GUARANTOR AND NON-GUARANTOR SUBSIDIARIES (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2013

Guarantor and Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries Financial Information [Abstract]

Schedule of condensed consolidating balance sheet

Following is the condensed consolidating balance sheet at December 31, 2013 (in thousands):

	Clean Harbors, Inc.		U.S. Guarantor Subsidiaries		Foreign Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries		Consolidating Adjustments			Total
Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	1,006	$	235,445	$	73,622	$	—		$	310,073
Intercompany receivables	269,580		2,448		230,224		(502,252		)	—
Accounts receivable, net	—		387,006		192,388		—			579,394
Other current assets	24,087		182,881		74,744		—			281,712
Property, plant and equipment, net	—		945,280		656,890		—			1,602,170
Investments in subsidiaries	2,683,158		967,186		144,953		(3,795,297		)	—
Intercompany debt receivable	—		493,402		3,701		(497,103		)	—
Goodwill	—		415,541		155,419		—			570,960
Permits and other intangibles, net	—		458,917		111,056		—			569,973
Other long-term assets	23,770		7,018		8,608		—			39,396
Total assets	$	3,001,601	$	4,095,124	$	1,651,605	$	(4,794,652	)	$	3,953,678
Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity:
Current liabilities	$	33,626	$	466,454	$	139,465	$	—		$	639,545
Intercompany payables	—		499,749		2,503		(502,252		)	—
Closure, post-closure and remedial liabilities, net	—		158,298		31,814		—			190,112
Long-term obligations	1,400,000		—		—		—			1,400,000
Capital lease obligations, net	—		191		1,244		—			1,435
Intercompany debt payable	3,701		—		493,402		(497,103		)	—
Other long-term liabilities	88,635		103,125		55,187		—			246,947
Total liabilities	1,525,962		1,227,817		723,615		(999,355		)	2,478,039
Stockholders' equity	1,475,639		2,867,307		927,990		(3,795,297		)	1,475,639
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	$	3,001,601	$	4,095,124	$	1,651,605	$	(4,794,652	)	$	3,953,678

Following is the condensed consolidating balance sheet at December 31, 2012 as adjusted (in thousands):

	Clean Harbors, Inc.		U.S. Guarantor Subsidiaries		Foreign Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries		Consolidating Adjustments			Total
Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	35,214	$	140,683	$	53,939	$	—		$	229,836
Intercompany receivables	296,023		17,704		116,571		(430,298		)	—
Accounts receivable, net	—		345,891		200,245		—			546,136
Other current assets	38,295		186,640		94,352		—			319,287
Property, plant and equipment, net	—		881,975		651,078		—			1,533,053
Investments in subsidiaries	2,528,699		850,011		144,953		(3,523,663		)	—
Intercompany debt receivable	—		508,067		3,701		(511,768		)	—
Goodwill	—		413,362		166,353		—			579,715
Permits and other intangibles, net	—		464,455		125,589		—			590,044
Other long-term assets	21,141		9,125		9,749		—			40,015
Total assets	$	2,919,372	$	3,817,913	$	1,566,530	$	(4,465,729	)	$	3,838,086
Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity:
Current liabilities	$	32,586	$	417,429	$	138,651	$	—		$	588,666
Intercompany payables	—		412,594		17,704		(430,298		)	—
Closure, post-closure and remedial liabilities, net	—		164,506		34,551		—			199,057
Long-term obligations	1,400,000		—		—		—			1,400,000
Capital lease obligations, net	—		301		2,578		—			2,879
Intercompany debt payable	3,701		—		508,067		(511,768		)	—
Other long-term liabilities	51,013		108,694		55,705		—			215,412
Total liabilities	1,487,300		1,103,524		757,256		(942,066		)	2,406,014
Stockholders' equity	1,432,072		2,714,389		809,274		(3,523,663		)	1,432,072
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	$	2,919,372	$	3,817,913	$	1,566,530	$	(4,465,729	)	$	3,838,086

