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Landfill and Environmental Costs - Narrative (Details) $ in Millions, cubicYard in Billions			12 Months Ended
	Jan. 17, 2025 USD ($)	Sep. 27, 2018 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2025 USD ($) cubicYard landfill	Dec. 31, 2024 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2023 USD ($)
Environmental Exit Cost [Line Items]
Number of active solid waste landfills \| landfill			207
Total available disposal capacity (in cubic yards) \| cubicYard			5
Number of closed landfills \| landfill			124
Net increase (decrease) in amortization expense			$ 3	$ 13	$ 5
Aggregate potential remediation liability, amount higher than amount recorded			$ 276
West Lake Landfill Superfund Site
Environmental Exit Cost [Line Items]
Anticipated remediation costs	$ 392	$ 229
West Lake Landfill Superfund Site \| Minimum
Environmental Exit Cost [Line Items]
Time period allotted for remediation		4 years
West Lake Landfill Superfund Site \| Maximum
Environmental Exit Cost [Line Items]
Time period allotted for remediation		5 years

Amount by which potential remediation liability higher than amount recorded.

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Available disposal capacity.

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Environmental Exit Costs, Time Period Allotted For Completion

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Number of active solid waste landfills.

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Number of closed landfills.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
-Topic 275
-SubTopic 10
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section 50
-Paragraph 9
-Publisher FASB
-URI https://asc.fasb.org/1943274/2147482861/275-10-50-9

Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Topic 450
-SubTopic 20
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SAB Topic 5.Y.Q4)
-Publisher FASB
-URI https://asc.fasb.org/1943274/2147480102/450-20-S99-1

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-Section 50
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Total anticipated costs associated with remediation, site restoration, postclosure, monitoring commitments, or other exit costs that may occur on the sale, disposal, or abandonment of a particular property resulting from unanticipated contamination of the assets.

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