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GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS (Finite-lived and Indefinite Lived Intangible Assets) (Details) (USD $)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Finite-lived intangible assets      
Accumulated Amortization $ 152,089,000us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization $ 119,190,000us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization  
Permits and other intangibles, net 530,080,000us-gaap_IntangibleAssetsNetExcludingGoodwill 569,973,000us-gaap_IntangibleAssetsNetExcludingGoodwill  
Net 406,516,000us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet    
Weighted Average Amortization Period (in years) 11 years 131 days 12 years 69 days  
Total permits and other intangible assets 682,169,000us-gaap_IntangibleAssetsGrossExcludingGoodwill 689,163,000us-gaap_IntangibleAssetsGrossExcludingGoodwill  
Finite-lived intangible assets, amortization expense 36,700,000us-gaap_AmortizationOfIntangibleAssets 35,100,000us-gaap_AmortizationOfIntangibleAssets 17,200,000us-gaap_AmortizationOfIntangibleAssets
Trademarks and trade names      
Finite-lived intangible assets      
Acquired indefinite-lived intangible asset, amount 123,564,000us-gaap_IndefinitelivedIntangibleAssetsAcquired
/ us-gaap_IndefiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_TrademarksMember
124,638,000us-gaap_IndefinitelivedIntangibleAssetsAcquired
/ us-gaap_IndefiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_TrademarksMember
 
Permits      
Finite-lived intangible assets      
Cost 156,692,000us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsGross
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= clh_PermitsMember
157,327,000us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsGross
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= clh_PermitsMember
 
Accumulated Amortization 55,318,000us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= clh_PermitsMember
50,858,000us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= clh_PermitsMember
 
Net 101,374,000us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= clh_PermitsMember
106,469,000us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= clh_PermitsMember
 
Weighted Average Amortization Period (in years) 19 years 0 days 19 years 219 days  
Customer and supplier relationships      
Finite-lived intangible assets      
Cost 370,373,000us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsGross
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_CustomerRelationshipsMember
377,899,000us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsGross
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_CustomerRelationshipsMember
 
Accumulated Amortization 77,697,000us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_CustomerRelationshipsMember
52,814,000us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_CustomerRelationshipsMember
 
Net 292,676,000us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_CustomerRelationshipsMember
325,085,000us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_CustomerRelationshipsMember
 
Weighted Average Amortization Period (in years) 11 years 0 days 12 years 22 days  
Other intangible assets      
Finite-lived intangible assets      
Cost 31,540,000us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsGross
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_OtherIntangibleAssetsMember
29,299,000us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsGross
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_OtherIntangibleAssetsMember
 
Accumulated Amortization 19,074,000us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_OtherIntangibleAssetsMember
15,518,000us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_OtherIntangibleAssetsMember
 
Net 12,466,000us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_OtherIntangibleAssetsMember
13,781,000us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_OtherIntangibleAssetsMember
 
Weighted Average Amortization Period (in years) 3 years 73 days 3 years 110 days  
Total amortizable permits and other intangible assets      
Finite-lived intangible assets      
Cost 558,605,000us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsGross
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= clh_FiniteLivedTotalMember
564,525,000us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsGross
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= clh_FiniteLivedTotalMember
 
Accumulated Amortization 152,089,000us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= clh_FiniteLivedTotalMember
119,190,000us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= clh_FiniteLivedTotalMember
 
Net $ 406,516,000us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= clh_FiniteLivedTotalMember
$ 445,335,000us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= clh_FiniteLivedTotalMember