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Accrued Final Capping, Closure and Post Closure (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2015

Asset Retirement Obligation Disclosure [Abstract]

Changes to Accrued Capping, Closure and Post-Closure Liabilities

The changes to accrued final capping, closure and post-closure liabilities for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014 are as follows:

		Three Months Ended March 31,
		2015				2014
Beginning balance		$	39,829			$	46,326
Obligations incurred			441				736
Accretion expense			828				983
Obligations settled (1)			(504	)			(212	)
Ending balance		$	40,594			$	47,833

(1) Includes amounts that are being processed through accounts payable as a part of our disbursement cycle.

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- Definition

Tabular disclosure of the changes in carrying amount of a liability for asset retirement obligations, for changes such as new obligations, changes in estimates of existing obligations, spending on existing obligations, property dispositions, and foreign currency translation.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 410

-SubTopic 30

-Section 50

-Paragraph 5

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6393242&loc=d3e13201-110859

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