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Severance
9 Months Ended
Jun. 26, 2020
Restructuring and Related Activities [Abstract]  
Severance SEVERANCE: In June 2020, the Company made changes to its organization as a result of COVID-19 to align its cost base to best support its clients' needs as the Company navigates the current environment and focuses on its long-term strategy. These actions included headcount reductions, which resulted in severance charges of approximately $124.9 million during the three and nine months ended June 26, 2020, which are recorded in both “Costs of services provided and “Selling and general corporate expenses” in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of (Loss) Income. These charges are expected to be paid out within two years.
The following table summarizes the severance charge by segment recognized in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of (Loss) Income for both the three and nine months ended June 26, 2020 (in millions):

FSS United States$48.2  
FSS International74.7  
Uniform0.3  
Corporate1.7  
$124.9  
During fiscal 2018, the Company commenced a new phase of strategic reinvestment and reorganization actions to streamline and improve efficiencies and effectiveness of its selling, general and administrative functions which resulted in a net severance charge of approximately $19.8 million for the nine months ended June 28, 2019. The Company completed this cost savings phase as of September 27, 2019. As of June 26, 2020 and September 27, 2019, the Company had an accrual of approximately $4.3 million and $11.9 million, respectively, related to unpaid severance obligations under the fiscal 2018 actions. These obligations are expected to be paid through early fiscal 2021.