Maximus, Inc. Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

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Credit Facilities (Details)

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Credit Facilities (Details) In Millions, unless otherwise specified			12 Months Ended			12 Months Ended			12 Months Ended			12 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2011 Revolving line of credit commitment USD ($)	Jan. 25, 2008 Revolving line of credit commitment USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2011 Revolving line of credit commitment Federal Funds rate	Sep. 30, 2011 Revolving line of credit commitment LIBOR	Jan. 25, 2008 Swingline loans USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2011 Swingline loans LIBOR	Sep. 30, 2011 Letters of credit USD ($) letterofcredit	Jan. 25, 2008 Letters of credit USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2011 Letters of credit held by a customer letterofcredit	Sep. 30, 2011 Letter of credit held by customer, expiring in March 2012 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2011 Letter of credit held by customer, expiring in December, 2011 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2011 Letters of credit issued in relation to the Company's insurance policies USD ($) letterofcredit	Sep. 30, 2011 Letter of credit (Other than Revolving Credit Agreement) USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2011 Atlantic Innovation Fund of Canada USD ($) installments	Sep. 30, 2011 Atlantic Innovation Fund of Canada CAD installments	Sep. 30, 2011 Performance Bonds USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2010 Performance Bonds USD ($)
Credit facilities
Maximum borrowing capacity		$ 35.0			$ 5.0			$ 25.0							1.8
Optional expanded maximum borrowing capacity		75.0
Variable interest rate basis			federal funds effective rate	one (1), two (2), three (3) or six (6) month LIBOR		one (1) month LIBOR
Basis points spread on variable interest rate (as a percent)			0.50%
Number of letters of credit issued							4		2			2
Amount outstanding							11.0			10.0	0.7	0.3	1.0
Current borrowing capacity	24.0
Amount outstanding														1.7	1.8
Number of quarterly installments														40	40
Performance bond commitments																$ 16.9	$ 33.5

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The total amount of the contingent obligation under letters of credit outstanding as of the reporting date.

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Amount borrowed under the credit facility as of the balance sheet date.

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-Publisher SEC

-Name Regulation S-X (SX)

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-Section 02

-Paragraph 19, 22

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Maximum borrowing capacity under the credit facility without consideration of any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed or the amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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