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PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT (Detail) (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]      
Total property, plant & equipment $ 824,532us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross $ 681,998us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross  
Less: accumulated depreciation (364,124)us-gaap_AccumulatedDepreciationDepletionAndAmortizationPropertyPlantAndEquipment (323,031)us-gaap_AccumulatedDepreciationDepletionAndAmortizationPropertyPlantAndEquipment  
Property, plant and equipment, net 460,408us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet 358,967us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet 335,870us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet
Land and Land Improvements [Member]      
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]      
Total property, plant & equipment 63,600us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross
/ us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_LandAndLandImprovementsMember
26,818us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross
/ us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_LandAndLandImprovementsMember
 
Building and improvements [Member]      
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]      
Total property, plant & equipment 142,680us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross
/ us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_BuildingAndBuildingImprovementsMember
113,740us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross
/ us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_BuildingAndBuildingImprovementsMember
 
Machinery and equipment [Member]      
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]      
Total property, plant & equipment 250,684us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross
/ us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_MachineryAndEquipmentMember
214,324us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross
/ us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_MachineryAndEquipmentMember
 
Vehicles [Member]      
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]      
Total property, plant & equipment 56,650us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross
/ us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_VehiclesMember
46,579us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross
/ us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_VehiclesMember
 
Containers [Member]      
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]      
Total property, plant & equipment 155,238us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross
/ us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_ContainersMember
145,273us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross
/ us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_ContainersMember
 
Office equipment and furniture [Member]      
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]      
Total property, plant & equipment 80,158us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross
/ us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis
= srcl_OfficeEquipmentandFurnitureMember
68,005us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross
/ us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis
= srcl_OfficeEquipmentandFurnitureMember
 
Software [Member]      
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]      
Total property, plant & equipment 40,291us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross
/ us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SoftwareAndSoftwareDevelopmentCostsMember
25,676us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross
/ us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SoftwareAndSoftwareDevelopmentCostsMember
 
Construction in progress [Member]      
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]      
Total property, plant & equipment $ 35,231us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross
/ us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_ConstructionInProgressMember
$ 41,583us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross
/ us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_ConstructionInProgressMember