Total assets	1,300,800,000	[1]				447,400,000	[1]				1,300,800,000	[1]	447,400,000	[1]	174,300,000	[1]
Reportable segments | Corporate
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes											(46,100,000)		(14,300,000)		(8,000,000)
Total assets	47,700,000	[1]				92,300,000	[1]				47,700,000	[1]	92,300,000	[1]	181,400,000	[1]
Reportable segments | Bottled Water Products
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total assets held for sale															$ 45,600,000	[2]

[1] Total assets exclude intercompany receivables eliminated in consolidation.

[2] Represents the carrying value of the assets of discontinued operations

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Future Minimum Lease Payments Under Capital Lease Obligations (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2012
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Capital leases minimum lease payments, 2013	$ 4,277
Capital leases minimum lease payments, 2014	4,160
Capital leases minimum lease payments, 2015	4,041
Capital leases minimum lease payments, 2016	3,566
Capital leases minimum lease payments, 2017	3,380
Capital leases minimum lease payments, thereafter
Total capital leases minimum lease payments	19,424
Less amount representing executor costs	(211)
Net minimum lease payments	19,213
Less amount representing interest (3.1% at December 31, 2012)	(1,336)
Present value of net minimum lease payments	$ 17,877

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Segments - Additional Information (Detail)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2012 Customer
Recycling Operation
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Percentage of total revenue	34.00%
Number of customers	1
Fluid Management Service
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Percentage of total revenue	52.00%
Number of customers	3

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Significant Components of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010	Dec. 31, 2009
Deferred tax assets:
Reserves	$ 3,965	$ 1,593
Net operating losses	85,123	97,733
Equity based compensation	1,434	521
Other	4,521	2,007
Total	95,043	101,854
Less: Valuation allowance	(1,657)	(40,188)	(4,854)	(1,256)
Total deferred tax assets	93,386	61,666
Deferred tax liabilities:
Fixed assets and intangibles	(207,815)	(68,467)
Deferred financing costs	(2,023)
Other	(45)	(79)
Total deferred tax liabilities	(209,883)	(68,546)
Net deferred tax liability	(116,497)	(6,880)
Current deferred tax assets, net:
Deferred tax assets	12,760	2,628
Deferred tax liabilities	(45)	(6)
Valuation allowance	(220)	(2,622)
Total current deferred tax assets, net	12,495
Long-term deferred tax liabilities, net:
Deferred tax assets	82,283	99,226
Deferred tax liabilities	(209,838)	(68,540)
Valuation allowance	(1,437)	(37,566)
Total long-term deferred tax liabilities, net	(128,992)	(6,880)
Net deferred tax liability	$ (116,497)	$ (6,880)

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Assumption used to Estimate Fair Value of Stock Awards Granted (Detail)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010
Share based Compensation Arrangement Assumptions Used to Estimate Fair Values of Share Options Granted [Line Items]
Volatility	40.10%	34.60%	34.80%
Expected term (years)	10 years	10 years	10 years
Risk free interest rate	2.10%	2.70%	3.60%
Expected dividend yield	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%

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Subsidiary Guarantors

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Subsidiary Guarantors

(17) Subsidiary Guarantors

The obligations of Heckmann Corporation under the 2018 Notes are jointly and severally, fully and unconditionally guaranteed by certain of the Company’s subsidiaries. The following tables present condensed consolidating financial information for Heckmann Corporation (the “Parent Issuer”), certain 100% wholly-owned subsidiaries (the “Wholly-Owned Subsidiary Guarantors”) and Appalachian Water Services, LLC, a 51% owned subsidiary (the “Non Wholly-Owned Subsidiary Guarantor”), as of and for the year ended December 31, 2012 and condensed consolidating financial information for the Parent Issuer, the wholly-owned Subsidiary Guarantors and China Water (the “Non-Guarantor”) as of and for the years ended December 31, 2011 and 2010 (in 000s):

Heckmann Corporation and Subsidiaries

Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet

As of December 31, 2012

(dollars in thousands)	Heckmann Corp.  (Parent)		Subsidiary Guarantors		AWS		Eliminations			Consolidated
ASSETS
Current Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$	5,819	$	9,536	$	856	$	—		$	16,211
Restricted cash		—		3,536		—		—			3,536
Accounts receivable—net		—		116,768		760		—			117,528
Other current assets		439,842		42,785		2		(454,013	)		28,616
Total current assets		445,661		172,625		1,618		(454,013	)		165,891
Property, plant and equipment, net		44		595,293		9,533		—			604,870
Equity investments		957,976		8,279		—		(957,976	)		8,279
Intangible assets, net		—		283,248		1,450		—			284,698
Goodwill		—		544,647		10,444		—			555,091
Other		24,408		1,102		—		—			25,510
TOTAL ASSETS	$	1,428,089	$	1,605,194	$	23,045	$	(1,411,989	)	$	1,644,339
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
Current Liabilities
Accounts payable	$	757	$	28,566	$	215	$	—		$	29,538
Accrued expenses		33,492		470,724		62		(454,013	)		50,265
Current portion of contigent consideration		—		1,968		—		—			1,968
Current portion of long-term debt		—		4,699		—		—			4,699
Total current liabilities		34,249		505,957		277		(454,013	)		86,470
Deferred income taxes				128,992		—		—			128,992
Long-term debt, less current portion		546,079		15,348		—		—			561,427
Long-term contingent consideration		—		7,363		1,500		—			8,863
Other long-term liabilities		—		1,805		9,021		—			10,826
Total shareholders equity		847,761		945,729		12,247		(957,976	)		847,761
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY	$	1,428,089	$	1,605,194	$	23,045	$	(1,411,989	)	$	1,644,339

Heckmann Corporation and Subsidiaries

Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet

As of December 31, 2011

(dollars in thousands)	Heckmann Corp. (Parent)		Subsidiary Guarantors		Non- Guarantor Subsidiary		Eliminations			Consolidated
ASSETS
Current Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$	79,528	$	666	$	—	$	—		$	80,194
Marketable securities		5,169		—		—		—			5,169
Accounts receivable—net		—		47,985		—		—			47,985
Other current assets		214,866		9,325		—		(217,868	)		6,323
Total current assets		299,563		57,976		—		(217,868	)		139,671
Property, plant and equipment, net		265		269,789		—		—			270,054
Investments in subsidiaries		185,305		7,682		—		(185,305	)		7,682
Intangible assets, net		—		29,489		—		—			29,489
Goodwill		—		90,008		—		—			90,008
Other		2,663		114		—		—			2,777
TOTAL ASSETS	$	487,796	$	455,058	$	—	$	(403,173	)	$	539,681
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
Current Liabilities
Accounts payable	$	—	$	19,992	$	—	$	—			19,992
Accrued expenses		5,812		223,749		—		(217,868	)		11,693
Current portion of contigent consideration		—		5,730		—		—			5,730
Current portion of long-term debt		10,500		1,414		—		—			11,914
Total current liabilities		16,312		250,885		—		(217,868	)		49,329
Deferred income taxes		—		6,880		—		—			6,880
Long-term debt, less current portion		129,674		2,482		—		—			132,156
Long-term contingent consideration		—		7,867		—		—			7,867
Other long-term liabilities		—		1,639		—		—			1,639
Total shareholders equity		341,810		185,305		—		(185,305	)		341,810
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY	$	487,796	$	455,058	$	—	$	(403,173	)	$	539,681

Heckmann Corporation and Subsidiaries

Condensed Consolidating Statement of Operations

For the Year Ended December 31, 2012

(dollars in thousands)	Heckmann Corp. (Parent)			Subsidiary Guarantors			AWS			Eliminations		Consolidated
Revenue	$	—		$	350,575		$	1,408		$	—	$	351,983
Cost of goods sold		—			(304,742	)		(914	)		—		(305,656	)
Gross profit		—			45,833			494			—		46,327
Operating expenses
Selling, general and administrative expenses		17,362			47,168			84					64,614
Impairment of long-lived assets		—			3,658								3,658
Impairment of intangible asset		—			2,372			—			—		2,372
Loss from operations		(17,362	)		(7,365	)		410			—		(24,317	)
Interest expense, net		(25,200	)		(1,165	)		(252	)		—		(26,617	)
Loss on extinguishment of debt		(2,638	)		—			—			—		(2,638	)
Income from equity investment		(9,958	)		12			—			9,958		12
Other, net		(920	)		(1,598	)		—			—		(2,518	)
(Loss) Income from continuing operations before income taxes before income taxes		(56,078	)		(10,116	)		158			9,958		(56,078	)
Income tax benefit (expense)		58,605			—			—			—		58,605
Net (loss) income attributable to common stockholders	$	2,527		$	(10,116	)	$	158		$	9,958	$	2,527

Heckmann Corporation and Subsidiaries

Condensed Consolidating Statement of Operations

For the Year Ended December 31, 2011

(dollars in thousands)	Heckmann Corp. (Parent)			Subsidiary Guarantors			Non- Guarantor Subsidiary			Eliminations			Consolidated
Revenue	$	—		$	156,837		$	—		$	—		$	156,837
Cost of sales		—			(123,509	)		—			—			(123,509	)
Gross profit		—			33,328			—			—			33,328
Operating expenses:		—			—			—			—			—
General and administrative expenses		11,061			25,590			—			—			36,651
Pipeline start-up and commissioning		—			2,089			—			—			2,089
Total operating expenses		11,061			27,679			—			—			38,740
Income (loss) from operations		(11,061	)		5,649			—			—			(5,412	)
Interest expense, net		(2,437	)		(1,806	)		—			—			(4,243	)
Loss from equity investment		9,482			(462	)		—			(9,482	)		(462	)
Other, net		131			6,101			—			—			6,232
Loss (Income) from continuing operations before income taxes		(3,885	)		9,482			—			(9,482	)		(3,885	)
Income tax benefit		3,777			—			—			—			3,777
Loss from continuing operations		(108	)		9,482			—			(9,482	)		(108	)
Loss from discontinued operations, net of income taxes		(22,898	)		—			(22,898	)		22,898			(22,898	)
Net loss attributable to common stockholders	$	(23,006	)	$	9,482		$	(22,898	)	$	13,416		$	(23,006	)

Heckmann Corporation and Subsidiaries

Condensed Consolidating Statement of Operations

For the Year Ended December 31, 2010

(dollars in thousands)	Heckmann Corp. (Parent)			Subsidiary Guarantors			Non-Guarantor Subsidiary			Eliminations		Consolidated
Revenue	$	—		$	15,208		$	—		$	—	$	15,208
Cost of sales		—			(11,337	)		—			—		(11,337	)
Gross profit		—			3,871			—			—		3,871
Operating expenses:
General and administrative expenses		8,477			3,077			—			—		11,554
Pipeline start-up and commissioning		—			11,830			—			—		11,830
Total operating expenses		8,477			14,907			—			—		23,384
Income (Loss) from operations		(8,477	)		(11,036	)		—			—		(19,513	)
Interest income (expense), net		2,580			(493	)		—			—		2,087
Loss from equity investment		(8,012	)		(689	)		—			8,012		(689	)
Other, net		205			4,206			—			—		4,411
Loss from continuing operations before income taxes		(13,704	)		(8,012	)		—			8,012		(13,704	)
Income tax benefit		3,404			—			—			—		3,404
Loss from continuing operations		(10,300	)		(8,012	)		—			8,012		(10,300	)
Loss from discontinued operations, net of income taxes		(4,393	)		—			(4,393	)		4,393		(4,393	)
Net loss attributable to common stockholders	$	(14,693	)	$	(8,012	)	$	(4,393	)	$	12,405	$	(14,693	)

Heckmann Corporation and Subsidiaries

Condensed Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows

For the Year Ended December 31, 2012

(dollars in thousands)	Heckmann Corp. (Parent)			Subsidiary Guarantors			AWS			Eliminations			Consolidated
Operating activities
Net (loss) income	$	2,527		$	(10,116	)	$	158		$	9,958		$	2,527
Depreciation and amortization		4			58,005			526			—			58,535
Other adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities		8,964			(47,324	)		252			—			(38,108	)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions and purchase price adjustments		(34,614	)		52,329			(40	)		(9,958	)		7,717
Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities from continuing operations		(23,119	)		52,894			896			—			30,671
Investing activities
Cash paid for acquisitions, net of cash acquired		(359,456	)		(15	)		—			—			(359,471	)
Purchase of property, plant and equipment		(41	)		(45,504	)		(9	)		—			(45,554	)
Proceeds from available for sale securities		5,169			—			—			—			5,169
Proceeds from the sale of property and equipment		—			7,240			—			—			7,240
Other		—			(51	)		(31	)		—			(82	)
Net cash used in investing activities from continuing operations		(354,328	)		(38,330	)		(40	)		—			(392,698	)
Financing activities
Proceeds from issuance of the 2018 Notes		398,980			—			—			—			398,980
Proceeds from equity offering		76,048			(1,600	)		—			—			74,448
Repayment of old credit facility		(140,174	)		—			—			—			(140,174	)
Payment of deferred financing costs		(26,170	)		—			—			—			(26,170	)
Proceeds from revolving credit facility		146,990			—			—			—			146,990
Payments on acquired debt		(150,367	)		—			—			—			(150,367	)
Payments on other debt		—			(4,605	)		—			—			(4,605	)
Other		(1,569	)		511			—			—			(1,058	)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities from continuing operations		303,738			(5,694	)		—			—			298,044
Net (decrease) increase in cash		(73,709	)		8,870			856			—			(63,983	)
Cash and cash equivalents - beginning of period		79,528			666			—			—			80,194
Cash and cash equivalents - end of period	$	5,819		$	9,536		$	856		$	—		$	16,211

Heckmann Corporation and Subsidiaries

Condensed Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows

For the Year Ended December 31, 2011

	Year ended December 31, 2011
(dollars in thousands)	Heckmann Corp. (Parent)			Subsidiary Guarantors			Non-Guarantor Subsidiary			Eliminations			Consolidated
Operating activities
Net income (loss)	$	(23,006	)	$	9,482		$	(22,898	)	$	13,416		$	(23,006	)
Loss from discontinued operations		22,898			—			22,898			(22,898	)		22,898
Depreciation and amortization		34			25,247			—			—			25,281
Other adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities		2,253			(7,600	)		—			—			(5,347	)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions and purchase price adjustments		(160,863	)		122,276			—			9,482			(29,105	)
Net cash used in operating activities from continuing operations		(158,684	)		149,405			—			—			(9,279	)
Net cash used in operating activities from discontinued operations		—			—			(4,683	)		—			(4,683	)
Net cash used in operating activities		(158,684	)		149,405			(4,683	)		—			(13,962	)
Investing activities
Cash paid for acquisitions, net of cash acquired		(88,544	)		210			—			—			(88,334	)
Purchase or property, plant and equipment		(299	)		(150,622	)		—			—			(150,921	)
Purchases of available for sale securities		(34,947	)		—			—			—			(34,947	)
Proceeds from the sale of available for sale securities		120,062			—			—			—			120,062
Proceeds from the sale of certificates of deposit		11,830			—			—			—			11,830
Investment in joint venture		(16	)		—			—			—			(16	)
Net cash used in investing activities from continuing operations		8,086			(150,412	)		—			—			(142,326	)
Net cash used in investing activities from discontinued operations		—			—			(5,777	)		—			(5,777	)
Net cash used in investing activities		8,086			(150,412	)		(5,777	)		—			(148,103	)
Financing activities
Payments on long term debt agreements		(73,914	)		—			—			—			(73,914	)
Borrowings under revolving credit facility		72,799			—			—			—			72,799
Borrowings under term loan		109,885												109,885
Payment of deferred financing costs		(2,764	)		—			—			—			(2,764	)
Cash proceeds from the exercise of warrants		47,912			—			—			—			47,912
Cash paid to purchase treasury stock		(4,414	)		—			—			—			(4,414	)
Proceeds from notes payable and other		1,488			55									1,543
Net cash provided by financing activities from continuing operations		150,992			55			—			—			151,047
Net cash provided by financing activities from discontinued operations		—			—			—			—			—
Net cash provided by financing activities		150,992			55			—			—			151,047
Net decrease in cash		394			(952	)		(10,460	)		—			(11,018	)
Cash and cash equivalents—beginning of period		79,134			1,618			10,460			—			91,212
Cash and cash equivalents—end of period		79,528			666			—			—			80,194
Less: cash and cash equivalents of discontinued operations at year end		—			—			—			—			—
Cash and cash equivalents of continuing operations at year-end	$	79,528		$	666		$	—		$	—		$	80,194

Heckmann Corporation and Subsidiaries

Condensed Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows

For the Year Ended December 31, 2010

	Year ended December 31, 2010
(dollars in thousands)	Heckmann Corp.  (Parent)			Subsidiary Guarantors			Non- Guarantor Subsidiary			Eliminations			Consolidated
Operating activities
Net income (loss)	$	(14,693	)	$	(8,012	)	$	(4,393	)	$	12,405		$	(14,693	)
Loss from discontinued operations		4,393			—			4,393			(4,393	)		4,393
Depreciation and amortization		—			4,605			—			—			4,605
Other adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities		966			(2,200	)		—			—			(1,234	)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions and purchase price adjustments		6,172			5,416			—			(8,012	)		3,576
Net cash used in operating activities from continuing operations		(3,162	)		(191	)		—			—			(3,353	)
Net cash used in operating activities from discontinued operations		—			—			(749	)		—			(749	)
Net cash used in operating activities		(3,162	)		(191	)		(749	)		—			(4,102	)
Investing activities
Cash paid for acquisitions, net of cash acquired		(28,635	)		—			—			—			(28,635	)
Purchase or property, plant and equipment		—			(17,443	)		—			—			(17,443	)
Proceeds from available for sale securities		168,392			—			—			—			168,392
Purchase of available for sale securities		(157,478	)		—			—			—			(157,478	)
Purchase of certificates of deposit		(1,367	)		—			—			—			(1,367	)
Other		(1,135	)		—			—			—			(1,135	)
Net cash used in investing activities from continuing operations		(20,223	)		(17,443	)		—			—			(37,666	)
Net cash used in investing activities from discontinued operations		—			—			(537	)		—			(537	)
Net cash used in investing activities		(20,223	)		(17,443	)		(537	)		—			(38,203	)
Financing activities
Payments on long term debt agreements		(193	)		—			—			—			(193	)
Cash paid to repurchase warrants		(2,034	)		—			—			—			(2,034	)
Cash proceeds from the exercise of warrants		66			—			—			—			66
Cash proceeds from the exercise of stock options		194			—			—			—			194
Cash paid to purchase treasury stock		(1,088	)		—			—			—			(1,088	)
Proceeds from notes payable		1,418			—									1,418
Net cash provided by financing activities from continuing operations		(1,637	)		—			—			—			(1,637	)
Net cash provided by financing activities from discontinued operations		—			—			(992	)		—			(992	)
Net cash provided by financing activities		(1,637	)		—			(992	)		—			(2,629	)
Net decrease in cash		(25,022	)		(17,634	)		(2,278	)		—			(44,934	)
Cash and cash equivalents - beginning of period		104,060			19,252			12,738			—			136,050
Effect of change in foreign exchange rate on cash and cash equivalents		96			—			—			—			96
Cash and cash equivalents - end of period		79,134			1,618			10,460			—			91,212
Less: cash and cash equivalents of discontinued operations at year end		—			—			(10,460	)		—			(10,460	)
Cash and cash equivalents of continuing operations at year-end	$	79,134		$	1,618		$	—		$	—		$	80,752

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Unaudited Pro Forma Results of Operations (Detail) (Power Fuels, TFI and Other Acquisitions, USD $) In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Power Fuels, TFI and Other Acquisitions
Business Acquisition, Pro Forma Information, Nonrecurring Adjustment [Line Items]
Pro forma revenues	$ 750,817	$ 568,916
Pro forma net income from continuing operations	$ 34,142	$ 18,587
Pro forma net income per share from continuing operations:
Basic	$ 0.14	$ 0.08
Diluted	$ 0.13	$ 0.08

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Discontinued Operations (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Selected Financial Information of Discontinued Operations

  The following table details selected financial information of discontinued operations (in 000s):

	Years Ended December 31,
	2012		2011			2010
Revenue	$	—	$	20,560		$	30,483
Pretax loss from operations		—		(4,881	)		(4,048	)
Income tax expense		—		(100	)		(345	)
Loss from operations		—		(4,981	)		(4,393	)
Loss from disposal, net of tax $0		—		(17,917	)		—
Loss from discontinued operations	$	—	$	(22,898	)	$	(4,393	)

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Income Taxes - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2012	Jun. 30, 2012	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010	Dec. 31, 2009
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items]
Statutory federal income tax rate			35.00%	35.00%	35.00%
Net operating loss carryforwards for federal income tax	$ 229,400,000		$ 229,400,000
Net operating loss carryforwards for state income tax	94,100,000		94,100,000
Deferred tax assets valuation allowance	1,657,000		1,657,000	40,188,000	4,854,000	1,256,000
Valuation allowance release, net	17,800,000	20,700,000	38,531,000
State Net Operating Loss Carryforwards
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items]
Deferred tax assets valuation allowance	$ 1,700,000		$ 1,700,000
Minimum
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items]
Net operating loss carryforwards for federal income tax, expiration year			2030
Net operating loss carryforwards for state income tax, expiration year			2017
Tax examination, statute of limitations			3 years
Maximum
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items]
Net operating loss carryforwards for federal income tax, expiration year			2032
Net operating loss carryforwards for state income tax, expiration year			2032
Tax examination, statute of limitations			4 years

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Share-based Compensation (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Assumption Used to Estimate Fair Value of Stock Awards Granted

The assumptions used to estimate the fair value of stock awards granted in the years ended December 31, 2012, 2011 and 2010 are as follows:

	Year ended December 31,
	2012			2011			2010
Volatility		40.10	%		34.6	%		34.8	%
Expected term (years)		10			10			10
Risk free interest rate		2.1	%		2.7	%		3.6	%
Expected dividend yield		0	%		0	%		0	%

Stock Option Activity

A summary of stock option activity during 2012 is presented below (shares in 000s):

Options	Shares			Weighted-Average Exercise Price		Weighted-Average Remaining Contractual Term (Years)		Aggregate Intrinsic Value (in 000s)
Outstanding December 31, 2011		2,661			4.67
Granted		1,660			3.53
Exercised		—			—
Forfeited or expired		(332	)		4.81
Outstanding December 31, 2012		3,989			4.18		9.0	$	1,031
Exercisable at December 31, 2012		1,540			4.30		7.6	$	114

Non-Vested Shares of Restricted Common Stock

A summary of non-vested restricted common stock activity is presented below (shares in 000s):

Non-Vested Restricted Stock	Shares			Weighted-Average Grant-Date Fair Value
Non-vested at December 31, 2011		549			5.76
Granted		423			4.16
Vested		(104	)		4.50
Forefited		—			—
Non-vested at December 31, 2012(a)		868			5.13

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Amortized Cost, Gross Unrealized Holding Gains and Losses, and Fair Value of Available-for-Sale Securities (Detail) (Corporate Notes, USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2011
Corporate Notes
Schedule of Investments [Line Items]
Available-for-sale securities, Contractual Maturity (in years)	1 year
Available-for-sale securities, Amortized Cost	$ 5,161
Available-for-sale securities, Gross Unrealized Holding Gains	8
Available-for-sale securities, Gross Unrealized Holding Losses
Available-for-sale securities, Fair Value	$ 5,169

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Changes in Fair Value of Level Three Liabilities (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items]
Balance at beginning of period	$ 13,597	$ 13,701
Additions (acquisition-related)	5,845	5,000
Accretion	1,365	1,173
Change in fair value of contingent consideration	(2,976)	(5,777)
Balance at end of period	10,831	13,597
Cash
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items]
Payments	(1,000)	(500)
Stock
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items]
Payments	$ (6,000)

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Debt (Parenthetical) (Detail) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2012	Nov. 05, 2012	Dec. 31, 2012 2018 Notes		Nov. 05, 2012 2018 Notes	Apr. 10, 2012 2018 Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Aggregate principal amount of debt		$ 150.0			$ 150.0	$ 250.0
Debt, interest rate			9.875%	[1]	9.875%	9.875%
Debt instrument maturity year						2018
Notes payable	2.1
Capital lease obligation	$ 17.9
Debt instrument maturity year, minimum	2013
Debt instrument maturity year, maximum	2017

[1] The interest rate presented represents the coupon rate on the 2018 Notes excluding the effect of deferred financing costs, original issue discounts and original issue premiums. Including the effect of deferred financing costs, original issue discounts and original issue premiums, the effective interest rate on the 2018 Notes is approximately 11.0%.

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Depreciation Computed Using Estimated Useful Lives (Detail)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2012
Minimum
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Estimated useful life	3 years
Maximum
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Estimated useful life	39 years
Land improvements | Minimum
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Estimated useful life	5 years
Land improvements | Maximum
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Estimated useful life	20 years
Buildings | Minimum
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Estimated useful life	15 years
Buildings | Maximum
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Estimated useful life	39 years
Leasehold improvements | Minimum
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Estimated useful life	5 years
Leasehold improvements | Maximum
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Estimated useful life	20 years
Pipelines | Minimum
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Estimated useful life	10 years
Pipelines | Maximum
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Estimated useful life	30 years
Disposal wells | Minimum
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Estimated useful life	3 years
Disposal wells | Maximum
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Estimated useful life	15 years
Machinery and equipment | Minimum
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Estimated useful life	3 years
Machinery and equipment | Maximum
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Estimated useful life	15 years
Equipment under capital leases | Minimum
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Estimated useful life	4 years
Equipment under capital leases | Maximum
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Estimated useful life	6 years
Motor vehicles and trailers | Minimum
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Estimated useful life	3 years
Motor vehicles and trailers | Maximum
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Estimated useful life	10 years
Rental equipment | Minimum
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Estimated useful life	5 years
Rental equipment | Maximum
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Estimated useful life	15 years
Office equipment | Minimum
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Estimated useful life	3 years
Office equipment | Maximum
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Estimated useful life	7 years

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Organization and Nature of Business Operations

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Organization and Nature of Business Operations

(1) Organization and Nature of Business Operations

Description of Business

Heckmann Corporation, a Delaware Corporation, together with its subsidiaries (collectively, the “Company”, “we”, “us” or “our”), which prior to the Company’s acquisition of TFI Holdings Inc. and Thermo Fluids Inc. (collectively, “TFI”) on April 10, 2012 (the “TFI Acquisition”) was solely focused on total water solutions for shale or “unconventional” oil and gas exploration.

Since the closing of the TFI Acquisition on April 10, 2012, the Company has operated through two business segments: its Fluids Management Division (formerly Heckmann Water Resources or HWR): and its Recycling Division (formerly Heckmann Environmental Services or HES), which includes TFI. Fluids Management addresses the pervasive demand for diverse water solutions required for the production of oil and gas in an integrated and efficient manner through various service and product offerings. Fluid Management’s services include water delivery and disposal, trucking, fluids handling, treatment and temporary and permanent pipeline facilities, and water infrastructure services for oil and gas exploration and production companies. Fluids Management also transports fresh water for production and provides services for site preparation, water pit excavations and remediation.

