| WASTE MANAGEMENT INC (WM) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Q4-CY2025 | Q3-CY2025 | Q2-CY2025 | Q1-CY2025 | Q4-CY2024 | Q3-CY2024 | Q2-CY2024 | Q1-CY2024 | Q4-CY2023 | Q3-CY2023 | Q2-CY2023 | Q1-CY2023 | Q4-CY2022 | Q3-CY2022 | Q2-CY2022 | Q1-CY2022 | Q4-CY2021 | Q3-CY2021 | Q2-CY2021 | Q1-CY2021 | Q4-CY2020 | Q3-CY2020 | Q2-CY2020 | Q1-CY2020 | Q4-CY2019 | Q3-CY2019 | Q2-CY2019 | Q1-CY2019 | Q4-CY2018 | Q3-CY2018 | Q2-CY2018 | Q1-CY2018 | Q4-CY2017 | Q3-CY2017 | Q2-CY2017 | Q1-CY2017 | Q4-CY2016 | Q3-CY2016 | Q2-CY2016 | Q1-CY2016 | Q4-CY2015 | Q3-CY2015 | Q2-CY2015 | Q1-CY2015 | Q4-CY2014 | Q3-CY2014 | Q2-CY2014 | Q1-CY2014 | Q4-CY2013 | |
| Balance Sheet Date | 2025-Sep-30 | 2025-Jun-30 | 2025-Mar-31 | 2024-Dec-31 | 2024-Sep-30 | 2024-Jun-30 | 2024-Mar-31 | 2023-Dec-31 | 2023-Sep-30 | 2023-Jun-30 | 2023-Mar-31 | 2022-Dec-31 | 2022-Sep-30 | 2022-Jun-30 | 2022-Mar-31 | 2021-Dec-31 | 2021-Sep-30 | 2021-Jun-30 | 2021-Mar-31 | 2020-Dec-31 | 2020-Sep-30 | 2020-Jun-30 | 2020-Mar-31 | 2019-Dec-31 | 2019-Sep-30 | 2019-Jun-30 | 2019-Mar-31 | 2018-Dec-31 | 2018-Sep-30 | 2018-Jun-30 | 2018-Mar-31 | 2017-Dec-31 | 2017-Sep-30 | 2017-Jun-30 | 2017-Mar-31 | 2016-Dec-31 | 2016-Sep-30 | 2016-Jun-30 | 2016-Mar-31 | 2015-Dec-31 | 2015-Sep-30 | 2015-Jun-30 | 2015-Mar-31 | 2014-Dec-31 | 2014-Sep-30 | 2014-Jun-30 | 2014-Mar-31 | 2013-Dec-31 | |
| Fiscal Period | Q3-FY2025 | Q2-FY2025 | Q1-FY2025 | Q4-FY2024 | Q3-FY2024 | Q2-FY2024 | Q1-FY2024 | Q4-FY2023 | Q3-FY2023 | Q2-FY2023 | Q1-FY2023 | Q4-FY2022 | Q3-FY2022 | Q2-FY2022 | Q1-FY2022 | Q4-FY2021 | Q3-FY2021 | Q2-FY2021 | Q1-FY2021 | Q4-FY2020 | Q3-FY2020 | Q2-FY2020 | Q1-FY2020 | Q4-FY2019 | Q3-FY2019 | Q2-FY2019 | Q1-FY2019 | Q4-FY2018 | Q3-FY2018 | Q2-FY2018 | Q1-FY2018 | Q4-FY2017 | Q3-FY2017 | Q2-FY2017 | Q1-FY2017 | Q4-FY2016 | Q3-FY2016 | Q2-FY2016 | Q1-FY2016 | Q4-FY2015 | Q3-FY2015 | Q2-FY2015 | Q1-FY2015 | Q4-FY2014 | Q3-FY2014 | Q2-FY2014 | Q1-FY2014 | Q4-FY2013 | |
| Operating Cash Flow | 1,592,000,000$ | 1,545,000,000$ | 1,208,000,000$ | 1,511,000,000$ | 1,358,000,000$ | 1,154,000,000$ | 1,367,000,000$ | 1,382,000,000$ | 1,263,000,000$ | 1,030,000,000$ | 1,044,000,000$ | 1,049,000,000$ | 1,182,000,000$ | 1,047,000,000$ | 1,258,000,000$ | 991,000,000$ | 1,184,000,000$ | 1,043,000,000$ | 1,120,000,000$ | 753,000,000$ | 1,029,000,000$ | 856,000,000$ | 765,000,000$ | 1,022,000,000$ | 952,000,000$ | 1,010,000,000$ | 890,000,000$ | 912,000,000$ | 874,000,000$ | 975,000,000$ | 809,000,000$ | 792,000,000$ | 853,000,000$ | 813,000,000$ | 722,000,000$ | 751,000,000$ | 597,000,000$ | ||||||||||||
| Investing Cash Flow | (784,000,000$) | (1,086,000,000$) | (829,000,000$) | (7,762,000,000$) | (480,000,000$) | (1,604,000,000$) | (755,000,000$) | (1,084,000,000$) | (668,000,000$) | (561,000,000$) | (778,000,000$) | (1,027,000,000$) | (936,000,000$) | (528,000,000$) | (572,000,000$) | (788,000,000$) | (398,000,000$) | (374,000,000$) | (334,000,000$) | (3,606,000,000$) | (323,000,000$) | (415,000,000$) | (503,000,000$) | (280,000,000$) | (531,000,000$) | (765,000,000$) | (800,000,000$) | (663,000,000$) | (496,000,000$) | (373,000,000$) | (637,000,000$) | (570,000,000$) | (377,000,000$) | (336,000,000$) | (337,000,000$) | (379,000,000$) | (468,000,000$) | ||||||||||||
