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Accrued Mining and Landfill Reclamation
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2022
Asset Retirement Obligations [Line Items]  
Accrued Mining and Landfill Reclamation Accrued Mining and Landfill Reclamation
 
The Company has asset retirement obligations arising from regulatory or contractual requirements to perform certain reclamation activities at the time that certain quarries and landfills are closed, which are primarily included in other noncurrent liabilities on the consolidated balance sheets. The current portion of the liabilities, $4.0 million and $7.4 million as of December 31, 2022 and January 1, 2022, respectively, is included in accrued expenses on the consolidated balance sheets. The total undiscounted anticipated costs for site reclamation as of December 31, 2022 and January 1, 2022 were $124.9 million and $112.4 million, respectively. The liabilities were initially measured at fair value and are subsequently adjusted for accretion expense, payments and changes in the amount or timing of the estimated cash flows. The corresponding asset retirement costs are capitalized as part of the carrying amount of the related long-lived asset and depreciated over the asset’s remaining useful life. The following table presents the activity for the asset retirement obligations for the years ended December 31, 2022 and January 1, 2022: 
 20222021
Beginning balance$45,051 $43,603 
Acquired obligations739 337 
Change in cost estimate(1,238)1,427 
Settlement of reclamation obligations(2,756)(3,240)
Dispositions(4,150)— 
Accretion expense2,613 2,924 
Ending balance$40,259 $45,051 
Summit Materials, LLC  
Asset Retirement Obligations [Line Items]  
Accrued Mining and Landfill Reclamation Accrued Mining and Landfill Reclamation
 
The Company has asset retirement obligations arising from regulatory or contractual requirements to perform certain reclamation activities at the time that certain quarries and landfills are closed, which are primarily included in other noncurrent liabilities on the consolidated balance sheets. The current portion of the liabilities, $7.0 million and $7.4 million as of December 31, 2022 and January 1, 2022, respectively, is included in accrued expenses on the consolidated balance sheets. The total undiscounted anticipated costs for site reclamation as of December 31, 2022 and January 1, 2022 were $124.9 million and $112.4 million, respectively. The liabilities were initially measured at fair value and are subsequently adjusted for accretion expense, payments and changes in the amount or timing of the estimated cash flows. The corresponding asset retirement costs are capitalized as part of the carrying amount of the related long-lived asset and depreciated over the asset’s remaining useful life. The following table presents the activity for the asset retirement obligations for the years ended December 31, 2022 and January 1, 2022:
 20222021
Beginning balance$45,051 $43,603 
Acquired obligations739 337 
Change in cost estimate(1,238)1,427 
Settlement of reclamation obligations(2,756)(3,240)
Dispositions(4,150)— 
Accretion expense2,613 2,924 
Ending balance$40,259 $45,051