Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Quarterly information (unaudited) (Detail)

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Quarterly information (unaudited) (Detail) - USD ($)
$ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands
 3 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2017
Jun. 30, 2017
Mar. 31, 2017
Dec. 31, 2016
Sep. 30, 2016
Jun. 30, 2016
Mar. 31, 2016
Dec. 31, 2015
Sep. 30, 2017
Sep. 30, 2016
Sep. 30, 2015
Revenue $ 620,903 $ 600,447 $ 622,047 $ 607,564 $ 623,091 $ 617,094 $ 606,453 $ 556,722 $ 2,450,961 $ 2,403,360 $ 2,099,821
Gross profit 162,581 152,189 152,317 144,818 152,930 151,379 147,667 110,215 611,905 562,191 512,717
Operating income 77,590 81,811 80,335 73,776 81,308 84,609 77,900 42,786 313,512 286,603 259,832
Amortization of intangible assets                 (12,208) (13,377) (9,348)
Restructuring costs                 (2,242) 0 0
Acquisition-related expenses                 (83) (832) (4,745)
Gain on sale of a business                 650 6,880 0
Selling, general and administrative expenses                 (284,510) (268,259) (238,792)
Net income 54,968 57,788 53,097 46,329 51,187 52,750 49,341 26,882 212,182 180,160 160,049
Net income attributable to MAXIMUS $ 53,329 $ 56,918 $ 52,515 $ 46,664 $ 50,743 $ 52,225 $ 48,785 $ 26,609 $ 209,426 $ 178,362 $ 157,772
Diluted earnings per share attributable to MAXIMUS (in dollars per share) $ 0.81 $ 0.86 $ 0.80 $ 0.71 $ 0.77 $ 0.79 $ 0.74 $ 0.40 $ 3.17 $ 2.69 $ 2.35
Segment Reconciling Items                      
Amortization of intangible assets $ (2,700) $ (2,720) $ (3,386) $ (3,402) $ (3,449) $ (3,517) $ (3,262) $ (3,149) $ (12,208) $ (13,377) $ (9,348)
Restructuring costs 0 0 0 (2,242)              
Acquisition-related expenses (83) 0 0 0 (257) 0 (529) (46) (83) (832) (4,745)
Gain on sale of a business 0 650 0 0 427 6,453 0 0 650 6,880 0
Corporate/Other                      
Selling, general and administrative expenses (1,050) 90 (92) (357) 622 (2,127) 0 (650) (1,409) (2,155) (6)
Health Services                      
Revenue                 1,380,151 1,298,304 1,109,238
Gross profit                 347,325 292,181 254,108
Operating income                 215,244 185,026 154,293
Selling, general and administrative expenses                 (132,081) (107,155) (99,815)
Health Services | Operating segments                      
Revenue 355,338 335,090 348,994 340,729 342,135 333,699 330,567 291,903      
Gross profit 99,368 83,269 86,454 78,234 80,717 76,775 82,717 51,972      
Operating income 57,024 51,553 56,540 50,127 50,874 50,430 56,914 26,808      
U.S. Federal Services                      
Revenue                 545,573 591,728 502,484
Gross profit                 139,321 138,168 118,646
Operating income                 64,976 63,376 59,394
Selling, general and administrative expenses                 (74,345) (74,792) (59,252)
U.S. Federal Services | Operating segments                      
Revenue 127,316 131,589 145,370 141,298 146,651 149,601 150,191 145,285      
Gross profit 31,547 33,627 36,571 37,576 37,529 38,980 33,421 28,238      
Operating income 13,581 15,870 17,644 17,881 18,558 19,119 14,983 10,716      
Human Services                      
Revenue                 525,237 513,328 488,099
Gross profit                 125,259 131,842 139,963
Operating income                 48,584 47,685 60,244
Selling, general and administrative expenses                 $ (76,675) $ (84,157) $ (79,719)
Human Services | Operating segments                      
Revenue 138,249 133,768 127,683 125,537 134,305 133,794 125,695 119,534      
Gross profit 31,666 35,293 29,292 29,008 34,684 35,624 31,529 30,005      
Operating income $ 10,818 $ 16,368 $ 9,629 $ 11,769 $ 14,533 $ 14,251 $ 9,794 $ 9,107