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Asset Impairments and Unusual Items | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2018
Asset Impairments and Unusual Items |
Asset Impairments and Unusual Items | 10. Asset Impairments and Unusual Items (Gain) loss from divestitures, asset impairments and unusual items, net During the nine months ended September 30, 2018, we recognized a net gain of $14 million, primarily related to net gains from divestitures of $43 million due to the sale of certain ancillary operations, which were partially offset by a $29 million charge to impair a landfill in our Tier 3 segment based on an internally developed discounted projected cash flow analysis, taking into account continued volume decreases and revised capping cost estimates. 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.

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