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Business Acquisitions, Investments and Restructuring Charges (Acquisitions) (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Millions
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2024
Dec. 31, 2023
Dec. 31, 2022
Purchase price:      
Cash used in acquisitions, net of cash acquired of $1 and $23, respectively $ 753 $ 2,065 $ 3,039
Excess purchase price allocated as follows:      
Goodwill 15,982 15,834 $ 14,451
Series of Individually Immaterial Business Acquisitions      
Purchase price:      
Cash used in acquisitions, net of cash acquired of $1 and $23, respectively 274 1,756  
Cash acquired 1 23  
Holdbacks 7 19  
Fair value, future minimum lease payments 0 1  
Total 281 1,776  
Allocated as follows:      
Accounts receivable 6 67  
Prepaid expenses 0 6  
Landfill development costs 0 49  
Property and equipment 57 374  
Operating right-of-use lease assets 2 14  
Parts and supplies 2 3  
Accounts payable 0 (20)  
Deferred revenue (2) (11)  
Environmental remediation liabilities 0 (6)  
Closure and post-closure liabilities 0 (11)  
Operating right-of-use lease liabilities (2) (14)  
Deferred income tax liabilities (1) (25)  
Other liabilities (1) (12)  
Fair value of tangible assets acquired and liabilities assumed 61 414  
Excess purchase price to be allocated 220 1,362  
Excess purchase price allocated as follows:      
Other intangible assets 44 204  
Goodwill 176 1,158  
Total allocated $ 220 $ 1,362