Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands		Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Current assets:
Cash and equivalents		$ 154,382	$ 10,974
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $13,160 and $7,738 at December 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively		485,138	255,192
Deferred income taxes		89,177	49,727
Current assets held for sale		6,339
Prepaid expenses and other current assets		97,533	46,534
Total current assets		832,569	362,427
Property and equipment, net		4,738,055	2,738,288
Goodwill		4,390,261	1,422,825
Intangible assets, net		1,067,158	511,294
Restricted assets		63,406	46,232
Long-term assets held for sale		33,989
Other assets, net		67,664	40,732
Total assets	[1]	11,193,102	5,121,798
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable		251,253	115,206
Book overdraft		10,955	12,357
Accrued liabilities		269,402	136,018
Deferred revenue		134,081	90,349
Current portion of contingent consideration		21,453	22,217
Current liabilities held for sale		3,383
Current portion of long-term debt and notes payable		1,650	2,127
Total current liabilities		692,177	378,274
Long-term debt and notes payable		3,616,760	2,147,127
Long-term portion of contingent consideration		30,373	27,177
Other long-term liabilities		331,074	124,943
Deferred income taxes		867,841	452,493
Total liabilities		5,538,225	3,130,014
Commitments and contingencies (Note 10)
Equity:
Common shares: 175,426,824 shares issued and 175,201,895 shares outstanding at December 31, 2016; 122,375,955 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2015		4,174,808	1,224
Additional paid-in capital		102,220	736,652
Accumulated other comprehensive loss		(43,001)	(12,171)
Treasury shares: 224,929 and 0 shares at December 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively
Retained earnings		1,413,488	1,259,495
Total Waste Connections' equity		5,647,515	1,985,200
Noncontrolling interest in subsidiaries		7,362	6,584
Total equity		5,654,877	1,991,784
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity		$ 11,193,102	$ 5,121,798

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