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ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE LOSS - Changes in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss by Component (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended						9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2023	Jun. 30, 2023	Mar. 31, 2023	Sep. 30, 2022	Jun. 30, 2022	Mar. 31, 2022	Sep. 30, 2023	Sep. 30, 2022
AOCI Attributable to Parent, Net of Tax [Roll Forward]
Balance beginning of period	$ 2,109,886	$ 1,980,044	$ 1,922,322	$ 1,716,950	$ 1,593,237	$ 1,513,887	$ 1,922,322	$ 1,513,887
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications							20,499
Amounts reclassified out of accumulated other comprehensive loss							(25,175)
Tax (provision) benefit							2,718
Other comprehensive (loss) income, net of tax	(3,173)	15,561	(14,346)	(8,865)	(539)	33,849	(1,958)	24,445
Balance ending of period	2,185,794	2,109,886	1,980,044	1,837,581	1,716,950	1,593,237	2,185,794	1,837,581
Foreign Currency Translation Adjustments
AOCI Attributable to Parent, Net of Tax [Roll Forward]
Balance beginning of period			(209,339)				(209,339)
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications							813
Amounts reclassified out of accumulated other comprehensive loss							0
Tax (provision) benefit							0
Other comprehensive (loss) income, net of tax							813
Balance ending of period	(208,526)						(208,526)
Unrealized Loss on Available-For-Sale Securities
AOCI Attributable to Parent, Net of Tax [Roll Forward]
Balance beginning of period			(563)				(563)
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications							394
Amounts reclassified out of accumulated other comprehensive loss							0
Tax (provision) benefit							(83)
Other comprehensive (loss) income, net of tax							311
Balance ending of period	(252)						(252)
Unrealized Gain on Fair Value of Interest Rate Hedges
AOCI Attributable to Parent, Net of Tax [Roll Forward]
Balance beginning of period			43,058				43,058
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications							19,293
Amounts reclassified out of accumulated other comprehensive loss							(25,175)
Tax (provision) benefit							2,801
Other comprehensive (loss) income, net of tax							(3,081)
Balance ending of period	39,977						39,977
Unrealized Loss on Unfunded Pension Liability
AOCI Attributable to Parent, Net of Tax [Roll Forward]
Balance beginning of period			(337)				(337)
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications							(1)
Amounts reclassified out of accumulated other comprehensive loss							0
Tax (provision) benefit							0
Other comprehensive (loss) income, net of tax							(1)
Balance ending of period	(338)						(338)
Total
AOCI Attributable to Parent, Net of Tax [Roll Forward]
Balance beginning of period	(165,966)	(181,527)	(167,181)	(162,702)	(162,163)	(196,012)	(167,181)	(196,012)
Other comprehensive (loss) income, net of tax	(3,173)	15,561	(14,346)	(8,865)	(539)	33,849
Balance ending of period	$ (169,139)	$ (165,966)	$ (181,527)	$ (171,567)	$ (162,702)	$ (162,163)	$ (169,139)	$ (171,567)

Insider Trading Arrangements	3 Months Ended
Insider Trading Arrangements	Sep. 30, 2023
Trading Arrangements, by Individual
Rule 10b5-1 Arrangement Adopted	false
Non-Rule 10b5-1 Arrangement Adopted	false
Rule 10b5-1 Arrangement Terminated	false
Non-Rule 10b5-1 Arrangement Terminated	false

SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES	9 Months Ended
SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES	Sep. 30, 2023
Accounting Policies [Abstract]
SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES	SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES The Company's significant accounting policies are described in Note 2, "Significant Accounting Policies," in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022. There have been no material changes in these policies or their application except for the change described below. Segment Reporting and Goodwill Pursuant to the previous succession announcement, effective March 31, 2023, Michael L. Battles and Eric W. Gerstenberg, former Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer of the Company, respectively, were appointed Co-CEOs. As a result, the Company’s new Chief Operating Decision Maker (“CODM”) is a committee comprised of both Co-CEOs, who, going forward, will manage the business, make operating decisions and assess performance. The Company does not expect that the new CODM structure will change how the Company is managed and as such will continue to report as two operating segments; (i) the Environmental Services segment and (ii) the Safety-Kleen Sustainability Solutions segment and assess the recoverability of goodwill under three reporting units; (i) Environmental Sales and Service, (ii) Environmental Facilities and (iii) Safety-Kleen Sustainability Solutions.

REMEDIAL LIABILITIES - Additional Information (Details) $ in Millions	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2023 USD ($)
Remedial Liabilities for Inactive Sites
Remedial liabilities
Increase of remedial liabilities due to changes in estimates of related liabilities to account for new information obtained	$ 1.1
Remedial Liabilities for Active Sites
Remedial liabilities
Increase of remedial liabilities due to changes in estimates of related liabilities to account for new information obtained	$ 1.1

- Definition

Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

+ References + Details

Cover - shares	9 Months Ended
Cover - shares	Sep. 30, 2023	Oct. 27, 2023
Cover [Abstract]
Document Type	10-Q
Document Quarterly Report	true
Document Period End Date	Sep. 30, 2023
Document Transition Report	false
Entity File Number	001-34223
Entity Registrant Name	CLEAN HARBORS, INC
Entity Incorporation, State or Country Code	MA
Entity Tax Identification Number	04-2997780
Entity Address, Address Line One	42 Longwater Drive
Entity Address, City or Town	Norwell
Entity Address, State or Province	MA
Entity Address, Postal Zip Code	02061-9149
City Area Code	781
Local Phone Number	792-5000
Title of 12(b) Security	Common Stock, $0.01 par value
Trading Symbol	CLH
Security Exchange Name	NYSE
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Interactive Data Current	Yes
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Entity Small Business	false
Entity Emerging Growth Company	false
Entity Shell Company	false
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		54,086,261
Entity Central Index Key	0000822818
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2023
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q3
Amendment Flag	false

SEGMENT REPORTING (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2023

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Schedule of Reconciliation of Third Party Revenues to Direct Revenues

The following tables reconcile third-party revenues to direct revenues for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022 (in thousands):


	For the Three Months Ended				For the Three Months Ended
	September 30, 2023				September 30, 2022
	Third-Party Revenues		Intersegment Revenues (Expenses), net		Direct Revenues		Third-Party Revenues		Intersegment Revenues (Expenses), net		Direct Revenues
Environmental Services	$	1,135,279	$	11,084	$	1,146,363	$	1,080,032	$	6,452	$	1,086,484
Safety-Kleen Sustainability Solutions	230,305		(11,084)		219,221		282,771		(6,452)		276,319
Corporate Items	112		—		112		283		—		283
Total	$	1,365,696	$	—	$	1,365,696	$	1,363,086	$	—	$	1,363,086


	For the Nine Months Ended				For the Nine Months Ended
	September 30, 2023				September 30, 2022
	Third-Party Revenues		Intersegment Revenues (Expenses), net		Direct Revenues		Third-Party Revenues		Intersegment Revenues (Expenses), net		Direct Revenues
Environmental Services	$	3,357,743	$	31,397	$	3,389,140	$	3,105,336	$	19,336	$	3,124,672
Safety-Kleen Sustainability Solutions	712,905		(31,397)		681,508		782,737		(19,336)		763,401
Corporate Items	335		—		335		434		—		434
Total	$	4,070,983	$	—	$	4,070,983	$	3,888,507	$	—	$	3,888,507

Schedule of Reconciliation to Consolidated Statements of Income to Adjusted EBITDA

The following table presents Adjusted EBITDA information used by management by reported segment (in thousands):


	For the Three Months Ended				For the Nine Months Ended
	September 30,				September 30,
	2023		2022		2023		2022
Adjusted EBITDA:
Environmental Services	$	288,982	$	260,687	$	822,949	$	713,630
Safety-Kleen Sustainability Solutions	31,146		103,156		126,024		252,043
Corporate Items	(65,111)		(55,288)		(191,312)		(167,789)
Total	255,017		308,555		757,661		797,884
Reconciliation to Consolidated Statements of Operations:
Accretion of environmental liabilities	3,388		3,246		10,281		9,599
Stock-based compensation	4,291		7,828		14,809		20,375
Depreciation and amortization	92,970		88,394		267,425		260,560
Income from operations	154,368		209,087		465,146		507,350
Other (income) expense, net	(334)		(104)		833		(2,073)
Loss on early extinguishment of debt	—		—		2,362		—
Gain on sale of business	—		—		—		(8,864)
Interest expense, net of interest income	29,696		28,081		80,400		79,354
Income before provision for income taxes	$	125,006	$	181,110	$	381,551	$	438,933

REMEDIAL LIABILITIES - Summary of Changes to Remedial Liabilities (Details) $ in Thousands	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2023 USD ($)
Accrual for Environmental Loss Contingencies [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance	$ 116,290
Accretion	3,165
Changes in estimates recorded to consolidated statement of operations	3,211
Expenditures	(11,007)
Currency translation and other	45
Ending balance	111,704
Remedial Liabilities for Landfill Sites
Accrual for Environmental Loss Contingencies [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance	1,824
Accretion	66
Changes in estimates recorded to consolidated statement of operations	13
Expenditures	(39)
Currency translation and other	0
Ending balance	1,864
Remedial Liabilities for Inactive Sites
Accrual for Environmental Loss Contingencies [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance	59,749
Accretion	1,918
Changes in estimates recorded to consolidated statement of operations	1,318
Expenditures	(2,896)
Currency translation and other	1
Ending balance	60,090
Remedial Liabilities (Including Superfund) for Non-Landfill Operations
Accrual for Environmental Loss Contingencies [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance	54,717
Accretion	1,181
Changes in estimates recorded to consolidated statement of operations	1,880
Expenditures	(8,072)
Currency translation and other	44
Ending balance	$ 49,750

ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE LOSS - Reclassified Out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Jan. 24, 2023	Sep. 30, 2023	Sep. 30, 2023
Interest Rate Swap
Reclassification Adjustment out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Line Items]
Unrealized Gain on Fair Value of Interest Rate Hedges		$ 5,000	$ 25,175
2018 Swaps
Reclassification Adjustment out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Line Items]
Unrealized Gain on Fair Value of Interest Rate Hedges	$ 8,300

STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2023

Share-Based Payment Arrangement [Abstract]

Schedule of Restricted Stock Awards

The following table summarizes information about restricted stock awards for the nine months ended September 30, 2023:


Restricted Stock	Number of Shares	Weighted Average Grant-Date Fair Value
Balance at January 1, 2023	427,142	$	84.64
Granted	165,368	137.06
Vested	(157,806)	74.74
Forfeited	(44,056)	102.42
Balance at September 30, 2023	390,648	$	108.83

Schedule of Performance Stock Awards

The following table summarizes information about performance stock awards for the nine months ended September 30, 2023:


Performance Stock	Number of Shares	Weighted Average Grant-Date Fair Value
Balance at January 1, 2023	213,679	$	91.62
Granted	119,382	130.77
Vested	(69,268)	92.60
Forfeited	(35,874)	111.03
Balance at September 30, 2023	227,919	$	108.77

STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION - Restricted Stock Awards (Details) - Restricted stock awards - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, shares in Thousands, $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2023	Sep. 30, 2022	Sep. 30, 2023	Sep. 30, 2022
Number of Shares
Beginning balance (in shares)			427,142
Granted (in shares)			165,368
Vested (in shares)			(157,806)
Forfeited (in shares)			(44,056)
Ending balance (in shares)	390,648		390,648
Weighted Average Grant-Date Fair Value
Beginning of period (in dollars per share)			$ 84.64
Granted (in dollars per share)			137.06
Vested (in dollars per share)			74.74
Forfeited (in dollars per share)			102.42
End of period (in dollars per share)	$ 108.83		$ 108.83
Unrecognized compensation cost	$ 32.5		$ 32.5
Period for recognition (in years)			3 years
Fair value of share-based payment awards	$ 16.6	$ 9.1	$ 24.6	$ 14.7

BUSINESS COMBINATIONS

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2023

Business Combination and Asset Acquisition [Abstract]

BUSINESS COMBINATIONS

2023 Acquisition

On March 31, 2023, the Company acquired Thompson Industrial Services, LLC ("Thompson Industrial") for an all-cash purchase price of $110.9 million, net of cash acquired. In the third quarter of 2023, the Company received $1.0 million after finalizing the acquisition date working capital balances, which decreased the overall purchase price. The operations of Thompson Industrial expand the Environmental Services segment's industrial service operations in the southeastern region of the United States.

The preliminary allocation of the purchase price is provisional and was based on estimates of the fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed as of the acquisition date. The Company continues to obtain information to complete the valuation of these balances and the associated income tax accounting. Measurement period adjustments will reflect new information obtained

about facts and circumstances that existed as of the acquisition date. The following table summarizes the preliminary determination and recognition of assets acquired and liabilities assumed (in thousands):


	At Acquisition Date As Reported March 31, 2023		Measurement Period Adjustments		At Acquisition Date As Reported September 30, 2023
Accounts receivable	$	25,793	$	(450)	$	25,343
Inventories and supplies	233		—		233
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	1,150		155		1,305
Property, plant and equipment	28,030		(1,311)		26,719
Permits and other intangibles	28,100		800		28,900
Operating lease right-of-use assets	4,716		—		4,716
Other non-current assets	36		36		72
Current liabilities	(11,514)		1,269		(10,245)
Current portion of operating lease liabilities	(1,653)		—		(1,653)
Operating lease liabilities, less current portion	(3,063)		—		(3,063)

Other long-term liabilities	—		(560)		(560)
Total identifiable net assets	71,828		(61)		71,767
Goodwill	40,092		(1,004)		39,088
Total purchase price	$	111,920	$	(1,065)	$	110,855

Permits and other intangible assets acquired include customer relationships, trademarks/tradenames and non-compete agreements and are anticipated to have estimated useful lives of between five and 15 years with a weighted average useful life of approximately 13 years. The excess of the total purchase price, which includes the aggregate cash consideration paid in excess of the fair value of the tangible and intangible assets acquired and liabilities assumed, was recorded as goodwill. The goodwill recognized is attributable to the expected operating synergies, assembled workforce and growth potential that the Company expects to realize from the acquisition. Goodwill generated from the acquisition is deductible for tax purposes.

The operations included in the Company's financial statements for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023, and pro forma revenue and earnings amounts on a combined basis as if this acquisition had been completed on January 1, 2022 are immaterial to the consolidated financial statements of the Company.

2022 Acquisitions

On June 17, 2022, the Company acquired a privately-owned company for an all-cash purchase price of approximately $78.9 million, net of cash acquired. The operations of the newly acquired company expand the Safety-Kleen Sustainability Solutions segment's waste oil collection capabilities and re-refining business throughout the southeastern region of the United States, including the addition of a re-refinery in Georgia.

