Segment information (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2021

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Schedule of Operations by Business Segment

A summary of the company’s operations by reportable segment is presented below:

	Total Segments		DWS		C&I		ECS
2021
Customer revenue	$	1,741.0	$	567.0	$	496.5	$	677.5
Intersegment		1.4		—		—		1.4
Total revenue	$	1,742.4	$	567.0	$	496.5	$	678.9
Gross profit	$	561.5	$	76.3	$	56.6	$	428.6
Depreciation and amortization	$	129.1	$	18.5	$	55.1	$	55.5
Total assets	$	1,236.6	$	352.7	$	290.7	$	593.2
Capital expenditures	$	78.8	$	13.4	$	13.2	$	52.2
2020
Customer revenue	$	1,713.2	$	588.3	$	465.2	$	659.7
Intersegment		0.1		—		—		0.1
Total revenue	$	1,713.3	$	588.3	$	465.2	$	659.8
Gross profit	$	454.2	$	55.3	$	23.2	$	375.7
Depreciation and amortization	$	119.3	$	14.5	$	49.3	$	55.5
Total assets	$	1,005.3	$	220.7	$	203.6	$	581.0
Capital expenditures	$	83.4	$	13.6	$	24.6	$	45.2
2019
Customer revenue	$	1,878.4	$	641.2	$	527.1	$	710.1
Intersegment		—		—		—		—
Total revenue	$	1,878.4	$	641.2	$	527.1	$	710.1
Gross profit	$	512.9	$	65.2	$	33.5	$	414.2
Depreciation and amortization	$	116.7	$	18.0	$	54.1	$	44.6
Total assets	$	962.8	$	182.2	$	231.1	$	549.5
Capital expenditures	$	120.2	$	15.2	$	42.1	$	62.9

Schedule of Reconciliation of Revenue from Segments to Consolidated

Presented below is a reconciliation of total segment revenue to total consolidated revenue:

Year ended December 31,	2021			2020			2019
Total segment revenue	$	1,742.4		$	1,713.3		$	1,878.4
Other revenue		313.4			313.1			344.4
Elimination of intercompany revenue		(1.4	)		(0.1	)		—
Total consolidated revenue	$	2,054.4		$	2,026.3		$	2,222.8

Schedule of Reconciliation of Segment Gross Profit to Consolidated Income (Loss) From Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes

Presented below is a reconciliation of total segment gross profit to total consolidated loss from continuing operations before income taxes:

Year ended December 31,	2021			2020			2019
Total segment gross profit	$	561.5		$	454.2		$	512.9
Other gross profit		10.5			28.8			21.1
Total gross profit		572.0			483.0			534.0
Selling, general and administrative expense		(389.5	)		(369.4	)		(364.8	)
Research and development expense		(28.5	)		(26.6	)		(31.3	)
Interest expense		(35.4	)		(29.2	)		(62.1	)
Other (expense), net		(580.3	)		(329.6	)		(136.4	)
Total loss from continuing operations before income taxes	$	(461.7	)	$	(271.8	)	$	(60.6	)

Schedule of Reconciliation of Total Business Segment Assets to Consolidated Assets

Presented below is a reconciliation of total business segment assets to consolidated assets:

As of December 31,	2021		2020		2019
Total segment assets	$	1,236.6	$	1,005.3	$	962.8
Other assets		207.3		297.0		300.6
Cash and cash equivalents		552.9		898.5		538.8
Deferred income taxes		125.3		136.2		114.0
Operating lease right-of-use assets		62.7		79.3		71.4
Prepaid postretirement assets		159.7		187.5		136.2
Assets of discontinued operations		—		—		243.2
Other corporate assets		75.0		104.1		137.0
Total assets	$	2,419.5	$	2,707.9	$	2,504.0

Schedule of Revenue by Geographic Segment

Geographic information about the company’s revenue, which is principally based on location of the selling organization, properties and outsourcing assets, is presented below:

Year ended December 31,	2021		2020		2019
Revenue
United States	$	856.2	$	781.5	$	824.0
United Kingdom		284.9		228.0		334.3
Other foreign		913.3		1,016.8		1,064.5
Total Revenue	$	2,054.4	$	2,026.3	$	2,222.8
Properties, net
United States	$	62.5	$	82.0	$	82.3
Other foreign		24.0		28.5		33.7
Total Properties, net	$	86.5	$	110.5	$	116.0
Outsourcing assets, net
United States	$	66.2	$	93.1	$	99.5
United Kingdom		36.3		55.3		71.7
Australia		16.7		19.3		21.5
Other foreign		5.4		6.2		9.4
Total Outsourcing assets, net	$	124.6	$	173.9	$	202.1