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Subsidiary Guarantors - Schedule of Consolidating Statement of Operations (Detail) (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Mar. 31, 2014
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]    
Revenues $ 116,577us-gaap_Revenues $ 113,197us-gaap_Revenues
Operating expenses:    
Cost of operations 87,833us-gaap_CostOfGoodsAndServicesSold 86,404us-gaap_CostOfGoodsAndServicesSold
General and administration 16,805us-gaap_GeneralAndAdministrativeExpense 16,387us-gaap_GeneralAndAdministrativeExpense
Depreciation and amortization 13,748us-gaap_DepreciationDepletionAndAmortization 13,608us-gaap_DepreciationDepletionAndAmortization
Development project charge   1,440us-gaap_NoncashProjectAbandonmentCosts
Divestiture transactions (4,935)cwst_DivestitureTransactions  
Severance and reorganization costs   80us-gaap_SeveranceCosts1
Expense from divestiture, acquisition and financing costs   10cwst_DivestitureAcquisitionFinancingCosts
Gain on settlement of acquisition related contingent consideration   (1,058)us-gaap_BusinessCombinationContingentConsiderationArrangementsChangeInAmountOfContingentConsiderationLiability1
Total operating expenses 113,451us-gaap_CostsAndExpenses 116,871us-gaap_CostsAndExpenses
Operating income (loss) 3,126us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss (3,674)us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss
Other expense (income), net:    
Interest income (141)us-gaap_InterestIncomeOther (110)us-gaap_InterestIncomeOther
Interest expense 10,126us-gaap_InterestExpense 9,606us-gaap_InterestExpense
Loss on debt extinguishment 521us-gaap_GainsLossesOnExtinguishmentOfDebt  
(Income) loss on derivative instruments 151us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsNotDesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentsGainLossNet 150us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsNotDesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentsGainLossNet
(Income) loss from equity method investments   (27)cwst_IncomeFromEquityMethodInvestments
(Gain) loss on sale of equity method investment   221us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentRealizedGainLossOnDisposal
Other income (164)us-gaap_OtherNonoperatingIncome (207)us-gaap_OtherNonoperatingIncome
Other expense (income), net 10,493us-gaap_NonoperatingIncomeExpense 9,633us-gaap_NonoperatingIncomeExpense
Income (loss) before income taxes (7,367)us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest (13,307)us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest
Provision (benefit) for income taxes 596us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit 303us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
Net income (loss) (7,963)us-gaap_ProfitLoss (13,610)us-gaap_ProfitLoss
Less: Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests 1,308us-gaap_NetIncomeLossAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest (187)us-gaap_NetIncomeLossAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
Net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders (9,271)us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss (13,423)us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss
Parent [Member]    
Operating expenses:    
Cost of operations (83)us-gaap_CostOfGoodsAndServicesSold
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
(44)us-gaap_CostOfGoodsAndServicesSold
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
General and administration (117)us-gaap_GeneralAndAdministrativeExpense
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
1,007us-gaap_GeneralAndAdministrativeExpense
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
Depreciation and amortization 223us-gaap_DepreciationDepletionAndAmortization
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
266us-gaap_DepreciationDepletionAndAmortization
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
Total operating expenses 23us-gaap_CostsAndExpenses
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
1,229us-gaap_CostsAndExpenses
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
Operating income (loss) (23)us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
(1,229)us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
Other expense (income), net:    
Interest income (47)us-gaap_InterestIncomeOther
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
(2)us-gaap_InterestIncomeOther
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
Interest expense 9,988us-gaap_InterestExpense
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
9,580us-gaap_InterestExpense
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
Loss on debt extinguishment 521us-gaap_GainsLossesOnExtinguishmentOfDebt
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
 
(Income) loss on derivative instruments 151us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsNotDesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentsGainLossNet
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
150us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsNotDesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentsGainLossNet
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
(Income) loss from consolidated entities (1,924)cwst_IncomeLossFromSubsidiaries
