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Income Taxes (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2024
Income Taxes  
Schedule of income tax (benefit) expense

Fiscal Year Ended

    

September 30, 

    

September 30, 

    

September 30, 

2024

2023

2022

(in millions)

Current:

Federal

$

15.1

$

67.7

$

22.8

State

 

(78.6)

71.9

16.0

Foreign

 

63.5

52.8

75.8

Total current income tax expense

 

192.4

114.6

Deferred:

Federal

 

45.2

(71.8)

22.1

State

 

68.1

(84.3)

11.8

Foreign

 

39.6

19.8

(12.4)

Total deferred income tax expense (benefit)

 

152.9

(136.3)

21.5

Total income tax expense

$

152.9

$

56.1

$

136.1

Schedule of major elements contributing to the difference between the U.S. federal statutory rate of 21% for fiscal years ended September 30, 2022, 2021 and 2020 and the effective tax rate

Fiscal Year Ended

 

September 30, 

September 30, 

September 30, 

 

2024

2023

2022

 

    

Amount

    

%

    

Amount

    

%

    

Amount

    

%

 

(in millions)

 

Tax at federal statutory rate

$

150.8

 

21.0

%  

$

44.8

 

21.0

%  

$

115.6

 

21.0

%

State income tax, net of federal benefit

 

(8.5)

 

(1.2)

 

(7.1)

 

(3.3)

 

20.2

 

3.7

Foreign residual income

43.8

6.1

59.4

27.8

46.4

8.4

Nondeductible costs

20.6

2.9

10.7

5.0

19.7

3.6

ACAP investment sale

20.2

2.8

Change in uncertain tax positions

18.6

2.6

9.4

4.4

15.4

2.8

Tax rate changes

1.2

0.2

(3.2)

(1.5)

(4.1)

(0.7)

Audit settlement

0.5

0.1

1.9

0.9

(1.5)

(0.3)

Income tax credits and incentives

(63.5)

(8.8)

(68.2)

(31.9)

(51.0)

(9.3)

Valuation allowance

(12.6)

(1.8)

16.6

7.8

(18.0)

(3.3)

Exclusion of tax on non-controlling interests

(12.5)

(1.7)

(9.4)

(4.4)

(5.1)

(0.9)

Return to provision

(3.7)

(0.5)

(0.5)

(0.2)

(1.5)

(0.3)

Foreign tax rate differential

(2.8)

(0.4)

0.2

0.1

1.1

0.2

Tax exempt income

(2.5)

(0.4)

(3.3)

(1.5)

(5.9)

(1.1)

Other items, net

3.3

0.4

4.8

2.1

4.8

0.9

Total income tax expense

$

152.9

 

21.3

%  

$

56.1

 

26.3

%  

$

136.1

 

24.7

%

Schedule of deferred tax assets (liabilities)

Fiscal Year Ended

    

September 30, 

    

September 30, 

2024

2023

(in millions)

Deferred tax assets:

Compensation and benefit accruals not currently deductible

$

85.4

$

92.2

Net operating loss carryforwards

 

107.5

 

102.3

Self-insurance reserves

 

38.3

 

23.2

Research and experimentation and other tax credits

 

67.1

 

43.1

Pension liability

 

34.9

 

44.7

Accrued liabilities

 

265.7

 

295.1

Capital loss carryforward

49.5

64.0

Partnership investment

 

22.3

 

102.0

Other

 

8.2

 

7.1

Total deferred tax assets

678.9

773.7

Deferred tax liabilities:

 

 

Unearned revenue

 

(4.1)

 

(7.0)

Depreciation and amortization

 

(83.7)

 

(13.1)

Acquired intangible assets

 

 

(5.4)

Investment in subsidiaries

(9.9)

(10.7)

Right of use assets

(85.2)

(94.0)

Contingent consideration

 

(30.5)

 

(34.2)

Other

 

(5.4)

 

(15.5)

Total deferred tax liabilities

(218.8)

(179.9)

Valuation allowance

(160.9)

(171.2)

Net deferred tax assets

$

299.2

$

422.6

Schedule of reconciliation of the beginning and ending amount of gross unrecognized tax benefits

Fiscal Year Ended

    

September 30, 

    

September 30, 

2024

2023

(in millions)

Balance at the beginning of the year

$

62.1

$

55.2

Gross increase in current period’s tax positions

 

34.5

 

3.5

Gross increase in prior years’ tax positions

 

13.9

 

17.9

Gross decrease in prior years’ tax positions

 

(20.1)

 

(13.3)

Decrease due to settlement with tax authorities

 

(7.4)

 

(1.0)

Decrease due to lapse of statute of limitations

 

(2.2)

 

Gross change due to foreign exchange fluctuations

0.5

(0.2)

Balance at the end of the year

$

81.3

$

62.1