The Company finalized the purchase accounting for this acquisition. The allocation of the purchase price was based on estimates of the fair value and assets acquired and liabilities assumed as of June 17, 2022. The following table summarizes the final determination and recognition of assets acquired and liabilities assumed (in thousands):


	At Acquisition Date As Reported December 31, 2022		Measurement Period Adjustments		Final Allocation At Acquisition Date As Reported September 30, 2023
Accounts receivable	$	1,111	$	(22)	$	1,089
Inventories and supplies	5,816		(71)		5,745
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	144		—		144
Property, plant and equipment	19,605		2,626		22,231
Permits and other intangibles	23,500		—		23,500
Operating lease right-of-use assets	585		—		585
Other non-current assets	13		—		13
Current liabilities	(3,271)		(104)		(3,375)
Current portion of operating lease liabilities	(186)		—		(186)
Operating lease liabilities, less current portion	(399)		—		(399)

Other long-term liabilities	(55)		(2,626)		(2,681)
Total identifiable net assets	46,863		(197)		46,666
Goodwill	32,015		197		32,212
Total purchase price	$	78,878	$	—	$	78,878

Permits and other intangible assets acquired include supplier relationships, permits, customer relationships and trademarks/tradenames and are anticipated to have estimated useful lives of between five and 20 years with a weighted average useful life of approximately 18 years. The excess of the total purchase price, which includes the aggregate cash consideration paid in excess of the fair value of the tangible and intangible assets acquired, was recorded as goodwill. The goodwill recognized is attributable to the expected operating synergies, assembled workforce and growth potential that the Company expects to realize from the acquisition. Goodwill generated from the acquisition is deductible for tax purposes.

On December 9, 2022, the Company acquired a privately-owned business for $12.6 million cash consideration. The acquired company expands the Safety-Kleen Sustainability Solutions segment's oil collection operations in the southeastern region of the United States. In connection with this acquisition, goodwill of $2.6 million was recognized. The results of operations for the acquired business were not material in 2022.

PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2023

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT

Property, plant and equipment consisted of the following (in thousands):


	September 30, 2023		December 31, 2022
Land	$	174,598	$	172,579
Asset retirement costs (non-landfill)	27,100		22,001
Landfill assets	247,822		232,872
Buildings and improvements (1)	622,059		591,397

Vehicles (2)	1,214,945		1,112,188
Equipment (3)	2,343,272		2,195,064

Construction in progress	191,311		140,328
	4,821,107		4,466,429
Less - accumulated depreciation and amortization	2,692,599		2,486,127
Total property, plant and equipment, net	$	2,128,508	$	1,980,302

________________

(1) Balances inclusive of gross right-of-use ("ROU") assets classified as finance leases of $8.0 million in both periods.

(2) Balances inclusive of gross ROU assets classified as finance leases of $132.5 million and $106.7 million, respectively.

(3) Balances inclusive of gross ROU assets classified as finance leases of $9.2 million in both periods.

Depreciation expense, inclusive of landfill and finance lease amortization, was $80.4 million and $229.7 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023, respectively. Depreciation expense, inclusive of landfill and finance lease amortization, was $75.3 million and $223.0 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022, respectively. The Company recorded $1.7 million and $4.4 million of capitalized interest during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023, respectively. The Company recorded $0.9 million and $2.0 million of capitalized interest during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022, respectively. The capitalized interest in all periods is mainly due to the construction of a new incinerator in Kimball, Nebraska.

BASIS OF PRESENTATION	9 Months Ended
BASIS OF PRESENTATION	Sep. 30, 2023
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]
BASIS OF PRESENTATION	BASIS OF PRESENTATIONThe accompanying consolidated interim financial statements are unaudited and include the accounts of Clean Harbors, Inc. and its subsidiaries (collectively, “Clean Harbors” or the “Company”) and have been prepared pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and, in the opinion of management, include all adjustments which are of a normal recurring nature and are necessary for a fair presentation of the financial position, results of operations and cash flows for the periods presented. Management has made estimates and assumptions affecting the amounts reported in the Company's consolidated interim financial statements and accompanying footnotes; actual results could differ from those estimates and judgments. The results for interim periods are not necessarily indicative of results for the entire year or any other interim periods. The financial statements presented herein should be read in conjunction with the financial statements included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022.

ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE LOSS

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2023

Equity [Abstract]

ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE LOSS

The changes in accumulated other comprehensive loss by component and related tax impacts for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 were as follows (in thousands):


	Foreign Currency Translation Adjustments		Unrealized Loss on Available-For-Sale Securities		Unrealized Gain on Fair Value of Interest Rate Hedges		Unrealized Loss on Unfunded Pension Liability		Total
Balance at January 1, 2023	$	(209,339)	$	(563)	$	43,058	$	(337)	$	(167,181)
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications	813		394		19,293		(1)		20,499
Amounts reclassified out of accumulated other comprehensive loss	—		—		(25,175)		—		(25,175)
Tax (provision) benefit	—		(83)		2,801		—		2,718
Other comprehensive income (loss)	813		311		(3,081)		(1)		(1,958)
Balance at September 30, 2023	$	(208,526)	$	(252)	$	39,977	$	(338)	$	(169,139)

The amount realized in the consolidated statement of operations during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023 which was reclassified out of accumulated other comprehensive loss was as follows (in thousands):


Component of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss	For the Three Months Ended September 30, 2023		For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2023		Location
Unrealized Gain on Fair Value of Interest Rate Hedges (1)	$	5,000	$	25,175	Interest expense, net of interest income

________________

(1) For the nine months ended September 30, 2023, the balance is inclusive of an $8.3 million gain realized in connection with the settlement of the 2018 Swaps. For more information on this transaction, see Note 12, "Financing Arrangements."

GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS - Finite-lived and Indefinite Lived Intangible Assets (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022
Schedule of Finite-lived and Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Finite-lived intangible assets, cost	$ 894,487	$ 861,470
Accumulated Amortization	401,047	363,222
Finite-lived intangible assets, net	493,440	498,248
Total permits and other intangible assets, cost	1,014,587	984,004
Total permits and other intangible assets, net	613,540	620,782
Trademarks and trade names
Schedule of Finite-lived and Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Trademarks and trade names	120,100	122,534
Permits
Schedule of Finite-lived and Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Finite-lived intangible assets, cost	189,982	188,373
Accumulated Amortization	115,122	109,036
Finite-lived intangible assets, net	74,860	79,337
Customer and supplier relationships
Schedule of Finite-lived and Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Finite-lived intangible assets, cost	604,493	583,709
Accumulated Amortization	251,378	229,368
Finite-lived intangible assets, net	353,115	354,341
Other intangible assets
Schedule of Finite-lived and Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Finite-lived intangible assets, cost	100,012	89,388
Accumulated Amortization	34,547	24,818
Finite-lived intangible assets, net	$ 65,465	$ 64,570

EARNINGS PER SHARE (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2023

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Schedule of Reconciliation of Basic and Diluted Earnings Per Share Computations

The following are computations of basic and diluted earnings per share (in thousands, except per share amounts):


	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	September 30,				September 30,
	2023		2022		2023		2022
Numerator for basic and diluted earnings per share:
Net income	$	91,340	$	135,799	$	279,507	$	329,270

Denominator:
Weighted-average basic shares outstanding	54,122		54,111		54,097		54,278
Dilutive effect of outstanding stock awards	297		270		314		264
Dilutive shares outstanding	54,419		54,381		54,411		54,542

Basic earnings per share:	$	1.69	$	2.51	$	5.17	$	6.07

Diluted earnings per share:	$	1.68	$	2.50	$	5.14	$	6.04

EARNINGS PER SHARE - Anti-Dilutive Securities (Details) - shares	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2023	Sep. 30, 2022	Sep. 30, 2023	Sep. 30, 2022
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]
Number of performance stock awards that performance criteria not attained (in shares)	103,454	81,341	103,454	81,341
Restricted stock awards
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]
Antidilutive shares excluded from computation of earning per share (in shares)	6,550	10,043	14,050	13,500

UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (Parenthetical) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2023	Sep. 30, 2022	Sep. 30, 2023	Sep. 30, 2022
Income Statement [Abstract]
Interest income	$ 2,877	$ 1,103	$ 7,833	$ 2,159

INVENTORIES AND SUPPLIES (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2023

Inventory Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Inventories and Supplies

Inventories and supplies consisted of the following (in thousands):


	September 30, 2023		December 31, 2022
Oil and oil related products	$	109,345	$	151,519
Supplies	170,512		143,743
Solvent and solutions	11,519		11,994
Other	20,136		17,738
Total inventories and supplies	$	311,512	$	324,994

ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE LOSS (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2023

Equity [Abstract]

Schedule of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss

The changes in accumulated other comprehensive loss by component and related tax impacts for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 were as follows (in thousands):


	Foreign Currency Translation Adjustments		Unrealized Loss on Available-For-Sale Securities		Unrealized Gain on Fair Value of Interest Rate Hedges		Unrealized Loss on Unfunded Pension Liability		Total
Balance at January 1, 2023	$	(209,339)	$	(563)	$	43,058	$	(337)	$	(167,181)
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications	813		394		19,293		(1)		20,499
Amounts reclassified out of accumulated other comprehensive loss	—		—		(25,175)		—		(25,175)
Tax (provision) benefit	—		(83)		2,801		—		2,718
Other comprehensive income (loss)	813		311		(3,081)		(1)		(1,958)
Balance at September 30, 2023	$	(208,526)	$	(252)	$	39,977	$	(338)	$	(169,139)

Schedule of Reclassification Out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss


Component of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss	For the Three Months Ended September 30, 2023		For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2023		Location
Unrealized Gain on Fair Value of Interest Rate Hedges (1)	$	5,000	$	25,175	Interest expense, net of interest income

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BUSINESS COMBINATIONS - Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2023	Sep. 30, 2023	Sep. 30, 2023	Mar. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Goodwill	$ 1,286,473	$ 1,286,473	$ 1,286,473		$ 1,246,878
Measurement Period Adjustments, Goodwill			342
Thompson Industrial
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Accounts receivable	25,343	25,343	25,343	$ 25,793
Inventories and supplies	233	233	233	233
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	1,305	1,305	1,305	1,150
Property, plant and equipment	26,719	26,719	26,719	28,030
Permits and other intangibles	28,900	28,900	28,900	28,100
Operating lease right-of-use assets	4,716	4,716	4,716	4,716
Other non-current assets	72	72	72	36
Current liabilities	(10,245)	(10,245)	(10,245)	(11,514)
Current portion of operating lease liabilities	(1,653)	(1,653)	(1,653)	(1,653)
Operating lease liabilities, less current portion	(3,063)	(3,063)	(3,063)	(3,063)
Other long-term liabilities	(560)	(560)	(560)	0
Total identifiable net assets	71,767	71,767	71,767	71,828
Goodwill	39,088	39,088	39,088	40,092
Total purchase price	110,855	110,855	110,855	$ 111,920
Measurement Period Adjustments, Accounts receivable		(450)
Measurement Period Adjustments, Prepaid expenses and other current assets		155
Measurement Period Adjustments, Property, plant and equipment		(1,311)
Measurement Period Adjustments, Permits and other intangibles		800
Measurement Period Adjustments, Other non-current assets		36
Measurement Period Adjustments, Current liabilities		1,269
Measurement Period Adjustments, Other long-term liabilities		(560)
Measurement Period Adjustments, Total identifiable net assets		(61)
Measurement Period Adjustments, Goodwill		(1,004)
Measurement Period Adjustments, Total purchase price	1,000	(1,065)
June 17, 2022 Acquisition
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Accounts receivable	1,089	1,089	1,089		1,111
Inventories and supplies	5,745	5,745	5,745		5,816
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	144	144	144		144
Property, plant and equipment	22,231	22,231	22,231		19,605
Permits and other intangibles	23,500	23,500	23,500		23,500
Operating lease right-of-use assets	585	585	585		585
Other non-current assets	13	13	13		13
Current liabilities	(3,375)	(3,375)	(3,375)		(3,271)
Current portion of operating lease liabilities	(186)	(186)	(186)		(186)
Operating lease liabilities, less current portion	(399)	(399)	(399)		(399)
Other long-term liabilities	(2,681)	(2,681)	(2,681)		(55)
Total identifiable net assets	46,666	46,666	46,666		46,863
Goodwill	32,212	32,212	32,212		32,015
Total purchase price	$ 78,878	$ 78,878	78,878		$ 78,878
Measurement Period Adjustments, Accounts receivable			(22)
Measurement Period Adjustments, Inventories and supplies			(71)
Measurement Period Adjustments, Property, plant and equipment			2,626
Measurement Period Adjustments, Current liabilities			(104)
Measurement Period Adjustments, Other long-term liabilities			(2,626)
Measurement Period Adjustments, Total identifiable net assets			(197)
Measurement Period Adjustments, Goodwill			197
Measurement Period Adjustments, Total purchase price			$ 0

SEGMENT REPORTING - Reconciliation to Consolidated Statements of Income to Adjusted EBITDA (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended			9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2023	Mar. 31, 2023	Sep. 30, 2022	Sep. 30, 2023	Sep. 30, 2022
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Adjusted EBITDA	$ 255,017		$ 308,555	$ 757,661	$ 797,884
Reconciliation to Consolidated Statements of Operations:
Accretion of environmental liabilities	3,388		3,246	10,281	9,599
Stock-based compensation	4,291		7,828	14,809	20,375
Depreciation and amortization	92,970		88,394	267,425	260,560
Income from operations	154,368		209,087	465,146	507,350
Other (income) expense, net	(334)		(104)	833	(2,073)
Loss on early extinguishment of debt	0	$ 2,400	0	2,362	0
Gain on sale of business	0		0	0	(8,864)
Interest expense, net of interest income	29,696		28,081	80,400	79,354
Income before provision for income taxes	125,006		181,110	381,551	438,933
Operating Segments \| Environmental Services
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Adjusted EBITDA	288,982		260,687	822,949	713,630
Operating Segments \| Safety-Kleen Sustainability Solutions
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Adjusted EBITDA	31,146		103,156	126,024	252,043
Corporate
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Adjusted EBITDA	$ (65,111)		$ (55,288)	$ (191,312)	$ (167,789)

UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Total	Common Stock	Additional Paid-in Capital	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss	Accumulated Earnings
Balance beginning of period (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2021		54,419,000
Balance beginning of period at Dec. 31, 2021	$ 1,513,887	$ 544	$ 536,377	$ (196,012)	$ 1,172,978
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity
Net income	45,314				45,314
Other comprehensive (loss) income	33,849			33,849
Stock-based compensation	5,712		5,712
Issuance of common stock for restricted share vesting, net of employee tax withholdings (in shares)		36,000
Issuance of common stock for restricted share vesting, net of employee tax withholdings	(1,831)		(1,831)
Repurchases of common stock (in shares)		(41,000)
Repurchases of common stock	(3,694)		(3,694)
Balance ending of period (in shares) at Mar. 31, 2022		54,414,000
Balance ending of period at Mar. 31, 2022	1,593,237	$ 544	536,564	(162,163)	1,218,292
Balance beginning of period (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2021		54,419,000
Balance beginning of period at Dec. 31, 2021	1,513,887	$ 544	536,377	(196,012)	1,172,978
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity
Net income	329,270
Other comprehensive (loss) income	24,445
Balance ending of period (in shares) at Sep. 30, 2022		54,070,000
Balance ending of period at Sep. 30, 2022	1,837,581	$ 541	506,359	(171,567)	1,502,248
Balance beginning of period (in shares) at Mar. 31, 2022		54,414,000
Balance beginning of period at Mar. 31, 2022	1,593,237	$ 544	536,564	(162,163)	1,218,292
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity
Net income	148,157				148,157
Other comprehensive (loss) income	(539)			(539)
Stock-based compensation	6,835		6,835
Issuance of common stock for restricted share vesting, net of employee tax withholdings (in shares)		31,000
Issuance of common stock for restricted share vesting, net of employee tax withholdings	(740)		(740)
Repurchases of common stock (in shares)		(335,000)
Repurchases of common stock	(30,000)	$ (3)	(29,997)
Balance ending of period (in shares) at Jun. 30, 2022		54,110,000
Balance ending of period at Jun. 30, 2022	1,716,950	$ 541	512,662	(162,702)	1,366,449
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity
Net income	135,799				135,799
Other comprehensive (loss) income	(8,865)			(8,865)
Stock-based compensation	7,828		7,828
Issuance of common stock for restricted share vesting, net of employee tax withholdings (in shares)		68,000
Issuance of common stock for restricted share vesting, net of employee tax withholdings	(3,643)	$ 1	(3,644)
Repurchases of common stock (in shares)		(108,000)
Repurchases of common stock	(10,488)	$ (1)	(10,487)
Balance ending of period (in shares) at Sep. 30, 2022		54,070,000
Balance ending of period at Sep. 30, 2022	$ 1,837,581	$ 541	506,359	(171,567)	1,502,248
Balance beginning of period (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2022	54,064,797	54,065,000
Balance beginning of period at Dec. 31, 2022	$ 1,922,322	$ 541	504,240	(167,181)	1,584,722
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity
Net income	72,401				72,401
Other comprehensive (loss) income	(14,346)			(14,346)
Stock-based compensation	6,018		6,018
Issuance of common stock for restricted share vesting, net of employee tax withholdings (in shares)		49,000
Issuance of common stock for restricted share vesting, net of employee tax withholdings	(3,351)		(3,351)
Repurchases of common stock (in shares)		(22,000)
Repurchases of common stock	(3,000)		(3,000)
Balance ending of period (in shares) at Mar. 31, 2023		54,092,000
Balance ending of period at Mar. 31, 2023	$ 1,980,044	$ 541	503,907	(181,527)	1,657,123
Balance beginning of period (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2022	54,064,797	54,065,000
Balance beginning of period at Dec. 31, 2022	$ 1,922,322	$ 541	504,240	(167,181)	1,584,722
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity
Net income	279,507
Other comprehensive (loss) income	$ (1,958)
Balance ending of period (in shares) at Sep. 30, 2023	54,102,982	54,103,000
Balance ending of period at Sep. 30, 2023	$ 2,185,794	$ 541	490,163	(169,139)	1,864,229
Balance beginning of period (in shares) at Mar. 31, 2023		54,092,000
Balance beginning of period at Mar. 31, 2023	1,980,044	$ 541	503,907	(181,527)	1,657,123
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity
Net income	115,766				115,766
Other comprehensive (loss) income	15,561			15,561
Stock-based compensation	4,500		4,500
Issuance of common stock for restricted share vesting, net of employee tax withholdings (in shares)		34,000
Issuance of common stock for restricted share vesting, net of employee tax withholdings	(984)		(984)
Repurchases of common stock (in shares)		(36,000)
Repurchases of common stock	(5,001)		(5,001)
Balance ending of period (in shares) at Jun. 30, 2023		54,090,000
Balance ending of period at Jun. 30, 2023	2,109,886	$ 541	502,422	(165,966)	1,772,889
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity
Net income	91,340				91,340
Other comprehensive (loss) income	(3,173)			(3,173)
Stock-based compensation	4,291		4,291
Issuance of common stock for restricted share vesting, net of employee tax withholdings (in shares)		71,000
Issuance of common stock for restricted share vesting, net of employee tax withholdings	(6,551)	$ 1	(6,552)
Repurchases of common stock (in shares)		(58,000)
Repurchases of common stock	$ (9,999)	$ (1)	(9,998)
Balance ending of period (in shares) at Sep. 30, 2023	54,102,982	54,103,000
Balance ending of period at Sep. 30, 2023	$ 2,185,794	$ 541	$ 490,163	$ (169,139)	$ 1,864,229

GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS - Additional Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2023	Sep. 30, 2022	Sep. 30, 2023	Sep. 30, 2022
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]
Amortization of permits and other intangible assets	$ 12.5	$ 13.1	$ 37.8	$ 37.6

ACCRUED EXPENSES AND OTHER CURRENT LIABILITIES

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2023

Payables and Accruals [Abstract]

ACCRUED EXPENSES AND OTHER CURRENT LIABILITIES

Accrued expenses and other current liabilities consisted of the following (in thousands):


	September 30, 2023		December 31, 2022
Accrued insurance	$	98,803	$	92,909
Accrued interest	14,791		20,033
Accrued compensation and benefits	98,108		123,226
Accrued income, real estate, sales and other taxes	59,035		61,442

Accrued other	98,360		99,106
	$	369,097	$	396,716

UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2023	Sep. 30, 2022	Sep. 30, 2023	Sep. 30, 2022
Revenues:
Total revenues	$ 1,365,696	$ 1,363,086	$ 4,070,983	$ 3,888,507
Cost of revenues: (exclusive of items shown separately below)
Total cost of revenues	943,951	910,648	2,822,977	2,652,506
Selling, general and administrative expenses	171,019	151,711	505,154	458,492
Accretion of environmental liabilities	3,388	3,246	10,281	9,599
Depreciation and amortization	92,970	88,394	267,425	260,560
Income from operations	154,368	209,087	465,146	507,350
Other income (expense), net	334	104	(833)	2,073
Loss on early extinguishment of debt	0	0	(2,362)	0
Gain on sale of business	0	0	0	8,864
Interest expense, net of interest income of $2,877, $1,103, $7,833 and $2,159, respectively	(29,696)	(28,081)	(80,400)	(79,354)
Income before provision for income taxes	125,006	181,110	381,551	438,933
Provision for income taxes	33,666	45,311	102,044	109,663
Net income	$ 91,340	$ 135,799	$ 279,507	$ 329,270
Earnings per share:
Basic (in dollars per share)	$ 1.69	$ 2.51	$ 5.17	$ 6.07
Diluted (in dollars per share)	$ 1.68	$ 2.50	$ 5.14	$ 6.04
Shares used to compute earnings per share - Basic (in shares)	54,122	54,111	54,097	54,278
Shares used to compute earnings per share - Diluted (in shares)	54,419	54,381	54,411	54,542
Service revenues
Revenues:
Total revenues	$ 1,129,216	$ 1,073,810	$ 3,341,539	$ 3,100,914
Cost of revenues: (exclusive of items shown separately below)
Total cost of revenues	765,004	738,041	2,288,199	2,168,025
Product revenues
Revenues:
Total revenues	236,480	289,276	729,444	787,593
Cost of revenues: (exclusive of items shown separately below)
Total cost of revenues	$ 178,947	$ 172,607	$ 534,778	$ 484,481

ACCRUED EXPENSES AND OTHER CURRENT LIABILITIES (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2023

Payables and Accruals [Abstract]

Schedule of Accrued Expenses

Accrued expenses and other current liabilities consisted of the following (in thousands):


	September 30, 2023		December 31, 2022
Accrued insurance	$	98,803	$	92,909
Accrued interest	14,791		20,033
Accrued compensation and benefits	98,108		123,226
Accrued income, real estate, sales and other taxes	59,035		61,442

Accrued other	98,360		99,106
	$	369,097	$	396,716

DISPOSITION OF BUSINESS	9 Months Ended
DISPOSITION OF BUSINESS	Sep. 30, 2023
Discontinued Operations and Disposal Groups [Abstract]
DISPOSITION OF BUSINESS	DISPOSITION OF BUSINESSOn June 30, 2022, the Company completed the sale of a line of business as part of its continuous focus on divesting certain non-core operations. The divested line of business was previously included within the Environmental Sales & Service reporting unit of the Environmental Services segment. The Company determined that the disposition did not constitute a strategic shift and that the impact on the Company's overall operations and financial results is not be material. Accordingly, the operations associated with the disposal were not reported in discontinued operations. The final purchase price for the line of business was $18.8 million, after settling working capital. The gain on sale of $8.9 million, after accounting for the assets sold, liabilities transferred upon sale and transaction costs, was included in gain on sale of business in the Company's consolidated statement of operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2022.

GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2023

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS

The changes in goodwill by segment for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 were as follows (in thousands):


	Environmental Services		Safety-Kleen Sustainability Solutions		Totals
Balance at January 1, 2023	$	1,071,846	$	175,032	$	1,246,878
Increase from current period acquisition	39,088		—		39,088
Measurement period adjustments from prior period acquisitions	—		342		342

Foreign currency translation	118		47		165
Balance at September 30, 2023	$	1,111,052	$	175,421	$	1,286,473

The Company assesses goodwill on an annual basis as of December 31 or at an interim date when events or changes in the business environment (“triggering events”) would more likely than not reduce the fair value of a reporting unit below its carrying value. During the period ended September 30, 2023, no such triggering events were identified.

As of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, the Company's intangible assets consisted of the following (in thousands):


	September 30, 2023						December 31, 2022
	Cost		Accumulated Amortization		Net		Cost		Accumulated Amortization		Net
Permits	$	189,982	$	115,122	$	74,860	$	188,373	$	109,036	$	79,337
Customer and supplier relationships	604,493		251,378		353,115		583,709		229,368		354,341
Other intangible assets	100,012		34,547		65,465		89,388		24,818		64,570
Total amortizable permits and other intangible assets	894,487		401,047		493,440		861,470		363,222		498,248
Trademarks and trade names	120,100		—		120,100		122,534		—		122,534
Total permits and other intangible assets	$	1,014,587	$	401,047	$	613,540	$	984,004	$	363,222	$	620,782

Amortization expense of permits, customer and supplier relationships and other intangible assets was $12.5 million and $37.8 million in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023, respectively. Amortization expense of permits, customer and supplier relationships and other intangible assets was $13.1 million and $37.6 million in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022, respectively.

The expected amortization of the net carrying amount of finite-lived intangible assets at September 30, 2023 was as follows (in thousands):


Years Ending December 31,	Expected Amortization
2023 (three months)	$	12,420
2024	46,437
2025	43,042
2026	41,143
2027	39,067
Thereafter	311,331
	$	493,440

REVENUES (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2023

Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract]

Schedule of Disaggregation of Revenue

The following tables present the Company's third-party revenue disaggregated by source of revenue and geography (in thousands):


	For the Three Months Ended September 30, 2023
	Environmental Services		Safety-Kleen Sustainability Solutions		Corporate		Total
Primary Geographical Markets
United States	$	1,017,224	$	206,860	$	112	$	1,224,196
Canada	118,055		23,445		—		141,500
Total third-party revenues	$	1,135,279	$	230,305	$	112	$	1,365,696

Sources of Revenue
Technical Services	$	403,889	$	—	$	—	$	403,889
Industrial Services and Other	350,251		—		112		350,363
Field and Emergency Response Services	155,046		—		—		155,046
Safety-Kleen Environmental Services	226,093		59,458		—		285,551
Safety-Kleen Oil	—		170,847		—		170,847
Total third-party revenues	$	1,135,279	$	230,305	$	112	$	1,365,696


	For the Three Months Ended September 30, 2022
	Environmental Services		Safety-Kleen Sustainability Solutions		Corporate		Total
Primary Geographical Markets
United States	$	960,737	$	249,035	$	283	$	1,210,055
Canada	119,295		33,736		—		153,031
Total third-party revenues	$	1,080,032	$	282,771	$	283	$	1,363,086

Sources of Revenue
Technical Services	$	398,664	$	—	$	—	$	398,664
Industrial Services and Other	332,025		—		283		332,308
Field and Emergency Response Services	150,031		—		—		150,031
Safety-Kleen Environmental Services	199,312		52,072		—		251,384
Safety-Kleen Oil	—		230,699		—		230,699
Total third-party revenues	$	1,080,032	$	282,771	$	283	$	1,363,086


	For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2023
	Environmental Services		Safety-Kleen Sustainability Solutions		Corporate		Total
Primary Geographical Markets
United States	$	3,017,547	$	641,625	$	335	$	3,659,507
Canada	340,196		71,280		—		411,476
Total third-party revenues	$	3,357,743	$	712,905	$	335	$	4,070,983

Sources of Revenue
Technical Services	$	1,160,306	$	—	$	—	$	1,160,306
Industrial Services and Other	1,086,175		—		335		1,086,510
Field and Emergency Response Services	457,491		—		—		457,491
Safety-Kleen Environmental Services	653,771		171,469		—		825,240
Safety-Kleen Oil	—		541,436		—		541,436
Total third-party revenues	$	3,357,743	$	712,905	$	335	$	4,070,983


	For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2022
	Environmental Services		Safety-Kleen Sustainability Solutions		Corporate		Total
Primary Geographical Markets
United States	$	2,740,994	$	688,444	$	434	$	3,429,872
Canada	364,342		94,293		—		458,635
Total third-party revenues	$	3,105,336	$	782,737	$	434	$	3,888,507

Sources of Revenue
Technical Services	$	1,109,339	$	—	$	—	$	1,109,339
Industrial Services and Other	1,001,733		—		434		1,002,167
Field and Emergency Response Services	427,250		—		—		427,250
Safety-Kleen Environmental Services	567,014		145,841		—		712,855
Safety-Kleen Oil	—		636,896		—		636,896
Total third-party revenues	$	3,105,336	$	782,737	$	434	$	3,888,507

Schedule of Contract Balances


(in thousands)	September 30, 2023		December 31, 2022
Receivables	$	1,010,335	$	964,603
Contract assets (unbilled receivables)	130,888		107,010
Contract liabilities (deferred revenue)	102,468		94,094

COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES	9 Months Ended
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES	Sep. 30, 2023
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES	COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIESThe Company and its subsidiaries are subject to legal proceedings and claims arising in the ordinary course of business. Actions filed against the Company arise from commercial and employment-related claims including alleged class actions related to sales practices and wage and hour claims. The plaintiffs in these actions may be seeking damages or injunctive relief or both. These actions are in various jurisdictions and stages of proceedings, and some are covered in part by insurance. In addition, the Company’s waste management services operations are regulated by federal, state, provincial and local laws enacted to regulate discharge of materials into the environment, remediation of contaminated soil and groundwater or otherwise protect the environment. This ongoing regulation results in the Company frequently becoming a party to legal or administrative proceedings involving all levels of government authorities and other interested parties. The issues involved in such proceedings generally relate to alleged violations of existing permits and licenses or alleged responsibility under federal or state Superfund laws to remediate contamination at properties owned either by the Company or by other parties (“third-party sites”) to which either the Company or the prior owners of certain of the Company’s facilities shipped waste. At September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, the Company had recorded reserves of $31.0 million and $37.1 million, respectively, for actual or probable liabilities related to the legal and administrative proceedings in which the Company was then involved, the principal of which are described below. As of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, the $31.0 million and $37.1 million, respectively, of reserves consisted of (i) $24.2 million and $24.1 million, respectively, related to pending legal or administrative proceedings, including Superfund liabilities, which were included in remedial liabilities on the consolidated balance sheets, and (ii) $6.8 million and $13.0 million, respectively, primarily related to federal, state and provincial enforcement actions, which were included in accrued expenses on the consolidated balance sheets. In management's opinion, it is not reasonably possible that the potential liability beyond what has been recorded, if any, that may result from these actions, either individually or collectively, will have a material effect on the Company's financial position, results of operations or cash flows. The Company periodically adjusts the aggregate amount of these reserves when actual or probable liabilities are paid or otherwise discharged, new claims arise, or additional relevant information about existing or probable claims becomes available. Legal or Administrative Proceedings As of September 30, 2023, the principal legal and administrative proceedings in which the Company was involved, or which had been terminated during 2023, relate to Safety-Kleen product liability cases and Superfund proceedings. Safety-Kleen Product Liability Cases: Safety-Kleen, Inc. ("Safety-Kleen"), which is a legal entity acquired by the Company in 2012, has been named as a defendant in certain product liability cases that are currently pending in various courts and jurisdictions throughout the United States. As of September 30, 2023, there were approximately 65 proceedings (excluding cases which have been settled but not formally dismissed) wherein persons claim personal injury resulting from the use of Safety-Kleen's parts cleaning equipment or cleaning products. These proceedings typically involve allegations that the solvent used in Safety-Kleen's parts cleaning equipment contains contaminants and/or that Safety-Kleen's recycling process does not effectively remove the contaminants that become entrained in the solvent during their use. In addition, certain claimants assert that Safety-Kleen failed to warn adequately the product user of potential risks, including a historic failure to warn that solvent contains trace amounts of toxic or hazardous substances such as benzene. The Company maintains insurance that it believes will provide coverage for these product liability claims (over amounts accrued for self-insured retentions and deductibles in certain limited cases), except for punitive damages to the extent not insurable under state law or excluded from insurance coverage. The Company also believes that these claims lack merit and historically has vigorously defended, and intends to continue to vigorously defend itself and the safety of its products against all of these claims. Such matters are subject to many uncertainties and outcomes are not predictable with assurance. Consequently, the Company is unable to ascertain the ultimate aggregate amount of monetary liability or financial impact with respect to these matters as of September 30, 2023. From January 1, 2023 to September 30, 2023, 15 product liability claims were settled or dismissed. Due to the nature of these claims and the related insurance, the Company did not incur any expense as insurance provided coverage in full for all such claims. Safety-Kleen may be named in similar, additional lawsuits in the future, including claims for which insurance coverage may not be available. Superfund Proceedings: The Company has been notified that either the Company (which, since December 28, 2012, has included Safety-Kleen) or the prior owners of certain of the Company's facilities for which the Company may have certain indemnification obligations have been identified as potentially responsible parties ("PRPs") or potential PRPs in connection with 131 sites which are subject to or are proposed to become subject to proceedings under federal or state Superfund laws. Of the 131 Superfund related sites, six involve facilities that are now owned or leased by the Company and 125 involve third-party sites to which either the Company or the prior owners of certain of the Company’s facilities shipped waste. Of the 125 third-party sites, 30 are now settled, 14 are currently requiring expenditures on remediation and 81 are not currently requiring expenditures on remediation. In connection with each site, the Company has estimated the extent, if any, to which it may be subject, either directly or as a result of any indemnification obligations, for cleanup and remediation costs, related legal and consulting costs associated with PRP investigations, settlements and related legal and administrative proceedings. The amount of such actual and potential liability is inherently difficult to estimate because of, among other relevant factors, uncertainties as to the legal liability (if any) of the Company or the prior owners of certain of the Company's facilities to contribute a portion of the cleanup costs, the assumptions that must be made in calculating the estimated cost and timing of remediation, the identification of other PRPs and their respective capability and obligation to contribute to remediation efforts and the existence and legal standing of indemnification agreements (if any) with prior owners, which may either benefit the Company or subject the Company to potential indemnification obligations. The Company believes its potential monetary liability could exceed $1.0 million at three of the 131 Superfund related sites. Of the 125 third-party sites at which the Company has been notified it is a PRP or potential PRP or may have indemnification obligations, the Company has indemnification agreements at a total of 17 sites. These agreements indemnify the Company (which now includes Safety-Kleen) with respect to any liability at the 17 sites for waste disposed prior to the Company's (or Safety-Kleen's) acquisition of the former subsidiaries of Waste Management and McKesson which had shipped waste to those sites. Accordingly, the indemnifying parties are paying all costs of defending those subsidiaries in those 17 cases, including legal fees and settlement costs. However, there can be no guarantee that the Company's ultimate liabilities for those sites will not exceed the amount recorded or that indemnities applicable to any of these sites will be available to pay all or a portion of related costs. Except for those indemnification agreements discussed, the Company does not have an indemnity agreement with respect to any of the 125 third-party sites discussed above. Federal, State and Provincial Enforcement Actions From time to time, the Company pays fines or penalties in regulatory proceedings relating primarily to waste treatment, storage or disposal facilities. As of September 30, 2023 there were no proceedings for which the Company believes it is possible that the sanctions could equal or exceed $1.0 million. As of December 31, 2022, there was one proceeding for which the Company believed it was possible that the sanctions could equal or exceed $1.0 million. The Company believes that the fines or other penalties in this or any of the other regulatory proceedings will, individually or in the aggregate, not have a material effect on its financial condition, results of operations or cash flows.

PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT - Additional Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2023	Sep. 30, 2022	Sep. 30, 2023	Sep. 30, 2022
Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]
Depreciation expense, inclusive of landfill and finance lease amortization	$ 80.4	$ 75.3	$ 229.7	$ 223.0
Interest costs capitalized	$ 1.7	$ 0.9	$ 4.4	$ 2.0

SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Details)	9 Months Ended
SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Details)	Sep. 30, 2023 segment reporting_unit
Accounting Policies [Abstract]
Number of operating segments \| segment	2
Number of reporting units \| reporting_unit	3

REMEDIAL LIABILITIES (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2023

Environmental Remediation Obligations [Abstract]

Schedule of Changes to Remedial Liabilities

The changes to remedial liabilities from January 1, 2023 through September 30, 2023 were as follows (in thousands):


	Remedial Liabilities for Landfill Sites		Remedial Liabilities for Inactive Sites		Remedial Liabilities (Including Superfund) for Non-Landfill Operations		Total
Balance at January 1, 2023	$	1,824	$	59,749	$	54,717	$	116,290


Accretion	66		1,918		1,181		3,165
Changes in estimates recorded to consolidated statement of operations	13		1,318		1,880		3,211
Expenditures	(39)		(2,896)		(8,072)		(11,007)
Currency translation and other	—		1		44		45
Balance at September 30, 2023	$	1,864	$	60,090	$	49,750	$	111,704

PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT - Schedule of Property, Plant and Equipment (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property, plant and equipment, gross	$ 4,821,107	$ 4,466,429
Less - accumulated depreciation and amortization	2,692,599	2,486,127
Total property, plant and equipment, net	2,128,508	1,980,302
Land
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property, plant and equipment, gross	174,598	172,579
Asset retirement costs (non-landfill)
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property, plant and equipment, gross	27,100	22,001
Landfill assets
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property, plant and equipment, gross	247,822	232,872
Buildings and improvements
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property, plant and equipment, gross	622,059	591,397
Right-of-Use assets, finance leases	8,000	8,000
Vehicles
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property, plant and equipment, gross	1,214,945	1,112,188
Right-of-Use assets, finance leases	132,500	106,700
Equipment
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property, plant and equipment, gross	2,343,272	2,195,064
Right-of-Use assets, finance leases	9,200	9,200
Construction in progress
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property, plant and equipment, gross	$ 191,311	$ 140,328

SEGMENT REPORTING

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2023

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

SEGMENT REPORTING

Segment reporting is prepared on the same basis that the Company's chief operating decision maker, which is a committee comprised of the Company's co-Chief Executive Officers, manages the business, makes operating decisions and assesses performance. The Company is managed and reports as two operating segments; (i) the Environmental Services segment and (ii) the Safety-Kleen Sustainability Solutions segment.

Third-party revenue is revenue billed to outside customers by a particular segment. Direct revenues is revenue allocated to the segment providing the product or service. Intersegment revenues represent the sharing of third-party revenues among the segments based on products and services provided by each segment as if the products and services were sold directly to the third-party. The intersegment revenues are shown net. The operations not managed through the Company’s operating segments described above are recorded as “Corporate Items.”

The following tables reconcile third-party revenues to direct revenues for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022 (in thousands):


	For the Three Months Ended				For the Three Months Ended
	September 30, 2023				September 30, 2022
	Third-Party Revenues		Intersegment Revenues (Expenses), net		Direct Revenues		Third-Party Revenues		Intersegment Revenues (Expenses), net		Direct Revenues
Environmental Services	$	1,135,279	$	11,084	$	1,146,363	$	1,080,032	$	6,452	$	1,086,484
Safety-Kleen Sustainability Solutions	230,305		(11,084)		219,221		282,771		(6,452)		276,319
Corporate Items	112		—		112		283		—		283
Total	$	1,365,696	$	—	$	1,365,696	$	1,363,086	$	—	$	1,363,086


	For the Nine Months Ended				For the Nine Months Ended
	September 30, 2023				September 30, 2022
	Third-Party Revenues		Intersegment Revenues (Expenses), net		Direct Revenues		Third-Party Revenues		Intersegment Revenues (Expenses), net		Direct Revenues
Environmental Services	$	3,357,743	$	31,397	$	3,389,140	$	3,105,336	$	19,336	$	3,124,672
Safety-Kleen Sustainability Solutions	712,905		(31,397)		681,508		782,737		(19,336)		763,401
Corporate Items	335		—		335		434		—		434
Total	$	4,070,983	$	—	$	4,070,983	$	3,888,507	$	—	$	3,888,507

The primary financial measure by which the Company evaluates the performance of its segments is Adjusted EBITDA, which consists of net income plus accretion of environmental liabilities, stock-based compensation, depreciation and amortization, net interest expense, loss on early extinguishment of debt and provision for income taxes and excludes other gains, losses and non-cash charges not deemed representative of fundamental segment results and other income (expense), net. Transactions between the segments are accounted for at the Company’s best estimate based on similar transactions with outside customers.

The following table presents Adjusted EBITDA information used by management by reported segment (in thousands):


	For the Three Months Ended				For the Nine Months Ended
	September 30,				September 30,
	2023		2022		2023		2022
Adjusted EBITDA:
Environmental Services	$	288,982	$	260,687	$	822,949	$	713,630
Safety-Kleen Sustainability Solutions	31,146		103,156		126,024		252,043
Corporate Items	(65,111)		(55,288)		(191,312)		(167,789)
Total	255,017		308,555		757,661		797,884
Reconciliation to Consolidated Statements of Operations:
Accretion of environmental liabilities	3,388		3,246		10,281		9,599
Stock-based compensation	4,291		7,828		14,809		20,375
Depreciation and amortization	92,970		88,394		267,425		260,560
Income from operations	154,368		209,087		465,146		507,350
Other (income) expense, net	(334)		(104)		833		(2,073)
Loss on early extinguishment of debt	—		—		2,362		—
Gain on sale of business	—		—		—		(8,864)
Interest expense, net of interest income	29,696		28,081		80,400		79,354
Income before provision for income taxes	$	125,006	$	181,110	$	381,551	$	438,933

- 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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DISPOSITION OF BUSINESS (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
DISPOSITION OF BUSINESS (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2023	Sep. 30, 2022	Sep. 30, 2023	Sep. 30, 2022	Jun. 30, 2022
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Gain on sale of business	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 8,864
Disposed of by Sale \| June 30, 2022 Disposition
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Consideration on sale of business					$ 18,800
Gain on sale of business				$ 8,900

SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Policies)	9 Months Ended
SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Policies)	Sep. 30, 2023
Accounting Policies [Abstract]
Segment Reporting	Segment Reporting and Goodwill Pursuant to the previous succession announcement, effective March 31, 2023, Michael L. Battles and Eric W. Gerstenberg, former Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer of the Company, respectively, were appointed Co-CEOs. As a result, the Company’s new Chief Operating Decision Maker (“CODM”) is a committee comprised of both Co-CEOs, who, going forward, will manage the business, make operating decisions and assess performance. The Company does not expect that the new CODM structure will change how the Company is managed and as such will continue to report as two operating segments; (i) the Environmental Services segment and (ii) the Safety-Kleen Sustainability Solutions segment and assess the recoverability of goodwill under three reporting units; (i) Environmental Sales and Service, (ii) Environmental Facilities and (iii) Safety-Kleen Sustainability Solutions.
Goodwill	Segment Reporting and Goodwill Pursuant to the previous succession announcement, effective March 31, 2023, Michael L. Battles and Eric W. Gerstenberg, former Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer of the Company, respectively, were appointed Co-CEOs. As a result, the Company’s new Chief Operating Decision Maker (“CODM”) is a committee comprised of both Co-CEOs, who, going forward, will manage the business, make operating decisions and assess performance. The Company does not expect that the new CODM structure will change how the Company is managed and as such will continue to report as two operating segments; (i) the Environmental Services segment and (ii) the Safety-Kleen Sustainability Solutions segment and assess the recoverability of goodwill under three reporting units; (i) Environmental Sales and Service, (ii) Environmental Facilities and (iii) Safety-Kleen Sustainability Solutions.
Revenue recognition	The Company generates revenues through the following operating segments: Environmental Services and Safety-Kleen Sustainability Solutions. The Company's Environmental Services operating segment generally has four sources of revenue and the Safety-Kleen Sustainability Solutions operating segment has two sources of revenue. The Company disaggregates third-party revenues by geographic location and source of revenue as management believes these categories depict how revenue and cash flows are affected by economic factors. The Company's significant sources of revenue include: Technical Services—Technical Services contribute to the revenues of the Environmental Services operating segment. Revenues for these services are generated from fees charged for waste material management and disposal services including onsite environmental management services, collection and transportation, packaging, recycling, treatment and disposal of waste and large remediation projects. Revenue is primarily generated by short-term projects, most of which are governed by master service agreements that are long-term in nature. These master service agreements are typically entered into with the Company's larger customers and outline the pricing and legal frameworks for such arrangements. Services are provided based on purchase orders or agreements with the customer and include prices based upon units of volume of waste, material and personnel costs as well as transportation and other fees. Collection and transportation revenues are recognized over time, as the customer receives and consumes the benefits of the services as they are being performed and the Company has a right to payment for performance completed to date. The Company uses the input method to recognize revenue over time, based on time and materials incurred as a basis for measuring the satisfaction of the performance obligation. Revenues for treatment and disposal of waste are recognized upon completion of treatment, final disposition in a landfill or incinerator, or when the waste is shipped to a third-party for processing and disposal. The Company periodically enters into bundled arrangements for the collection and transportation and disposal of waste. For such arrangements, transportation and disposal are considered distinct performance obligations and the Company allocates revenue to each based on the relative standalone selling price (i.e., the estimated price that a customer would pay for the services on a standalone basis). Revenues and the related costs from waste that is not yet completely processed and disposed of are deferred. The deferred revenues and costs are recognized when the services are completed. The period between collection and transportation and the final processing and disposal ranges depending on the location of the customer, but generally is measured in days. Industrial Services and Other—Industrial Services contribute to the revenues of the Environmental Services operating segment. These revenues are primarily generated from industrial and specialty services provided to refineries, chemical plants, manufacturing facilities, power generation companies, pulp and paper mills, mines and other industrial customers throughout North America. Services include in-plant cleaning and maintenance services, plant outage and turnaround services, specialty cleaning services including chemical cleaning, pigging and high and ultra-high pressure water cleaning, leak detection and repair, daylighting, production services and upstream energy services. Services are provided based on purchase orders or agreements with the customer and include prices based upon daily, hourly or job rates for equipment, materials and personnel. The Company recognizes revenue for these services over time, as the customer receives and consumes the benefits of the services as they are being performed and the Company has a right to payment for performance completed to date. The Company uses the input method to recognize revenue over time, based on time and materials incurred. Field and Emergency Response Services—Field and Emergency Response Services contribute to the revenues of the Environmental Services operating segment. Field Services revenues are generated from cleanup services at customer sites, including those managed by municipalities and utility providers, or other locations on a scheduled or emergency response basis. Services include confined space entry for tank cleaning, site decontamination, remediation, railcar cleaning, manhole/vault clean outs, product recovery and transfer and vacuum services. Additional services include filtration and water treatment services. Response services for environmental emergencies of any scale range from man-made disasters such as oil spills to natural disasters like hurricanes. Emergency response services also include spill cleanup on land and water, as well as contagion disinfection, decontamination and disposal services. Field and emergency response services are provided based on purchase orders or agreements with customers and include prices generally based upon daily, hourly or job rates for equipment, materials and personnel. The Company recognizes revenue for these services over time, as the customer receives and consumes the benefits of the services as they are being performed and the Company has a right to payment for performance completed to date. The Company uses the input method to recognize revenue over time, based on time and materials incurred. The duration of such services can be over a number of hours, several days or even months for larger scale projects. Safety-Kleen Environmental Services—Safety-Kleen Environmental Services revenues contribute both to the Environmental Services operating segment and the Safety-Kleen Sustainability Solutions operating segment depending upon the nature of such revenues and operating responsibilities relative to executing the revenue contracts. Revenues from providing containerized waste handling and disposal services, parts washer services and vacuum services, referred to collectively as the Safety-Kleen branches' core service offerings, contribute to the revenues of the Environmental Services operating segment. In addition, sales of packaged blended oil products and other complementary product sales contribute to the revenues of the Environmental Services operating segment. Revenues generated from waste oil, anti-freeze and oil filter collection services, sales of bulk blended oil products and sales of bulk automotive fluids contribute to the Safety-Kleen Sustainability Solutions operating segment. Generally, the revenue from services is recognized over time, as the customer receives and consumes the benefits of the services as they are being performed and the Company has a right to payment for performance completed to date. The duration of such services can be over a number of hours or several days. The Company uses the input method to recognize revenue over time, based on time and materials incurred. Product revenue is recognized upon the transfer of control whereby control transfers when the products are delivered to the customer. Containerized waste services consist of profiling, collecting, transporting and recycling or disposing of a wide variety of waste. Related collection and transportation revenues are recognized over time, as the customer receives and consumes the benefits of the services as they are being performed and the Company has a right to payment for performance completed to date. Parts washer services include customer use of the Company's parts washer equipment, cleaning and maintenance of the parts washer equipment and removal and replacement of used cleaning fluids. Parts washer services are considered a single performance obligation due to the highly integrated and interdependent nature of the arrangement. Revenue from parts washer services is recognized over the service interval as the customer receives the benefit of the services. Safety-Kleen Oil—Safety-Kleen Oil related sales contribute to the revenues of the Safety-Kleen Sustainability Solutions segment. These revenues are generated from sales of high-quality base and blended lubricating oils to third-party distributors, government agencies, fleets, railroads and industrial customers. The business also sells recycled fuel oil to asphalt plants, industrial plants and pulp and paper companies. The used oil is also processed into vacuum gas oil which can be further re-refined into lubricant base oils or sold directly into the marine diesel oil fuel market. Revenue for oil products is recognized at a point in time, upon the transfer of control. Control transfers when the products are delivered to the customer.

