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Other Financial Information | 6 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2013
Other Financial Information |
Other Financial Information | 14. Other Financial Information Accrued expenses and other current liabilities consist of the following:
|  | March 31, 2013 |  | September 30, 2012 |
|  | (in millions) |
Accrued salaries and benefits |  | $ | 377.4 |  | $ | 415.2 |
Accrued contract costs |  | 386.1 |  | 333.4 |
Other accrued expenses |  | 76.8 |  | 73.1 |
|  | $ | 840.3 |  | $ | 821.7 |
Accrued contract costs above include balances related to professional liability accruals of $120.3 million and $117.8 million as of March 31, 2013 and September 30, 2012, respectively. The remaining accrued contract costs primarily relate to costs for services provided by subcontractors and other non-employees. Other long-term liabilities consist of the following:
|  | March 31, 2013 |  | September 30, 2012 |
|  | (in millions) |
Pension liabilities (Note 7) |  | $ | 182.0 |  | $ | 192.2 |
Reserve for uncertain tax positions |  | 55.7 |  | 56.3 |
Other |  | 200.4 |  | 206.0 |
|  | $ | 438.1 |  | $ | 454.5 |
The components of accumulated other comprehensive loss are as follows:
|  | March 31, 2013 |  | September 30, 2012 |
|  | (in millions) |
Loss on cash flow hedge valuations, net of tax |  | $ | (2.8 | ) | $ | (3.7 | )
Foreign currency translation adjustment |  | (32.1 | ) | 2.7 |
Defined benefit minimum pension liability adjustment, net of tax |  | (173.7 | ) | (178.2 | )
|  | $ | (208.6 | ) | $ | (179.2 | )

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