Clean Harbors CLH Technical Services — Goodwill Impairment
Discontinued — last reported Q4 '16
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Where this comes from
Reported directly by Clean Harbors in its filing.
Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:GoodwillImpairmentLoss.
The official record: Clean Harbors’s 10-K, filed February 28, 2018, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →
Questions, answered.
- What does technical services — goodwill impairment mean?
- A write-down of the value of goodwill because the acquired business is worth less than originally estimated.
- How do you interpret technical services — goodwill impairment?
- An increase is a negative signal indicating poor acquisition performance or a decline in the segment's long-term outlook.
- How does technical services — goodwill impairment compare across companies?
- Comparable to impairment charges reported by any company that has historically engaged in significant M&A.