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CLOSURE AND POST-CLOSURE LIABILITIES - Changes in Post-Closure Liabilities (Details) $ in Thousands | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2021 USD ($)
Changes to post-closure liabilities |
Balance at January 1, 2021 | $ 87,926
Liabilities assumed in acquisitions | 451
New asset retirement obligations | 1,979
Accretion | 5,344
Changes in estimates recorded to consolidated statement of operations | 326
Changes in estimates recorded to consolidated balance sheet | 1,894
Expenditures | (4,881)
Currency translation and other | (11)
Balance at September 30, 2021 | 93,028
Landfill Retirement Liability |
Changes to post-closure liabilities |
Balance at January 1, 2021 | 48,412
Liabilities assumed in acquisitions | 0
New asset retirement obligations | 1,979
Accretion | 2,600
Changes in estimates recorded to consolidated statement of operations | 35
Changes in estimates recorded to consolidated balance sheet | 668
Expenditures | (4,420)
Currency translation and other | 0
Balance at September 30, 2021 | 49,274
Non-Landfill Retirement Liability |
Changes to post-closure liabilities |
Balance at January 1, 2021 | 39,514
Liabilities assumed in acquisitions | 451
New asset retirement obligations | 0
Accretion | 2,744
Changes in estimates recorded to consolidated statement of operations | 291
Changes in estimates recorded to consolidated balance sheet | 1,226
Expenditures | (461)
Currency translation and other | (11)
Balance at September 30, 2021 | $ 43,754

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