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Republic Services, Inc
(NYSE:RSG) 

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Republic Services, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides non-hazardous solid waste collection, transfer, disposal, recycling, and environmental services in the United States. The company serves small-container, large-container, and municipal and residential customers. The company's collecti...

Founded: 1996
Full Time Employees: 36,000
Sector: Industrials
Industry: Waste Management

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    Unit: USD2026-03-31 2025-12-31 2025-09-30 2025-06-30 2025-03-31 2024-12-31 2024-09-30 2024-06-30 2024-03-31 2023-12-31 2023-09-30 2023-06-30 2023-03-31 2022-12-31 2022-09-30 2022-06-30 2022-03-31 2021-12-31 2021-09-30 2021-06-30 2021-03-31 2020-12-31 2020-09-30 2020-06-30 2020-03-31 2019-12-31 2019-09-30 2019-06-30 2019-03-31 2018-12-31 2018-09-30 2018-06-30 2018-03-31 2017-12-31 2017-09-30 2017-06-30 2017-03-31 2016-12-31 2016-09-30 2016-06-30 2016-03-31 2015-12-31 2015-09-30 2015-06-30 2015-03-31 2014-12-31 2014-09-30 2014-06-30 2014-03-31 2013-12-31 2013-09-30 2013-06-30 2013-03-31 2012-12-31 2012-09-30 2012-06-30 2012-03-31 2011-12-31 2011-09-30 2011-06-30 2011-03-31 2010-12-31 2010-09-30 2010-06-30 
                                                                    
      revenue
    4,113,000,000 4,135,000,000 4,212,000,000 4,235,000,000 4,009,000,000 4,046,000,000 4,076,200,000 4,048,000,000 3,861,700,000 3,831,600,000 3,825,900,000 3,725,900,000 3,581,100,000 3,529,800,000 3,597,800,000 3,413,600,000 2,968,800,000 2,952,800,000 2,933,900,000 2,812,800,000 2,596,400,000 2,573,200,000 2,572,100,000 2,454,400,000 2,553,900,000 2,576,700,000 2,646,900,000 2,605,300,000 2,470,600,000 2,530,000,000 2,565,700,000 2,517,800,000 2,427,500,000 2,560,000,000 2,562,000,000 2,526,700,000 2,392,800,000 2,379,200,000 2,409,300,000 2,350,700,000 2,248,600,000 2,290,200,000 2,344,000,000 2,311,400,000 2,169,400,000 2,225,200,000 2,264,100,000 2,225,300,000 2,073,700,000 2,141,500,000 2,165,400,000 2,111,700,000 1,998,600,000 2,028,400,000 2,046,900,000 2,060,600,000 1,982,400,000 2,025,200,000 2,116,200,000 2,086,600,000 1,964,900,000 2,020,800,000 2,061,700,000 2,066,400,000 
      yoy
    2.59% 2.20% 3.33% 4.62% 3.81% 5.60% 6.54% 8.64% 7.84% 8.55% 6.34% 9.15% 20.62% 19.54% 22.63% 21.36% 14.34% 14.75% 14.07% 14.60% 1.66% -0.14% -2.83% -5.79% 3.37% 1.85% 3.16% 3.48% 1.78% -1.17% 0.14% -0.35% 1.45% 7.60% 6.34% 7.49% 6.41% 3.89% 2.79% 1.70% 3.65% 2.92% 3.53% 3.87% 4.61% 3.91% 4.56% 5.38% 3.76% 5.58% 5.79% 2.48% 0.82% 0.16% -3.27% -1.25% 0.89% 0.22% 2.64% 0.98%     
      qoq
    -0.53% -1.83% -0.54% 5.64% -0.91% -0.74% 0.70% 4.82% 0.79% 0.15% 2.68% 4.04% 1.45% -1.89% 5.40% 14.98% 0.54% 0.64% 4.31% 8.33% 0.90% 0.04% 4.80% -3.90% -0.88% -2.65% 1.60% 5.45% -2.35% -1.39% 1.90% 3.72% -5.18% -0.08% 1.40% 5.60% 0.57% -1.25% 2.49% 4.54% -1.82% -2.30% 1.41% 6.55% -2.51% -1.72% 1.74% 7.31% -3.17% -1.10% 2.54% 5.66% -1.47% -0.90% -0.66% 3.94% -2.11% -4.30% 1.42% 6.19% -2.77% -1.98% -0.23%  
      expenses:
                                                                    
      cost of operations
    2,366,000,000 2,404,000,000 2,463,000,000 2,449,000,000 2,314,000,000 2,317,300,000 2,366,900,000 2,382,600,000 2,283,200,000 2,264,200,000 2,284,300,000 2,224,400,000 2,169,500,000 2,184,600,000 2,192,400,000 2,064,400,000 1,762,300,000 1,809,700,000 1,744,000,000 1,650,700,000 1,534,300,000 1,547,200,000 1,535,400,000 1,468,100,000 1,550,100,000 1,544,000,000 1,631,400,000 1,617,000,000 1,506,100,000 1,525,600,000 1,577,400,000 1,577,200,000 1,469,800,000 1,593,000,000 1,580,100,000 1,557,400,000 1,484,100,000 1,465,300,000 1,476,700,000 1,440,700,000 1,381,400,000 1,403,700,000 1,390,200,000 1,420,400,000 1,304,300,000 1,536,500,000 1,397,300,000 1,373,000,000 1,321,200,000 1,284,000,000 1,317,600,000 1,410,000,000 1,223,100,000 1,283,500,000 1,280,500,000 1,241,000,000 1,203,200,000 1,207,600,000 1,260,000,000 1,237,800,000 1,159,700,000 1,184,800,000 1,224,900,000 1,218,300,000 
      depreciation, depletion and amortization
    461,000,000 458,000,000 459,000,000 463,000,000 434,000,000                                                            
      accretion
    30,000,000 29,000,000 29,000,000 28,000,000 28,000,000 26,900,000 26,700,000 26,700,000 26,600,000 24,700,000 24,600,000 24,500,000 24,100,000 22,700,000 22,800,000 22,400,000 21,700,000 20,800,000 20,800,000 20,700,000 20,500,000 20,500,000 20,700,000 20,800,000 20,900,000 20,500,000 20,500,000 20,500,000 20,500,000 20,000,000 20,100,000 20,200,000 20,400,000 19,900,000 20,000,000 19,900,000 20,000,000 19,800,000 19,700,000 19,800,000 19,800,000 20,200,000 19,700,000 19,700,000 19,700,000 19,600,000 19,500,000 19,400,000 19,500,000 19,000,000 19,200,000 19,200,000 19,200,000 19,300,000 19,700,000 19,700,000 19,700,000 19,400,000 19,400,000 19,500,000 19,700,000 20,000,000 20,100,000 20,200,000 
      selling, general and administrative
    425,000,000 436,000,000 422,000,000 425,000,000 427,000,000 446,400,000 406,000,000 407,600,000 414,000,000 431,400,000 402,100,000 396,000,000 379,200,000 392,100,000 362,800,000 391,500,000 307,800,000 315,500,000 299,000,000 315,800,000 265,400,000 257,700,000 256,100,000 262,100,000 277,100,000 285,600,000 275,400,000 264,500,000 266,400,000 284,500,000 260,900,000 252,900,000 261,200,000 274,200,000 266,700,000 262,900,000 253,500,000 249,700,000 235,400,000 243,500,000 241,200,000 263,600,000 244,100,000 236,200,000 239,200,000 255,100,000 229,000,000 221,000,000 213,800,000 209,500,000 209,600,000 228,200,000 206,500,000 207,400,000 193,800,000 198,000,000 222,500,000 213,900,000 207,500,000 200,100,000 203,900,000 227,500,000 209,400,000 210,800,000 
      restructuring charges
    2,000,000 7,000,000 3,000,000 6,000,000 4,000,000 9,300,000 8,200,000 5,700,000 5,900,000 5,900,000 6,300,000 15,500,000 5,500,000 8,200,000 6,800,000 5,900,000 6,000,000 5,400,000 4,600,000 3,800,000 2,800,000 4,200,000 9,800,000 2,200,000 3,800,000 1,200,000 8,500,000 1,500,000 3,000,000 3,900,000 9,200,000 3,800,000 9,500,000 5,400,000 3,700,000 4,100,000 4,400,000 7,200,000 7,200,000 14,500,000 11,900,000       1,800,000   700,000 3,000,000 4,900,000         1,800,000 2,600,000 1,400,000 
      gain on business divestitures and impairments
    -1,000,000    -2,000,000   -1,400,000  -375,000 -1,500,000   -1,325,000 -5,200,000      -1,100,000                                            
      operating income
    830,000,000 800,000,000 836,000,000 861,000,000 804,000,000 803,400,000 845,900,000 813,800,000 732,800,000 701,000,000 727,800,000 707,200,000 644,100,000 577,200,000 664,300,000 589,600,000 560,600,000 501,700,000 564,200,000 517,900,000 492,400,000 432,700,000 447,900,000 395,200,000 433,000,000 459,200,000 467,800,000 437,400,000 422,800,000 483,200,000 440,300,000 408,200,000 404,200,000 406,800,000 448,100,000 425,500,000 388,100,000 391,900,000 417,900,000 382,100,000 345,500,000 353,900,000 442,900,000 389,200,000 372,800,000 166,400,000 382,400,000 378,300,000 306,100,000 402,600,000 352,300,000 181,200,000 274,200,000 288,800,000 317,900,000 387,000,000 326,900,000 366,800,000 408,500,000 401,200,000 376,200,000 389,400,000 367,600,000 400,800,000 
      yoy
    3.23% -0.42% -1.17% 5.80% 9.72% 14.61% 16.23% 15.07% 13.77% 21.45% 9.56% 19.95% 14.89% 15.05% 17.74% 13.84% 13.85% 15.95% 25.97% 31.05% 13.72% -5.77% -4.25% -9.65% 2.41% -4.97% 6.25% 7.15% 4.60% 18.78% -1.74% -4.07% 4.15% 3.80% 7.23% 11.36% 12.33% 10.74% -5.64% -1.82% -7.32% 112.68% 15.82% 2.88% 21.79% -58.67% 8.54% 108.77% 11.63% 39.40% 10.82% -53.18% -16.12% -21.26% -22.18% -3.54% -13.10% -5.80% 11.13% 0.10%     
      qoq
    3.75% -4.31% -2.90% 7.09% 0.07% -5.02% 3.94% 11.05% 4.54% -3.68% 2.91% 9.80% 11.59% -13.11% 12.67% 5.17% 11.74% -11.08% 8.94% 5.18% 13.80% -3.39% 13.34% -8.73% -5.71% -1.84% 6.95% 3.45% -12.50% 9.74% 7.86% 0.99% -0.64% -9.22% 5.31% 9.64% -0.97% -6.22% 9.37% 10.59% -2.37% -20.09% 13.80% 4.40% 124.04% -56.49% 1.08% 23.59% -23.97% 14.28% 94.43% -33.92% -5.06% -9.15% -17.86% 18.38% -10.88% -10.21% 1.82% 6.65% -3.39% 5.93% -8.28%  
      operating margin %
    20.18% 19.35% 19.85% 20.33% 20.05% 19.86% 20.75% 20.10% 18.98% 18.30% 19.02% 18.98% 17.99% 16.35% 18.46% 17.27% 18.88% 16.99% 19.23% 18.41% 18.96% 16.82% 17.41% 16.10% 16.95% 17.82% 17.67% 16.79% 17.11% 19.10% 17.16% 16.21% 16.65% 15.89% 17.49% 16.84% 16.22% 16.47% 17.35% 16.25% 15.37% 15.45% 18.90% 16.84% 17.18% 7.48% 16.89% 17.00% 14.76% 18.80% 16.27% 8.58% 13.72% 14.24% 15.53% 18.78% 16.49% 18.11% 19.30% 19.23% 19.15% 19.27% 17.83% 19.40% 
      interest expense
    -151,000,000 -146,000,000 -143,000,000 -145,000,000 -140,000,000 -133,200,000 -138,200,000 -128,300,000 -139,300,000 -129,400,000 -127,600,000 -124,400,000 -126,700,000 -112,900,000 -105,200,000 -94,000,000 -83,500,000 -79,700,000 -78,100,000 -78,400,000 -78,400,000 -78,200,000 -88,900,000 -91,600,000 -96,600,000 -95,100,000 -98,000,000 -98,500,000 -100,400,000 -96,500,000 -96,000,000 -96,500,000 -94,800,000 -92,900,000 -90,000,000 -89,500,000 -89,400,000 -90,000,000 -96,300,000 -92,200,000 -92,700,000 -92,900,000 -91,800,000 -91,500,000 -88,600,000 -87,900,000 -87,000,000 -86,900,000 -87,000,000 -90,200,000 -90,000,000 -90,200,000 -89,600,000 -92,200,000 -93,200,000 -98,800,000 -104,300,000 -104,800,000 -108,300,000 -111,400,000 -115,700,000 -120,400,000 -122,000,000 -130,500,000 
      loss from unconsolidated equity method investments
    -52,000,000 -91,000,000 -57,000,000 -2,000,000 -12,000,000   -33,800,000    -3,600,000  -96,400,000 -51,800,000 -13,600,000 -3,800,000 -144,500,000 -15,100,000 -12,400,000 -16,500,000 -87,400,000 -8,200,000 -9,400,000 -13,200,000                                        
      interest income
    2,000,000 2,000,000 2,000,000 2,000,000 2,000,000 1,600,000 4,300,000 1,600,000 1,500,000 1,500,000 2,000,000 1,600,000 1,400,000 1,300,000 800,000 700,000 500,000 500,000 600,000 600,000 800,000 1,200,000 500,000 3,300,000 300,000 1,000,000 2,000,000 1,400,000 1,900,000 600,000 500,000 200,000 200,000  300,000 300,000 300,000  200,000 200,000 500,000 200,000 100,000 100,000 300,000  100,000 300,000 100,000 200,000 100,000 100,000 300,000 200,000 300,000 200,000 300,000   100,000 200,000 200,000 400,000 100,000 
      other income
    27,000,000 -1,000,000 7,000,000 4,000,000 11,000,000 -500,000 10,300,000 700,000 12,600,000 4,300,000 1,300,000 -600,000 2,500,000 4,200,000 -300,000 -4,600,000 -1,600,000 -1,100,000 -900,000 -300,000 1,800,000 400,000 1,900,000 2,600,000 -900,000 4,800,000 1,700,000 -200,000 100,000 100,000 1,100,000 1,100,000 1,000,000 1,800,000 500,000 200,000 100,000 -1,100,000 1,300,000 1,600,000  700,000 -400,000 900,000  500,000 -100,000 400,000 1,000,000 800,000 1,000,000 300,000 200,000 2,300,000 400,000 500,000 200,000 500,000 1,800,000 900,000 1,100,000 700,000 3,100,000 -100,000 
      income before income taxes
    656,000,000 564,000,000 645,000,000 720,000,000 665,000,000 532,700,000 646,500,000 654,000,000 598,900,000 482,900,000 606,300,000 580,200,000 522,100,000 373,400,000 507,800,000 478,100,000 472,200,000 276,900,000 470,700,000 427,400,000 400,100,000 201,300,000 318,700,000 300,100,000 322,600,000 284,900,000 369,500,000 328,600,000 312,800,000 357,300,000 340,300,000 312,600,000 310,600,000 295,700,000 356,700,000 333,400,000 296,200,000 294,700,000 126,900,000 291,700,000 252,600,000 261,900,000 350,800,000 298,700,000 284,500,000 79,000,000 295,400,000 290,700,000 220,200,000 313,400,000 263,400,000 91,100,000 183,300,000 199,100,000 223,100,000 178,600,000 223,100,000 259,000,000 296,000,000 91,300,000 260,000,000 260,800,000 229,700,000 270,300,000 
      provision for income taxes
    131,000,000 20,000,000 95,000,000 170,000,000 170,000,000 20,200,000 80,600,000 142,100,000 145,200,000 43,200,000 126,000,000 152,600,000 138,200,000 26,400,000 90,900,000 106,300,000 120,300,000 -36,200,000 119,900,000 95,400,000 103,700,000 -35,000,000 58,500,000 73,800,000 75,800,000 -5,100,000 71,500,000 77,700,000 77,900,000 56,200,000 77,400,000 76,900,000 72,700,000 -368,800,000 133,400,000 130,000,000 108,400,000 105,100,000 41,200,000 110,700,000 95,700,000 89,500,000 135,600,000 108,400,000 112,000,000 28,500,000 109,600,000 111,700,000 87,600,000 76,700,000 92,300,000 34,700,000 58,400,000 72,100,000 70,300,000 29,100,000 80,300,000        
      net income
    525,000,000 544,000,000 550,000,000 550,000,000 495,000,000 512,500,000 565,900,000 511,900,000 453,700,000 439,700,000 480,300,000 427,600,000 383,900,000 347,000,000 416,900,000 371,800,000 351,900,000 313,100,000 350,800,000 332,000,000 296,400,000 236,300,000 260,200,000 226,300,000 246,800,000 290,000,000 298,000,000 250,900,000 234,900,000 301,100,000 262,900,000 235,700,000 237,900,000 664,500,000 223,300,000 203,400,000 187,800,000 189,600,000 85,700,000 181,000,000 156,900,000 172,400,000 215,200,000 190,300,000 172,500,000 50,500,000 185,800,000 179,000,000 132,600,000 236,700,000 171,100,000 56,400,000 124,900,000 127,000,000 152,800,000 149,500,000 142,800,000 191,000,000 193,600,000 46,200,000 158,100,000 147,900,000 134,500,000 159,900,000 
      yoy
    6.06% 6.15% -2.81% 7.44% 9.10% 16.56% 17.82% 19.71% 18.18% 26.71% 15.21% 15.01% 9.09% 10.83% 18.84% 11.99% 18.72% 32.50% 34.82% 46.71% 20.10% -18.52% -12.68% -9.80% 5.07% -3.69% 13.35% 6.45% -1.26% -54.69% 17.73% 15.88% 26.68% 250.47% 160.56% 12.38% 19.69% 9.98% -60.18% -4.89% -9.04% 241.39% 15.82% 6.31% 30.09% -78.66% 8.59% 217.38% 6.16% 86.38% 11.98% -62.27% -12.54% -33.51% -21.07% 223.59% -9.68% 29.14% 43.94% -71.11%     
      qoq
    -3.49% -1.09% 0.00% 11.11% -3.41% -9.44% 10.55% 12.83% 3.18% -8.45% 12.32% 11.38% 10.63% -16.77% 12.13% 5.66% 12.39% -10.75% 5.66% 12.01% 25.43% -9.19% 14.98% -8.31% -14.90% -2.68% 18.77% 6.81% -21.99% 14.53% 11.54% -0.92% -64.20% 197.58% 9.78% 8.31% -0.95% 121.24% -52.65% 15.36% -8.99% -19.89% 13.08% 10.32% 241.58% -72.82% 3.80% 34.99% -43.98% 38.34% 203.37% -54.84% -1.65% -16.88% 2.21% 4.69% -25.24% -1.34% 319.05% -70.78% 6.90% 9.96% -15.88%  
      net income margin %
    12.76% 13.16% 13.06% 12.99% 12.35% 12.67% 13.88% 12.65% 11.75% 11.48% 12.55% 11.48% 10.72% 9.83% 11.59% 10.89% 11.85% 10.60% 11.96% 11.80% 11.42% 9.18% 10.12% 9.22% 9.66% 11.25% 11.26% 9.63% 9.51% 11.90% 10.25% 9.36% 9.80% 25.96% 8.72% 8.05% 7.85% 7.97% 3.56% 7.70% 6.98% 7.53% 9.18% 8.23% 7.95% 2.27% 8.21% 8.04% 6.39% 11.05% 7.90% 2.67% 6.25% 6.26% 7.46% 7.26% 7.20% 9.43% 9.15% 2.21% 8.05% 7.32% 6.52% 7.74% 
      net income attributable to non-controlling interests in consolidated subsidiary
         -500,000 -200,000 -400,000  -100,000 -100,000 -200,000       -500,000 -900,000 -500,000    -500,000    -700,000                                    
      net income attributable to republic services, inc.
    525,000,000 544,000,000 550,000,000 550,000,000 495,000,000 512,000,000 565,700,000 511,500,000 453,800,000 439,600,000 480,200,000 427,400,000 383,900,000 346,800,000 416,900,000 371,900,000 352,000,000 313,100,000 350,300,000 331,100,000 295,900,000 235,400,000 260,000,000 225,500,000 246,300,000 289,300,000 298,300,000 251,500,000 234,200,000 300,900,000 263,400,000 234,900,000 237,700,000 664,400,000 223,200,000 202,900,000 187,800,000 189,500,000 85,600,000 180,800,000 156,700,000 172,200,000 215,000,000 190,300,000 172,400,000 50,300,000 185,800,000 179,000,000 132,500,000 236,600,000 171,400,000 56,300,000 124,600,000 127,000,000 152,700,000 149,200,000 142,900,000 191,000,000 193,500,000 46,500,000 158,200,000 147,600,000 134,200,000 159,700,000 
      basic earnings per share attributable to republic services, inc. stockholders:
                                                                    
