REMEDIAL LIABILITIES (Details) $ in Thousands	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($)
Accrual for Environmental Loss Contingencies [Roll Forward]
Balance at beginning of year	$ 155,121
Accretion	4,341
Changes in estimates recorded to statement of income	(2,213)
Expenditures	(11,024)
Currency translation and other	(2,910)
Balance at end of year	143,315
Remedial Liabilities for Landfill Sites
Accrual for Environmental Loss Contingencies [Roll Forward]
Balance at beginning of year	5,420
Accretion	187
Changes in estimates recorded to statement of income	(2,547)
Expenditures	(110)
Currency translation and other	(335)
Balance at end of year	2,615
Remedial Liabilities for Inactive Sites
Accrual for Environmental Loss Contingencies [Roll Forward]
Balance at beginning of year	68,528
Accretion	2,185
Changes in estimates recorded to statement of income	(250)
Expenditures	(3,283)
Currency translation and other	(99)
Balance at end of year	67,081
Remedial Liabilities (Including Superfund) for Non-Landfill Operations
Accrual for Environmental Loss Contingencies [Roll Forward]
Balance at beginning of year	81,173
Accretion	1,969
Changes in estimates recorded to statement of income	584
Expenditures	(7,631)
Currency translation and other	(2,476)
Balance at end of year	$ 73,619