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Commitments and Contingencies (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Commitments and Contingencies [Abstract]

Future minimum lease obligations under non-cancellable operating leases

Future minimum lease obligations under non-cancelable operating leases with initial terms in excess of one year at December 31, 2011 are as follows:

2012		$	28.4
2013			24.8
2014			18.5
2015			15.3
2016			13.5
Thereafter			61.0
		$	161.5

Future minimum payments under unconditional purchase commitments

Future minimum payments under unconditional purchase commitments, consisting primarily of (i) disposal related agreements which include fixed or minimum royalty payments, host agreements, and take-or-pay and put-or-pay agreements, and (ii) other obligations including committed capital expenditures and consulting service agreements at December 31, 2011 are as follows:

2012		$	196.8
2013			80.0
2014			68.1
2015			31.7
2016			25.3
Thereafter			242.4
		$	644.3

Financial instruments and collateral in place

We had the following financial instruments and collateral in place to secure our financial assurances at December 31:

		2011				2010
Letters of credit		$	978.2			$	1,077.0
Surety bonds			2,728.2				2,622.3

Restricted Cash and Marketable Securities

The following table summarizes our restricted cash and marketable securities as of December 31:

		2011				2010
Financing proceeds		$	22.5			$	39.8
Capping, closure and post-closure obligations			54.9				61.8
Self-insurance			75.2				63.8
Other			37.0				7.4
Total restricted cash and marketable securities		$	189.6			$	172.8

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Tabular disclosure of a lessee's leasing arrangements including: (1) the basis on which contingent rental payments are determined, (2) the existence and terms of renewal or purchase options and escalation clauses, (3) restrictions imposed by lease arrangements, such as those concerning dividends, additional debt, and further leasing, (4) rent holidays, rent concessions, or leasehold improvement incentives and unusual provisions or conditions. Disclosure may also include the specific period used to amortize material leasehold improvements made at the inception of the lease or during the lease term. Additionally, for operating leases having initial or remaining noncancelable lease terms in excess of one year: (a) future minimum rental payments required as of the date of the latest balance sheet presented, in the aggregate and for each of the five succeeding fiscal years, (b) the total of minimum rentals to be received in the future under noncancelable subleases as of the date of the latest balance sheet presented, and (c) for all operating leases, rental expense for each period for which an income statement is presented, with separate amounts for minimum rentals, contingent rentals, and sublease rentals. Rental payments under leases with terms of a month or less that were not renewed need not be included.

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