CLOSURE AND POST-CLOSURE LIABILITIES - Changes in Post-Closure Liabilities (Details) $ in Thousands	6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2022 USD ($)
Changes to post-closure liabilities
Beginning balance	$ 99,103
New asset retirement obligations	1,657
Accretion	4,243
Changes in estimates recorded to consolidated statement of operations	376
Changes in estimates recorded to consolidated balance sheet	504
Expenditures	(2,748)
Currency translation and other	(138)
Ending balance	102,997
Landfill Retirement Liability
Changes to post-closure liabilities
Beginning balance	53,425
New asset retirement obligations	1,657
Accretion	2,250
Changes in estimates recorded to consolidated statement of operations	329
Changes in estimates recorded to consolidated balance sheet	0
Expenditures	(2,126)
Currency translation and other	(100)
Ending balance	55,435
Non-Landfill Retirement Liability
Changes to post-closure liabilities
Beginning balance	45,678
New asset retirement obligations	0
Accretion	1,993
Changes in estimates recorded to consolidated statement of operations	47
Changes in estimates recorded to consolidated balance sheet	504
Expenditures	(622)
Currency translation and other	(38)
Ending balance	$ 47,562

Asset Retirement Obligation Changes Recorded in Balance Sheet

No definition available.

Name:	clh_AssetRetirementObligationChangesRecordedInBalanceSheet
Namespace Prefix:	clh_
Data Type:	xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type:	credit
Period Type:	duration

- Definition

The amount of change in the asset retirement obligation, during the current period, for changes in estimates recorded in the statement of income.

+ References

No definition available.

+ Details

Name:	clh_AssetRetirementObligationChangesRecordedInStatementOfIncome
Namespace Prefix:	clh_
Data Type:	xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type:	credit
Period Type:	duration

- Definition

Asset Retirement Obligation, Payments

+ References

No definition available.

+ Details

Name:	clh_AssetRetirementObligationPayments
Namespace Prefix:	clh_
Data Type:	xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type:	credit
Period Type:	duration

- Definition

The carrying amount of a liability for an asset retirement obligation. An asset retirement obligation is a legal obligation associated with the disposal or retirement of a tangible long-lived asset that results from the acquisition, construction or development, or the normal operations of a long-lived asset, except for certain obligations of lessees.

+ References

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 410
-SubTopic 20
-Section 25
-Paragraph 4
-URI https://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=116646717&loc=d3e6290-110844

Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 410
-SubTopic 20
-Section 50
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (c)
-URI https://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6392692&loc=d3e7535-110849

+ Details

Name:	us-gaap_AssetRetirementObligation
Namespace Prefix:	us-gaap_
Data Type:	xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type:	credit
Period Type:	instant

- Definition

Amount of accretion expense recognized during the period that is associated with an asset retirement obligation. Accretion expense measures and incorporates changes due to the passage of time into the carrying amount of the liability.

+ References

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 410
-SubTopic 20
-Section 45
-Paragraph 1
-URI https://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6392676&loc=d3e7480-110848

Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 410
-SubTopic 20
-Section 50
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (c)(3)
-URI https://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6392692&loc=d3e7535-110849

+ Details

Name:	us-gaap_AssetRetirementObligationAccretionExpense
Namespace Prefix:	us-gaap_
Data Type:	xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type:	debit
Period Type:	duration

- Definition

Amount of foreign currency translation gain (loss) which decreases (increases) asset retirement obligations.

+ References

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 410
-SubTopic 20
-Section 50
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (c)
-URI https://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6392692&loc=d3e7535-110849

+ Details

Name:	us-gaap_AssetRetirementObligationForeignCurrencyTranslationGainLoss
Namespace Prefix:	us-gaap_
Data Type:	xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type:	credit
Period Type:	duration

- Definition

Amount of asset retirement obligations incurred during the period.

+ References

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 410
-SubTopic 20
-Section 50
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (c)(1)
-URI https://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6392692&loc=d3e7535-110849

+ Details

Name:	us-gaap_AssetRetirementObligationLiabilitiesIncurred
Namespace Prefix:	us-gaap_
Data Type:	xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type:	credit
Period Type:	duration

- Definition

A roll forward is a reconciliation of a concept from the beginning of a period to the end of a period.

+ References

No definition available.

+ Details

Name:	us-gaap_AssetRetirementObligationRollForwardAnalysisRollForward
Namespace Prefix:	us-gaap_
Data Type:	xbrli:stringItemType
Balance Type:	na
Period Type:	duration

- Details

Name:	clh_ClosureAndPostClosureLiabilitiesAxis=clh_LandfillRetirementLiabilityMember
Namespace Prefix:
Data Type:	na
Balance Type:
Period Type:

- Details

Name:	clh_ClosureAndPostClosureLiabilitiesAxis=clh_NonLandfillRetirementLiabilityMember
Namespace Prefix:
Data Type:	na
Balance Type:
Period Type: