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OTHER ITEMS AND CHARGES - Charges Associated with Closure of Southbridge Landfill (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2021 | Dec. 31, 2020 | Dec. 31, 2019
Site Contingency [Line Items] |  |  |
Landfill closure project (credit) charge | $ (356) | $ 263 | $ 74
Southbridge Landfill closure charge, net | 496 | 4,587 | 2,709
Southbridge Landfill |  |  |
Site Contingency [Line Items] |  |  |
Legal and transaction costs | 868 | 2,285 | 2,709
Contract settlement charge | 572 | 0 | 0
Landfill closure project (credit) charge | (944) | 490 | 0
Legal settlement charge | 0 | 2,000 | 0
Environmental remediation charge | 0 | (188) | 0
Southbridge Landfill closure charge, net | $ 496 | $ 4,587 | $ 2,709

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- Definition The aggregate (recovery) charge associated with the closure of a landfill, which is comprised of an asset impairment charge, a development project charge write-off, an environmental remediation charge, a legal settlement charge, related legal and transaction costs and a recovery on insurance settlement. A positive number is an expense and a negative number is a gain. + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition (Credit) charge associated with changes in the estimated costs to execute the closure plan. + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition Amount of any recovery from third parties that is credited to environmental remediation costs. + References Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 410 -SubTopic 30 -Section 50 -Paragraph 12 -Subparagraph (b) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6393242&loc=d3e13296-110859 + Details
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- Definition The amount of expense provided in the period for legal costs incurred on or before the balance sheet date pertaining to resolved, pending or threatened litigation, including arbitration and mediation proceedings. + References Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 220 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 2 -Subparagraph (SX 210.5-03.3) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=123367319&loc=SL114868664-224227 + Details
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