Fluids Management currently operates multi-modal water disposal, treatment, trucking and pipeline transportation operations in select shale areas in the United States in the Haynesville, Eagle Ford, Marcellus/Utica, Tuscaloosa Marine, Barnett, Mississipian Lime and Permian Basin Shale areas and since the closing of the merger with Power Fuels on November 30, 2012 with and into the Company’s wholly-owned Rough Rider Acquisition, LLC, subsidiary, the Bakken Share area. Fluids Management serves customers seeking fresh water acquisition, temporary water transmission and storage, transportation, treatment or disposal of fresh water and complex water flows, such as flowback and produced brine water, in connection with shale oil and gas hydraulic fracturing drilling, or “hydrofracturing,” operations.

Recycling provides route-based environmental services and waste recycling solutions that focus on the collection and recycling of used motor oil (“UMO”) and is the largest seller of reprocessed fuel oil (“RFO”) from recovered UMO in the Western United States. Historically, Recycling has supplied a large percentage of its RFO for use in the production of asphalt, and consequently experiences some seasonality in its business. Demand for asphalt and asphalt products are generally higher during the summer months, due to increases in highway traffic and road construction work.

During 2013, the Company intends to commence an internal reorganization with the intention of managing the Company’s operations by end-markets served. If the proposed reorganization were to take place, the Company would likely replace its existing segments, Fluids Management and Recycling, with the following three segments: (i) Oil Shale Solutions; (ii) Gas Shale Solutions; and (iii) Industrial Recycling Solutions. Further analysis is necessary and a final decision has not yet been made. As described in Note 16, a prospective change to the Company’s operating segments, if adopted, would likely cause the composition of the Company’s reportable segments to change.

Basis of Presentation

The accompanying audited consolidated financial statements of the Company have been prepared by management in accordance with the instructions to Form 10-K of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). These statements include all normal reoccurring adjustments considered necessary by management to present a fair statement of the consolidated balance sheets, results of operations, and cash flows.

The Company’s consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2012 include the results of operations of Keystone Vacuum, Inc., Thermo Fluids Inc., Harmony, All Phase, Appalachian Water Services, LLC and Power Fuels from their acquisition dates of February 3, 2012, May 31, 2012, June 15, 2012, September 1, 2012 and November 30, 2012, respectively. The Company’s consolidated financial statements for the years ended December 31, 2012 and 2011 include the results of operations of Bear Creek, LLC, Devonian Industries, Inc., Sand Hill Foundation, LLC, Excalibur Energy Services, Inc., Blackhawk, LLC and Consolidated Petroleum, Inc. from their acquisition dates of April 1, 2011, April 4, 2011, April 12, 2011, May 5 2011 and June 14, 2011, respectively. The business comprising the Company’s former bottled water segment is presented as discontinued operations in the Company’s consolidated financial statements. See Note 18—“Discontinued Operations” for additional information. Unless stated otherwise, any reference to income statement items in these accompanying audited consolidated financial statements refers to results from continuing operations.

Use of Estimates

The Company’s consolidated financial statements have been prepared in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (“U.S. GAAP”). The preparation of the financial statements requires management to make estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and the disclosure of contingencies at the date of the financial statements, as well as the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Estimates have been prepared on the basis of the most current and best available information, however actual results could differ from those estimates.

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Principal Payments for All Borrowings (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Long Term Debt Maturities Repayments Of Principal [Line Items]
2013	$ 4,699
2014	4,589
2015	4,047
2016	3,363
2017	150,339
Thereafter	400,000
Total	$ 567,037	$ 144,070

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Selected Unaudited Quarterly Financial Data (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Quraterly Results of Operations

	Three months ended
	March 31			June 30		September 30			December 31
2012
Revenues	$	54,959		$	90,769	$	93,050		$	113,205
Gross profit		6,986			15,059		16,417			7,865
Income (loss) from continuing operations (2) (3)		(3,863	)		10,743		(9,345	)		4,992
Net Income (loss) attributable to common stockholders (2) (3)		(3,863	)		10,743		(9,345	)		4,992
Income (loss) per common share from continuing operations:
Basic		(0.03	)		0.07		(0.06	)		0.03
Diluted		(0.03	)		0.07		(0.06	)		0.03
Income (loss) per common share from discontinued operations:
Basic		—			—		—			—
Diluted		—			—		—			—
Total:
Basic		(0.03	)		0.07		(0.06	)		0.03
Diluted		(0.03	)		0.07		(0.06	)		0.03

(1) Totals may not equal corresponding amounts on the Consolidated Statements of Operations due to rounding.

(2) During the fourth quarter of 2012, the following recorded the following unusual or non-recurring items:

(a) The Company released $17.8 million of valuation allowance associated with NOL’s because of a determination that the realization of the associated deferred tax assets is more likely that not based on future taxable income arising from the reversal of deferred tax liabilities that the Company acquired in connection with the Power Fuels merger.

(b) The Company recognized an impairment of long-lived assets of $3.7 million for the write-down of the carrying values of three saltwater disposal wells.

(c) The Company recognized an impairment of intangible assets of $2.4 million for the write-down of a customer relationship intangible associated with a portion of a prior business acquisition.

(d) The Company recorded a $1.4 million environmental accrual for the estimated costs necessary to comply with a Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality requirement that the Company test and monitor the soil at certain locations to confirm that prior saltwater spills were successfully remediated.

(3) During the second quarter of 2012, the Company released $20.7 million of valuation allowance associated with NOL’s because of a determination that the realization of the associated deferred tax assets is more likely than not based on future taxable income arising from the reversal of deferred tax liabilities that the Company acquired in connection with the TFI acquisition.

	Three months ended
	March 31			June 30			September 30			December 31
2011
Revenues	$	18,231		$	39,167		$	47,768		$	51,671
Gross profit		4,410			10,112			11,978			6,828
Income (loss) from continuing operations		(539	)		317			2,594			(2,480	)
Income (loss) from discontinued operations		904			(134	)		(23,668	)		—
Net Income (loss) attributable to common stockholders		365			183			(21,074	)		(2,480	)
Income (loss) per common share from continuing operations:
Basic		*			*			0.02			(0.02	)
Diluted		*			*			0.02			(0.02	)
Income (loss) per common share from discontinued operations:
Basic		0.01			*			(0.21	)		*
Diluted		0.01			*			(0.21	)		*
Total:
Basic		*			*			(0.19	)		(0.02	)
Diluted		*			*			(0.19	)		(0.02	)

* Amount is less than $0.01.

(1) Totals may not equal corresponding amounts on the Consolidated Statements of Operations due to rounding.

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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Allowance for Doubtful Accounts

The following table summarizes activity for allowance for doubtful accounts (in 000s):

	2012			2011			2010
Beginning balance at January 1,	$	2,636		$	1,232		$	—
Bad debt expense		6,296			2,206			94
Acquisition of CVR		—			—			1,138
Charge offs, net		(2,965	)		(802	)		—
Ending balance at December 31,	$	5,967		$	2,636		$	1,232

Depreciation Computed Using Estimated Useful Lives

The range of useful lives for the components of property, plant and equipment are as follows:

Land improvements	5-20 years
Buildings	15-39 years
Leasehold improvements	5-20 years
Pipelines	10-30 years
Disposal wells	3-15 years
Machinery and equipment	3-15 years
Equipment under capital leases	4-6 years
Motor vehicles and trailers	3-10 years
Rental equipment	5-15 years
Office equipment	3-7 years

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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Policies)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Principles of Consolidation

Principles of Consolidation

The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its subsidiaries. All intercompany accounts, transactions and profits are eliminated in consolidation.

Cash Equivalents

Cash Equivalents

The Company considers all highly liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less when purchased to be cash equivalents. The Company maintains bank accounts in the United States. A majority of funds considered cash equivalents are invested in institutional money market funds. The Company has not experienced any historical losses in such accounts and believes that the risk of any loss is minimal.

Restricted Cash

Restricted Cash

In connection with the Power Fuels merger (see Note 3) assets received in exchange for the merger consideration excluded accounts receivable greater than ninety days as of November 30, 2012. Subsequent collections on these accounts receivable by the Company are required to be remitted to the former sole owner of Power Fuels. As of December 31, 2012, the Company collected $3.5 million of accounts receivable, which were greater than ninety days at November 30, 2012. Cash collected on these accounts receivable is classified as restricted cash and the corresponding liability due to the former owner is classified as a component of other accrued expenses at December 31, 2012.

Marketable Securities

Marketable Securities

The Company’s investments in marketable debt and equity securities are classified and accounted for as available-for-sale. The Company may or may not hold securities until maturity. As these debt and equity securities are viewed by the Company as available to support current operations they are classified as current assets in the consolidated balance sheet including those with maturities greater than twelve months. These marketable securities are carried at fair value with any unrealized gains or losses recorded in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), a component of equity, until realized. Realized gains and losses are calculated based on specific identification to the individual securities involved with the resulting gains and losses included in other (expense) income in the consolidated statements of operations. The carrying value of marketable securities was $5.2 million at December 31, 2011. There were no marketable securities at December 31, 2012. Refer to Note 5 for additional information.

Other-than-temporary declines in market value from original cost are recognized as a loss in the current year’s operations. In determining whether an other-than-temporary decline in market value has occurred, the Company considers the duration and extent to which the fair value of the investment is below its cost.

Accounts Receivable

Accounts Receivable

Accounts receivable are recognized and carried at the original invoice amount less an allowance for expected uncollectible amounts. Inherent in the assessment of the allowance for doubtful accounts are certain judgments and estimates including, among others, the customer’s willingness or ability to pay, the Company’s compliance with customer invoicing requirements, the effect of general economic conditions and the ongoing relationship with the customer. Accounts with outstanding balances longer than the payment terms are considered past due. The Company writes off trade receivables when it determines that they have become uncollectible. Bad debt expense is reflected as a component of general and administrative expenses in the consolidated statements of operations.

The following table summarizes activity for allowance for doubtful accounts (in 000s):

	2012			2011			2010
Beginning balance at January 1,	$	2,636		$	1,232		$	—
Bad debt expense		6,296			2,206			94
Acquisition of CVR		—			—			1,138
Charge offs, net		(2,965	)		(802	)		—
Ending balance at December 31,	$	5,967		$	2,636		$	1,232

Fair Value of Financial Instruments

Fair Value of Financial Instruments

Fair value is the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. The carrying amounts of the Company’s cash equivalents, accounts receivable and accounts payable approximate fair value due to the short-term nature of these instruments. The carrying values of the Company’s marketable securities are adjusted to fair value at the end of each reporting period based on quoted market prices. The carrying value of the Company’s contingent consideration is adjusted to fair value at the end of each reporting period using a probability-weighted discounted cash flow model. Refer to Note 9 for disclosures on the fair value of the Company’s marketable securities and contingent consideration at December 31, 2012 and 2011.

The Company’s 2018 Notes are carried at cost. Their estimated fair values are based on quoted market prices. The fair value of the Company’s Amended Revolving Credit Facility and other debt obligations including capital leases, secured by various properties and equipment, bears interest at rates commensurate with market rates and therefore their respective carrying values approximate fair value. Refer to Note 8 for disclosures on the fair value disclosure of the Company’s debt instruments at December 31, 2012.

Inventories

Inventories

Inventories consist primarily of salable fuel oil and antifreeze and are stated at the lower of cost or market.

Property and Equipment

Property and Equipment

Property and equipment is recorded at cost. Depreciation is recorded using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the related assets ranging from three to thirty nine years. Leasehold improvements are depreciated over the life of the lease including renewal options that are reasonably assured or the life of the asset, whichever is shorter. The range of useful lives for the components of property, plant and equipment are as follows:

Land improvements	5-20 years
Buildings	15-39 years
Leasehold improvements	5-20 years
Pipelines	10-30 years
Disposal wells	3-15 years
Machinery and equipment	3-15 years
Equipment under capital leases	4-6 years
Motor vehicles and trailers	3-10 years
Rental equipment	5-15 years
Office equipment	3-7 years

Expenditures for betterments that increase productivity and/or extend the useful life of an asset are capitalized. Maintenance and repair costs are charged to expense as incurred. Upon disposal, the related cost and accumulated depreciation are removed from their respective accounts, and any gains or losses are included in other (expense) income, net in the consolidated statements of operations. Depreciation expense was $41.9 million, $21.4 million, and $3.4 million for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2011 and 2010, respectively, and is characterized as a component of cost of sales in the consolidated statements of operations.

Goodwill

Goodwill

Goodwill represents the excess of the purchase price over the fair value of the net assets of businesses acquired. The Company has made acquisitions over the years that have resulted in the recognition and accumulation of significant goodwill. The carrying values of goodwill at December 31, 2012 and 2011 were $555.1 million and $90.0 million, respectively. The TFI acquisition and the merger with Power Fuels accounted for approximately $138.4 million and $312.7 million, respectively, of the increase to goodwill during 2012. Refer to Note 3 for additional information on the TFI acquisition, the merger with Power Fuels and other 2012 acquisition activity. Goodwill is not amortized. Instead, goodwill is required to be tested for impairment annually and between annual tests if events or circumstances lead to a determination that it is more likely than not that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying amount. The goodwill impairment test involves a two-step process; however, if after assessing the totality of events or circumstances, an entity determines it is not more likely than not that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying amount, then performing the two-step impairment test is unnecessary.

In the event a determination is made that it is more likely than not that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying value, the first step of the two-step process must be performed. The first step of the test, used to identify potential impairment, compares the estimated fair value of a reporting unit with its carrying amount, including goodwill. If the fair value of a reporting unit exceeds its carrying amount, goodwill of the reporting unit is not considered to be impaired and the second step of the impairment test is unnecessary. If the carrying amount of a reporting unit exceeds its fair value, the second step of the impairment test must be performed to measure the amount of the impairment loss, if any. The second step of the goodwill impairment test compares the implied fair value of reporting unit goodwill with the carrying amount of that goodwill. The implied fair value of goodwill is determined in the same manner as goodwill recognized in a business combination. If the carrying amount of the reporting unit goodwill exceeds the implied fair value of that goodwill, an impairment loss is recognized in an amount equal to that excess.

An entity has the option to bypass the qualitative assessment for any reporting unit in any period and proceed directly to performing the first step of the two-step goodwill impairment test. At September 30, 2012 the Company elected to bypass the qualitative assessment and performed step one of the goodwill impairment test for each of its three reporting units: the pipeline reporting unit, the Recycling Division reporting unit (which is also an operating segment) and the Fluids Management reporting unit (which is also an operating segment) excluding the pipeline operations. Refer to Note 16 for additional information on the Company’s operating segments. The fair values of the reporting units were estimated utilizing a combination of two valuation techniques: the discounted cash flow method (Income Approach) and the market comparable method (Market Approach). Based on the results of the Company’s 2012 third quarter goodwill impairment test, the fair values of the Company’s reporting units were determined to exceed their respective carrying amounts and accordingly, the second step of the impairment test was not necessary. In addition, the Company made a qualitative assessment as of December 31, 2012 and concluded it was not more likely than not any of the reporting unit’s fair values were less than their carrying values at that time.

Debt Issuance Costs

Debt Issuance Costs

The Company capitalizes costs associated with the issuance of debt and amortizes them as additional interest expense over the lives of the respective debt instrument on a straight-line basis, which approximates the effective interest method. The unamortized balance of deferred financing costs was $24.4 million and $2.6 million at December 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively and is included in other long-term assets in the consolidated balance sheets. Upon the prepayment of related debt, the Company accelerates the recognition of the unamortized cost, which is characterized as loss on extinguishment of debt in the consolidated statements of operations. During the year ended December 31, 2012 the Company wrote-off the unamortized balance of issuance costs related to its Old Credit Facility in connection with the repayment of the Old Credit Facility and the issuance of the New Credit Facility. Refer to Note 8 for additional information.

Impairment of Long-Lived Assets and Intangible Assets with Finite Useful Lives

Impairment of Long-Lived Assets and Intangible Assets with Finite Useful Lives

Long-lived assets including intangible assets with finite useful lives are evaluated for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate the carrying value of a long-lived asset (or asset group) may not be recoverable. If an impairment indicator is present, the Company evaluates recoverability by comparing the estimated future cash flows of the category classes, on an undiscounted basis, to their carrying values. The category class represents the lowest level for which identifiable cash flows are largely independent of the cash flows of other groups of assets and liabilities. If the undiscounted cash flows exceed the carrying value, the asset group is recoverable and no impairment is present. If the undiscounted cash flows are less than the carrying value, the impairment is measured as the difference between the carrying value and the fair value of the long-lived asset (or asset group). During the year ended December 31, 2012, the Company recognized a $3.7 million impairment loss on three salt water disposal wells primarily in the Haynesville shale area. The Company tested the disposal wells for recoverability after the wells developed technical problems which required the Company to suspend their use. The estimated future cash flows used to test the recoverability and measure the fair values of the disposal wells included an estimate of future expenditures necessary to identify the source of the problems and to take corrective action to restore the wells’ functionality or convert them to an alternate use. During the year ended December 31, 2012, the Company also recognized a $2.4 million impairment loss related to the write-down of a customer relationship intangible associated with a portion of a prior business acquisition. The impairment loss was recognized in the Company’s Fluids Management segment and was triggered by the Company’s updated assessment of the reduced growth prospects of the business and the related impact on its expected financial performance. During the years ended December 31, 2011 and 2010, the Company concluded impairment indicators were not present and thus no impairments were noted to test the assets for recoverability during those years.

Revenue Recognition

Revenue Recognition

The Company recognizes revenues in accordance with Accounting Standards Codification 605 (ASC 605 “Revenue Recognition”) and Staff Accounting Bulletin No 104, and accordingly all of the following criteria must be met for revenues to be recognized: persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists, delivery has occurred or services have been rendered, the price to the buyer is fixed and determinable and collectibility is reasonably assured. The majority of the Company’s revenue results from contracts with direct customers and revenues are generated upon performance of contracted services.

The Company’s Fluids Management Division derives the majority of its revenue from the transportation of fresh and salt water by Company-owned trucks or through a temporary or permanent water transport pipeline to customer sites for use in drilling and hydraulic fracturing activities and from customer sites to remove and dispose of backflow and produced water originating from oil and gas wells. Revenues are also generated through fees charged for use of the Company’s disposal wells and from the rental of tanks and other equipment. Certain customers, limited to those under contract with us to utilize the pipeline, have an obligation to dispose of a minimum quantity (number of barrels) of saltwater over the contract period. Transportation and disposal rates are generally based on a fixed fee per barrel of disposal water or, in certain circumstances, transportation is based on an hourly rate. Revenue is recognized based on the number of barrels transported or disposed or at hourly rates for transportation. Rates for other services are based on negotiated rates with the Company’s customers and revenue is recognized when the services have been performed.

The Company’s Recycling Division derives the majority of its revenue from the sale of used motor oil and antifreeze after it is refined by one of its processing facilities. Revenue is recognized upon shipment or delivery, dependent on contracted terms, of salable fuel oil or upon recovery service provided in the receipt of waste oil and antifreeze per specific customer contract terms. Transportation costs charged to customers are included in revenue.

Sales tax amounts collected from customers are recorded on a net basis.

Concentration of Customer Risk

Concentration of Customer Risk

Three of the Company’s customers comprised 39% of the Company’s consolidated revenues for the year ended December 31, 2012 and 34% of the Company’s consolidated accounts receivable at December 31, 2012 consisted of accounts receivable due from three customers. One of the Company’s customers comprised 25% of the Company’s consolidated revenues and 29% of the Company’s consolidated accounts receivable for the year ended December 31, 2011. Two of the Company’s customers comprised 16% and 12%, respectively, of total consolidated revenues for the year ended December 31, 2010.

Income Taxes

Income Taxes

Income taxes are accounted for using the asset and liability method. Under this method, deferred income tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the expected future tax consequences attributable to temporary differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases including temporary differences related to assets acquired in business combinations (Note 3). Deferred tax assets are also recognized for net operating loss, capital loss and tax credit carryforwards. Deferred income tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which the related temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. The effect on deferred tax assets and liabilities of a change in tax rates is recognized in income in the period that includes the enactment date. A valuation allowance is provided for those deferred tax assets for which realization of the related benefits is not more likely than not.

The Company measures and records tax contingency accruals in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“GAAP”) which prescribes a threshold for the financial statement recognition and measurement of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a return. Only positions meeting the “more likely than not” recognition threshold may be recognized or continue to be recognized. A tax position is measured at the largest amount that is greater than 50 percent likely of being realized upon ultimate settlement. The Company’s policy is to recognize interest and penalties accrued on any unrecognized tax benefits as a component of income tax expense.

Share-Based Compensation

Share-Based Compensation

Share-based compensation for all share-based payment awards granted is based on the grant-date fair value. Generally, awards of stock options granted to employees vest in equal increments over a three-year service period from the date of grant and awards of restricted stock vest over a two or three year service period from the date of grant . The grant date fair value of the award is recognized to expense on a straight-line basis over the service period for the entire award, that is, over the requisite service period of the last separately vesting portion of the award. As of December 31, 2012 there was $4.3 million of unrecognized compensation cost related to unvested stock options, which are expected to vest over a weighted average period of approximately of 1.1 years. As of December 31, 2012 there was $2.9 million of unrecognized compensation cost related to unvested shares of restricted stock, which are expected to vest over a weighted average period of approximately 1.5 years. Refer to Note 11 for further discussion.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In February 2013, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (the “FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2013-02, Reporting of Amounts Reclassified out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (“ASU 2013-02”). The amendments in this update do not change the current requirements for reporting net income or other comprehensive income in financial statements. However, the amendments require an entity to provide information about the amounts reclassified out of accumulated other comprehensive income by component. In addition, an entity is required to present, either on the face of the statement where net income is presented or in the notes, significant amounts reclassified out of accumulated other comprehensive income by the respective line items of net income but only if the amount reclassified is required under U.S. GAAP to be reclassified to net income in its entirety in the same reporting period. For other amounts that are not required under U.S. GAAP to be reclassified in their entirety to net income, an entity is required to cross-reference to other disclosures required under U.S. GAAP that provide additional detail about those amounts. The amendments in this update are effective prospectively for reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2012, which for the Company is the reporting period starting January 1, 2013. The Company does not anticipate the adoption of ASU 2013-02 will have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements. As permitted under ASU 2013-02, the Company has elected to present reclassification adjustments from each component of accumulated other comprehensive income within a single note to the financial statements beginning in the first quarter of 2013, if applicable.

In July 2012, the FASB issued ASU No. 2012-02, Testing Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets for Impairment (“ASU 2012-02”). The amendments in this update provide an entity the option to first assess qualitative factors to determine whether the existence of events and circumstances indicates that it is more likely than not that the indefinite-lived intangible asset is impaired. If, after assessing the totality of events and circumstances, an entity concludes that it is not more likely than not that the indefinite lived intangible asset is impaired, then the entity is not required to take further action. However, if an entity concludes otherwise, then it is required to determine the fair value of the indefinite-lived intangible asset and perform the quantitative impairment test by comparing the fair value with the carrying amount in accordance with Accounting Standards Codification subtopic 350-30, General Intangibles other than Goodwill. An entity also has the option to bypass the qualitative assessment for any indefinite-lived intangible asset in any period and proceed directly to performing the quantitative impairment test. An entity will be able to resume performing the qualitative assessment in any subsequent period. The amendments in this update are effective for annual and interim impairment tests performed for fiscal years beginning after September 15, 2012, which for the Company are the annual and interim periods starting January 1, 2013. As of December 31, 2012, the Company did not have any intangible assets with indefinite lives. At this time, the Company does not anticipate the adoption of ASU 2012-02 will have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

In September 2011, the FASB issued ASU No. 2011-08, Testing Goodwill for Impairment (“ASU 2011-08”). The amendments in this update provide an entity the option to first assess qualitative factors to determine whether the existence of events or circumstances leads to a determination that it is more likely than not that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying amount. If, after assessing the totality of events or circumstances, an entity determines it is not more likely than not that the fair value of the reporting unit is less than its carrying amount, then performing the two-step impairment test is unnecessary. However, if an entity concludes otherwise, then it is required to perform the first step of the two-step impairment test by calculating the fair value of the reporting unit and comparing the fair value with the carrying amount of the reporting unit. The amendment does not change the requirement to perform the second step of the interim goodwill impairment test to measure the amount of an impairment loss, if any, if the carrying amount of a reporting unit exceeds its fair value. Under the amendments in this update, an entity has the option to bypass the qualitative assessment for any reporting unit in any period and proceed directly to performing the first step of the two-step goodwill impairment test. An entity may resume performing the qualitative assessment in any subsequent period. The amendments in this update were effective for annual and interim goodwill impairment tests performed for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2011, which for the Company were the annual and interim periods starting January 1, 2012. As permitted under ASU 2011-08 the Company elected to bypass the qualitative assessment at September 30, 2012, which was the date the Company performed its annual test, and instead proceeded directly to performing the first step of the two-step goodwill impairment test. Refer to the goodwill discussion in the significant accounting policies section of Note 2 for additional information.

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Intangible Assets (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2012		Dec. 31, 2011
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Gross carrying amount	$ 306,494		$ 34,704
Accumulated amortization	(21,796)		(5,215)
Intangible Assets, net	284,698		29,489
Remaining useful life	12 years 1 month 6 days	[1]	11 years	[1]
Customer relationships
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Gross carrying amount	268,859	[2]	14,767	[2]
Accumulated amortization	(15,370)	[2]	(2,994)	[2]
Intangible Assets, net	253,489	[2]	11,773	[2]
Remaining useful life	12 years 3 months 18 days	[1],[2]	6 years 1 month 6 days	[1],[2]
Disposal permits
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Gross carrying amount	2,788		2,585
Accumulated amortization	(472)		(180)
Intangible Assets, net	2,316		2,405
Remaining useful life	8 years 3 months 18 days	[1]	8 years 3 months 18 days	[1]
Customer Contracts
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Gross carrying amount	17,352		17,352
Accumulated amortization	(3,073)		(2,041)
Intangible Assets, net	14,279		15,311
Remaining useful life	14 years	[1]	15 years	[1]
Vendor Relationships
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Gross carrying amount	16,300
Accumulated amortization	(2,444)
Intangible Assets, net	13,856
Remaining useful life	5 years	[1]	0 years	[1]
Other Intangible
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Gross carrying amount	1,195
Accumulated amortization	(437)
Intangible Assets, net	$ 758
Remaining useful life	2 years 1 month 6 days	[1]	0 years	[1]

[1] Remaining useful life is weighted average, calculated based on the net book value and the remaining amortization period of each respective intangible asset.

