Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2023

Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets

Changes in Goodwill by Reportable Segment

							Recycling
	Collection and Disposal						Processing
	East Tier		West Tier		Other Ancillary		and Sales		Other		Total
Balance, December 31, 2021	$	5,008	$	3,673	$	25	$	321	$	1	$	9,028
Acquired goodwill		92		24		2		207		—		325
Divested goodwill		—		—		—		—		—		—
Foreign currency translation and other		(28)		(1)		—		(1)		—		(30)
Balance, December 31, 2022	$	5,072	$	3,696	$	27	$	527	$	1	$	9,323
Acquired goodwill		13		70		—		7		—		90
Divested goodwill		—		—		—		—		—		—
Impairments		—		—		—		(168)		—		(168)
Foreign currency translation and other		9		—		—		—		—		9
Balance, December 31, 2023	$	5,094	$	3,766	$	27	$	366	$	1	$	9,254

Schedule of Other Intangible Assets

Our other intangible assets consisted of the following as of December 31 (in millions):

	Customer		Covenants		Licenses,
	and Supplier		Not-to-		Permits
	Relationships		Compete		and Other		Total
2023
Intangible assets	$	1,235	$	46	$	141	$	1,422
Less: Accumulated amortization		(551)		(19)		(93)		(663)
	$	684	$	27	$	48	$	759
2022
Intangible assets	$	1,288	$	51	$	141	$	1,480
Less: Accumulated amortization		(543)		(23)		(87)		(653)
	$	745	$	28	$	54	$	827