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Business Acquisitions, Goodwill and Intangible Assets | 12 Months Ended
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Business Acquisitions, Goodwill and Intangible Assets |
Business Acquisitions, Goodwill and Intangible Assets | 3. Business Acquisitions, Goodwill, and Intangible Assets The Company completed one acquisition during the year ended September 30, 2018 and two acquisitions during the year ended September 30, 2017 for a total consideration of $5.6 million and $164.4 million, respectively. The business combinations did not meet the quantitative thresholds to require separate disclosures based on the Company’s consolidated net assets, investments and net income. The acquisitions were accounted for under the purchase method of accounting. As such, the purchase considerations were allocated to acquired tangible and intangible assets and liabilities based upon their fair values. The determination of fair values of assets and liabilities acquired requires the Company to make estimates and use valuation techniques when market value is not readily available. Transaction costs associated with business acquisitions are expensed as they are incurred. On October 17, 2014, the Company completed the acquisition of the U.S. headquartered URS Corporation (URS), an international provider of engineering, construction, and technical services.In connection therewith, the Company acquired backlog and customer relationship intangible assets valued at $973.8 million representing the fair value of existing contracts and the underlying customer relationships that have lives ranging from 1 to 11 years (weighted average lives of approximately 3 years) in connection with the URS acquisition. Acquired accrued expenses and other current liabilities include URS project liabilities and approximately $240 million related to estimated URS legal settlements and uninsured legal damages; see Note 18, Commitments and Contingencies, including legal matters related to former URS affiliates. Amortization of intangible assets relating to URS, included in cost of revenue, was $68.4 million and $83.6 million during the twelve months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively. Additionally, included in equity in earnings of joint ventures and noncontrolling interests was intangible amortization expense of $7.1 million and $(8.5) million, respectively, during the twelve months ended September 30, 2018 and $9.4 million and $(8.5) million, respectively, during the twelve months ended September 30, 2017 related to joint venture fair value adjustments. Billings in excess of costs on uncompleted contracts includes a margin fair value liability associated with long-term contracts acquired. This margin fair value liability was $20.6 million at September 30, 2018 and $8.6 million at September 30, 2017, and is recognized as revenue on a percentage-of-completion basis as the applicable projects progress. Income from operations related to the margin fair value liability recognized during the twelve months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017 was $21.1 million and $6.3 million, respectively. Acquisition and integration expenses, relating to business acquisitions, in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations are comprised of the following (in millions):
|  | Fiscal Year Ended
|  | Sept 30, 2017
Severance and personnel costs |  | $ | 32.0
Professional services, real estate-related, and other expenses |  |  | 6.7
Total |  | $ | 38.7
Included in severance and personnel costs for the twelve months ended September 30, 2017 was $9.8 million of severance expense, which was substantially all paid as of September 30, 2018. All acquisition and integration expenses are classified within the Corporate segment, as presented in Note 19. Acquisition and integration expenses associated with the URS acquisition are complete. In the second quarter of fiscal 2018, management approved a plan to sell non-core oil and gas assets in North America, included in the Company’s Construction Services segment (the Disposal Group). The Company classified the related assets and liabilities of the Disposal Group as held for sale in the consolidated balance sheet. In the third quarter of fiscal 2018, the Company sold a portion of the assets in the Disposal Group and recognized a $2.1 million loss on disposal. The remaining unsold portion of the Disposal Group remains classified as held for