[2] During 2012, the Company recognized an impairment charge of $2.4 million for a customer relationship intangible associated with a construction business that was a part of a prior business acquisition. During 2012, the Company received information from its primary customer in that market that future construction contracts would be directed to competitors whose core competency is construction.

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Organization and Nature of Business Operations - Additional Information (Detail)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2012 Segment
Organization and Nature of Operations [Line Items]
Number of operating segments	2

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Business Acquisitions (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Allocation of Aggregate Purchase Price

The allocations of the combined aggregate purchase prices at the respective acquisition dates are summarized as follows (in 000’s):

	Various Dates, 2012
Accounts receivable	$	2,653
Equipment		21,546
Customer relationships		10,164
Goodwill		13,922
Other long-term obligations		(8,769	)
Other liabilities		(613	)
Total	$	38,903

Pro Forma Results of Operations

The following unaudited pro forma results of operations for the years ended December 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively, assumes that all of the acquisitions were completed at the beginning of the periods presented. The pro forma results include adjustments to reflect additional amortization of intangibles and depreciation of assets associated with the acquired and merged businesses and additional interest expense for debt issued to consummate these transactions.

	December 31,
	2012		2011
Pro forma revenues	$	750,817	$	568,916
Pro forma net income from continuing operations		34,142		18,587
Pro forma net income per share from continuing operations:
Basic	$	0.14	$	0.08
Diluted		0.13		0.08

Power Fuels Merger

Allocation of Aggregate Purchase Price

The preliminary allocation of the aggregate purchase price at November 30, 2012 is summarized as follows (in 000s):

	November 30, 2012
Cash	$	2,111
Accounts receivable		57,405
Inventory		3,443
Other assets		2,552
Customer relationships		145,000
Property, plant and equipment		278,527
Goodwill		312,715
Accounts payable and accrued expenses		(24,027	)
Debt		(150,367	)
Deferred income tax liabilities, net		(126,503	)
Total	$	500,856

Thermo Fluids Inc.

Allocation of Aggregate Purchase Price

The allocation of the aggregate purchase price at April 10, 2012 is summarized as follows (in 000’s):

	April 10, 2012
Accounts receivable	$	13,808
Inventory		3,456
Other assets		1,431
Customer relationships		101,300
Vendor relationships		16,300
Other intangibles		1,400
Property, plant and equipment		25,194
Goodwill		138,446
Accounts payable and accrued expenses		(13,045	)
Deferred income tax liabilities, net		(42,886	)
Total	$	245,404

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Earnings per share (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Calculation of Basic and Diluted Net Loss Per Common Share

The following table presents the calculation of basic and diluted net loss per common share (in 000s except per share data):

	Years Ended December 31,
	2012		2011			2010
Numerator:
Income loss from continuing operations	$	2,527	$	(108	)	$	(10,300	)
Loss from discontinued operations		—		(22,898	)		(4,393	)
Net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders	$	2,527	$	(23,006	)	$	(14,693	)
Plus: income impact of assumed conversion of AWS call option		336		—			—
Net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders plus assumed conversions		2,863		(23,006	)		(14,693	)
Denominator:
Weighted average shares — basic		149,940,096		114,574,730			108,819,384
Dilutive effect of contingently issuable shares		7,401,795		—			—
Dilutive effect of stock warrants		117,757		—			—
Dilutive effect of stock-based awards		98,235		—			—
Dilutive effect of AWS call option		886,159		—			—
Total weighted average shares — diluted		158,444,042		114,574,730			108,819,384
Income (loss) per common share from continuing operations — basic (a)	$	0.02	$		*	$	(0.09	)
Income (loss) per common share from continuing operations — diluted (a)		0.02			*		(0.09	)
Loss per common share from discontinued operations — basic and diluted		—		(0.20	)		(0.05	)
Net income (loss) per common share	$	0.02	$	(0.20	)	$	(0.14	)
Antidilutive stock-based awards and warrants excluded (b)		3,156,191		35,960,40			66,687,857

(a) Net income (loss) per common share from continuing operations was less than $0.01 for the year ended December 31, 2011.

(b) Antidilutive stock-based awards and warrants consist of those instruments with an exercise price in excess of the average market price of the Company’s common stock for the applicable reporting period. The decrease in antidilutive shares is due primarily to the expiration of the Public Warrants and the Sponsors Warrants in November 2011, as described in Note 10.

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income (loss)	$ 2,527	$ (23,006)	$ (14,693)
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided (used in) by operating activities:
Loss from discontinued operations		22,898	4,393
Depreciation	41,952	21,413	3,365
Amortization	16,583	3,868	1,240
Stock-based compensation	3,610	2,401	966
Loss on disposal of property, plant and equipment	1,667
Impairment of property, plant and equipment and intangible assets	6,030		621
Bad debt expense	6,296	2,206	94
(Income) loss from equity investment	(12)	462	689
Change in fair value of contingent consideration	(1,279)	(5,777)	(4,232)
Write-off of deferred financing fees	2,638
Deferred income taxes	(60,278)	(4,277)	(719)
Other, net	3,220	(362)	1,347
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of business acquisitions and purchase price adjustments (Note 3):
Accounts receivable, net	(1,973)	(31,205)	(241)
Inventory	1,950	243	337
Prepaid expenses and other receivables	(1,638)	(4,306)	2,285
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	11,279	5,340	2,628
Deferred revenues		(345)	(573)
Income tax payable		244	262
Other assets	(1,901)	924	(1,122)
Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities from continuing operations	30,671	(9,279)	(3,353)
Net cash used in operating activities from discontinued operations		(4,683)	(749)
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities	30,671	(13,962)	(4,102)
Cash flows from investing activities:
Cash paid for acquisitions, net of cash acquired	(359,471)	(88,334)	(28,635)
Purchases of property, plant and equipment	(45,554)	(150,921)	(17,443)
Proceeds from the sale of available-for-sale securities	5,169	120,062	168,392
Purchases of available-for-sale securities		(34,947)	(157,478)
Proceeds from the sale of property and equipment	7,240
Other investing activities	(82)		(1,135)
Cash paid for equity investment and joint venture		(16)	(1,135)
Proceeds from (purchases of) certificates of deposit		11,830	(1,367)
Net cash used in investing activities from continuing operations	(392,698)	(142,326)	(37,666)
Net cash used in investing activities from discontinued operations		(5,777)	(537)
Net cash used in investing activities	(392,698)	(148,103)	(38,203)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Proceeds from issuance of 2018 Notes	398,980
Proceeds from revolving credit facility	193,490	72,799
Payments on acquired debt	(150,367)
Proceeds from equity offering	74,448
Payments on long-term debt		(73,914)	(193)
Payments for deferred financing costs	(26,170)	(2,764)
Payments on notes payable and capital leases	(4,605)
Proceeds from notes payable		2,568	1,418
Borrowings under term loans		109,885
Cash paid to repurchase warrants			(2,034)
Cash paid to purchase treasury stock		(4,414)	(1,088)
Cash proceeds from exercise of warrants		47,912	66
Proceeds from stock option exercises			194
Deferred payments and other	(1,058)	(1,025)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities of continuing operations	298,044	151,047	(1,637)
Net cash (used in) financing activities of discontinued operations			(992)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	298,044	151,047	(2,629)
Net (decrease) increase in cash	(63,983)	(11,018)	(44,934)
Cash and cash equivalents - beginning of period	80,194	91,212	136,050
Effect of foreign exchange rates on cash and cash equivalents			96
Cash and cash equivalents - end of period	16,211	80,194	91,212
Less: Cash and cash equivalents of discontinued operations at year-end			10,460
Cash and cash equivalents - end of period	16,211	80,194	80,752
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:
Cash paid for interest	(13,605)	(2,784)	(106)
Cash paid for taxes, net	(1,759)	(162)	(389)
Supplemental schedule of non-cash investing and financing activities:
Common stock issuances for business acquisitions	417,733	16,925	7,773
Purchase of assets under capital lease obligations	20,771
Property, plant and equipment purchased in exchange for accounts payable	4,238	7,890	2,030
Common stock issued for earnout obligations	7,770
Restricted cash payable to former sole owner of Power Fuels	3,536
Revolving credit facility
Cash flows from financing activities:
Repayment of credit facility	(46,500)
Old Credit Facilities
Cash flows from financing activities:
Repayment of credit facility	$ (140,174)

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Investments (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Amortized Cost, Gross Unrealized Holding Gains and Losses, and Fair Value of Available-for-Sale Securities

The amortized cost, gross unrealized holding gains and losses and fair value of available-for-sale securities as of December 31, 2011 was as follows (in 000s):

	Contractual Maturity (in years)		Amortized Cost		Gross Unrealized Holding				Fair Value
					Gains		Losses
December 31, 2011
Available-for-sale:
Corporate Notes		1	$	5,161	$	8	$	—	$	5,169

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Future Minimum Lease Payments Under Operating Leases (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2012
Schedule of Claims and Contingencies [Line Items]
Operating Leases minimum lease payments, 2013	$ 3,610
Operating Leases minimum lease payments, 2014	2,777
Operating Leases minimum lease payments, 2015	1,961
Operating Leases minimum lease payments, 2016	1,594
Operating Leases minimum lease payments, 2017	1,112
Operating Leases minimum lease payments, Thereafter	2,053
Total operating leases minimum lease payments	$ 13,107

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Segments (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Selected Financial Information for Reporting Segment

The financial information for the Company’s reportable segments is as follows:

	Recycling		Fluids Management			Corporate			Total
	(in millions)
Year ended December 31, 2012
Revenue	$	95.3	$	256.7		$	—		$	352.0
Depreciation and amortization		10.9		47.6			—			58.5
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes		13.3		(23.3	)		(46.1	)		(56.1	)
Additions to fixed assets		2.0		60.9			—			62.9
Goodwill		139.9		415.2			—			555.1
Total assets (a)		295.8		1,300.8			47.7			1,644.3
Year ended December 31, 2011
Revenue	$	—	$	156.8		$	—		$	156.8
Depreciation and amortization		—		25.3			—			25.3
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes		—		10.4			(14.3	)		(3.9	)
Additions to fixed assets		—		156.8			—			156.8
Goodwill		—		90.0			—			90.0
Total assets (a)		—		447.4			92.3			539.7
	Bottled Water Products		Fluids Management			Corporate			Total
Year ended December 31, 2010
Revenue	$	—	$	15.2		$	—		$	15.2
Depreciation and amortization		—		4.6			—			4.6
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes		—		(5.7	)		(8.0	)		(13.7	)
Additions to fixed assets		—		20.4			—			20.4
Goodwill		—		41.0			—			41.0
Total assets excluding those applicable to discontinued operations (a)		—		174.3			181.4			355.7
Total assets held for sale (b)		45.6		—			—			45.6

(a) Total assets exclude intercompany receivables eliminated in consolidation.

(b) Represents the carrying value of the assets of discontinued operations.

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Property, Plant and Equipment (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property, plant and equipment	$ 627,739	$ 262,286
Less accumulated depreciation	(63,064)	(25,128)
Construction in process	40,195	32,896
Property, plant and equipment, net	604,870	270,054
Land
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property, plant and equipment	10,489	2,254
Land improvements
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property, plant and equipment	1,060
Buildings and Leasehold Improvements
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property, plant and equipment	36,104	5,592
Pipelines
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property, plant and equipment	76,667	67,068
Disposal wells
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property, plant and equipment	79,344	48,121
Machinery and equipment
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property, plant and equipment	107,151	12,793
Equipment under capital lease
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property, plant and equipment	20,771
Motor vehicles and trailers
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property, plant and equipment	154,529	88,598
Rental equipment
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property, plant and equipment	137,084	36,669
Office equipment
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property, plant and equipment	$ 4,540	$ 1,191

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Stock Option Activity (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2012
Underlying Shares
Options outstanding, beginning balance	2,661
Granted	1,660
Exercised
Forfeited or expired	(332)
Options outstanding, ending balance	3,989
Exercisable, ending balance	1,540
Weighted Average Exercise Price
Options outstanding, beginning balance	$ 4.67
Granted	$ 3.53
Exercised
Forfeited or expired	$ 4.81
Options outstanding, ending balance	$ 4.18
Exercisable, ending balance	$ 4.30
Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term (Years)
Options Outstanding, ending balance	9 years
Exercisable, ending balance	7 years 7 months 6 days
Aggregate Intrinsic Value
Options outstanding, ending balance	$ 1,031
Exercisable, ending balance	$ 114

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CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 16,211	$ 80,194
Restricted cash	3,536
Marketable securities		5,169
Accounts receivable, net of the allowance for doubtful accounts of $5,967 and $2,636 at December 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively	117,528	47,985
Inventories	5,710	760
Prepaid expenses and other receivables	8,587	4,519
Deferred income taxes	12,495
Other current assets	1,824	1,044
Total Current Assets	165,891	139,671
Property, plant and equipment, net	604,870	270,054
Equity investments	8,279	7,682
Intangibles, net	284,698	29,489
Goodwill	555,091	90,008
Other long-term assets	25,510	2,777
Total Assets	1,644,339	539,681
Liabilities and Equity
Accounts payable	29,538	19,992
Accrued expenses	33,409	6,784
Accrued payroll and benefits	7,865	4,318
Accrued interest	8,991	591
Current portion of contingent consideration	1,968	5,730
Current portion of long-term debt	4,699	11,914
Total current liabilities	86,470	49,329
Deferred income taxes	128,992	6,880
Long-term debt	561,427	132,156
Long-term contingent consideration	8,863	7,867
Other long-term obligation (note 3)	9,021
Other long-term liabilities	1,805	1,639
Total Liabilities	796,578	197,871
Commitments and contingencies (note 13)
Preferred stock, $0.001 par value, (1,000,000 shares authorized, no shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011)
Common stock, $0.001 par value, (500,000,000 shares authorized, 266,118,447 shares issued and 251,809,884, outstanding at December 31, 2012 and 139,163,067 shares issued and 124,854,504 outstanding at December 31, 2011)	265	139
Additional paid-in-capital	1,318,181	814,875
Purchased warrants	(6,844)	(6,844)
Treasury stock	(19,503)	(19,503)
Accumulated deficit	(444,338)	(446,865)
Accumulated other comprehensive income		8
Total Equity of Heckmann Corporation	847,761	341,810
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY	$ 1,644,339	$ 539,681

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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Amount collected from account receivable	$ 1,973,000	$ 31,205,000	$ 241,000
Carrying value of marketable securities		5,200,000
Depreciation expense	42,000,000	21,400,000	3,400,000
Goodwill	555,091,000	90,008,000	41,008,000
Additions		50,289,000
Unamortized Deferred Financing Costs	24,408,000	2,600,000
Impairment loss	6,030,000		621,000
Unrecognized compensation expense for employee stock options	4,300,000
Unrecognized compensation expense related to unvested shares of restricted stock	2,900,000
Customer One Concentration Risk
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Percentage of consolidated operating revenues	39.00%	25.00%	16.00%
Percentage of consolidated accounts receivable	34.00%	29.00%
Customer Two Concentration Risk
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Percentage of consolidated operating revenues	39.00%		12.00%
Percentage of consolidated accounts receivable	34.00%
Customer Three Concentration Risk
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Percentage of consolidated operating revenues	39.00%
Percentage of consolidated accounts receivable	34.00%
Minimum
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Estimated useful life	3 years
Maximum
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Estimated useful life	39 years
Employee stock options
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Share-based payment awards, service period from date of grant	3 years
Unrecognized compensation expense, expected recognition period	1 year 1 month 6 days
Restricted Stock
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Unrecognized compensation expense, expected recognition period	1 year 6 months
Restricted Stock | Minimum
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Share-based payment awards, service period from date of grant	2 years
Restricted Stock | Maximum
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Share-based payment awards, service period from date of grant	3 years
Salt Water Disposal Well
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Impairment loss	3,700,000
Customer relationships
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Impairment loss	2,400,000
Power Fuels Merger
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Amount collected from account receivable	3,500,000
Additions	312,715,000
Thermo Fluids Inc.
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Additions	$ 138,446,000

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY (USD $) In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	Total	Common Stock	Additional Paid-In Capital	Purchased Warrant	Treasury Stock	Accumulated Deficit	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income	Non-controlling Interest
Beginning Balance at Dec. 31, 2009	$ 313,143	$ 124	$ 738,190	$ (4,810)	$ (14,000)	$ (409,166)	$ 643	$ 2,162
Beginning Balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2009		125,282,740		6,572,096	13,032,098
Purchase of treasury stock for cash	(1,089)				(1,089)
Purchase of treasury stock for cash (in shares)					276,465
Purchase of warrants for cash	(2,034)			(2,034)
Purchase of warrants for cash (in shares)				4,759,101
Issuance of common stock in connection with acquisitions	7,773	2	7,771
Issuance of common stock in connection with acquisitions (in shares)		2,008,562
Stock based compensation	967	1	966
Exercise of warrants	66		66
Exercise of warrants (in shares)		11,000
Issuance of stock to employees		138,335
Exercise of stock options for cash	194		194
Exercise of stock options for cash (in shares)		48,750
Divestiture of Harbin	(706)							(706)
Comprehensive income loss:
Net income (loss)	(14,693)					(14,693)
Unrealized losses from available for sale securities	(119)						(119)
Reclassification of net gains included in net income	(311)						(311)
Foreign currency translation gain loss	(114)						(114)
Comprehensive income (loss), net of tax	(15,237)
Ending Balance at Dec. 31, 2010	303,077	127	747,187	(6,844)	(15,089)	(423,859)	99	1,456
Ending Balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2010		127,489,387		11,331,197	13,308,563
Purchase of common stock	(4,414)				(4,414)
Purchase of common stock (in shares)					1,000,000
Issuance of common stock in connection with acquisitions	16,925	3	16,922
Issuance of common stock in connection with acquisitions (in shares)		2,700,844
Stock based compensation	2,863		2,863
Exercise of warrants	47,912	9	47,903
Exercise of warrants (in shares)		8,783,074
Issuance of stock to employees		189,762
Comprehensive income loss:
Net income (loss)	(24,462)					(23,006)		(1,456)
Unrealized losses from available for sale securities	(112)						(112)
Foreign currency translation gain loss	21						21
Comprehensive income (loss), net of tax	(24,553)
Ending Balance at Dec. 31, 2011	341,810	139	814,875	(6,844)	(19,503)	(446,865)	8
Ending Balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2011		139,163,067		11,331,197	14,308,563
Issuance of common stock in connection with acquisitions	417,733	106	417,627
Issuance of common stock in connection with acquisitions (in shares)		106,640,090
Stock-based compensation (Note 11)(in shares)		102,000
Stock based compensation	3,610		3,610
Issuance of common stock in connection with equity offering	74,448	18	74,430
Issuance of common stock in connection with equity offering (in shares)		18,200,000
Earn-out settlement	7,770	2	7,768
Earn-out settlement (in shares)		1,726,619
Exercise of warrants	32		32
Exercise of warrants (in shares)		286,671
Shares returned from escrow	(161)		(161)
Exercise of stock options for cash (in shares)
Comprehensive income loss:
Net income (loss)	2,527					2,527
Unrealized losses from available for sale securities	(8)						(8)
Comprehensive income (loss), net of tax	2,519
Ending Balance at Dec. 31, 2012	$ 847,761	$ 265	$ 1,318,181	$ (6,844)	$ (19,503)	$ (444,338)
Ending Balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2012		266,118,447		11,331,197	14,308,563

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Quarterly Results of Operations (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended												12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2012		Sep. 30, 2012		Jun. 30, 2012		Mar. 31, 2012		Dec. 31, 2011	Sep. 30, 2011	Jun. 30, 2011	Mar. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2012		Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010
Quarterly Results Of Operations [Line Items]
Revenues	$ 113,205		$ 93,050		$ 90,769		$ 54,959		$ 51,671	$ 47,768	$ 39,167	$ 18,231	$ 351,983		$ 156,837	$ 15,208
Gross profit	7,865		16,417		15,059		6,986		6,828	11,978	10,112	4,410	46,327		33,328	3,871
Income (loss) from continuing operations									(2,480)	2,594	317	(539)	2,527		(108)	(10,300)
Income (loss) from continuing operations	4,992	[1],[2]	(9,345)	[1],[2]	10,743	[1],[2]	(3,863)	[1],[2]					2,527		(108)	(10,300)
Income (loss) from discontinued operations										(23,668)	(134)	904			(22,898)	(4,393)
Net Income (loss) attributable to common stockholders	$ 4,992	[1],[2]	$ (9,345)	[1],[2]	$ 10,743	[1],[2]	$ (3,863)	[1],[2]	$ (2,480)	$ (21,074)	$ 183	$ 365	$ 2,527		$ (23,006)	$ (14,693)
Income (loss) per common share from continuing operations:
Basic	$ 0.03		$ (0.06)		$ 0.07		$ (0.03)		$ (0.02)	$ 0.02			$ 0.02	[3]		$ (0.09)	[3]
Diluted	$ 0.03		$ (0.06)		$ 0.07		$ (0.03)		$ (0.02)	$ 0.02			$ 0.02	[3]		$ (0.09)	[3]
Income (loss) per common share from discontinued operations:
Basic										$ (0.21)		$ 0.01			$ (0.20)	$ (0.05)
Diluted										$ (0.21)		$ 0.01			$ (0.20)	$ (0.05)
Total:
Basic	$ 0.03		$ (0.06)		$ 0.07		$ (0.03)		$ (0.02)	$ (0.19)			$ 0.02		$ (0.20)	$ (0.14)
Diluted	$ 0.03		$ (0.06)		$ 0.07		$ (0.03)		$ (0.02)	$ (0.19)			$ 0.02		$ (0.20)	$ (0.14)

[1] During the fourth quarter of 2012, the following recorded the following unusual or non-recurring items: (a) The Company released $17.8 million of valuation allowance associated with NOL's because of a determination that the realization of the associated deferred tax assets is more likely that not based on future taxable income arising from the reversal of deferred tax liabilities that the Company acquired in connection with the Power Fuels merger. (b) The Company recognized an impairment of long-lived assets of $3.7 million for the write-down of the carrying values of three saltwater disposal wells. (c) The Company recognized an impairment of intangible assets of $2.4 million for the write-down of a customer relationship intangible associated with a portion of a prior business acquisition. (d) The Company recorded a $1.4 million environmental accrual for the estimated costs necessary to comply with a Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality requirement that the Company test and monitor the soil at certain locations to confirm that prior saltwater spills were successfully remediated.

[2] During the second quarter of 2012, the Company released $20.7 million of valuation allowance associated with NOL's because of a determination that the realization of the associated deferred tax assets is more likely than not based on future taxable income arising from the reversal of deferred tax liabilities that the Company acquired in connection with the TFI acquisition.

[3] Net income (loss) per common share from continuing operations was less than $0.01 for the year ended December 31, 2011.

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Estimated Amortization Expense (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Expected Amortization Expense [Line Items]
2013	$ 36,384
2014	32,500
2015	29,937
2016	26,189
2017	22,309
Thereafter	137,379
Intangible Assets, net	$ 284,698	$ 29,489

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Debt (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Debt

Debt consists of the following (in 000s) at:

	Interest Rate			Maturity Date	December 31, 2012					December 31, 2011
					Unamortized Deferred Financing Costs		Debt			Debt
Amended Revolving Credit Facility(a)		4.11	%	Nov. 2017	$	7,606	$	146,990		$	—
Original Revolving Credit Facility		n/a		(b)		—		—			72,799
2018 Notes(c)		9.875	%	Apr. 2018		16,802		400,000			—
Term Loan Facility		n/a		(b)		—		—			67,375
Vehicle Financings payable(d)		3.30	%	Various		—		20,047			3,896
Total debt					$	24,408		567,037			144,070
Original issue discount(e)								(1,277	)		—
Original issue premium(e)								366			—
Total debt, net								566,126			144,070
Less: current portion								(4,699	)		(11,914	)
Total long-term debt							$	561,427		$	132,156

(a) The interest rate presented represents the interest rate on the Amended Revolving Credit Facility at December 31, 2012 excluding the interest rate applicable to swingline advances outstanding at December 31, 2012.

(b) In April 2012, the Company repaid the outstanding balance of the Original Revolving Credit Facility and the Term Loan Facility with proceeds received in connection with the issuance of $250.0 million aggregate principal amount of 9.875% senior unsecured notes due 2018.

(c) The interest rate presented represents the coupon rate on the 2018 Notes excluding the effect of deferred financing costs, original issue discounts and original issue premiums. Including the effect of deferred financing costs, original issue discounts and original issue premiums, the effective interest rate on the 2018 Notes is approximately 11.0%.

(d) Vehicle financings consist of installment notes payable and capital lease arrangements with a weighted-average annual interest rate of approximately 3.30% and which mature in varying installments between 2013 and 2017. Installment notes payable and capital lease obligations were $2.1 million and $17.9 million, respectively at December 31, 2012.

(e) The original issue discount represents the unamortized difference between the $250.0 million aggregate principal amount of the 2018 Notes issued in April 2012 and the proceeds received upon issuance (excluding interest and fees). The original issue premium represents the unamortized difference between the proceeds received in connection with the November 2012 issuance of the 2018 Notes (excluding interest and fees) and the $150.0 million aggregate principal amount thereunder.

Principal Payments for Borrowings

The required principal payments for all borrowings for each of the five years following the balance sheet date are as follows (in 000s):

2013	$	4,699
2014		4,589
2015		4,047
2016		3,363
2017		150,339
Thereafter		400,000
Total	$	567,037

Estimated Fair Value of Debt

As of December 31, 2012 the estimated fair value of the Company’s debt was as follows (in 000s):

	Fair Value
Amended Revolving Credit Facility	$	146,990
2018 Notes		413,000
Capitalized lease obligations		20,047
Total	$	580,037

Debt Instrument Applicable Redemption Price

The 2018 Notes are redeemable, at the Company’s option, in whole or in part, at any time and from time to time on and after April 15, 2015 at the applicable redemption price set forth below, if redeemed during the 12-month period commencing on April 15 of the years set forth below:

Redemption Period	Price
2015		104.938	%
2016		102.469	%
2017 and thereafter		100.000	%

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Debt Instrument Applicable Redemption Price (Detail)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2012
Extinguishment of Debt [Line Items]
2015	104.938%
2016	102.469%
2017 and thereafter	100.00%

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Employee Benefit Plans

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Employee Benefit Plans

(14) Employee Benefit Plans

Two of the Company’s subsidiaries sponsor a defined contribution 401(k) plan that are subject to the provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (“ERISA”). Under these plans, the Company’s subsidiaries match a percentage of the participants’ contributions up to a specified amount. Company contributions to the plans were $0.3 million for the year the year ended December 31, 2012.

