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Condensed Consolidating Financial Statements | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2019
Condensed Consolidating Financial Statements |
Condensed Consolidating Financial Statements | 22. Condensed Consolidating Financial Statements WM Holdings has fully and unconditionally guaranteed all of WM’s senior indebtedness. WM has fully and unconditionally guaranteed all of WM Holdings’ senior indebtedness. None of WM’s other subsidiaries have guaranteed any of WM’s or WM Holdings’ debt. As a result of these guarantee arrangements, we are required to present the following condensed consolidating financial information (in millions): CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING BALANCE SHEETS December 31, 2019
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​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | WM | ​ | Non-Guarantor | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
​ |  | WM |  | Holdings |  | Subsidiaries |  | Eliminations |  | Consolidated
ASSETS
Current assets: |  | ​ |  |  | ​ |  |  | ​ |  |  | ​ |  |  | ​ |
Cash and cash equivalents | ​ | $ | 3,485 | ​ | $ | — | ​ | $ | 76 | ​ | $ | — | ​ | $ | 3,561
Other current assets | ​ |  | 2 | ​ |  | 4 | ​ |  | 2,642 | ​ |  | — | ​ |  | 2,648
​ | ​ |  | 3,487 | ​ |  | 4 | ​ |  | 2,718 | ​ |  | — | ​ |  | 6,209
Property and equipment, net | ​ |  | — | ​ |  | — | ​ |  | 12,893 | ​ |  | — | ​ |  | 12,893
Investments in affiliates | ​ |  | 26,221 | ​ |  | 26,673 | ​ |  | — | ​ |  | (52,894) | ​ |  | —
Advances to affiliates | ​ |  | — | ​ |  | — | ​ |  | 19,047 | ​ |  | (19,047) | ​ |  | —
Other assets | ​ |  | 6 | ​ |  | 10 | ​ |  | 8,625 | ​ |  | — | ​ |  | 8,641
Total assets | ​ | $ | 29,714 | ​ | $ | 26,687 | ​ | $ | 43,283 | ​ | $ | (71,941) | ​ | $ | 27,743
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LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
Current liabilities: | ​ |  |  | ​ |  |  | ​ |  |  | ​ |  |  | ​ |  |
Current portion of long-term debt | ​ | $ | 15 | ​ | $ | — | ​ | $ | 203 | ​ | $ | — | ​ | $ | 218
Accounts payable and other current liabilities | ​ |  | 105 | ​ |  | 7 | ​ |  | 2,814 | ​ |  | — | ​ |  | 2,926
​ | ​ |  | 120 | ​ |  | 7 | ​ |  | 3,017 | ​ |  | — | ​ |  | 3,144
Long-term debt, less current portion | ​ |  | 10,736 | ​ |  | 248 | ​ |  | 2,296 | ​ |  | — | ​ |  | 13,280
Due to affiliates | ​ |  | 19,131 | ​ |  | 214 | ​ |  | 7,345 | ​ |  | (26,690) | ​ |  | —
Other liabilities | ​ |  | 4 | ​ |  | — | ​ |  | 4,245 | ​ |  | — | ​ |  | 4,249
Total liabilities | ​ |  | 29,991 | ​ |  | 469 | ​ |  | 16,903 | ​ |  | (26,690) | ​ |  | 20,673
Equity: | ​ |  |  | ​ |  |  | ​ |  |  | ​ |  |  | ​ |  |
Stockholders’ equity | ​ |  | 7,068 | ​ |  | 26,218 | ​ |  | 26,676 | ​ |  | (52,894) | ​ |  | 7,068
Advances to affiliates | ​ |  | (7,345) | ​ |  | — | ​ |  | (298) | ​ |  | 7,643 | ​ |  | —
Noncontrolling interests | ​ |  | — | ​ |  | — | ​ |  | 2 | ​ |  | — | ​ |  | 2
​ | ​ | ​ | (277) | ​ | ​ | 26,218 | ​ | ​ | 26,380 | ​ | ​ | (45,251) | ​ | ​ | 7,070
Total liabilities and equity | ​ | $ | 29,714 | ​ | $ | 26,687 | ​ | $ | 43,283 | ​ | $ | (71,941) | ​ | $ | 27,743
