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Document and Entity Information - shares	Sep. 30, 2015	Oct. 22, 2015
Document and Entity Information [Abstract]
Entity Registrant Name	REPUBLIC SERVICES, INC.
Entity Central Index Key	0001060391
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Sep. 30, 2015
Amendment Flag	false
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2015
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q3
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		347,238,344

Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Millions	Sep. 30, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 102.5	$ 75.2
Accounts receivable, less allowance for doubtful accounts and other of $50.2 and $38.9, respectively	988.8	930.4
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	236.8	263.4
Deferred tax assets	116.2	122.0
Total current assets	1,444.3	1,391.0
Restricted cash and marketable securities	107.2	115.6
Property and equipment, net	7,553.2	7,165.3
Goodwill	11,128.3	10,830.9
Other intangible assets, net	258.6	298.9
Other assets	300.2	292.3
Total assets	20,791.8	20,094.0
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	560.8	527.3
Notes payable and current maturities of long-term debt	5.4	10.4
Deferred revenue	316.5	306.3
Accrued landfill and environmental costs, current portion	179.2	164.3
Accrued interest	69.4	67.0
Other accrued liabilities	769.2	750.7
Total current liabilities	1,900.5	1,826.0
Long-term debt, net of current maturities	7,555.6	7,050.8
Accrued landfill and environmental costs, net of current portion	1,676.9	1,677.5
Deferred income taxes	1,133.4	1,149.0
Insurance reserves, net of current portion	281.5	298.0
Other long-term liabilities	441.7	344.9
Commitments and contingencies
Stockholders’ equity:
Preferred stock, par value $0.01 per share; 50 shares authorized; none issued	0.0	0.0
Common stock, par value $0.01 per share; 750 shares authorized; 416.7 and 414.4 issued including shares held in treasury, respectively	4.2	4.1
Additional paid-in capital	6,952.3	6,876.9
Retained earnings	3,070.3	2,795.0
Treasury stock, at cost (69.0 and 61.7 shares, respectively)	(2,200.4)	(1,901.8)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of tax	(26.6)	(28.9)
Total Republic Services, Inc. stockholders’ equity	7,799.8	7,745.3
Noncontrolling interests	2.4	2.5
Total stockholders’ equity	7,802.2	7,747.8
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	$ 20,791.8	$ 20,094.0

Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parenthetical) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Sep. 30, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Statement of Financial Position [Abstract]
Allowance for doubtful accounts	$ 50.2	$ 38.9
Preferred stock, par value (in dollars per share)	$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Preferred stock, shares authorized (in shares)	50,000,000	50,000,000
Preferred stock, shares issued (in shares)	0	0
Common stock, par value (in dollars per share)	$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Common stock, shares authorized (in shares)	750,000,000	750,000,000
Common stock, shares issued (in shares)	416,700,000	414,400,000
Treasury stock, shares (in shares)	69,000,000	61,700,000

Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Income - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014
Income Statement [Abstract]
Revenue	$ 2,344,000	$ 2,267,900	$ 6,824,800	$ 6,574,200
Expenses:
Cost of operations	1,390,200	1,401,100	4,114,900	4,102,700
Depreciation, amortization and depletion	247,100	235,600	726,300	679,000
Accretion	19,700	19,500	59,200	58,400
Selling, general and administrative	244,100	229,000	719,500	663,800
Negotiation and withdrawal costs - Central States Pension and Other Funds	0	300	0	1,800
Restructuring charges	0	0	0	1,800
Operating income	442,900	382,400	1,204,900	1,066,700
Interest expense	(91,800)	(87,000)	(272,000)	(260,800)
Loss on extinguishment of debt	0	0	0	(1,400)
Interest income	100	100	600	600
Other (expense) income, net	(400)	(100)	500	1,200
Income before income taxes	350,800	295,400	934,000	806,300
Provision for income taxes	135,600	109,600	356,000	308,900
Net income	215,200	185,800	578,000	497,400
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests	(200)	0	(300)	(100)
Net income attributable to Republic Services, Inc.	$ 215,000	$ 185,800	$ 577,700	$ 497,300
Basic earnings per share attributable to Republic Services, Inc. stockholders:
Basic earnings per share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.62	$ 0.52	$ 1.65	$ 1.39
Weighted average common shares outstanding (in shares)	348,935	356,252	350,966	357,432
Diluted earnings per share attributable to Republic Services, Inc. stockholders:
Diluted earnings per share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.61	$ 0.52	$ 1.64	$ 1.39
Weighted average common and common equivalent shares outstanding (in shares)	350,281	357,740	352,372	358,817
Cash dividends per common share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.3	$ 0.28	$ 0.86	$ 0.80

Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014
Statement of Comprehensive Income [Abstract]
Net income	$ 215.2	$ 185.8	$ 578.0	$ 497.4
Hedging activity:
Settlements	(4.6)	0.2	(11.0)	1.3
Realized loss (gain) reclassified into earnings	5.0	0.3	12.9	(0.1)
Unrealized (loss) gain	(5.3)	(7.2)	0.5	(6.4)
Pension activity:
Change in funded status of pension plan obligations	0.0	0.0	(0.1)	0.0
Other comprehensive (loss) income, net of tax	(4.9)	(6.7)	2.3	(5.2)
Comprehensive income	210.3	179.1	580.3	492.2
Comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interests	(0.2)	0.0	(0.3)	(0.1)
Comprehensive income attributable to Republic Services, Inc.	$ 210.1	$ 179.1	$ 580.0	$ 492.1

Unaudited Consolidated Statement of Stockholders' Equity - 9 months ended Sep. 30, 2015 - USD ($) shares in Millions, $ in Millions	Total	Common Stock [Member]	Additional Paid-In Capital [Member]	Retained Earnings [Member]	Treasury Stock [Member]	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss, Net of Tax [Member]	Noncontrolling Interests [Member]
Balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2014		414.4			61.7
Balance at Dec. 31, 2014	$ 7,747.8	$ 4.1	$ 6,876.9	$ 2,795.0	$ (1,901.8)	$ (28.9)	$ 2.5
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Net income	578.0			577.7			0.3
Other comprehensive income	2.3					2.3
Cash dividends declared	(300.6)			(300.6)
Issuances of common stock (in shares)		2.3
Issuances of common stock	58.6	$ 0.1	58.5
Stock-based compensation	$ 15.1		16.9	(1.8)
Purchase of common stock for treasury (in shares)	(7.3)				(7.3)
Purchase of common stock for treasury	$ (298.6)				$ (298.6)
Distributions paid to noncontrolling interests	(0.4)						(0.4)
Balance (in shares) at Sep. 30, 2015		416.7			69.0
Balance at Sep. 30, 2015	$ 7,802.2	$ 4.2	$ 6,952.3	$ 3,070.3	$ (2,200.4)	$ (26.6)	$ 2.4

Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows - USD ($) $ in Millions	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014
Cash provided by operating activities:
Net income	$ 578.0	$ 497.4
Adjustments to reconcile net income to cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation, amortization, depletion and accretion	785.5	737.4
Non-cash interest expense	35.2	33.6
Restructuring charges	0.0	1.8
Stock-based compensation	15.1	14.2
Deferred tax benefit	(12.3)	(4.7)
Provision for doubtful accounts, net of adjustments	17.3	16.3
Loss on extinguishment of debt	0.0	1.4
Gain on disposition of assets, net and asset impairments	(1.6)	(4.7)
Environmental adjustments	(1.3)	36.2
Excess income tax benefit from stock-based compensation activity and other non-cash items	(7.0)	(3.3)
Change in assets and liabilities, net of effects from business acquisitions and divestitures:
Accounts receivable	(39.8)	(77.8)
Prepaid expenses and other assets	(64.2)	(28.0)
Accounts payable	11.7	(2.3)
Restructuring expenditures	0.0	(1.0)
Capping, closure and post-closure expenditures	(50.4)	(36.5)
Remediation expenditures	(50.1)	(75.0)
Other liabilities	108.4	(3.4)
Cash provided by operating activities	1,324.5	1,101.6
Cash used in investing activities:
Purchases of property and equipment	(732.0)	(683.1)
Proceeds from sales of property and equipment	17.1	13.9
Cash used in business acquisitions, net of cash acquired	(535.9)	(73.5)
Change in restricted cash and marketable securities	8.4	36.2
Other	(0.8)	(4.5)
Cash used in investing activities	(1,243.2)	(711.0)
Cash used in financing activities:
Proceeds from notes payable and long-term debt	895.4	939.8
Proceeds from issuance of senior notes, net of discount	497.9	0.0
Payments of notes payable and long-term debt	(908.9)	(951.0)
Fees paid to issue senior notes and retire certain hedging relationships	(3.2)	(4.0)
Issuances of common stock	52.3	79.5
Excess income tax benefit from stock-based compensation activity	6.2	3.6
Purchases of common stock for treasury	(293.3)	(277.5)
Cash dividends paid	(295.0)	(279.1)
Distributions paid to noncontrolling interests	(0.4)	(0.4)
Other	(5.0)	(1.8)
Cash used in financing activities	(54.0)	(490.9)
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	27.3	(100.3)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year	75.2	213.3
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	$ 102.5	$ 113.0

Basis of Presentation	9 Months Ended
Basis of Presentation	Sep. 30, 2015
Accounting Policies [Abstract]
Basis of Presentation	BASIS OF PRESENTATION Republic Services, Inc., a Delaware corporation, and its consolidated subsidiaries (referred to collectively as Republic, the Company, we, us, or our), is the second largest provider of non-hazardous solid waste collection, transfer, recycling, disposal and oilfield exploration and production (E&P) waste services in the United States, as measured by revenue. We manage and evaluate our operations through three geographic regions - East, Central and West - which we have identified as our reportable segments. The unaudited consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Republic and its wholly owned and majority owned subsidiaries in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (U.S. GAAP). We account for investments in entities in which we do not have a controlling financial interest under either the equity method or cost method of accounting, as appropriate. All material intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. We have prepared these unaudited consolidated financial statements pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Certain information related to our organization, significant accounting policies and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP has been condensed or omitted. In the opinion of management, these financial statements include all adjustments that, unless otherwise disclosed, are of a normal recurring nature and necessary for a fair presentation of the financial position, results of operations and cash flows for the periods presented. Operating results for interim periods are not necessarily indicative of the results you can expect for a full year. You should read these financial statements in conjunction with our audited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto appearing in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014. For comparative purposes, certain prior year amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current year presentation. All dollar amounts in tabular presentations are in millions, except per share amounts and unless otherwise noted. Management’s Estimates and Assumptions In preparing our financial statements, we make numerous estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in these financial statements and accompanying notes. We must make these estimates and assumptions because certain information we use is dependent on future events, cannot be calculated with a high degree of precision from data available or simply cannot be readily calculated based on generally accepted methodologies. In preparing our financial statements, the more critical and subjective areas that deal with the greatest amount of uncertainty relate to our accounting for our long-lived assets, including recoverability, landfill development costs, and final capping, closure and post-closure costs; our valuation allowances for accounts receivable and deferred tax assets; our liabilities for potential litigation, claims and assessments; our liabilities for environmental remediation, multiemployer pension plans, employee benefit plans, deferred taxes, uncertain tax positions, and insurance reserves; and our estimates of the fair values of assets acquired and liabilities assumed in any acquisition. Each of these items is discussed in more detail in our description of our significant accounting policies in Note 2, Summary of Significant Accounting Policies, of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014. Our actual results may differ significantly from our estimates. New Accounting Pronouncements In May 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) amended the Accounting Standards Codification and created Topic 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers, to clarify the principles for recognizing revenue. This guidance requires that an entity recognize revenue to depict the transfer of promised goods or services to customers at an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. In July 2015, the FASB voted to amend the guidance by approving a one-year deferral of the effective date and providing the option to early adopt the standard on the original effective date of 2017. Republic will adopt the standard beginning January 1, 2018. The new standard must be adopted using either a full retrospective approach for all periods presented in the period of adoption or a modified retrospective approach. We are currently assessing the method of adoption and the potential impact this guidance may have on our consolidated financial statements. In April 2015, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update 2015-03, Interest - Imputation of Interest (Subtopic 835-30) - Simplifying the Presentation of Debt Issuance Costs, which simplifies the presentation of debt issuance costs. This guidance requires that debt issuance costs related to a recognized debt liability be presented in the balance sheet as a direct deduction from the carrying amount of that debt liability, consistent with the presentation of debt discounts. The standard is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2015 and interim periods within those fiscal years. Early adoption is permitted for financial statements that have not been previously issued. The balance sheet presentation of Republic's debt issuance costs and related debt liabilities will be affected beginning January 1, 2016.

Business Acquisitions

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2015

Business Combinations [Abstract]

Business Acquisitions

BUSINESS ACQUISITIONS

We acquired various waste businesses during the nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014. The purchase price paid for these acquisitions and the allocations of the purchase price follow:



	2015			2014
Purchase price:
Cash used in acquisitions, net of cash acquired	$	535.9		$	73.5
Contingent consideration	75.8			—
Holdbacks	2.6			8.2
Fair value, future minimum lease payments	1.5			—
Fair value, future guaranteed payments	—			6.8
Total	$	615.8		$	88.5
Allocated as follows:
Accounts receivable	36.1			3.2
Landfill airspace	159.7			26.6
Property and equipment	144.9			21.0
Other assets	1.8			4.7
Accounts payable	(7.1		)	—
Future service obligations	—			(11.0		)
Environmental remediation liabilities	(2.8		)	—
Closure and post-closure liabilities	(11.3		)	(3.2		)
Other liabilities	(9.5		)	(2.6		)
Fair value of tangible assets acquired and liabilities assumed	311.8			38.7
Excess purchase price to be allocated	$	304.0		$	49.8
Excess purchase price allocated as follows:
Other intangible assets	$	10.1		$	11.2
Goodwill	293.9			38.6
Total allocated	$	304.0		$	49.8

The purchase price allocations are preliminary and are based on information existing at the acquisition dates. Accordingly, the purchase price allocations are subject to change. Substantially all of the goodwill and intangible assets recorded for these acquisitions are deductible for tax purposes. These acquisitions are not material to the Company's results of operations, individually or in the aggregate. As a result, no pro forma financial information is provided.

In April 2015, we entered into a waste management contract with the County of Sonoma, California (Sonoma). Under the agreement, Sonoma grants us the exclusive right to use and operate the county's waste management facilities. We will operate and manage the Sonoma County Landfill for the remaining life of the site, which we estimate to be approximately 30 years. We also have assumed all closure and post-closure obligations for the site. In addition to the landfill, we will operate five transfer stations and a gas-to-energy plant. By entering this agreement, we have effectively obtained control of the business through contract. In exchange, we have agreed to pay a contingent concession fee per ton of waste disposed at the landfill. The potential undiscounted amount of all future contingent payments that we could be required to make under the agreement is estimated to be between approximately $100 million and $214 million. The fair value of contingent consideration was estimated by applying the income approach and was recorded as a $75.3 million liability as of the acquisition date. That measure is based on significant inputs that are not observable in the market. Key assumptions include volume of annual tons disposed at the landfill and discount rates that represent the best estimates of management and are subject to remeasurement at each reporting date. The contingent consideration and purchase price allocation are preliminary and are subject to revision. We expect these final valuations and assessments will be substantially completed in 2015.

In February 2015, we acquired all of the equity interests of Tervita, LLC (Tervita) in exchange for a cash payment of $479.6 million. Tervita is an environmental solutions provider serving oil and natural gas producers in the United States. Tervita provides E&P waste services to its diverse customer base and operates three types of waste management and disposal facilities: treatment, recovery and disposal facilities, engineered landfills and salt water disposal injection wells. Additionally, Tervita provides closed loop solids control systems and transportation services. Tervita's assets complement Republic's existing E&P waste services business, core competencies and expertise in waste handling, recovery and disposal. We retained an independent third-party appraiser to assist us in our valuations. Based on valuation work performed through September 30, 2015, the carrying value of property and equipment decreased $12.8 million from the amount recorded as of March 31, 2015. The purchase price allocation is still preliminary and remains subject to revision. Adjustments may be made to the carrying value of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed as additional information is obtained about the facts and circumstances that existed at the valuation date. The preliminary allocation of the purchase price is based on the best estimates of management and is subject to revision based on the final valuations. We expect these final valuations and assessments will be substantially completed in 2015.

