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Acquisitions and Divestitures (Detail) $ / shares in Units, $ in Billions | Apr. 14, 2019 USD ($) site $ / shares | Mar. 08, 2019 site | Jun. 28, 2019
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Advanced Disposal Services [Member] |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |
Price per share | $ / shares | $ 33.15 |  |
Total enterprise value | $ | $ 4.9 |  |
Advanced Disposal's net debt | $ | $ 1.9 |  |
Number of collection operations | 95 |  |
Number of transfer stations | 73 |  |
Number of landfills | 41 |  |
Number of owned or operated recycling facilities | 22 |  |
Merger approval percentage |  |  | 85.90%
Petro Waste Environmental [Member] |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |
Number of landfills |  | 7 |

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