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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, 2023 USD ($)
Changes to post-closure liabilities |
Beginning balance | $ 118,801
Liabilities assumed in acquisitions | 574
Measurement period adjustments from prior period acquisitions | 3,015
New asset retirement obligations | 2,221
Accretion | 7,116
Changes in estimates recorded to consolidated statement of operations | 47
Changes in estimates recorded to consolidated balance sheet | 1,134
Expenditures | (13,057)
Currency translation and other | 40
Ending balance | 119,891
Landfill Retirement Liability |
Changes to post-closure liabilities |
Beginning balance | 62,251
Liabilities assumed in acquisitions | 0
Measurement period adjustments from prior period acquisitions | 0
New asset retirement obligations | 2,221
Accretion | 3,765
Changes in estimates recorded to consolidated statement of operations | 0
Changes in estimates recorded to consolidated balance sheet | (327)
Expenditures | (7,205)
Currency translation and other | 20
Ending balance | 60,725
Non-Landfill Retirement Liability |
Changes to post-closure liabilities |
Beginning balance | 56,550
Liabilities assumed in acquisitions | 574
Measurement period adjustments from prior period acquisitions | 3,015
New asset retirement obligations | 0
Accretion | 3,351
Changes in estimates recorded to consolidated statement of operations | 47
Changes in estimates recorded to consolidated balance sheet | 1,461
Expenditures | (5,852)
Currency translation and other | 20
Ending balance | $ 59,166

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