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Reorganization Costs (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2011
Reorganization Costs [Abstract] |
Reorganization costs | Changes in the reorganization reserve by reportable segment and Corporate are shown below. This presentation reflects the realignment of our segments. See Note 15 for further information.
|  | Americas(1) |  |  | Southern Europe(2) |  |  | Northern Europe |  |  | APME |  |  | Right Management |  |  | Corporate |  |  | Total |
Balance, January 1, 2011 |  | $ | 7.4 |  |  | $ | 5.6 |  |  | $ | 5.0 |  |  | $ | 0.7 |  |  | $ | 14.4 |  |  | $ | 1.1 |  |  | $ | 34.2 |
Severance costs, net |  |  | (0.1 | ) |  |  | 0.9 |  |  |  | 1.0 |  |  |  | 0.4 |  |  |  | 0.1 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 2.3 |
Office closure costs, net |  |  | 0.2 |  |  |  | 0.2 |  |  |  | 0.1 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | (0.7 | ) |  |  | - |  |  |  | (0.2 | )
Costs paid or utilized |  |  | (4.5 | ) |  |  | (2.6 | ) |  |  | (2.4 | ) |  |  | - |  |  |  | (8.2 | ) |  |  | (1.1 | ) |  |  | (18.8 | )
Balance, September 30, 2011 |  | $ | 3.0 |  |  | $ | 4.1 |  |  | $ | 3.7 |  |  | $ | 1.1 |  |  | $ | 5.6 |  |  | $ | - |  |  | $ | 17.5 |
(1) Balance related to United States was $7.4 as of January 1, 2011. During the first nine months of 2011, United States recorded severance reversals of ($0.3) and office closure costs of $0.2 and paid out $4.4, leaving a $2.9 liability as of September 30, 2011. (2) Balance related to France was $5.6 as of January 1, 2011. During the first nine months of 2011, France recorded office closure costs of $0.1 and paid/utilized $2.2, leaving a $3.5 liability as of September 30, 2011. Italy had no liability as of January 1, 2011 but recorded severance costs of $0.9 in the first nine months of 2011 and paid out $0.5, leaving a $0.4 liability as of September 30, 2011.

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- Definition Tabular disclosure of restructuring and related costs by type of restructuring including the description of the restructuring costs, such as the expected cost; the costs incurred during the period; the cumulative costs incurred as of the balance sheet date; the income statement caption within which the restructuring charges recognized for the period are included; and changes to an entity's restructuring reserve that occurred during the period associated with the exit from or disposal of business activities or restructurings for each major type of cost. + References Reference 1: 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 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS) -Number 146 -Paragraph 20 -LegacyDoc This reference is SUPERSEDED by the Accounting Standards Codification effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. This reference is included to help users transition from the previous accounting hierarchy and will be removed from future versions of this taxonomy. Reference 3: 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=6394695&loc=d3e140864-122747 Reference 4: 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=6394695&loc=d3e140904-122747 + Details
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