      basic earnings per share
    1.7 1.76 1.76 1.76 1.58 1.64 1.8 1.62 1.44 1.39 1.52 1.35 1.21 1.1 1.32 1.18 1.11 0.99 1.1 1.04 0.93 0.74 0.81 0.71 0.77 0.9 0.93 0.78 0.73 0.92 0.81 0.72 0.72 1.97 0.66 0.6 0.55 0.56 0.25 0.53 0.45 0.49 0.62 0.54 0.49 0.15 0.52 0.5 0.37 0.66 0.47 0.16 0.34 0.35 0.42 0.41 0.39 0.52 0.52 0.12 0.41 0.38 0.35 0.42 
      weighted-average common shares outstanding
    309.1 311.9 311.7 313.1 313 314.4 314 314.9 315.3 316.2 316.1 316.8 316.7 316.5 316.5 316.5 316.6 318.8 318.6 319.5 319.4 319.3 319.2 319 319.6 321.1 320.6 321.7 322.3 326.9 325.5 327.4 330.7 337.1 336.5 338.1 339.9 343 342.6 343.9 345.4 350 348.9 350.7 353.3 356.7 356.3 356.2 359.8 362.1 361.7 362.9 362.7 366.9 365.4 367.9 371 376 373.2 378.2 382.2 383 384 382.5 
      diluted earnings per share attributable to republic services, inc. stockholders:
                                                                    
      diluted earnings per share
    1.7 1.75 1.76 1.75 1.58 1.63 1.8 1.62 1.44 1.4 1.52 1.35 1.21 1.09 1.32 1.17 1.11 0.98 1.1 1.03 0.93 0.73 0.81 0.71 0.77 0.9 0.93 0.78 0.72 0.93 0.81 0.71 0.72 1.96 0.66 0.6 0.55 0.55 0.25 0.52 0.45 0.49 0.61 0.54 0.49 0.14 0.52 0.5 0.37 0.65 0.47 0.15 0.34 0.35 0.42 0.4 0.38 0.51 0.52 0.12 0.41 0.39 0.35 0.42 
      weighted-average common and common equivalent shares outstanding
    309.3 312.2 312 313.4 313.3 314.8 314.4 315.2 315.7 316.7 316.6 317.3 317.1 317.1 317 317 317.2 319.4 319.4 320 319.8 319.8 319.7 319.6 320.2 322 321.7 322.8 323.5 328.4 326.9 328.8 332.2 339 338.5 340 341.9 344.4 344 345.2 346.7 351.4 350.3 352 354.8 358.1 357.7 357.6 361 363.4 363 364.4 364.1 368 366.4 368.9 372.5 377.6 374.7 380.2 384 385.1 386.1 384.7 
      cash dividends per common share
    0.625 0.625 0.625 0.58 0.58 0.58 0.58 0.535 0.535 0.535 0.535 0.495 0.495 0.495 0.495 0.46 0.46 0.46 0.46 0.425 0.425 0.425 0.425 0.405 0.405 0.405 0.405 0.375 0.375 0.375 0.375 0.345 0.345 0.345 0.345 0.32 0.32 0.32 0.32 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.28 0.28 0.28 0.28 0.26 0.26     0.235 0.235 0.22 0.22 0.22 0.22 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.19 
      loss on business divestitures and impairments
       3,000,000  -225,000 500,000           700,000  900,000  44,800,000 31,500,000 5,300,000 -3,900,000                                        
      loss on extinguishment of debt
         400,000 -2,400,000      -200,000         -67,400,000 -34,500,000         -300,000       -196,200,000         -1,400,000    -300,000 -1,800,000  -2,300,000 -110,300,000  -3,500,000 -6,000,000 -199,500,000 -1,800,000 -9,100,000 -19,400,000  
      depreciation, amortization and depletion
         308,550,000 422,000,000 413,000,000 399,200,000 402,000,000 382,300,000 358,300,000 358,700,000 349,800,000 353,900,000 337,600,000 310,400,000 299,000,000 301,300,000 303,000,000 282,100,000 267,500,000 270,700,000 269,100,000 268,600,000 257,400,000 267,300,000 264,200,000 251,500,000 252,400,000 262,400,000 255,500,000 263,100,000 267,300,000 260,800,000 258,300,000 249,900,000 245,400,000 252,400,000 250,100,000 243,200,000 244,300,000 247,100,000 245,900,000 233,400,000 227,900,000 235,600,000 230,300,000 213,100,000 226,400,000 224,400,000 217,000,000 209,600,000 216,400,000 203,500,000 214,900,000 213,700,000 214,200,000 215,000,000 208,600,000 205,800,000 205,300,000 211,600,000 213,800,000 
      income from unconsolidated equity method investments
         -29,000,000 -73,400,000  -8,700,000 50,000 2,800,000                                                      
      net loss attributable to non-controlling interests in consolidated subsidiary
            100,000     50,000  100,000 100,000     -375,000 -200,000 -800,000  50,000 300,000 600,000                                     
      withdrawal costs - multiemployer pension funds
                 550,000  2,200,000      -1,400,000  31,600,000 4,300,000         100,000   1,100,000    5,600,000                        
      gain from unconsolidated equity method investments
                1,000,000                                                    
      gain on disposition of assets and asset impairments
                             -5,875,000 -24,000,000   -1,325,000 -4,600,000  -700,000 -6,800,000 -17,400,000 -1,400,000 -8,300,000                            
      loss from unconsolidated equity method investment
                             -6,800,000 -4,000,000 -11,500,000 -11,600,000 -1,425,000 -5,600,000 -100,000  -2,050,000 -2,200,000 -3,100,000 -2,900,000                            
      loss on disposition of assets and asset impairments
                               200,000 300,000                                    
      net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests in consolidated subsidiary
                                 -125,000 500,000                                  
      net income attributable to noncontrolling interests in consolidated subsidiary
                                   -800,000 -200,000 -100,000 -100,000 -500,000                             
      net income attributable to noncontrolling interests
                                         -125,000 -100,000 -200,000 -200,000 -200,000 -200,000  -100,000    -100,000   -100,000             
      other expense
                                            -700,000                        
      negotiation and withdrawal costs - central states pension and other funds
                                                 -300,000 300,000 1,500,000   41,600,000              
      gain on disposition of assets and impairments
                                                       -800,000 -1,100,000    -3,600,000     -8,000,000 25,500,000 1,100,000 
      net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests
                                                 -25,000    -100,000 300,000  -300,000  -100,000 -300,000 100,000        
      loss on disposition of assets and impairments
                                                         700,000 200,000   6,200,000 5,800,000 19,400,000     
      cash dividends declared per common share
                                                     0.183 0.26 0.235 0.235            
      negotiation and withdrawal costs - central states pension fund
                                                       53,900,000 62,200,000            
      negotiation and withdrawal costs - central states
                                                         8,650,000 31,300,000          
      benefit from income taxes
                                                             68,000,000 102,400,000 45,100,000 101,900,000 112,900,000 95,200,000 110,400,000 
      net (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests
                                                             75,000 -100,000      
      net income (income) attributable to noncontrolling interests
                                                               300,000 100,000    
      (gain) loss on disposition of assets and impairments
                                                                -400,000    
      less: net income attributable to noncontrolling interests
                                                                 -300,000 -300,000 -200,000 
    Balance Sheets:
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        assets
                                                                      
