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Restructuring and Related Costs
 9 Months Ended
Jul. 31, 2019
Restructuring and Related Activities [Abstract]  
Restructuring and Related Costs RESTRUCTURING AND RELATED COSTS
 
   
We may periodically engage in various restructuring activities intended to drive long-term profitable growth and increase operational efficiency, which can include streamlining and realigning our overall organizational structure and reallocating resources. These activities may result in restructuring costs related to employee severance, other project fees, external support fees, lease exit costs, and asset impairment charges. Recently, our significant restructuring activities have primarily related to integrating our acquisition of GCA Services Group (“GCA”) and implementing our 2020 Vision initiative, as described below.
GCA and Other Restructuring
During the first quarter of 2018, we initiated a restructuring program to achieve cost synergies following the acquisition of GCA. We incurred the majority of our severance expense associated with this restructuring program in the first half of 2018. During 2019, we incurred an immaterial amount of severance and other expenses associated with our Healthcare reorganization. Additionally, we continue standardizing our financial systems and streamlining our operations by migrating and upgrading several key management platforms, including our human resources information systems, enterprise resource planning system, and labor management system. We also continue consolidating our real estate leases. As we continue to further integrate and consolidate our operational and financial processes to support the growth and capabilities of our shared services and operations, we expect to incur additional restructuring charges, primarily related to other project fees.
2020 Vision Restructuring
During the fourth quarter of 2015, our Board of Directors approved a comprehensive strategy intended to have a positive transformative effect on ABM (the “2020 Vision”). As part of the 2020 Vision, we identified key priorities to differentiate ABM in the marketplace, accelerate revenue growth for certain industry groups, and improve our margin profile. We do not expect to incur significant 2020 Vision restructuring and related expenses in the future.
Rollforward of Restructuring and Related Liabilities
(in millions)
 
Balance,
October 31, 2018
 
Costs Recognized(1)
 
Payments
 
Balance,
July 31, 2019
Employee severance
 
$
3.8

 
$
3.4

 
$
(4.2
)
 
$
3.0

Lease exit costs and asset impairment
 
3.1

 
0.7

 
(0.7
)
 
3.0

Other project fees
 
1.8

 
3.7

 
(4.1
)
 
1.4

External support fees
 
—

 
0.8

 
—

 
0.8

Total
 
$
8.6

 
$
8.5

 
$
(9.0
)
 
$
8.1

(1) We include these costs within corporate expenses.
Cumulative Restructuring and Related Charges
(in millions)

External Support Fees

Employee Severance

Other Project Fees

Lease Exit Costs

Asset Impairment

Total
GCA and Other

$
2.8


$
16.9


$
11.5


$
0.7


$
—


$
31.8

2020 Vision

30.0


13.0


10.7


7.7


5.2


66.5

Total

$
32.7


$
29.8


$
22.2


$
8.4


$
5.2


$
98.4