​ ​ CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING BALANCE SHEETS (Continued) December 31, 2018
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​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | WM | ​ | Non-Guarantor | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
​ |  | WM |  | Holdings |  | Subsidiaries |  | Eliminations |  | Consolidated
ASSETS
Current assets: |  | ​ |  |  | ​ |  |  | ​ |  |  | ​ |  |  | ​ |
Cash and cash equivalents | ​ | $ | — | ​ | $ | — | ​ | $ | 61 | ​ | $ | — | ​ | $ | 61
Other current assets | ​ |  | 2 | ​ |  | 5 | ​ |  | 2,577 | ​ |  | — | ​ |  | 2,584
​ | ​ |  | 2 | ​ |  | 5 | ​ |  | 2,638 | ​ |  | — | ​ |  | 2,645
Property and equipment, net | ​ |  | — | ​ |  | — | ​ |  | 11,942 | ​ |  | — | ​ |  | 11,942
Investments in affiliates | ​ |  | 24,547 | ​ |  | 24,968 | ​ |  | — | ​ |  | (49,515) | ​ |  | —
Advances to affiliates | ​ |  | — | ​ |  | — | ​ |  | 17,129 | ​ |  | (17,129) | ​ |  | —
Other assets | ​ |  | 8 | ​ |  | 31 | ​ |  | 8,024 | ​ |  | — | ​ |  | 8,063
Total assets | ​ | $ | 24,557 | ​ | $ | 25,004 | ​ | $ | 39,733 | ​ | $ | (66,644) | ​ | $ | 22,650
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LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
Current liabilities: | ​ |  |  | ​ |  |  | ​ |  |  | ​ |  |  | ​ |  |
Current portion of long-term debt | ​ | $ | 258 | ​ | $ | — | ​ | $ | 174 | ​ | $ | — | ​ | $ | 432
Accounts payable and other current liabilities | ​ |  | 82 | ​ |  | 9 | ​ |  | 2,585 | ​ |  | — | ​ |  | 2,676
​ | ​ |  | 340 | ​ |  | 9 | ​ |  | 2,759 | ​ |  | — | ​ |  | 3,108
Long-term debt, less current portion | ​ |  | 7,377 | ​ |  | 304 | ​ |  | 1,913 | ​ |  | — | ​ |  | 9,594
Due to affiliates | ​ |  | 17,269 | ​ |  | 146 | ​ |  | 6,709 | ​ |  | (24,124) | ​ |  | —
Other liabilities | ​ |  | 5 | ​ |  | — | ​ |  | 3,667 | ​ |  | — | ​ |  | 3,672
Total liabilities | ​ |  | 24,991 | ​ |  | 459 | ​ |  | 15,048 | ​ |  | (24,124) | ​ |  | 16,374
Equity: | ​ |  |  | ​ |  |  | ​ |  |  | ​ |  |  | ​ |  |
Stockholders’ equity | ​ |  | 6,275 | ​ |  | 24,545 | ​ |  | 24,970 | ​ |  | (49,515) | ​ |  | 6,275
Advances to affiliates | ​ |  | (6,709) | ​ |  | — | ​ |  | (286) | ​ |  | 6,995 | ​ |  | —
Noncontrolling interests | ​ |  | — | ​ |  | — | ​ |  | 1 | ​ |  | — | ​ |  | 1
​ | ​ |  | (434) | ​ |  | 24,545 | ​ |  | 24,685 | ​ |  | (42,520) | ​ |  | 6,276
Total liabilities and equity | ​ | $ | 24,557 | ​ | $ | 25,004 | ​ | $ | 39,733 | ​ | $ | (66,644) | ​ | $ | 22,650
​ ​ CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
​ |  | ​ | ​ |  | WM |  | Non-Guarantor |  | ​ | ​ |  | ​ | ​
​ |  | WM |  | Holdings |  | Subsidiaries |  | Eliminations |  | Consolidated
Years Ended December 31: |  | ​ |  |  | ​ |  |  | ​ |  |  | ​ |  |  | ​ |
2019 | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
Operating revenues (a) | ​ | $ | — | ​ | $ | — | ​ | $ | 15,455 | ​ | $ | — | ​ | $ | 15,455
Costs and expenses (a) | ​ |  | — | ​ |  | — | ​ |  | 12,749 | ​ |  | — | ​ |  | 12,749
Income from operations | ​ |  | — | ​ |  | — | ​ |  | 2,706 | ​ |  | — | ​ |  | 2,706
Other income (expense): | ​ |  |  | ​ |  |  | ​ |  |  | ​ |  |  | ​ |  |
Interest expense, net | ​ |  | (347) | ​ |  | (19) | ​ |  | (45) | ​ |  | — | ​ |  | (411)
