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Acquisitions and Divestitures (Detail) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions |  |  | 12 Months Ended |
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Apr. 14, 2019 USD ($) item $ / shares | Mar. 08, 2019 item | Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($) item | Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($) item | Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($) item | Jun. 28, 2019
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Total enterprise value |  |  | $ 515 | $ 471 | $ 205 |
Number of business acquired | item |  |  | 18 | 32 | 24 |
Business acquisitions closed during the year, cash payments |  |  | $ 501 | $ 440 | $ 183 |
Other consideration |  |  | 14 | 31 | 22 |
Increase (decrease) in contingent consideration |  |  | (6) |  |  |
Contingent consideration paid for acquisitions closed in previous year |  |  | 4 | 6 | 3 |
Purchase price holdbacks paid |  |  | 20 | 20 | 14 |
Purchase price holdbacks paid for acquisitions closed in current year |  |  | 9 | 15 | 13 |
Allocation of consideration to property and equipment |  |  | 350 | 115 | 127 |
Allocation of consideration to other intangible assets |  |  | 53 | 141 | 46 |
Allocation of consideration to goodwill |  |  | $ 111 | $ 248 | $ 39 |
Advanced Disposal Services [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Price per share | $ / shares | $ 33.15 |  |  |  |  |
Total enterprise value | $ 4,900 |  |  |  |  |
Advanced Disposal's net debt | $ 1,900 |  |  |  |  |
Number of collection operations | item | 95 |  |  |  |  |
Number of transfer stations | item | 73 |  |  |  |  |
Number of landfills | item | 41 |  |  |  |  |
Number of owned or operated recycling facilities | item | 22 |  |  |  |  |
Merger approval percentage |  |  |  |  |  | 85.90%
Petro Waste Environmental [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of landfills | item |  | 7 |  |  |  |

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