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BUSINESS COMBINATION (Details) (USD $)
0 Months Ended 3 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Jun. 17, 2014
Mar. 31, 2015
Mar. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2014
Jun. 17, 2014
Consideration paid and the fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed          
Goodwill   $ 219,660,000us-gaap_Goodwill   $ 221,279,000us-gaap_Goodwill  
Field & Industrial Services          
Consideration paid and the fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed          
Goodwill   66,424,000us-gaap_Goodwill
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  66,424,000us-gaap_Goodwill
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Environmental Services          
Consideration paid and the fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed          
Goodwill   153,236,000us-gaap_Goodwill
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  154,855,000us-gaap_Goodwill
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= ecol_EnvironmentalServicesSegmentMember
 
EQ          
BUSINESS ACQUISITIONS          
Percentage of outstanding shares acquired 100.00%us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionPercentageOfVotingInterestsAcquired
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= ecol_EQHoldingsIncMember
      100.00%us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionPercentageOfVotingInterestsAcquired
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Payment to acquire business, net of cash acquired 460,900,000us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesNetOfCashAcquired
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Amount of term loan which was used to funded acquisition 415,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount
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      415,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount
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= ecol_EQHoldingsIncMember
Consideration paid and the fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed          
Current assets       112,276,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedCurrentAssets
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Property and equipment       101,543,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedPropertyPlantAndEquipment
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= ecol_EQHoldingsIncMember
 
Identifiable intangible assets       252,874,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedIntangibles
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= ecol_EQHoldingsIncMember
 
Current liabilities       (58,312,000)us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedCurrentLiabilities
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= ecol_EQHoldingsIncMember
 
Other liabilities       (143,005,000)us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedNoncurrentLiabilitiesOther
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= ecol_EQHoldingsIncMember
 
Total identifiable net assets       265,376,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedNet
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= ecol_EQHoldingsIncMember
 
Goodwill   201,300,000us-gaap_Goodwill
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= ecol_EQHoldingsIncMember
  201,270,000us-gaap_Goodwill
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= ecol_EQHoldingsIncMember
 
Total purchase price       466,646,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationConsiderationTransferred1
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= ecol_EQHoldingsIncMember
 
Additional information          
Revenue since acquisition included in consolidated statements of operations   84,600,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationProFormaInformationRevenueOfAcquireeSinceAcquisitionDateActual
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Operating income (loss) since acquisition included in consolidated statements of operations   3,500,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationProFormaInformationEarningsOrLossOfAcquireeSinceAcquisitionDateActual
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Acquisition-related costs included in selling, general and administrative expenses   782,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationAcquisitionRelatedCosts
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= ecol_EQHoldingsIncMember
     
Pro forma combined:          
Revenue     138,075,000us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionsProFormaRevenue
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= ecol_EQHoldingsIncMember
   
Net income     6,856,000us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionsProFormaNetIncomeLoss
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Earnings per share - Basic (in dollars per share)     $ 0.32us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionProFormaEarningsPerShareBasic
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Earnings per share - Diluted (in dollars per share)     $ 0.32us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionProFormaEarningsPerShareDiluted
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EQ | Field & Industrial Services          
Consideration paid and the fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed          
Goodwill   66,400,000us-gaap_Goodwill
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= ecol_EQHoldingsIncMember
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= ecol_FieldAndIndustrialServicesSegmentMember
     
EQ | Environmental Services          
Consideration paid and the fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed          
Goodwill   134,900,000us-gaap_Goodwill
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= ecol_EQHoldingsIncMember
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= ecol_EnvironmentalServicesSegmentMember
     
EQ | Permits and licenses          
Consideration paid and the fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed          
Identifiable intangible assets 49,000,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedIndefiniteLivedIntangibleAssets
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= ecol_EQHoldingsIncMember
/ us-gaap_IndefiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= ecol_PermitsAndLicensesMember
      49,000,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedIndefiniteLivedIntangibleAssets
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= ecol_EQHoldingsIncMember
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= ecol_PermitsAndLicensesMember
Previously Reported | EQ          
Consideration paid and the fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed          
Current assets       111,982,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedCurrentAssets
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= ecol_EQHoldingsIncMember
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= us-gaap_ScenarioPreviouslyReportedMember
 