- Definition

Disclosure of accounting policy for revenue from contract with customer.

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	Sep. 30, 2023	Sep. 30, 2022	Sep. 30, 2023	Sep. 30, 2022
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PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2023

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

Schedule of Property, Plant and Equipment

Property, plant and equipment consisted of the following (in thousands):


	September 30, 2023		December 31, 2022
Land	$	174,598	$	172,579
Asset retirement costs (non-landfill)	27,100		22,001
Landfill assets	247,822		232,872
Buildings and improvements (1)	622,059		591,397

Vehicles (2)	1,214,945		1,112,188
Equipment (3)	2,343,272		2,195,064

Construction in progress	191,311		140,328
	4,821,107		4,466,429
Less - accumulated depreciation and amortization	2,692,599		2,486,127
Total property, plant and equipment, net	$	2,128,508	$	1,980,302

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(1) Balances inclusive of gross right-of-use ("ROU") assets classified as finance leases of $8.0 million in both periods.

(2) Balances inclusive of gross ROU assets classified as finance leases of $132.5 million and $106.7 million, respectively.

(3) Balances inclusive of gross ROU assets classified as finance leases of $9.2 million in both periods.

Pay vs Performance Disclosure - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended						9 Months Ended
Pay vs Performance Disclosure - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2023	Jun. 30, 2023	Mar. 31, 2023	Sep. 30, 2022	Jun. 30, 2022	Mar. 31, 2022	Sep. 30, 2023	Sep. 30, 2022
Pay vs Performance Disclosure
Net income	$ 91,340	$ 115,766	$ 72,401	$ 135,799	$ 148,157	$ 45,314	$ 279,507	$ 329,270

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EARNINGS PER SHARE

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2023

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

EARNINGS PER SHARE

The following are computations of basic and diluted earnings per share (in thousands, except per share amounts):


	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	September 30,				September 30,
	2023		2022		2023		2022
Numerator for basic and diluted earnings per share:
Net income	$	91,340	$	135,799	$	279,507	$	329,270

Denominator:
Weighted-average basic shares outstanding	54,122		54,111		54,097		54,278
Dilutive effect of outstanding stock awards	297		270		314		264
Dilutive shares outstanding	54,419		54,381		54,411		54,542

Basic earnings per share:	$	1.69	$	2.51	$	5.17	$	6.07

Diluted earnings per share:	$	1.68	$	2.50	$	5.14	$	6.04

For the three months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, all outstanding performance awards and restricted stock awards were included in the calculation of diluted earnings per share except for 103,454 and 81,341, respectively, of performance stock awards for which the performance criteria were not attained at the reporting dates and 6,550 and 10,043, respectively, of restricted stock awards which were excluded as their inclusion would have an antidilutive effect.

For the nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, all outstanding performance awards and restricted stock awards were included in the calculation of diluted earnings per share except for 103,454 and 81,341, respectively, of performance stock awards for which the performance criteria were not attained at the reporting dates and 14,050 and 13,500, respectively, of restricted stock awards which were excluded as their inclusion would have an antidilutive effect.

STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2023

Share-Based Payment Arrangement [Abstract]

STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION

STOCK-BASED COMPENSATIONTotal stock-based compensation cost charged to selling, general and administrative expenses for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023 was $4.3 million and $14.8 million, respectively. Total stock-based compensation cost charged to selling, general and administrative expenses for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022 was $7.8 million and $20.4 million, respectively. The total income tax benefit recognized in the consolidated statements of operations from stock-based compensation expense for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023 was $0.7 million and $2.4 million, respectively. The total income tax benefit recognized in the consolidated statements of operations from stock-based compensation expense for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022 was $1.5 million and $3.8 million, respectively.

Restricted Stock Awards

The following table summarizes information about restricted stock awards for the nine months ended September 30, 2023:


Restricted Stock	Number of Shares	Weighted Average Grant-Date Fair Value
Balance at January 1, 2023	427,142	$	84.64
Granted	165,368	137.06
Vested	(157,806)	74.74
Forfeited	(44,056)	102.42
Balance at September 30, 2023	390,648	$	108.83

As of September 30, 2023, there was $32.5 million of total unrecognized compensation cost arising from restricted stock awards. This cost is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 3.0 years. The total fair value of restricted stock vested during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023 was $16.6 million and $24.6 million, respectively. The total fair value of restricted stock vested during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022 was $9.1 million and $14.7 million, respectively.

Performance Stock Awards

Performance stock awards are subject to performance criteria established by the Compensation Committee of the Company's Board of Directors prior to or at the date of grant. The vesting of the performance stock awards is based on achieving targets currently based on revenue, Adjusted EBITDA Margin, Return on Invested Capital and Total Recordable Incident Rate. In addition, performance stock awards include continued service conditions.

The following table summarizes information about performance stock awards for the nine months ended September 30, 2023:


Performance Stock	Number of Shares	Weighted Average Grant-Date Fair Value
Balance at January 1, 2023	213,679	$	91.62
Granted	119,382	130.77
Vested	(69,268)	92.60
Forfeited	(35,874)	111.03
Balance at September 30, 2023	227,919	$	108.77

As of September 30, 2023, there was $3.7 million of total unrecognized compensation cost arising from unvested performance stock awards deemed probable of vesting. The total fair value of performance awards vested during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023 was $1.7 million and $9.6 million, respectively. The total fair value of performance awards vested during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022 was $1.0 million and $4.7 million, respectively.

UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2023	Sep. 30, 2022	Sep. 30, 2023	Sep. 30, 2022
Statement of Comprehensive Income [Abstract]
Net income	$ 91,340	$ 135,799	$ 279,507	$ 329,270
Other comprehensive (loss) income, net of tax:
Unrealized gain (loss) on available-for-sale securities	93	(36)	311	(692)
Unrealized gain on fair value of interest rate hedges	7,801	23,750	15,528	59,674
Reclassification adjustment for interest rate hedge amounts realized in net income	(3,650)	(1,296)	(12,704)	4,062
Reclassification adjustment for settlement of interest rate hedges	0	0	(5,905)	0
Unfunded pension liability	6	40	(1)	50
Foreign currency translation adjustments	(7,423)	(31,323)	813	(38,649)
Other comprehensive (loss) income, net of tax	(3,173)	(8,865)	(1,958)	24,445
Comprehensive income	$ 88,167	$ 126,934	$ 277,549	$ 353,715

STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION - Performance Stock Awards (Details) - Performance stock awards - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, shares in Thousands, $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2023	Sep. 30, 2022	Sep. 30, 2023	Sep. 30, 2022
Number of Shares
Beginning balance (in shares)			213,679
Granted (in shares)			119,382
Vested (in shares)			(69,268)
Forfeited (in shares)			(35,874)
Ending balance (in shares)	227,919		227,919
Weighted Average Grant-Date Fair Value
Beginning of period (in dollars per share)			$ 91.62
Granted (in dollars per share)			130.77
Vested (in dollars per share)			92.60
Forfeited (in dollars per share)			111.03
End of period (in dollars per share)	$ 108.77		$ 108.77
Unrecognized compensation cost	$ 3.7		$ 3.7
Fair value of share-based payment awards	$ 1.7	$ 1.0	$ 9.6	$ 4.7

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (Parenthetical) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022
Statement of Financial Position [Abstract]
Account receivable, allowances aggregating	$ 42,342	$ 45,253
Closure and post-closure liabilities, current portion	11,425	13,205
Remedial liabilities, current portion	$ 10,334	$ 9,918
Common stock, par value (in dollars per share)	$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Common stock, authorized shares (in shares)	80,000,000	80,000,000
Common stock, issued shares (in shares)	54,102,982	54,064,797
Common stock, outstanding shares (in shares)	54,102,982	54,064,797

CLOSURE AND POST-CLOSURE LIABILITIES

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2023

Asset Retirement Obligation Disclosure [Abstract]

CLOSURE AND POST-CLOSURE LIABILITIES

The changes to closure and post-closure liabilities (also referred to as “asset retirement obligations”) from January 1, 2023 through September 30, 2023 were as follows (in thousands):


	Landfill Retirement Liability		Non-Landfill Retirement Liability		Total
Balance at January 1, 2023	$	62,251	$	56,550	$	118,801
Liabilities assumed in acquisitions	—		574		574
Measurement period adjustments from prior period acquisitions	—		3,015		3,015
New asset retirement obligations	2,221		—		2,221

Accretion	3,765		3,351		7,116
Changes in estimates recorded to consolidated statement of operations	—		47		47
Changes in estimates recorded to consolidated balance sheet	(327)		1,461		1,134
Expenditures	(7,205)		(5,852)		(13,057)
Currency translation and other	20		20		40
Balance at September 30, 2023	$	60,725	$	59,166	$	119,891

During the first quarter of 2023, the Company's non-commercial landfill at the Deer Park, Texas incineration facility reached its permitted capacity, as expected. The Company has commenced closure activities; however, there have been no changes to the liabilities related to this location. In the nine months ended September 30, 2023, there were no significant benefits or charges resulting from changes in estimates for closure and post-closure liabilities.

INVENTORIES AND SUPPLIES

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2023

Inventory Disclosure [Abstract]

INVENTORIES AND SUPPLIES

Inventories and supplies consisted of the following (in thousands):


	September 30, 2023		December 31, 2022
Oil and oil related products	$	109,345	$	151,519
Supplies	170,512		143,743
Solvent and solutions	11,519		11,994
Other	20,136		17,738
Total inventories and supplies	$	311,512	$	324,994

Supplies inventories consist primarily of critical spare parts to support the Company's incinerator and re-refinery operations and other general supplies used in our normal day-to-day operations. Other inventories consist primarily of parts washer components, cleaning fluids, absorbents and automotive fluids, such as windshield washer fluid and antifreeze.

