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Quarterly Financial Data (Unaudited) - Information (Detail) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions | 1 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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May 31, 2019 | Dec. 31, 2019 | Sep. 30, 2019 | Jun. 30, 2019 | Mar. 31, 2019 | Dec. 31, 2018 | Sep. 30, 2018 | Jun. 30, 2018 | Dec. 31, 2019 | Dec. 31, 2018 | Dec. 31, 2017
Quarterly Financial Information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss on investment |  |  |  |  | $ 3 |  |  |  |  |  |
Positive (negative) impact on earnings per share |  | $ (0.07) | $ (0.02) | $ (0.06) | $ (0.13) | $ 0.07 | $ (0.05) | $ 0.07 |  |  |
Loss on early extinguishment of debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ (85) |  | $ (6)
Net pre-tax (gains) losses |  | $ 37 |  | $ 32 |  |  | $ 32 |  |  |  |
Gain (loss) on sale of assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 40 |  | $ 96 | 38
Impairment charges |  |  |  | 16 |  | $ 8 |  |  | 42 | 38 | 41
Business acquisition costs |  |  | $ 8 | 9 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Solid waste operations impairment |  | 10 |  | $ 7 |  |  |  |  | 15 |  |
Goodwill impairment charges |  | 27 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 27 | 6 | 34
Reduction in provision for income taxes due to tax audit settlements |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ (33) | (2) | (40) | $ (2)
Senior Notes, Aggregate [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Quarterly Financial Information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Positive (negative) impact on earnings per share |  |  |  | $ (0.15) |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss on early extinguishment of debt | $ 84 |  |  | $ (84) |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Early extinguishment of high-coupon senior notes | $ 257 |  |  | $ 257 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Energy and Environmental Services [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Quarterly Financial Information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill impairment charges |  | 17 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 17 |  |
Lamp Tracker Reporting Unit [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Quarterly Financial Information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill impairment charges |  | $ 10 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 10 |  |
Landfill [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Quarterly Financial Information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Impairment charges |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 29 |  |  | 30 |
Advanced Disposal Services [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Quarterly Financial Information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Positive (negative) impact on earnings per share |  | $ (0.07) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net pre-tax (gains) losses |  | $ 38 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Tax Implications [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Quarterly Financial Information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Positive (negative) impact on earnings per share |  |  |  |  |  | $ 0.04 | $ 0.06 |  |  |  |
Net reduction in income tax expense due to Tax Cuts and Jobs Act |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ (27) |  |  |  |
Deferred tax adjustment |  |  |  |  |  | $ (17) |  |  |  |  |
Tier 1 [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Quarterly Financial Information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Gain (loss) on sale of assets |  |  |  |  |  | $ 52 |  |  |  | 52 |
Other [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Quarterly Financial Information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Gain (loss) on sale of assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 44 |
Goodwill impairment charges |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 27 | $ 6 |

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