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US Ecology, Inc. – ‘10-K’ for 12/31/20 – ‘EX-101.PRE’

On:  Friday, 2/26/21, at 6:39pm ET   ·   As of:  3/1/21   ·   For:  12/31/20   ·   Accession #:  1558370-21-2040   ·   File #:  1-39120

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 3/01/21  US Ecology, Inc.                  10-K       12/31/20  137:20M                                    Toppan Merrill Bridge/FA

Annual Report   —   Form 10-K
Filing Table of Contents

Document/Exhibit                   Description                      Pages   Size 

 1: 10-K        Annual Report                                       HTML   2.57M 
 2: EX-3.2      Articles of Incorporation/Organization or Bylaws    HTML    105K 
 3: EX-4.2      Instrument Defining the Rights of Security Holders  HTML     99K 
 5: EX-10.13    Material Contract                                   HTML    137K 
 6: EX-10.14    Material Contract                                   HTML    137K 
 7: EX-10.15    Material Contract                                   HTML    136K 
 8: EX-10.16    Material Contract                                   HTML    137K 
 9: EX-10.18    Material Contract                                   HTML    137K 
 4: EX-10.6     Material Contract                                   HTML    131K 
10: EX-21       Subsidiaries List                                   HTML     56K 
11: EX-23.1     Consent of Expert or Counsel                        HTML     34K 
12: EX-31.1     Certification -- §302 - SOA'02                      HTML     40K 
13: EX-31.2     Certification -- §302 - SOA'02                      HTML     41K 
14: EX-32.1     Certification -- §906 - SOA'02                      HTML     35K 
15: EX-32.2     Certification -- §906 - SOA'02                      HTML     35K 
22: R1          Document and Entity Information                     HTML    100K 
23: R2          Consolidated Balance Sheets                         HTML    137K 
24: R3          Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parenthetical)         HTML     44K 
25: R4          Consolidated Statements of Operations               HTML    105K 
26: R5          Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive (Loss)     HTML     53K 
                Income                                                           
27: R6          Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive (Loss)     HTML     36K 
                Income (Parenthetical)                                           
28: R7          Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows               HTML    159K 
29: R8          Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows -             HTML     44K 
                (Restricted cash and investments)                                
30: R9          Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' Equity     HTML    116K 
31: R10         Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' Equity     HTML     37K 
                (Parenthetical)                                                  
32: R11         Description of Business                             HTML     43K 
33: R12         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies          HTML     74K 
34: R13         Use of Estimates                                    HTML     49K 
35: R14         Revenues                                            HTML    251K 
36: R15         Business Combinations                               HTML    138K 
37: R16         Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss                HTML     72K 
38: R17         Disclosure of Supplemental Cash Flow Information    HTML     63K 
39: R18         Fair Value Measurements                             HTML    146K 
40: R19         Concentrations and Credit Risk                      HTML     38K 
41: R20         Receivables                                         HTML     78K 
42: R21         Property and Equipment                              HTML     54K 
43: R22         Leases                                              HTML    144K 
44: R23         Goodwill and Intangible Assets                      HTML    221K 
45: R24         Employee Benefit Plans                              HTML     61K 
46: R25         Closure and Post-Closure Obligations                HTML     76K 
47: R26         Debt                                                HTML    100K 
48: R27         Income Taxes                                        HTML    170K 
49: R28         Commitments and Contingencies                       HTML     46K 
50: R29         Equity                                              HTML    184K 
51: R30         Earnings Per Share                                  HTML     83K 
52: R31         Segment Reporting                                   HTML    199K 
53: R32         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies          HTML    125K 
                (Policies)                                                       
54: R33         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies          HTML     44K 
                (Tables)                                                         
55: R34         Revenues (Tables)                                   HTML    243K 
56: R35         Business Combinations (Tables)                      HTML    213K 
57: R36         Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss (Tables)       HTML     71K 
58: R37         Disclosure of Supplemental Cash Flow Information    HTML     62K 
                (Tables)                                                         
59: R38         Fair Value Measurements (Tables)                    HTML    142K 
60: R39         Receivables (Tables)                                HTML     80K 
61: R40         Property and Equipment (Tables)                     HTML     52K 
62: R41         Leases (Tables)                                     HTML    147K 
63: R42         Goodwill and Intangible Assets (Tables)             HTML    204K 
64: R43         Employee Benefit Plans (Tables)                     HTML     53K 
65: R44         Closure and Post-Closure Obligations (Tables)       HTML     73K 
66: R45         Debt (Tables)                                       HTML     87K 
67: R46         Income Taxes (Tables)                               HTML    170K 
68: R47         Equity (Tables)                                     HTML    178K 
69: R48         Earnings Per Share (Tables)                         HTML     83K 
70: R49         Segment Reporting (Tables)                          HTML    190K 
71: R50         Description of Business (Details)                   HTML     36K 
72: R51         SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES - Cash   HTML     42K 
                and Cash Equivalents (Details)                                   
73: R52         SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES -        HTML     36K 
                Restricted Cash and Investments (Details)                        
74: R53         SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES -        HTML     38K 
                Deferred Revenue (Details)                                       
75: R54         SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES -        HTML     55K 
                Property and Equipment (Details)                                 
76: R55         SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES -        HTML     36K 
                Disposal Cell Accounting (Details)                               
77: R56         SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES -        HTML     44K 
                Intangible Assets (Details)                                      
78: R57         SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES - Debt   HTML     43K 
                Issuance Costs & Debt Discount (Details)                         
