Casella waste systems, inc. (CWST)
CashFlow / TTM
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Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Operating Activities [Abstract]
Net income (loss)

34,326

31,653

8,911

18,827

8,616

6,420

40,117

29,895

-25,485

-21,799

-53,794

-58,336

532

-6,858

-1,903

-7,182

-11,432

-11,781

-1,434

-2,453

-13,773

-19,420

-33,781

0

-35,596

-

-25,381

-25,288

-25,730

-46,247

-54,463

-90,077

-103,237

-82,909

-77,592

0

0

0

-

-

-

0

Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by operating activities:
Income from discontinued operations, net of income tax

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

284

-

-3,417

-3,745

-3,935

-4,480

0

0

0

-

-

-

-

-

0

0

0

Loss on disposal of discontinued operations, net of income tax

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-378

-

0

0

0

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Depreciation and amortization

83,707

79,790

77,080

74,342

72,014

70,508

67,367

65,755

64,236

62,102

61,733

61,318

61,252

61,856

62,760

62,969

63,409

62,704

55,692

55,095

55,233

55,093

60,957

0

60,839

-

58,869

58,593

58,163

57,064

56,576

57,265

58,127

58,618

58,415

57,739

56,485

57,043

58,121

0

0

0

Operating lease right-of-use assets expense

9,397

9,559

0

0

0

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Depletion of landfill operating lease obligations

-

-

-

-

-

9,724

10,639

10,466

10,274

9,646

8,999

9,025

9,109

9,295

9,539

9,512

9,688

9,428

8,933

9,339

9,489

9,791

10,323

0

10,121

-

9,702

9,724

9,985

9,711

9,372

9,270

8,846

8,740

8,482

8,435

8,093

7,716

7,878

0

0

0

Interest accretion on landfill and environmental remediation liabilities

6,966

6,976

6,727

6,425

6,090

5,708

5,568

5,405

4,939

4,482

4,123

3,763

3,685

3,606

3,565

3,527

3,487

3,449

3,300

3,261

3,214

3,383

3,671

0

3,864

-

4,101

4,003

3,885

3,788

3,675

3,622

3,597

3,543

3,479

3,457

3,415

3,355

3,331

0

0

0

Amortization of debt issuance costs

0

-

-

-

0

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Amortization of debt issuance costs and discount on long-term debt

-

-

-

-

-

2,449

2,562

2,662

2,735

2,692

2,780

3,122

3,487

3,881

4,142

4,057

4,079

3,977

0

0

0

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Stock-based compensation

7,354

7,223

7,297

7,567

7,799

8,445

8,014

7,718

7,252

6,432

5,800

4,683

3,928

3,393

3,131

3,266

3,141

3,079

2,866

2,603

2,299

2,215

2,382

0

2,333

-

2,427

2,527

2,419

2,472

2,516

2,388

1,795

1,881

1,855

847

1,611

1,674

1,592

0

0

0

Gain on disposal of discontinued operations, net of tax

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

46,299

44,930

44,287

43,590

0

0

0

Gain on sale of assets

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

0

0

0

Loss (gain) on sale of property and equipment

698

892

884

449

266

492

322

224

150

-49

76

151

455

574

404

427

157

0

204

176

243

382

568

0

777

-

793

607

587

525

407

510

459

858

1,004

973

922

509

470

0

0

0

Southbridge Landfill non-cash closure charge

125

74

14,883

15,085

14,776

16,179

1,354

1,273

64,929

63,526

0

0

0

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Divestiture transactions

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-5,517

0

0

0

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Development project charge

-

-

-

-

-

311

311

311

311

0

0

0

0

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1,440

0

-

0

-

0

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Non-cash expense from acquisition activities and other items

583

65

617

478

771

757

0

0

0

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Gain on settlement of acquisition related contingent consideration

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-1,058

0

-

0

-

0

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Amortization of discount on long-term debt

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

251

0

246

-

242

238

243

426

626

0

0

0

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Loss on debt extinguishment

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-517

-13,528

-13,719

-14,267

-13,747

-869

-1,023

-430

-999

0

0

0

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Loss on derivative instruments

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-227

-248

-125

-376

-375

-599

0

-1,310

-

-358

0

0

0

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Amortization of premium on redeemed senior subordinated notes

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

611

0

0

0

Amortization of discount on second lien notes and senior subordinated notes

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

801

0

0

0

Loss from equity method investments

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

27

-21

-

69

-

-971

-2,128

-3,453

-3,652

-4,441

-3,142

-8,088

-9,503

-9,994

-11,723

-5,239

-4,221

-4,096

0

0

0

Gain on sale of equity method investment

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-221

0

-

0

-

0

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Excess tax benefit on the vesting of share based awards

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

0

-

-

-

-

-

-172

96

98

223

213

254

0

0

0

-

-

-

-

Deferred income taxes

-465

-1,244

-96

410

2,625

1,250

-15,830

-16,534

-16,638

-15,525

439

564

409

583

696

682

944

795

915

869

556

848

1,485

0

1,564

-

1,331

1,602

-3,946

-3,848

-3,543

-3,781

1,723

1,450

1,824

-23,403

-23,301

-22,844

-23,124

0

0

0

Changes in assets and liabilities, net of effects of acquisitions and divestitures:
Accounts receivable

