Revenue from contracts with customers (Tables)
 9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 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 September 30, 2018
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Reportable Segments:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
North America
$
236.9

 
146.5

 
—

 
383.4

South America
104.3

 
107.9

 
3.3

 
215.5

Rest of World
88.9

 
128.6

 
36.0

 
253.5

Total reportable segments
430.1

 
383.0

 
39.3

 
852.4

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Not Allocated to Segments:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Venezuela
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

Total
$
430.1

 
383.0

 
39.3

 
852.4

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Three months ended September 30, 2017
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Reportable Segments:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
North America
$
186.5

 
130.0

 
—

 
316.5

South America
121.1

 
123.1

 
3.2

 
247.4

Rest of World
81.9

 
127.6

 
55.3

 
264.8

Total reportable segments
389.5

 
380.7

 
58.5

 
828.7

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Not Allocated to Segments:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Venezuela
11.6

 
9.2

 
—

 
20.8

Total
$
401.1

 
389.9

 
58.5

 
849.5

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Nine months ended September 30, 2018
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Reportable Segments:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
North America
$
616.7

 
410.8

 
—

 
1,027.5

South America
343.6

 
350.6

 
9.4

 
703.6

Rest of World
270.8

 
387.9

 
140.0

 
798.7

Total reportable segments
1,231.1

 
1,149.3

 
149.4

 
2,529.8

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Not Allocated to Segments:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Venezuela
18.4

 
33.0

 
—

 
51.4

Total
$
1,249.5

 
1,182.3

 
149.4

 
2,581.2

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Nine months ended September 30, 2017
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Reportable Segments:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
North America
$
541.7

 
390.4

 
—

 
932.1

South America
314.9

 
329.1

 
10.2

 
654.2

Rest of World
237.7

 
355.6

 
149.0

 
742.3

Total reportable segments
1,094.3

 
1,075.1

 
159.2

 
2,328.6

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Not Allocated to Segments:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Venezuela
60.0

 
55.2

 
—

 
115.2

Total
$
1,154.3

 
1,130.3

 
159.2

 
2,443.8
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 (September 30, 2018)
630.7

 
2.5

 
3.2

Increase (decrease)
$
(11.6
)
 
2.1

 
(2.4
)
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 September 30, 2018
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Statement of Operations
 
 
 
 
 
Revenues
$
852.4

 
2.1

 
850.3

Operating profit
67.0

 
2.3

 
64.7

Net income (loss) attributable to Brink's
17.4

 
1.6

 
15.8

 
 
 
 
 
 
Nine months ended September 30, 2018
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Statement of Operations
 
 
 
 
 
Revenues
$
2,581.2

 
4.8

 
2,576.4

Operating profit
193.5

 
2.7

 
190.8

Net income (loss) attributable to Brink's
(68.2
)
 
1.8

 
(70.0
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
As of September 30, 2018
 
 
 
 
 
Balance Sheet
 
 
 
 
 
Prepaid expenses and other assets
$
136.6

 
2.5

 
134.1

Other assets
179.8

 
1.7

 
178.1

Retained earnings
456.7

 
3.3

 
453.4