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The percentage of ownership of common stock or equity participation in the investee accounted for under the equity method of accounting.

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The cash inflow during the period from additional borrowings in aggregate debt. Includes proceeds from short-term and long-term debt.

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Detail information of subsequent event by type. User is expected to use existing line items from elsewhere in the taxonomy as the primary line items for this disclosure, which is further associated with dimension and member elements pertaining to a subsequent event.

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SUBSEQUENT EVENTS Subsequent Events (Details) ¥ in Millions, $ in Millions	1 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2020 CNY (¥)	Jan. 31, 2020 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2021	Feb. 25, 2020 MWh T	Dec. 31, 2019 T	Dec. 31, 2018
Zhao County EfW (China)
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Equity Method Investment, Weight					1,200
Equity Method Investment, Ownership Percentage					26.00%	0.00%
Subsequent Events \| Newhurst Energy Recovery Facility
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Equity Method Investment, Weight				350,000
Equity Method Investment, Energy Output \| MWh				42
Equity Method Investment, Waste Processing Capacity				70.00%
Subsequent Events \| Zhao County EfW (China)
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Proceeds from loan	¥ 61	$ 9
Stated interest rate (percent)	12.00%	12.00%
Joint Venture with Green Investment Group Limited \| Subsequent Events \| Newhurst Energy Recovery Facility
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Equity Method Investment, Ownership Percentage				50.00%
Biffa plc \| Subsequent Events \| Newhurst Energy Recovery Facility
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Equity Method Investment, Ownership Percentage				50.00%
Forecast \| Subsequent Events \| Zhao County EfW (China)
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Equity Method Investment, Ownership Percentage			49.00%