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Joint Ventures and Variable Interest Entities (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2012
Joint Ventures and Variable Interest Entities |
Summary of unaudited financial information of the consolidated joint ventures |
|  | December 31, 2012 |  | September 30, 2012 |
|  | (in millions) |
Current assets |  | $ | 208.4 |  | $ | 243.2 |
Non-current assets |  | — |  | — |
Total assets |  | $ | 208.4 |  | $ | 243.2 |
Current liabilities |  | $ | 39.8 |  | $ | 43.1 |
Non-current liabilities |  | — |  | — |
Total liabilities |  | 39.8 |  | 43.1 |
Total AECOM equity |  | 121.7 |  | 145.1 |
Noncontrolling interests |  | 46.9 |  | 55.0 |
Total owners’ equity |  | 168.6 |  | 200.1 |
Total liabilities and owners’ equity |  | $ | 208.4 |  | $ | 243.2 |
Summary of unaudited financial information of the unconsolidated joint ventures |
|  | December 31, 2012 |  | September 30, 2012 |
|  | (in millions) |
Current assets |  | $ | 587.7 |  | $ | 598.8 |
Non-current assets |  | 16.1 |  | 15.2 |
Total assets |  | $ | 603.8 |  | $ | 614.0 |
Current liabilities |  | $ | 416.4 |  | $ | 411.2 |
Non-current liabilities |  | 3.2 |  | 2.7 |
Total liabilities |  | 419.6 |  | 413.9 |
Joint ventures’ equity |  | 184.2 |  | 200.1 |
Total liabilities and joint ventures’ equity |  | $ | 603.8 |  | $ | 614.0 |
AECOM’s investment in joint ventures |  | $ | 86.3 |  | $ | 91.0 |
Summary of AECOM's equity in earnings of unconsolidated joint ventures |
|  | Three Months Ended |
|  | December 31, 2012 |  | December 31, 2011 |
|  | (in millions) |
Pass through joint ventures |  | $ | 1.5 |  | $ | 0.9 |
Other joint ventures |  | 4.4 |  | 8.1 |
Total |  | $ | 5.9 |  | $ | 9.0 |

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