In August 2014, we entered into a life-of-site operating agreement for the City of San Angelo Landfill located in Texas, which we have recorded as the acquisition of a business. Previously, we operated the site on behalf of the City of San Angelo under an agreement that expired in July 2014. Consideration transferred included cash of $10.3 million and future guaranteed payments of $6.8 million. We assumed future service obligations of $11.0 million and closure and post-closure obligations of $3.2 million. We allocated $26.6 million of purchase price to landfill airspace and no purchase price was allocated to goodwill.

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The entire disclosure for a business combination (or series of individually immaterial business combinations) completed during the period, including background, timing, and recognized assets and liabilities. The disclosure may include leverage buyout transactions (as applicable).

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Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets, Net

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2015

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets, Net

GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS, NET

Goodwill

A summary of the activity and balances in goodwill accounts by reporting segment follows:



	Balance as of December 31, 2014		Acquisitions		Adjustments to Acquisitions			Balance as of September 30, 2015
East	$	3,046.0	$	8.1	$	(0.4	)	$	3,053.7
Central	3,279.0		14.7		(0.4		)	3,293.3
West	4,505.9		271.1		4.3			4,781.3
Total	$	10,830.9	$	293.9	$	3.5		$	11,128.3

Adjustments to acquisitions during the nine months ended September 30, 2015 primarily related to working capital and deferred taxes, both of which were recorded to goodwill in purchase accounting.

Other Intangible Assets, Net

Other intangible assets, net, include values assigned to customer relationships, franchise agreements, other municipal agreements, non-compete agreements and trade names, and are amortized over periods ranging from 1 to 21 years. A summary of the activity and balances by intangible asset type follows:



	Gross Intangible Assets						Accumulated Amortization									Other Intangible Assets, Net as of September 30, 2015
	Balance as of December 31, 2014		Acquisitions and Other Additions		Balance as of September 30, 2015		Balance as of December 31, 2014			Additions Charged to Expense			Balance as of September 30, 2015			Other Intangible Assets, Net as of September 30, 2015
Customer relationships, franchise and other municipal agreements	$	641.2	$	7.4	$	648.6	$	(369.1	)	$	(46.4	)	$	(415.5	)	$	233.1
Non-compete agreements	26.8		2.3		29.1		(18.2		)	(2.9		)	(21.1		)	8.0
Other intangible assets	65.2		0.4		65.6		(47.0		)	(1.1		)	(48.1		)	17.5
Total	$	733.2	$	10.1	$	743.3	$	(434.3	)	$	(50.4	)	$	(484.7	)	$	258.6

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The entire disclosure for the aggregate amount of goodwill and a description of intangible assets, which may include (a) for amortizable intangible assets (also referred to as finite-lived intangible assets), the carrying amount, the amount of any significant residual value, and the weighted-average amortization period, (b) for intangible assets not subject to amortization (also referred to as indefinite-lived intangible assets), the carrying amount, and (c) the amount of research and development assets acquired and written off in the period, including the line item in the income statement in which the amounts written off are aggregated, if not readily apparent from the income statement. Also discloses (a) for amortizable intangibles assets in total and by major class, the gross carrying amount and accumulated amortization, the total amortization expense for the period, and the estimated aggregate amortization expense for each of the five succeeding fiscal years, (b) for intangible assets not subject to amortization the carrying amount in total and by major class, and (c) for goodwill, in total and for each reportable segment, the changes in the carrying amount of goodwill during the period (including the aggregate amount of goodwill acquired, the aggregate amount of impairment losses recognized, and the amount of goodwill included in the gain (loss) on disposal of a reporting unit). If any part of goodwill has not been allocated to a reportable segment, discloses the unallocated amount and the reasons for not allocating. For each impairment loss recognized related to an intangible asset (excluding goodwill), discloses: (a) a description of the impaired intangible asset and the facts and circumstances leading to the impairment, (b) the amount of the impairment loss and the method for determining fair value, (c) the caption in the income statement or the statement of activities in which the impairment loss is aggregated, and (d) the segment in which the impaired intangible asset is reported. For each goodwill impairment loss recognized, discloses: (a) a description of the facts and circumstances leading to the impairment, (b) the amount of the impairment loss and the method of determining the fair value of the associated reporting unit, and (c) if a recognized impairment loss is an estimate not finalized and the reasons why the estimate is not final. May also disclose the nature and amount of any significant adjustments made to a previous estimate of an impairment loss.

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Other Assets

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2015

Deferred Costs, Capitalized, Prepaid, and Other Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

Other Assets

OTHER ASSETS

Prepaid Expenses and Other Current Assets

A summary of prepaid expenses and other current assets as of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014 follows:



	2015		2014
Inventories	$	37.7	$	35.9
Prepaid expenses	76.6		55.0
Other non-trade receivables	88.9		57.0
Reinsurance receivable	12.9		12.4
Income tax receivable	14.9		101.6
Other current assets	5.8		1.5
Total	$	236.8	$	263.4

Other Assets

A summary of other assets as of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014 follows:



	2015		2014
Deferred financing costs	$	46.4	$	47.2
Deferred compensation plan	80.0		77.1
Amounts recoverable for capping, closure and post-closure obligations	26.2		24.3
Reinsurance receivable	45.7		48.4
Interest rate swaps	21.5		14.1
Other	80.4		81.2
Total	$	300.2	$	292.3

Other Liabilities

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2015

Other Liabilities Disclosure [Abstract]

Other Liabilities

OTHER LIABILITIES

Other Accrued Liabilities

A summary of other accrued liabilities as of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014 follows:



	2015		2014
Accrued payroll and benefits	$	193.1	$	180.2
Accrued fees and taxes	131.4		125.6
Insurance reserves, current portion	133.1		118.6
Ceded insurance reserves, current portion	12.9		12.4
Accrued dividends	104.3		98.7
Current tax liabilities	30.7		16.3
Fuel hedge liabilities	36.3		35.3
Accrued professional fees and legal settlement reserves	31.0		61.2
Withdrawal liability - Central States Pension and Other Funds	15.9		15.9
Other	80.5		86.5
Total	$	769.2	$	750.7

Other Long-Term Liabilities

A summary of other long-term liabilities as of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014 follows:



	2015		2014
Deferred compensation plan	$	81.6	$	76.3
Pension and other post-retirement liabilities	9.8		11.0
Legal settlement reserves	35.9		10.8
Ceded insurance reserves	45.7		48.4
Withdrawal liability - Central States Pension and Other Funds	127.7		139.6
Contingent consideration and acquisition holdbacks	83.3		—
Other	57.7		58.8
Total	$	441.7	$	344.9

Insurance Reserves

Our liabilities for unpaid and incurred but not reported claims as of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014 (which include claims for workers’ compensation, commercial general and auto liability, and employee-related health care benefits) were $414.6 million and $416.6 million, respectively, under our risk management program and are included in other accrued liabilities and insurance reserves, net of current portion, in our consolidated balance sheets. While the ultimate amount of claims incurred depends on future developments, we believe the recorded reserves are adequate to cover the future payment of claims; however, it is possible that these recorded reserves may not be adequate to cover the future payment of claims. Adjustments, if any, to estimates recorded resulting from ultimate claim payments will be reflected in our consolidated statements of income in the periods in which such adjustments are known.

Landfill and Environmental Costs

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2015

Environmental Remediation Obligations [Abstract]

Landfill and Environmental Costs

LANDFILL AND ENVIRONMENTAL COSTS

As of September 30, 2015, we owned or operated 193 active landfills with total available disposal capacity of approximately 4.8 billion in-place cubic yards. We also have post-closure responsibility for 125 closed landfills.

Accrued Landfill and Environmental Costs

A summary of accrued landfill and environmental liabilities as of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014 follows:



	2015			2014
Landfill final capping, closure and post-closure liabilities	$	1,188.5		$	1,144.3
Environmental remediation liabilities	667.6			697.5
Total accrued landfill and environmental costs	1,856.1			1,841.8
Less: current portion	(179.2		)	(164.3		)
Long-term portion	$	1,676.9		$	1,677.5

Final Capping, Closure and Post-Closure Costs

The following table summarizes the activity in our asset retirement obligation liabilities, which include liabilities for landfill final capping, closure and post-closure, for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014:



	2015			2014
Asset retirement obligation liabilities, beginning of year	$	1,144.3		$	1,091.3
Non-cash additions	29.9			29.1
Acquisitions and other adjustments	11.4			3.7
Asset retirement obligation adjustments	(5.9		)	(17.7		)
Payments	(50.4		)	(36.5		)
Accretion expense	59.2			58.4
Asset retirement obligation liabilities, end of period	1,188.5			1,128.3
Less: current portion	(103.1		)	(90.1		)
Long-term portion	$	1,085.4		$	1,038.2

We review annually, in the fourth quarter, and update as necessary, our estimates of asset retirement obligation liabilities. However, if there are significant changes in the facts and circumstances related to a site during the year, we will update our assumptions prospectively in the period that we know all the relevant facts and circumstances and make adjustments as appropriate.

The fair value of assets that are legally restricted for purposes of settling final capping, closure and post-closure liabilities was $27.2 million and $26.7 million as of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively, and is included in restricted cash and marketable securities in our consolidated balance sheets.

Landfill Operating Expenses

In the normal course of business, we incur various operating costs associated with environmental compliance. These costs include, among other things, leachate treatment and disposal, methane gas and groundwater monitoring, systems maintenance, interim cap maintenance, costs associated with the application of daily cover materials, and the legal and administrative costs of ongoing environmental compliance. These costs are expensed as cost of operations in the periods in which they are incurred.

Environmental Remediation Liabilities

We accrue for remediation costs when they become probable and can be reasonably estimated. There can sometimes be a range of reasonable estimates of the costs associated with remediation of a site. In these cases, we use the amount within the range that constitutes our best estimate. If no amount within the range appears to be a better estimate than any other, we use the amount that is at the low end of the range. It is reasonably possible that we will need to adjust the liabilities recorded for remediation to reflect the effects of new or additional information, to the extent such information impacts the costs, timing or duration of the required actions. If we used the reasonably possible high ends of our ranges, our aggregate potential remediation liability as of September 30, 2015 would be approximately $360 million higher than the amount recorded. Future changes in our estimates of the cost, timing or duration of the required actions could have a material adverse effect on our consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

The following table summarizes the activity in our environmental remediation liabilities for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014:



	2015			2014
Environmental remediation liabilities, beginning of year	$	697.5		$	551.7
Net additions (credited) charged to expense	(1.3		)	36.2
Payments	(50.1		)	(75.0		)
Accretion expense (non-cash interest expense)	18.7			19.0
Acquisitions	2.8			—
Environmental remediation liabilities, end of period	667.6			531.9
Less: current portion	(76.1		)	(74.8		)
Long-term portion	$	591.5		$	457.1

The following is a discussion of certain of our significant remediation matters:

Bridgeton Landfill. During the nine months ended September 30, 2015, we paid $22.5 million related to management and monitoring of the remediation area for our closed Bridgeton Landfill in Missouri. We continue to work with state and federal regulatory agencies on our remediation efforts. From time to time, this may require us to modify our future operating timeline and procedures, which could result in changes to our expected liability. As of September 30, 2015, the remediation liability recorded for this site is $217.8 million, of which $7.5 million is expected to be paid during the remainder of 2015. We believe the remaining reasonably possible high end of our range would be approximately $160 million higher than the amount recorded as of September 30, 2015.

In September 2015, we entered into an agreement with respect to an insurance recovery of $50.0 million related to our Bridgeton Landfill. As such, we recorded a reduction of remediation expenses included in our cost of operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015. In October 2015, we collected the proceeds from the insurance recovery.

Congress Landfill. In August 2010, Congress Development Co. agreed with the State of Illinois to have a Final Consent Order (Final Order) entered by the Circuit Court of Illinois, Cook County. Pursuant to the Final Order, we have agreed to continue to implement remedial activities at the Congress Landfill. The remediation liability recorded as of September 30, 2015 is $86.5 million, of which $2.4 million is expected to be paid during the remainder of 2015. We believe the remaining reasonably possible high end of our range would be approximately $70 million higher than the amount recorded as of September 30, 2015.

Debt

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2015

Debt Disclosure [Abstract]

Debt

DEBT

The carrying value of our notes payable, capital leases and long-term debt as of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014 is listed in the following table, and is adjusted for the fair value of interest rate swaps, unamortized discounts and the unamortized portion of adjustments to fair value recorded in purchase accounting. Original issue discounts and adjustments to fair value recorded in purchase accounting are amortized to interest expense over the term of the applicable instrument using the effective interest method.



		September 30, 2015								December 31, 2014
Maturity	Interest Rate	Principal		Adjustments			Carrying Value			Principal		Adjustments			Carrying Value
Credit facilities:
Uncommitted Credit Facility	Variable	$	—	$	—		$	—		$	—	$	—		$	—
Puerto Rico Uncommitted Facility	Variable	—		—			—			—		—			—
May 2017	Variable	—		—			—			—		—			—
June 2019	Variable	—		—			—			—		—			—
Senior notes:
May 2018	3.800	700.0		(0.1		)	699.9			700.0		(0.1		)	699.9
September 2019	5.500	650.0		(2.1		)	647.9			650.0		(2.5		)	647.5
March 2020	5.000	850.0		(0.1		)	849.9			850.0		(0.1		)	849.9
November 2021	5.250	600.0		—			600.0			600.0		—			600.0
June 2022	3.550	850.0		(1.6		)	848.4			850.0		(1.8		)	848.2
May 2023	4.750	550.0		17.9			567.9			550.0		11.5			561.5
March 2025	3.200	500.0		(2.0		)	498.0			—		—			—
March 2035	6.086	275.7		(23.5		)	252.2			275.7		(23.9		)	251.8
March 2040	6.200	650.0		(0.5		)	649.5			650.0		(0.5		)	649.5
May 2041	5.700	600.0		(3.2		)	596.8			600.0		(3.2		)	596.8
Debentures:
May 2021	9.250	35.3		(1.4		)	33.9			35.3		(1.6		)	33.7
September 2035	7.400	165.2		(40.0		)	125.2			165.3		(40.5		)	124.8
Tax-exempt:
2019 - 2044	0.430 - 5.625	1,079.1		—			1,079.1			1,083.8		—			1,083.8
Other:
2015 - 2046	4.000 - 12.203	112.3		—			112.3			113.8		—			113.8
Total Debt		$	7,617.6	$	(56.6	)	7,561.0			$	7,123.9	$	(62.7	)	7,061.2
Less: current portion							(5.4		)						(10.4		)
Long-term portion							$	7,555.6							$	7,050.8

Loss on Extinguishment of Debt

During the nine months ended September 30, 2014, we completed the refinancing of our Credit Facilities and certain of our tax-exempt financings, which resulted in non-cash charges for deferred issuance costs of $1.4 million.

Credit Facilities

In June 2014, we entered into a $1.25 billion unsecured revolving credit facility (the Replacement Credit Facility), which replaced our $1.0 billion credit facility maturing in April 2016. The Replacement Credit Facility matures in June 2019 and includes a feature that allows us to increase availability, at our option, by an aggregate amount up to $500.0 million through increased commitments from existing lenders or the addition of new lenders. At our option, borrowings under the Replacement Credit Facility bear interest at a Base Rate, or a Eurodollar Rate, plus an applicable margin based on our Debt Ratings (all as defined in the agreements).

Contemporaneous with the execution of the Replacement Credit Facility, we entered into Amendment No. 3 to our existing $1.25 billion unsecured credit facility (the Existing Credit Facility and, together with the Replacement Credit Facility, the Credit Facilities), to reduce the commitments under the Existing Credit Facility to $1.0 billion and conform certain terms of the Existing Credit Facility with those of the Replacement Credit Facility. Amendment No. 3 does not extend the maturity date of the Existing Credit Facility, which matures in May 2017. The Existing Credit Facility also maintains the feature that allows us to increase availability, at our option, by an aggregate amount of up to $500.0 million, through increased commitments from existing lenders or the addition of new lenders.

