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Segment Information (Details) $ in Thousands | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($) segment | Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($) | Sep. 30, 2018 USD ($)
Financial information for each of the Company's business segments |  |  |
Number of operating segments | segment | 3 |  |
Revenue: |  |  |
Revenue | $ 664,619 | $ 623,148 |
Gross profit: |  |  |
Gross profit | $ 159,265 | $ 151,960 |
Gross profit (as a percent) | 24.00% | 24.40% |
Selling, general and administrative expense: |  |  |
Selling, general and administrative expenses | $ 79,671 | $ 69,559 |
Selling, general, and administrative expense (as a percent) | 12.00% | 11.20% |
Operating income: |  |  |
Operating income | $ 74,136 | $ 79,683 |
Operating income (as a percent) | 11.20% | 12.80% |
Amortization of intangible assets | $ (5,458) | $ (2,718) |
General Dynamics Information Technology's Citizen Engagement Centers |  |  |
Operating income: |  |  |
Business combination, acquisition related costs | 2,700 |  | $ 500
Segment Reconciling Items |  |  |
Operating income: |  |  |
Amortization of intangible assets | (5,458) | (2,718) |
Other |  |  |
Selling, general and administrative expense: |  |  |
Selling, general and administrative expenses | 2,092 | 0 |
Operating income: |  |  |
Operating income | (2,092) | 0 |
U.S. Health & Human Services | Operating Segments |  |  |
Revenue: |  |  |
Revenue | 294,213 | 304,241 |
Gross profit: |  |  |
Gross profit | $ 88,031 | $ 84,231 |
Gross profit (as a percent) | 29.90% | 27.70% |
Selling, general and administrative expense: |  |  |
Selling, general and administrative expenses | $ 32,139 | $ 34,805 |
Selling, general, and administrative expense (as a percent) | 10.90% | 11.40% |
Operating income: |  |  |
Operating income | $ 55,892 | $ 49,426 |
Operating income (as a percent) | 19.00% | 16.20% |
U.S. Federal Services | Operating Segments |  |  |
Revenue: |  |  |
Revenue | $ 216,987 | $ 132,983 |
Gross profit: |  |  |
Gross profit | $ 47,985 | $ 33,358 |
Gross profit (as a percent) | 22.10% | 25.10% |
Selling, general and administrative expense: |  |  |
Selling, general and administrative expenses | $ 26,632 | $ 16,648 |
Selling, general, and administrative expense (as a percent) | 12.30% | 12.50% |
Operating income: |  |  |
Operating income | $ 21,353 | $ 16,710 |
Operating income (as a percent) | 9.80% | 12.60% |
Outside the U.S. | Operating Segments |  |  |
Revenue: |  |  |
Revenue | $ 153,419 | $ 185,924 |
Gross profit: |  |  |
Gross profit | $ 23,249 | $ 34,371 |
Gross profit (as a percent) | 15.20% | 18.50% |
Selling, general and administrative expense: |  |  |
Selling, general and administrative expenses | $ 18,808 | $ 18,106 |
Selling, general, and administrative expense (as a percent) | 12.30% | 9.70% |
Operating income: |  |  |
Operating income | $ 4,441 | $ 16,265 |
Operating income (as a percent) | 2.90% | 8.70% |

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