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Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2026
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax [Abstract]  
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
The changes in the balances of each component of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax, which is included as a component of Waste Management, Inc. stockholders’ equity, are as follows (in millions, with amounts in parentheses representing decreases to accumulated other comprehensive income):
Derivative
Instruments
Available-
for-Sale
Securities
Foreign
Currency
Translation
Adjustments
Post
Retirement
Benefit
Obligations
Total
Balance, December 31, 2025$35 $29 $(81)$7 $(10)
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications, net of tax expense (benefit) of $(1), $(4), $0 and $0, respectively
(6)(12)(63)— (81)
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive (income) loss, net of tax (expense) benefit of $0, $0, $0 and $0, respectively
1 — — — 1 
Net current period other comprehensive income (loss)(5)(12)(63)— (80)
Balance, September 30, 2026$30 $17 $(144)$7 $(90)