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Restructuring and Related Costs
 12 Months Ended
Oct. 31, 2015
Restructuring and Related Activities [Abstract]  
Restructuring and Related Costs
RESTRUCTURING AND RELATED COSTS
On September 2, 2015, our Board of Directors approved a comprehensive strategy intended to have a positive transformative effect on ABM (the “2020 Vision”). The 2020 Vision identified a number of key priorities to differentiate ABM in the marketplace, improve our margin profile, and accelerate revenue growth. We also reviewed all service lines and investments to assess whether ABM is positioned to continue to competitively offer value added services to clients over the long-term. As a result of our 2020 Vision, we recorded a total charge of $12.7 million in 2015. These restructuring and related costs were primarily related to employee severance, external support fees, asset impairment, and other costs.
Reconciliation of Restructuring and Related Cost Accrual
(in millions)
 
Employee Severance
 
External Support Fees
 
Asset Impairment(2)
 
Other
 
Total
Balance, November 1, 2014
 
$
—

 
$
—

 
$
—

 
$
—

 
$
—

Cost recognized(1)
 
4.7

 
4.6

 
2.6

 
0.8

 
12.7

Payments
 
(0.4
)
 
(2.5
)
 
—

 
(0.4
)
 
(3.3
)
Non-cash charges
 
—

 
—

 
(2.6
)
 
(0.2
)
 
(2.8
)
Balance, October 31, 2015
 
$
4.3

 
$
2.1

 
$
—

 
$
0.2

 
$
6.6

(1) These costs were recorded in selling, general and administrative on the accompanying consolidated statements of comprehensive income. The results by segment, as disclosed in Note 19, “Segment Information,” exclude these costs, which is consistent with the manner by which management evaluates the performance of each reportable segment based on its respective operating profit results. As such, these costs are included with Corporate expenses.
(2) In connection with our 2020 Vision, we wrote down our investment in certain proprietary task management software in the fourth quarter.