79: R58         SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES -        HTML     36K 
                Derivative Instruments (Details)                                 
80: R59         SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES -        HTML     38K 
                Income Taxes (Details)                                           
81: R60         SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES -        HTML     36K 
                Insurance (Details)                                              
82: R61         Revenues (Details)                                  HTML     88K 
83: R62         Revenues - Treatment and Disposal Revenue           HTML     51K 
                (Details)                                                        
84: R63         REVENUES - Geography (Details)                      HTML     65K 
85: R64         REVENUES - Practical Expedients (Details)           HTML     39K 
86: R65         BUSINESS COMBINATIONS - Merger consideration        HTML     91K 
                (Details)                                                        
87: R66         BUSINESS COMBINATIONS - Preliminary fair value      HTML    130K 
                estimates of assets acquired and liabilities                     
                assumed recognized (Details)                                     
88: R67         BUSINESS COMBINATIONS - preliminary fair value of   HTML     59K 
                identifiable intangible assets (Details)                         
89: R68         BUSINESS COMBINATIONS - Pro forma information       HTML     50K 
                (Details)                                                        
90: R69         BUSINESS COMBINATIONS - Additional Information      HTML    100K 
                (Details)                                                        
91: R70         ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE LOSS - Changes in   HTML     58K 
                AOCI (Details)                                                   
92: R71         ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE LOSS                HTML     50K 
                -Reclassifications Line Items (Details)                          
93: R72         Disclosure of Supplemental Cash Flow Information    HTML     54K 
                (Details)                                                        
94: R73         Fair Value Measurements (Details)                   HTML     85K 
95: R74         Fair Value Measurements - Changes in Level 3        HTML     48K 
                liabilities measured at fair value (Details)                     
96: R75         Concentrations and Credit Risk (Details)            HTML     42K 
97: R76         Receivables (Details)                               HTML     59K 
98: R77         Property and Equipment (Details)                    HTML     59K 
99: R78         Leases (Details)                                    HTML     50K 
100: R79         Leases - Leased assets and liabilities (Details)    HTML     53K  
101: R80         LEASES - Lease cost (Details)                       HTML     43K  
102: R81         LEASES - Supplemental Cash Flow information         HTML     46K  
                (Details)                                                        
103: R82         LEASES - Weighted-average remaining lease term and  HTML     43K  
                discount rate (Details)                                          
104: R83         LEASES - Maturity analysis of operating and         HTML     93K  
                finance lease liabilities (Details)                              
105: R84         GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS - Goodwill           HTML    160K  
                (Details)                                                        
106: R85         GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS - Intangible Assets  HTML    118K  
                (Details)                                                        
107: R86         GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS - Future             HTML     50K  
                amortization expense (Details)                                   
108: R87         Employee Benefit Plans (Details)                    HTML     65K  
109: R88         Closure and Post-Closure Obligations (Details)      HTML     39K  
110: R89         Closure and Post-Closure Obligations - Fair Value   HTML     42K  
                Assumptions (Details)                                            
111: R90         CLOSURE AND POST-CLOSURE OBLIGATIONS - Rollforward  HTML     66K  
                (Details)                                                        
112: R91         Closure and Post-Closure Obligations - Changes      HTML     45K  
                (Details)                                                        
113: R92         DEBT - Schedule (Details)                           HTML     51K  
114: R93         DEBT - Future Maturities (Details)                  HTML     52K  
115: R94         DEBT - Paragraph (Details)                          HTML    142K  
116: R95         DEBT - Loan Interest Margin (Details)               HTML     84K  
117: R96         DEBT - Leverage Ratio (Details)                     HTML     41K  
118: R97         Income Taxes (Details)                              HTML    109K  
119: R98         Income Taxes - Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities  HTML     96K  
                (Details)                                                        
120: R99         Income Taxes - Domestic and Foreign Components      HTML     57K  
                (Details)                                                        
121: R100        COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES - Litigation and      HTML     46K  
                Regulatory Proceedings (Details)                                 
122: R101        EQUITY - Equity Based Purchase Consideration        HTML     47K  
                (Details)                                                        
123: R102        EQUITY - Stock Repurchase Program (Details)         HTML     44K  
124: R103        EQUITY - Omnibus Incentive Plan (Details)           HTML     43K  
125: R104        EQUITY - PSUs, Restricted Stock and RSU (Details)   HTML    126K  
126: R105        EQUITY - Stock Options (Details)                    HTML    103K  
127: R106        EQUITY - Treasury Stock (Details)                   HTML     51K  
128: R107        EQUITY - Share-based Compensation Expense           HTML     65K  
                (Details)                                                        
129: R108        EQUITY - Warrants (Details)                         HTML     49K  
130: R109        Earnings Per Share (Details)                        HTML     70K  
131: R110        SEGMENT REPORTING - Summarized Financial            HTML     86K  
                Information (Details)                                            
132: R111        SEGMENT REPORTING - Reconciliation of EBITDA        HTML     87K  
                (Details)                                                        
133: R112        SEGMENT REPORTING - Revenue and Long-lived Assets   HTML     45K  
                (Details)                                                        
135: XML         IDEA XML File -- Filing Summary                      XML    243K  
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134: EXCEL       IDEA Workbook of Financial Reports                  XLSX    192K  
17: EX-101.CAL  XBRL Calculations -- ecol-20201231_cal               XML    333K 
18: EX-101.DEF  XBRL Definitions -- ecol-20201231_def                XML   1.13M 
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‘EX-101.PRE’   —   XBRL Presentations — ecol-20201231_pre

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