Our Credit Facilities are subject to facility fees based on applicable rates defined in the agreements and the aggregate commitments, regardless of usage. Availability under our Credit Facilities totaled $1,726.4 million and $1,615.4 million as of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively, and can be used for working capital, capital expenditures, acquisitions, letters of credit and other general corporate purposes. The credit agreements require us to comply with financial and other covenants. We may pay dividends and repurchase common stock if we are in compliance with these covenants. As of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, we had no borrowings under our Credit Facilities. We had $504.6 million and $615.1 million of letters of credit outstanding under our Credit Facilities as of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively.

We have a $125.0 million unsecured credit facility agreement (the Uncommitted Credit Facility) bearing interest at LIBOR, plus an applicable margin. Our Uncommitted Credit Facility is subject to facility fees defined in the agreement, regardless of usage. We can use borrowings under the Uncommitted Credit Facility for working capital and other general corporate purposes. The agreements governing our Uncommitted Credit Facility require us to comply with covenants. The Uncommitted Credit Facility may be terminated by either party at any time. As of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, we had no borrowings under our Uncommitted Credit Facility.

In January 2015, we entered into a $20.0 million uncommitted credit facility agreement (the Puerto Rico Uncommitted Facility) that matures in 2016 and bears interest at LIBOR plus an applicable margin. We can use borrowings under the Puerto Rico Uncommitted Facility for working capital and other general corporate purposes. The agreements governing our Puerto Rico Uncommitted Facility require us to comply with covenants. The Puerto Rico Uncommitted Facility may be terminated by either party at any time. As of September 30, 2015, we had no borrowings under our Puerto Rico Uncommitted Facility.

Senior Notes and Debentures

During the nine months ended September 30, 2015, we issued $500.0 million of 3.20% notes due 2025 (the 3.20% Notes). The 3.20% Notes are unsubordinated and unsecured obligations. We used the net proceeds from the 3.20% Notes to refinance debt incurred in connection with our acquisition of all of the equity interests of Tervita during the nine months ended September 30, 2015.

Our senior notes are general unsecured obligations. Interest is payable semi-annually. These senior notes have a make-whole provision that is exercisable at any time prior to the respective maturity dates per the debt table above at a stated redemption price.

Tax-Exempt Financings

As of September 30, 2015, approximately 90% of our tax-exempt financings are remarketed quarterly by remarketing agents to effectively maintain a variable yield. The holders of the bonds can put them back to the remarketing agents at the end of each interest period. To date, the remarketing agents have been able to remarket our variable rate unsecured tax-exempt bonds. These bonds have been classified as long-term because of our ability and intent to refinance them using availability under our revolving Credit Facilities, if necessary.

Other Debt

Other debt includes capital lease liabilities of $112.3 million and $113.8 million as of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively, with maturities ranging from 2015 to 2046.

Interest Rate Swap and Lock Agreements

Our ability to obtain financing through the capital markets is a key component of our financial strategy. Historically, we have managed risk associated with executing this strategy, particularly as it relates to fluctuations in interest rates, by using a combination of fixed and floating rate debt. From time to time, we have also entered into interest rate swap and lock agreements to manage risk associated with interest rates, either to effectively convert specific fixed rate debt to a floating rate (fair value hedges), or to lock interest rates in anticipation of future debt issuances (cash flow hedges).

Fair Value Hedges

During the second half of 2013, we entered into various interest rate swap agreements relative to our 4.750% fixed rate senior notes due in May 2023. The goal was to reduce overall borrowing costs and rebalance our debt portfolio's ratio of fixed to floating interest rates. As of September 30, 2015, these swap agreements have a total notional value of $300.0 million and mature in May 2023, which is identical to the maturity of the hedged senior notes. We pay interest at floating rates based on changes in LIBOR and receive interest at a fixed rate of 4.750%. These transactions were designated as fair value hedges because the swaps hedge against the changes in fair value of the fixed rate senior notes resulting from changes in interest rates.

As of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, the interest rate swap agreements are reflected at their fair value of $21.5 million and $14.1 million, respectively, and are included in other assets. To the extent they are effective, these interest rate swap agreements are included as an adjustment to long-term debt in our consolidated balance sheets. We recognized net interest income of $1.9 million and $5.7 million during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015, respectively, and $1.9 million and $5.8 million during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014, related to net swap settlements for these interest rate swap agreements, which is included as an offset to interest expense in our unaudited consolidated statements of income.

For the three months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, we recognized a loss of $9.2 million and a gain of $1.5 million, respectively, on the change in fair value of the hedged senior notes attributable to changes in the benchmark interest rate, with an offsetting gain of $9.6 million and loss of $1.2 million, respectively, on the related interest rate swaps. For the nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, we recognized a loss of $6.3 million and $10.0 million, respectively, on the change in fair value of the hedged senior notes attributable to changes in the benchmark interest rate, with an offsetting gain of $7.3 million and $11.0 million, respectively, on the related interest rate swaps. The difference of these fair value changes represents hedge ineffectiveness, which is recorded directly in earnings as other (expense) income, net.

Cash Flow Hedges

During the nine months ended September 30, 2015, we entered into a number of interest rate lock agreements having an aggregate notional amount of $200.0 million with fixed interest rates ranging from 2.155% to 2.270% to manage exposure to fluctuations in interest rates in anticipation of the planned issuance of the 3.20% Notes. Upon issuance of the 3.20% Notes, we terminated the interest rate locks and received $1.2 million from the counterparties. This transaction was accounted for as a cash flow hedge.

As of September 30, 2015 and 2014, no interest rate lock cash flow hedges were outstanding. As of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, the effective portion of the interest rate locks, recorded as a component of accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of tax, was $19.7 million and $21.6 million, respectively. The effective portion of the interest rate locks is amortized as an adjustment to interest expense over the life of the issued debt using the effective interest method. We expect to amortize $2.7 million of net expense over the next twelve months as a yield adjustment of our senior notes.

The effective portion of the interest rate locks amortized as a net increase to interest expense was $0.7 million during each of the three months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014 and $2.0 million during each of the nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014.

Income Taxes	9 Months Ended
Income Taxes	Sep. 30, 2015
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]
Income Taxes	INCOME TAXES Our effective tax rate, exclusive of noncontrolling interests, for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015 was 38.7% and 38.1%, respectively. The effective tax rate for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 was favorably affected by the second quarter resolution of a Puerto Rican tax matter in addition to tax refunds received during the year as a result of filing various state amended tax returns. Our effective tax rate, exclusive of noncontrolling interests, for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014 was 37.1% and 38.3%, respectively. The effective tax rate for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014 was favorably affected by the realization of additional federal and state benefits on our 2013 tax returns, lower state rates due to changes in estimates and adjustments to deferred taxes. Income taxes paid, net of refunds received, were $256.8 million and $280.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively. We are subject to income tax in the United States and Puerto Rico, as well as in multiple state jurisdictions. We are currently under examination or administrative review by state and local taxing authorities for various tax years. We recognize interest and penalties as incurred within the provision for income taxes in the consolidated statements of income. As of September 30, 2015, we have accrued a liability for penalties of $0.5 million and a liability for interest (including interest on penalties) of $10.2 million related to our uncertain tax positions. We believe that our recorded liabilities for uncertain tax positions are adequate. However, a significant assessment against us in excess of the liabilities recorded could have a material adverse effect on our consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows. During the next twelve months, it is reasonably possible that the amount of unrecognized tax benefits will increase or decrease. Gross unrecognized benefits we expect to settle in the next twelve months are in the range of zero to $10 million. We have deferred tax assets related to state net operating loss carryforwards. We provide a partial valuation allowance due to uncertainty surrounding the future utilization of these carryforwards in the taxing jurisdictions where the loss carryforwards exist. When determining the need for a valuation allowance, we consider all positive and negative evidence, including recent financial results, scheduled reversals of deferred tax liabilities, projected future taxable income and tax planning strategies. The weight given to the positive and negative evidence is commensurate with the extent such evidence can be objectively verified. The realization of our deferred tax asset for state loss carryforwards ultimately depends upon the existence of sufficient taxable income in the appropriate state taxing jurisdictions in future periods. We continue to regularly monitor both positive and negative evidence in determining the ongoing need for a valuation allowance. As of September 30, 2015, the valuation allowance associated with our state loss carryforwards was approximately $61 million.

Stock-Based Compensation

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2015

Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Abstract]

Stock-Based Compensation

STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION

Available Shares

In March 2013, our board of directors approved the Republic Services, Inc. Amended and Restated 2007 Stock Incentive Plan (the Plan), and in May 2013 our shareholders ratified the Plan. We currently have approximately 15.5 million shares of common stock reserved for future grants under the Plan.

Stock Options

The following table summarizes stock option activity for the nine months ended September 30, 2015:



	Number of Shares (in millions)		Weighted Average Exercise Price per Share		Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term (years)	Aggregate Intrinsic Value (in millions)
Outstanding as of December 31, 2014	7.6		$	29.49
Granted	—		—
Exercised	(1.8	)	28.49			$	23.2
Forfeited or expired	(0.1	)	30.51
Outstanding as of September 30, 2015	5.7		$	29.80	3.3	$	63.0
Exercisable as of September 30, 2015	3.6		$	29.06	2.7	$	43.2

During the nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, compensation expense for stock options was $2.1 million and $5.2 million, respectively.

As of September 30, 2015, total unrecognized compensation expense related to outstanding stock options was $1.9 million, which will be recognized over a weighted average period of 1.2 years. The total fair value of stock options that vested during the nine months ended September 30, 2015 was $8.9 million.

Restricted Stock Units

The following table summarizes restricted stock unit (RSU) activity for the nine months ended September 30, 2015:



	Number of RSUs (in thousands)		Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value per Share		Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term (years)	Aggregate Intrinsic Value (in millions)
Outstanding as of December 31, 2014	1,456.2		$	24.07
Granted	707.0		38.61
Vested and issued	(364.3	)	30.04
Forfeited	(33.0	)	36.40
Outstanding as of September 30, 2015	1,765.9		$	25.51	1.2	$	72.8
Vested and unissued as of September 30, 2015	557.6		$	29.79

During the nine months ended September 30, 2015, we awarded our non-employee directors 75,000 RSUs, which vested immediately. During the nine months ended September 30, 2015, we awarded 596,210 RSUs to executives and employees that vest in four equal annual installments beginning on the anniversary date of the original grant or cliff vest after four years. In addition, 35,811 RSUs were earned as dividend equivalents. The RSUs do not carry any voting or dividend rights, except the right to receive additional RSUs in lieu of dividends.

The fair value of RSUs is based on the closing market price on the date of the grant. The compensation expense related to RSUs is amortized ratably over the vesting period, or to the employee's retirement eligible date, if earlier.

During the nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, compensation expense related to RSUs totaled $12.4 million and $9.0 million, respectively. As of September 30, 2015, total unrecognized compensation expense related to outstanding RSUs was $32.3 million, which will be recognized over a weighted average period of 2.9 years.

Performance Shares

During the nine months ended September 30, 2015, we awarded 140,443 performance shares (PSUs) to our named executive officers. These awards are performance-based as the number of shares ultimately earned depends on performance against pre-determined targets for return on invested capital (ROIC), cash flow value creation (CFVC), and total shareholder return relative to the S&P 500 index (RTSR). The PSUs are payable 50% in shares of common stock and 50% in cash after the end of a three-year performance period, when the Company's financial performance for the entire performance period is reported, typically in mid-to late February of the succeeding year. At the end of the performance period, the number of PSUs awarded can range from 0% to 150% of the targeted amount, depending on the performance against the pre-determined targets.

The following table summarizes PSU activity for the nine months ended September 30, 2015:



	Number of PSUs (in thousands)	Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value per Share
Outstanding as of December 31, 2014	—	$	—
Granted	142.4	38.69
Vested and issued	—	—
Forfeited	—	—
Outstanding as of September 30, 2015	142.4	$	38.69

During the nine months ended September 30, 2015, 1,952 PSUs were earned as dividend equivalents. The PSUs do not carry any voting or dividend rights, except the right to receive additional PSUs in lieu of dividends.

Compensation expense associated with our PSUs that vest based on future ROIC and CFVC performance is measured using the fair value of our common stock at the grant date for the stock-settled, equity classified awards, and the fair value of our common stock at the end of each reporting period for the cash-settled, liability classified awards. Compensation expense is recognized ratably over the performance period based on our estimated achievement of the established performance criteria. Compensation expense is only recognized for those awards that we expect to vest, which we estimate based on an assessment of the probability that the performance criteria will be achieved.

The grant date fair value of our RTSR PSUs is based on a Monte Carlo valuation and compensation expense is recognized on a straight-line basis over the vesting period for the stock-settled, equity classified awards. For our cash-settled, liability classified awards, compensation expense also incorporates the fair value of our PSUs at the end of each reporting period. Compensation expense is recognized for these awards whether or not the market conditions are achieved.

During the nine months ended September 30, 2015, compensation expense related to PSUs totaled $1.2 million. As of September 30, 2015, total unrecognized compensation expense related to outstanding PSUs was $4.3 million, which will be recognized over a weighted average period of 2.4 years.

Stock Repurchases, Dividends and Earnings per Share

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2015

Equity [Abstract]

Stock Repurchases, Dividends and Earnings per Share

STOCK REPURCHASES, DIVIDENDS AND EARNINGS PER SHARE

Stock Repurchases

During the three months ended September 30, 2015, we repurchased 2.3 million shares of our stock for $93.8 million at a weighted average cost per share of $40.89. During the nine months ended September 30, 2015, we repurchased 7.3 million shares of our stock for $293.3 million at a weighted average cost per share of $40.66. In addition, as of September 30, 2015, 0.1 million repurchased shares were pending settlement and $5.3 million were unpaid and included within other accrued liabilities.

In October 2015, our board of directors added $900.0 million to the existing share repurchase authorization. Before this, $67.0 million remained under the prior authorization. The total authorization is now $967.0 million through December 31, 2017. Share repurchases under the program may be made through open market purchases or privately negotiated transactions in accordance with applicable federal securities laws. While the board of directors has approved the share repurchase program, the timing of any purchases, the prices and the number of shares of common stock to be purchased will be determined by our management, at its discretion, and will depend upon market conditions and other factors. The program may be extended, suspended or discontinued at any time.

Dividends

In July 2015, our board of directors approved a quarterly dividend of $0.30 per share. Cash dividends declared were $300.6 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2015. As of September 30, 2015, we recorded a quarterly dividend payable of $104.3 million to shareholders of record at the close of business on October 1, 2015.

Earnings per Share

Basic earnings per share is computed by dividing net income attributable to Republic Services, Inc. by the weighted average number of common shares (including vested but unissued RSUs) outstanding during the period. Diluted earnings per share is based on the combined weighted average number of common shares and common share equivalents outstanding, which include, where appropriate, the assumed exercise of employee stock options, unvested RSUs, and unvested PSUs at the expected attainment levels. We use the treasury stock method in computing diluted earnings per share.

Earnings per share for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014 are calculated as follows (in thousands, except per share amounts):



	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	September 30,				September 30,
	2015		2014		2015		2014
Basic earnings per share:
Net income attributable to Republic Services, Inc.	$	215,000	$	185,800	$	577,700	$	497,300
Weighted average common shares outstanding	348,935		356,252		350,966		357,432
Basic earnings per share	$	0.62	$	0.52	$	1.65	$	1.39
Diluted earnings per share:
Net income attributable to Republic Services, Inc.	$	215,000	$	185,800	$	577,700	$	497,300
Weighted average common shares outstanding	348,935		356,252		350,966		357,432
Effect of dilutive securities:
Options to purchase common stock	1,196		1,377		1,271		1,313
Unvested RSU awards	136		111		127		72
Unvested PSU awards	14		—		8		—
Weighted average common and common equivalent shares outstanding	350,281		357,740		352,372		358,817
Diluted earnings per share	$	0.61	$	0.52	$	1.64	$	1.39
Antidilutive securities not included in the diluted earnings per share calculations:
Options to purchase common stock	9		28		14		369

- Definition

The entire disclosure for shareholders' equity comprised of portions attributable to the parent entity and noncontrolling interest, including other comprehensive income. Includes, but is not limited to, balances of common stock, preferred stock, additional paid-in capital, other capital and retained earnings, accumulated balance for each classification of other comprehensive income and amount of comprehensive income.

