The Brink's Company (BCO) 10-Q 24 Oct 18 2018 Q3 Quarterly report Financial data

Document and Entity Information

Document and Entity Information - shares	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2018	Oct. 22, 2018
Document And Entity Information [Abstract]
Document Type	10-Q
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2,018
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Sep. 30, 2018
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q3
Entity Registrant Name	BRINKS CO
Entity Central Index Key	78,890
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		50,616,323
Trading Symbol	bco
Entity Emerging Growth Company	false
Entity Smaller Reporting Company	false

Condensed Consolidated Balance

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Sep. 30, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 314.2	$ 614.3
Restricted cash	92.7	112.6
Accounts receivable, net	630.7	642.3
Prepaid expenses and other	136.6	119
Total current assets	1,174.2	1,488.2
Property and equipment, net	694.2	640.9
Goodwill	651.9	453.7
Other intangibles	254.2	105.7
Deferred income taxes	231	226.2
Other	179.8	144.9
Total assets	3,185.3	3,059.6
Current liabilities:
Short-term borrowings	23.6	45.2
Current maturities of long-term debt	54.2	51.9
Accounts payable	147.8	174.6
Accrued liabilities	495.7	488.5
Restricted cash held for customers	46.9	74.7
Total current liabilities	768.2	834.9
Long-term debt	1,441.3	1,139.6
Accrued pension costs	184	208.8
Retirement benefits other than pensions	358.3	362.8
Deferred income taxes	17.3	25.1
Other	171.4	150.2
Total liabilities	2,940.5	2,721.4
Commitments and contingent liabilities (notes 4, 8 and 13)
The Brink's Company (Brink's) shareholders:
Shares issued and outstanding: 2018 - 50.6; 2017 - 50.5	50.6	50.5
Capital in excess of par value	633.9	628.6
Retained earnings	456.7	564.9
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(918)	(926.6)
Brink’s shareholders	223.2	317.4
Noncontrolling interests	21.6	20.8
Total equity	244.8	338.2
Total liabilities and equity	$ 3,185.3	$ 3,059.6

Condensed Consolidated Balanc_2

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited) (Parenthetical) - $ / shares	Sep. 30, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Statement of Financial Position [Abstract]
Par value (in dollars per share)	$ 1	$ 1
Shares authorized (in shares)	100,000,000	100,000,000
Shares issued (in shares)	50,600,000	50,500,000
Shares outstanding (in shares)	50,600,000	50,500,000

Condensed Consolidated Statemen

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (Unaudited) - USD ($) shares in Millions, $ in Millions		3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
		Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2017
Income Statement [Abstract]
Revenues		$ 852.4	$ 849.5	$ 2,581.2	$ 2,443.8
Costs and expenses:
Cost of revenues		652.6	666.4	2,013	1,905.6
Selling, general and administrative expenses		125.4	116.6	368.4	346.5
Total costs and expenses		778	783	2,381.4	2,252.1
Other operating expense		(7.4)	(0.1)	(6.3)	(6.1)
Operating profit		67	66.4	193.5	185.6
Interest expense		(17)	(7.7)	(47.8)	(18.5)
Loss on deconsolidation of Venezuela operations		0	0	(126.7)	0
Interest and other income (expense)		(8.1)	(21.2)	(29.3)	(43.8)
Income (loss) from continuing operations before tax		41.9	37.5	(10.3)	123.3
Provision for income taxes		23	16.4	53	48.1
Income (loss) from continuing operations		18.9	21.1	(63.3)	75.2
Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax		(0.1)	0	0	(0.1)
Net income (loss)		18.8	21.1	(63.3)	75.1
Less net income attributable to noncontrolling interests		1.4	1.2	4.9	6.3
Net income (loss) attributable to Brink’s		17.4	19.9	(68.2)	68.8
Amounts attributable to Brink’s
Continuing operations		17.5	19.9	(68.2)	68.9
Discontinued operations		(0.1)	0	0	(0.1)
Net income (loss) attributable to Brink’s		$ 17.4	$ 19.9	$ (68.2)	$ 68.8
Basic:
Continuing operations (dollars per share)	[1]	$ 0.34	$ 0.39	$ (1.34)	$ 1.36
Discontinued operations (dollars per share)	[1]	0	0	0	0
Net income (loss) (dollars per share)	[1]	0.34	0.39	(1.34)	1.36
Diluted:
Continuing operations (dollars per share)	[1]	0.34	0.38	(1.34)	1.33
Discontinued operations (dollars per share)	[1]	0	0	0	0
Net income (loss) (dollars per share)	[1]	$ 0.34	$ 0.38	$ (1.34)	$ 1.33
Weighted-average shares
Basic (shares)		51.1	50.7	51	50.7
Diluted (shares)		52	51.9	51	51.6
Cash dividends paid per common share (dollars per share)		$ 0.15	$ 0.15	$ 0.45	$ 0.4
[1]	Amounts may not add due to rounding.

Condensed Consolidated Statem_2

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss) (Unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2017
Statement of Comprehensive Income [Abstract]
Net income (loss)	$ 18.8	$ 21.1	$ (63.3)	$ 75.1
Benefit plan adjustments:
Benefit plan actuarial gains	13.5	9.6	51.2	32.5
Benefit plan prior service credits (costs)	(0.9)	(0.4)	(0.6)	(1.6)
Deferred profit sharing	0.1	0	0.1	0.1
Total benefit plan adjustments	12.7	9.2	50.7	31
Foreign currency translation adjustments	(0.6)	16.5	(31.4)	49.4
Unrealized net gains (losses) on available-for-sale securities	0	(0.3)	0	0.4
Gains (losses) on cash flow hedges	0	0	0.6	(0.1)
Other comprehensive income before tax	12.1	25.4	19.9	80.7
Provision for income taxes	3.1	3.7	10.1	12.5
Other comprehensive income	9	21.7	9.8	68.2
Comprehensive income (loss)	27.8	42.8	(53.5)	143.3
Less comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interests	1.4	3.3	5	7.7
Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to Brink's	$ 26.4	$ 39.5	$ (58.5)	$ 135.6

Condensed Consolidated Statem_3

Condensed Consolidated Statement of Equity (Unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Millions		Total	Common Stock	Capital in Excess of Par Value	Retained Earnings	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss	Noncontrolling Interests
Beginning balance at Dec. 31, 2016		$ 354.8	$ 50	$ 618.1	$ 576	$ (907)	$ 17.7
Beginning balance, Shares at Dec. 31, 2016			50,000,000
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Net income		40.5			34.7		5.8
Other comprehensive income		34.3				33.2	1.1
Dividends to:
Brink’s common shareholders		(5)			(5)
Noncontrolling interests		(0.2)					(0.2)
Share-based compensation:
Compensation expense		4.5		4.5
Consideration from exercise of stock options		0.7	$ 0	0.7
Consideration from exercise of stock options, Shares			0
Other share-based benefit transactions		(8.4)	$ 0.4	(8.8)
Other share-based benefit transactions, shares			400,000
Ending balance at Mar. 31, 2017		421.2	$ 50.4	614.5	605.7	(873.8)	24.4
Ending balance, Shares at Mar. 31, 2017			50,400,000
Beginning balance at Dec. 31, 2016		354.8	$ 50	618.1	576	(907)	17.7
Beginning balance, Shares at Dec. 31, 2016			50,000,000
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Net income		75.1
Other comprehensive income		68.2				66.8
Ending balance at Sep. 30, 2017		480.3	$ 50.5	623.5	624.6	(840.2)	21.9
Ending balance, Shares at Sep. 30, 2017			50,500,000
Beginning balance at Mar. 31, 2017		421.2	$ 50.4	614.5	605.7	(873.8)	24.4
Beginning balance, Shares at Mar. 31, 2017			50,400,000
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Net income		13.5			14.2		(0.7)
Other comprehensive income		12.2				14	(1.8)
Dividends to:
Brink’s common shareholders		(7.6)			(7.6)
Noncontrolling interests		(2.4)					(2.4)
Share-based compensation:
Compensation expense		4		4
Consideration from exercise of stock options		1.9	$ 0	1.9
Consideration from exercise of stock options, Shares			0
Ending balance at Jun. 30, 2017		442.8	$ 50.4	620.4	612.3	(859.8)	19.5
Ending balance, Shares at Jun. 30, 2017			50,400,000
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Net income		21.1			19.9		1.2
Other comprehensive income		21.7				19.6	2.1
Dividends to:
Brink’s common shareholders		(7.5)			(7.5)
Noncontrolling interests		(0.9)					(0.9)
Share-based compensation:
Compensation expense		4		4
Consideration from exercise of stock options		0.1	$ 0.1	0
Consideration from exercise of stock options, Shares			100,000
Other share-based benefit transactions		(1)	$ 0	(0.9)	(0.1)
Other share-based benefit transactions, shares			0
Ending balance at Sep. 30, 2017		480.3	$ 50.5	623.5	624.6	(840.2)	21.9
Ending balance, Shares at Sep. 30, 2017			50,500,000
Beginning balance at Dec. 31, 2017		338.2	$ 50.5	628.6	564.9	(926.6)	20.8
Beginning balance, Shares at Dec. 31, 2017			50,500,000
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Net income		25.5			22.3		3.2
Other comprehensive income		12.2				11.1	1.1
Dividends to:
Brink’s common shareholders		(7.6)			(7.6)
Noncontrolling interests		(0.7)					(0.7)
Share-based compensation:
Compensation expense		6.8		6.8
Other share-based benefit transactions		(10.1)	$ 0.4	(10.5)
Other share-based benefit transactions, shares			400,000
Ending balance at Mar. 31, 2018		366.5	$ 50.9	624.9	582.9	(916.6)	24.4
Ending balance, Shares at Mar. 31, 2018			50,900,000
Beginning balance at Dec. 31, 2017		338.2	$ 50.5	628.6	564.9	(926.6)	20.8
Beginning balance, Shares at Dec. 31, 2017			50,500,000
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Net income		(63.3)
Other comprehensive income		9.8				9.7
Ending balance at Sep. 30, 2018		244.8	$ 50.6	633.9	456.7	(918)	21.6
Ending balance, Shares at Sep. 30, 2018			50,600,000
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Cumulative effect of change in accounting principle	[1]	2.2			3.3	(1.1)
Beginning balance at Mar. 31, 2018		366.5	$ 50.9	624.9	582.9	(916.6)	24.4
Beginning balance, Shares at Mar. 31, 2018			50,900,000
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Net income		(107.6)			(107.9)		0.3
Other comprehensive income		(11.4)				(10.4)	(1)
Dividends to:
Brink’s common shareholders		(7.6)			(7.6)
Noncontrolling interests		(1.2)					(1.2)
Share-based compensation:
Compensation expense		5.7		5.7
Consideration from exercise of stock options		0.8	$ 0	0.8
Consideration from exercise of stock options, Shares			0
Other share-based benefit transactions		0.3	$ 0.1	0.2
Other share-based benefit transactions, shares			100,000
Dispositions of noncontrolling interests		(0.4)					(0.4)
Ending balance at Jun. 30, 2018		245.1	$ 51	631.6	467.4	(927)	22.1
Ending balance, Shares at Jun. 30, 2018			51,000,000
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Net income		18.8			17.4		1.4
Other comprehensive income		9				9	0
Stock Repurchased		$ (25.1)	$ (0.4)	(4.3)	(20.4)
Stock Repurchased, Shares		(336,829)	(400,000)
Dividends to:
Brink’s common shareholders		$ (7.7)			(7.7)
Noncontrolling interests		(1.9)					(1.9)
Share-based compensation:
Compensation expense		6.3		6.3
Other share-based benefit transactions		0.3	$ 0	0.3
Other share-based benefit transactions, shares			0
Ending balance at Sep. 30, 2018		$ 244.8	$ 50.6	$ 633.9	$ 456.7	$ (918)	$ 21.6
Ending balance, Shares at Sep. 30, 2018			50,600,000
[1]	Effective January 1, 2018, we adopted the provisions of ASU 2014-09, Revenue From Contracts with Customers, ASU 2016-01, Recognition and Measurement of Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities, and ASU 2016-16, Intra-Entity Transfers of Assets Other Than Inventory. We recognized a cumulative effect adjustment to January 1, 2018 retained earnings as a result of adopting each of these standards. See Note 1 for further details of the impact of each standard.

Condensed Consolidated Statem_4

Condensed Consolidated Statement of Equity (Unaudited) (Parenthetical) - $ / shares	3 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2018	Jun. 30, 2018	Mar. 31, 2018	Sep. 30, 2017	Jun. 30, 2017	Mar. 31, 2017
Dividends to:
Dividends (dollars per share)	$ 0.15	$ 0.15	$ 0.15	$ 0.15	$ 0.15	$ 0.1

Condensed Consolidated Statem_5

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Millions	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2017
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income (loss)	$ (63.3)	$ 75.1
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by operating activities:
(Income) loss from discontinued operations, net of tax	0	0.1
Depreciation and amortization	119.5	106.4
Share-based compensation expense	18.8	12.5
Deferred income taxes	(18.2)	(18)
Prepayment penalties	0	6.5
Gains on sale of property, equipment and marketable securities	(4.2)	(2)
Gain on business dispositions	(10.1)	(0.6)
Loss on deconsolidation of Venezuela operations	126.7	0
Impairment losses	4.3	2.6
Retirement benefit funding (more) less than expense:
Pension	6.8	12.8
Other than pension	13.6	13.1
Remeasurement (gains) losses due to Argentina and Venezuela currency devaluations	5.9	9.1
Other operating	6.6	3.8
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of effects of acquisitions:
Accounts receivable and income taxes receivable	(80)	(98.6)
Accounts payable, income taxes payable and accrued liabilities	53.2	58.5
Restricted cash held for customers	(0.7)	20.8
Customer obligations	(4.9)	9.8
Prepaid and other current assets	(20.6)	(80.5)
Other	(4.8)	5.6
Net cash provided by operating activities	148.6	137
Cash flows from investing activities:
Capital expenditures	(104)	(117.4)
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired	(521)	(147.7)
Dispositions, net of cash disposed	8.4	0
Purchases	(55.9)	(35)
Sales	47.3	21.2
Cash proceeds from sale of property and equipment	2.8	1.4
Other	(0.9)	1.1
Net cash used by investing activities	(623.3)	(276.4)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Short-term borrowings	(5.2)	(25.6)
Cash supply chain customer debt	(15)	(0.3)
Borrowings	350.4	799.2
Repayments	(44.2)	(411.2)
Borrowings	1.2	6.8
Repayments	(40.9)	(107.4)
Prepayment penalty	0	(6.5)
Payment of acquisition-related obligation	(0.3)	0
Repurchase shares of Brink's common stock	(25.1)	0
Dividends to:
Shareholders of Brink’s	(22.9)	(20.1)
Noncontrolling interests in subsidiaries	(3.8)	(3.5)
Proceeds from exercise of stock options	0.8	2.7
Tax withholdings associated with share-based compensation	(11.3)	(10)
Other	0.6	1
Net cash (used) provided by financing activities	184.3	225.1
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash	(29.6)	2.8
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash:
Increase (decrease)	(320)	88.5
Balance at beginning of period	726.9	239
Balance at end of period	$ 406.9	$ 327.5