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 335,965	$ 492,603
Short-term marketable securities	84,007	62,033
Accounts receivable, net of allowances aggregating $42,342 and $45,253, respectively	1,010,335	964,603
Unbilled accounts receivable	130,888	107,010
Inventories and supplies	311,512	324,994
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	78,045	82,518
Total current assets	1,950,752	2,033,761
Property, plant and equipment, net	2,128,508	1,980,302
Other assets:
Operating lease right-of-use assets	188,695	166,181
Goodwill	1,286,473	1,246,878
Permits and other intangibles, net	613,540	620,782
Other	80,211	81,803
Total other assets	2,168,919	2,115,644
Total assets	6,248,179	6,129,707
Current liabilities:
Current portion of long-term debt	10,000	10,000
Accounts payable	414,963	446,629
Deferred revenue	102,468	94,094
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities	369,097	396,716
Current portion of closure, post-closure and remedial liabilities	21,759	23,123
Current portion of operating lease liabilities	57,100	49,532
Total current liabilities	975,387	1,020,094
Other liabilities:
Closure and post-closure liabilities, less current portion of $11,425 and $13,205, respectively	108,466	105,596
Remedial liabilities, less current portion of $10,334 and $9,918, respectively	101,370	106,372
Long-term debt, less current portion	2,292,952	2,414,828
Operating lease liabilities, less current portion	133,163	119,259
Deferred tax liabilities	347,628	350,389
Other long-term liabilities	103,419	90,847
Total other liabilities	3,086,998	3,187,291
Commitments and contingent liabilities (See Note 16)
Stockholders’ equity:
Common stock	541	541
Additional paid-in capital	490,163	504,240
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(169,139)	(167,181)
Accumulated earnings	1,864,229	1,584,722
Total stockholders’ equity	2,185,794	1,922,322
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	$ 6,248,179	$ 6,129,707

SEGMENT REPORTING - Narrative (Details)	9 Months Ended
SEGMENT REPORTING - Narrative (Details)	Sep. 30, 2023 segment
Segment Reporting [Abstract]
Number of operating segments	2

INVENTORIES AND SUPPLIES (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022
Inventory [Line Items]
Total inventories and supplies	$ 311,512	$ 324,994
Oil and oil related products
Inventory [Line Items]
Total inventories and supplies	109,345	151,519
Supplies
Inventory [Line Items]
Total inventories and supplies	170,512	143,743
Solvent and solutions
Inventory [Line Items]
Total inventories and supplies	11,519	11,994
Other
Inventory [Line Items]
Total inventories and supplies	$ 20,136	$ 17,738

GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS - Expected Future Amortization (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]
2023 (three months)	$ 12,420
2024	46,437
2025	43,042
2026	41,143
2027	39,067
Thereafter	311,331
Finite-lived intangible assets, net	$ 493,440	$ 498,248

REVENUES - Contract Balances (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022
Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract]
Receivables	$ 1,010,335	$ 964,603
Contract assets (unbilled receivables)	130,888	107,010
Contract liabilities (deferred revenue)	$ 102,468	$ 94,094

REVENUES

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2023

Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract]

REVENUES

The Company generates revenues through the following operating segments: Environmental Services and Safety-Kleen Sustainability Solutions. The Company's Environmental Services operating segment generally has four sources of revenue and the Safety-Kleen Sustainability Solutions operating segment has two sources of revenue. The Company disaggregates third-party revenues by geographic location and source of revenue as management believes these categories depict how revenue and cash flows are affected by economic factors. The Company's significant sources of revenue include:

Technical Services—Technical Services contribute to the revenues of the Environmental Services operating segment. Revenues for these services are generated from fees charged for waste material management and disposal services including onsite environmental management services, collection and transportation, packaging, recycling, treatment and disposal of waste and large remediation projects. Revenue is primarily generated by short-term projects, most of which are governed by master service agreements that are long-term in nature. These master service agreements are typically entered into with the Company's larger customers and outline the pricing and legal frameworks for such arrangements. Services are provided based on purchase orders or agreements with the customer and include prices based upon units of volume of waste, material and personnel costs as well as transportation and other fees. Collection and transportation revenues are recognized over time, as the customer receives and consumes the benefits of the services as they are being performed and the Company has a right to payment for performance completed to date. The Company uses the input method to recognize revenue over time, based on time and materials incurred as a basis for measuring the satisfaction of the performance obligation. Revenues for treatment and disposal of waste are recognized upon completion of treatment, final disposition in a landfill or incinerator, or when the waste is shipped to a third-party for processing and disposal. The Company periodically enters into bundled arrangements for the collection and transportation and disposal of waste. For such arrangements, transportation and disposal are considered distinct performance obligations and the Company allocates revenue to each based on the relative standalone selling price (i.e., the estimated price that a customer would pay for the services on a standalone basis). Revenues and the related costs from waste that is not yet completely processed and disposed of are deferred. The deferred revenues and costs are recognized when the services are completed. The period between collection and transportation and the final processing and disposal ranges depending on the location of the customer, but generally is measured in days.

Industrial Services and Other—Industrial Services contribute to the revenues of the Environmental Services operating segment. These revenues are primarily generated from industrial and specialty services provided to refineries, chemical plants, manufacturing facilities, power generation companies, pulp and paper mills, mines and other industrial customers throughout North America. Services include in-plant cleaning and maintenance services, plant outage and turnaround services, specialty cleaning services including chemical cleaning, pigging and high and ultra-high pressure water cleaning, leak detection and repair, daylighting, production services and upstream energy services. Services are provided based on purchase orders or agreements with the customer and include prices based upon daily, hourly or job rates for equipment, materials and personnel. The Company recognizes revenue for these services over time, as the customer receives and consumes the benefits of the services as they are being performed and the Company has a right to payment for performance completed to date. The Company uses the input method to recognize revenue over time, based on time and materials incurred.

Field and Emergency Response Services—Field and Emergency Response Services contribute to the revenues of the Environmental Services operating segment. Field Services revenues are generated from cleanup services at customer sites, including those managed by municipalities and utility providers, or other locations on a scheduled or emergency response basis. Services include confined space entry for tank cleaning, site decontamination, remediation, railcar cleaning, manhole/vault clean outs, product recovery and transfer and vacuum services. Additional services include filtration and water treatment services. Response services for environmental emergencies of any scale range from man-made disasters such as oil spills to natural disasters like hurricanes. Emergency response services also include spill cleanup on land and water, as well as contagion disinfection, decontamination and disposal services. Field and emergency response services are provided based on purchase orders or agreements with customers and include prices generally based upon daily, hourly or job rates for equipment, materials and personnel. The Company recognizes revenue for these services over time, as the customer receives and consumes the benefits of the services as they are being performed and the Company has a right to payment for performance completed to date. The Company uses the input method to recognize revenue over time, based on time and materials incurred. The duration of such services can be over a number of hours, several days or even months for larger scale projects.

Safety-Kleen Environmental Services—Safety-Kleen Environmental Services revenues contribute both to the Environmental Services operating segment and the Safety-Kleen Sustainability Solutions operating segment depending upon the nature of such revenues and operating responsibilities relative to executing the revenue contracts. Revenues from providing containerized waste handling and disposal services, parts washer services and vacuum services, referred to collectively as the Safety-Kleen branches' core service offerings, contribute to the revenues of the Environmental Services operating segment. In addition, sales of packaged blended oil products and other complementary product sales contribute to the revenues of the Environmental Services operating segment. Revenues generated from waste oil, anti-freeze and oil filter collection services, sales of bulk blended oil products and sales of bulk automotive fluids contribute to the Safety-Kleen Sustainability Solutions operating segment.

Generally, the revenue from services is recognized over time, as the customer receives and consumes the benefits of the services as they are being performed and the Company has a right to payment for performance completed to date. The duration of such services can be over a number of hours or several days. The Company uses the input method to recognize revenue over time, based on time and materials incurred. Product revenue is recognized upon the transfer of control whereby control transfers when the products are delivered to the customer. Containerized waste services consist of profiling, collecting, transporting and recycling or disposing of a wide variety of waste. Related collection and transportation revenues are recognized over time, as the customer receives and consumes the benefits of the services as they are being performed and the Company has a right to payment for performance completed to date. Parts washer services include customer use of the Company's parts washer equipment, cleaning and maintenance of the parts washer equipment and removal and replacement of used cleaning fluids. Parts washer services are considered a single performance obligation due to the highly integrated and interdependent nature of the arrangement. Revenue from parts washer services is recognized over the service interval as the customer receives the benefit of the services.

Safety-Kleen Oil—Safety-Kleen Oil related sales contribute to the revenues of the Safety-Kleen Sustainability Solutions segment. These revenues are generated from sales of high-quality base and blended lubricating oils to third-party distributors, government agencies, fleets, railroads and industrial customers. The business also sells recycled fuel oil to asphalt plants, industrial plants and pulp and paper companies. The used oil is also processed into vacuum gas oil which can be further re-refined into lubricant base oils or sold directly into the marine diesel oil fuel market. Revenue for oil products is recognized at a point in time, upon the transfer of control. Control transfers when the products are delivered to the customer.

The following tables present the Company's third-party revenue disaggregated by source of revenue and geography (in thousands):


	For the Three Months Ended September 30, 2023
	Environmental Services		Safety-Kleen Sustainability Solutions		Corporate		Total
Primary Geographical Markets
United States	$	1,017,224	$	206,860	$	112	$	1,224,196
Canada	118,055		23,445		—		141,500
Total third-party revenues	$	1,135,279	$	230,305	$	112	$	1,365,696

Sources of Revenue
Technical Services	$	403,889	$	—	$	—	$	403,889
Industrial Services and Other	350,251		—		112		350,363
Field and Emergency Response Services	155,046		—		—		155,046
Safety-Kleen Environmental Services	226,093		59,458		—		285,551
Safety-Kleen Oil	—		170,847		—		170,847
Total third-party revenues	$	1,135,279	$	230,305	$	112	$	1,365,696


	For the Three Months Ended September 30, 2022
	Environmental Services		Safety-Kleen Sustainability Solutions		Corporate		Total
Primary Geographical Markets
United States	$	960,737	$	249,035	$	283	$	1,210,055
Canada	119,295		33,736		—		153,031
Total third-party revenues	$	1,080,032	$	282,771	$	283	$	1,363,086

Sources of Revenue
Technical Services	$	398,664	$	—	$	—	$	398,664
Industrial Services and Other	332,025		—		283		332,308
Field and Emergency Response Services	150,031		—		—		150,031
Safety-Kleen Environmental Services	199,312		52,072		—		251,384
Safety-Kleen Oil	—		230,699		—		230,699
Total third-party revenues	$	1,080,032	$	282,771	$	283	$	1,363,086


	For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2023
	Environmental Services		Safety-Kleen Sustainability Solutions		Corporate		Total
Primary Geographical Markets
United States	$	3,017,547	$	641,625	$	335	$	3,659,507
Canada	340,196		71,280		—		411,476
Total third-party revenues	$	3,357,743	$	712,905	$	335	$	4,070,983

Sources of Revenue
Technical Services	$	1,160,306	$	—	$	—	$	1,160,306
Industrial Services and Other	1,086,175		—		335		1,086,510
Field and Emergency Response Services	457,491		—		—		457,491
Safety-Kleen Environmental Services	653,771		171,469		—		825,240
Safety-Kleen Oil	—		541,436		—		541,436
Total third-party revenues	$	3,357,743	$	712,905	$	335	$	4,070,983


	For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2022
	Environmental Services		Safety-Kleen Sustainability Solutions		Corporate		Total
Primary Geographical Markets
United States	$	2,740,994	$	688,444	$	434	$	3,429,872
Canada	364,342		94,293		—		458,635
Total third-party revenues	$	3,105,336	$	782,737	$	434	$	3,888,507

Sources of Revenue
Technical Services	$	1,109,339	$	—	$	—	$	1,109,339
Industrial Services and Other	1,001,733		—		434		1,002,167
Field and Emergency Response Services	427,250		—		—		427,250
Safety-Kleen Environmental Services	567,014		145,841		—		712,855
Safety-Kleen Oil	—		636,896		—		636,896
Total third-party revenues	$	3,105,336	$	782,737	$	434	$	3,888,507

Contract Balances


(in thousands)	September 30, 2023		December 31, 2022
Receivables	$	1,010,335	$	964,603
Contract assets (unbilled receivables)	130,888		107,010
Contract liabilities (deferred revenue)	102,468		94,094

The timing of revenue recognition, billings and cash collections results in billed accounts receivable, unbilled receivables (contract assets) and customer advances and deposits or deferred revenue (contract liabilities) on the consolidated balance sheet. Generally, billing occurs subsequent to revenue recognition, as a right to payment is not just subject to passage of time, resulting in contract assets, which are generally classified as current. The Company sometimes receives advances or deposits from its customers before revenue is recognized, resulting in contract liabilities. These assets and liabilities are reported on the consolidated balance sheet on a contract-by-contract basis at the end of each reporting period. The contract liability balances at the beginning of each period presented were generally fully recognized in the subsequent three-month period.

- Definition

The entire disclosure of revenue from contract with customer to transfer good or service and to transfer nonfinancial asset. Includes, but is not limited to, disaggregation of revenue, credit loss recognized from contract with customer, judgment and change in judgment related to contract with customer, and asset recognized from cost incurred to obtain or fulfill contract with customer. Excludes insurance and lease contracts.

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UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY (PARENTHETICAL) - $ / shares	Sep. 30, 2023	Jun. 30, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022	Sep. 30, 2022	Jun. 30, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Statement of Stockholders' Equity [Abstract]
Common stock, par value (in dollars per share)	$ 0.01	$ 0.01	$ 0.01	$ 0.01	$ 0.01	$ 0.01

FINANCING ARRANGEMENTS

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2023

Debt Disclosure [Abstract]

FINANCING ARRANGEMENTS

Long-term Debt

The following table is a summary of the Company’s long-term debt (in thousands):


Current Portion of Long-Term Debt:	September 30, 2023		December 31, 2022
Secured senior term loans	$	10,000	$	10,000

Long-Term Debt:
Secured senior term loans due June 30, 2024 ("2024 Term Loans")	$	—	$	613,975
Secured senior term loans due October 8, 2028 ("2028 Term Loans")	972,500		980,000
Unsecured senior notes, at 4.875%, due July 15, 2027 ("2027 Notes")	545,000		545,000
Unsecured senior notes, at 5.125%, due July 15, 2029 ("2029 Notes")	300,000		300,000
Unsecured senior notes, at 6.375%, due February 1, 2031 ("2031 Notes")	500,000		—

Long-term debt, at par	$	2,317,500	$	2,438,975
Unamortized debt issuance costs and discount, net	(24,548)		(24,147)
Long-term debt, at carrying value	$	2,292,952	$	2,414,828

Financing Activities

The Company's significant financing arrangements are described in Note 12, "Financing Arrangements," in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022 and, other than as noted below, there have been no material changes to the arrangements described therein. As previously disclosed, on January 24, 2023, the Company completed a private placement of $500.0 million aggregate principal amount of unsecured senior notes which mature on February 1, 2031 (collectively referred to with the 2027 and 2029 Notes as the "Notes"). The proceeds from the 2031 Notes, along with a $114.0 million borrowing on the Company's revolving credit facility and available cash, were used to repay the $614.0 million outstanding principal amount of the 2024 Term Loans. In connection with the repayment, the Company recognized a loss on early extinguishment of debt of $2.4 million in the first quarter of 2023.

The Company maintains a $400.0 million revolving credit facility under which the Company had no outstanding loan balance as of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022. During the three months ended March 31, 2023, the Company borrowed $114.0 million on the revolving credit facility to repay the outstanding principal amount of the 2024 Term Loans. The Company repaid the full amount of this borrowing on the revolving credit facility. As of September 30, 2023, the Company had $277.6 million available to borrow under the revolving credit facility and outstanding letters of credit were $122.4 million. Subject to certain conditions, this credit facility will expire in October 2025.

As of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, the estimated fair value of the Company’s outstanding long-term debt, including the current portion, was $2.2 billion and $2.4 billion, respectively. The Company’s estimates of fair value of its long-term debt, including the current portion, are based on quoted market prices or other available market data which are considered Level 2 measures according to the fair value hierarchy. Level 2 utilizes quoted market prices in markets that are not active, broker or dealer quotation or alternative pricing sources with reasonable levels of price transparency for similar assets and liabilities.

Upon the phase-out of LIBOR as a referenced rate, the Company has transitioned all of its variable rate debt to a successor rate, namely Term SOFR. As of September 30, 2023, after taking into account the interest rate swaps discussed under the "Cash Flow Hedges" header below, the Company's variable rate debt consists of $382.5 million of the 2028 Term Loans and any borrowings under the revolving credit facility.

In accordance with the October 8, 2021 amendment to the credit agreement, the 2028 Term Loan will generally bear interest at a rate of Term SOFR plus an adjustment of 0.11448%, based upon one-month Term SOFR. The Term Loan Agreement also provides for Term SOFR adjustments for other interest periods; however, the Company expects to elect the one-month Term SOFR for interest payments on that debt. The 2.00% margin applicable to the 2028 Term Loans prior to the phase-out of LIBOR also remains applicable to the interest payments under Term SOFR, so in total, the 2028 Term Loan will bear interest at Term SOFR plus 2.11448%. The Company expects these changes will not be material to future financial results.

