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Selected Quarterly Financial Data (unaudited) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2011
Selected Quarterly Financial Data (unaudited) [Abstract] |
SELECTED QUARTERLY FINANCIAL DATA (unaudited) | 17. SELECTED QUARTERLY FINANCIAL DATA (unaudited) The following tables summarize our unaudited consolidated quarterly results of operations as reported for 2011 and 2010:
|  | First Quarter |  |  | Second Quarter |  |  | Third Quarter |  |  | Fourth Quarter |
2011: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue |  | $ | 1,964.9 |  |  | $ | 2,086.6 |  |  | $ | 2,116.2 |  |  | $ | 2,025.2 |
Operating income |  |  | 376.2 |  |  |  | 401.2 |  |  |  | 408.5 |  |  |  | 366.7 |
Net income |  |  | 158.1 |  |  |  | 46.2 |  |  |  | 193.6 |  |  |  | 191.0 |
Net income attributable to Republic Services, Inc. |  |  | 158.2 |  |  |  | 46.5 |  |  |  | 193.5 |  |  |  | 191.0 |
Diluted earnings per common share |  |  | 0.41 |  |  |  | 0.12 |  |  |  | 0.52 |  |  |  | 0.51 |
2010: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue |  | $ | 1,957.7 |  |  | $ | 2,066.4 |  |  | $ | 2,061.7 |  |  | $ | 2,020.8 |
Operating income |  |  | 381.3 |  |  |  | 400.8 |  |  |  | 367.6 |  |  |  | 389.4 |
Net income |  |  | 65.2 |  |  |  | 159.9 |  |  |  | 134.5 |  |  |  | 147.9 |
Net income attributable to Republic Services, Inc. |  |  | 65.0 |  |  |  | 159.7 |  |  |  | 134.2 |  |  |  | 147.6 |
Diluted earnings per common share |  |  | 0.17 |  |  |  | 0.42 |  |  |  | 0.35 |  |  |  | 0.38 |
During 2011 and 2010, we recorded a number of gains, charges (recoveries) and expenses that impacted our net income during each of the quarters as follows:
|  | First Quarter |  |  | Second Quarter |  |  | Third Quarter |  |  | Fourth Quarter |  |  | Total |
2011: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss on extinguishment of debt |  | $ | 1.8 |  |  | $ | 199.5 |  |  | $ | 6.0 |  |  | $ | 3.5 |  |  | $ | 210.8 |
(Gain) loss on disposition of assets and impairments, net |  |  | (0.4 | ) |  |  | 19.4 |  |  |  | 5.8 |  |  |  | 3.3 |  |  |  | 28.1 |
|  | First Quarter |  |  | Second Quarter |  |  | Third Quarter |  |  | Fourth Quarter |  |  | Total |
2010: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss on extinguishment of debt |  | $ | 132.3 |  |  | $ | - |  |  | $ | 19.4 |  |  | $ | 9.1 |  |  | $ | 160.8 |
Costs to achieve synergies |  |  | 9.1 |  |  |  | 8.5 |  |  |  | 7.4 |  |  |  | 8.3 |  |  |  | 33.3 |
Restructuring charges |  |  | 5.6 |  |  |  | 1.4 |  |  |  | 2.6 |  |  |  | 1.8 |  |  |  | 11.4 |
Loss (gain) on disposition of assets and impairments, net |  |  | 0.5 |  |  |  | 1.1 |  |  |  | 25.5 |  |  |  | (8.0 | ) |  |  | 19.1 |
Costs to achieve synergies relate to those incremental costs incurred primarily for our synergy incentive plan as well as other integration costs. We also recorded losses on early extinguishment of debt associated with premiums paid to repurchase debt, charges for unamortized debt discounts and professional fees paid to effectuate the repurchases.

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