Loss on early extinguishment of debt | ​ | ​ | (70) | ​ | ​ | (14) | ​ | ​ | (1) | ​ | ​ | — | ​ | ​ | (85)
Equity in earnings of subsidiaries, net of tax | ​ |  | 1,976 | ​ |  | 2,007 | ​ |  | — | ​ |  | (3,983) | ​ |  | —
Other, net | ​ |  | — | ​ |  | 68 | ​ |  | (101) | ​ |  | (72) | ​ |  | (105)
​ | ​ | ​ | 1,559 | ​ | ​ | 2,042 | ​ | ​ | (147) | ​ | ​ | (4,055) | ​ | ​ | (601)
Income before income taxes | ​ |  | 1,559 | ​ |  | 2,042 | ​ |  | 2,559 | ​ |  | (4,055) | ​ |  | 2,105
Income tax expense (benefit) | ​ |  | (111) | ​ |  | (5) | ​ |  | 550 | ​ |  | — | ​ |  | 434
Consolidated net income | ​ |  | 1,670 | ​ |  | 2,047 | ​ |  | 2,009 | ​ |  | (4,055) | ​ |  | 1,671
Less: Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests | ​ |  | — | ​ |  | — | ​ |  | 1 | ​ |  | — | ​ |  | 1
Net income attributable to Waste Management, Inc. | ​ | $ | 1,670 | ​ | $ | 2,047 | ​ | $ | 2,008 | ​ | $ | (4,055) | ​ | $ | 1,670
​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
2018 | ​ |  |  | ​ |  |  | ​ |  |  | ​ |  |  | ​ |  |
Operating revenues (a) | ​ | $ | — | ​ | $ | — | ​ | $ | 14,914 | ​ | $ | — | ​ | $ | 14,914
Costs and expenses (a) | ​ |  | — | ​ |  | — | ​ |  | 12,125 | ​ |  | — | ​ |  | 12,125
Income from operations | ​ |  | — | ​ |  | — | ​ |  | 2,789 | ​ |  | — | ​ |  | 2,789
Other income (expense): | ​ |  |  | ​ |  |  | ​ |  |  | ​ |  |  | ​ |  |
Interest expense, net | ​ |  | (312) | ​ |  | (20) | ​ |  | (42) | ​ |  | — | ​ |  | (374)
Equity in earnings of subsidiaries, net of tax | ​ |  | 2,155 | ​ |  | 2,169 | ​ |  | — | ​ |  | (4,324) | ​ |  | —
Other, net | ​ |  | — | ​ |  | — | ​ |  | (39) | ​ |  | — | ​ |  | (39)
​ | ​ |  | 1,843 | ​ |  | 2,149 | ​ |  | (81) | ​ |  | (4,324) | ​ |  | (413)
Income before income taxes | ​ |  | 1,843 | ​ |  | 2,149 | ​ |  | 2,708 | ​ |  | (4,324) | ​ |  | 2,376
Income tax expense (benefit) | ​ |  | (82) | ​ |  | (5) | ​ |  | 540 | ​ |  | — | ​ |  | 453
Consolidated net income | ​ |  | 1,925 | ​ |  | 2,154 | ​ |  | 2,168 | ​ |  | (4,324) | ​ |  | 1,923
Less: Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests | ​ |  | — | ​ |  | — | ​ |  | (2) | ​ |  | — | ​ |  | (2)
Net income attributable to Waste Management, Inc. | ​ | $ | 1,925 | ​ | $ | 2,154 | ​ | $ | 2,170 | ​ | $ | (4,324) | ​ | $ | 1,925
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2017 | ​ |  |  | ​ |  |  | ​ |  |  | ​ |  |  | ​ |  |
Operating revenues | ​ | $ | — | ​ | $ | — | ​ | $ | 15,040 | ​ | $ | (555) | ​ | $ | 14,485
Costs and expenses | ​ |  | 555 | ​ |  | — | ​ |  | 11,849 | ​ |  | (555) | ​ |  | 11,849
Income from operations | ​ |  | (555) | ​ |  | — | ​ |  | 3,191 | ​ |  | — | ​ |  | 2,636
Other income (expense): | ​ |  |  | ​ |  |  | ​ |  |  | ​ |  |  | ​ |  |
Interest expense, net | ​ |  | (299) | ​ |  | (20) | ​ |  | (44) | ​ |  | — | ​ |  | (363)
Loss on early extinguishment of debt | ​ | ​ | (6) | ​ | ​ | — | ​ | ​ | — | ​ | ​ | — | ​ | ​ | (6)
Equity in earnings of subsidiaries, net of tax | ​ |  | 2,469 | ​ |  | 2,482 | ​ |  | — | ​ |  | (4,951) | ​ |  | —
Other, net | ​ |  | 2 | ​ |  | (1) | ​ |  | (77) | ​ |  | — | ​ |  | (76)