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Changes in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss (Income) by Component

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2015

Equity [Abstract]

Changes in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income by Component

CHANGES IN ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE LOSS (INCOME) BY COMPONENT

A summary of changes in accumulated other comprehensive loss (income), net of tax, by component, for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 follows:



	Gain (Loss) on Cash Flow Hedges			Defined Benefit Pension Items			Total
Balance as of December 31, 2014	$	41.9		$	(13.0	)	$	28.9
Other comprehensive loss before reclassifications	10.5			0.1			10.6
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income	(12.9		)	—			(12.9		)
Net current period other comprehensive (income) loss	(2.4		)	0.1			(2.3		)
Balance as of September 30, 2015	$	39.5		$	(12.9	)	$	26.6

A summary of reclassifications out of accumulated other comprehensive loss (income) for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014 follows:



	Three Months Ended						Nine Months Ended
	September 30,						September 30,
	2015			2014			2015			2014
Details about Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss (Income) Components	Amount Reclassified from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss (Income)						Amount Reclassified from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss (Income)						Affected Line Item in the Statement where Net Income is Presented
Gain (loss) on cash flow hedges:
Fuel hedges	$	(7.5	)	$	0.2		$	(19.4	)	$	2.2		Cost of operations
Interest rate contracts	(0.7		)	(0.7		)	(2.0		)	(2.0		)	Interest expense
	(8.2		)	(0.5		)	(21.4		)	0.2			Total before tax
	3.2			0.2			8.5			(0.1		)	Tax benefit (expense)
Total (loss) gain reclassified into earnings	$	(5.0	)	$	(0.3	)	$	(12.9	)	$	0.1		Net of tax

- Definition

The entire disclosure for comprehensive income, which includes, but is not limited to, 1) the amount of income tax expense or benefit allocated to each component of other comprehensive income, including reclassification adjustments, 2) the reclassification adjustments for each classification of other comprehensive income and 3) the ending accumulated balances for each component of comprehensive income.

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Financial Instruments

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2015

Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Abstract]

Financial Instruments

FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

Fuel Hedges

We have entered into multiple swap agreements designated as cash flow hedges to mitigate some of our exposure related to changes in diesel fuel prices. These swaps qualified for, and were designated as, effective hedges of changes in the prices of forecasted diesel fuel purchases (fuel hedges).

The following table summarizes our outstanding fuel hedges as of September 30, 2015:



Year	Gallons Hedged	Weighted Average Contract Price per Gallon
2015	6,750,000	$3.76
2016	27,000,000	3.57
2017	12,000,000	2.92

If the national U.S. on-highway average price for a gallon of diesel fuel as published by the Department of Energy exceeds the contract price per gallon, we receive the difference between the average price and the contract price (multiplied by the notional gallons) from the counterparty. If the average price is less than the contract price per gallon, we pay the difference to the counterparty.

The fair values of our fuel hedges are determined using standard option valuation models with assumptions about commodity prices based on those observed in underlying markets (Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy). The aggregate fair values of our outstanding fuel hedges as of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014 were current liabilities of $33.5 million and $34.4 million, respectively, and have been recorded in other accrued liabilities in our consolidated balance sheets. The ineffective portions of the changes in fair values resulted in a loss of $0.2 million and $0.3 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015, respectively, and a loss of $0.1 million for each of the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014, and have been recorded in other (expense) income, net in our consolidated statements of income.

Total (loss) gain recognized in other comprehensive (loss) income for fuel hedges (the effective portion) was $(5.3) million and $(7.1) million for the three months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively, and $0.5 million and $(6.6) million for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively. We classify cash inflows and outflows from our fuel hedges within operating activities in the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows.

Recycling Commodity Hedges

Revenue from the sale of recycled commodities is primarily from sales of old corrugated cardboard and old newspaper. From time to time we use derivative instruments such as swaps and costless collars designated as cash flow hedges to manage our exposure to changes in prices of these commodities. We had no outstanding recycling commodity hedges as of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014. No amounts were recognized in other income, net in our consolidated statements of income for the ineffective portion of the changes in fair values during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014. Total (loss) gain recognized in other comprehensive income for recycling commodity hedges (the effective portion) was less than $(0.1) million and $0.2 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014, respectively.

Fair Value Measurements

In measuring the fair values of assets and liabilities, we use valuation techniques that maximize the use of observable inputs (Level 1) and minimize the use of unobservable inputs (Level 3). We also use market data or assumptions that we believe market participants would use in pricing an asset or liability, including assumptions about risk when appropriate.

The carrying value for certain of our financial instruments, including cash, accounts receivable, accounts payable and certain other accrued liabilities, approximates fair value because of their short-term nature.

As of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, our assets and liabilities that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis include the following:



			Fair Value Measurements Using
	Carrying Amount		Total as of September 30, 2015		Quoted Prices in Active Markets (Level 1)		Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)		Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)
Assets:
Money market mutual funds	$	49.3	$	49.3	$	49.3	$	—	$	—
Bonds - restricted cash and marketable securities and other assets	58.9		58.9		—		58.9		—
Interest rate swaps - other assets	21.5		21.5		—		21.5		—
Total assets	$	129.7	$	129.7	$	49.3	$	80.4	$	—
Liabilities:
Fuel hedges - other accrued liabilities	$	33.5	$	33.5	$	—	$	33.5	$	—
Total debt	7,561.0		8,240.5		—		8,240.5		—
Contingent consideration - other long-term liabilities	75.3		75.3		—		—		75.3
Total liabilities	$	7,669.8	$	8,349.3	$	—	$	8,274.0	$	75.3



			Fair Value Measurements Using
	Carrying Amount		Total as of December 31, 2014		Quoted Prices in Active Markets (Level 1)		Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)		Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)
Assets:
Money market mutual funds	$	59.7	$	59.7	$	59.7	$	—	$	—
Bonds - restricted cash and marketable securities and other assets	56.8		56.8		—		56.8		—
Interest rate swaps - other assets	14.1		14.1		—		14.1		—
Total assets	$	130.6	$	130.6	$	59.7	$	70.9	$	—
Liabilities:
Fuel hedges - other accrued liabilities	$	34.4	$	34.4	$	—	$	34.4	$	—
Total debt	7,061.2		7,977.9		—		7,977.9		—
Total liabilities	$	7,095.6	$	8,012.3	$	—	$	8,012.3	$	—

Total Debt

The fair value of our fixed rate senior notes and debentures was $7.0 billion and $6.8 billion as of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively, and is based on quoted market prices. The carrying value of these notes and debentures was $6.4 billion and $5.9 billion as of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively. The carrying amounts of our remaining notes payable and tax-exempt financings approximate fair value because interest rates are variable and, accordingly, approximate current market rates for instruments with similar risk and maturities. See Note 7, Debt, for further information related to our debt.

Contingent Consideration

In April 2015, we entered into a waste management contract with Sonoma to operate the county's waste management facilities. See Note 2, Business Acquisitions, for further information related to our acquisition. The fair value of contingent consideration was estimated by applying the income approach and was recorded as a $75.3 million liability as of the acquisition date. That measure is based on significant inputs that are not observable in the market. Key assumptions include volume of annual tons disposed at the landfill and discount rates that represent the best estimates of management, which are subject to remeasurement at each reporting date.

- Definition

The entire disclosure for derivative instruments and hedging activities including, but not limited to, risk management strategies, non-hedging derivative instruments, assets, liabilities, revenue and expenses, and methodologies and assumptions used in determining the amounts.

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Segment Reporting

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2015

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Segment Reporting

SEGMENT REPORTING

We manage and evaluate our operations through three regions: East, Central and West. These three regions are presented below as our reportable segments, which provide integrated waste management services consisting of collection, transfer, recycling, E&P waste services and disposal of non-hazardous solid waste.

Summarized financial information concerning our reportable segments for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014 follows:



	Gross Revenue		Intercompany Revenue			Net Revenue		Depreciation, Amortization, Depletion and Accretion		Operating Income (Loss)			Capital Expenditures			Total Assets
Three Months Ended September 30, 2015
East	$	752.0	$	(105.4	)	$	646.6	$	68.3	$	116.4		$	53.2		$	4,477.6
Central	864.7		(166.2		)	698.5		86.8		137.4			73.6			5,780.4
West	1,171.7		(214.9		)	956.8		101.9		209.8			87.4			8,997.8
Corporate entities	45.5		(3.4		)	42.1		9.8		(20.7		)	18.5			1,536.0
Total	$	2,833.9	$	(489.9	)	$	2,344.0	$	266.8	$	442.9		$	232.7		$	20,791.8
Three Months Ended September 30, 2014
East	$	748.1	$	(105.2	)	$	642.9	$	69.1	$	109.7		$	78.5		$	4,550.4
Central	852.2		(164.5		)	687.7		83.8		135.1			85.4			5,852.3
West	1,092.8		(199.7		)	893.1		91.3		207.3			85.7			8,280.6
Corporate entities	47.9		(3.7		)	44.2		10.9		(69.7		)	(39.4		)	1,303.7
Total	$	2,741.0	$	(473.1	)	$	2,267.9	$	255.1	$	382.4		$	210.2		$	19,987.0



	Gross Revenue		Intercompany Revenue			Net Revenue		Depreciation, Amortization, Depletion and Accretion		Operating Income (Loss)			Capital Expenditures		Total Assets
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2015
East	$	2,196.6	$	(303.4	)	$	1,893.2	$	202.8	$	361.9		$	135.9	$	4,477.6
Central	2,484.8		(472.1		)	2,012.7		250.0		400.2			177.4		5,780.4
West	3,430.7		(633.8		)	2,796.9		301.4		623.4			272.1		8,997.8
Corporate entities	131.9		(9.9		)	122.0		31.3		(180.6		)	146.6		1,536.0
Total	$	8,244.0	$	(1,419.2	)	$	6,824.8	$	785.5	$	1,204.9		$	732.0	$	20,791.8
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2014
East	$	2,177.4	$	(305.8	)	$	1,871.6	$	201.4	$	323.1		$	177.4	$	4,550.4
Central	2,431.5		(463.1		)	1,968.4		241.5		364.0			225.4		5,852.3
West	3,186.1		(584.9		)	2,601.2		262.3		612.3			227.5		8,280.6
Corporate entities	143.7		(10.7		)	133.0		32.2		(232.7		)	52.8		1,303.7
Total	$	7,938.7	$	(1,364.5	)	$	6,574.2	$	737.4	$	1,066.7		$	683.1	$	19,987.0

Intercompany revenue reflects transactions within and between segments that generally are made on a basis intended to reflect the market value of such services. Capital expenditures for corporate entities primarily include vehicle inventory acquired but not yet assigned to operating locations and facilities. Corporate functions include legal, tax, treasury, information technology, risk management, human resources, corporate accounts, closed landfills and other administrative functions.

The following table shows our total reported revenue by service line for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014 (in millions of dollars and as a percentage of revenue):



	Three Months Ended September 30,										Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2015					2014					2015					2014
Collection:
Residential	$	564.9		24.1	%	$	551.9		24.4	%	$	1,682.4		24.7	%	$	1,639.4		25.0	%
Commercial	704.2			30.0		685.8			30.2		2,098.1			30.7		2,027.1			30.8
Industrial	497.5			21.2		471.5			20.8		1,413.0			20.7		1,329.0			20.2
Other	10.7			0.5		9.3			0.4		29.3			0.4		27.7			0.4
Total collection	1,777.3			75.8		1,718.5			75.8		5,222.8			76.5		5,023.2			76.4
Transfer	289.2					279.1					831.7					793.0
Less: intercompany	(174.9		)			(169.6		)			(510.2		)			(486.9		)
Transfer, net	114.3			4.9		109.5			4.8		321.5			4.7		306.1			4.7
Landfill	536.6					529.4					1,524.5					1,484.7
Less: intercompany	(246.4		)			(243.4		)			(714.3		)			(698.9		)
Landfill, net	290.2			12.4		286.0			12.6		810.2			11.9		785.8			12.0
E&P waste services	22.0			0.9		10.4			0.5		72.8			1.1		29.3			0.4
Other:
Sale of recycled commodities	99.4			4.2		101.6			4.5		277.7			4.1		307.7			4.7
Other non-core	40.8			1.8		41.9			1.8		119.8			1.7		122.1			1.8
Total other	140.2			6.0		143.5			6.3		397.5			5.8		429.8			6.5
Total revenue	$	2,344.0		100.0	%	$	2,267.9		100.0	%	$	6,824.8		100.0	%	$	6,574.2		100.0	%

Other non-core revenue consists primarily of revenue from National Accounts, which represents the portion of revenue generated from nationwide contracts in markets outside our operating areas where the associated waste handling services are subcontracted to local operators. Consequently, substantially all of this revenue is offset with related subcontract costs, which are recorded in cost of operations.

- Definition

The entire disclosure for reporting segments including data and tables. Reportable segments include those that meet any of the following quantitative thresholds a) it's reported revenue, including sales to external customers and intersegment sales or transfers is 10 percent or more of the combined revenue, internal and external, of all operating segments b) the absolute amount of its reported profit or loss is 10 percent or more of the greater, in absolute amount of 1) the combined reported profit of all operating segments that did not report a loss or 2) the combined reported loss of all operating segments that did report a loss c) its assets are 10 percent or more of the combined assets of all operating segments.

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Commitments and Contingencies

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2015

Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]

Commitments and Contingencies

COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

Legal Proceedings

We are subject to extensive and evolving laws and regulations and have implemented safeguards to respond to regulatory requirements. In the normal course of our business, we become involved in legal proceedings. Some may result in fines, penalties or judgments against us, which may impact earnings and cash flows for a particular period. Although we cannot predict the ultimate outcome of any legal matter with certainty, we do not believe the outcome of any of our pending legal proceedings will have a material adverse impact on our consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

As used herein, the term legal proceedings refers to litigation and similar claims against us and our subsidiaries, excluding: (1) ordinary course accidents, general commercial liability and workers' compensation claims, which are covered by insurance programs, subject to customary deductibles, and which, together with insured employee health care costs, are discussed in Note 5, Other Liabilities; and (2) environmental remediation liabilities, which are discussed in Note 6, Landfill and Environmental Costs.

We accrue for legal proceedings when losses become probable and reasonably estimable. We have recorded an aggregate accrual of approximately $61.3 million relating to our outstanding legal proceedings as of September 30, 2015. As of the end of each applicable reporting period, we review each of our legal proceedings and, where it is probable that a liability has been incurred, we accrue for all probable and reasonably estimable losses. Where we can reasonably estimate a range of losses we may incur regarding such a matter, we record an accrual for the amount within the range that constitutes our best estimate. If we can reasonably estimate a range but no amount within the range appears to be a better estimate than any other, we use the amount that is the low end of such range. If we had used the high ends of such ranges, our aggregate potential liability would be approximately $63 million higher than the amount recorded as of September 30, 2015.

Multiemployer Pension Plans

We contribute to 27 multiemployer pension plans under collective bargaining agreements (CBAs) covering union-represented employees. These plans generally provide retirement benefits to participants based on their service to contributing employers. We do not administer these plans.

Under current law regarding multiemployer pension plans, a plan’s termination, and any termination of an employer’s obligation to make contributions, including our voluntary withdrawal (which we consider from time to time) or the mass withdrawal of all contributing employers from any under-funded multiemployer pension plan (each, a Withdrawal Event) would require us to make payments to the plan for our proportionate share of the plan’s unfunded vested liabilities. During the course of operating our business, we incur Withdrawal Events regarding certain of our multiemployer pension plans. We accrue for such events when losses become probable and reasonably estimable.

Central States, Southeast and Southwest Areas Pension Fund

Before September 30, 2013, we had CBAs with local bargaining units of the Teamsters under which we contributed to the Central States, Southeast and Southwest Areas Pension Fund (the Fund). These CBAs were under negotiation during 2012 and 2013. As part of our CBA negotiations, we partially withdrew from participation in the Fund in 2012 and completely withdrew from the Fund in 2013. Accordingly, we will be required to make payments to the Fund for our allocated share of its unfunded vested liabilities.

As of September 30, 2015, our estimated liability recorded for our withdrawal from the Fund was $141.6 million. We anticipate this liability will be due in installments over a period of 20 years. Our estimated withdrawal liability is based on information provided to us by the Fund, our actuarial calculations and a number of other variable factors, including the number of 2013 contribution based units. As we obtain updated information from the Fund, the factors used in deriving our estimated withdrawal liability are subject to change. Future changes in our estimated withdrawal liability or timing of payments could have a material adverse effect on our consolidated financial position, results of operations and cash flows.