Basis of presentation

Basis of presentation	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2018
Accounting Policies [Abstract]
Basis of presentation	Basis of presentation The Brink’s Company (along with its subsidiaries, “Brink’s” or “we”) has three operating segments: • North America • South America • Rest of World Our unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) for interim financial reporting and applicable quarterly reporting regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). Accordingly, the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements do not include all of the information and notes required by GAAP for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring adjustments) considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included. Operating results for interim periods are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the full year. These unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2017 . We have made a number of estimates and assumptions relating to the reporting of assets and liabilities and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities to prepare these condensed consolidated financial statements. Actual results could differ materially from these estimates. The most significant estimates are related to goodwill and other long-lived assets, pension and other retirement benefit obligations, legal contingencies and deferred tax assets. Consolidation The condensed consolidated financial statements include our controlled subsidiaries. Control is determined based on ownership rights or, when applicable, based on whether we are considered to be the primary beneficiary of a variable interest entity. See "Venezuela" section below for further information. For controlled subsidiaries that are not wholly-owned, the noncontrolling interests are included in net income and in total equity. Investments in businesses that we do not control, but for which we have the ability to exercise significant influence over operating and financial policies, are accounted for under the equity method and our proportionate share of income or loss is recorded in other operating income (expense). Investments in businesses for which we do not have the ability to exercise significant influence over operating and financial policies are accounted for at fair value, if readily determinable, with changes in fair value recognized in net income. For equity investments that do not have a readily determinable fair value, we measure these investments at cost minus impairment, if any, plus or minus changes from observable price changes. See "New Accounting Standards" section below for further information. All intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. Foreign Currency Translation Our condensed consolidated financial statements are reported in U.S. dollars. Our foreign subsidiaries maintain their records primarily in the currency of the country in which they operate. The method of translating local currency financial information into U.S. dollars depends on whether the economy in which our foreign subsidiary operates has been designated as highly inflationary or not. Economies with a three -year cumulative inflation rate of more than 100% are considered highly inflationary. Assets and liabilities of foreign subsidiaries in non-highly inflationary economies are translated into U.S. dollars using rates of exchange at the balance sheet date. Translation adjustments are recorded in other comprehensive income (loss). Revenues and expenses are translated at rates of exchange in effect during the year. Transaction gains and losses are recorded in net income. Foreign subsidiaries that operate in highly inflationary countries use the U.S. dollar as their functional currency. Local currency monetary assets and liabilities are remeasured into U.S. dollars using rates of exchange as of each balance sheet date, with remeasurement adjustments and other transaction gains and losses recognized in earnings. Other than nonmonetary equity securities, nonmonetary assets and liabilities do not fluctuate with changes in local currency exchange rates to the dollar. For nonmonetary equity securities traded in highly inflationary economies, the fair market value of the equity securities are remeasured at the current exchange rates to determine gain or loss to be recorded in net income. Revenues and expenses are translated at rates of exchange in effect during the year. Venezuela Deconsolidation . Our Venezuelan operations offer transportation and logistics management services for cash and valuables throughout Venezuela. Political and economic conditions in Venezuela, the impact of local laws on our business as well as the currency exchange control regulations and continued reductions in access to U.S. dollars through official currency exchange mechanisms, have resulted in an other-than-temporary lack of exchangeability between the Venezuelan bolivar and the U.S. dollar. These conditions have restricted the ability of our Venezuelan operations to pay dividends and royalties. It has also restricted the ability for our Venezuela business to settle other operating liabilities which has significantly increased the risk that this business will no longer be self-sustaining. Our Venezuela operations experienced negative operating cash flows in the first quarter of 2018. As a result, our Venezuela business obtained local currency borrowings in the first and second quarters of 2018 for the first time since the second quarter of 2016. Our Venezuela business is currently seeking additional local financing to support ongoing needs for more bolivars in an environment with significant inflation. It is uncertain as to whether our Venezuela business will be able to obtain the incremental financing in order to operate the business. Banks provide a majority of the business for our Venezuela operations and these banks are limited by law as to how much they can charge their customers in interest. The maximum increase to interest allowable under the law is significantly lower than current and projected inflation rates. Therefore, we do not believe that bank customers will accept increases in our prices that will cover our increase in vendor and labor costs resulting from inflation. Through its restriction by law of interest increases for banks, the Venezuelan government has implemented a defacto price control that affects our business. The currency exchange regulations, combined with other government regulations, such as price controls and strict labor laws, have significantly limited our ability to make and execute operational decisions at our Venezuelan subsidiaries. With the May 2018 re-election of the President in Venezuela for an additional six-year term, we expect these conditions to continue for the foreseeable future. As a result of the conditions described above, we concluded that, effective June 30, 2018, we did not meet the accounting criteria for control over our Venezuelan operations and, as a result, we began reporting the results of our investment in our Venezuelan subsidiaries using the cost method of accounting. This change resulted in a pretax charge of $127 million in the second quarter of 2018. The pretax charge included $106 million of foreign currency translation losses and benefit plan adjustments previously included in accumulated other comprehensive loss. It also included the derecognition of the carrying amounts of our Venezuelan operations’ assets and liabilities, including $32 million of assets and $11 million of liabilities, that are no longer reported in our condensed consolidated balance sheet as of September 30, 2018. We have determined the fair value of our investment in, and receivables from, our Venezuelan subsidiaries to be insignificant based on our expectations of dividend payments and settlements of such receivables in future periods. For reporting periods beginning after June 30, 2018, we have not included the operating results of our Venezuela operations. In the first nine months of 2018 and 2017, we provided immaterial amounts of financial support to our Venezuela operations. Our exposure to future losses resulting from our Venezuelan business is limited to the extent to which we decide to provide U.S. dollars or make future investments in our Venezuelan subsidiaries. Highly Inflationary Accounting . The economy in Venezuela has had significant inflation in the last several years. Prior to deconsolidation as of June 30, 2018, we reported our Venezuelan results using our accounting policy for subsidiaries operating in highly inflationary economies. Results from our Venezuelan operations prior to the June 30, 2018 deconsolidation are included in items not allocated to segments and are excluded from the operating segments. Remeasurement rates during 2018 and 2017 . In the first quarter of 2016, the Venezuelan government implemented the DICOM exchange mechanism and announced that it would allow this exchange mechanism rate to float freely. In the first nine months of 2017, the DICOM rate declined approximately 80% . Prior to deconsolidation as of June 30, 2018, in the first six months of 2018, the rate declined approximately 97% . We received only minimal U.S. dollars through this exchange mechanism. Prior to deconsolidation as of June 30, 2018, we recognized a $2.2 million pretax remeasurement gain. The after-tax effect of this gain attributable to noncontrolling interest was $2.0 million . In the first nine months of 2017, we recognized a $9.1 million pretax remeasurement loss. The after-tax effect of this loss attributable to noncontrolling interest was $1 million . Items related to our Venezuelan operations were as follows: • Our investment in our Venezuelan operations on an equity-method basis was $23.1 million at December 31, 2017 . • Our Venezuelan operations had net payables to other Brink's affiliates of $2.7 million at December 31, 2017 . • Our Venezuelan operations had net nonmonetary assets of $23.0 million at December 31, 2017 . • Our bolivar-denominated net monetary liabilities were $2.3 million (including $3.4 million of cash and cash equivalents) at December 31, 2017 . • Accumulated other comprehensive losses attributable to Brink’s shareholders related to our Venezuelan operations were $114.9 million at December 31, 2017 . Argentina We operate in Argentina through wholly owned subsidiaries and a smaller controlled subsidiary (together "Brink's Argentina"). Revenues from Brink's Argentina represented approximately 8% of our consolidated revenues for the first nine months of 2018. The operating environment in Argentina continues to present business challenges, including ongoing devaluation of the Argentine peso and significant inflation. For the year ended December 31, 2017 , the Argentine peso declined approximately 15% (from 15.9 to 18.6 pesos to the U.S. dollar). In the first nine months of 2018, the Argentine peso declined approximately 55% (from 18.6 to 41.3 pesos to the U.S. dollar). Beginning July 1, 2018, we designated Argentina's economy as highly inflationary for accounting purposes. As a result, we consolidate Brink's Argentina using our accounting policy for subsidiaries operating in highly inflationary economies beginning with the third quarter of 2018. Argentine peso-denominated monetary assets and liabilities are now remeasured at each balance sheet date using the currency exchange rate then in effect, with currency remeasurement gains and losses recognized in earnings. In the third quarter of 2018, we recognized an $8.1 million pretax remeasurement loss. At September 30, 2018 , we had net monetary assets denominated in Argentine pesos of $19.3 million , including cash of $11.1 million . At September 30, 2018 , we had net nonmonetary assets of $147.6 million , including $98.7 million of goodwill. At September 30, 2018 , we had no equity securities denominated in Argentine pesos. In highly inflationary economies, the fair market value of equity securities are remeasured at current exchange rates to determine gain or loss to be recorded in net income. New Accounting Standards In May 2014, the FASB issued ASU 2014-09, Revenue From Contracts with Customers. Under the new standard, an entity recognizes an amount of revenue to which it expects to be entitled for the transfer of promised goods and services to customers. The standard also requires expanded disclosures regarding the nature, amount, timing and uncertainty of revenue and cash flows arising from contracts with customers. We adopted this standard effective January 1, 2018 using the modified retrospective method and recognized a cumulative-effect adjustment increasing retained earnings by $1.5 million . The most significant effects of the new standard for us are associated with variable consideration and capitalization of costs to obtain contracts, such as sales commissions. Previously, we recognized the impact of pricing changes in the period they became fixed and determinable and we expensed sales commissions and other costs to obtain contracts as they were incurred. We do not expect a material impact on our future consolidated statements of operations or consolidated balance sheets as a result of implementing this standard. However, adoption of the new standard resulted in expanded disclosures related to revenue (see Note 2). The FASB issued ASU 2016-01, Recognition and Measurement of Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities, in January 2016. This new guidance changes the accounting related to the classification and measurement of certain equity investments. Equity investments with readily determinable fair values must be measured at fair value. All changes in fair value will be recognized in net income as opposed to other comprehensive income. We adopted ASU 2016-01 effective January 1, 2018 and recognized a cumulative-effect adjustment increasing retained earnings by $1.1 million . In October 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-16, Intra-Entity Transfers of Assets Other Than Inventory , which changes the timing of when certain intercompany transactions are recognized within the provision for income taxes. We adopted ASU 2016-16 effective January 1, 2018 using the modified retrospective method. As a result, we recognized a cumulative-effect adjustment increasing retained earnings attributable to Brink's by $0.7 million . The FASB issued ASU 2016-18, Statement of Cash Flows: Restricted Cash , in November 2016. This new guidance requires entities to include restricted cash and restricted cash equivalent balances with cash and cash equivalent balances in the statement of cash flows. Inclusion of restricted cash impacts our operating activities, financing activities and the effect of exchange rate changes on cash. We adopted ASU 2016-18 effective January 1, 2018 using the retrospective transition method. The adoption of this ASU changed previously reported amounts in the condensed consolidated statement of cash flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 . Net cash provided by operating activities increased $20.8 million , net cash provided by financing activities decreased $0.3 million and the effect of exchange rate changes on cash increased favorably by $9.7 million as compared to previously reported amounts for the prior year period. In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842) , which will require the recognition of assets and liabilities by lessees for certain leases classified as operating leases under current accounting guidance and will also require expanded disclosures regarding leasing activities. ASU 2016-02 will be effective January 1, 2019 and we have elected to adopt the new standard at the adoption date through a cumulative-effect adjustment to the opening balance of retained earnings. Under this approach, we will continue to report comparative periods presented in the period of adoption under ASC 840. We completed the initial assessment phase of the project at the end of 2017 and are currently in progress with our completeness assessment, data extraction, process redesign and system implementation. While we have made progress on all work streams indicated above, we are not yet in a position to quantify the impact. We expect that adoption will result in a significant increase in total assets and total liabilities as well as expanded disclosures. In August 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-12, Derivatives and Hedging: Targeted Improvements to Accounting for Hedging Activities , which amends and simplifies the application of hedge accounting guidance to better portray the economic results of risk management activities in the financial statements. The guidance expands the ability to hedge nonfinancial and financial risk components, reduces complexity in fair value hedges of interest rate risk, eliminates the requirement to separately measure and report hedge ineffectiveness, and eases certain hedge effectiveness assessment requirements. The guidance is effective January 1, 2019 with early adoption permitted. We are currently evaluating the impact of this guidance, including transition elections and required disclosures, on our financial statements and the timing of adoption. In February 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-02, Reclassification of Certain Tax Effects from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income , which allows a reclassification from accumulated other comprehensive income to retained earnings for stranded tax effects resulting from the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (“Tax Reform Act”). The guidance is effective January 1, 2019 with early adoption permitted. We are currently evaluating the potential impact of the standard on financial reporting and the timing of adoption. In August 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-13, Disclosure Framework—Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Fair Value Measurement , which changes the fair value measurement disclosure requirements. The guidance is effective January 1, 2020 with early adoption permitted. We are currently evaluating the potential impact of the standard on financial reporting and the timing of adoption. In August 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-14, Disclosure Framework—Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Defined Benefit Plans , to add, remove, and clarify disclosure requirements related to defined benefit pension and other postretirement plans. The guidance is effective January 1, 2021 with early adoption permitted. We are currently evaluating the potential impact of the standard on financial reporting and the timing of adoption. In September 2018, the SEC issued a final rule that amends certain of the Commission’s disclosure requirements. In most cases, this final rule's amendments reduce or eliminate some of registrants' disclosure requirements. However, for interim reporting, the amendments expand the financial reporting requirements for changes in shareholders' equity. We adopted this guidance early and as a result our condensed consolidated statements of equity include a reconciliation for the current quarter and year-to-date interim periods as well as the comparative periods of the prior year (i.e., a reconciliation covering each period for which an income statement is presented).

Revenue from contracts with cus

Revenue from contracts with customers	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2018
Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract]
Revenue from contracts with customers	Revenue from Contracts with Customers Performance Obligations We provide various services to meet the needs of our customers and we group these service offerings into three broad categories: Core Services, High-Value Services and Other Security Services. Core Services Cash-in-transit and ATM services are core services we provide to customers throughout the world. We charge customers per service performed or based on the value of goods transported. Cash-in-transit services generally involve the secure transportation of cash, securities and other valuables between businesses, financial institutions and central banks. ATM services are generally composed of management services, including cash replenishment and forecasting, remote monitoring, transaction processing, installation and maintenance. High-Value Services Our high-value services leverage our brand, global infrastructure and core services and include cash management services, global services and payment services. We offer a variety of cash management services such as currency and coin counting and sorting, deposit preparation and reconciliation, and safe device installation and servicing (including our CompuSafe ® service). Our global services business provides secure ground, sea and air transportation and storage of highly-valued commodities including diamonds, jewelry, precious metals and other valuables. We also provide payment services which include bill payment and processing services on behalf of utility companies and other billers plus general purpose reloadable prepaid cards and payroll cards. Other Security Services Our other security services feature the protection of airports, offices, warehouses, stores, and public venues in Europe and Brazil. For performance obligations related to the services described above, we generally satisfy our obligations as each action to provide the service to the customer occurs. Because the customers simultaneously receive and consume the benefits from our services, these performance obligations are deemed to be satisfied over time. We use an output method, units of service provided, to recognize revenue because that is the best method to represent the transfer of our services to the customer at the agreed upon rate for each action. Although not as significant as our service offerings, we also sell goods to customers from time to time, such as safe devices. In those transactions, we satisfy our performance obligation at a point in time. We recognize revenue when the goods are delivered to the customer as that is the point in time that best represents when control has transferred to the customer. Our contracts with customers describe the services we can provide along with the fees for each action to provide the service. We typically send invoices to customers for all of the services we have provided within a monthly period and payments are generally due within 30 to 60 days of the invoice date. Although our customer contracts specify the fees for each action to provide service, the majority of the services stated in our contracts do not have a defined quantity over the contract term. Accordingly, the transaction price is considered variable as there is an unknown volume of services that will be rendered over the course of the contract. We recognize revenue for these services in the period in which they are provided to the customer based on the contractual rate at which we have the right to invoice the customer for each action. Some of our contracts with customers contain clauses that define the level of service that the customer will receive. The service level agreements (“SLA”) within those contracts contain specific calculations to determine whether the appropriate level of service has been met within a specific period, which is typically a month. We estimate SLA penalties and recognize the amounts as a reduction to 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 The majority of our revenues from contracts with customers are earned by providing services and these performance obligations are satisfied over time. Smaller amounts of revenues are earned from selling goods, such as safes, to customers where the performance obligations are satisfied at a point in time. Certain of our high-value services involve the leasing of assets, such as safes, to our customers along with the regular servicing of those safe devices. Revenues related to the leasing of these assets are recognized in accordance with ASC 840, Leases , but are included in the above table as the amounts are a small percentage of overall revenues. Contract Balances Contract Asset Although payment terms and conditions can vary, for the majority of our customer contracts, we invoice for all of the services provided to the customer within a monthly period. For certain customer contracts, the timing of our performance may precede our right to invoice the customer for the total transaction price. For example, Brink's affiliates in certain countries, primarily in South America, negotiate annual price adjustments with certain customers and, once the price increases are finalized, the pricing changes are made retroactive to services provided in earlier periods. These retroactive pricing adjustments are estimated and recognized as revenue with a corresponding contract asset in the same period in which the related services are performed. As the estimate of the ultimate transaction price changes, we recognize a cumulative catch-up adjustment for the change in estimate. Contract Liability For other customer contracts, we may obtain the right to payment or receive customer payments prior to performing the related services under the contract. When the right to customer payments or receipt of payments precedes our performance, we recognize a contract 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 ) The amount of revenue recognized in the nine months ended September 30, 2018 that was included in the January 1, 2018 contract liability balance was $5.1 million . This revenue consists of services provided to customers who had prepaid for those services prior to the current year. We also recognized revenue of $0.6 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2018 from performance obligations satisfied in the prior year. This amount is a result of changes in the transaction price of our contracts with customers. Contract Costs Sales commissions directly related to obtaining new contracts with customers qualify for capitalization. These capitalized costs are amortized to expense ratably over the term of the contracts. At September 30, 2018 , the net capitalized costs to obtain contracts was $1.7 million , which is included in other assets on the condensed consolidated balance sheet. Amortization expense was not significant and there were no impairment losses recognized related to these contract costs in the first nine months of 2018 . Practical Expedients For the majority of our contracts with customers, we invoice a fixed amount for each unit of service we have provided. These contracts provide us with the right to invoice for an amount or rate that corresponds to the value we have delivered to our customers. The volume of services that will be provided to customers over the term is not known at inception of these contracts. Therefore, while the rate per unit of service is known, the transaction price itself is variable. For this reason, we recognize revenue from these contracts equal to the amount for which we have the contractual right to invoice the customers. Because we are not required to estimate variable consideration related to the transaction price in order to recognize revenue, we are also not required to estimate the variable consideration to provide certain disclosures. As a result, we have elected to use the optional exemption related to the disclosure of transaction prices, amounts allocated to remaining performance obligations and the future periods in which revenue will be recognized, sometimes referred to as backlog. We have also elected to use the practical expedient for financing components related to our contract liabilities. We do not recognize interest expense on contracts for which the period between our receipt of customer payments and our service to the customer is one year or less. Impact on Reported Amounts We adopted ASU 2014-09, Revenue From Contracts with Customers , effective January 1, 2018 using the modified retrospective method. As a result, we recognized a cumulative-effect adjustment to January 1, 2018 retained earnings. Comparative prior year period amounts are reported in accordance with previous accounting standards. 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

Segment information

Segment information	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2018
Segment Reporting [Abstract]
Segment information	Segment information The Brink’s Company offers transportation and logistics management services for cash and valuables throughout the world. Core services include: • Cash-in-Transit (“CIT”) Services – armored vehicle transportation of valuables • ATM Services – replenishing and maintaining customers’ automated teller machines; providing network infrastructure services High-value services include: • Global Services – secure international transportation of valuables • Cash Management Services ◦ Currency and coin counting and sorting; deposit preparation and reconciliations; other cash management services ◦ Safe and safe control device installation and servicing (including our patented CompuSafe ® service) ◦ Vaulting services ◦ Check imaging services for banking customers • Payment Services – bill payment and processing services on behalf of utility companies and other billers at any of our Brink’s or Brink’s-operated payment locations in Brazil, Colombia, Panama and Mexico and Brink’s Money™ general purpose reloadable prepaid cards and payroll cards in the U.S. Other security services include: • Commercial Security Systems Services – design and installation of security systems in designated markets in Europe • Guarding Services – protection of airports, offices, and certain other locations in Europe and Brazil with or without electronic surveillance, access control, fire prevention and highly trained patrolling personnel We identify our operating segments based on how our chief operating decision maker (“CODM”) allocates resources, assesses performance and makes decisions. Our CODM is our President and Chief Executive Officer. Our CODM evaluates performance and allocates resources to our operating segments based on a profit or loss measure which, at the reportable segment level, excludes the following: • Corporate expenses - former non-segment and regional management costs, currency transaction gains and losses, adjustments to reconcile segment accounting policies to U.S. GAAP, and costs related to global initiatives • Other items not allocated to segments - certain significant items such as reorganization and restructuring actions that are evaluated on an individual basis by management and are not considered part of the ongoing activities of the business are excluded from segment results. Prior to deconsolidation (see Note 1), results from Venezuela operations were also excluded from our segment results due to the Venezuelan government's restrictions that have prevented us from repatriating funds. We also exclude certain costs, gains and losses related to acquisitions and dispositions of assets and of businesses. Beginning in the third quarter of 2018, we began to consolidate Brink's Argentina using our accounting policy for subsidiaries operating in highly inflationary economies. We have excluded from our segment results the impact of highly inflationary accounting in Argentina, including currency remeasurement losses. Incremental third party costs incurred related to the mitigation of material weaknesses and the implementation and adoption of ASU 2016-02, the new lease accounting standard effective for us January 1, 2019, are also excluded from segment results. The following table summarizes our revenues and segment profit for each of our reportable segments and reconciles these amounts to consolidated revenues and operating profit: Revenues Operating Profit Three Months Ended September 30, Three Months Ended September 30, (In millions) 2018 2017 2018 2017 Reportable Segments: North America $ 383.4 316.5 $ 33.6 16.9 South America 215.5 247.4 46.3 47.7 Rest of World 253.5 264.8 30.8 33.3 Total reportable segments 852.4 828.7 110.7 97.9 Reconciling Items: Corporate expenses: General, administrative and other expenses — — (20.6 ) (22.4 ) Foreign currency transaction gains (losses) — — 0.4 0.5 Reconciliation of segment policies to GAAP — — 4.8 0.4 Other items not allocated to segments: Venezuela operations — 20.8 — 2.5 Reorganization and Restructuring — — (7.3 ) (6.4 ) Acquisitions and dispositions — — (10.7 ) (6.1 ) Argentina highly inflationary impact — — (8.3 ) — Reporting compliance (a) — — (2.0 ) — Total $ 852.4 849.5 $ 67.0 66.4 (a) Accounting standard implementation and material weakness mitigation. Additional information provided at page 45. Revenues Operating Profit Nine Months Ended September 30, Nine Months Ended September 30, (In millions) 2018 2017 2018 2017 Reportable Segments: North America $ 1,027.5 932.1 $ 80.3 43.9 South America 703.6 654.2 148.0 123.3 Rest of World 798.7 742.3 82.6 84.1 Total reportable segments 2,529.8 2,328.6 310.9 251.3 Reconciling Items: Corporate expenses: General, administrative and other expenses — — (72.6 ) (59.9 ) Foreign currency transaction gains (losses) — — (1.8 ) 0.7 Reconciliation of segment policies to GAAP — — 6.5 (1.4 ) Other items not allocated to segments: Venezuela operations 51.4 115.2 2.3 19.1 Reorganization and Restructuring — — (15.5 ) (16.1 ) Acquisitions and dispositions — — (24.6 ) (8.1 ) Argentina highly inflationary impact — — (8.3 ) — Reporting compliance (a) — — (3.4 ) — Total $ 2,581.2 2,443.8 $ 193.5 185.6 (a) Accounting standard implementation and material weakness mitigation. Additional information provided at page 45.

Retirement benefits

Retirement benefits	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2018
Retirement Benefits [Abstract]
Retirement benefits	Retirement benefits Pension plans We have various defined-benefit pension plans covering eligible current and former employees. Benefits under most plans are based on salary and years of service. The components of net periodic pension cost for our pension plans were as follows: U.S. Plans Non-U.S. Plans Total (In millions) 2018 2017 2018 2017 2018 2017 Three months ended September 30, Service cost $ — — 2.6 2.8 2.6 2.8 Interest cost on projected benefit obligation 8.0 8.8 2.5 3.2 10.5 12.0 Return on assets – expected (13.4 ) (13.3 ) (2.7 ) (2.6 ) (16.1 ) (15.9 ) Amortization of losses 6.8 6.3 1.0 1.4 7.8 7.7 Amortization of prior service cost — — — 0.4 — 0.4 Settlement loss — — 0.4 0.6 0.4 0.6 Net periodic pension cost $ 1.4 1.8 3.8 5.8 5.2 7.6 Nine months ended September 30, Service cost $ — — 8.2 8.5 8.2 8.5 Interest cost on projected benefit obligation 24.0 26.4 9.8 12.3 33.8 38.7 Return on assets – expected (40.2 ) (39.9 ) (8.4 ) (7.4 ) (48.6 ) (47.3 ) Amortization of losses 20.8 18.7 3.3 4.0 24.1 22.7 Amortization of prior service cost — — 0.2 0.8 0.2 0.8 Settlement loss — — 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 Net periodic pension cost $ 4.6 5.2 14.5 19.6 19.1 24.8 We did not make cash contributions to the primary U.S. pension plan in 2017 or the first nine months of 2018 . Based on assumptions described in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2017 , we do not expect to make any additional contributions to the primary U.S. pension plan. Retirement benefits other than pensions We provide retirement healthcare benefits for eligible current and former U.S., Canadian, and Brazilian employees. Retirement benefits related to our former U.S. coal operations include medical benefits provided by the Pittston Coal Group Companies Employee Benefit Plan for United Mine Workers of America Represented Employees (the “UMWA plans”) as well as costs related to Black Lung obligations. The components of net periodic postretirement cost related to retirement benefits other than pensions were as follows: UMWA Plans Black Lung and Other Plans Total (In millions) 2018 2017 2018 2017 2018 2017 Three months ended September 30, Interest cost on accumulated postretirement benefit obligations $ 4.2 4.6 0.7 0.9 4.9 5.5 Return on assets – expected (4.1 ) (4.1 ) — — (4.1 ) (4.1 ) Amortization of losses 4.9 5.2 1.6 1.0 6.5 6.2 Amortization of prior service (credit) cost (1.2 ) (1.2 ) 0.2 0.5 (1.0 ) (0.7 ) Net periodic postretirement cost $ 3.8 4.5 2.5 2.4 6.3 6.9 Nine months ended September 30, Service cost $ — — 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 Interest cost on accumulated postretirement benefit obligations 12.9 13.7 2.3 2.4 15.2 16.1 Return on assets – expected (12.5 ) (12.4 ) — — (12.5 ) (12.4 ) Amortization of losses 15.4 14.6 4.3 3.0 19.7 17.6 Amortization of prior service (credit) cost (3.5 ) (3.5 ) 0.8 1.3 (2.7 ) (2.2 ) Net periodic postretirement cost $ 12.3 12.4 7.5 6.8 19.8 19.2 The components of net periodic pension cost and net periodic postretirement cost other than the service cost component are included in interest and other income (expense) in the condensed consolidated statements of operations.

