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FINAL CAPPING, CLOSURE AND POST-CLOSURE COSTS (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Asset Retirement Obligation, Roll Forward Analysis [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance	$ 113,678	$ 86,914
Obligations incurred	5,447	4,857
Revisions in estimates	14,030	18,415
Accretion expense	9,529	7,565
Obligations settled	(11,801)	(4,073)
Write-off of capping payments	3,021	0
Ending balance	133,904	113,678	$ 86,914
Landfill capping charge - veneer failure	$ 3,021	$ 0	$ 0

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Asset Retirement Obligation, Capping Write-Offs

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The non-cash charge associated with the veneer failure of a landfill due to the write-off of historical payments associated with capping work no long deemed viable.

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The carrying amount of a liability for an asset retirement obligation. An asset retirement obligation is a legal obligation associated with the disposal or retirement of a tangible long-lived asset that results from the acquisition, construction or development, or the normal operations of a long-lived asset, except for certain obligations of lessees.

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Amount of accretion expense recognized during the period that is associated with an asset retirement obligation. Accretion expense measures and incorporates changes due to the passage of time into the carrying amount of the liability.

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Amount of asset retirement obligations settled, or otherwise disposed of, during the period. This may include asset retirement obligations transferred to third parties associated with the sale of a long-lived asset.

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Amount of increase (decrease) in the asset retirement obligation from changes in the amount or timing of the estimated cash flows associated with the settlement of the obligation.

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