In April 2014, we submitted to the Fund a request for review and an information request for supporting documentation surrounding the Fund’s calculation and assessment of withdrawal liability. In September 2014, we submitted a formal demand for arbitration. The dispute is in arbitration with a hearing not expected until 2016. We cannot predict the outcome of arbitration or any additional future proceedings. Should the Fund’s assessment of withdrawal liability be upheld, we could owe an additional $67 million in cash payments over the 20-year payment period. The pendency of arbitration does not relieve us of our obligation to make progress payments while we dispute the amounts. We make progress payments associated with the Fund's assessed withdrawal liability totaling approximately $4 million each quarter. To date, we have made progress payments totaling $27.8 million.

For additional discussion and detail regarding multiemployer pension plans, see Note 11, Employee Benefit Plans, to our consolidated financial statements in Item 8 of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2014.

Restricted Cash and Marketable Securities

Our restricted cash and marketable securities include, among other things, restricted cash and marketable securities held for capital expenditures under certain debt facilities, restricted cash pursuant to a holdback arrangement, restricted cash and marketable securities pledged to regulatory agencies and governmental entities as financial guarantees of our performance related to our final capping, closure and post-closure obligations at our landfills, and restricted cash and marketable securities related to our insurance obligations. The following table summarizes our restricted cash and marketable securities as of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014:



	2015		2014
Financing proceeds	$	8.9	$	20.9
Holdback escrow	16.8		16.8
Capping, closure and post-closure obligations	27.2		26.7
Insurance	53.4		50.4
Other	0.9		0.8
Total restricted cash and marketable securities	$	107.2	$	115.6

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

We have no off-balance sheet debt or similar obligations, other than operating leases and financial assurances, which are not classified as debt. We have no transactions or obligations with related parties that are not disclosed, consolidated into or reflected in our reported financial position or results of operations. We have not guaranteed any third-party debt.

Basis of Presentation (Policies)	9 Months Ended
Basis of Presentation (Policies)	Sep. 30, 2015
Accounting Policies [Abstract]
Management's Estimates and Assumptions	Management’s Estimates and Assumptions In preparing our financial statements, we make numerous estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in these financial statements and accompanying notes. We must make these estimates and assumptions because certain information we use is dependent on future events, cannot be calculated with a high degree of precision from data available or simply cannot be readily calculated based on generally accepted methodologies. In preparing our financial statements, the more critical and subjective areas that deal with the greatest amount of uncertainty relate to our accounting for our long-lived assets, including recoverability, landfill development costs, and final capping, closure and post-closure costs; our valuation allowances for accounts receivable and deferred tax assets; our liabilities for potential litigation, claims and assessments; our liabilities for environmental remediation, multiemployer pension plans, employee benefit plans, deferred taxes, uncertain tax positions, and insurance reserves; and our estimates of the fair values of assets acquired and liabilities assumed in any acquisition. Each of these items is discussed in more detail in our description of our significant accounting policies in Note 2, Summary of Significant Accounting Policies, of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014. Our actual results may differ significantly from our estimates.
New Accounting Pronouncements	New Accounting Pronouncements In May 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) amended the Accounting Standards Codification and created Topic 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers, to clarify the principles for recognizing revenue. This guidance requires that an entity recognize revenue to depict the transfer of promised goods or services to customers at an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. In July 2015, the FASB voted to amend the guidance by approving a one-year deferral of the effective date and providing the option to early adopt the standard on the original effective date of 2017. Republic will adopt the standard beginning January 1, 2018. The new standard must be adopted using either a full retrospective approach for all periods presented in the period of adoption or a modified retrospective approach. We are currently assessing the method of adoption and the potential impact this guidance may have on our consolidated financial statements. In April 2015, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update 2015-03, Interest - Imputation of Interest (Subtopic 835-30) - Simplifying the Presentation of Debt Issuance Costs, which simplifies the presentation of debt issuance costs. This guidance requires that debt issuance costs related to a recognized debt liability be presented in the balance sheet as a direct deduction from the carrying amount of that debt liability, consistent with the presentation of debt discounts. The standard is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2015 and interim periods within those fiscal years. Early adoption is permitted for financial statements that have not been previously issued. The balance sheet presentation of Republic's debt issuance costs and related debt liabilities will be affected beginning January 1, 2016.

Business Acquisitions (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2015

Business Combinations [Abstract]

Aggregate purchase price and allocation of purchase price

The purchase price paid for these acquisitions and the allocations of the purchase price follow:



	2015			2014
Purchase price:
Cash used in acquisitions, net of cash acquired	$	535.9		$	73.5
Contingent consideration	75.8			—
Holdbacks	2.6			8.2
Fair value, future minimum lease payments	1.5			—
Fair value, future guaranteed payments	—			6.8
Total	$	615.8		$	88.5
Allocated as follows:
Accounts receivable	36.1			3.2
Landfill airspace	159.7			26.6
Property and equipment	144.9			21.0
Other assets	1.8			4.7
Accounts payable	(7.1		)	—
Future service obligations	—			(11.0		)
Environmental remediation liabilities	(2.8		)	—
Closure and post-closure liabilities	(11.3		)	(3.2		)
Other liabilities	(9.5		)	(2.6		)
Fair value of tangible assets acquired and liabilities assumed	311.8			38.7
Excess purchase price to be allocated	$	304.0		$	49.8
Excess purchase price allocated as follows:
Other intangible assets	$	10.1		$	11.2
Goodwill	293.9			38.6
Total allocated	$	304.0		$	49.8

Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets, Net (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2015

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

Summary of the activity and balances in goodwill accounts by reporting segment

A summary of the activity and balances in goodwill accounts by reporting segment follows:



	Balance as of December 31, 2014		Acquisitions		Adjustments to Acquisitions			Balance as of September 30, 2015
East	$	3,046.0	$	8.1	$	(0.4	)	$	3,053.7
Central	3,279.0		14.7		(0.4		)	3,293.3
West	4,505.9		271.1		4.3			4,781.3
Total	$	10,830.9	$	293.9	$	3.5		$	11,128.3

Summary of the activity and balances by intangible asset type

A summary of the activity and balances by intangible asset type follows:



	Gross Intangible Assets						Accumulated Amortization									Other Intangible Assets, Net as of September 30, 2015
	Balance as of December 31, 2014		Acquisitions and Other Additions		Balance as of September 30, 2015		Balance as of December 31, 2014			Additions Charged to Expense			Balance as of September 30, 2015			Other Intangible Assets, Net as of September 30, 2015
Customer relationships, franchise and other municipal agreements	$	641.2	$	7.4	$	648.6	$	(369.1	)	$	(46.4	)	$	(415.5	)	$	233.1
Non-compete agreements	26.8		2.3		29.1		(18.2		)	(2.9		)	(21.1		)	8.0
Other intangible assets	65.2		0.4		65.6		(47.0		)	(1.1		)	(48.1		)	17.5
Total	$	733.2	$	10.1	$	743.3	$	(434.3	)	$	(50.4	)	$	(484.7	)	$	258.6

Other Assets (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2015

Deferred Costs, Capitalized, Prepaid, and Other Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

Summary of prepaid expenses and other current assets

A summary of prepaid expenses and other current assets as of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014 follows:



	2015		2014
Inventories	$	37.7	$	35.9
Prepaid expenses	76.6		55.0
Other non-trade receivables	88.9		57.0
Reinsurance receivable	12.9		12.4
Income tax receivable	14.9		101.6
Other current assets	5.8		1.5
Total	$	236.8	$	263.4

Summary of other assets

A summary of other assets as of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014 follows:



	2015		2014
Deferred financing costs	$	46.4	$	47.2
Deferred compensation plan	80.0		77.1
Amounts recoverable for capping, closure and post-closure obligations	26.2		24.3
Reinsurance receivable	45.7		48.4
Interest rate swaps	21.5		14.1
Other	80.4		81.2
Total	$	300.2	$	292.3

Other Liabilities (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2015

Other Liabilities Disclosure [Abstract]

Summary of other accrued liabilities

A summary of other accrued liabilities as of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014 follows:



	2015		2014
Accrued payroll and benefits	$	193.1	$	180.2
Accrued fees and taxes	131.4		125.6
Insurance reserves, current portion	133.1		118.6
Ceded insurance reserves, current portion	12.9		12.4
Accrued dividends	104.3		98.7
Current tax liabilities	30.7		16.3
Fuel hedge liabilities	36.3		35.3
Accrued professional fees and legal settlement reserves	31.0		61.2
Withdrawal liability - Central States Pension and Other Funds	15.9		15.9
Other	80.5		86.5
Total	$	769.2	$	750.7

Summary of other long-term liabilities

A summary of other long-term liabilities as of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014 follows:



	2015		2014
Deferred compensation plan	$	81.6	$	76.3
Pension and other post-retirement liabilities	9.8		11.0
Legal settlement reserves	35.9		10.8
Ceded insurance reserves	45.7		48.4
Withdrawal liability - Central States Pension and Other Funds	127.7		139.6
Contingent consideration and acquisition holdbacks	83.3		—
Other	57.7		58.8
Total	$	441.7	$	344.9

Landfill and Environmental Costs (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2015

Environmental Remediation Obligations [Abstract]

Summary of accrued landfill and environmental liabilities

A summary of accrued landfill and environmental liabilities as of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014 follows:



	2015			2014
Landfill final capping, closure and post-closure liabilities	$	1,188.5		$	1,144.3
Environmental remediation liabilities	667.6			697.5
Total accrued landfill and environmental costs	1,856.1			1,841.8
Less: current portion	(179.2		)	(164.3		)
Long-term portion	$	1,676.9		$	1,677.5

Summary of activity in asset retirement obligation liabilities, which include liabilities for landfill final capping, closure and post-closure



	2015			2014
Asset retirement obligation liabilities, beginning of year	$	1,144.3		$	1,091.3
Non-cash additions	29.9			29.1
Acquisitions and other adjustments	11.4			3.7
Asset retirement obligation adjustments	(5.9		)	(17.7		)
Payments	(50.4		)	(36.5		)
Accretion expense	59.2			58.4
Asset retirement obligation liabilities, end of period	1,188.5			1,128.3
Less: current portion	(103.1		)	(90.1		)
Long-term portion	$	1,085.4		$	1,038.2

Summary of activity in environmental remediation liabilities

The following table summarizes the activity in our environmental remediation liabilities for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014:



	2015			2014
Environmental remediation liabilities, beginning of year	$	697.5		$	551.7
Net additions (credited) charged to expense	(1.3		)	36.2
Payments	(50.1		)	(75.0		)
Accretion expense (non-cash interest expense)	18.7			19.0
Acquisitions	2.8			—
Environmental remediation liabilities, end of period	667.6			531.9
Less: current portion	(76.1		)	(74.8		)
Long-term portion	$	591.5		$	457.1

Debt (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2015

Debt Disclosure [Abstract]

Carrying value of notes payable, capital leases and long-term debt



		September 30, 2015								December 31, 2014
Maturity	Interest Rate	Principal		Adjustments			Carrying Value			Principal		Adjustments			Carrying Value
Credit facilities:
Uncommitted Credit Facility	Variable	$	—	$	—		$	—		$	—	$	—		$	—
Puerto Rico Uncommitted Facility	Variable	—		—			—			—		—			—
May 2017	Variable	—		—			—			—		—			—
June 2019	Variable	—		—			—			—		—			—
Senior notes:
May 2018	3.800	700.0		(0.1		)	699.9			700.0		(0.1		)	699.9
September 2019	5.500	650.0		(2.1		)	647.9			650.0		(2.5		)	647.5
March 2020	5.000	850.0		(0.1		)	849.9			850.0		(0.1		)	849.9
November 2021	5.250	600.0		—			600.0			600.0		—			600.0
June 2022	3.550	850.0		(1.6		)	848.4			850.0		(1.8		)	848.2
May 2023	4.750	550.0		17.9			567.9			550.0		11.5			561.5
March 2025	3.200	500.0		(2.0		)	498.0			—		—			—
March 2035	6.086	275.7		(23.5		)	252.2			275.7		(23.9		)	251.8
March 2040	6.200	650.0		(0.5		)	649.5			650.0		(0.5		)	649.5
May 2041	5.700	600.0		(3.2		)	596.8			600.0		(3.2		)	596.8
Debentures:
May 2021	9.250	35.3		(1.4		)	33.9			35.3		(1.6		)	33.7
September 2035	7.400	165.2		(40.0		)	125.2			165.3		(40.5		)	124.8
Tax-exempt:
2019 - 2044	0.430 - 5.625	1,079.1		—			1,079.1			1,083.8		—			1,083.8
Other:
2015 - 2046	4.000 - 12.203	112.3		—			112.3			113.8		—			113.8
Total Debt		$	7,617.6	$	(56.6	)	7,561.0			$	7,123.9	$	(62.7	)	7,061.2
Less: current portion							(5.4		)						(10.4		)
Long-term portion							$	7,555.6							$	7,050.8

Stock-Based Compensation (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2015

Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Abstract]

Summary of stock option activity

The following table summarizes stock option activity for the nine months ended September 30, 2015:



	Number of Shares (in millions)		Weighted Average Exercise Price per Share		Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term (years)	Aggregate Intrinsic Value (in millions)
Outstanding as of December 31, 2014	7.6		$	29.49
Granted	—		—
Exercised	(1.8	)	28.49			$	23.2
Forfeited or expired	(0.1	)	30.51
Outstanding as of September 30, 2015	5.7		$	29.80	3.3	$	63.0
Exercisable as of September 30, 2015	3.6		$	29.06	2.7	$	43.2

Summary of restricted stock unit activity

The following table summarizes restricted stock unit (RSU) activity for the nine months ended September 30, 2015:



	Number of RSUs (in thousands)		Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value per Share		Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term (years)	Aggregate Intrinsic Value (in millions)
Outstanding as of December 31, 2014	1,456.2		$	24.07
Granted	707.0		38.61
Vested and issued	(364.3	)	30.04
Forfeited	(33.0	)	36.40
Outstanding as of September 30, 2015	1,765.9		$	25.51	1.2	$	72.8
Vested and unissued as of September 30, 2015	557.6		$	29.79

Summary of performance shares activity

The following table summarizes PSU activity for the nine months ended September 30, 2015:



	Number of PSUs (in thousands)	Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value per Share
Outstanding as of December 31, 2014	—	$	—
Granted	142.4	38.69
Vested and issued	—	—
Forfeited	—	—
Outstanding as of September 30, 2015	142.4	$	38.69

Stock Repurchases, Dividends and Earnings per Share (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2015

Equity [Abstract]

Earnings per share

Earnings per share for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014 are calculated as follows (in thousands, except per share amounts):



	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	September 30,				September 30,
	2015		2014		2015		2014
Basic earnings per share:
Net income attributable to Republic Services, Inc.	$	215,000	$	185,800	$	577,700	$	497,300
Weighted average common shares outstanding	348,935		356,252		350,966		357,432
Basic earnings per share	$	0.62	$	0.52	$	1.65	$	1.39
Diluted earnings per share:
Net income attributable to Republic Services, Inc.	$	215,000	$	185,800	$	577,700	$	497,300
Weighted average common shares outstanding	348,935		356,252		350,966		357,432
Effect of dilutive securities:
Options to purchase common stock	1,196		1,377		1,271		1,313
Unvested RSU awards	136		111		127		72
Unvested PSU awards	14		—		8		—
Weighted average common and common equivalent shares outstanding	350,281		357,740		352,372		358,817
Diluted earnings per share	$	0.61	$	0.52	$	1.64	$	1.39
Antidilutive securities not included in the diluted earnings per share calculations:
Options to purchase common stock	9		28		14		369

Changes in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss (Income) by Component (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2015

Equity [Abstract]

Summary of changes in accumulated other comprehensive loss (income) by component

A summary of changes in accumulated other comprehensive loss (income), net of tax, by component, for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 follows:



	Gain (Loss) on Cash Flow Hedges			Defined Benefit Pension Items			Total
Balance as of December 31, 2014	$	41.9		$	(13.0	)	$	28.9
Other comprehensive loss before reclassifications	10.5			0.1			10.6
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income	(12.9		)	—			(12.9		)
Net current period other comprehensive (income) loss	(2.4		)	0.1			(2.3		)
Balance as of September 30, 2015	$	39.5		$	(12.9	)	$	26.6

