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Business Combinations (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2011
Business Combinations |
Pro Forma Consolidated Results Of Operations |
|  | 2011 |  |  | 2010 |
Revenues |  | $ | 10,733,797 |  |  | $ | 10,633,975 |
Net earnings attributable to Jacobs |  | $ | 339,437 |  |  | $ | 262,114 |
Summary Of Purchase Price Allocation |
Assets: |  |  |  |
Cash and cash equivalents |  | $ | 329,689 |
Receivables and other current assets |  |  | 145,049 |
Property and equipment, and other assets |  |  | 115,911 |
Total assets |  |  | 590,649 |
Liabilities: |  |  |  |
Current liabilities |  |  | 195,910 |
Long-term liabilities |  |  | 22,534 |
Total liabilities |  |  | 218,444 |
Net assets acquired |  | $ | 372,205 |
Identifiable Intangible Assets Acquired In Connection With The Acquisition |
Customer relationships / backlog |  | $ | 136,000 |
Technology |  |  | 23,000 |
|  | $ | 159,000 |
Summary Of Goodwill In The Consolidated Balance Sheet |
Purchase price |  | $ | 910,000 |
Amount assigned to net assets acquired |  |  | (372,000 | )
Estimated amount assigned to intangible assets |  |  | (159,000 | )
Deferred taxes related to intangible assets |  |  | 55,000 |
Goodwill recognized, preliminary |  | $ | 434,000 |

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