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Discontinued Operations
12 Months Ended
Oct. 31, 2017
Discontinued Operations and Disposal Groups [Abstract]  
Discontinued Operations
DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS
On October 26, 2015, in connection with our 2020 Vision, we sold substantially all of the assets of our Security business to Universal Protection Service, L.P. for cash proceeds of $131.0 million, subject to a working capital adjustment. In connection with the sale, we recorded a $23.6 million gain, which was subsequently reduced by a $3.1 million working capital adjustment in 2016. Following the sale, we record all costs associated with this former business in discontinued operations. Such costs generally relate to litigation we retained and insurance reserves. In 2017, we incurred a net loss from discontinued operations of $74.3 million (a pretax loss of $123.7 million). As described in Note 14, “Commitments and Contingencies,” this loss primarily relates to the settlements of the Augustus and Karapetyan cases.