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Shareholders' Equity (Details) (USD $)
In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Shareholders protection right agreement [Abstract]      
Common stock, par value (in dollars per shares) $ 0.20us-gaap_CommonStockParOrStatedValuePerShare $ 0.20us-gaap_CommonStockParOrStatedValuePerShare  
Unit of series A participating preferred stock a right is entitled to purchase one one-hundredth    
Par value of series A participating preferred stock, (in dollars per share) $ 1.00us-gaap_PreferredStockParOrStatedValuePerShare $ 1.00us-gaap_PreferredStockParOrStatedValuePerShare  
Purchase price of series A participating stock (in dollars per shares) $ 72.00aste_PurchasePriceOfSeriesParticipatingStock    
Number of business days when rights will separate from Common Stock (in days) 10 days    
Percentage of beneficial ownership of outstanding shares that will cause right to separate from common stock (in hundredths) 15.00%aste_PercentageOfBeneficialOwnershipOfOutstandingSharesThatWillCauseRightToSeparateFromCommonStock    
Percentage of tender offer or exchange offer of outstanding shares that will cause the right to separate from common stock (in hundredths) 15.00%aste_PercentageOfTenderOfferOrExchangeOfferOfOutstandingSharesThatWillCauseRightToSeparateFromCommonStock    
Number of business days following announcement of an acquiring person when the board may terminate the rights (in days) 10 days    
Current market value of common stock that each right can purchase Twice the Unit purchase price    
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member]      
Restricted stock units under the 2006 and 2011 Incentive Plan [Abstract]      
Award vesting period (in years) 5 years    
Maximum shares granted to employees (in shares) 700us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardNumberOfSharesAuthorized
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Terms for stock vesting if earlier than five years Each award vests at the end of five years from the date of grant, or at the time a recipient retires after reaching age 65, if earlier    
Fair value of vested RSU's $ 3,045aste_VestedRestrictedStockUnits
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$ 2,405aste_VestedRestrictedStockUnits
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$ 2,719aste_VestedRestrictedStockUnits
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Reduction in tax benefit 470aste_ShareBasedCompensationEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsReductionInTaxBenefitFromCompensationExpense
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77aste_ShareBasedCompensationEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsReductionInTaxBenefitFromCompensationExpense
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67aste_ShareBasedCompensationEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsReductionInTaxBenefitFromCompensationExpense
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Compensation expense 961us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense
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1,231us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense
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1,054us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense
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Income tax benefits 348us-gaap_EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationTaxBenefitFromCompensationExpense
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417us-gaap_EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationTaxBenefitFromCompensationExpense
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387us-gaap_EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationTaxBenefitFromCompensationExpense
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Anticipated additional compensation costs to be recognized in future periods 2,217us-gaap_EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationNonvestedAwardsTotalCompensationCostNotYetRecognized
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Weighted average period over which additional compensation cost will be expensed (in years) 3 years 9 months 18 days    
Grant date fair value of restricted stock units granted $ 561aste_GrantDateFairValueOfRestrictedStockUnitsGranted
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$ 763aste_GrantDateFairValueOfRestrictedStockUnitsGranted
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$ 1,303aste_GrantDateFairValueOfRestrictedStockUnitsGranted
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Restricted stock units [Roll Forward]      
Unvested restricted stock units, beginning of year (in shares) 262us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsNonvestedNumber
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Restricted stock units granted (in shares) 14us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriod
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Restricted stock units forfeited (in shares) (4)us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsForfeitedInPeriod
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Restricted stock units vested (in shares) (75)us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsVestedInPeriod
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Unvested restricted stock units, end of year (in shares) 197us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsNonvestedNumber
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262us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsNonvestedNumber
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Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value [Abstract]      
Weighted average grant date fair value, beginning balance (in dollars per share) $ 30.54us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsNonvestedWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue
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Weighted average grant date fair value, granted (in dollars per share) $ 40.52us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue
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Weighted average grant date fair value, forfeited (in dollars per share) $ 32.65us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsForfeituresWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue
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Weighted average grant date fair value, vested (in dollars per share) $ 24.38us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsVestedInPeriodWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue
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Weighted average grant date fair value, ending balance (in dollars per share) $ 33.54us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsNonvestedWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue
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$ 30.54us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsNonvestedWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue
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