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Segment and Related Information (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2020
Segment and Related Information |
Reportable Segments |
​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
​ | ​ | Gross | ​ | Intercompany | ​ | Net | ​ | Income
​ | ​ | Operating | ​ | Operating | ​ | Operating | ​ | from
​ |  | Revenues |  | Revenues(c) |  | Revenues |  | Operations(d)
Three Months Ended September 30: |  | ​ |  |  | ​ |  |  | ​ |  |  | ​ |
2020 |  | ​ |  |  | ​ |  |  | ​ |  |  | ​ |
Solid Waste: |  | ​ |  |  | ​ |  |  | ​ |  |  | ​ |
Tier 1 | ​ | $ | 1,521 | ​ | $ | (295) | ​ | $ | 1,226 | ​ | $ | 430
Tier 2 | ​ |  | 984 | ​ |  | (209) | ​ |  | 775 | ​ |  | 226
Tier 3 | ​ |  | 1,572 | ​ |  | (304) | ​ |  | 1,268 | ​ |  | 290
Solid Waste | ​ |  | 4,077 | ​ |  | (808) | ​ |  | 3,269 | ​ |  | 946
Other (a) | ​ |  | 615 | ​ |  | (23) | ​ |  | 592 | ​ |  | (7)
​ | ​ | ​ | 4,692 | ​ | ​ | (831) | ​ | ​ | 3,861 | ​ | ​ | 939
Corporate and Other (b) | ​ |  | — | ​ |  | — | ​ |  | — | ​ |  | (259)
Total | ​ | $ | 4,692 | ​ | $ | (831) | ​ | $ | 3,861 | ​ | $ | 680
​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
2019 | ​ |  |  | ​ |  |  | ​ |  |  | ​ |  |
Solid Waste: | ​ |  |  | ​ |  |  | ​ |  |  | ​ |  |
Tier 1 | ​ | $ | 1,576 | ​ | $ | (295) | ​ | $ | 1,281 | ​ | $ | 436
Tier 2 | ​ |  | 998 | ​ |  | (199) | ​ |  | 799 | ​ |  | 226
Tier 3 | ​ |  | 1,641 | ​ |  | (310) | ​ |  | 1,331 | ​ |  | 298
Solid Waste | ​ |  | 4,215 | ​ |  | (804) | ​ |  | 3,411 | ​ |  | 960
Other (a) | ​ |  | 589 | ​ |  | (33) | ​ |  | 556 | ​ |  | (25)
​ | ​ |  | 4,804 | ​ |  | (837) | ​ |  | 3,967 | ​ |  | 935
Corporate and Other (b) | ​ |  | — | ​ |  | — | ​ |  | — | ​ |  | (201)
Total | ​ | $ | 4,804 | ​ | $ | (837) | ​ | $ | 3,967 | ​ | $ | 734
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​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
​ | ​ | Gross | ​ | Intercompany | ​ | Net | ​ | Income
​ | ​ | Operating | ​ | Operating | ​ | Operating | ​ | from
​ |  | Revenues |  | Revenues(c) |  | Revenues |  | Operations(d)
Nine Months Ended September 30: | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
2020 |  | ​ |  |  | ​ |  |  | ​ |  |  | ​ |
Solid Waste: |  | ​ |  |  | ​ | ​ |  | ​ |  |  | ​ |
Tier 1 | ​ | $ | 4,442 | ​ | $ | (846) | ​ | $ | 3,596 | ​ | $ | 1,139
Tier 2 | ​ |  | 2,813 | ​ |  | (597) | ​ |  | 2,216 | ​ |  | 596
Tier 3 | ​ |  | 4,566 | ​ |  | (873) | ​ |  | 3,693 | ​ |  | 776
Solid Waste | ​ |  | 11,821 | ​ |  | (2,316) | ​ |  | 9,505 | ​ |  | 2,511
Other (a) | ​ |  | 1,723 | ​ |  | (77) | ​ |  | 1,646 | ​ |  | (42)
​ | ​ | ​ | 13,544 | ​ | ​ | (2,393) | ​ | ​ | 11,151 | ​ | ​ | 2,469
Corporate and Other (b) | ​ |  | — | ​ |  | — | ​ |  | — | ​ |  | (689)
Total | ​ | $ | 13,544 | ​ | $ | (2,393) | ​ | $ | 11,151 | ​ | $ | 1,780
​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
2019 | ​ |  |  | ​ |  |  | ​ |  |  | ​ |  |
Solid Waste: | ​ |  |  | ​ |  |  | ​ |  |  | ​ |  |
Tier 1 | ​ | $ | 4,602 | ​ | $ | (853) | ​ | $ | 3,749 | ​ | $ | 1,268
Tier 2 | ​ |  | 2,897 | ​ |  | (580) | ​ |  | 2,317 | ​ |  | 656
Tier 3 | ​ |  | 4,780 | ​ |  | (900) | ​ |  | 3,880 | ​ |  | 850
Solid Waste | ​ |  | 12,279 | ​ |  | (2,333) | ​ |  | 9,946 | ​ |  | 2,774
Other (a) | ​ |  | 1,757 | ​ |  | (94) | ​ |  | 1,663 | ​ |  | (92)
​ | ​ |  | 14,036 | ​ |  | (2,427) | ​ |  | 11,609 | ​ |  | 2,682
Corporate and Other (b) | ​ |  | — | ​ |  | — | ​ |  | — | ​ |  | (631)
Total | ​ | $ | 14,036 | ​ | $ | (2,427) | ​ | $ | 11,609 | ​ | $ | 2,051
(a) | “Other” includes (i) our Strategic Business Solutions (“WMSBS”) business; (ii) those elements of our landfill gas-to-energy operations and third-party subcontract and administration revenues managed by our Energy and Environmental Services (“EES”) and WM Renewable Energy businesses that are not included in the operations of our reportable segments; (iii) our recycling brokerage services and (iv) certain other expanded service offerings and solutions. In addition, our “Other” segment reflects the results of non-operating entities that provide financial assurance and self-insurance support for our Solid Waste business, net of intercompany activity.
