Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2025	Dec. 31, 2024
Current assets:
Cash and equivalents	$ 110,166	$ 62,366
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for credit losses of $23,612 and $25,730 at June 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively	1,031,911	935,027
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	207,662	229,519
Total current assets	1,349,739	1,226,912
Restricted cash	157,305	135,807
Restricted investments	77,784	78,126
Property and equipment, net	8,380,628	8,035,929
Operating lease right-of-use assets	325,050	308,198
Goodwill	8,220,824	7,950,406
Intangible assets, net	2,062,045	1,991,619
Other assets, net	105,235	90,812
Total assets	20,678,610	19,817,809
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	729,886	637,371
Book overdraft	15,024	14,628
Deferred revenue	412,417	382,501
Accrued liabilities	705,551	736,824
Current portion of operating lease liabilities	41,762	40,490
Current portion of contingent consideration	87,800	59,169
Current portion of long-term debt and notes payable	8,759	7,851
Total current liabilities	2,001,199	1,878,834
Long-term portion of debt and notes payable	8,337,178	8,072,928
Long-term portion of operating lease liabilities	279,115	272,107
Long-term portion of contingent consideration	20,272	27,993
Deferred income taxes	1,035,413	958,340
Other long-term liabilities	651,776	747,253
Total liabilities	12,324,953	11,957,455
Commitments and contingencies
Equity:
Common shares: 258,393,105 shares issued and 258,346,757 shares outstanding at June 30, 2025; 258,067,487 shares issued and 258,019,389 shares outstanding at December 31, 2024	3,285,689	3,283,161
Additional paid-in capital	335,939	325,928
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(93,812)	(205,740)
Treasury shares: 46,348 and 48,098 shares at June 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively	0	0
Retained earnings	4,825,841	4,457,005
Total Waste Connections' equity	8,353,657	7,860,354
Noncontrolling interest in subsidiaries	0	0
Total equity	8,353,657	7,860,354
Total liabilities and equity	$ 20,678,610	$ 19,817,809