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Business Acquisitions, Disposition of Assets, Asset Impairments and Restructuring Charges (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2011
Business Acquisitions Disposition of Assets Asset Impairments and Restructuring Charges [Abstract] |
Aggregate purchase price and allocation of purchase price in other acquisitions | We acquired various solid waste businesses during the years ended December 31, 2011 and 2010. The aggregate cash used in these acquisitions, net of cash acquired, was $42.6 million and $58.9 million, respectively. The purchase price paid for these acquisitions during the year ended December 31 and the preliminary allocation of the purchase price as of December 31 are as follows (in millions):
|  | 2011 |  |  | 2010 |
Purchase price: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash used in acquisitions, net of cash acquired |  | $ | 42.6 |  |  | $ | 58.9 |
Fair value of operations surrendered |  |  | 48.3 |  |  |  | 44.0 |
Holdbacks |  |  | 1.7 |  |  |  | 0.6 |
Total |  |  | 92.6 |  |  |  | 103.5 |
Allocated as follows: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Working capital |  |  | 7.1 |  |  |  | 5.1 |
Property and equipment |  |  | 44.5 |  |  |  | 40.8 |
Other liabilities, net |  |  | (7.8 | ) |  |  | (6.1 | )
Value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed |  |  | 43.8 |  |  |  | 39.8 |
Excess purchase price to be allocated |  | $ | 48.8 |  |  | $ | 63.7 |
Excess purchase price to be allocated as follows: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Other intangible assets |  |  | 33.1 |  |  |  | 21.9 |
Goodwill |  |  | 15.7 |  |  |  | 41.8 |
Total allocated |  | $ | 48.8 |  |  | $ | 63.7 |

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- Definition Tabular disclosure of all of the fair values of the purchase price and assets and liabilities acquired in a business combination. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Topic 805 -SubTopic 30 -Publisher FASB -Number -Article -Subparagraph -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Paragraph 1 -Section 50 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6911361&loc=d3e6927-128479 + Details
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