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Fair Value (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Fair Value of Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis and Fair Value Hierarchy (Level) of Valuation Techniques Utilized to Determine Fair Value

Assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of December 31, 2012 and 2011 and the fair value hierarchy of the valuation techniques the Company utilized to determine such fair value are as follows (in 000s):

	Fair Value		Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1)		Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)		Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)
December 31, 2012
Liabilities:
Contingent consideration	$	10,831	$	—	$	—	$	10,831
Obligation for AWS call/put option		9,021		—		—		9,021
December 31, 2011
Assets:
Corporate Notes	$	5,169	$	5,169	$	—	$	—
Liabilities:
Contingent consideration	$	13,597	$	—	$	—	$	13,597

Changes in Fair Value of Level Three Liabilities

The changes to contingent consideration during the years ended December 31, 2012 and 2011 are as follows (in 000s):

	December 31,
	2012			2011
Balance at beginning of period	$	13,597		$	13,701
Additions (acquisition-related)		5,845			5,000
Accretion		1,365			1,173
Cash Payments		(1,000	)		(500	)
Stock Payment (Notes 10 and 13 )		(6,000	)		—
Change in fair value of contingent consideration		(2,976	)		(5,777	)
Balance at end of period	$	10,831		$	13,597

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Segments

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Segments

(16) Segments

Following the TFI Acquisition on April 10, 2012, management determined the Company would be operated and managed through two divisions, which are also the Company’s reportable segments: (a) the Fluids Management Division (which now includes PowerFuels and which the Company previously referred to as Heckmann Water Resources or HWR); and (b) the Recycling Division (which consists of TFI and which the Company previously referred to as Heckmann Environmental Services or HES). The composition of the Company’s reportable segments is consistent with that used by the Company’s chief operating decision maker to evaluate performance and allocate resources. Refer to Note 1 for information on the types of services from which each segment derives its revenues. The consolidated financial information and the Recycling segment financial information include the results of operations for TFI from April 10, 2012. Accordingly, no historical comparative information is provided for the Recycling segment for the years ended December 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010. The Company evaluates business segment performance based on results from continuing operations before income taxes exclusive of corporate general and administrative costs and interest expense, which are not allocated to the segments.

The financial information for the Company’s reportable segments is as follows:

	Recycling		Fluids Management			Corporate			Total
	(in millions)
Year ended December 31, 2012
Revenue	$	95.3	$	256.7		$	—		$	352.0
Depreciation and amortization		10.9		47.6			—			58.5
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes		13.3		(23.3	)		(46.1	)		(56.1	)
Additions to fixed assets		2.0		60.9			—			62.9
Goodwill		139.9		415.2			—			555.1
Total assets (a)		295.8		1,300.8			47.7			1,644.3
Year ended December 31, 2011
Revenue	$	—	$	156.8		$	—		$	156.8
Depreciation and amortization		—		25.3			—			25.3
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes		—		10.4			(14.3	)		(3.9	)
Additions to fixed assets		—		156.8			—			156.8
Goodwill		—		90.0			—			90.0
Total assets (a)		—		447.4			92.3			539.7
	Bottled Water Products		Fluids Management			Corporate			Total
Year ended December 31, 2010
Revenue	$	—	$	15.2		$	—		$	15.2
Depreciation and amortization		—		4.6			—			4.6
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes		—		(5.7	)		(8.0	)		(13.7	)
Additions to fixed assets		—		20.4			—			20.4
Goodwill		—		41.0			—			41.0
Total assets excluding those applicable to discontinued operations (a)		—		174.3			181.4			355.7
Total assets held for sale (b)		45.6		—			—			45.6

(a) Total assets exclude intercompany receivables eliminated in consolidation.

(b) Represents the carrying value of the assets of discontinued operations.

Revenues from one customer of the Recycling Division represented approximately 34% of the division’s total revenue for the year ended December 31, 2012. Revenues from three customers of the Fluids Management Division represented approximately 52% of the division’s total revenue for the year ended December 31, 2012.

As described in Note 1, the Company intends to commence an internal reorganization during 2013, which could impact the composition of the Company’s reportable segments.

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Fair Value Measurements - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2010
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Asset impairment charge	$ 6,030,000	$ 621,000
Customer Relationship intangible
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Asset impairment charge	2,400,000
China Bottles
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Asset impairment charge		3,400,000
Percentage of ownership interest		48.00%
Salt Water Disposal Well
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Asset impairment charge	3,700,000
Salt water disposal well	3
Appalachian Water Services
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Percentage of ownership interest to be acquired	49.00%
Business acquisition equity interest issuable, value	$ 11,000,000

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY (Parenthetical)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2010
Issuance of common shares in connection equity grant, date	May 09, 2009

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CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (Parenthetical) (USD $) In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Accounts receivable, allowance for doubtful accounts	$ 5,967	$ 2,636
Preferred stock, par value	$ 0.001	$ 0.001
Preferred stock, shares authorized	1,000,000	1,000,000
Preferred stock, shares issued
Preferred stock, shares outstanding
Common stock, par value	$ 0.001	$ 0.001
Common stock, shares authorized	500,000,000	500,000,000
Common stock, shares issued	266,118,447	139,163,067
Common stock, shares outstanding	251,809,884	124,854,504

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Fair Value

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Fair Value

(9) Fair Value

Measurements

Fair value is an exit price, representing the amount that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants. As such, fair value is a market-based measurement that should be determined based on assumptions that market participants would use in pricing an asset or liability. U.S. GAAP establishes a three-tier fair value hierarchy, which prioritizes the inputs used in measuring fair value as follows:

• Level 1 — Observable inputs such as quoted prices in active markets that are accessible at the measurement date for identical assets or liabilities;

• Level 2 — Inputs, other than the quoted prices in active markets, that are observable either directly or indirectly; and

• Level 3 — Unobservable inputs in which there is little or no market data, which require the reporting entity to develop its own assumptions.

Assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of December 31, 2012 and 2011 and the fair value hierarchy of the valuation techniques the Company utilized to determine such fair value are as follows (in 000s):

	Fair Value		Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1)		Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)		Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)
December 31, 2012
Liabilities:
Contingent consideration	$	10,831	$	—	$	—	$	10,831
Obligation for AWS call/put option		9,021		—		—		9,021
December 31, 2011
Assets:
Corporate Notes	$	5,169	$	5,169	$	—	$	—
Liabilities:
Contingent consideration	$	13,597	$	—	$	—	$	13,597

The fair value of the contingent consideration was determined using a probability-weighted income approach at the acquisition date and is revalued at each reporting date or more frequently if circumstances dictate based on changes in the discount periods and rates, changes in the timing and amount of the revenue estimates and changes in probability assumptions with respect to the likelihood of achieving the obligations. Contingent consideration reported as current portion of contingent consideration and other long-term obligations in the Company’s consolidated balance sheets. Changes to the fair value of contingent consideration are recorded as other income (expense), net in the Company’s consolidated statements of operations. Accretion expense related to the increase in the net present value of the contingent liabilities is included in interest expense for the period. The fair value measurement is based on significant inputs not observable in the market, which are referred to as Level 3 inputs. The changes to contingent consideration during the years ended December 31, 2012 and 2011 are as follows (in 000s):

	December 31,
	2012			2011
Balance at beginning of period	$	13,597		$	13,701
Additions (acquisition-related)		5,845			5,000
Accretion		1,365			1,173
Cash Payments		(1,000	)		(500	)
Stock Payment (Notes 10 and 13 )		(6,000	)		—
Change in fair value of contingent consideration		(2,976	)		(5,777	)
Balance at end of period	$	10,831		$	13,597

The fair value of the obligation for the AWS call/put option represents the present value of the Company’s right to acquire the remaining 49% interest in AWS from the noncontrolling interest holder at a fixed price of $11.0 million payable in shares of the Company’s common stock. The noncontrolling interest holder has a put option to sell the remaining 49% to the Company under the same terms. In accordance with ASC 480, “Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity”, the instrument is accounted for as a financing of the Company’s purchase of the minority interest. Accretion expense related to the increase in the net present value of the AWS call/put option is included in interest expense for the period.

In addition to the Company’s assets and liabilities that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis, the Company is required, by generally accepted accounting principles in the United States, to measure certain assets and liabilities at fair value on a nonrecurring basis after initial recognition. Generally, assets are measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis as a result of impairment charges. During the year ended December 31, 2012, the Company recognized an impairment charge of $2.4 million related to the write-down of a customer relationship intangible associated with a portion of a prior business acquisition. The impairment review and associated write-down was triggered by management’s updated assessment of the reduced growth prospects of the business and the related impact on its expected financial performance. The impairment charge was equal to the amount which the asset group’s carrying value exceeded its fair value. The fair value was based on the discounted future cash flows of the asset group. During the year ended December 31, 2012, the Company also recognized an impairment charge of $3.7 million on three salt water disposal wells, which developed technical problems which required the Company to suspend their use. The estimated future cash flows used to test the recoverability and measure the fair values of the disposal wells included an estimate of future expenditures necessary to identify the source of the problem and to take corrective action to restore the wells functionality. During the year ended December 31, 2010, the Company recorded an impairment charge of approximately $3.4 million related to its 48% equity interest in China Bottles, as the decrease in fair value of the investment was deemed to be other than temporary. This expense is included in discontinued operations in the consolidated statements of operations for the year ended December 31, 2010. Equity method investments are measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis when deemed necessary, using observable inputs such as trading prices of the stock as well as using discounted cash flows, incorporating adjusted available market discount rate information and the Company’s estimates for liquidity risk.

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Selected Financial Information of Discontinued Operations (Parenthetical) (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2011
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Loss from disposal, tax	$ 0

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Discontinued Operations - Additional Information (Detail) (China Water)	Sep. 30, 2011
China Water
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Equity interest agreed to sell, percentage	100.00%
Equity interest agreed to acquire, percentage	10.00%

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Document and Entity Information (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2012	Mar. 12, 2013	Jun. 30, 2012
Document Information [Line Items]
Document Type	10-K/A
Amendment Flag	true
Amendment Description	The Registrant is filing this Amendment No. 1 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2012 (“Form 10-K”) solely to amend the number of outstanding shares of our common stock as of March 12, 2013, listed on the cover page of our Form 10-K, which we previously reported as 266,169,474 on the cover of our 10-K filed March 18, 2013, and which should have been reported as 251,860,911. The difference was the result of including treasury shares in the number of outstanding shares of our common stock. Except for the items mentioned above, this Amendment No. 1 does not amend the Registrant’s previously filed Form 10-K.
Document Period End Date	Dec. 31, 2012
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2012
Document Fiscal Period Focus	FY
Trading Symbol	HEK
Entity Registrant Name	HECKMANN CORP
Entity Central Index Key	0001403853
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	No
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Filer Category	Accelerated Filer
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		251,860,911
Entity Public Float			$ 632,552,451

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Equity

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Equity

(10) Equity

2012 Offerings

On February 3, 2012, the Company issued 1,872,260 shares of common stock pursuant to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-4 in connection with an acquisition by Fluids Management (Note 3).

On March 30, 2012, the Company sold 18,200,000 shares of common stock at a price of $4.40 per share in an underwritten public offering pursuant to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-3. The $74.4 million in net proceeds from the share issuance was used to finance a portion of the cash purchase price of the TFI Acquisition (Note 3).

On April 10, 2012, the Company issued 4,050,926 shares of common stock in connection with the TFI Acquisition in a private placement pursuant to Section 4(a)(2) under the Securities Act (Note 3).

On May 3, 2012, the Company issued 2,458,396 shares of common stock pursuant to the Company’s Form S-4 in connection with an acquisition by Fluids Management (Note 3).

On September 4, 2012, the Company issued 3,258,508 shares of common stock pursuant to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-4 in connection with an acquisition of 51% of the seller’s equity by Fluids Management (Note 3).

On September 12, 2012, the Company issued 1,726,619 shares of common stock in connection with a partial payment under an earn-out obligation (Note 13).

On November 30, 2012, the Company issued 95,000,000 unregistered shares of common stock in connection with the Power Fuels acquisition in a private placement pursuant to Section 4(a)(2) under the Securities Act (Note 3).

Founders’ Units

On June 21, 2007, the Company sold 14,375,000 units for an aggregate purchase at a price of $71,875 or $0.005 per unit, to the Company’s founders. Each unit consisted of one share of the Company’s common stock and one warrant to purchase one share of the Company’s common stock. Upon the consummation of the Company’s initial public offering and the partial exercise of the over-allotment option by the underwriters, 845,000 units were redeemed for $4,225. Of the remaining founders’ units and net of redemption, 13,152,746 founders’ units were issued to Heckmann Acquisition, LLC.

Initial Public Offering

On November 16, 2007, the Company sold 54,116,800 units (“Units”) in its initial public offering at a price of $8.00 per Unit and received proceeds of $428,071,040, net of underwriting discounts and commissions of $10,823,360 (including $19,482,048 of deferred underwriting discounts and commissions placed in the trust account pending completion of a business combination). Each Unit consisted of one share of the Company’s common stock, $.001 par value, and one redeemable common stock purchase warrant. Each warrant entitled the holder to purchase from the Company one share of common stock at an exercise price of $6.00 per share commencing on November 9, 2008. The warrants expired on November 9, 2011. In connection with the expiration of the warrants, the Units were terminated. The shares of the Company’s common stock that were issued as part of the Units remain outstanding.

Sponsors’ Warrants

Immediately prior to the Company’s initial public offering, the initial stockholders of the Company purchased an aggregate of 7,000,000 warrants at $1.00 per warrant from the Company in a private placement offering. The warrants sold in the private placement were identical to the warrants sold in the Company’s initial public offering except that the initial stockholders’ warrants are not redeemable by the Company as long as they are held by the initial stockholders. The initial stockholders’ warrants were entitled to registration rights and the Company satisfied its obligations with respect thereto. These warrants expired on November 9, 2011.

Preferred Stock

The Company is authorized to issue 1,000,000 shares of preferred stock with such designations, voting and other rights and preferences as may be determined from time to time by the Board of Directors. At December 31, 2012, 2011 or 2010, no shares of preferred stock were outstanding.

Expiration and Cancellation of Listed Units and Warrants

Prior to their expiration on November 9, 2011 described below, the Company had outstanding publicly-issued Units, each consisting of one share of the Company’s common stock and a warrant entitling the holder to purchase from us one share of the Company’s common stock at an exercise price of $6.00. The Company also had outstanding publicly-issued warrants entitling the holder to purchase from us one share of the Company’s common stock at an exercise price of $6.00. The Units and the warrants were listed on the New York Stock Exchange, or NYSE. On November 9, 2011, all of the then-outstanding unexercised listed warrants, including the warrants issued with the Units, expired at 5 p.m. Eastern time and were cancelled. Prior to their expiration, 7,985,209 of the listed warrants were exercised for $47.9 million in cash. During the fourth quarter of 2011 and upon expiration, the remaining publicly listed warrants and units were delisted from the NYSE. The shares of the Company’s common stock that were issued as part of the Units remain outstanding and are listed and trade with the Company’s shares of common stock on the NYSE under the symbol “HEK.” The Company also had outstanding privately-placed warrants exercisable for 941,176 shares of the Company’s common stock at an exercise price of $6.38 per share that expired unexercised on January 24, 2013, and 626,866 privately-placed warrants exercisable for 501,493 shares of our common stock at an exercise price of $2.02 per share. In June 2012, 606,866 warrants were exercised as part of a cashless transaction that resulted in the issuance of 270,671 shares of the Company’s common stock and in July 2012, 20,000 warrants were exercised resulting in the issuance of 16,000 shares of the Company’s common stock in exchange for cash proceeds of $32,000.

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Assets Held Under Capital Leases (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2012
Capital Leased Assets [Line Items]
Leased equipment	$ 20,771
Less accumulated depreciation	(2,578)
Leased equipment	$ 18,193

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Condensed Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net (loss) income	$ 2,527	$ (23,006)	$ (14,693)
Loss from discontinued operations		22,898	4,393
Depreciation and amortization	58,535	25,281	4,605
Other adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities	(38,108)	(5,347)	(1,234)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions and purchase price adjustments	7,717	(29,105)	3,576
Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities from continuing operations	30,671	(9,279)	(3,353)
Net cash used in operating activities from discontinued operations		(4,683)	(749)
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities	30,671	(13,962)	(4,102)
Investing activities
Cash paid for acquisitions, net of cash acquired	(359,471)	(88,334)	(28,635)
Purchase of property, plant and equipment	(45,554)	(150,921)	(17,443)
Purchases of available-for-sale securities		(34,947)	(157,478)
Proceeds from the sale of available-for-sale securities	5,169	120,062	168,392
Proceeds from the sale of certificates of deposit		11,830
Proceeds from the sale of property and equipment	7,240
Purchase of certificates of deposit			(1,367)
Investment in joint venture		(16)
Other	(82)		(1,135)
Net cash used in investing activities from continuing operations	(392,698)	(142,326)	(37,666)
Net cash used in investing activities from discontinued operations		(5,777)	(537)
Net cash used in investing activities	(392,698)	(148,103)	(38,203)
Financing activities
Payments on long term debt agreements		(73,914)	(193)
Proceeds from issuance of the 2018 Notes	398,980
Borrowings under revolving credit facility		72,799
Cash paid to repurchase warrants			(2,034)
Proceeds from equity offering	74,448
Borrowings under term loan		109,885
Payment of deferred financing costs	(26,170)	(2,764)
Proceeds from revolving credit facility	146,990
Cash proceeds from the exercise of warrants		47,912	66
Payments on acquired debt	(150,367)
Cash proceeds from the exercise of stock options			194
Payments on other debt	(4,605)
Cash paid to purchase treasury stock		(4,414)	(1,088)
Proceeds from notes payable		2,568	1,418
Other	(1,058)	1,543
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities from continuing operations	298,044	151,047	(1,637)
Net cash provided by financing activities from discontinued operations			(992)
Net cash provided by financing activities	298,044	151,047	(2,629)
Net (decrease) increase in cash	(63,983)	(11,018)	(44,934)
Cash and cash equivalents - beginning of period	80,194	91,212	136,050
Effect of change in foreign exchange rate on cash and cash equivalents			96
Cash and cash equivalents - end of period	16,211	80,194	80,752
Cash and cash equivalents - end of period	16,211	80,194	91,212
Less: cash and cash equivalents of discontinued operations at year end			(10,460)
Cash and cash equivalents of continuing operations at year-end		80,194	80,752
Old Credit Facilities
Financing activities
Repayment of credit facility	(140,174)
Heckmann Corp.
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net (loss) income	2,527	(23,006)	(14,693)
Loss from discontinued operations		22,898	4,393
Depreciation and amortization	4	34
Other adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities	8,964	2,253	966
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions and purchase price adjustments	(34,614)	(160,863)	6,172
Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities from continuing operations	(23,119)	(158,684)	(3,162)
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities		(158,684)	(3,162)
Investing activities
Cash paid for acquisitions, net of cash acquired	(359,456)	(88,544)	(28,635)
Purchase of property, plant and equipment	(41)	(299)
Purchases of available-for-sale securities		(34,947)	(157,478)
Proceeds from the sale of available-for-sale securities	5,169	120,062	168,392
Proceeds from the sale of certificates of deposit		11,830
Purchase of certificates of deposit			(1,367)
Investment in joint venture		(16)
Other			(1,135)
Net cash used in investing activities from continuing operations	(354,328)	8,086	(20,223)
Net cash used in investing activities		8,086	(20,223)
Financing activities
Payments on long term debt agreements		(73,914)	(193)
Proceeds from issuance of the 2018 Notes	398,980
Borrowings under revolving credit facility		72,799
Cash paid to repurchase warrants			(2,034)
Proceeds from equity offering	76,048
Borrowings under term loan		109,885
Payment of deferred financing costs	(26,170)	(2,764)
Proceeds from revolving credit facility	146,990
Cash proceeds from the exercise of warrants		47,912	66
Payments on acquired debt	(150,367)
Cash proceeds from the exercise of stock options			194
Cash paid to purchase treasury stock		(4,414)	(1,088)
Proceeds from notes payable			1,418
Other	(1,569)	1,488
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities from continuing operations	303,738	150,992	(1,637)
Net cash provided by financing activities		150,992	(1,637)
Net (decrease) increase in cash	(73,709)	394	(25,022)
Cash and cash equivalents - beginning of period	79,528	79,134	104,060
Effect of change in foreign exchange rate on cash and cash equivalents			96
Cash and cash equivalents - end of period	5,819	79,528
Cash and cash equivalents - end of period		79,528	79,134
Cash and cash equivalents of continuing operations at year-end		79,528	79,134
Heckmann Corp. | Old Credit Facilities
Financing activities
Repayment of credit facility	(140,174)
Guarantor Subsidiaries
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net (loss) income	(10,116)	9,482	(8,012)
Depreciation and amortization	58,005	25,247	4,605
Other adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities	(47,324)	(7,600)	(2,200)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions and purchase price adjustments	52,329	122,276	5,416
Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities from continuing operations	52,894	149,405	(191)
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities		149,405	(191)
Investing activities
Cash paid for acquisitions, net of cash acquired	(15)	210
Purchase of property, plant and equipment	(45,504)	(150,622)	(17,443)
Proceeds from the sale of property and equipment	7,240
Other	(51)
Net cash used in investing activities from continuing operations	(38,330)	(150,412)	(17,443)
Net cash used in investing activities		(150,412)	(17,443)
Financing activities
Proceeds from equity offering	(1,600)
Payments on other debt	(4,605)
Other	511	55
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities from continuing operations	(5,694)	55
Net cash provided by financing activities		55
Net (decrease) increase in cash	8,870	(952)	(17,634)
Cash and cash equivalents - beginning of period	666	1,618	19,252
Cash and cash equivalents - end of period	9,536	666
Cash and cash equivalents - end of period		666	1,618
Cash and cash equivalents of continuing operations at year-end		666	1,618
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net (loss) income	158	(22,898)	(4,393)
Loss from discontinued operations		22,898	4,393
Depreciation and amortization	526
Other adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities	252
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions and purchase price adjustments	(40)
Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities from continuing operations	896
Net cash used in operating activities from discontinued operations		(4,683)	(749)
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities		(4,683)	(749)
Investing activities
Purchase of property, plant and equipment	(9)
Other	(31)
Net cash used in investing activities from continuing operations	(40)
Net cash used in investing activities from discontinued operations		(5,777)	(537)
Net cash used in investing activities		(5,777)	(537)
Financing activities
Net cash provided by financing activities from discontinued operations			(992)
Net cash provided by financing activities			(992)
Net (decrease) increase in cash	856	(10,460)	(2,278)
Cash and cash equivalents - beginning of period		10,460	12,738
Cash and cash equivalents - end of period	856
Cash and cash equivalents - end of period			10,460
Less: cash and cash equivalents of discontinued operations at year end			(10,460)
Consolidation, Eliminations
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net (loss) income	9,958	13,416	12,405
Loss from discontinued operations		(22,898)	(4,393)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions and purchase price adjustments	$ (9,958)	$ 9,482	$ (8,012)

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (USD $) In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2012		Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010
Non-Rental Revenue	$ 336,542		$ 144,291	$ 15,208
Rental Revenue	15,441		12,546
Cost of sales	(305,656)		(123,509)	(11,337)
Gross profit	46,327		33,328	3,871
Operating expenses:
General and administrative expenses	48,031		32,783	10,314
Amortization of intangible assets	16,583		3,868	1,240
Impairment of long-lived assets	3,658
Impairment of intangible assets	2,372
Pipeline start-up and commissioning			2,089	11,830
Total operating expenses	70,644		38,740	23,384
Income (Loss) from operations	(24,317)		(5,412)	(19,513)
Interest (expense) income, net	(26,617)		(4,243)	2,087
Loss on extinguishment of debt	(2,638)
Income (loss) from equity investment	12		(462)	(689)
Other (expense) income, net	(2,518)		6,232	4,411
Loss from continuing operations before income taxes	(56,078)		(3,885)	(13,704)
Income tax benefit	58,605		3,777	3,404
Income (loss) from continuing operations	2,527		(108)	(10,300)
Loss from discontinued operations, net of income taxes			(22,898)	(4,393)
Net (loss) income attributable to common stockholders	$ 2,527		$ (23,006)	$ (14,693)
Weighted average shares outstanding used in computing net income (loss) per common share:
Basic	149,940,096		114,574,730	108,819,384
Diluted	158,444,042		114,574,730	108,819,384
Basic:
Income (loss) from continuing operations	$ 0.02	[1]		$ (0.09)	[1]
Loss from discontinued operations			$ (0.20)	$ (0.05)
Net income (loss) per basic share	$ 0.02		$ (0.20)	$ (0.14)
Diluted:
Income (loss) from continuing operations	$ 0.02	[1]		$ (0.09)	[1]
Loss from discontinued operations			$ (0.20)	$ (0.05)
Net income (loss) per diluted share	$ 0.02		$ (0.20)	$ (0.14)

[1] Net income (loss) per common share from continuing operations was less than $0.01 for the year ended December 31, 2011.

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Earnings per share

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Earnings per share

(4) Earnings per share

Basic and diluted loss per common share from continuing operations, per common share from discontinued operations and net loss per common share have been computed using the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding during the period. Basic earnings per share (“EPS”) excludes dilution and is computed by dividing net income (loss) applicable to common stockholders by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding for the period. Diluted EPS is based upon the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period plus the additional weighted average common equivalent shares during the period. Common equivalent shares result from the assumed exercises of outstanding warrants, restricted stock and stock options, the proceeds of which are then assumed to have been used to repurchase outstanding shares of common stock. Inherently, stock warrants are deemed to be anti-dilutive when the average market price of the common stock during the period is less than the exercise prices of the stock warrants.

The following table presents the calculation of basic and diluted net loss per common share (in 000s except per share data):

	Years Ended December 31,
	2012		2011			2010
Numerator:
Income loss from continuing operations	$	2,527	$	(108	)	$	(10,300	)
Loss from discontinued operations		—		(22,898	)		(4,393	)
Net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders	$	2,527	$	(23,006	)	$	(14,693	)
Plus: income impact of assumed conversion of AWS call option		336		—			—
Net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders plus assumed conversions		2,863		(23,006	)		(14,693	)
Denominator:
Weighted average shares — basic		149,940,096		114,574,730			108,819,384
Dilutive effect of contingently issuable shares		7,401,795		—			—
Dilutive effect of stock warrants		117,757		—			—
Dilutive effect of stock-based awards		98,235		—			—
Dilutive effect of AWS call option		886,159		—			—
Total weighted average shares — diluted		158,444,042		114,574,730			108,819,384
Income (loss) per common share from continuing operations — basic (a)	$	0.02	$		*	$	(0.09	)
Income (loss) per common share from continuing operations — diluted (a)		0.02			*		(0.09	)
Loss per common share from discontinued operations — basic and diluted		—		(0.20	)		(0.05	)
Net income (loss) per common share	$	0.02	$	(0.20	)	$	(0.14	)
Antidilutive stock-based awards and warrants excluded (b)		3,156,191		35,960,40			66,687,857

(a) Net income (loss) per common share from continuing operations was less than $0.01 for the year ended December 31, 2011.