        current assets:
                                                                      
        cash and cash equivalents
      118,000,000 76,000,000 84,000,000 122,000,000 83,000,000 74,000,000 83,400,000 490,600,000 91,600,000 140,000,000 157,500,000 181,600,000 132,200,000 143,400,000 81,400,000 119,400,000 39,000,000 29,000,000 40,100,000 34,000,000 23,200,000 38,200,000 406,400,000 269,700,000 281,600,000 47,100,000 55,600,000 72,500,000 68,000,000 70,500,000 81,900,000 61,300,000 62,600,000 83,300,000 63,900,000 36,000,000 33,200,000 67,800,000 55,000,000 42,000,000 33,400,000 32,400,000 102,500,000 99,900,000 134,300,000 75,200,000 113,000,000 49,500,000 175,800,000 213,300,000 97,300,000 96,700,000 130,100,000 67,600,000 74,000,000 69,300,000 73,500,000 66,300,000 72,600,000 320,500,000 67,900,000 88,300,000 120,500,000 56,000,000 
        accounts receivables
      1,917,000,000 1,897,000,000 1,900,000,000 1,880,000,000 1,854,000,000 1,821,000,000 1,847,500,000 1,817,800,000 1,763,000,000 1,768,400,000 1,829,700,000 1,740,000,000 1,686,400,000 1,677,200,000 1,698,700,000 1,654,700,000 1,306,100,000 1,271,400,000 1,265,000,000 1,163,900,000 1,095,400,000 1,091,300,000 1,097,200,000 1,066,500,000 1,095,300,000 1,125,900,000 1,162,900,000 1,147,000,000 1,073,700,000 1,102,700,000 1,156,000,000 1,112,200,000 1,052,200,000 1,105,900,000 1,126,900,000 1,074,400,000 1,017,400,000 994,800,000 1,016,700,000 990,600,000 935,000,000 962,900,000 988,800,000 969,400,000 930,400,000 930,400,000 955,200,000 932,800,000 873,200,000 890,700,000 906,800,000 876,500,000 821,900,000 836,600,000 854,200,000 845,300,000 808,400,000 825,800,000 901,300,000 872,300,000 839,500,000 828,900,000 895,700,000 898,400,000 
        prepaid expenses and other current assets
      475,000,000 550,000,000 500,000,000 414,000,000 384,000,000 511,000,000 417,500,000 351,300,000 419,000,000 472,600,000 361,200,000 340,100,000 422,800,000 536,500,000 419,300,000 366,500,000 350,700,000 410,400,000 264,300,000 283,000,000 324,500,000 392,300,000 270,700,000 232,600,000 377,000,000 433,000,000 255,400,000 254,600,000 302,900,000 391,200,000 254,200,000 195,900,000 239,200,000 247,600,000 205,900,000 182,400,000 183,800,000 221,900,000 229,900,000 226,800,000 214,900,000 235,000,000 236,800,000 151,700,000 156,600,000 263,400,000 180,600,000 135,500,000 139,600,000 200,300,000 189,800,000 170,000,000 153,100,000 209,300,000 217,900,000 191,600,000 152,900,000 215,900,000 175,900,000 169,600,000 187,100,000 207,400,000 200,800,000 138,800,000 
        total current assets
      2,510,000,000 2,523,000,000 2,484,000,000 2,416,000,000 2,321,000,000 2,406,000,000 2,348,400,000 2,659,700,000 2,273,600,000 2,381,000,000 2,348,400,000 2,261,700,000 2,241,400,000 2,357,100,000 2,199,400,000 2,140,600,000 1,695,800,000 1,710,800,000 1,569,400,000 1,480,900,000 1,443,100,000 1,521,800,000 1,774,300,000 1,568,800,000 1,753,900,000 1,606,000,000 1,473,900,000 1,474,100,000 1,444,600,000 1,564,400,000 1,492,100,000 1,369,400,000 1,354,000,000 1,436,800,000 1,396,700,000 1,292,800,000 1,234,400,000 1,284,500,000 1,301,600,000 1,259,400,000 1,183,300,000 1,230,300,000 1,444,300,000 1,340,900,000 1,343,700,000 1,391,000,000 1,360,900,000 1,225,100,000 1,306,900,000 1,421,900,000 1,290,400,000 1,268,800,000 1,223,300,000 1,231,300,000 1,270,000,000 1,234,300,000 1,179,200,000 1,265,700,000 1,254,400,000 1,479,600,000 1,210,300,000 1,246,100,000 1,330,200,000 1,288,700,000 
        restricted cash and marketable securities
      292,000,000 259,000,000 225,000,000 224,000,000 222,000,000 208,000,000 203,100,000 178,000,000 143,300,000 163,600,000 153,300,000 149,600,000 132,700,000 127,600,000 121,700,000 121,500,000 117,200,000 139,000,000 155,600,000 151,000,000 134,600,000 149,100,000 145,200,000 142,600,000 117,700,000 179,400,000 121,300,000 119,200,000 115,100,000 108,100,000 99,100,000 116,200,000 116,300,000 141,100,000 96,400,000 93,300,000 90,800,000 90,500,000 85,600,000 96,800,000 95,700,000 100,300,000 107,200,000 110,600,000 112,700,000 115,600,000 133,500,000 178,100,000 161,700,000 169,700,000 175,500,000 183,800,000 164,300,000 164,200,000 132,900,000 138,900,000 151,400,000 189,600,000 160,500,000 160,100,000 164,900,000 172,800,000 206,100,000 315,200,000 
        property and equipment
      12,695,000,000 12,639,000,000 12,192,000,000 12,049,000,000 11,949,000,000 11,877,000,000 11,525,600,000 11,446,500,000 11,310,500,000 11,350,900,000 10,701,400,000 10,561,700,000 10,658,600,000 10,744,000,000 10,439,600,000 10,395,800,000 9,191,100,000 9,232,100,000 8,938,900,000 8,816,300,000 8,679,200,000 8,726,200,000 8,527,500,000 8,499,100,000 8,442,000,000 8,383,500,000 8,257,600,000 8,093,600,000 7,989,700,000 8,020,100,000 7,913,900,000 7,863,500,000 7,783,100,000 7,777,400,000 7,750,100,000 7,690,100,000 7,592,800,000 7,588,600,000 7,616,000,000 7,634,300,000 7,612,000,000 7,552,800,000 7,553,200,000 7,538,700,000 7,447,000,000 7,165,300,000 7,149,300,000 7,126,900,000 7,053,400,000 7,036,800,000 7,046,900,000 7,017,700,000 6,946,800,000 6,910,300,000 6,903,200,000 6,882,700,000 6,813,000,000 6,792,300,000 6,708,900,000 6,702,700,000 6,693,600,000 6,698,500,000 6,586,900,000 6,603,700,000 
        goodwill
      16,926,000,000 16,715,000,000 16,699,000,000 16,626,000,000 16,585,000,000 15,982,000,000 15,883,100,000 15,864,900,000 15,852,300,000 15,834,500,000 15,290,700,000 15,353,600,000 14,622,200,000 14,451,500,000 14,194,300,000 14,166,300,000 12,832,700,000 12,826,000,000 12,736,300,000 12,476,000,000 12,047,200,000 12,046,400,000 11,712,100,000 11,673,500,000 11,667,500,000 11,633,400,000 11,650,500,000 11,497,700,000 11,431,600,000 11,400,100,000 11,382,700,000 11,345,300,000 11,329,100,000 11,315,400,000 11,233,600,000 11,208,200,000 11,184,300,000 11,163,200,000 11,163,100,000 11,154,200,000 11,149,100,000 11,145,500,000 11,128,300,000 11,102,400,000 11,095,500,000 10,830,900,000 10,760,400,000 10,752,300,000 10,727,700,000 10,724,100,000 10,712,600,000 10,707,200,000 10,696,900,000 10,690,000,000 10,678,200,000 10,677,600,000 10,653,100,000 10,647,000,000 10,646,700,000 10,640,200,000 10,657,200,000 10,655,300,000 10,646,800,000 10,661,400,000 
        other intangible assets
      647,000,000 655,000,000 599,000,000 612,000,000 632,000,000 546,000,000 454,800,000 463,400,000 482,600,000 496,200,000 447,200,000 431,500,000 355,500,000 347,200,000 399,300,000 398,700,000 258,000,000 259,500,000 228,100,000 209,600,000 181,500,000 173,100,000 127,500,000 126,700,000 130,000,000 133,900,000 124,100,000 125,800,000 115,100,000 106,500,000 105,400,000 115,400,000 121,300,000 141,100,000 152,100,000 157,500,000 173,000,000 182,300,000 201,400,000 214,600,000 231,100,000 246,400,000 258,600,000 272,700,000 289,400,000 298,900,000 279,900,000 292,000,000 301,100,000 315,800,000 327,200,000 330,100,000 343,100,000 358,700,000 371,900,000 388,600,000 398,100,000 409,600,000 427,600,000 439,200,000 435,000,000 451,300,000 450,700,000 465,700,000 
        other assets
      1,530,000,000 1,575,000,000 1,590,000,000 1,470,000,000 1,394,000,000 1,383,000,000 1,399,200,000 1,321,600,000 1,319,400,000 1,183,900,000 1,101,800,000 1,065,200,000 1,071,000,000 1,025,500,000 1,046,700,000 990,000,000 785,300,000 787,600,000 800,600,000 788,300,000 767,000,000 817,400,000 823,500,000 815,600,000 797,800,000 747,600,000 701,700,000 686,400,000 685,900,000 417,800,000 408,900,000 393,900,000 404,900,000 335,200,000 319,700,000 319,200,000 320,500,000 320,500,000 294,000,000 286,100,000 268,000,000 301,900,000 300,200,000 301,300,000 305,400,000 292,300,000 303,000,000 301,600,000 291,700,000 280,900,000 273,400,000 266,600,000 264,700,000 262,400,000 278,100,000 268,200,000 261,100,000 247,300,000 258,100,000 260,200,000 235,700,000 237,900,000 237,300,000 236,700,000 
        total assets
      34,600,000,000 34,366,000,000 33,789,000,000 33,397,000,000 33,103,000,000 32,402,000,000 31,814,200,000 31,934,100,000 31,381,700,000 31,410,100,000 30,042,800,000 29,823,300,000 29,081,400,000 29,052,900,000 28,401,000,000 28,212,900,000 24,880,100,000 24,955,000,000 24,428,900,000 23,922,100,000 23,252,600,000 23,434,000,000 23,110,100,000 22,826,300,000 22,908,900,000 22,683,800,000 22,329,100,000 21,996,800,000 21,782,000,000 21,617,000,000 21,402,100,000 21,203,700,000 21,108,700,000 21,147,000,000 20,948,600,000 20,761,100,000 20,595,800,000 20,629,600,000 20,661,700,000 20,645,400,000 20,539,200,000 20,577,200,000 20,791,800,000 20,666,600,000 20,593,700,000 20,094,000,000 19,987,000,000 19,876,000,000 19,842,500,000 19,949,200,000 19,826,000,000 19,774,200,000 19,639,100,000 19,616,900,000 19,634,300,000 19,590,300,000 19,455,900,000 19,551,500,000 19,456,200,000 19,682,000,000 19,396,700,000 19,461,900,000 19,458,000,000 19,571,400,000 
        liabilities and stockholders’ equity
                                                                      
        current liabilities:
                                                                      
