Business Acquisitions and Restructuring Charges - Acquisitions Narrative (Details) $ in Millions |
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Sep. 30, 2016
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Sep. 30, 2015
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Dec. 31, 2015
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| Cash used in acquisitions, net of cash acquired | $ 30.7 | $ 535.9 | |
| Goodwill | 11,163.1 | $ 11,145.5 | |
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| Cash used in acquisitions, net of cash acquired | $ 476.6 | ||
| Number of types of waste management and disposal facilities | facility | 3 | ||
| Property and equipment | 109.3 | ||
| Landfill airspace | 85.5 | ||
| Other intangible assets | 7.2 | ||
| Net working capital | 21.0 | ||
| Closure and post-closure liabilities | 6.9 | ||
| Environmental remediation liabilities | 7.6 | ||
| Goodwill | $ 268.0 | ||
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- Definition Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Environmental Remediation Liabilities No definition available.
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- Definition Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Net Working Capital No definition available.
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- Definition Number of Types of Waste Management and Disposal Facilities No definition available.
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- Definition Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table. No definition available.
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- Definition Amount of intangible assets, excluding goodwill, acquired at the acquisition date. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition Amount of assets expected to be realized or consumed after one year or the normal operating cycle, if longer, acquired at the acquisition date. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition Amount of other liabilities due after one year or the normal operating cycle, if longer, assumed at the acquisition date. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition The amount of property, plant, and equipment recognized as of the acquisition date. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition Amount after accumulated impairment loss of an asset representing future economic benefits arising from other assets acquired in a business combination that are not individually identified and separately recognized. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition The cash outflow associated with the acquisition of a business, net of the cash acquired from the purchase. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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