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Segment Information - Summary of Segment Information (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2017 | Jun. 30, 2017 | Mar. 31, 2017 | Dec. 31, 2016 | Sep. 30, 2016 | Jun. 30, 2016 | Mar. 31, 2016 | Dec. 31, 2015 | Sep. 30, 2017 | Sep. 30, 2016 | Sep. 30, 2015
Segment revenues: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Transactional and maintenance |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 652,660 |  | $ 605,919 |  | $ 564,232 |
Professional services |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 179,569 |  | 169,738 |  | 151,773 |
License |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 99,940 |  | 105,699 |  | 122,776 |
Total revenues | $ 253,205 | $ 230,986 | $ 228,378 | $ 219,600 | $ 235,824 | $ 238,778 | $ 206,678 | $ 200,076 | 932,169 |  | 881,356 |  | 838,781 |
Segment operating expense |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (754,969) |  | (711,764) |  | (701,276) |
Operating income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 177,200 |  | 169,592 |  | 137,505 |
Unallocated share-based compensation expense |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (61,222) |  | (55,509) |  | (45,308) |
Unallocated amortization expense | $ (1,400) | $ (1,700) | $ (1,700) | $ (1,700) | $ (1,700) | $ (1,800) | $ (1,800) | $ (1,900) | (12,709) | [1] | (13,982) | [1] | (13,673) | [1]
Unallocated restructuring and acquisition-related expenses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (4,471) |  | 0 |  | (18,242) |
Unallocated interest expense, net |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (25,790) |  | (26,633) |  | (29,150) |
Unallocated other income (expense), net |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (86) |  | 1,610 |  | 883 |
Income before income taxes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 151,324 |  | 144,569 |  | 109,238 |
Depreciation expense |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 22,980 |  | 17,651 |  | 20,216 |
Applications |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment revenues: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 553,167 |  | 532,642 |  | 526,274 |
Scores |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment revenues: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 266,354 |  | 241,059 |  | 207,007 |
Decision Management Software |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment revenues: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 112,648 |  | 107,655 |  | 105,500 |
Operating Segments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment revenues: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment operating expense |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (676,567) |  | (642,273) |  | (624,053) |
Operating income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 255,602 |  | 239,083 |  | 214,728 |
Operating Segments | Applications |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment revenues: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Transactional and maintenance |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 348,861 |  | 328,472 |  | 320,596 |
Professional services |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 141,857 |  | 138,775 |  | 124,562 |
License |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 62,449 |  | 65,395 |  | 81,116 |
Total revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 553,167 |  | 532,642 |  | 526,274 |
Segment operating expense |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (393,667) |  | (364,371) |  | (366,666) |
Operating income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 159,500 |  | 168,271 |  | 159,608 |
Depreciation expense |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 15,857 |  | 11,852 |  | 13,861 |
Operating Segments | Scores |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment revenues: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Transactional and maintenance |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 259,780 |  | 233,655 |  | 200,426 |
Professional services |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,849 |  | 4,185 |  | 2,901 |
License |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3,725 |  | 3,219 |  | 3,680 |
Total revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 266,354 |  | 241,059 |  | 207,007 |
Segment operating expense |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (54,436) |  | (55,975) |  | (55,793) |
Operating income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 211,918 |  | 185,084 |  | 151,214 |
Depreciation expense |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 991 |  | 814 |  | 921 |
Operating Segments | Decision Management Software |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment revenues: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Transactional and maintenance |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 44,019 |  | 43,792 |  | 43,210 |
Professional services |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 34,863 |  | 26,778 |  | 24,310 |
License |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 33,766 |  | 37,085 |  | 37,980 |
Total revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 112,648 |  | 107,655 |  | 105,500 |
Segment operating expense |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (123,466) |  | (111,315) |  | (111,850) |
Operating income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (10,818) |  | (3,660) |  | (6,350) |
Depreciation expense |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4,783 |  | 3,657 |  | 3,087 |
Unallocated Corporate Expenses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment revenues: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment operating expense |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (104,998) |  | (110,612) |  | (89,744) |
Operating income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (104,998) |  | (110,612) |  | (89,744) |
Depreciation expense |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 1,349 |  | $ 1,328 |  | $ 2,347 |
[1] | Cost of revenues and selling, general and administrative expenses exclude the amortization of intangible assets. See Note 7.

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