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Business segments (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2018
Segment Reporting [Abstract] |
Schedule of results for each of the Company's business segments | The results of these segments for the three years ended September 30, 2018 are shown below (in thousands).
| Year ended September 30,
| 2018 |  | 2017 |  | 2016
Revenue: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Health Services | $ | 1,404,959 |  |  | $ | 1,380,151 |  |  | $ | 1,298,304 |
U.S. Federal Services | 478,911 |  |  | 545,573 |  |  | 591,728 |
Human Services | 508,366 |  |  | 525,237 |  |  | 513,328 |
Total | $ | 2,392,236 |  |  | $ | 2,450,961 |  |  | $ | 2,403,360 |
Gross Profit: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Health Services | $ | 372,628 |  |  | $ | 347,325 |  |  | $ | 292,181 |
U.S. Federal Services | 126,698 |  |  | 139,321 |  |  | 138,168 |
Human Services | 95,059 |  |  | 125,259 |  |  | 131,842 |
Total | $ | 594,385 |  |  | $ | 611,905 |  |  | $ | 562,191 |
Selling, general and administrative expense: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Health Services | $ | 136,250 |  |  | $ | 132,081 |  |  | $ | 107,155 |
U.S. Federal Services | 69,312 |  |  | 74,345 |  |  | 74,792 |
Human Services | 76,835 |  |  | 76,675 |  |  | 84,157 |
Other | 2,844 |  |  | 1,492 |  |  | 2,987 |
Total | $ | 285,241 |  |  | $ | 284,593 |  |  | $ | 269,091 |
Operating income: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Health Services | $ | 236,378 |  |  | $ | 215,244 |  |  | $ | 185,026 |
U.S. Federal Services | 57,386 |  |  | 64,976 |  |  | 63,376 |
Human Services | 18,224 |  |  | 48,584 |  |  | 47,685 |
Amortization of intangible assets | (10,308 | ) |  | (12,208 | ) |  | (13,377 | )
Restructuring costs | (3,353 | ) |  | (2,242 | ) |  | — |
Acquisition-related expenses | (947 | ) |  | (83 | ) |  | (832 | )
Gain on sale of a business | — |  |  | 650 |  |  | 6,880 |
Other | (1,897 | ) |  | (1,409 | ) |  | (2,155 | )
Total | $ | 295,483 |  |  | $ | 313,512 |  |  | $ | 286,603 |
Operating income as a percentage of revenue: |  |  |  |  |
Health Services | 16.8 | % |  | 15.6 | % |  | 14.3 | %
U.S. Federal Services | 12.0 | % |  | 11.9 | % |  | 10.7 | %
Human Services | 3.6 | % |  | 9.2 | % |  | 9.3 | %
Total | 12.4 | % |  | 12.8 | % |  | 11.9 | %
Depreciation and amortization: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Health Services | $ | 28,613 |  |  | $ | 29,114 |  |  | $ | 31,916 |
U.S. Federal Services | 8,478 |  |  | 11,175 |  |  | 9,953 |
Human Services | 14,793 |  |  | 15,480 |  |  | 16,535 |
Total | $ | 51,884 |  |  | $ | 55,769 |  |  | $ | 58,404 |
Schedule of distribution of revenues | Our revenue was distributed as follows (in thousands):
| Year ended September 30,
| 2018 |  | 2017 |  | 2016
United States | $ | 1,692,823 |  |  | $ | 1,765,661 |  |  | $ | 1,721,261 |
United Kingdom | 347,026 |  |  | 346,342 |  |  | 384,649 |
Australia | 247,850 |  |  | 232,434 |  |  | 200,539 |
Rest of World | 104,537 |  |  | 106,524 |  |  | 96,911 |
Total | $ | 2,392,236 |  |  | $ | 2,450,961 |  |  | $ | 2,403,360 |
Schedule of identifiable assets by segment | Identifiable assets for the segments are shown below (in thousands):
| Year Ended September 30,
| 2018 |  | 2017
Health Services | $ | 482,490 |  |  | $ | 515,850 |
U.S. Federal Services | 375,807 |  |  | 397,824 |
Human Services | 144,445 |  |  | 169,523 |
Corporate/Other | 459,258 |  |  | 267,465 |
Total | $ | 1,462,000 |  |  | $ | 1,350,662 |
Schedule of distribution of total long-lived assets, consisting of property and equipment, capitalized software costs and deferred compensation plan assets | Our long-lived assets, consisting of property and equipment, capitalized software costs and deferred compensation plan assets, were distributed as follows (in thousands):
| Year Ended September 30,
| 2018 |  | 2017
United States | $ | 98,340 |  |  | $ | 101,530 |
Australia | 20,545 |  |  | 32,165 |
Canada | 9,504 |  |  | 13,670 |
United Kingdom | 5,498 |  |  | 9,251 |
Rest of World | 391 |  |  | 331 |
Total | $ | 134,278 |  |  | $ | 156,947 |

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