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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, 2025 USD ($)
Changes to post-closure liabilities |
Beginning balance | $ 129,788
Measurement period adjustments from prior period acquisitions | 420
New asset retirement obligations | 2,838
Accretion | 7,851
Changes in estimates recorded to consolidated statement of operations | 844
Changes in estimates recorded to consolidated balance sheet | 890
Expenditures | (3,466)
Currency translation and other | 177
Ending balance | 139,342
Landfill Retirement Liability |
Changes to post-closure liabilities |
Beginning balance | 59,400
Measurement period adjustments from prior period acquisitions | 0
New asset retirement obligations | 2,838
Accretion | 3,739
Changes in estimates recorded to consolidated statement of operations | 467
Changes in estimates recorded to consolidated balance sheet | 0
Expenditures | (2,496)
Currency translation and other | 123
Ending balance | 64,071
Non-Landfill Retirement Liability |
Changes to post-closure liabilities |
Beginning balance | 70,388
Measurement period adjustments from prior period acquisitions | 420
New asset retirement obligations | 0
Accretion | 4,112
Changes in estimates recorded to consolidated statement of operations | 377
Changes in estimates recorded to consolidated balance sheet | 890
Expenditures | (970)
Currency translation and other | 54
Ending balance | $ 75,271

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