Schedule of consolidating statement of income

Following is the consolidating statement of income for the year ended December 31, 2013 (in thousands):

	Clean Harbors, Inc.			U.S. Guarantor Subsidiaries			Foreign Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries			Consolidating Adjustments			Total
Revenues
Service revenues	$	—		$	1,754,356		$	989,620		$	(14,771	)	$	2,729,205
Product revenues	—			611,548			173,127			(4,224		)	780,451
Total revenues	—			2,365,904			1,162,747			(18,995		)	3,509,656
Cost of revenues (exclusive of items shown separately below)
Service cost of revenues	—			1,187,946			701,273			(14,771		)	1,874,448
Product cost of revenues	—			524,318			148,091			(4,224		)	668,185
Total cost of revenues	—			1,712,264			849,364			(18,995		)	2,542,633
Selling, general and administrative expenses	109			352,387			117,981			—			470,477
Accretion of environmental liabilities	—			9,817			1,724			—			11,541
Depreciation and amortization	—			169,629			94,820			—			264,449
Income from operations	(109		)	121,807			98,858			—			220,556
Other income (expense)	—			3,211			(1,506		)	—			1,705
Interest (expense) income, net	(79,017		)	224			417			—			(78,376		)
Equity in earnings of subsidiaries	184,498			79,427			—			(263,925		)	—
Intercompany dividend income (expense)	—			—			13,292			(13,292		)	—
Intercompany interest income (expense)	—			40,304			(40,304		)	—			—
Income (loss) before provision for income taxes	105,372			244,973			70,757			(277,217		)	143,885
Provision for income taxes	9,806			23,113			15,400			—			48,319
Net income (loss)	95,566			221,860			55,357			(277,217		)	95,566
Other comprehensive (loss) income	(69,188		)	(69,188		)	39,519			29,669			(69,188		)
Comprehensive income (loss)	$	26,378		$	152,672		$	94,876		$	(247,548	)	$	26,378

Following is the consolidating statement of income for the year ended December 31, 2012 (in thousands):

	Clean Harbors, Inc.			U.S. Guarantor Subsidiaries			Foreign Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries			Consolidating Adjustments			Total
Revenues
Service revenues	—			1,155,993			927,240			(20,073		)	2,063,160
Product revenues	—			87,460			38,500			(1,212		)	124,748
Total revenues	—			1,243,453			965,740			(21,285		)	2,187,908
Cost of revenues (exclusive of items shown separately below)
Service cost of revenues	—			787,228			672,439			(20,073		)	1,439,594
Product cost of revenues	—			70,085			32,154			(1,212		)	101,027
Total cost of revenues	—			857,313			704,593			(21,285		)	1,540,621
Selling, general and administrative expenses	66			173,190			100,264			—			273,520
Accretion of environmental liabilities	—			8,592			1,325			—			9,917
Depreciation and amortization	—			80,154			81,492			—			161,646
Income from operations	(66		)	124,204			78,066			—			202,204
Other income	—			(154		)	(648		)	—			(802		)
Loss on early extinguishment of debt	(26,385		)	—			—			—			(26,385		)
Interest (expense), net	(46,221		)	—			(1,066		)	—			(47,287		)
Equity in earnings of subsidiaries	187,432			65,452			—			(252,884		)	—
Intercompany dividend income (expense)	10,010			—			13,805			(23,815		)	—
Intercompany interest income (expense)	—			41,636			(41,636		)	—			—
Income before provision for income taxes	124,770			231,138			48,521			(276,699		)	127,730
(Benefit) provision for income taxes	(4,904		)	(8,852		)	11,812			—			(1,944		)
Net income	129,674			239,990			36,709			(276,699		)	129,674
Other comprehensive income (loss)	18,279			18,279			7,986			(26,265		)	18,279
Comprehensive income (loss)	$	147,953		$	258,269		$	44,695		$	(302,964	)	$	147,953

Following is the consolidating statement of income for the year ended December 31, 2011 (in thousands):

