Segment Reporting

6 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2013

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Segment Reporting

12. SEGMENT REPORTING

We report selected information about operating segments in a manner consistent with that used for internal management reporting. We classify our solid waste operations on a geographic basis through regional operating segments. Revenues are derived mainly from collection, transfer, disposal, landfill, landfill-gas-to energy and recycling services in the northeastern United States. Our revenues in the Recycling segment are derived from municipalities and customers in the form of processing fees, tipping fees and commodity sales. Organics services, ancillary operations, major customer accounts, discontinued operations, and earnings from equity method investees are included in our Other segment. Segment data for the three and six months ended October 31, 2012 has been revised to properly align with internal management reporting, which was modified in the first quarter of fiscal year 2014 to move organics services from the Eastern region to the Other segment to reflect changes in management structure as these services have become integral to service offerings across our broader geographic solid waste footprint.

Three Months Ended October 31, 2013

Segment	Outside revenues		Inter-company revenue (1)			Depreciation and amortization		Operating income (loss)			Total assets
Eastern	$	40,305	$	10,043		$	6,691	$	2,203		$	205,181
Western		58,224		18,892			7,311		7,211			348,223
Recycling		11,506		(26	)		1,074		(152	)		49,884
Other		22,261		491			593		188			75,225
Eliminations		—		(29,400	)		—		—			—
Total	$	132,296	$	—		$	15,669	$	9,450		$	678,513

Three Months Ended October 31, 2012

Segment	Outside revenues		Inter-company revenue (1)			Depreciation and amortization		Operating income (loss)			Total assets
Eastern	$	33,047	$	7,868		$	6,184	$	(1,025	)	$	167,206
Western		54,386		17,189			6,695		6,793			355,619
Recycling		9,810		36			1,080		(486	)		52,462
Other		19,593		1,296			611		(856	)		94,188
Eliminations		—		(26,389	)		—		—			—
Total	$	116,836	$	—		$	14,570	$	4,426		$	669,475

Six Months Ended October 31, 2013

Segment	Outside revenues		Inter-company revenue			Depreciation and amortization		Operating income (loss)			Total assets
Eastern	$	78,926	$	20,474		$	13,072	$	3,829		$	205,181
Western		115,571		38,153			14,545		14,107			348,223
Recycling		22,690		(31	)		2,139		(195	)		49,884
Other		43,667		1,003			1,110		1,447			75,225
Eliminations		—		(59,599	)		—		—			—
Total	$	260,854	$	—		$	30,866	$	19,188		$	678,513

Six Months Ended October 31, 2012

Segment	Outside revenues		Inter-company revenue (1)			Depreciation and amortization		Operating income (loss)			Total assets
Eastern	$	66,855	$	16,004		$	12,720	$	(1,602	)	$	167,206
Western		106,938		33,947			13,117		13,038			355,619
Recycling		20,972		36			2,177		(487	)		52,462
Other		39,709		2,511			1,265		(717	)		94,188
Eliminations		—		(52,498	)		—		—			—
Total	$	234,474	$	—		$	29,279	$	10,232		$	669,475

Amounts of our total revenue attributable to services provided are as follows:

	Three Month Ended October 31,				Six Months Ended October 31,
	2013		2012		2013		2012
Collection	$	58,932	$	52,632	$	117,245	$	105,665
Disposal		37,374		32,382		72,497		63,349
Power generation		1,980		2,793		4,022		5,456
Processing		2,512		1,604		5,364		3,039
Solid waste operations		100,798		89,411		199,128		177,509
Organics		9,474		8,394		19,350		17,247
Customer solutions		10,518		9,221		19,686		18,746
Recycling		11,506		9,810		22,690		20,972
Total revenues	$	132,296	$	116,836	$	260,854	$	234,474