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Asset Impairments and Unusual Items | 9 Months Ended
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Asset Impairments and Unusual Items | 9. Asset Impairments and Unusual Items Expense from divestitures, asset impairments and unusual items, net During the nine months ended September 30, 2016, we recognized net charges of $107 million, primarily related to (i) a $43 million charge to impair a landfill in Western Pennsylvania due to a loss of expected volumes; (ii) a $42 million charge to adjust our subsidiary’s estimated potential share of an environmental remediation liability and related costs for a closed site in Harris County, Texas, as discussed in Note 6; (iii) a $10 million goodwill impairment charge related to our LampTracker® reporting unit and (iv) an $8 million loss on the sale of a majority-owned organics company. During the third quarter of 2017, we recognized an additional $9 million charge to adjust our subsidiary’s estimated potential share of an environmental remediation liability and related costs for a closed site in Harris County, Texas, as discussed in Note 6. Equity in net losses of unconsolidated entities During the nine months ended September 30, 2017, we recognized $28 million of impairment charges to write down equity method investments in waste diversion technology companies to their estimated fair values. Other, net During the second quarter of 2016, we recognized $41 million of impairment charges to write down minority-owned investments in waste diversion technology companies to their estimated fair values.

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