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Although we cannot predict the ultimate outcome of any legal matter with certainty, we do not believe the outcome of any of our pending legal proceedings will have a material adverse impact on our consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows.
−Removed: As used herein, the term legal proceedings refers to litigation and similar claims against us and our subsidiaries, excluding:
+Added: As used in the immediately following paragraph, the term legal proceedings refers to litigation and similar claims against us and our subsidiaries, excluding:
(1) ordinary course accidents, general commercial liability and workers' compensation claims, which are covered by insurance programs, subject to customary deductibles, and which, together with self-insured employee health care costs, are discussed in Note 5, Other Liabilities, to our unaudited consolidated financial statements in Part I, Item 1 of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q;
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We accrue for legal proceedings when losses become probable and reasonably estimable.
−Removed: We recorded an aggregate accrual of approximately $27 million relating to our outstanding legal proceedings as of September 30, 2021.
+Added: We recorded an aggregate accrual of approximately $12 million relating to our outstanding legal proceedings as of March 31, 2022.
As of the end of each applicable reporting period, we review each of our legal proceedings and, where it is probable that a liability has been incurred, we accrue for all probable and reasonably estimable losses.
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If we are able to reasonably estimate a range but no amount within the range appears to be a better estimate than any other, we use the amount that is the low end of such range.
−Removed: If we had used the high ends of such ranges, our aggregate potential liability would be approximately $4 million higher than the amount recorded as of September 30, 2021.
+Added: If we had used the high ends of such ranges, our aggregate potential liability would be approximately $5 million higher than the amount recorded as of March 31, 2022.
Legal Proceedings over Certain Environmental Matters Involving Governmental Authorities with Possible Sanctions of $1,000,000 or More
−Removed: Item 103 of the SEC's Regulation S-K requires disclosure of certain environmental matters when a governmental authority is a party to the proceedings and the proceedings involve potential monetary sanctions unless we reasonably believe the monetary sanctions will not equal or exceed a specified threshold.
−Removed: Pursuant to Item 103, we use a reporting threshold of $1,000,000.
−Removed: Pine Avenue Landfill Matter
−Removed: On December 20, 2016, the EPA issued a Finding of Violation (FOV) to Allied Waste Niagara Falls Landfill, LLC (Allied-Niagara).
−Removed: The FOV alleges violations of the Clean Air Act and associated regulations relating to operation of Allied-Niagara’s Pine Avenue Landfill in Niagara County, New York.
−Removed: On October 16, 2017, Allied-Niagara received a civil penalty demand from the EPA.
−Removed: Allied-Niagara is negotiating a resolution to the FOV, including the amount of the penalty.
−Removed: We believe that any penalty assessed by the EPA in connection with this proceeding will not exceed our reporting threshold and therefore, we do not intend to report on this matter in the future.
−Removed: RISK FACTORS.
−Removed: Our risk factors are disclosed in Part I, Item 1A of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020.
−Removed: There have been no material changes during the nine months ended September 30, 2021 from or updates to the risk factors discussed in Part I, Item 1A, Risk Factors, of our 2020 Annual Report on Form 10-K.
+Added: Item 103 of the SEC's Regulation S-K requires disclosure of certain environmental matters when a governmental authority is a party to the proceedings and the proceedings involve potential monetary sanctions unless we reasonably believe the monetary sanctions will not equal or exceed a threshold which we determine is reasonably designed to result in disclosure of any such proceeding that is material to our business or financial condition.
+Added: We have determined such disclosure threshold to be $1,000,000.
+Added: We have no matters to disclose in accordance with that requirement.
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