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Property, Plant and Equipment (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Apr. 30, 2014

Property Plant And Equipment [Abstract]

Components of Property, Plant and Equipment

Property, plant and equipment as of April 30, 2014 and 2013 consists of the following:

		April 30,
		2014				2013
Land		$	21,445			$	20,722
Landfills			496,515				475,855
Landfill operating lease contracts			115,867				109,363
Buildings and improvements			134,787				133,330
Machinery and equipment			117,193				120,314
Rolling stock			128,155				128,038
Containers			85,397				80,447
			1,099,359				1,068,069
Less: accumulated depreciation and amortization			695,935				645,567
		$	403,424			$	422,502

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Tabular disclosure of physical assets used in the normal conduct of business and not intended for resale. Includes, but is not limited to, balances by class of assets, depreciation and depletion expense and method used, including composite depreciation, and accumulated deprecation.

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-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 360

-SubTopic 10

-Section 50

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-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 210

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-Publisher SEC

-Name Regulation S-X (SX)

-Number 210

-Section 02

-Paragraph 13

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