Segment Data (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2014

Segment Data [Abstract]

Segment information - revenues from services, operating unit profit (loss)

Year Ended December 31	2014			2013			2012
Revenues from Services(a)
Americas:
United States(b)	$	3,086.4		$	2,967.0		$	3,010.5
Other Americas		1,497.3			1,543.2			1,585.4
		4,583.7			4,510.2			4,595.9
Southern Europe:
France		5,351.6			5,284.9			5,425.6
Italy		1,178.8			1,087.6			1,056.8
Other Southern Europe		979.3			864.5			768.5
		7,509.7			7,237.0			7,250.9
Northern Europe		6,048.1			5,738.8			5,773.9
APME		2,327.1			2,447.7			2,728.8
Right Management		294.2			316.8			328.5
	$	20,762.8		$	20,250.5		$	20,678.0
Operating Unit Profit
Americas:
United States	$	125.4		$	99.8		$	60.8
Other Americas		56.2			43.9			50.6
		181.6			143.7			111.4
Southern Europe:
France		275.5			198.9			129.6
Italy		64.2			53.8			45.4
Other Southern Europe		22.0			11.9			10.1
		361.7			264.6			185.1
Northern Europe		198.1			139.7			159.8
APME		84.2			70.8			90.7
Right Management		33.5			20.4			13.4
		859.1			639.2			560.4
Corporate expenses		(105.8	)		(93.2	)		(112.0	)
Intangible asset amortization expense(c)		(33.4	)		(34.1	)		(36.7	)
Interest and other expenses		(38.3	)		(36.4	)		(43.3	)
Earnings before income taxes	$	681.6		$	475.5		$	368.4
(a) Further breakdown of revenues from services by geographical region is as follows:

Revenues from Services		2014		2013		2012
United States	$	3,190.6	$	3,080.8	$	3,132.0
France		5,378.6		5,313.6		5,448.3
Italy		1,183.4		1,093.0		1,061.6
United Kingdom		2,168.6		1,884.5		1,898.1
Total Foreign		17,572.2		17,169.7		17,546.0

(b) The United States revenues above represent revenues from our company-owned branches and franchise fees received from our franchise operations, which were $16.1, $15.2 and $14.6 for 2014, 2013 and 2012, respectively.

(c) Intangible asset amortization related to acquisitions is excluded from operating costs within the reportable segments and corporate expenses, and shown separately.

Revenues by geographical region

Revenues from Services		2014		2013		2012
United States	$	3,190.6	$	3,080.8	$	3,132.0
France		5,378.6		5,313.6		5,448.3
Italy		1,183.4		1,093.0		1,061.6
United Kingdom		2,168.6		1,884.5		1,898.1
Total Foreign		17,572.2		17,169.7		17,546.0

Segment information - depreciation and amortization expense, earnings from equity investment, total assets, equity investments, long-lived assets and additions to long-lived assets

Year Ended December 31	2014		2013		2012
Depreciation and Amortization Expense
Americas:
United States	$	9.4	$	12.3	$	13.4
Other Americas		4.1		4.5		4.2
		13.5		16.8		17.6
Southern Europe:
France		13.0		14.1		13.1
Italy		2.4		2.6		2.7
Other Southern Europe		2.2		2.2		2.4
		17.6		18.9		18.2
Northern Europe		11.2		14.0		15.8
APME		4.4		4.8		4.9
Right Management		3.6		4.3		5.1
Corporate expenses		0.1		1.4		2.2
Amortization of intangible assets(a)		33.4		34.1		36.7
	$	83.8	$	94.3	$	100.5
Earnings from Equity Investments
Americas:
United States	$	—	$	—	$	—
Other Americas		—		—		—
		—		—		—
Southern Europe:
France		0.4		0.3		—
Italy		—		—		—
Other Southern Europe		—		—		—
		0.4		0.3		—
Northern Europe		2.6		6.9		2.5
APME		—		—		—
Right Management		—		—		—
	$	3.0	$	7.2	$	2.5

(a) Intangible asset amortization related to acquisitions is excluded from operating costs within the reportable segments and corporate expenses, and shown separately.

Year Ended December 31	2014		2013		2012
Total Assets
Americas:
United States	$	1,532.7	$	1,476.3	$	1,511.0
Other Americas		284.1		266.9		317.5
		1,816.8		1,743.2		1,828.5
Southern Europe:
France		1,922.7		1,950.3		1,756.2
Italy		230.0		218.3		301.2
Other Southern Europe		218.4		209.1		187.8
		2,371.1		2,377.7		2,245.2
Northern Europe		1,862.6		1,951.8		1,732.5
APME		501.4		466.7		491.7
Right Management		139.1		134.4		95.4
Corporate(a)		491.5		614.5		619.3
	$	7,182.5	$	7,288.3	$	7,012.6
Equity Investments
Americas:
United States	$	—	$	3.0	$	3.0
Other Americas		—		—		—
		—		3.0		3.0
Southern Europe:
France		0.7		0.4		0.1
Italy		0.2		—		—
Other Southern Europe		—		—		—
		0.9		0.4		0.1
Northern Europe		131.1		136.5		81.5
APME		0.3		0.3		0.7
Right Management		—		—		—
	$	132.3	$	140.2	$	85.3

(a) Corporate assets include assets that were not used in the operations of any segment, the most significant of which were purchased intangibles and cash.

Year Ended December 31	2014		2013		2012
Long-Lived Assets(a)
Americas:
United States	$	25.4	$	25.8	$	32.8
Other Americas		8.3		10.4		11.2
		33.7		36.2		44.0
Southern Europe:
France		44.6		56.3		59.4
Italy		4.7		6.5		7.0
Other Southern Europe		11.1		10.3		8.6
		60.4		73.1		75.0
Northern Europe		29.0		30.6		40.4
APME		20.6		19.2		22.4
Right Management		10.6		11.3		12.4
Corporate		0.1		0.2		1.2
	$	154.4	$	170.6	$	195.4
Additions to Long-Lived Assets
Americas:
United States	$	9.1	$	6.0	$	11.6
Other Americas		3.9		4.8		5.0
		13.0		10.8		16.6
Southern Europe:
France		7.8		10.7		25.6
Italy		1.3		1.9		1.8
Other Southern Europe		4.8		3.7		2.2
		13.9		16.3		29.6
Northern Europe		13.6		8.8		12.8
APME		7.9		4.3		5.6
Right Management		3.6		4.5		7.4
	$	52.0	$	44.7	$	72.0
(a) Further breakdown of long-lived assets by geographical region was as follows:

Long-Lived Assets		2014		2013		2012
United States	$	30.2	$	30.6	$	39.7
France		46.0		57.8		61.0
Italy		4.7		6.5		7.1
United Kingdom		10.3		7.4		11.0
Total Foreign		124.2		140.0		155.7

Long-lived assets by geographical region

Long-Lived Assets		2014		2013		2012
United States	$	30.2	$	30.6	$	39.7
France		46.0		57.8		61.0
Italy		4.7		6.5		7.1
United Kingdom		10.3		7.4		11.0
Total Foreign		124.2		140.0		155.7