| Component: (Network and Table) | |
|---|---|
| Network | 2408402 - Disclosure - FINAL CAPPING, CLOSURE AND POST-CLOSURE COSTS - Changes to Accrued Capping, Closure and Post-Closure Liabilities (Detail) (http://casella.com/role/FinalCappingClosureAndPostClosureCostsChangesToAccruedCappingClosureAndPostClosureLiabilitiesDetail)  | 
| Table | (Implied) | 
| Reporting Entity [Axis] | 0000911177 (http://www.sec.gov/CIK) | 
| Asset Retirement Obligation Disclosure [Abstract] | Period [Axis] | |
|---|---|---|
2016-01-01 - 2016-12-31  | 2015-01-01 - 2015-12-31  | |
Asset Retirement Obligation Disclosure [Abstract]  | ||
Asset Retirement Obligation, Roll Forward Analysis [Roll Forward]  | ||
Beginning balance  | ||
Obligations incurred  | ||
Revisions in estimates  | (  | (  | 
Accretion expense  | 3,606,000    | 3,370,000    | 
Obligations settled  | (  | (  | 
Ending balance  | 41,041,000    | |