Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2015

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Loss Net Of Tax [Abstract]

Disclosure Of Reclassification Amount [Text Block]

Note 5 – Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)

Other comprehensive income (loss), including the amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) into earnings, was as follows:

			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, 2015
Amounts attributable to Brink's:
	Benefit plan adjustments	$	(4.6)	1.2	15.7	(5.2)	7.1
	Foreign currency translation adjustments		(48.9)	-	-	-	(48.9)
	Gains (losses) on cash flow hedges		2.1	-	(2.1)	-	-
			(51.4)	1.2	13.6	(5.2)	(41.8)
Amounts attributable to noncontrolling interests:
	Benefit plan adjustments		-	-	0.1	-	0.1
	Foreign currency translation adjustments		(1.5)	-	-	-	(1.5)
			(1.5)	-	0.1	-	(1.4)
Total
	Benefit plan adjustments(a)		(4.6)	1.2	15.8	(5.2)	7.2
	Foreign currency translation adjustments		(50.4)	-	-	-	(50.4)
	Gains (losses) on cash flow hedges(c)		2.1	-	(2.1)	-	-
		$	(52.9)	1.2	13.7	(5.2)	(43.2)
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

The amortization of prior experience losses and prior service cost is part of total net periodic retirement benefit cost when reclassified to net income. Net periodic retirement benefit cost also includes service costs, interest costs, expected returns on assets, and settlement costs. The total pretax expense is allocated between cost of revenues and selling, general and administrative expenses on a plan-by-plan basis:

			Three Months
			Ended March 31.
(In millions)			2015	2014
Total net periodic retirement benefit cost included in:
	Cost of revenues	$	9.9	9.9
	Selling, general and administrative expenses		3.7	2.8

• Gains and losses on sales of available-for-sale securities are reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss to the income statement when the gains or losses are realized. Pretax amounts are classified in the income statement as interest and other income (expense).

• Pretax gains and losses on cash flow hedges are classified in the income statement as:

• other operating income (expense) ($2.3million gains in the three months ended March 31, 2015 and $0.7million losses in the three months ended March 31, 2014)
• interest and other income (expense) ($0.2million losses in the three months ended March 31, 2015 and $0.2million losses in the three months ended March 31, 2014)

The changes in accumulated other comprehensive loss attributable to Brink’s are as follows:

			Benefit Plan Adjustments	Foreign Currency Translation Adjustments	Unrealized Gains (Losses) on Available-for-Sale Securities	Gains (Losses) on Cash Flow Hedges	Total
(In millions)
Balance as of December 31, 2014		$	(571.7)	(222.1)	1.4	0.4	(792.0)
	Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications		(3.4)	(48.9)	-	2.1	(50.2)
	Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss		10.5	-	-	(2.1)	8.4
Other comprehensive income (loss) attributable to Brink's			7.1	(48.9)	-	-	(41.8)
Balance as of March 31, 2015		$	(564.6)	(271.0)	1.4	0.4	(833.8)