sale. The Company recorded losses related to the remeasurement of the Disposal Group based on estimated fair value less costs to sell resulting in total asset impairments of $168.2 million, recorded in Impairment of assets held for sale, including goodwill. Fair value was estimated using Level 3 inputs, such as forecasted cash flows, and Level 2 inputs, including bid prices from potential buyers. In connection with the classification of the Disposal Group as held for sale, the Company tested the amount of goodwill and other intangible assets allocated to the Disposal Group for impairment. The Company recorded an impairment of goodwill during the year ended September 30, 2018 of $125.4 million and an impairment of intangible and other noncurrent assets of $42.8 million. As of September 30, 2018, current assets held for sale were primarily comprised of accounts receivable of $44.5 million and property, plant and equipment of $14.9 million. As of September 30, 2018, current liabilities held for sale were primarily comprised of accounts payable of $22.3 million. The Company expects to complete the sale of the remaining Disposal Group assets within the next twelve months. Loss on disposal activities of $42.6 million in the accompanying statements of operations for the twelve months ended September 30, 2016 included losses on the disposition of non-core energy related businesses, equipment and other assets acquired with URS and reported within the Construction Services segment. Net assets related to the loss on disposal activities were $112.8 million at the date of disposal. The changes in the carrying value of goodwill by reportable segment for the fiscal years ended September 30, 2018 and 2017 were as follows:
|  | Fiscal Year 2018
|  |  |  | Measurement |  |  |  | Foreign |  |
|  | September 30, |  | Period |  |  |  | Exchange |  | September 30,
|  | 2017 |  | Adjustment |  | Impairment |  | Impact |  | 2018
|  | (in millions)
Design and Consulting Services |  | $ | 3,218.9 |  | $ | — |  | $ | — |  | $ | (29.7) |  | $ | 3,189.2
Construction Services |  |  | 1,049.9 |  |  | 91.0 |  |  | (125.4) |  |  | (6.6) |  |  | 1,008.9
Management Services |  |  | 1,724.1 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (1.1) |  |  | 1,723.0
Total |  | $ | 5,992.9 |  | $ | 91.0 |  | $ | (125.4) |  | $ | (37.4) |  | $ | 5,921.1
|  | Fiscal Year 2017
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Foreign |  |  |
|  | September 30, |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Exchange |  | September 30,
|  | 2016 |  | Acquisition |  | Disposed |  | Impact |  | 2017
|  | (in millions)
Design and Consulting Services |  | $ | 3,198.2 |  | $ | 3.8 |  | $ | (1.8) |  | $ | 18.7 |  | $ | 3,218.9
Construction Services |  |  | 915.2 |  |  | 123.3 |  |  | — |  |  | 11.4 |  |  | 1,049.9
Management Services |  |  | 1,710.4 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 13.7 |  |  | 1,724.1
Total |  | $ | 5,823.8 |  | $ | 127.1 |  | $ | (1.8) |  | $ | 43.8 |  | $ | 5,992.9
The gross amounts and accumulated amortization of the Company’s acquired identifiable intangible assets with finite useful lives as of September 30, 2018 and 2017, included in intangible assets—net, in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets, were as follows:
|  | September 30, 2018 |  | September 30, 2017 |  | Amortization
|  | Gross |  | Accumulated |  | Intangible |  | Gross |  | Accumulated |  | Intangible |  | Period
|  | Amount |  | Amortization |  | Assets, Net |  | Amount |  | Amortization |  | Assets, Net |  | (years)
|  | (in millions)
Backlog and customer relationships |  | $ | 1,285.1 |  | $ | (966.0) |  | $ | 319.1 |  | $ | 1,283.6 |  | $ | (870.2) |  | $ | 413.4 |  | 1 - 11
Trademark / tradename |  |  | 18.3 |  |  | (17.5) |  |  | 0.8 |  |  | 18.3 |  |  | (16.6) |  |  | 1.7 |  | 0.3 - 2
Total |  | $ | 1,303.4 |  | $ | (983.5) |  | $ | 319.9 |  | $ | 1,301.9 |  | $ | (886.8) |  | $ | 415.1 |  |
Amortization expense of acquired intangible assets included within cost of revenue was $96.7 million, $102.7 million, and $202.4 million for the years ended September 30, 2018, 2017 and 2016, respectively. The following table presents estimated amortization expense of existing intangible assets for the succeeding years:
Fiscal Year |  | (in millions)
2019 |  | $ | 83.7
2020 |  |  | 69.8
2021 |  |  | 56.8
2022 |  |  | 44.0
2023 |  |  | 39.5
Thereafter |  |  | 26.1
Total |  | $ | 319.9

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