Income taxes

Income taxes	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2018
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]
Income taxes	Income taxes Three Months Ended September 30, Nine Months Ended September 30, 2018 2017 2018 2017 Continuing operations Provision for income taxes (in millions) $ 23.0 16.4 $ 53.0 48.1 Effective tax rate 54.9 % 43.7 % (514.6 %) 39.0 % Tax Reform On December 22, 2017, the Tax Reform Act was enacted into law. The Tax Reform Act included a reduction in the federal tax rate for corporations from 35% to 21% as of January 1, 2018, a one-time transition tax on the cumulative undistributed earnings of foreign subsidiaries as of December 31, 2017, a repeal of the corporate alternative minimum tax, and more extensive limitations on deductibility of performance-based compensation for named executive officers. Other provisions effective as of January 1, 2018, which could materially impact the Company in the near-term, included the creation of a new U.S. minimum tax on foreign earnings called the Global Intangible Low-Taxed Income (“GILTI”) and limitations on the deductibility of interest expense. Due to the timing of the enactment and the complexity involved in applying the provisions of the Tax Reform Act, the Company recorded provisional amounts as of December 31, 2017, in accordance with Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 118 (“SAB 118”). We recorded a provisional one-time non-cash charge of $92 million in the fourth quarter of 2017 to remeasure the deferred tax assets for the new rate and for other legislative changes. We filed our 2017 U.S. federal income tax return in October 2018, which did not reflect a U.S. federal current tax liability for the transition tax due to our high-tax foreign income, but we expect to record an incremental $1.3 million of foreign tax credits offset with a full valuation allowance in addition to the provisional $31.1 million foreign tax credit offset with a full valuation allowance related to the transition tax recorded in the fourth quarter of 2017. We did not record a current state tax liability related to the transition tax in accordance with the interpretation of existing state laws and the provisional estimates and continue to expect this amount to be immaterial. The Company has not yet adopted an accounting policy related to the provision of deferred taxes related to GILTI. We did not change our assertion on the determination of which subsidiaries that we consider to be permanently invested and for which we do not expect to repatriate to the U.S. as a result of the Tax Reform Act. We will continue to collect and analyze data, including the undistributed earnings of foreign subsidiaries and related taxes, interpret the Tax Reform Act and apply the additional guidance and legislative changes to be issued by the U.S. federal and state authorities and may be required to make adjustments to these provisional amounts. We will complete the 2017 accounting for the Tax Reform Act by the end of 2018 in accordance with SAB 118. 2018 Compared to U.S. Statutory Rate The effective income tax rate on continuing operations in the first nine months of 2018 was negative primarily due to the impact of Venezuela’s earnings and the related tax expense, including the largely nondeductible loss on the deconsolidation of the Venezuela operations. The items that cause the rate to be higher than the U.S. statutory rate include the geographical mix of earnings, the seasonality of book losses for which no tax benefit can be recorded, nondeductible expenses in Mexico, taxes on cross border payments and the characterization of a French business tax as an income tax, partially offset by the significant tax benefits related to the distribution of share-based payments and a French income tax credit. 2017 Compared to U.S. Statutory Rate The effective income tax rate on continuing operations in the first nine months of 2017 was greater than the 35% U.S. statutory tax rate primarily due to the impact of our Venezuelan operation’s earnings and related tax expense, including the nondeductible expenses resulting from the currency devaluation, partially offset by the significant tax benefits related to the distribution of share-based payments and an income tax benefit related to an Illinois legislative change. The other items that cause the rate to be higher than the U.S. statutory rate include the seasonality of book losses for which no tax benefit can be recorded, nondeductible expenses in Mexico, taxes on cross border payments and the characterization of a French business tax as an income tax, partially offset by the geographical mix of earnings and a French income tax credit.

Acquisitions and Dispositions

Acquisitions and Dispositions	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2018
Business Combinations [Abstract]
Acquisitions and Dispositions	Acquisitions and Dispositions Acquisitions We acquired one business operation in the first nine months of 2018. In 2017, we acquired six business operations in various countries. We accounted for these acquisitions as business combinations using the acquisition method. Under the acquisition method of accounting, assets acquired and liabilities assumed from these operations are recorded at fair value on the date of acquisition. The condensed consolidated statements of operations include the results of operations for each acquired entity from the date of acquisition. Dunbar Armored, Inc. ("Dunbar") U.S. Cash Management business On August 13, 2018 , we acquired 100% of the shares of Dunbar for approximately $547 million , subject to a working capital adjustment. The Dunbar business is being integrated with our existing Brink's U.S. operations. This acquisition is expected to expand our customer base in the U.S. as a result of Dunbar's focus on small-to-medium sized retailers and financial institutions. Dunbar has approximately 5,400 employees, 78 branches and over 1,600 armored vehicles across its operations. We have provisionally estimated fair values for the assets purchased, liabilities assumed and purchase consideration as of the date of the acquisition in the following table. The determination of estimated fair value required management to make significant estimates and assumptions. The amounts reported are considered provisional as we are completing the valuations that are required to allocate the purchase price. As a result, the allocation of the provisional purchase price will change in the future. (In millions) Estimated Fair Value at Acquisition Date Fair value of purchase consideration Cash paid through September 30, 2018 $ 546.8 Fair value of purchase consideration $ 546.8 Fair value of net assets acquired Cash $ 25.8 Accounts receivable 31.9 Other current assets 11.3 Property and equipment, net 56.8 Intangible assets (a) 182.0 Goodwill (b) 282.7 Other noncurrent assets 9.7 Current liabilities (26.1 ) Noncurrent liabilities (27.3 ) Fair value of net assets acquired $ 546.8 (a) Intangible assets are composed of customer relationships, rights related to the trade name and non-competition agreements. Final allocation will be determined once the valuation is complete. (b) Consists of intangible assets that do not qualify for separate recognition, combined with synergies expected from integrating Dunbar’s operations with our existing Brink’s U.S. operations. All of the goodwill has been assigned to the U.S. reporting unit and is expected to be deductible for tax purposes. Maco Transportadora de Caudales S.A. (“Maco Transportadora”) Argentine Cash in Transit (“CIT”) and Money Processing business On July 18, 2017 , we acquired 100% of the shares of Maco Transportadora for approximately $204 million . The total purchase price will be paid in cash and approximately $174 million was paid to the sellers through September 30, 2018 . The remaining amount will be paid in scheduled installments ending in the fourth quarter of 2019 with the final amount based partially on the retention of customer revenue versus a target revenue amount. This contingent consideration arrangement requires us to pay a potential undiscounted amount between $0 to $30 million based on retaining the revenue levels of existing customers at the acquisition date. If there is a shortfall in revenues, a multiple of 2.5 is applied to the revenue shortfall and the contingent consideration to be paid to the former owners is reduced. We used a probability-weighted approach to estimate the fair value of the contingent consideration. The fair value of the contingent consideration reflected in the table below is the present value of the full $30 million potentially payable as of September 30, 2018 as we believe it is unlikely that the contingent consideration payments will be reduced for a revenue shortfall. The Maco Transportadora business is being integrated into our existing Brink’s Argentina operations. Maco Transportadora has approximately 1,450 employees, 4 branches and over 150 armored vehicles across its operations. We have estimated fair values for the assets purchased, liabilities assumed and purchase consideration as of the date of the acquisition in the following table. The determination of estimated fair value required management to make significant estimates and assumptions. There have been no significant changes to our fair value estimates of the net assets acquired for Maco Transportadora. (In millions) Estimated Fair Value at Acquisition Date Fair value of purchase consideration Cash paid through September 30, 2018 $ 174.2 Indemnification asset (0.3 ) Fair value of future payments to sellers 1.8 Contingent consideration 28.7 Fair value of purchase consideration $ 204.4 Fair value of net assets acquired Cash $ 10.3 Accounts receivable 16.6 Other current assets 0.6 Property and equipment, net 2.4 Intangible assets (a) 60.2 Goodwill (b) 147.3 Other noncurrent assets 0.1 Current liabilities (11.8 ) Noncurrent liabilities (21.3 ) Fair value of net assets acquired $ 204.4 (a) Intangible assets are composed of customer relationships, trade name and non-competition agreements. (b) Consists of intangible assets that do not qualify for separate recognition, combined with synergies expected from integrating Maco Transportadora’s operations into our existing Brink’s Argentina operations. All of the goodwill has been assigned to the South America reporting unit and is not expected to be deductible for tax purposes. Other acquisitions in 2017 On March 14, 2017 , we acquired 100% of the capital stock of American Armored Transport, Inc. ("AATI"). AATI provides secured trucking transportation of high-value cargo throughout the continental United States and is expected to complement our existing tractor trailer business in the United States. On April 19, 2017 , we acquired 100% of the capital stock of Muitofacil Holding Ltda., a Brazil-based holding company, and its subsidiary, Muitofacil Arrecadacao e Recebimento Ltda. (together "Pag Facil"). Pag Facil offers bank correspondent services, bill payment processing and mobile phone top-up services in Brazil and is expected to supplement our existing Brazilian payment services businesses. On June 29, 2017 , we acquired 100% of the capital stock of Global Security S.A. (“LGS”). LGS is a Chilean security company specializing in CIT and ATM services and will be integrated into our existing Brink’s Chile operations. On August 14, 2017 , we acquired 100% of the capital stock of Maco Litoral, S.A., (“Maco Litoral”) an Argentina-based company which provides CIT and ATM services. On October 31, 2017 , we acquired 100% of the shares of Temis S.A.S. and its wholly-owned subsidiaries, Les Goelands S.A.S. and Temis Conseil et Formation S.A.R.L (together "Temis"). The Temis business provides CIT and Money Processing services in France and will be integrated into our existing Brink's France operations. The aggregate purchase price of these five business acquisitions (AATI, Pag Facil, LGS, Maco Litoral and Temis) was approximately $155 million . These five acquired operations employ approximately 1,700 people in the aggregate. For these five business acquisitions (AATI, Pag Facil, LGS, Maco Litoral and Temis), we have estimated fair values for the assets purchased and liabilities assumed as of the date of the acquisitions. These estimated amounts are aggregated in the following table. The determination of estimated fair value required management to make significant estimates and assumptions. The amounts reported are considered provisional for Temis as we are completing the valuation that is required to allocate the purchase price, as a result, the allocation of the purchase price and the amount of goodwill and intangibles may change in the future. Our fair value estimates of acquisition date goodwill increased approximately $9 million , acquisition date intangible assets decreased approximately $10 million , and acquisition date noncurrent liabilities increased approximately $12 million as compared to our initial estimates in the period of acquisition. There have been no other significant changes to our fair value estimates of the net assets acquired for these acquisitions. (In millions) Estimated Fair Value at Acquisition Date Fair value of purchase consideration Cash paid through September 30, 2018 $ 160.4 Indemnification asset (9.8 ) Fair value of future payments to sellers 3.9 Fair value of purchase consideration $ 154.5 Fair value of net assets acquired Cash $ 7.4 Accounts receivable 20.0 Property and equipment, net 14.0 Intangible assets (a) 40.6 Goodwill (b) 114.2 Other current and noncurrent assets 7.3 Current liabilities (23.4 ) Noncurrent liabilities (25.6 ) Fair value of net assets acquired $ 154.5 (a) Intangible assets are composed of customer relationships, trade names and non-competition agreements. Final allocation will be determined after all valuations have been completed. (b) Consists of intangible assets that do not qualify for separate recognition, combined with synergies expected from integrating these acquired operations into our existing operations. The goodwill from these acquisitions have been assigned to the following reporting units: AATI (U.S.), Pag Facil (Brazil), LGS and Maco Litoral (South America), and Temis (France). We do not expect goodwill related to AATI, LGS, Maco Litoral or Temis to be deductible for tax purposes. If certain conditions are met in the future, goodwill related to Pag Facil will be deductible for tax purposes. Pro Forma disclosures The pro forma consolidated results of Brink’s presented below reflect a hypothetical ownership as of January 1, 2016 for the businesses we acquired during 2017 and a hypothetical ownership as of January 1, 2017 for the business we acquired in the first nine months of 2018. (In millions) Revenue Net income (loss) attributable to Brink's Actual results included in Brink's consolidated results for businesses acquired in 2017 and 2018 from the date of acquisition Three months ended September 30, 2018 Dunbar $ 51.3 0.5 Maco Transportadora 16.4 5.0 Other acquisitions (a) 24.8 (0.5 ) Total $ 92.5 5.0 Three months ended September 30, 2017 Dunbar $ — — Maco Transportadora 21.5 3.5 Other acquisitions (a) 18.0 0.7 Total $ 39.5 4.2 Nine months ended September 30, 2018 Dunbar $ 51.3 0.5 Maco Transportadora 61.0 9.1 Other acquisitions (a) 81.0 0.3 Total $ 193.3 9.9 Nine months ended September 30, 2017 Dunbar $ — — Maco Transportadora 21.5 3.5 Other acquisitions (a) 25.0 1.3 Total $ 46.5 4.8 (a) Includes the actual results of AATI, Pag Facil, LGS, Maco Litoral and Temis. (In millions) Revenue Net income (loss) attributable to Brink's Pro forma results of Brink's for the three months ended September 30, 2018 Brink's as reported $ 852.4 17.4 Dunbar (a) 46.3 1.1 Maco Transportadora (a) — — Other acquisitions (a) — — Total $ 898.7 18.5 2017 Brink's as reported $ 849.5 19.9 Dunbar (a) 97.9 1.6 Maco Transportadora (a) 4.6 0.6 Other acquisitions (a) 14.0 0.6 Total $ 966.0 22.7 Pro forma results of Brink's for the nine months ended September 30 2018 Brink's as reported $ 2,581.2 (68.2 ) Dunbar (a) 244.0 5.4 Maco Transportadora (a) — — Other acquisitions (a) — — Total $ 2,825.2 (62.8 ) 2017 Brink's as reported $ 2,443.8 68.8 Dunbar (a) 287.9 1.0 Maco Transportadora (a) 56.9 6.2 Other acquisitions (a) 61.1 2.8 Total $ 2,849.7 78.8 (a) Represents amounts prior to acquisition by Brink's. We acquired Dunbar in the first nine months of 2018 and the remaining businesses in 2017. Acquisition costs We have incurred $5.9 million in transaction costs related to business acquisitions in the first nine months of 2018 ( $1.5 million in the first nine months of 2017). These costs are classified in the condensed consolidated statements of operations as selling, general and administrative expenses. Pending Acquisitions In January 2018 , we announced an agreement to purchase Rodoban Transportes Aereos e Terrestres Ltda., Rodoban Servicos e Sistemas de Seguranca Ltda., and Rodoban Seguranca e Transporte de Valores Ltda. (together "Rodoban") in Brazil for approximately $145 million . Rodoban provides cash-in-transit, money processing and ATM services and generates annual revenues of approximately $80 million . This acquisition is subject to customary closing conditions and regulatory approval and is expected to close by the end of 2018. Dispositions On June 1, 2018 , we sold 100% of our ownership interest in a French airport security services company for a net sales price of approximately $19 million . We recognized a $10.1 million gain on the sale of this business, which is reported in interest and other income (expense) in the condensed consolidated statements of operations. The French airport security services company was part of the Rest of World reportable segment and reported revenues of $79 million in 2017.

Accumulated other comprehensive

Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2018
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax [Abstract]
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) Other comprehensive income (loss), including the amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss into earnings, was as follows: Amounts Arising During the Current Period Amounts Reclassified to Net Income (Loss) (In millions) Pretax Income Tax Pretax Income Tax Total Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) Three months ended September 30, 2018 Amounts attributable to Brink's: Benefit plan adjustments $ (1.1 ) 0.2 13.8 (3.3 ) 9.6 Foreign currency translation adjustments (d) (0.6 ) — — — (0.6 ) Gains (losses) on cash flow hedges 0.1 — (0.1 ) — — (1.6 ) 0.2 13.7 (3.3 ) 9.0 Amounts attributable to noncontrolling interests: Benefit plan adjustments — — — — — Foreign currency translation adjustments (0.6 ) — 0.6 — — (0.6 ) — 0.6 — — Total Benefit plan adjustments (a) (1.1 ) 0.2 13.8 (3.3 ) 9.6 Foreign currency translation adjustments (d) (1.2 ) — 0.6 — (0.6 ) Gains (losses) on cash flow hedges (c) 0.1 — (0.1 ) — — $ (2.2 ) 0.2 14.3 (3.3 ) 9.0 Three months ended September 30, 2017 Amounts attributable to Brink's: Benefit plan adjustments $ (5.0 ) 1.1 14.0 (4.9 ) 5.2 Foreign currency translation adjustments 14.6 — — — 14.6 Unrealized gains (losses) on available-for-sale securities 0.4 (0.1 ) (0.7 ) 0.2 (0.2 ) Gains (losses) on cash flow hedges (0.1 ) — 0.1 — — 9.9 1.0 13.4 (4.7 ) 19.6 Amounts attributable to noncontrolling interests: Benefit plan adjustments — — 0.2 — 0.2 Foreign currency translation adjustments 1.9 — — — 1.9 1.9 — 0.2 — 2.1 Total Benefit plan adjustments (a) (5.0 ) 1.1 14.2 (4.9 ) 5.4 Foreign currency translation adjustments 16.5 — — — 16.5 Unrealized gains (losses) on available-for-sale securities (b) 0.4 (0.1 ) (0.7 ) 0.2 (0.2 ) Gains (losses) on cash flow hedges (c) (0.1 ) — 0.1 — — $ 11.8 1.0 13.6 (4.7 ) 21.7 Amounts Arising During the Current Period Amounts Reclassified to Net Income (Loss) (In millions) Pretax Income Tax Pretax Income Tax Total Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) Nine months ended September 30, 2018 Amounts attributable to Brink's: Benefit plan adjustments $ (0.8 ) 0.7 51.5 (10.1 ) 41.3 Foreign currency translation adjustments (d) (138.7 ) — 107.2 (0.5 ) (32.0 ) Gains (losses) on cash flow hedges 0.7 (0.2 ) (0.1 ) — 0.4 (138.8 ) 0.5 158.6 (10.6 ) 9.7 Amounts attributable to noncontrolling interests: Benefit plan adjustments — — — — — Foreign currency translation adjustments (0.5 ) — 0.6 — 0.1 (0.5 ) — 0.6 — 0.1 Total Benefit plan adjustments (a) (0.8 ) 0.7 51.5 (10.1 ) 41.3 Foreign currency translation adjustments (d) (139.2 ) — 107.8 (0.5 ) (31.9 ) Gains (losses) on cash flow hedges (c) 0.7 (0.2 ) (0.1 ) — 0.4 $ (139.3 ) 0.5 159.2 (10.6 ) 9.8 Nine months ended September 30, 2017 Amounts attributable to Brink's: Benefit plan adjustments $ (9.3 ) 1.5 39.8 (13.9 ) 18.1 Foreign currency translation adjustments 48.5 — — — 48.5 Unrealized gains (losses) on available-for-sale securities 1.3 (0.4 ) (0.9 ) 0.3 0.3 Gains (losses) on cash flow hedges (0.3 ) — 0.2 — (0.1 ) 40.2 1.1 39.1 (13.6 ) 66.8 Amounts attributable to noncontrolling interests: Benefit plan adjustments — — 0.5 — 0.5 Foreign currency translation adjustments 0.9 — — — 0.9 0.9 — 0.5 — 1.4 Total Benefit plan adjustments (a) (9.3 ) 1.5 40.3 (13.9 ) 18.6 Foreign currency translation adjustments 49.4 — — — 49.4 Unrealized gains (losses) on available-for-sale securities (b) 1.3 (0.4 ) (0.9 ) 0.3 0.3 Gains (losses) on cash flow hedges (c) (0.3 ) — 0.2 — (0.1 ) $ 41.1 1.1 39.6 (13.6 ) 68.2 (a) The amortization of actuarial 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 cost, interest cost, expected return on assets, and settlement losses. Total service cost is allocated between cost of revenues and selling, general and administrative expenses on a plan-by-plan basis and the remaining net periodic retirement benefit cost items are allocated to interest and other income (expense): Three Months Ended September 30, Nine Months Ended September 30, (In millions) 2018 2017 2018 2017 Total net periodic retirement benefit cost included in: Cost of revenues $ 1.9 2.2 $ 6.4 6.9 Selling, general and administrative expenses 0.7 0.6 1.9 1.7 Interest and other income (expense) 8.9 11.7 30.6 35.4 (b) Prior to adoption of ASU 2016-01 (see Note 1) in the first quarter of 2018, gains and losses on sales of available-for-sale securities were reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss to the condensed consolidated statements of operations when the gains or losses were realized. Pretax amounts were classified in the condensed consolidated statements of operations as interest and other income (expense). (c) Pretax gains and losses on cash flow hedges are classified in the condensed consolidated statements of operations as: • other operating income (expense) ( no gains or losses in the three months ended September 30, 2018 and $0.1 million of losses in the three months ended September 30, 2017 ; as well as no gains or losses in the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and $0.1 million of losses in the nine months ended September 30, 2017 ) • interest and other income (expense) ( no gains or losses in the three months ended September 30, 2018 and no gains or losses in the three months ended September 30, 2017 ; as well as no gains or losses in the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and $0.1 million of losses in the nine months ended September 30, 2017 ). (d) 2018 foreign currency translation adjustment amounts reclassified to net income are due to the deconsolidation of Venezuela (see Note 1). 2018 foreign currency translation adjustment amounts arising during the current period reflect primarily the devaluation of the Argentine peso (prior to the July 1, 2018 highly inflationary designation) and Brazilian real. The changes in accumulated other comprehensive loss attributable to Brink’s are as follows: (In millions) Benefit Plan Adjustments Foreign Currency Translation Adjustments Unrealized Gains (Losses) on Available-for-Sale Securities Gains (Losses) on Cash Flow Hedges Total Balance as of December 31, 2017 $ (601.0 ) (327.4 ) 1.1 0.7 (926.6 ) Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications (0.1 ) (138.7 ) — 0.5 (138.3 ) Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss to net income (loss) 41.4 106.7 — (0.1 ) 148.0 Other comprehensive income (loss) attributable to Brink's 41.3 (32.0 ) — 0.4 9.7 Cumulative effect of change in accounting principle (a) — — (1.1 ) — (1.1 ) Balance as of September 30, 2018 $ (559.7 ) (359.4 ) — 1.1 (918.0 ) (a) We adopted ASU 2016-01 (see Note 1) effective January 1, 2018 and recognized a cumulative-effect adjustment to retained earnings.

