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Segment Reporting (Notes)
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2019
Segment Reporting [Abstract]  
Segment Reporting
11. Segment Reporting 

ASGN provides IT and professional staffing services in the technology, digital, creative, engineering and life sciences fields across commercial and government sectors. ASGN operates through its Apex, Oxford and ECS segments. The Apex Segment provides technology, digital, creative, scientific, engineering and consulting services to Fortune 1000 and mid-market clients across the United States and Canada. The businesses in this segment include Apex Systems and Creative Circle. The Oxford Segment provides hard-to-find technology, digital, engineering and life sciences resources, along with consulting services, in select skill and geographic markets in the United States and Europe. The businesses in this segment include Oxford Global Resources and CyberCoders. The ECS Segment delivers advanced solutions in cloud, cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, machine learning, application and IT modernization, science, and engineering.

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 following tables present revenues, gross profit, operating income and amortization by reportable segment (in millions):
 
 
Three Months Ended
 
Nine Months Ended
 
 
September 30,
 
September 30,
 
 
2019
 
2018
 
2019
 
2018
Apex:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Revenues
 
$
644.1

 
$
589.6

 
$
1,878.7

 
$
1,695.7

Gross profit
 
192.2

 
177.8

 
555.4

 
506.1

Operating income
 
79.2

 
71.4

 
213.1

 
192.6

Amortization
 
4.0

 
6.6

 
15.5

 
19.7

Oxford:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Revenues
 
$
152.5

 
$
152.8

 
$
455.3

 
$
455.3

Gross profit
 
61.9

 
62.7

 
183.3

 
187.3

Operating income
 
13.6

 
15.2

 
36.3

 
39.8

Amortization
 
1.0

 
1.0

 
3.0

 
3.1

ECS:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Revenues
 
$
206.1

 
$
164.0

 
$
564.7

 
$
319.1

Gross profit
 
37.3

 
29.6

 
101.8

 
58.3

Operating income
 
12.7

 
4.3

 
30.5

 
8.0

Amortization
 
6.9

 
11.0

 
20.3

 
21.9

Corporate(1)
 
$
(14.6
)
 
$
(16.7
)
 
$
(53.0
)
 
$
(54.8
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Consolidated:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Revenues
 
$
1,002.7

 
$
906.4

 
$
2,898.7

 
$
2,470.1

Gross profit
 
291.4

 
270.1

 
840.5

 
751.7

Operating income
 
90.9

 
74.2

 
226.9

 
185.6

Amortization
 
11.9

 
18.6

 
38.8

 
44.7

____________
(1) 
Parent company operating expenses consisting 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 disaggregated by type (in millions):
 
 
Three Months Ended
 
Nine Months Ended
 
 
September 30,
 
September 30,
 
 
2019
 
2018
 
2019
 
2018
Apex:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Assignment
 
$
629.8

 
$
575.2

 
$
1,835.0

 
$
1,653.8

Permanent placement
 
14.3

 
14.4

 
43.7

 
41.9

 
 
$
644.1

 
$
589.6

 
$
1,878.7

 
$
1,695.7

Oxford:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Assignment
 
$
130.3

 
$
130.4

 
$
391.1

 
$
386.1

Permanent placement
 
22.2

 
22.4

 
64.2

 
69.2

 
 
$
152.5

 
$
152.8

 
$
455.3

 
$
455.3

ECS:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Firm-fixed-price
 
$
64.4

 
$
48.2

 
$
153.8

 
$
93.0

Time and materials
 
68.4

 
42.1

 
200.6

 
91.1

Cost-plus-fixed-fee
 
73.3

 
73.7

 
210.3

 
135.0

 
 
$
206.1

 
$
164.0

 
$
564.7

 
$
319.1

Consolidated
 
$
1,002.7

 
$
906.4

 
$
2,898.7

 
$
2,470.1




The Company operates internationally, with operations mainly in the United States. The following table presents revenues by geographic location (in millions):
 
 
Three Months Ended
 
Nine Months Ended
 
 
 
 
September 30,
 
September 30,
 
 
 
 
2019
 
%
 
2018
 
%
 
2019
 
%
 
2018
 
%
Revenues:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Domestic
 
$
958.4

 
95.6
%
 
$
867.7

 
95.7
%
 
$
2,769.3

 
95.5
%
 
$
2,353.0

 
95.3
%
Foreign
 
44.3

 
4.4
%
 
38.7

 
4.3
%
 
129.4

 
4.5
%
 
117.1

 
4.7
%
 
 
$
1,002.7

 
100.0
%
 
$
906.4

 
100.0
%
 
$
2,898.7

 
100.0
%
 
$
2,470.1

 
100.0
%


The following table presents the ECS segment revenues by customer type (in millions):
 
 
Three Months Ended
 
Nine Months Ended
 
 
September 30,
 
September 30,
 
 
2019
 
2018
 
2019
 
2018
Department of Defense and Intelligence Agencies
 
$
112.6

 
$
101.5

 
$
316.2

 
$
197.0

Federal Civilian
 
82.0

 
52.6

 
213.5

 
103.6

Other
 
11.5

 
9.9

 
35.0

 
18.5

 
 
$
206.1

 
$
164.0

 
$
564.7

 
$
319.1