Impairment Charges

9 Months Ended

Aug. 02, 2020

Impairment or Disposal of Tangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

Impairment Charges

Impairment Charges

Long-lived assets primarily consist of right-of-use assets, capitalized software costs, leasehold improvements and office equipment. The Company reviews these assets for impairment under Accounting Standards Codification 360 Property, Plant and Equipment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable. An impairment loss is recognized when the estimated undiscounted cash flows expected to result from the use of the asset plus net proceeds expected from disposition of the asset (if any) are less than the carrying value of the asset. When an impairment loss is recognized, the carrying amount of the asset is reduced to its estimated fair value based on discounted cash flow analysis or other valuation techniques.

Due to the economic impact and continued uncertainty related to the COVID-19 pandemic, certain real estate rationalization decisions were made in the quarter resulting in the Company consolidating and exiting certain leased office locations throughout North America based on where the Company could be fully operational and successfully support its clients and business operations remotely. The changes in the use of these right-of-use assets triggered an impairment review and based on the results of this review, the Company recorded an impairment charge of $2.4 million to reduce the carrying value of these assets to their estimated fair value. Significant assumptions used to estimate fair value were the current economic environment, real estate market conditions and general market participant assumptions.

Impairment charges incurred in the third quarter of fiscal 2020 were $1.8 million for the North American Staffing segment and $0.6 million for the Corporate and Other category.