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OTHER ITEMS AND CHARGES OTHER ITEMS AND CHARGES (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2017
Unusual or Infrequent Items, or Both [Abstract] |
Charges Associated with Closure of Southbridge Landfill | Accordingly, in fiscal year 2017, we recorded charges associated with the closure of our Southbridge Landfill as follows:
| Fiscal Year Ended December 31,
| 2017 |  | 2016 |  | 2015
Asset impairment charge (1) | $ | 47,999 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |
Project development charge (2) | 9,149 |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Environmental remediation charge (3) | 6,379 |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Legal and transaction costs (4) | 1,656 |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Southbridge Landfill closure charge | $ | 65,183 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |
(1) | We performed a test of recoverability under FASB ASC 360, which indicated that the carrying value of our asset group that includes the Southbridge Landfill was no longer recoverable and, as a result, the asset group was assessed for impairment with an impairment charge allocated to the long-lived assets of the Southbridge Landfill in accordance with FASB ASC 360.
(2) | We wrote-off deferred costs associated with Southbridge Landfill permitting activities no longer deemed viable.
(3) | We recorded an environmental remediation charge associated with the future installation of a municipal waterline. See Note 10, Commitments and Contingencies for additional disclosure.
(4) | We incurred legal and other transaction costs associated with various matters as part of the Southbridge Landfill closure. See Note 10, Commitments and Contingencies for additional disclosure.

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