REMEDIAL LIABILITIES (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2016

Environmental Remediation Obligations [Abstract]

Changes to remedial liabilities

The changes to remedial liabilities for the six months ended June 30, 2016 were as follows (in thousands):

	Remedial Liabilities for Landfill Sites			Remedial Liabilities for Inactive Sites			Remedial Liabilities (Including Superfund) for Non-Landfill Operations			Total
Balance at January 1, 2016	$	2,327		$	63,613		$	66,052		$	131,992
Accretion	54			1,364			1,101			2,519
Changes in estimates recorded to statement of operations	70			(116		)	419			373
Expenditures	(61		)	(2,092		)	(3,256		)	(5,409		)
Currency translation and other	—			52			764			816
Balance at June 30, 2016	$	2,390		$	62,821		$	65,080		$	130,291