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Restructuring and Other Reorganization-Related Costs (Notes) | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2014
Restructuring and Other Reorganization-Related Costs [Abstract] |
Restructuring and Related Activities Disclosure [Text Block] | Restructuring and Other Reorganization-Related Reversals, net In the fourth quarter of 2013, the Company implemented a cost savings initiative (the "2013 Plan") to better align our cost structure with our revenue, primarily in Continental Europe. During the three months ended March 31, 2014, we recorded $0.4 of net reversals for the 2013 Plan related to changes in estimate of severance costs, which is included in office and general expenses within our unaudited Consolidated Statements of Operations. All restructuring actions were substantially completed by the end of the first quarter of 2014, with remaining payments expected to be made through 2017. A summary of the 2013 Plan restructuring liability activity is listed below.
|  | Liability at December 31, 2013 |  | Net Restructuring Reversals |  | Cash Payments |  | Liability at March 31, 2014
Severance and termination costs |  | $ | 46.5 |  |  | $ | (0.4 | ) |  | $ | (29.1 | ) |  | $ | 17.0 |
Lease termination costs |  | 3.9 |  |  | 0.0 |  |  | (0.5 | ) |  | 3.4 |
Other exit costs |  | 0.5 |  |  | 0.0 |  |  | (0.4 | ) |  | 0.1 |
Total |  | $ | 50.9 |  |  | $ | (0.4 | ) |  | $ | (30.0 | ) |  | $ | 20.5 |
Net restructuring reversals related to the 2013 Plan for three months ended March 31, 2014 were comprised of net reversals of approximately $0.2 at IAN and $0.2 at Consistency Management Group ("CMG"). Prior Restructuring Plans The 2007, 2003 and 2001 restructuring plans (the "Prior Restructuring Plans") with current quarter activity included net reversals that are adjustments primarily resulting from changes in management’s estimates relating to sublease rental income assumptions. For the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013, the Prior Restructuring Plans incurred net restructuring and other reorganization-related reversals of $0.1 and $0.1, respectively. As of March 31, 2014, the remaining liability for the Prior Restructuring Plans was $0.8.

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- Definition The entire disclosure for restructuring and related activities. Description of restructuring activities such as exit and disposal activities, include facts and circumstances leading to the plan, the expected plan completion date, the major types of costs associated with the plan activities, total expected costs, the accrual balance at the end of the period, and the periods over which the remaining accrual will be settled. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 420 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SAB TOPIC 5.P.3) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=27011515&loc=d3e140864-122747 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher SEC -Name Staff Accounting Bulletin (SAB) -Number Topic 5 -Section P -Subsection 3, 4 Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 420 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 2 -Subparagraph (SAB TOPIC 5.P.4) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=27011515&loc=d3e140904-122747 Reference 4: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 420 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6394359&loc=d3e17939-110869 + Details
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