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Other Financial Information | 3 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2014
Other Financial Information |
Other Financial Information | 14.Other Financial Information Accrued expenses and other current liabilities consist of the following:
|  | December 31, 2014 |  | September 30, 2014 |
|  | (in millions) |
Accrued salaries and benefits |  | $ | 866.0 |  | $ | 400.6 |
Accrued contract costs |  | 773.7 |  | 446.4 |
Other accrued expenses |  | 214.6 |  | 117.6 |
|  | $ | 1,854.3 |  | $ | 964.6 |
Accrued contract costs above include balances related to professional liability accruals of $244.8 million and $120.2 million as of December 31, 2014 and September 30, 2014, respectively. The remaining accrued contract costs primarily relate to costs for services provided by subcontractors and other non-employees.

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