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Domestic and Foreign Operations (Details) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
Domestic and Foreign Operations (Details) $ in Millions	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($) segment	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($)
Business Unit Segment Information
Number of operating segments \| segment									4
Revenues:
Lease contracts	$ 134.7	$ 136.1	$ 135.7	$ 138.5	$ 142.1	$ 146.6	$ 146.4	$ 135.8	$ 545.0	$ 570.9	$ 496.6
Management contracts	84.8	84.1	86.7	91.2	82.1	85.8	88.3	94.1	346.8	350.3	338.3
Total parking services revenue									891.8	921.2	834.9
Reimbursed management contract revenue	186.7	188.9	180.2	167.9	181.2	168.3	170.9	174.3	723.7	694.7	679.8
Total parking services revenue	406.2	409.1	402.6	397.6	405.4	400.7	405.6	404.2	1,615.5	1,615.9	1,514.7
Gross profit
Lease contracts	9.5	10.3	11.7	7.9	8.5	10.6	11.9	7.1	39.4	38.1	40.9
Management contracts	37.6	33.6	35.3	30.5	31.2	32.2	34.5	34.1	137.0	132.0	130.4
Total gross profit	47.1	43.9	47.0	38.4	39.7	42.8	46.4	41.2	176.4	170.1	171.3
Gross Margin
General and administrative expenses	23.0	20.3	22.1	24.6	23.1	23.8	24.7	25.7	$ 90.0	$ 97.3	$ 101.5
General and administrative expense percentage of gross profit									51.00%	57.00%	59.00%
Depreciation and amortization	6.9	7.8	9.8	9.2	9.7	8.2	8.2	7.9	$ 33.7	$ 34.0	$ 30.3
Operating income	17.2	15.8	15.1	4.6	6.9	10.8	13.5	7.6	52.7	38.8	39.5
Other expense (income)
Interest expense	2.4	2.7	2.6	2.8	2.7	3.0	3.0	4.0	10.5	12.7	17.8
Interest income	(0.1)	(0.1)	(0.1)	(0.2)	(0.1)	0.0	0.0	(0.1)	(0.5)	(0.2)	(0.4)
Net gain on sale of business	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	(0.5)	0.0	0.0	0.0	(0.5)	0.0
Gain on contribution of a business to an unconsolidated entity									0.0	0.0	(4.1)
Equity in losses from investment in unconsolidated entity	(0.3)	0.4	0.3	0.5	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.5	0.9	1.7	0.3
Total other expenses (income)	2.0	3.0	2.8	3.1	3.1	2.9	3.3	4.4	10.9	13.7	13.6
Earnings before income taxes	15.2	12.8	12.3	1.5	3.8	7.9	10.2	3.2	41.8	25.1	25.9
Income tax expense (benefit)	4.9	5.1	4.9	0.9	0.4	3.5	(0.4)	1.3	15.8	4.8	(0.2)
Net income	10.3	7.7	7.4	0.6	3.4	4.4	10.6	1.9	26.0	20.3	26.1
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest	0.7	0.7	0.9	0.6	0.8	0.8	0.8	0.5	2.9	2.9	3.0
Net income attributable to SP Plus Corporation	$ 9.6	$ 7.0	$ 6.5	$ 0.0	$ 2.6	$ 3.6	$ 9.8	$ 1.4	23.1	17.4	23.1
Region One
Revenues:
Lease contracts									414.5	442.7	443.7
Management contracts									201.2	190.9	193.0
Total parking services revenue									615.7	633.6	636.7
Gross profit
Lease contracts									32.6	35.8	36.8
Management contracts									86.6	85.1	86.1
Total gross profit									$ 119.2	$ 120.9	$ 122.9
Gross Margin
Lease contracts (as a percent)									8.00%	8.00%	8.00%
Management contracts (as a percent)									43.00%	44.00%	45.00%
Region Two
Revenues:
Lease contracts									$ 124.7	$ 123.8	$ 48.5
Management contracts									88.1	100.6	103.3
Total parking services revenue									212.8	224.4	151.8
Gross profit
Lease contracts									5.7	5.5	3.7
Management contracts									25.2	24.5	26.3
Total gross profit									$ 30.9	$ 30.0	$ 30.0
Gross Margin
Lease contracts (as a percent)									5.00%	4.00%	8.00%
Management contracts (as a percent)									29.00%	24.00%	26.00%
Region Three
Revenues:
Lease contracts									$ 5.8	$ 4.4	$ 2.7
Management contracts									44.5	44.9	29.8
Total parking services revenue									50.3	49.3	32.5
Gross profit
Lease contracts									0.8	0.3	0.2
Management contracts									12.7	11.4	11.8
Total gross profit									$ 13.5	$ 11.7	$ 12.0
Gross Margin
Lease contracts (as a percent)									14.00%	7.00%	9.00%
Management contracts (as a percent)									29.00%	26.00%	40.00%
Other
Revenues:
Lease contracts									$ 0.0	$ 0.0	$ 1.7
Management contracts									13.0	13.9	12.2
Total parking services revenue									13.0	13.9	13.9
Gross profit
Lease contracts									0.3	(3.5)	0.2
Management contracts									12.5	11.0	6.2
Total gross profit									$ 12.8	$ 7.5	$ 6.4
Gross Margin
Lease contracts (as a percent)									0.00%	0.00%	12.00%
Management contracts (as a percent)									96.00%	79.00%	51.00%