Fair value of financial instrum

Fair value of financial instruments	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2018
Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]
Fair value of financial instruments	Fair value of financial instruments Investments in Mutual Funds We have investments in mutual funds that are carried at fair value in the financial statements. For these investments, fair value was based on quoted market prices, which we have categorized as a Level 1 valuation. Fixed-Rate Debt The fair value and carrying value of our fixed-rate debt are as follows: (In millions) September 30, 2018 December 31, 2017 Senior unsecured notes Carrying value $ 600.0 600.0 Fair value 552.4 590.6 The fair value estimate of our senior unsecured notes was based on the present value of future cash flows, discounted at rates for similar instruments at the measurement date, which we have categorized as a Level 3 valuation. Forward and Swap Contracts We have outstanding foreign currency forward and swap contracts to hedge transactional risks associated with foreign currencies. At September 30, 2018 , the notional value of our shorter term outstanding foreign currency forward and swap contracts was $153.4 million , with average maturities of approximately two months. These shorter term foreign currency forward and swap contracts primarily offset exposures in the euro and the British pound and are not designated as hedges for accounting purposes. At September 30, 2018 , the fair value of these shorter term foreign currency contracts was a net asset of $1.4 million , and was included in prepaid expenses and other on the condensed consolidated balance sheet. In the first quarter of 2016, we entered into two interest rate swaps that hedge cash flow risk associated with changes in variable interest rates and that are designated as cash flow hedges for accounting purposes. At September 30, 2018 , the notional value of these contracts was $40 million with a remaining weighted-average maturity of 1.3 years . At September 30, 2018 , the fair value of these interest rates swaps was a net asset of $1.6 million , of which $0.6 million was included in prepaid expenses and other and $1.0 million was included in other assets on the condensed consolidated balance sheet. The fair values of these forward and swap contracts are based on the present value of net future cash payments and receipts, which we have categorized as a Level 2 valuation. Contingent Consideration The estimated fair value of our liabilities for contingent consideration represents the fair value of the potential amounts payable for our acquisition of Maco Transportadora. These contingent amounts will be paid in scheduled installments ending in the fourth quarter of 2019 with the final amounts based partially on the retention of customer revenue versus a target revenue amount. The contingent consideration arrangement requires us to pay potential undiscounted amounts between $0 to $30.3 million based on retaining the revenue levels of existing customers at the acquisition dates. If there is a shortfall in revenues, a multiple of 2.5 is applied to the revenue shortfall and the contingent consideration to be paid to the former owners is reduced. We used a probability-weighted approach to estimate the fair value of these contingent consideration payments. The fair value of the contingent consideration is the present value of the full $30.3 million potentially payable as of September 30, 2018 as we believe it is unlikely that the contingent consideration payments will be reduced for a revenue shortfall. At September 30, 2018 , we had recognized contingent consideration liabilities of $29.7 million of which $15.1 million was included in accrued liabilities and $14.6 million in other on the condensed consolidated balance sheet. The fair value of these liabilities was estimated using a discounted cash flow technique with significant inputs that are not observable in the market and thus represent a Level 3 valuation. The significant inputs in the Level 3 valuation not supported by market activity included our probability assessments of expected future cash flows related to our acquisition of this entity during the period from acquisition to the estimated settlement date of the remaining payments. Subsequent to the respective acquisition dates to each measurement date, changes in these liabilities due to the passage of time and the corresponding impact of discounting as well as the impact of changes in exchange rates between the Argentine peso and the U.S. dollar, are recognized in earnings. The contingent consideration payments may differ from the amounts that are ultimately paid, with any changes in the liabilities recorded in interest and other expense in our condensed consolidated statements of operations until the liabilities are settled. Other Financial Instruments Other financial instruments include cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, floating rate debt, accounts payable and accrued liabilities. The financial statement carrying amounts of these items approximate the fair value. There were no transfers in or out of any of the levels of the valuation hierarchy in the first nine months of 2018 .

Debt

Debt	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2018
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]
Debt	Debt September 30, December 31, (In millions) 2018 2017 Debt: Short-term borrowings Restricted cash borrowings (a) $ 11.3 27.0 Other 12.3 18.2 Total short-term borrowings $ 23.6 45.2 Long-term debt Bank credit facilities: Term Loan Facility (b) $ 473.0 491.4 Senior Unsecured Notes (c) 591.8 591.2 Revolving Credit Facility 305.7 — Other 8.1 12.0 Capital leases 116.9 96.9 Total long-term debt $ 1,495.5 1,191.5 Total debt $ 1,519.1 1,236.7 Included in: Current liabilities $ 77.8 97.1 Noncurrent liabilities 1,441.3 1,139.6 Total debt $ 1,519.1 1,236.7 (a) These amounts are for short-term borrowings related to cash borrowed under lending arrangements used in the process of managing customer cash supply chains, which is currently classified as restricted cash and not available for general corporate purposes. See Note 12 for more details. (b) Amounts outstanding are net of unamortized debt costs of $2.0 million as of September 30, 2018 and $2.3 million as of December 31, 2017. (c) Amounts outstanding are net of unamortized debt costs of $8.2 million as of September 30, 2018 and $8.8 million as of December 31, 2017. Long-Term Debt Senior Secured Credit Facility In October 2017 , we entered into a senior secured credit facility (the “Senior Secured Credit Facility”) with Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as administrative agent, consisting of a $1 billion Revolving Credit Facility and a $500 million Term Loan Facility. Loans under the Revolving Credit Facility mature five years after the closing date ( October 17, 2022 ) and loans under the Term Loan Facility amortize five percent annually and mature five years after the closing date. Interest rates for the Senior Secured Credit Facility are based on LIBOR plus a margin or an alternate base rate plus a margin. The Revolving Credit Facility allows us to borrow money or issue letters of credit (or otherwise satisfy credit needs) on a revolving basis over the term of the facility. As of September 30, 2018 , $694 million was available under the Revolving Credit Facility. The obligations under the Senior Secured Credit Facility are secured by a first-priority lien on all or substantially all of the assets of the Company and certain of its domestic subsidiaries, including a first-priority lien on equity interests of certain of the Company’s direct and indirect subsidiaries. The Company and certain of its domestic subsidiaries also guarantee the obligations under the Senior Secured Credit Facility. The margin on both LIBOR and alternate base rate borrowings under the Senior Secured Credit Facility is based on the Company’s consolidated net leverage ratio. The margin on LIBOR borrowings, which can range from 1.25% to 2.50% , was 1.75% at September 30, 2018 . The margin on alternate base rate borrowings, which can range from 0.25% to 1.50% , was 0.75% as of September 30, 2018 . We also pay an annual commitment fee on the unused portion the Revolving Credit Facility based on the Company’s consolidated net leverage ratio. The commitment fee, which can range from 0.15% to 0.40% , was 0.25% as of September 30, 2018 . Senior Unsecured Notes In October 2017 , we issued at par ten -year senior unsecured notes (the "Senior Notes") in the aggregate principal amount of $600 million . The Senior Notes will mature on October 15, 2027 and bear an annual interest rate of 4.625% . The Senior Notes are general unsecured obligations guaranteed by certain of the Company’s existing and future U.S. subsidiaries, which are also guarantors under the Senior Secured Credit Facility. The Senior Notes have not been and will not be registered under the Securities Act of 1933 (the “Securities Act”) or the securities laws of any other jurisdiction and may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an applicable exemption from registration requirements. The notes were offered in the United States only to persons reasonably believed to be qualified institutional buyers in reliance on the exception from registration set forth in Rule 144A under the Securities Act and outside the United States to non-U.S. persons pursuant to Regulation S under the Securities Act. The aggregate proceeds from the Senior Secured Credit Facility and the Senior Notes were used in part to repay certain prior indebtedness and certain fees and expenses related to the closing of the transactions. Remaining net proceeds are expected to be used for working capital needs, capital expenditures, acquisitions and other general corporate purposes. Letter of Credit Facilities and Bank Guarantee Facilities We have three committed letter of credit facilities totaling $104 million , of which approximately $44 million was available at September 30, 2018 . At September 30, 2018 , we had undrawn letters of credit and guarantees of $60 million issued under these facilities. The $40 million facility expires in December 2018 , the $10 million facility expires in March 2019 and the $54 million facility expires in December 2019 . We have two uncommitted letter of credit facilities totaling $57 million , of which approximately $15 million was available at September 30, 2018 . At September 30, 2018 , we had undrawn letters of credit of $42 million issued under these facilities. The $17 million facility expires in August 2019 and the $40 million facility expires in September 2019 . The Senior Secured Credit Facility is also available for issuance of letters of credit and bank guarantees. The Senior Secured Credit Facility, Senior Unsecured Notes, the Letter of Credit Facilities and Bank Guarantee Facilities contain various financial and other covenants. The financial covenants, among other things, limit our ability to provide liens, restrict fundamental changes, limit transactions with affiliates and unrestricted subsidiaries, restrict changes to our fiscal year and to organizational documents, limit asset dispositions, limit the use of proceeds from asset sales, limit sale and leaseback transactions, limit investments, limit the ability to incur debt, restrict certain payments to shareholders, limit negative pledges, limit the ability to change the nature of our business, provide for a maximum consolidated net leverage ratio and provide for minimum coverage of interest costs. If we were not to comply with the terms of our various financing agreements, the repayment terms could be accelerated and the commitments could be withdrawn. An acceleration of the repayment terms under one agreement could trigger the acceleration of the repayment terms under the other financing agreements. We were in compliance with all financial covenants at September 30, 2018 .

Share-based compensation plans

Share-based compensation plans	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2018
Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Abstract]
Share-based compensation plans	Share-based compensation plans We have share-based compensation plans to attract and retain employees and nonemployee directors and to more closely align their interests with those of our shareholders. We have outstanding share-based awards granted to employees under the 2013 Equity Incentive Plan ("2013 Plan") and the 2017 Equity Incentive Plan (the "2017 Plan). These plans permit grants of restricted stock, restricted stock units, performance stock, performance units, stock appreciation rights, stock options, as well as other share-based awards to eligible employees. The 2013 Plan and the 2017 Plan also permit cash awards to eligible employees. The 2017 Plan became effective May 2017. No further grants of awards will be made under the the 2013 Plan, although awards under this prior plan remain outstanding. We also have outstanding deferred stock units granted to directors under the 2017 Plan. Share-based awards were previously granted to directors and remain outstanding under the Non-Employee Director's Equity Plan and the Directors’ Stock Accumulation Plan, which has expired. Outstanding awards at September 30, 2018 , include performance share units, restricted stock units, deferred stock units, performance-based stock options, time-based stock options and certain awards that will be settled in cash. Compensation Expense Compensation expense is measured using the fair-value-based method. For employee and director awards considered equity grants, compensation expense is recognized from the award or grant date to the earlier of the retirement-eligible date or the vesting date. For awards considered liability awards, compensation cost is based on the change in the fair value of the instrument for each reporting period and the percentage of the requisite service that has been rendered. Compensation cost associated with liability awards was not significant in the nine months ended September 30, 2018 or the prior year period. Compensation expenses are classified as selling, general and administrative expenses in the condensed consolidated statements of operations. Compensation expenses for the share-based awards were as follows: Compensation Expense Compensation Expense Three Months Ended September 30, Nine Months Ended September 30, (in millions) 2018 2017 2018 2017 Performance Share Units $ 3.1 1.9 $ 9.7 6.4 Market Share Units — 0.1 0.1 0.2 Restricted Stock Units 1.6 1.1 4.9 3.5 Deferred Stock Units and fees paid in stock 0.4 0.3 0.9 0.8 Stock Options 1.2 0.6 3.2 1.6 Share-based payment expense 6.3 4.0 18.8 12.5 Income tax benefit (1.5 ) (1.5 ) (4.4 ) (4.6 ) Share-based payment expense, net of tax $ 4.8 2.5 $ 14.4 7.9 Performance-Based Stock Options In 2018, 2017 and 2016, we granted performance-based stock options that have a service condition as well as a market condition. In addition, some of the awards granted in 2016 contain a non-financial performance condition. We measure the fair value of these performance-based options at the grant date using a Monte Carlo simulation model. The following table summarizes performance-based stock option activity during the first nine months of 2018 : Shares (in thousands) Weighted-Average Grant-Date Fair Value Outstanding balance as of December 31, 2017 879.8 $ 8.04 Granted 417.6 16.73 Forfeited — — Exercised — — Outstanding balance as of September 30, 2018 1,297.4 $ 10.83 Time-Based Stock Options Prior to 2018, we granted time-based stock options that contain only a service condition. We measured the fair value of these time-based options at the grant date using a Black-Scholes-Merton option pricing model. The following table summarizes time-based stock option activity during the first nine months of 2018 : Shares (in thousands) Weighted-Average Grant-Date Fair Value Outstanding balance as of December 31, 2017 40.6 $ 8.66 Granted — — Forfeited — — Exercised (37.9 ) 7.77 Outstanding balance as of September 30, 2018 2.7 $ 21.09 Restricted Stock Units (“RSUs”) We granted RSUs that contain only a service condition. We measure the fair value of RSUs based on the price of Brink’s stock at the grant date, adjusted for a discount for dividends not received or accrued during the vesting period. The following table summarizes RSU activity during the first nine months of 2018 : Shares (in thousands) Weighted-Average Grant-Date Fair Value Nonvested balance as of December 31, 2017 265.8 $ 39.80 Granted 83.5 72.51 Forfeited (3.8 ) 56.52 Vested (95.8 ) 35.71 Nonvested balance as of September 30, 2018 249.7 $ 52.06 Performance Share Units ("PSUs”) Prior to 2016, we granted PSUs that contained a performance condition, a market condition and a service condition ("Prior PSUs"). After 2015, we granted Internal Metric PSUs ("IM PSUs") and Total Shareholder Return PSUs ("TSR PSUs"). IM PSUs contain a performance condition as well as a service condition. We measure the fair value of these PSUs based on the price of Brink’s stock at the grant date, adjusted for a discount for dividends not received or accrued during the vesting period. For the majority of the IM PSUs granted in 2018, the performance period is from January 1, 2018 to December 31, 2020. TSR PSUs contain a market condition as well as a service condition. We measure the fair value of PSUs containing a market condition at the grant date using a Monte Carlo simulation model. For the TSR PSUs granted in 2018, the performance period is from January 1, 2018 to December 31, 2020. The following table summarizes all PSU activity during the first nine months of 2018 : Shares (in thousands) Weighted-Average Grant-Date Fair Value Nonvested balance as of December 31, 2017 671.2 $ 37.26 Granted 174.4 73.61 Forfeited (5.8 ) 50.63 Vested (a) (137.7 ) 29.17 Nonvested balance as of September 30, 2018 702.1 $ 47.75 (a) The vested Prior PSUs presented are based on the target amount of the award. In accordance with the terms of the underlying award agreements, the actual shares earned and distributed for the performance period ended December 31, 2017 were 344.3 . Market Share Units ("MSUs”) Prior to 2016, we granted MSUs that contained a market condition as well as a service condition. We measured the fair value of MSUs using a Monte Carlo simulation model. The following table summarizes all MSU activity during the first nine months of 2018 : Shares (in thousands) Weighted-Average Grant-Date Fair Value Nonvested balance as of December 31, 2017 74.2 $ 30.37 Granted — — Forfeited — — Vested (a) (74.2 ) 30.37 Nonvested balance as of September 30, 2018 — $ — (a) The vested MSUs presented are based on the target amount of the award. In accordance with the terms of the underlying award agreements, the actual shares earned and distributed for the performance period ended December 31, 2017 were 111.3 . No additional compensation expense was required to be recognized for the additional shares distributed, as the market condition was included in the $30.37 grant date fair value. Deferred Stock Units ("DSUs") We granted DSUs to our independent directors. We measure the fair value of DSUs at the grant date, based on the price of Brink's stock, adjusted for a discount for dividends not received or accrued during the vesting period. Since 2015, our independent directors received grants of DSUs that vest and will be paid out in shares of Brink's stock on the first anniversary of the grant date, provided that the director has not elected to defer the distribution of shares until a later date. DSUs granted prior to 2015, in general, will be paid out in shares of stock following separation from service. The following table summarizes all DSU activity during the first nine months of 2018 : Shares (in thousands) Weighted-Average Grant-Date Fair Value Nonvested balance as of December 31, 2017 10.9 $ 60.80 Granted 12.5 74.43 Forfeited — — Vested (10.9 ) 60.80 Nonvested balance as of September 30, 2018 12.5 $ 74.43

Capital Stock

Capital Stock	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2018
Equity [Abstract]
Capital Stock	Capital Stock Common Stock At September 30, 2018 , we had 100 million shares of common stock authorized and 50.6 million shares issued and outstanding. Dividends We paid regular quarterly dividends on our common stock during the last three years. On October 4, 2018 , the Board declared a regular quarterly dividend of 15 cents per share payable on December 3, 2018 . The payment of future dividends is at the discretion of the Board of Directors and is dependent on our future earnings, financial condition, shareholder equity levels, cash flow, business requirements and other factors. Preferred Stock At September 30, 2018 , we had the authority to issue up to 2.0 million shares of preferred stock with a par value of $10 per share. Share Repurchase Program In May 2017, our board of directors authorized a $200 million share repurchase program, which will expire on December 31, 2019. Under this program, in the quarter ended September 30, 2018 , we used $25.1 million to repurchase 336,829 shares at an average price of $74.37 per share. We are not obligated to repurchase any specific dollar amount or number of shares, and, at September 30, 2018 , approximately $175 million remains available under this program. The timing and volume of share repurchases may be executed at the discretion of management on an opportunistic basis, or pursuant to trading plans or other arrangements. Share repurchases under this program may be made in the open market, in privately negotiated transactions, or otherwise. Shares Used to Calculate Earnings per Share Three Months Nine Months (In millions) 2018 2017 2018 2017 Weighted-average shares: Basic (a) 51.1 50.7 51.0 50.7 Effect of dilutive stock awards and options 0.9 1.2 — 0.9 Diluted 52.0 51.9 51.0 51.6 Antidilutive stock awards and options excluded from denominator — — 1.6 0.1 (a) We have deferred compensation plans for directors and certain of our employees. For participants electing to defer compensation into common stock units, amounts owed to participants will be paid out in shares of Brink's common stock. Each unit represents one share of common stock. The number of shares used to calculate basic earnings per share includes the weighted-average units credited to employees and directors under the deferred compensation plans. Accordingly, included in basic shares are 0.3 million in the three months and 0.3 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2018 , and 0.3 million in the three months and 0.3 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2017 .

Supplemental cash flow informat

Supplemental cash flow information	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2018
Supplemental Cash Flow Information [Abstract]
Supplemental cash flow information	Supplemental cash flow information Nine Months (In millions) 2018 2017 Cash paid for: Interest $ 38.5 19.8 Income taxes, net 72.8 64.9 Non-cash Investing and Financing Activities We acquired $42.0 million in armored vehicles and other equipment under capital lease arrangements in the first nine months of 2018 compared to $33.4 million in armored vehicles and other equipment acquired under capital lease arrangements in the first nine months of 2017 . Restricted Cash (Cash Supply Chain Services) In France, we offer services to certain of our customers where we manage some or all of their cash supply chains. Providing this service requires our French subsidiary to take temporary title to the cash received from the management of our customers' cash supply chains until the cash is returned to the customers. As part of this service offering, we have entered into lending arrangements with some of our customers. Cash borrowed under these lending arrangements is used in the process of managing these customers' cash supply chains. The cash for which we have temporary title and the cash borrowed under these customer lending arrangements is restricted and cannot be used for any other purpose other than to service our customers who participate in this service offering. At September 30, 2018 , we held $92.7 million of restricted cash ( $11.3 million represented short-term borrowings, $46.9 million represented restricted cash held for customers, and $34.5 million represented accrued liabilities). At December 31, 2017 , we held $112.6 million of restricted cash ( $27.0 million represented short-term borrowings, $74.7 million represented restricted cash held for customers and $10.9 million represented accrued liabilities). The following table provides a reconciliation of cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash reported within the condensed consolidated balance sheets that sum to the total of the same such amounts shown in the condensed consolidated statements of cash flows. September 30, December 31, (In millions) 2018 2017 Cash and cash equivalents $ 314.2 614.3 Restricted cash 92.7 112.6 Total, cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash shown in the consolidated statements of cash flows $ 406.9 726.9

Contingent matters

Contingent matters	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2018
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]
Contingent matters	Contingent matters We are involved in various lawsuits and claims in the ordinary course of business. We are not able to estimate the loss or range of losses for some of these matters. We have recorded accruals for losses that are considered probable and reasonably estimable. We do not believe that it is reasonably possible the ultimate disposition of any of the lawsuits currently pending against the Company could have a material adverse effect on our liquidity, financial position or results of operations.

