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Segment and Related Information - Revenue mix (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2025 | Sep. 30, 2024 | Sep. 30, 2025 | Sep. 30, 2024
Segment revenue |  |  |  |
Operating revenues | $ 6,443 | $ 5,609 | $ 18,891 | $ 16,170
Collection and Disposal [Member] |  |  |  |
Segment revenue |  |  |  |
Operating revenues | 5,321 | 5,084 |  |
Collection [Member] |  |  |  |
Segment revenue |  |  |  |
Operating revenues | 3,930 | 3,796 | 11,532 | 11,112
Commercial [Member] |  |  |  |
Segment revenue |  |  |  |
Operating revenues | 1,419 | 1,359 | 4,197 | 4,005
Industrial [Member] |  |  |  |
Segment revenue |  |  |  |
Operating revenues | 808 | 797 | 2,339 | 2,323
Residential [Member] |  |  |  |
Segment revenue |  |  |  |
Operating revenues | 884 | 875 | 2,628 | 2,592
Other Collection [Member] |  |  |  |
Segment revenue |  |  |  |
Operating revenues | 819 | 765 | 2,368 | 2,192
Landfill [Member] |  |  |  |
Segment revenue |  |  |  |
Operating revenues | 995 | 923 | 2,871 | 2,588
Transfer [Member] |  |  |  |
Segment revenue |  |  |  |
Operating revenues | 396 | 365 | 1,121 | 1,022
Recycling Processing and Sales [Member] |  |  |  |
Segment revenue |  |  |  |
Operating revenues | 372 | 432 |  |
WM Renewable Energy [Member] |  |  |  |
Segment revenue |  |  |  |
Operating revenues | 115 | 87 |  |
WM Healthcare Solutions [Member] |  |  |  |
Segment revenue |  |  |  |
Operating revenues | 628 |  | 1,893 |
Corporate and other [Member] |  |  |  |
Segment revenue |  |  |  |
Operating revenues | 7 | 6 |  |
Operating Segments [Member] |  |  |  |
Segment revenue |  |  |  |
Operating revenues | 7,908 | 6,840 | 23,122 | 19,741
Operating Segments [Member] | Collection and Disposal [Member] |  |  |  |
Segment revenue |  |  |  |
Operating revenues | 6,570 | 6,238 |  |
Operating Segments [Member] | Collection [Member] |  |  |  |
Segment revenue |  |  |  |
Operating revenues | 4,478 | 4,286 | 13,120 | 12,519
Operating Segments [Member] | Commercial [Member] |  |  |  |
Segment revenue |  |  |  |
Operating revenues | 1,642 | 1,564 | 4,854 | 4,591
Operating Segments [Member] | Industrial [Member] |  |  |  |
Segment revenue |  |  |  |
Operating revenues | 1,042 | 1,003 | 2,995 | 2,915
Operating Segments [Member] | Residential [Member] |  |  |  |
Segment revenue |  |  |  |
Operating revenues | 906 | 897 | 2,694 | 2,659
Operating Segments [Member] | Other Collection [Member] |  |  |  |
Segment revenue |  |  |  |
Operating revenues | 888 | 822 | 2,577 | 2,354
Operating Segments [Member] | Landfill [Member] |  |  |  |
Segment revenue |  |  |  |
Operating revenues | 1,402 | 1,311 | 4,041 | 3,725
Operating Segments [Member] | Transfer [Member] |  |  |  |
Segment revenue |  |  |  |
Operating revenues | 690 | 641 | 1,963 | 1,819
Operating Segments [Member] | Recycling Processing and Sales [Member] |  |  |  |
Segment revenue |  |  |  |
Operating revenues | 470 | 503 |  |
Operating Segments [Member] | WM Renewable Energy [Member] |  |  |  |
Segment revenue |  |  |  |
Operating revenues | 116 | 88 |  |
Operating Segments [Member] | WM Healthcare Solutions [Member] |  |  |  |
Segment revenue |  |  |  |
Operating revenues | 738 |  | 2,219 |
Operating Segments [Member] | Corporate and other [Member] |  |  |  |
Segment revenue |  |  |  |
Operating revenues | 14 | 11 |  |
Intercompany Elimination [Member] |  |  |  |
Segment revenue |  |  |  |
Operating revenues | 1,465 | 1,231 | 4,231 | 3,571
Intercompany Elimination [Member] | Collection and Disposal [Member] |  |  |  |
Segment revenue |  |  |  |
Operating revenues | 1,249 | 1,154 |  |
Intercompany Elimination [Member] | Collection [Member] |  |  |  |
Segment revenue |  |  |  |
Operating revenues | 548 | 490 | 1,588 | 1,407
Intercompany Elimination [Member] | Commercial [Member] |  |  |  |
Segment revenue |  |  |  |
Operating revenues | 223 | 205 | 657 | 586
Intercompany Elimination [Member] | Industrial [Member] |  |  |  |
Segment revenue |  |  |  |
Operating revenues | 234 | 206 | 656 | 592
Intercompany Elimination [Member] | Residential [Member] |  |  |  |
Segment revenue |  |  |  |
Operating revenues | 22 | 22 | 66 | 67
Intercompany Elimination [Member] | Other Collection [Member] |  |  |  |
Segment revenue |  |  |  |
Operating revenues | 69 | 57 | 209 | 162
Intercompany Elimination [Member] | Landfill [Member] |  |  |  |
Segment revenue |  |  |  |
Operating revenues | 407 | 388 | 1,170 | 1,137
Intercompany Elimination [Member] | Transfer [Member] |  |  |  |
Segment revenue |  |  |  |
Operating revenues | 294 | 276 | 842 | $ 797
Intercompany Elimination [Member] | Recycling Processing and Sales [Member] |  |  |  |
Segment revenue |  |  |  |
Operating revenues | 98 | 71 |  |
Intercompany Elimination [Member] | WM Renewable Energy [Member] |  |  |  |
Segment revenue |  |  |  |
Operating revenues | 1 | 1 |  |
Intercompany Elimination [Member] | WM Healthcare Solutions [Member] |  |  |  |
Segment revenue |  |  |  |
Operating revenues | 110 |  | $ 326 |
Intercompany Elimination [Member] | Corporate and other [Member] |  |  |  |
Segment revenue |  |  |  |
Operating revenues | $ 7 | $ 5 |  |

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