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Shareholders' Equity (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2017
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member] |
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items] |
Summary of Activity Related to Restricted Stock Units | A summary of activity related to restricted share units (“RSUs”) during the nine-month period ended September 30, 2017, is presented below:
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﻿ |  | Unvested Shares |  |  |
﻿Outstanding at December 31, 2016 |  | 1,252,291 |  |  |
﻿Granted |  | 413,179 |  |  |
﻿Forfeited |  | (45,409) |  |  |
﻿Vested and issued |  | (542,403) |  |  |
﻿Vested and deferred |  | (37,482) |  |  |
﻿Outstanding at September 30, 2017 |  | 1,040,176 |  |  |
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Performance Shares [Member] |
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items] |
Summary of Performance-Based Restricted Share Units Activity and Related Information | A summary of activity related to performance-based restricted share units (“PSUs”) during the nine-month period ended September 30, 2017, is presented below:
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﻿ |  | Unvested Shares |  |  |
﻿Outstanding at December 31, 2016 |  | 427,144 |  |  |
﻿Granted |  | 210,103 |  |  |
﻿Vested and issued |  | (122,786) |  |  |
﻿Outstanding at September 30, 2017 |  | 514,461 |  |  |
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Progressive Waste Solutions Ltd. [Member] |
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items] |
Summary of Stock Option Activity and Related Information | A summary of activity related to Progressive Waste share based options during the nine-month period ended September 30, 2017, is presented below:
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﻿Outstanding at December 31, 2016 |  | 672,996 |  |  |
﻿Share settled |  | (33,792) |  |  |
﻿Cash settled |  | (322,785) |  |  |
﻿Forfeited |  | (9,662) |  |  |
﻿Outstanding at September 30, 2017 |  | 306,757 |  |  |
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Summary of Vesting Activity Related to Share Based Options | A summary of vesting activity related to Progressive Waste share based options during the nine-month period ended September 30, 2017, is presented below:
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﻿Vested at December 31, 2016 |  | 601,395 |  |  |
﻿Vested over remaining service period |  | 71,601 |  |  |
﻿Share settled |  | (33,792) |  |  |
﻿Cash settled |  | (322,785) |  |  |
﻿Forfeited |  | (9,662) |  |  |
﻿Vested at September 30, 2017 |  | 306,757 |  |  |
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Progressive Waste Solutions Ltd. [Member] | Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member] |
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items] |
Summary of Activity Related to Restricted Stock Units | A summary of activity related to Progressive Waste RSUs during the nine-month period ended September 30, 2017, is presented below:
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﻿Outstanding at December 31, 2016 |  | 269,206 |  |  |
﻿Cash settled |  | (79,744) |  |  |
﻿Outstanding at September 30, 2017 |  | 189,462 |  |  |
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Summary of Vesting Activity Related to RSUs | A summary of vesting activity related to Progressive Waste RSUs during the nine-month period ended September 30, 2017, is presented below:
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﻿Vested at December 31, 2016 |  | 222,517 |  |  |
﻿Vested over remaining service period |  | 19,338 |  |  |
﻿Cash settled |  | (79,744) |  |  |
﻿Vested at September 30, 2017 |  | 162,111 |  |  |
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Progressive Waste Solutions Ltd. [Member] | Performance Shares [Member] |
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items] |
Summary of Performance-Based Restricted Share Units Activity and Related Information | A summary of activity related to Progressive Waste PSUs during the nine-month period ended September 30, 2017, is presented below:
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﻿Outstanding at December 31, 2016 |  | 92,957 |  |  |
﻿Cash settled, net of notional dividend |  | (37,437) |  |  |
﻿Outstanding at September 30, 2017 |  | 55,520 |  |  |
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Summary of Vesting Activity Related to PSUs | A summary of vesting activity related to Progressive Waste PSUs during the nine-month period ended September 30, 2017, is presented below:
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﻿Vested at December 31, 2016 |  | 35,727 |  |  |
﻿Vested over remaining service period |  | 8,322 |  |  |
﻿Cash settled, net of notional dividend |  | (37,437) |  |  |
﻿Vested at September 30, 2017 |  | 6,612 |  |  |
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Deferred Compensation, Share-based Payments [Member] |
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items] |
Summary of Activity Related to Restricted Stock Units | A summary of activity related to deferred share units (“DSUs”) during the nine-month period ended September 30, 2017, is presented below:
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﻿ |  | Vested Shares |  |  |
﻿Outstanding at December 31, 2016 |  | 68,942 |  |  |
﻿Granted |  | 4,725 |  |  |
﻿Share settled |  | (35,416) |  |  |
﻿Cash settled |  | (25,113) |  |  |
﻿Outstanding at September 30, 2017 |  | 13,138 |  |  |
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