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Segment Reporting (Segment Reporting Information) (Details) $ in Thousands | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($) | Sep. 30, 2014 USD ($) | Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($) segment | Sep. 30, 2014 USD ($)
Revenues: |  |  |  |
Revenues | $ 572,123 | $ 442,443 | $ 1,487,491 | $ 1,283,718
Revenue as Percentage of Consolidated Revenue | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00%
Gross Profit: |  |  |  |
Total Gross Profit | $ 191,404 | $ 144,838 | $ 485,813 | $ 414,898
Operating Income (Loss): |  |  |  |
Total Operating Income | 51,465 | 38,698 | 109,246 | 101,975
Amortization of Intangible Assets | 11,325 | 5,532 | $ 23,151 | 16,592
Reportable segments (in number of segments) | segment |  |  | 2 |
Corporate Segment [Member] |  |  |  |
Operating Income (Loss): |  |  |  |
Total Operating Income | (15,937) | (14,102) | $ (49,870) | (39,951)
Amortization of Intangible Assets | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8
Apex |  |  |  |
Revenues: |  |  |  |
Revenues | 421,067 | 306,027 | 1,054,064 | 882,328
Gross Profit: |  |  |  |
Total Gross Profit | 128,731 | 87,323 | 306,026 | 247,506
Operating Income (Loss): |  |  |  |
Total Operating Income | 48,119 | 33,735 | 105,258 | 88,227
Amortization of Intangible Assets | 9,732 | 4,089 | 18,638 | 12,267
Oxford |  |  |  |
Revenues: |  |  |  |
Revenues | 151,056 | 136,416 | 433,427 | 401,390
Gross Profit: |  |  |  |
Total Gross Profit | 62,673 | 57,515 | 179,787 | 167,392
Operating Income (Loss): |  |  |  |
Total Operating Income | 19,283 | 19,065 | 53,858 | 53,699
Amortization of Intangible Assets | 1,593 | 1,443 | 4,513 | 4,317
Physician Segment [Member] |  |  |  |
Operating Income (Loss): |  |  |  |
Total Operating Income |  | 276 |  | 1,042
Domestic [Member] |  |  |  |
Revenues: |  |  |  |
Revenues | $ 546,747 | $ 421,640 | $ 1,420,492 | $ 1,223,217
Revenue as Percentage of Consolidated Revenue | 95.60% | 95.30% | 95.50% | 95.30%
Assignment [Member] |  |  |  |
Revenues: |  |  |  |
Revenues | $ 539,383 | $ 419,990 | $ 1,402,116 | $ 1,220,800
Revenue as Percentage of Consolidated Revenue | 94.30% | 94.90% | 94.30% | 95.10%
Direct hire and conversion fees [Member] |  |  |  |
Revenues: |  |  |  |
Revenues | $ 32,740 | $ 22,453 | $ 85,375 | $ 62,918
Revenue as Percentage of Consolidated Revenue | 5.70% | 5.10% | 5.70% | 4.90%

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