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EQUITY (Details) (USD $)
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Stock options  
EQUITY  
Number of options exercised (in shares) 4,150us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesStockOptionsExercised
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= ecol_EmployeeAndDirectorsStockOptionsMember
Weighted-average exercise price of options exercised (in dollars per share) $ 30.18us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisesInPeriodWeightedAverageExercisePrice
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= ecol_EmployeeAndDirectorsStockOptionsMember
Restricted stock  
EQUITY  
Issuance of restricted stock from treasury stock (in shares) 5,811us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesShareBasedCompensationGross
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= us-gaap_RestrictedStockMember
Average cost (in dollars per share) $ 46.82us-gaap_SharesIssuedPricePerShare
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_RestrictedStockMember