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Accounts Receivable - Net | 6 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2019
Receivables [Abstract] |
Accounts Receivable - Net | Accounts Receivable - Net Net accounts receivable consisted of the following:
| March 31, 2019 |  | September 30, 2018
| (in thousands)
Billed | $ | 439,480 |  |  | $ | 464,062 |
Unbilled | 234,577 |  |  | 267,739 |
Total accounts receivable – gross | 674,057 |  |  | 731,801 |
Allowance for doubtful accounts | (44,460 | ) |  | (37,580 | )
Total accounts receivable – net | $ | 629,597 |  |  | $ | 694,221 |
Billed accounts receivable represent amounts billed to clients that have not been collected. Unbilled accounts receivable, which represent an unconditional right to payment subject only to the passage of time, include unbilled amounts typically resulting from revenue recognized but not yet billed pursuant to contract terms or billed after the period end date. Most of our unbilled receivables at March 31, 2019 are expected to be billed and collected within 12 months. The allowance for doubtful accounts represents amounts that are expected to become uncollectible or unrealizable in the future. We determine an estimated allowance for uncollectible accounts based on management's consideration of trends in the actual and forecasted credit quality of our clients, including delinquency and payment history; type of client, such as a government agency or a commercial sector client; and general economic and industry conditions that may affect a client's ability to pay. Once contract performance is underway, we may experience changes in conditions, client requirements, specifications, designs, materials and expectations regarding the period of performance. Such changes result in change orders and may be initiated by us or by our clients. In many cases, agreement with the client as to the terms of change orders is reached prior to work commencing; however, sometimes circumstances require that work progress without a definitive client agreement. Revenue and any corresponding receivable in these cases is recognized based on the policy described in Note 3, "Revenue Recognition" above. The total accounts receivable at both March 31, 2019 and September 30, 2018 included approximately $53 million and $74 million, respectively, related to claims, including requests for equitable adjustment, on contracts that provide for price redetermination. We regularly evaluate all unsettled claim amounts and record appropriate adjustments to operating earnings when it is probable that the claim will result in a different contract value than the amount previously estimated. In the first half of fiscal 2019 (all in the second quarter), we recognized reductions of revenue of $4.8 million and $3.6 million and related losses in operating income of $5.9 million and $3.6 million in our RCM and CIG segments, respectively. We recorded no material gains or losses related to claims in the first half of fiscal 2018. On U.S. federal government contracts, billed accounts receivable were $76.2 million and $81.5 million at March 31, 2019 and September 30, 2018, respectively. The total of unbilled receivables and contract assets were $101.9 million and $102.7 million at March 31, 2019 and September 30, 2018, respectively. Other than the U.S. federal government, no single client accounted for more than 10% of our accounts receivable at March 31, 2019 and September 30, 2018.

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- Definition Disclosure itemizing the various types of trade accounts receivable such as billed and unbilled accounts receivable ,contract retentions and billings in excess of costs, as well as the gross carrying value, allowance, and net carrying value as of the balance sheet date. This disclosure may include (1) the basis at which such receivables are carried in the entity's statements of financial position (2) how the level of the valuation allowance for receivables is determined (3) when impairments, charge-offs or recoveries are recognized for such receivables (4) the treatment of any premiums or discounts or unearned income. + References No definition available. + Details
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