On April 28, 2023, the Company entered into an amendment to the credit agreement for the revolving credit facility. As amended, the terms of the agreement are substantially the same as prior to the amendment except for certain updates required to transition the agreement to include a defined LIBOR successor rate. Under the amended agreement, borrowings under the revolving credit facility will bear interest at a rate, at the Company’s option, of either (i) “Term SOFR” (as defined in the amended agreement)

plus an applicable margin ranging from 1.50% to 1.75% per annum based primarily on the level of the Company’s average liquidity for the most recent 30 day period or (ii) Bank of America's base rate plus an applicable margin ranging from 0.50% to 0.75% per annum based primarily on such average liquidity. The amended agreement also continues to provide (i) for an unused line fee payable to the lenders, calculated on the then unused portion of the lenders’ $400.0 million maximum commitments, ranging from 0.25% to 0.375% per annum of the unused commitment, and (ii) for outstanding letters of credit, a fee payable to the lenders equal to the then applicable margin for Term SOFR borrowings described above, and to the issuing banks a standard fronting fee and customary fees and charges in connection with all amendments, extensions, draws and other actions with respect to letters of credit. The Company expects these changes will not be material to future financial results.

Cash Flow Hedges

The Company's strategy to hedge against fluctuations in variable interest rates involves entering into interest rate derivative agreements.

The Company effectively fixed the interest rate on $350.0 million principal of the previously outstanding 2024 Term Loans by entering into interest rate swap agreements in 2018 with a notional amount of $350.0 million ("2018 Swaps"). On January 24, 2023, concurrently with the repayment of the 2024 Term Loans, the Company received a settlement payment of $8.3 million from the counterparties. As a result of the settlement, the Company also reclassified the amounts previously deferred in accumulated other comprehensive loss and recognized a settlement gain of $8.3 million in interest expense during the three months ended March 31, 2023.

In 2022, the Company entered into interest rate swap agreements with a notional amount of $600.0 million ("2022 Swaps") to effectively fix the interest rate on $600.0 million principal of the outstanding 2028 Term Loans. Under the terms of the 2022 Swaps' agreements, the Company receives interest based upon the variable rates on the 2028 Term Loans and pays a fixed amount of interest. The fixed rate on these instruments was 0.931% through June 30, 2023 which, together with the 2.00% interest rate margin for borrowings on the 2028 Term Loans, resulted in an effective annual interest rate of approximately 2.931% through June 30, 2023. The fixed rate on these instruments increased to 1.9645% on July 1, 2023 and the variable rate became linked to Term SOFR to mirror the variable interest payments for the 2028 Term Loans. Including the 2.00% interest rate margin for borrowings on the 2028 Term Loans and the 0.11448% SOFR adjustment per the 2028 Term Loans, beginning July 1, 2023, the effective annual interest rate of this $600.0 million is now 4.07898%. The 2022 Swaps expire September 30, 2027.

At the inception of these instruments, the Company designated both the 2018 Swaps and the 2022 Swaps (collectively referred to as the “Swaps”) as cash flow hedges. As of September 30, 2023, the Company recorded a derivative asset with a fair value of $54.8 million comprised only of the 2022 Swaps as the 2018 Swaps were settled in early 2023, as noted above. The balance of the derivative asset as of December 31, 2022 was $60.6 million, which included both of the Swaps.

No ineffectiveness has been identified on the Swaps and, therefore the change in fair value is recorded in stockholders' equity as a component of accumulated other comprehensive loss. Amounts are reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss into interest expense on the consolidated statement of operations in the same period or periods during which the hedged transactions affect earnings.

- Definition

The entire disclosure for information about short-term and long-term debt arrangements, which includes amounts of borrowings under each line of credit, note payable, commercial paper issue, bonds indenture, debenture issue, own-share lending arrangements and any other contractual agreement to repay funds, and about the underlying arrangements, rationale for a classification as long-term, including repayment terms, interest rates, collateral provided, restrictions on use of assets and activities, whether or not in compliance with debt covenants, and other matters important to users of the financial statements, such as the effects of refinancing and noncompliance with debt covenants.

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REVENUES - Additional Information (Details)	9 Months Ended
REVENUES - Additional Information (Details)	Sep. 30, 2023 source
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Deferred contract cost, recognition period	3 months
Environmental Services
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Number of revenue sources	4
Safety-Kleen Sustainability Solutions
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Number of revenue sources	2

- Definition

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BUSINESS COMBINATIONS - Additional Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands				3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2023	Dec. 09, 2022	Jun. 17, 2022	Sep. 30, 2023	Sep. 30, 2023	Sep. 30, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Goodwill				$ 1,286,473	$ 1,286,473	$ 1,286,473	$ 1,246,878
Thompson Industrial
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Purchase price to acquire business	$ 110,900
Decrease of overall purchase price				1,000	(1,065)
Weighted average useful life of acquired intangible assets	13 years
Goodwill	$ 40,092			39,088	39,088	39,088
Thompson Industrial \| Minimum
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Intangible asset, estimated useful life	5 years
Thompson Industrial \| Maximum
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Intangible asset, estimated useful life	15 years
June 17, 2022 Acquisition
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Purchase price to acquire business			$ 78,900
Decrease of overall purchase price						0
Weighted average useful life of acquired intangible assets			18 years
Goodwill				$ 32,212	$ 32,212	$ 32,212	$ 32,015
June 17, 2022 Acquisition \| Minimum
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Intangible asset, estimated useful life			5 years
June 17, 2022 Acquisition \| Maximum
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Intangible asset, estimated useful life			20 years
December 9, 2022 Acquisition
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Purchase price to acquire business		$ 12,600
Goodwill		$ 2,600

SEGMENT REPORTING - Reconciliation of Third Party Revenues to Direct Revenues (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2023	Sep. 30, 2022	Sep. 30, 2023	Sep. 30, 2022
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenues	$ 1,365,696	$ 1,363,086	$ 4,070,983	$ 3,888,507
Environmental Services
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenues	1,146,363	1,086,484	3,389,140	3,124,672
Safety-Kleen Sustainability Solutions
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenues	219,221	276,319	681,508	763,401
Operating Segments \| Environmental Services
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenues	1,135,279	1,080,032	3,357,743	3,105,336
Operating Segments \| Safety-Kleen Sustainability Solutions
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenues	230,305	282,771	712,905	782,737
Intersegment Revenues (Expenses), net \| Environmental Services
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenues	11,084	6,452	31,397	19,336
Intersegment Revenues (Expenses), net \| Safety-Kleen Sustainability Solutions
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenues	(11,084)	(6,452)	(31,397)	(19,336)
Corporate
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenues	$ 112	$ 283	$ 335	$ 434

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Amount, excluding tax collected from customer, of revenue from satisfaction of performance obligation by transferring promised good or service to customer. Tax collected from customer is tax assessed by governmental authority that is both imposed on and concurrent with specific revenue-producing transaction, including, but not limited to, sales, use, value added and excise.

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UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2023	Sep. 30, 2022
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income	$ 279,507	$ 329,270
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash from operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	267,425	260,560
Allowance for doubtful accounts	2,620	6,684
Amortization of deferred financing costs and debt discount	4,036	4,734
Accretion of environmental liabilities	10,281	9,599
Changes in environmental liability estimates	3,258	2,105
Deferred income taxes	(356)	2,226
Other expense (income), net	833	(2,073)
Stock-based compensation	14,809	20,375
Loss on early extinguishment of debt	2,362	0
Gain on sale of business	0	(8,864)
Environmental expenditures	(24,064)	(9,720)
Changes in assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions:
Accounts receivable and unbilled accounts receivable	(46,445)	(293,562)
Inventories and supplies	12,691	(44,324)
Other current and non-current assets	(18,190)	(12,600)
Accounts payable	(40,013)	52,979
Other current and long-term liabilities	(13,062)	40,153
Net cash from operating activities	455,692	357,542
Cash flows used in investing activities:
Additions to property, plant and equipment	(311,906)	(244,547)
Proceeds from sale and disposal of fixed assets	5,129	5,118
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired	(119,596)	(73,568)
Proceeds from sale of business, net of transaction costs	750	16,811
Additions to intangible assets including costs to obtain or renew permits	(1,507)	(1,094)
Purchases of available-for-sale securities	(104,329)	(36,418)
Proceeds from sale of available-for-sale securities	84,390	51,736
Net cash used in investing activities	(447,069)	(281,962)
Cash flows used in financing activities:
Change in uncashed checks	3,004	887
Tax payments related to withholdings on vested restricted stock	(10,886)	(6,214)
Repurchases of common stock	(18,000)	(44,182)
Deferred financing costs paid	(6,371)	(410)
Payments on finance leases	(11,594)	(9,538)
Principal payments on debt	(621,475)	(13,152)
Proceeds from issuance of debt	500,000	0
Borrowing from revolving credit facility	114,000	0
Payment on revolving credit facility	(114,000)	0
Net cash used in financing activities	(165,322)	(72,609)
Effect of exchange rate change on cash	61	(6,523)
Decrease in cash and cash equivalents	(156,638)	(3,552)
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period	492,603	452,575
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period	335,965	449,023
Cash payments for interest and income taxes:
Interest paid	100,813	86,407
Income taxes paid, net of refunds	107,328	53,183
Non-cash investing activities:
Property, plant and equipment accrued	29,127	23,726
Remedial liability assumed in acquisition of property, plant and equipment	0	8,092
ROU assets obtained in exchange for operating lease liabilities	61,741	39,899
ROU assets obtained in exchange for finance lease liabilities	$ 26,317	$ 11,263

BUSINESS COMBINATIONS (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2023

Business Combination and Asset Acquisition [Abstract]

Schedule of Recognized Identified Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed

The following table summarizes the preliminary determination and recognition of assets acquired and liabilities assumed (in thousands):


	At Acquisition Date As Reported March 31, 2023		Measurement Period Adjustments		At Acquisition Date As Reported September 30, 2023
Accounts receivable	$	25,793	$	(450)	$	25,343
Inventories and supplies	233		—		233
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	1,150		155		1,305
Property, plant and equipment	28,030		(1,311)		26,719
Permits and other intangibles	28,100		800		28,900
Operating lease right-of-use assets	4,716		—		4,716
Other non-current assets	36		36		72
Current liabilities	(11,514)		1,269		(10,245)
Current portion of operating lease liabilities	(1,653)		—		(1,653)
Operating lease liabilities, less current portion	(3,063)		—		(3,063)

Other long-term liabilities	—		(560)		(560)
Total identifiable net assets	71,828		(61)		71,767
Goodwill	40,092		(1,004)		39,088
Total purchase price	$	111,920	$	(1,065)	$	110,855

The following table summarizes the final determination and recognition of assets acquired and liabilities assumed (in thousands):


	At Acquisition Date As Reported December 31, 2022		Measurement Period Adjustments		Final Allocation At Acquisition Date As Reported September 30, 2023
Accounts receivable	$	1,111	$	(22)	$	1,089
Inventories and supplies	5,816		(71)		5,745
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	144		—		144
Property, plant and equipment	19,605		2,626		22,231
Permits and other intangibles	23,500		—		23,500
Operating lease right-of-use assets	585		—		585
Other non-current assets	13		—		13
Current liabilities	(3,271)		(104)		(3,375)
Current portion of operating lease liabilities	(186)		—		(186)
Operating lease liabilities, less current portion	(399)		—		(399)

Other long-term liabilities	(55)		(2,626)		(2,681)
Total identifiable net assets	46,863		(197)		46,666
Goodwill	32,015		197		32,212
Total purchase price	$	78,878	$	—	$	78,878

FINANCING ARRANGEMENTS - Summary of Financing Arrangements (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Current portion of long-term debt	$ 10,000	$ 10,000
Long-term debt, at par	2,317,500	2,438,975
Unamortized debt issuance costs and discount, net	(24,548)	(24,147)
Long-term debt, at carrying value	2,292,952	2,414,828
Secured debt \| Secured senior term loans
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Current portion of long-term debt	10,000	10,000
Secured debt \| Secured senior term loans due June 30, 2024 ("2024 Term Loans")
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt, at par	0	613,975
Secured debt \| Secured senior term loans due October 8, 2028 ("2028 Term Loans")
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt, at par	972,500	980,000
Unsecured debt \| Unsecured senior notes, at 4.875%, due July 15, 2027 ("2027 Notes")
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt, at par	$ 545,000	545,000
Interest rate (as a percentage)	4.875%
Unsecured debt \| Unsecured senior notes, at 5.125%, due July 15, 2029 ("2029 Notes")
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt, at par	$ 300,000	300,000
Interest rate (as a percentage)	5.125%
Unsecured debt \| Unsecured senior notes, at 6.375%, due February 1, 2031 ("2031 Notes")
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt, at par	$ 500,000	$ 0
Interest rate (as a percentage)	6.375%

CLOSURE AND POST-CLOSURE LIABILITIES - Changes in Post-Closure Liabilities (Details) $ in Thousands	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2023 USD ($)
Changes to post-closure liabilities
Beginning balance	$ 118,801
Liabilities assumed in acquisitions	574
Measurement period adjustments from prior period acquisitions	3,015
New asset retirement obligations	2,221
Accretion	7,116
Changes in estimates recorded to consolidated statement of operations	47
Changes in estimates recorded to consolidated balance sheet	1,134
Expenditures	(13,057)
Currency translation and other	40
Ending balance	119,891
Landfill Retirement Liability
Changes to post-closure liabilities
Beginning balance	62,251
Liabilities assumed in acquisitions	0
Measurement period adjustments from prior period acquisitions	0
New asset retirement obligations	2,221
Accretion	3,765
Changes in estimates recorded to consolidated statement of operations	0
Changes in estimates recorded to consolidated balance sheet	(327)
Expenditures	(7,205)
Currency translation and other	20
Ending balance	60,725
Non-Landfill Retirement Liability
Changes to post-closure liabilities
Beginning balance	56,550
Liabilities assumed in acquisitions	574
Measurement period adjustments from prior period acquisitions	3,015
New asset retirement obligations	0
Accretion	3,351
Changes in estimates recorded to consolidated statement of operations	47
Changes in estimates recorded to consolidated balance sheet	1,461
Expenditures	(5,852)
Currency translation and other	20
Ending balance	$ 59,166

REMEDIAL LIABILITIES

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2023

Environmental Remediation Obligations [Abstract]

REMEDIAL LIABILITIES

The changes to remedial liabilities from January 1, 2023 through September 30, 2023 were as follows (in thousands):


	Remedial Liabilities for Landfill Sites		Remedial Liabilities for Inactive Sites		Remedial Liabilities (Including Superfund) for Non-Landfill Operations		Total
Balance at January 1, 2023	$	1,824	$	59,749	$	54,717	$	116,290


Accretion	66		1,918		1,181		3,165
Changes in estimates recorded to consolidated statement of operations	13		1,318		1,880		3,211
Expenditures	(39)		(2,896)		(8,072)		(11,007)
Currency translation and other	—		1		44		45
Balance at September 30, 2023	$	1,864	$	60,090	$	49,750	$	111,704

In the nine months ended September 30, 2023, the Company increased its remedial liabilities for an inactive site and an active site by $1.1 million each due to changes in the estimates of the related liabilities to account for new information obtained regarding the ultimate remediation of these sites.