        accounts payable
      1,196,000,000 1,374,000,000 1,247,000,000 1,199,000,000 1,154,000,000 1,345,000,000 1,225,400,000 1,285,500,000 1,179,200,000 1,411,500,000 1,198,200,000 1,098,400,000 984,200,000 1,221,800,000 1,024,300,000 1,044,600,000 846,600,000 910,000,000 815,000,000 728,100,000 678,300,000 779,000,000 646,300,000 657,400,000 660,600,000 777,900,000 697,200,000 719,600,000 629,600,000 761,500,000 661,300,000 629,800,000 572,400,000 598,100,000 599,300,000 596,500,000 520,800,000 553,800,000 542,800,000 558,000,000 542,400,000 577,400,000 560,800,000 544,100,000 491,600,000 527,300,000 517,300,000 522,300,000 491,100,000 511,400,000 505,500,000 527,600,000 464,300,000 474,500,000 490,600,000 529,500,000 451,000,000 563,600,000 515,200,000 476,800,000 431,600,000 606,500,000 473,000,000 470,500,000 
        notes payable and current maturities of long-term debt
      547,000,000 596,000,000 921,000,000 421,000,000 421,000,000 862,000,000 513,000,000 1,432,900,000 1,431,900,000 932,300,000 932,300,000 152,800,000 457,100,000 456,000,000 455,800,000 313,800,000 8,800,000 8,200,000 8,000,000 135,200,000 168,700,000 168,100,000 184,300,000 60,000,000 24,500,000 929,900,000 912,800,000 1,561,300,000 1,595,600,000 690,700,000 690,800,000 41,900,000 707,000,000 706,700,000 705,700,000 705,400,000 6,200,000 5,800,000 5,700,000 5,600,000 5,500,000 5,500,000 5,400,000 5,100,000 10,100,000 10,400,000 10,500,000 10,100,000 5,400,000 15,700,000 15,500,000 15,300,000 25,100,000 19,400,000 44,400,000 34,000,000 34,200,000 34,800,000 9,700,000 397,800,000 615,700,000 878,500,000 1,091,900,000 692,500,000 
        deferred revenue
      480,000,000 496,000,000 504,000,000 490,000,000 504,000,000 485,000,000 485,500,000 472,500,000 472,200,000 467,300,000 484,800,000 467,400,000 467,100,000 443,000,000 463,100,000 419,600,000 408,200,000 381,300,000 381,500,000 366,600,000 359,300,000 345,600,000 341,600,000 334,600,000 342,900,000 336,000,000 341,100,000 331,300,000 330,800,000 338,700,000 336,400,000 340,600,000 341,500,000 312,100,000 329,300,000 321,900,000 325,400,000 312,900,000 320,200,000 320,300,000 316,900,000 313,900,000 316,500,000 315,800,000 314,600,000 306,300,000 311,700,000 313,300,000 307,100,000 301,800,000 308,800,000 298,700,000 314,100,000 313,200,000 311,100,000 323,500,000 309,000,000 290,200,000 306,800,000 304,900,000 316,400,000 295,100,000 321,800,000 331,300,000 
        accrued landfill and environmental costs, current portion
      159,000,000 148,000,000 145,000,000 141,000,000 159,000,000 159,000,000 140,900,000 140,500,000 141,200,000 141,600,000 144,100,000 140,000,000 135,200,000 132,600,000 126,900,000 121,300,000 122,500,000 124,500,000 119,200,000 117,600,000 116,900,000 114,500,000 123,400,000 128,100,000 131,100,000 132,600,000 153,200,000 142,300,000 134,000,000 130,600,000 168,300,000 150,500,000 140,400,000 135,200,000 157,700,000 146,000,000 135,700,000 142,700,000 177,000,000 168,200,000 156,700,000 149,800,000 179,200,000 169,000,000 165,300,000 164,300,000 164,900,000 184,400,000 201,600,000 178,700,000 214,900,000 234,000,000 189,400,000 195,500,000 185,400,000 181,300,000 182,600,000 184,200,000 190,200,000 187,900,000 180,000,000 182,000,000 213,700,000 225,900,000 
        accrued interest
      122,000,000 109,000,000 125,000,000 110,000,000 120,000,000 101,000,000 114,400,000 103,100,000 106,200,000 104,100,000 87,800,000 92,800,000 63,200,000 79,000,000 57,500,000 74,000,000 53,500,000 62,100,000 52,000,000 65,600,000 53,200,000 54,600,000 65,200,000 68,400,000 77,900,000 74,000,000 79,700,000 75,300,000 79,500,000 68,500,000 78,400,000 74,900,000 76,200,000 74,500,000 69,000,000 71,300,000 69,200,000 71,800,000 68,000,000 72,000,000 70,100,000 71,600,000 69,400,000 70,800,000 69,900,000 67,000,000 68,500,000 65,800,000 69,600,000 68,200,000 70,100,000 66,900,000 70,300,000 68,800,000 71,600,000 68,600,000 80,300,000 72,200,000 82,800,000 84,400,000 78,200,000 93,100,000 83,600,000 99,700,000 
        other accrued liabilities
      1,236,000,000 1,205,000,000 1,321,000,000 1,286,000,000 1,133,000,000 1,176,000,000 1,162,300,000 1,099,100,000 995,200,000 1,171,500,000 1,221,600,000 1,036,500,000 922,500,000 1,058,300,000 1,036,200,000 961,300,000 818,500,000 929,500,000 957,700,000 901,700,000 772,400,000 820,200,000 830,000,000 817,600,000 743,600,000 814,200,000 813,400,000 741,200,000 698,400,000 728,600,000 740,100,000 751,800,000 722,700,000 808,200,000 730,500,000 701,900,000 719,900,000 725,000,000 704,200,000 723,600,000 718,700,000 716,600,000 769,200,000 683,400,000 704,900,000 750,700,000 652,100,000 609,600,000 622,600,000 641,300,000 654,400,000 608,300,000 612,100,000 623,600,000 596,100,000 615,400,000 658,700,000 752,500,000 752,800,000 752,200,000 748,900,000 621,300,000 651,300,000 646,100,000 
        total current liabilities
      3,740,000,000 3,928,000,000 4,263,000,000 3,647,000,000 3,491,000,000 4,128,000,000 3,641,500,000 4,533,600,000 4,325,900,000 4,228,300,000 4,068,800,000 2,987,900,000 3,029,300,000 3,390,700,000 3,163,800,000 2,934,600,000 2,258,100,000 2,415,600,000 2,333,400,000 2,314,800,000 2,148,800,000 2,282,000,000 2,190,800,000 2,066,100,000 1,980,600,000 3,064,600,000 2,997,400,000 3,571,000,000 3,467,900,000 2,718,600,000 2,675,300,000 1,989,500,000 2,560,200,000 2,634,800,000 2,591,500,000 2,543,000,000 1,777,200,000 1,812,000,000 1,817,900,000 1,847,700,000 1,810,300,000 1,834,800,000 1,900,500,000 1,788,200,000 1,756,400,000 1,826,000,000 1,725,000,000 1,705,500,000 1,697,400,000 1,717,100,000 1,769,200,000 1,750,800,000 1,675,300,000 1,695,000,000 1,699,200,000 1,752,300,000 1,715,800,000 1,897,500,000 1,857,500,000 2,204,000,000 2,370,800,000 2,676,500,000 2,835,300,000 2,466,000,000 
        long-term debt
      13,317,000,000 12,985,000,000 12,353,000,000 12,546,000,000 12,862,000,000 11,851,000,000 12,047,400,000 11,526,800,000 11,400,100,000 11,887,100,000 10,992,800,000 11,960,400,000 11,467,800,000 11,329,500,000 11,180,400,000 11,589,500,000 9,608,900,000 9,546,200,000 9,257,000,000 8,833,900,000 8,594,200,000 8,766,100,000 8,594,500,000 8,598,000,000 8,952,200,000 7,758,600,000 7,705,800,000 6,883,900,000 6,801,500,000 7,646,800,000 7,556,700,000 8,215,800,000 7,499,700,000 7,480,700,000 7,152,000,000 7,075,700,000 7,663,900,000 7,653,100,000 7,739,600,000 7,608,400,000 7,554,900,000 7,568,700,000 7,555,600,000 7,547,500,000 7,554,500,000 7,050,800,000 7,020,000,000 7,042,100,000 7,007,900,000 7,002,400,000 7,023,600,000 7,013,300,000 7,007,800,000 7,051,100,000 7,060,000,000 7,079,400,000 6,870,300,000 6,887,000,000 7,021,600,000 6,907,700,000 6,192,300,000 5,865,100,000 5,836,000,000 6,425,000,000 
        accrued landfill and environmental costs, net of current portion
      2,620,000,000 2,608,000,000 2,558,000,000 2,541,000,000 2,477,000,000 2,432,000,000 2,347,100,000 2,332,200,000 2,306,500,000 2,281,000,000 2,225,600,000 2,211,000,000 2,153,600,000 2,141,300,000 2,084,000,000 2,072,800,000 1,857,100,000 1,837,700,000 1,793,000,000 1,776,700,000 1,713,600,000 1,694,700,000 1,715,300,000 1,724,100,000 1,716,500,000 1,703,200,000 1,702,000,000 1,709,800,000 1,707,300,000 1,701,600,000 1,673,900,000 1,687,200,000 1,700,400,000 1,686,500,000 1,669,500,000 1,671,100,000 1,675,900,000 1,684,800,000 1,650,000,000 1,662,200,000 1,679,100,000 1,677,900,000 1,676,900,000 1,694,400,000 1,696,100,000 1,677,500,000 1,495,300,000 1,476,700,000 1,464,100,000 1,464,300,000 1,462,400,000 1,471,900,000 1,421,300,000 1,420,600,000 1,419,600,000 1,407,000,000 1,402,600,000 1,396,500,000 1,413,500,000 1,433,800,000 1,433,600,000 1,416,600,000 1,423,800,000 1,417,600,000 
        deferred income taxes and other long-term tax liabilities
      1,936,000,000 1,884,000,000 1,738,000,000 1,604,000,000 1,612,000,000 1,594,000,000 1,591,000,000 1,569,200,000 1,577,600,000 1,526,800,000 1,474,900,000 1,516,800,000 1,556,500,000 1,528,800,000 1,481,700,000 1,432,400,000 1,252,900,000 1,229,500,000 1,218,800,000 1,282,300,000 1,254,700,000 1,238,800,000 1,222,400,000 1,186,800,000 1,191,900,000 1,180,600,000 1,074,600,000 1,060,500,000 1,051,800,000 1,028,300,000 970,000,000 868,400,000 836,500,000 796,400,000 1,267,500,000 1,230,400,000 1,218,500,000 1,210,200,000 1,194,700,000 1,139,900,000 1,128,900,000 1,131,800,000  1,138,500,000 1,140,100,000 1,149,000,000 1,157,800,000 1,149,500,000 1,166,100,000 1,185,400,000 1,156,300,000 1,171,900,000 1,208,500,000 1,232,700,000 1,165,300,000 1,151,900,000 1,165,000,000 1,161,100,000 1,069,700,000 975,700,000  1,044,800,000   
        insurance reserves, net of current portion
      454,000,000 436,000,000 442,000,000 427,000,000 416,000,000 402,000,000 381,800,000 365,800,000 348,400,000 348,800,000 352,600,000 333,000,000 328,200,000 315,100,000 316,700,000 302,400,000 299,400,000 303,900,000 291,700,000 288,800,000 284,400,000 281,800,000 278,900,000 274,500,000 262,600,000 276,500,000 279,300,000 264,500,000 270,400,000 270,800,000 275,800,000 272,000,000 274,100,000 275,400,000 276,500,000 274,200,000 271,000,000 274,600,000 280,100,000 279,500,000 283,300,000 278,100,000 281,500,000 280,200,000 292,400,000 298,000,000                   
        other long-term liabilities
      552,000,000 556,000,000 563,000,000 580,000,000 580,000,000 588,000,000 575,200,000 600,200,000 602,600,000 594,600,000 595,700,000 609,500,000 628,700,000 660,700,000 683,900,000 665,200,000 619,000,000 642,400,000 656,100,000 642,200,000 618,600,000 681,800,000 734,100,000 745,900,000 684,900,000 579,400,000 591,500,000 551,900,000 560,500,000 321,400,000 326,600,000 322,000,000 323,500,000 312,100,000 317,400,000 301,600,000 303,600,000 301,200,000 337,900,000 349,700,000 316,800,000 309,300,000 441,700,000 453,100,000 389,500,000 344,900,000 365,800,000 355,500,000 371,700,000 379,000,000 367,500,000 354,000,000 293,500,000 220,900,000 260,500,000 222,100,000 241,000,000 222,100,000 178,300,000 194,500,000 238,600,000 305,500,000 321,100,000 298,300,000 
        commitments and contingencies
                                                                      
        stockholders’ equity:
                                                                      
        preferred stock, par value 0.01 per share...
                                                                      