1,651

5,464

8,813

4,552

4,381

5,833

12,938

11,432

8,991

4,664

1,728

4,683

2,593

1,029

-393

-2,339

523

4,419

-1,707

71

-90

-617

3,560

0

1,650

-

-2,629

-548

2,137

-511

-139

984

-6,006

-9,029

-7,442

158

1,828

7,571

3,273

0

0

0

Landfill operating lease contract expenditures

0

-

-

-

0

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Accounts payable

4,078

6,762

2,716

6,661

-218

9,091

8,047

9,967

7,974

2,084

-254

-2,498

1,703

76

-2,809

-2,110

-601

-3,597

-17,575

-14,058

-12,378

-6,223

807

0

-7,379

-

-12,928

-5,713

-2,897

2,410

4,152

1,347

-432

3,666

4,210

10,393

13,480

9,595

7,443

0

0

0

Prepaid expenses, inventories and other assets

-1,590

1,669

1,591

5,057

2,391

-535

-1,147

-696

1,763

1,404

716

957

909

2,256

-235

-605

-265

-5,240

3,336

1,033

2,087

3,827

-1,519

0

-508

-

987

-1,971

-1,305

-1,199

-4,056

-449

-572

715

-336

-2,620

-2,937

-4,605

-3,861

0

0

0

Accrued expenses, contract liabilities and other liabilities

-25,373

-22,931

-22,945

-21,877

-11,377

-9,133

-1,738

2,087

-12

-600

-1,797

-9,137

-5,929

-6,186

3,790

1,883

3,919

4,140

-4,952

-8,014

-10,585

-7,337

-6,128

0

-3,497

-

-3,046

-4,453

-5,619

1,170

-7,714

500

-6,298

-7,383

-5,726

-14,414

-13,023

-10,385

-13,459

0

0

0

Total adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by operating activities

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

0

0

Net cash provided by operating activities

126,843

116,829

102,412

111,006

112,817

120,834

118,355

115,608

109,656

107,538

103,463

84,858

89,386

80,434

86,048

82,203

77,926

70,507

42,913

41,090

32,591

39,647

46,823

0

40,598

-

39,039

50,413

49,257

55,710

43,906

45,600

45,461

57,953

64,171

52,093

55,531

50,786

48,209

0

0

0

Cash Flows from Investing Activities:
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired

79,301

75,379

104,238

97,236

71,182

88,918

59,669

21,731

23,600

5,056

3,963

3,094

3,253

2,839

0

0

0

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

8,305

-

8,638

23,412

22,104

25,225

25,106

6,022

4,537

2,102

0

0

0

-

-

-

0

Acquisition related additions to property, plant and equipment

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

96

-

0

0

0

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Proceeds from settlement of contingent consideration

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

0

-

0

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Additions to property, plant and equipment

104,773

103,165

97,389

84,399

82,557

73,232

73,291

75,806

65,146

64,862

60,215

55,326

53,024

54,238

56,392

57,144

55,399

49,995

50,517

55,499

59,460

62,493

0

0

0

-

0

-

0

0

-

-

0

0

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Additions to property, plant and equipment - growth

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

0

0

-

11,461

-4,597

3,064

2,803

0

0

0

Additions to property, plant and equipment - maintenance

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

0

0

-

50,791

-7,426

51,520

51,780

0

0

0

Payments on landfill operating lease contracts

-

-

-

-

-

7,415

8,515

7,530

6,772

7,240

6,169

7,100

7,726

7,249

7,240

7,286

5,407

5,385

5,241

5,201

5,217

5,302

5,598

0

5,596

-

6,615

6,587

6,434

6,429

6,261

6,290

13,228

6,572

6,616

6,730

91

6,724

5,655

0

0

0

Proceeds from divestiture transactions

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

5,335

0

0

0

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Payments for capital related to divestiture

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

618

0

0

0

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Proceeds from sale of assets

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

7,533

0

0

0

Proceeds from sale of property and equipment

744

750

803

764

585

870

663

798

969

711

950

787

1,087

1,362

1,148

1,413

985

715

859

593

552

679

878

0

1,412

-

1,464

1,350

1,269

902

883

936

865

1,558

1,492

1,665

1,574

850

959

0

0

0

Investments in unconsolidated entities

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

0

0

0

-

0

0

0

-

-

-

-

Payments related to investments

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

84

0

0

0

-

0

-

-

0

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Net cash used in investing activities

