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Condensed Consolidating Financial Statements - Condensed Consolidating Statements of Operations (Detail) - USD ($)
$ in Millions
 3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2016
Mar. 31, 2015
Condensed Income Statements, Captions [Line Items]    
Operating revenues $ 3,176 $ 3,040
Costs and expenses 2,668 2,600
Income from operations 508 440
Other income (expense):    
Interest expense, net (95) (104)
Loss on early extinguishment of debt (1) (550)
Other, net (16) (8)
Total other income (expense) (112) (662)
Income (loss) before income taxes 396 (222)
Provision for (benefit from) income taxes 140 (91)
Consolidated net income (loss) 256 (131)
Less: Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests (2) (2)
Net income (loss) attributable to Waste Management, Inc. 258 (129)
Eliminations [Member]    
Other income (expense):    
Equity in earnings of subsidiaries, net of taxes (611) (504)
Total other income (expense) (611) (504)
Income (loss) before income taxes (611) (504)
Consolidated net income (loss) (611) (504)
Net income (loss) attributable to Waste Management, Inc. (611) (504)
WM [Member]    
Other income (expense):    
Interest expense, net (74) (79)
Loss on early extinguishment of debt (1) (498)
Equity in earnings of subsidiaries, net of taxes 304 231
Total other income (expense) 229 (346)
Income (loss) before income taxes 229 (346)
Provision for (benefit from) income taxes (29) (217)
Consolidated net income (loss) 258 (129)
Net income (loss) attributable to Waste Management, Inc. 258 (129)
WM Holdings [Member]    
Condensed Income Statements, Captions [Line Items]    
Costs and expenses   6
Income from operations   (6)
Other income (expense):    
Interest expense, net (5) (7)
Loss on early extinguishment of debt   (52)
Equity in earnings of subsidiaries, net of taxes 307 273
Total other income (expense) 302 214
Income (loss) before income taxes 302 208
Provision for (benefit from) income taxes (2) (23)
Consolidated net income (loss) 304 231
Net income (loss) attributable to Waste Management, Inc. 304 231
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]    
Condensed Income Statements, Captions [Line Items]    
Operating revenues 3,176 3,040
Costs and expenses 2,668 2,594
Income from operations 508 446
Other income (expense):    
Interest expense, net (16) (18)
Other, net (16) (8)
Total other income (expense) (32) (26)
Income (loss) before income taxes 476 420
Provision for (benefit from) income taxes 171 149
Consolidated net income (loss) 305 271
Less: Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests (2) (2)
Net income (loss) attributable to Waste Management, Inc. $ 307 $ 273