(b) Antidilutive stock-based awards and warrants consist of those instruments with an exercise price in excess of the average market price of the Company’s common stock for the applicable reporting period. The decrease in antidilutive shares is due primarily to the expiration of the Public Warrants and the Sponsors Warrants in November 2011, as described in Note 10.

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Business Acquisitions

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Business Acquisitions

(3) Business Acquisitions

Power Fuels Merger

On November 30, 2012, the Company and its wholly-owned subsidiary, Rough Rider Acquisition, LLC completed a merger with Power Fuels of which the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Vice Chairman, Mark D. Johnsrud, was the sole member. Prior to the merger, Power Fuels was a privately held North Dakota-based environmental solutions company providing delivery and disposal of environmental products, fluids transportation and handling, water sales, and equipment rental services for unconventional oil and gas exploration and production businesses. As a result of the Power Fuels Merger on November 30, 2012, Power Fuels and its subsidiaries became wholly-owned subsidiaries of the Company.

The Merger consideration consisted of the following:

• 95.0 million unregistered shares of the Company’s common stock, with a fair value of approximately $371.5 million, of which 10.0 million shares were placed into escrow for up to three years to pay certain potential indemnity claims; and

• $129.4 million in cash including adjustment for targeted versus actual debt.

In connection with the Power Fuels merger, the Company incurred transaction costs of approximately $5.1 million, which are reported in selling, general and administrative expenses in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations for the year ended December 31, 2012.

The Power Fuels merger has been accounted for as a business combination under the acquisition method of accounting. The amounts recognized for property, plant and equipment and customer relationships are provisional and adjustments may occur based upon the final valuation of these items. The Company expects to finalize these amounts no later than one year from the acquisition date.

The preliminary allocation of the aggregate purchase price at November 30, 2012 is summarized as follows (in 000s):

	November 30, 2012
Cash	$	2,111
Accounts receivable		57,405
Inventory		3,443
Other assets		2,552
Customer relationships		145,000
Property, plant and equipment		278,527
Goodwill		312,715
Accounts payable and accrued expenses		(24,027	)
Debt		(150,367	)
Deferred income tax liabilities, net		(126,503	)
Total	$	500,856

The purchase price allocation requires subjective estimates that, if incorrect, could be material to the Company’s consolidated financial statements including the amount of depreciation and amortization expense. The most important estimates for measurement of tangible fixed assets are (a) the cost to replace the asset with a new asset and (b) the economic useful life of the asset after giving effect to its age, quality and condition. The most important estimates for measurement of intangible assets are (a) discount rates and (b) timing and amount of cash flows including estimates regarding customer renewals and cancelations.

The goodwill recognized is attributable to the premium associated with the immediate entry into the oil-rich Bakken Shale area by leveraging Power Fuels’ assembled workforce and established operations.

TFI Acquisition

On April 10, 2012, the Company completed the acquisition (the “TFI Acquisition”) of all the issued and outstanding shares of TFI Holdings, Inc. and its wholly-owned subsidiary, Thermo Fluids Inc. (collectively, “TFI”), a route-based environmental services and waste recycling solutions provider that focuses on the collection and recycling of UMO and the sale of RFO from recovered UMO.

The aggregate purchase price of $245.4 million was comprised of approximately $229.6 million in cash, and 4,050,926 shares of the Company’s common stock with a fair value of approximately $15.8 million, which shares were issued in a private placement and are held in escrow in respect of indemnification obligations of the sellers of TFI through the earlier of (i) 30 days after the provision of audited financial statements of TFI for the year ended December 31, 2012 and (ii) April 15, 2013. In conjunction with the TFI Acquisition, the Company incurred transaction costs of approximately $1.6 million, which are reported in selling, general and administrative expenses in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations for the year ended December 31, 2012.

The acquisition of TFI has been accounted for as a business combination under the acquisition method of accounting. The amounts recognized for customer and vendor relationships are provisional and further adjustments may occur as the valuation data and underlying assumptions are subject to further review by the management and the Company’s third party appraisers. The Company expects to finalize these amounts no later than one year from the acquisition date.

The allocation of the aggregate purchase price at April 10, 2012 is summarized as follows (in 000’s):

	April 10, 2012
Accounts receivable	$	13,808
Inventory		3,456
Other assets		1,431
Customer relationships		101,300
Vendor relationships		16,300
Other intangibles		1,400
Property, plant and equipment		25,194
Goodwill		138,446
Accounts payable and accrued expenses		(13,045	)
Deferred income tax liabilities, net		(42,886	)
Total	$	245,404

The goodwill recognized is attributable to TFI’s assembled workforce and the premium associated with the opportunity to further diversify the Company’s operations and service offerings.

Other Acquisitions

During the year ended December 31, 2012, the Company completed four other acquisitions, including three in Fluids Management (one in each of the first, second and third quarters of 2012) and one in Recycling in the second quarter of 2012. The aggregate purchase price of the acquired businesses was approximately $38.9 million consisting of 7,589,164 shares of the Company’s common stock with an estimated fair value of approximately $30.5 million, cash consideration of approximately $2.6 million and approximately $5.8 million of contingent consideration. In conjunction with these acquisitions we incurred transaction costs of approximately $1.0 million, which are reported in general and administrative expenses in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations. The results of operations of the four acquisitions were not material to our consolidated results of operations.

In conjunction with the acquisition completed by Fluids Management in the third quarter of 2012, the Company acquired a 51% interest in a business and has a call option to buy the remaining 49% at a fixed price at a stated future date, and the noncontrolling interest holder has a put option to sell the remaining 49% percent to the Company under those same terms. As such, the fixed price of the call option is equal to the fixed price of the put option. In accordance with Accounting Standards Codification 480 (ASC 480 “Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity”), the option contracts are viewed on a combined basis with the noncontrolling interest and accounted for as the Company’s financing of the purchase of the noncontrolling interest. Accordingly the present value of the option was $9.0 million and was classified as other long-term obligations in the Company’s consolidated balance sheet at December 31, 2012 with the financing accreted, as interest expense, to the strike price of the option over the period until settlement.

The allocations of the combined aggregate purchase prices at the respective acquisition dates are summarized as follows (in 000’s):

	Various Dates, 2012
Accounts receivable	$	2,653
Equipment		21,546
Customer relationships		10,164
Goodwill		13,922
Other long-term obligations		(8,769	)
Other liabilities		(613	)
Total	$	38,903

Pro forma Financial Information Reflecting the Power Fuels, TFI and Other Acquisitions

The following unaudited pro forma results of operations for the years ended December 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively, assumes that all of the acquisitions were completed at the beginning of the periods presented. The pro forma results include adjustments to reflect additional amortization of intangibles and depreciation of assets associated with the acquired and merged businesses and additional interest expense for debt issued to consummate these transactions.

	December 31,
	2012		2011
Pro forma revenues	$	750,817	$	568,916
Pro forma net income from continuing operations		34,142		18,587
Pro forma net income per share from continuing operations:
Basic	$	0.14	$	0.08
Diluted		0.13		0.08

The pro forma financial information presented above is not necessarily indicative of either the results of operations that would have occurred had the acquisitions been effective as of January 1 of the respective years, or of future operations of the Company.

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Affiliated Company Transactions

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Affiliated Company Transactions

15) Affiliated Company Transactions

The Executive Chairman of the Company’s board of directors, Richard J. Heckman, is the sole member of an LLC that owns an aircraft used periodically by members of management for business related travel. Reimbursement paid to the affiliate in exchange for use of the aircraft was $1.2 million, $0.9 million and $0.5 million for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2011 and 2010, respectively. There were no accounts payable due to the affiliate at December 31, 2012.

The Company’s Chief Executive Officer, Mark D. Johnsrud, is the sole member of an entity that owns apartment buildings in North Dakota. The apartments are rented to certain of the Company’s employees at rates that are equal to or below market. Rent payments are made through employee payroll deductions.

The Company periodically purchases fresh water from a proprietorship owned by the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Vice Chairman, Mark D. Johnsrud. The fresh water is resold to oil and gas exploration companies for use in hydraulic fracturing activities. There were no fresh water purchases made by the Company during the one-month ended December 2012 and no accounts payable due to the affiliate at December 31, 2012. Purchases made by Power Fuels prior to its merger with the Company totaled approximately $2.4 million during the eleven months ended November 30, 2012.

The Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Vice Chairman, Mark D. Johnsrud, is the sole member of an entity that owns land in North Dakota on which five of the Company’s saltwater disposal wells are situated. The Company has agreed to pay Mr. Johnsrud a per barrel royalty fee in exchange for using the disposal wells, which the Company concluded is consistent with rates charged by non-affiliated third parties in the area. Royalties paid by the Company were $10,000 for the one month ended December 31, 2012. Royalties paid by Power Fuels prior to its merger with the Company totaled approximately $32,000 during the eleven months ended November 30, 2012. Royalties payable to the affiliate were $10,400 at December 31, 2012.

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Share-based Compensation

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Share-based Compensation

(11) Share-based Compensation

Stock Options

The Company measures the cost of employee services received in exchange for awards of stock options, based on the fair value of those awards at the date of grant. Awards of stock options generally vest in equal increments over a three-year service period from the date of grant. The fair value of stock options on the date of grant is amortized to compensation expense on a straight-line basis over the requisite service period for the entire award, that is, over the requisite service period of the last separately vesting portion of the award. The exercise price for stock options is equal to the market price of the Company’s common stock on the date of grant. The maximum contractual term of stock options is 10 years. The Company estimates the fair value of stock options using a Black-Scholes option-pricing model. The assumptions used to estimate the fair value of stock awards granted in the years ended December 31, 2012, 2011 and 2010 are as follows:

	Year ended December 31,
	2012			2011			2010
Volatility		40.10	%		34.6	%		34.8	%
Expected term (years)		10			10			10
Risk free interest rate		2.1	%		2.7	%		3.6	%
Expected dividend yield		0	%		0	%		0	%

The expected term of stock options represents the period of time that the stock options granted are expected to be outstanding taking into consideration the contractual term of the options and post-vesting termination and option exercise behaviors of the Company’s employees. The expected volatility is based on the historical price volatility of the Company’s common stock. The risk-free interest rate represents the U.S. Treasury bill rate for the expected term of the related stock options. The dividend yield represents the Company’s anticipated cash dividend over the expected term of the stock options.

Compensation cost for stock options recognized in operating results is included in general and administrative expense in the consolidated statements of operations and was $2.0 million, $1.4 million and $0.5 million for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2011, and 2010, respectively. In addition, approximately $0.5 million of stock-based compensation cost for stock options was included in the results from discontinued operations for the year ended December 31, 2011. This cost includes expense associated with the vesting of 333,500 stock options previously granted to employees of China Water, which were accelerated upon closing of the Share Purchase Agreement (Note 18). The income tax benefit associated with stock option activity recognized in the consolidated statement of operations was $0.9 million for the year ended December 31, 2012. There was no income tax benefit recognized in the consolidated statement of operations for the year ended December 31, 2011 and 2010 as all deferred tax assets were fully reserved by a valuation allowance.

A summary of stock option activity during 2012 is presented below (shares in 000s):

Options	Shares			Weighted-Average Exercise Price		Weighted-Average Remaining Contractual Term (Years)		Aggregate Intrinsic Value (in 000s)
Outstanding December 31, 2011		2,661			4.67
Granted		1,660			3.53
Exercised		—			—
Forfeited or expired		(332	)		4.81
Outstanding December 31, 2012		3,989			4.18		9.0	$	1,031
Exercisable at December 31, 2012		1,540			4.30		7.6	$	114

As of December 31, 2012, there was approximately $4.3 million of unrecognized compensation expense for employee stock options, which is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of approximately 1.1 years.

Restricted Stock

The Company measures the cost of employee services received in exchange for awards of restricted stock, based on the market value of the Company’s common shares at the date of grant. Shares of restricted common stock generally vest over a two or three year service period from the date of grant. The fair value of the restricted stock is amortized on a straight-line basis over the requisite service period for the entire award, that is, over the requisite service period of the last separately vesting portion of the award.

Compensation cost for shares of restricted common stock recognized in operating results is included in general and administrative expense in the consolidated statement of operations and was $1.6 million, $1.0 million and $0.4 million, for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2011 and 2010, respectively. The income tax benefit associated with restricted stock activity recognized in the consolidated statement of operations was $0.7 million for the year ended December 31, 2012. There was no income tax benefit recognized in the consolidated statement of operations for the year ended December 31, 2011 and 2010 as all deferred tax assets were fully reserved by a valuation allowance.

A summary of non-vested restricted common stock activity is presented below (shares in 000s):

Non-Vested Restricted Stock	Shares			Weighted-Average Grant-Date Fair Value
Non-vested at December 31, 2011		549			5.76
Granted		423			4.16
Vested		(104	)		4.50
Forefited		—			—
Non-vested at December 31, 2012(a)		868			5.13

As of December 31, 2012, there was approximately $2.9 million of unrecognized compensation expense for restricted common stock, which is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of approximately 1.5 years. The total fair value of shares vested during the years ended December 31, 2012, 2011 and 2010 was approximately $0.4 million, $1.3 million and $1.1 million, respectively.

Approximately 142,900 shares of restricted common stock were issued in connection with the acquisition of CVR in 2010 for a total cost of $0.6 million. Approximately $0.3 million of this cost was capitalized as part of the purchase price and $0.3 million of this cost was expensed as compensation cost over a one-year vesting period.

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Employee Benefit Plans - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2012 Entity
Schedule of Postemployment Benefits [Line Items]
Define contribution under 401(K) plan for current year	$ 0.3
Number of subsidiaries	2

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Goodwill and Intangible Assets

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Goodwill and Intangible Assets

(7) Goodwill and Intangible Assets

Goodwill

The change in the carrying amount of goodwill is as follows (in 000s):

Balance at December 31, 2010	$	41,008
Additions		50,289
Other adjustments		(1,289	)
Balance at December 31, 2011		90,008
Additions - TFI Acquisition		138,446
Additions – Power Fuels merger		312,715
Additions – Other acquisitions		13,922
Balance at December 31, 2012	$	555,091

Intangible Assets

Intangible assets consist of the following (in 000s):

	December 31, 2012									December 31, 2011
	Gross carrying amount		Accumulated amortization			Net		Remaining useful life (a)		Gross carrying amount		Accumulated amortization			Net		Remaining useful life (a)
Customer relationships (b)	$	268,859	$	(15,370	)	$	253,489		12.3	$	14,767	$	(2,994	)	$	11,773		6.1
Disposal permits		2,788		(472	)		2,316		8.3		2,585		(180	)		2,405		8.3
Customer contracts		17,352		(3,073	)		14,279		14.0		17,352		(2,041	)		15,311		15.0
Vendor relationships		16,300		(2,444	)		13,856		5.0		—		—			—		—
Other		1,195		(437	)		758		2.1		—		—			—		—
	$	306,494	$	(21,796	)	$	284,698		12.1	$	34,704	$	(5,215	)	$	29,489		11.0

(a) Remaining useful life is weighted average, calculated based on the net book value and the remaining amortization period of each respective intangible asset.

(b) During 2012, the Company recognized an impairment charge of $2.4 million for a customer relationship intangible associated with a construction business that was a part of a prior business acquisition. During 2012, the Company received information from its primary customer in that market that future construction contracts would be directed to competitors whose core competency is construction.

Amortization expense was $16.6 million, $3.9 million and $1.2 million for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2011 and 2010, respectively.

As of December 31, 2012, future amortization expense for the other intangible assets is estimated to be (in 000s):

2013	$	36,384
2014		32,500
2015		29,937
2016		26,189
2017		22,309
Thereafter		137,379
Total	$	284,698

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Debt (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified												12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2012		Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2012 Amended Revolving Credit Facility		Dec. 31, 2011 Original Revolving Credit Facility	Dec. 31, 2012 2018 Notes		Nov. 05, 2012 2018 Notes	Apr. 10, 2012 2018 Notes	Dec. 31, 2011 Term loan due through 2015	Dec. 31, 2012 Other vehicle financings payable due through 2017		Dec. 31, 2011 Other vehicle financings payable due through 2017
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maturity Date Description												Various	[1]
Interest Rate				4.11%	[2]		9.875%	[3]	9.875%	9.875%		3.30%	[1]
Maturity Date				2017-11	[2]		2018-04	[3]
Unamortized Deferred Financing Costs	$ 24,408		$ 2,600	$ 7,606	[2]		$ 16,802	[3]
Long term debt	567,037		144,070	146,990	[2]	72,799	400,000	[3]			67,375	20,047	[1]	3,896	[1]
Original issue discount	(1,277)	[4]
Original issue premium	366	[4]
Total debt, net	566,126		144,070
Less: current portion	(4,699)		(11,914)
Total long-term debt	$ 561,427		$ 132,156
Effective interest rate							11.00%

[1] Vehicle financings consist of installment notes payable and capital lease arrangements with a weighted-average annual interest rate of approximately 3.30% and which mature in varying installments between 2013 and 2017. Installment notes payable and capital lease obligations were $2.1 million and $17.9 million, respectively at December 31, 2012.

[2] The interest rate presented represents the interest rate on the Amended Revolving Credit Facility at December 31, 2012 excluding the interest rate applicable to swingline advances outstanding at December 31, 2012.

[3] The interest rate presented represents the coupon rate on the 2018 Notes excluding the effect of deferred financing costs, original issue discounts and original issue premiums. Including the effect of deferred financing costs, original issue discounts and original issue premiums, the effective interest rate on the 2018 Notes is approximately 11.0%.

[4] The original issue discount represents the unamortized difference between the $250.0 million aggregate principal amount of the 2018 Notes issued in April 2012 and the proceeds received upon issuance (excluding interest and fees). The original issue premium represents the unamortized difference between the proceeds received in connection with the November 2012 issuance of the 2018 Notes (excluding interest and fees) and the $150.0 million aggregate principal amount thereunder.

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Investments

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Investments

(5) Investments

There were no available-for-sale securities as of December 31, 2012. The amortized cost, gross unrealized holding gains and losses and fair value of available-for-sale securities as of December 31, 2011 was as follows (in 000s):

	Contractual Maturity (in years)		Amortized Cost		Gross Unrealized Holding				Fair Value
					Gains		Losses
December 31, 2011
Available-for-sale:
Corporate Notes		1	$	5,161	$	8	$	—	$	5,169

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Property, Plant and Equipment, net

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Property, Plant and Equipment, net

(6) Property, Plant and Equipment, net

Property, plant and equipment consists of the following (in 000s):

	December 31,
	2012			2011
Land	$	10,489		$	2,254
Land improvements		1,060			—
Buildings and leasehold improvements		36,104			5,592
Pipelines		76,667			67,068
Disposal wells		79,344			48,121
Machinery and equipment		107,151			12,793
Equipment under capital leases		20,771			—
Motor vehicles and trailers		154,529			88,598
Rental equipment		137,084			36,669
Office equipment		4,540			1,191
		627,739			262,286
Less accumulated depreciation		(63,064	)		(25,128	)
Construction in process		40,195			32,896
Property, plant and equipment, net	$	604,870		$	270,054

Depreciation expense for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2011 and 2010 was $42.0 million, $21.4 million and $3.4 million, respectively.

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Debt

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Debt

(8) Debt

Debt consists of the following (in 000s) at:

	Interest Rate			Maturity Date	December 31, 2012					December 31, 2011
					Unamortized Deferred Financing Costs		Debt			Debt
Amended Revolving Credit Facility(a)		4.11	%	Nov. 2017	$	7,606	$	146,990		$	—
Original Revolving Credit Facility		n/a		(b)		—		—			72,799
2018 Notes(c)		9.875	%	Apr. 2018		16,802		400,000			—
Term Loan Facility		n/a		(b)		—		—			67,375
Vehicle Financings payable(d)		3.30	%	Various		—		20,047			3,896
Total debt					$	24,408		567,037			144,070
Original issue discount(e)								(1,277	)		—
Original issue premium(e)								366			—
Total debt, net								566,126			144,070
Less: current portion								(4,699	)		(11,914	)
Total long-term debt							$	561,427		$	132,156

(a) The interest rate presented represents the interest rate on the Amended Revolving Credit Facility at December 31, 2012 excluding the interest rate applicable to swingline advances outstanding at December 31, 2012.

(b) In April 2012, the Company repaid the outstanding balance of the Original Revolving Credit Facility and the Term Loan Facility with proceeds received in connection with the issuance of $250.0 million aggregate principal amount of 9.875% senior unsecured notes due 2018.

(c) The interest rate presented represents the coupon rate on the 2018 Notes excluding the effect of deferred financing costs, original issue discounts and original issue premiums. Including the effect of deferred financing costs, original issue discounts and original issue premiums, the effective interest rate on the 2018 Notes is approximately 11.0%.

(d) Vehicle financings consist of installment notes payable and capital lease arrangements with a weighted-average annual interest rate of approximately 3.30% and which mature in varying installments between 2013 and 2017. Installment notes payable and capital lease obligations were $2.1 million and $17.9 million, respectively at December 31, 2012.

(e) The original issue discount represents the unamortized difference between the $250.0 million aggregate principal amount of the 2018 Notes issued in April 2012 and the proceeds received upon issuance (excluding interest and fees). The original issue premium represents the unamortized difference between the proceeds received in connection with the November 2012 issuance of the 2018 Notes (excluding interest and fees) and the $150.0 million aggregate principal amount thereunder.

The required principal payments for all borrowings for each of the five years following the balance sheet date are as follows (in 000s):

2013	$	4,699
2014		4,589
2015		4,047
2016		3,363
2017		150,339
Thereafter		400,000
Total	$	567,037

As of December 31, 2012 the estimated fair value of the Company’s debt was as follows (in 000s):

	Fair Value
Amended Revolving Credit Facility	$	146,990
2018 Notes		413,000
Capitalized lease obligations		20,047
Total	$	580,037

On September 7, 2011, the Company entered into a $160.0 million senior secured credit agreement (the “Old Credit Facility”), comprised of a $70.0 million term loan facility (the “Term Loan”) and a $90.0 million revolving credit facility (the “Original Revolving Credit Facility”), with Regions Bank, as collateral agent, RBS Citizens Bank, N.A. and First National Bank of Pennsylvania, as co-syndication agents, and the lenders party thereto. The Term Loan and the Original Revolving Credit Facility were scheduled to mature on September 7, 2015. The outstanding principal balances on the Term Loan and the Original Revolving Credit Facility were $67.4 million and $72.8 million, respectively at December 31, 2011.

On April 10, 2012, the Company completed a private placement offering of $250.0 million aggregate principal amount of 9.875% senior unsecured notes due April 2018 (the “Notes”). Net proceeds from the issuance of the Notes, after deducting underwriters’ fees and offering expenses, totaled $240.8 million and were used to repay the outstanding principal balances of the Old Credit Facility and to partially finance the acquisition of TFI. In connection with the repayment of the Old Credit Facility, the Company wrote-off approximately $2.6 million of unamortized deferred financing costs associated with the Old Credit Facility, which is characterized as loss on extinguishment of debt in the Company’s consolidated statement of operations for the year ended December 31, 2012.

Concurrent with the April 10, 2012 repayment and termination of the Old Credit Facility, the Company entered into a new $150.0 million senior revolving credit agreement (the “New Revolving Credit Facility”) with Wells Fargo Bank as Administrative Agent and the lenders party thereto. The New Revolving Credit Facility contained an uncommitted “accordion” feature, which allowed the Company to increase borrowings by up to an additional $100.0 million. On November 30, 2012, the Company amended the senior revolving credit agreement (the “Amended Revolving Credit Facility”) to increase the commitment from $150.0 million to $325.0 million and extend the maturity from April 10, 2017 to November 30, 2017. Together with the $100.0 million uncommitted “accordion” feature under the agreement (which was not affected by the amendment), the Amended Revolving Credit Facility provides for total maximum potential borrowings of $425.0 million. Interest on the Amended Revolving Credit Facility accrues based generally on London inter-bank offered rate (“LIBOR”) plus a margin of between 2.50% and 3.75% based on a ratio of the Company’s total debt to EBITDA, or an alternate interest rate equal to the higher of the Federal Funds Rate as published by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York plus  ¹/₂ of 1.00%, the prime commercial lending rate of the administrative agent under the Credit Agreement, and monthly LIBOR plus 1.00%, plus a margin of between 1.50% and 2.75% based on the Company’s total debt to EBITDA. As of December 31, 2012, the Company had $177.0 million available for borrowing under the Amended Revolving Credit Facility. A portion of the Amended Revolving Credit Facility is available for the issuance of letters of credit up to $20.0 million in the aggregate and swingline loans, which are three day loans that can be drawn on the same day as requested for an amount not to exceed $30.0 million. The Company is required to pay fees on the unused commitments of the lenders under the Amended Revolving Credit Facility, a letter of credit fee on the outstanding stated amount of letters of credit plus facing fees for the letter of credit issuing banks and any other customary fees.

The Company’s obligations under the New Revolving Credit Facility are secured by all of the Company’s present and future material property and assets, real and personal (with the exception of certain specified equipment), as well as a pledge of all of the capital stock or ownership interests in the Company’s current and future domestic subsidiaries and up to 65% of the equity interests in our non-U.S. subsidiaries. The terms of the amended senior revolving credit agreement require the Company to comply, on a quarterly basis, with certain financial covenants, including a maximum total debt leverage ratio, a maximum senior secured debt leverage ratio and a minimum interest coverage ratio. The Company’s maximum permitted total debt leverage ratio as of December 31, 2012 is 4.00 to 1.00 through and including March 31, 2014 declining to 3.75 to 1.00 for each fiscal quarter ending thereafter and is calculated as the ratio of consolidated total debt to consolidated EBITDA for the four consecutive fiscal quarters ending on such date as defined by the amended senior revolving credit agreement. The Company’s maximum permitted senior secured debt leverage ratio as of December 31, 2012 and for each fiscal quarter ending thereafter is 2.50 to 1.00 and is calculated as the ratio of consolidated debt (minus unsecured debt) to consolidated EBITDA for the four consecutive fiscal quarters ending on such date, as defined by the amended senior revolving credit agreement. The Company’s minimum permitted interest coverage ratio as of December 31, 2012 and for each fiscal quarter ending thereafter is 2.75 to 1.00 and is calculated as the ratio of consolidated EBITDA for the four fiscal quarter period then ended, as defined by the amended senior revolving credit agreement, to cash interest expense for the four consecutive fiscal quarters ending on such date. The Company was in compliance with all applicable debt covenants as of December 31, 2012.

On November 5, 2012, the Company completed a private placement offering of $150.0 million aggregate principal amount of 9.875% senior unsecured notes due April 2018 (the “Additional Notes” and with the Notes, are collectively referred to as the “2018 Notes” ). Net proceeds from the issuance of the Additional Notes, after deducting underwriters’ fees and offering expenses, totaled approximately $147.0 million and were used to partially finance the merger with Power Fuels.

