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Business Segments (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2012
Segment Reporting [Abstract] |
Schedule of Segment Reporting Information, by Segment | The following table represents revenues, gross profit and operating income by reportable segment (in thousands):
|  | Year Ended December 31,
|  | 2012 |  | 2011 |  | 2010
Revenues: |  |  |  |  |  |
Apex |  | $ | 508,743 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |
Oxford (formerly IT and Engineering) |  | 345,380 |  |  | 266,742 |  |  | 178,688 |
Life Sciences |  | 162,799 |  |  | 155,324 |  |  | 109,495 |
Physician |  | 102,679 |  |  | 80,617 |  |  | 73,595 |
Healthcare |  | 57,914 |  |  | 44,956 |  |  | 39,542 |
|  | $ | 1,177,515 |  |  | $ | 547,639 |  |  | $ | 401,320 |
Gross Profit: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Apex |  | $ | 140,669 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |
Oxford (formerly IT and Engineering) |  | 122,043 |  |  | 94,967 |  |  | 64,775 |
Life Sciences |  | 55,874 |  |  | 52,643 |  |  | 37,776 |
Physician |  | 31,455 |  |  | 25,858 |  |  | 23,847 |
Healthcare |  | 18,495 |  |  | 14,360 |  |  | 12,933 |
|  | $ | 368,536 |  |  | $ | 187,828 |  |  | $ | 139,331 |
Operating Income (Loss): |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Apex (1) |  | $ | 21,593 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |
Oxford (formerly IT and Engineering) |  | 48,802 |  |  | 31,816 |  |  | 13,910 |
Life Sciences |  | 11,626 |  |  | 10,727 |  |  | 5,305 |
Physician |  | 8,383 |  |  | 5,347 |  |  | 5,010 |
Healthcare |  | (5,452 | ) |  | (7,807 | ) |  | (8,004 | )
|  | $ | 84,952 |  |  | $ | 40,083 |  |  | $ | 16,221 |
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Reconciliation of Assets from Segment to Consolidated | The Company does not report Life Sciences and Healthcare segments’ total assets separately as the operations are largely centralized. The following table represents total assets as allocated by reportable segment (in thousands):
|  | December 31,
|  | 2012 |  | 2011 |  | 2010
Total Assets: |  |  |  |  |  |
Apex |  | $ | 642,594 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |
Oxford (formerly IT and Engineering) |  | 231,211 |  |  | 218,810 |  |  | 202,229 |
Life Sciences and Healthcare |  | 139,601 |  |  | 107,915 |  |  | 74,979 |
Physician |  | 84,615 |  |  | 83,940 |  |  | 63,908 |
|  | $ | 1,098,021 |  |  | $ | 410,665 |  |  | $ | 341,116 |
Reconciliation Of Accounts Receivable From Segment To Consolidated | The Company does not report all assets by segment for all reportable segments. The following table represents identifiable assets by reportable segment (in thousands):
|  | December 31,
|  | 2012 |  | 2011 |  | 2010
Gross Accounts Receivable: |  |  |  |  |  |
Apex |  | $ | 132,575 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |
Oxford (formerly IT and Engineering) |  | 56,336 |  |  | 47,658 |  |  | 30,725 |
Life Sciences |  | 21,041 |  |  | 21,727 |  |  | 14,107 |
Healthcare |  | 18,116 |  |  | 11,568 |  |  | 9,628 |
Physician |  | 18,905 |  |  | 15,749 |  |  | 10,233 |
|  | $ | 246,973 |  |  | $ | 96,702 |  |  | $ | 64,693 |
Schedule of Revenue by Geographical Areas | The Company operates internationally, with operations in the United States, Europe, Canada, China, Australia, and New Zealand. The following table represents revenues by geographic location (in thousands):
|  | Year Ended December 31,
|  | 2012 |  | 2011 |  | 2010
Revenues: |  |  |  |  |  |
Domestic |  | $ | 1,099,746 |  |  | $ | 479,508 |  |  | $ | 370,572 |
Foreign |  | 77,769 |  |  | 68,131 |  |  | 30,748 |
|  | $ | 1,177,515 |  |  | $ | 547,639 |  |  | $ | 401,320 |
Long Lived Assets By Geographic Location Domestic And Foreign | The following table represents long-lived assets by geographic location (in thousands):
|  | December 31,
|  | 2012 |  | 2011 |  | 2010
Long-lived Assets: |  |  |  |  |  |
Domestic |  | $ | 40,062 |  |  | $ | 19,078 |  |  | $ | 19,826 |
Foreign |  | 2,006 |  |  | 1,033 |  |  | 754 |
|  | $ | 42,068 |  |  | $ | 20,111 |  |  | $ | 20,580 |

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