- Definition

The entire disclosure for environmental loss contingencies, such as presence of hazardous waste, relevant information from reports issued by regulators, and estimated costs to achieve compliance with regulatory requirements. This element may be used for all of an entity's disclosures about environmental loss contingencies.

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ACCRUED EXPENSES AND OTHER CURRENT LIABILITIES (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022
Payables and Accruals [Abstract]
Accrued insurance	$ 98,803	$ 92,909
Accrued interest	14,791	20,033
Accrued compensation and benefits	98,108	123,226
Accrued income, real estate, sales and other taxes	59,035	61,442
Accrued other	98,360	99,106
Total accrued expenses	$ 369,097	$ 396,716

FINANCING ARRANGEMENTS (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2023

Debt Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of the Entity's Financial Arrangements

The following table is a summary of the Company’s long-term debt (in thousands):


Current Portion of Long-Term Debt:	September 30, 2023		December 31, 2022
Secured senior term loans	$	10,000	$	10,000

Long-Term Debt:
Secured senior term loans due June 30, 2024 ("2024 Term Loans")	$	—	$	613,975
Secured senior term loans due October 8, 2028 ("2028 Term Loans")	972,500		980,000
Unsecured senior notes, at 4.875%, due July 15, 2027 ("2027 Notes")	545,000		545,000
Unsecured senior notes, at 5.125%, due July 15, 2029 ("2029 Notes")	300,000		300,000
Unsecured senior notes, at 6.375%, due February 1, 2031 ("2031 Notes")	500,000		—

Long-term debt, at par	$	2,317,500	$	2,438,975
Unamortized debt issuance costs and discount, net	(24,548)		(24,147)
Long-term debt, at carrying value	$	2,292,952	$	2,414,828

- Definition

Tabular disclosure of long-debt instruments or arrangements, including identification, terms, features, collateral requirements and other information necessary to a fair presentation. These are debt arrangements that originally required repayment more than twelve months after issuance or greater than the normal operating cycle of the entity, if longer.

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FINANCING ARRANGEMENTS - Additional Information (Details) - USD ($)					3 Months Ended			9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2023	Apr. 28, 2023	Jan. 24, 2023	Oct. 08, 2021	Sep. 30, 2023	Mar. 31, 2023	Sep. 30, 2022	Sep. 30, 2023	Sep. 30, 2022	Dec. 31, 2022
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Loss on early extinguishment of debt					$ 0	$ 2,400,000	$ 0	$ 2,362,000	$ 0
Debt fair value	$ 2,200,000,000				2,200,000,000			2,200,000,000		$ 2,400,000,000
2018 Swaps
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Notional amount of interest rate swap agreements	350,000,000				350,000,000			350,000,000
Reclassification of gain from accumulated other comprehensive loss to interest expense			$ 8,300,000
Interest Rate Swap
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Reclassification of gain from accumulated other comprehensive loss to interest expense					5,000,000			25,175,000
Derivative asset	54,800,000				54,800,000			54,800,000		60,600,000
Secured senior term loans due October 8, 2028 ("2028 Term Loans") \| 2022 Swaps
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Notional amount of interest rate swap agreements										600,000,000
Unsecured debt \| Unsecured senior notes, at 6.375%, due February 1, 2031 ("2031 Notes")
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, face amount			500,000,000
Line of Credit \| Revolving credit facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Borrowing on credit facility			114,000,000
Revolving credit facility maximum borrowing capacity	400,000,000				400,000,000			400,000,000
Debt outstanding	0				0			0		$ 0
Available to borrow and outstanding letters of credit	277,600,000				277,600,000			277,600,000
Outstanding letters of credit	$ 122,400,000				122,400,000			122,400,000
Period for measurement of average liquidity (in days)		30 days
Line of Credit \| Revolving credit facility \| Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Commitment fee (as a percent)		0.25%
Line of Credit \| Revolving credit facility \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Commitment fee (as a percent)		0.375%
Line of Credit \| Revolving credit facility \| SOFR \| Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate (as a percent)		1.50%
Line of Credit \| Revolving credit facility \| SOFR \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate (as a percent)		1.75%
Line of Credit \| Revolving credit facility \| Base Rate \| Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate (as a percent)		0.50%
Line of Credit \| Revolving credit facility \| Base Rate \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate (as a percent)		0.75%
Line of Credit \| Secured senior term loans due October 8, 2028 ("2028 Term Loans") \| SOFR
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate (as a percent)	2.11448%			0.11448%
Line of Credit \| Secured senior term loans due October 8, 2028 ("2028 Term Loans") \| LIBOR
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate (as a percent)				2.00%
Secured debt \| Secured senior term loans due June 30, 2024 ("2024 Term Loans")
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Repayments of debt			$ 614,000,000
Secured debt \| Secured senior term loans due June 30, 2024 ("2024 Term Loans") \| 2018 Swaps
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt outstanding	$ 350,000,000				350,000,000			350,000,000
Secured debt \| 2028 Term Loans, Variable Rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt outstanding	$ 382,500,000				$ 382,500,000			$ 382,500,000
Secured debt \| Secured senior term loans due October 8, 2028 ("2028 Term Loans") \| 2022 Swaps
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Effective interest rate (as a percent)	4.07898%				4.07898%			4.07898%		2.931%
Secured debt \| Secured senior term loans due October 8, 2028 ("2028 Term Loans") \| 2022 Swaps \| Through June 30, 2023
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Derivative, fixed interest rate										0.931%
Secured debt \| Secured senior term loans due October 8, 2028 ("2028 Term Loans") \| 2022 Swaps \| From July 1, 2023 through September 30, 2027
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Derivative, fixed interest rate										1.9645%

STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION - Additional Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2023	Sep. 30, 2022	Sep. 30, 2023	Sep. 30, 2022
Share-Based Payment Arrangement [Abstract]
Stock-based compensation	$ 4.3	$ 7.8	$ 14.8	$ 20.4
Income tax benefit	$ 0.7	$ 1.5	$ 2.4	$ 3.8

CLOSURE AND POST-CLOSURE LIABILITIES (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2023

Asset Retirement Obligation Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Closure and Post-Closure Liabilities

The changes to closure and post-closure liabilities (also referred to as “asset retirement obligations”) from January 1, 2023 through September 30, 2023 were as follows (in thousands):


	Landfill Retirement Liability		Non-Landfill Retirement Liability		Total
Balance at January 1, 2023	$	62,251	$	56,550	$	118,801
Liabilities assumed in acquisitions	—		574		574
Measurement period adjustments from prior period acquisitions	—		3,015		3,015
New asset retirement obligations	2,221		—		2,221

Accretion	3,765		3,351		7,116
Changes in estimates recorded to consolidated statement of operations	—		47		47
Changes in estimates recorded to consolidated balance sheet	(327)		1,461		1,134
Expenditures	(7,205)		(5,852)		(13,057)
Currency translation and other	20		20		40
Balance at September 30, 2023	$	60,725	$	59,166	$	119,891

COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Details)	9 Months Ended
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Details)	Sep. 30, 2023 USD ($) proceeding claim site	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($) proceeding
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Recorded reserves for actual or probable liabilities \| $	$ 31,000,000	$ 37,100,000
Product Liability Cases
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of proceedings as defendant \| proceeding	65
Number of product liability claims settled or dismissed \| claim	15
Legal and Administrative Proceedings
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Recorded reserves for actual or probable liabilities \| $	$ 24,200,000	24,100,000
Federal, State, and Provincial Enforcement Actions
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Recorded reserves for actual or probable liabilities \| $	$ 6,800,000	$ 13,000,000
Number of proceedings as defendant \| proceeding	0	1
Potential liability benchmark amount (not exceed) \| $	$ 1,000,000	$ 1,000,000
Superfund Proceedings
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of sites owned by third party excluded from cleanup or related liabilities	131
Number of sites owned by the entity subject to proceedings under federal or state superfund laws	6
Number of sites owned by third parties	125
Number of sites for which environmental remediation expense is settled	30
Third party sites requiring expenditure on remediation	14
Number of sites not currently requiring expenditures on remediation	81
Potential liability benchmark amount (not exceed) \| $	$ 1,000,000
Number of sites, potential liability exceeds substantial quota	3
Safety-Kleen Sustainability Solutions
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Notices received from owners of third party sites seeking indemnification from the company	17

GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS - Changes to Goodwill (Details) $ in Thousands	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2023 USD ($)
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Goodwill, beginning balance	$ 1,246,878
Increase from current period acquisition	39,088
Measurement period adjustments from prior period acquisitions	342
Foreign currency translation	165
Goodwill, ending balance	1,286,473
Environmental Services
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Goodwill, beginning balance	1,071,846
Increase from current period acquisition	39,088
Measurement period adjustments from prior period acquisitions	0
Foreign currency translation	118
Goodwill, ending balance	1,111,052
Safety-Kleen Sustainability Solutions
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Goodwill, beginning balance	175,032
Increase from current period acquisition	0
Measurement period adjustments from prior period acquisitions	342
Foreign currency translation	47
Goodwill, ending balance	$ 175,421

- Definition

Amount after accumulated impairment loss of an asset representing future economic benefits arising from other assets acquired in a business combination that are not individually identified and separately recognized.

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GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2023

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Changes to Goodwill

The changes in goodwill by segment for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 were as follows (in thousands):


	Environmental Services		Safety-Kleen Sustainability Solutions		Totals
Balance at January 1, 2023	$	1,071,846	$	175,032	$	1,246,878
Increase from current period acquisition	39,088		—		39,088
Measurement period adjustments from prior period acquisitions	—		342		342

Foreign currency translation	118		47		165
Balance at September 30, 2023	$	1,111,052	$	175,421	$	1,286,473

Schedule of Finite-Lived Intangible Assets

As of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, the Company's intangible assets consisted of the following (in thousands):


	September 30, 2023						December 31, 2022
	Cost		Accumulated Amortization		Net		Cost		Accumulated Amortization		Net
Permits	$	189,982	$	115,122	$	74,860	$	188,373	$	109,036	$	79,337
Customer and supplier relationships	604,493		251,378		353,115		583,709		229,368		354,341
Other intangible assets	100,012		34,547		65,465		89,388		24,818		64,570
Total amortizable permits and other intangible assets	894,487		401,047		493,440		861,470		363,222		498,248
Trademarks and trade names	120,100		—		120,100		122,534		—		122,534
Total permits and other intangible assets	$	1,014,587	$	401,047	$	613,540	$	984,004	$	363,222	$	620,782

Summary of Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets

As of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, the Company's intangible assets consisted of the following (in thousands):


	September 30, 2023						December 31, 2022
	Cost		Accumulated Amortization		Net		Cost		Accumulated Amortization		Net
Permits	$	189,982	$	115,122	$	74,860	$	188,373	$	109,036	$	79,337
Customer and supplier relationships	604,493		251,378		353,115		583,709		229,368		354,341
Other intangible assets	100,012		34,547		65,465		89,388		24,818		64,570
Total amortizable permits and other intangible assets	894,487		401,047		493,440		861,470		363,222		498,248
Trademarks and trade names	120,100		—		120,100		122,534		—		122,534
Total permits and other intangible assets	$	1,014,587	$	401,047	$	613,540	$	984,004	$	363,222	$	620,782

Schedule of Expected Amortization for the Net Carrying Amount of Finite Lived Intangible Assets

The expected amortization of the net carrying amount of finite-lived intangible assets at September 30, 2023 was as follows (in thousands):


Years Ending December 31,	Expected Amortization
2023 (three months)	$	12,420
2024	46,437
2025	43,042
2026	41,143
2027	39,067
Thereafter	311,331
	$	493,440

- Definition

Tabular disclosure of goodwill by reportable segment and in total which includes a rollforward schedule.

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REVENUES - Disaggregation of Revenue (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2023	Sep. 30, 2022	Sep. 30, 2023	Sep. 30, 2022
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenues	$ 1,365,696	$ 1,363,086	$ 4,070,983	$ 3,888,507
Technical Services
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenues	403,889	398,664	1,160,306	1,109,339
Industrial Services and Other
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenues	350,363	332,308	1,086,510	1,002,167
Field and Emergency Response Services
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenues	155,046	150,031	457,491	427,250
Safety-Kleen Environmental Services
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenues	285,551	251,384	825,240	712,855
Safety-Kleen Oil
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenues	170,847	230,699	541,436	636,896
United States
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenues	1,224,196	1,210,055	3,659,507	3,429,872
Canada
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenues	141,500	153,031	411,476	458,635
Environmental Services
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenues	1,146,363	1,086,484	3,389,140	3,124,672
Safety-Kleen Sustainability Solutions
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenues	219,221	276,319	681,508	763,401
Operating Segments \| Environmental Services
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenues	1,135,279	1,080,032	3,357,743	3,105,336
Operating Segments \| Environmental Services \| Technical Services
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenues	403,889	398,664	1,160,306	1,109,339
Operating Segments \| Environmental Services \| Industrial Services and Other
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenues	350,251	332,025	1,086,175	1,001,733
Operating Segments \| Environmental Services \| Field and Emergency Response Services
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenues	155,046	150,031	457,491	427,250
Operating Segments \| Environmental Services \| Safety-Kleen Environmental Services
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenues	226,093	199,312	653,771	567,014
Operating Segments \| Environmental Services \| Safety-Kleen Oil
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenues	0	0	0	0
Operating Segments \| Environmental Services \| United States
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenues	1,017,224	960,737	3,017,547	2,740,994
Operating Segments \| Environmental Services \| Canada
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenues	118,055	119,295	340,196	364,342
Operating Segments \| Safety-Kleen Sustainability Solutions
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenues	230,305	282,771	712,905	782,737
Operating Segments \| Safety-Kleen Sustainability Solutions \| Technical Services
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenues	0	0	0	0
Operating Segments \| Safety-Kleen Sustainability Solutions \| Industrial Services and Other
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenues	0	0	0	0
Operating Segments \| Safety-Kleen Sustainability Solutions \| Field and Emergency Response Services
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenues	0	0	0	0
Operating Segments \| Safety-Kleen Sustainability Solutions \| Safety-Kleen Environmental Services
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenues	59,458	52,072	171,469	145,841
Operating Segments \| Safety-Kleen Sustainability Solutions \| Safety-Kleen Oil
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenues	170,847	230,699	541,436	636,896
Operating Segments \| Safety-Kleen Sustainability Solutions \| United States
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenues	206,860	249,035	641,625	688,444
Operating Segments \| Safety-Kleen Sustainability Solutions \| Canada
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenues	23,445	33,736	71,280	94,293
Corporate
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenues	112	283	335	434
Corporate \| Technical Services
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenues	0	0	0	0
Corporate \| Industrial Services and Other
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenues	112	283	335	434
Corporate \| Field and Emergency Response Services
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenues	0	0	0	0
Corporate \| Safety-Kleen Environmental Services
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenues	0	0	0	0
Corporate \| Safety-Kleen Oil
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenues	0	0	0	0
Corporate \| United States
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenues	112	283	335	434
Corporate \| Canada
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenues	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0