-182,998

-177,462

-202,901

-180,321

-155,562

-164,197

-136,314

-104,269

-94,491

-76,447

-69,359

-64,695

-62,974

-62,964

-64,961

-65,494

-58,490

-48,784

-49,660

-54,547

-59,980

-67,470

-59,607

0

-55,421

-

-57,029

-63,726

-81,992

-85,023

-89,455

-85,376

-73,269

-75,528

-70,634

-77,090

-69,936

-65,180

-55,103

0

0

0

Cash Flows from Financing Activities:
Proceeds from debt borrowings

260,700

197,800

189,400

147,200

578,600

634,700

605,900

597,400

181,000

185,500

610,550

595,850

611,750

604,850

199,000

249,501

221,938

355,229

347,029

326,628

334,391

184,660

172,260

0

180,760

-

168,750

162,739

223,359

343,926

376,346

370,097

317,577

177,310

163,500

377,557

388,957

399,357

383,757

0

0

0

Principal payments on debt

203,314

243,374

193,386

179,610

613,605

584,223

582,333

604,582

196,397

216,966

631,319

601,720

622,183

608,198

221,899

264,372

242,444

370,996

319,036

296,611

295,781

150,531

161,961

0

165,782

-

149,084

148,209

206,416

341,479

360,858

353,856

297,688

157,056

152,806

474,753

489,849

498,878

491,669

0

0

0

Change in restricted cash

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

4,499

-707

1,733

4,471

0

0

0

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Payments of debt issuance costs

760

749

0

0

0

-

-

-

-

1,452

8,915

8,915

8,667

8,146

716

1,644

2,272

9,025

0

0

0

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Payments of financing costs

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

40

0

63

-

421

441

668

4,872

4,609

6,022

5,737

1,598

1,592

10,390

10,415

10,463

10,588

0

0

0

Proceeds from the exercise of share based awards

3,195

3,355

3,355

2,350

421

471

746

818

1,230

1,278

1,131

986

486

128

0

0

0

-

-

-

-

-

-

0

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

337

401

492

492

476

0

0

0

Excess tax benefit on the vesting of share based awards

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

0

-

-

-

-

-

-172

96

98

223

213

254

0

0

0

-

-

-

-

Proceeds from the public issuance of Class A Common Stock

0

100,446

0

0

0

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Distribution to noncontrolling interest holders

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-1,495

0

0

0

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Contributions from noncontrolling interest holders

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

0

0

0

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Discontinued Operations:
Net cash used in operating activities

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-201

-

-593

-845

-1,002

-1,037

0

0

0

-

-

-2,108

-2,772

-1,477

0

0

0

Net cash provided by investing activities

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1,916

0

0

0

-

0

-

-

-

-1,140

0

0

0

-

-

-

-

129,453

0

0

0

Net cash used in financing activities

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-3,405

0

0

0

Net cash provided by (used in) discontinued operations

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1,916

347

0

223

-

-31

-510

-1,348

-1,927

-2,177

-3,558

-2,804

-2,111

-1,049

127,347

125,366

124,120

124,571

0

0

0

Net cash provided by financing activities

62,440

60,097

102,434

70,380

60,289

45,375

18,739

-11,932

-14,999

-31,640

-36,709

-21,207

-27,181

-18,585

-19,545

-17,485

-20,845

-21,616

4,553

11,745

26,152

25,915

10,559

0

15,324

-

19,245

15,423

37,135

30,654

44,947

43,315

28,092

20,287

10,229

-106,750

-110,584

-109,117

-117,895

0

0

0

Net increase in cash and cash equivalents

6,285

-536

1,945

1,065

17,544

2,012

780

-593

166

-549

-2,605

-1,044

-769

-1,115

1,542

-776

-1,409

107

-541

30

593

8

-1,878

0

724

-

1,224

1,600

3,052

-586

-2,779

-19

-2,520

601

2,717

-4,400

377

609

-218

0

0

0

Supplemental Disclosures of Cash Flow Information:
Supplemental Disclosure of Cash Flow Information:
Cash paid during the period for:
Interest

22,837

23,183

23,773

23,772

23,694

23,523

22,562

22,373

22,531

25,029

28,406

38,397

34,635

42,712

35,591

36,563

36,018

35,232

34,267

32,910

33,775

33,398

34,424

0

35,155

-

34,465

34,464

36,691

32,020

41,348

35,148

42,413

40,751

40,710

43,751

43,110

44,189

43,923

0

0

0

Income taxes, net of refunds

-1,598

-1,631

105

37

120

105

-18

41

128

146

280

260

227

274

493

430

353

282

212

261

212

682

55

0

-68

-

1,149

299

298

493

-253

-169

-162

2,863

5,048

6,652

6,644

3,574

1,480

0

0

0

Supplemental Disclosure of Non-Cash Investing and Financing Activities:
Receivable due from noncontrolling interest holder

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

0

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Fair value of net assets acquired

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

0

Cash paid, net of cash acquired

79,301

75,379

104,238

97,236

71,182

88,918

59,669

21,731

23,600

5,056

0

0

0

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

0

0

0

-

0

0

0

-

-

-

0

Holdbacks to sellers

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

0

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

0

Non-current assets acquired through long-term obligations

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

2,301

-

0

0

0

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Non-current assets obtained through long-term obligations

17,049

13,053

12,547

13,158

8,121

7,092

4,342

4,018

5,008

3,564

0

0

0

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

0

0

-

0

0

0

-

-

-

-

Liabilities assumed and holdbacks to sellers

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

0

0

-

-

-

-

Landfill
Operating lease right-of-use assets expense

7,736

7,711

0

0

0

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-