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Segment and Related Information - Additional Information (Detail) (Solid Waste [Member])
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Segment
Areas
Solid Waste [Member]
 
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]  
Number of geographical areas 17us-gaap_NumberOfOperatingSegments
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= wm_SolidWasteOperationsMember
Number of reportable segments 3us-gaap_NumberOfReportableSegments
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= wm_SolidWasteOperationsMember