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Segment Reporting (Notes)
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2020
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 staffing and consulting services to Fortune 1000 and mid-market clients across the United States and Canada. The Oxford Segment provides hard-to-find technology, digital, engineering and life sciences staffing and consulting services in select skill and geographic markets in the United States and Europe. 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
 
 
March 31,
 
 
2020
 
2019
Apex:
 
 
 
 
Revenues
 
$
629.1

 
$
606.1

Gross profit
 
184.5

 
175.4

Operating income
 
67.1

 
61.0

Amortization
 
5.3

 
6.0

Oxford:
 
 
 
 
Revenues
 
$
148.7

 
$
149.6

Gross profit
 
59.3

 
58.9

Operating income
 
11.1

 
11.7

Amortization
 
0.2

 
1.0

ECS:
 
 
 
 
Revenues
 
$
212.7

 
$
168.0

Gross profit
 
37.1

 
29.6

Operating income
 
11.3

 
6.9

Amortization
 
6.6

 
6.8

Corporate:
 
 
 
 
Operating Loss(1)
 
$
(18.6
)
 
$
(16.9
)
 
 
 
 
 
Consolidated:
 
 
 
 
Revenues
 
$
990.5

 
$
923.7

Gross profit
 
280.9

 
263.9

Operating income
 
70.9

 
62.7

Amortization
 
12.1

 
13.8

____________
(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
 
 
March 31,
 
 
2020
 
2019
Apex:
 
 
 
 
Assignment
 
$
615.9

 
$
592.2

Permanent placement
 
13.2

 
13.9

 
 
$
629.1

 
$
606.1

Oxford:
 
 
 
 
Assignment
 
$
128.1

 
$
129.4

Permanent placement
 
20.6

 
20.2

 
 
$
148.7

 
$
149.6

ECS:
 
 
 
 
Firm-fixed-price
 
$
57.0

 
$
43.3

Time and materials
 
72.4

 
61.4

Cost-plus-fixed-fee
 
83.3

 
63.3

 
 
$
212.7

 
$
168.0

Consolidated
 
$
990.5

 
$
923.7



The Company operates internationally, with operations mainly in the United States. The following table presents revenues within and outside of the United States (in millions):
 
 
Three Months Ended
 
 
March 31,
 
 
2020
 
%
 
2019
 
%
Revenues:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Domestic
 
$
945.4

 
95.4
%
 
$
881.1

 
95.4
%
Foreign
 
45.1

 
4.6
%
 
42.6

 
4.6
%
 
 
$
990.5

 
100.0
%
 
$
923.7

 
100.0
%


The following table presents the ECS segment revenues by customer type (in millions):
 
 
Three Months Ended
 
 
 
March 31,
 
 
 
2020
 
2019
 
Department of Defense and Intelligence Agencies
 
$
114.9

 
$
96.0

 
Federal Civilian
 
84.6

 
60.2

 
Other
 
13.2

 
11.8

 
 
 
$
212.7

 
$
168.0