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COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Details)
CAD in Millions
1 Months Ended 6 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Oct. 31, 2010
customer
Jun. 30, 2015
USD ($)
Proceedings
sites
facilties
claims
Dec. 31, 2012
CAD
Dec. 31, 2002
a
Dec. 31, 1999
Municipalities
Dec. 31, 1968
Permits
Dec. 31, 2014
USD ($)
Contingencies [Line Items]              
Recorded reserves for actual or probable liabilities | $   $ 30,600,000         $ 33,600,000
Accrued remedial liabilities | $   $ 148,777,000         155,121,000
Number of pending personal injury claims allegedly resulting from the used of Safety-Kleen's products | Proceedings   52          
Number of product liability claims settled or dismissed | claims   24          
Number of customers filing a complaint | customer 2            
Legal and Administrative Proceedings              
Contingencies [Line Items]              
Recorded reserves for actual or probable liabilities | $   $ 24,400,000         27,700,000
Possible increase in legal and administrative proceedings | $   2,500,000         2,900,000
Ville Mercier              
Contingencies [Line Items]              
Number of permits issued by government, for dumping organic liquid | Permits           2  
Number of neighboring municipalities filing separate legal proceedings against the Mercier Subsidiary and the Government of Quebec | Municipalities         3    
General damages sought | CAD     CAD 2.9        
Punitive damages sought | CAD     CAD 10.0        
Accrued remedial liabilities | $   $ 11,900,000         12,700,000
Superfund Proceedings              
Contingencies [Line Items]              
Number of sites owned by third party excluded from cleanup or related liabilities   128          
Number of sites owned by the entity subject to proceedings under federal or state superfund laws | facilties   2          
Notices received from owners of third party sites seeking indemnification from the company   126          
Number of sites for which environmental remediation expense is settled   29          
Third party sites requiring expenditure on remediation   22          
Number of sites not currently requiring expenditures on remediation   75          
Number of sites which potential liability could exceed $100,000   11          
Notices received from owners of third party sites seeking indemnification from the company   6          
Wichita Property              
Contingencies [Line Items]              
State-designated superfund site acquired, total acres | a       1,400      
Certain Other Third Party Sites              
Contingencies [Line Items]              
Indemnification agreement with third party sites   11          
Safety-Kleen              
Contingencies [Line Items]              
Notices received from owners of third party sites seeking indemnification from the company   17          
Federal and State Enforcement Actions              
Contingencies [Line Items]              
Recorded reserves for actual or probable liabilities | $   $ 6,200,000         5,900,000
Number of pending personal injury claims allegedly resulting from the used of Safety-Kleen's products | Proceedings   4          
Minimum potential liability | $   $ 100,000         $ 100,000