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Quarterly Financial Data (Unaudited) (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2016
Quarterly Financial Information Disclosure [Abstract] |
Schedule of Unaudited Quarterly Financial Data | The following table summarizes the unaudited quarterly results of operations for 2016 and 2015 (in millions, except per share amounts):
|  | First Quarter |  |  | Second Quarter |  |  | Third Quarter |  |  | Fourth Quarter |
2016 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating revenues |  | $ | 3,176 |  |  | $ | 3,425 |  |  | $ | 3,548 |  |  | $ | 3,460 |
Income from operations |  |  | 508 |  |  |  | 611 |  |  |  | 560 |  |  |  | 617 |
Consolidated net income |  |  | 256 |  |  |  | 286 |  |  |  | 304 |  |  |  | 334 |
Net income attributable to Waste Management, Inc. |  |  | 258 |  |  |  | 287 |  |  |  | 302 |  |  |  | 335 |
Basic earnings per common share |  |  | 0.58 |  |  |  | 0.65 |  |  |  | 0.68 |  |  |  | 0.76 |
Diluted earnings per common share |  |  | 0.58 |  |  |  | 0.64 |  |  |  | 0.68 |  |  |  | 0.75 |
2015 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating revenues |  | $ | 3,040 |  |  | $ | 3,315 |  |  | $ | 3,360 |  |  | $ | 3,246 |
Income from operations |  |  | 440 |  |  |  | 502 |  |  |  | 601 |  |  |  | 502 |
Consolidated net income (loss) |  |  | (131 | ) |  |  | 273 |  |  |  | 337 |  |  |  | 273 |
Net income (loss) attributable to Waste Management, Inc. |  |  | (129 | ) |  |  | 274 |  |  |  | 335 |  |  |  | 273 |
Basic earnings (loss) per common share |  |  | (0.28 | ) |  |  | 0.60 |  |  |  | 0.75 |  |  |  | 0.61 |
Diluted earnings (loss) per common share |  |  | (0.28 | ) |  |  | 0.60 |  |  |  | 0.74 |  |  |  | 0.61 |

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