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Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
8 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Apr. 30, 2014
Apr. 30, 2013
Apr. 30, 2012
Cash Flows from Operating Activities:        
Net loss $ (5,810)us-gaap_ProfitLoss $ (27,404)us-gaap_ProfitLoss $ (54,463)us-gaap_ProfitLoss $ (77,592)us-gaap_ProfitLoss
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by operating activities:        
(Income) loss from discontinued operations, net of tax   (284)us-gaap_DiscontinuedOperationIncomeLossFromDiscontinuedOperationDuringPhaseOutPeriodNetOfTax 4,480us-gaap_DiscontinuedOperationIncomeLossFromDiscontinuedOperationDuringPhaseOutPeriodNetOfTax 614us-gaap_DiscontinuedOperationIncomeLossFromDiscontinuedOperationDuringPhaseOutPeriodNetOfTax
Loss (gain) on disposal of discontinued operations, net of tax   378us-gaap_DiscontinuedOperationGainLossOnDisposalOfDiscontinuedOperationNetOfTax   (725)us-gaap_DiscontinuedOperationGainLossOnDisposalOfDiscontinuedOperationNetOfTax
Gain from divestiture (553)cwst_NonCashGainOnDivestiture      
Gain on sale of property and equipment (197)us-gaap_GainLossOnSaleOfPropertyPlantEquipment (840)us-gaap_GainLossOnSaleOfPropertyPlantEquipment (407)us-gaap_GainLossOnSaleOfPropertyPlantEquipment (1,004)us-gaap_GainLossOnSaleOfPropertyPlantEquipment
Depreciation and amortization 41,485us-gaap_DepreciationDepletionAndAmortization 60,339us-gaap_DepreciationDepletionAndAmortization 56,576us-gaap_DepreciationDepletionAndAmortization 58,415us-gaap_DepreciationDepletionAndAmortization
Depletion of landfill operating lease obligations 7,799cwst_DepletionOfLandfillOperatingLeaseObligations 9,948cwst_DepletionOfLandfillOperatingLeaseObligations 9,372cwst_DepletionOfLandfillOperatingLeaseObligations 8,482cwst_DepletionOfLandfillOperatingLeaseObligations
Interest accretion on landfill and environmental remediation liabilities 2,366us-gaap_AccretionExpenseIncludingAssetRetirementObligations 3,985us-gaap_AccretionExpenseIncludingAssetRetirementObligations 3,675us-gaap_AccretionExpenseIncludingAssetRetirementObligations 3,479us-gaap_AccretionExpenseIncludingAssetRetirementObligations
Asset impairment charge   7,455us-gaap_AssetImpairmentCharges   40,746us-gaap_AssetImpairmentCharges
Development project charge   1,394cwst_AbandonedDevelopmentProjectExpense   131cwst_AbandonedDevelopmentProjectExpense
Gain on settlement of acquisition related contingent consideration   (1,058)cwst_GainLossOnSettlementOfContingentConsideration    
Amortization of discount on senior subordinated notes and second lien notes 173us-gaap_AmortizationOfDebtDiscountPremium 243us-gaap_AmortizationOfDebtDiscountPremium 626us-gaap_AmortizationOfDebtDiscountPremium 964us-gaap_AmortizationOfDebtDiscountPremium
Loss from equity method investments   936us-gaap_IncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments 4,441us-gaap_IncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments 9,994us-gaap_IncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments
Impairment of investments 2,320us-gaap_ImpairmentOfInvestments     10,680us-gaap_ImpairmentOfInvestments
Gain on sale of equity method investment   (593)us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentRealizedGainLossOnDisposal    
Loss on derivative instruments 225us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsNotDesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentsGainLossNet 280us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsNotDesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentsGainLossNet 4,512us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsNotDesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentsGainLossNet  
Loss on debt extinguishment     15,584us-gaap_GainsLossesOnExtinguishmentOfDebt 300us-gaap_GainsLossesOnExtinguishmentOfDebt
Stock-based compensation 1,639us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensation 2,404us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensation 2,516us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensation 1,855us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensation
Excess tax benefit on the vesting of share based awards (84)us-gaap_ExcessTaxBenefitFromShareBasedCompensationOperatingActivities   (96)us-gaap_ExcessTaxBenefitFromShareBasedCompensationOperatingActivities (254)us-gaap_ExcessTaxBenefitFromShareBasedCompensationOperatingActivities
Deferred income taxes 605us-gaap_DeferredIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit 1,579us-gaap_DeferredIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit (3,543)us-gaap_DeferredIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit 1,824us-gaap_DeferredIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
Changes in assets and liabilities, net of effects of acquisitions and divestitures:        
