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Business Combinations
 3 Months Ended
Dec. 30, 2011
Business Combination, Description [Abstract]  
Business Combinations
Business Combinations
On November 1, 2011, we acquired KlingStubbins, Inc., a 500-person firm headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, with offices located throughout the United States and in China. KlingStubbins provides professional services in the areas of architecture, engineering, interiors, planning, and landscape architecture. The markets served by KlingStubbins include corporate / commercial, governmental, science and technology, higher education, mission critical, and interiors.
On December 2, 2011, we acquired Unique World Pty Ltd., headquartered in Sydney, Australia. Unique World is a leading information management and knowledge management consultancy specializing in enabling technologies such as collaboration, business process automation, business intelligence, intranets, and portals. Unique World expands the Company's capabilities in Australia to include such IT services, as well as expanding the client base to which we can offer these services.
The results of operations of these acquired businesses have been included in the Company’s consolidated results of operations commencing with the dates control of the acquired businesses was obtained.
The above acquisitions were not material to the Company’s consolidated financial statements at December 30, 2011 and for the three months then ended.