Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands		Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Current assets:
Cash and equivalents		$ 10,974	$ 14,353
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $7,738 and $9,175 at December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively		255,192	259,969
Deferred income taxes		49,727	49,508
Prepaid expenses and other current assets		46,534	42,314
Total current assets		362,427	366,144
Property and equipment, net		2,738,288	2,594,205
Goodwill		1,422,825	1,693,789
Intangible assets, net		511,294	509,995
Restricted assets		46,232	40,841
Other assets, net		40,732	40,293
Total assets	[1]	5,121,798	5,245,267
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable		115,206	120,717
Book overdraft		12,357	12,446
Accrued liabilities		136,018	120,947
Deferred revenue		90,349	80,915
Current portion of contingent consideration		22,217	21,637
Current portion of long-term debt and notes payable		2,127	3,649
Total current liabilities		378,274	360,311
Long-term debt and notes payable		2,147,127	1,971,152
Long-term portion of contingent consideration		27,177	48,528
Other long-term liabilities		124,943	92,900
Deferred income taxes		452,493	538,635
Total liabilities		$ 3,130,014	$ 3,011,526
Commitments and contingencies (Note 10)
Equity:
Preferred stock: $0.01 par value per share; 7,500,000 shares authorized; none issued and outstanding
Common stock: $0.01 par value per share; 250,000,000 shares authorized; 122,375,955 and 123,984,527 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively		$ 1,224	$ 1,240
Additional paid-in capital		736,652	811,289
Accumulated other comprehensive loss		(12,171)	(5,593)
Retained earnings		1,259,495	1,421,249
Total Waste Connections' equity		1,985,200	2,228,185
Noncontrolling interest in subsidiaries		6,584	5,556
Total equity		1,991,784	2,233,741
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity		$ 5,121,798	$ 5,245,267

[1] Goodwill is included within total assets for each of the Company's four operating segments.