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Major Clients (Details) - Sales Revenue, Services, Net [Member] - Customer Concentration Risk [Member] | 12 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2014 | Sep. 30, 2013 | Sep. 30, 2012
Percentage of total revenue |  |  |
Period for which criteria of threshold percentage for disclosure not met in past | 5 years |  |
Maximum |  |  |
Percentage of total revenue |  |  |
Percentage of revenue accounted for by no other single client (as a percent) | 10.00% |  |
Agencies of U.S. Federal Government [Member] |  |  |
Percentage of total revenue |  |  |
Percentage of the Company's revenue (as a percent) | 15.00% | 18.00% | 18.00%
Agencies of U.S. Federal Government [Member] | Management Services |  |  |
Percentage of total revenue |  |  |
Percentage of the Company's revenue (as a percent) | 3.00% | 4.00% | 4.00%

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