Restructuring Charges

12 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2016

Restructuring And Related Activities [Abstract]

5. Restructuring Charges

During the second quarter of fiscal 2015, the Company began implementing a series of initiatives intended to improve operational efficiency, reduce costs, and better position itself to drive growth of the business in the future (the “2015 Restructuring”). The 2015 Restructuring was not completed in fiscal 2015, and actions related to the 2015 Restructuring continued throughout fiscal 2016. Actions related to the 2015 Restructuring completed during fiscal 2015 and fiscal 2016 include involuntary terminations, the abandonment of certain leased offices, combining operational organizations, and the co-location of employees into other existing offices. We are not exiting any service types or client-end-markets in connection with the 2015 Restructuring.

The majority of the costs of the 2015 Restructuring are included in SG&A expense in the Consolidated Statement of Earnings for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2016. The following table summarizes the impact of the 2015 Restructuring on the Company’s reportable segments for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2016 (in thousands):

	2016
Aerospace & Technology		5,835
Buildings & Infrastructure		23,378
Industrial		29,690
Petroleum & Chemicals	$	87,188
Corporate		41,816
Total Restructuring Charges	$	187,907

The Company’s accrual for the 2015 Restructuring as of October 2, 2015 was $102.2 million. There were $187.9 million of charges and $137.9 million of payments during fiscal 2016. The accrual balance was $152.2 million at September 30, 2016.