Revenue from contracts with customers (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2018

Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract]

Disaggregation of Revenue

Revenue Disaggregated by Reportable Segment and Type of Service

(In millions)	Core Services		High-Value Services	Other Security Services	Total
Three months ended March 31, 2018
Reportable Segments:
North America	$	190.0	130.1	—	320.1
South America	125.4		126.5	2.9	254.8
Rest of World	93.6		130.4	54.4	278.4
Total reportable segments	409.0		387.0	57.3	853.3
Not Allocated to Segments:
Venezuela	10.7		15.1	—	25.8
Total	$	419.7	402.1	57.3	879.1
Three months ended March 31, 2017
Reportable Segments:
North America	$	172.3	132.3	—	304.6
South America	96.8		101.4	4.0	202.2
Rest of World	78.7		111.0	43.8	233.5
Total reportable segments	347.8		344.7	47.8	740.3
Not Allocated to Segments:
Venezuela	24.1		24.0	—	48.1
Total	$	371.9	368.7	47.8	788.4

Contract with Customer, Asset and Liability

The opening and closing balances of receivables, contract assets and contract liabilities related to contracts with customers are as follows:

(In millions)	Receivables		Contract Asset	Contract Liability
Opening (January 1, 2018)	642.3		0.4	5.6
Closing (March 31, 2018)	633.9		1.5	6.9
Increase (decrease)	(8.4	)	1.1	1.3

Schedule of Prospective Adoption of New Accounting Pronouncements

The adoption of the new revenue recognition standard impacted our reported amounts in 2018 as follows:

(In millions)	As reported		Impact of New Revenue Recognition Standard	Pro Forma under Old Revenue Recognition Standard
Three months ended March 31, 2018
Statement of Operations
Revenues	$	879.1	3.0	876.1
Operating profit	64.8		1.0	63.8
Net income attributable to Brink's	22.3		0.6	21.7
As of March 31, 2018
Balance Sheet
Prepaid expenses and other assets	$	151.8	1.5	150.3
Other assets	155.4		1.7	153.7
Retained earnings	582.9		2.1	580.8