Reorganization and Restructurin

Reorganization and Restructuring	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2018
Restructuring and Related Activities [Abstract]
Reorganization and Restructuring	Reorganization and Restructuring 2016 Reorganization and Restructuring In the fourth quarter of 2016, management implemented restructuring actions across our global business operations and our corporate functions. As a result of these actions, we recognized $18.1 million in 2016 costs and an additional $17.3 million in 2017 under this restructuring for additional costs related to severance, asset-related adjustments, a benefit program termination and lease terminations. We recognized an additional $11.3 million in the first nine months of 2018 under this restructuring for severance costs and asset-related adjustments. The actions under this program were substantially completed in the third quarter of 2018, with cumulative pretax charges of approximately $46.7 million . Severance actions reduced our global workforce by approximately 800 positions. The following table summarizes the costs incurred, payments and utilization, and foreign currency exchange effects of the 2016 Reorganization and Restructuring: (In millions) Asset Related Adjustments Severance Costs Lease Terminations Benefit Program Termination Total Balance as of January 1, 2017 $ — 7.0 0.6 — 7.6 Expense (benefit) 3.4 7.5 0.4 2.2 13.5 Payments and utilization (3.4 ) (11.9 ) (0.4 ) (2.2 ) (17.9 ) Foreign currency exchange effects — 0.2 — — 0.2 Balance as of September 30, 2017 $ — 2.8 0.6 — 3.4 Balance as of January 1, 2018 $ — 1.6 0.4 — 2.0 Expense (benefit) 1.7 9.6 — — 11.3 Payments and utilization (1.7 ) (10.5 ) (0.2 ) — (12.4 ) Foreign currency exchange effects — — — — — Balance as of September 30, 2018 $ — 0.7 0.2 — 0.9 Other Restructurings Management routinely implements restructuring actions in targeted sections of our business. As a result of these actions, we recognized $4.2 million in the first nine months of 2018 under these other restructurings, primarily severance costs. For the current restructuring actions, we expect to incur additional costs between $2 and $4 million in future periods.

Basis of presentation (Policies

Basis of presentation (Policies)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2018
Accounting Policies [Abstract]
Use of Estimates	We have made a number of estimates and assumptions relating to the reporting of assets and liabilities and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities to prepare these condensed consolidated financial statements. Actual results could differ materially from these estimates. The most significant estimates are related to goodwill and other long-lived assets, pension and other retirement benefit obligations, legal contingencies and deferred tax assets.
Consolidation	Consolidation The condensed consolidated financial statements include our controlled subsidiaries. Control is determined based on ownership rights or, when applicable, based on whether we are considered to be the primary beneficiary of a variable interest entity. See "Venezuela" section below for further information. For controlled subsidiaries that are not wholly-owned, the noncontrolling interests are included in net income and in total equity. Investments in businesses that we do not control, but for which we have the ability to exercise significant influence over operating and financial policies, are accounted for under the equity method and our proportionate share of income or loss is recorded in other operating income (expense). Investments in businesses for which we do not have the ability to exercise significant influence over operating and financial policies are accounted for at fair value, if readily determinable, with changes in fair value recognized in net income. For equity investments that do not have a readily determinable fair value, we measure these investments at cost minus impairment, if any, plus or minus changes from observable price changes. See "New Accounting Standards" section below for further information. All intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.
Foreign Currency Translation	Foreign Currency Translation Our condensed consolidated financial statements are reported in U.S. dollars. Our foreign subsidiaries maintain their records primarily in the currency of the country in which they operate. The method of translating local currency financial information into U.S. dollars depends on whether the economy in which our foreign subsidiary operates has been designated as highly inflationary or not. Economies with a three -year cumulative inflation rate of more than 100% are considered highly inflationary. Assets and liabilities of foreign subsidiaries in non-highly inflationary economies are translated into U.S. dollars using rates of exchange at the balance sheet date. Translation adjustments are recorded in other comprehensive income (loss). Revenues and expenses are translated at rates of exchange in effect during the year. Transaction gains and losses are recorded in net income. Foreign subsidiaries that operate in highly inflationary countries use the U.S. dollar as their functional currency. Local currency monetary assets and liabilities are remeasured into U.S. dollars using rates of exchange as of each balance sheet date, with remeasurement adjustments and other transaction gains and losses recognized in earnings. Other than nonmonetary equity securities, nonmonetary assets and liabilities do not fluctuate with changes in local currency exchange rates to the dollar. For nonmonetary equity securities traded in highly inflationary economies, the fair market value of the equity securities are remeasured at the current exchange rates to determine gain or loss to be recorded in net income. Revenues and expenses are translated at rates of exchange in effect during the year. Venezuela Deconsolidation . Our Venezuelan operations offer transportation and logistics management services for cash and valuables throughout Venezuela. Political and economic conditions in Venezuela, the impact of local laws on our business as well as the currency exchange control regulations and continued reductions in access to U.S. dollars through official currency exchange mechanisms, have resulted in an other-than-temporary lack of exchangeability between the Venezuelan bolivar and the U.S. dollar. These conditions have restricted the ability of our Venezuelan operations to pay dividends and royalties. It has also restricted the ability for our Venezuela business to settle other operating liabilities which has significantly increased the risk that this business will no longer be self-sustaining. Our Venezuela operations experienced negative operating cash flows in the first quarter of 2018. As a result, our Venezuela business obtained local currency borrowings in the first and second quarters of 2018 for the first time since the second quarter of 2016. Our Venezuela business is currently seeking additional local financing to support ongoing needs for more bolivars in an environment with significant inflation. It is uncertain as to whether our Venezuela business will be able to obtain the incremental financing in order to operate the business. Banks provide a majority of the business for our Venezuela operations and these banks are limited by law as to how much they can charge their customers in interest. The maximum increase to interest allowable under the law is significantly lower than current and projected inflation rates. Therefore, we do not believe that bank customers will accept increases in our prices that will cover our increase in vendor and labor costs resulting from inflation. Through its restriction by law of interest increases for banks, the Venezuelan government has implemented a defacto price control that affects our business. The currency exchange regulations, combined with other government regulations, such as price controls and strict labor laws, have significantly limited our ability to make and execute operational decisions at our Venezuelan subsidiaries. With the May 2018 re-election of the President in Venezuela for an additional six-year term, we expect these conditions to continue for the foreseeable future. As a result of the conditions described above, we concluded that, effective June 30, 2018, we did not meet the accounting criteria for control over our Venezuelan operations and, as a result, we began reporting the results of our investment in our Venezuelan subsidiaries using the cost method of accounting. This change resulted in a pretax charge of $127 million in the second quarter of 2018. The pretax charge included $106 million of foreign currency translation losses and benefit plan adjustments previously included in accumulated other comprehensive loss. It also included the derecognition of the carrying amounts of our Venezuelan operations’ assets and liabilities, including $32 million of assets and $11 million of liabilities, that are no longer reported in our condensed consolidated balance sheet as of September 30, 2018. We have determined the fair value of our investment in, and receivables from, our Venezuelan subsidiaries to be insignificant based on our expectations of dividend payments and settlements of such receivables in future periods. For reporting periods beginning after June 30, 2018, we have not included the operating results of our Venezuela operations. In the first nine months of 2018 and 2017, we provided immaterial amounts of financial support to our Venezuela operations. Our exposure to future losses resulting from our Venezuelan business is limited to the extent to which we decide to provide U.S. dollars or make future investments in our Venezuelan subsidiaries. Highly Inflationary Accounting . The economy in Venezuela has had significant inflation in the last several years. Prior to deconsolidation as of June 30, 2018, we reported our Venezuelan results using our accounting policy for subsidiaries operating in highly inflationary economies. Results from our Venezuelan operations prior to the June 30, 2018 deconsolidation are included in items not allocated to segments and are excluded from the operating segments. Remeasurement rates during 2018 and 2017 . In the first quarter of 2016, the Venezuelan government implemented the DICOM exchange mechanism and announced that it would allow this exchange mechanism rate to float freely. In the first nine months of 2017, the DICOM rate declined approximately 80% . Prior to deconsolidation as of June 30, 2018, in the first six months of 2018, the rate declined approximately 97% . We received only minimal U.S. dollars through this exchange mechanism. Prior to deconsolidation as of June 30, 2018, we recognized a $2.2 million pretax remeasurement gain. The after-tax effect of this gain attributable to noncontrolling interest was $2.0 million . In the first nine months of 2017, we recognized a $9.1 million pretax remeasurement loss. The after-tax effect of this loss attributable to noncontrolling interest was $1 million . Items related to our Venezuelan operations were as follows: • Our investment in our Venezuelan operations on an equity-method basis was $23.1 million at December 31, 2017 . • Our Venezuelan operations had net payables to other Brink's affiliates of $2.7 million at December 31, 2017 . • Our Venezuelan operations had net nonmonetary assets of $23.0 million at December 31, 2017 . • Our bolivar-denominated net monetary liabilities were $2.3 million (including $3.4 million of cash and cash equivalents) at December 31, 2017 . • Accumulated other comprehensive losses attributable to Brink’s shareholders related to our Venezuelan operations were $114.9 million at December 31, 2017 . Argentina We operate in Argentina through wholly owned subsidiaries and a smaller controlled subsidiary (together "Brink's Argentina"). Revenues from Brink's Argentina represented approximately 8% of our consolidated revenues for the first nine months of 2018. The operating environment in Argentina continues to present business challenges, including ongoing devaluation of the Argentine peso and significant inflation. For the year ended December 31, 2017 , the Argentine peso declined approximately 15% (from 15.9 to 18.6 pesos to the U.S. dollar). In the first nine months of 2018, the Argentine peso declined approximately 55% (from 18.6 to 41.3 pesos to the U.S. dollar). Beginning July 1, 2018, we designated Argentina's economy as highly inflationary for accounting purposes. As a result, we consolidate Brink's Argentina using our accounting policy for subsidiaries operating in highly inflationary economies beginning with the third quarter of 2018. Argentine peso-denominated monetary assets and liabilities are now remeasured at each balance sheet date using the currency exchange rate then in effect, with currency remeasurement gains and losses recognized in earnings. In the third quarter of 2018, we recognized an $8.1 million pretax remeasurement loss. At September 30, 2018 , we had net monetary assets denominated in Argentine pesos of $19.3 million , including cash of $11.1 million . At September 30, 2018 , we had net nonmonetary assets of $147.6 million , including $98.7 million of goodwill. At September 30, 2018 , we had no equity securities denominated in Argentine pesos. In highly inflationary economies, the fair market value of equity securities are remeasured at current exchange rates to determine gain or loss to be recorded in net income.
New Accounting Standards	New Accounting Standards In May 2014, the FASB issued ASU 2014-09, Revenue From Contracts with Customers. Under the new standard, an entity recognizes an amount of revenue to which it expects to be entitled for the transfer of promised goods and services to customers. The standard also requires expanded disclosures regarding the nature, amount, timing and uncertainty of revenue and cash flows arising from contracts with customers. We adopted this standard effective January 1, 2018 using the modified retrospective method and recognized a cumulative-effect adjustment increasing retained earnings by $1.5 million . The most significant effects of the new standard for us are associated with variable consideration and capitalization of costs to obtain contracts, such as sales commissions. Previously, we recognized the impact of pricing changes in the period they became fixed and determinable and we expensed sales commissions and other costs to obtain contracts as they were incurred. We do not expect a material impact on our future consolidated statements of operations or consolidated balance sheets as a result of implementing this standard. However, adoption of the new standard resulted in expanded disclosures related to revenue (see Note 2). The FASB issued ASU 2016-01, Recognition and Measurement of Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities, in January 2016. This new guidance changes the accounting related to the classification and measurement of certain equity investments. Equity investments with readily determinable fair values must be measured at fair value. All changes in fair value will be recognized in net income as opposed to other comprehensive income. We adopted ASU 2016-01 effective January 1, 2018 and recognized a cumulative-effect adjustment increasing retained earnings by $1.1 million . In October 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-16, Intra-Entity Transfers of Assets Other Than Inventory , which changes the timing of when certain intercompany transactions are recognized within the provision for income taxes. We adopted ASU 2016-16 effective January 1, 2018 using the modified retrospective method. As a result, we recognized a cumulative-effect adjustment increasing retained earnings attributable to Brink's by $0.7 million . The FASB issued ASU 2016-18, Statement of Cash Flows: Restricted Cash , in November 2016. This new guidance requires entities to include restricted cash and restricted cash equivalent balances with cash and cash equivalent balances in the statement of cash flows. Inclusion of restricted cash impacts our operating activities, financing activities and the effect of exchange rate changes on cash. We adopted ASU 2016-18 effective January 1, 2018 using the retrospective transition method. The adoption of this ASU changed previously reported amounts in the condensed consolidated statement of cash flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 . Net cash provided by operating activities increased $20.8 million , net cash provided by financing activities decreased $0.3 million and the effect of exchange rate changes on cash increased favorably by $9.7 million as compared to previously reported amounts for the prior year period. In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842) , which will require the recognition of assets and liabilities by lessees for certain leases classified as operating leases under current accounting guidance and will also require expanded disclosures regarding leasing activities. ASU 2016-02 will be effective January 1, 2019 and we have elected to adopt the new standard at the adoption date through a cumulative-effect adjustment to the opening balance of retained earnings. Under this approach, we will continue to report comparative periods presented in the period of adoption under ASC 840. We completed the initial assessment phase of the project at the end of 2017 and are currently in progress with our completeness assessment, data extraction, process redesign and system implementation. While we have made progress on all work streams indicated above, we are not yet in a position to quantify the impact. We expect that adoption will result in a significant increase in total assets and total liabilities as well as expanded disclosures. In August 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-12, Derivatives and Hedging: Targeted Improvements to Accounting for Hedging Activities , which amends and simplifies the application of hedge accounting guidance to better portray the economic results of risk management activities in the financial statements. The guidance expands the ability to hedge nonfinancial and financial risk components, reduces complexity in fair value hedges of interest rate risk, eliminates the requirement to separately measure and report hedge ineffectiveness, and eases certain hedge effectiveness assessment requirements. The guidance is effective January 1, 2019 with early adoption permitted. We are currently evaluating the impact of this guidance, including transition elections and required disclosures, on our financial statements and the timing of adoption. In February 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-02, Reclassification of Certain Tax Effects from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income , which allows a reclassification from accumulated other comprehensive income to retained earnings for stranded tax effects resulting from the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (“Tax Reform Act”). The guidance is effective January 1, 2019 with early adoption permitted. We are currently evaluating the potential impact of the standard on financial reporting and the timing of adoption. In August 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-13, Disclosure Framework—Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Fair Value Measurement , which changes the fair value measurement disclosure requirements. The guidance is effective January 1, 2020 with early adoption permitted. We are currently evaluating the potential impact of the standard on financial reporting and the timing of adoption. In August 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-14, Disclosure Framework—Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Defined Benefit Plans , to add, remove, and clarify disclosure requirements related to defined benefit pension and other postretirement plans. The guidance is effective January 1, 2021 with early adoption permitted. We are currently evaluating the potential impact of the standard on financial reporting and the timing of adoption. In September 2018, the SEC issued a final rule that amends certain of the Commission’s disclosure requirements. In most cases, this final rule's amendments reduce or eliminate some of registrants' disclosure requirements. However, for interim reporting, the amendments expand the financial reporting requirements for changes in shareholders' equity. We adopted this guidance early and as a result our condensed consolidated statements of equity include a reconciliation for the current quarter and year-to-date interim periods as well as the comparative periods of the prior year (i.e., a reconciliation covering each period for which an income statement is presented).

Revenue from contracts with c_2

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

Segment information (Tables)

Segment information (Tables)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2018
Segment Reporting [Abstract]
Reconciliation of Revenue and Operating Profit from Segments to Consolidated	The following table summarizes our revenues and segment profit for each of our reportable segments and reconciles these amounts to consolidated revenues and operating profit: Revenues Operating Profit Three Months Ended September 30, Three Months Ended September 30, (In millions) 2018 2017 2018 2017 Reportable Segments: North America $ 383.4 316.5 $ 33.6 16.9 South America 215.5 247.4 46.3 47.7 Rest of World 253.5 264.8 30.8 33.3 Total reportable segments 852.4 828.7 110.7 97.9 Reconciling Items: Corporate expenses: General, administrative and other expenses — — (20.6 ) (22.4 ) Foreign currency transaction gains (losses) — — 0.4 0.5 Reconciliation of segment policies to GAAP — — 4.8 0.4 Other items not allocated to segments: Venezuela operations — 20.8 — 2.5 Reorganization and Restructuring — — (7.3 ) (6.4 ) Acquisitions and dispositions — — (10.7 ) (6.1 ) Argentina highly inflationary impact — — (8.3 ) — Reporting compliance (a) — — (2.0 ) — Total $ 852.4 849.5 $ 67.0 66.4 (a) Accounting standard implementation and material weakness mitigation. Additional information provided at page 45. Revenues Operating Profit Nine Months Ended September 30, Nine Months Ended September 30, (In millions) 2018 2017 2018 2017 Reportable Segments: North America $ 1,027.5 932.1 $ 80.3 43.9 South America 703.6 654.2 148.0 123.3 Rest of World 798.7 742.3 82.6 84.1 Total reportable segments 2,529.8 2,328.6 310.9 251.3 Reconciling Items: Corporate expenses: General, administrative and other expenses — — (72.6 ) (59.9 ) Foreign currency transaction gains (losses) — — (1.8 ) 0.7 Reconciliation of segment policies to GAAP — — 6.5 (1.4 ) Other items not allocated to segments: Venezuela operations 51.4 115.2 2.3 19.1 Reorganization and Restructuring — — (15.5 ) (16.1 ) Acquisitions and dispositions — — (24.6 ) (8.1 ) Argentina highly inflationary impact — — (8.3 ) — Reporting compliance (a) — — (3.4 ) — Total $ 2,581.2 2,443.8 $ 193.5 185.6 (a) Accounting standard implementation and material weakness mitigation. Additional information provided at page 45.

Retirement benefits (Tables)

Retirement benefits (Tables)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2018
Retirement Benefits [Abstract]
Schedule of Net Benefit Costs	The components of net periodic pension cost for our pension plans were as follows: U.S. Plans Non-U.S. Plans Total (In millions) 2018 2017 2018 2017 2018 2017 Three months ended September 30, Service cost $ — — 2.6 2.8 2.6 2.8 Interest cost on projected benefit obligation 8.0 8.8 2.5 3.2 10.5 12.0 Return on assets – expected (13.4 ) (13.3 ) (2.7 ) (2.6 ) (16.1 ) (15.9 ) Amortization of losses 6.8 6.3 1.0 1.4 7.8 7.7 Amortization of prior service cost — — — 0.4 — 0.4 Settlement loss — — 0.4 0.6 0.4 0.6 Net periodic pension cost $ 1.4 1.8 3.8 5.8 5.2 7.6 Nine months ended September 30, Service cost $ — — 8.2 8.5 8.2 8.5 Interest cost on projected benefit obligation 24.0 26.4 9.8 12.3 33.8 38.7 Return on assets – expected (40.2 ) (39.9 ) (8.4 ) (7.4 ) (48.6 ) (47.3 ) Amortization of losses 20.8 18.7 3.3 4.0 24.1 22.7 Amortization of prior service cost — — 0.2 0.8 0.2 0.8 Settlement loss — — 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 Net periodic pension cost $ 4.6 5.2 14.5 19.6 19.1 24.8
Schedule of Costs of Retirement Plans	The components of net periodic postretirement cost related to retirement benefits other than pensions were as follows: UMWA Plans Black Lung and Other Plans Total (In millions) 2018 2017 2018 2017 2018 2017 Three months ended September 30, Interest cost on accumulated postretirement benefit obligations $ 4.2 4.6 0.7 0.9 4.9 5.5 Return on assets – expected (4.1 ) (4.1 ) — — (4.1 ) (4.1 ) Amortization of losses 4.9 5.2 1.6 1.0 6.5 6.2 Amortization of prior service (credit) cost (1.2 ) (1.2 ) 0.2 0.5 (1.0 ) (0.7 ) Net periodic postretirement cost $ 3.8 4.5 2.5 2.4 6.3 6.9 Nine months ended September 30, Service cost $ — — 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 Interest cost on accumulated postretirement benefit obligations 12.9 13.7 2.3 2.4 15.2 16.1 Return on assets – expected (12.5 ) (12.4 ) — — (12.5 ) (12.4 ) Amortization of losses 15.4 14.6 4.3 3.0 19.7 17.6 Amortization of prior service (credit) cost (3.5 ) (3.5 ) 0.8 1.3 (2.7 ) (2.2 ) Net periodic postretirement cost $ 12.3 12.4 7.5 6.8 19.8 19.2

Income taxes (Tables)

Income taxes (Tables)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2018
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]
Schedule of Components of Income Tax Expense (Benefit)	Three Months Ended September 30, Nine Months Ended September 30, 2018 2017 2018 2017 Continuing operations Provision for income taxes (in millions) $ 23.0 16.4 $ 53.0 48.1 Effective tax rate 54.9 % 43.7 % (514.6 %) 39.0 %

