Segment Data (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2018

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Schedule of segment information - revenues from services, operating unit profit

Year Ended December 31	2018			2017			2016
Revenues from Services(a)
Americas:
United States(b)	$	2,522.3		$	2,659.0		$	2,836.8
Other Americas	1,637.0			1,557.4			1,460.4
	4,159.3			4,216.4			4,297.2
Southern Europe:
France	5,827.7			5,477.2			4,837.4
Italy	1,670.6			1,475.9			1,167.7
Other Southern Europe	1,873.3			1,703.9			1,492.5
	9,371.6			8,657.0			7,497.6
Northern Europe	5,370.5			5,306.4			5,129.1
APME	2,890.3			2,636.4			2,471.3
Right Management	199.5			218.1			258.9
	$	21,991.2		$	21,034.3		$	19,654.1
Operating Unit Profit
Americas:
United States	$	130.8		$	152.1		$	142.3
Other Americas	73.1			61.2			53.6
	203.9			213.3			195.9
Southern Europe:
France	290.4			280.0			252.5
Italy	111.1			104.5			79.1
Other Southern Europe	66.1			59.4			47.2
	467.6			443.9			378.8
Northern Europe	122.7			140.1			166.4
APME	114.8			98.9			88.5
Right Management	32.8			36.0			44.7
	941.8			932.2			874.3
Corporate expenses	(110.0		)	(108.4		)	(92.8		)
Intangible asset amortization expense(c)	(35.1		)	(34.6		)	(36.0		)
Interest and other expenses	(42.0		)	(51.9		)	(44.2		)
Earnings before income taxes	$	754.7		$	737.3		$	701.3

(a) Further breakdown of revenues from services by geographical region was as follows:

Revenues from Services	2018		2017		2016
United States	$	2,608.9	$	2,758.5	$	2,950.2
France	5,846.4		5,493.9		4,857.3
Italy	1,673.9		1,479.4		1,170.7
United Kingdom	1,672.1		1,619.2		1,819.7
Total Foreign	19,382.3		18,275.8		16,703.9

(b) The United States revenues above represent revenues from our company-owned branches and franchise fees received from our franchise operations, which were $15.0, $14.8 and $15.1 for 2018, 2017 and 2016, respectively.

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

Schedule of revenues from services by geographical region

Further breakdown of revenues from services by geographical region was as follows:

Revenues from Services	2018		2017		2016
United States	$	2,608.9	$	2,758.5	$	2,950.2
France	5,846.4		5,493.9		4,857.3
Italy	1,673.9		1,479.4		1,170.7
United Kingdom	1,672.1		1,619.2		1,819.7
Total Foreign	19,382.3		18,275.8		16,703.9

Schedule of 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	2018			2017		2016
Depreciation and Amortization Expense
Americas:
United States	$	8.2		$	9.3	$	9.9
Other Americas	2.2			2.5		2.7
	10.4			11.8		12.6
Southern Europe:
France	14.0			12.3		11.0
Italy	1.9			1.8		1.9
Other Southern Europe	4.8			4.7		3.5
	20.7			18.8		16.4
Northern Europe	11.0			10.6		10.9
APME	5.7			4.7		5.3
Right Management	2.8			3.7		3.9
Corporate expenses	0.1			0.2		0.2
Intangible asset amortization expense(a)	35.1			34.6		36.0
	$	85.8		$	84.4	$	85.3
Earnings from Equity Investments
Americas:
United States	$	—		$	—	$	—
Other Americas	—			—		—
	—			—		—
Southern Europe:
France	—			—		—
Italy	(0.2		)	—		—
Other Southern Europe	1.7			15.0		3.6
	1.5			15.0		3.6
Northern Europe	—			—		—
APME	(0.3		)	—		—
Right Management	—			—		—
	$	1.2		$	15.0	$	3.6

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

As of December 31	2018		2017		2016
Total Assets
Americas:
United States	$	1,827.4	$	1,781.4	$	1,718.9
Other Americas	341.5		329.2		314.4
	2,168.9		2,110.6		2,033.3
Southern Europe:
France	2,729.7		2,753.1		2,104.8
Italy	405.0		436.7		294.9
Other Southern Europe	576.7		596.2		490.1
	3,711.4		3,786.0		2,889.8
Northern Europe	1,237.0		1,569.0		1,292.4
APME	754.0		780.7		612.8
Right Management	127.6		138.1		136.6
Corporate(a)	520.9		499.2		609.3
	$	8,519.8	$	8,883.6	$	7,574.2
Equity Investments
Americas:
United States	$	—	$	—	$	—
Other Americas	—		—		—
	—		—		—
Southern Europe:
France	—		—		0.2
Italy	0.3		0.4		0.4
Other Southern Europe	157.8		157.2		139.1
	158.1		157.6		139.7
Northern Europe	—		—		0.1
APME	2.3		0.1		—
Right Management	—		—		—
Corporate	1.0		1.0		6.0
	$	161.4	$	158.7	$	145.8

(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.

As of and Year Ended December 31	2018		2017		2016
Long-lived Assets(a)
Americas:
United States	$	19.6	$	20.6	$	27.7
Other Americas	6.0		6.1		6.3
	25.6		26.7		34.0
Southern Europe:
France	49.2		47.9		39.7
Italy	5.0		4.9		4.4
Other Southern Europe	23.4		24.3		18.3
	77.6		77.1		62.4
Northern Europe	29.9		28.0		25.4
APME	21.5		21.4		17.9
Right Management	5.3		8.0		10.7
Corporate	0.1		0.1		0.2
	$	160.0	$	161.3	$	150.6
Additions to Long-Lived Assets
Americas:
United States	$	7.6	$	6.7	$	11.9
Other Americas	2.8		2.4		1.9
	10.4		9.1		13.8
Southern Europe:
France	18.1		15.2		13.3
Italy	2.2		1.7		1.7
Other Southern Europe	5.9		8.8		8.9
	26.2		25.7		23.9
Northern Europe	16.6		11.8		8.5
APME	6.8		6.3		3.9
Right Management	0.2		1.0		4.5
Corporate	0.1		—		—
	$	60.3	$	53.9	$	54.6

(a) Further breakdown of long-lived assets by geographical region was as follows:

Long-Lived Assets	2018		2017		2016
United States	$	22.4	$	24.9	$	33.9
France	50.1		49.1		40.9
Italy	5.0		4.9		4.4
United Kingdom	7.0		9.1		9.0
Total Foreign	137.6		136.4		116.7

Schedule of long-lived assets by geographical region

Further breakdown of long-lived assets by geographical region was as follows:

Long-Lived Assets	2018		2017		2016
United States	$	22.4	$	24.9	$	33.9
France	50.1		49.1		40.9
Italy	5.0		4.9		4.4
United Kingdom	7.0		9.1		9.0
Total Foreign	137.6		136.4		116.7