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Segment Information
12 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2017
Segment Reporting [Abstract]  
Segment Information
Segment Information
We are organized into the following three operating segments, each of which is a reportable segment, to align with internal management of our worldwide business operations based on product offerings.
Applications. This segment includes pre-configured decision management applications designed for a specific type of business problem or process — such as marketing, account origination, customer management, fraud, collections and insurance claims management — as well as associated professional services. These applications are available to our customers as on-premises software, and many are available as hosted, software-as-a-service (“SaaS”) applications through the FICO® Analytic Cloud.
Scores. This segment includes our business-to-business scoring solutions, our myFICO® solutions for consumers and associated professional services. Our scoring solutions give our clients access to analytics that can be easily integrated into their transaction streams and decision-making processes. Our scoring solutions are distributed through major credit reporting agencies, as well as services through which we provide our scores to clients directly.
Decision Management Software. This segment is composed of analytic and decision management software tools that clients can use to create their own custom decision management applications, our new FICO® Decision Management Suite, as well as associated professional services. These tools are available to our customers as on-premises software or through the FICO® Analytic Cloud.
Our Chief Executive Officer evaluates segment financial performance based on segment revenues and segment operating income. Segment operating expenses consist of direct and indirect costs principally related to personnel, facilities, consulting, travel and depreciation. Indirect costs are allocated to the segments generally based on relative segment revenues, fixed rates established by management based upon estimated expense contribution levels and other assumptions that management considers reasonable. We do not allocate broad-based incentive expense, share-based compensation expense, restructuring and acquisition-related expense, amortization expense, various corporate charges and certain other income and expense measures to our segments. These income and expense items are not allocated because they are not considered in evaluating the segment’s operating performance. Our Chief Executive Officer does not evaluate the financial performance of each segment based on its respective assets or capital expenditures; rather, depreciation amounts are allocated to the segments from their internal cost centers as described above.
The following tables summarize segment information for fiscal 2017, 2016 and 2015: 
 
Year Ended September 30, 2017
 
Applications
 
Scores
 
Decision Management Software
 
Unallocated
Corporate
Expenses
 
Total
 
(In thousands)
Segment revenues:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Transactional and maintenance
$
348,861

 
$
259,780

 
$
44,019

 
$

 
$
652,660

Professional services
141,857

 
2,849

 
34,863

 

 
179,569

License
62,449

 
3,725

 
33,766

 

 
99,940

Total segment revenues
553,167

 
266,354

 
112,648

 

 
932,169

Segment operating expense
(393,667
)
 
(54,436
)
 
(123,466
)
 
(104,998
)
 
(676,567
)
Segment operating income (loss)
$
159,500

 
$
211,918

 
$
(10,818
)
 
$
(104,998
)
 
$
255,602

Unallocated share-based compensation expense
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(61,222
)
Unallocated amortization expense
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(12,709
)
Unallocated restructuring and acquisition-related expenses
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(4,471
)
Operating income
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
177,200

Unallocated interest expense, net
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(25,790
)
Unallocated other expense, net
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(86
)
Income before income taxes
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$
151,324

Depreciation expense
$
15,857

 
$
991

 
$
4,783

 
$
1,349

 
$
22,980

 
 
Year Ended September 30, 2016
 
Applications
 
Scores
 
Decision Management Software
 
Unallocated
Corporate
Expenses
 
Total
 
(In thousands)
Segment revenues:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Transactional and maintenance
$
328,472

 
$
233,655

 
$
43,792

 
$

 
$
605,919

Professional services
138,775

 
4,185

 
26,778

 

 
169,738

License
65,395

 
3,219

 
37,085

 

 
105,699

Total segment revenues
532,642

 
241,059

 
107,655

 

 
881,356

Segment operating expense
(364,371
)
 
(55,975
)
 
(111,315
)
 
(110,612
)
 
(642,273
)
Segment operating income (loss)
$
168,271

 
$
185,084

 
$
(3,660
)
 
$
(110,612
)
 
239,083

Unallocated share-based compensation expense
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(55,509
)
Unallocated amortization expense
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(13,982
)
Operating income
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
169,592

