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Significant Accounting Policies (Details) (USD $) In Billions, unless otherwise specified | 12 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2013 item | Sep. 30, 2012 | Sep. 30, 2011
Fiscal Year |  |  |
Fiscal year period | 364 days | 364 days | 364 days
Revenue Recognition |  |  |
Other direct costs | $ 3.2 | $ 3.0 | $ 2.9
Cost-Plus Contracts |  |  |
Number of major types of cost-plus contracts the Company enters into | 2 |  |
Fixed Price Contracts |  |  |
Number of types of fixed price contracts | 2 |  |
Pension Plans |  |  |
Amortization period of the difference between actual return and expected return | 5 years |  |
Specified percentage to be exceeded for amortization of cumulative, net unrecognized gains or losses (as a percent) | 10.00% |  |

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- Definition Other costs incurred and are directly related to services rendered by an entity during the reporting period. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 225 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 2 -Subparagraph (SX 210.5-03.2(d)) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6880815&loc=d3e20235-122688 + Details
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