Reportable Segments (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Sep. 27, 2015

Reportable Segments

Summarized financial information of reportable segments

		Fiscal Year Ended
		September 27, 2015			September 28, 2014			September 29, 2013
		(in thousands)
Revenue
WEI		$	938,469		$	946,849		$	963,592
RME			1,342,889			1,406,885			1,389,711
RCM			86,575			221,108			305,821
Elimination of inter-segment revenue			(68,612	)		(91,028	)		(45,369	)
Total revenue		$	2,299,321		$	2,483,814		$	2,613,755
Operating Income
WEI		$	92,920		$	93,972		$	59,924
RME			93,581			84,743			74,796
RCM			(8,614	)		(45,151	)		(24,986	)
Corporate (1)			(90,203	)		20,269			(89,516	)
Total operating income		$	87,684		$	153,833		$	20,218
Depreciation
WEI		$	4,763		$	5,627		$	7,918
RME			13,914			14,764			15,295
RCM			1,801			2,958			3,280
Corporate			2,632			3,103			3,055
Total depreciation		$	23,110		$	26,452		$	29,548
(1)	Includes goodwill and intangible assets impairment charges, amortization of intangibles, other costs and other income not allocable to segments. The impairment charges of $60.8 million and $56.6 million for fiscal 2015 and 2013, respectively, were recorded at Corporate. The intangible asset amortization expense for fiscal 2015, 2014 and 2013 was $20.2 million, $27.3 million and $32.4 million, respectively. Corporate results also included income for fair value adjustments to contingent consideration liabilities of $3.1 million, $58.7 million and $9.6 million for 2015, 2014 and 2013, respectively.

		September 27, 2015		September 28, 2014
		(in thousands)
Total Assets
WEI		$	267,576	$	302,877
RME			441,662		442,911
RCM			57,612		100,996
Corporate (1)			792,392		929,620
Total assets		$	1,559,242	$	1,776,404
(1)	Corporate assets consist of intercompany eliminations and assets not allocated to segments including goodwill, intangible assets, deferred income taxes and certain other assets.

Schedule of geographic information

		Fiscal Year Ended
		September 27, 2015				September 28, 2014				September 29, 2013
		Revenue		Long-Lived Assets (2)		Revenue		Long-Lived Assets (2)		Revenue		Long-Lived Assets (2)
						(in thousands)
United States		$	1,734,439	$	61,526	$	1,840,129	$	61,940	$	1,915,780	$	76,229
Foreign countries (1)			564,882		32,230		643,685		38,576		697,975		41,500
(1)	Includes revenue generated from our foreign operations, primarily in Canada, and revenue generated from non-U.S. clients. Long-lived assets consist primarily of amounts from our Canadian operations.
(2)	Excludes goodwill and other intangible assets.

Summary of revenue by client sector

		Fiscal Year Ended
		September 27, 2015		September 28, 2014		September 29, 2013
		(in thousands)
Client Sector
International (1)		$	564,882	$	643,649	$	697,975
U.S commercial			736,815		713,266		693,677
U.S. federal government (2)			709,600		772,290		829,790
U.S. state and local government			288,024		354,609		392,313
Total		$	2,299,321	$	2,483,814	$	2,613,755
(1)	Includes revenue generated from foreign operations, primarily in Canada, and revenue generated from non-U.S. clients.
(2)	Includes revenue generated under U.S. federal government contracts performed outside the United States.