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Revenue - Revenues by Service Line (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 3 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2026 | Jun. 30, 2025 | Jun. 30, 2026 | Jun. 30, 2025
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | $ 2,561,607 | $ 2,407,055 | $ 4,932,239 | $ 4,635,231
Collection |  |  |  |
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | 1,783,723 | 1,685,454 | 3,488,169 | 3,301,995
Commercial | Collection |  |  |  |
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | 783,275 | 730,176 | 1,543,630 | 1,441,358
Residential | Collection |  |  |  |
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | 619,652 | 592,014 | 1,219,730 | 1,163,422
Industrial and construction roll off | Collection |  |  |  |
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | 380,796 | 363,264 | 724,809 | 697,215
Landfill |  |  |  |
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | 251,992 | 244,422 | 465,353 | 446,586
Transfer |  |  |  |
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | 212,264 | 197,197 | 385,013 | 356,774
Recycling |  |  |  |
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | 61,397 | 66,805 | 112,985 | 126,061
E&P |  |  |  |
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | 200,955 | 169,835 | 380,514 | 314,360
Other |  |  |  |
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | 51,276 | 43,342 | 100,205 | 89,455
Reportable Segments |  |  |  |
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | 2,956,676 | 2,766,014 | 5,671,495 | 5,303,903
Reportable Segments | Collection |  |  |  |
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | 1,789,235 | 1,690,785 | 3,498,863 | 3,311,861
Reportable Segments | Commercial | Collection |  |  |  |
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | 784,532 | 731,573 | 1,546,094 | 1,444,033
Reportable Segments | Residential | Collection |  |  |  |
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | 619,691 | 592,225 | 1,219,808 | 1,163,844
Reportable Segments | Industrial and construction roll off | Collection |  |  |  |
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | 385,012 | 366,987 | 732,961 | 703,984
Reportable Segments | Landfill |  |  |  |
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | 417,541 | 402,080 | 777,989 | 740,834
Reportable Segments | Transfer |  |  |  |
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | 411,995 | 381,935 | 766,172 | 701,204
Reportable Segments | Recycling |  |  |  |
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | 63,946 | 69,163 | 117,595 | 130,504
Reportable Segments | E&P |  |  |  |
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | 211,153 | 178,117 | 398,724 | 329,016
Reportable Segments | Other |  |  |  |
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | 62,806 | 43,934 | 112,152 | 90,484
Intercompany Revenue |  |  |  |
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | (395,069) | (358,959) | (739,256) | (668,672)
Intercompany Revenue | Collection |  |  |  |
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | (5,512) | (5,331) | (10,694) | (9,866)
Intercompany Revenue | Commercial | Collection |  |  |  |
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | (1,257) | (1,397) | (2,464) | (2,675)
Intercompany Revenue | Residential | Collection |  |  |  |
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | (39) | (211) | (78) | (422)
Intercompany Revenue | Industrial and construction roll off | Collection |  |  |  |
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | (4,216) | (3,723) | (8,152) | (6,769)
Intercompany Revenue | Landfill |  |  |  |
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | (165,549) | (157,658) | (312,636) | (294,248)
Intercompany Revenue | Transfer |  |  |  |
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | (199,731) | (184,738) | (381,159) | (344,430)
Intercompany Revenue | Recycling |  |  |  |
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | (2,549) | (2,358) | (4,610) | (4,443)
Intercompany Revenue | E&P |  |  |  |
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | (10,198) | (8,282) | (18,210) | (14,656)
Intercompany Revenue | Other |  |  |  |
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | $ (11,530) | $ (592) | $ (11,947) | $ (1,029)

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