Accounts receivable (3,147)us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInAccountsReceivable (3,418)us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInAccountsReceivable 139us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInAccountsReceivable 7,442us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInAccountsReceivable
Accounts payable (3,270)us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInAccountsPayable (186)us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInAccountsPayable 4,152us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInAccountsPayable 4,210us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInAccountsPayable
Prepaid expenses, inventories and other assets (3,550)us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInPrepaidDeferredExpenseAndOtherAssets (463)us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInPrepaidDeferredExpenseAndOtherAssets 4,056us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInPrepaidDeferredExpenseAndOtherAssets 336us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInPrepaidDeferredExpenseAndOtherAssets
Accrued expenses and other liabilities (1,715)us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInOtherAccountsPayableAndAccruedLiabilities (5,053)us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInOtherAccountsPayableAndAccruedLiabilities (7,714)us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInOtherAccountsPayableAndAccruedLiabilities (5,726)us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInOtherAccountsPayableAndAccruedLiabilities
Net cash provided by operating activities 38,286us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivitiesContinuingOperations 49,642us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivitiesContinuingOperations 43,906us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivitiesContinuingOperations 64,171us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivitiesContinuingOperations
Cash Flows from Investing Activities:        
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired (360)us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesNetOfCashAcquired (8,305)us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesNetOfCashAcquired (25,225)us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesNetOfCashAcquired (2,102)us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesNetOfCashAcquired
Additions to property, plant and equipment (55,016)us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment (43,326)us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment (53,281)us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment (57,834)us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment
Payments on landfill operating lease contracts (4,739)cwst_PaymentsForLandfillOperatingLease (6,505)cwst_PaymentsForLandfillOperatingLease (6,261)cwst_PaymentsForLandfillOperatingLease (6,616)cwst_PaymentsForLandfillOperatingLease
Payments for capital related to divestiture     (618)cwst_PaymentsForCapitalExpenditureOnDivestitureOfBusiness  
Payments related to investments   (2,107)us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireInvestments (3,207)us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireInvestments (5,045)us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireInvestments
Proceeds from sale of equity method investment   3,442us-gaap_ProceedsFromSaleOfEquityMethodInvestments    
Proceeds from sale of property and equipment 463us-gaap_ProceedsFromSaleOfPropertyPlantAndEquipment 1,524us-gaap_ProceedsFromSaleOfPropertyPlantAndEquipment 883us-gaap_ProceedsFromSaleOfPropertyPlantAndEquipment 1,492us-gaap_ProceedsFromSaleOfPropertyPlantAndEquipment
Net cash used in investing activities (59,697)us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInInvestingActivitiesContinuingOperations (57,910)us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInInvestingActivitiesContinuingOperations (89,455)us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInInvestingActivitiesContinuingOperations (70,634)us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInInvestingActivitiesContinuingOperations
Cash Flows from Financing Activities:        
Proceeds from long-term borrowings 136,800us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfLongTermDebtAndCapitalSecuritiesNet 161,650us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfLongTermDebtAndCapitalSecuritiesNet 376,346us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfLongTermDebtAndCapitalSecuritiesNet 163,500us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfLongTermDebtAndCapitalSecuritiesNet
Principal payments on long-term debt (109,281)us-gaap_RepaymentsOfLongTermDebtAndCapitalSecurities (152,380)us-gaap_RepaymentsOfLongTermDebtAndCapitalSecurities (360,858)us-gaap_RepaymentsOfLongTermDebtAndCapitalSecurities (152,806)us-gaap_RepaymentsOfLongTermDebtAndCapitalSecurities
Change in restricted cash (5,819)us-gaap_ProceedsFromRepaymentsOfRestrictedCashFinancingActivities      
Payments of tender premium and costs on second lien notes     (10,743)us-gaap_PaymentsOfDebtExtinguishmentCosts  
