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Other Financial Information (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2016
Other Financial Information |
Schedule of accrued expenses and other current liabilities |
|  | March 31, 2016 |  | September 30, 2015 |
|  | (in millions) |
Accrued salaries and benefits |  | $ | 735.5 |  | $ | 852.2 |
Accrued contract costs |  | 1,260.7 |  | 993.1 |
Other accrued expenses |  | 383.6 |  | 322.5 |
|  | $ | 2,379.8 |  | $ | 2,167.8 |

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