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CLOSURE AND POST-CLOSURE OBLIGATIONS (Details 3) (USD $)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Changes to reported closure and post-closure obligations      
Closure and post-closure obligations, beginning of period $ 17,468,000us-gaap_AssetRetirementObligation $ 17,362,000us-gaap_AssetRetirementObligation  
Liabilities assumed in EQ acquisition 47,190,000ecol_AssetRetirementObligationLiabilitiesAcquired    
Accretion expense 2,656,000us-gaap_AssetRetirementObligationAccretionExpense 1,241,000us-gaap_AssetRetirementObligationAccretionExpense 1,367,000us-gaap_AssetRetirementObligationAccretionExpense
Payments (1,443,000)us-gaap_AssetRetirementObligationLiabilitiesSettled (1,715,000)us-gaap_AssetRetirementObligationLiabilitiesSettled  
Adjustments 7,157,000us-gaap_AssetRetirementObligationRevisionOfEstimate 760,000us-gaap_AssetRetirementObligationRevisionOfEstimate  
Foreign Currency translation (158,000)us-gaap_AssetRetirementObligationForeignCurrencyTranslation (180,000)us-gaap_AssetRetirementObligationForeignCurrencyTranslation  
Closure and post-closure obligations, end of year 72,870,000us-gaap_AssetRetirementObligation 17,468,000us-gaap_AssetRetirementObligation 17,362,000us-gaap_AssetRetirementObligation
Less current portion (5,359,000)us-gaap_AccruedCappingClosurePostClosureAndEnvironmentalCosts (949,000)us-gaap_AccruedCappingClosurePostClosureAndEnvironmentalCosts  
Long-term portion 67,511,000us-gaap_AccruedCappingClosurePostClosureAndEnvironmentalCostsNoncurrent 16,519,000us-gaap_AccruedCappingClosurePostClosureAndEnvironmentalCostsNoncurrent  
Changes to reported closure and post-closure asset, recorded as a component of Property and equipment, net      
Net closure and post-closure asset, beginning of year 1,832,000ecol_ClosureAndPostClosureAssets 1,629,000ecol_ClosureAndPostClosureAssets  
Asset acquired in EQ acquisition 16,555,000ecol_AssetAcquiredInEqAcquisition    
Additions or adjustments to closure and post-closure asset 7,157,000ecol_ClosureAndPostClosureAssetsAdditionsOrAdjustments 886,000ecol_ClosureAndPostClosureAssetsAdditionsOrAdjustments  
Amortization of closure and post-closure asset (683,000)ecol_ClosureAndPostClosureAssetsAmortization (552,000)ecol_ClosureAndPostClosureAssetsAmortization  
Foreign currency translation (210,000)ecol_ClosureAndPostClosureAssetsForeignCurrencyTranslation (131,000)ecol_ClosureAndPostClosureAssetsForeignCurrencyTranslation  
Net closure and post-closure asset, end of year 24,651,000ecol_ClosureAndPostClosureAssets 1,832,000ecol_ClosureAndPostClosureAssets 1,629,000ecol_ClosureAndPostClosureAssets
Environmental Services      
Changes to reported closure and post-closure obligations      
Adjustments 7,200,000us-gaap_AssetRetirementObligationRevisionOfEstimate
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= ecol_EnvironmentalServicesSegmentMember
848,000us-gaap_AssetRetirementObligationRevisionOfEstimate
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= ecol_EnvironmentalServicesSegmentMember
 
Field & Industrial Services      
Changes to reported closure and post-closure obligations      
Adjustments $ (77,000)us-gaap_AssetRetirementObligationRevisionOfEstimate
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= ecol_FieldAndIndustrialServicesSegmentMember
$ (88,000)us-gaap_AssetRetirementObligationRevisionOfEstimate
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= ecol_FieldAndIndustrialServicesSegmentMember