Schedule of reclassifications out of accumulated other comprehensive loss (income)

A summary of reclassifications out of accumulated other comprehensive loss (income) for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014 follows:



	Three Months Ended						Nine Months Ended
	September 30,						September 30,
	2015			2014			2015			2014
Details about Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss (Income) Components	Amount Reclassified from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss (Income)						Amount Reclassified from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss (Income)						Affected Line Item in the Statement where Net Income is Presented
Gain (loss) on cash flow hedges:
Fuel hedges	$	(7.5	)	$	0.2		$	(19.4	)	$	2.2		Cost of operations
Interest rate contracts	(0.7		)	(0.7		)	(2.0		)	(2.0		)	Interest expense
	(8.2		)	(0.5		)	(21.4		)	0.2			Total before tax
	3.2			0.2			8.5			(0.1		)	Tax benefit (expense)
Total (loss) gain reclassified into earnings	$	(5.0	)	$	(0.3	)	$	(12.9	)	$	0.1		Net of tax

Financial Instruments (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2015

Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Abstract]

Summary of outstanding fuel hedges

The following table summarizes our outstanding fuel hedges as of September 30, 2015:



Year	Gallons Hedged	Weighted Average Contract Price per Gallon
2015	6,750,000	$3.76
2016	27,000,000	3.57
2017	12,000,000	2.92

Assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis

As of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, our assets and liabilities that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis include the following:



			Fair Value Measurements Using
	Carrying Amount		Total as of September 30, 2015		Quoted Prices in Active Markets (Level 1)		Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)		Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)
Assets:
Money market mutual funds	$	49.3	$	49.3	$	49.3	$	—	$	—
Bonds - restricted cash and marketable securities and other assets	58.9		58.9		—		58.9		—
Interest rate swaps - other assets	21.5		21.5		—		21.5		—
Total assets	$	129.7	$	129.7	$	49.3	$	80.4	$	—
Liabilities:
Fuel hedges - other accrued liabilities	$	33.5	$	33.5	$	—	$	33.5	$	—
Total debt	7,561.0		8,240.5		—		8,240.5		—
Contingent consideration - other long-term liabilities	75.3		75.3		—		—		75.3
Total liabilities	$	7,669.8	$	8,349.3	$	—	$	8,274.0	$	75.3



			Fair Value Measurements Using
	Carrying Amount		Total as of December 31, 2014		Quoted Prices in Active Markets (Level 1)		Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)		Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)
Assets:
Money market mutual funds	$	59.7	$	59.7	$	59.7	$	—	$	—
Bonds - restricted cash and marketable securities and other assets	56.8		56.8		—		56.8		—
Interest rate swaps - other assets	14.1		14.1		—		14.1		—
Total assets	$	130.6	$	130.6	$	59.7	$	70.9	$	—
Liabilities:
Fuel hedges - other accrued liabilities	$	34.4	$	34.4	$	—	$	34.4	$	—
Total debt	7,061.2		7,977.9		—		7,977.9		—
Total liabilities	$	7,095.6	$	8,012.3	$	—	$	8,012.3	$	—

Segment Reporting (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2015

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Summarized financial information concerning reportable segments

Summarized financial information concerning our reportable segments for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014 follows:



	Gross Revenue		Intercompany Revenue			Net Revenue		Depreciation, Amortization, Depletion and Accretion		Operating Income (Loss)			Capital Expenditures			Total Assets
Three Months Ended September 30, 2015
East	$	752.0	$	(105.4	)	$	646.6	$	68.3	$	116.4		$	53.2		$	4,477.6
Central	864.7		(166.2		)	698.5		86.8		137.4			73.6			5,780.4
West	1,171.7		(214.9		)	956.8		101.9		209.8			87.4			8,997.8
Corporate entities	45.5		(3.4		)	42.1		9.8		(20.7		)	18.5			1,536.0
Total	$	2,833.9	$	(489.9	)	$	2,344.0	$	266.8	$	442.9		$	232.7		$	20,791.8
Three Months Ended September 30, 2014
East	$	748.1	$	(105.2	)	$	642.9	$	69.1	$	109.7		$	78.5		$	4,550.4
Central	852.2		(164.5		)	687.7		83.8		135.1			85.4			5,852.3
West	1,092.8		(199.7		)	893.1		91.3		207.3			85.7			8,280.6
Corporate entities	47.9		(3.7		)	44.2		10.9		(69.7		)	(39.4		)	1,303.7
Total	$	2,741.0	$	(473.1	)	$	2,267.9	$	255.1	$	382.4		$	210.2		$	19,987.0



	Gross Revenue		Intercompany Revenue			Net Revenue		Depreciation, Amortization, Depletion and Accretion		Operating Income (Loss)			Capital Expenditures		Total Assets
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2015
East	$	2,196.6	$	(303.4	)	$	1,893.2	$	202.8	$	361.9		$	135.9	$	4,477.6
Central	2,484.8		(472.1		)	2,012.7		250.0		400.2			177.4		5,780.4
West	3,430.7		(633.8		)	2,796.9		301.4		623.4			272.1		8,997.8
Corporate entities	131.9		(9.9		)	122.0		31.3		(180.6		)	146.6		1,536.0
Total	$	8,244.0	$	(1,419.2	)	$	6,824.8	$	785.5	$	1,204.9		$	732.0	$	20,791.8
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2014
East	$	2,177.4	$	(305.8	)	$	1,871.6	$	201.4	$	323.1		$	177.4	$	4,550.4
Central	2,431.5		(463.1		)	1,968.4		241.5		364.0			225.4		5,852.3
West	3,186.1		(584.9		)	2,601.2		262.3		612.3			227.5		8,280.6
Corporate entities	143.7		(10.7		)	133.0		32.2		(232.7		)	52.8		1,303.7
Total	$	7,938.7	$	(1,364.5	)	$	6,574.2	$	737.4	$	1,066.7		$	683.1	$	19,987.0

Revenue by service line

The following table shows our total reported revenue by service line for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014 (in millions of dollars and as a percentage of revenue):



	Three Months Ended September 30,										Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2015					2014					2015					2014
Collection:
Residential	$	564.9		24.1	%	$	551.9		24.4	%	$	1,682.4		24.7	%	$	1,639.4		25.0	%
Commercial	704.2			30.0		685.8			30.2		2,098.1			30.7		2,027.1			30.8
Industrial	497.5			21.2		471.5			20.8		1,413.0			20.7		1,329.0			20.2
Other	10.7			0.5		9.3			0.4		29.3			0.4		27.7			0.4
Total collection	1,777.3			75.8		1,718.5			75.8		5,222.8			76.5		5,023.2			76.4
Transfer	289.2					279.1					831.7					793.0
Less: intercompany	(174.9		)			(169.6		)			(510.2		)			(486.9		)
Transfer, net	114.3			4.9		109.5			4.8		321.5			4.7		306.1			4.7
Landfill	536.6					529.4					1,524.5					1,484.7
Less: intercompany	(246.4		)			(243.4		)			(714.3		)			(698.9		)
Landfill, net	290.2			12.4		286.0			12.6		810.2			11.9		785.8			12.0
E&P waste services	22.0			0.9		10.4			0.5		72.8			1.1		29.3			0.4
Other:
Sale of recycled commodities	99.4			4.2		101.6			4.5		277.7			4.1		307.7			4.7
Other non-core	40.8			1.8		41.9			1.8		119.8			1.7		122.1			1.8
Total other	140.2			6.0		143.5			6.3		397.5			5.8		429.8			6.5
Total revenue	$	2,344.0		100.0	%	$	2,267.9		100.0	%	$	6,824.8		100.0	%	$	6,574.2		100.0	%

Commitments and Contingencies (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2015

Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]

Summary of restricted cash and marketable securities

The following table summarizes our restricted cash and marketable securities as of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014:



	2015		2014
Financing proceeds	$	8.9	$	20.9
Holdback escrow	16.8		16.8
Capping, closure and post-closure obligations	27.2		26.7
Insurance	53.4		50.4
Other	0.9		0.8
Total restricted cash and marketable securities	$	107.2	$	115.6

Basis of Presentation (Details)	9 Months Ended
Basis of Presentation (Details)	Sep. 30, 2015 region
Accounting Policies [Abstract]
Number of reportable regions/segments	3

Business Acquisitions (Details) $ in Millions	1 Months Ended			6 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
Business Acquisitions (Details) $ in Millions	Apr. 30, 2015 USD ($) transfer_station	Feb. 28, 2015 USD ($) facilities	Aug. 31, 2014 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2014 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($)
Purchase price:
Cash used in acquisitions, net of cash acquired					$ 535.9	$ 73.5
Excess purchase price allocated as follows:
Goodwill				$ 11,128.3	11,128.3		$ 10,830.9
Contingent consideration				83.3	83.3		$ 0.0
Other Acquisition [Member]
Purchase price:
Cash used in acquisitions, net of cash acquired					535.9	73.5
Contingent consideration					75.8	0.0
Holdbacks					2.6	8.2
Fair value, future minimum lease payments					1.5	0.0
Fair value, future guaranteed payments					0.0	6.8
Total					615.8	88.5
Allocated as follows:
Accounts receivable				36.1	36.1	3.2
Landfill airspace				159.7	159.7	26.6
Property and equipment				144.9	144.9	21.0
Other assets				1.8	1.8	4.7
Accounts payable				(7.1)	(7.1)	0.0
Future service obligations				0.0	0.0	11.0
Environmental remediation liabilities				(2.8)	(2.8)	0.0
Closure and post-closure liabilities				(11.3)	(11.3)	(3.2)
Other liabilities				(9.5)	(9.5)	(2.6)
Fair value of tangible assets acquired and liabilities assumed				311.8	311.8	38.7
Excess purchase price allocated as follows:
Other intangible assets				10.1	10.1	11.2
Goodwill				293.9	293.9	38.6
Total allocated				304.0	$ 304.0	$ 49.8
Tervita [Member]
Purchase price:
Cash used in acquisitions, net of cash acquired		$ 479.6
Excess purchase price allocated as follows:
Number of types of waste management and disposal facilities \| facilities		3
Carrying value of property and equipment, amount of decrease during the quarter				$ 12.8
Sonoma County Landfill [Member]
Excess purchase price allocated as follows:
Number of transfer stations we will operate \| transfer_station	5
Contingent consideration arrangements, range of outcomes, low	$ 100.0
Contingent consideration arrangements, range of outcomes, high	214.0
Contingent consideration	$ 75.3
San Angelo Landfill [Member]
Purchase price:
Fair value, future minimum lease payments			$ 6.8
Total			10.3
Allocated as follows:
Landfill airspace			26.6
Future service obligations			11.0
Closure and post-closure liabilities			$ (3.2)
Landfill [Member] \| Sonoma County Landfill [Member]
Excess purchase price allocated as follows:
Estimated remaining life of landfill site	30 years

Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets, Net - Goodwill (Details) $ in Millions	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($)
Goodwill [Roll forward]
Beginning balance	$ 10,830.9
Acquisitions	293.9
Adjustments to Acquisitions	3.5
Ending balance	11,128.3
East [Member]
Goodwill [Roll forward]
Beginning balance	3,046.0
Acquisitions	8.1
Adjustments to Acquisitions	(0.4)
Ending balance	3,053.7
Central [Member]
Goodwill [Roll forward]
Beginning balance	3,279.0
Acquisitions	14.7
Adjustments to Acquisitions	(0.4)
Ending balance	3,293.3
West [Member]
Goodwill [Roll forward]
Beginning balance	4,505.9
Acquisitions	271.1
Adjustments to Acquisitions	4.3
Ending balance	$ 4,781.3

Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets, Net - Other Intangible Assets, Net (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Gross Intangible Assets
Beginning balance	$ 733.2
Acquisitions and Other Additions	10.1
Ending balance	743.3
Accumulated Amortization
Beginning balance	(434.3)
Additions Charged to Expense	(50.4)
Ending balance	(484.7)
Other Intangible Assets, Net	258.6	$ 298.9
Customer relationships, franchise and other municipal agreements [Member]
Gross Intangible Assets
Beginning balance	641.2
Acquisitions and Other Additions	7.4
Ending balance	648.6
Accumulated Amortization
Beginning balance	(369.1)
Additions Charged to Expense	(46.4)
Ending balance	(415.5)
Other Intangible Assets, Net	233.1
Non-compete agreements [Member]
Gross Intangible Assets
Beginning balance	26.8
Acquisitions and Other Additions	2.3
Ending balance	29.1
Accumulated Amortization
Beginning balance	(18.2)
Additions Charged to Expense	(2.9)
Ending balance	(21.1)
Other Intangible Assets, Net	8.0
Other intangibles assets [Member]
Gross Intangible Assets
Beginning balance	65.2
Acquisitions and Other Additions	0.4
Ending balance	65.6
Accumulated Amortization
Beginning balance	(47.0)
Additions Charged to Expense	(1.1)
Ending balance	(48.1)
Other Intangible Assets, Net	$ 17.5

Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets, Net - Narrative (Details)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2015
Minimum [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Amortization period for other intangible assets	1 year
Maximum [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Amortization period for other intangible assets	21 years

Other Assets - Prepaid Expenses and Other Current Assets (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Sep. 30, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Prepaid Expenses and Other Current Assets
Inventories	$ 37.7	$ 35.9
Prepaid expenses	76.6	55.0
Other non-trade receivables	88.9	57.0
Reinsurance receivable	12.9	12.4
Income tax receivable	14.9	101.6
Other current assets	5.8	1.5
Total	$ 236.8	$ 263.4

Other Assets - Other Assets (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Sep. 30, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Other Assets
Deferred financing costs	$ 46.4	$ 47.2
Deferred compensation plan	80.0	77.1
Amounts recoverable for capping, closure and post-closure obligations	26.2	24.3
Reinsurance receivable	45.7	48.4
Interest rate swaps	21.5	14.1
Other	80.4	81.2
Total	$ 300.2	$ 292.3

Other Liabilities - Other Acrrued Liabilities (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Sep. 30, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Other Accrued Liabilities
Accrued payroll and benefits	$ 193.1	$ 180.2
Accrued fees and taxes	131.4	125.6
Insurance reserves, current portion	133.1	118.6
Ceded insurance reserves, current portion	12.9	12.4
Accrued dividends	104.3	98.7
Current tax liabilities	30.7	16.3
Fuel hedge liabilities	36.3	35.3
Accrued professional fees and legal settlement reserves	31.0	61.2
Other	80.5	86.5
Total	769.2	750.7
Other Long-Term Liabilities
Deferred compensation plan	81.6	76.3
Pension and other post-retirement liabilities	9.8	11.0
Legal settlement reserves	35.9	10.8
Ceded insurance reserves	45.7	48.4
Contingent consideration and acquisition holdbacks	83.3	0.0
Other	57.7	58.8
Total	441.7	344.9
Other Current Liabilities [Member]
Other Accrued Liabilities
Withdrawal liability - Central States Pension and Other Funds	15.9	15.9
Other Long-Term Liabilities
Withdrawal liability - Central States Pension and Other Funds	15.9	15.9
Other Noncurrent Liabilities [Member]
Other Accrued Liabilities
Withdrawal liability - Central States Pension and Other Funds	127.7	139.6
Other Long-Term Liabilities
Withdrawal liability - Central States Pension and Other Funds	$ 127.7	$ 139.6

Other Liabilities - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Sep. 30, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Other Liabilities Disclosure [Abstract]
Liabilities for unpaid and incurred but not reported claims	$ 414.6	$ 416.6

Landfill and Environmental Costs - Accrued Landfill and Environmental Costs (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Sep. 30, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Sep. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Accrued landfill and environmental costs
Landfill final capping, closure and post-closure liabilities	$ 1,188.5	$ 1,144.3	$ 1,128.3	$ 1,091.3
Environmental remediation liabilities	667.6	697.5	$ 531.9	$ 551.7
Total accrued landfill and environmental costs	1,856.1	1,841.8
Less: current portion	(179.2)	(164.3)
Long-term portion	$ 1,676.9	$ 1,677.5

