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Business Acquisitions, Goodwill and Intangible Assets (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2012
Business Acquisitions, Goodwill and Intangible Assets |
Schedule of changes in the carrying value of goodwill by reportable segment |
|  | September 30, 2012 |  | Post- Acquisition Adjustments |  | Foreign Exchange Impact |  | Acquired |  | December 31, 2012 |
|  |  |  |  |  | (in millions) |  |  |  |  |
Professional Technical Services |  | $ | 1,608.6 |  | $ | — |  | $ | (2.9 | ) | $ | 44.5 |  | $ | 1,650.2 |
Management Support Services |  | 166.8 |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | 166.8 |
Total |  | $ | 1,775.4 |  | $ | — |  | $ | (2.9 | ) | $ | 44.5 |  | $ | 1,817.0 |
|  | September 30, 2011 |  | Post- Acquisition Adjustments |  | Foreign Exchange Impact |  | Acquired |  | December 31, 2011 |
|  |  |  |  |  | (in millions) |  |  |  |  |
Professional Technical Services |  | $ | 1,733.9 |  | $ | 0.5 |  | $ | 4.2 |  | $ | 8.9 |  | $ | 1,747.5 |
Management Support Services |  | 352.4 |  | (2.0 | ) | — |  | — |  | 350.4 |
Total |  | $ | 2,086.3 |  | $ | (1.5 | ) | $ | 4.2 |  | $ | 8.9 |  | $ | 2,097.9 |
Schedule of finite-lived intangible assets by major class |
|  | December 31, 2012 |  | September 30, 2012 |  |  |
|  | Gross Amount |  | Accumulated Amortization |  | Intangible Assets, Net |  | Gross Amount |  | Accumulated Amortization |  | Intangible Assets, Net |  | Amortization Period |
|  | (in millions) |  | (years) |
Backlog |  | $ | 95.2 |  | $ | (85.4 | ) | $ | 9.8 |  | $ | 91.1 |  | $ | (83.8 | ) | $ | 7.3 |  | 1 – 5 |
Customer relationships |  | 148.5 |  | (57.8 | ) | 90.7 |  | 143.6 |  | (54.1 | ) | 89.5 |  | 10 |
Trademark / tradename |  | 7.8 |  | (7.6 | ) | 0.2 |  | 7.8 |  | (7.6 | ) | 0.2 |  | 2 |
Total |  | $ | 251.5 |  | $ | (150.8 | ) | $ | 100.7 |  | $ | 242.5 |  | $ | (145.5 | ) | $ | 97.0 |  |  |
Schedule of estimated future amortization expense of intangible assets |
Fiscal Year |  | (in millions) |
2013 (nine months remaining) |  | $ | 15.9 |
2014 |  | 19.0 |
2015 |  | 16.0 |
2016 |  | 13.3 |
2017 |  | 12.1 |
Thereafter |  | 24.4 |
Total |  | $ | 100.7 |

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