        common stock, par value 0.01 per share...
      3,000,000 3,000,000 3,000,000 3,000,000 3,000,000 3,000,000 3,200,000 3,200,000 3,200,000 3,200,000 3,200,000 3,200,000 3,200,000 3,200,000 3,200,000 3,200,000 3,200,000 3,200,000 3,200,000 3,200,000 3,200,000 3,200,000 3,500,000 3,500,000 3,500,000 3,500,000 3,500,000 3,500,000 3,500,000 3,500,000 3,500,000 3,500,000 3,500,000 3,500,000 3,500,000 3,500,000 3,500,000 3,500,000 3,500,000 3,500,000 3,500,000 3,500,000 4,200,000 4,100,000 4,200,000 4,100,000 4,100,000 4,100,000 4,100,000 4,100,000 4,100,000 4,100,000 4,100,000 4,100,000 4,000,000 4,000,000 4,000,000 4,000,000 4,000,000 4,000,000 4,000,000 4,000,000 4,000,000 4,000,000 
        additional paid-in capital
      1,851,000,000 1,833,000,000 1,816,000,000 1,801,000,000 1,784,000,000 1,767,000,000 2,945,900,000 2,932,200,000 2,916,000,000 2,900,800,000 2,887,600,000 2,873,500,000 2,858,400,000 2,843,200,000 2,831,200,000 2,818,900,000 2,805,300,000 2,789,500,000 2,801,000,000 2,787,100,000 2,757,300,000 2,741,400,000 5,045,100,000 5,026,600,000 5,013,100,000 4,994,800,000 4,979,500,000 4,960,700,000 4,944,600,000 4,924,900,000 4,911,000,000 4,888,400,000 4,871,600,000 4,839,600,000 4,821,200,000 4,803,800,000 4,788,500,000 4,764,500,000 4,741,500,000 4,724,300,000 4,701,600,000 4,677,700,000 6,952,300,000 6,927,100,000 6,914,400,000 6,876,900,000 6,863,500,000 6,843,900,000 6,788,100,000 6,764,900,000 6,744,600,000 6,723,400,000 6,654,000,000 6,588,900,000 6,563,300,000 6,547,600,000 6,532,000,000 6,495,600,000 6,486,000,000 6,477,100,000 6,449,900,000 6,431,100,000 6,404,800,000 6,364,400,000 
        retained earnings
      11,493,000,000 11,161,000,000 10,810,000,000 10,455,000,000 10,087,000,000 9,774,000,000 9,443,900,000 9,060,700,000 8,717,900,000 8,433,900,000 8,163,500,000 7,852,700,000 7,582,700,000 7,356,300,000 7,166,800,000 6,907,100,000 6,681,400,000 6,475,600,000 6,309,400,000 6,106,000,000 5,911,200,000 5,751,800,000 5,652,800,000 5,529,200,000 5,433,600,000 5,317,300,000 5,155,900,000 4,987,900,000 4,857,500,000 4,750,500,000 4,571,600,000 4,430,900,000 4,309,300,000 4,152,500,000 3,603,400,000 3,496,700,000 3,402,500,000 3,324,000,000 3,243,900,000 3,268,000,000 3,190,900,000 3,138,300,000 3,070,300,000 2,960,200,000 2,868,300,000 2,795,000,000 2,843,900,000 2,758,000,000 2,671,900,000 2,632,700,000 2,490,200,000 2,413,000,000 2,442,100,000 2,403,200,000 2,361,300,000 2,294,500,000 2,225,800,000 2,164,700,000 2,055,300,000 1,943,500,000 1,972,500,000 1,890,300,000 1,819,500,000 1,762,300,000 
        treasury stock
      -1,336,000,000 -1,000,000,000 -727,000,000 -181,000,000 -180,000,000 -113,000,000 -1,145,600,000 -981,900,000 -812,000,000 -783,500,000 -720,500,000 -519,000,000 -518,500,000 -504,600,000 -500,700,000 -500,400,000 -492,400,000 -274,800,000 -230,700,000 -107,200,000 -27,500,000 -100,000 -2,315,800,000 -2,315,700,000 -2,315,400,000 -2,199,600,000 -2,153,900,000 -2,003,100,000 -1,910,900,000 -1,782,600,000 -1,620,400,000 -1,529,500,000 -1,314,300,000 -1,059,400,000 -771,500,000 -652,200,000 -524,700,000 -414,900,000 -326,700,000 -209,200,000 -101,700,000 -14,900,000 -2,200,400,000 -2,107,200,000 -1,997,000,000 -1,901,800,000 -1,780,300,000 -1,757,300,000 -1,643,500,000 -1,501,200,000 -1,501,200,000 -1,422,700,000 -1,363,800,000 -1,287,100,000 -1,169,600,000 -1,133,900,000 -992,800,000 -961,500,000 -930,700,000 -763,700,000 -648,700,000 -500,800,000 -459,100,000 -459,100,000 
        accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of tax
      -31,000,000  -31,000,000 -28,000,000 -31,000,000  -18,600,000 -9,100,000 -5,300,000  -2,500,000 -6,700,000 -9,300,000  -10,600,000 -13,400,000 -13,500,000  -9,600,000 -10,800,000 -11,300,000                  -23,000,000 -30,900,000 -31,100,000 -30,500,000 -26,600,000 -21,700,000 -27,800,000      -800,000 -7,400,000 -4,700,000 -5,800,000 -19,800,000 -31,800,000 -17,300,000      14,700,000 12,000,000 
        total republic services, inc. stockholders’ equity
      11,980,000,000 11,968,000,000 11,871,000,000 12,050,000,000 11,663,000,000 11,405,000,000 11,228,800,000 11,005,100,000 10,819,800,000 10,542,300,000 10,331,300,000 10,203,700,000 9,916,500,000 9,686,000,000 9,489,900,000 9,215,400,000 8,984,000,000 8,978,900,000 8,873,300,000 8,778,300,000 8,632,900,000 8,483,900,000 8,370,100,000 8,227,100,000 8,117,200,000 8,118,200,000 7,976,500,000 7,952,900,000 7,919,500,000 7,927,100,000 7,921,600,000 7,846,100,000 7,911,800,000 7,958,800,000 7,672,000,000 7,662,900,000 7,683,300,000 7,691,300,000 7,639,200,000 7,755,700,000 7,763,200,000 7,774,100,000 7,799,800,000 7,762,500,000 7,762,100,000 7,745,300,000 7,929,000,000 7,853,200,000 7,822,000,000 7,903,500,000 7,736,900,000 7,710,400,000 7,731,700,000 7,703,300,000 7,739,200,000 7,680,400,000 7,751,700,000 7,681,300,000 7,612,400,000 7,664,700,000 7,795,300,000 7,846,500,000 7,783,900,000 7,683,600,000 
        non-controlling interests in consolidated subsidiary
      1,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 2,000,000 2,000,000 2,000,000 1,400,000 1,200,000 800,000 1,200,000 1,100,000 1,000,000 800,000 800,000 600,000 600,000 700,000 800,000 5,600,000 5,100,000 5,400,000 4,900,000 4,000,000 3,800,000 3,000,000 2,700,000 2,000,000 2,300,000 3,100,000                                    
        total stockholders’ equity
      11,981,000,000 11,969,000,000 11,872,000,000 12,052,000,000 11,665,000,000 11,407,000,000 11,230,200,000 11,006,300,000 10,820,600,000 10,543,500,000 10,332,400,000 10,204,700,000 9,917,300,000 9,686,800,000 9,490,500,000 9,216,000,000 8,984,700,000 8,979,700,000 8,878,900,000 8,783,400,000 8,638,300,000 8,488,800,000 8,374,100,000 8,230,900,000 8,120,200,000 8,120,900,000 7,978,500,000 7,955,200,000 7,922,600,000 7,929,500,000 7,923,800,000 7,848,800,000 7,914,300,000 7,961,100,000 7,674,200,000 7,665,100,000 7,685,700,000 7,693,700,000 7,641,500,000 7,758,000,000 7,765,900,000 7,776,600,000 7,802,200,000 7,764,700,000 7,764,700,000 7,747,800,000 7,931,300,000 7,855,500,000 7,824,700,000 7,906,100,000 7,739,400,000 7,713,200,000 7,734,400,000 7,705,700,000 7,741,600,000 7,682,700,000 7,753,700,000 7,683,400,000 7,614,500,000 7,666,700,000 7,797,600,000 7,848,900,000 7,786,000,000 7,685,900,000 
        total liabilities and stockholders’ equity
      34,600,000,000 34,366,000,000 33,789,000,000 33,397,000,000 33,103,000,000 32,402,000,000 31,814,200,000 31,934,100,000 31,381,700,000 31,410,100,000 30,042,800,000 29,823,300,000 29,081,400,000 29,052,900,000 28,401,000,000 28,212,900,000 24,880,100,000 24,955,000,000 24,428,900,000 23,922,100,000 23,252,600,000 23,434,000,000 23,110,100,000 22,826,300,000 22,908,900,000 22,683,800,000 22,329,100,000 21,996,800,000 21,782,000,000 21,617,000,000 21,402,100,000 21,203,700,000 21,108,700,000 21,147,000,000 20,948,600,000 20,761,100,000 20,595,800,000 20,629,600,000 20,661,700,000 20,645,400,000 20,539,200,000 20,577,200,000 20,791,800,000 20,666,600,000 20,593,700,000 20,094,000,000 19,987,000,000 19,876,000,000 19,842,500,000 19,949,200,000 19,826,000,000 19,774,200,000 19,639,100,000 19,616,900,000 19,634,300,000 19,590,300,000 19,455,900,000 19,551,500,000 19,456,200,000 19,682,000,000 19,396,700,000 19,461,900,000 19,458,000,000 19,571,400,000 
        accumulated other comprehensive income, net of tax
       -29,000,000    -26,000,000    -12,100,000    -12,100,000    -14,600,000    -12,400,000 -15,500,000 -16,500,000 -17,600,000 2,200,000 -8,500,000 3,900,000 24,800,000 30,800,000 55,900,000 52,800,000 41,700,000 22,600,000 15,400,000 11,100,000 13,500,000 14,200,000        -28,900,000 -2,200,000 4,500,000 1,400,000 3,000,000        -21,500,000 -2,200,000 3,800,000 17,600,000 21,900,000   
        noncontrolling interests in consolidated subsidiary
                                   2,400,000 2,200,000 2,700,000 2,500,000 2,300,000 2,200,000 2,200,000 2,400,000 2,400,000                           
        noncontrolling interests
                                            2,300,000 2,300,000 2,700,000 2,500,000 2,400,000 2,200,000 2,600,000 2,500,000 2,300,000 2,300,000 2,700,000 2,600,000 2,500,000 2,800,000 2,700,000 2,400,000 2,400,000 2,300,000 2,000,000 2,100,000 2,100,000 2,000,000 2,300,000 2,400,000 2,100,000 2,300,000 
        deferred tax assets
                                                116,200,000 119,900,000 122,400,000 122,000,000 112,100,000 107,300,000 118,300,000 117,600,000 96,500,000 125,600,000 118,200,000 117,800,000 123,900,000 128,100,000 144,400,000 157,700,000 104,600,000 117,200,000 115,800,000 121,500,000 113,200,000 195,500,000 
        deferred income taxes
                                                1,133,400,000                      
        self-insurance reserves, net of current portion
                                                    291,800,000 291,200,000 310,600,000 294,900,000 307,600,000 299,100,000 298,300,000 290,900,000 288,100,000 294,900,000 307,500,000 303,900,000 301,100,000 299,600,000 312,000,000 304,500,000 291,200,000 301,600,000 
        deferred income taxes and other long-term liabilities
                                                                  1,051,800,000  964,600,000 977,000,000 
      Cashflow Statements:
      Quarterly
      Annual
        Unit: USD2026-03-31 2025-12-31 2025-09-30 2025-06-30 2025-03-31 2024-12-31 2024-09-30 2024-06-30 2024-03-31 2023-12-31 2023-09-30 2023-06-30 2023-03-31 2022-12-31 2022-09-30 2022-06-30 2022-03-31 2021-12-31 2021-09-30 2021-06-30 2021-03-31 2020-12-31 2020-09-30 2020-06-30 2020-03-31 2019-12-31 2019-09-30 2019-06-30 2019-03-31 2018-12-31 2018-09-30 2018-06-30 2018-03-31 2017-12-31 2017-09-30 2017-06-30 2017-03-31 2016-12-31 2016-09-30 2016-06-30 2016-03-31 2015-12-31 2015-09-30 2015-06-30 2015-03-31 2014-12-31 2014-09-30 2014-06-30 2014-03-31 2013-12-31 2013-09-30 2013-06-30 2013-03-31 2012-12-31 2012-09-30 2012-06-30 2012-03-31 2011-12-31 2011-09-30 2011-06-30 2011-03-31 2010-12-31 2010-09-30 
                                                                       
          cash from operating activities:
                                                                       
          net income
        525,000,000 544,000,000 550,000,000 550,000,000 495,000,000 512,500,000 565,900,000 511,900,000 453,700,000 439,700,000 480,300,000 427,500,000 383,900,000 347,000,000 416,900,000 371,800,000 351,900,000 313,100,000 350,800,000 332,000,000 296,400,000 236,300,000 260,200,000 226,300,000 246,800,000 290,000,000 298,000,000 250,900,000 234,900,000 301,100,000 262,900,000 235,700,000 237,900,000 664,500,000 223,300,000 203,400,000 187,800,000 189,600,000 85,700,000 181,000,000 156,900,000 172,400,000 215,100,000 190,400,000 172,500,000 50,500,000 185,800,000 179,000,000 132,600,000 236,700,000 171,100,000 56,400,000 124,900,000 127,000,000 152,800,000 149,500,000 142,800,000 191,000,000 193,600,000 46,200,000 158,100,000 147,900,000 134,500,000 
          adjustments to reconcile net income to cash from operating activities:
                                                                       