​ | ​ |  | 2,166 | ​ |  | 2,461 | ​ |  | (121) | ​ |  | (4,951) | ​ |  | (445)
Income before income taxes | ​ |  | 1,611 | ​ |  | 2,461 | ​ |  | 3,070 | ​ |  | (4,951) | ​ |  | 2,191
Income tax expense (benefit) | ​ |  | (338) | ​ |  | (8) | ​ |  | 588 | ​ |  | — | ​ |  | 242
Consolidated net income | ​ |  | 1,949 | ​ |  | 2,469 | ​ |  | 2,482 | ​ |  | (4,951) | ​ |  | 1,949
Less: Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests | ​ |  | — | ​ |  | — | ​ |  | — | ​ |  | — | ​ |  | —
Net income attributable to Waste Management, Inc. | ​ | $ | 1,949 | ​ | $ | 2,469 | ​ | $ | 2,482 | ​ | $ | (4,951) | ​ | $ | 1,949
(a) | For 2019 and 2018, operating revenues and costs and expenses related to insurance premiums for a wholly-owned insurance captive are included in Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries to more accurately reflect those transactions.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
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​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | WM | ​ | Non-Guarantor | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
​ |  | WM |  | Holdings |  | Subsidiaries |  | Eliminations |  | Consolidated
Years Ended December 31: |  | ​ |  |  | ​ |  |  | ​ |  |  | ​ |  |  | ​ |
2019 | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
Comprehensive income | ​ | $ | 1,678 | ​ | $ | 2,047 | ​ | $ | 2,080 | ​ | $ | (4,055) | ​ | $ | 1,750
Less: Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests | ​ |  | — | ​ |  | — | ​ |  | 1 | ​ |  | — | ​ |  | 1
Comprehensive income attributable to Waste Management, Inc. | ​ | $ | 1,678 | ​ | $ | 2,047 | ​ | $ | 2,079 | ​ | $ | (4,055) | ​ | $ | 1,749
​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
2018 | ​ |  |  | ​ |  |  | ​ |  |  | ​ |  |  | ​ |  |
Comprehensive income | ​ | $ | 1,933 | ​ | $ | 2,154 | ​ | $ | 2,070 | ​ | $ | (4,324) | ​ | $ | 1,833
Less: Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests | ​ |  | — | ​ |  | — | ​ |  | (2) | ​ |  | — | ​ |  | (2)
Comprehensive income attributable to Waste Management, Inc. | ​ | $ | 1,933 | ​ | $ | 2,154 | ​ | $ | 2,072 | ​ | $ | (4,324) | ​ | $ | 1,835
​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
2017 | ​ |  |  | ​ |  |  | ​ |  |  | ​ |  |  | ​ |  |
Comprehensive income | ​ | $ | 1,955 | ​ | $ | 2,469 | ​ | $ | 2,564 | ​ | $ | (4,951) | ​ | $ | 2,037
Less: Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests | ​ |  | — | ​ |  | — | ​ |  | — | ​ |  | — | ​ |  | —
Comprehensive income attributable to Waste Management, Inc. | ​ | $ | 1,955 | ​ | $ | 2,469 | ​ | $ | 2,564 | ​ | $ | (4,951) | ​ | $ | 2,037
​ ​ CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
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​ |  |  | ​ |  | WM |  | Non-Guarantor |  |  | ​ |  |  | ​
​ |  | WM(a) |  | Holdings(a) |  | Subsidiaries(a) |  | Eliminations |  | Consolidated
Years Ended December 31: |  | ​ |  |  | ​ |  |  | ​ |  |  | ​ |  |  | ​ |
2019 | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
Cash flows provided by (used in): |  | ​ |  |  | ​ |  |  | ​ |  |  | ​ |  |  | ​ |
Operating activities | ​ | $ | — | ​ | $ | — | ​ | $ | 3,874 | ​ | $ | — | ​ | $ | 3,874
