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Segment Information
12 Months Ended
Sep. 27, 2019
Segment Reporting [Abstract]  
Segment Information
Segment Information
During the second quarter of fiscal 2018, we reorganized our operating and reporting structure around three lines of business (“LOBs”), which also serve as the Company’s operating segments. This reorganization occurred in conjunction with the integration of CH2M into the Company's legacy businesses, and was intended to better serve our global clients, leverage our workforce, help streamline operations and provide enhanced growth opportunities. Additionally, in the first quarter of fiscal 2019, we further refined our operating segment structure to move the GES business from the CMS segment to the PPS segment to further align with the management and reporting structure of the business. As a result of the reorganization mentioned above and prior to the ECR sale, the three global LOBs are as follows: Critical Mission Solutions ("CMS"); People & Places Solutions ("PPS"); and Energy, Chemicals and Resources ("ECR"). Because the results from our ECR business formerly reported as a stand-alone segment are reflected in our
consolidated financial statements as discontinued operations for all periods presented, they are not reflected in the separate segment disclosures below. For further information, refer to Note 7- Sale of Energy, Chemicals and Resources ("ECR") Business. The Company’s LOB leadership and internal reporting structures report to the Chief Executive Officer, who is also the Chief Operating Decision Maker (“CODM”), and enable the CODM to evaluate the performance of each of these segments and make appropriate resource allocations among each of the segments. The sales function is managed on an LOB basis, and accordingly, the associated cost is embedded in the new segments and reported to the respective LOB presidents. In addition, a portion of the costs of other support functions (e.g., finance, legal, human resources, and information technology) is allocated to each LOB using methodologies which, we believe, effectively attribute the cost of these support functions to the revenue generating activities of the Company on a rational basis. The cost of the Company’s cash incentive plan, the Management Incentive Plan (“MIP”) and the expense associated with the Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. 1999 SIP have likewise been charged to the LOBs except for those amounts determined to relate to the business as a whole (which amounts remain in other corporate expenses).
For purposes of the Company’s goodwill impairment testing, it has been determined that the Company’s operating segments are also its reporting units based on management’s conclusion that the components comprising each of its operating segments share similar economic characteristics and meet the aggregation criteria for reporting units in accordance with ASC 350, Intangibles-Goodwill and Other.
Financial information for each LOB is reviewed by the CODM to assess performance and make decisions regarding the allocation of resources. The Company generally does not track assets by LOB, nor does it provide such information to the CODM.
The CODM evaluates the operating performance of our LOBs using segment operating profit, which is defined as margin less “corporate charges” (e.g., the allocated amounts described above). The Company incurs certain Selling, General and Administrative costs (“SG&A”) that relate to its business as a whole which are not allocated to the LOBs.
The following tables present total revenues and segment operating profit for each reportable segment (in thousands) and includes a reconciliation of segment operating profit to total U.S. GAAP operating profit by including certain corporate-level expenses and expenses relating to the restructuring and other charges and transaction costs associated with the CH2M transaction and integration costs and the ECR sale (in thousands). Prior period information has been recast to reflect the current period presentation.
 
For the Years Ended
 
September 27, 2019
 
September 28, 2018
 
September 29, 2017
Revenues from External Customers:
 
 
 
 
 
Critical Mission Solutions
$
4,551,162

 
$
3,725,365

 
$
2,467,501

People & Places Solutions
8,186,706

 
6,854,408

 
3,862,625

              Total
$
12,737,868

 
$
10,579,773

 
$
6,330,126


For the Years Ended
 
 

September 27, 2019
 
September 28, 2018
 
September 29, 2017
Segment Operating Profit:
 
 
 
 
 
Critical Mission Solutions (1)
$
310,043

 
$
255,718

 
$
197,196

People & Places Solutions (2)
714,394

 
527,900

 
265,928

Total Segment Operating Profit
1,024,437

 
783,618

 
463,124

Other Corporate Expenses (3)
(264,351
)
 
(161,788
)
 
(110,234
)
Restructuring and Other Charges
(337,066
)
 
(153,951
)
 
(91,648
)
Transaction Costs
(18,169
)
 
(80,436
)
 
(17,100
)
Total U.S. GAAP Operating Profit
404,851

 
387,443

 
244,142

Total Other (Expense) Income, net (4)
(53,892
)
 