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
2,173cwst_IncomeLossFromSubsidiaries
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
Other income (37)us-gaap_OtherNonoperatingIncome
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
(10)us-gaap_OtherNonoperatingIncome
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
Other expense (income), net 8,652us-gaap_NonoperatingIncomeExpense
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
11,891us-gaap_NonoperatingIncomeExpense
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
Income (loss) before income taxes (8,675)us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
(13,120)us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
Provision (benefit) for income taxes 596us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
303us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
Net income (loss) (9,271)us-gaap_ProfitLoss
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
(13,423)us-gaap_ProfitLoss
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
Net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders (9,271)us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
(13,423)us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
Guarantors [Member]    
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]    
Revenues 116,453us-gaap_Revenues
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_GuarantorSubsidiariesMember
112,933us-gaap_Revenues
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_GuarantorSubsidiariesMember
Operating expenses:    
Cost of operations 87,679us-gaap_CostOfGoodsAndServicesSold
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_GuarantorSubsidiariesMember
86,002us-gaap_CostOfGoodsAndServicesSold
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_GuarantorSubsidiariesMember
General and administration 16,938us-gaap_GeneralAndAdministrativeExpense
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_GuarantorSubsidiariesMember
15,375us-gaap_GeneralAndAdministrativeExpense
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_GuarantorSubsidiariesMember
Depreciation and amortization 13,525us-gaap_DepreciationDepletionAndAmortization
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_GuarantorSubsidiariesMember
13,146us-gaap_DepreciationDepletionAndAmortization
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_GuarantorSubsidiariesMember
Development project charge   1,440us-gaap_NoncashProjectAbandonmentCosts
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_GuarantorSubsidiariesMember
Divestiture transactions (2,085)cwst_DivestitureTransactions
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_GuarantorSubsidiariesMember
 
Severance and reorganization costs   80us-gaap_SeveranceCosts1
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_GuarantorSubsidiariesMember
Expense from divestiture, acquisition and financing costs   10cwst_DivestitureAcquisitionFinancingCosts
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_GuarantorSubsidiariesMember
Gain on settlement of acquisition related contingent consideration   (1,058)us-gaap_BusinessCombinationContingentConsiderationArrangementsChangeInAmountOfContingentConsiderationLiability1
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_GuarantorSubsidiariesMember
Total operating expenses 116,057us-gaap_CostsAndExpenses
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_GuarantorSubsidiariesMember
114,995us-gaap_CostsAndExpenses
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_GuarantorSubsidiariesMember
Operating income (loss) 396us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_GuarantorSubsidiariesMember
(2,062)us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_GuarantorSubsidiariesMember
Other expense (income), net:    
Interest income (94)us-gaap_InterestIncomeOther
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_GuarantorSubsidiariesMember
(108)us-gaap_InterestIncomeOther
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_GuarantorSubsidiariesMember
Interest expense 53us-gaap_InterestExpense
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_GuarantorSubsidiariesMember
26us-gaap_InterestExpense
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_GuarantorSubsidiariesMember
(Income) loss from equity method investments   (27)cwst_IncomeFromEquityMethodInvestments
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_GuarantorSubsidiariesMember
Other income (127)us-gaap_OtherNonoperatingIncome
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_GuarantorSubsidiariesMember
(197)us-gaap_OtherNonoperatingIncome
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_GuarantorSubsidiariesMember
Other expense (income), net (168)us-gaap_NonoperatingIncomeExpense
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_GuarantorSubsidiariesMember
(306)us-gaap_NonoperatingIncomeExpense
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_GuarantorSubsidiariesMember
Income (loss) before income taxes 564us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_GuarantorSubsidiariesMember
(1,756)us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_GuarantorSubsidiariesMember
Net income (loss) 564us-gaap_ProfitLoss
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_GuarantorSubsidiariesMember
(1,756)us-gaap_ProfitLoss
