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Business Acquisitions, Goodwill and Intangible Assets (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2014

Business Acquisitions, Goodwill and Intangible Assets

Schedule of estimated fair values of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed, as of the acquisition dates

		Fiscal Year Ended
		September 30, 2014			September 30, 2013			September 30, 2012
		(in millions)
Cash acquired		$	17.1		$	20.1		$	1.9
Other current assets			256.2			41.5			7.8
Goodwill			72.7			72.6			10.5
Intangible assets			11.9			9.4			1.5
Other non-current assets			16.5			8.6			3.3
Current liabilities			(274.1	)		(54.9	)		(8.8	)
Non-current liabilities			(11.8	)		(15.3	)		(0.8	)
Net assets acquired		$	88.5		$	82.0		$	15.4

Schedule of acquired intangible assets from acquisitions

		Fiscal Year Ended
		September 30, 2014			September 30, 2013			September 30, 2012
		(in millions)
Backlog		$	5.8		$	4.2		$	0.7
Customer relationships			4.6			5.2			0.8
Trademark / tradename			1.5			—			—
Total intangible assets		$	11.9		$	9.4		$	1.5

Schedule of consideration for acquisitions

		Fiscal Year Ended
		September 30, 2014			September 30, 2013			September 30, 2012
		(in millions)
Cash paid		$	70.2		$	62.1		$	14.5
Promissory notes			18.3			5.6			—
Equity issued			—			14.3			0.9
Total consideration		$	88.5		$	82.0		$	15.4

Schedule of market multiples used in the goodwill impairment evaluation process

		September 30,
		2012			2011
Market multiple of revenue:
EMEA			0.35			0.5
MSS			0.35			0.5

Schedule of the carrying values of reporting units before and after the goodwill impairment expense

		September 30, 2012
		EMEA			MS
Carrying value before impairment		$	345.5		$		362.2
Goodwill impairment		(155.0		)	(181.0			)
Carrying value after impairment		$	190.5		$		181.2

Schedule of changes in the carrying value of goodwill by reportable segment

		Fiscal Year 2014
		September 30, 2013			Post- Acquisition Adjustments			Foreign Exchange Impact			Acquired			September 30, 2014
		(in millions)
Design and Consulting Services		$	1,414.1		$	5.0		$	(31.3	)	$	91.4		$	1,479.2
Construction Services		216.5			—			—			60.4			276.9
Management Services		181.2			—			—			—			181.2
Total		$	1,811.8		$	5.0		$	(31.3	)	$	151.8		$	1,937.3

		Fiscal Year 2013
		September 30, 2012			Post- Acquisition Adjustments			Foreign Exchange Impact			Acquired			September 30, 2013
		(in millions)
Design and Consulting Services		$	1,377.7		$	—		$	(36.2	)	$	72.6		$	1,414.1
Construction Services		216.5			—			—			—			216.5
Management Services		181.2			—			—			—			181.2
Total		$	1,775.4		$	—		$	(36.2	)	$	72.6		$	1,811.8

Schedule of finite-lived intangible assets by major class

		September 30, 2014									September 30, 2013									Amortization
		Gross Amount			Accumulated Amortization			Intangible Assets, Net			Gross Amount			Accumulated Amortization			Intangible Assets, Net			Period (years)
		(in millions)
Backlog		$	110.0		$	(97.4	)	$	12.6		$	94.9		$	(89.4	)	$	5.5		1 – 5
Customer relationships		161.6			(85.4		)	76.2			147.1			(69.5		)	77.6			10
Trademark / tradename		9.3			(7.9		)	1.4			7.8			(7.8		)	—			2
Total		$	280.9		$	(190.7	)	$	90.2		$	249.8		$	(166.7	)	$	83.1

Schedule of estimated future amortization expense of intangible assets

Fiscal Year		(in millions)
2015		$	26.5
2016			17.5
2017			13.2
2018			9.9
2019			9.0
Thereafter			14.1
Total		$	90.2

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