Income from operations for the Other segment for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020 was impacted primarily by an increase in revenue for our WMSBS and WM Renewable Energy businesses as a result of new contract activities in the current year periods and a new renewable energy facility coming online which drove an increase in commodity sales, respectively. Additionally, the nine month period is impacted by a $16 million non-cash charge to write off certain equipment costs recorded in the prior year period offset, in part, by (i) a decrease in revenue within our EES business and (ii) the non-cash impairment of certain assets within our WM Renewable Energy business in the current year period.
(b) | Corporate operating results reflect certain costs incurred for various support services that are not allocated to our reportable segments. These support services include, among other things, treasury, legal, information technology, tax, insurance, centralized service center processes, other administrative functions and the maintenance of our closed landfills. Income from operations for “Corporate and Other” also includes costs associated with our long-term incentive program and any administrative expenses or revisions to our estimated obligations associated with divested operations.
(c) | Intercompany operating revenues reflect each segment’s total intercompany sales, including intercompany sales within a segment and between segments. Transactions within and between segments are generally made on a basis intended to reflect the market value of the service.
(d) | Income from operations provided by our Solid Waste business is generally indicative of the margins provided by our collection, landfill, transfer and recycling lines of business. From time to time, the operating results of our reportable segments are significantly affected by certain transactions or events that management believes are not indicative or representative of our results. In 2020, we revised allocations between our segments including (i) the discontinuation of certain allocations from Corporate and Other to Solid Waste and (ii) allocating certain insurance costs from Other to Solid Waste. Reclassifications have been made to our prior period information for comparability purposes.
Summary of operating revenues mix | The mix of operating revenues from our major lines of business are as follows (in millions):
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​ | ​ | Three Months Ended | ​ | Nine Months Ended
​ | ​ | September 30, | ​ | September 30,
​ |  | 2020 |  | 2019 |  | 2020 |  | 2019
Commercial | ​ | $ | 1,025 | ​ | $ | 1,069 | ​ | $ | 3,016 | ​ | $ | 3,147
Residential | ​ |  | 662 | ​ |  | 661 | ​ |  | 1,969 | ​ |  | 1,956
Industrial | ​ |  | 709 | ​ |  | 766 | ​ |  | 2,027 | ​ |  | 2,190
Other collection | ​ |  | 120 | ​ |  | 130 | ​ |  | 347 | ​ |  | 361
Total collection | ​ |  | 2,516 | ​ |  | 2,626 | ​ |  | 7,359 | ​ |  | 7,654
Landfill | ​ |  | 946 | ​ |  | 993 | ​ |  | 2,707 | ​ |  | 2,880
Transfer | ​ |  | 482 | ​ |  | 471 | ​ |  | 1,362 | ​ |  | 1,357
Recycling | ​ |  | 290 | ​ |  | 245 | ​ |  | 819 | ​ |  | 800
Other (a) | ​ |  | 458 | ​ |  | 469 | ​ |  | 1,297 | ​ |  | 1,345
Intercompany (b) | ​ |  | (831) | ​ |  | (837) | ​ |  | (2,393) | ​ |  | (2,427)
Total | ​ | $ | 3,861 | ​ | $ | 3,967 | ​ | $ | 11,151 | ​ | $ | 11,609
(a) | The “Other” line of business includes (i) our WMSBS business; (ii) our landfill gas-to-energy operations; (iii) certain services within our EES business, including our construction and remediation services and our services associated with the disposal of fly ash and (iv) certain other expanded service offerings and solutions. In addition, our “Other” line of business reflects the results of non-operating entities that provide financial assurance and self-insurance support for our Solid Waste business, net of intercompany activity. Activity related to collection, landfill, transfer and recycling within “Other” has been reclassified to the appropriate line of business for purposes of the presentation in this table.
(b) | Intercompany revenues between lines of business are eliminated in the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements included within this report.

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