SEGMENT INFORMATION (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2011

Reportable Operating Segments

The Company is organized into four reportable operating segments, Janitorial, Engineering, Parking and Security, which are summarized as follows:

		September 30,			September 30,			September 30,
	Year ended October 31,
(in thousands)	2011			2010			2009
Revenues
Janitorial	$	2,380,195		$	2,306,098		$	2,346,257
Engineering		899,381			382,629			341,462
Parking		615,679			469,398			457,477
Security		350,377			336,249			334,610
Corporate		1,210			1,373			2,017
		4,246,842			3,495,747			3,481,823
Operating profit
Janitorial		140,621			140,007			139,170
Engineering		33,384			22,931			20,346
Parking		24,257			22,738			20,285
Security		7,968			7,487			8,221
Corporate		(88,662	)		(84,324	)		(95,915	)
Operating profit		117,568			108,839			92,107
Other-than-temporary impairment losses on auction rate security:
Gross impairment losses		—			—			(3,695	)
Impairments recognized in other comprehensive income		—			(127	)		2,129
Income from unconsolidated affiliates, net		3,915			—			—
Interest expense		(15,805	)		(4,639	)		(5,881	)
Income from continuing operations before income taxes	$	105,678		$	104,073		$	84,660

Summary of Reportable Operating Segments

Included within the Corporate segment for the year ended October 31, 2011, is a net benefit of $2.7 million related to the settlement, on May 17, 2011, of a dispute with the former owners of the acquired assets of Five Star Parking, Network Parking Company Ltd., and System Parking, Inc. (acquired by the Company in 2010). Such amount was recorded in the Company’s consolidated financial statements as a reduction of selling, general and administrative expenses.

		September 30,		September 30,		September 30,
	Year ended October 31,
(in thousands)	2011		2010		2009
Total Identifiable Assets *
Janitorial	$	859,318	$	902,541	$	881,862
Engineering		469,807		68,710		68,482
Parking		149,052		145,801		100,549
Security		111,304		112,194		107,667
Corporate		287,909		313,772		347,239
		1,877,390		1,543,018		1,505,799
Depreciation and Amortization
Janitorial		19,035		18,356		18,009
Engineering		15,214		549		350
Parking		3,644		2,797		2,746
Security		1,441		1,443		1,703
Corporate		13,324		13,170		10,517
		52,658		36,315		33,325
Capital Expenditures
Janitorial		10,048		12,503		6,633
Engineering		1,280		79		749
Parking		2,023		1,265		1,815
Security		141		451		258
Corporate		8,632		9,644		9,127
	$	22,124	$	23,942	$	18,582

* Excludes assets of discontinued operations of $2.2 million, $5.7 million and $15.4 million as of October 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009, respectively.