Acquisitions and Dispositions (

Acquisitions and Dispositions (Tables)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2018
Business Combinations [Abstract]
Schedule of Recognized Identified Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed	(In millions) Estimated Fair Value at Acquisition Date Fair value of purchase consideration Cash paid through September 30, 2018 $ 174.2 Indemnification asset (0.3 ) Fair value of future payments to sellers 1.8 Contingent consideration 28.7 Fair value of purchase consideration $ 204.4 Fair value of net assets acquired Cash $ 10.3 Accounts receivable 16.6 Other current assets 0.6 Property and equipment, net 2.4 Intangible assets (a) 60.2 Goodwill (b) 147.3 Other noncurrent assets 0.1 Current liabilities (11.8 ) Noncurrent liabilities (21.3 ) Fair value of net assets acquired $ 204.4 (a) Intangible assets are composed of customer relationships, trade name and non-competition agreements. (b) Consists of intangible assets that do not qualify for separate recognition, combined with synergies expected from integrating Maco Transportadora’s operations into our existing Brink’s Argentina operations. All of the goodwill has been assigned to the South America reporting unit and is not expected to be deductible for tax purposes. (In millions) Estimated Fair Value at Acquisition Date Fair value of purchase consideration Cash paid through September 30, 2018 $ 546.8 Fair value of purchase consideration $ 546.8 Fair value of net assets acquired Cash $ 25.8 Accounts receivable 31.9 Other current assets 11.3 Property and equipment, net 56.8 Intangible assets (a) 182.0 Goodwill (b) 282.7 Other noncurrent assets 9.7 Current liabilities (26.1 ) Noncurrent liabilities (27.3 ) Fair value of net assets acquired $ 546.8 (a) Intangible assets are composed of customer relationships, rights related to the trade name and non-competition agreements. Final allocation will be determined once the valuation is complete. (b) Consists of intangible assets that do not qualify for separate recognition, combined with synergies expected from integrating Dunbar’s operations with our existing Brink’s U.S. operations. All of the goodwill has been assigned to the U.S. reporting unit and is expected to be deductible for tax purposes. (In millions) Estimated Fair Value at Acquisition Date Fair value of purchase consideration Cash paid through September 30, 2018 $ 160.4 Indemnification asset (9.8 ) Fair value of future payments to sellers 3.9 Fair value of purchase consideration $ 154.5 Fair value of net assets acquired Cash $ 7.4 Accounts receivable 20.0 Property and equipment, net 14.0 Intangible assets (a) 40.6 Goodwill (b) 114.2 Other current and noncurrent assets 7.3 Current liabilities (23.4 ) Noncurrent liabilities (25.6 ) Fair value of net assets acquired $ 154.5 (a) Intangible assets are composed of customer relationships, trade names and non-competition agreements. Final allocation will be determined after all valuations have been completed. (b) Consists of intangible assets that do not qualify for separate recognition, combined with synergies expected from integrating these acquired operations into our existing operations. The goodwill from these acquisitions have been assigned to the following reporting units: AATI (U.S.), Pag Facil (Brazil), LGS and Maco Litoral (South America), and Temis (France). We do not expect goodwill related to AATI, LGS, Maco Litoral or Temis to be deductible for tax purposes. If certain conditions are met in the future, goodwill related to Pag Facil will be deductible for tax purposes.
Business Acquisition, Pro Forma Information	(In millions) Revenue Net income (loss) attributable to Brink's Pro forma results of Brink's for the three months ended September 30, 2018 Brink's as reported $ 852.4 17.4 Dunbar (a) 46.3 1.1 Maco Transportadora (a) — — Other acquisitions (a) — — Total $ 898.7 18.5 2017 Brink's as reported $ 849.5 19.9 Dunbar (a) 97.9 1.6 Maco Transportadora (a) 4.6 0.6 Other acquisitions (a) 14.0 0.6 Total $ 966.0 22.7 Pro forma results of Brink's for the nine months ended September 30 2018 Brink's as reported $ 2,581.2 (68.2 ) Dunbar (a) 244.0 5.4 Maco Transportadora (a) — — Other acquisitions (a) — — Total $ 2,825.2 (62.8 ) 2017 Brink's as reported $ 2,443.8 68.8 Dunbar (a) 287.9 1.0 Maco Transportadora (a) 56.9 6.2 Other acquisitions (a) 61.1 2.8 Total $ 2,849.7 78.8 (a) Represents amounts prior to acquisition by Brink's. We acquired Dunbar in the first nine months of 2018 and the remaining businesses in 2017. The pro forma consolidated results of Brink’s presented below reflect a hypothetical ownership as of January 1, 2016 for the businesses we acquired during 2017 and a hypothetical ownership as of January 1, 2017 for the business we acquired in the first nine months of 2018. (In millions) Revenue Net income (loss) attributable to Brink's Actual results included in Brink's consolidated results for businesses acquired in 2017 and 2018 from the date of acquisition Three months ended September 30, 2018 Dunbar $ 51.3 0.5 Maco Transportadora 16.4 5.0 Other acquisitions (a) 24.8 (0.5 ) Total $ 92.5 5.0 Three months ended September 30, 2017 Dunbar $ — — Maco Transportadora 21.5 3.5 Other acquisitions (a) 18.0 0.7 Total $ 39.5 4.2 Nine months ended September 30, 2018 Dunbar $ 51.3 0.5 Maco Transportadora 61.0 9.1 Other acquisitions (a) 81.0 0.3 Total $ 193.3 9.9 Nine months ended September 30, 2017 Dunbar $ — — Maco Transportadora 21.5 3.5 Other acquisitions (a) 25.0 1.3 Total $ 46.5 4.8 (a) Includes the actual results of AATI, Pag Facil, LGS, Maco Litoral and Temis.

Accumulated other comprehensi_2

Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) (Tables)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2018
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax [Abstract]
Comprehensive Income (Loss)	Other comprehensive income (loss), including the amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss into earnings, was as follows: Amounts Arising During the Current Period Amounts Reclassified to Net Income (Loss) (In millions) Pretax Income Tax Pretax Income Tax Total Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) Three months ended September 30, 2018 Amounts attributable to Brink's: Benefit plan adjustments $ (1.1 ) 0.2 13.8 (3.3 ) 9.6 Foreign currency translation adjustments (d) (0.6 ) — — — (0.6 ) Gains (losses) on cash flow hedges 0.1 — (0.1 ) — — (1.6 ) 0.2 13.7 (3.3 ) 9.0 Amounts attributable to noncontrolling interests: Benefit plan adjustments — — — — — Foreign currency translation adjustments (0.6 ) — 0.6 — — (0.6 ) — 0.6 — — Total Benefit plan adjustments (a) (1.1 ) 0.2 13.8 (3.3 ) 9.6 Foreign currency translation adjustments (d) (1.2 ) — 0.6 — (0.6 ) Gains (losses) on cash flow hedges (c) 0.1 — (0.1 ) — — $ (2.2 ) 0.2 14.3 (3.3 ) 9.0 Three months ended September 30, 2017 Amounts attributable to Brink's: Benefit plan adjustments $ (5.0 ) 1.1 14.0 (4.9 ) 5.2 Foreign currency translation adjustments 14.6 — — — 14.6 Unrealized gains (losses) on available-for-sale securities 0.4 (0.1 ) (0.7 ) 0.2 (0.2 ) Gains (losses) on cash flow hedges (0.1 ) — 0.1 — — 9.9 1.0 13.4 (4.7 ) 19.6 Amounts attributable to noncontrolling interests: Benefit plan adjustments — — 0.2 — 0.2 Foreign currency translation adjustments 1.9 — — — 1.9 1.9 — 0.2 — 2.1 Total Benefit plan adjustments (a) (5.0 ) 1.1 14.2 (4.9 ) 5.4 Foreign currency translation adjustments 16.5 — — — 16.5 Unrealized gains (losses) on available-for-sale securities (b) 0.4 (0.1 ) (0.7 ) 0.2 (0.2 ) Gains (losses) on cash flow hedges (c) (0.1 ) — 0.1 — — $ 11.8 1.0 13.6 (4.7 ) 21.7 Amounts Arising During the Current Period Amounts Reclassified to Net Income (Loss) (In millions) Pretax Income Tax Pretax Income Tax Total Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) Nine months ended September 30, 2018 Amounts attributable to Brink's: Benefit plan adjustments $ (0.8 ) 0.7 51.5 (10.1 ) 41.3 Foreign currency translation adjustments (d) (138.7 ) — 107.2 (0.5 ) (32.0 ) Gains (losses) on cash flow hedges 0.7 (0.2 ) (0.1 ) — 0.4 (138.8 ) 0.5 158.6 (10.6 ) 9.7 Amounts attributable to noncontrolling interests: Benefit plan adjustments — — — — — Foreign currency translation adjustments (0.5 ) — 0.6 — 0.1 (0.5 ) — 0.6 — 0.1 Total Benefit plan adjustments (a) (0.8 ) 0.7 51.5 (10.1 ) 41.3 Foreign currency translation adjustments (d) (139.2 ) — 107.8 (0.5 ) (31.9 ) Gains (losses) on cash flow hedges (c) 0.7 (0.2 ) (0.1 ) — 0.4 $ (139.3 ) 0.5 159.2 (10.6 ) 9.8 Nine months ended September 30, 2017 Amounts attributable to Brink's: Benefit plan adjustments $ (9.3 ) 1.5 39.8 (13.9 ) 18.1 Foreign currency translation adjustments 48.5 — — — 48.5 Unrealized gains (losses) on available-for-sale securities 1.3 (0.4 ) (0.9 ) 0.3 0.3 Gains (losses) on cash flow hedges (0.3 ) — 0.2 — (0.1 ) 40.2 1.1 39.1 (13.6 ) 66.8 Amounts attributable to noncontrolling interests: Benefit plan adjustments — — 0.5 — 0.5 Foreign currency translation adjustments 0.9 — — — 0.9 0.9 — 0.5 — 1.4 Total Benefit plan adjustments (a) (9.3 ) 1.5 40.3 (13.9 ) 18.6 Foreign currency translation adjustments 49.4 — — — 49.4 Unrealized gains (losses) on available-for-sale securities (b) 1.3 (0.4 ) (0.9 ) 0.3 0.3 Gains (losses) on cash flow hedges (c) (0.3 ) — 0.2 — (0.1 ) $ 41.1 1.1 39.6 (13.6 ) 68.2 (a) The amortization of actuarial 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 cost, interest cost, expected return on assets, and settlement losses. Total service cost is allocated between cost of revenues and selling, general and administrative expenses on a plan-by-plan basis and the remaining net periodic retirement benefit cost items are allocated to interest and other income (expense): Three Months Ended September 30, Nine Months Ended September 30, (In millions) 2018 2017 2018 2017 Total net periodic retirement benefit cost included in: Cost of revenues $ 1.9 2.2 $ 6.4 6.9 Selling, general and administrative expenses 0.7 0.6 1.9 1.7 Interest and other income (expense) 8.9 11.7 30.6 35.4 (b) Prior to adoption of ASU 2016-01 (see Note 1) in the first quarter of 2018, gains and losses on sales of available-for-sale securities were reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss to the condensed consolidated statements of operations when the gains or losses were realized. Pretax amounts were classified in the condensed consolidated statements of operations as interest and other income (expense). (c) Pretax gains and losses on cash flow hedges are classified in the condensed consolidated statements of operations as: • other operating income (expense) ( no gains or losses in the three months ended September 30, 2018 and $0.1 million of losses in the three months ended September 30, 2017 ; as well as no gains or losses in the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and $0.1 million of losses in the nine months ended September 30, 2017 ) • interest and other income (expense) ( no gains or losses in the three months ended September 30, 2018 and no gains or losses in the three months ended September 30, 2017 ; as well as no gains or losses in the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and $0.1 million of losses in the nine months ended September 30, 2017 ). (d) 2018 foreign currency translation adjustment amounts reclassified to net income are due to the deconsolidation of Venezuela (see Note 1). 2018 foreign currency translation adjustment amounts arising during the current period reflect primarily the devaluation of the Argentine peso (prior to the July 1, 2018 highly inflationary designation) and Brazilian real.
Reclassification Out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income	The changes in accumulated other comprehensive loss attributable to Brink’s are as follows: (In millions) Benefit Plan Adjustments Foreign Currency Translation Adjustments Unrealized Gains (Losses) on Available-for-Sale Securities Gains (Losses) on Cash Flow Hedges Total Balance as of December 31, 2017 $ (601.0 ) (327.4 ) 1.1 0.7 (926.6 ) Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications (0.1 ) (138.7 ) — 0.5 (138.3 ) Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss to net income (loss) 41.4 106.7 — (0.1 ) 148.0 Other comprehensive income (loss) attributable to Brink's 41.3 (32.0 ) — 0.4 9.7 Cumulative effect of change in accounting principle (a) — — (1.1 ) — (1.1 ) Balance as of September 30, 2018 $ (559.7 ) (359.4 ) — 1.1 (918.0 ) (a) We adopted ASU 2016-01 (see Note 1) effective January 1, 2018 and recognized a cumulative-effect adjustment to retained earnings.

Fair value of financial instr_2

Fair value of financial instruments (Tables)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2018
Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]
Schedule of Carrying Values and Estimated Fair Values of Debt Instruments	The fair value and carrying value of our fixed-rate debt are as follows: (In millions) September 30, 2018 December 31, 2017 Senior unsecured notes Carrying value $ 600.0 600.0 Fair value 552.4 590.6

Debt (Tables)

Debt (Tables)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2018
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]
Schedule of Long-term Debt	September 30, December 31, (In millions) 2018 2017 Debt: Short-term borrowings Restricted cash borrowings (a) $ 11.3 27.0 Other 12.3 18.2 Total short-term borrowings $ 23.6 45.2 Long-term debt Bank credit facilities: Term Loan Facility (b) $ 473.0 491.4 Senior Unsecured Notes (c) 591.8 591.2 Revolving Credit Facility 305.7 — Other 8.1 12.0 Capital leases 116.9 96.9 Total long-term debt $ 1,495.5 1,191.5 Total debt $ 1,519.1 1,236.7 Included in: Current liabilities $ 77.8 97.1 Noncurrent liabilities 1,441.3 1,139.6 Total debt $ 1,519.1 1,236.7 (a) These amounts are for short-term borrowings related to cash borrowed under lending arrangements used in the process of managing customer cash supply chains, which is currently classified as restricted cash and not available for general corporate purposes. See Note 12 for more details. (b) Amounts outstanding are net of unamortized debt costs of $2.0 million as of September 30, 2018 and $2.3 million as of December 31, 2017. (c) Amounts outstanding are net of unamortized debt costs of $8.2 million as of September 30, 2018 and $8.8 million as of December 31, 2017.

Share-based compensation plans

Share-based compensation plans (Tables)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2018
Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Abstract]
Schedule of Compensation Cost for Share-based Payment Arrangements, Allocation of Share-based Compensation Costs by Plan	Compensation expenses for the share-based awards were as follows: Compensation Expense Compensation Expense Three Months Ended September 30, Nine Months Ended September 30, (in millions) 2018 2017 2018 2017 Performance Share Units $ 3.1 1.9 $ 9.7 6.4 Market Share Units — 0.1 0.1 0.2 Restricted Stock Units 1.6 1.1 4.9 3.5 Deferred Stock Units and fees paid in stock 0.4 0.3 0.9 0.8 Stock Options 1.2 0.6 3.2 1.6 Share-based payment expense 6.3 4.0 18.8 12.5 Income tax benefit (1.5 ) (1.5 ) (4.4 ) (4.6 ) Share-based payment expense, net of tax $ 4.8 2.5 $ 14.4 7.9
Option activity	The following table summarizes time-based stock option activity during the first nine months of 2018 : Shares (in thousands) Weighted-Average Grant-Date Fair Value Outstanding balance as of December 31, 2017 40.6 $ 8.66 Granted — — Forfeited — — Exercised (37.9 ) 7.77 Outstanding balance as of September 30, 2018 2.7 $ 21.09 The following table summarizes performance-based stock option activity during the first nine months of 2018 : Shares (in thousands) Weighted-Average Grant-Date Fair Value Outstanding balance as of December 31, 2017 879.8 $ 8.04 Granted 417.6 16.73 Forfeited — — Exercised — — Outstanding balance as of September 30, 2018 1,297.4 $ 10.83
Nonvested share activity	The following table summarizes all MSU activity during the first nine months of 2018 : Shares (in thousands) Weighted-Average Grant-Date Fair Value Nonvested balance as of December 31, 2017 74.2 $ 30.37 Granted — — Forfeited — — Vested (a) (74.2 ) 30.37 Nonvested balance as of September 30, 2018 — $ — (a) The vested MSUs presented are based on the target amount of the award. In accordance with the terms of the underlying award agreements, the actual shares earned and distributed for the performance period ended December 31, 2017 were 111.3 . No additional compensation expense was required to be recognized for the additional shares distributed, as the market condition was included in the $30.37 grant date fair value. The following table summarizes RSU activity during the first nine months of 2018 : Shares (in thousands) Weighted-Average Grant-Date Fair Value Nonvested balance as of December 31, 2017 265.8 $ 39.80 Granted 83.5 72.51 Forfeited (3.8 ) 56.52 Vested (95.8 ) 35.71 Nonvested balance as of September 30, 2018 249.7 $ 52.06 The following table summarizes all DSU activity during the first nine months of 2018 : Shares (in thousands) Weighted-Average Grant-Date Fair Value Nonvested balance as of December 31, 2017 10.9 $ 60.80 Granted 12.5 74.43 Forfeited — — Vested (10.9 ) 60.80 Nonvested balance as of September 30, 2018 12.5 $ 74.43 The following table summarizes all PSU activity during the first nine months of 2018 : Shares (in thousands) Weighted-Average Grant-Date Fair Value Nonvested balance as of December 31, 2017 671.2 $ 37.26 Granted 174.4 73.61 Forfeited (5.8 ) 50.63 Vested (a) (137.7 ) 29.17 Nonvested balance as of September 30, 2018 702.1 $ 47.75 (a) The vested Prior PSUs presented are based on the target amount of the award. In accordance with the terms of the underlying award agreements, the actual shares earned and distributed for the performance period ended December 31, 2017 were 344.3 .

Capital Stock (Tables)

Capital Stock (Tables)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2018
Equity [Abstract]
Schedule of Weighted Average Number of Shares	Shares Used to Calculate Earnings per Share Three Months Nine Months (In millions) 2018 2017 2018 2017 Weighted-average shares: Basic (a) 51.1 50.7 51.0 50.7 Effect of dilutive stock awards and options 0.9 1.2 — 0.9 Diluted 52.0 51.9 51.0 51.6 Antidilutive stock awards and options excluded from denominator — — 1.6 0.1 (a) We have deferred compensation plans for directors and certain of our employees. For participants electing to defer compensation into common stock units, amounts owed to participants will be paid out in shares of Brink's common stock. Each unit represents one share of common stock. The number of shares used to calculate basic earnings per share includes the weighted-average units credited to employees and directors under the deferred compensation plans. Accordingly, included in basic shares are 0.3 million in the three months and 0.3 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2018 , and 0.3 million in the three months and 0.3 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2017 .