The 2018 Notes are redeemable, at the Company’s option, in whole or in part, at any time and from time to time on and after April 15, 2015 at the applicable redemption price set forth below, if redeemed during the 12-month period commencing on April 15 of the years set forth below:

Redemption Period	Price
2015		104.938	%
2016		102.469	%
2017 and thereafter		100.000	%

In addition, at any time on or prior to April 15, 2015, the Company may on any one or more occasions redeem up to 35% of the original aggregate principal amount of the 2018 Notes, with funds in an equal aggregate amount up to the aggregate proceeds of certain equity offerings of the Company, at a redemption price of 109.875%.

The indenture governing the 2018 Notes contains covenants that restrict the Company’s ability to take various actions including, but not limited to, transferring or selling assets, paying dividends, incurring additional indebtedness, issuing preferred stock, and engaging in certain business activities.

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Debt - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)	12 Months Ended		12 Months Ended			1 Months Ended				1 Months Ended										1 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2012	Nov. 05, 2012	Dec. 31, 2012 Through and including March 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2012 Each fiscal quarter ending thereafter	Dec. 31, 2012 Senior Secured Revolving Credit Facility	Nov. 05, 2012 2018 Notes	Apr. 10, 2012 2018 Notes	Dec. 31, 2012 2018 Notes		Apr. 10, 2012 New Revolving Credit Facility	Nov. 30, 2012 Amended Revolving Credit Facility	Dec. 31, 2012 Amended Revolving Credit Facility		Nov. 30, 2012 Amended Revolving Credit Facility London inter-bank offered rate	Nov. 30, 2012 Amended Revolving Credit Facility London inter-bank offered rate Minimum	Nov. 30, 2012 Amended Revolving Credit Facility London inter-bank offered rate Marmaxx [Member]	Nov. 30, 2012 Amended Revolving Credit Facility Federal Reserve Bank of New York [Member] Marmaxx [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Amended Revolving Credit Facility Letter of Credit	Dec. 31, 2012 Amended Revolving Credit Facility Swingline Loans	Sep. 07, 2011 Senior Secured Credit Facility	Dec. 31, 2011 Senior Secured Credit Facility Term Loan Credit Facility	Sep. 07, 2011 Senior Secured Credit Facility Term Loan Credit Facility	Dec. 31, 2011 Senior Secured Credit Facility Revolving credit facility	Sep. 07, 2011 Senior Secured Credit Facility Revolving credit facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of credit borrowing capacity										$ 150,000,000	$ 325,000,000	$ 177,000,000						$ 20,000,000	$ 30,000,000	$ 160,000,000		$ 70,000,000		$ 90,000,000
Line of credit facility outstanding																					67,400,000		72,800,000
Debt, maturity date										Apr. 10, 2017	Nov. 30, 2017									Sep. 07, 2015
Aggregate principal amount of debt		150,000,000				150,000,000	250,000,000
Debt, interest rate						9.875%	9.875%	9.875%	[1]			4.11%	[2]
Debt instrument maturity year							2018
Net proceeds, after deducting underwriters and offering expenses						147,000,000	240,800,000
Write off unamortized costs related to credit facility	2,638,000						2,600,000
Line of credit, allowable amount to increase in additional borrowing										100,000,000
Line of credit, allowable amount to increase in additional borrowing											100,000,000
Line of credit, maximum potential borrowings											$ 425,000,000
Interest rate percentage															2.50%	3.75%	0.50%
Prime interest rate percentage														1.00%	1.50%	2.75%
Equity interest in non-U.S. subsidiaries pledged under facility	65.00%
Maximum permitted total debt leverage ratio			4.00	3.75	2.5
Minimum permitted interest coverage ratio	2.75
Maximum amount as percentage of aggregate principal amount of outstanding debt that can be redeemed	35.00%
Debt instrument redemption price principal percentage	109.875%

[1] The interest rate presented represents the coupon rate on the 2018 Notes excluding the effect of deferred financing costs, original issue discounts and original issue premiums. Including the effect of deferred financing costs, original issue discounts and original issue premiums, the effective interest rate on the 2018 Notes is approximately 11.0%.

[2] The interest rate presented represents the interest rate on the Amended Revolving Credit Facility at December 31, 2012 excluding the interest rate applicable to swingline advances outstanding at December 31, 2012.

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Affiliated Company Transactions - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)	1 Months Ended	11 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2012	Nov. 30, 2012	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010
Transactions with Third Party [Line Items]
Reimbursement of affiliate charges			$ 1,200,000	$ 900,000	$ 500,000
Cost of purchase water		2,400,000
Royalties paid	10,000	32,000
Royalties payable	$ 10,400		$ 10,400

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Fair Value of Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis and Fair Value Hierarchy (Level) of Valuation Techniques Utilized to Determine Fair Value (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Liabilities:
Contingent consideration	$ 10,831	$ 13,597
Obligation for AWS call/put option	9,021
Corporate Notes
Assets:
Assets fair value		5,169
Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) | Corporate Notes
Assets:
Assets fair value		5,169
Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)
Liabilities:
Contingent consideration	10,831	13,597
Obligation for AWS call/put option	$ 9,021

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Estimated Fair Value Of Debt (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2012
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, fair value	$ 580,037
Amended Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, fair value	146,990
2018 Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, fair value	413,000
Capital Lease Obligations
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, fair value	$ 20,047

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Selected Financial Information of Discontinued Operations (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended			12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2011	Jun. 30, 2011	Mar. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Revenue				$ 20,560	$ 30,483
Pretax loss from operations				(4,881)	(4,048)
Income tax expense				(100)	(345)
Loss from operations				(4,981)	(4,393)
Loss from disposal, net of tax $0				(17,917)
Loss from discontinued operations	$ (23,668)	$ (134)	$ 904	$ (22,898)	$ (4,393)

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Goodwill and Intangible Assets (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Changes in Carrying Amount of Goodwill

The change in the carrying amount of goodwill is as follows (in 000s):

Balance at December 31, 2010	$	41,008
Additions		50,289
Other adjustments		(1,289	)
Balance at December 31, 2011		90,008
Additions - TFI Acquisition		138,446
Additions – Power Fuels merger		312,715
Additions – Other acquisitions		13,922
Balance at December 31, 2012	$	555,091

Intangible Assets

Intangible assets consist of the following (in 000s):

	December 31, 2012									December 31, 2011
	Gross carrying amount		Accumulated amortization			Net		Remaining useful life (a)		Gross carrying amount		Accumulated amortization			Net		Remaining useful life (a)
Customer relationships (b)	$	268,859	$	(15,370	)	$	253,489		12.3	$	14,767	$	(2,994	)	$	11,773		6.1
Disposal permits		2,788		(472	)		2,316		8.3		2,585		(180	)		2,405		8.3
Customer contracts		17,352		(3,073	)		14,279		14.0		17,352		(2,041	)		15,311		15.0
Vendor relationships		16,300		(2,444	)		13,856		5.0		—		—			—		—
Other		1,195		(437	)		758		2.1		—		—			—		—
	$	306,494	$	(21,796	)	$	284,698		12.1	$	34,704	$	(5,215	)	$	29,489		11.0

(a) Remaining useful life is weighted average, calculated based on the net book value and the remaining amortization period of each respective intangible asset.

(b) During 2012, the Company recognized an impairment charge of $2.4 million for a customer relationship intangible associated with a construction business that was a part of a prior business acquisition. During 2012, the Company received information from its primary customer in that market that future construction contracts would be directed to competitors whose core competency is construction.

Future Amortization Expense

As of December 31, 2012, future amortization expense for the other intangible assets is estimated to be (in 000s):

2013	$	36,384
2014		32,500
2015		29,937
2016		26,189
2017		22,309
Thereafter		137,379
Total	$	284,698

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Calculation of Basic and Diluted Net Loss Per Common Share (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended												12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2012		Sep. 30, 2012		Jun. 30, 2012		Mar. 31, 2012		Dec. 31, 2011	Sep. 30, 2011	Jun. 30, 2011	Mar. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2012		Dec. 31, 2011		Dec. 31, 2010
Earnings Per Share Calculation Basic And Diluted [Line Items]
Income loss from continuing operations	$ 4,992	[1],[2]	$ (9,345)	[1],[2]	$ 10,743	[1],[2]	$ (3,863)	[1],[2]					$ 2,527		$ (108)		$ (10,300)
Loss from discontinued operations															(22,898)		(4,393)
Net (loss) income attributable to common stockholders	4,992	[1],[2]	(9,345)	[1],[2]	10,743	[1],[2]	(3,863)	[1],[2]	(2,480)	(21,074)	183	365	2,527		(23,006)		(14,693)
Plus: income impact of assumed conversion of AWS call option													336
Net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders plus assumed conversions													$ 2,863		$ (23,006)		$ (14,693)
Weighted average shares - basic													149,940,096		114,574,730		108,819,384
Dilutive effect of contingently issuable shares													7,401,795
Dilutive effect of stock warrants													117,757
Dilutive effect of stock-based awards													98,235
Dilutive effect of AWS call option													886,159
Total weighted average shares - diluted													158,444,042		114,574,730		108,819,384
Income (loss) per common share from continuing operations - basic	$ 0.03		$ (0.06)		$ 0.07		$ (0.03)		$ (0.02)	$ 0.02			$ 0.02	[3]			$ (0.09)	[3]
Income (loss) per common share from continuing operations - diluted	$ 0.03		$ (0.06)		$ 0.07		$ (0.03)		$ (0.02)	$ 0.02			$ 0.02	[3]			$ (0.09)	[3]
Loss per common share from discontinued operations - basic and diluted															$ (0.20)		$ (0.05)
Net income (loss) per common share													$ 0.02		$ (0.20)		$ (0.14)
Antidilutive stock-based awards and warrants excluded													3,156,191	[4]	3,596,040	[4]	66,687,857	[4]

[1] During the fourth quarter of 2012, the following recorded the following unusual or non-recurring items: (a) The Company released $17.8 million of valuation allowance associated with NOL's because of a determination that the realization of the associated deferred tax assets is more likely that not based on future taxable income arising from the reversal of deferred tax liabilities that the Company acquired in connection with the Power Fuels merger. (b) The Company recognized an impairment of long-lived assets of $3.7 million for the write-down of the carrying values of three saltwater disposal wells. (c) The Company recognized an impairment of intangible assets of $2.4 million for the write-down of a customer relationship intangible associated with a portion of a prior business acquisition. (d) The Company recorded a $1.4 million environmental accrual for the estimated costs necessary to comply with a Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality requirement that the Company test and monitor the soil at certain locations to confirm that prior saltwater spills were successfully remediated.

[2] During the second quarter of 2012, the Company released $20.7 million of valuation allowance associated with NOL's because of a determination that the realization of the associated deferred tax assets is more likely than not based on future taxable income arising from the reversal of deferred tax liabilities that the Company acquired in connection with the TFI acquisition.

[3] Net income (loss) per common share from continuing operations was less than $0.01 for the year ended December 31, 2011.

[4] Antidilutive stock-based awards and warrants consist of those instruments with an exercise price in excess of the average market price of the Company's common stock for the applicable reporting period. The decrease in antidilutive shares is due primarily to the expiration of the Public Warrants and the Sponsors Warrants in November 2011, as described in Note 10.

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Commitments and Contingencies

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Commitments and Contingencies

(13) Commitments and Contingencies

At December 31, 2012, the Company had total available irrevocable letters of credit facilities outstanding of $1.0 million. Such irrevocable commercial and standby letters of credit facilities support various agreements, leases, and insurance policies.

Leases

Included in property and equipment in the consolidated balance sheets are the following assets held under capital leases at December 31, 2012 (in 000s):

	2012
Leased equipment	$	20,771
Less accumulated depreciation		(2,578	)
Leased equipment	$	18,193

Capital lease obligations consist primarily of vehicle leases with periods expiring at various dates through 2017 at variable interest rates and fixed interest rates, which were approximately 3.1% at December 31, 2012. Capital lease obligations amounted to $17.9 million at December 31, 2012. There were no capital lease obligations at December 31, 2011.

Future minimum lease payments, by year and in the aggregate, for capital leases are as follows at (in 000s):

	December 31,
2013	$	4,277
2014		4,160
2015		4,041
2016		3,566
2017		3,380
Thereafter		—
Total minimum lease payments	$	19,424
Less amount representing executor costs		(211	)
Net minimum lease payments	$	19,213
Less amount representing interest (3.1% at December 31, 2012)		(1,336	)
Present value of net minimum lease payments	$	17,877

The Company also rents equipment, real estate and certain office equipment under operating leases. Certain real estate leases require the Company to pay maintenance, insurance, taxes and certain other expenses in addition to the stated rentals. Lease expense under operating leases and rental contracts amounted to $10.5 million, $0.6 million and $0.2 million for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2011 and 2010, respectively.

Future minimum lease payments, by year and in the aggregate, for noncancelable operating leases with initial or remaining terms of one year or more are as follows at (in 000s):

	December 31,
2013	$	3,610
2014		2,777
2015		1,961
2016		1,594
2017		1,112
Thereafter		2,053
Total minimum lease payments	$	13,107

Environmental Liabilities

We are subject to the environmental protection and health and safety laws and related rules and regulations of the United States and of the individual states, municipalities and other local jurisdictions where we operate. The Company’s Fluids Management business is subject to rules and regulations promulgated by the Texas Railroad Commission, the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, the Louisiana Department of Natural Resources, the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality, the Ohio Department of Natural Resources and the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, the North Dakota Department of Health, the North Dakota Industrial Commission, Oil and Gas Division, and the North Dakota State Water Commission and, in Montana, the rules and regulations of the Montana Department of Environmental Quality and the Montana Board of Oil and Gas, among others. These laws, rules and regulations address environmental, health and safety and related concerns, including water quality and employee safety. We have installed safety, monitoring and environmental protection equipment such as pressure sensors and relief valves, and have established reporting and responsibility protocols for environmental protection and reporting to such relevant local environmental protection departments as required by law.

The Company’s Recycling business involves the use, handling, storage and contracting for recycling or disposal of environmentally sensitive materials, such as waste motor oil and filters, solvents, transmission fluid, antifreeze, lubricants and degreasing agents. Accordingly, the Company’s Recycling business is subject to regulation by various federal, state, and local authorities with respect to health, safety and environmental quality and standards. The Recycling business is also subject to laws, ordinances, and regulations governing the investigation and remediation of contamination at facilities we operate or to which we send hazardous substances for treatment, recycling or disposal. In particular, the United States Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act, or “CERCLA,” imposes joint, strict, and several liability on owners or operators of facilities at, from, or to which a release of hazardous substances has occurred, parties that generated hazardous substances that were released at such facilities and parties that transported or arranged for the transportation of hazardous substances to such facilities. A majority of states have adopted statutes comparable to, and in some cases more stringent than, CERCLA.

Management believes that we are in material compliance with all applicable environmental protection laws and regulations in the United States and the individual states in which we operate. During the fourth quarter of 2012, the Company recorded a $1.4 million environmental accrual for the estimated cost to comply with a Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality requirement that the Company test and monitor the soil at certain locations to confirm that prior saltwater spills were successfully remediated. Management believes that there are no unrecorded liabilities in connection with our compliance with environmental laws and regulations.

Legal and Insurance Matters

The Company is party to various litigation matters, including regulatory and administrative proceedings arising out of the normal course of business, the more significant of which are summarized below. The ultimate outcome of each of these matters cannot presently be determined, nor can the liability that could potentially result from a negative outcome be reasonably estimated presently for every case. The liability we may ultimately incur with respect to any one of these matters in the event of a negative outcome may be in excess of amounts currently accrued with respect to such matters and, as a result of these matters, may potentially be material to our financial position or results of operations. We review our litigation activities and determine if an unfavorable outcome to us is considered “remote,” “reasonably possible” or “probable” as defined by U.S. GAAP. Where we have determined an unfavorable outcome is probable and is reasonably estimable, we have accrued for potential litigation losses. In addition to the matters described below, we are involved in various other claims and legal actions, including regulatory and administrative proceedings arising out of the normal course of our business. We do not expect that the outcome of such other claims and legal actions will have a material adverse effect on our financial position or results of operations.

Class Action. On May 21, 2010, Richard P. Gielata, an individual purporting to act on behalf of stockholders, served a class action lawsuit filed May 6, 2010 against the Company and various directors and officers in the United States District Court for the District of Delaware captioned In re Heckmann Corporation Securities Class Action (Case No. 1:10-cv-00378-JJF-MPT) (the “Class Action”). The Class Action alleges violations of federal securities laws in connection with the acquisition of China Water. The Company responded by filing a motion to transfer the Class Action to California and a motion to dismiss the case. On October 6, 2010, the Magistrate Judge issued a report and recommendation to the District Court Judge to deny the motion to transfer. On October 8, 2010, the court-appointed lead plaintiff, Matthew Haberkorn, filed an Amended Class Action Complaint that adds China Water as a defendant. On October 25, 2010, the Company filed objections to the Magistrate Judge’s report and recommendation on the motion to transfer. The court adopted the report and recommendation on the motion to transfer on March 31, 2011. The Company filed a motion to dismiss the Amended Class Action Complaint and a reply to lead plaintiff’s opposition to the motion to dismiss. On June 16, 2011, the Magistrate Judge issued a report and recommendation to the District Court Judge to deny the motion to dismiss. The Company filed objections to the Magistrate Judge’s report and recommendation on the motion to dismiss and Plaintiffs filed a response. On October 25, 2011, the court heard oral argument on the Company’s objections to the report and recommendation on the motion to dismiss. The court has not yet ruled on the objections. On February 2, 2012, Plaintiff filed motion to modify the automatic discovery stay in place pursuant to the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act. The Company filed an opposition on February 13, 2012. On February 15, 2012, the Magistrate Judge entered an order modifying the discovery stay and requiring the Company to produce documents to plaintiff that have been produced in the Derivative Action described below. On February 2, 2012, Plaintiff filed motion to modify the automatic discovery stay in place pursuant to the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act. The Company filed an opposition on February 13, 2012. On February 15, 2012, the Magistrate Judge entered an order modifying the discovery stay and requiring the Company to produce documents to Plaintiff that have been produced in the derivative action pending in the Superior Court of California, County of Riverside captioned Hess v. Heckmann, et al. On May 25, 2012, the court entered a memorandum order overruling the Company’s objections, adopting the Magistrate Judge’s report and recommendation, and denying the Company’s motion to dismiss. On June 25, 2012, the court entered a scheduling order setting forth a schedule for, among other things, discovery and dispositive motions, and document discovery has commenced. On July 9, 2012, the Company filed its Answer to the Amended Class Action Complaint. On September 19, 2012, the Company filed a Motion for Partial Summary Judgment and a Motion for Proposed Briefing Schedule. The Magistrate Judge denied the Motion for Proposed Briefing Schedule on October 4, 2012 and the Company filed objections to the Magistrate Judge’s ruling. On January 16, 2013, the Court adopted the Magistrate Judge’s ruling and denied the Company’s request for a briefing schedule on its Motion for Partial Summary Judgment. On October 19, 2012, plaintiff filed a motion to certify a class and appoint class representatives and class counsel. On January 18, 2013, the Company filed its opposition and a motion to exclude the declaration of plaintiff’s class certification expert. On February 19, 2013, Plaintiff filed a reply brief. A hearing on Plaintiff’s motion to certify a class and appoint class representatives and class counsel has not been scheduled. The Company intends to vigorously defend this case.

Derivative Action — On November 18, 2010, Melissa Hess filed a stockholder derivative complaint, purportedly on behalf of the Company, against various officers and directors in the Superior Court of California, County of Riverside captioned Hess v. Heckmann, et al. (Case No. INC10010407) (the “Derivative Action”). The Derivative Action alleges claims for breach of fiduciary duty, waste of corporate assets, and unjust enrichment in connection with the acquisition of China Water. The Company responded to the Derivative Action on February 1, 2011 by filing a motion to stay the case until the Class Action is resolved and a demurrer seeking to dismiss the case. The Company filed a reply to Plaintiff’s opposition to the motion to stay and demurrer on May 25, 2011. The court held a hearing on the demurrer and motion to stay on June 21, 2011. On July 20, 2011, the court issued orders overruling the Company’s demurrer and denying its motion to stay the Derivative Action. On August 24, 2011, the Company’s board of directors formed a special litigation committee and delegated to the special litigation committee the Board’s full power and authority to investigate the Derivative Action to determine whether it is in the best interests of the Company to allow the Derivative Action to proceed on behalf of the Company. On September 2, 2011, the Company filed a motion to stay the Derivative Action pending completion of the special litigation committee’s investigation and determination. On September 26, 2011, the Court held a hearing on the Company’s motion to stay. On October 3, 2011, the court issued an order denying the Company’s motion to stay without prejudice and a separate order requiring Defendants to respond to plaintiff’s request for production of documents within thirty days. On October 28, 2011, the special litigation committee filed a motion to stay the Derivative Action pending completion of its investigation and determination. After meeting and conferring on discovery matters, on December 2, 2011, the special litigation committee, plaintiff and defendants entered into a stipulation and proposed order to vacate the motion to stay filed by the special litigation committee, and, on December 5, 2011, the Court entered the order. After meeting and conferring on discovery matters, on December 2, 2011, the special litigation committee, Plaintiff and Defendants entered into a stipulation and proposed order to vacate the motion to stay filed by the special litigation committee, and, on December 5, 2011, the Court entered the order. On September 14, 2012, the Company filed a Motion to Dismiss or, in the alternative, a Motion for Summary Judgment based on the determination of the special litigation committee’s determination that it is not in the best interests of the Company and its current shareholders to pursue the claims pled in the complaint and the special litigation committee’s decision to move to terminate the Derivative Action. A hearing date for the Company’s motion is not currently scheduled.

The Company has not recorded any liabilities for the Class Action and Derivative Action matters on the basis that such liabilities are currently neither probable or estimable.

In addition, on June 10, 2011, the Company received a subpoena from the Denver Regional Office of the SEC seeking information and documents concerning our acquisition of China Water in 2008. We are cooperating fully with the SEC with respect to its requests.

Contingent Consideration for Acquisitions

Appalachian Water Services, LLC Acquisition — The seller of the membership interests in Appalachian Water Services, LLC (“AWS”) is entitled to receive additional consideration equal to $1.5 million, payable entirely in shares of the Company’s common stock, in the event that EBITDA, as defined in the membership interest purchase agreement for any consecutive twelve months from September 1, 2012 to and ending on August 31, 2014, is $4.0 million. The additional consideration is capped at $1.5 million.

All Phase Acquisition — In addition to the initial purchase price, the Company was required to make additional payments to the former shareholders of All Phase, which the Company acquired on June 15, 2012, based upon the achievement of certain volume targets over the remainder of 2012. The Company settled this obligation in 2013 in exchange for a $0.4 million payment to the former shareholders.

Keystone Vacuum, Inc. Acquisition — In addition to the initial purchase price, the Company may make additional payments to the sellers of Keystone, which the Company acquired on February 3, 2012, for each of fiscal years ended December 31, 2012 through 2015, in which Keystone’s adjusted EBITDA (as defined in and calculated in accordance with the asset purchase agreement related to the Keystone Vacuum, Inc. acquisition) related to the construction portion of the acquired businesses is greater than applicable adjusted EBITDA targets. Any additional amount payable would be payable in shares of the Company’s common stock. Any such additional payments are capped at an aggregate value of $7.5 million.

Complete Vacuum and Rentals, Inc. Acquisition — In addition to the initial purchase price, the Company may make additional payments to the former shareholders of Complete Vacuum and Rentals, Inc. (“CVR”), which the Company acquired on November 30, 2010. For each of the years ended December 31, 2011 through 2013, in which CVR achieves targeted adjusted EBITDA (as defined in and calculated in accordance with the stock purchase agreement related to the CVR acquisition) of $20.0 million, we could be required to pay CVR’s former shareholders an additional $2.0 million plus one-half of the amount by which adjusted EBITDA exceeds $20.0 million for the relevant year up to an aggregate maximum payment of $12.0 million (the “Earn-Out Payments”). The Earn-Out Payments are payable in a combination of 70% cash and 30% in shares of the Company’s common stock (based on the trading price of the Company’s common stock at the time any such payment is made). On September 12, 2012, the Company entered into a settlement agreement with the former owners of CVR whereby, among other settled items relating to pre- and post-closing indemnification obligations of the parties and including dismissal of a lawsuit, the Company delivered to the former owners 1,726,619 shares of the Company’s common stock representing $6.0 million in value at the time of the issuance as an Earn-Out Payment for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2011. Accordingly, the balance of the remaining Earn-Out Payments for the fiscal years ending December 31, 2012 and 2013, respectively, and in the aggregate cannot exceed $6.0 million which, pursuant to the terms of the settlement agreement, will be paid, if at all, in shares of the Company’s common stock.

The carrying values of the Company’s contingent consideration obligations were $10.8 million and $13.6 million at December 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively.

