ACCRUED FINAL CAPPING, CLOSURE AND POST CLOSURE

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2020

Asset Retirement Obligation Disclosure [Abstract]

ACCRUED FINAL CAPPING, CLOSURE AND POST CLOSURE

ACCRUED FINAL CAPPING, CLOSURE AND POST CLOSUREAccrued final capping, closure and post-closure costs include the current and non-current portion of costs associated with obligations for final capping, closure and post-closure of our landfills. We estimate our future final capping, closure and post-closure costs in order to determine the final capping, closure and post-closure expense per ton of waste placed into each landfill. The anticipated time frame for paying these costs varies based on the remaining useful life of each landfill as well as the duration of the post-closure monitoring period.

A summary of the changes to accrued final capping, closure and post-closure liabilities follows:

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2020		2019
Beginning balance	$	71,927	$	73,075
Obligations incurred	898		543
Accretion expense	1,622		1,607
Obligations settled (1)	(1,097)		(1,556)
Ending balance	$	73,350	$	73,669

(1)Includes amounts that are being processed through accounts payable as a part of our disbursements cycle.