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Asset Impairments and Unusual Items - Components of (Income) Expense from Divestitures, Asset Impairments (Other Than Goodwill) and Unusual Items (Detail) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Extraordinary and Unusual Items [Abstract]      
(Income) expense from divestitures $ (515)us-gaap_GainLossOnDispositionOfAssets1 $ (8)us-gaap_GainLossOnDispositionOfAssets1  
Asset impairments (other than goodwill) 345us-gaap_AssetImpairmentCharges 472us-gaap_AssetImpairmentCharges 79us-gaap_AssetImpairmentCharges
(Income) expense from divestitures, asset impairments (other than goodwill) and unusual items $ (170)wm_IncomeExpenseFromDivestituresAssetImpairmentsAndUnusualItems $ 464wm_IncomeExpenseFromDivestituresAssetImpairmentsAndUnusualItems $ 79wm_IncomeExpenseFromDivestituresAssetImpairmentsAndUnusualItems