| Purchases of Property and Equipment | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Financing Cash Flow | (1,049,000,000$) | (245,000,000$) | (536,000,000$) | 6,058,000,000$ | (439,000,000$) | 273,000,000$ | (737,000,000$) | 1,000,000$ | (606,000,000$) | (600,000,000$) | (319,000,000$) | 175,000,000$ | (984,000,000$) | 228,000,000$ | (635,000,000$) | (214,000,000$) | (876,000,000$) | (980,000,000$) | (830,000,000$) | 2,685,000,000$ | (2,669,000,000$) | (907,000,000$) | (668,000,000$) | (116,000,000$) | 258,000,000$ | 1,780,000,000$ | 42,000,000$ | (493,000,000$) | (368,000,000$) | (609,000,000$) | (38,000,000$) | (30,000,000$) | (472,000,000$) | (474,000,000$) | (385,000,000$) | (373,000,000$) | (228,000,000$) | ||||||||||||
| End Cash Position | 175,000,000$ | 440,000,000$ | 216,000,000$ | 414,000,000$ | 614,000,000$ | 172,000,000$ | 322,000,000$ | 458,000,000$ | 150,000,000$ | 144,000,000$ | 257,000,000$ | 351,000,000$ | 137,000,000$ | 894,000,000$ | 155,000,000$ | 118,000,000$ | 116,000,000$ | 148,000,000$ | 476,000,000$ | 553,000,000$ | 703,000,000$ | 2,663,000,000$ | 3,125,000,000$ | 3,561,000,000$ | 2,915,000,000$ | 2,250,000,000$ | 57,000,000$ | 61,000,000$ | 83,000,000$ | 47,000,000$ | 52,000,000$ | 22,000,000$ | 35,000,000$ | 32,000,000$ | 30,000,000$ | 32,000,000$ | 30,000,000$ | 39,000,000$ | 104,000,000$ | 39,000,000$ | 113,000,000$ | 273,000,000$ | 277,000,000$ | 1,307,000,000$ | 183,000,000$ | 137,000,000$ | 339,000,000$ | 58,000,000$ | |
| Exchange Rate Effect | (3,000,000$) | 7,000,000$ | 1,000,000$ | (7,000,000$) | 2,000,000$ | (2,000,000$) | (2,000,000$) | 0$ | 0$ | 1,000,000$ | 0$ | (2,000,000$) | 2,000,000$ | 2,000,000$ | 3,000,000$ | 4,000,000$ | 1,000,000$ | (4,000,000$) | 1,000,000$ | (1,000,000$) | 0$ | (1,000,000$) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dividends Paid | 332,000,000$ | 333,000,000$ | 336,000,000$ | 301,000,000$ | 301,000,000$ | 301,000,000$ | 307,000,000$ | 281,000,000$ | 283,000,000$ | 283,000,000$ | 289,000,000$ | 266,000,000$ | 267,000,000$ | 269,000,000$ | 275,000,000$ | 240,000,000$ | 241,000,000$ | 242,000,000$ | 247,000,000$ | 231,000,000$ | 230,000,000$ | 230,000,000$ | 236,000,000$ | 218,000,000$ | 218,000,000$ | 217,000,000$ | 223,000,000$ | 197,000,000$ | 199,000,000$ | 200,000,000$ | 206,000,000$ | 184,000,000$ | 185,000,000$ | 187,000,000$ | 194,000,000$ | 180,000,000$ | 182,000,000$ | 181,000,000$ | 183,000,000$ | 172,000,000$ | 172,000,000$ | 175,000,000$ | 176,000,000$ | 172,000,000$ | 172,000,000$ | 175,000,000$ | 174,000,000$ | 171,000,000$ | |
| Unlevered Free Cash Flow | 1,592,000,000$ | 1,545,000,000$ | 1,208,000,000$ | 1,511,000,000$ | 1,358,000,000$ | 1,154,000,000$ | 1,367,000,000$ | 1,382,000,000$ | 1,263,000,000$ | 1,030,000,000$ | 1,044,000,000$ | 1,049,000,000$ | 1,182,000,000$ | 1,047,000,000$ | 1,258,000,000$ | 991,000,000$ | 1,184,000,000$ | 1,043,000,000$ | 1,120,000,000$ | 753,000,000$ | 1,029,000,000$ | 856,000,000$ | 765,000,000$ | 1,022,000,000$ | 952,000,000$ | 1,010,000,000$ | 890,000,000$ | 912,000,000$ | 874,000,000$ | 975,000,000$ | 809,000,000$ | 792,000,000$ | 853,000,000$ | 813,000,000$ | 722,000,000$ | 751,000,000$ | 597,000,000$ | ||||||||||||