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Segment Reporting
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2020
Segment Reporting [Abstract]  
Segment Reporting

11.SEGMENT REPORTING

The Company’s revenues are generated from the collection, transfer, recycling and disposal of non-hazardous solid waste and the treatment, recovery and disposal of non-hazardous E&P waste. No single contract or customer accounted for more than 10% of the Company’s total revenues at the consolidated or reportable segment level during the periods presented.

The Company manages its operations through five geographic solid waste operating segments and its E&P segment, which includes the majority of the Company’s E&P waste treatment and disposal operations. The Company’s five geographic solid waste operating segments and its E&P segment comprise the Company’s reportable segments. Each operating segment is responsible for managing several vertically integrated operations, which are comprised of districts.  

The Company’s Eastern segment services customers located in northern Illinois, Kentucky, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, eastern Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia and Wisconsin; the Company’s Southern segment services customers located in Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, southern Oklahoma, western Tennessee and Texas; the Company’s Western segment services customers located in Alaska, California, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Washington and western Wyoming; the Company’s Central segment services customers located in Arizona, Colorado, southern Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, New Mexico, Oklahoma, South Dakota, western Texas, Utah and eastern Wyoming; and the Company’s Canada segment services customers located in the state of Michigan and in the provinces of Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, Ontario, Québec and Saskatchewan. The E&P segment services E&P customers located in Louisiana, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Texas, Wyoming and along the Gulf of Mexico.

The Company’s Chief Operating Decision Maker evaluates operating segment profitability and determines resource allocations based on several factors, of which the primary financial measure is segment EBITDA. The Company defines segment EBITDA as earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, amortization, impairments and other operating items, and other income (expense). Segment EBITDA is not a measure of operating income, operating performance or liquidity under GAAP and may not be comparable to similarly titled measures reported by other companies. The Company’s management uses segment EBITDA in the evaluation of segment operating performance as it is a profit measure that is generally within the control of the operating segments. A reconciliation of segment EBITDA to Income before income tax provision is included at the end of this Note 11.

Summarized financial information concerning the Company’s reportable segments for the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019, is shown in the following tables:

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Three Months Ended

    

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Intercompany

    

Reported

    

Segment

March 31, 2020

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Revenue

​

Revenue(b)

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Revenue

​

EBITDA(c)

Eastern

​

$

397,000

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$

(64,798)

​

$

332,202

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$

84,662

Southern

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​

351,502

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​

(42,115)

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​

309,387

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​

74,517

Western

​

 

305,436

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(33,455)

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271,981

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81,029

Central

​

 

237,570

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(29,028)

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208,542

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73,151

Canada

​

 

193,107

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(22,684)

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170,423

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59,398

E&P

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64,880

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(5,011)

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59,869

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31,802

Corporate(a)

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—

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—

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—

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(3,631)

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$

1,549,495

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$

(197,091)

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$

1,352,404

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$

400,928

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Three Months Ended

    

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Intercompany

    

Reported

    

Segment

March 31, 2019

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Revenue

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Revenue(b)

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Revenue

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EBITDA(c)

Eastern

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$

346,846

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$

(54,019)

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$

292,827

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$

76,957

Southern

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​

324,482

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(37,153)

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287,329

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​

74,377

Western

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286,175

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(31,196)

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254,979

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77,005

Central

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202,792

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(24,915)

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177,877

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63,027

Canada

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190,286

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(21,939)

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168,347

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59,244

E&P

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66,035

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(2,757)

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63,278

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31,609

Corporate(a)

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—

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—

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—

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(3,858)

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$

1,416,616

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$

(171,979)

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$

1,244,637

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$

378,361

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(a)Corporate functions include accounting, legal, tax, treasury, information technology, risk management, human resources, training, direct acquisition expenses, other administrative functions and share-based compensation expenses associated with Progressive Waste share-based grants outstanding at June 1, 2016 that were continued by the Company. Amounts reflected are net of allocations to the six operating segments.
(b)Intercompany revenues reflect each segment’s total intercompany sales, including intercompany sales within a segment and between segments. Transactions within and between segments are generally made on a basis intended to reflect the market value of the service.
(c)For those items included in the determination of segment EBITDA, the accounting policies of the segments are the same as those described in the Company’s most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Total assets for each of the Company’s reportable segments at March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, were as follows:

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March 31, 

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December 31, 

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2020

    

2019

Eastern

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$

3,060,723

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$

3,099,283

Southern

 

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2,971,182

 

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2,990,247

Western

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1,712,098

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1,718,015

Central

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1,875,151

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1,885,468

Canada

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2,265,718

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2,490,291

E&P

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950,019

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962,202

Corporate

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1,444,520

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​

592,189

Total Assets

 

$

14,279,411

 

$

13,737,695

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The following tables show changes in goodwill during the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019, by reportable segment:

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Eastern

    

Southern

    

Western

    

Central

    

Canada

    

E&P

    

Total

Balance as of December 31, 2019

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$

1,331,180

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$

1,528,225

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$

400,037

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$

729,470

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$

1,521,939

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$

—

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$

5,510,851

Goodwill acquired

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—

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—

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—

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3,741

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—

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—

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3,741

Goodwill acquisition adjustments

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(524)

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195

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70

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—

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—

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—

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(259)

Impact of changes in foreign currency

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—

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—

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—

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—

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(128,492)

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—

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(128,492)

Balance as of March 31, 2020

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$

1,330,656

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$

1,528,420

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$

400,107

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$

733,211

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$

1,393,447

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$

—

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$

5,385,841

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    Eastern    

    

Southern

    

Western

    

Central

    

Canada

    

E&P

    

Total

Balance as of December 31, 2018

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$

1,126,486

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$

1,517,610

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$

398,174

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$

540,435

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$

1,448,980

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$

—

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$

5,031,685

Goodwill acquired

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—

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—

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918

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3,702

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—

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—

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4,620

Goodwill acquisition adjustments

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(83)

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(88)

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—

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—

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(3)

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—

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(174)

Goodwill divested

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—

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(845)

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—

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—

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—

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—

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(845)

Impact of changes in foreign currency

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—

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—

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—

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—

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30,244

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—

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30,244

Balance as of March 31, 2019

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$

1,126,403

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$

1,516,677

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$

399,092

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$

544,137

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$

1,479,221

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$

—

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$

5,065,530

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A reconciliation of the Company’s primary measure of segment profitability (segment EBITDA) to Income before income tax provision in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Net Income is as follows:

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Three Months Ended

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March 31, 

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2020

    

2019

Eastern segment EBITDA

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$

84,662

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$

76,957

Southern segment EBITDA

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​

74,517

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74,377

Western segment EBITDA

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81,029

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77,005

Central segment EBITDA

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73,151

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63,027

Canada segment EBITDA

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59,398

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59,244

E&P segment EBITDA

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31,802

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31,609

Subtotal reportable segments

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404,559

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382,219

Unallocated corporate overhead

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(3,631)

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(3,858)

Depreciation

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(150,821)

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(146,847)

Amortization of intangibles

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(31,638)

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(30,542)

Impairments and other operating items

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(1,506)

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(16,112)

Interest expense

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(37,990)

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(37,287)

Interest income

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2,175

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3,311

Other income (expense), net

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(9,521)

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2,661

Income before income tax provision

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$

171,627

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$

153,545

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