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Business Acquisition, Pro Forma Interest Expense

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Business Combination, Pro Forma Information, Earnings or Loss of Acquiree from Settlement Related to Shareholding Plan Provisions

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Percentage of voting equity interests acquired at the acquisition date in the business combination.

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The pro forma net Income or Loss for the period as if the business combination or combinations had been completed at the beginning of a period.

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The expenses and losses recorded for each transaction with the acquiree that was recognized separately from the acquisition of assets and assumptions of liabilities in the business combination.

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Percentage of voting equity interests acquired in a business combination achieved in stages, including equity interests in the acquiree held by the acquirer immediately before the acquisition date and acquired at the acquisition date.

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Useful life of finite-lived intangible assets, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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The cash outflow associated with the acquisition of business during the period. The cash portion only of the acquisition price.

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Significant Accounting Policies (Business Combination Narrative) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		12 Months Ended
	Dec. 13, 2013	Oct. 02, 2015	Sep. 26, 2014
Sinclair Knight Merz
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Payments to acquire business	$ 1,200,000
Adjustment to pro-forma earnings			$ 335,658
Pro-forma interest expense			2,100
Pro-forma intangible amortization			19,900
Loss from settlement related to shareholding plan provisions			24,000
Sinclair Knight Merz \| Acquisition-related Costs
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Adjustment to pro-forma earnings			21,400
Sinclair Knight Merz \| Interest Expense
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Adjustment to pro-forma earnings			2,300
Sinclair Knight Merz \| Intangible Asset Amortization
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Adjustment to pro-forma earnings			$ (2,500)
Sinclair Knight Merz \| Selling, General and Administrative Expenses
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Acquisition-related costs		$ 9,200
Sinclair Knight Merz \| Minimum
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Intangible assets useful life (duration/period)		3 years
Sinclair Knight Merz \| Maximum
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Intangible assets useful life (duration/period)		12 years
Zamel and Turbag Consulting Engineers Company (ZATE)
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Additional percentage of ZATE equity acquired			15.00%
Total percentage ownership of ZATE			75.00%