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Segment Reporting (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2011
Segment Reporting [Abstract] |
Summarized financial information concerning our reportable segments | Summarized financial information concerning our reportable segments for the years ended December 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009 is shown in the following table:
|  | Gross Revenue |  |  | Intercompany Revenue |  |  | Net Revenue |  |  | Depreciation, Amortization, Depletion and Accretion |  |  | Operating Income (Loss) |  |  | Capital Expenditures |  |  | Total Assets |
2011: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Eastern |  | $ | 2,469.2 |  |  | $ | (366.1 | ) |  | $ | 2,103.1 |  |  | $ | 202.4 |  |  | $ | 493.0 |  |  | $ | 219.9 |  |  | $ | 4,457.0 |
Midwestern |  |  | 2,197.4 |  |  |  | (390.9 | ) |  |  | 1,806.5 |  |  |  | 206.5 |  |  |  | 375.9 |  |  |  | 218.0 |  |  |  | 3,794.4 |
Southern |  |  | 2,343.0 |  |  |  | (313.1 | ) |  |  | 2,029.9 |  |  |  | 229.9 |  |  |  | 460.7 |  |  |  | 229.3 |  |  |  | 4,907.7 |
Western |  |  | 2,619.2 |  |  |  | (463.5 | ) |  |  | 2,155.7 |  |  |  | 220.5 |  |  |  | 486.4 |  |  |  | 267.4 |  |  |  | 5,539.0 |
Corporate entities |  |  | 114.0 |  |  |  | (16.3 | ) |  |  | 97.7 |  |  |  | 62.3 |  |  |  | (263.3 | ) |  |  | 1.9 |  |  |  | 853.4 |
Total |  | $ | 9,742.8 |  |  | $ | (1,549.9 | ) |  | $ | 8,192.9 |  |  | $ | 921.6 |  |  | $ | 1,552.7 |  |  | $ | 936.5 |  |  | $ | 19,551.5 |
2010: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Eastern |  | $ | 2,429.3 |  |  | $ | (353.8 | ) |  | $ | 2,075.5 |  |  | $ | 205.5 |  |  | $ | 488.4 |  |  | $ | 175.3 |  |  | $ | 4,437.1 |
Midwestern |  |  | 2,167.4 |  |  |  | (400.5 | ) |  |  | 1,766.9 |  |  |  | 203.6 |  |  |  | 402.0 |  |  |  | 210.7 |  |  |  | 3,718.0 |
Southern |  |  | 2,289.0 |  |  |  | (311.7 | ) |  |  | 1,977.3 |  |  |  | 221.5 |  |  |  | 482.8 |  |  |  | 190.4 |  |  |  | 4,869.7 |
Western |  |  | 2,684.6 |  |  |  | (496.0 | ) |  |  | 2,188.6 |  |  |  | 218.2 |  |  |  | 521.2 |  |  |  | 222.3 |  |  |  | 5,518.5 |
Corporate entities |  |  | 115.7 |  |  |  | (17.4 | ) |  |  | 98.3 |  |  |  | 65.4 |  |  |  | (355.3 | ) |  |  | (4.0 | ) |  |  | 918.6 |
Total |  | $ | 9,686.0 |  |  | $ | (1,579.4 | ) |  | $ | 8,106.6 |  |  | $ | 914.2 |  |  | $ | 1,539.1 |  |  | $ | 794.7 |  |  | $ | 19,461.9 |
2009: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Eastern |  | $ | 2,485.9 |  |  | $ | (370.9 | ) |  | $ | 2,115.0 |  |  | $ | 214.3 |  |  | $ | 483.0 |  |  | $ | 199.1 |  |  | $ | 4,495.1 |
Midwestern |  |  | 2,185.4 |  |  |  | (408.4 | ) |  |  | 1,777.0 |  |  |  | 225.9 |  |  |  | 367.3 |  |  |  | 208.7 |  |  |  | 3,605.9 |
Southern |  |  | 2,371.7 |  |  |  | (325.5 | ) |  |  | 2,046.2 |  |  |  | 233.1 |  |  |  | 522.9 |  |  |  | 168.5 |  |  |  | 4,867.6 |
Western |  |  | 2,652.4 |  |  |  | (482.4 | ) |  |  | 2,170.0 |  |  |  | 234.9 |  |  |  | 582.0 |  |  |  | 180.5 |  |  |  | 5,461.2 |
Corporate entities |  |  | 123.6 |  |  |  | (32.7 | ) |  |  | 90.9 |  |  |  | 50.3 |  |  |  | (365.4 | ) |  |  | 69.5 |  |  |  | 1,110.5 |
Total |  | $ | 9,819.0 |  |  | $ | (1,619.9 | ) |  | $ | 8,199.1 |  |  | $ | 958.5 |  |  | $ | 1,589.8 |  |  | $ | 826.3 |  |  | $ | 19,540.3 |
Revenue by service line | The following table shows our total reported revenue by line of business for the respective years ended December 31. Intercompany revenue has been eliminated.