Payments of financing costs (2,605)us-gaap_PaymentsOfFinancingCosts (405)us-gaap_PaymentsOfFinancingCosts (4,609)us-gaap_PaymentsOfFinancingCosts (1,592)us-gaap_PaymentsOfFinancingCosts
Net proceeds from the sale of Class A common stock     42,184us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfCommonStock  
Proceeds from the exercise of share based awards 143us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfSharesUnderIncentiveAndShareBasedCompensationPlansIncludingStockOptions 143us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfSharesUnderIncentiveAndShareBasedCompensationPlansIncludingStockOptions   337us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfSharesUnderIncentiveAndShareBasedCompensationPlansIncludingStockOptions
Excess tax benefit on the vesting of share based awards 84us-gaap_ExcessTaxBenefitFromShareBasedCompensationFinancingActivities   96us-gaap_ExcessTaxBenefitFromShareBasedCompensationFinancingActivities 254us-gaap_ExcessTaxBenefitFromShareBasedCompensationFinancingActivities
Contributions from noncontrolling interest holders     2,531us-gaap_ProceedsFromMinorityShareholders 536us-gaap_ProceedsFromMinorityShareholders
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities 19,322us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInFinancingActivitiesContinuingOperations 9,008us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInFinancingActivitiesContinuingOperations 44,947us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInFinancingActivitiesContinuingOperations 10,229us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInFinancingActivitiesContinuingOperations
Discontinued Operations:        
Net cash used in operating activities   (201)us-gaap_CashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivitiesDiscontinuedOperations (1,037)us-gaap_CashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivitiesDiscontinuedOperations (396)us-gaap_CashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivitiesDiscontinuedOperations
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities 1,830us-gaap_CashProvidedByUsedInInvestingActivitiesDiscontinuedOperations 170us-gaap_CashProvidedByUsedInInvestingActivitiesDiscontinuedOperations (1,140)us-gaap_CashProvidedByUsedInInvestingActivitiesDiscontinuedOperations (653)us-gaap_CashProvidedByUsedInInvestingActivitiesDiscontinuedOperations
Net cash provided by (used in) discontinued operations 1,830us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInDiscontinuedOperations (31)us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInDiscontinuedOperations (2,177)us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInDiscontinuedOperations (1,049)us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInDiscontinuedOperations
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents (259)us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsPeriodIncreaseDecrease 709us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsPeriodIncreaseDecrease (2,779)us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsPeriodIncreaseDecrease 2,717us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsPeriodIncreaseDecrease
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period 2,464us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue 1,755us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue 4,534us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue 1,817us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period 2,205us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue 2,464us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue 1,755us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue 4,534us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue
Cash paid during the period for:        
Interest 18,439us-gaap_InterestPaidNet 35,162us-gaap_InterestPaidNet 41,348us-gaap_InterestPaidNet 40,710us-gaap_InterestPaidNet
Income taxes, net of refunds 182us-gaap_IncomeTaxesPaidNet 532us-gaap_IncomeTaxesPaidNet (253)us-gaap_IncomeTaxesPaidNet 5,048us-gaap_IncomeTaxesPaidNet
Supplemental Disclosures of Non-Cash Investing and Financing Activities:        
Receivable due from noncontrolling interest holder 152us-gaap_NotesIssued1      
Property, plant and equipment acquired through lease obligations   2,301us-gaap_CapitalLeaseObligationsIncurred    
Acquisition [Member]        
Cash Flows from Investing Activities:        
Additions to property, plant and equipment $ (45)us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment
/ us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis
= cwst_AcquisitionsMember
$ (2,633)us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment
/ us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis
= cwst_AcquisitionsMember
$ (1,746)us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment
/ us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis
= cwst_AcquisitionsMember
$ (529)us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment
/ us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis
= cwst_AcquisitionsMember