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Clean Harbors Inc – ‘10-K’ for 12/31/19 – ‘XML’

On:  Wednesday, 2/26/20, at 10:56am ET   ·   For:  12/31/19   ·   Accession #:  822818-20-2   ·   File #:  1-34223

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 2/26/20  Clean Harbors Inc                 10-K       12/31/19  129:16M

Annual Report   —   Form 10-K   —   Sect. 13 / 15(d) – SEA’34
Filing Table of Contents

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53: R8          Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' Equity     HTML     95K 
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                Liabilities) (Details)                                           
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97: R91         Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss (Components    HTML     71K 
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69: R93         Stock-Based Compensation (Stock-Based               HTML     52K 
                Compensation) (Details)                                          
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                (Details)                                                        
98: R95         Stock-Based Compensation (Performance Stock         HTML     65K 
                Awards) (Details)                                                
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                Administrative Proceedings) (Details)                            
70: R97         Commitments and Contingencies (Superfund            HTML     58K 
                Proceedings) (Details)                                           
111: R98         Commitments and Contingencies (Federal, State and   HTML     40K  
                Provincial Enforcement Actions) (Details)                        
95: R99         Commitments and Contingencies (Self Insurance       HTML     68K 
                Liabilities) (Details)                                           
61: R100        Leases (Narrative) (Details)                        HTML     35K 
15: R101        Leases (Supplemental Finance Lease Balance Sheet    HTML     42K 
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93: R102        Leases (Lease Expense) (Details)                    HTML     51K 
105: R103        Leases (Other Information related to Leases)        HTML     61K  
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60: R104        Leases (Schedule of Future Lease Payments)          HTML     74K 
                (Details)                                                        
14: R105        Leases (Summary of Future Minimum Payments Under    HTML     53K 
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92: R106        Segment Reporting (Segment Additional Information)  HTML     35K 
                (Details)                                                        
104: R107        Segment Reporting (Segment Information, Revenues,   HTML    129K  
                EBITA, and Reconciliation to the Consolidated                    
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59: R108        Segment Reporting (Geographical Information)        HTML     56K 
                (Details)                                                        
16: R109        Quarterly Data (Unaudited) (Details)                HTML     66K 
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