	Clean Harbors, Inc.			U.S. Guarantor Subsidiaries			Foreign Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries			Consolidating Adjustments			Total
Revenues
Service revenues	—			1,055,095			854,306			(26,422		)	1,882,979
Product revenues	—			86,840			15,737			(1,420		)	101,157
Total revenues	—			1,141,935			870,043			(27,842		)	1,984,136
Cost of revenues (exclusive of items shown separately below)
Service cost of revenues	—			720,189			607,596			(26,422		)	1,301,363
Product cost of revenues	—			66,582			13,466			(1,420		)	78,628
Total cost of revenues	—			786,771			621,062			(27,842		)	1,379,991
Selling, general and administrative expenses	100			165,882			88,155			—			254,137
Accretion of environmental liabilities	—			8,442			1,238			—			9,680
Depreciation and amortization	—			58,328			64,335			—			122,663
Income from operations	(100		)	122,512			95,253			—			217,665
Other income	—			3,864			2,538			—			6,402
Interest (expense) income, net	(38,755		)	18			(652		)	—			(39,389		)
Equity in earnings of subsidiaries	174,029			84,789			—			(258,818		)	—
Intercompany dividend income (expense)	10,186			—			13,832			(24,018		)	—
Intercompany interest income (expense)	—			37,870			(37,870		)	—			—
Income from continuing operations before provision for income taxes	145,360			249,053			73,101			(282,836		)	184,678
Provision for income taxes	18,108			29,341			9,977			—			57,426
Net income	127,252			219,712			63,124			(282,836		)	127,252
Other comprehensive income (loss)	(19,406		)	(19,406		)	(8,381		)	27,787			(19,406		)
Comprehensive income (loss)	$	107,846		$	200,306		$	54,743		$	(255,049	)	$	107,846

Schedule of condensed consolidating statement of cash flows

Following is the condensed consolidating statement of cash flows for the year ended December 31, 2013 (in thousands):

	Clean Harbors, Inc.			U.S. Guarantor Subsidiaries			Foreign Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries			Total
Net cash from operating activities	$	(33,932	)	$	264,491		$	185,280		$	415,839
Cash flows from investing activities:
Additions to property, plant and equipment	—			(145,395		)	(134,812		)	(280,207		)
Proceeds from sales of fixed assets	—			1,078			3,621			4,699
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired	(6,025		)	(57,239		)	—			(63,264		)
Additions to intangible assets including costs to obtain or renew permits	—			(5,247		)	(1,493		)	(6,740		)
Net cash used in investing activities	(6,025		)	(206,803		)	(132,684		)	(345,512		)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Change in uncashed checks	—			9,922			2,346			12,268
Proceeds from exercise of stock options	400			—			—			400
Remittance of shares, net	(731		)	—			—			(731		)
Excess tax benefit of stock-based compensation	1,409			—			—			1,409
Deferred financing costs paid	(2,504		)	—			—			(2,504		)
Proceeds from employee stock purchase plan	7,425			—			—			7,425
Payments on capital leases	—			(227		)	(4,664		)	(4,891		)
Issuance costs related to issuances of common stock	(250		)	—			—			(250		)
Dividends (paid)/received	—			(13,545		)	13,545			—
Interest (payments) / received	—			40,924			(40,924		)	—
Net cash from financing activities	5,749			37,074			(29,697		)	13,126
Effect of exchange rate change on cash	—			—			(3,216		)	(3,216		)
(Decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents	(34,208		)	94,762			19,683			80,237
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of year	35,214			140,683			53,939			229,836
Cash and cash equivalents, end of year	$	1,006		$	235,445		$	73,622		$	310,073

Following is the condensed consolidating statement of cash flows for the year ended December 31, 2012 (in thousands):