Property and equipment       101,543,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedPropertyPlantAndEquipment
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= ecol_EQHoldingsIncMember
/ us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis
= us-gaap_ScenarioPreviouslyReportedMember
 
Identifiable intangible assets       252,874,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedIntangibles
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= ecol_EQHoldingsIncMember
/ us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis
= us-gaap_ScenarioPreviouslyReportedMember
 
Current liabilities       (57,585,000)us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedCurrentLiabilities
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= ecol_EQHoldingsIncMember
/ us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis
= us-gaap_ScenarioPreviouslyReportedMember
 
Other liabilities       (139,331,000)us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedNoncurrentLiabilitiesOther
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= ecol_EQHoldingsIncMember
/ us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis
= us-gaap_ScenarioPreviouslyReportedMember
 
Total identifiable net assets       269,483,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedNet
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= ecol_EQHoldingsIncMember
/ us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis
= us-gaap_ScenarioPreviouslyReportedMember
 
Goodwill       197,163,000us-gaap_Goodwill
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= us-gaap_ScenarioPreviouslyReportedMember
 
Total purchase price       466,646,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationConsiderationTransferred1
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= us-gaap_ScenarioPreviouslyReportedMember
 
Adjustments | EQ          
Consideration paid and the fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed          
Current assets       294,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedCurrentAssets
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= ecol_EQHoldingsIncMember
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= us-gaap_ScenarioAdjustmentMember
 
Current liabilities       (727,000)us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedCurrentLiabilities
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= ecol_EQHoldingsIncMember
/ us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis
= us-gaap_ScenarioAdjustmentMember
 
Other liabilities       (3,674,000)us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedNoncurrentLiabilitiesOther
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= ecol_EQHoldingsIncMember
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= us-gaap_ScenarioAdjustmentMember
 
Total identifiable net assets       (4,107,000)us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedNet
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/ us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis
= us-gaap_ScenarioAdjustmentMember
 
Goodwill       4,107,000us-gaap_Goodwill
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= us-gaap_ScenarioAdjustmentMember
 
Customer relationships | EQ          
Consideration paid and the fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed          
Identifiable intangible assets 98,400,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedIntangibles
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      98,400,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedIntangibles
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Additional information          
Weighted average amortization period 15 years        
Permits and licenses | EQ          
Consideration paid and the fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed          
Identifiable intangible assets 89,600,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedIntangibles
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= ecol_PermitsAndLicensesMember
      89,600,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedIntangibles
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= ecol_PermitsAndLicensesMember
Additional information          
Weighted average amortization period 45 years        
Tradename | EQ          
Consideration paid and the fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed          
Identifiable intangible assets 5,481,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedIntangibles
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      5,481,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedIntangibles
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Additional information          
Weighted average amortization period 3 years        
Customer backlog | EQ          
Consideration paid and the fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed          
Identifiable intangible assets 4,600,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedIntangibles
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      4,600,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedIntangibles
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Additional information          
Weighted average amortization period 10 years        
Developed software | EQ          
Consideration paid and the fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed          
Identifiable intangible assets 3,443,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedIntangibles
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      3,443,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedIntangibles
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Additional information          
Weighted average amortization period 9 years        
Non-compete agreements | EQ          
Consideration paid and the fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed          
Identifiable intangible assets 900,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedIntangibles
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      900,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedIntangibles
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Additional information          
Weighted average amortization period 1 year        
Internet domain and website | EQ          
Consideration paid and the fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed          
Identifiable intangible assets 869,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedIntangibles
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= us-gaap_InternetDomainNamesMember
      869,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedIntangibles
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Additional information          
Weighted average amortization period 19 years        
Database | EQ          
Consideration paid and the fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed          
Identifiable intangible assets $ 581,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedIntangibles
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      $ 581,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedIntangibles
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Additional information          
Weighted average amortization period 15 years