Landfill and Environmental Costs - Final Capping, Closure and Post-Closure Costs (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014
Activity in asset retirement obligation liabilities, which includes liabilities for final capping, closure and post-closure
Asset retirement obligation liabilities, beginning of year			$ 1,144.3	$ 1,091.3
Non-cash additions			29.9	29.1
Acquisitions and other adjustments			11.4	3.7
Asset retirement obligation adjustments			(5.9)	(17.7)
Payments			(50.4)	(36.5)
Accretion expense	$ 19.7	$ 19.5	59.2	58.4
Asset retirement obligation liabilities, end of period	1,188.5	1,128.3	$ 1,144.3	$ 1,091.3
Less: current portion	(103.1)	(90.1)
Long-term portion	$ 1,085.4	$ 1,038.2

Landfill and Environmental Costs - Environmental Remediation Liability (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014
Activity in environmental remediation liabilities
Environmental remediation liabilities, beginning of year	$ 697.5	$ 551.7
Net additions (credited) charged to expense	(1.3)	36.2
Payments	(50.1)	(75.0)
Accretion expense (non-cash interest expense)	18.7	19.0
Acquisitions	2.8	0.0
Environmental remediation liabilities, end of period	$ 697.5	$ 551.7	$ 667.6	$ 531.9
Less: current portion			(76.1)	(74.8)
Long-term portion			$ 591.5	$ 457.1

Landfill and Environmental Costs - Narrative (Details) $ in Millions, ft³ in Billions	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($) landfill ft³	Sep. 30, 2014 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2013 USD ($)
Environmental Exit Cost [Line Items]
Number of active solid waste landfills \| landfill	193
Total available disposal capacity (billion in-place cubic feet) \| ft³	129.6
Number of closed landfills \| landfill	125
Fair value of assets that are legally restricted for final capping, closure and post-closure obligations	$ 27.2		$ 26.7
Amount of aggregate potential remediation liability	360.0
Payments for management and monitoring of remediation area	50.1	$ 75.0
Remediation liability	667.6	$ 531.9	$ 697.5	$ 551.7
Bridgeton Landfill [Member]
Environmental Exit Cost [Line Items]
Payments for management and monitoring of remediation area	22.5
Remediation liability	217.8
Remediation liability expected to be paid during the remainder of 2015	7.5
Range of loss for remediation costs (maximum)	160.0
Insurance recovery	50.0
Congress Landfill [Member]
Environmental Exit Cost [Line Items]
Remediation liability	86.5
Remediation liability expected to be paid during the remainder of 2015	2.4
Range of loss for remediation costs (maximum)	$ 70.0

Debt - Carrying Values of Debt Instruments (Details) - USD ($)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal	$ 7,617,600,000	$ 7,123,900,000
Adjustments	(56,600,000)	(62,700,000)
Carrying Value	7,561,000,000	7,061,200,000
Less: current portion	(5,400,000)	(10,400,000)
Long-term portion	$ 7,555,600,000	7,050,800,000
Credit facilities: Uncommitted Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest Rate	Variable
Principal	$ 0	0
Adjustments	0	0
Carrying Value	$ 0	0
Credit facilities: Puerto Rico Uncommitted Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest Rate	Variable
Principal	$ 0	0
Adjustments	0	0
Carrying Value	$ 0	0
Credit facilities: May 2017 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest Rate	Variable
Principal	$ 0	0
Adjustments	0	0
Carrying Value	$ 0	0
Credit facilities: June 2019 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest Rate	Variable
Principal	$ 0	0
Adjustments	0	0
Carrying Value	$ 0	0
Senior notes: May 2018 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate (in percentage)	3.80%
Principal	$ 700,000,000	700,000,000
Adjustments	(100,000)	(100,000)
Carrying Value	$ 699,900,000	699,900,000
Senior notes: September 2019 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate (in percentage)	5.50%
Principal	$ 650,000,000	650,000,000
Adjustments	(2,100,000)	(2,500,000)
Carrying Value	$ 647,900,000	647,500,000
Senior notes: March 2020 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate (in percentage)	5.00%
Principal	$ 850,000,000	850,000,000
Adjustments	(100,000)	(100,000)
Carrying Value	$ 849,900,000	849,900,000
Senior notes: November 2021 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate (in percentage)	5.25%
Principal	$ 600,000,000	600,000,000
Adjustments	0	0
Carrying Value	$ 600,000,000	600,000,000
Senior notes: June 2022 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate (in percentage)	3.55%
Principal	$ 850,000,000	850,000,000
Adjustments	(1,600,000)	(1,800,000)
Carrying Value	$ 848,400,000	848,200,000
Senior notes: May 2023 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate (in percentage)	4.75%
Principal	$ 550,000,000	550,000,000
Adjustments	17,900,000	11,500,000
Carrying Value	$ 567,900,000	561,500,000
Senior notes: March 2025 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate (in percentage)	3.20%
Principal	$ 500,000,000	0
Adjustments	(2,000,000)	0
Carrying Value	$ 498,000,000	0
Senior notes: March 2035 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate (in percentage)	6.086%
Principal	$ 275,700,000.0	275,700,000.0
Adjustments	(23,500,000)	(23,900,000)
Carrying Value	$ 252,200,000	251,800,000
Senior notes: March 2040 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate (in percentage)	6.20%
Principal	$ 650,000,000	650,000,000
Adjustments	(500,000)	(500,000)
Carrying Value	$ 649,500,000	649,500,000
Senior notes: May 2041 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate (in percentage)	5.70%
Principal	$ 600,000,000	600,000,000
Adjustments	(3,200,000)	(3,200,000)
Carrying Value	$ 596,800,000	596,800,000
Debentures: May 2021 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate (in percentage)	9.25%
Principal	$ 35,300,000.0	35,300,000.0
Adjustments	(1,400,000)	(1,600,000)
Carrying Value	$ 33,900,000	33,700,000
Debentures: September 2035 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate (in percentage)	7.40%
Principal	$ 165,200,000.0	165,300,000.0
Adjustments	(40,000,000)	(40,500,000)
Carrying Value	$ 125,200,000	124,800,000
Tax-exempt: 2019 - 2044 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest Rate, minimum (in percentage)	0.43%
Interest Rate, maximum (in percentage)	5.625%
Principal	$ 1,079,100,000.0	1,083,800,000.0
Adjustments	0	0
Carrying Value	$ 1,079,100,000	1,083,800,000
Other: 2015 - 2046 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest Rate, minimum (in percentage)	4.00%
Interest Rate, maximum (in percentage)	12.203%
Principal	$ 112,300,000.0	113,800,000.0
Adjustments	0	0
Carrying Value	$ 112,300,000	$ 113,800,000

Debt - Narrative (Details) - USD ($)	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
Debt - Narrative (Details) - USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2014	Jan. 31, 2015
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Loss on extinguishment of debt		$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ (1,400,000)
Balance availability under Letters of Credit Facilities		1,726,400,000		1,726,400,000		$ 1,615,400,000
Letters of credit utilizing availability under Credit Facilities		504,600,000		504,600,000		615,100,000
Debt instrument, face amount		7,617,600,000		$ 7,617,600,000		7,123,900,000
Percentage of tax exempt financings				90.00%
Capital lease liabilities		112,300,000		$ 112,300,000		113,800,000
Interest rate swaps at fair value		21,500,000		21,500,000		14,100,000
Net interest income related to net swap settlements		1,900,000	1,900,000	5,700,000	5,800,000
Gain (loss) on the change in fair value of the hedged senior notes		(9,200,000)	1,500,000	(6,300,000)	(10,000,000)
Gain (loss) on the related interest rate swaps		9,600,000	(1,200,000)	7,300,000	11,000,000
Accumulated and other comprehensive income, net of tax		19,700,000		19,700,000		$ 21,600,000
Effective portion of interest rate locks amortized as an adjustment to interest expense		700,000	$ 700,000	$ 2,000,000	$ 2,000,000
Minimum [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Range of capital lease liabilities matured				2015		2015
Maximum [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Range of capital lease liabilities matured				2046		2046
Interest Rate Swap [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Notional value of swap agreements		300,000,000.0		$ 300,000,000.0
Expected amortization of yield adjustment on senior notes				2,700,000
Line Of Credit Due May 2017 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Revolving credit facility maximum borrowing capacity	$ 1,250,000,000.00
Reduction in maximum borrowing capacity	1,000,000,000.0
Line of credit facility, increase	500,000,000
Debt instrument, face amount		0		0		$ 0
Line Of Credit Due June 2019 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Aggregate additional borrowings through increased commitments from existing lenders	$ 500,000,000
Debt instrument, face amount		0		0		0
Uncommitted Credit Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Revolving credit facility maximum borrowing capacity		125,000,000		125,000,000
Puerto Rico Uncommitted Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Revolving credit facility maximum borrowing capacity							$ 20,000,000.0
Debt instrument, face amount		0		0		0
Senior Notes $500.0 million 3.20% Due March 2025 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, face amount		$ 500,000,000		$ 500,000,000		0
Interest rate (in percentage)		3.20%		3.20%
Notional value of swap agreements		$ 200,000,000.0		$ 200,000,000.0
Derivative, interest rate floor		2.155%		2.155%
Derivative, interest rate cap		2.27%		2.27%
Derivative, cash received on hedge				$ 1,200,000
Senior Notes $550.0 million 4.750% Due May 2023 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, face amount		$ 550,000,000		$ 550,000,000		$ 550,000,000
Interest rate (in percentage)		4.75%		4.75%

Income Taxes (Details) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
Income Taxes (Details) - USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]
Effective tax rate (in percentage)	38.70%	37.10%	38.10%	38.30%
Cash paid for income taxes			$ 256,800,000	$ 280,300,000
Accrued liability for penalties	$ 500,000		500,000
Accrued liability for interest related to uncertain tax positions and penalties	10,200,000		10,200,000
Unrecognized tax benefits settlements with taxing authorities, minimum			0
Unrecognized tax benefits settlements with taxing authorities, maximum			10,000,000
Valuation allowance, state loss carryforwards	$ 61,000,000		$ 61,000,000

Stock-Based Compensation - Stock Option Activity (Details) $ / shares in Units, shares in Millions, $ in Millions	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($) $ / shares shares
Number of Shares (in millions)
Outstanding beginning balance (in shares) \| shares	7.6
Granted (in shares) \| shares	0.0
Exercised (in shares) \| shares	(1.8)
Forfeited or expired (in shares) \| shares	(0.1)
Outstanding ending balance (in shares) \| shares	5.7
Exercisable (in shares) \| shares	3.6
Weighted Average Exercise Price per Share
Outstanding beginning balance (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares	$ 29.49
Granted (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares	0.00
Exercised (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares	28.49
Forfeited or expired (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares	30.51
Outstanding ending balance (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares	29.80
Exercisable (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares	$ 29.06
Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term (years), Outstanding	3 years 3 months
Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term (years), Exercisable	2 years 8 months
Aggregate Intrinsic Value, Exercised \| $	$ 23.2
Aggregate Intrinsic Value, Outstanding \| $	63.0
Aggregate Intrinsic Value, Exercisable \| $	$ 43.2

Stock-Based Compensation - Restricted Stock Units Activity (Details) - Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member] $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($) $ / shares shares
Number of RSUs (in thousands)
Outstanding beginning balance (in shares) \| shares	1,456,200
Granted (in shares) \| shares	707,000
Vested and issued (in shares) \| shares	(364,300)
Forfeited (in shares) \| shares	(33,000)
Outstanding ending balance (in shares) \| shares	1,765,900
Vested and unissued, ending balance (in shares) \| shares	557,600
Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value per Share
Outstanding beginning balance (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares	$ 24.07
Granted (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares	38.61
Vested and Issued (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares	30.04
Forfeited (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares	36.40
Outstanding ending balance (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares	25.51
Vested and unissued (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares	$ 29.79
Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term (years), Other stock awards	1 year 2 months
Aggregate Intrinsic Value, Other stock awards \| $	$ 72.8

Stock-Based Compensation - Performance Shares Activity (Details) - Performance Shares [Member]	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2015 $ / shares shares
Number of PSUs (in thousands)
Outstanding beginning balance \| shares	0
Granted (in shares) \| shares	142,400
Vested and issued (in shares) \| shares	0
Forfeited (in shares) \| shares	0
Outstanding ending balance \| shares	142,400
Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value per Share
Outstanding beginning balance (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares	$ 0.00
Granted (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares	38.69
Vested and Issued (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares	0.00
Forfeited (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares	0.00
Outstanding ending balance (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares	$ 38.69

Stock-Based Compensation - Narrative (Details) $ in Millions	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($) annual_installment shares	Sep. 30, 2014 USD ($)
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Reserve for stock issuance (in shares)	15,500,000
Compensation expense for stock options \| $	$ 2.1	$ 5.2
Total unrecognized compensation expense related to outstanding stock options \| $	$ 1.9
Weighted average period	1 year 2 months
Total fair value of stock options vested during year \| $	$ 8.9
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Weighted average period	2 years 11 months
Restricted stock awarded (in shares)	707,000
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Number of Annual Vesting Installments \| annual_installment	4
Award vesting period	4 years
Compensation expense \| $	$ 12.4	$ 9.0
Total unrecognized compensation expense related to outstanding awards \| $	$ 32.3
Restricted Stock Units Earned as Dividend Equivalents [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Restricted stock awarded (in shares)	35,811
Performance Shares [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Weighted average period	2 years 5 months
Restricted stock awarded (in shares)	142,400
Compensation expense \| $	$ 1.2
Total unrecognized compensation expense related to outstanding awards \| $	$ 4.3
Percentage of award paid in stock	50.00%
Percentage of award paid in cash	50.00%
Award performance period	3 years
Performance Shares Earned as Dividend Equivalents [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Restricted stock awarded (in shares)	1,952
Non-employee directors [Member] \| Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Restricted stock awarded (in shares)	75,000
Executives and employees [Member] \| Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Restricted stock awarded (in shares)	596,210
Executive officer [Member] \| Performance Shares [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Restricted stock awarded (in shares)	140,443
Minimum [Member] \| Performance Shares [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Shares awarded after performance period, as a percentage of targeted amount	0.00%
Maximum [Member] \| Performance Shares [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Shares awarded after performance period, as a percentage of targeted amount	150.00%

Stock Repurchases, Dividends and Earnings per Share - Earnings Per Share (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014
Basic earnings per share:
Net income attributable to Republic Services, Inc.	$ 215,000	$ 185,800	$ 577,700	$ 497,300
Weighted average common shares outstanding (in shares)	348,935	356,252	350,966	357,432
Basic earnings per share	$ 0.62	$ 0.52	$ 1.65	$ 1.39
Diluted earnings per share:
Net income attributable to Republic Services, Inc.	$ 215,000	$ 185,800	$ 577,700	$ 497,300
Weighted average common shares outstanding (in shares)	348,935	356,252	350,966	357,432
Effect of dilutive securities:
Options to purchase common stock (in shares)	1,196	1,377	1,271	1,313
Weighted average common and common equivalent shares outstanding (in shares)	350,281	357,740	352,372	358,817
Diluted earnings per share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.61	$ 0.52	$ 1.64	$ 1.39
Options to purchase common stock [Member]
Effect of dilutive securities:
Options to purchase common stock (in shares)	9	28	14	369
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member]
Effect of dilutive securities:
Unvested stock awards (in shares)	136	111	127	72
Performance Shares [Member]
Effect of dilutive securities:
Unvested stock awards (in shares)	14	0	8	0

Stock Repurchases, Dividends and Earnings per Share - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, shares in Millions	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Jul. 31, 2015	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014	Oct. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Equity, Class of Treasury Stock [Line Items]
Repurchase of common stock (in shares)		2.3		7.3
Repurchased shares (in shares)		$ 93,800,000		$ 293,300,000
Average cost per share of common stock (in dollars per share)		$ 40.89		$ 40.66
Stock repurchased and pending settlement, shares		0.1		0.1
Stock repurchased and pending settlement, liability, amount		$ 5,300,000		$ 5,300,000
Remaining authorized repurchase amount		$ 67,000,000		$ 67,000,000
Quarterly dividend declared (in dollars per share)	$ 0.30	$ 0.3	$ 0.28	$ 0.86	$ 0.80
Cash dividends declared				$ 300,600,000
Quarterly dividend payable		$ 104,300,000		$ 104,300,000			$ 98,700,000
Subsequent Event [Member]
Equity, Class of Treasury Stock [Line Items]
Increase in existing share repurchase authorization						$ 900,000,000.0
Total stock repurchase authorized amount						$ 967,000,000.0

Changes in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss (Income) by Component - Summary of Changes in AOCI (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014
Accumulated Other Comprehensive (Income) Loss [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance			$ 28.9
Other comprehensive loss before reclassifications			10.6
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income			(12.9)
Net current period other comprehensive (income) loss	$ 4.9	$ 6.7	(2.3)	$ 5.2
Ending balance	26.6		26.6
Gains (Losses) on Cash Flow Hedges [Member]
Accumulated Other Comprehensive (Income) Loss [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance			41.9
Other comprehensive loss before reclassifications			10.5
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income			(12.9)
Net current period other comprehensive (income) loss			(2.4)
Ending balance	39.5		39.5
Defined Benefit Pension Items [Member]
Accumulated Other Comprehensive (Income) Loss [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance			(13.0)
Other comprehensive loss before reclassifications			0.1
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income			0.0
Net current period other comprehensive (income) loss			0.1
Ending balance	$ (12.9)		$ (12.9)

- Definition

Accumulated change in equity from transactions and other events and circumstances from non-owner sources, net of tax effect, at period end. Excludes Net Income (Loss), and accumulated changes in equity from transactions resulting from investments by owners and distributions to owners. Includes foreign currency translation items, certain pension adjustments, unrealized gains and losses on certain investments in debt and equity securities, other than temporary impairment (OTTI) losses related to factors other than credit losses on available-for-sale and held-to-maturity debt securities that an entity does not intend to sell and it is not more likely than not that the entity will be required to sell before recovery of the amortized cost basis, as well as changes in the fair value of derivatives related to the effective portion of a designated cash flow hedge.

