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Segment Reporting
 9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2016
Segment Reporting [Abstract]  
Segment Reporting
13. Segment Reporting 

On Assignment provides services through two operating segments, the Apex Segment and the Oxford Segment, with each addressing different sectors of the professional staffing market with distinct business models attuned to those sectors. Businesses in the Apex Segment predominately serve markets with a large and local talent pool, and provide a full range of skills through a network of local offices where clients most value relationship, speed, reliability and price. The Apex Segment provides a broad spectrum of technical, scientific and creative professionals for temporary, contract-to-hire and permanent placement positions and consulting services to Fortune 1000 and mid-market clients across the United States. Our businesses in this segment include Apex Systems, Lab Support and Creative Circle. Businesses in the Oxford Segment predominately serve markets with higher-end, specialized skills through a combination of national recruiting centers and local offices where clients most value the unique skill of the candidate and speed of response. The Oxford Segment provides specialized niche staffing, permanent placement and consulting services in select skill and geographic markets. Our businesses in this segment include Oxford, CyberCoders and Life Sciences Europe.

Effective January 1, 2016, there were two changes to the Company's segment configuration: 1) the Apex Segment now includes a small clinical research business which was previously included in the Oxford Segment, and 2) costs associated with personnel located at our Corporate office that have shared services roles and support certain of our businesses, primarily within the Oxford Segment, are now presented in the segments they support whereas previously they were presented within Corporate. For comparability purposes, prior periods have been adjusted to reflect these changes.

The Company’s management evaluates the performance of each segment primarily based on revenues, gross profit and operating income. The information in the following tables is derived directly from the segments’ internal financial reporting used for corporate management purposes. The Company's management does not evaluate, manage or measure performance of segments using asset information, and such information is not readily available. Accordingly, assets by reportable segment are not disclosed.

The following tables present revenues, gross profit, operating income and amortization by reportable segment (in thousands):

 
Three Months Ended
 
Three Months Ended
 
September 30, 2016
 
September 30, 2015
 
Apex
 
Oxford
 
Corporate(1)
 
Total
 
Apex
 
Oxford
 
Corporate(1)
 
Total
Revenues
$
473,546

 
$
155,855

 
$
—

 
$
629,401

 
$
422,632

 
$
149,491

 
$
—

 
$
572,123

Gross profit
143,681

 
63,439

 
—

 
207,120

 
129,232

 
62,172

 
—

 
191,404

Operating income
53,982

 
14,429

 
(13,001
)
 
55,410

 
47,988

 
16,602

 
(13,125
)
 
51,465

Amortization
8,590

 
1,152

 
—

 
9,742

 
9,732

 
1,593

 
—

 
11,325


 
Nine Months Ended
 
Nine Months Ended
 
September 30, 2016
 
September 30, 2015
 
Apex
 
Oxford
 
Corporate(1)
 
Total
 
Apex
 
Oxford
 
Corporate(1)
 
Total
Revenues
$
1,360,424

 
$
459,105

 
$
—

 
$
1,819,529

 
$
1,059,083

 
$
428,408

 
$
—

 
$
1,487,491

Gross profit
407,990

 
188,998

 
—

 
596,988

 
307,658

 
178,155

 
—

 
485,813

Operating income
144,158

 
41,045

 
(41,332
)
 
143,871

 
105,149

 
45,140

 
(41,043
)
 
109,246

Amortization
25,770

 
4,148

 
—

 
29,918

 
18,638

 
4,513

 
—

 
23,151


(1)
Corporate expenses primarily consist of consolidated stock-based compensation expense, compensation for corporate employees, acquisition, integration and strategic planning expenses, public company expenses, and depreciation expense for corporate assets.

The following table presents revenues by type (in thousands):
 
Three Months Ended
 
Nine Months Ended
 
September 30,
 
September 30,
 
2016
 
%

2015
 
%
 
2016
 
%
 
2015
 
%
Revenues:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Assignment
$
596,437

 
94.8
%
 
$
539,383

 
94.3
%
 
$
1,720,312

 
94.5
%
 
$
1,402,116

 
94.3
%
Permanent placement
32,964

 
5.2
%
 
32,740

 
5.7
%
 
99,217

 
5.5
%
 
85,375

 
5.7
%
 
$
629,401

 
100.0
%
 
$
572,123

 
100.0
%
 
$
1,819,529

 
100.0
%
 
$
1,487,491

 
100.0
%


The Company operates internationally, with operations mainly in the United States, Europe, and Canada. The following table presents revenues by geographic location (in thousands):
 
Three Months Ended
 
Nine Months Ended
 
September 30,
 
September 30,
 
2016
 
%
 
2015
 
%
 
2016
 
%
 
2015
 
%
Revenues:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Domestic
$
599,991

 
95.3
%
 
$
546,747

 
95.6
%
 
$
1,732,594

 
95.2
%
 
$
1,420,492

 
95.5
%
Foreign
29,410

 
4.7
%
 
25,376

 
4.4
%
 
86,935

 
4.8
%
 
66,999

 
4.5
%
 
$
629,401

 
100.0
%
 
$
572,123

 
100.0
%
 
$
1,819,529

 
100.0
%
 
$
1,487,491

 
100.0
%