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_GuarantorSubsidiariesMember
Net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders 564us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_GuarantorSubsidiariesMember
(1,756)us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_GuarantorSubsidiariesMember
Non-Guarantors [Member]    
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]    
Revenues 124us-gaap_Revenues
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_NonGuarantorSubsidiariesMember
264us-gaap_Revenues
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_NonGuarantorSubsidiariesMember
Operating expenses:    
Cost of operations 237us-gaap_CostOfGoodsAndServicesSold
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_NonGuarantorSubsidiariesMember
446us-gaap_CostOfGoodsAndServicesSold
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_NonGuarantorSubsidiariesMember
General and administration (16)us-gaap_GeneralAndAdministrativeExpense
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_NonGuarantorSubsidiariesMember
5us-gaap_GeneralAndAdministrativeExpense
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_NonGuarantorSubsidiariesMember
Depreciation and amortization   196us-gaap_DepreciationDepletionAndAmortization
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_NonGuarantorSubsidiariesMember
Divestiture transactions (2,850)cwst_DivestitureTransactions
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_NonGuarantorSubsidiariesMember
 
Total operating expenses (2,629)us-gaap_CostsAndExpenses
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_NonGuarantorSubsidiariesMember
647us-gaap_CostsAndExpenses
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_NonGuarantorSubsidiariesMember
Operating income (loss) 2,753us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_NonGuarantorSubsidiariesMember
(383)us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_NonGuarantorSubsidiariesMember
Other expense (income), net:    
Interest expense 85us-gaap_InterestExpense
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_NonGuarantorSubsidiariesMember
 
(Gain) loss on sale of equity method investment   221us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentRealizedGainLossOnDisposal
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_NonGuarantorSubsidiariesMember
Other expense (income), net 85us-gaap_NonoperatingIncomeExpense
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_NonGuarantorSubsidiariesMember
221us-gaap_NonoperatingIncomeExpense
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_NonGuarantorSubsidiariesMember
Income (loss) before income taxes 2,668us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_NonGuarantorSubsidiariesMember
(604)us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_NonGuarantorSubsidiariesMember
Net income (loss) 2,668us-gaap_ProfitLoss
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_NonGuarantorSubsidiariesMember
(604)us-gaap_ProfitLoss
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_NonGuarantorSubsidiariesMember
Less: Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests 1,308us-gaap_NetIncomeLossAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_NonGuarantorSubsidiariesMember
(187)us-gaap_NetIncomeLossAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_NonGuarantorSubsidiariesMember
Net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders 1,360us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_NonGuarantorSubsidiariesMember
(417)us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_NonGuarantorSubsidiariesMember
Elimination [Member]    
Other expense (income), net:    
(Income) loss from consolidated entities 1,924cwst_IncomeLossFromSubsidiaries
/ us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis
= us-gaap_ConsolidationEliminationsMember
(2,173)cwst_IncomeLossFromSubsidiaries
/ us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis
= us-gaap_ConsolidationEliminationsMember
Other expense (income), net 1,924us-gaap_NonoperatingIncomeExpense
/ us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis
= us-gaap_ConsolidationEliminationsMember
(2,173)us-gaap_NonoperatingIncomeExpense
/ us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis
= us-gaap_ConsolidationEliminationsMember
Income (loss) before income taxes (1,924)us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest
/ us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis
= us-gaap_ConsolidationEliminationsMember
2,173us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest
/ us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis
= us-gaap_ConsolidationEliminationsMember
Net income (loss) (1,924)us-gaap_ProfitLoss
/ us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis
= us-gaap_ConsolidationEliminationsMember
2,173us-gaap_ProfitLoss
/ us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis
= us-gaap_ConsolidationEliminationsMember
Net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders $ (1,924)us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss
/ us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis
= us-gaap_ConsolidationEliminationsMember
$ 2,173us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss
/ us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis
= us-gaap_ConsolidationEliminationsMember