REMEDIAL LIABILITIES (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Environmental Remediation Obligations [Abstract]

Changes to remedial liabilities

The changes to remedial liabilities for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 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, 2012	$	5,600		$	78,449		$	51,271		$	135,320
Accretion	206			2,585			1,663			4,454
Changes in estimates recorded to statement of income	(50		)	(846		)	(3,593		)	(4,489		)
Expenditures	(65		)	(3,488		)	(1,720		)	(5,273		)
Currency translation and other	99			4			497			600
Balance at September 30, 2012	$	5,790		$	76,704		$	48,118		$	130,612