REMEDIAL LIABILITIES (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2016

Environmental Remediation Obligations [Abstract]

Changes to remedial liabilities

The changes to remedial liabilities for the three months ended March 31, 2016 were as follows (in thousands):

	Remedial Liabilities for Landfill Sites			Remedial Liabilities for Inactive Sites			Remedial Liabilities (Including Superfund) for Non-Landfill Operations			Total
Balance at January 1, 2016	$	2,327		$	63,613		$	66,052		$	131,992
Accretion	26			678			543			1,247
Changes in estimates recorded to statement of operations	71			(101		)	350			320
Expenditures	(26		)	(956		)	(2,033		)	(3,015		)
Currency translation and other	—			51			784			835
Balance at March 31, 2016	$	2,398		$	63,285		$	65,696		$	131,379