Unallocated interest expense, net
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(26,633
)
Unallocated other income, net
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1,610

Income before income taxes
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$
144,569

Depreciation expense
$
11,852

 
$
814

 
$
3,657

 
$
1,328

 
$
17,651


 
 
Year Ended September 30, 2015
 
Applications
 
Scores
 
Decision Management Software
 
Unallocated
Corporate
Expenses
 
Total
 
(In thousands)
Segment revenues:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Transactional and maintenance
$
320,596

 
$
200,426

 
$
43,210

 
$

 
$
564,232

Professional services
124,562

 
2,901

 
24,310

 

 
151,773

License
81,116

 
3,680

 
37,980

 

 
122,776

Total segment revenues
526,274

 
207,007

 
105,500

 

 
838,781

Segment operating expense
(366,666
)
 
(55,793
)
 
(111,850
)
 
(89,744
)
 
(624,053
)
Segment operating income (loss)
$
159,608

 
$
151,214

 
$
(6,350
)
 
$
(89,744
)
 
214,728

Unallocated share-based compensation expense
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(45,308
)
Unallocated amortization expense
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(13,673
)
Unallocated restructuring and acquisition-related expenses
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(18,242
)
Operating income
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
137,505

Unallocated interest expense, net
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(29,150
)
Unallocated other income, net
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
883

Income before income taxes
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$
109,238

Depreciation expense
$
13,861

 
$
921

 
$
3,087

 
$
2,347

 
$
20,216


Our revenues and percentage of revenues by reportable market segments were as follows for fiscal 2017, 2016 and 2015, the majority of which were derived from the sale of products and services within the banking (including consumer credit) industry:
 
 
Year Ended September 30,
 
2017
 
2016
 
2015
 
(Dollars in thousands)
Applications
$
553,167

 
59
%
 
$
532,642

 
61
%
 
$
526,274

 
63
%
Scores
266,354

 
29
%
 
241,059

 
27
%
 
207,007

 
25
%
Decision Management Software
112,648

 
12
%
 
107,655

 
12
%
 
105,500

 
12
%
Total
$
932,169

 
100
%
 
$
881,356

 
100
%
 
$
838,781

 
100
%

Within our Applications segment our fraud solutions accounted for 19%, 20% and 23% of total revenues in each of fiscal 2017, 2016 and 2015, respectively, our customer communication services accounted for 10%, 9% and 8% of total revenues in each of these periods, respectively; and our customer management solutions accounted for 8%, 9% and 9% of total revenues in each of these periods, respectively.
 
Our revenues and percentage of revenues on a geographical basis are summarized below for fiscal 2017, 2016 and 2015: 
 
Year Ended September 30,
 
2017
 
2016
 
2015
 
(Dollars in thousands)
United States
$
598,765

 
64
%
 
$
567,443

 
64
%
 
$
505,109

 
60
%
United Kingdom
71,989

 
8
%
 
86,485

 
10
%
 
93,855

 
11
%
Other countries
261,415

 
28
%
 
227,428

 
26
%
 
239,817

 
29
%
Total
$
932,169

 
100
%
 
$
881,356

 
100
%
 
$
838,781

 
100
%

During fiscal 2017, 2016 and 2015, no individual customer accounted for 10% or more of our total revenues; however, we derive a substantial portion of revenues from our contracts with the three major credit reporting agencies, Experian, TransUnion and Equifax. Revenues collectively generated by agreements with these customers accounted for 20%, 19% and 16% of our total revenues in fiscal 2017, 2016 and 2015, respectively. At September 30, 2017 and 2016, no individual customer accounted for 10% or more of total consolidated receivables.
Our property and equipment, net, on a geographical basis are summarized below at September 30, 2017 and 2016:
 
September 30,
 
2017
 
2016
 
(Dollars in thousands)
United States
$
30,773

 
76
%
 
$
36,083

 
80
%
United Kingdom
4,893

 
12
%
 
3,769

 
8
%
Other countries
5,037

 
12
%
 
5,270

 
12
%
Total
$
40,703

 
100
%
 
$
45,122

 
100
%