(56,462
)
 
(988
)
Earnings from Continuing Operations Before Taxes
$
350,959

 
$
330,981

 
$
243,154

(1)
Includes $15.0 million in charges during the year ended September 28, 2018 associated with a legal matter.
(2)
Includes $25.0 million in charges associated with a certain project for the year ended September 27, 2019. Excludes $23.8 million in restructuring and other charges for the year ended September 29, 2017. See Note 9, Restructuring and Other Charges.
(3)
Other corporate expenses include costs that were previously allocated to the ECR segment prior to discontinued operations presentation in connection with the ECR sale in the approximate amount of $14.8 million, $25.6 million and $29.1 million for the years ended September 27, 2019, September 28, 2018 and September 29, 2017, respectively. Other corporate expenses also include intangibles amortization of $79.1 million, $68.1 million and $33.5 million for the years ended September 27, 2019, September 28, 2018 and September 29, 2017, respectively.
(4)
Includes gain on the settlement of the CH2M retiree medical plans of $35.0 million and the amortization of deferred financing fees related to the CH2M acquisition of $3.2 million and $1.8 million for the years ended September 27, 2019 and September 28, 2018 respectively. Also includes revenues under the Company's TSA agreement with Worley of $35.4 million offset by $64.8 million for fair value adjustments (unrealized losses) and dividend income related to our investment in Worley stock and certain foreign currency revaluations relating to ECR sale proceeds for the year ended September 27, 2019.
Included in “other corporate expenses” in the above table are costs and expenses which relate to general corporate activities as well as corporate-managed benefit and insurance programs. Such costs and expenses include: (i) those elements of SG&A expenses relating to the business as a whole; (ii) those elements of the Management Incentive Plan and the 1999 SIP relating to corporate personnel whose other compensation costs are not allocated to the LOBs; (iii) the amortization of intangible assets acquired as part of business combinations; (iv) the quarterly variances between the Company’s actual costs of certain of its self-insured integrated risk and employee benefit programs and amounts charged to the LOBs; and (v) certain adjustments relating to costs associated with the Company’s international defined benefit pension plans. In addition, “other corporate expenses” includes adjustments to contract margins (both positive and negative) associated with projects where it has been determined, in the opinion of management, that such adjustments are not indicative of the performance of the related LOB and therefore should not be attributed to the LOB.
We provide a broad range of technical, professional and construction services including engineering, design and architectural services; construction and construction management services; operations and maintenance services; and process, scientific and systems consulting services. We provide our services through offices and subsidiaries located primarily in North America, South America, Europe, the Middle East, India, Australia, Africa and Asia. We provide our services under cost-reimbursable and fixed-price contracts.
The following tables presents certain financial information by geographic area (in thousands):

For the Years Ended

September 27, 2019
 
September 28, 2018
 
September 29, 2017
Revenues:
 
 
 
 
 
     United States
$
9,006,730

 
$
6,908,988

 
$
3,881,696

     Europe
2,242,976

 
2,495,805

 
1,754,036

     Canada
213,172

 
189,865

 
6,531

     Asia
195,023

 
163,761

 
111,646

     India
62,543

 
52,533

 
40,469

     Australia and New Zealand
533,251

 
578,108

 
519,575

     South America and Mexico
7,416

 
17,656

 
244

     Middle East and Africa
476,757

 
173,057

 
15,929

Total
$
12,737,868

 
$
10,579,773

 
$
6,330,126


Revenues were earned from unaffiliated clients located primarily within the various and respective geographic areas shown.
 
For the Years Ended
 
September 27, 2019
 
September 28, 2018
Property, equipment and improvements, net:
 
 
 
     United States
$
230,476

 
$
118,073

     Europe
52,775

 
58,739

     Canada
3,199

 
21,559

     Asia
5,652

 
3,588

     India
2,379

 
19,446

     Australia and New Zealand
12,091

 
16,151

     South America and Mexico

 
3,650

     Middle East and Africa
1,571

 
16,653

Total
$
308,143

 
$
257,859


The following table presents the revenues earned directly or indirectly from the U.S. federal government and its agencies, expressed as a percentage of total revenues:
For the Years Ended
September 27, 2019

September 28, 2018

September 29, 2017
27%
 
32%
 
30%