Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2018

Schedule of changes in restructuring liability balance by segment

Changes in the restructuring liability balances for each reportable segment and Corporate were as follows:



	Americas⁽¹⁾			Southern Europe⁽²⁾			Northern Europe			APME			Right Management			Corporate			Total
Balance, January 1, 2017		$0.4			$1.3			$2.6			$0.1			$0.1			$—			$4.5
Severance costs	5.8			—			15.6			0.9			1.4			1.0			24.7
Office closure costs	0.5			—			8.2			0.5			0.6			—			9.8
Costs paid or utilized	(5.0		)	(0.4		)	(16.8		)	(1.5		)	(0.9		)	(0.9		)	(25.5		)
Balance, December 31, 2017	1.7			0.9			9.6			—			1.2			0.1			13.5
Severance costs	0.3			5.4			25.8			—			0.3			—			31.8
Office closure costs	—			—			7.5			—			—			—			7.5
Costs paid or utilized	(1.7		)	(4.6		)	(29.8		)	—			(1.1		)	(0.1		)	(37.3		)
Balance, December 31, 2018		$0.3			$1.7			$13.1			$—			$0.4			$—			$15.5

(1) Balance related to United States was $0.4 as of January 1, 2017. In 2017, United States incurred $3.7 for severance costs and $0.5 for office closure costs and paid/utilized $3.1, leaving a $1.5 liability as of December 31, 2017. In 2018, United States paid/utilized $1.2, leaving a $0.3 liability as of December 31, 2018.

(2) Balance related to France was $1.3 as of January 1, 2017. In 2017, France paid/utilized $0.4, leaving a $0.9 liability as of both December 31, 2017 and 2018. Italy had no restructuring reserves recorded as of either January 1, 2017 or December 31, 2017. In 2018, Italy incurred $1.9 for severance costs and paid/utilized $1.4, leaving a $0.5 liability as of December 31, 2018.

Schedule of fair value of assets and liabilities measured on a recurring basis

The assets and liabilities measured and recorded at fair value on a recurring basis were as follows:



	Fair Value Measurements Using								Fair Value Measurements Using
	December 31, 2018		Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1)		Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)		Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)		December 31, 2017		Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1)		Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)		Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)
Assets
Deferred compensation plan assets		$89.5		$89.5		$—		$—		$99.1		$99.1		$—		$—
Foreign currency forward contracts	0.1		—		0.1		—		—		—		—		—
		$89.6		$89.5		$0.1		$—		$99.1		$99.1		$—		$—
Liabilities
Foreign currency forward contracts		$0.1		$—		$0.1		$—		$0.1		$—		$0.1		$—
		$0.1		$—		$0.1		$—		$0.1		$—		$0.1		$—

Schedule of goodwill, finite-lived intangible assets and indefinite-lived intangible assets

We had goodwill, finite-lived intangible assets and indefinite-lived intangible assets as follows:



	December 31, 2018						December 31, 2017
	Gross		Accumulated Amortization		Net		Gross		Accumulated Amortization		Net
Goodwill⁽¹⁾	$	1,297.1	$	—	$	1,297.1	$	1,343.0	$	—	$	1,343.0
Intangible assets:
Finite-lived:
Customer relationships	$	444.8	$	351.7	$	93.1	$	453.6	$	325.2	$	128.4
Other	18.5		16.0		2.5		19.3		14.7		4.6
	463.3		367.7		95.6		472.9		339.9		133.0
Indefinite-lived:
Tradenames⁽²⁾	52.0		—		52.0		52.0		—		52.0
Reacquired franchise rights	98.7		—		98.7		99.0		—		99.0
	150.7		—		150.7		151.0		—		151.0
Total intangible assets	$	614.0	$	367.7	$	246.3	$	623.9	$	339.9	$	284.0

(1) Balances were net of accumulated impairment loss of $513.4 as of both December 31, 2018 and 2017.

(2) Balances were net of accumulated impairment loss of $139.5 as of both December 31, 2018 and 2017.

Summary of property and equipment

A summary of property and equipment as of December 31 is as follows:



	2018		2017
Land	$	3.4	$	3.4
Buildings	12.0		14.5
Furniture, fixtures, and autos	167.3		172.3
Computer equipment	128.7		137.1
Leasehold improvements	302.2		306.1
Property and equipment	$	613.6	$	633.4