Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2014

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Loss Net Of Tax [Abstract]

Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Table Text Block]

			Amounts Arising During		Amounts Reclassified to
			the Current Period		Net Income (Loss)
							Total Other
				Income		Income	Comprehensive
(In millions)			Pretax	Tax	Pretax	Tax	Income (Loss)
Three months ended March 31, 2014
Amounts attributable to Brink's:
	Benefit plan adjustments	$	(1.7)	0.3	11.7	(4.0)	6.3
	Foreign currency translation adjustments		(3.4)	-	-	-	(3.4)
	Unrealized gains (losses) on available-for-sale securities		(0.1)	-	0.1	-	-
	Gains (losses) on cash flow hedges		(0.3)	-	0.9	-	0.6
			(5.5)	0.3	12.7	(4.0)	3.5
Amounts attributable to noncontrolling interests:
	Benefit plan adjustments		-	-	0.1	-	0.1
	Foreign currency translation adjustments		(0.8)	-	-	-	(0.8)
			(0.8)	-	0.1	-	(0.7)
Total
	Benefit plan adjustments(a)		(1.7)	0.3	11.8	(4.0)	6.4
	Foreign currency translation adjustments		(4.2)	-	-	-	(4.2)
	Unrealized gains (losses) on available-for-sale securities(b)		(0.1)	-	0.1	-	-
	Gains (losses) on cash flow hedges(c)		(0.3)	-	0.9	-	0.6
		$	(6.3)	0.3	12.8	(4.0)	2.8
Three months ended March 31, 2013
Amounts attributable to Brink's:
	Benefit plan adjustments	$	(0.5)	0.1	19.2	(6.7)	12.1
	Foreign currency translation adjustments		(5.9)	-	(0.1)	0.1	(5.9)
	Unrealized gains (losses) on available-for-sale securities		0.2	(0.1)	(0.2)	0.1	-
	Gains (losses) on cash flow hedges		(0.2)	-	(0.2)	-	(0.4)
			(6.4)	-	18.7	(6.5)	5.8
Amounts attributable to noncontrolling interests:
	Benefit plan adjustments		-	-	0.1	-	0.1
	Foreign currency translation adjustments		(0.7)	-	-	-	(0.7)
			(0.7)	-	0.1	-	(0.6)
Total
	Benefit plan adjustments(a)		(0.5)	0.1	19.3	(6.7)	12.2
	Foreign currency translation adjustments(d)		(6.6)	-	(0.1)	0.1	(6.6)
	Unrealized gains (losses) on available-for-sale securities(b)		0.2	(0.1)	(0.2)	0.1	-
	Gains (losses) on cash flow hedges(c)		(0.2)	-	(0.2)	-	(0.4)
		$	(7.1)	-	18.8	(6.5)	5.2

Reclassification Out Of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Table Text Block]

			Three Months
			Ended March 31.
(In millions)			2014	2013
Total net periodic retirement benefit cost included in:
	Cost of revenues	$	10.3	17.0
	Selling, general and administrative expenses		2.8	4.3