Supplemental cash flow inform_2

Supplemental cash flow information (Tables)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2018
Supplemental Cash Flow Information [Abstract]
Schedule of Cash Flow, Supplemental Disclosures	Nine Months (In millions) 2018 2017 Cash paid for: Interest $ 38.5 19.8 Income taxes, net 72.8 64.9
Reconciliation of cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash	The following table provides a reconciliation of cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash reported within the condensed consolidated balance sheets that sum to the total of the same such amounts shown in the condensed consolidated statements of cash flows. September 30, December 31, (In millions) 2018 2017 Cash and cash equivalents $ 314.2 614.3 Restricted cash 92.7 112.6 Total, cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash shown in the consolidated statements of cash flows $ 406.9 726.9

Reorganization and Restructur_2

Reorganization and Restructuring (Tables)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2018
Restructuring and Related Activities [Abstract]
Schedule of Restructuring Reserve by Type of Cost	The following table summarizes the costs incurred, payments and utilization, and foreign currency exchange effects of the 2016 Reorganization and Restructuring: (In millions) Asset Related Adjustments Severance Costs Lease Terminations Benefit Program Termination Total Balance as of January 1, 2017 $ — 7.0 0.6 — 7.6 Expense (benefit) 3.4 7.5 0.4 2.2 13.5 Payments and utilization (3.4 ) (11.9 ) (0.4 ) (2.2 ) (17.9 ) Foreign currency exchange effects — 0.2 — — 0.2 Balance as of September 30, 2017 $ — 2.8 0.6 — 3.4 Balance as of January 1, 2018 $ — 1.6 0.4 — 2.0 Expense (benefit) 1.7 9.6 — — 11.3 Payments and utilization (1.7 ) (10.5 ) (0.2 ) — (12.4 ) Foreign currency exchange effects — — — — — Balance as of September 30, 2018 $ — 0.7 0.2 — 0.9

Basis of presentation (Details)

Basis of presentation (Details) $ in Millions		3 Months Ended			6 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
		Sep. 30, 2018USD ($)$ / $	Jun. 30, 2018USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2017USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2018USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2018USD ($)segment$ / $	Sep. 30, 2017USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2018USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2017USD ($)$ / $	Dec. 31, 2016$ / $
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Number of operating segments | segment						3
Loss on deconsolidation of Venezuela operations		$ 0		$ 0		$ (126.7)	$ 0
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Reclassification Adjustment from AOCI on Deconsolidation, pretax		(14.3)		$ (13.6)		(159.2)	(39.6)
Net monetary liabilities		2,940.5				2,940.5			$ 2,721.4
Cash and cash equivalents		314.2				314.2			614.3
Accumulated other comprehensive losses related to Venezuela		918				918			926.6
Net monetary assets		1,174.2				1,174.2			1,488.2
Goodwill		$ 651.9				651.9			453.7
Cumulative effect of change in accounting principle	[1]							$ 2.2
Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities						148.6	137
Net Cash Provided by Financing Activities						184.3	225.1
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash						$ (29.6)	$ 2.8
Venezuelan bolívar fuerte | Venezuela
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Loss on deconsolidation of Venezuela operations			$ 127
Derecognition of the carrying amounts of assets included in the deconsolidation charge			32
Derecognition of the carrying amounts of liabilities included in the deconsolidation charge			$ 11
Rate decrease percent			97.00%	80.00%	97.00%		80.00%
Net remeasurement loss					$ 2.2		$ (9.1)
Income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interest					$ 2		1
Net monetary liabilities									2.3
Cash and cash equivalents									3.4
Accumulated other comprehensive losses related to Venezuela									$ 114.9
Argentine pesos | Argentina
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Rate decrease percent		55.00%				55.00%			15.00%
Net remeasurement loss		$ (8.1)
Nonmonetary assets		147.6				$ 147.6
Cash and cash equivalents		$ 11.1				$ 11.1
Percent of Consolidated Revenue						8.00%
Official exchange rate | $ / $		41.3				41.3			18.6	15.9
Net monetary assets		$ 19.3				$ 19.3
Goodwill		98.7				98.7
Equity Securities		0				0
Venezuela Investment | Venezuelan bolívar fuerte | Venezuela
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Investment in Venezuela operations									$ 23.1
Net payables to other Brink's affiliates									2.7
Nonmonetary assets									23
Foreign currency translation adjustments
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Reclassification Adjustment from AOCI on Deconsolidation, pretax		$ 0		$ 0		$ (107.2)	0
Foreign currency translation adjustments | Venezuelan bolívar fuerte | Venezuela
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Reclassification Adjustment from AOCI on Deconsolidation, pretax			$ 106
Retained Earnings
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Cumulative effect of change in accounting principle	[1]							$ 3.3
Accounting Standards Update 2014-09 | Retained Earnings
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Cumulative effect of change in accounting principle									1.5
Accounting Standards Update 2016-01 | Retained Earnings
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Cumulative effect of change in accounting principle									1.1
Accounting Standards Update 2016-16 | Retained Earnings
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Cumulative effect of change in accounting principle									$ 0.7
Accounting Standards Update 2016-18
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities							20.8
Net Cash Provided by Financing Activities							0.3
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash							$ 9.7
[1]	Effective January 1, 2018, we adopted the provisions of ASU 2014-09, Revenue From Contracts with Customers, ASU 2016-01, Recognition and Measurement of Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities, and ASU 2016-16, Intra-Entity Transfers of Assets Other Than Inventory. We recognized a cumulative effect adjustment to January 1, 2018 retained earnings as a result of adopting each of these standards. See Note 1 for further details of the impact of each standard.

Revenue from contracts with c_3

Revenue from contracts with customers - disaggregation of revenue (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2017
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue disaggregated by reportable segment and type of service	$ 852.4	$ 849.5	$ 2,581.2	$ 2,443.8
Core services
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue disaggregated by reportable segment and type of service	430.1	401.1	1,249.5	1,154.3
High-value services
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue disaggregated by reportable segment and type of service	383	389.9	1,182.3	1,130.3
Other security services
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue disaggregated by reportable segment and type of service	39.3	58.5	149.4	159.2
Reportable segments
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue disaggregated by reportable segment and type of service	852.4	828.7	2,529.8	2,328.6
Reportable segments | Core services
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue disaggregated by reportable segment and type of service	430.1	389.5	1,231.1	1,094.3
Reportable segments | High-value services
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue disaggregated by reportable segment and type of service	383	380.7	1,149.3	1,075.1
Reportable segments | Other security services
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue disaggregated by reportable segment and type of service	39.3	58.5	149.4	159.2
Reportable segments | North America
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue disaggregated by reportable segment and type of service	383.4	316.5	1,027.5	932.1
Reportable segments | North America | Core services
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue disaggregated by reportable segment and type of service	236.9	186.5	616.7	541.7
Reportable segments | North America | High-value services
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue disaggregated by reportable segment and type of service	146.5	130	410.8	390.4
Reportable segments | North America | Other security services
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue disaggregated by reportable segment and type of service	0	0	0	0
Reportable segments | South America
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue disaggregated by reportable segment and type of service	215.5	247.4	703.6	654.2
Reportable segments | South America | Core services
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue disaggregated by reportable segment and type of service	104.3	121.1	343.6	314.9
Reportable segments | South America | High-value services
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue disaggregated by reportable segment and type of service	107.9	123.1	350.6	329.1
Reportable segments | South America | Other security services
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue disaggregated by reportable segment and type of service	3.3	3.2	9.4	10.2
Reportable segments | Rest of World
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue disaggregated by reportable segment and type of service	253.5	264.8	798.7	742.3
Reportable segments | Rest of World | Core services
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue disaggregated by reportable segment and type of service	88.9	81.9	270.8	237.7
Reportable segments | Rest of World | High-value services
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue disaggregated by reportable segment and type of service	128.6	127.6	387.9	355.6
Reportable segments | Rest of World | Other security services
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue disaggregated by reportable segment and type of service	36	55.3	140	149
Other items not allocated to segments | Venezuela
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue disaggregated by reportable segment and type of service	0	20.8	51.4	115.2
Other items not allocated to segments | Core services | Venezuela
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue disaggregated by reportable segment and type of service	0	11.6	18.4	60
Other items not allocated to segments | High-value services | Venezuela
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue disaggregated by reportable segment and type of service	0	9.2	33	55.2
Other items not allocated to segments | Other security services | Venezuela
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue disaggregated by reportable segment and type of service	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0

Revenue from contracts with c_4

Revenue from contracts with customers Revenue from contracts with customers - contract balances (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Receivables	$ 630.7	$ 642.3
Contract Asset	2.5
Contract Liability	3.2
Revenue - revenue from performance obligation in prior periods	0.6
Capitalized costs to obtain contracts	1.7
Pro Forma under Old Revenue Recognition Standard
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Receivables		642.3
Contract Asset		0.4
Contract Liability		$ 5.6
Revenue recognized included in beginning balance	5.1
Accounting Standards Update 2014-09 | Impact of New Revenue Recognition Standard
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Receivable - increase (decrease)	(11.6)
Contract asset increase (decrease)	2.1
Contract liability - increase (decrease)	$ (2.4)

Revenue from contracts with c_5

Revenue from contracts with customers Revenue from contracts with customers - comparative periods (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2017	Dec. 31, 2017
Revenue, Initial Application Period Cumulative Effect Transition [Line Items]
Revenues	$ 852.4	$ 849.5	$ 2,581.2	$ 2,443.8
Operating Profit	67	66.4	193.5	185.6
Reported net income (loss) attributable to Brink's	17.4	$ 19.9	(68.2)	$ 68.8
Prepaid expenses and other	136.6		136.6		$ 119
Other assets	179.8		179.8		144.9
Retained earnings	456.7		456.7		$ 564.9
Pro Forma under Old Revenue Recognition Standard
Revenue, Initial Application Period Cumulative Effect Transition [Line Items]
Revenues	850.3		2,576.4
Operating Profit	64.7		190.8
Reported net income (loss) attributable to Brink's	15.8		(70)
Prepaid expenses and other	134.1		134.1
Other assets	178.1		178.1
Retained earnings	453.4		453.4
Accounting Standards Update 2014-09 | Impact of New Revenue Recognition Standard
Revenue, Initial Application Period Cumulative Effect Transition [Line Items]
Revenues	2.1		4.8
Operating Profit	2.3		2.7
Reported net income (loss) attributable to Brink's	1.6		1.8
Prepaid expenses and other	2.5		2.5
Other assets	1.7		1.7
Retained earnings	$ 3.3		$ 3.3

Segment information - Revenue A

Segment information - Revenue And Operating Profits (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2017
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	$ 852.4	$ 849.5	$ 2,581.2	$ 2,443.8
Operating Profit	67	66.4	193.5	185.6
Foreign currency transaction gains (losses)			(5.9)	(9.1)
Reportable segments
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	852.4	828.7	2,529.8	2,328.6
Operating Profit	110.7	97.9	310.9	251.3
Corporate expenses
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
General, administrative and other expenses	(20.6)	(22.4)	(72.6)	(59.9)
Foreign currency transaction gains (losses)	0.4	0.5	(1.8)	0.7
Reconciliation of segment policies to GAAP	4.8	0.4	6.5	(1.4)
Other items not allocated to segments
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Acquisitions and dispositions, Revenues	0	0	0	0
Reorganization and Restructuring	(7.3)	(6.4)	(15.5)	(16.1)
Acquisitions and dispositions, Operating profit	(10.7)	(6.1)	(24.6)	(8.1)
Reporting compliance	(2)		(3.4)
Other items not allocated to segments | Venezuela operations
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	0	20.8	51.4	115.2
Operating Profit	0	2.5	2.3	19.1
Other items not allocated to segments | Argentina
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Argentina highly inflationary impact	(8.3)		(8.3)
North America | Reportable segments
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	383.4	316.5	1,027.5	932.1
Operating Profit	33.6	16.9	80.3	43.9
South America | Reportable segments
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	215.5	247.4	703.6	654.2
Operating Profit	46.3	47.7	148	123.3
Rest of World | Reportable segments
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	253.5	264.8	798.7	742.3
Operating Profit	$ 30.8	$ 33.3	$ 82.6	$ 84.1

Retirement benefits - Retiremen

Retirement benefits - Retirement Cost (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2017
Pension Plan
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Service cost	$ 2.6	$ 2.8	$ 8.2	$ 8.5
Interest cost on projected benefit obligation	10.5	12	33.8	38.7
Return on assets – expected	(16.1)	(15.9)	(48.6)	(47.3)
Amortization of losses	7.8	7.7	24.1	22.7
Amortization of prior service cost	0	0.4	0.2	0.8
Settlement loss	0.4	0.6	1.4	1.4
Net periodic pension cost	5.2	7.6	19.1	24.8
Other Postretirement Benefits Plan
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Service cost			0.1	0.1
Interest cost on projected benefit obligation	4.9	5.5	15.2	16.1
Return on assets – expected	(4.1)	(4.1)	(12.5)	(12.4)
Amortization of losses	6.5	6.2	19.7	17.6
Amortization of prior service cost	(1)	(0.7)	(2.7)	(2.2)
Net periodic pension cost	6.3	6.9	19.8	19.2
U.S. Plans | Pension Plan
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Service cost	0	0	0	0
Interest cost on projected benefit obligation	8	8.8	24	26.4
Return on assets – expected	(13.4)	(13.3)	(40.2)	(39.9)
Amortization of losses	6.8	6.3	20.8	18.7
Amortization of prior service cost	0	0	0	0
Settlement loss	0	0	0	0
Net periodic pension cost	1.4	1.8	4.6	5.2
Non-U.S. Plans | Pension Plan
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Service cost	2.6	2.8	8.2	8.5
Interest cost on projected benefit obligation	2.5	3.2	9.8	12.3
Return on assets – expected	(2.7)	(2.6)	(8.4)	(7.4)
Amortization of losses	1	1.4	3.3	4
Amortization of prior service cost	0	0.4	0.2	0.8
Settlement loss	0.4	0.6	1.4	1.4
Net periodic pension cost	3.8	5.8	14.5	19.6
UMWA Plans | Other Postretirement Benefits Plan
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Service cost			0	0
Interest cost on projected benefit obligation	4.2	4.6	12.9	13.7
Return on assets – expected	(4.1)	(4.1)	(12.5)	(12.4)
Amortization of losses	4.9	5.2	15.4	14.6
Amortization of prior service cost	(1.2)	(1.2)	(3.5)	(3.5)
Net periodic pension cost	3.8	4.5	12.3	12.4
Black Lung and Other Plans | Other Postretirement Benefits Plan
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Service cost			0.1	0.1
Interest cost on projected benefit obligation	0.7	0.9	2.3	2.4
Return on assets – expected	0	0	0	0
Amortization of losses	1.6	1	4.3	3
Amortization of prior service cost	0.2	0.5	0.8	1.3
Net periodic pension cost	$ 2.5	$ 2.4	$ 7.5	$ 6.8

Income taxes - Schedule of Comp

Income taxes - Schedule of Components of Income Tax Expense (Benefit) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended			9 Months Ended
	Oct. 31, 2018	Sep. 30, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2017
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Provision for income taxes (in millions)		$ 23		$ 16.4	$ 53	$ 48.1
Effective tax rate		54.90%		43.70%	(514.60%)	39.00%
Tax Reform Act Tax Expense Charge			$ 92
Foreign tax credit amount			$ 31.1
Subsequent Event
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Foreign tax credit amount	$ 1.3

Acquisitions and Dispositions -

Acquisitions and Dispositions - Acquired Entities (Details)	Aug. 13, 2018USD ($)employeevehiclebranch	Jan. 10, 2018USD ($)	Oct. 31, 2017	Aug. 14, 2017	Jul. 18, 2017USD ($)employeevehiclebranch	Jun. 29, 2017	Apr. 19, 2017	Mar. 14, 2017	Sep. 30, 2018USD ($)employee	Sep. 30, 2018USD ($)employeeacquisition	Dec. 31, 2017USD ($)acquisition
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of acquired operations | acquisition										1	6
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired, Goodwill, and Liabilities Assumed, Net [Abstract]
Goodwill									$ 651,900,000	$ 651,900,000	$ 453,700,000
Other Acquisitions
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of acquired operations | acquisition										5
Entity number of employees | employee									1,700	1,700
Goodwill increase										$ 9,000,000
Intangible assets decrease										10,000,000
Noncurrent liability increase										12,000,000
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired, Goodwill, and Liabilities Assumed, Net [Abstract]
Purchase consideration - cash paid										160,400,000
Indemnification asset									$ (9,800,000)	(9,800,000)
Fair value of future payments to sellers									3,900,000	3,900,000
Fair value of purchase consideration										154,500,000
Cash									7,400,000	7,400,000
Accounts receivable									20,000,000	20,000,000
Property and equipment, net									14,000,000	14,000,000
Intangible assets									40,600,000	40,600,000
Goodwill									114,200,000	114,200,000
Other noncurrent assets									7,300,000	7,300,000
Current liabilities									(23,400,000)	(23,400,000)
Noncurrent liabilities									(25,600,000)	(25,600,000)
Fair value of net assets acquired									$ 154,500,000	154,500,000
AATI
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Acquisition date								Mar. 14, 2017
Percentage of shares acquired								100.00%
Pag Facil
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Acquisition date							Apr. 19, 2017
Percentage of shares acquired							100.00%
LGS
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Acquisition date						Jun. 29, 2017
Percentage of shares acquired						100.00%
Maco Litoral
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Acquisition date				Aug. 14, 2017
Percentage of shares acquired				100.00%
Temis
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Acquisition date			Oct. 31, 2017
Percentage of shares acquired			100.00%
Maco
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Acquisition date					Jul. 18, 2017
Percentage of shares acquired					100.00%
Entity number of employees | employee					1,450
Entity Number of branches | branch					4
Entity Number of armored vehicles | vehicle					150
Scheduled installments period									1 year 3 months
Potential undiscounted amount minimum					$ 0
Potential undiscounted amount maximum					30,300,000				$ 30,300,000	$ 30,300,000
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired, Goodwill, and Liabilities Assumed, Net [Abstract]
Purchase consideration - cash paid					174,200,000
Indemnification asset					(300,000)
Fair value of future payments to sellers					1,800,000
Contingent consideration					28,700,000
Fair value of purchase consideration					204,400,000
Cash					10,300,000
Accounts receivable					16,600,000
Other current assets					600,000
Property and equipment, net					2,400,000
Intangible assets					60,200,000
Goodwill					147,300,000
Other noncurrent assets					100,000
Current liabilities					(11,800,000)
Noncurrent liabilities					(21,300,000)
Fair value of net assets acquired					$ 204,400,000
Rodoban
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Date of Acquisition Announced		Jan. 10, 2018
Annual revenues		$ 80,000,000
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired, Goodwill, and Liabilities Assumed, Net [Abstract]
Purchase consideration - cash paid		$ 145,000,000
Dunbar
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Acquisition date	Aug. 13, 2018
Percentage of shares acquired	100.00%
Entity number of employees | employee	5,400
Entity Number of branches | branch	78
Entity Number of armored vehicles | vehicle	1,600
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired, Goodwill, and Liabilities Assumed, Net [Abstract]
Purchase consideration - cash paid	$ 546,800,000
Fair value of purchase consideration	546,800,000
Cash	25,800,000
Accounts receivable	31,900,000
Other current assets	11,300,000
Property and equipment, net	56,800,000
Intangible assets	182,000,000
Goodwill	282,700,000
Other noncurrent assets	9,700,000
Current liabilities	(26,100,000)
Noncurrent liabilities	(27,300,000)
Fair value of net assets acquired	$ 546,800,000
Measurement Input, Revenue Multiple | Maco
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Revenue multiple					2.5

Acquisitions and Dispositions_2

Acquisitions and Dispositions - Pro Forma (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2017
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Actual revenue results included in consolidation	$ 92.5	$ 39.5	$ 193.3	$ 46.5
Actual net income results included in consolidation	5	4.2	9.9	4.8
Revenues	852.4	849.5	2,581.2	2,443.8
Reported net income (loss) attributable to Brink's	17.4	19.9	(68.2)	68.8
Pro forma revenue results	898.7	966	2,825.2	2,849.7
Pro forma net income results	18.5	22.7	(62.8)	78.8
Transaction costs	5.9	1.5	5.9	1.5
Dunbar
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Actual revenue results included in consolidation	51.3	0	51.3	0
Actual net income results included in consolidation	0.5	0	0.5	0
Pro forma revenue results	46.3	97.9	244	287.9
Pro forma net income results	1.1	1.6	5.4	1
Maco
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Actual revenue results included in consolidation	16.4	21.5	61	21.5
Actual net income results included in consolidation	5	3.5	9.1	3.5
Pro forma revenue results	0	4.6	0	56.9
Pro forma net income results	0	0.6	0	6.2
Other Acquisitions
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Actual revenue results included in consolidation	24.8	18	81	25
Actual net income results included in consolidation	(0.5)	0.7	0.3	1.3
Pro forma revenue results	0	14	0	61.1
Pro forma net income results	$ 0	$ 0.6	$ 0	$ 2.8

Acquisitions and Dispositions A

Acquisitions and Dispositions Acquisitions and Dispositions - Dispositions (Details) - French airport security services company - USD ($) $ in Millions	Jun. 01, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Disposal Date	Jun. 1, 2018
Percent of shares sold	100.00%
Net sales price	$ 19
Gain on sale of business	$ 10.1
Annual revenues		$ 79

