Domestic and Foreign Operations (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2015

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Summary of revenues (excluding reimbursed management contract revenue) and gross profit by operating segment

The following is a summary of revenues (excluding reimbursed management contract revenue) and gross profit by operating segment for the years ended December 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013:

	Year Ended December 31,
(millions)	2015		Gross Margin		2014		Gross Margin		2013			Gross Margin
Parking services revenue (a)
Region One
Lease contracts	$	208.1			$	206.0			$	199.1
Management contracts	84.7				84.0				95.3
Total Region One	292.8				290.0				294.4
Region Two
Lease contracts	125.7				119.9				124.0
Management contracts	79.6				83.2				87.0
Total Region Two	205.3				203.1				211.0
Region Three
Lease contracts	108.8				117.8				120.6
Management contracts	27.8				25.8				23.4
Total Region Three	136.6				143.6				144.0
Region Four
Lease contracts	123.8				48.5				43.7
Management contracts	100.6				103.3				96.6
Total Region Four	224.4				151.8				140.3
Region Five
Lease contracts	4.4				2.7				2.6
Management contracts	43.8				29.8				33.7
Total Region Five	48.2				32.5				36.3
Other
Lease contracts	—				1.7				(0.4		)
Management contracts	13.9				12.2				11.3
Total Other	13.9				13.9				10.9
Reimbursed management contract revenue	694.7				679.8				629.9
Total revenues	$	1,615.9			$	1,514.7			$	1,466.8
Gross Profit
Region One
Lease contracts	12.5		6	%	12.4		6	%	$	10.6		5	%
Management contracts	38.0		45	%	36.0		43	%	42.8			45	%
Total Region One	50.5				48.4				53.4

	Year Ended December 31,
(millions)	2015			Gross Margin		2014			Gross Margin		2013			Gross Margin
Region Two
Lease contracts	21.1			17	%	19.8			17	%	18.9			15	%
Management contracts	32.9			41	%	35.8			43	%	38.8			45	%
Total Region Two	54.0					55.6					57.7
Region Three
Lease contracts	2.2			2	%	4.7			4	%	(0.1		)	—	%
Management contracts	14.2			51	%	14.3			55	%	12.6			54	%
Total Region Three	16.4					19.0					12.5
Region Four
Lease contracts	5.5			4	%	3.6			7	%	3.2			7	%
Management contracts	24.5			24	%	26.4			26	%	24.6			25	%
Total Region Four	30.0					30.0					27.8
Region Five
Lease contracts	0.3			7	%	0.2			8	%	—			(2	)%
Management contracts	11.4			26	%	11.7			39	%	11.3			34	%
Total Region Five	11.7					11.9					11.3
Other
Lease contracts	(3.5		)	N/A		0.2			N/A		0.9			N/A
Management contracts	11.0			N/A		6.2			N/A		8.5			N/A
Total Other	7.5					6.4					9.4
Total gross profit	170.1					171.3					172.1
General and administrative expenses	97.3					101.5					98.9
General and administrative expense percentage of gross profit	57		%			59		%			57		%
Depreciation and amortization	34.0					30.3					31.2
Operating income	38.8					39.5					42.0
Other expenses (income):
Interest expense	12.7					17.8					19.0
Interest income	(0.2		)			(0.4		)			(0.6		)
Gain on sale of business	(0.5		)			—					—
Gain on contribution of a business to an unconsolidated entity	—					(4.1		)			—
Equity in losses from investment in unconsolidated entity	1.7					0.3					—
	13.7					13.6					18.4
Income before income taxes	25.1					25.9					23.6
Income tax (benefit) expense	4.8					(0.2		)			8.8
Net income	20.3					26.1					14.8
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest	2.9					3.0					2.7
Net income attributable to SP Plus Corporation	$	17.4				$	23.1				$	12.1