|  | 2011 |  |  | 2010 |  |  | 2009 |
Collection: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Residential |  | $ | 2,135.7 |  |  |  | 26.1 | % |  | $ | 2,173.9 |  |  |  | 26.8 | % |  | $ | 2,187.0 |  |  |  | 26.7 | %
Commercial |  |  | 2,487.5 |  |  |  | 30.4 |  |  |  | 2,486.8 |  |  |  | 30.7 |  |  |  | 2,553.4 |  |  |  | 31.1 |
Industrial |  |  | 1,515.4 |  |  |  | 18.5 |  |  |  | 1,482.9 |  |  |  | 18.3 |  |  |  | 1,541.4 |  |  |  | 18.8 |
Other |  |  | 32.9 |  |  |  | 0.4 |  |  |  | 29.6 |  |  |  | 0.4 |  |  |  | 26.9 |  |  |  | 0.3 |
Total collection |  |  | 6,171.5 |  |  |  | 75.4 |  |  |  | 6,173.2 |  |  |  | 76.2 |  |  |  | 6,308.7 |  |  |  | 76.9 |
Transfer |  |  | 978.0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,030.3 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,111.1 |  |  |  |  |
Less: Intercompany |  |  | (556.6 | ) |  |  |  |  |  |  | (587.9 | ) |  |  |  |  |  |  | (611.2 | ) |  |  |  |
Transfer, net |  |  | 421.4 |  |  |  | 5.1 |  |  |  | 442.4 |  |  |  | 5.4 |  |  |  | 499.9 |  |  |  | 6.1 |
Landfill |  |  | 1,867.6 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,865.8 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,892.5 |  |  |  |  |
Less: Intercompany |  |  | (846.9 | ) |  |  |  |  |  |  | (861.7 | ) |  |  |  |  |  |  | (891.6 | ) |  |  |  |
Landfill, net |  |  | 1,020.7 |  |  |  | 12.5 |  |  |  | 1,004.1 |  |  |  | 12.4 |  |  |  | 1,000.9 |  |  |  | 12.2 |
Sale of recyclable materials |  |  | 438.6 |  |  |  | 5.4 |  |  |  | 337.9 |  |  |  | 4.2 |  |  |  | 229.8 |  |  |  | 2.8 |
Other non-core |  |  | 140.7 |  |  |  | 1.6 |  |  |  | 149.0 |  |  |  | 1.8 |  |  |  | 159.8 |  |  |  | 2.0 |
Other |  |  | 579.3 |  |  |  | 7.0 |  |  |  | 486.9 |  |  |  | 6.0 |  |  |  | 389.6 |  |  |  | 4.8 |
Total revenue |  | $ | 8,192.9 |  |  |  | 100.0 | % |  | $ | 8,106.6 |  |  |  | 100.0 | % |  | $ | 8,199.1 |  |  |  | 100.0 | %

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