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REMEDIAL LIABILITIES
 9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2019
Environmental Remediation Obligations [Abstract]  
REMEDIAL LIABILITIES REMEDIAL LIABILITIES 
The changes to remedial liabilities from January 1, 2019 through September 30, 2019 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, 2019
$
1,838

 
$
65,315

 
$
53,864

 
$
121,017

Accretion
66

 
2,002

 
1,343

 
3,411

Changes in estimates recorded to statement of operations
23

 
(100
)
 
(650
)
 
(727
)
Expenditures
(44
)
 
(3,658
)
 
(2,997
)
 
(6,699
)
Currency translation and other
—

 
18

 
249

 
267

Balance at September 30, 2019
$
1,883

 
$
63,577

 
$
51,809

 
$
117,269


In the nine months ended September 30, 2019, there were no significant charges (benefits) resulting from changes in estimates for remedial liabilities.