          depreciation, depletion, amortization and accretion
        491,000,000 486,000,000 488,000,000 492,000,000 462,000,000                                                           
          non-cash interest expense
        21,000,000 18,000,000 20,000,000 19,000,000 18,000,000 17,000,000 19,100,000 12,900,000 22,000,000 20,300,000 20,400,000 20,400,000 24,700,000 11,500,000 22,000,000 19,300,000 18,800,000 18,100,000 18,200,000 18,200,000 16,000,000 13,900,000 16,900,000 16,000,000 14,900,000 13,900,000 11,600,000 12,300,000 11,000,000 9,800,000 10,000,000 10,500,000 10,900,000 11,000,000 10,700,000 11,000,000 10,900,000 11,500,000 18,800,000 11,500,000 11,600,000 11,900,000 12,100,000 12,100,000 11,000,000 11,200,000 11,200,000 11,200,000 11,200,000 11,900,000 11,900,000 11,900,000 11,800,000           
          deferred tax provision
        33,000,000 139,000,000 138,000,000 -9,000,000 1,000,000 16,800,000 22,700,000 47,500,000 49,500,000 18,800,000 18,900,000 14,500,000 80,900,000 47,400,000 27,900,000 24,900,000 17,300,000 -75,300,000 27,200,000 15,300,000 15,100,000 34,300,000 -6,200,000 17,600,000 93,200,000 32,600,000 12,600,000 27,700,000 38,400,000 61,300,000 27,100,000 25,300,000 -439,500,000 39,300,000 12,500,000 8,700,000 -11,000,000               -17,600,000    2,900,000       
          loss from unconsolidated equity method investments
        52,000,000 91,000,000 58,000,000 2,000,000 12,000,000 139,000,000 73,500,000 33,800,000 8,700,000 94,500,000 -2,900,000 3,700,000 -1,000,000 96,400,000 51,800,000 13,600,000 3,800,000 144,500,000 15,100,000 12,400,000 16,500,000 87,400,000 8,200,000 9,400,000 13,200,000                                       
          other non-cash items
        22,000,000 87,000,000 -1,000,000 -3,000,000 -2,000,000 900,000 -10,500,000 -300,000 -100,000 -1,000,000 900,000 100,000 -1,600,000 -8,100,000 1,700,000 2,900,000 3,400,000 400,000 200,000 -1,200,000 -500,000 -900,000 -300,000 -3,800,000 1,200,000 -4,700,000 -100,000 -700,000 -100,000 100,000 500,000 -1,700,000                      800,000 -1,600,000 -4,900,000 -200,000 1,100,000 1,900,000 
          change in assets and liabilities, net of effects from business acquisitions and divestitures:
                                                                       
          accounts receivable
        -25,000,000 -9,000,000 -27,000,000 -33,000,000 -18,000,000 23,900,000 -30,500,000 -68,300,000 -1,100,000 89,700,000 -109,000,000 -48,700,000 -3,300,000 7,300,000 -55,700,000 -112,000,000 -38,400,000 2,300,000 -69,600,000 -59,200,000 -8,900,000 10,400,000 -42,100,000 17,500,000 28,000,000 27,000,000 -12,300,000 -76,200,000 23,200,000 42,500,000 -54,400,000 -65,200,000 47,500,000 30,100,000 -57,400,000 -65,500,000 -26,100,000 18,500,000 -31,600,000 -61,800,000 22,600,000 24,100,000 -25,400,000 -45,700,000 31,300,000 23,500,000 -29,000,000 -62,800,000 14,000,000 9,200,000 -30,700,000 -58,900,000 18,800,000 10,100,000 -16,800,000 -41,000,000 10,500,000 64,700,000 -33,100,000 -36,200,000 -11,400,000 57,400,000 -4,700,000 
          prepaid expenses and other assets
        49,000,000 -81,000,000 -114,000,000 -69,000,000 90,000,000 -111,500,000 -95,700,000 18,100,000 18,100,000 -151,200,000 -17,100,000 51,300,000 87,200,000 -111,800,000 -44,600,000 17,800,000 54,800,000 -162,700,000 16,900,000 26,300,000 62,500,000 -128,500,000 -57,100,000 103,900,000 88,200,000 -208,000,000 -3,000,000 44,500,000 56,800,000 -139,000,000 -61,500,000 43,600,000 4,400,000 -35,000,000 -28,000,000 -6,400,000 33,000,000 50,900,000 15,100,000 -23,000,000 -44,100,000 55,500,000 -75,200,000 -1,300,000 12,300,000 -13,300,000 -27,300,000 3,700,000 -4,400,000 200,000 -21,900,000 100,000 -4,300,000 5,300,000 -30,700,000 -45,400,000 56,900,000 -29,600,000 -7,500,000 8,100,000 23,900,000 -39,700,000 -35,100,000 
          accounts payable
        49,000,000 -37,000,000 36,000,000 29,000,000 -42,000,000 -700,000 -45,800,000 20,700,000 -1,200,000 -10,700,000 58,400,000 106,200,000 -71,100,000 8,700,000 -69,400,000 94,100,000 73,000,000 14,400,000 45,000,000 26,800,000 27,600,000 13,700,000 400,000 2,700,000 -63,500,000 15,700,000 -22,100,000 58,400,000 -45,600,000 27,300,000 27,900,000 33,900,000 -3,200,000 -8,600,000 21,700,000 26,800,000 -18,200,000 9,700,000 7,900,000 12,300,000 -39,700,000 23,900,000 7,400,000 38,300,000 -34,000,000 5,600,000 1,800,000 18,000,000 -22,100,000 19,500,000 -21,700,000 52,000,000 -11,900,000 -12,400,000 -8,900,000 15,800,000 -44,100,000 5,600,000 39,400,000 12,800,000 -45,900,000 46,200,000 -18,300,000 
          capping, closure and post-closure expenditures
        -9,000,000 -32,000,000 -17,000,000 -13,000,000 -8,000,000 -20,700,000 -13,100,000 -13,300,000 -8,900,000 -20,300,000 -16,000,000 -15,700,000 -8,800,000 -29,000,000 -17,600,000 -10,900,000 -7,100,000 -18,400,000 -14,400,000 -15,800,000 -11,000,000 -19,100,000 -16,300,000 -14,500,000 -8,700,000 -30,500,000 -23,900,000 -15,400,000 -8,400,000 -29,400,000 -20,400,000 -14,800,000 -7,300,000 -18,200,000 -16,200,000 -18,600,000 -9,700,000 -20,700,000 -21,400,000 -23,600,000 -11,700,000 -38,000,000 -24,200,000 -16,900,000 -9,300,000 -18,100,000 -15,600,000 -12,200,000 -8,700,000 -26,600,000 -17,200,000 -15,100,000 -26,700,000 -23,600,000 -22,700,000 -19,500,000 -11,800,000 -32,400,000 -38,100,000 -22,000,000 -13,200,000 -49,100,000 -34,200,000 
          remediation expenditures
        -11,000,000 -23,000,000 -12,000,000 -10,000,000 -9,000,000 -17,100,000 -18,200,000 -16,900,000 -9,800,000 -23,500,000 -10,200,000 -9,600,000 -11,600,000 -17,400,000 -16,200,000 -11,100,000 -10,000,000 -24,900,000 -10,500,000 -12,800,000 -8,900,000 -23,700,000 -11,500,000 -11,100,000 -17,200,000 -19,700,000 -11,600,000 -10,600,000 -7,200,000 -18,600,000 -9,000,000 -10,000,000 -11,200,000 -17,100,000 -13,900,000 -12,500,000 -11,300,000 -16,100,000 -17,900,000 -18,000,000 -14,800,000 -29,900,000 -19,000,000 -15,800,000 -15,300,000 -24,400,000 -24,200,000 -23,700,000 -27,100,000 -38,200,000 -33,000,000 -32,400,000 -18,900,000 -23,600,000 -18,900,000 -16,100,000 -14,500,000 -18,300,000 -10,500,000 -7,700,000 -8,500,000 -18,300,000 -8,800,000 
          other liabilities
        30,000,000 -142,000,000 44,000,000 132,000,000 6,000,000 -7,900,000 69,200,000 114,300,000 -161,600,000 -43,500,000 92,300,000 120,800,000 -126,200,000 25,100,000 91,600,000 66,700,000 -118,900,000 13,700,000 45,000,000 104,000,000 -61,400,000 -58,400,000 53,100,000 78,200,000 -54,300,000 -300,000 88,000,000 -8,500,000 -27,300,000 -1,100,000 29,000,000 23,900,000 -26,500,000 25,000,000 37,100,000 -12,400,000 -10,900,000 -20,100,000 -57,200,000 39,300,000 72,700,000 -114,400,000 56,100,000 -28,300,000 80,600,000 -44,600,000 -7,300,000 -38,500,000 42,400,000 -50,200,000 47,200,000 -24,400,000 44,300,000 -74,400,000 38,200,000 -21,000,000 1,900,000 -318,300,000 41,600,000 -31,400,000 67,700,000 6,700,000 -26,400,000 
          cash from operating activities
        1,227,000,000 981,000,000 1,181,000,000 1,109,000,000 1,025,000,000 1,022,000,000 1,003,100,000 1,099,400,000 811,500,000 898,500,000 953,100,000 1,078,500,000 687,700,000 806,600,000 819,900,000 857,900,000 705,600,000 648,900,000 655,000,000 821,800,000 661,000,000 562,600,000 575,500,000 764,000,000 569,500,000 565,200,000 651,300,000 581,900,000 553,700,000 495,900,000 555,900,000 609,600,000 581,400,000 529,200,000 502,700,000 434,500,000 444,300,000 488,200,000 515,300,000 412,800,000 431,500,000 355,200,000 423,300,000 405,100,000 496,100,000 428,200,000 379,300,000 325,900,000 396,400,000 411,000,000 375,700,000 341,700,000 419,800,000 457,100,000 361,700,000 360,800,000 334,200,000 479,900,000 491,200,000 361,900,000 433,700,000 470,000,000 368,900,000 
          capital expenditures
        -476,000,000 -577,000,000 -444,000,000 -407,000,000 -459,000,000 -497,600,000 -439,500,000 -403,400,000 -514,500,000 -547,900,000 -368,900,000 -335,700,000 -378,600,000 -529,200,000 -277,500,000 -313,200,000 -334,100,000 -412,100,000 -295,600,000 -277,600,000 -331,000,000 -305,600,000 -234,300,000 -307,900,000 -346,800,000 -298,800,000 -319,600,000 -289,400,000 -299,300,000 -251,300,000 -278,400,000 -278,800,000 -263,300,000 -220,800,000 -271,500,000 -273,600,000 -223,900,000 -189,100,000 -226,700,000 -240,500,000 -271,500,000 -213,600,000 -232,800,000 -229,600,000 -269,600,000 -179,400,000 -210,200,000 -259,200,000 -213,700,000 -192,100,000 -226,900,000 -247,000,000 -214,800,000 -196,100,000 -244,900,000 -188,300,000 -274,200,000 -240,400,000 -214,400,000 -184,500,000 -297,200,000 -223,300,000 -186,000,000 
          free cash flows
        751,000,000 404,000,000 737,000,000 702,000,000 566,000,000 524,400,000 563,600,000 696,000,000 297,000,000 350,600,000 584,200,000 742,800,000 309,100,000 277,400,000 542,400,000 544,700,000 371,500,000 236,800,000 359,400,000 544,200,000 330,000,000 257,000,000 341,200,000 456,100,000 222,700,000 266,400,000 331,700,000 292,500,000 254,400,000 244,600,000 277,500,000 330,800,000 318,100,000 308,400,000 231,200,000 160,900,000 220,400,000 299,100,000 288,600,000 172,300,000 160,000,000 141,600,000 190,500,000 175,500,000 226,500,000 248,800,000 169,100,000 66,700,000 182,700,000 218,900,000 148,800,000 94,700,000 205,000,000 261,000,000 116,800,000 172,500,000 60,000,000 239,500,000 276,800,000 177,400,000 136,500,000 246,700,000 182,900,000 
          cash from investing activities:
                                                                       
