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REMEDIAL LIABILITIES (Estimates) (Details)
$ in Thousands
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2020
USD ($)
facility
Dec. 31, 2019
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2018
USD ($)
Site Contingency [Line Items]      
Accrual for Environmental Loss Contingencies $ 114,813 $ 114,173 $ 121,017
% of Total 100.00%    
Reasonably possible additional liabilities $ 22,241    
Legal and Administrative Proceedings      
Site Contingency [Line Items]      
Accrual for Environmental Loss Contingencies 24,000 $ 18,400  
Facilities now used in active conduct of the Company's business (37 facilities)      
Site Contingency [Line Items]      
Accrual for Environmental Loss Contingencies $ 42,151    
% of Total 36.70%    
Reasonably possible additional liabilities $ 10,565    
Number of facility by type | facility 37    
Inactive facilities not now used in active conduct of the Company's business but most of which were acquired because the assumption of remedial liabilities for such facilities was part of the purchase price for the CSD assets (27 facilities)      
Site Contingency [Line Items]      
Accrual for Environmental Loss Contingencies $ 63,060    
% of Total 54.90%    
Reasonably possible additional liabilities $ 10,716    
Number of facility by type | facility 27    
Superfund sites (16 sites)      
Site Contingency [Line Items]      
Accrual for Environmental Loss Contingencies $ 9,602    
% of Total 8.40%    
Reasonably possible additional liabilities $ 960    
Number of facility by type | facility 16    
Superfund sites (16 sites) | Various      
Site Contingency [Line Items]      
Accrual for Environmental Loss Contingencies $ 9,602    
% of Total 8.40%    
Reasonably possible additional liabilities $ 960    
Closed incinerator and landfill | Baton Rouge LA      
Site Contingency [Line Items]      
Accrual for Environmental Loss Contingencies $ 25,650    
% of Total 22.30%    
Reasonably possible additional liabilities $ 4,208    
Closed incinerator | Bridgeport, NJ      
Site Contingency [Line Items]      
Accrual for Environmental Loss Contingencies $ 17,832    
% of Total 15.50%    
Reasonably possible additional liabilities $ 2,510    
Idled incinerator and legal proceedings | Mercier, Quebec      
Site Contingency [Line Items]      
Accrual for Environmental Loss Contingencies $ 11,158    
% of Total 9.70%    
Reasonably possible additional liabilities $ 1,157    
Operating solvent recycling center | Linden, NJ      
Site Contingency [Line Items]      
Accrual for Environmental Loss Contingencies $ 7,220    
% of Total 6.30%    
Reasonably possible additional liabilities $ 758    
All other incinerators, landfills, wastewater treatment facilities and service centers (60 facilities)      
Site Contingency [Line Items]      
Number of facility by type | facility 60    
All other incinerators, landfills, wastewater treatment facilities and service centers (60 facilities) | Various      
Site Contingency [Line Items]      
Accrual for Environmental Loss Contingencies $ 43,351    
% of Total 37.80%    
Reasonably possible additional liabilities $ 12,648