Revenue (Total Reported Revenues by Service Line) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2022	Sep. 30, 2021	Sep. 30, 2022	Sep. 30, 2021
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items]
Revenues	$ 1,879,868	$ 1,597,168	$ 5,342,558	$ 4,527,042
Reportable Segments [Member] | Collection [Member]
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items]
Revenues	1,368,491	1,137,206	3,865,345	3,271,998
Reportable Segments [Member] | Commercial [Member] | Collection [Member]
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items]
Revenues	564,592	465,246	1,602,793	1,335,686
Reportable Segments [Member] | Residential [Member] | Collection [Member]
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items]
Revenues	487,995	422,543	1,391,603	1,240,337
Reportable Segments [Member] | Industrial and Construction Roll Off [Member] | Collection [Member]
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items]
Revenues	315,904	249,417	870,949	695,975
Reportable Segments [Member] | Landfill [Member]
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items]
Revenues	345,215	328,147	984,700	927,207
Reportable Segments [Member] | Transfer [Member]
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items]
Revenues	271,685	225,827	751,117	632,282
Reportable Segments [Member] | Recycling [Member]
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items]
Revenues	48,246	55,772	178,845	129,759
Reportable Segments [Member] | E&P [Member]
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items]
Revenues	56,995	38,519	154,706	101,137
Reportable Segments [Member] | Intermodal and Other [Member]
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items]
Revenues	47,604	38,377	139,605	112,602
Intercompany Revenue [Member]
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items]
Revenues	$ (258,368)	$ (226,680)	$ (731,760)	$ (647,943)