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Other Financial Information (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2014
Other Financial Information |
Schedule of accrued expenses and other current liabilities |
|  | March 31, 2014 |  | September 30, 2013 |
|  | (in millions) |
Accrued salaries and benefits |  | $ | 360.3 |  | $ | 410.6 |
Accrued contract costs |  | 385.7 |  | 404.2 |
Other accrued expenses |  | 77.8 |  | 100.5 |
|  | $ | 823.8 |  | $ | 915.3 |
Schedule of other long-term liabilities |
|  | March 31, 2014 |  | September 30, 2013 |
|  | (in millions) |
Pension liabilities (Note 7) |  | $ | 186.6 |  | $ | 192.7 |
Reserve for uncertain tax positions |  | 59.2 |  | 60.2 |
Other |  | 198.5 |  | 196.0 |
|  | $ | 444.3 |  | $ | 448.9 |

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