REMEDIAL LIABILITIES (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2012

Environmental Remediation Obligations [Abstract]

Changes to remedial liabilities

The changes to remedial liabilities for the three months ended March 31, 2012 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, 2012	$	5,600		$	78,449		$	51,271		$	135,320
Accretion	68			860			561			1,489
Changes in estimates recorded to statement of income	(2		)	(309		)	(336		)	(647		)
Expenditures	(19		)	(948		)	(673		)	(1,640		)
Currency translation and other	52			3			423			478
Balance at March 31, 2012	$	5,699		$	78,055		$	51,246		$	135,000