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Discontinued Operations

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Discontinued Operations

(18) Discontinued Operations

On September 30, 2011, the Company, through its wholly-owned subsidiary, China Water, entered into a Share Purchase Agreement (the “SPA”) by and among Pacific Water & Drinks (HK) Group Limited (f/k/a Sino Bloom Investments Limited), a Hong Kong company (“Buyer”), China Water, as Seller, and China Water Drinks (H.K.) Holdings Limited, a Hong Kong company (“Target”), pursuant to which China Water agreed to sell 100% of the equity interests in Target to Buyer in exchange for shares in Buyer equal to ten percent of the Buyer’s outstanding equity. Upon completion of the sale, the Company abandoned the remaining non-U.S. legal entities that were part of its original acquisition of China Water. The following table details selected financial information of discontinued operations (in 000s):

	Years Ended December 31,
	2012		2011			2010
Revenue	$	—	$	20,560		$	30,483
Pretax loss from operations		—		(4,881	)		(4,048	)
Income tax expense		—		(100	)		(345	)
Loss from operations		—		(4,981	)		(4,393	)
Loss from disposal, net of tax $0		—		(17,917	)		—
Loss from discontinued operations	$	—	$	(22,898	)	$	(4,393	)

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Quarterly Results of Operations (Parenthetical) (Detail) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2012	Jun. 30, 2012	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2010
Quarterly Results Of Operations [Line Items]
Valuation allowance release, net	$ 17,800,000	$ 20,700,000	$ 38,531,000
Impairment of long lived assets			6,030,000	621,000
Environmental accrual	1,400,000		1,400,000
Customer Relationship intangible
Quarterly Results Of Operations [Line Items]
Impairment of long lived assets			2,400,000
Salt Water Disposal Well
Quarterly Results Of Operations [Line Items]
Impairment of long lived assets			$ 3,700,000
Number of impairment assets			3

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Preliminary Allocations of Purchase Price (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2012	Nov. 30, 2012 Power Fuels Merger	Nov. 30, 2012 Power Fuels Merger Customer relationships	Apr. 10, 2012 Thermo Fluids Inc.	Apr. 10, 2012 Thermo Fluids Inc. Customer relationships	Apr. 10, 2012 Thermo Fluids Inc. Vendor relationships	Apr. 10, 2012 Thermo Fluids Inc. Other Intangible	Dec. 31, 2012 Other acquisitions	Dec. 31, 2012 Other acquisitions Customer relationships
Schedule of Business Acquisitions, Purchase Price Allocation [Line Items]
Cash		$ 2,111
Accounts receivable		57,405		13,808				2,653
Inventory		3,443		3,456
Other assets		2,552		1,431
Intangible Assets			145,000		101,300	16,300	1,400		10,164
Property, plant and equipment		278,527		25,194				21,546
Goodwill		312,715		138,446				13,922
Accounts payable and accrued expenses		(24,027)		(13,045)
Other long-term obligations	(9,021)							(8,769)
Debt		(150,367)
Other liabilities								(613)
Deferred income tax liabilities, net		(126,503)		(42,886)
Total		$ 500,856		$ 245,404				$ 38,903

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Subsidiary Guarantors (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet

Heckmann Corporation and Subsidiaries

Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet

As of December 31, 2012

(dollars in thousands)	Heckmann Corp.  (Parent)		Subsidiary Guarantors		AWS		Eliminations			Consolidated
ASSETS
Current Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$	5,819	$	9,536	$	856	$	—		$	16,211
Restricted cash		—		3,536		—		—			3,536
Accounts receivable—net		—		116,768		760		—			117,528
Other current assets		439,842		42,785		2		(454,013	)		28,616
Total current assets		445,661		172,625		1,618		(454,013	)		165,891
Property, plant and equipment, net		44		595,293		9,533		—			604,870
Equity investments		957,976		8,279		—		(957,976	)		8,279
Intangible assets, net		—		283,248		1,450		—			284,698
Goodwill		—		544,647		10,444		—			555,091
Other		24,408		1,102		—		—			25,510
TOTAL ASSETS	$	1,428,089	$	1,605,194	$	23,045	$	(1,411,989	)	$	1,644,339
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
Current Liabilities
Accounts payable	$	757	$	28,566	$	215	$	—		$	29,538
Accrued expenses		33,492		470,724		62		(454,013	)		50,265
Current portion of contigent consideration		—		1,968		—		—			1,968
Current portion of long-term debt		—		4,699		—		—			4,699
Total current liabilities		34,249		505,957		277		(454,013	)		86,470
Deferred income taxes				128,992		—		—			128,992
Long-term debt, less current portion		546,079		15,348		—		—			561,427
Long-term contingent consideration		—		7,363		1,500		—			8,863
Other long-term liabilities		—		1,805		9,021		—			10,826
Total shareholders equity		847,761		945,729		12,247		(957,976	)		847,761
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY	$	1,428,089	$	1,605,194	$	23,045	$	(1,411,989	)	$	1,644,339

Heckmann Corporation and Subsidiaries

Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet

As of December 31, 2011

(dollars in thousands)	Heckmann Corp. (Parent)		Subsidiary Guarantors		Non- Guarantor Subsidiary		Eliminations			Consolidated
ASSETS
Current Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$	79,528	$	666	$	—	$	—		$	80,194
Marketable securities		5,169		—		—		—			5,169
Accounts receivable—net		—		47,985		—		—			47,985
Other current assets		214,866		9,325		—		(217,868	)		6,323
Total current assets		299,563		57,976		—		(217,868	)		139,671
Property, plant and equipment, net		265		269,789		—		—			270,054
Investments in subsidiaries		185,305		7,682		—		(185,305	)		7,682
Intangible assets, net		—		29,489		—		—			29,489
Goodwill		—		90,008		—		—			90,008
Other		2,663		114		—		—			2,777
TOTAL ASSETS	$	487,796	$	455,058	$	—	$	(403,173	)	$	539,681
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
Current Liabilities
Accounts payable	$	—	$	19,992	$	—	$	—			19,992
Accrued expenses		5,812		223,749		—		(217,868	)		11,693
Current portion of contigent consideration		—		5,730		—		—			5,730
Current portion of long-term debt		10,500		1,414		—		—			11,914
Total current liabilities		16,312		250,885		—		(217,868	)		49,329
Deferred income taxes		—		6,880		—		—			6,880
Long-term debt, less current portion		129,674		2,482		—		—			132,156
Long-term contingent consideration		—		7,867		—		—			7,867
Other long-term liabilities		—		1,639		—		—			1,639
Total shareholders equity		341,810		185,305		—		(185,305	)		341,810
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY	$	487,796	$	455,058	$	—	$	(403,173	)	$	539,681

Condensed Consolidating Statement of Operations

Heckmann Corporation and Subsidiaries

Condensed Consolidating Statement of Operations

For the Year Ended December 31, 2012

(dollars in thousands)	Heckmann Corp. (Parent)			Subsidiary Guarantors			AWS			Eliminations		Consolidated
Revenue	$	—		$	350,575		$	1,408		$	—	$	351,983
Cost of goods sold		—			(304,742	)		(914	)		—		(305,656	)
Gross profit		—			45,833			494			—		46,327
Operating expenses
Selling, general and administrative expenses		17,362			47,168			84					64,614
Impairment of long-lived assets		—			3,658								3,658
Impairment of intangible asset		—			2,372			—			—		2,372
Loss from operations		(17,362	)		(7,365	)		410			—		(24,317	)
Interest expense, net		(25,200	)		(1,165	)		(252	)		—		(26,617	)
Loss on extinguishment of debt		(2,638	)		—			—			—		(2,638	)
Income from equity investment		(9,958	)		12			—			9,958		12
Other, net		(920	)		(1,598	)		—			—		(2,518	)
(Loss) Income from continuing operations before income taxes before income taxes		(56,078	)		(10,116	)		158			9,958		(56,078	)
Income tax benefit (expense)		58,605			—			—			—		58,605
Net (loss) income attributable to common stockholders	$	2,527		$	(10,116	)	$	158		$	9,958	$	2,527

Heckmann Corporation and Subsidiaries

Condensed Consolidating Statement of Operations

For the Year Ended December 31, 2011

(dollars in thousands)	Heckmann Corp. (Parent)			Subsidiary Guarantors			Non- Guarantor Subsidiary			Eliminations			Consolidated
Revenue	$	—		$	156,837		$	—		$	—		$	156,837
Cost of sales		—			(123,509	)		—			—			(123,509	)
Gross profit		—			33,328			—			—			33,328
Operating expenses:		—			—			—			—			—
General and administrative expenses		11,061			25,590			—			—			36,651
Pipeline start-up and commissioning		—			2,089			—			—			2,089
Total operating expenses		11,061			27,679			—			—			38,740
Income (loss) from operations		(11,061	)		5,649			—			—			(5,412	)
Interest expense, net		(2,437	)		(1,806	)		—			—			(4,243	)
Loss from equity investment		9,482			(462	)		—			(9,482	)		(462	)
Other, net		131			6,101			—			—			6,232
Loss (Income) from continuing operations before income taxes		(3,885	)		9,482			—			(9,482	)		(3,885	)
Income tax benefit		3,777			—			—			—			3,777
Loss from continuing operations		(108	)		9,482			—			(9,482	)		(108	)
Loss from discontinued operations, net of income taxes		(22,898	)		—			(22,898	)		22,898			(22,898	)
Net loss attributable to common stockholders	$	(23,006	)	$	9,482		$	(22,898	)	$	13,416		$	(23,006	)

Heckmann Corporation and Subsidiaries

Condensed Consolidating Statement of Operations

For the Year Ended December 31, 2010

(dollars in thousands)	Heckmann Corp. (Parent)			Subsidiary Guarantors			Non-Guarantor Subsidiary			Eliminations		Consolidated
Revenue	$	—		$	15,208		$	—		$	—	$	15,208
Cost of sales		—			(11,337	)		—			—		(11,337	)
Gross profit		—			3,871			—			—		3,871
Operating expenses:
General and administrative expenses		8,477			3,077			—			—		11,554
Pipeline start-up and commissioning		—			11,830			—			—		11,830
Total operating expenses		8,477			14,907			—			—		23,384
Income (Loss) from operations		(8,477	)		(11,036	)		—			—		(19,513	)
Interest income (expense), net		2,580			(493	)		—			—		2,087
Loss from equity investment		(8,012	)		(689	)		—			8,012		(689	)
Other, net		205			4,206			—			—		4,411
Loss from continuing operations before income taxes		(13,704	)		(8,012	)		—			8,012		(13,704	)
Income tax benefit		3,404			—			—			—		3,404
Loss from continuing operations		(10,300	)		(8,012	)		—			8,012		(10,300	)
Loss from discontinued operations, net of income taxes		(4,393	)		—			(4,393	)		4,393		(4,393	)
Net loss attributable to common stockholders	$	(14,693	)	$	(8,012	)	$	(4,393	)	$	12,405	$	(14,693	)

Condensed Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows

Heckmann Corporation and Subsidiaries

Condensed Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows

For the Year Ended December 31, 2012

(dollars in thousands)	Heckmann Corp. (Parent)			Subsidiary Guarantors			AWS			Eliminations			Consolidated
Operating activities
Net (loss) income	$	2,527		$	(10,116	)	$	158		$	9,958		$	2,527
Depreciation and amortization		4			58,005			526			—			58,535
Other adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities		8,964			(47,324	)		252			—			(38,108	)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions and purchase price adjustments		(34,614	)		52,329			(40	)		(9,958	)		7,717
Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities from continuing operations		(23,119	)		52,894			896			—			30,671
Investing activities
Cash paid for acquisitions, net of cash acquired		(359,456	)		(15	)		—			—			(359,471	)
Purchase of property, plant and equipment		(41	)		(45,504	)		(9	)		—			(45,554	)
Proceeds from available for sale securities		5,169			—			—			—			5,169
Proceeds from the sale of property and equipment		—			7,240			—			—			7,240
Other		—			(51	)		(31	)		—			(82	)
Net cash used in investing activities from continuing operations		(354,328	)		(38,330	)		(40	)		—			(392,698	)
Financing activities
Proceeds from issuance of the 2018 Notes		398,980			—			—			—			398,980
Proceeds from equity offering		76,048			(1,600	)		—			—			74,448
Repayment of old credit facility		(140,174	)		—			—			—			(140,174	)
Payment of deferred financing costs		(26,170	)		—			—			—			(26,170	)
Proceeds from revolving credit facility		146,990			—			—			—			146,990
Payments on acquired debt		(150,367	)		—			—			—			(150,367	)
Payments on other debt		—			(4,605	)		—			—			(4,605	)
Other		(1,569	)		511			—			—			(1,058	)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities from continuing operations		303,738			(5,694	)		—			—			298,044
Net (decrease) increase in cash		(73,709	)		8,870			856			—			(63,983	)
Cash and cash equivalents - beginning of period		79,528			666			—			—			80,194
Cash and cash equivalents - end of period	$	5,819		$	9,536		$	856		$	—		$	16,211

Heckmann Corporation and Subsidiaries

Condensed Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows

For the Year Ended December 31, 2011

	Year ended December 31, 2011
(dollars in thousands)	Heckmann Corp. (Parent)			Subsidiary Guarantors			Non-Guarantor Subsidiary			Eliminations			Consolidated
Operating activities
Net income (loss)	$	(23,006	)	$	9,482		$	(22,898	)	$	13,416		$	(23,006	)
Loss from discontinued operations		22,898			—			22,898			(22,898	)		22,898
Depreciation and amortization		34			25,247			—			—			25,281
Other adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities		2,253			(7,600	)		—			—			(5,347	)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions and purchase price adjustments		(160,863	)		122,276			—			9,482			(29,105	)
Net cash used in operating activities from continuing operations		(158,684	)		149,405			—			—			(9,279	)
Net cash used in operating activities from discontinued operations		—			—			(4,683	)		—			(4,683	)
Net cash used in operating activities		(158,684	)		149,405			(4,683	)		—			(13,962	)
Investing activities
Cash paid for acquisitions, net of cash acquired		(88,544	)		210			—			—			(88,334	)
Purchase or property, plant and equipment		(299	)		(150,622	)		—			—			(150,921	)
Purchases of available for sale securities		(34,947	)		—			—			—			(34,947	)
Proceeds from the sale of available for sale securities		120,062			—			—			—			120,062
Proceeds from the sale of certificates of deposit		11,830			—			—			—			11,830
Investment in joint venture		(16	)		—			—			—			(16	)
Net cash used in investing activities from continuing operations		8,086			(150,412	)		—			—			(142,326	)
Net cash used in investing activities from discontinued operations		—			—			(5,777	)		—			(5,777	)
Net cash used in investing activities		8,086			(150,412	)		(5,777	)		—			(148,103	)
Financing activities
Payments on long term debt agreements		(73,914	)		—			—			—			(73,914	)
Borrowings under revolving credit facility		72,799			—			—			—			72,799
Borrowings under term loan		109,885												109,885
Payment of deferred financing costs		(2,764	)		—			—			—			(2,764	)
Cash proceeds from the exercise of warrants		47,912			—			—			—			47,912
Cash paid to purchase treasury stock		(4,414	)		—			—			—			(4,414	)
Proceeds from notes payable and other		1,488			55									1,543
Net cash provided by financing activities from continuing operations		150,992			55			—			—			151,047
Net cash provided by financing activities from discontinued operations		—			—			—			—			—
Net cash provided by financing activities		150,992			55			—			—			151,047
Net decrease in cash		394			(952	)		(10,460	)		—			(11,018	)
Cash and cash equivalents—beginning of period		79,134			1,618			10,460			—			91,212
Cash and cash equivalents—end of period		79,528			666			—			—			80,194
Less: cash and cash equivalents of discontinued operations at year end		—			—			—			—			—
Cash and cash equivalents of continuing operations at year-end	$	79,528		$	666		$	—		$	—		$	80,194

Heckmann Corporation and Subsidiaries

Condensed Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows

For the Year Ended December 31, 2010

	Year ended December 31, 2010
(dollars in thousands)	Heckmann Corp.  (Parent)			Subsidiary Guarantors			Non- Guarantor Subsidiary			Eliminations			Consolidated
Operating activities
Net income (loss)	$	(14,693	)	$	(8,012	)	$	(4,393	)	$	12,405		$	(14,693	)
Loss from discontinued operations		4,393			—			4,393			(4,393	)		4,393
Depreciation and amortization		—			4,605			—			—			4,605
Other adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities		966			(2,200	)		—			—			(1,234	)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions and purchase price adjustments		6,172			5,416			—			(8,012	)		3,576
Net cash used in operating activities from continuing operations		(3,162	)		(191	)		—			—			(3,353	)
Net cash used in operating activities from discontinued operations		—			—			(749	)		—			(749	)
Net cash used in operating activities		(3,162	)		(191	)		(749	)		—			(4,102	)
Investing activities
Cash paid for acquisitions, net of cash acquired		(28,635	)		—			—			—			(28,635	)
Purchase or property, plant and equipment		—			(17,443	)		—			—			(17,443	)
Proceeds from available for sale securities		168,392			—			—			—			168,392
Purchase of available for sale securities		(157,478	)		—			—			—			(157,478	)
Purchase of certificates of deposit		(1,367	)		—			—			—			(1,367	)
Other		(1,135	)		—			—			—			(1,135	)
Net cash used in investing activities from continuing operations		(20,223	)		(17,443	)		—			—			(37,666	)
Net cash used in investing activities from discontinued operations		—			—			(537	)		—			(537	)
Net cash used in investing activities		(20,223	)		(17,443	)		(537	)		—			(38,203	)
Financing activities
Payments on long term debt agreements		(193	)		—			—			—			(193	)
Cash paid to repurchase warrants		(2,034	)		—			—			—			(2,034	)
Cash proceeds from the exercise of warrants		66			—			—			—			66
Cash proceeds from the exercise of stock options		194			—			—			—			194
Cash paid to purchase treasury stock		(1,088	)		—			—			—			(1,088	)
Proceeds from notes payable		1,418			—									1,418
Net cash provided by financing activities from continuing operations		(1,637	)		—			—			—			(1,637	)
Net cash provided by financing activities from discontinued operations		—			—			(992	)		—			(992	)
Net cash provided by financing activities		(1,637	)		—			(992	)		—			(2,629	)
Net decrease in cash		(25,022	)		(17,634	)		(2,278	)		—			(44,934	)
Cash and cash equivalents - beginning of period		104,060			19,252			12,738			—			136,050
Effect of change in foreign exchange rate on cash and cash equivalents		96			—			—			—			96
Cash and cash equivalents - end of period		79,134			1,618			10,460			—			91,212
Less: cash and cash equivalents of discontinued operations at year end		—			—			(10,460	)		—			(10,460	)
Cash and cash equivalents of continuing operations at year-end	$	79,134		$	1,618		$	—		$	—		$	80,752

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010
Net Income (loss) attributable to common stockholders	$ 2,527	$ (23,006)	$ (14,693)
Add back: income attributable to noncontrolling interest		(1,456)
Net income (loss)	2,527	(24,462)	(14,693)
Other comprehensive loss, net of tax:
Foreign currency translation gain (loss)		21	(114)
Reclassification of net gains from sales of available for sale securities included in earnings			(311)
Unrealized loss on available-for-sale securities	(8)	(112)	(119)
Total other comprehensive loss, net of tax	(8)	(91)	(544)
Comprehensive income (loss), net of tax	$ 2,519	$ (24,553)	$ (15,237)

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Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010	Dec. 31, 2009
Current Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 16,211	$ 80,194	$ 80,752
Restricted cash	3,536
Marketable securities		5,169
Accounts receivable-net	117,528	47,985
Other current assets	28,616	6,323
Total Current Assets	165,891	139,671
Property, plant and equipment, net	604,870	270,054
Equity investments	8,279	7,682
Investments in subsidiaries		7,682
Intangible assets, net	284,698	29,489
Goodwill	555,091	90,008	41,008
Other	25,510	2,777
Total Assets	1,644,339	539,681
Current Liabilities
Accounts payable	29,538	19,992
Accrued expenses	50,265	11,693
Current portion of contigent consideration	1,968	5,730
Current portion of long-term debt	4,699	11,914
Total current liabilities	86,470	49,329
Deferred income taxes	128,992	6,880
Long-term debt, less current portion	561,427	132,156
Long-term contingent consideration	8,863	7,867
Other long-term liabilities	10,826	1,639
Total shareholders equity	847,761	341,810	303,077	313,143
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY	1,644,339	539,681
Heckmann Corp.
Current Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	5,819	79,528
Marketable securities		5,169
Other current assets	439,842	214,886
Total Current Assets	445,661	299,563
Property, plant and equipment, net	44	265
Equity investments	957,976
Investments in subsidiaries		185,305
Other	24,408	2,663
Total Assets	1,428,089	487,796
Current Liabilities
Accounts payable	757
Accrued expenses	33,492	5,812
Current portion of long-term debt		10,500
Total current liabilities	34,249	16,312
Long-term debt, less current portion	546,079	129,674
Total shareholders equity	847,761	341,810
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY	1,428,089	487,796
Guarantor Subsidiaries
Current Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	9,536	666
Restricted cash	3,536
Accounts receivable-net	116,768	47,985
Other current assets	42,785	9,325
Total Current Assets	172,625	57,976
Property, plant and equipment, net	595,293	269,789
Equity investments	8,279
Investments in subsidiaries		7,682
Intangible assets, net	283,248	29,489
Goodwill	544,647	90,008
Other	1,102	114
Total Assets	1,605,194	455,058
Current Liabilities
Accounts payable	28,566	19,992
Accrued expenses	470,724	223,749
Current portion of contigent consideration	1,968	5,730
Current portion of long-term debt	4,699	1,414
Total current liabilities	505,957	250,885
Deferred income taxes	128,992	6,880
Long-term debt, less current portion	15,348	2,482
Long-term contingent consideration	7,363	7,867
Other long-term liabilities	1,805	1,639
Total shareholders equity	945,729	185,305
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY	1,605,194	455,058
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries
Current Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	856
Accounts receivable-net	760
Other current assets	2
Total Current Assets	1,618
Property, plant and equipment, net	9,533
Intangible assets, net	1,450
Goodwill	10,444
Total Assets	23,045
Current Liabilities
Accounts payable	215
Accrued expenses	62
Total current liabilities	277
Long-term contingent consideration	1,500
Other long-term liabilities	9,021
Total shareholders equity	12,247
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY	23,045
Consolidation, Eliminations
Current Assets
Other current assets	(454,013)	(217,868)
Total Current Assets	(454,013)	(217,868)
Equity investments	(957,976)
Investments in subsidiaries		(185,305)
Total Assets	(1,411,989)	(403,173)
Current Liabilities
Accrued expenses	(454,013)	(217,868)
Total current liabilities	(454,013)	(217,868)
Total shareholders equity	(957,976)	(185,305)
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY	$ (1,411,989)	$ (403,173)

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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

(2) Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Principles of Consolidation

The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its subsidiaries. All intercompany accounts, transactions and profits are eliminated in consolidation.

Cash Equivalents

The Company considers all highly liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less when purchased to be cash equivalents. The Company maintains bank accounts in the United States. A majority of funds considered cash equivalents are invested in institutional money market funds. The Company has not experienced any historical losses in such accounts and believes that the risk of any loss is minimal.

Restricted Cash

In connection with the Power Fuels merger (see Note 3) assets received in exchange for the merger consideration excluded accounts receivable greater than ninety days as of November 30, 2012. Subsequent collections on these accounts receivable by the Company are required to be remitted to the former sole owner of Power Fuels. As of December 31, 2012, the Company collected $3.5 million of accounts receivable, which were greater than ninety days at November 30, 2012. Cash collected on these accounts receivable is classified as restricted cash and the corresponding liability due to the former owner is classified as a component of other accrued expenses at December 31, 2012.

Marketable Securities

The Company’s investments in marketable debt and equity securities are classified and accounted for as available-for-sale. The Company may or may not hold securities until maturity. As these debt and equity securities are viewed by the Company as available to support current operations they are classified as current assets in the consolidated balance sheet including those with maturities greater than twelve months. These marketable securities are carried at fair value with any unrealized gains or losses recorded in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), a component of equity, until realized. Realized gains and losses are calculated based on specific identification to the individual securities involved with the resulting gains and losses included in other (expense) income in the consolidated statements of operations. The carrying value of marketable securities was $5.2 million at December 31, 2011. There were no marketable securities at December 31, 2012. Refer to Note 5 for additional information.

Other-than-temporary declines in market value from original cost are recognized as a loss in the current year’s operations. In determining whether an other-than-temporary decline in market value has occurred, the Company considers the duration and extent to which the fair value of the investment is below its cost.

Accounts Receivable

Accounts receivable are recognized and carried at the original invoice amount less an allowance for expected uncollectible amounts. Inherent in the assessment of the allowance for doubtful accounts are certain judgments and estimates including, among others, the customer’s willingness or ability to pay, the Company’s compliance with customer invoicing requirements, the effect of general economic conditions and the ongoing relationship with the customer. Accounts with outstanding balances longer than the payment terms are considered past due. The Company writes off trade receivables when it determines that they have become uncollectible. Bad debt expense is reflected as a component of general and administrative expenses in the consolidated statements of operations.

The following table summarizes activity for allowance for doubtful accounts (in 000s):

	2012			2011			2010
Beginning balance at January 1,	$	2,636		$	1,232		$	—
Bad debt expense		6,296			2,206			94
Acquisition of CVR		—			—			1,138
Charge offs, net		(2,965	)		(802	)		—
Ending balance at December 31,	$	5,967		$	2,636		$	1,232

Fair Value of Financial Instruments

Fair value is the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. The carrying amounts of the Company’s cash equivalents, accounts receivable and accounts payable approximate fair value due to the short-term nature of these instruments. The carrying values of the Company’s marketable securities are adjusted to fair value at the end of each reporting period based on quoted market prices. The carrying value of the Company’s contingent consideration is adjusted to fair value at the end of each reporting period using a probability-weighted discounted cash flow model. Refer to Note 9 for disclosures on the fair value of the Company’s marketable securities and contingent consideration at December 31, 2012 and 2011.

The Company’s 2018 Notes are carried at cost. Their estimated fair values are based on quoted market prices. The fair value of the Company’s Amended Revolving Credit Facility and other debt obligations including capital leases, secured by various properties and equipment, bears interest at rates commensurate with market rates and therefore their respective carrying values approximate fair value. Refer to Note 8 for disclosures on the fair value disclosure of the Company’s debt instruments at December 31, 2012.

Inventories

Inventories consist primarily of salable fuel oil and antifreeze and are stated at the lower of cost or market.

Property and Equipment

Property and equipment is recorded at cost. Depreciation is recorded using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the related assets ranging from three to thirty nine years. Leasehold improvements are depreciated over the life of the lease including renewal options that are reasonably assured or the life of the asset, whichever is shorter. The range of useful lives for the components of property, plant and equipment are as follows:

Land improvements	5-20 years
Buildings	15-39 years
Leasehold improvements	5-20 years
Pipelines	10-30 years
Disposal wells	3-15 years
Machinery and equipment	3-15 years
Equipment under capital leases	4-6 years
Motor vehicles and trailers	3-10 years
Rental equipment	5-15 years
Office equipment	3-7 years

Expenditures for betterments that increase productivity and/or extend the useful life of an asset are capitalized. Maintenance and repair costs are charged to expense as incurred. Upon disposal, the related cost and accumulated depreciation are removed from their respective accounts, and any gains or losses are included in other (expense) income, net in the consolidated statements of operations. Depreciation expense was $41.9 million, $21.4 million, and $3.4 million for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2011 and 2010, respectively, and is characterized as a component of cost of sales in the consolidated statements of operations.

Goodwill

Goodwill represents the excess of the purchase price over the fair value of the net assets of businesses acquired. The Company has made acquisitions over the years that have resulted in the recognition and accumulation of significant goodwill. The carrying values of goodwill at December 31, 2012 and 2011 were $555.1 million and $90.0 million, respectively. The TFI acquisition and the merger with Power Fuels accounted for approximately $138.4 million and $312.7 million, respectively, of the increase to goodwill during 2012. Refer to Note 3 for additional information on the TFI acquisition, the merger with Power Fuels and other 2012 acquisition activity. Goodwill is not amortized. Instead, goodwill is required to be tested for impairment annually and between annual tests if events or circumstances lead to a determination that it is more likely than not that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying amount. The goodwill impairment test involves a two-step process; however, if after assessing the totality of events or circumstances, an entity determines it is not more likely than not that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying amount, then performing the two-step impairment test is unnecessary.

In the event a determination is made that it is more likely than not that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying value, the first step of the two-step process must be performed. The first step of the test, used to identify potential impairment, compares the estimated fair value of a reporting unit with its carrying amount, including goodwill. If the fair value of a reporting unit exceeds its carrying amount, goodwill of the reporting unit is not considered to be impaired and the second step of the impairment test is unnecessary. If the carrying amount of a reporting unit exceeds its fair value, the second step of the impairment test must be performed to measure the amount of the impairment loss, if any. The second step of the goodwill impairment test compares the implied fair value of reporting unit goodwill with the carrying amount of that goodwill. The implied fair value of goodwill is determined in the same manner as goodwill recognized in a business combination. If the carrying amount of the reporting unit goodwill exceeds the implied fair value of that goodwill, an impairment loss is recognized in an amount equal to that excess.

