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Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income - Reclasses Out Of AOCI (Details) (USD $)
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3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended | |||||||
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Sep. 30, 2014
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Sep. 30, 2013
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Sep. 30, 2014
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Sep. 30, 2013
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Sep. 30, 2014
Parent [Member]
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Dec. 31, 2013
Parent [Member]
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Sep. 30, 2014
Benefit plan adjustments [Member]
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Sep. 30, 2013
Benefit plan adjustments [Member]
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Sep. 30, 2014
Benefit plan adjustments [Member]
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Sep. 30, 2013
Benefit plan adjustments [Member]
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Sep. 30, 2014
Foreign Currency Translation Adjustments [Member]
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Dec. 31, 2013
Foreign Currency Translation Adjustments [Member]
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Sep. 30, 2014
Unrealized Gains (Losses) on Available-for-Sale Securities [Member]
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Dec. 31, 2013
Unrealized Gains (Losses) on Available-for-Sale Securities [Member]
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Sep. 30, 2014
Gains (Losses) on Cash Flow Hedges [Member]
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Sep. 30, 2014
Gains (Losses) on Cash Flow Hedges [Member]
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| Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax, Portion Attributable to Parent [Abstract] | ||||||||||||||||
| Cost of revenues | $ 770.9 | $ 783.2 | $ 2,321.1 | $ 2,368.1 | $ 8.8 | $ 16.8 | $ 26.7 | $ 50.0 | ||||||||
| Selling, general and administrative expenses | 135.5 | 141.2 | 416.0 | 418.0 | 2.1 | 4.3 | 6.9 | 13.0 | ||||||||
| Other operating income (expense) | 40.8 | 1.2 | (83.4) | (7.4) | 1.8 | 0.6 | ||||||||||
| Nonoperating Income (Expense) | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 0.8 | ||||||||||
| Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Abstract] | ||||||||||||||||
| Beginning balance - AOCI | (617.3) | (617.3) | (478.0) | (141.5) | 1.6 | 0.6 | ||||||||||
| Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications | (51.1) | (6.6) | (44.1) | (0.1) | (0.3) | |||||||||||
| Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss | 23.3 | 23.6 | (0.3) | (0.2) | 0.2 | |||||||||||
| Other comprehensive income (loss) attributable to Brink's | (45.2) | 20.9 | (29.5) | 13.3 | (27.8) | 17.0 | (44.4) | |||||||||
| Ending Balance - AOCI | $ (645.1) | $ (645.1) | $ (645.1) | $ (617.3) | $ (461.0) | $ (461.0) | $ (185.9) | $ (141.5) | $ 1.3 | $ 1.6 | $ 0.5 | $ 0.5 | ||||