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Disclosure - ACCOUNTING CHANGES link:presentationLink link:calculationLink link:definitionLink 2204201 - Disclosure - ACCOUNTING CHANGES (Policies) link:presentationLink link:calculationLink link:definitionLink 2305301 - Disclosure - ACCOUNTING CHANGES (Tables) link:presentationLink link:calculationLink link:definitionLink 2406402 - Disclosure - ACCOUNTING CHANGES (Details) link:presentationLink link:calculationLink link:definitionLink 2107103 - Disclosure - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES link:presentationLink link:calculationLink link:definitionLink 2308302 - Disclosure - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Tables) link:presentationLink link:calculationLink link:definitionLink 2409403 - Disclosure - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES - Estimated Useful Lives of Assets (Detail) link:presentationLink link:calculationLink link:definitionLink 2410404 - Disclosure - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES - Landfill and Lease Accounting (Detail) link:presentationLink link:calculationLink link:definitionLink 2411405 - Disclosure - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES - Intangible Assets and Investments in Unconsolidated Entities (Detail) link:presentationLink link:calculationLink link:definitionLink 2412406 - Disclosure - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES - Self-Insurance Liabilities and Related Costs (Detail) link:presentationLink link:calculationLink link:definitionLink 2413407 - Disclosure - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES - Income Taxes (Details) link:presentationLink link:calculationLink link:definitionLink 2414408 - Disclosure - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES -Revenue Recognition (Details) link:presentationLink link:calculationLink link:definitionLink 2415409 - Disclosure - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES - Asset Impairments (Detail) link:presentationLink link:calculationLink link:definitionLink 2416410 - Disclosure - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES - Defined Benefit Pension Plan (Details) link:presentationLink link:calculationLink link:definitionLink 2117104 - 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Disclosure - ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE, NET OF ALLOWANCE FOR CREDIT LOSSES link:presentationLink link:calculationLink link:definitionLink 2326305 - Disclosure - ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE, NET OF ALLOWANCE FOR CREDIT LOSSES (Tables) link:presentationLink link:calculationLink link:definitionLink 2427415 - Disclosure - ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE, NET OF ALLOWANCE FOR CREDIT LOSSES (Details) link:presentationLink link:calculationLink link:definitionLink 2128107 - Disclosure - RESTRICTED ASSETS link:presentationLink link:calculationLink link:definitionLink 2329306 - Disclosure - RESTRICTED ASSETS (Tables) link:presentationLink link:calculationLink link:definitionLink 2430416 - Disclosure - RESTRICTED ASSETS (Detail) link:presentationLink link:calculationLink link:definitionLink 2131108 - Disclosure - PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT link:presentationLink link:calculationLink link:definitionLink 2332307 - Disclosure - PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT (Tables) link:presentationLink link:calculationLink link:definitionLink 2433417 - 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Disclosure - DEBT link:presentationLink link:calculationLink link:definitionLink 2348311 - Disclosure - DEBT (Tables) link:presentationLink link:calculationLink link:definitionLink 2449425 - Disclosure - DEBT - Components of Debt (Details) link:presentationLink link:calculationLink link:definitionLink 2449425 - Disclosure - DEBT - Components of Debt (Details) link:presentationLink link:calculationLink link:definitionLink 2450426 - Disclosure - DEBT - Credit Facility (Details) link:presentationLink link:calculationLink link:definitionLink 2451427 - Disclosure - DEBT - Tax-Exempt Financings (Details) link:presentationLink link:calculationLink link:definitionLink 2452428 - Disclosure - DEBT - Loss on Debt Extinguishment (Details) link:presentationLink link:calculationLink link:definitionLink 2453429 - Disclosure - DEBT - Components of Interest Expense (Details) link:presentationLink link:calculationLink link:definitionLink 2454430 - Disclosure - DEBT - Cash Flow Hedges (Details) link:presentationLink link:calculationLink link:definitionLink 2455431 - 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Disclosure - STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY - Summary of Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Unit and Performance Stock Unit Activity (Detail) link:presentationLink link:calculationLink link:definitionLink 2470442 - Disclosure - STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY - Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) (Detail) link:presentationLink link:calculationLink link:definitionLink 2471443 - Disclosure - STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY - Reclassification Out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) (Detail) link:presentationLink link:calculationLink link:definitionLink 2172115 - Disclosure - EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS link:presentationLink link:calculationLink link:definitionLink 2473444 - Disclosure - EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS (Detail) link:presentationLink link:calculationLink link:definitionLink 2174116 - Disclosure - FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS link:presentationLink link:calculationLink link:definitionLink 2375314 - Disclosure - FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS (Tables) link:presentationLink link:calculationLink link:definitionLink 2476445 - Disclosure - FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS (Detail) link:presentationLink link:calculationLink link:definitionLink 2177117 - Disclosure - INCOME TAXES link:presentationLink link:calculationLink link:definitionLink 2378315 - Disclosure - INCOME TAXES (Tables) link:presentationLink link:calculationLink link:definitionLink 2479446 - Disclosure - INCOME TAXES - Schedule of Benefit for Income Taxes (Detail) link:presentationLink link:calculationLink link:definitionLink 2480447 - Disclosure - INCOME TAXES - Narrative (Detail) link:presentationLink link:calculationLink link:definitionLink 2481448 - Disclosure - INCOME TAXES - Schedule of Difference in Benefit for Income Taxes (Detail) link:presentationLink link:calculationLink link:definitionLink 2482449 - Disclosure - INCOME TAXES - Schedule of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities (Detail) link:presentationLink link:calculationLink link:definitionLink 2483450 - Disclosure - INCOME TAXES - Schedule of Reconciliation of Gross Unrecognized Tax Benefits (Detail) link:presentationLink link:calculationLink link:definitionLink 2184118 - 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