          purchases of property and equipment
        -476,000,000 -577,000,000 -444,000,000 -407,000,000 -459,000,000 -497,600,000 -439,500,000 -403,400,000 -514,500,000 -547,900,000 -368,900,000 -335,700,000 -378,600,000 -529,200,000 -277,500,000 -313,200,000 -334,100,000 -412,100,000 -295,600,000 -277,600,000 -331,000,000 -305,600,000 -234,300,000 -307,900,000 -346,800,000 -298,800,000 -319,600,000 -289,400,000 -299,300,000 -251,300,000 -278,400,000 -278,800,000 -263,300,000 -220,800,000 -271,500,000 -273,600,000 -223,900,000 -189,100,000 -226,700,000 -240,500,000 -271,500,000 -213,600,000 -232,800,000 -229,600,000 -269,600,000 -179,400,000 -210,200,000 -259,200,000 -213,700,000 -192,100,000 -226,900,000 -247,000,000 -214,800,000 -196,100,000 -244,900,000 -188,300,000 -274,200,000 -240,400,000 -214,400,000 -184,500,000 -297,200,000 -223,300,000 -186,000,000 
          proceeds from sales of property and equipment
        3,000,000 3,000,000 2,000,000 5,000,000 3,000,000 38,400,000 3,300,000 2,900,000 2,400,000 4,200,000 7,900,000 11,100,000 6,000,000 8,800,000 4,000,000 3,200,000 16,800,000 8,700,000 2,600,000 6,100,000 2,100,000 5,300,000 12,500,000 6,300,000 6,000,000 10,000,000 3,800,000 3,800,000 4,100,000 23,700,000 3,600,000 700,000 3,600,000  1,100,000 1,800,000 1,300,000 2,400,000 1,900,000 2,600,000 2,900,000 4,100,000 9,000,000 4,900,000 3,200,000 21,800,000 7,200,000 4,200,000 2,500,000 11,900,000 4,600,000 4,200,000 3,200,000 4,200,000 3,100,000 16,600,000 4,800,000 11,200,000 7,100,000 9,400,000 6,900,000 20,000,000 4,800,000 
          cash from acquisitions and investments, net of cash and restricted cash acquired
        -437,000,000 -171,000,000 -296,000,000 -129,000,000 -834,000,000 -352,600,000 -199,400,000 -34,700,000 -166,300,000 -1,014,200,000 -63,400,000 -696,800,000 -290,900,000 -190,900,000 -192,600,000 -2,573,400,000 -81,600,000 -285,400,000 -359,700,000 -558,600,000 -18,000,000 -579,600,000 -94,800,000 -34,100,000 -61,000,000 -119,200,000 -277,000,000 -116,200,000 -62,700,000                                   
          cash received from business divestitures
        1,000,000 4,000,000 4,000,000 3,000,000 -500,000        500,000    400,000 45,100,000 800,000 400,000 5,700,000 27,000,000 -200,000 1,200,000 41,800,000                                     
          other
        -1,000,000 -3,000,000     -100,000   2,300,000 -4,000,000 500,000 11,000,000 -11,700,000 -1,300,000 -900,000 -100,000 -700,000     24,500,000 -25,000,000 5,100,000 -2,900,000 -1,000,000 -1,300,000   -600,000 800,000 -1,800,000 300,000 -400,000 -100,000 -600,000 -200,000 -200,000 -200,000 -100,000 -200,000 -500,000 -3,600,000 -2,800,000 -1,000,000 -700,000 -3,100,000 -400,000 -1,100,000 -800,000 -200,000 -100,000 -900,000 -300,000 -1,600,000 -300,000 -700,000 
          cash from investing activities
        -910,000,000 -742,000,000 -756,000,000 -527,000,000 -1,288,000,000 -812,500,000 -635,800,000 -433,800,000 -678,900,000 -1,566,000,000 -426,500,000 -1,021,000,000 -653,300,000 -722,100,000 -417,000,000 -2,884,500,000 -399,400,000 -680,500,000 -652,500,000 -788,500,000 -344,600,000 -889,900,000 -311,100,000 -286,400,000 -435,400,000 -402,400,000 -554,000,000 -403,500,000 -359,100,000 -297,400,000 -325,700,000 -329,300,000 -276,700,000 -465,500,000 -324,200,000 -301,500,000 -292,200,000 -208,800,000 -235,200,000 -247,000,000 -270,200,000 -239,600,000 -245,000,000 -224,800,000 -773,400,000 -248,800,000 -188,400,000 -312,500,000 -210,100,000 -197,200,000 -234,900,000 -280,000,000 -221,700,000 -245,400,000 -239,300,000 -210,600,000 -242,300,000 -261,000,000 -217,000,000 -177,900,000 -294,300,000 -198,100,000 -42,900,000 
          cash from financing activities:
                                                                       
          proceeds from credit facilities and notes payable, net of fees
        15,310,000,000 10,819,000,000 6,871,000,000 8,653,000,000 11,372,000,000 8,403,900,000 5,131,900,000 4,047,400,000 6,436,800,000 11,280,900,000 12,539,000,000 8,725,700,000 6,675,500,000 5,949,800,000 5,157,600,000                                                 
          proceeds from issuance of senior notes, net of discount and fees
         -3,000,000 1,186,000,000 200,000 -100,000   988,700,000 1,183,600,000         1,089,500,000 641,100,000 -100,000 985,600,000 -800,000    -200,000 100,000                                 
          payments of credit facilities and notes payable
        -15,035,000,000 -10,567,000,000 -6,609,000,000 -9,012,000,000 -12,018,000,000 -8,273,900,000 -5,561,100,000 -4,833,200,000 -6,440,800,000 -11,386,100,000 -12,737,800,000 -8,557,400,000 -7,729,500,000 -5,806,200,000 -5,448,400,000                                                 
          issuances of common stock
        -14,000,000 5,000,000 4,000,000 5,000,000 -19,000,000 3,800,000 3,200,000 4,300,000 -25,300,000 3,100,000 2,700,000 4,000,000 -11,000,000 -700,000 2,600,000 -4,000,000 -11,500,000 -4,900,000 2,400,000 2,800,000 -12,300,000 2,600,000 8,000,000 2,800,000 -9,500,000 4,000,000 8,400,000 6,000,000 -9,100,000 3,300,000 11,700,000 6,900,000 1,300,000 10,200,000 6,900,000 6,300,000 13,500,000 14,300,000 8,700,000 13,900,000 12,800,000 13,600,000 19,300,000 6,800,000 26,200,000 9,100,000 14,100,000 49,500,000 15,900,000 12,000,000 15,900,000 63,000,000 59,900,000 21,100,000 11,800,000 10,500,000 27,000,000 5,100,000 4,200,000 21,100,000 10,300,000 19,400,000 32,800,000 
          purchases of common stock for treasury
        -292,000,000 -271,000,000 -540,000,000 -4,000,000 -55,000,000 -161,300,000 -153,100,000   -71,400,000    -203,500,000 -73,200,000 -138,900,000 -27,400,000 -12,700,000 -98,800,000 -45,600,000 -151,300,000 -91,000,000 -111,500,000 -162,000,000 -100,900,000 -219,500,000 -254,500,000 -257,400,000 -122,600,000 -131,800,000 -98,900,000 -97,200,000 -110,500,000 -110,300,000 -85,800,000 -111,400,000 -93,800,000 -113,400,000 -86,100,000 -123,100,000 -21,400,000 -123,900,000 -132,200,000 -78,500,000 -68,400,000 -67,200,000 -117,500,000 -35,700,000 -163,400,000 -9,000,000 -30,800,000 -167,000,000 -115,000,000 -147,900,000 -41,700,000 
          cash dividends paid
        -193,000,000 -194,000,000 -182,000,000 -181,000,000 -181,000,000 -182,200,000 -168,000,000 -168,500,000 -168,300,000 -168,600,000 -156,500,000 -156,600,000 -156,400,000 -156,400,000 -145,300,000 -145,300,000 -145,900,000 -146,100,000 -135,400,000 -135,600,000 -135,500,000 -135,400,000 -129,200,000 -128,700,000 -129,200,000 -129,300,000 -120,200,000 -120,700,000 -121,000,000 -121,800,000 -112,300,000 -113,300,000 -114,400,000 -115,700,000 -107,800,000 -108,400,000 -108,600,000 -109,000,000 -102,800,000 -103,400,000 -103,700,000 -104,300,000 -97,800,000 -98,500,000 -98,700,000 -99,500,000 -92,500,000 -92,900,000 -93,700,000 -93,600,000 -85,100,000 -84,900,000 -84,900,000 -85,700,000 -80,400,000 -81,600,000 -81,400,000 -81,600,000 -75,300,000 -75,800,000 -76,700,000 -76,900,000 -72,800,000 
          contingent consideration payments
        -14,000,000 -7,000,000 -6,000,000 -2,000,000 -1,000,000 -800,000 -6,200,000 -4,700,000 -3,300,000 -5,500,000 -2,500,000 -7,400,000 -4,200,000 -5,100,000 -1,600,000 -1,100,000 -1,800,000 -6,900,000 -2,600,000 -10,100,000 -1,700,000 -5,800,000 -2,300,000 -5,200,000 -2,200,000                                       
          cash from financing activities
        -238,000,000 -215,000,000 -463,000,000 -544,000,000 284,000,000 -209,900,000 -753,500,000 -233,400,000 -201,200,000 641,100,000 -545,500,000 8,300,000 -42,000,000 -18,600,000 -435,900,000 2,113,400,000 -314,700,000 14,300,000 8,400,000 -9,600,000 -342,300,000 -47,700,000 -125,900,000 -470,300,000 31,900,000 -114,000,000 -112,400,000 -171,200,000 -191,400,000 -202,100,000 -226,000,000 -281,800,000 -349,600,000 -44,300,000 -150,600,000 -130,200,000 -186,700,000 -266,600,000 -267,100,000 -157,200,000 -160,300,000 -185,700,000 -175,700,000 -214,700,000 336,400,000 -217,200,000 -127,400,000 -139,700,000 -223,800,000 -97,800,000 -140,200,000 -95,100,000 -135,600,000 -218,100,000 -117,700,000 -154,400,000 -84,700,000 -225,200,000 -522,100,000 68,600,000 -159,800,000 -304,100,000 -261,500,000 
          effect of foreign exchange rate changes on cash
        -1,000,000   -3,100,000 400,000 1,200,000 -500,000 100,000 -300,000   600,000 -3,000,000                                                 
          increase in cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash and restricted cash equivalents
        78,000,000 24,000,000 -38,000,000 39,000,000 21,000,000 -3,500,000 -385,800,000 433,400,000 -69,100,000 -26,300,000 -19,200,000   66,500,000 -36,000,000   -17,300,000 10,900,000 23,700,000 -25,900,000 -375,000,000 138,500,000 7,300,000 166,000,000   7,200,000 3,200,000 -3,600,000 4,200,000 -1,500,000 -44,900,000                               
          cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash and restricted cash equivalents at beginning of period
        249,000,000  203,000,000  227,500,000  214,300,000                                                   
          cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash and restricted cash equivalents at end of period
        327,000,000  -38,000,000 39,000,000 224,000,000  -385,800,000 433,400,000 158,400,000  -19,200,000 66,300,000 206,700,000  -35,900,000 86,600,000 97,100,000  10,900,000 23,700,000 88,300,000  138,500,000 7,300,000 343,400,000  -15,100,000 7,200,000 136,500,000  4,200,000 -1,500,000 134,200,000                               
          payments from retirement of certain hedging relationships
                                                                       
          distributions paid to non-controlling interests in consolidated subsidiary
             -100,000 -300,000        -32,000,000   -200,000                                      
          cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash and restricted cash equivalents at beginning of year
                     105,600,000 114,200,000 177,400,000 133,300,000 179,100,000                               
          cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash and restricted cash equivalents at end of year
                                                                       
