Revenue (Total Reported Revenues by Service Line) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2022	Jun. 30, 2021	Jun. 30, 2022	Jun. 30, 2021
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items]
Revenues	$ 1,816,435	$ 1,533,931	$ 3,462,690	$ 2,929,874
Reportable Segments [Member] | Collection [Member]
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items]
Revenues	1,297,402	1,098,319	2,496,854	2,134,791
Reportable Segments [Member] | Commercial [Member] | Collection [Member]
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items]
Revenues	538,525	444,044	1,038,201	870,439
Reportable Segments [Member] | Residential [Member] | Collection [Member]
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items]
Revenues	463,320	416,975	903,608	817,794
Reportable Segments [Member] | Industrial and Construction Roll Off [Member] | Collection [Member]
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items]
Revenues	295,557	237,300	555,045	446,558
Reportable Segments [Member] | Landfill [Member]
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items]
Revenues	339,719	327,124	639,484	599,060
Reportable Segments [Member] | Transfer [Member]
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items]
Revenues	261,475	217,133	479,432	406,456
Reportable Segments [Member] | Recycling [Member]
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items]
Revenues	67,504	41,539	130,598	73,987
Reportable Segments [Member] | E&P [Member]
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items]
Revenues	54,155	34,607	97,711	62,618
Reportable Segments [Member] | Intermodal and Other [Member]
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items]
Revenues	46,310	38,590	92,002	74,225
Intercompany Revenue [Member]
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items]
Revenues	$ (250,130)	$ (223,381)	$ (473,391)	$ (421,263)