| Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract] | Period [Axis] |
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2015-11-01 - 2016-10-31 |
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Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract] | |
Geographic Sources of Income Before Income Taxes | Geographic Sources of Income Before Income Taxes | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Years Ended October 31, | (in millions) | 2016 | | 2015 | | 2014 | United States | $ | 45.1 |
| | $ | 60.5 |
| | $ | 104.5 |
| Foreign | 6.8 |
| | 11.9 |
| | 6.1 |
| Income before income taxes | $ | 51.9 |
| | $ | 72.4 |
| | $ | 110.6 |
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Components of Income Tax Provision | Components of Income Tax Benefit (Provision) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Years Ended October 31, | (in millions) | 2016 | | 2015 | | 2014 | Current: | | | | | | Federal | $ | 17.5 |
| | $ | (3.7 | ) | | $ | (32.6 | ) | State | (9.3 | ) | | (3.7 | ) | | (7.6 | ) | Foreign | (1.5 | ) | | (2.8 | ) | | (1.3 | ) | Deferred: | | | | | | Federal | 3.6 |
| | (7.9 | ) | | (0.8 | ) | State | (0.5 | ) | | (0.3 | ) | | (1.4 | ) | Foreign | 0.6 |
| | 0.1 |
| | — |
| Income tax benefit (provision) | $ | 10.4 |
| | $ | (18.3 | ) | | $ | (43.7 | ) |
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Reconciliation of US Statutory Tax Rate to Annual Effective Tax Rate | Reconciliation of the U.S. Statutory Tax Rate to Annual Effective (Benefit) Tax Rate | | | | | | | | | | | Years Ended October 31, | | 2016 | | 2015 | | 2014 | U.S. statutory rate | 35.0 | % | | 35.0 | % | | 35.0 | % | State and local income taxes, net of federal tax benefit | 7.8 |
| | 6.5 |
| | 6.7 |
| Federal and state tax credits | (22.7 | ) | | (9.6 | ) | | (2.2 | ) | Impact of foreign operations | (5.0 | ) | | (3.6 | ) | | (1.1 | ) | Changes in uncertain tax positions | (40.0 | ) | | (5.2 | ) | | (2.0 | ) | Incremental tax benefit from share-based compensation awards | (4.2 | ) | | — |
| | — |
| Nondeductible expenses | 7.7 |
| | 3.8 |
| | 2.6 |
| Other, net | 1.4 |
| | (1.6 | ) | | 0.5 |
| Annual effective (benefit) tax rate | (20.0 | )% | | 25.3 | % | | 39.5 | % |
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Components of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities | Components of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities | | | | | | | | | | As of October 31, | (in millions) | 2016 | | 2015 | Deferred tax assets attributable to: | | | | Self-insurance claims (net of recoverables) | $ | 108.4 |
| | $ | 109.5 |
| Deferred and other compensation | 33.4 |
| | 35.5 |
| Impairment loss on assets held for sale | 9.2 |
| | — |
| Accounts receivable allowances | 6.6 |
| | 2.9 |
| Settlement liabilities | 2.6 |
| | 3.5 |
| Other accruals | 2.9 |
| | 2.6 |
| Other comprehensive income | 1.5 |
| | 1.3 |
| State taxes | 0.6 |
| | 0.5 |
| State net operating loss carryforwards | 5.7 |
| | 5.9 |
| Tax credits | 9.9 |
| | 7.4 |
| Other | 2.5 |
| | 0.4 |
| Gross deferred tax assets | 183.3 |
| | 169.5 |
| Valuation allowance | (5.4 | ) | | (5.5 | ) | Total deferred tax assets | 177.9 |
| | 164.0 |
| | | | | Deferred tax liabilities attributable to: | | | | Property, plant and equipment | (2.2 | ) | | (0.4 | ) | Goodwill and other acquired intangibles | (141.8 | ) | | (129.5 | ) | Total deferred tax liabilities | (144.0 | ) | | (129.9 | ) | | | | | Net deferred tax assets | $ | 33.9 |
| | $ | 34.1 |
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Valuation Allowance Rollforward | Changes to the Deferred Tax Asset Valuation Allowance | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Years Ended October 31, | (in millions) | 2016 | | 2015 | | 2014 | Valuation allowance at beginning of year | $ | 5.5 |
| | $ | 6.2 |
| | $ | 6.2 |
| Sale of Security business | — |
| | (0.8 | ) | | — |
| Other, net | (0.1 | ) | | 0.1 |
| | — |
| Valuation allowance at end of year | $ | 5.4 |
| | $ | 5.5 |
| | $ | 6.2 |
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Reconciliation of Total Unrecognized Tax Benefits | Reconciliation of Total Unrecognized Tax Benefits | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Years Ended October 31, | (in millions) | 2016 | | 2015 | | 2014 | Balance at beginning of year | $ | 82.5 |
| | $ | 85.5 |
| | $ | 87.6 |
| Additions for tax positions related to the current year | — |
| | 2.1 |
| | 1.4 |
| Reductions for tax positions related to the current year | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| Additions for tax positions related to prior years | — |
| | 0.1 |
| | — |
| Reductions for tax positions related to prior years | (3.2 | ) | | — |
| | — |
| Reductions for lapse of statute of limitations | (21.9 | ) | | (5.2 | ) | | (3.2 | ) | Settlements | (0.2 | ) | | — |
| | (0.3 | ) | Balance at end of year | $ | 57.2 |
| | $ | 82.5 |
| | $ | 85.5 |
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Summary of Income Tax Examinations | Tax Years Open for Examination, by Entity | | | Entity | Open by Statute | ABM state tax returns(1) | 10/31/2012 – 10/31/2016 | ABM federal tax returns | 10/31/2013 – 10/31/2016 |
(1) We are currently being examined by the taxing authorities in the states of Alabama, Arizona, Connecticut, New Jersey, North Carolina, and Tennessee. |