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Business Segments
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2019
Segment Reporting [Abstract]  
Segment Reporting Disclosure [Text Block] Business Segments
 
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 businesses in this segment include Apex Systems and Creative Circle. 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 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 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):
 
 
Year ended December 31,
 
 
2019
 
2018
 
2017
Apex:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Revenues
 
$
2,520.0

 
$
2,300.3

 
$
2,037.2

Gross profit
 
746.0

 
687.9

 
606.3

Operating income
 
287.7

 
262.4

 
222.0

Amortization
 
20.3

 
26.2

 
29.4

Oxford:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Revenues
 
$
605.7

 
$
606.5

 
$
588.8

Gross profit
 
242.9

 
248.9

 
243.8

Operating income
 
48.4

 
54.1

 
53.8

Amortization
 
3.7

 
4.2

 
4.0

ECS:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Revenues
 
$
798.2

 
$
493.0

 
$
—

Gross profit
 
141.1

 
86.9

 
—

Operating income
 
42.2

 
15.5

 
—

Amortization
 
27.1

 
28.1

 
—

Corporate:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Operating loss(1)
 
$
(69.7
)
 
$
(71.8
)
 
$
(51.1
)
Consolidated:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Revenues
 
$
3,923.9

 
$
3,399.8

 
$
2,626.0

Gross profit
 
1,130.0

 
1,023.7

 
850.1

Operating income
 
308.6

 
260.2

 
224.7

Amortization
 
51.1

 
58.5

 
33.4

_________
(1) Corporate expenses primarily consist 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 by type (in millions):
 
 
Year Ended December 31,
 
 
2019
 
2018
 
2017
Apex:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Assignment
 
$
2,463.6

 
$
2,244.5

 
$
1,993.3

Permanent placement
 
56.4

 
55.8

 
43.9

 
 
$
2,520.0

 
$
2,300.3

 
$
2,037.2

Oxford:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Assignment
 
$
522.7

 
$
516.0

 
$
503.1

Permanent placement
 
83.0

 
90.5

 
85.7

 
 
$
605.7

 
$
606.5

 
$
588.8

ECS:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Firm-fixed-price
 
$
214.0

 
$
133.1

 
$
—

Time and Materials
 
267.8

 
143.4

 
—

Cost Reimbursable
 
316.4

 
216.5

 
—

 
 
$
798.2

 
$
493.0

 
$
—

Consolidated
 
$
3,923.9

 
$
3,399.8

 
$
2,626.0



The following table presents the ECS segment revenues by customer type (in millions):
 
 
Year Ended December 31,
 
 
2019
 
2018
Department of Defense and Intelligence Agencies
 
$
453.9

 
$
311.0

Federal Civilian
 
293.6

 
150.9

Commercial and Other
 
50.7

 
31.1

 
 
$
798.2

 
$
493.0



The Company operates internationally, with operations in the United States, Europe and Canada. The following table presents revenues by geographic location (in millions):
 
 
Year Ended December 31,
 
 
2019
 
2018
 
2017
Domestic
 
$
3,749.2

 
$
3,241.8

 
$
2,494.5

Foreign
 
174.7

 
158.0

 
131.5

 
 
$
3,923.9

 
$
3,399.8

 
$
2,626.0



The following table presents total assets by reportable segment (in millions):
 
 
December 31,
 
 
2019
 
2018
Apex
 
$
1,504.5

 
$
1,368.5

Oxford
 
433.8

 
421.2

ECS
 
935.2

 
865.6

Corporate(1)
 
67.9

 
32.5

 
 
$
2,941.4

 
$
2,687.8


_________
(1) Corporate segment assets include workers’ compensation receivable and rabbi trust assets related to deferred compensation for employees of other segments. These programs are managed by the Company's corporate office and the related balances are recorded at corporate. These assets have offsetting liabilities for workers' compensation loss reserves and the Company's deferred compensation plan.









 The following table presents long-lived assets by geographic location (in millions):
 
 
December 31,
 
 
2019
 
2018
Domestic
 
$
71.4

 
$
76.7

Foreign
 
2.3

 
2.4

 
 
$
73.7

 
$
79.1