Basis of Presentation and Significant Accounting Policies (Policies)

3 Months Ended

Jan. 31, 2017

Accounting Policies [Abstract]

Basis of Presentation

The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with (i) United States generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”) for interim financial information and (ii) the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, such financial statements do not include all of the information and footnotes required by U.S. GAAP for complete financial statements.

In the opinion of our management, our unaudited consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes (the “Financial Statements”) include all normal recurring adjustments that are necessary for the fair statement of the interim periods presented. Interim results of operations are not necessarily indicative of results for the full year. The Financial Statements should be read in conjunction with our audited consolidated financial statements (and notes thereto) in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2016. Unless otherwise noted, all references to years are to our fiscal year, which ends on October 31.

Prior Year Reclassifications

Prior Year Reclassifications

Effective November 1, 2016, we reorganized our reportable segments to reflect how we now manage our business by industry group. We have revised our prior period segment information to reflect this reorganization, including a related reclassification of certain Corporate expenses. See Note 15, “Segment Information,” for further information. Concurrent with the reorganization, we recategorized certain expenses that were historically included in operating expenses to selling, general, and administrative expenses. To conform to the new categorization, we reclassified $5.1 million of prior year operating expenses to selling, general, and administrative expenses. Additionally, certain prior year amounts in the accompanying unaudited consolidated statements of cash flows have been reclassified to conform with the current year presentation.

Assets and Liabilities Held for Sale

Assets and Liabilities Held for Sale

During the fourth quarter of 2016, we decided to divest our Government Services business. The assets and liabilities of this business have been classified as held for sale at January 31, 2017 and October 31, 2016. See Note 4, “Held for Sale,” for further information.

Management Reimbursement Revenue Presentation

Management Reimbursement Revenue Presentation

We operate certain parking facilities primarily in our Business & Industry and Aviation segments under managed location arrangements. Under these arrangements, we manage the parking facility for a management fee and pass through the revenue and expenses associated with the facility to the owner. These revenues and expenses are reported in equal amounts for costs reimbursed from our managed locations.