Investing activities | ​ |  | — | ​ |  | — | ​ |  | (2,376) | ​ |  | — | ​ |  | (2,376)
Financing activities | ​ |  | — | ​ |  | — | ​ |  | 1,964 | ​ |  | — | ​ |  | 1,964
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash and cash equivalents | ​ |  | — | ​ |  | — | ​ |  | 2 | ​ |  | — | ​ |  | 2
Intercompany activity | ​ |  | 3,485 | ​ |  | — | ​ |  | (3,485) | ​ |  | — | ​ |  | —
Increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash and cash equivalents | ​ |  | 3,485 | ​ |  | — | ​ |  | (21) | ​ |  | — | ​ |  | 3,464
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period | ​ |  | — | ​ |  | — | ​ |  | 183 | ​ |  | — | ​ |  | 183
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash and cash equivalents at end of period | ​ | $ | 3,485 | ​ | $ | — | ​ | $ | 162 | ​ | $ | — | ​ | $ | 3,647
​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
2018 |  | ​ |  |  | ​ |  |  | ​ |  |  | ​ |  |  | ​ |
Cash flows provided by (used in): |  | ​ |  |  | ​ |  |  | ​ |  |  | ​ |  |  | ​ |
Operating activities | ​ | $ | — | ​ | $ | — | ​ | $ | 3,570 | ​ | $ | — | ​ | $ | 3,570
Investing activities | ​ |  | — | ​ |  | — | ​ |  | (2,169) | ​ |  | — | ​ |  | (2,169)
Financing activities | ​ |  | — | ​ |  | — | ​ |  | (1,508) | ​ |  | — | ​ |  | (1,508)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash and cash equivalents | ​ |  | — | ​ |  | — | ​ |  | (3) | ​ |  | — | ​ |  | (3)
Increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash and cash equivalents | ​ |  | — | ​ |  | — | ​ |  | (110) | ​ |  | — | ​ |  | (110)
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period | ​ |  | — | ​ |  | — | ​ |  | 293 | ​ |  | — | ​ |  | 293
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash and cash equivalents at end of period | ​ | $ | — | ​ | $ | — | ​ | $ | 183 | ​ | $ | — | ​ | $ | 183
​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
2017 |  | ​ |  |  | ​ |  |  | ​ |  |  | ​ |  |  | ​ |
Cash flows provided by (used in): |  | ​ |  |  | ​ |  |  | ​ |  |  | ​ |  |  | ​ |
Operating activities | ​ | $ | — | ​ | $ | — | ​ | $ | 3,180 | ​ | $ | — | ​ | $ | 3,180
Investing activities | ​ |  | — | ​ |  | — | ​ |  | (1,620) | ​ |  | — | ​ |  | (1,620)
Financing activities | ​ |  | — | ​ |  | — | ​ |  | (1,361) | ​ |  | — | ​ |  | (1,361)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash and cash equivalents | ​ |  | — | ​ |  | — | ​ |  | — | ​ |  | — | ​ |  | —
Increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash and cash equivalents | ​ |  | — | ​ |  | — | ​ |  | 199 | ​ |  | — | ​ |  | 199
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period | ​ |  | — | ​ |  | — | ​ |  | 94 | ​ |  | — | ​ |  | 94
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash and cash equivalents at end of period | ​ | $ | — | ​ | $ | — | ​ | $ | 293 | ​ | $ | — | ​ | $ | 293
(a) | Cash receipts and payments of WM and WM Holdings are transacted by Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries. Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash and cash equivalents of WM as of December 31, 2019 include remaining proceeds from our senior note issuances which are discussed further in Notes 7 and 17.

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