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SEGMENT REPORTING - Third Party Revenues to Direct Revenues (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2020 | Mar. 31, 2019
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |
Total revenues | $ 858,563 | $ 780,839
Corporate Items |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |
Total revenues | 90 | 594
Corporate Items, net |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |
Total revenues | (1,101) | (1,254)
Operating and Corporate non-segment |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |
Total revenues | (1,011) | (660)
Environmental Services |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |
Total revenues | 566,362 | 509,022
Environmental Services | Operating segments |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |
Total revenues | 528,104 | 473,698
Environmental Services | Intersegment revenues, net |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |
Total revenues | 37,163 | 34,075
Environmental Services | Corporate Items, net |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |
Total revenues | 1,095 | 1,249
Safety-Kleen |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |
Total revenues | 293,212 | 272,477
Safety-Kleen | Operating segments |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |
Total revenues | 330,369 | 306,547
Safety-Kleen | Intersegment revenues, net |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |
Total revenues | (37,163) | (34,075)
Safety-Kleen | Corporate Items, net |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |
Total revenues | $ 6 | $ 5

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