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144 - Disclosure - Estimated Useful Lives of Property, Plant and Equipment (Detail)
(http://www.abm.com/taxonomy/role/DisclosureEstimatedUsefulLivesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipment)
TableSchedule of Property, Plant and Equipment [Table]
Slicers (applies to each fact value in each table cell)
Reporting Entity [Axis]0000771497 (http://www.sec.gov/CIK)
Period [Axis]2011-11-01 - 2012-10-31
Legal Entity [Axis]Entity [Domain]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]Property Plant And Equipment By Type [Axis]
Computer Equipment And Software [Member]Machinery And Equipment [Member]Building [Member]Furniture And Fixtures [Member]Transportation Equipment [Member]
Range [Axis]Range [Axis]Range [Axis]Range [Axis]Range [Axis]
Minimum [Member]Maximum [Member]Minimum [Member]Maximum [Member]Minimum [Member]Maximum [Member]Range [Member]Minimum [Member]Maximum [Member]
Property, plant and equipment, estimated useful lives
P3Y 
P5Y 
P3Y 
P5Y 
P25Y 
P40Y 
P5Y 
P1Y6M 
P5Y