Revenue from contracts with customers Revenue from contracts with customers (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 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
Twelve months ended December 31, 2018
Reportable Segments:
North America	$	895.1	571.2	—	1,466.3
South America	449.8		465.1	12.0	926.9
Rest of World	357.3		512.0	175.0	1,044.3
Total reportable segments	1,702.2		1,548.3	187.0	3,437.5
Not Allocated to Segments:
Venezuela(a)	18.4		33.0	—	51.4
Total	$	1,720.6	1,581.3	187.0	3,488.9

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 (December 31, 2018)	599.5			1.8	2.5
Increase (decrease)	$	(42.8	)	1.4	(3.1	)

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
Twelve months ended December 31, 2018
Statement of Operations
Revenues	$	3,488.9		4.0	3,484.9
Operating profit	274.7			2.0	272.7
Net income (loss) attributable to Brink's	(33.3		)	1.4	(34.7	)
As of December 31, 2018
Balance Sheet
Prepaid expenses and other assets	$	127.5		1.8	125.7
Other assets	186.1			1.8	184.3
Retained earnings	429.1			2.9	426.2