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Amount Recognized In Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Loss from Cash Flow Hedges Effect Net Of Tax

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The financial covenant pertaining to the minimum consolidated net worth.

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Debt Instrument Covenant Total Leverage Ratio

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Debt Instrument Covenant, Total Leverage Ratio, Maximum

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The financial covenant pertaining to the minimum consolidated net worth, as it relates to stockholders equity.

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The financial covenant pertaining to the minimum consolidated net worth, as it relates to net income earned each full fiscal quarter.

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Aggregate notional amount specified by the derivative(s). Expressed as an absolute value.

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Percentage points added to the reference rate to compute the variable rate on the debt instrument.

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Period of time between issuance and maturity of debt instrument, in PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Fixed interest rate related to the interest rate derivative.

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The estimated net amount of unrealized gains or losses on interest rate cash flow hedges as of the balance sheet date expected to be reclassified to earnings within the next twelve months.

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The total amount of the contingent obligation under letters of credit outstanding as of the reporting date.

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The carrying value as of the balance sheet date of the current and noncurrent portions of long-term obligations drawn from a line of credit, which is a bank's commitment to make loans up to a specific amount. Examples of items that might be included in the application of this element may consist of letters of credit, standby letters of credit, and revolving credit arrangements, under which borrowings can be made up to a maximum amount as of any point in time conditional on satisfaction of specified terms before, as of and after the date of drawdowns on the line. Includes short-term obligations that would normally be classified as current liabilities but for which (a) postbalance sheet date issuance of a long term obligation to refinance the short term obligation on a long term basis, or (b) the enterprise has entered into a financing agreement that clearly permits the enterprise to refinance the short-term obligation on a long term basis and the following conditions are met (1) the agreement does not expire within 1 year and is not cancelable by the lender except for violation of an objectively determinable provision, (2) no violation exists at the BS date, and (3) the lender has entered into the financing agreement is expected to be financially capable of honoring the agreement.

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Amount of current borrowing capacity under the credit facility considering any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed (for example, borrowings may be limited by the amount of current assets), but without considering any amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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Maximum borrowing capacity under the credit facility without consideration of any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed or the amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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Amount of borrowing capacity currently available under the credit facility (current borrowing capacity less the amount of borrowings outstanding).

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The fee, expressed as a percentage of the line of credit facility, for available but unused credit capacity under the credit facility.

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Line of Credit - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)	0 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
	Nov. 30, 2010	Apr. 30, 2015	Oct. 31, 2014	Oct. 31, 2013
Line of Credit Facility
Credit agreement term	5 years
Syndicated line of credit, increased capacity		$ 800,000,000
Line of credit, maximum borrowing capacity		1,000,000,000.0
Debt covenant leverage ratio		3.25
Minimum fixed charge coverage ratio		1.50
Consolidated net worth		570,000,000.0
Consolidated net income earned		50.00%abm_PercentageOfConsolidatedNetIncome
Aggregate increases in stockholders' equity		100.00%abm_PercentageOfCapitalSurplus
Covenants maximum leverage ratio		3.50
Credit facility, amount outstanding, cash borrowings		307,000,000us-gaap_LineOfCredit	319,800,000us-gaap_LineOfCredit
Line of credit, borrowing capacity currently available		376,900,000	365,300,000
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), cumulative changes in net gain (loss) from cash flow hedges, effect gross		200,000	200,000
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), cumulative changes in net gain (loss) from cash flow hedges, effect net of tax		100,000	100,000
Unrealized net loss related to the interest rate swap contract		(200,000)
Interest Rate Swap Agreements
Line of Credit Facility
Notional amount				155,000,000
Standby Letters of Credit
Line of Credit Facility
Line of credit, maximum borrowing capacity		300,000,000.0
Standby letters of credit		116,100,000	114,900,000
Swing Line Loan
Line of Credit Facility
Line of credit, maximum borrowing capacity		$ 50,000,000.0
Minimum
Line of Credit Facility
Percentage of commitment fee on the unused portion of the Facility		0.20%
Minimum \| Interest Rate Swap Agreements
Line of Credit Facility
Derivative, fixed interest rate				0.44%
Maximum
Line of Credit Facility
Percentage of commitment fee on the unused portion of the Facility		0.275%
Maximum \| Interest Rate Swap Agreements
Line of Credit Facility
Derivative, fixed interest rate				0.47%
Base Rate \| Minimum
Line of Credit Facility
Variable rate		0.00%
Base Rate \| Maximum
Line of Credit Facility
Variable rate		0.75%
Eurodollar
Line of Credit Facility
Variable rate		1.00%
Eurodollar \| Minimum
Line of Credit Facility
Variable rate		1.00%
Eurodollar \| Maximum
Line of Credit Facility
Variable rate		1.75%
Federal Funds Rate
Line of Credit Facility
Variable rate		0.50%