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Landfill and Environmental Remediation Liabilities (Tables)
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2014
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Liabilities for Landfill and Environmental Remediation Costs

Liabilities for landfill and environmental remediation costs are presented in the table below (in millions):

 

     June 30, 2014      December 31, 2013  
     Landfill      Environmental
Remediation
     Total      Landfill      Environmental
Remediation
     Total  

Current (in accrued liabilities)

   $ 92       $ 35       $ 127       $ 95       $ 35       $ 130   

Long-term

     1,352         188         1,540         1,326         192         1,518   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 1,444       $ 223       $ 1,667       $ 1,421       $ 227       $ 1,648   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

Changes to Landfill and Environmental Remediation Liabilities

The changes to landfill and environmental remediation liabilities are reflected in the table below (in millions):

 

     Landfill     Environmental
Remediation
 

December 31, 2012

   $ 1,338      $ 253   

Obligations incurred and capitalized

     59          

Obligations settled

     (71     (20

Interest accretion

     87        4   

Revisions in estimates and interest rate assumptions

     6        (6

Acquisitions, divestitures and other adjustments

     2        (4
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

December 31, 2013

     1,421        227   

Obligations incurred and capitalized

     26          

Obligations settled

     (23     (9

Interest accretion

     43        3   

Revisions in estimates and interest rate assumptions

     (6     2   

Acquisitions, divestitures and other adjustments

     (17       
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

June 30, 2014

   $ 1,444      $ 223