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Property and Equipment (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2016
Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract] |
Property and Equipment | Property and equipment at December 31 consisted of the following (in millions):
|  | 2016 |  |  | 2015 |
Land |  | $ | 608 |  |  | $ | 592 |
Landfills |  |  | 14,276 |  |  |  | 13,772 |
Vehicles |  |  | 4,433 |  |  |  | 4,257 |
Machinery and equipment |  |  | 2,639 |  |  |  | 2,499 |
Containers |  |  | 2,469 |  |  |  | 2,426 |
Buildings and improvements |  |  | 2,667 |  |  |  | 2,546 |
Furniture, fixtures and office equipment |  |  | 1,010 |  |  |  | 993 |
|  |  | 28,102 |  |  |  | 27,085 |
Less accumulated depreciation of tangible property and equipment |  |  | (8,812 | ) |  |  | (8,495 | )
Less accumulated amortization of landfill airspace |  |  | (8,340 | ) |  |  | (7,925 | )
|  | $ | 10,950 |  |  | $ | 10,665 |
Depreciation and Amortization Expense Including Amortization Expense for Assets Recorded as Capital Leases | Depreciation and amortization expense, including amortization expense for assets recorded as capital leases, was comprised of the following for the years ended December 31 (in millions):
|  | 2016 |  |  | 2015 |  |  | 2014 |
Depreciation of tangible property and equipment |  | $ | 773 |  |  | $ | 760 |  |  | $ | 834 |
Amortization of landfill airspace |  |  | 428 |  |  |  | 409 |  |  |  | 380 |
Depreciation and amortization expense |  | $ | 1,201 |  |  | $ | 1,169 |  |  | $ | 1,214 |

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