REMEDIAL LIABILITIES

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2016

Environmental Remediation Obligations [Abstract]

REMEDIAL LIABILITIES

REMEDIAL LIABILITIES

The changes to remedial liabilities for the nine months ended September 30, 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
Liabilities assumed in acquisition	—			—			4			4
Accretion	82			2,049			1,654			3,785
Changes in estimates recorded to statement of operations	71			(448		)	739			362
Expenditures	(88		)	(2,957		)	(4,716		)	(7,761		)
Currency translation and other	—			45			654			699
Balance at September 30, 2016	$	2,392		$	62,302		$	64,387		$	129,081

In the nine months ended September 30, 2016, there were no significant charges (benefits) resulting from changes in estimates for remedial liabilities.