	Clean Harbors, Inc.			U.S. Guarantor Subsidiaries			Foreign Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries			Total
Net cash from operating activities	$	(45,655	)	$	179,425		$	190,595		$	324,365
Cash flows from investing activities:
Additions to property, plant and equipment	—			(117,344		)	(80,053		)	(197,397		)
Proceeds from sales of fixed assets	—			3,810			4,315			8,125
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired	(1,257,259		)	(63,351		)	(53,311		)	(1,373,921		)
Additions to intangible assets including costs to obtain or renew permits	—			(712		)	(3,334		)	(4,046		)
Purchase of marketable securities	—			—			(10,517		)	(10,517		)
Other	—			500			4,620			5,120
Net cash used in investing activities	(1,257,259		)	(177,097		)	(138,280		)	(1,572,636		)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Change in uncashed checks	—			(6,761		)	(5,309		)	(12,070		)
Proceeds from exercise of stock options	288			—			—			288
Remittance of shares, net	(2,912		)	—			—			(2,912		)
Excess tax benefit of stock-based compensation	2,556			—			—			2,556
Deferred financing costs paid	(19,056		)	—			—			(19,056		)
Proceeds from employee stock purchase plan	6,196			—			—			6,196
Payments of capital leases	—			(850		)	(5,749		)	(6,599		)
Proceeds from issuance of common stock, net	369,520			—			—			369,520
Principle payment on debt	(520,000		)	—			—			(520,000		)
Distribution of cash earned on employee participation plan	(55		)	—			—			(55		)
Issuance of senior unsecured notes, at par	1,400,000			—			—			1,400,000
Dividends (paid) / received	10,010			(23,815		)	13,805			—
Interest (payments) / received	—			41,710			(41,710		)	—
Net cash from financing activities	1,246,547			10,284			(38,963		)	1,217,868
Effect of exchange rate change on cash	—			—			(484		)	(484		)
(Decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents	(56,367		)	12,612			12,868			(30,887		)
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of year	91,581			128,071			41,071			260,723
Cash and cash equivalents, end of year	$	35,214		$	140,683		$	53,939		$	229,836

Following is the condensed consolidating statement of cash flows for the year ended December 31, 2011 (in thousands):

	Clean Harbors, Inc.			U.S. Guarantor Subsidiaries			Foreign Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries			Total
Net cash from operating activities	$	(17,428	)	$	90,015		$	106,944		$	179,531
Cash flows from investing activities:
Additions to property, plant and equipment	—			(92,531		)	(55,982		)	(148,513		)
Proceeds from sales of fixed assets and assets held for sale	—			657			6,137			6,794
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired	—			(50,166		)	(286,794		)	(336,960		)
Additions to intangible assets including costs to obtain or renew permits	—			(465		)	(2,462		)	(2,927		)
Proceeds from sales of marketable securities	—			—			425			425
Proceeds from sale of long-term investments	—			1,000			—			1,000
Investment in subsidiaries	(258,597		)	178,884			79,713			—
Net cash used in investing activities	(258,597		)	37,379			(258,963		)	(480,181		)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Change in uncashed checks	—			6,558			3,264			9,822
Proceeds from exercise of stock options	1,350			—			—			1,350
Remittance of shares, net	(4,061		)	—			—			(4,061		)
Excess tax benefit of stock-based compensation	3,352			—			—			3,352
Deferred financing costs paid	(8,463		)	—			—			(8,463		)
Proceeds from employee stock purchase plan	3,516			—			—			3,516
Payments of capital leases	—			(820		)	(7,017		)	(7,837		)
Distribution of cash earned on employee participation plan	—			—			(189		)	(189		)
Issuance of senior secured notes, including premium	261,250			—			—			261,250
Dividends received / (paid)	10,186			(24,306		)	14,120			—
Interest received / (payments)	—			35,088			(35,088		)	—
Intercompany debt	—			(140,425		)	140,425			—
Net cash from financing activities	267,130			(123,905		)	115,515			258,740
Effect of exchange rate change on cash	—			—			423			423
(Decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents	(8,895		)	3,489			(36,081		)	(41,487		)
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of year	100,476			124,582			77,152			302,210
Cash and cash equivalents, end of year	$	91,581		$	128,071		$	41,071		$	260,723