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1068 - Disclosure - Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets - Schedule of Other Intangible Assets (Detail)
(http://www.wm.com/taxonomy/role/DisclosureGoodwillAndOtherIntangibleAssetsScheduleOfOtherIntangibleAssets)
TableSchedule of Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Table]
Slicers (applies to each fact value in each table cell)
Reporting Entity [Axis]0000823768 (http://www.sec.gov/CIK)
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]Period [Axis]
2016-12-31
2015-12-31
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets by Major Class [Axis]Finite-Lived Intangible Assets by Major Class [Axis]
Customer and Supplier Relationships [Member]Covenants Not-to-Compete [Member]Licenses Permits and Other [Member]Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Major Class Name [Domain]Customer and Supplier Relationships [Member]Covenants Not-to-Compete [Member]Licenses Permits and Other [Member]Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Major Class Name [Domain]
Intangible assets
835,000,000  
59,000,000  
123,000,000  
1,017,000,000  
658,000,000  
51,000,000  
119,000,000  
828,000,000  
Less accumulated amortization
(342,000,000) 
(31,000,000) 
(53,000,000) 
(426,000,000) 
(270,000,000) 
(35,000,000) 
(46,000,000) 
(351,000,000) 
Total
493,000,000  
 
28,000,000  
 
70,000,000  
 
591,000,000  
 
388,000,000  
 
16,000,000  
 
73,000,000  
 
477,000,000