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Business Acquisitions, Goodwill and Intangible Assets (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2018

Business Acquisitions, Goodwill and Intangible Assets

Schedule of acquisition and integration expenses

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

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

		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

Schedule of finite-lived intangible assets by major class

		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

Schedule of estimated future amortization expense of intangible assets

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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