DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS (Detail) Customer in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015 Employee Facility Customer
Organization Consolidation And Presentation Of Financial Statements Disclosure [Line Items]
Number of customers - over | Customer	0
United States
Organization Consolidation And Presentation Of Financial Statements Disclosure [Line Items]
Number of employees | Employee	14,170
International
Organization Consolidation And Presentation Of Financial Statements Disclosure [Line Items]
Number of employees | Employee	11,302
Workforce Subject to Collective Bargaining Arrangements [Member] | United States
Organization Consolidation And Presentation Of Financial Statements Disclosure [Line Items]
Number of employees | Employee	419
Workforce Subject to Collective Bargaining Arrangements [Member] | International
Organization Consolidation And Presentation Of Financial Statements Disclosure [Line Items]
Number of employees | Employee	2,703
Processing Facilities | United States
Organization Consolidation And Presentation Of Financial Statements Disclosure [Line Items]
Number of processing facilities	114
Processing Facilities | International
Organization Consolidation And Presentation Of Financial Statements Disclosure [Line Items]
Number of processing facilities	139
Transfer and Collection Sites | United States
Organization Consolidation And Presentation Of Financial Statements Disclosure [Line Items]
Number of sites	218
Transfer and Collection Sites | International
Organization Consolidation And Presentation Of Financial Statements Disclosure [Line Items]
Number of sites	140
Sales and Administrative Sites | United States
Organization Consolidation And Presentation Of Financial Statements Disclosure [Line Items]
Number of sites	21
Sales and Administrative Sites | International
Organization Consolidation And Presentation Of Financial Statements Disclosure [Line Items]
Number of sites	62
Other Service Facilities | United States
Organization Consolidation And Presentation Of Financial Statements Disclosure [Line Items]
Number of service facilities	83
Other Service Facilities | International
Organization Consolidation And Presentation Of Financial Statements Disclosure [Line Items]
Number of service facilities	54
Landfill | International
Organization Consolidation And Presentation Of Financial Statements Disclosure [Line Items]
Number of sites	3