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Business Acquisitions, Goodwill and Intangible Assets (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2016
Business Acquisitions, Goodwill and Intangible Assets |
Schedule of estimated fair values of URS assets acquired and liabilities assumed, as of the acquisition dates | The following summarizes the estimated fair values of URS assets acquired and liabilities assumed (in millions), as of the acquisition date:
Cash and cash equivalents |  | $ | 284.9 |
Accounts receivable |  |  | 2,512.8 |
Prepaid expenses and other current assets |  |  | 421.0 |
Property and equipment |  |  | 570.9 |
Identifiable intangible assets: |  |  |  |
Customer relationships, contracts and backlog |  |  | 973.8 |
Tradename |  |  | 7.8 |
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Total identifiable intangible assets |  |  | 981.6 |
Goodwill |  |  | 4,059.8 |
Other non-current assets |  |  | 329.8 |
Accounts payable |  |  | (656.7 | )
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities |  |  | (1,403.7 | )
Billings in excess of costs on uncompleted contracts |  |  | (398.8 | )
Current portion of long-term debt |  |  | (47.4 | )
Other long-term liabilities |  |  | (406.1 | )
Pension benefit obligations |  |  | (406.3 | )
Long-term debt |  |  | (520.2 | )
Noncontrolling interests |  |  | (201.0 | )
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Net assets acquired |  | $ | 5,120.6 |
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Schedule of pro forma operating results |
|  | Twelve Months Ended |
|  | Sept 30, 2015 |  | Sept 30, 2014 |
|  | (in millions) |
Revenue |  | $ | 18,288 |  | $ | 18,776 |
Income from continuing operations |  |  | 509 |  |  | (144 | )
Net income |  |  | 325 |  |  | 1 |
Net income (loss) attributable to AECOM |  |  | 229 |  |  | (65 | )
Net income (loss) attributable to AECOM per share: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Basic |  | $ | 1.51 |  | $ | (0.43 | )
Diluted |  | $ | 1.50 |  | $ | (0.43 | )
Schedule of acquisition and integration expenses | Acquisition and integration expenses, resulting from the acquisition of URS, in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations comprised of the following (in millions):
|  | Twelve Months Ended |
|  | Sept 30, 2016 |  | Sept 30, 2015 |
Severance and personnel costs |  | $ | 23.4 |  | $ | 223.8 |
Professional service, real estate-related, and other expenses |  |  | 190.2 |  |  | 174.6 |
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Total |  | $ | 213.6 |  | $ | 398.4 |
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Schedule of acquired intangible assets from acquisitions |
|  | Fiscal Year Ended |
|  | September 30, 2015 |  | September 30, 2014 |
|  | (in millions) |
Cash acquired |  | $ | 0.6 |  | $ | 17.1 |
Other current assets |  |  | 13.8 |  |  | 256.2 |
Identifiable intangible assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Customer relationships, contracts and backlog |  |  | 1.3 |  |  | 10.4 |
Trademark / tradename |  |  | — |  |  | 1.5 |
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Total intangible assets |  | $ | 1.3 |  | $ | 11.9 |
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Goodwill |  |  | 23.6 |  |  | 72.7 |
Other non-current assets |  |  | — |  |  | 16.5 |
Current liabilities |  |  | (12.0 | ) |  | (274.1 | )
Non-current liabilities |  |  | — |  |  | (11.8 | )
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Net assets acquired |  | $ | 27.3 |  | $ | 88.5 |
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Schedule of consideration for acquisitions |
|  | Fiscal Year Ended |
|  | September 30, 2015 |  | September 30, 2014 |
|  | (in millions) |
Cash paid |  | $ | 4.8 |  | $ | 70.2 |
Contingent consideration / promissory notes |  |  | 22.5 |  |  | 18.3 |
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Total consideration |  | $ | 27.3 |  | $ | 88.5 |
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Schedule of changes in the carrying value of goodwill by reportable segment |
|  | Fiscal Year 2016 |
|  | September 30, 2015 |  | Post- Acquisition Adjustments |  | Foreign Exchange Impact |  | Disposed |  | September 30, 2016 |
|  | (in millions) |
Design and Consulting Services |  | $ | 3,163.3 |  | $ | 26.7 |  | $ | 8.2 |  | $ | — |  | $ | 3,198.2 |
Construction Services |  |  | 918.5 |  |  | 8.7 |  |  | (0.7 | ) |  | (11.3 | ) |  | 915.2 |
Management Services |  |  | 1,738.9 |  |  | 4.0 |  |  | (32.5 | ) |  | — |  |  | 1,710.4 |
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Total |  | $ | 5,820.7 |  | $ | 39.4 |  | $ | (25.0 | ) | $ | (11.3 | ) | $ | 5,823.8 |
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|  | Fiscal Year 2015 |
|  | September 30, 2014 |  | Post- Acquisition Adjustments |  | Foreign Exchange Impact |  | Acquired |  | September 30, 2015 |
|  | (in millions) |
Design and Consulting Services |  | $ | 1,479.2 |  | $ | 5.5 |  | $ | (96.0 | ) | $ | 1,774.6 |  | $ | 3,163.3 |
Construction Services |  |  | 276.9 |  |  | 0.6 |  |  | (34.0 | ) |  | 675.0 |  |  | 918.5 |
Management Services |  |  | 181.2 |  |  | — |  |  | (38.1 | ) |  | 1,595.8 |  |  | 1,738.9 |
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Total |  | $ | 1,937.3 |  | $ | 6.1 |  | $ | (168.1 | ) | $ | 4,045.4 |  | $ | 5,820.7 |
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Schedule of finite-lived intangible assets by major class |
|  | September 30, 2016 |  | September 30, 2015 |  |
|  | Gross Amount |  | Accumulated Amortization |  | Intangible Assets, Net |  | Gross Amount |  | Accumulated Amortization |  | Intangible Assets, Net |  | Amortization Period (years)
|  | (in millions) |  |
Backlog and customer relationships |  | $ | 1,247.1 |  | $ | (767.7 | ) | $ | 479.4 |  | $ | 1,224.7 |  | $ | (565.3 | ) | $ | 659.4 |  | 1 - 11
Trademark / tradename |  |  | 16.4 |  |  | (16.4 | ) |  | — |  |  | 16.4 |  |  | (16.4 | ) |  | — |  | 0.3 - 2
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Total |  | $ | 1,263.5 |  | $ | (784.1 | ) | $ | 479.4 |  | $ | 1,241.1 |  | $ | (581.7 | ) | $ | 659.4 |  |
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Schedule of estimated future amortization expense of intangible assets |
Fiscal Year |  | (in millions) |
2017 |  | $ | 96.3 |
2018 |  |  | 82.1 |
2019 |  |  | 76.7 |
2020 |  |  | 64.8 |
2021 |  |  | 55.1 |
Thereafter |  |  | 104.4 |
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Total |  | $ | 479.4 |
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