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Acquisitions (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2017
Pro Forma Results of Operations | The following pro forma results of operations assume that the Company’s acquisition of Progressive Waste and its other acquisitions that were collectively insignificant, occurring during the nine months ended September 30, 2016, were acquired as of January 1, 2016 (unaudited):
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﻿ |  | Nine Months Ended September 30, |  |  |  |
﻿ |  | 2016 |  |  |  |
﻿Total revenue |  | $ | 3,136,249 |  |  |  |  |  |
﻿Net income |  |  | 279,907 |  |  |  |  |  |
﻿Basic income per share |  |  | 1.07 |  |  |  |  |  |
﻿Diluted income per share |  |  | 1.07 |  |  |  |  |  |
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Progressive Waste Solutions Ltd. [Member] |
Summary of Consideration Transferred to Acquire Businesses and Amounts of Identifiable Assets Acquired, Liabilities Assumed and Noncontrolling Interests | The following table summarizes the consideration transferred to acquire Progressive Waste and the amounts of identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed:
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Fair value of consideration transferred: |  |  |
﻿Shares issued |  | $ | 3,503,162
﻿Debt assumed |  |  | 1,729,274
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﻿Less: cash acquired |  |  | (65,768)
﻿Net fair value of consideration transferred |  |  | 5,166,668
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Recognized amounts of identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed associated with the business acquired: |  |  |
﻿Accounts receivable |  |  | 231,709
﻿Prepaid expenses and other current assets |  |  | 28,623
﻿Restricted assets |  |  | 16,551
﻿Property and equipment |  |  | 2,063,011
﻿Contracts |  |  | 223,885
﻿Customer lists |  |  | 191,679
﻿Other intangibles |  |  | 218,499
﻿Other assets |  |  | 4,491
﻿Accounts payable and accrued liabilities |  |  | (264,992)
﻿Deferred revenue |  |  | (35,635)
﻿Contingent consideration |  |  | (19,412)
﻿Other long-term liabilities |  |  | (185,774)
﻿Deferred income taxes |  |  | (329,552)
﻿Total identifiable net assets |  |  | 2,143,083
﻿Goodwill |  | $ | 3,023,585
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Other Acquisition [Member] |
Summary of Consideration Transferred to Acquire Businesses and Amounts of Identifiable Assets Acquired, Liabilities Assumed and Noncontrolling Interests | The following table summarizes the consideration transferred and the preliminary amounts of identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed at the acquisition dates for the acquisitions consummated in the nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016:
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﻿ |  | 2017 Acquisitions |  | 2016 Acquisitions
Fair value of consideration transferred: |  |  |  |  |  |
﻿Cash |  | $ | 394,002 |  | $ | 13,703
﻿Debt assumed |  |  | 56,958 |  |  | -
﻿Notes issued to sellers |  |  | 13,460 |  |  | -
﻿Fair value of operations exchanged |  |  | 81,097 |  |  | -
﻿ |  |  | 545,517 |  |  | 13,703
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Recognized amounts of identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed associated with businesses acquired: |  |  |  |  |  |
﻿Accounts receivable |  |  | 19,312 |  |  | 521
﻿Prepaid expenses and other current assets |  |  | 4,336 |  |  | 477
﻿Property and equipment |  |  | 167,065 |  |  | 4,397
﻿Long-term franchise agreements and contracts |  |  | 54,674 |  |  | -
﻿Customer lists |  |  | 28,033 |  |  | 5,079
﻿Indefinite-lived intangibles |  |  | 5,830 |  |  | -
﻿Other intangibles |  |  | 27,261 |  |  | -
﻿Other assets |  |  | 3,052 |  |  | 261
﻿Accounts payable and accrued liabilities |  |  | (12,022) |  |  | (744)
﻿Deferred revenue |  |  | (9,657) |  |  | (659)
﻿Contingent consideration |  |  | (35) |  |  | (345)
﻿Other long-term liabilities |  |  | (1,080) |  |  | -
﻿Deferred income taxes |  |  | (50,283) |  |  | -
﻿Total identifiable net assets |  |  | 236,486 |  |  | 8,987
﻿Goodwill |  | $ | 309,031 |  | $ | 4,716
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