Quarterly information (unaudited) (Detail) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands |
3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended | |||||||||
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Sep. 30, 2016 |
Jun. 30, 2016 |
Mar. 31, 2016 |
Dec. 31, 2015 |
Sep. 30, 2015 |
Jun. 30, 2015 |
Mar. 31, 2015 |
Dec. 31, 2014 |
Sep. 30, 2016 |
Sep. 30, 2015 |
Sep. 30, 2014 |
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| Revenue | $ 623,091 | $ 617,094 | $ 606,453 | $ 556,722 | $ 578,683 | $ 572,301 | $ 481,794 | $ 467,043 | $ 2,403,360 | $ 2,099,821 | $ 1,700,912 |
| Gross profit | 152,930 | 151,379 | 147,667 | 110,215 | 125,307 | 143,798 | 124,345 | 119,267 | 562,191 | 512,717 | 452,123 |
| Gain on sale of a business | 6,880 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Operating income | 81,308 | 84,609 | 77,900 | 42,786 | 61,527 | 71,067 | 62,007 | 65,231 | 286,603 | 259,832 | 225,308 |
| Amortization of intangible assets | (13,377) | (9,348) | (5,890) | ||||||||
| Acquisition-related expenses | (832) | (4,745) | 0 | ||||||||
| Selling, general and administrative expenses | (268,259) | (238,792) | (220,925) | ||||||||
| Net income | 51,187 | 52,750 | 49,341 | 26,882 | 36,412 | 42,259 | 39,028 | 42,350 | 180,160 | 160,049 | 145,396 |
| Net income attributable to MAXIMUS | $ 50,743 | $ 52,225 | $ 48,785 | $ 26,609 | $ 35,437 | $ 41,666 | $ 38,808 | $ 41,861 | $ 178,362 | $ 157,772 | $ 145,440 |
| Diluted earnings per share attributable to MAXIMUS (in dollars per share) | $ 0.77 | $ 0.79 | $ 0.74 | $ 0.40 | $ 0.53 | $ 0.62 | $ 0.58 | $ 0.63 | $ 2.69 | $ 2.35 | $ 2.11 |
| Segment Reconciling Items | |||||||||||
| Gain on sale of a business | $ 427 | $ 6,453 | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 6,880 | $ 0 | $ 0 | ||||
| Amortization of intangible assets | (3,449) | (3,517) | (3,262) | (3,149) | $ (3,166) | $ (3,275) | $ (1,432) | $ (1,475) | (13,377) | (9,348) | (5,890) |
| Acquisition-related expenses | (257) | 0 | (529) | (46) | 172 | 2,459 | 1,514 | 600 | (832) | (4,745) | 0 |
| Other/Corporate | |||||||||||
| Selling, general and administrative expenses | 622 | (2,127) | 0 | (650) | 102 | (8) | (95) | (5) | (2,155) | (6) | (614) |
| Health Services | |||||||||||
| Revenue | 1,298,304 | 1,109,238 | 906,650 | ||||||||
| Gross profit | 292,181 | 254,108 | 213,728 | ||||||||
| Operating income | 185,026 | 154,293 | 115,556 | ||||||||
| Selling, general and administrative expenses | (107,155) | (99,815) | (98,172) | ||||||||
| Health Services | Operating segments | |||||||||||
| Revenue | 342,135 | 333,699 | 330,567 | 291,903 | 296,201 | 298,549 | 270,918 | 243,570 | |||
| Gross profit | 80,717 | 76,775 | 82,717 | 51,972 | 54,575 | 69,813 | 69,873 | 59,847 | |||
| Operating income | 50,874 | 50,430 | 56,914 | 26,808 | 30,507 | 44,470 | 41,476 | 37,840 | |||
| U.S. Federal Services | |||||||||||
| Revenue | 591,728 | 502,484 | 341,840 | ||||||||
| Gross profit | 138,168 | 118,646 | 110,793 | ||||||||
| Operating income | 63,376 | 59,394 | 63,098 | ||||||||
| Selling, general and administrative expenses | (74,792) | (59,252) | (47,695) | ||||||||
| U.S. Federal Services | Operating segments | |||||||||||
| Revenue | 146,651 | 149,601 | 150,191 | 145,285 | 154,279 | 141,011 | 99,465 | 107,729 | |||
| Gross profit | 37,529 | 38,980 | 33,421 | 28,238 | 36,284 | 34,780 | 22,014 | 25,568 | |||
| Operating income | 18,558 | 19,119 | 14,983 | 10,716 | 20,903 | 15,536 | 9,637 | 13,318 | |||
| Human Services | |||||||||||
| Revenue | 513,328 | 488,099 | 452,422 | ||||||||
| Gross profit | 131,842 | 139,963 | 127,602 | ||||||||
| Operating income | 47,685 | 60,244 | 53,158 | ||||||||
| Selling, general and administrative expenses | $ (84,157) | $ (79,719) | $ (74,444) | ||||||||
| Human Services | Operating segments | |||||||||||
| Revenue | 134,305 | 133,794 | 125,695 | 119,534 | 128,203 | 132,741 | 111,411 | 115,744 | |||
| Gross profit | 34,684 | 35,624 | 31,529 | 30,005 | 34,448 | 39,205 | 32,458 | 33,852 | |||
| Operating income | $ 14,533 | $ 14,251 | $ 9,794 | $ 9,107 | $ 13,353 | $ 16,803 | $ 13,935 | $ 16,153 | |||