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SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Landfill Accounting) (Details)
$ in Millions
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2020
USD ($)
cubic_yard
cubicYard
landfill_site
Dec. 31, 2019
USD ($)
cubicYard
cubic_yard
Dec. 31, 2018
USD ($)
cubicYard
cubic_yard
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]      
Landfill sites | landfill_site 9    
Permitted, but not highly probable airspace (cubic yards) 0 0  
Remaining Airspace Capacity [Roll Forward]      
Remaining capacity, beginning of period (cubic yards) 28,494,000 29,760,000 31,113,000
Changes in highly probable airspace, net (cubic yards) (2,962,000) 0 (223,000)
Consumed (cubic yards) (816,000) (1,266,000) (1,130,000)
Remaining capacity, end of period (cubic yards) 24,716,000 28,494,000 29,760,000
Number of landfill sites closed during period | landfill_site 2    
Landfill final closure and post-closure liabilities | $ $ 48.4 $ 39.4  
Regulatory post-closure period for landfill (in years) 30 years    
Asset retirement obligations, inflation rate (as a percent) 1.02% 1.02%  
Asset retirement obligations, risk free rate (as a percent) 5.60% 6.02%  
Non-landfill closure and post-closure liabilities | $ $ 39.5 $ 36.3  
Minimum      
Remaining Airspace Capacity [Roll Forward]      
Non-landfill closure and post-closure liabilities, period (in years) 10 years    
Maximum      
Remaining Airspace Capacity [Roll Forward]      
Non-landfill closure and post-closure liabilities, period (in years) 30 years    
Buttonwillow | California      
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]      
Remaining Lives (Years) 22 years    
Deer Park | Texas      
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]      
Remaining Lives (Years) 2 years    
Deer Trail | Colorado      
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]      
Remaining Lives (Years) 27 years    
Grassy Mountain | Utah      
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]      
Remaining Lives (Years) 41 years    
Kimball | Nebraska      
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]      
Remaining Lives (Years) 6 years    
Lambton | Ontario, Canada      
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]      
Remaining Lives (Years) 51 years    
Lone Mountain | Oklahoma      
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]      
Remaining Lives (Years) 32 years    
Ryley | Alberta, Canada      
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]      
Remaining Lives (Years) 5 years    
Sawyer | North Dakota      
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]      
Remaining Lives (Years) 68 years    
Altair      
Remaining Airspace Capacity [Roll Forward]      
Airspace consumed (in cubic yards) | cubicYard 25,000 132,000 127,000
Westmorland      
Remaining Airspace Capacity [Roll Forward]      
Airspace consumed (in cubic yards) | cubicYard 0 0 0
Landfill assets      
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]      
Amortization | $ $ 10.9 $ 12.3 $ 10.3
Non-commercial landfills      
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]      
Landfill sites | landfill_site 2    
Permitted      
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]      
Remaining highly probable airspace 24,716,000    
Permitted | Buttonwillow | California      
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]      
Remaining highly probable airspace 5,739,000    
Permitted | Deer Park | Texas      
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]      
Remaining highly probable airspace 67,000    
Permitted | Deer Trail | Colorado      
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]      
Remaining highly probable airspace 1,629,000    
Permitted | Grassy Mountain | Utah      
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]      
Remaining highly probable airspace 4,710,000    
Permitted | Kimball | Nebraska      
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]      
Remaining highly probable airspace 144,000    
Permitted | Lambton | Ontario, Canada      
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]      
Remaining highly probable airspace 4,633,000    
Permitted | Lone Mountain | Oklahoma      
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]      
Remaining highly probable airspace 3,803,000    
Permitted | Ryley | Alberta, Canada      
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]      
Remaining highly probable airspace 575,000    
Permitted | Sawyer | North Dakota      
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]      
Remaining highly probable airspace 3,416,000