          stock-based compensation
          10,000,000 10,000,000 13,000,000 11,000,000 9,200,000 10,600,000 11,200,000 9,200,000 10,300,000 9,800,000 11,600,000 8,000,000 9,600,000 8,800,000 12,400,000 7,900,000 10,500,000 26,000,000 12,600,000 8,300,000 9,600,000 9,500,000 9,900,000 10,300,000 9,100,000 9,000,000 11,100,000 9,600,000 9,500,000 8,800,000 11,100,000 7,300,000 9,600,000 8,100,000 9,600,000 5,500,000 5,600,000 5,600,000 6,500,000 3,800,000 3,500,000 4,400,000 7,200,000 3,200,000 3,600,000 3,900,000 6,700,000 3,400,000 3,700,000 4,400,000 7,700,000 4,000,000 4,500,000 4,700,000 8,000,000 4,200,000 4,300,000 4,500,000 7,600,000 6,200,000 6,300,000 
          provision for doubtful accounts, net of adjustments
          9,000,000 8,000,000 10,000,000 7,100,000 12,600,000 7,300,000 14,600,000 18,900,000 11,900,000 7,800,000 13,700,000 10,600,000 10,600,000 6,600,000 1,200,000 7,300,000 7,100,000 4,300,000 5,800,000 6,100,000 11,000,000 4,900,000 10,600,000 7,500,000 8,400,000 7,500,000 10,400,000 10,800,000 6,800,000 6,800,000 7,800,000 8,000,000 9,400,000 5,400,000 2,900,000 5,900,000 7,000,000 4,600,000 5,400,000 6,200,000 6,200,000 4,900,000 6,300,000 7,900,000 5,000,000 3,400,000 8,000,000 600,000 4,600,000 2,900,000 8,900,000 8,000,000 5,600,000 7,200,000       
          loss on extinguishment of debt
             -400,000    200,000         67,400,000                       300,000 1,800,000 2,300,000   3,500,000 6,000,000 199,500,000 1,800,000 9,100,000 19,400,000 
          loss on disposition of assets and asset impairments
             -24,900,000        -1,200,000 -4,800,000    300,000   44,900,000                                          
          proceeds for retirement of certain hedging relationships
                 2,400,000                                                   
          purchases of restricted marketable securities
          -6,000,000 -6,000,000 -3,000,000 -8,100,000 -900,000 -5,000,000 -12,000,000 -15,100,000 -4,100,000 -5,200,000 -4,500,000 -3,900,000 -6,600,000 -6,600,000 -2,500,000 -7,000,000 -7,200,000 -9,200,000 -7,400,000 -16,000,000 -700,000 -2,200,000 -14,000,000 -5,600,000 -900,000 -3,200,000 -5,000,000 -2,800,000 -3,300,000 -1,900,000 -30,200,000                               
          sales of restricted marketable securities
          5,000,000 6,000,000 2,000,000 7,600,000 4,900,000 11,500,000 4,000,000 4,700,000 4,400,000 4,300,000 6,900,000 6,400,000 2,100,000 16,000,000 7,000,000 6,000,000 8,900,000 5,600,000 5,600,000 4,900,000 800,000 2,700,000 5,100,000 1,500,000 4,300,000 1,500,000 30,400,000                               
          gain on disposition of assets and asset impairments
            -3,000,000   -200,000 -100,000  1,000,000 -900,000 -3,800,000    -1,700,000    -600,000   3,600,000 -4,900,000 8,600,000   -1,400,000    -800,000  -16,200,000 -1,300,000 -9,000,000                           
          environmental adjustments
                     3,000,000    2,300,000 -6,600,000 6,300,000 -1,500,000 6,300,000 -800,000 -400,000 -2,300,000 700,000 200,000 -10,500,000 1,700,000 800,000 1,100,000 1,400,000     1,700,000   -300,000 -1,300,000 197,000,000 36,200,000    5,800,000           
          depreciation, amortization, depletion and accretion
              448,700,000 439,800,000 425,800,000 426,700,000 407,000,000 382,800,000 382,800,000 372,500,000 376,700,000 359,900,000 332,100,000 319,800,000 322,100,000 323,700,000 302,600,000 288,000,000 291,400,000 289,900,000 289,500,000 277,900,000 287,800,000 284,700,000 272,000,000 272,400,000 282,500,000 275,700,000 283,500,000 287,200,000 280,800,000 278,200,000 269,900,000 265,200,000 272,100,000 269,900,000 263,000,000 264,500,000 266,800,000 265,600,000 253,100,000 247,500,000 255,100,000 249,700,000 232,600,000 245,400,000 243,600,000 236,200,000 228,800,000           
          cash paid for business divestitures
                  2,000,000 400,000 -700,000                                                   
          decrease in cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash and restricted cash equivalents
                    -7,600,000    -8,500,000                                               
          premiums paid on extinguishment of debt
                             -65,100,000                                 -2,800,000 -85,300,000 -1,500,000 
          proceeds from notes payable and long-term debt, net of fees
                        638,900,000 507,800,000 1,908,600,000 1,495,500,000 1,242,400,000 186,000,000 -1,500,000 466,100,000 1,974,900,000 1,241,700,000 1,220,600,000 1,179,300,000 1,104,900,000 1,050,900,000 878,000,000                                 
          payments of notes payable and long-term debt and senior notes
                        -590,900,000 -922,700,000 -1,625,700,000 -1,333,600,000 -1,422,500,000 -1,119,500,000 -608,000,000 -805,200,000 -2,688,700,000 -1,182,000,000 -1,951,700,000 -1,141,600,000 -1,052,600,000 -968,100,000 -898,800,000                                 
          loss on disposition of assets, asset impairments, and other
                                                                       
          withdrawal costs - multiemployer pension funds, net of payments
                                                                       
          payments for retirement of certain hedging relationships
                                                                       
          proceeds from retirement of certain hedging relationships
                                                                     
          withdrawal costs - multiemployer pension funds
                               31,600,000 4,300,000          1,100,000                           
          restructuring related charges
                                3,800,000 1,200,000 8,500,000 1,500,000 3,000,000 3,900,000 9,200,000 3,800,000 9,500,000 5,400,000 3,700,000 4,100,000 4,400,000           700,000 3,000,000 4,900,000         -200,000  
          restructuring expenditures
                                -3,800,000 -2,700,000 -1,400,000 -1,900,000 -4,600,000 -6,000,000 -6,100,000 -4,200,000 -8,400,000 -4,000,000 -3,700,000 -5,400,000 -5,500,000 -8,300,000 -9,700,000 -9,200,000 -5,300,000      -200,000                 
          loss from unconsolidated equity method investment
                                 85,000,000 4,100,000 11,500,000 11,600,000 30,100,000 5,600,000   19,200,000 2,200,000 3,100,000 2,900,000                           
          distributions paid to noncontrolling interests in consolidated subsidiary
                                                                   
          cash from acquisitions and investments, net of cash acquired
                                                                       
          cash received from (used in) business divestitures
                                      9,500,000 1,100,000                               
          cash from business acquisitions and investments, net of cash acquired
                                       -50,200,000 -19,100,000 -218,300,000 -54,700,000 -27,000,000 -54,700,000                           
          proceeds from notes payable and long-term debt
                                        1,093,900,000 1,363,000,000 1,165,800,000 1,177,000,000 1,085,300,000 842,800,000 1,279,000,000 977,600,000 812,000,000 23,000,000 102,200,000 135,200,000 658,000,000 443,500,000 194,100,000   121,000,000 326,500,000 68,800,000 702,900,000 733,200,000 670,100,000 803,800,000 564,300,000 278,900,000 318,000,000 333,000,000 486,500,000 124,000,000 49,300,000 
          payments of notes payable and long-term debt
                                        -1,073,400,000 -1,683,900,000 -1,091,800,000 -1,070,900,000 -1,076,200,000 -918,700,000 -1,658,600,000 -931,200,000 -798,600,000 -6,800,000 -105,400,000 -142,700,000 -660,800,000 -447,400,000 -222,900,000 -714,300,000 -13,800,000 -137,500,000 -320,100,000 -75,000,000 -745,500,000 -768,900,000 -683,000,000 -1,529,600,000 -586,700,000 -396,900,000 -599,300,000 -1,797,200,000 -431,100,000 -327,000,000 -268,500,000 
          gain on disposition of assets, net and asset impairments
                                             -4,300,000 2,000,000 -1,400,000 -900,000 1,400,000 -1,600,000 -1,400,000 -10,000,000 -3,000,000 -100,000 -1,600,000  -1,600,000 -2,700,000 -3,100,000           
          withdrawal liability - multiemployer pension funds
                                             5,600,000                       
          withdrawal expenditures - multiemployer pension funds
                                                                       
          proceeds from the sale of property and equipment
                                                                       
          cash proceeds from business divestitures, net of cash divested
                                                                       
          change in restricted cash and marketable securities
                                         -41,800,000 -3,100,000 -2,500,000 -300,000 -4,800,000 6,400,000 -1,000,000 4,600,000 6,900,000 2,200,000 3,300,000 2,900,000 34,600,000 44,600,000 -16,400,000 8,000,000 5,800,000 8,300,000 -19,500,000 -100,000 -31,300,000 3,800,000 13,300,000 37,400,000 -29,100,000 -400,000 4,800,000 7,900,000 33,300,000 109,000,000 
          proceeds from issuance of senior notes, net of discount
                                                497,900,000             
          fees paid to retire and issue senior notes and retire certain hedging relationships
                                                                       
          increase in cash and cash equivalents
                                         19,400,000 27,900,000 2,800,000 -34,600,000 12,800,000 13,000,000 8,600,000 1,000,000 -70,100,000 2,600,000 -34,400,000 59,100,000 -37,800,000 63,500,000 -126,300,000 -37,500,000 116,000,000 600,000 -33,400,000 62,500,000 -6,400,000 4,700,000 -4,200,000 7,200,000 -6,300,000 -247,900,000 252,600,000 -20,400,000 -32,200,000 64,500,000 
          cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year
                                         67,800,000 32,400,000 75,200,000 213,300,000               
          cash and cash equivalents at end of year
                                                                       
          excess income tax benefit from stock-based compensation activity
                                             2,400,000 2,100,000 2,400,000 3,900,000 2,300,000 1,400,000                     
          cash from business divestitures
                                          3,700,000 200,000 -14,500,000                           
          fees paid to issue senior notes and retire certain hedging relationships
                                              -6,000,000   100,000 -3,300,000                   
          cash and cash equivalents at end of period
                                          27,900,000 2,800,000 33,200,000  13,000,000 8,600,000 33,400,000  2,600,000 -34,400,000 134,300,000  63,500,000 -126,300,000 175,800,000  600,000 -33,400,000 130,100,000 -6,400,000 4,700,000 -4,200,000 73,500,000 -6,300,000 -247,900,000 252,600,000 67,900,000 -32,200,000 64,500,000 
          excess income tax benefit from stock-based compensation activity and other non-cash items
                                           1,300,000 -100,000 -12,500,000 -3,900,000 -4,100,000 -3,700,000 -1,900,000                     
          restructuring charges
                                              7,100,000 14,500,000 11,900,000                       
          cash from business acquisitions, net of cash acquired
                                              -16,800,000 -7,900,000 -6,000,000 -36,800,000 -23,300,000 -3,200,000 -509,400,000                   
          distributions paid to noncontrolling interests
                                                -100,000 100,000                 -500,000 
          deferred tax benefit
                                               12,300,000 -3,300,000  400,000 -1,300,000 -11,400,000  21,500,000 -7,000,000 -19,200,000  600,000    -10,300,000   353,700,000 39,400,000 -71,600,000 13,300,000 63,000,000 56,600,000 
          withdrawal liability - central states pension fund and other funds
                                                                       
          withdrawal expenditures - central states pension fund
                                                                       
          cash proceeds from divestitures, net of cash divested
                                                         1,700,000 1,000,000 100,000 9,500,000 3,800,000 5,500,000 4,900,000 9,400,000  
          excess income tax benefit from stock option exercises and other non-cash items
                                                    -4,100,000 -1,600,000 -1,000,000 -2,700,000 400,000 -1,000,000 -4,100,000 -1,500,000 -100,000           
          excess income tax benefit from stock option exercises
                                                    3,600,000 700,000 1,500,000 1,900,000 200,000 500,000 1,200,000 1,700,000 400,000 3,500,000 -200,000 -300,000 -1,100,000 -100,000 -300,000 -1,400,000 -700,000 -600,000 -1,100,000 
          restructuring and synergy related expenditures
                                                         -1,000,000 -2,200,000 -5,400,000 -7,200,000 -2,200,000 -68,100,000 -100,000 -200,000 -700,000 -2,000,000 -4,200,000 -2,800,000 
          cash from business acquisitions and development projects, net of cash acquired
                                                     -122,200,000 -27,200,000 -40,100,000 -6,200,000 -19,700,000 -20,500,000 -18,300,000 -10,200,000 -22,200,000 -1,300,000 -52,100,000 -19,700,000 -1,800,000      
          fees paid to issue and retire senior notes and certain hedging relationships
                                                             -600,000 -700,000   -200,000 -58,500,000 -100,000 -2,500,000 -2,900,000 
          withdrawal liability - central states pension and other funds
                                                                       
          fees paid to issue notes payable
                                                                      
          fees paid to issue tax exempt financings
                                                                       
          loss on disposition of assets, net and asset impairments
                                                                       
          remediation adjustments
                                                          -12,100,000             
          fees paid to issue and retire notes and certain hedging relationships
                                                          -100,000             
          cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
                                                          67,600,000 66,300,000 88,300,000 
          withdrawal liability - central states pension fund
                                                           42,000,000 57,900,000           
          fees paid to issue tax-exempt financings
                                                            -1,200,000           
          depreciation and amortization of property and equipment
                                                              130,300,000 128,300,000 129,300,000 127,100,000 128,300,000 128,500,000 127,500,000 127,600,000 128,100,000 
          landfill depletion and amortization
                                                              55,800,000 68,800,000 66,700,000 67,500,000 67,200,000 61,200,000 59,600,000 59,100,000 65,800,000 
          amortization of intangible and other assets
                                                              17,400,000 17,800,000 17,700,000 19,600,000 19,500,000 18,900,000 18,700,000 18,600,000 17,700,000 
          accretion
                                                              19,700,000 19,700,000 19,700,000 19,400,000 19,400,000 19,500,000 19,700,000 20,000,000 20,100,000 
          non-cash interest expense - debt
                                                              1,800,000 3,800,000 4,900,000       
          non-cash interest expense - other
                                                              11,900,000 11,500,000 12,300,000       
          asset impairments
                                                              100,000 100,000 100,000 3,200,000 6,500,000 39,000,000 400,000 3,600,000 11,000,000 
          gain on disposition of assets
                                                              -2,500,000 -3,200,000 -7,900,000   -24,500,000 -5,300,000 -17,000,000 12,300,000 
          withdrawal liability - central states
                                                                       
          non-cash interest expense – debt
                                                                       
          non-cash interest expense – other
                                                                       
          benefit from doubtful accounts, net of adjustments
                                                                 10,100,000 4,800,000 5,700,000 400,000 9,200,000 4,100,000 
          (gain) loss on disposition of assets
                                                                       
          non-cash interest expense — debt
                                                                   6,000,000 10,100,000  12,300,000 
          non-cash interest expense — other
                                                                   12,400,000 12,100,000  12,000,000 
          cash from acquisitions, net of cash acquired
                                                                   -11,500,000 -16,500,000  -20,600,000 
          cash from acquisitions and development projects, net of cash acquired
                                                                       
          payment for deferred stock units
                                                                       
          equity issuance cost