Accumulated other comprehensi_3

Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) - Amounts in OCI (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended						9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2018	Jun. 30, 2018	Mar. 31, 2018	Sep. 30, 2017	Jun. 30, 2017	Mar. 31, 2017	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2017
Other Comprehensive Income Loss [Line Items]
Amounts Arising During the Current Period, Pretax	$ (2.2)			$ 11.8			$ (139.3)	$ 41.1
Amounts Arising During the Current Period, Income Tax	0.2			1			0.5	1.1
Amounts Reclassified to Net Income (Loss), Pretax	14.3			13.6			159.2	39.6
Amounts Reclassified to Net Income (Loss), Income Tax	(3.3)			(4.7)			(10.6)	(13.6)
Other comprehensive income	9	$ (11.4)	$ 12.2	21.7	$ 12.2	$ 34.3	9.8	68.2
Cost of revenues	652.6			666.4			2,013	1,905.6
Selling, general and administrative expenses	125.4			116.6			368.4	346.5
Interest and other income (expense)	(8.1)			(21.2)			(29.3)	(43.8)
Other operating income (expense)	7.4			0.1			6.3	6.1
Benefit plan adjustments
Other Comprehensive Income Loss [Line Items]
Amounts Arising During the Current Period, Pretax	(1.1)			(5)			(0.8)	(9.3)
Amounts Arising During the Current Period, Income Tax	0.2			1.1			0.7	1.5
Amounts Reclassified to Net Income (Loss), Pretax	13.8			14			51.5	39.8
Amounts Reclassified to Net Income (Loss), Income Tax	(3.3)			(4.9)			(10.1)	(13.9)
Other comprehensive income	9.6			5.2			41.3	18.1
Foreign currency translation adjustments
Other Comprehensive Income Loss [Line Items]
Amounts Arising During the Current Period, Pretax	(0.6)			14.6			(138.7)	48.5
Amounts Arising During the Current Period, Income Tax	0			0			0	0
Amounts Reclassified to Net Income (Loss), Pretax	0			0			107.2	0
Amounts Reclassified to Net Income (Loss), Income Tax	0			0			(0.5)	0
Other comprehensive income	(0.6)			14.6			(32)	48.5
Unrealized gains (losses) on available-for-sale securities
Other Comprehensive Income Loss [Line Items]
Amounts Arising During the Current Period, Pretax				0.4				1.3
Amounts Arising During the Current Period, Income Tax				(0.1)				(0.4)
Amounts Reclassified to Net Income (Loss), Pretax				(0.7)				(0.9)
Amounts Reclassified to Net Income (Loss), Income Tax				0.2				0.3
Other comprehensive income				(0.2)			0	0.3
Gains (losses) on cash flow hedges
Other Comprehensive Income Loss [Line Items]
Amounts Arising During the Current Period, Pretax	0.1			(0.1)			0.7	(0.3)
Amounts Arising During the Current Period, Income Tax	0			0			(0.2)	0
Amounts Reclassified to Net Income (Loss), Pretax	(0.1)			0.1			(0.1)	0.2
Amounts Reclassified to Net Income (Loss), Income Tax	0			0			0	0
Other comprehensive income	0			0			0.4	(0.1)
Gains (losses) on cash flow hedges | Reclassification out of accumulated other comprehensive income
Other Comprehensive Income Loss [Line Items]
Interest and other income (expense)	0			0			0	(0.1)
Other operating income (expense)	0			0.1			0	0.1
AOCI Attributable to Parent
Other Comprehensive Income Loss [Line Items]
Amounts Arising During the Current Period, Pretax	(1.6)			9.9			(138.8)	40.2
Amounts Arising During the Current Period, Income Tax	0.2			1			0.5	1.1
Amounts Reclassified to Net Income (Loss), Pretax	13.7			13.4			158.6	39.1
Amounts Reclassified to Net Income (Loss), Income Tax	(3.3)			(4.7)			(10.6)	(13.6)
Other comprehensive income	9	$ (10.4)	$ 11.1	19.6	$ 14	$ 33.2	9.7	66.8
Benefit plan adjustments
Other Comprehensive Income Loss [Line Items]
Amounts Arising During the Current Period, Pretax	0			0			0	0
Amounts Arising During the Current Period, Income Tax	0			0			0	0
Amounts Reclassified to Net Income (Loss), Pretax	0			0.2			0	0.5
Amounts Reclassified to Net Income (Loss), Income Tax	0			0			0	0
Other comprehensive income	0			0.2			0	0.5
Foreign currency translation adjustments
Other Comprehensive Income Loss [Line Items]
Amounts Arising During the Current Period, Pretax	(0.6)			1.9			(0.5)	0.9
Amounts Arising During the Current Period, Income Tax	0			0			0	0
Amounts Reclassified to Net Income (Loss), Pretax	0.6			0			0.6	0
Amounts Reclassified to Net Income (Loss), Income Tax	0			0			0	0
Other comprehensive income	0			1.9			0.1	0.9
AOCI Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest
Other Comprehensive Income Loss [Line Items]
Amounts Arising During the Current Period, Pretax	(0.6)			1.9			(0.5)	0.9
Amounts Arising During the Current Period, Income Tax	0			0			0	0
Amounts Reclassified to Net Income (Loss), Pretax	0.6			0.2			0.6	0.5
Amounts Reclassified to Net Income (Loss), Income Tax	0			0			0	0
Other comprehensive income	0			2.1			0.1	1.4
Benefit plan adjustments(a)
Other Comprehensive Income Loss [Line Items]
Amounts Arising During the Current Period, Pretax	(1.1)			(5)			(0.8)	(9.3)
Amounts Arising During the Current Period, Income Tax	0.2			1.1			0.7	1.5
Amounts Reclassified to Net Income (Loss), Pretax	13.8			14.2			51.5	40.3
Amounts Reclassified to Net Income (Loss), Income Tax	(3.3)			(4.9)			(10.1)	(13.9)
Other comprehensive income	9.6			5.4			41.3	18.6
Benefit plan adjustments(a) | Reclassification out of accumulated other comprehensive income
Other Comprehensive Income Loss [Line Items]
Cost of revenues	1.9			2.2			6.4	6.9
Selling, general and administrative expenses	0.7			0.6			1.9	1.7
Interest and other income (expense)	8.9			11.7			30.6	35.4
Foreign currency translation adjustments
Other Comprehensive Income Loss [Line Items]
Amounts Arising During the Current Period, Pretax	(1.2)			16.5			(139.2)	49.4
Amounts Arising During the Current Period, Income Tax	0			0			0	0
Amounts Reclassified to Net Income (Loss), Pretax	0.6			0			107.8	0
Amounts Reclassified to Net Income (Loss), Income Tax	0			0			(0.5)	0
Other comprehensive income	(0.6)			16.5			(31.9)	49.4
Unrealized gains (losses) on available-for-sale securities(b)
Other Comprehensive Income Loss [Line Items]
Amounts Arising During the Current Period, Pretax				0.4				1.3
Amounts Arising During the Current Period, Income Tax				(0.1)				(0.4)
Amounts Reclassified to Net Income (Loss), Pretax				(0.7)				(0.9)
Amounts Reclassified to Net Income (Loss), Income Tax				0.2				0.3
Other comprehensive income				(0.2)				0.3
Gains (losses) on cash flow hedges(c)
Other Comprehensive Income Loss [Line Items]
Amounts Arising During the Current Period, Pretax	0.1			(0.1)			0.7	(0.3)
Amounts Arising During the Current Period, Income Tax	0			0			(0.2)	0
Amounts Reclassified to Net Income (Loss), Pretax	(0.1)			0.1			(0.1)	0.2
Amounts Reclassified to Net Income (Loss), Income Tax	0			0			0	0
Other comprehensive income	$ 0			$ 0			$ 0.4	$ (0.1)

Accumulated Other Comprehensi_4

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) - Reclasses Out Of AOCI (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions		3 Months Ended						9 Months Ended
		Sep. 30, 2018	Jun. 30, 2018	Mar. 31, 2018	Sep. 30, 2017	Jun. 30, 2017	Mar. 31, 2017	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2017
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax [Abstract]
Beginning balance				$ 317.4				$ 317.4
Other comprehensive income		$ 9	$ (11.4)	12.2	$ 21.7	$ 12.2	$ 34.3	9.8	$ 68.2
Cumulative effect of change in accounting principle	[1]			2.2
Ending balance		223.2						223.2
Benefit Plan Adjustments
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax [Abstract]
Beginning balance				(601)				(601)
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications								(0.1)
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss to net income (loss)								41.4
Other comprehensive income		9.6			5.2			41.3	18.1
Ending balance		(559.7)						(559.7)
Foreign Currency Translation Adjustments
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax [Abstract]
Beginning balance				(327.4)				(327.4)
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications								(138.7)
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss to net income (loss)								106.7
Other comprehensive income		(0.6)			14.6			(32)	48.5
Ending balance		(359.4)						(359.4)
Unrealized Gains (Losses) on Available-for-Sale Securities
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax [Abstract]
Beginning balance				1.1				1.1
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications								0
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss to net income (loss)								0
Other comprehensive income					(0.2)			0	0.3
Ending balance		0						0
Gains (Losses) on Cash Flow Hedges
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax [Abstract]
Beginning balance				0.7				0.7
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications								0.5
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss to net income (loss)								(0.1)
Other comprehensive income		0			0			0.4	(0.1)
Ending balance		1.1						1.1
AOCI Attributable to Parent
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax [Abstract]
Beginning balance				(926.6)				(926.6)
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications								(138.3)
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss to net income (loss)								148
Other comprehensive income		9	$ (10.4)	11.1	$ 19.6	$ 14	$ 33.2	9.7	$ 66.8
Cumulative effect of change in accounting principle	[1]			(1.1)
Ending balance		$ (918)						$ (918)
Accounting Standards Update 2016-01 | Unrealized Gains (Losses) on Available-for-Sale Securities
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax [Abstract]
Cumulative effect of change in accounting principle				(1.1)
Accounting Standards Update 2016-01 | AOCI Attributable to Parent
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax [Abstract]
Cumulative effect of change in accounting principle				$ (1.1)
[1]	Effective January 1, 2018, we adopted the provisions of ASU 2014-09, Revenue From Contracts with Customers, ASU 2016-01, Recognition and Measurement of Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities, and ASU 2016-16, Intra-Entity Transfers of Assets Other Than Inventory. We recognized a cumulative effect adjustment to January 1, 2018 retained earnings as a result of adopting each of these standards. See Note 1 for further details of the impact of each standard.

Fair value of financial instr_3

Fair value of financial instruments Fair value of financial instruments (Details)	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2018USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2018USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2017USD ($)	Jul. 18, 2017USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2016derivative_instrument
Not Designated as Hedging Instrument | Foreign Exchange Contract
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Notional value	$ 153,400,000	$ 153,400,000
Weighted average maturity		2 months
Designated as Hedging Instrument | Interest Rate Swap
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Notional value	40,000,000	$ 40,000,000
Weighted average maturity		1 year 3 months 15 days
Number of interest rate swaps | derivative_instrument					2
Designated as Hedging Instrument | Interest Rate Swap | Level 2
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Fair Value of swap, net	1,600,000	$ 1,600,000
Prepaid Expenses and Other Current Assets | Not Designated as Hedging Instrument | Foreign Exchange Contract | Level 2
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Fair value of foreign currency contract, net	1,400,000	1,400,000
Prepaid Expenses and Other Current Assets | Designated as Hedging Instrument | Interest Rate Swap | Level 2
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Fair value of swap, asset position	600,000	600,000
Other Assets | Designated as Hedging Instrument | Interest Rate Swap | Level 2
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Fair value of swap, asset position	1,000,000	1,000,000
Six hundred million senior unsecured notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Carrying value	600,000,000	600,000,000	$ 600,000,000
Six hundred million senior unsecured notes | Level 3
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Fair value	$ 552,400,000	552,400,000	$ 590,600,000
Maco
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Scheduled installments period	1 year 3 months
Potential undiscounted amount minimum				$ 0
Potential undiscounted amount maximum	$ 30,300,000	30,300,000		30,300,000
Contingent consideration				$ 28,700,000
Maco | Level 3
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Contingent consideration	29,700,000	29,700,000
Maco | Accrued Liabilities | Level 3
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Contingent consideration	15,100,000	15,100,000
Maco | Other Noncurrent Liabilities | Level 3
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Contingent consideration	$ 14,600,000	$ 14,600,000
Measurement Input, Revenue Multiple | Maco
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Revenue multiple				2.5

Debt (Details)

Debt (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Sep. 30, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Short-term borrowings	$ 23.6	$ 45.2
Long-term Debt Types [Abstract]
Total long-term debt	1,495.5	1,191.5
Total Debt	1,519.1	1,236.7
Long-term Debt by Current and Noncurrent [Abstract]
Current liabilities	77.8	97.1
Noncurrent liabilities	1,441.3	1,139.6
Term Loan Facility | Senior Secured Credit Facility
Long-term Debt Types [Abstract]
Long-term Debt	473	491.4
Other Disclosures [Abstract]
Unamortized debt costs	2	2.3
Senior unsecured notes | Six hundred million senior unsecured notes
Long-term Debt Types [Abstract]
Long-term Debt	591.8	591.2
Other Disclosures [Abstract]
Unamortized debt costs	8.2	8.8
Revolving Credit Facility
Long-term Debt Types [Abstract]
Debt	305.7	0
Other Non-US Dollar-denominated Facilities
Long-term Debt Types [Abstract]
Debt	8.1	12
Capital leases
Long-term Debt Types [Abstract]
Capital Leases	116.9	96.9
Restricted Cash Borrowings
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Short-term borrowings	11.3	27
Other
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Short-term borrowings	$ 12.3	$ 18.2

Debt - Narrative (Details)

Debt - Narrative (Details)	1 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Oct. 31, 2017USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2018USD ($)facility
Senior Secured Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Commitment Fee		0.25%
Ten Million Committed Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum Borrowing Capacity		$ 10,000,000
Letter of Credit | Three Committed Letter of Credit Facilities
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Available capacity amount		$ 44,000,000
Number of term loan facilities | facility		3
Amount available		$ 104,000,000
Undrawn letters of credit		60,000,000
Letter of Credit | Forty Million Committed Letter Of Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Available capacity amount		40,000,000
Letter of Credit | Fifty Four Million Committed Letter Of Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Available capacity amount		54,000,000
Letter of Credit | Two Unsecured Letter Of Credit Facilities
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Available capacity amount		$ 15,000,000
Number of term loan facilities | facility		2
Amount available		$ 57,000,000
Undrawn letters of credit		42,000,000
Letter of Credit | Seventeen Million Unsecured Letter of Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum Borrowing Capacity		17,000,000
Letter of Credit | Forty Million Uncommitted Letter of Credit
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum Borrowing Capacity		$ 40,000,000
Minimum | Senior Secured Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Commitment Fee		0.15%
Maximum | Senior Secured Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Commitment Fee		0.40%
Revolving Credit Facility | Senior Secured Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum Borrowing Capacity	$ 1,000,000,000
Line of credit maturity period	5 years
Available capacity amount		$ 694,000,000
Term Loan Facility | Senior Secured Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term Debt, Gross	$ 500,000,000
Annual amortization percent	5.00%
Debt maturity period	5 years
Senior unsecured notes | Six hundred million senior unsecured notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term Debt, Gross	$ 600,000,000
Debt maturity period	10 years
Interest Rate Percentage	4.625%
LIBOR | Senior Secured Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate margin		1.75%
LIBOR | Senior Secured Credit Facility | Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate margin		1.25%
LIBOR | Senior Secured Credit Facility | Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate margin		2.50%
Base Rate | Senior Secured Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate margin		0.75%
Base Rate | Senior Secured Credit Facility | Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate margin		0.25%
Base Rate | Senior Secured Credit Facility | Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate margin		1.50%

Share-based compensation plan_2

Share-based compensation plans - Compensation Expense (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2017
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share-based payment expense	$ 6.3	$ 4	$ 18.8	$ 12.5
Income tax benefit	(1.5)	(1.5)	(4.4)	(4.6)
Share-based payment expense, net of tax	4.8	2.5	14.4	7.9
Performance Shares Units PSU
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share-based payment expense	3.1	1.9	9.7	6.4
Market Share Units MSU
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share-based payment expense	0	0.1	0.1	0.2
Restricted Stock Units
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share-based payment expense	1.6	1.1	4.9	3.5
Deferred Stock Units
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share-based payment expense	0.4	0.3	0.9	0.8
Stock Options
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share-based payment expense	$ 1.2	$ 0.6	$ 3.2	$ 1.6

Share-based compensation plan_3

Share-based compensation plans - Stock activity - RSU, PSU, MSU, DSU (Details) - $ / shares	9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Restricted Stock Units
Shares (in thousands)
Nonvested, beginning balance, shares	265,800
Granted, shares	83,500
Forfeited, shares	(3,800)
Vested, shares	(95,800)
Nonvested, ending balance, shares	249,700	265,800
Weighted-Average Grant Date Fair Value Per Share
Nonvested, beginning balance (dollars per share)	$ 39.80
Granted (dollars per share)	72.51
Forfeited (dollars per share)	56.52
Vested (dollars per share)	35.71
Nonvested, ending balance (dollars per share)	$ 52.06	$ 39.80
Performance Shares Units PSU
Shares (in thousands)
Nonvested, beginning balance, shares	671,200
Granted, shares	174,400
Forfeited, shares	(5,800)
Vested, shares	(137,700)
Nonvested, ending balance, shares	702,100	671,200
Weighted-Average Grant Date Fair Value Per Share
Nonvested, beginning balance (dollars per share)	$ 37.26
Granted (dollars per share)	73.61
Forfeited (dollars per share)	50.63
Vested (dollars per share)	29.17
Nonvested, ending balance (dollars per share)	$ 47.75	$ 37.26
Actual shares earned and distributed (shares)		344,300,000
Market Share Units MSU
Shares (in thousands)
Nonvested, beginning balance, shares	74,200
Granted, shares	0
Forfeited, shares	0
Vested, shares	(74,200)
Nonvested, ending balance, shares	0	74,200
Weighted-Average Grant Date Fair Value Per Share
Nonvested, beginning balance (dollars per share)	$ 30.37
Granted (dollars per share)	0
Forfeited (dollars per share)	0
Vested (dollars per share)	30.37
Nonvested, ending balance (dollars per share)	$ 0	$ 30.37
Actual shares earned and distributed (shares)		111,300,000
Deferred Stock Units
Shares (in thousands)
Nonvested, beginning balance, shares	10,900
Granted, shares	12,500
Forfeited, shares	0
Vested, shares	(10,900)
Nonvested, ending balance, shares	12,500	10,900
Weighted-Average Grant Date Fair Value Per Share
Nonvested, beginning balance (dollars per share)	$ 60.80
Granted (dollars per share)	74.43
Forfeited (dollars per share)	0
Vested (dollars per share)	60.80
Nonvested, ending balance (dollars per share)	$ 74.43	$ 60.80

Share-based compensation plan_4

Share-based compensation plans - Option Activity (Details)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2018$ / sharesshares
Performance-Based Options
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Outstanding [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance, shares | shares	879,800
Granted, shares | shares	417,600
Forfeited, shares | shares	0
Exercised, shares | shares	0
Ending balance, shares | shares	1,297,400
Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value Per Share
Beginning balance (dollars per share) | $ / shares	$ 8.04
Granted (dollars per share) | $ / shares	16.73
Forfeited (dollars per share) | $ / shares	0
Exercised (dollars per share) | $ / shares	0
Ending balance (dollars per share) | $ / shares	$ 10.83
Time Based Vesting Option
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Outstanding [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance, shares | shares	40,600
Granted, shares | shares	0
Forfeited, shares | shares	0
Exercised, shares | shares	(37,900)
Ending balance, shares | shares	2,700
Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value Per Share
Beginning balance (dollars per share) | $ / shares	$ 8.66
Granted (dollars per share) | $ / shares	0
Forfeited (dollars per share) | $ / shares	0
Exercised (dollars per share) | $ / shares	7.77
Ending balance (dollars per share) | $ / shares	$ 21.09

Capital Stock Capital Stock (De

Capital Stock Capital Stock (Details) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2018	Oct. 04, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017	May 08, 2017
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Shares of common stock authorized (in shares)	100,000,000		100,000,000
Shares issued and outstanding (in shares)	50,600,000		50,500,000
Maximum shares allowed for issuance (in shares)	2,000,000
Par value (in dollars per share)	$ 10
Stock repurchase program amount				$ 200,000,000
Stock repurchase program amount used	$ 25,100,000
Stock repurchased (in shares)	336,829
Average price per share (in dollars per share)	$ 74.37
Stock repurchase program remaining amount	$ 175,000,000
Subsequent Event
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Dividend declared (in dollars per share)		$ 0.15

Capital Stock - Shares Used To

Capital Stock - Shares Used To Calculate Earnings (Details) - shares shares in Millions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2017
Equity [Abstract]
Basic (shares)	51.1	50.7	51	50.7
Effect of dilutive stock options and awards (shares)	0.9	1.2	0	0.9
Diluted (shares)	52	51.9	51	51.6
Antidilutive stock options and awards excluded from denominator (shares)	0	0	1.6	0.1
Share-based goods and nonemployee services transaction, quantity of securities issued (shares)	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3

Supplemental cash flow inform_3

Supplemental cash flow information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2017	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Condensed Cash Flow Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Interest	$ 38.5	$ 19.8
Income taxes, net	72.8	64.9
Capital Leases	42	33.4
Restricted cash	92.7		$ 112.6
Cash and cash equivalents	314.2		614.3
Cash, Cash Equivalents, and Restricted Cash	406.9	$ 327.5	726.9	$ 239
Cash from Short Term Borrowings
Condensed Cash Flow Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Restricted cash	11.3		27
Cash Held From Customers
Condensed Cash Flow Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Restricted cash	46.9		74.7
Deposits liability
Condensed Cash Flow Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Restricted cash	$ 34.5		$ 10.9

Reorganization and Restructur_3

Reorganization and Restructuring (Details) $ in Millions	9 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2018USD ($)position	Sep. 30, 2017USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2017USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2016USD ($)
Reorganization and Restructuring 2016
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Cumulative costs	$ 46.7
Positions eliminated across the global workforce | position	800
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]
Restructuring Reserve, beginning balance	$ 2	$ 7.6	$ 7.6
Expense (benefit)	11.3	13.5	17.3	$ 18.1
Payments and utilization	(12.4)	(17.9)
Foreign currency exchange effects	0	0.2
Restructuring Reserve, ending balance	0.9	3.4	2	7.6
Asset Related Adjustments | Reorganization and Restructuring 2016
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]
Restructuring Reserve, beginning balance	0	0	0
Expense (benefit)	1.7	3.4
Payments and utilization	(1.7)	(3.4)
Foreign currency exchange effects	0
Restructuring Reserve, ending balance	0	0	0	0
Severance Costs | Reorganization and Restructuring 2016
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]
Restructuring Reserve, beginning balance	1.6	7	7
Expense (benefit)	9.6	7.5
Payments and utilization	(10.5)	(11.9)
Foreign currency exchange effects	0	0.2
Restructuring Reserve, ending balance	0.7	2.8	1.6	7
Severance Costs | Other Restructuring
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]
Expense (benefit)	4.2
Lease Terminations | Reorganization and Restructuring 2016
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]
Restructuring Reserve, beginning balance	0.4	0.6	0.6
Expense (benefit)	0	0.4
Payments and utilization	(0.2)	(0.4)
Foreign currency exchange effects	0
Restructuring Reserve, ending balance	0.2	0.6	0.4	0.6
Benefit Program Termination | Reorganization and Restructuring 2016
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]
Restructuring Reserve, beginning balance	0	0	0
Expense (benefit)	0	2.2
Payments and utilization	0	(2.2)
Foreign currency exchange effects	0
Restructuring Reserve, ending balance	0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0
Minimum | Other Restructuring
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Expected costs	2
Maximum | Other Restructuring
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Expected costs	$ 4