An entity has the option to bypass the qualitative assessment for any reporting unit in any period and proceed directly to performing the first step of the two-step goodwill impairment test. At September 30, 2012, the Company elected to bypass the qualitative assessment and performed step one of the goodwill impairment test for each of its three reporting units: the pipeline reporting unit, the Recycling Division reporting unit (which is also an operating segment) and the Fluids Management reporting unit (which is also an operating segment) excluding the pipeline operations. Refer to Note 16 for additional information on the Company’s operating segments. The fair values of the reporting units were estimated utilizing a combination of two valuation techniques: the discounted cash flow method (Income Approach) and the market comparable method (Market Approach). Based on the results of the Company’s 2012 third quarter goodwill impairment test, the fair values of the Company’s reporting units were determined to exceed their respective carrying amounts and accordingly, the second step of the impairment test was not necessary. In addition, the Company made a qualitative assessment as of December 31, 2012 and concluded it was not more likely than not any of the reporting unit’s fair values were less than their carrying values at that time.

Debt Issuance Costs

The Company capitalizes costs associated with the issuance of debt and amortizes them as additional interest expense over the lives of the respective debt instrument on a straight-line basis, which approximates the effective interest method. The unamortized balance of deferred financing costs was $24.4 million and $2.6 million at December 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively and is included in other long-term assets in the consolidated balance sheets. Upon the prepayment of related debt, the Company accelerates the recognition of the unamortized cost, which is characterized as loss on extinguishment of debt in the consolidated statements of operations. During the year ended December 31, 2012 the Company wrote-off the unamortized balance of issuance costs related to its Old Credit Facility in connection with the repayment of the Old Credit Facility and the issuance of the New Credit Facility. Refer to Note 8 for additional information.

Impairment of Long-Lived Assets and Intangible Assets with Finite Useful Lives

Long-lived assets including intangible assets with finite useful lives are evaluated for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate the carrying value of a long-lived asset (or asset group) may not be recoverable. If an impairment indicator is present, the Company evaluates recoverability by comparing the estimated future cash flows of the category classes, on an undiscounted basis, to their carrying values. The category class represents the lowest level for which identifiable cash flows are largely independent of the cash flows of other groups of assets and liabilities. If the undiscounted cash flows exceed the carrying value, the asset group is recoverable and no impairment is present. If the undiscounted cash flows are less than the carrying value, the impairment is measured as the difference between the carrying value and the fair value of the long-lived asset (or asset group). During the year ended December 31, 2012, the Company recognized a $3.7 million impairment loss on three salt water disposal wells primarily in the Haynesville shale area. The Company tested the disposal wells for recoverability after the wells developed technical problems which required the Company to suspend their use. The estimated future cash flows used to test the recoverability and measure the fair values of the disposal wells included an estimate of future expenditures necessary to identify the source of the problems and to take corrective action to restore the wells’ functionality or convert them to an alternate use. During the year ended December 31, 2012, the Company also recognized a $2.4 million impairment loss related to the write-down of a customer relationship intangible associated with a portion of a prior business acquisition. The impairment loss was recognized in the Company’s Fluids Management segment and was triggered by the Company’s updated assessment of the reduced growth prospects of the business and the related impact on its expected financial performance. During the years ended December 31, 2011 and 2010, the Company concluded impairment indicators were not present and thus no impairments were noted to test the assets for recoverability during those years.

Revenue Recognition

The Company recognizes revenues in accordance with Accounting Standards Codification 605 (ASC 605 “Revenue Recognition”) and Staff Accounting Bulletin No 104, and accordingly all of the following criteria must be met for revenues to be recognized: persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists, delivery has occurred or services have been rendered, the price to the buyer is fixed and determinable and collectibility is reasonably assured. The majority of the Company’s revenue results from contracts with direct customers and revenues are generated upon performance of contracted services.

The Company’s Fluids Management Division derives the majority of its revenue from the transportation of fresh and salt water by Company-owned trucks or through a temporary or permanent water transport pipeline to customer sites for use in drilling and hydraulic fracturing activities and from customer sites to remove and dispose of backflow and produced water originating from oil and gas wells. Revenues are also generated through fees charged for use of the Company’s disposal wells and from the rental of tanks and other equipment. Certain customers, limited to those under contract with us to utilize the pipeline, have an obligation to dispose of a minimum quantity (number of barrels) of saltwater over the contract period. Transportation and disposal rates are generally based on a fixed fee per barrel of disposal water or, in certain circumstances, transportation is based on an hourly rate. Revenue is recognized based on the number of barrels transported or disposed or at hourly rates for transportation. Rates for other services are based on negotiated rates with the Company’s customers and revenue is recognized when the services have been performed.

The Company’s Recycling Division derives the majority of its revenue from the sale of used motor oil and antifreeze after it is refined by one of its processing facilities. Revenue is recognized upon shipment or delivery, dependent on contracted terms, of salable fuel oil or upon recovery service provided in the receipt of waste oil and antifreeze per specific customer contract terms. Transportation costs charged to customers are included in revenue.

Sales tax amounts collected from customers are recorded on a net basis.

Concentration of Customer Risk

Three of the Company’s customers comprised 39% of the Company’s consolidated revenues for the year ended December 31, 2012 and 34% of the Company’s consolidated accounts receivable at December 31, 2012 consisted of accounts receivable due from three customers. One of the Company’s customers comprised 25% of the Company’s consolidated revenues and 29% of the Company’s consolidated accounts receivable for the year ended December 31, 2011. Two of the Company’s customers comprised 16% and 12%, respectively, of total consolidated revenues for the year ended December 31, 2010.

Income Taxes

Income taxes are accounted for using the asset and liability method. Under this method, deferred income tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the expected future tax consequences attributable to temporary differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases including temporary differences related to assets acquired in business combinations (Note 3). Deferred tax assets are also recognized for net operating loss, capital loss and tax credit carryforwards. Deferred income tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which the related temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. The effect on deferred tax assets and liabilities of a change in tax rates is recognized in income in the period that includes the enactment date. A valuation allowance is provided for those deferred tax assets for which realization of the related benefits is not more likely than not.

The Company measures and records tax contingency accruals in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“GAAP”) which prescribes a threshold for the financial statement recognition and measurement of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a return. Only positions meeting the “more likely than not” recognition threshold may be recognized or continue to be recognized. A tax position is measured at the largest amount that is greater than 50 percent likely of being realized upon ultimate settlement. The Company’s policy is to recognize interest and penalties accrued on any unrecognized tax benefits as a component of income tax expense.

Share-Based Compensation

Share-based compensation for all share-based payment awards granted is based on the grant-date fair value. Generally, awards of stock options granted to employees vest in equal increments over a three-year service period from the date of grant and awards of restricted stock vest over a two or three year service period from the date of grant . The grant date fair value of the award is recognized to expense on a straight-line basis over the service period for the entire award, that is, over the requisite service period of the last separately vesting portion of the award. As of December 31, 2012 there was $4.3 million of unrecognized compensation cost related to unvested stock options, which are expected to vest over a weighted average period of approximately of 1.1 years. As of December 31, 2012 there was $2.9 million of unrecognized compensation cost related to unvested shares of restricted stock, which are expected to vest over a weighted average period of approximately 1.5 years. Refer to Note 11 for further discussion.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In February 2013, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (the “FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2013-02, Reporting of Amounts Reclassified out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (“ASU 2013-02”). The amendments in this update do not change the current requirements for reporting net income or other comprehensive income in financial statements. However, the amendments require an entity to provide information about the amounts reclassified out of accumulated other comprehensive income by component. In addition, an entity is required to present, either on the face of the statement where net income is presented or in the notes, significant amounts reclassified out of accumulated other comprehensive income by the respective line items of net income but only if the amount reclassified is required under U.S. GAAP to be reclassified to net income in its entirety in the same reporting period. For other amounts that are not required under U.S. GAAP to be reclassified in their entirety to net income, an entity is required to cross-reference to other disclosures required under U.S. GAAP that provide additional detail about those amounts. The amendments in this update are effective prospectively for reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2012, which for the Company is the reporting period starting January 1, 2013. The Company does not anticipate the adoption of ASU 2013-02 will have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements. As permitted under ASU 2013-02, the Company has elected to present reclassification adjustments from each component of accumulated other comprehensive income within a single note to the financial statements beginning in the first quarter of 2013, if applicable.

In July 2012, the FASB issued ASU No. 2012-02, Testing Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets for Impairment (“ASU 2012-02”). The amendments in this update provide an entity the option to first assess qualitative factors to determine whether the existence of events and circumstances indicates that it is more likely than not that the indefinite-lived intangible asset is impaired. If, after assessing the totality of events and circumstances, an entity concludes that it is not more likely than not that the indefinite lived intangible asset is impaired, then the entity is not required to take further action. However, if an entity concludes otherwise, then it is required to determine the fair value of the indefinite-lived intangible asset and perform the quantitative impairment test by comparing the fair value with the carrying amount in accordance with Accounting Standards Codification subtopic 350-30, General Intangibles other than Goodwill. An entity also has the option to bypass the qualitative assessment for any indefinite-lived intangible asset in any period and proceed directly to performing the quantitative impairment test. An entity will be able to resume performing the qualitative assessment in any subsequent period. The amendments in this update are effective for annual and interim impairment tests performed for fiscal years beginning after September 15, 2012, which for the Company are the annual and interim periods starting January 1, 2013. As of December 31, 2012, the Company did not have any intangible assets with indefinite lives. At this time, the Company does not anticipate the adoption of ASU 2012-02 will have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

In September 2011, the FASB issued ASU No. 2011-08, Testing Goodwill for Impairment (“ASU 2011-08”). The amendments in this update provide an entity the option to first assess qualitative factors to determine whether the existence of events or circumstances leads to a determination that it is more likely than not that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying amount. If, after assessing the totality of events or circumstances, an entity determines it is not more likely than not that the fair value of the reporting unit is less than its carrying amount, then performing the two-step impairment test is unnecessary. However, if an entity concludes otherwise, then it is required to perform the first step of the two-step impairment test by calculating the fair value of the reporting unit and comparing the fair value with the carrying amount of the reporting unit. The amendment does not change the requirement to perform the second step of the interim goodwill impairment test to measure the amount of an impairment loss, if any, if the carrying amount of a reporting unit exceeds its fair value. Under the amendments in this update, an entity has the option to bypass the qualitative assessment for any reporting unit in any period and proceed directly to performing the first step of the two-step goodwill impairment test. An entity may resume performing the qualitative assessment in any subsequent period. The amendments in this update were effective for annual and interim goodwill impairment tests performed for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2011, which for the Company were the annual and interim periods starting January 1, 2012. As permitted under ASU 2011-08 the Company elected to bypass the qualitative assessment at September 30, 2012, which was the date the Company performed its annual test, and instead proceeded directly to performing the first step of the two-step goodwill impairment test. Refer to the goodwill discussion in the significant accounting policies section of Note 2 for additional information.

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Goodwill and Intangible Assets - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Amortization expense	$ 16,583	$ 3,868	$ 1,240

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Future Minimum Lease Payments Under Capital Lease Obligations (Parenthetical) (Detail)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2012
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Interest rate	3.10%

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Equity - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)	1 Months Ended						12 Months Ended			1 Months Ended					1 Months Ended
	Sep. 12, 2012	Jul. 31, 2012	Mar. 30, 2012	Nov. 08, 2009	Nov. 16, 2007	Jun. 21, 2007	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010	Jul. 31, 2012 Private warrant	Jun. 30, 2012 Private warrant	Dec. 31, 2012 Private warrant	Dec. 31, 2012 Private warrant Exercise price of $6.38 per share	Dec. 31, 2012 Private warrant Exercise price of $2.02 per share	Sep. 04, 2012 Fluid Management Service	May 03, 2012 Fluid Management Service	Feb. 03, 2012 Fluid Management Service	Apr. 10, 2012 Thermo Fluids Inc.	Nov. 30, 2012 Power Fuels Merger
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Issuance of common stock in connection with acquisition															3,258,508	2,458,396	1,872,260	4,050,926	95,000,000
Common stock sold in initial public offering			18,200,000		54,116,800
Initial public offering price per share			$ 4.40		$ 8.00
Proceeds from initial public offering, net			$ 74,400,000		$ 428,071,040
Business Acquisition, Percentage of Equity Interests Acquired															51.00%
Earn-out settlement (in shares)	1,726,619
Initial capital from founding stockholders', shares						14,375,000
Initial capital from founding stockholders', value						71,875
Initial capital from founding stockholders', per share						$ 0.005
Warrant to purchase share of common stock					1	1
Redemption of founding stockholders' shares						845,000
Redemption of founding stockholders' value						4,225
Stock units issued for acquisition						13,152,746
Underwriting discounts and commissions					10,823,360
Deferred underwriting discounts and commissions paid from Trust account					19,482,048
Number of shares of common stock in each unit					1
Common stock, par value					$ 0.001		$ 0.001	$ 0.001
Common stock, exercise price for warrant					6.00								6.38	2.02
Commencing date to exercise warrants					Nov. 09, 2008
Warrant expiration date					Nov. 09, 2011
Warrants issued							7,000,000
Warrants purchase price per share							$ 1.00
Preferred stock, shares authorized							1,000,000	1,000,000
Warrants exercised prior to expiration, shares				7,985,209
Cash proceeds from exercise of warrants		$ 32,000						$ 47,912,000	$ 66,000
Outstanding warrants												626,866	941,176	501,493
Warrant expiration date												Jan. 24, 2013
Warrants exercised										20,000	606,866
Common stock issued up on warrants exercised										16,000	270,671

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Selected Unaudited Quarterly Financial Data

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Selected Unaudited Quarterly Financial Data

(19) Selected Unaudited Quarterly Financial Data (in 000s, except per share amounts)

	Three months ended
	March 31			June 30		September 30			December 31
2012
Revenues	$	54,959		$	90,769	$	93,050		$	113,205
Gross profit		6,986			15,059		16,417			7,865
Income (loss) from continuing operations (2) (3)		(3,863	)		10,743		(9,345	)		4,992
Net Income (loss) attributable to common stockholders (2) (3)		(3,863	)		10,743		(9,345	)		4,992
Income (loss) per common share from continuing operations:
Basic		(0.03	)		0.07		(0.06	)		0.03
Diluted		(0.03	)		0.07		(0.06	)		0.03
Income (loss) per common share from discontinued operations:
Basic		—			—		—			—
Diluted		—			—		—			—
Total:
Basic		(0.03	)		0.07		(0.06	)		0.03
Diluted		(0.03	)		0.07		(0.06	)		0.03

(1) Totals may not equal corresponding amounts on the Consolidated Statements of Operations due to rounding.

(2) During the fourth quarter of 2012, the following recorded the following unusual or non-recurring items:

(a) The Company released $17.8 million of valuation allowance associated with NOL’s because of a determination that the realization of the associated deferred tax assets is more likely that not based on future taxable income arising from the reversal of deferred tax liabilities that the Company acquired in connection with the Power Fuels merger.

(b) The Company recognized an impairment of long-lived assets of $3.7 million for the write-down of the carrying values of three saltwater disposal wells.

(c) The Company recognized an impairment of intangible assets of $2.4 million for the write-down of a customer relationship intangible associated with a portion of a prior business acquisition.

(d) The Company recorded a $1.4 million environmental accrual for the estimated costs necessary to comply with a Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality requirement that the Company test and monitor the soil at certain locations to confirm that prior saltwater spills were successfully remediated.

(3) During the second quarter of 2012, the Company released $20.7 million of valuation allowance associated with NOL’s because of a determination that the realization of the associated deferred tax assets is more likely than not based on future taxable income arising from the reversal of deferred tax liabilities that the Company acquired in connection with the TFI acquisition.

	Three months ended
	March 31			June 30			September 30			December 31
2011
Revenues	$	18,231		$	39,167		$	47,768		$	51,671
Gross profit		4,410			10,112			11,978			6,828
Income (loss) from continuing operations		(539	)		317			2,594			(2,480	)
Income (loss) from discontinued operations		904			(134	)		(23,668	)		—
Net Income (loss) attributable to common stockholders		365			183			(21,074	)		(2,480	)
Income (loss) per common share from continuing operations:
Basic		*			*			0.02			(0.02	)
Diluted		*			*			0.02			(0.02	)
Income (loss) per common share from discontinued operations:
Basic		0.01			*			(0.21	)		*
Diluted		0.01			*			(0.21	)		*
Total:
Basic		*			*			(0.19	)		(0.02	)
Diluted		*			*			(0.19	)		(0.02	)

* Amount is less than $0.01.

(1) Totals may not equal corresponding amounts on the Consolidated Statements of Operations due to rounding.

Diluted net income (loss) per common share for each of the quarters presented above is based on the respective weighted average number of common shares outstanding for each quarter and the sum of the quarters may not necessarily be equal to the full year diluted net loss per common share amounts.

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Components of Benefit for Income Taxes (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010
Current income tax expense:
Federal			$ (2,746)
State	1,673	500	61
Total Current	1,673	500	(2,685)
Deferred income tax benefit:
Federal	(53,812)	(4,277)	(719)
State	(6,466)
Total Deferred	(60,278)	(4,277)	(719)
Total income tax benefit attributable to continuing operations	$ (58,605)	$ (3,777)	$ (3,404)

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Income Taxes (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Components of Benefit for Income Taxes

The components of the benefit for income taxes are as follows (in 000s):

	Years Ended December 31,
	2012			2011			2010
Current income tax expense:
Federal	$	—		$	—		$	(2,746	)
State		1,673			500			61
Total Current		1,673			500			(2,685	)
Deferred income tax benefit:
Federal		(53,812	)		(4,277	)		(719	)
State		(6,466	)		—			—
Total Deferred		(60,278	)		(4,277	)		(719	)
Total income tax benefit attributable to continuing operations	$	(58,605	)	$	(3,777	)	$	(3,404	)

Reconciliation of Benefit for Income Taxes and Amount Computed by Applying Statutory Federal Income Tax Rate to Loss Before Benefit for Income Taxes

A reconciliation of the benefit for income taxes and the amount computed by applying the statutory federal income tax rate of 35% to loss before benefit for income taxes is as follows:

	Years Ended December 31,
	2012			2011			2010
U.S. federal income tax benefit at statutory rate		35.0	%		35.0	%		35.0	%
U.S. personal holding company tax		0.0	%		0.0	%		2.2	%
State and local income taxes, net of federal benefit		6.2	%		(8.4	%)		3.9	%
Compensation		(0.5	%)		(3.7	%)		(1.1	%)
Transaction costs		(3.0	%)		(10.2	%)		(1.1	%)
Change in fair value of contingent consideration		(1.5	%)		6.7	%		8.6	%
Loss on disposal of China Water		0.0	%		976.9	%		0.0	%
Change in valuation allowance		68.6	%		(909.5	%)		(26.0	%)
Other		(0.3	%)		10.4	%		3.4	%
Benefit for income taxes		104.5	%		97.2	%		24.9	%

Significant Components of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities

Significant components of the Company’s deferred tax assets and liabilities as of December 31, 2012 and 2011 are as follows (in 000s):

	December 31,
	2012			2011
Deferred tax assets:
Reserves	$	3,965		$	1,593
Net operating losses		85,123			97,733
Equity based compensation		1,434			521
Other		4,521			2,007
Total		95,043			101,854
Less: Valuation allowance		(1,657	)		(40,188	)
Total deferred tax assets		93,386			61,666
Deferred tax liabilities:
Fixed assets and intangibles		(207,815	)		(68,467	)
Deferred financing costs		(2,023	)		—
Other		(45	)		(79	)
Total deferred tax liabilities		(209,883	)		(68,546	)
Net deferred tax liability	$	(116,497	)	$	(6,880	)

	December 31,
	2012			2011
Current deferred tax assets, net:
Deferred tax assets	$	12,760		$	2,628
Deferred tax liabilities		(45	)		(6	)
Valuation allowance		(220	)		(2,622	)
Total current deferred tax assets, net		12,495			—
Long-term deferred tax liabilities, net:
Deferred tax assets		82,283			99,226
Deferred tax liabilities		(209,838	)		(68,540	)
Valuation allowance		(1,437	)		(37,566	)
Total long-term deferred tax liabilities, net		(128,992	)		(6,880	)
Net deferred tax liability	$	(116,497	)	$	(6,880	)

Reconciliation of Valuation Allowance

A reconciliation of the Company’s valuation allowance on deferred tax assets for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2011 and 2010 is as follows (in 000s):

	2012			2011		2010
Beginning balance at January 1,	$	40,188		$	4,854	$	1,256
Additions to valuation allowance		—			35,334		3,598
Valuation allowance release, net		(38,531	)		—		—
Ending balance at December 31,	$	1,657		$	40,188	$	4,854

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Income Taxes

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Income Taxes

(12) Income Taxes

The components of the benefit for income taxes are as follows (in 000s):

	Years Ended December 31,
	2012			2011			2010
Current income tax expense:
Federal	$	—		$	—		$	(2,746	)
State		1,673			500			61
Total Current		1,673			500			(2,685	)
Deferred income tax benefit:
Federal		(53,812	)		(4,277	)		(719	)
State		(6,466	)		—			—
Total Deferred		(60,278	)		(4,277	)		(719	)
Total income tax benefit attributable to continuing operations	$	(58,605	)	$	(3,777	)	$	(3,404	)

A reconciliation of the benefit for income taxes and the amount computed by applying the statutory federal income tax rate of 35% to loss before benefit for income taxes is as follows:

	Years Ended December 31,
	2012			2011			2010
U.S. federal income tax benefit at statutory rate		35.0	%		35.0	%		35.0	%
U.S. personal holding company tax		0.0	%		0.0	%		2.2	%
State and local income taxes, net of federal benefit		6.2	%		(8.4	%)		3.9	%
Compensation		(0.5	%)		(3.7	%)		(1.1	%)
Transaction costs		(3.0	%)		(10.2	%)		(1.1	%)
Change in fair value of contingent consideration		(1.5	%)		6.7	%		8.6	%
Loss on disposal of China Water		0.0	%		976.9	%		0.0	%
Change in valuation allowance		68.6	%		(909.5	%)		(26.0	%)
Other		(0.3	%)		10.4	%		3.4	%
Benefit for income taxes		104.5	%		97.2	%		24.9	%

Significant components of the Company’s deferred tax assets and liabilities as of December 31, 2012 and 2011 are as follows (in 000s):

	December 31,
	2012			2011
Deferred tax assets:
Reserves	$	3,965		$	1,593
Net operating losses		85,123			97,733
Equity based compensation		1,434			521
Other		4,521			2,007
Total		95,043			101,854
Less: Valuation allowance		(1,657	)		(40,188	)
Total deferred tax assets		93,386			61,666
Deferred tax liabilities:
Fixed assets and intangibles		(207,815	)		(68,467	)
Deferred financing costs		(2,023	)		—
Other		(45	)		(79	)
Total deferred tax liabilities		(209,883	)		(68,546	)
Net deferred tax liability	$	(116,497	)	$	(6,880	)

	December 31,
	2012			2011
Current deferred tax assets, net:
Deferred tax assets	$	12,760		$	2,628
Deferred tax liabilities		(45	)		(6	)
Valuation allowance		(220	)		(2,622	)
Total current deferred tax assets, net		12,495			—
Long-term deferred tax liabilities, net:
Deferred tax assets		82,283			99,226
Deferred tax liabilities		(209,838	)		(68,540	)
Valuation allowance		(1,437	)		(37,566	)
Total long-term deferred tax liabilities, net		(128,992	)		(6,880	)
Net deferred tax liability	$	(116,497	)	$	(6,880	)

As of December 31, 2012, the Company had net operating loss (“NOL”) carryforwards for federal income tax purposes of approximately $229.4 million, which expire in 2030-2032, and state NOL carryforwards of approximately $94.1 million, which expire in 2017-2032.

As required by U.S. GAAP, management assesses the recoverability of the Company’s deferred tax assets on a regular basis and records a valuation allowance for any such assets where recoverability is determined to be not more likely than not. The Company’s evaluation of its valuation allowance resulted in a release of $38.5 of valuation allowance in 2012. The Company determined that realization of these deferred tax assets is more likely than not based on future taxable income arising from the reversal of deferred tax liabilities that we acquired in connection with the TFI acquisition and the Power Fuels merger described in Note 3. The Company maintained a valuation allowance of $1.7 million as of December 31, 2012 for certain state net operating loss carryforwards that management does not believe are more likely than not to be realized.

A reconciliation of the Company’s valuation allowance on deferred tax assets for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2011 and 2010 is as follows (in 000s):

	2012			2011		2010
Beginning balance at January 1,	$	40,188		$	4,854	$	1,256
Additions to valuation allowance		—			35,334		3,598
Valuation allowance release, net		(38,531	)		—		—
Ending balance at December 31,	$	1,657		$	40,188	$	4,854

Pursuant to United States Internal Revenue Code Section 382, if the Company underwent an ownership change, the NOL carryforward limitations would impose an annual limit on the amount of the taxable income that may be offset by the Company’s NOL generated prior to the ownership change. The Company has determined that an ownership change occurred on November 30, 2012 as a result of the stock consideration transferred in the Power Fuels merger. The Company does not expect any limitation under Section 382 to result in federal NOL’s expiring unused. If a subsequent ownership change were to occur, the Company may be unable to use a significant portion of its NOL to offset taxable income.

As of December 31, 2012, 2011, and 2010, the Company had no unrecognized tax benefits recorded. The Company recognizes potential accrued interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits as a component of income tax expense. No interest and penalties were accrued as of December 31, 2012 and 2011and no interest or penalties were recorded for both fiscal 2012 and 2011.

The Company and its subsidiaries are subject to the following significant taxing jurisdictions: U.S. federal, Pennsylvania, Louisiana, North Dakota, Texas, West Virginia, Arizona, and Oregon. The Company has had NOLs in various years for federal purposes and for many states. The statute of limitations for a particular tax year for examination by the Internal Revenue Service is generally three years subsequent to the filing of the associated tax return. However, the Internal Revenue Service can adjust NOL carryovers up to three years subsequent to the last year in which the loss carryover is finally used. Accordingly, there are multiple years open to examination. The statute of limitations is generally three to four years for many of the states where the Company operates.

The Internal Revenue Service is examining the Company’s federal income tax returns for the years ended December 31, 2008 through 2010. The Company does not expect the result of this audit to significantly change the Company’s total unrecognized tax benefits in the next twelve months, but the outcome of tax examinations is uncertain, and unforeseen results can occur. The Company is currently not under income tax examination in any other tax jurisdictions.