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Other Financial Information (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2018
Other Financial Information |
Schedule of accrued expenses and other current liabilities |
|  | Fiscal Year Ended
|  | September 30, |  | September 30,
|  | 2018 |  | 2017
|  | (in millions)
Accrued salaries and benefits |  | $ | 1,035.9 |  | $ | 1,018.5
Accrued contract costs |  |  | 861.0 |  |  | 911.9
Other accrued expenses |  |  | 370.1 |  |  | 315.1
|  | $ | 2,267.0 |  | $ | 2,245.5

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