Maximus, Inc. Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Segment Information (Details)

Segment Information (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Revenue:
Revenue	$ 467,043us-gaap_Revenues	$ 406,592us-gaap_Revenues
Revenue (as a percent)	100.00%	100.00%
Gross profit:
Gross profit	119,267us-gaap_GrossProfit	105,916us-gaap_GrossProfit
Gross profit (as a percent)	25.50%	26.00%
Selling, general, and administrative expense:
Selling, general and administrative expense	54,036	52,619
Selling, general, and administrative expense (as a percent)	11.60%	12.90%
Operating income:
Operating income	65,231us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss	53,297us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss
Operating income (as a percent)	14.00%	13.10%
Other
Selling, general, and administrative expense:
Selling, general and administrative expense	605	16
Operating income:
Operating income	(605)	(16)
Health Services \| Operating segments
Revenue:
Revenue	351,667	299,158
Revenue (as a percent)	100.00%	100.00%
Gross profit:
Gross profit	85,566	76,818
Gross profit (as a percent)	24.30%	25.70%
Selling, general, and administrative expense:
Selling, general and administrative expense	35,209	35,265
Selling, general, and administrative expense (as a percent)	10.00%	11.80%
Operating income:
Operating income	50,357	41,553
Operating income (as a percent)	14.30%	13.90%
Human Services \| Operating segments
Revenue:
Revenue	115,376	107,434
Revenue (as a percent)	100.00%	100.00%
Gross profit:
Gross profit	33,701	29,098
Gross profit (as a percent)	29.20%	27.10%
Selling, general, and administrative expense:
Selling, general and administrative expense	18,222	17,338
Selling, general, and administrative expense (as a percent)	15.80%	16.10%
Operating income:
Operating income	$ 15,479	$ 11,760
Operating income (as a percent)	13.40%	10.90%