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Changes in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss (Income) by Component - Summary of Reclassifications Out of AOCI (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014
Reclassifications out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Line Items]
Cost of operations	$ (1,390.2)	$ (1,401.1)	$ (4,114.9)	$ (4,102.7)
Interest expense	(91.8)	(87.0)	(272.0)	(260.8)
Total before tax	350.8	295.4	934.0	806.3
Tax benefit (expense)	(135.6)	(109.6)	(356.0)	(308.9)
Net of tax	215.2	185.8	578.0	497.4
Reclassification out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Member]
Reclassifications out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Line Items]
Net of tax	(5.0)	(0.3)	(12.9)	0.1
Reclassification out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Member] \| Gains (Losses) on Cash Flow Hedges [Member]
Reclassifications out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Line Items]
Total before tax	(8.2)	(0.5)	(21.4)	0.2
Tax benefit (expense)	3.2	0.2	8.5	(0.1)
Reclassification out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Member] \| Gains (Losses) on Cash Flow Hedges [Member] \| Fuel hedges [Member]
Reclassifications out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Line Items]
Cost of operations	(7.5)	0.2	(19.4)	2.2
Reclassification out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Member] \| Gains (Losses) on Cash Flow Hedges [Member] \| Interest rate contracts [Member]
Reclassifications out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Line Items]
Interest expense	$ (0.7)	$ (0.7)	$ (2.0)	$ (2.0)

Financial Instruments - Outstanding Fuel Hedges (Details)	Sep. 30, 2015 gal $ / gal
Fuel Hedges Remaining 2015 [Member]
Summary of costless collar hedges outstanding
Gallons hedged (in gallons per year) \| gal	6,750,000
Weighted Average Contract Price per Gallon (in dollars per gallon) \| $ / gal	3.76
Fuel Hedges Remaining 2016 [Member]
Summary of costless collar hedges outstanding
Gallons hedged (in gallons per year) \| gal	27,000,000
Weighted Average Contract Price per Gallon (in dollars per gallon) \| $ / gal	3.57
Fuel Hedges Remaining 2017 [Member]
Summary of costless collar hedges outstanding
Gallons hedged (in gallons per year) \| gal	12,000,000
Weighted Average Contract Price per Gallon (in dollars per gallon) \| $ / gal	2.92

Financial Instruments - Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Sep. 30, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Liabilities:
Contingent consideration	$ 83.3	$ 0.0
Fuel hedges [Member]
Liabilities:
Fuel hedges - other accrued liabilities	33.5	34.4
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member]
Assets:
Total assets	129.7	130.6
Liabilities:
Total debt	8,240.5	7,977.9
Contingent consideration	75.3
Total liabilities	8,349.3	8,012.3
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] \| Quoted Prices in Active Markets (Level 1) [Member]
Assets:
Total assets	49.3	59.7
Liabilities:
Total debt	0.0	0.0
Contingent consideration	0.0
Total liabilities	0.0	0.0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] \| Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) [Member]
Assets:
Total assets	80.4	70.9
Liabilities:
Total debt	8,240.5	7,977.9
Contingent consideration	0.0
Total liabilities	8,274.0	8,012.3
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] \| Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) [Member]
Assets:
Total assets	0.0	0.0
Liabilities:
Total debt	0.0	0.0
Contingent consideration	75.3
Total liabilities	75.3	0.0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] \| Interest rate swaps [Member]
Assets:
Interest rate swaps - other assets	21.5	14.1
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] \| Interest rate swaps [Member] \| Quoted Prices in Active Markets (Level 1) [Member]
Assets:
Interest rate swaps - other assets	0.0	0.0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] \| Interest rate swaps [Member] \| Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) [Member]
Assets:
Interest rate swaps - other assets	21.5	14.1
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] \| Interest rate swaps [Member] \| Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) [Member]
Assets:
Interest rate swaps - other assets	0.0	0.0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] \| Fuel hedges [Member]
Liabilities:
Fuel hedges - other accrued liabilities	33.5	34.4
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] \| Fuel hedges [Member] \| Quoted Prices in Active Markets (Level 1) [Member]
Liabilities:
Fuel hedges - other accrued liabilities	0.0	0.0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] \| Fuel hedges [Member] \| Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) [Member]
Liabilities:
Fuel hedges - other accrued liabilities	33.5	34.4
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] \| Fuel hedges [Member] \| Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) [Member]
Liabilities:
Fuel hedges - other accrued liabilities	0.0	0.0
Carrying Amount [Member]
Assets:
Total assets	129.7	130.6
Liabilities:
Total debt	7,561.0	7,061.2
Contingent consideration	75.3
Total liabilities	7,669.8	7,095.6
Carrying Amount [Member] \| Interest rate swaps [Member]
Assets:
Interest rate swaps - other assets	21.5	14.1
Carrying Amount [Member] \| Fuel hedges [Member]
Liabilities:
Fuel hedges - other accrued liabilities	33.5	34.4
Money market mutual funds [Member] \| Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member]
Assets:
Money market mutual funds	49.3	59.7
Money market mutual funds [Member] \| Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] \| Quoted Prices in Active Markets (Level 1) [Member]
Assets:
Money market mutual funds	49.3	59.7
Money market mutual funds [Member] \| Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] \| Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) [Member]
Assets:
Money market mutual funds	0.0	0.0
Money market mutual funds [Member] \| Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] \| Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) [Member]
Assets:
Money market mutual funds	0.0	0.0
Money market mutual funds [Member] \| Carrying Amount [Member]
Assets:
Money market mutual funds	49.3	59.7
Bonds [Member] \| Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member]
Assets:
Bonds - restricted cash and marketable securities and other assets	58.9	56.8
Bonds [Member] \| Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] \| Quoted Prices in Active Markets (Level 1) [Member]
Assets:
Bonds - restricted cash and marketable securities and other assets	0.0	0.0
Bonds [Member] \| Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] \| Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) [Member]
Assets:
Bonds - restricted cash and marketable securities and other assets	58.9	56.8
Bonds [Member] \| Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] \| Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) [Member]
Assets:
Bonds - restricted cash and marketable securities and other assets	0.0	0.0
Bonds [Member] \| Carrying Amount [Member]
Assets:
Bonds - restricted cash and marketable securities and other assets	$ 58.9	$ 56.8

Financial Instruments - Narative (Details) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
Financial Instruments - Narative (Details) - USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014	Apr. 30, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative instruments, loss recognized in income, ineffective portion and amount excluded from effectiveness testing, net	$ (1,900,000)	$ (1,900,000)	$ (5,700,000)	$ (5,800,000)
Contingent consideration	83,300,000		83,300,000			$ 0
Sonoma County Landfill [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Contingent consideration					$ 75,300,000
Fixed-rate senior notes [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Fixed-rate senior notes, fair value	7,000,000,000		7,000,000,000			6,800,000,000
Fixed-rate senior notes, carrying value	6,400,000,000		6,400,000,000			5,900,000,000
Fuel Hedges [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative liability	33,500,000		33,500,000			34,400,000
Derivative instruments, gain (loss) recognized in other comprehensive income (loss), effective portion, net	(5,300,000)	(7,100,000)	500,000	(6,600,000)
Fuel Hedges [Member] \| Other Income (Expense) [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative instruments, loss recognized in income, ineffective portion and amount excluded from effectiveness testing, net	200,000		300,000
Fuel Hedges [Member] \| Other Income (Expense) [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative instruments, loss recognized in income, ineffective portion and amount excluded from effectiveness testing, net		100,000		100,000
Commodity Contract [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative instruments, gain (loss) recognized in other comprehensive income (loss), effective portion, net		(100,000)		200,000
Commodity Contract [Member] \| Other Income (Expense) [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative instruments, loss recognized in income, ineffective portion and amount excluded from effectiveness testing, net	0	$ 0	0	$ 0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Contingent consideration	75,300,000		75,300,000
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] \| Fuel Hedges [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative liability	$ 33,500,000		$ 33,500,000			$ 34,400,000

Segment Reporting - Financial Information by Regional Segment (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2014
Summarized financial information concerning our reportable segments
Gross Revenue	$ 2,833.9	$ 2,741.0	$ 8,244.0	$ 7,938.7
Intercompany Revenue	(489.9)	(473.1)	(1,419.2)	(1,364.5)
Total revenue	2,344.0	2,267.9	6,824.8	6,574.2
Depreciation, Amortization, Depletion and Accretion	266.8	255.1	785.5	737.4
Operating Income (Loss)	442.9	382.4	1,204.9	1,066.7
Capital Expenditures	232.7	210.2	732.0	683.1
Total Assets	20,791.8	19,987.0	20,791.8	19,987.0	$ 20,094.0
East [Member]
Summarized financial information concerning our reportable segments
Gross Revenue	752.0	748.1	2,196.6	2,177.4
Intercompany Revenue	(105.4)	(105.2)	(303.4)	(305.8)
Total revenue	646.6	642.9	1,893.2	1,871.6
Depreciation, Amortization, Depletion and Accretion	68.3	69.1	202.8	201.4
Operating Income (Loss)	116.4	109.7	361.9	323.1
Capital Expenditures	53.2	78.5	135.9	177.4
Total Assets	4,477.6	4,550.4	4,477.6	4,550.4
Central [Member]
Summarized financial information concerning our reportable segments
Gross Revenue	864.7	852.2	2,484.8	2,431.5
Intercompany Revenue	(166.2)	(164.5)	(472.1)	(463.1)
Total revenue	698.5	687.7	2,012.7	1,968.4
Depreciation, Amortization, Depletion and Accretion	86.8	83.8	250.0	241.5
Operating Income (Loss)	137.4	135.1	400.2	364.0
Capital Expenditures	73.6	85.4	177.4	225.4
Total Assets	5,780.4	5,852.3	5,780.4	5,852.3
West [Member]
Summarized financial information concerning our reportable segments
Gross Revenue	1,171.7	1,092.8	3,430.7	3,186.1
Intercompany Revenue	(214.9)	(199.7)	(633.8)	(584.9)
Total revenue	956.8	893.1	2,796.9	2,601.2
Depreciation, Amortization, Depletion and Accretion	101.9	91.3	301.4	262.3
Operating Income (Loss)	209.8	207.3	623.4	612.3
Capital Expenditures	87.4	85.7	272.1	227.5
Total Assets	8,997.8	8,280.6	8,997.8	8,280.6
Corporate entities [Member]
Summarized financial information concerning our reportable segments
Gross Revenue	45.5	47.9	131.9	143.7
Intercompany Revenue	(3.4)	(3.7)	(9.9)	(10.7)
Total revenue	42.1	44.2	122.0	133.0
Depreciation, Amortization, Depletion and Accretion	9.8	10.9	31.3	32.2
Operating Income (Loss)	(20.7)	(69.7)	(180.6)	(232.7)
Capital Expenditures	18.5	(39.4)	146.6	52.8
Total Assets	$ 1,536.0	$ 1,303.7	$ 1,536.0	$ 1,303.7

Segment Reporting - Revenue by Service Line (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014
Collection:
Total collection	$ 1,777.3	$ 1,718.5	$ 5,222.8	$ 5,023.2
Total collection (in percentage)	75.80%	75.80%	76.50%	76.40%
Transfer	$ 289.2	$ 279.1	$ 831.7	$ 793.0
Less: intercompany	(174.9)	(169.6)	(510.2)	(486.9)
Transfer, net	$ 114.3	$ 109.5	$ 321.5	$ 306.1
Transfer, net (in percentage)	4.90%	4.80%	4.70%	4.70%
Landfill	$ 536.6	$ 529.4	$ 1,524.5	$ 1,484.7
Less: intercompany	(246.4)	(243.4)	(714.3)	(698.9)
Landfill, net	$ 290.2	$ 286.0	$ 810.2	$ 785.8
Landfill, net (in percentage)	12.40%	12.60%	11.90%	12.00%
E&P waste services	$ 22.0	$ 10.4	$ 72.8	$ 29.3
E&P waste services (in percentage)	0.90%	0.50%	1.10%	0.40%
Other:
Sale of recycled commodities	$ 99.4	$ 101.6	$ 277.7	$ 307.7
Sale of recyclable commodities (in percentage)	4.20%	4.50%	4.10%	4.70%
Other non-core	$ 40.8	$ 41.9	$ 119.8	$ 122.1
Other non-core (in percentage)	1.80%	1.80%	1.70%	1.80%
Total other	$ 140.2	$ 143.5	$ 397.5	$ 429.8
Total other (in percentage)	6.00%	6.30%	5.80%	6.50%
Total revenue	$ 2,344.0	$ 2,267.9	$ 6,824.8	$ 6,574.2
Total revenue (in percentage)	100.00%	100.00%	100.00%	100.00%
Residential [Member]
Collection:
Total collection	$ 564.9	$ 551.9	$ 1,682.4	$ 1,639.4
Total collection (in percentage)	24.10%	24.40%	24.70%	25.00%
Commercial [Member]
Collection:
Total collection	$ 704.2	$ 685.8	$ 2,098.1	$ 2,027.1
Total collection (in percentage)	30.00%	30.20%	30.70%	30.80%
Industrial [Member]
Collection:
Total collection	$ 497.5	$ 471.5	$ 1,413.0	$ 1,329.0
Total collection (in percentage)	21.20%	20.80%	20.70%	20.20%
Other [Member]
Collection:
Total collection	$ 10.7	$ 9.3	$ 29.3	$ 27.7
Total collection (in percentage)	0.50%	0.40%	0.40%	0.40%

Segment Reporting - Narrative (Details)	9 Months Ended
Segment Reporting - Narrative (Details)	Sep. 30, 2015 region
Segment Reporting [Abstract]
Number of reportable regions/segments	3

Commitments and Contingencies - Restricted Cash and marketable Securities (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Sep. 30, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Restricted Cash and Marketable Securities [Abstract]
Financing proceeds	$ 8.9	$ 20.9
Holdback escrow	16.8	16.8
Capping, closure and post-closure obligations	27.2	26.7
Insurance	53.4	50.4
Other	0.9	0.8
Total restricted cash and marketable securities	$ 107.2	$ 115.6

Commitments and Contingencies - Legal Proceedings (Details) $ in Millions	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($)
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]
Losses accrued related to legal proceedings	$ 61.3
Loss contingency additional potential liability	$ 63.0

Commitments and Contingencies - Multiemployer Pension Plans (Details)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2015 pension_plan
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]
Number of multi-employer pension plans (in number of plans)	27

Commitments and Contingencies - Central States, Southeast and Southwest Areas Pension Fund (Details) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended	21 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($)
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]
Withdrawal liability	$ 141.6	$ 141.6	$ 141.6
Withdrawal liability, period for recognition		20 years
Potential additional withdrawal liability	67.0	$ 67.0	67.0
Progress payments associated with withdrawal liability	$ 4.0		$ 27.8