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GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Segment
Mar. 31, 2014
Intangible Assets by Major Class [Line Items]    
Number of geographical reportable segments 2us-gaap_NumberOfReportableSegments  
Aggregate amortization expense $ 8,797,000us-gaap_AmortizationOfIntangibleAssets $ 7,315,000us-gaap_AmortizationOfIntangibleAssets
Operating permits    
Intangible Assets by Major Class [Line Items]    
Write off of intangibles 1,200,000us-gaap_AssetImpairmentCharges
/ us-gaap_IndefiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= srcl_OperatingPermitsMember
 
Customer relationships    
Intangible Assets by Major Class [Line Items]    
Write off of intangibles 200,000us-gaap_AssetImpairmentCharges
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_CustomerRelationshipsMember
 
Finite lived intangible assets, weighted average remaining useful life 23 years 7 months 6 days  
Customer relationships | Minimum    
Intangible Assets by Major Class [Line Items]    
Finite-lived intangible assets, useful life 10 years  
Customer relationships | Maximum    
Intangible Assets by Major Class [Line Items]    
Finite-lived intangible assets, useful life 40 years  
Tradenames    
Intangible Assets by Major Class [Line Items]    
Write off of intangibles 1,000,000us-gaap_AssetImpairmentCharges
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_TradeNamesMember
 
Finite lived intangible assets, weighted average remaining useful life 17 years 3 months 18 days  
Tradenames | Minimum    
Intangible Assets by Major Class [Line Items]    
Finite-lived intangible assets, useful life 10 years  
Tradenames | Maximum    
Intangible Assets by Major Class [Line Items]    
Finite-lived intangible assets, useful life 40 years  
Covenants not-to-compete    
Intangible Assets by Major Class [Line Items]    
Finite lived intangible assets, weighted average remaining useful life 4 years 4 months 24 days  
Covenants not-to-compete | Minimum    
Intangible Assets by Major Class [Line Items]    
Finite-lived intangible assets, useful life 3 years  
Covenants not-to-compete | Maximum    
Intangible Assets by Major Class [Line Items]    
Finite-lived intangible assets, useful life 14 years  
Technology    
Intangible Assets by Major Class [Line Items]    
Finite lived intangible assets, weighted average remaining useful life 1 year  
Technology | Minimum    
Intangible Assets by Major Class [Line Items]    
Finite-lived intangible assets, useful life 5 years  
International | Puerto Rico | Goodwill    
Intangible Assets by Major Class [Line Items]    
Retroactive reclassification of goodwill $ 6,400,000us-gaap_PriorPeriodReclassificationAdjustment
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/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= srcl_InternationalMember
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_PR